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"How about a sleepover? Just for tonight they get to experience the ultimate team bonding session where they spend the night together!"
…
"Do I get a say on that?"
"Nope, and that's my last order for today since I think it's about time I… hit the bed back in my luxurious manor!"
Did we even need to hear that? At this point my sanity was reaching a new low as I found once again reminded that my boss was a madman with questionable tastes in matchmaking 'families' together.
Raynare suddenly gasped. "Does that mean we get to share the same bed together~?"
I could imagine her mind swiftly pulling her in a daydream where she was stuck between us guys and bombed with compliments and other silly stuff while she enjoyed a blissful night.
But I knew exactly what she needed to hear to return back to reality.
"Nope. We got the couch."
She tensed up, a loud whine leaving her mouth as she called this a 'terrible blunder'. The scene didn't expand more than that, and I found myself enjoying the final bits of my dinner in peace.
Once Azazel went out of the house to leave us be and Baraqiel went back to his room, things started to grow particularly frustrated as the night soon began to turn particularly… chatty.
And boy, was I surprised by how laid-back things eventually turned out to be…
Just like it had been back at the dining table, our current positions in the couch followed a similar pattern.
I was sitting in the middle, with Raynare lying her head down on some pillows by the left edge of the sofa, with her feet resting on my lap near to my kneecaps and Vali picking the furthest seat away from me on the right side.
Since Kunou decided to go and sleep back in my room together with Kimiko, I was left to handle the duo on my own as we tried to catch on some sleep.
Turning on the TV, we quickly ended up getting interested by one of those late night quiz shows about absurd trivia that was hosted by a supernatural TV channel.
Surprisingly enough, it was the Fallen Angel that was the most enticed by the program, soon turning to the mere watching of the show in a competition among us to try and figure out which of the answers was the correct one.
I wasn't sure what kind of 'reward' the 'winner' was going to get. Maybe nothing considering we were all too taken by the challenge than by the prize at the end of the road.
"'Who is the strongest Martial Artist in the world'? The choices are all tough," Raynare muttered with a frown.
"I believe Ranma Saotome is a little bit stronger than Kenichi Shirahama," I quietly pointed out, nodding as I had just a minor doubt on that one.
"It could be the opposite if Saotome still trains," Vali rebuked. "It's known that between the two, Shirahama is the one that never stopped training ever since he married."
I nodded, still grasping at the fact that these two 'giants' were part of the big world. I was tempted to visit and get an autograph but… I knew that the world had them harassed on a regular basis.
Adding more pressure to the annoyances them and their family were subjected to would just sound too disrespectful and frustrating.
"I wonder why they put Kaku Kaioh. I don't think he can stand well against those that have dabbled in magic and other supernatural boosts,"
The Fallen Angel added before huffing. "Like seriously, venerable master and all of that but..."
"He is old and he can't exactly counter magical techniques?" I guessed, drawing a distracted nod from Raynare.
"Yeah… maybe it's the trick answer to pull a prank on idiots that don't know that."
…
"So, Ranma or Kenichi?" The girl asked the two of us, and we spoke up at once.
"Ranma-"
"Kenichi-"
Sensing some disturbance in this very moment, we both shared a tense look. He was adamant on his decision, and I was nonetheless determined with my selection to concede defeat just like that.
Plus, it was a simple thing, so why would he want to exert that much pressure about it?
"Ranma should still be strong enough to handle Kenichi."
"He is too busy with his brats to care for competitive fighting," The half-Devil explained in return. "And Kenichi is still training together with Hayato Furinji which, while retired, is still the stronger Martial Artist in the world."
"How about we just listen and see who is right?"
The proposal barely got us out of our little staring contest as the host of the show slowly brought up the answer to that question.
Looking at the tiny paper holding the truth, the smiling old man lifted his stare up to look at the active camera before speaking up.
"The correct answer is… Kaku Kaioh!"
...
"What?" I muttered in confusion, trying to make sense of that stupid situation when Vali finally caught on the real issue that was behind this bizarre answer.
"She messed up the question," The silver-haired young man pointed out. "It wasn't about 'the strongest', it was about 'the oldest'."
We both gave Raynare a confused look, her stare 'surprisingly' enough shying away that much attention. Her stare soon returned to us and she tried to appear as innocent as she could.
"It was a mistake of the program."
"It's not," Vali commented dully.
"Well, I've confused one word with the other."
"The words aren't even that similar."
"I'm sleepy," She ultimately lamented. "It's not my fault my brain isn't as active as yours is at this hour of the night."
"We're far from midnight," The half-Devil remarked. "How are you tired now?"
"It's been a… long day," The Fallen Angel confessed before letting out a long yawn. "And... I need some sleep."
I suppose she had been training earlier on today. I could see some legitimate drowsiness shown by her strained look as she nuzzled more on her pillows, enjoying the warmth and the comfy sensation those offered to her head.
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