What Sora said made sense. But she was overestimating the Astral Trinity because at this moment even though Arata's magic was unstable— the man in question wasn't doing anything.
He didn't bother trying to influence Arata's mind or anything like that and turned a blind eye to what was happening outside. Especially when it had to do with Eiji.
Astral Trinity shivered.
Why take over Arata's body when that monster was there? Gremoire was crazy. He's not a masochist!
However, unbeknownst to the group Arata had decided to follow Eiji and Lilith which left Sora, Levi and the other two defenseless.
On the other side. There was a group that did the same thing with smarter methods like using magic to hide themselves.
"Ilia, you seem to be an expert at this." Rias said to another beautiful woman who had recently been acquired by Eiji.
Except for Yuuto, Gasper, Avi and Zekka who left somewhere. The girls who participated in this trip were there.
They stood on the road casually without worrying about others including Arata's group seeing them. Of course, at this moment they saw the actions of Arata and some of the girls who were moving around to hide.
Many of them were looking at those people with amusement.
The protagonist was in a panic because Eiji was dating Lilith. They were here to watch the fun and luckily Maria and Kurumi did not forget to buy food and drinks that could be eaten while walking.
Unlike Arata's group who were stalking. Don't get me wrong... What they were doing was more elegant. Whatever it was, this was definitely not stalking.
"Ilias Fragment is a support-type legendary gremoire. So this kind of magic is also my specialty." Ilia who had been quite familiar with the girls in Eiji's group since this morning said with a smile.
The magic that hid their presence right now was the green-haired girl's magic.
Radix who was standing beside her couldn't help saying, "Ilia, you quickly adapted to the people you were previously hostile to."
"Eh? T-That's because I've now become Eiji-san's gremoire. I'm just doing the tasks he gives me to serve his women. Radix-san, aren't you the same?"
"...."
It was true Radix was programmed to answer every question thrown at her. But for once she did not want to answer Ilia's question.
The girl still misunderstood that she was also Eiji's gremoire.
Ilia's lips twitched. For some reason every time she asked Radix about her also being Eiji's gremoire. The woman never gave her a clear answer.
She began to suspect something was wrong.
Before Ilia could think any further, Akeno placed her hand on the girl's shoulder. "Good job, Ilia. Ignore Radix, she just lacks discipline."
"...?" Radix was confused. She lacked discipline? For some reason she felt her ass getting a little cold.
Even a gremoire like herself could have a bad feeling.
She didn't know her bad feeling came from Akeno's sadism.
While Ilia was pleased with what Akeno said, and the other girls giggled at their conversation. After all, those who could hear Eiji's inner voice knew Ilia's misunderstanding.
At this moment, Lieselote who had just licked the ice cream in Selina's hand said to everyone.
"Enough talking. Look at that, Lilith-sensei brought Darling into a cafe. Hm... Maid Cafe?"
"Onee-chan, I know! From all the data about the students that I've collected as a student reporter. It's the cafe where Akio-san and Mira-san work part-time."
Selina excitedly told her older sister and the girls.
Rias and the others nodded. Still when they heard the name of the cafe and the two girls who worked there part-time.
"Let's go there and book a table in a hidden spot!" Rias said like a leader of the group. She pointed at the cafe in question with a satay in her hand.
Mio and the others were too lazy to argue with the bossy Rias.
Out of curiosity they followed what the girl said. But at this moment Eiji's inner voice was heard which made them all embarrassed.
They forgot about one thing.
[It wasn't just the protagonist Arata and the few girls who followed him. There's also Rias and my women who are stalking me and Lilith.]
[Should I tell Lilith and greet them? Forget it, just ignore them... I'm worried Lilith will be so embarrassed that she won't focus on our date.]
[By the way. I remember this cafe was also in the original work. I'm a little excited to see Mira and Akio in their work uniforms.]
!!!
Of course, how could someone as powerful as Eiji not know that he was being stalked by many people?
They forgot this and it was too late to retreat. Rias ordered her followers to continue the operation of watching the show.
Eiji didn't seem to mind because unlike Lilith's face, his face was so thick that something like this wouldn't embarrass him in the slightest.
Still, if one were to ask who was the most embarrassed and panicked right now it would be...
...
Inside the maid cafe recommended by Lilith.
After the girl took Eiji around the city to try some street food and buy magic equipment while laughing and joking.
The scene made Arata's heart hurt and his nose twitched many times.
Eiji pulled Lilith to find a place to sit. The girl was naturally surprised to know they were being followed by people they knew. The proof was that Lilith who had enjoyed her date with Eiji blushed and looked around as if she wanted to find where Arata and Rias' group was hiding.
Unfortunately Eiji had forced her to sit down so she had no choice but to pretend not to know.
Even so now Eiji was too excited, right?
"Maid, where's the maid? We want to order!" Eiji shouted at the women wearing maid uniforms.
One of the maids with shoulder-length brown hair and sizable breasts came to their table. "Yes master~ What would you like to order?"
"No, no, not you. You are beautiful, Miss. But please give us a blonde and rather short maid to serve us. I'm sure there's a pretty girl with those characteristics here."
"Ah, thank you." The maid blushed at Eiji's praise. After all, the man was so handsome that a professional like her who should have high resistance in dealing with various kinds of male customers became very weak.
"You must be looking for Mira-san?"
"Yes we're friends of that girl."
"About Mira-san. She does work here every school holiday. But right now she's..."
The maid looked hesitant to say. She was like someone who had just been threatened to lie.
Eiji wasn't fooled, Mira seemed to want to pretend she wasn't in the cafe after hearing his inner voice. But Lilith was a bit naive, she almost believed what the maid said.
"Eiji, maybe Mira-san isn't working at the cafe today. Why not just ask this maid for help?" Lilith said helplessly.
Her lips had just twitched when she saw Eiji complimenting the maid as if he was flirting with her.
Under the table, she pinched the boy's thigh. A girl as beautiful as her was sitting next to him and they were on a date. Eiji dared to flirt with another woman in front of her.
Lilith knew it was probably Eiji's way of gently rejecting the maid. But still... Now she didn't realize her face looked like that of a jealous girl and it was certainly witnessed by the people stalking them.
The maid was even a little frightened by the face Lilith made.
[Liese: Ahahaha! This is the first time I've seen Lilith-sensei make a face like that. How did I take this picture?]
[Lala ✓: There's a button in the upper right corner of the group chat window. Tap it and select the camera icon. You can take a picture or video of whatever you see.]
[Liese: Wow! This group chat is amazing. Thanks um...Lala.]
[Lala ✓: Hehe you're welcome Liese.]
The chat group leader is very friendly and responsive. Lieselote had a very good impression of this girl named Lala and suddenly had a desire to meet her.
Rias clicked her tongue, she clearly wanted to answer Lieselote's question but she was a step late from Lala. The fingers that the girl was using to type on the keyboard seemed to be moving at an unreasonable speed.
By the way their group was also now inside the cafe and were actually sitting at an empty table not far from Lilith and Eiji.
Lilith didn't know this, she didn't even notice Arata who was sitting with Arin, Yui, Sora and Levi in the corner of the room. Those people were using Levi's Invidia magic to hide their presence so the maids didn't realize when they entered.
"Hahaha! Eiji, Lilith. Welcome. Are you looking for Mira? She's here."
"Akio, stop. Don't push me!"
Suddenly the kitchen door opened and two girls they recognized appeared. The first was Akio who was holding a spatula, unlike at school, she was wearing a white chef's outfit that didn't show off her long legs.
Eiji and Arata were a little disappointed.
But...!
The outfit Mira was wearing was the opposite of her usual very covered-up self.
The girl was wearing a maid outfit with a very short skirt and cat ear accessories on top of her head.
While Arata stared at Mira in a daze and almost drooled over his perverted personality. He didn't realize the face he was making now made the girls sitting with him frown.
And not only them. Hijiri who was influenced by Eiji's magic could certainly see the people who were hiding. She saw Arata who seemed to have become even more perverted after she left him again with a disappointed expression.
Hijiri: How could you make such a face because of Mira Yamana when you were sitting with those girls, Arata? It seems like the things that happened with me yesterday didn't affect you much. Instead of working hard to become strong, you're now here.
Compared to Arata who disappointed several girls including his cousin who was now unaffected by the protagonist's halo.
On the other side, Eiji only smiled amusedly when he saw what Mira was wearing which made the girl grit her teeth.
Mira was embarrassed and upset until her cheeks were as red as Lilith's hair. Earlier when Eiji's inner voice was heard mentioning her and Akio who were in the cafe. She immediately told the maids to keep her whereabouts a secret.
Mira certainly didn't have a thick enough face to meet Eiji and Lilith in the clothes she was wearing now. However, Eiji didn't follow the script she created, he shouted for one of the maids to call her.
Akio who heard this encouraged her to greet Eiji who was dating Lilith. Actually, Mira was also upset because of this.
"Akio-san, Mira-san... Hello. I didn't expect to see you two here." Lilith said.
She didn't know Mira and Akio worked part-time here, so she was surprised.
The maid did say that earlier. But this was the first time she saw these two in a place like this.
"Ugh... Lilith-sensei, Eiji-san. What would you two like to order?" Mira tried to do a professional job. She stood in front of the two people's table with a small note in her hand.
However, what she heard next made her want to hide in the kitchen again.
"Eiji, what do you think? Isn't Mira in the maid uniform very cute?"
"Well she is indeed cute."
"Heh, do you want her to join your harem?"
"That's a good idea, I'm not refusing. But Akio, you too..."
"Don't tell me you want to say I'm cute? Haha I won't believe it."
"No, you're not cute. Akio, you are sexy."
[Especially if you wear the clothes you used to wear at school. Although I don't have a foot fetish like some certain protagonists. I know Akio has the best legs in Trinity Seven. Cough, don't get me wrong. It's a compliment, not that I'm horny like the protagonist who is now staring at Mira with saliva dripping from her mouth.]
Akio and Eiji were talking about Mira in front of the girl herself. Hearing what Eiji said in his heart, Akio had a slight blush on her cheeks and was surprised when she heard what Arata was doing.
She knew the boy was following Eiji and Lilith with some other girls. But now she was here? She didn't see them anywhere.
They were probably using Levi's magic to hide themselves since ninjas like her were capable of it.
"Kyaa!!" However, Mira was the one who was most surprised now. She immediately clutched her short skirt as if blocking the gaze of Arata who was watching her from somewhere.
Knowing what Arata was doing from Eiji's inner voice. Mira felt disgusted and instantly lost all the good impressions she had of the boy so far.
It would have been a little better if Arata hadn't been hiding until she could throw a magic attack at him. But peeping at him secretly and drooling? That's a crime!
Any woman who was in her position and found out about this would definitely feel uncomfortable.
...
Arata had no idea he had lost much of the affection the girls had for him.
He actually regretted following Eiji and Lilith secretly. Why? It was because not only Lilith, he also had to witness Eiji flirting with Akio and Mira at the cafe.
He wanted to join in and interrupt them. Unfortunately he hid himself behind Levi's magic and it would be embarrassing if he suddenly appeared there.
Arata could only stand by and watch the scenes.
One of them was the scene...
"Lilith, this is a date. So shouldn't you be feeding me?"
"That..."
Lilith hesitated to comply with Eiji's request. Arata thought the girl would refuse because she was too embarrassed to do so which pleased him.
But what happened next gave him another mental attack.
"A-All right. This is my reward for you helping us so much, okay?"
Lilith, whose face was red, used her own chopsticks to pick up the fried shrimp made by Akio and brought it to Eiji's mouth.
Eiji did not hesitate to eat the food from Lilith's hand. The two looked like lovers and they spread the dog food to everyone watching.
[Host, you're cruel. Didn't you say Arata was your friend?]
Hearing what Miss System said after they left the cafe, Eiji was confused and of course noticed Arata whose face looked a little pale behind them.
That boy was still following them even though it was painful.
Is the protagonist a masochist?
'Miss System, I didn't do anything that intentionally targeted the protagonist. At least today. The boy himself took the initiative to follow me and Lilith.'
[You're right. What about your inner voice?]
'Hey I'm just saying what really happened. Miss System, do you have a problem with that?'
[Not really. But don't expect you to get a reward, okay? The plot this time is just changing the girls' feelings for the protagonist.]
So all this talk is because you can't give your host a reward...
Eiji was silent. Did Miss System think he was a reward-hungry person and all his actions were only done for the sake of rewards?
[You're not?]
'Of course not!'
Miss System misunderstood him. Was she blind? Even if she did not give him the reward from this date.
He would still get another reward instead.
Unlike in the original work where Lilith would take Arata up the hill to watch the sunset to end their date.
Lilith now took him to sit on one of the chairs in the deserted garden with the excuse of waiting for Rias and the others to return.
Although she knew those people had actually been following them all along and were now watching in the distance.
By this time Yuuto, Gasper, Avi and Zekka had even joined Rias' group and were watching behind the bushes. There were also Akio and Mira who had finished their work.
"Ahem. Eiji, this is the end of the date. What do you think? I know what a date is, right?" Lilith who was sitting beside him asked as if she was asking for a compliment.
Eiji was stunned for a moment.
[You're still thinking about what I said a few hours ago Lilith? How cute.]
Lilith's face that had cooled down heated up again. She wanted to argue but Eiji said it in her heart.
Still, what the boy said from his mouth confused her.
"Almost."
"Almost?! But we've been walking together, laughing together and eating together. I-I even fed you when we ate at the cafe. What else am I not doing?"
Lilith looked at Eiji's face. Under the afternoon sun, even though they had done a lot together today, he didn't seem tired at all.
The boy's appearance looked very fresh like someone who had recently taken a bath and without the slightest sweat which made her a little envious.
'Even so. He's so handsome... Ah.'
Lilith immediately lowered her head to hide her expression. Anyone who saw her now would be mesmerized by the adorable actions of a girl as sexy as her.
Instead of directly answering Lilith's question. Eiji put his hands into his pants pockets as if trying to retrieve something even though he took it from his inventory.
"You did well, Lilith. But in this situation the man will usually give the woman he's dating a gift. You don't know but when we visited the magic equipment shop earlier. Besides buying things for Rias and the others, I also bought this for you... Do you like it?"
He held out a pink water drop-shaped necklace that seemed to be made of diamonds. No idea what kind of diamond it was. But Lilith and the women watching in the distance were mesmerized.
The necklace seemed to have a magical power that attracted anyone and made the spirits in the world that they could not see and could only be seen by a certain heroine swarm around it.
Hijiri who was looking from the same distance as Lilith even wondered if she could live in there? Although the diamond necklace she was living in now was not bad, she envied Lilith and wanted the same necklace.
Of course Hijiri couldn't say this and was confused by what she herself was thinking. Why would she want the necklace that Eiji gave to Lilith? Or rather she was jealous of those women who got gifts from that man.
If Eiji hadn't said earlier that he had also bought it for Rias and the others. Those girls watching in the distance would've gone berserk and become crazy yandere out of jealousy.
"I like it!" Lilith didn't hesitate to answer, she was in love with the necklace in Eiji's hand and she also seemed to...
"Can you help put it on for me, Eiji?"
Lilith smiled, her smile was beautiful and she lifted her hair to reveal her white neck.
The scene made Arata's heart tighten.
He wanted to stop them and was ready to pretend to pass around the park. But it was too late because unlike the protagonist who was usually nervous and hesitant in this situation.
"Glad you like it, Lilith. Sure, I'll help you."
Eiji wasted no time in leaning his face until it was very close to Lilith's. He then lowered his head to the girl's neck to attach a necklace that did not come from any magic equipment store.
In fact, he had gotten the necklace from a quest reward in the past that he had recently opened secretly.
Remember the pendant belonging to the protagonist of Nisekoi that could only be opened by the key of one of the heroine of that franchise? The quest was completed by the girls in Shadow Garden and Eiji only had to wait like a boss.
This was an SSS level reward.
And not just one. The necklace could actually be duplicated as many times as possible for the women in his harem whose functions were quite outrageous. Right now he gave one of them to Lilith and he would definitely give it to his other women later.
However, Eiji did not expect after he put the necklace on Lilith and was about to pull back his face. Lilith held his face and kissed his lips in front of everyone.
"!!!" Everyone, especially Arata was very surprised by Lilith's bold action. The girl was not embarrassed despite knowing they were watching from a distance.
Perhaps because the magic inside his body was unstable to the point of disrupting his own blood circulation, Arata couldn't help but vomit blood when he saw the scene. When that happened the girls around him panicked of course.
The protagonist almost fainted.
Still, couldn't Eiji avoid what Lilith wanted to do to him? The answer was clear.
He didn't try to avoid it and accepted a kiss from Lilith!
Eiji hugged the girl's soft waist and stuck out his tongue. Lilith whose face was very red widened her eyes but she did not resist and opened her mouth.
Their tongues entangled like a pair of snakes making her drunk. She ignored the people watching and enjoyed the moment.
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