A romantic relationship is complex. Not only do they need to accurately grasp what is the limit of each of them, but trust is also required for the relationship to last.
This wasn't a problem when it comes to Shiro and his wives since they know each other well. Thousands of years of living together is enough to build this kind of unshakeable relationship.
However, it's not the same for his other relationships. In fact, he and Castoria already talked about this matter.
...
"How... I mean... what should I do with the others..?"
Upon asking, Shiro felt that guilty feeling once more.
"The other girls? What do you mean?"
"Eh?"
"Ah?"
For a moment, the two became confused before they realized what was going on.
"Heh..? You thought that..."
"I..."
In the end, Shiro could only blush as the matter that he overthought for an entire night was something that doesn't exist in the first place.
"Shiro. How much did you remember about this matter?" Castoria asked.
"How much... I remember vowing that you and Nimi would be my only wives."
"...You forgot about that moment."
Since it's only been a night since he got his treasures, he didn't go through them yet. Naturally, this meant that what he knows is limited to the crucial moments of his.
"Back then, you saw your future."
As someone at the top of all worlds, he could easily see all the futures, including his. After all, there's no longer something that obscures his vision when he's the strongest.
However, there are some exceptions. One day, Shiro suddenly saw his static fate change. He saw many futures that shouldn't have existed appear as if something altered the trajectory of his life.
"Your shocked face is a precious one, really!"
At that time, Castoria mentioned him "piercing through the fog" and learning truly everything.
"I don't know what you saw that time, but you asked me to seal this memory." She said. "It was only undone when everything else happened."
Sitting on the corner of the bed, Shiro went into a daze. He thought of the "truth" that he mentioned in the future and realized that it has to do with [The Root] inside Fenrir. That, and the true identity of his.
"About the romantic relationship... What did we talk about?" Shiro asked.
"Hm... It was quite a long one." Castoria paused before continuing, "I was shocked when I heard that you, in the future, would have other wives than me and Nimi. It took some time to accept, but I accepted everything. The only condition is that... you would let me meet with the girl."
"..." Shiro went silent for a moment. "...Thank you."
He only saw Castoria's bright smile as a response to his thanks.
...
In the afternoon, the two of them decided to spend the rest of their time doing experiments about the new design of the originum guns that Nexus is currently studying. Though they finalized the design too soon, hence they switched to another research topic: Oripathy.
Through the originum inside his blood, they received preliminary results within a night.
Looking at her relaxed sleeping face, Shiro chuckled before carrying her in his arms.
'Come to think of it... they all have the same stature.'
He inadvertently thought of Castoria, Nimi, and Euryale. If they have a thing in common besides their bust size, it's their height and stature. Cardinal was even smaller before, but she grew up rapidly after her soul got materialized. Unfortunately, this should've been the limit of her growth since she didn't experience any changes after 180 days.
'No, no, no...'
Just as more inappropriate thoughts appeared in his mind, he shook them off and made them disappear.
"Sigh... Why am I like this today?" He mumbled as he placed Cardinal on top of the bed. "Well... I should inform everyone first."
Opening the chat group, Shiro was greeted by several active members.
Romani: "Man... Camelot Singularity surely was troublesome."
Romani: "Thanks for the help!"
Touka: "No problem. With Shino providing support, it was easy to defeat them two at a time."
Shino: "Still... The knights are strong. They're really people who came before the modern age came."
Touka: "You would now be able to sleep, no?"
Romani: "..."
Romani: "Maybe."
Kuroneko: "You're already done with Camelot?! So... does this mean that you will soon face Babylon?!"
Romani: "If I'm not wrong, we'll do so in less than 2 months."
Kuroneko: "I see... I should grind more!"
Shino: "I'm just curious. What's your level right now, Kuroneko?"
Kuroneko: "86."
Touka: "...I thought you're at 64 a month ago?"
Kuroneko: "Ah, that? I opened a high-leveled instance dungeon, so my level skyrocketed at that time. I cleared all 100 floors in a week, I think? There's also that [Demon King Baran] at the top floor, but beating him is easier than I've thought."
"Two months..." Shiro thought of their plans against Goetia at that time. "It's gonna be an exciting one..."
To him, 'exciting' is synonymous with difficult fights. As much as he would like a sure-win battle, he also longs for ones that will give him a greater sense of accomplishment.
Of course, it doesn't mean that he'll turn an easy fight into a hard one just because he wants to have fun.
Shiro: "Goetia, huh. It's going to be a hard fight."
Roman: "You're finally up, Shiro."
Shiro: "Just finished what I was doing just now."
Shiro: "By the way, I arrived at Terra right now (* ^ ω ^)"
Kuroneko: "I see."
Shiro: "What's the matter?"
Kuroneko: "Nothing. I just realized something. Anyways, did everything go well?"
Shiro: "It did. I'll be taking back the title of the "Richest" in this group again~"
Romani: "I see. That extravagant use of ours back in that mission is really memorable."
Shiro: "Well... The future uses might be more memorable compared to that."
Romani: "Ah?! Don't you tell me... you got more than 100,000 of those crystals?"
Shiro: "It's farther than that. Guess?"
"It would be fun to see their reactions..." Shiro mumbled as he decided to click the [Gift] button in the chat group panel—in the bottom left, to be exact.
[Gift]
[Select Person] | [Select All]
Clicking [Select All], all 13 names of the chat group members lit up.
[Select the item/s to be gifted]
[Selected item: 10,000 Origin Crystals]
[Confirm?]
Tap-!
The moment he tapped the confirm button, an alarm simultaneously rang up in the chat group.
Ding-!
[Announcement]: Shiro has gifted everyone [Origin Crystals x10,000].
Shiro: "For my welcome back gift. Don't forget to claim it, though~!"
Since the announcement rang every member, they all got to see the wealth of the self-proclaimed "Richest" member.
Romani: "..."
Kuroneko: "..."
Shino: "..."
Touka: "..."
Kal'tsit: "..."
Kozuuki: "..."
Lelouch: "..."
Seol: "..."
Hajin: "..."
Madoka: "..."
Shinji: "..."
Touka: "Shouldn't the welcome back gift be the other way around?"
Romani: "That's not the point!"
For the first time, Touka was deadpanned by others...
IdleYoungMaster
Happy New Year!
A romantic relationship is complex. Not only do they need to accurately grasp what is the limit of each of them, but trust is also required for the relationship to last.
This wasn't a problem when it comes to Shiro and his wives since they know each other well. Thousands of years of living together is enough to build this kind of unshakeable relationship.
However, it's not the same for his other relationships. In fact, he and Castoria already talked about this matter.
...
"How... I mean... what should I do with the others..?"
Upon asking, Shiro felt that guilty feeling once more.
"The other girls? What do you mean?"
"Eh?"
"Ah?"
For a moment, the two became confused before they realized what was going on.
"Heh..? You thought that..."
"I..."
In the end, Shiro could only blush as the matter that he overthought for an entire night was something that doesn't exist in the first place.
"Shiro. How much did you remember about this matter?" Castoria asked.
"How much... I remember vowing that you and Nimi would be my only wives."
"...You forgot about that moment."
Since it's only been a night since he got his treasures, he didn't go through them yet. Naturally, this meant that what he knows is limited to the crucial moments of his.
"Back then, you saw your future."
As someone at the top of all worlds, he could easily see all the futures, including his. After all, there's no longer something that obscures his vision when he's the strongest.
However, there are some exceptions. One day, Shiro suddenly saw his static fate change. He saw many futures that shouldn't have existed appear as if something altered the trajectory of his life.
"Your shocked face is a precious one, really!"
At that time, Castoria mentioned him "piercing through the fog" and learning truly everything.
"I don't know what you saw that time, but you asked me to seal this memory." She said. "It was only undone when everything else happened."
Sitting on the corner of the bed, Shiro went into a daze. He thought of the "truth" that he mentioned in the future and realized that it has to do with [The Root] inside Fenrir. That, and the true identity of his.
"About the romantic relationship... What did we talk about?" Shiro asked.
"Hm... It was quite a long one." Castoria paused before continuing, "I was shocked when I heard that you, in the future, would have other wives than me and Nimi. It took some time to accept, but I accepted everything. The only condition is that... you would let me meet with the girl."
"..." Shiro went silent for a moment. "...Thank you."
He only saw Castoria's bright smile as a response to his thanks.
...
In the afternoon, the two of them decided to spend the rest of their time doing experiments about the new design of the originum guns that Nexus is currently studying. Though they finalized the design too soon, hence they switched to another research topic: Oripathy.
Through the originum inside his blood, they received preliminary results within a night.
Looking at her relaxed sleeping face, Shiro chuckled before carrying her in his arms.
'Come to think of it... they all have the same stature.'
He inadvertently thought of Castoria, Nimi, and Euryale. If they have a thing in common besides their bust size, it's their height and stature. Cardinal was even smaller before, but she grew up rapidly after her soul got materialized. Unfortunately, this should've been the limit of her growth since she didn't experience any changes after 180 days.
'No, no, no...'
Just as more inappropriate thoughts appeared in his mind, he shook them off and made them disappear.
"Sigh... Why am I like this today?" He mumbled as he placed Cardinal on top of the bed. "Well... I should inform everyone first."
Opening the chat group, Shiro was greeted by several active members.
Romani: "Man... Camelot Singularity surely was troublesome."
Romani: "Thanks for the help!"
Touka: "No problem. With Shino providing support, it was easy to defeat them two at a time."
Shino: "Still... The knights are strong. They're really people who came before the modern age came."
Touka: "You would now be able to sleep, no?"
Romani: "..."
Romani: "Maybe."
Kuroneko: "You're already done with Camelot?! So... does this mean that you will soon face Babylon?!"
Romani: "If I'm not wrong, we'll do so in less than 2 months."
Kuroneko: "I see... I should grind more!"
Shino: "I'm just curious. What's your level right now, Kuroneko?"
Kuroneko: "86."
Touka: "...I thought you're at 64 a month ago?"
Kuroneko: "Ah, that? I opened a high-leveled instance dungeon, so my level skyrocketed at that time. I cleared all 100 floors in a week, I think? There's also that [Demon King Baran] at the top floor, but beating him is easier than I've thought."
"Two months..." Shiro thought of their plans against Goetia at that time. "It's gonna be an exciting one..."
To him, 'exciting' is synonymous with difficult fights. As much as he would like a sure-win battle, he also longs for ones that will give him a greater sense of accomplishment.
Of course, it doesn't mean that he'll turn an easy fight into a hard one just because he wants to have fun.
Shiro: "Goetia, huh. It's going to be a hard fight."
Roman: "You're finally up, Shiro."
Shiro: "Just finished what I was doing just now."
Shiro: "By the way, I arrived at Terra right now (* ^ ω ^)"
Kuroneko: "I see."
Shiro: "What's the matter?"
Kuroneko: "Nothing. I just realized something. Anyways, did everything go well?"
Shiro: "It did. I'll be taking back the title of the "Richest" in this group again~"
Romani: "I see. That extravagant use of ours back in that mission is really memorable."
Shiro: "Well... The future uses might be more memorable compared to that."
Romani: "Ah?! Don't you tell me... you got more than 100,000 of those crystals?"
Shiro: "It's farther than that. Guess?"
"It would be fun to see their reactions..." Shiro mumbled as he decided to click the [Gift] button in the chat group panel—in the bottom left, to be exact.
[Gift]
[Select Person] | [Select All]
Clicking [Select All], all 13 names of the chat group members lit up.
[Select the item/s to be gifted]
[Selected item: 10,000 Origin Crystals]
[Confirm?]
Tap-!
The moment he tapped the confirm button, an alarm simultaneously rang up in the chat group.
Ding-!
[Announcement]: Shiro has gifted everyone [Origin Crystals x10,000].
Shiro: "For my welcome back gift. Don't forget to claim it, though~!"
Since the announcement rang every member, they all got to see the wealth of the self-proclaimed "Richest" member.
Romani: "..."
Kuroneko: "..."
Shino: "..."
Touka: "..."
Kal'tsit: "..."
Kozuuki: "..."
Lelouch: "..."
Seol: "..."
Hajin: "..."
Madoka: "..."
Shinji: "..."
Touka: "Shouldn't the welcome back gift be the other way around?"
Romani: "That's not the point!"
For the first time, Touka was deadpanned by others...
IdleYoungMaster
Happy New Year!
