Reika believed that Lian Li hadn't heard her, but what she doesn't know is that Lian Li, whose heart has already calmed down, started to imagine again. She was shocked to the core when she heard Reika's murmur. Despite her lack of experience, her imagination ran wild and she concluded that they would engage in activities only her mother and father would do when creating her.
Her face turned red and the voice of the boy who is the cause of their situation reverberated. I'm there ears, startling them awake from their stupor.
"What's with you two? Why are both of your faces red?"
The girl's face turned even redder when they heard Kai. Lian Li was in a panicked state as she imagined what Kai and Reika would do when they went home.
"O-oh! Are you done with your routine? Should we go home now?"
"Yes, I'm done… But Senior, you almost killed me earlier."
"W-what are you talking about?" Lian LI replied as she averted her eyes to Kai.
"That smile of yours is dangerous, senior," Kai said, and he continued, "Will you take responsibility if I start to want you too?"
Lian Li was shocked by his straightforwardness and looked back into Kai's eyes. But when she saw his eyes, tinged with a desire to have her for himself, her knees wobbled and she instead looked at Reika.
"R-Reika, are you okay with this? Your boyfriend is trying to get into the pants of your friend."
Reika looked at Kai. She knew that look very well, as she had seen and felt it before. She closed her eyes and asked herself if she wanted to share him with her friend. If she wanted to be selfish, of course she wouldn't want to share him. But she was scared, scared that Kai might leave her if she chose not to.
If she didn't feel and experience those sweet things, memories that they had just created as they walked through the moonlight, the weighty promises, the feelings they had built, albeit for only a day, but those things felt like they had happened for many, many years.
His hugs make her feel protected, the kisses give her comfort, his actions when he thinks that she might leave him. All of these unknown things give her a feeling of satisfaction. She doesn't want to lose it. The future she saw when she accepted Kai, the possibilities of their future. She wants to see it and experience it with Kai.
When she thinks of all the sweet things they have done and the future, her lips curl upward as a small tear wells up in her eyes. Unknowingly, strong arms and a body she longs for are now wrapped all around her body again. She wraps her arms around Kai and asks, "What should I do?".
"You can choose whatever you want, and I will respect your decision," said Kai. His voice was velvety, soothing Reika's heart.
Kai also felt what she was contemplating, as the effect of the conquerors' points was maxed out. Since she succumbs to him, and all she has been doing for him only makes him fall in love with her, this small, timid woman is also courageous enough to face the unknown. He wants to respect her decision, so he decides that she should choose instead, whether he clicks the 'Yes' or 'No' button to conquer Lian Li, her friend.
"...You won't leave me?"
"In this life, your destiny is only to be with me. Even if you hate it, you're mine... I won't give you to anyone."
Hearing Kai's domineering way of answering her anxieties, her body relaxed greatly, and she made up her mind. She thought, 'One of my selfish desires might not be fulfilled, but my other selfish desire is to be with the man who can change my world and let me experience new things that I don't think I could do.'
Embracing the idea of embarking on an unknown journey with her friend by her side and the man she desires, she thought, 'Why not? Let's conquer everything together on this boat.'
She couldn't fully explain why she had such unwavering faith in Kai, but the feeling was undeniably powerful, like a force of nature capable of shaking the world.
While Reika was deep in her thoughts, a little bit of the conqueror's aura seeped out from her, startling Kai. 'What's going on?'
Kai hurriedly opened the system window and looked at Reika's stats.
Name: Reika Sakazuki
Title: Wife of the Little Conqueror [New]
Age: 18
Conquered: 100/100
Romance: 60/100
Status: Virgin
Body Constitution: Locked.
'What? Does she have a title too? Does the title also have effects?'
Looking at Reika's mist of the conqueror's aura, which he could only feel on himself, he confirmed that this is part of the title's effect.
'Her Romance points also increased to 50.'
If it were a normal romance, it should take a week, a month, or years. But there is a rare occasion where they can fall in love at first sight. But in Kai and Reika's case, there's a system that makes them feel like they have already experienced a lifetime moment with each other. Kai is almost numb now and just accepts these new things happening in his new life.
When the two lovebirds are deeply engrossed in their own world, a poor single maiden looks at them with envy and hatred as they ignore her and enjoy hugging each other under the starry sky.
"Ahem!" she clears her throat, trying to make her presence known, "If we don't go home now, the gate will also close its doors, and we won't be able to go home." Her voice trails off, a bittersweet taste on her tongue.
Kai and Reika reluctantly separated.
"Let me change real quick,"
Kai ran towards the restroom, leaving the two girls behind.
Lian Li was having a hard time looking at her friend as Reika kept on staring at her quietly. To remove the awkwardness, Lian Li started a conversation, "Look Reika, you need to talk properly to yo–"
Reika cut her words and asked, "Do you want to join me in taking good care of Kai?"
Lian Li was taken aback and asked in a serious voice, "Reika, are you sure about this? This is not a joke. You just broke up with your ex, and now he's trying to pursue another woman in front of you, and above all, it's your friend."
Reika flinched, hearing her concern and at the same time stating a fact, "I know."
"Then why?"
Reika didn't answer eventually as she thought about what she would say for her to believe in Kai. Sharing someone is a really ridiculous act as being selfish is human nature, and at the same time, some laws do not accept polygamy. After thinking for a while, Reika said, "I believe in him."
"You believe in someone who's eyeing another girl than you?"
"Yes."
"Are you…"
Reika knows what she's going to say and cuts her off. "I know... I'm an idiot. I accepted that scum as my boyfriend, and now I fell for someone who I just met. I knew it all along," Reika said as she started to tear up.
And she continued, "But I can't help it... I really regretted it when I fell for that scum, but I don't regret falling for Kai, he's different."
Reika closed her eyes, remembering their first ridiculous encounter and the memories they shared in just one day. It's only been a day, but Kai has already provided all the things that her ex couldn't.
"He's different... The feelings I felt for him are so magical that I don't think I can feel them for anyone other than him. I felt like I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn't seize this opportunity to be with him…
"And after thinking earlier, I also want you to experience it with me. I want you to feel what I felt too… I know that you also felt it too. Your gaze towards him shows it."
"W-what? W-what are y–"
"You don't need to deny it… I also felt it. This is also one of the magical things that I realized when I accepted him as my man. I can feel what he feels, and I can feel if someone is having a fancy for him or if someone has bad intentions."
"W-what are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? This is not some fantasy world or movies, this is the real world, Reika!"
Reika shook her head and said "That's why I told you earlier that you wouldn't understand..."
Reika curled up her lips and said, "Since you don't believe me, then you can only feel and experience it on your own when Kai conquers you too... and if that happens, we will not only be friends, we will be real sisters with a knot tied to a single man."
Lian LI was really shocked when she heard Reika, and her demeanor seemed to change too. She couldn't believe that her friend, who was timid and a scaredy-cat, now looked like a different person. 'Is this the influence of that man?'
Her eyes then fell towards a handsome boy who was walking towards them, holding his and Reika's bags.
"Sorry for the wait… Should we go home now?"