In a corner of the deck, the night breeze swept past.
While everyone was still reeling from that "heartfelt sincerity critical hit," Lin Xiao pretended to adjust his cuffs and quietly opened a private chat window in his mind.
[He Is Simply God]: "Little Kaguya. Since you've redeemed yourself with this contribution, I'll put this on your tab for now instead of crossing worlds to give you a Physical Exorcism."
[The Shut-In Princess of Eientei]: "Loyalty!! (Cat standing at attention and saluting.GIF)"
Immediately afterward, a certain shameless internet-addicted girl seized her chance at the speed of light and brazenly followed up with:
[The Shut-In Princess of Eientei]: "Then... my darling onii-chan~ Since I performed such a great feat in rescuing you, that position as your 'main wife'... shouldn't it naturally become mine... (Fly frantically rubbing its hands.GIF)"
[He Is Simply God]: "?????"
Question marks practically covered Lin Xiao's head. He nearly crushed the glowing screen in his mind right there on the deck:
[He Is Simply God]: "Since when did you have a fucking main-wife position?! In your dreams! Go take your medicine!!"
Who could have imagined that those "god-tier survival lines," which had broken the awkward deadlock and struck precisely at both the tsundere's and the ice queen's weak spots, were actually an "emergency lifeline" Kaguya had frantically typed out in their private chat!
Meanwhile, far away in Gensokyo, at Eientei.
Under the dim corridor lights, Eirin Yagokoro held a tray of freshly prepared medicine. Her usually unruffled face now wore an indescribably speechless expression.
As Gensokyo's "Brain of the Moon," Eirin naturally could not see any chat interfaces or cross-world messages.
All she could see was her noble princess, who was usually too lazy even to crawl out of bed, sitting cross-legged under the kotatsu, solemnly saluting