Swara was well aware of everything, Himu's situation, how Phyllis' sleepovers were almost always on a whim and how Alma had a crush on Gagan.
In the last life, both Alma and Phyllis had died after the apocalypse hit because the latter wouldn't fight in the game, only clinging to Himu, while Alma didn't play the game altogether, so they were just normal people with no powers.
Therefore she decided that she would make sure that Alma starts playing the game and Phyllis plays the game correctly as she herself was doing right now.
She still regretted having made only potions and armor all her life, not having much battle experience.
It wasn't that they would do too much, they would watch an old movie or two since the new ones would be seen by them as soon as they were released (rich people, rich problems), play a couple of games, and then sleep like cuddling pandas.
So she could talk with them anytime.
Though it was a bit difficult to 'remove' Phyllis from Himu, she finally did when he said that she would see him again tomorrow.
Alma was, well, Alma, acting all cool and strong, keeping her crush a secret; until they played Truth & Dare, and Swara straight up asked her, "Do you have a crush on Gagan bro?"
Alma and Phyllis gasped in surprise. Alma, because she couldn't understand how she had found out, and Phyllis, because she had no idea Alma had such feelings for Gagan, she had assumed that everything Alma did for Gagan was because they were best friends since childhood.
"How did you know? Did dad tell you? Was it mom? Phyllis, why would you turn into a traitor?" She looked at her younger sister, baffled as to why someone in her family would sell her out.
Phyllis was dumbfounded, "Me? You never told me! You even showed me how to bake, why would you not tell me about this?"
Alma stared at her, wanting to say more until she realised that her little sister had spilled her other secret too. So, she covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Swara.
Swara snickered, "Don't worry, I knew that you were the baker in the family."
"What? But how did you know?" Alma was still confused.
"Well, dear big sister, Flower here knows only the recipes I taught her and none of them are cakes, I'm very much sure that Aunt Elyna is not a cook, personal experience," Swara shuddered at that memory, "and Uncle Max would rather eat it than make it, which leaves only one family member."
"But what about Milian?" Phyllis asked.
Even though she was two or three inches shorter than Phyllis, she said, "Oh cute little Flower, Milian needs only one person at most to be operated, unlike how you both would always go in the kitchen together whenever I was over, and I know you must have spent quite some time with Himu, asking about every single thing there was about Milian, right?"
"Yes," Phyllis said while nodding.
Alma still had the question of how she had found out about her crush thing, which Swara answered by telling her the half-truth, "Hehe, I only had some idea, it was you who told me right now."
Alma scolded herself for letting her emotions make her spill her own secret. Then she looked at Swara and wondered when she had gotten so clever.
Swara took out her phone and took a selfie of them all together.
Swara's face had an oval shape, with her red eyes and long hair that framed her fine features. The simple grace of her slender body seemed to be perfectly attuned with her demeanor, making the final result much more stunning than the sum of the single parts.
It was the only reason why even the two gorgeous sisters considered her the most attractive, other than the fact that her naïvety made her look cute too, but apparently she wasn't that naïve.
After that they talked a bit about their daily activities. Alma told her that they were planning to surprise Himu and Gagan by giving them pets and needed her help to choose, to which she gladly agreed, meanwhile Swara told them about the game, hoping that they would also get interested in playing it. Though her efforts didn't really work.
{Alma is a chemistry major, maybe she would like to be an alchemist? But, what do I do about Phyllis, Flower won't leave Himu bro.}
Then an idea struck her, when they had gone to bed, Swara was in the middle, while Phyllis was at the left and Alma on her right.
So she turned to her left and said in her ears, "You know, yesterday, Himu bro met some strong girls. If you don't play the game and get strong, I think one of them will take him far away from you."
"WH-" She was about to shout, but thankfully Swara covered her mouth before she could wake Alma up. Alma was a fast sleeper.
Then they both went back to sleep. Phyllis was suddenly very much motivated to play the game. Swara understood by her face that she had accomplished one of her objectives, so she slept with a smile on her face.
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1 day has passed,
1095 days to the next calamity.
Total Players: 69,420,694,201
Players who have died three times from the same hand in PKs: 149
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Author's Note: Cuddling pandas, it's like the cutest thing ever.
Also, the above-mentioned thing will only be written when either another day passes or there is a time skip.