Chapter 534: Erina comes to the door
Chapter 534: Erina comes to the door
Who is it?
With honey blonde hair and a Totsuki Academy school uniform.
The girl who had just yelled at Alice was Erina.
At first Erina was just holding back her anger at Alice who had stolen information about Eiji from Hisako since yesterday because she was busy with food research and her job as a food tester.
After all, not only was she a chef— as the owner of God's Tongue, she was a famous food critic!
With her cousin's thieving nature, Erina naturally knew the girl would definitely look for Eiji. However, she didn't expect that today Alice would ask permission to take a day off from school so that she could go to Eiji's house early in the morning.
She was ahead of her and based on what Eiji's inner voice had been saying since an hour ago— Alice seemed to be seducing the boy with her body! Otherwise, Eiji wouldn't have praised her beauty and said that she was a few centimeters bigger than her cousin.
Erina didn't know what exactly Eiji meant. But one thing was certain... when she first heard this. Not only was she angry, her expression frightened Hisako.
Erina hurriedly told Hisako to cancel all her schedules this morning because she had to stop Alice!
And fortunately before Alice went any further, especially when Eiji mentioned something about Alice wanting him to be her boyfriend— Erina who was escorted by the beautiful maid named Noel did not think too much about the beautiful women she saw when she first entered Eiji's house.
At the moment, her focus was only on Alice who was sitting in front of Eiji.
Alice who saw her cousin's arrival was dumbfounded of course and even looked a little scared.
Still, she quickly calmed herself and smiled.
"Erina, why did you come here?"
"Why?" Erina raised one of her eyebrows and said coldly. "I should be the one asking you that, Alice. Who gave you the right to represent me to thank Seiya-kun?"
[What a surprise. Not only Alice suddenly came to my house. Now Erina is coming too!]
[Still, why is Erina calling me by my last name now? When I saved her a few days ago, she clearly agreed to call me by my first name.]
[Hey this is sad... Is tsundere Erina online? She's too embarrassed to show how close our relationship is in front of her cousin.]
Eiji was a little disappointed, but not surprised by Erina's arrival as he could sense her presence from the moment she set foot in front of his house.
Noel looked at Eiji with an apologetic look because she thought she had come at an inopportune time for interrupting the good thing Eiji and Alice were doing.
However, Eiji winked at the woman as a sign that she had done nothing wrong.
Or rather, it was a good thing to have Alice and Erina in the same room with a handsome boy at the center.
In Chinese novels, this is a situation often called Shura Field!
Basically a situation involving two women who have a relationship or interest in a man and will fight each other for him.
Instead of panicking, Eiji was happy with his current situation.
I feel like a harem protagonist now.
[Wasn't it long before this that you were always like that? I mean you have a harem like a harem protagonist, host.]
'Oh you're right. But Miss System, you don't understand. The past is the past and the present is the excitement I feel now when two beautiful girls are fighting over me.'
[...I understand.]
[In short you should be careful not to say that using your inner voice. Otherwise, the two girls might slap you.]
No, Miss System. You don't seem to understand.
Not only Miss System, but Erina also didn't understand what Eiji was saying in his inner voice.
How close is our relationship? W-We can't even be called close!
And I'm not a tsundere!
Erina didn't want to admit that what Eiji said wasn't completely wrong. Her tsundere mode was online now, even though when Eiji saved her earlier, she agreed to call him by his first name.
She was still too embarrassed to do so in front of Alice.
However, Erina didn't know the girl could also hear Eiji's inner voice and thought she and Eiji had such a relationship!
Alice was a little annoyed. She narrowed her red eyes and her smile gradually became stronger.
"As your cousin. I certainly have the right to represent you, Erina."
"Shameless! Alice, you even dare to steal information from Hisako!"
"Tsk! Erina, you are naive. That information belongs to my dear cousin so I can also look at it as I please."
"Alice... You're always like this. Can you stop stealing your cousin's things?!" Erina pointed at her cousin's face with a trembling finger. Her breasts which were slightly smaller than Alice's were moving up and down.
However, overall she was no less beautiful than her cousin.
Eiji enjoyed watching the two girls bicker. He was in no hurry to stop their argument.
Without being told, Asia understood him very well. She refilled the tea in his cup. As for Noel? She gave him a bowl of popcorn.
"Hmph!" Alice snorted, she folded her hands under her big breasts and proudly said, "No way, I can't do that. Bothering Erina is my hobby."
"You...!"
Erina's blood pressure rose, Alice always managed to get her so angry and screaming that her throat hurt.
She had the urge to slap the girl's face.
However, she only thought about it and could still refrain from committing violent acts.
As annoying and sad as it was to admit, Alice was her cousin.
And this might be her revenge. In fact when they were little, Erina still remembered she was the one who first bullied Alice by stealing her dolls and candies.
However, she only did it a few times and Alice? She repaid her ten times over!
What Alice had done was definitely outrageous enough as she had repeatedly violated her cousin's privacy.
Since childhood the girl had always been like this. Erina couldn't even remember how many times Alice had provoked her and taken things that belonged to her.
It made Erina always try to avoid Alice because she didn't want to deal with her. In the past, she was relieved when she heard the news that the girl would follow her father to study cooking in Denmark for five years.
However, in high school. Just like her, Alice returned to Japan and joined Totsuki Academy.
It had been over a year since she had seen the girl again and yes, there was no shortage of times when she had annoyed her.
"Erina, by the way. Since you bothered to come here after knowing I was representing you..." Alice grinned and said, "Are you afraid of me stealing the boy you like?"
"Wh-What? What nonsense are you saying, Alice!"
Erina who previously wore a cold expression when facing her cousin suddenly blushed.
She couldn't help but glance at Eiji and was astonished to see him eating popcorn while watching them.
Even so—
"I don't hate Seiya-kun and only feel grateful to him! I came here to stop you and return the favor to him. Alice, you misunderstood."
"Heh... Is that really so? Eiji-kun, did you hear that? How did you feel after hearing what Erina said?" Alice couldn't believe what she was saying and was now asking Eiji.
There was a devilish smile on her face.
This action made Erina even more embarrassed and angry.
For some reason, she felt panicked and even a little scared to hear Eiji's answer. This is Alice's fault!
Why is she so stubborn in this matter?!
Wait, come to think of it maybe this is the reason why the girl preceded her to come to Eiji's house and try to seduce the boy.
Because she thought Eiji was the boy she liked, Alice wanted to snatch him away from her.
Erina sneered.
She looked at Eiji because she was sure he would clear up Alice's misunderstanding because... Ahem! Although she admitted after that boy saved her, she thought of him quite often.
Well, she was a little interested and had a good impression of him.
The things she heard from Eiji's inner voice for a few days also made Erina realize that the boy seemed to have relationships with many women. She wouldn't admit that she felt uncomfortable because of that but—
The things she heard, especially the voice of the boy called protagonist Tomoya yesterday made Erina wonder everything Eiji said about her and even Alice was the heroine...
Is that true?
Eiji doesn't seem like an ordinary person. He said he and the women who lived in his house had superpowers.
Erina wouldn't believe it before seeing the proof with her own eyes. Still, what Eiji said made her—
"Well... It doesn't feel bad. I mean it's normal, Alice. Erina and I have only met twice now."
"Even though I've saved her from some guys who wanted to beat her up. How could Erina fall in love with me because of that?"
"Only women in novels, manga and anime would fall for a man that quickly."
Eiji shook his head when he said that and his expression looked indifferent.
He didn't notice the flat stares of Asia and even Noel at all. I mean they and the other women in his harem were examples of the women he mentioned.
To be able to say that without blushing— as expected of you.
And logically, Erina is the heroine of an anime.
So it's not impossible, right?
Unfortunately Erina didn't know this, she still didn't believe in her identity as a heroine. She was a little disappointed to hear what Eiji said indifferently because didn't that mean he didn't expect more from her?
He probably liked Alice more because he praised her beauty more than she did hers.
Erina bit her lip and glared at Alice because this was obviously her doing! That girl must have deliberately manipulated her to say that in front of Eiji and make her feel wronged.
What Erina thought was not wrong. Alice laughed in her heart, she was very happy to see Erina's ugly expression. She knew that the girl was a tsundere who would definitely not admit her true feelings easily.
So to humiliate her, she just needed to use reverse psychology.
Just as she had hoped. Even if Erina really liked Eiji because he had saved her, she would not admit it and say otherwise.
At most the girl would say she only felt grateful to Eiji.
Heh. Erina, you loser!
For Alice who was always defeated by Erina in cooking. Beating that girl in other things made her feel great satisfaction.
However, at this moment—
Alice and Erina were surprised.
Or rather that's what Eiji said from his mouth.
But from his heart?
[Erina only feels grateful to me... I'm so disappointed. I thought she would at least like me as much as I liked her when I first saw her slapping the chef and the waiters at the restaurant with her words.]
[Erina is not only very beautiful, she's also a brave girl. She dared to hate without fear of being hated by others. I couldn't help but fall in love with her in such a short time.]
[It would be great if a girl like her became one of my wives.]
"!!!" Everyone.
Miss System and Leme clapped their hands.
Miss System: Crazy! Host, you're crazy! Oh and you're also very shameless.
Leme: My king, my king! You are Leme's most manipulative contractor and a master at stealing women's hearts. Leme praises you, she's proud of you.
Miss System, Leme...
Although what Miss System said sounded like an insult and a compliment at the same time.
You two are embarrassing me...
Just kidding.
Eiji wasn't embarrassed at all.
He was happy, but he didn't know the group chat of the heroines who were currently talking about him.
[Yukino: Bah! This guy's love is so cheap!]
[Mai: I agree with what Yukino said. I think as long as it's a beautiful woman with an unusual background. Eiji will like her.]
[Liese: Fufu. Aren't those beautiful women us?]
[Mai: Unfortunately yes. It's too late to get out of Eiji's pirate ship. He has stolen our hearts and bodies.]
[Rias: Oh Mai, just say you can't live anymore without him.]
[Mai: Sorry, but it's embarrassing.]
[Asia: Especially Eiji-kun's penis...]
[Liese: Don't forget his stamina!]
[Kuroka: His unlimited ammunition, nyaa!]
[Sona: Ehem! Girls, please control your lust.]
[Lala ✓: No harsh or dirty words in the group chat but if you're talking about Eiji... That's fine.]
[Eriri: Hey isn't that unfair? It's fine if what we're talking about is Eiji's body parts. But not when I insult Kasumigaoka Utaha with everything I have.]
[Utaha: Life isn't fair, Sawamura-san. You just need to get used to it and by the way... I still clearly remember who the blonde tsundere girl was who was singing like crazy when Eiji was banging on her back door.]
[Utaha: Tsk! It's so hot.]
[Eriri: Group leader! Group leader! The fat cow, Kasumigaoka Utaha is saying things that are against the rules. She should be punished! That bitch... *****]
[Ding! Eriri Spencer Sawamura has committed an offense due to her rant. The chat group decided to mute her for one hour].
The other chat group members fell silent. Nôv(el)B\\jnn
[Utaha: Pffft- hahaha!]
[Lala ✓: Sorry Eriri, but I'm not the one who can decide that. Did you forget?]
Eriri was very pitiful.
Meanwhile, Alice felt jealous of Erina and puffed up her cheeks like a pufferfish.
Erina would be happy to see the face made by that girl. But right now, she didn't even bother paying attention to her. She didn't dare to look at Eiji and turned her gaze downwards with a very red face.
Hearing what Eiji said in his heart was basically a confession to her. How could Erina Nakiri not be embarrassed?
Eiji actually likes her?!
He said he wanted her to be one of his wives!
Still, one of his wives?
Although that part made Erina feel something was wrong. The sweetness and butterflies flying in her heart made her ignore it.
She didn't know how to respond to what Eiji said and fortunately he said it in his heart.
Erina was so happy that she tried to hold back her smile and covered her mouth with one of her hands.
"Cih! Erina, cih!"
Alice clicked her tongue more than once to show her annoyance.
Erina finally remembered her annoying cousin. She looked at the girl with an arrogant look.
Sorry, Alice. Eiji seems to like me and is in love with me.
He has good eyesight.
In the end that loser is you, right?
Wait a minute!
Erina suddenly realized something. Why is Alice upset? Wasn't she unable to hear Eiji's inner voice?
Alice also suddenly realized something. Why did Erina whose expression was ugly when she heard what Eiji said suddenly look so happy?
Erina: Don't tell me, Alice too...
Alice: I thought I was the only one who awakened superpowers. But it looks like Erina too...
The two girls looked at each other with strange expressions.
Wordlessly, they were able to understand why they were looking at each other with such gazes.
Not just one of them, both of them could actually hear Eiji's voice!
Eiji looked at the silent understanding between Alice and Erina with a smile. His inner voice operation was successful.
It worked as usual.
This development was good.
Next, he just needed to choose the operation that suited the situation and score points back and forth between the two girls. In the end— sooner or later, they would both be in the same bed with him.
Ehem! Forget what I said. I don't know anything about this situation.
I'm the dense protagonist.
I don't know why the two girls are looking at each other.
[Host, is it necessary to pretend to be stupid in your mind?]
Miss System, watch your words.
We're working here.
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