Invincible Me Only Wants to Slack Off

Was it for Marin? That gentle older cousin wasn't home right now, and as a "family member," she felt obligated to defend Marin's "rights"? Or... was it for herself?

Seeing Chen Tian show that kind of indulgent, casual closeness to another girl—especially someone as noble, flawless in appearance and bearing as Shinomiya Kaguya—stirred a fierce, inexplicable surge of irritation and... bitterness inside her, like her territory had been violated.

Rin's outburst was full of force. Even Artoria, who had been focused on enjoying her cake, paused and glanced at her with slight surprise.

Sakura's sweet smile deepened. She propped her chin on one hand, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons, and watched with keen interest as she scanned between her furious sister, the flustered Shinomiya Kaguya, and Chen Tian's helpless expression, as if she were watching a brilliant silent comedy.

She even feigned innocence, "muttering" just loud enough for the other side of the table to catch: "Saber, look—Brother-in-law is 'caring for' another Young Miss again..."

Chen Tian's eyelid twitched at Sakura's fuel-adding "mutter."

This little devil was still fanning the flames!

Without a second thought, he reached out and pressed his hand onto Sakura's soft blue head, messing it up without mercy!

"Wah!" Sakura let out a short, startled yelp.

Her carefully styled hair instantly turned into a messy bird's nest, with a few strands playfully sticking up.

She lifted her face, those big eyes instantly misting over as she looked at Chen Tian with a pitiful pout, her long lashes fluttering.

To make matters worse, her innocent face, paired with a figure already surpassing her peers, made her aggrieved expression twice as lethal—enough to melt even the hardest heart.

"Chen Tian—!!"

Seeing her sister's pitifully "bullied" state, the last thread of reason in Rin's mind snapped with a loud crack!

All pretense of Tohsaka Family elegance and Young Miss dignity was thrown out the window!

Like an angry kitten whose tail had been stepped on, she shrieked and lunged at Chen Tian!

Rin moved with startling speed. Her long, powerful legs sprang up, wrapping around Chen Tian's waist like flexible vines!

In an instant, she was clinging to him like a human pendant!

Caught off guard by the sudden "human ornament," Chen Tian stumbled back a step, quickly bracing his hands under Rin's thighs as she opened her mouth, bared her small, white teeth, and bit down hard on his solid shoulder!

"Hiss—!" Chen Tian sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.

This little terror really bit down!

"Don't bully Sakura! Idiot! Pervert Brother-in-law!" Rin growled indistinctly, grinding her teeth against the muscle of his shoulder while her feet locked tight around him, clinging like a koala.

The air in the dining room froze solid.

Artoria set down her fork, staring at the chaotic scene before her, forgetting even her cake as a hint of bewilderment flickered in her clear eyes.

The blush on Kaguya's face vanished instantly. Watching another girl hanging off Chen Tian, she covered her mouth, which had fallen open in shock, and the last traces of shyness in her gaze were replaced by an extremely complex, indescribable emotion.

Hayasaka Ai's face was expressionless, but her sharp eyes darted between Rin, Chen Tian, and Sakura. Her body instinctively shifted slightly in front of Kaguya, her vigilance at its peak.

Sakura, with her messy hair, blinked her watery eyes, looking at her sister, who was "avenging" her by clinging to Brother-in-law, then at Chen Tian, who was grimacing in pain. Slowly, very slowly, the corners of her mouth curled up into a subtle smile.

"I'm home~ Tian Jun~ Did you take Rin-chan and Sakura-chan to school...?"

Marin's energetic voice burst into the dining room like sunshine, but it cut off abruptly as she took in the scene before her.

At the entrance, Kitagawa Marin's bright smile froze completely.

Her beautiful eyes went wide, locked onto the center of the dining room.

There, her boyfriend Chen Tian had his hands resting naturally on the thighs of her cousin, Tohsaka Rin—thighs clad in black knee-high socks, taut and elegantly shaped.

And Rin was clinging to Chen Tian like a koala, her head buried in his neck, her body pressed tightly against his.

From Marin's angle, she couldn't see Rin biting him; she could only see the intimate pose of Rin nestling her face into Chen Tian's shoulder and neck.

Time seemed to freeze in that moment.

"Th-This is..." Marin's voice came out dry.

That soft sound was like a spell breaking the magic.

Rin jolted, lifting her head sharply from Chen Tian's shoulder, her face still bearing the remnants of her fierce bite and the flush from exertion.

She met Marin's dazed gaze in terror.

"Ma-Marin?!" Rin's voice cracked with unprecedented panic. "How... how are you back so soon?!"

"Rin-chan..." Marin's eyes darted between Chen Tian's hands on Rin's thighs and Rin's flushed cheeks. "You... and Tian Jun... when did..."

Rin tried to defend herself: "Marin! No! He started it—" But Marin didn't give her a chance.

"Enough!" Marin suddenly waved her hand, her usually sweet, smiling face turning stern and cold, carrying a gravity she'd never shown before.

She took a deep breath, her voice steady but laced with ice: "Now! Family meeting!"

Her gaze swept like a searchlight over the varied expressions of everyone in the dining room as she quickly issued orders:

"Artoria," she looked at Artoria, her tone absolute and commanding, "Please take Sakura-chan to school. Make sure you're on time."

Artoria swallowed her last bite of cake, glanced regretfully at the empty plate, then nodded solemnly without hesitation: "Understood. Leave it to me."

She stood up, her eyes sweeping over Chen Tian and Rin with a deep, unreadable look that seemed to say, "Master, you're on your own."

"As for you, Young Miss Shinomiya," Marin's sharp gaze locked onto Kaguya, so piercing that Kaguya instinctively straightened her back. "I apologize for the rudeness today, making you witness such... a chaotic scene."

Marin's tone was cold and distant, carrying the hostess's polite dismissal. "As for this idiot,"

She pointed at Chen Tian, then at herself. "I'm afraid we won't be able to fulfill our duties as students today. I'll trouble you to ask the school for leave on our behalf."

Shinomiya Kaguya opened her mouth, a storm of complex emotions surging in her eyes—shock at Rin's boldness, mild irritation at Kitagawa's forceful stance, an inexplicable concern for Chen Tian's situation, and a hint of grievance.

She wanted to say something, but when she met Kitagawa's eyes—calm on the surface yet hiding a tempest within—all her words lodged in her throat.

In the end, she merely lowered her head slightly, perfectly masking the turmoil in her gaze, and gave an impeccable bow.

"Rest assured, Kitagawa-san." Her voice remained cool as ever, but a keen ear could catch the tension. "I will... pass along the message."

Without another glance at Chen Tian, she turned, her skirt tracing an elegant yet slightly stiff arc.

"Hayasaka, let's go." Kaguya's voice regained its usual haughty chill.

"Yes, Young Miss." Hayasaka Ai immediately fell into step. As she passed Chen Tian, her calm, unreadable blue eyes gave him a long look—one laden with warning, scrutiny, and a trace of concern for her mistress's emotions.

Sakura had long since obediently taken her place beside Artoria. With her blue hair still tousled from Chen Tian's earlier ruffling, she flashed the three left behind—especially Chen Tian and Rin—a brilliant, gleefully smug smile.

She mouthed an exaggerated "Ooh~" with a look that screamed, "You're so screwed~" before skipping off with Artoria, leaving the scene of trouble behind.

In an instant, the bustling dining room emptied, leaving only suffocating silence.

Kitagawa coldly swept her gaze over Chen Tian, still frozen in place, and Rin, who had slid off him like a startled rabbit and now stood there at a loss. She jerked her chin toward the living room. "Living room. Now."

The atmosphere was as oppressive as the stillness before a storm.

Chen Tian had lost his usual easygoing composure. His tall frame sank into the single-seat sofa, one hand rubbing the shoulder Rin had bitten.

Tohsaka Rin, meanwhile, seemed nailed to another single-seat sofa. Her legs were pressed tightly together, her hands twisting the hem of her skirt, knuckles white from the strain.

Her normally lifted chin was now drooping, her gaze darting nervously across the carpet, utterly unable to look at Kitagawa—let alone Chen Tian.

The blush on her cheeks had long faded, replaced by a pale, nervous pallor. Her entire demeanor screamed "I messed up" and "What do I do?"

As for Kitagawa, she had settled into the long sofa in the center, facing the two of them, in an unprecedented "queenly" pose.

She crossed her legs elegantly, hands folded on her knee, back ramrod straight.

Sunlight streamed in through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Kitagawa's delicate face wore an expression unlike her usual self—like a queen gazing upon her unruly subjects.

She parted her cherry lips and deliberately mimicked the tone Chen Tian used with fawning collaborators—a bit lazy, a bit condescending—and said flatly:

"Go ahead. I'm listening."

That tone, that posture—she had overheard it a few times before, and now she imitated it flawlessly.

Chen Tian's head shot up. Seeing Kitagawa's stern little face mimicking him, he froze for a moment, then—

He couldn't help it. He burst out laughing.

Beside him, Rin also froze, staring blankly at Kitagawa. That tone... had she heard Chen Tian use it before?

Kitagawa's forced authority shattered instantly!

At Chen Tian's laugh, her deliberately cold mask cracked with an audible "snap." Her face flushed crimson, spreading all the way to her ears.

She stomped her foot in irritation, flustered and embarrassed, abandoning all pretense of a "queen's judgment."

She sprang up from the sofa and, copying Rin's earlier lunge, threw herself into Chen Tian's arms!

Under Rin's stunned gaze, she opened her mouth and bit down on Chen Tian's other solid shoulder.

"Ow, that hurts~" Chen Tian let out an exaggerated yelp of pain, but his face was barely holding back a grin.

Kitagawa released her bite, looked at the shallow teeth marks on his shoulder, wrinkled her cute little nose at him, and huffed.

Then she turned her head to look at Rin, who was still frozen like a wooden chicken in the other corner of the sofa.

Rin's mouth hung open, her eyes wide as saucers, her expression a mix of shock, bewilderment, and confusion—Sister Kitagawa... wasn't mad? Instead, she bit Tian Jun too?

When she met Kitagawa's clear gaze, Rin snapped back to reality, hurriedly closing her mouth. Her cheeks began to heat up again, and her voice was barely a whisper: "S-Sister Kitagawa... you're not mad?"

Kitagawa looked at Rin's anxious, guilty little face and let out a soft sigh.

She walked over, took Rin's slightly cold, nervous hand, and led her to sit together on the spacious long sofa.

"Rin," Kitagawa's voice returned to its usual gentleness, tinged with resignation, "I'm not mad. Or rather, I'm not mad that you bit him."

Rin's head shot up, looking at Kitagawa in confusion.

Kitagawa patted the back of her hand, her tone as calm as if she weren't talking about another girl "hanging off" her boyfriend. "I know how charming Tian Jun is. Especially girls who've seen his live concert—how many of them could resist being drawn in by his radiance in that moment? Getting lost in it, unable to pull yourself out—it's only natural."

She paused, as if stating an accepted fact.

Rin opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to retort, "I didn't!" But the words caught in her throat.

That sudden concert...

The figure radiant at center stage...

Those three songs that struck straight to the soul...

Her heart pounded uncontrollably at the memory.

Yes... maybe... that was when... something... had silently shifted...

Kitagawa watched Rin fall silent, her ears reddening, and understood everything clearly.

She didn't call her out on it, just shifted the topic, her tone turning serious. "Rin, it's not that I think there's anything wrong with you having feelings for Tian Jun."

Those words made Rin's lashes flutter violently. Her head drooped lower, almost burying into her chest.

She leaned closer to Rin, her voice dropping but every word crystal clear. "Right now... it's too early... too rushed... easy to... cause an accident. Some things, wait until after your birthday in two months, think them through, then talk, okay?"

Her gaze flicked meaningfully toward Chen Tian, who was still clutching his shoulder with an expression screaming "I'm in pain." "Before the free trial period ends, you need to get the 'product' manual and safety precautions straight."

Rin's mind exploded on the spot!

Sis Marin... what is Sis Marin saying?! What accident?! What product manual!

She... she's actually... worried about that?!

Rin's cheeks instantly flushed so red they could drip blood, steam practically rising from her head as she wished she could crawl into a crack in the floor!

"Sis Marin! You... what nonsense are you talking about! I don't... I'm going to school!" Rin shrieked incoherently, springing up from the sofa like a rocket. Without looking back, she stumbled and dashed out of the living room, leaving only a trail of panicked footsteps and the loud slam of the door.

Meanwhile, on the sofa, Chen Tian, still clutching his shoulder, was beyond "dumbfounded."

He slowly, stiffly turned his head to look at Marin, who sat there calm as if she'd just given a safety lecture.

He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

Chen Tian: ??????

He felt his CPU had completely fried.

A harem? Marin means to help me build a harem?

Even that Tohsaka Rin, who'd pick a fight with heaven and earth, arrogant to the bone... Marin thinks she's... an option too?

And the key point is... safety???

He stared at Marin, his eyes filled with cosmic-level confusion and disbelief.

Marin met his dazed gaze, blinked, and looked utterly innocent. "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Safety is really important, you know."

Chen Tian: "..."