The traces of worry in Sakura's eyes vanished completely after she heard that, turning into dead silence as she calmly looked at Illya.
You clearly promised to help me deal with Aoko earlier!
"No, I'm not interested."
Aoko sensed the state of her body and felt that something was wrong. It seemed she had gone a little too far this time.
She forced herself to stand, but the feedback from her body was even worse than she had imagined.
"Sigh, do you need help?"
Putting everything else aside, given Aoko's condition, Sakura was rather worried about whether she could even make it home.
"So, how exactly did you provoke Big Brother?"
With a helpless sigh, Sakura carried Aoko on her back, temporarily putting aside some of her hostility. When even walking was a problem...
"I really don't know!"
Aoko could only smile bitterly. No matter how she thought about it, the bet had been perfectly fair!
"...I think it was because of what you said."
Fujino could barely stand watching any longer. How did someone with this level of intelligence become a Magus?
"What I said?"
Aoko still didn't understand.
"What did she say?"
Illya somehow produced a small stool from nowhere and sat down in an attentive listening pose.
Sakura quietly perked up her ears as well. She was very curious too.
"..."
How was she supposed to explain this?
"It was probably because you said you wanted a harem right after confessing..."
Fujino felt that she should never have opened her mouth. No matter how she put it, it felt a little wrong, but she still forced herself to explain.
And even if you really wanted a harem, your relationship had only just been confirmed—no, it had not even been confirmed yet—and you said it so openly.
What