At a cafe located in the Eastern capital, Nic was with his three girlfriends from the West.
"Is this a date?" Lily asked while drinking her juice through a straw.
"Hm, do you want to start the date right now, Lily?" Nic asked, laughing.
"Well, in that case, let's just do it all at once... together," Olivia said, clapping her hands once.
"Together? You guys don't want separate dates?" Nic asked.
"I don't mind if Lily and Olivia want to," Chloe said, playing with her fingers.
"Besides, we all know you're busy..." Olivia said with her elegant smile.
Nic felt a bit guilty for not being able to make time for them individually.
"Alright, if that's what you want, let's make this group date the best date ever!" Nic said.
They immediately clinked their glasses together in a toast and started eating.
After eating, Nic took the three of them to the Natural Tree of Heaven area.
First, they went to the Shin part of Kyushin territory to visit the Cherry Blossom site.
But they were stopped by a guard.
"Sorry, but this isn't just any area that the public can enter freely..." the guard said.
"Ah, apologies beforehand, but the Cherry Blossom Guardian has given me permission to enter," Nic said politely.
The guard was surprised and was about to contact the Cherry Blossom Guardian, but just as he reached out, Sakura appeared behind him.
"Let them in," Sakura said.
The guard panicked, apologized, and let them enter.
Lily whispered to Olivia, "Look, seems like Nic has already conquered a lot of girls here too."
"Shhh, don't cause trouble, Lily," said Chloe, who overheard.
Olivia just chuckled softly.
They entered the Cherry Blossom area and saw its extraordinary beauty, playing around and taking photos.
Asamine Guardian jasmine flower arrived. "Wow, are you guys sightseeing?"
Lily shook her head. "We're on a date!"
Asamine and Sakura were shocked; that meant all three of them were Nic's girlfriends. "Ohh, so you're Nic's girlfriend," Asamine said.
Lily shook her head again. "Not just me, but the three of us are Nic's girlfriends!" Lily looked proud with her cheeky smile.
Meanwhile, Nic just pretended not to notice while whistling.
"W-wow, seriously? Hey Nic, you're pretty amazing for having three girlfriends who get along... even having two feels difficult for a normal person," Sakura said in wonder.
Lily laughed loudly. "Hehe, unfortunately, Nic isn't normal. NOT JUST THREE! NIC HAS DOZENS OF GIRLFRIENDS, MAYBE MORE!! Do you want to join, Miss Sakura?"
"Lily, you're always so dramatic... stop shocking people," Olivia said while covering Lily's mouth.
"Hah, if that's true, I don't understand how he can have that many... But he really is reliable, isn't he?" Asamine said, blushing.
Lily smiled, removed Olivia's hand, and deliberately invited Asamine and Sakura to join. It ended up being chaotic, so they decided to move to another spot.
They spent the whole day going around the Natural Tree of Heaven until nightfall.
On the way back, Lily fell asleep and was carried by Nic on his back.
In the quiet night, Chloe opened the conversation. "Nic, I've met Yao Lin and Iroha. The three of us have joined together in a perfect group... were you the one who cured them after I gave you the address?"
Nic didn't lie to them. "That's right, I cured them. If possible, let me know if anything happens to them... because the problem I'm trying to figure out is a bit complicated..."
Chloe nodded, then Olivia continued, "Oh yeah Nic, I'm curious about one person, but I'm scared to approach her, so I think you should know about her so you can be the one to investigate."
"Huh, who is it?" Nic asked curiously.
Olivia explained that the person was in her class and always did the same routine activities, and according to Olivia, it was weird because it was literally the exact same template every day.
She was a girl with a black blunt-cut hairstyle. She sat in the very back, and every first period, 5 minutes after it started, she would ask permission to go to the toilet. During break time, she always ate on the roof and never went to the cafeteria because she brought her own food.
"That's still normal, but this part I find a bit weird... every time school ends, she immediately runs out without opening the door, intentionally crashing into the door first. Only after that does she open it. That's why her forehead is patched with a plaster because of the bruise," Olivia explained.
Nic fell silent, seemingly understanding what was wrong with that girl.
"Relax, Olivia, it seems she isn't a weird person. Maybe I'll meet her later... thanks for the info!" Nic said.
"Oh, I see. You're welcome! In that case, we'll go ahead first! Don't forget to rest!" Olivia said.
"Bye-bye Nic!" Chloe said, taking Lily from Nic's back to carry her.
Nic waved and returned to his inn.
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In his room, Nic scratched his head. "Ugh, now there are so many things on my mind..."
[ Patience, Master Nic. Because you successfully went on a date with 3 of your girlfriends at once, finally, after so long, Master Nic will get new passives! ]
"Ah, you're right, I almost forgot... it's been a while since I went on a date... what passives did I get?"
[ Ding! Congratulations Master Nic, you got three new passives! Anti-Hunger, Anti-Radiation, and Anti-Aura Reader. ]
"Anti-Aura Reader?"
[ This passive makes it so everyone cannot sense Master Nic's true aura... so they will have a hard time judging whether Master Nic is good or evil based on aura reading, which experts usually do. ]
"I see... this is very good right now. I'll get some rest." Nic went to sleep immediately.
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Shift to a very dark and dim room.
"Hey, isn't the flower from this plant beautiful? Our experiment wasn't in vain! Let's make more!" said a girl with a cheerful voice.
"But the impact is dangerous if we make more... let's stop and keep that plant in the secret room," said a girl with a gentle voice.
"You don't need to be scared like that. Besides, it's what she wants, and if anything happens, it's her fault, and we don't need to worry. I still have plenty of stock," said a girl with a cold voice.
"She's right! Come on, help me. I'll take responsibility for everything!" said the cheerful-voiced girl.
A few moments later.
"AGHHHH MY FACE!! THE LIQUID HIT MY FACE!! HEY, PLEASE GET ME SOME WATER!!" screamed the cheerful-voiced girl.
The gentle-voiced girl panicked and looked for a water bottle, but she was held back by the cold-voiced girl.
"Did you forget? We don't need to do anything. It's her own fault, why should we worry? We were only assisting her, not saving her from her own greed," said the cold-voiced girl.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? OUR FRIEND IS IN DANGER! LET'S HELP HER! LET GO OF ME!" shouted the gentle-voiced girl.
"Why won't you listen to me? You'll get hit too! This is for our sake! For her, that's the consequence of being greedy even though we already made one! Listen to me! It's better if we leave!!" said the cold-voiced girl.
"AGHHHH DAMN YOU ALL!!! YOU WANT ME TO DIE, HUH!!! COME HERE!!" screamed the cheerful-voiced girl while throwing the foul liquid.
The cold-voiced girl immediately pulled the gentle-voiced girl away, running out and leaving the room.
"DAMN YOU, DON'T RUN!! AGHHH, THIS IS SO WE CAN BE RICH!! IF WE SUCCEED IN MAKING A LOT, THE SOUTHERN SIDE WILL PAY A LOT!! HEYYY!! AGHHH MY FACE!!" screamed the cheerful-voiced girl.
Then...
"NOOO!!! Huh..."
Hinata woke up from her sleep. She bit her lip and covered her face.
"Why did that dream appear again... ugh..." Hinata said.
Aurelia woke up and saw her sister sitting up with an anxious face. "Did you have a nightmare again?"
Hinata just nodded, and Aurelia immediately hugged her to calm her sister down.
To be continued...