He slightly leaned over and whispered a few words into the beauty's ear.
Five minutes later, Rossweise walked out of Leon's room.
At this time, her face still carried the flushed redness from tenderness just passed and… the satisfaction of receiving the answer her heart longed for.
———
"Leon definitely stole the Black Holy Stone, everyone vote for him."
"Rossweise is the one, trust me everyone, vote for her, no mistake!"
"Do you have evidence?"
"Do you have evidence?"
"..."
It's hard to imagine that the two people now clashing sharply at the meeting table had been lovingly kissing for five minutes just last night.
'Excuse me, do you two have some kind of passive skill for regularly formatting your brains?'
'At least let the warmth from last night last until after breakfast, okay?'
The second meeting after the start of the game neared its end in the water-flinging between this "fated couple."
Claudia listened silently from the side, not intending to speak up.
Suddenly, her eyes inadvertently glanced at Isa beside her.
She saw the red-haired beauty holding pen and paper, writing and sketching something.
Claudia couldn't see what she was writing, so she asked, "What are you doing? A task?"
"Mm? Oh, nothing."
Isa put away the pen and paper, tucked her hair behind her ear, then glanced at her still-mudslinging little sister and brother-in-law, "They haven't stopped yet, huh."
Claudia shrugged, "Are they always like this?"
Isa nodded hard, "Almost every time we gather with them, they're bickering like this."
Claudia let out a small amused snort, "Interesting."
"Alright! Then let's proceed to the final vote, the public's eyes are bright and clear," Leon proposed.
"Come on, you think I'm scared of you?"
The final voting round began.
Those who thought Leon took the Black Holy Stone: Luna, Noah, and Helena.
Those who thought Rossweise took the Black Holy Stone: Claudia.
Only Little Light and Isa were left.
Aunt and niece looked at each other and both saw two words in each other's eyes: Fun times.
Actually, based on last night's investigation, Little Light was also more inclined to think that Daddy took the Black Holy Stone.
But if she voted for Daddy now, he'd be voted out.
If that happened, how would she and Isa continue to enjoy watching Mommy and Daddy's love-hate drama?
So… Little Light cast her vote for Mommy.
Isa, naturally, also voted for Rossweise to make the vote a tie.
"Oh, so it's a tie after all."
The two 'candidates' definitely voted for each other, so the final result was still a tie.
"Hmph, before the next meeting, I'll definitely find the evidence to expose you, you thief," Rossweise crossed her arms, full of confidence.
Leon rolled his eyes at her, "Tch, evil dragon files first."
After dropping their fierce words, the couple left the meeting room.
The others also left one after another.
Claudia was the last to get up. Once the others had walked far enough away, she slowly took a card from her pocket. It read:
[Love Stronger Than Gold, 7-Day Lock]
[Effect: After use on two players, they must act together for six hours and cannot be more than five meters apart.]
It was a tool card, not a victory-deciding one, but if used on the right pair… It could reveal a lot of… Interesting things.
Claudia looked up toward the end of the corridor.
She saw the fated couple about to "go their separate ways," each to seek evidence against the other.
Seeing this, Claudia smiled knowingly, "Well then, you two, for the next six hours… please take good care of each other."
———
"Promise me, Leon, before I make a move on you, don't get eliminated by someone else, okay?"
"Hmph, don't get cocky. I'll target you next, you won't live to the next meeting."
"Oh really? And who was it that didn't even show up for the first meeting? Why didn't you attend, Leon? Was it on purpose?"
"That was me being careless and falling for your trick, just a role advantage, doesn't reflect skill."
"Alright alright, then I'll be looking forward to your performance."
"I'm done talking to you. Stay away, don't get in the way of my clue hunting."
"Who should stay away from whom? You're the one who walked over."
"You say it like I want to be around you."
The couple spoke in unison: "Hmph!"
Yet just as they were about to go their separate ways, the recording stones in their pockets suddenly rang out with an NPC notification:
["[King's Old Friend] and [Royal Chef] please take note. [King's Old Friend] and [Royal Chef] please take note."]
["You are under the effect of the tool card [Love Stronger Than Gold – 7-Day Lock]. For the next six hours, you must act together and may not be more than five meters apart."]
Upon hearing this, the couple both froze.
'W-What Love Stronger Than Gold – 7-Day Lock?'
'What a disgusting name!'
After a brief moment of confusion, Leon and Rossweise looked at each other.
"You used the card?", Leon asked.
"Am I crazy? Why would I use this card on us?"
"Then who has such a sick sense of humor?"
"Whoever it is, they clearly don't think this game is chaotic enough."
Rossweise shook her head. At this point, worrying about who used the tool card on them was meaningless, it was better to focus on the current situation.
"From now on, we'll have to move together for the next six hours. Sigh~"
Leon raised an eyebrow, "What's with that sigh? Getting to move with me is your good fortune. Watch and learn."
Rossweise rolled her eyes so hard they nearly flew to the ceiling, "Just thinking about being tied to you, this narcissistic, stinky man, for six hours makes me feel uncomfortable from head to tail tip!"
Leon (confidently): "You're lying."
Rossweise: "I'm telling the truth."
Leon: "Lying."
Rossweise: "Truth."
Leon: "It's truth."
Rossweise: "It's a lie!"
Clap!
Leon clapped, "See? You admitted yourself it was a lie. So deep down you clearly want to be with me."
"..."
Absolutely speechless.
Rossweise stomped her foot, flicked her tail, "I'm not talking to you."
With that, the queen strode off down the corridor in the other direction.
Seeing how flustered the Mother Dragon got from this move, Leon's mischievous streak ignited and he followed right after.
"Hey hey, don't go too far, honey~ We can't be more than five meters apart!"
———
However, what Leon and Rossweise didn't expect was that being tied together wasn't the most painful part. The most painful part was being seen tied together by someone else.
"Little Rose, brother-in-law, your acting is pretty good, huh."
The couple silently covered their faces, ready to endure another interrogation from big sis like so many times before.
The Red Dragon Queen crossed her arms, wearing a mischievous smile, and continued, "Sniping each other across the meeting table, and yet doing missions together in private. Tsk tsk, playing a game and still force-fed your dog food, ugh~ so bitter~"
'If it's really that bitter, then stop interrogating us here, big sis!'
'Go do your own task!'
"Sis, we're actually under the effect of [Love Stronger Than Gold]—"
"Wow~ Not only are you glued together, you're even using terms like 'Love Stronger Than Gold' to describe yourselves? You two have been married five years already, don't be so clingy~"
"Let's take her out."
"Agreed."
"Hey hey hey, I'm joking, just joking!", Isa immediately stopped teasing.
She knew very well that although her sister and brother-in-law seemed to dislike each other on the surface, if these two really teamed up, they could probably speedrun this entire game.
Even someone as clever as Isa could only go fifty-fifty against Leon. If Rossweise joined him, then among the remaining six players, no one would be their match.
Too bad they were only together now because someone used a tool card.
Unless absolutely necessary, this couple would never voluntarily cooperate.
"So did you two find any useful clues?", Isa changed the topic.
The couple shook their heads.
"Hmm… I didn't find any either. Then I'll go back to doing my tasks. You two just enjoy your couple time."
With that, Isa waved and turned to leave.
Once her footsteps faded, Leon asked slowly, "Big Sis's role is [Doctor]. You think she really has no role advantage?"
"What do you mean?"
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