Long-term salvation

Chapter 421 Daily Life: Makoto: I Will Win

On the third night at Hill Villa, Makoto Hanuma tossed and turned in bed.

Of course, this wasn't due to any discrepancies in living conditions—like every other girl in Hill Villa, Makoto had her own room, furnished with top-quality furniture. Although her bookshelves and wardrobe were still a bit drab due to her recent arrival, her living conditions were still comfortable.

According to tradition, Makoto will also receive gifts from other people one after another:

From books and beautiful crystals to retro-looking radios, rock records, rose essence, and even some handicrafts... such as Nayako's Rod color atlas, even Hina prepared a gift:

A set of exquisitely crafted maid outfit.

Makoto was completely convinced that this was a provocation directed at her, but she was completely unable to retaliate with it now.

Why are there so many girls in Hill Villa?! You guys are eating your "apples" too fast!

Because of this, Makoto also recalled the memory of standing at the door in a daze for a long time when she first arrived, and only came to her senses when Rhodes pulled her away and pressed her on a chair in the restaurant.

Although she had expected this because of Michael's attack on her face, in just these three days, the girl had already caught Rhode kissing other people no less than ten times, even at night...

"Hmm..."

Makoto recalled the embarrassing scene at that time - more importantly, she was the one who was embarrassed and ran away - she also felt her face burning, and even the ceiling above her began to distort, as if mocking the girl's innocence.

Satan! Purity! Two words that don't go together at all. If the Christians in the Vatican knew about this, they would probably scream or look back at me with strange eyes, annoying and infuriating.

"hateful……"

Makoto rolled up the thin blanket and buried her face in it, feeling the slight heat brought by the summer night.

A few minutes later, the girl suddenly threw off the thin blanket and jumped straight up from the bed:

"No more hesitation!"

With her progress lagging behind others for so long, she really couldn't hesitate any longer - according to the "Hill Villa Domination Plan" she wrote herself, Makoto had tried it in the past three days - she was the first to find Marian.

Will it win? Yes, it will.

But when Satan saw the red light flashing in Nikki's eyes after she listened to his words, his alarm bells rang and he quickly gave in. From then on, he completely sealed the plan and stuffed it into the bottom of the cabinet.

Thinking about it now, Makoto feels that he lost out and should have started with the person who was easiest to control.

So, who in the entire Hill Villa was he most capable of controlling? Whose help would most easily allow him to achieve his goal of dominating Hill Villa?

There is only one answer.

"Hehehe, it's really a problem of thinking." Makoto walked around the room, then reached out to open the wardrobe and took out her dress. "Bow down to my charm, my master... I won't share my position beside you with anyone else."

Although he has been frustrated many times in the past few days, Makoto still has confidence in himself:

"This is a war, a war between women and men. Whoever wavers first loses - this is the battle of geniuses' brains in love!"

After changing into her dress, Makoto strolled out of the room. She knew that Rhodes should still be reviewing documents in the study and would not go back to rest until an hour later.

Makoto couldn't wait any longer and quickened his pace as he walked through the corridor of Hill Villa.

Unlike the room, the corridor carried the unique chill of the villa, but all of this disappeared without a trace when Makoto stepped on the thick wooden floor. The villa watched in fear as the "Satan" who was almost equivalent to evil and darkness walked by, not daring to show any abnormality. Even the ghosts avoided it and carefully looked at the girl from the shadows.

Makoto was aware of these presences, but she didn't care.

But there are more important things to do now—war! A great war with undivided attention!

Will you win? Absolutely!

With such confidence, Makoto opened the door of Rhodes' study:

"My master!"

"……What's up?"

Rhodes asked without even looking up. He could identify every girl in Hill Villa just by the sound of the door opening, even Makoto who had just arrived.

The rustling of pages mixed with the faint sound of the wind outside the window, and was drowned out by the man's calm voice:

"Let me tell you in advance, I don't have that much time to play with you, let's talk about it in two days."

"Um... ahem," Makoto's mouth curled up slightly—she didn't see anyone else here—and then the girl closed the door behind her and walked in with elegant steps. Her graceful figure cast a snake-like shadow in the light of the study.

"I just came to take a look. You know, I don't have anything else to do right now... So, do you need my help?"

"In that case," Rhode closed the document after hearing this. He raised his head and looked into the eyes of the beautiful girl. He saw his own blurry figure in her blue eyes. "Now that you're here, can you help me with anything?"

"!"

It was then that Makoto realized that she hadn't thought about the specific execution process. She simply "made a decision" and then "win!" As for how to operate in the middle or how to deal with emergencies, she hadn't thought about anything at all:

All I wanted to do was stand by Sensei's side, contentedly listening to his sweet words while watching the maids, led by Hina, sobbing softly... At that time, I was lying on the bed, busy imagining this beautiful future.

send.

After noticing this, Makoto's smile trembled a little. She glanced at the documents on Rhodes' desk and asked tentatively:

"Can I help you with the documents?"

"I'm done."

"Cleaning?" Makoto saw Rhodes standing up from behind the desk. She subconsciously panicked. "Tidying up the bookshelf?"

“The study is very tidy.”

"I, how about I bite a lighter for you..."

Makoto said this with tears in her eyes. She watched Rhode approaching with an expressionless face, and she retreated as he kept approaching. When her back hit the wall and she felt a little cold, the girl realized that her legs had become so weak that she could hardly support her body.

"I don't need it, and you don't need to do such stupid things to make me laugh in the future."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Rhode almost couldn't help but smile. After forcing the smile back from the corners of his mouth, he reached out and lifted the girl's chin, pretending to be curious and asked:

"Now, let's get back to the topic we started with—what do you want to do, wearing a dress like this, alone in a room with only one man late at night?"

"...Of course, I want to chat with you. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight... Ahahaha."

Yes, chat! Makoto took a deep breath, she steeled herself, suppressed her frantic heart, and replied seriously:

"I wanted to come over and talk to you about work and stuff. I'm so late and need to be of service right away. Even if it's conquering the world, we should start small, start now, and never stop!"

What a perfect answer! I'm so clever indeed! Makoto couldn't help but cheer for herself.

"Then why wear a backless dress to talk about work?" Rhodes raised his eyebrows.

Shit, the biggest mistake was made right at the beginning! Makoto just wanted to punch herself to death from five minutes ago.

"Okay, stop with these meaningless riddles and temptations," Rod said. He grabbed Makoto's chin and forced her to look at him. "Say it out. I know you're embarrassed to say it, but I just want to hear you say it - please kiss me - I want to hear you say it now."

Makoto's lips trembled, her chest heaving as she stammered.

"Louder your voice, I'll give you another chance."

Rhode narrowed his eyes slightly. The moment the two pairs of blue eyes of varying shades met, the girl's arrogance, rationality, and panic were completely shattered, leaving only pure confusion and shyness.

"Please... kiss me."

“Good girl.”

Rhodes never hesitated to show mercy to the defeated, especially when she surrendered.

Chapter 422 Daily Life: Good Brothers Evolving

Oh, Hill House, dwelling place of darkness, home of holiness.

This old manor house located on the edge of the town of Arkham always has some wonderful stories and wonderful characters.

"what……"

Yawning, Rapunzel dragged her tired body and tried to walk into Hill Manor through the side door.

Nikki had just returned from her work at the Arkham Military Hospital. She was somewhat different from Aomori Miya. The latter, due to the characteristics of her divine name prototype, "Minerva," and her character prototype, "Nightingale," was able to weaken some of the spiritual pollution. Her powerful suppression ability was also sufficient to effectively deal with emergencies.

Because of this, Miya Aomori now works in Arkham Asylum - suppressing rioting patients and out-of-control experimental subjects.

Walking on the edge of the afternoon sun, Rapunzel passed by Makoto, who was lying dead in the garden at the entrance, and greeted Abigail, who was squatting beside her and poking her face with a branch:

"Good afternoon, Abigail... So, did Makoto do anything again?"

"What else could it be? It's just my daily routine of teasing Hinata, but I've never beaten her before," Abigail said boredly. She reached out and turned Makoto over, leaving her dead eyes staring at the sky, like a frozen fish just taken out of the freezer. "If you have time, you could give her some treatment."

"That's a small matter."

After treating Makoto, Rapunzel was about to walk into the manor when she heard Abigail's voice behind her:

"Nayako is looking for you."

"!!!"

Nikki paused for a moment, then disappeared behind the door. Only the descendant of the evil god was left, patting Satan's face and suggesting:

"Want to get some pudding? I remember there's a coffee shop in town that makes delicious pudding, and you can bring some back."

"Okay...I won't bring it to Hinata."

"Yes, yes, okay, okay, okay."

Without hearing the strange conversation between the two people at the door about "the young mother comforting her older daughter", Rapunzel quickly walked through the door and passed through the corridor of Hill Manor, leaving only a series of crisp and anxious footsteps echoing.

Even in the afternoon, the summer sun still carried unparalleled power, pouring into the villa through the long corridor windows, competing with the darkness and coldness inherent in it. However, this did provide convenience for the residents, allowing them to avoid running the air conditioner all the time - but winter was a different story, and no one wanted to stay in a cold house.

Wiping the slight sweat from her forehead, Rapunzel took a deep breath, mentally complaining about the scorching heat. Then, she looked around to make sure no one was watching before carefully stepping onto the upward staircase...

"Rapunzel."

“Ah!!!!” Nikki suddenly shrank her neck, her whole body was frozen in place, and her heart began to beat wildly.

"Thank you for your hard work, but why are you in such a hurry?" Rhode's voice came from behind Rapunzel. He quietly descended from the shadows, leaned close to Nikki's ear, and asked softly, "What are you going to do?"

"...I'm going back to my room to rest, Commander."

"Oh, so I thought you were going to see Nayako," Rhode lowered his voice, stretched out his hand and brushed past Nikki's ear, tucking her messy hair at the temples, and said casually:

"That guy not only continued to scribble my drawings, quickly corrupting every girl who came to Hill Manor, but he even bribed Alona. If that blue-haired idiot hadn't let it slip, I still wouldn't have known the scale of this... Did you know? She even contacted the mass-produced Nikkis on the Alicorn through satellite communication to sell photo albums!"

"No, I don't know."

Nikki's body suddenly tensed, causing the large, round shadow on the wall to sway. After taking a deep breath, Rapunzel's eyes drifted elsewhere, and she whispered:

"I don't know anything."

Rapunzel was very clear that she couldn't betray her companions.

"Really?" Rhode took a step forward, reaching out to wrap his arms around Rapunzel's slender waist from behind, holding her tightly in his arms. He blew softly into her cherry-red ears, "But that guy sold everyone out immediately. He even had some secret shipping channels and anonymous but instantly recognizable buyers."

How long has it been since this happened?! Nayako, you're too shaky!

No... wait, when this guy first started doing this, he probably had already figured out how to betray others today... He really deserves to be from the "Nyarlathotep" clan.

Taking a deep breath, Rapunzel closed her eyes, trying to put out of her mind what Little Red Riding Hood and Nyako had said, and then tried to speak in a voice that was not too trembling:

"I don't know anything."

"Wow, you're so stubborn! I wish Nyako was as stubborn as you." Rhodes said with a dazed look in his eyes, reaching out to pull Nikki's cheek. "Bad boy who lies will be punished."

"P-punishment?!"

At that moment, the barrier in her mind, completely shattered by past memories, made Rapunzel's breathing become heavy. She clutched the hem of her skirt and asked in a broken voice, with a hint of anticipation that she herself hadn't even noticed.

"What kind of punishment is that?"

"...Hey, have you been hanging out with Little Red Riding Hood and Nyarlathotep for too long? Especially that offspring of Nyarlathotep. Her ability to spread contamination is not weak at all."

Rhode looked at Rapunzel suspiciously. Although he couldn't see Nikki's expression at the moment, he could completely imagine it - in just a few months, was she going to degenerate into that shy good brother? This was too fast!

Rhode slapped himself in the face and took a half step back, away from the long-haired princess who was sliding into the abyss of delusion, and said unhappily:

"Forget it, forget it. Don't listen to Nyako or Little Red Riding Hood's nonsense from now on... Go back to your room and rest. I'm going to Arkham Asylum."

Hearing this, Rapunzel maintained the last bit of her sanity and quickly escaped. She ran up the stairs and disappeared around the corner.

Returning to her room, Rapunzel threw herself onto her soft bed, feeling the warmth coming from below, and she let out a few weak cries of self-destruction.

After lying there for several minutes, in the warm summer breeze blowing in from the window, Nikki finally regained some of her sanctity. She decided to throw away all the things she had acquired and become that holy nun again. Fall! An unforgivable sin!

But when she took the thin notebook out from the pillow, Rapunzel noticed that the book in her hand seemed to have not been read yet.