"An existence meant to serve me? Her? Kiara Sessyoin?"
The news was so shocking that Roland froze for quite a while. Only after firing off the questions in his mind in rapid succession did he focus on the girl whose beauty left one dazed.
He did not spoil the mood by asking why she could still know the inside story when Kiara Sessyoin had clearly fallen under the influence of Pāpīyas of the Sixth Heaven.
Though limited by her host body, {Shiki}, as a sensory extension of the Root, could not act with the same unrestricted freedom she had as a higher-dimensional consciousness, but operating from a human perspective also gave her more emotional and sensitive intuition.
Root Shiki did not answer the question immediately. Instead, she silently opened her arms to Roland.
"Strictly speaking, you're playing the mother's role, so why are you even more spoiled than Shiki?"
At the sight, Roland gave her a helpless look and voiced his complaint.
Despite his words, he honestly wrapped his arms around the girl's delicate yet voluptuous body.
Though her proportions fell slightly short of Kiara Sessyoin's as she lay beside them, the sense of reassurance brought by that pure, serene, exquisite beauty was unparalleled.
As he stroked her long black hair, smooth as silk, Roland still had yet to find anything that could replace that balance poised perfectly between wandering fantasies and satisfaction.
"It's precisely because I play that role that I should seize every opening and grab every opportunity within reach, isn't it?"
{Shiki} reached out and poked Roland's cheek, smiling brightly.
That intensely mischievous smile did nothing to mar her perfection. Instead, it added a touch of inviting charm.
Only after wrapping her arms around Roland's neck and arranging him to her liking for quite a while did