When Aske woke up, it was already the next morning.

To summarize yesterday's events, Mia followed him to Lusitania, only to be ditched by Miel.

Then Miel married him... Of course, marrying one is marrying, marrying two is still marrying, would I, Aske, be afraid to marry a third one? Not at all, really.

From yesterday morning to evening, the two of them first held a wedding ceremony in a nearby half-elf village, receiving blessings from the half-elves according to the customs of the bride's race.

Then, during the night, Minerva suddenly showed up, saying that she couldn't just let Miel marry a man with a record of running away and that she needed to evaluate him for Miel.

The so-called evaluation took a very long time, enough to write an entire hidden chapter in a novel... In short, it left Aske mentally exhausted, and he fell into a deep sleep that night.

When he woke up again, it was not naturally but because Mia, who finally found them, woke him up.

Forcibly bringing the two back to the ship, Mia was so angry that she was shaking all over:

Despite all precautions, she hadn't expected a betrayal from a close friend who stole the squad leader away in advance!

Hey, wasn't it Miel who liked the squad leader first?

Doesn't matter! In any case, Miel bullied me!

Little Lilith ran out of the cabin, saw her father's awkward expression, Miel's shy demeanor, and their held hands, and knew that things had definitely happened.

Although she felt sorry for her mom, this wasn't something little Lilith could stop anyway. Instead of worrying about her mom's changing status, little Lilith was more looking forward to the upcoming drama:

Auntie fight!

Before Mia could fully blow up, Miel pulled Aske over, grabbing Mia's hand as well, and softly said with a smile:

"Mia, I know you like the squad leader... We can accompany him together."

"Huh?" Mia was dumbfounded.

Little Lilith: ???

"Miel! What are you saying, Miel!" She put her hand on Miel's forehead to see if she had a fever and was talking nonsense.

"It's nothing." Miel angrily shook off her hand. "If you don't agree, then just stay away from me and the squad leader from now on!"

Mia: ......

She suddenly realized a cruel fact, which was that she might not be Miel's match.

In a fight, Miel could pull out a parallel world Mia to battle with her; in a battle of wits, Miel could foresee the past and calculate the future; even in terms of feelings for the squad leader, Miel had a head start of several years... If she really wanted to compete with Miel for the squad leader, whether in a battle of strength or any other way, she had no chance of winning.

"Miel, are you serious, or are you deliberately testing me?" Mia hesitated and asked, "If you're testing me, then let me tell you, I..."

She glanced shyly at Aske, lowered her head, and murmured, "I think I like him."

Aske sighed and said:

"Mia, actually..."

Before he could finish, Miel gently tugged his hand and whispered:

"It's okay, Aske, leave it to me."

Aske: ???

For some reason, he felt that since coming back from Earth, his initiative had been declining rapidly.

But on second thought, it wasn't so. It was the girls whose initiative had skyrocketed.

Thinking back, when The Azure Longsword was first established, weren't they all ears to whatever he said? Everyone was well-behaved and sensible. Even Peggy, who repeatedly violated team discipline, would obey honestly after being publicly reprimanded for half a day with a sign.

It wasn't him who changed, but the battlefield: it shifted from the game domain he was familiar with to the mysterious domain of love.

In this domain, everyone was a novice, with no experience or awareness. Moreover, more importantly, everyone started at different points—after all, it was eight girls vying for one of him.

Being pursued... does one need initiative for that? If someone asks if they can be your girlfriend, you just need to say "sure," and it's a done deal.

Instead, it's the girls who need to expend a lot of energy and time to make him say that "sure" and not be snatched away by other competitors before then.

It's like the supply-demand relationship in the market, where Aske was the rare commodity, naturally making him "valuable". With many buyers, the seller just needs to sit and collect money, no need for hard sales, right?

Or to be more precise, not stating his stance was, in fact, a more advantageous response for him. So, the reason he became a scumbag wasn't his intention; rather, when such a peculiar supply-demand relationship formed, he was destined to play the role.

Alas, what a bother.

Miel brought Mia into the cabin and, not knowing how she convinced her, didn't come out for a long time.

Little Lilith ran over again, climbing up Aske's leg skilfully until she nestled in his arms, resting her chin on his shoulder like a koala.

"Daddy, Daddy." She giggled continuously.

"Little Lilith." Aske gently patted her back, "Tell Daddy about your mom, okay?"

"What do you want to hear, Daddy?" Little Lilith adjusted her position, snuggling into his arms.

"Just, these years when I wasn't around, how has your mom been?" Aske asked softly, "And if you know stories about your other aunts, you can tell Daddy too."

"I can't remember very small things." Little Lilith said, "But from as far back as I can remember, Mom has always been tinkering with her Mind Puppets."

"Mind Puppets?"

"Yes." Little Lilith said, "Mom can plant the Seeds of Mind deep into anyone's mind body, making these people provide her with information unconsciously."

"So she dispatched many Enchanting Demons from Lingbo City to disguise, approach, and seduce humans on the Main Plane, silently parasitizing them to grasp information and secrets of various world nations."

Truly Medea's style, as soon as she was free from The Azure Longsword and my control, she completely let herself go and began to seize power... Aske thought this when he heard Little Lilith continue:

"But mom explained to Aunt Sigrdrifa that the purpose of doing so was to quickly find you the moment you returned."

"Aunt Sigrdrifa said she wanted to chop off your limbs and lock you in the basement to prevent you from running around ever again." Little Lilith said innocently, "But mom thought being without hands and feet would be inconvenient, so it would be best to drain you every night to ensure that even if you wanted to cheat, you'd be too exhausted."

Cold sweat ran down Aske's back.

This Medea, why does she say everything to her daughter!

"These are all things I secretly found out, Daddy, please don't tell Mom," Little Lilith summarized at last.

"Found out?" Aske became curious, "How did you find them out?"

"Don't underestimate me, Daddy." Little Lilith stood up by the ship's edge, proudly patting her chest, "I've mastered the Mind and Desire Sequence and am a Level 2 Transcendent!"

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