"Lord Lin Feng... be careful on your way!"
"You should rest early too!"
After saying goodbye to Ryuu at the tavern entrance, Ai-chan and Lili helped Hestia. Seryu and Kato Megumi helped Luviere and Lantre. As for the remaining Artemis, Lin Feng had intended to help, but Takemiya Gako stepped forward first to assist Artemis.
It was good that a drunk person like Artemis was so quiet. Hestia was noisy all the way, forcing Kanae to step in and help as well.
"My Lord God! Will we still have a chance to return to our original world?"
"Natsuki-chan, isn't that a pointless question? If I have the ability to summon you, how could you not be able to return to your original world?" Lin Feng stroked Natsume Kousaka's smooth long hair, answering her question.
"Thank you..."
This time, Natsume Kousaka unusually didn't resist Lin Feng's intimate gesture. Instead, she lowered her head and whispered a thank you with a voice like a mosquito.
Natsume Kousaka's reaction completely surprised Lin Feng. However, given her character, it was possible for her to say thank you. Although she was arrogant, she wasn't a reckless fool.
The group finally made it home with their 'baggage train.'
The drunk individuals were all placed on the sofa one by one. Takemiya Gako didn't rest immediately upon returning; instead, she went to the kitchen to prepare some hangover tea for them.
Since Ai-chan and the others were helping to tend to them, Lin Feng took his change of clothes and went to the bathroom to shower.
No strange or enviable incidents occurred during this time. The ten-plus minutes passed very peacefully.
When Lin Feng emerged from the bathroom, he found that Artemis and the others who were on the sofa were gone. He asked Hayasaka Ai in confusion, "Where are they?"
"We put them all upstairs. It was a lot of effort carrying drunk people up the stairs!"
"If we didn't have superhuman strength, how could we girls have moved them?"
Hayasaka Ai was right. Drunk people are virtually oblivious to the outside world, and their bodies are in the most relaxed state. It's tough for even grown men to move drunk people, let alone girls without strength.
"Everyone, get some rest early. I'm heading back to my room."
"Master! Your summoned Familia members have reached LV2, and you can now activate the reverse teleportation!" Lin Feng had just lain down on his bed for a few minutes when the Little System's voice came again.
"Can they return to their original world?"
"Yes! But the Master must go with them, or the teleportation gate will not work."
"Can I bring people who are not from that world with me?"
"I am very sorry, Master, but not yet. It requires further leveling up and exploration by the Familia adventurers."
After a brief chat with the system for a few minutes, he understood the basics of the situation.
For instance, now that they had reached LV2, they could return to their original world, but Lin Feng himself had to accompany them. They couldn't freely travel back and forth for the time being.
"How troublesome..."
"But if Hayasaka Ai goes first... I remember Miko Iino and Kei Shirogane from the original work were very cute."
Knock, knock, knock
The Little System had quietly left. Just as Lin Feng was about to sleep, a soft knock came at the door, as if the person was afraid of being discovered.
"The door's unlocked..."
Why would he lock the door in his own house? It wasn't like he was hiding anything shameful.
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, a golden silhouette flashed in quickly. The bedroom door was closed again within a second.
"A-Ai-chan?"
Lin Feng looked at Hayasaka Ai, who was leaning against the door with her head lowered, with a questioning and surprised tone.
It was already the middle of the night. Why had she suddenly come to his room?
Just as Lin Feng was sitting up in bed, looking confused, Hayasaka Ai seemed to have made up her mind. She looked up, squared her shoulders, and strode confidently to stand in front of Lin Feng.
Her cheeks were flushed red, her expression was shy, her lips were gently bitten, and her sky-blue eyes seemed to hold surging emotions. Her small hands were nervously gripping and ungripping each other.
What was going on?!
Ai-chan! You're not that Ai-chan!
Amidst Lin Feng's gasp of surprise, the night passed just like that.
The next morning, the first thing Lin Feng did upon waking up was to look to the other side of the bed. Sure enough! Hayasaka Ai was there... it wasn't a dream.
Looking at the still-sleeping Hayasaka Ai, Lin Feng tried his best to move slowly and quietly get out of bed without waking her.
"You're up?"
Takemiya Gako, who was making breakfast in the kitchen, turned around and smiled when she heard Lin Feng's footsteps.
"Mmm..."
"What are we having for breakfast today?"
"Red bean rice."
"Oh. Red... Red bean rice?!"
Surely everyone didn't know already! He clearly remembered Hayasaka Ai's movements were very careful last night.
"Gako, don't talk nonsense. Hestia and the others are still here."
"Mmm. I won't say anything."
Takemiya Gako saw Lin Feng's nervous demeanor and really wanted to laugh out loud, but since it was the command of the person she wished to serve for life, she had to comply.
Furthermore, Takemiya Gako had initially thought that the God of this world might not know what this implied and wanted to explain it to him. But then Lin Feng looked incredibly surprised, like he had been caught red-handed.
It turned out that their Lord God knew what this meant.
About twenty minutes later, most people were gathered in the living room downstairs. A few were still washing up.
"Thanks, Kouhai-kun, for bringing me, Lili, and my friends back!" Hestia said with a smile, patting Lin Feng's shoulder.
"What kind of relationship do we have? How could I leave cute people like you there!"
"Idiot..."
Hayasaka Ai, who was restless due to her physical state, muttered a small complaint in her heart as she watched Lin Feng's intimate interaction with Hestia.
"Everyone, eat! We have red bean rice and side dishes!!"
"Eeeeh!!"
Takemiya Gako and Seryu quickly emerged from the kitchen, carrying the cooked rice and side dishes.
This instantly plunged Hayasaka Ai into an extreme state of shock. Her wildly beating heart instantly stiffened, and she seemed momentarily frozen, as if controlled by time magic.
"Red bean rice? What kind of food is this? It smells quite nice!"
Hestia looked at the red beans and rice with confusion, poking them with her chopsticks. Her small nose occasionally twitched, smelling the aroma.
"Captain Ai-chan... you were quick..."
Kato Megumi instantly noticed something different about Hayasaka Ai when she saw the red bean rice.
Kato Megumi knew what red bean rice generally symbolized: good news!
Winning the War Game certainly counted as good news, but shouldn't they have eaten red bean rice last night? There was no reason to only make it this morning.
Therefore, there was only one truth: Ai-chan had secretly acted first.
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