"Why did you lose to her, Aoi? You're far stronger than me!" Void asked as he reached Aoi, who was still on the ground. She extended both hands, asking for a hug.
"We aren't kids anymore, dear," Void said, but he still embraced her while helping her to her feet.
"If I had done that, you wouldn't have given me this hug of yours, would you?" Aoi whispered in Void's ear.
"Now let me stay like this. There's the smell of that creepy woman all over you! It must be removed," Aoi said, hugging him tightly.
"I don't understand this. When I proposed to you yesterday, you said you weren't interested in me. And now here you are, hugging me like this?" Void asked, still holding her while using natural mana to help her stand.
"That's right! I still have no interest in you, but that doesn't change the fact that you're my fiancé by force, we can say," Aoi giggled, her voice sending chills down Void's spine as she whispered in his ear.
"This is bad! How can I forget that Aoi Takahashi is the smartest and most manipulative character? She caused me so many problems back then!"
"What do you think you're doing, failure?" Lumi snapped, her demon wings unfurled and her horns grown. She walked towards Void, her voice dripping with venom and her eyes blazing with anger. A dark aura surrounded her.
"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, miss, but if I'm not stronger than Aoi, it means you're just weak!" Void said with a warm, bright smile, his tone calm. Aoi burst into laughter, kissing him on the cheek.
"That's what makes you cute! But dear, she's not angry because you hurt her feelings!" Aoi said, still holding him close. Lumi stopped in her tracks, bewildered. "What the hell is wrong with him? He's this naive?"
"Eh? Then what made her angry? Wasn't she the one who threw that attack?" Void asked, his face confused.
"That's right, but she's angry because you copied her attack, which she perfected after a year of dedication and constant training!" Aoi said, playfully tugging at Void's shirt collar.
"Oh my god! I'm extremely sorry. I just threw it back because the mana essence of the previous spell was still there. I don't use such attacks. I can't even chant 'ice cube' without my katana, you know," Void said, bowing his head.
"What! Using mana essence is an A-rank skill that only a few can use! There's no way a man can use that! He's lying, mocking me!" Lumi thought, her anger rising. She was about to rush towards Void, shouting, "Void Middletown! I'll ki—" but she was stopped by Zoe.
"Don't say such things, dear. He's your half-brother, you know!" Zoe said as she came beside Void, trying to pull him away from Aoi. She lifted Void and gave him a passionate kiss. As she pulled back, she said, "He's my man from now on! And your brother-in-law!" Zoe licked her lips.
While Void tried to process what just happened, he thought, What the hell is going on? Aoi says she has no interest in me but still keeps up the skinship, while Zoe, who was full of bloodlust just moments ago and was trying to kill me, is now claiming me. Where am I stuck in? This wasn't part of the game at all! Well, it's not like I'm really playing a game.
Aoi snatched Void from Zoe as if he were a toy, but Zoe refused to give in. She grabbed one of Void's arms and pulled him to her side, while Aoi tugged at his other arm.
"He's my fiancé, miss. Don't you have any manners?" Aoi said, pulling.
"Who cares? I'm okay with sharing him! Besides, it's not like you really like him, do you?" Zoe retorted, pulling him to her side.
"How shameless you are! How can one share her husband? Whether I like him or not is my business!" Aoi snapped, pulling Void closer to her.
"Hmph! We dragons believe in soulmates, and we do anything to stay with them, even if it means sharing!" Zoe said, still pulling.
Suddenly, Cassey appeared, binding Aoi and Zoe in vines. "Vine Grasp!"
"You two really think you can have him this easily? Heheha," Cassey said, walking towards Aoi and Zoe. She brought Void closer, her laughter filled with possession and obsession. "Don't you dare cross your lines. I'm the first one who met him! We may maintain distance, but I know he loves me, right, Void?"
Cassey began playing with Void's soft cheeks. "You're mine, right, Void? Mine! Mine! Mine! Ahh!" Cassey chanted as if casting a spell.
What the hell is going on right now? Mother! Save me! Void screamed inwardly, though none of his distress was visible on the outside. As Cassey reveled in her moment of control over Void, she, Aoi, and Zoe were all bound in webs by Arcane.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, huh?" Arcane said, approaching Void and helping him stand in her arcane form.
"Thanks, Arcane," Void said, letting out a chuckle, thinking that everything had settled.
"Master has already claimed me as his woman! So stay away!" Arcane's comment made Void's soul leave his body for a moment.
"Not you too, Arcane!" Void cried, his voice breaking. "There, there, Master. Don't worry; you're safe!" Arcane said, patting Void's head and burying his face in her chest.
Meanwhile, Lumi, maddened and with nerves forming on her face, gritted her teeth. Her nails dug into her palm so hard that they drew blood. She had been ignored like tissue paper after sneezing, used and thrown away.
"What an ugly, disgusting being you are, you slut! Just die already!" Lumi yelled. "Arctic Blast!" A concentrated blast of frigid ice shot towards Void.