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Rosen already knew who it was.
Ordinary people from this "Highschool of the Dead" world and the chat group members had a massive difference in presence. Even Gabriel's steps were feather-light compared to these clumsy, heavy ones.
"Lord Rosen…"Shizuka Marikawa's tone was nothing like her usual carefree voice.
It carried a strangely different, almost uncharacteristic edge.
But Rosen also picked up on another detail—the faint smell of alcohol.
"Shizuka Marikawa. You were drinking before you came here, weren't you?"
"Mm-hm. After my bath, I had a cold beer. Honestly, this base is stocked better than my own home. The fridge is full of stuff. And besides the beer… I had a little plum wine too."
Beer and plum wine. A deadly combo. If she wasn't drunk, then who would be?
"So, what are you doing here this late?" Rosen looked at her, swaying on her feet.
"Am I not allowed to come see you for no reason at all, Lord Rosen?"Her voice carried a hint of playful reproach, before she stumbled straight into his arms.
"…."
"Mmm… Lord Rosen, you smell so nice."
She made no move to get up. Instead, she buried her face against his chest, inhaling like a little puppy.
Staring down at the teary-eyed blonde beauty in his arms, Rosen couldn't pretend to feel nothing.
At the end of the day, he was just an ordinary guy who'd lucked into a cheat-like ability. His mind and will hadn't changed—he still thought like his old self. Sure, he'd use his powers to make life easier, but he wasn't some ascetic monk.
And now, with a gorgeous woman in his arms, his hand had already, almost unconsciously, wandered up to her—
Soft.Unbelievably soft.Like sinking into cotton candy.
"Hehe… does Lord Rosen want me, then?"
Shizuka tilted her head up with a sly smile.
She wasn't completely gone—tipsy, yes, but not out of her senses.
Noticing a certain reaction from Rosen, her lips curled into a teasingly sultry grin.
"In that case… let me help you relieve some of that stress you've been carrying all this time."
And with that, she lowered her head and got to work.
So this was how those infamous gal-game events played out.Almost too logical. Convincing, even. Like something out of a certain "rigorously plotted" web novel.
…
They say onee-sans have three great charms:Beer, baths, and younger men.
She'd already had the beer and the bath. Now Shizuka had come for the last one.
After some… effort that lasted nearly an hour, she drained her beer can completely and collapsed onto the bed, drained but smiling.
Her bath towel slipped off somewhere in the process.
On the silk sheets, her tall, voluptuous body stretched out in full view, still glistening slightly from her bath. Her golden hair spilled across the bed like a glowing carpet.
Her pale skin flushed pink under the light, soft and delicate.
Half-drowsy, half-tipsy, her face wore a shy, vulnerable look that only made her more stunning.
Realizing her position, she blushed harder and instinctively covered herself with her hands.
"Lord Rosen… you're such a perv."
Rosen almost laughed aloud.
After everything, after tasting the cream itself, she still had the nerve to call him the shameless one?
Alright, fine. If she wanted to play coy, he'd answer in kind.
Before Shizuka could say more, her words were cut off.
"This time, it's my turn."
The storm was coming.
…
At dawn, sunlight streamed through the bulletproof glass, shimmering off the endless sea outside.
The breeze stirred golden ripples across the waves. A few seagulls perched on the railings, watching lazily.
Nature had its own way of cleansing itself. Even in a world overrun by a bioweapon, humanity's creations couldn't truly scar the ocean.
For the girls living in the apocalypse, it was both a comforting and a troubling morning.
Comforting, because they were alive—and living well.Troubling, because…
The night before, while "coincidentally" passing by Rosen's door, Rei Miyamoto had very clearly overheard the chaos inside.
"..."
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