Her entire scalp tingled.
Granted.
Setting aside his philandering remarks, he was a decent man, and highly compatible with her.
But was it not a little absurd to start expecting something from him just because they were compatible?
He was even her husband in another possible reality!!!
If hearing sounds in the middle of the night as though someone who sounded like herself was being filled up made one break out in a cold sweat—
Then the horrifying impact of this thought was clearly even greater than that earlier incident.
For Acheron, Megumin could be considered a distant relative who looked very much like her. It was unavoidable that she had accidentally overheard her distant relative having lewd fun with her man.
After all, she could hardly make them get plastic surgery and alter their voices.
That was pressure imposed upon her by the outside world.
Though it could not be changed, so long as her heart remained calm, everything would eventually settle down.
But developing improper thoughts toward her distant cousin's husband was clearly an internal problem.
Calm herself and reflect inwardly.
The conclusion was—she seemed to have suddenly developed improper thoughts about that man.
Though she did not know why such thoughts had emerged.
She could roughly determine that the signs had appeared after confirming that Megumin had an immense connection to her, perhaps even being her distant cousin.
Before that, she had merely considered Russell a good partner, not someone with whom she wished to be intimate.
Once she reached that conclusion—
She broke out in a cold sweat.
A woman had no interest upon first meeting a handsome man, yet suddenly felt desire after discovering he was her distant cousin's husband.
What kind of tendency was that?
There was obviously no need to say.
Could it