He saw Ōtsutsuki Hi lying motionless on the ground.
What had happened? Had something else occurred while he and Ōtsutsuki Koto were discussing the Dao?
Kitahara Kaede cautiously approached Ōtsutsuki Hi.
After confirming that Ōtsutsuki Hi was indeed lying there like a corpse,
he boldly moved closer.
"Hey, why don't you come over and see what's wrong with this guy from your clan?"
Kitahara Kaede called out to Ōtsutsuki Koto.
Only then did she seem to come back to her senses and walk over toward him.
After glancing at Ōtsutsuki Hi twice, she said blandly,
"It's nothing serious. He'll be fine after sleeping for a while."
"He's fine? That's good. Otherwise, it'd be awful if I somehow ended up taking the blame."
Kitahara Kaede said indifferently.
Then he looked at Ōtsutsuki Koto.
"Koto, did you forget something?"
Ōtsutsuki Koto said coldly,
"Forget? Forget what? I just lost, didn't I?"
Kitahara Kaede could clearly feel the change in Ōtsutsuki Koto's personality.
At the very least, Ōtsutsuki Koto had been far gentler before.
She had been the ideal wife in many people's eyes.
But now...
Kitahara Kaede could only say that it was too painful to look at.
But soon, Kitahara Kaede felt the temperature beside him rise.
Ōtsutsuki Koto had come over.
She looked at Kitahara Kaede with thirty percent anger, thirty percent shyness, and forty percent respect.
"I'll honor the wager. But you need the ability to take me off the ancestral star."
Kitahara Kaede froze slightly.
"So proactive? Should I be a little more proactive too?"
Ōtsutsuki Koto gritted her teeth.
In the end, she still put aside her pride.
"Do as you please. I'm your maid now, anyway."
Kitahara Kaede did not think much of it.
"You said it yourself, you're my maid. From now on, you need