A Battlefield of Love? It Was a Battlefield of Love, Right? It Was a Battlefield of Love!

(Heartfelt thanks to 'Yume no Shouyou' and 'Lei Xiang' for their rewards!)

"Although I looked into information about you, Natsuoto, before coming to Itogami Island and learned about your personality..."

Walking behind Natsuoto, La Folia stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Natsuoto's entire body from behind. "But now that I've actually met you, I feel like I really like you! You truly are such a good girl!"

Natsuoto immediately lowered her head shyly and squirmed awkwardly. However, La Folia's embrace was indeed quite comfortable, so she did not struggle free.

La Folia seemed very satisfied by Natsuoto's shyness. Then, her tone abruptly shifted as she spoke.

"Natsuoto, come back to the Ardygia Kingdom with me!"

The air immediately froze.

Natsuoto was stunned. She had not reacted at all to what kind of situation she was facing. Even when everyone around her turned their gazes toward her, she did not notice.

"Natsuoto..." Nagisa anxiously stepped forward, seeming to want to say something, but Kotori grabbed her hand and shook her head. Nagisa fell silent as well.

As everyone remained silent, the atmosphere gradually became heavy.

"Father has been looking forward to meeting you, and so has Grandfather. Your father too—although he has not returned yet, once you go back to the Imperial Palace, he will definitely come back!" Whether she noticed the heaviness in the air or not, La Folia continued with a smile.

"And grandmother wants to see you too. Ever since she learned about you, she has been angry at grandfather, but she has also been deeply concerned about you. Everyone wants to see you..."

Hearing that, Natsuoto also fell silent.

Her azure eyes swept across the surroundings, passing over Kotori, Nagisa, Yukina, and Kojo one by one before finally stopping on Wu Yan.

Faced with La