"I suspect Ryan is gay."
In a dim, pitch-black room, the whispers of two young women drifted through the air as Mayuna looked solemnly at her only friend.
"Gay? What's that?"
Tinasha had no idea why Mayuna had made the room's atmosphere so strange, but she still asked while eating the pudding that had been used to bribe her.
"It means someone who likes people of the same sex."
"Mmph! I'm not, I'm not..."
The green-haired imperial princess seemed to have choked badly, though fortunately pudding was soft enough to swallow easily. She then nervously denied something.
"I wasn't talking about you. That brat Ryan clings to Ruben all day whenever he has nothing to do. He definitely has ulterior motives. Besides, at most you're a lesbian."
Mayuna rudely called Ryan, who was far older than her, a brat. Thinking back on what had happened a few days ago made her grit her teeth in anger. As a Magic God, she had actually been tricked by a Grand Magus using such a petty scheme! Her carelessness had played a part in it too. Who could have imagined that the seemingly proper captain would do something as filthy as stealing someone away? The incident had been listed among the magic girl's lifelong humiliations, and she had to find a way to get revenge.
"Ahem, I don't think Ruben likes men."
Tinasha wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. In her impression, Ruben might have been somewhat cold, but he was not without emotions. At the very least, he cared greatly about Mayuna. Couldn't she see that herself?
"That's only because you don't think so. Ruben can reject even women who practically throw themselves at him, and he isn't even happy that a beautiful woman like me is willing to live with him.