Another heavy blow came. Margaret seized the opportunity, sharply tilting her shield to one side. Beneath her fair skin, almost all her muscles were activated, and a faint golden glow emanated from above.
The Nearl Family's Originium Arts of Light had many different functions, with the degree of inclination varying from person to person. Using light to form armor and enhance muscle strength was one of its ingenious uses.
The heavy attack instantly bent Margaret's knees. It was an absolutely irresistible force, as if a mobile city was pressing down on her.
Initially, with Skadi deliberately controlling her strength, Margaret was directly smashed to her knees. Although it didn't break Margaret's bones, it almost shattered her confidence.
However, fortunately, Margaret herself was a determined person. Goki only comforted her a few times, and Margaret regained her confidence, excitedly asking Skadi to hit her harder, making one wonder if she had awakened some strange hobby.
But this time, Margaret skillfully deflected the force, causing the sword to be deflected to one side, and finally—
Bang—
Skadi watched her greatsword bounce off, a hint of relief appearing on her calm expression. Then, her red eyes lit up, and she brought the greatsword down again, and the two began to spar in earnest.
And Goki, watching their fight, also nodded with satisfaction.
He wasn't happy because of Margaret's progress; Margaret's strength was already considerable, and sparring merely accelerated the unleashing of her potential.
What Goki appreciated were the two girls' slender and strong fair legs, and how with each collision, Skadi's and Margaret's two ponytails would dance in the air, and crystal clear sweat beads would scatter freely.
More importantly, as the battle between the two intensified, sweat gradually soaked their athletic clothes, and the household athletic wear Goki specially bought for them revealed some of the colors hidden underneath.
Goki somewhat understood why everyone liked watching women fight—next time I buy outerwear for Skadi, I must buy waterproof ones!
Just then, on Goki's phone, the replay of last night's match finally ended, and commercials began to play.
"Margaret Nearl life-sized body pillow, available for purchase with 800 Mesko Group event tickets, comes with a soft cotton core, allowing the heroic Ling Guang Knight to lie shyly by your bedside. Call now—"
In front of him, the sound of sword and shield colliding instantly ceased. Margaret's previously spirited expression instantly collapsed, and the ponytail behind her bottom and the horse ears on her head shook rapidly.
"Brother Goki! Don't play that kind of thing out loud—Mesko Group, I'm definitely going to sue them for defamation of character! Turn it off, you must turn it off!"
Her Face instantly flushed crimson, and Margaret immediately abandoned the stunned Skadi, rushing towards Goki on the lounge chair to snatch his phone.
"Hey, no, no, it's just for fun, let me see, there are also matching T-shirts. I'm going to Kazdel later, so I have to prepare a set of gifts for everyone, and I even prepared a few tubes of hairball cream for Kal'tsit."
Goki teased Margaret with a laugh, constantly shifting the phone between his hands with dazzling speed.
"Ugh—no! Brother Goki, that's too much! I'm already embarrassed enough!"
And young Margaret, completely lacking future composure, unceremoniously straddled Goki's waist and began to wrestle with him for the phone. Although she was a bit faster, she was ultimately no match for this old fox, being faked out countless times but still unable to get it back.
During the half-month of the main competition, Margaret had grown accustomed to the "training" from her two masters and had formed deep bonds with her housemates.
To Margaret, Goki was like the old master in a Yan Country martial arts movie, not teaching her basic combat skills but always coming up with ingenious schemes that inadvertently trained her various abilities.
Just like now, Margaret's agility allowed her to catch crossbow bolts shot by Knights, but she still couldn't get her phone back.
"Besides body pillows, our store also sells a large number of Margaret Nearl fan products, from keychains to short films, and even..."
Seeing that something even more inappropriate for minors was about to be broadcast loudly, Margaret grew anxious and unhesitatingly called out to Skadi behind her.
"Ugh... Sister Skadi, Brother Goki said he won't cuddle you tonight; he's going to buy a new body pillow to cuddle instead!"
What is called 'bond' is understanding and knowing.
And during this half-month of living together, Margaret had gained a deep understanding of Goki, Skadi, and even Nona Shining, Nona Nightingale, and... Nona Gravel.
She knew that Goki and Skadi were not a couple—but a relationship that completely transcended that of a couple.
Even if Nona Skadi didn't say it, her innate jealousy was impossible to eliminate.
"Eh, Goki, is it uncomfortable to cuddle me at night? Why do you still need a body pillow?!"
Hearing that Goki was going to buy a body pillow to replace her, Skadi immediately pouted her little mouth, unhesitatingly spread her arms, and pounced on Goki on the lounge chair.
Crash—bang!
"Master, you've broken the furniture again—Nona Skadi, you've probably broken Master's leg again, haven't you?"
Very easily, the lounge chair was crushed to pieces, and Goki was pinned beneath the two girls. He looked up at the sound, easily pulling out a blood vial that had previously sparkled with starlight and putting it in his mouth.
And in his vision, a hint of pink... lace, flashed under a black and white skirt, then was pressed down by a pair of slender hands.
Subsequently, a clean, cute, and rosy-faced little Zalak bent down, narrowed her pink eyes, wiggled her distant ears, and smiled at him.
"Still peeking at me, perverted Master—dinner's ready, Nona Shining and Nona Nightingale are already waiting there. This time it's definitely tastier than what you make."
Extending a slender finger, Cenomi poked Goki's nose.
"You amateur, you're still far from my cooking skills, and I wasn't peeking voluntarily."
Goki sighed, emptying the blood vial in his mouth.
"I still think you were easier to get along with when you first arrived here."
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