RNP Page 142
Page 142
"Look, since your group wants to cooperate with me, then cooperation means we're allies. And allies are comrades, right?"
"We also denounced Bayonetta, that awful big-breasted woman."
"Isn't that what friends are all about?"
Su Hui met Merlin's gaze calmly, a gentle smile on his lips, and offered a self-consistent explanation.
It's clearly a far-fetched argument, but it sounds surprisingly reasonable.
Receiving this answer, in particular, seemed to have an additional significance for Merlin.
She stared wide-eyed at Su Hui, her beautiful, blood-red eyes wide with disbelief.
She secretly glanced at her legs clad in white lace stockings, and then felt the weight of her body, which had been greatly weakened.
A sense of unease and inferiority, stemming from the depths of one's heart, quietly emerged.
After hesitating for a moment, I finally asked the question that was on my mind most.
Even if... even if I'm just an avatar?
"You...you won't look down on me, will you?"
When she asked that question, her voice carried a nervousness and anticipation that she herself was unaware of.
Su Hui's smile remained unchanged, and his tone was still gentle.
"You are you, there's no such thing as being in two places at once."
Why should I look down on my friends?
He looked into Merlin's bloodshot eyes, which were slightly moist with tension, and spoke clearly, word by word.
"So, we are friends."
Merlin's breath seemed to freeze for a moment.
She stared blankly at Su Hui, something flickering in her beautiful eyes.
She opened her mouth, then nervously pursed her lips, her blood-red pupils filled with apprehension. "Won't...won't bully me?"
"Tell me who dares to bully you!"
Upon hearing this, Su Hui put on a stern face and pretended to be angry, saying, "I'll get revenge for you right now! Is it Bayonetta? Let's go find her and cause her trouble!"
"No, no, no!"
Seeing Su Hui's sudden change of expression, Merlin, thinking he was really angry, quickly reached out to pull him away to stop him.
Merlin felt deeply moved, and his tense nerves completely relaxed at that moment.
The frightened little animal look it had before had disappeared.
Instead, there was a slightly silly, genuinely bright smile.
“I’m sorry… … ”
She suddenly let out a silly laugh that was hard to decipher.
Her previously tense and stiff body completely relaxed, and she leaned back, her petite and soft body resting against Su Hui's chest. She even took the initiative to find a comfortable position to rub against him.
Those calves, clad in white lace stockings, began to swing merrily in the air once more.
"what the hell……"
Merlin raised his head, his blood-red eyes sparkling, looking at Su Hui's profile, and muttered in a lazy, slacker tone with a long, drawn-out ending.
"So it turns out you're a good person after all."
"A good person?"
Su Hui repeated the word in a low voice, a playful smile appearing on his face.
He reached out and gently ruffled Merlin's long, smooth, silvery-white hair.
The movements were as natural as comforting a pet that was close to the owner.
The girl comfortably squinted her eyes, her petite body completely limp, like a boneless cat, lazily leaning against Su Hui's chest.
"Um……"
She let out a satisfied groan, completely letting down her guard.
She completely relaxed, using Su Hui's embrace as her most comfortable pillow.
Seeing her completely unguarded appearance, Su Hui smiled and said, "Since we're friends, there's no need for us to be so polite."
"Anything you want to know, just ask me."
Merlin tilted her delicate face up, her blood-red eyes gleaming with a cunning light, giving off an air of "I'm very generous."
"Don't worry! I'll tell you everything I know! We're friends!"
She patted her small, flat chest, looking quite magnanimous, as if to say, "Leave it to me."
Su Hui's smile deepened.
That's exactly what he wanted to hear.
However, she just finished speaking.
"Guluulu——"
An untimely, crystal-clear sound came from Merlin's abdomen, shattering the warm and harmonious atmosphere in the living room.
The sound is very loud.
It looked particularly out of place in the quiet living room.
Merlin's smile froze instantly.
The expression on his face changed from smug to frozen in place.
The air seemed to freeze at that moment.
next second.
A visible blush spread rapidly from her fair neck like a tide, instantly turning her entire delicate face red, even the tips of her ears turned bright red.
"..."
Merlin sprang up from Su Hui's arms like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, frantically covering her stomach with her small hands, trying to cover up the evidence.
I was so embarrassed at that moment that I wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
"You...you misheard!"
She stubbornly tried to explain.
"That's not my stomach growling! Absolutely not!"
"It's...it's the sofa! Yes, it's the sofa making that noise!"
She tried to remain calm as she explained, but her eyes darted around nervously, avoiding eye contact with Su Hui.
That guilty yet stubborn look was absolutely adorable.
Su Hui remained silent.
He simply looked at her quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips.
But Su Hui's smile only made Merlin more flustered.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle—!"
As if protesting her owner's words, her stomach growled louder and longer once again.
This time, the sound was so loud that even Merlin himself could no longer deceive himself.
Now, they can't even find an excuse.
"ah--!"
The girl let out a heart-wrenching scream of shame and indignation, curling herself into a ball.
Her fair face turned so red it was almost bleeding, and she curled up into a small ball, wishing she could dig a hole in the sofa and bury herself in it.
She buried her face deeply in her knees, her calves, clad in delicate white lace stockings, instinctively curling up, her toes pressed tightly together, even her toes wriggling awkwardly inside the stockings, as if making a silent protest.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…
The image is completely ruined!
The image of a "reliable friend" that had been painstakingly built up collapsed instantly!
Seeing Merlin's adorable expression, as if he wished he could die on the spot, Su Hui finally couldn't help but chuckle.
Su Hui finally couldn't help but chuckle.
Merlin pouted, blinked, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing her adorable expression, almost bursting with embarrassment, Su Hui finally stopped teasing her.
He reached out and gently patted the small back that was trembling slightly with shame.
"Alright, stop hiding."
"My good friend, I'm hungry too."
Su Hui's voice was gentle, with a hint of a smile, easily defusing her awkwardness.
"Want to grab something to eat together?"
The petite figure, nestled in the sofa, paused.
She slowly and cautiously raised her small head, and secretly glanced at Su Hui with her bloodshot eyes, which were watery with shame.
Seeing Su Hui's gentle smile and sincere eyes, she nodded vigorously, her little head bobbing like she was pounding garlic.
……
In the spacious and bright restaurant, long tables were laden with sumptuous food.
Sizzling, fragrant premium Wagyu beef steaks, golden and crispy fried chicken, ice-cold sodas, and a variety of exquisite desserts and fruits.
And at the head of the table.
The demigod mage, who had been so ashamed of his rumbling stomach, was now feasting without a care in the world.
She held a fork in her left hand and a knife in her right, her movements clumsy yet full of power, quickly cutting the steak on the plate that was as big as half her face, and then stuffing it into her mouth in big bites.
“Umm ugh ugh…”
Its cheeks were bulging out, like a hamster hoarding food.
There was still a little bit of oily sauce stuck to the corner of his mouth, making him look both funny and cute.
Beside her was a can of chilled cola.
After finishing a large piece of beef, she would pick up the can of soda, tilt her head back, and gulp it down.
"ha--!"
The cool, stimulating liquid slid down her throat, and she let out a satisfied exhale. Her beautiful, blood-red eyes narrowed comfortably, and her face radiated a glow of happiness.
Su Hui sat opposite her, resting his chin on his hand, watching her wolf down her food with a smile.
He didn't speak until she had devoured the entire steak in a flash, his voice calm as if he were chatting.
"Judging from your expression, it seems like you haven't had such good food in a long time?"
"Woo..."
Upon hearing Su Hui's words, Merlin, with food in his mouth, mumbled a reply, but his hands did not slow down at all.
The delicious food made her completely forget all her previous reserve and pretense.
“I remember Bayonetta saying that you were treated like a VIP by those big shots in Washington, right?”
Su Hui's eyes flickered slightly.
"Doesn't Your Excellency the President... have offered you something to satisfy your cravings?"
Upon hearing this question, Merlin abruptly stopped swallowing.
Next second,
She looked up, and on her small face, which was covered in sauce, she wore an expression of utter grievance, her eyes instantly filling with tears.