[Host currently can view characters: Acheron, Sparkle, Yunli, Silver Wolf, Cipher, Firefly, Robin]
[Acheron: 97%]
[Sparkle: 88%]
[Yunli: 78%]
[Silver Wolf: 83%]
[Firefly: 35%]
[Cipher: 54%]
[Robin: 20%]
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Midnight.
The empty streets lay quietly beneath the moonlight, while the occasional rustling of wind through the trees only emphasized the deep tranquility of the night.
The same silence enveloped a certain villa in Viewing Tide Residence.
Inside one of the tightly shut rooms.
After the unbearable commotion from earlier, the room had finally fallen into complete silence.
Perspective returned to the room itself.
At this moment, the two occupants had long since calmed down after their brief but fierce confrontation.
An indescribable atmosphere lingered within the small space.
Meng Xingyao sat on the bed with messy clothes and strands of hair sticking to her forehead from sweat.
Her breathing rose and fell weakly.
Her limbs sprawled limply across the bed, while tears still lingered at the corners of her eyes.
She lowered her head blankly.
Her eyes were empty and unfocused, like a shell that had lost its soul.
As for the culprit behind everything...
Cipher sat comfortably at the bedside.
Her nightdress clung slightly to her skin, revealing several lazy curves.
From time to time, she looked at her masterpiece.
A subtle satisfaction flickered within her eyes.
The corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.
"Hmm~Average performance...But then again..."
Her voice carried a lazy tone.
"It was quite fun~"
Having vented her grievances, the Cat Girl felt refreshed both physically and mentally.
Neither of them spoke.
Meng Xingyao kept her head lowered and didn't even dare meet Cipher's eyes.
Of course...
What happened and what she had imagined earlier were completely different things.
If Sparkle had been here, she would probably have laughed until tears came out while clutching her stomach.
Then she would point at Cipher and praise her.
"As expected of a fellow jester!"
Meng Xingyao ( ﾟρﾟ ):
'...It hurts...'
'Wuu...'
'Why did things become like this...?'
Her feelings were extremely complicated.
There was no shame.
Nor any strange excitement.
Only confusion mixed with grievance.
Especially the lingering burning sensation on her back.
It was completely different from the development she had imagined.
...
Not long ago.
After listening to Cat Sister's words and closing her eyes with the mentality of "since resistance is useless, I might as well accept it," she had only felt a sudden force.
One second, the question mark above her head was still floating.
The next second.
Her body was flipped over.
Before she could react, she found herself draped helplessly over Cipher's thighs.
Her mind was still blank.
Before she even understood what was happening.
Slap!
A crisp sound exploded in the quiet room.
Meng Xingyao's eyes widened instantly.
Then came another.
Slap!
"Eeh..."
A suppressed cry escaped her lips.
Her body trembled slightly, and she quickly turned around in disbelief.
"C-Cat Sister! What are you doing?!"
"Hehe~What am I doing?"
"Naturally, I'm punishing a certain disobedient Little Princess."
A wicked smile appeared on Cipher's face.
Her delicate hand paused briefly.
Then, under Meng Xingyao's terrified gaze, it descended once more.
Slap!
"Yaa! It hurts! W-Why are you hitting me?!"
But Cipher ignored her protests.
Slap!
"Yaa?!"
"Y-you... you're still hitting...Wuwu...Cat Sister...I know I was wrong..."
"Oh? You were wrong? No, no. How could our Little Princess ever be wrong? After all, after your body had just recovered, you ran away from home without a word. You wandered outside alone. And you didn't even send me a single message."
"I-I really know I was wrong..."
"Has our Little Princess grown wings now?"
"Or do you really think your Big Sister Cipher is just some stupid cat who only knows how to hiss?"
The aggrieved girl finally couldn't hold back her tears.
Seeing this, Cipher stopped her hand and lightly snorted.
"Hmph. Now you know how to cry?"
"Where did your courage to run away from home go?"
Meng Xingyao lowered her head pitifully.
Her voice carried obvious sobs.
"Wuwu...I just...I just didn't know how to face Cat Sister..."
"Hm?"
Hearing this, Cipher raised an eyebrow.
She crossed her arms beneath her chest and narrowed her beautiful blue eyes.
"What does that mean?"
"Little Princess. Could it be...You've been avoiding me all this time because of that night?"
Meng Xingyao's shoulders trembled.
Her ears turned completely red.
She buried her face into the blanket and nodded weakly.
Seeing this, Cipher blinked.
Then...
The fierce expression she had maintained suddenly froze.
Cipher (◐.◐):
"...Huh?"
For a moment, even the Cat Girl herself was stunned.
The room fell into an awkward silence.
Only the sobbing Little Princess and the dumbfounded Cat Girl remained.
Cipher scratched her cheek.
Her tail unconsciously swayed behind her.
Then she muttered softly.
"...No way....Little Princess....Just what exactly have you been imagining these past few days?"