Hearing those words, which were frankly a bit provocative, Yae Sakura's delicate eyebrows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
This girl, whose personality and overall demeanor had changed in an instant, seemed to harbor a rather deep animosity towards her.
She looked at the girl clinging tightly to the young man's side, her arm around his shoulders, and her gaze shifted once again.
The interpersonal relationships and the situation determine the scope of each other's personal space.
American anthropologist Dr. Edward Hall divided the four types of distances that correspond to the relationship with the other party—public distance, social distance, personal distance, and intimate distance.
A distance of less than half a meter was already within the category of intimate distance, the smallest interval in interpersonal relationships.
And Seele was directly pressed against Li Zihan.
This distance was the most intimate distance within intimate distance, and any closer would be a negative distance.
Clearly, the relationship between the girl named Seele and Li Zihan was highly likely to be that of betrothed lovers.
Was the girl's malice towards her because of the future self's overly close relationship with her betrothed?
---o---
Thinking of this, Yae Sakura's eyes narrowed.
The atmosphere in the room also underwent a change.
It was as if it had become infused with glue, turning thick and suffocating, making it difficult to breathe.
Durandal, who was sitting on the side, felt extremely uneasy and took a few steps back.
Although she didn't understand the reason why Seele had suddenly become a bit frightening, and Yae Sakura, who had always been very gentle, also seemed a bit off, her intuition told her that it was best to stay back a little from what was about to happen.
What the hell is this.
Activating Karna's spiritual foundation and utilizing his Discernment of the Poor, Li Zihan carefully surveyed his surroundings, attempting to use his cheat, to see something.
And then—
The A-rank skill, Discernment of the Poor, once again, again, failed.
As expected, is it better to just do away with Big G, and then use Clairvoyance as a cheat?
Li Zihan, who inherently possessed the Mystic Code of the Second Magic and could provide energy to rebuild Big G's spiritual foundation, fell into contemplation.
The little sun was a single dog with an obvious tendency towards asexuality. The skill, Discernment of the Poor, which was a sublimation of his spirit and life, had never been designed to observe the emotions of girls in the first place.
Therefore, he had to look for a new cheat.
Li Zihan was in a much better mood, knowing that Gilgamesh possessed Clairvoyance from birth.
That thing, when combined with his Innate Time Control, was far more reliable than Little Sun's Discernment of the Poor.
Moreover, recreating Gilgamesh's spiritual foundation and then shattering his will would make it possible to retain the abilities and Noble Phantasms of his body, wouldn't it?
The same logic applied to Mad Doggy.
And, unlike Gilgamesh.
Mad Doggy's advantage lay in his incredibly frightening attributes and his ability to sustain combat. After erasing his spirit, the proportion of power that could be absorbed would be very high.
Li Zihan, feeling like he could make a fortune from this, started to laugh.
I've decided. I won't sleep tonight. I'll just use it to do away with Big G and Mad Doggy.
While Li Zihan was preparing to sacrifice Big G, the aura surrounding Yae Sakura became even more aggressive.
She wasn't very clear about the relationship between her future self and Li Zihan.
However, from the overly intense reaction of the girl named Seele, their relationship in the future must have been very close, right?
After all, no woman would become suddenly unhappy and even a little angry upon meeting a woman who was not intimately involved with her lover.
It seemed that her future self's relationship with Li Zihan was closer than usual.
---o---
Yae Sakura, who seemed to have conjured up a story of immense proportions, her gaze also became sharp.
"Have you and Li-kun already married?"
This very succinct question entered Seele's ears.
For the first time, Miss Black Seele's expression stiffened.
To have married, is to have wed.
She had, of course, not married Li Zihan yet.
"If you haven't married, but you are cohabitating, that is not in accordance with proper etiquette."
Yae Sakura, a cultured Miko, stared at the girl whose expression was now slightly stiff, and her tone became a little sharp.
"This young lady, do you not know this?"
Hearing the sharp words, Seele calmed down instead.
"Etiquette?"
She smiled lightly, a playful tone woven into her expression.
"Is propriety not the rites of Zhou?"
What a fast car!!
Li Zihan, who was being embraced by Seele, felt he was seeing the shadow of Bronya in Black Seele.
This girl's current reaction was just like the motorcycle duck possessing her!
Hearing those words, Yae Sakura was also stunned for a moment, and then the entire girl's face flushed red, like a boiled crab.
"I, I am not shameless—"
"It's foreplay."
Before the entire sentence could be finished, Miss Black Seele's voice rang out once more.
Clear and powerful.
The Miko of Yae Shrine was momentarily speechless.
Then, just as she had abused Ana, Miss Black Seele delighted herself by abusing Yae Sakura. She pressed her head against Li Zihan's shoulder, and her vibrant lips parted slightly, her petite tongue licking the young man's earlobe.
She looked like a large cat that was preparing to eat.
This scene, falling into the eyes of Yae Sakura, who lived in ancient times, and Durandal, who only focused on training to become stronger and was very pure of heart, was truly a bit shocking.
Under the impact of this scene, for a time, the entire room instead became completely silent.
Feeling the warmth on his ear, and the small hand that seemed to be caressing his palm, drawing circles.
A little embarrassing.
Li Zihan felt he was a bit like Kira Yoshikage.
Just like how he had felt when he saw Ana take off her boots and change into white silk stockings in front of him.
As if sensing Li Zihan's strangeness, Miss Black Seele's expression became even more delighted.
She laughed lightly, then hummed an unknown song, her voice exceptionally pleasant, calming the heart.
She had once again completed a substitute mission, helping the little fool KO the obstacles in the path of love.
The next step was for the little fool to show initiative.
Asking Yae Sakura directly for a single room, Black Seele was thinking.
She had KO'd the worthless love rival, she had aroused the desires of her Big Brother. The next step was for her to play her own part. She could no longer interfere.
She was only a substitute, not a substitute-do-it-all, and surrogate mother.
Thinking this, Miss Black Seele narrowed her eyes.
Then, a radiant red suddenly disappeared from the girl's eyes, and the charm that had lingered in her eyebrows seemed to recede from her body.
The pure and soft girl then returned to her body.
"Shall we go back to our room to rest now?"
The young man, who had indeed been aroused by certain desires, looked at the girl beside him, his gaze now somewhat invasive.
The girl with azure eyes, feeling the intense invasiveness in that gaze, looked a bit dazed.
"Eh—"