I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

"Does Gurefia-chan hate Buddha?"

"Well... I wouldn't say I hate it."

"So you like it?"

"..."

It was a classic inductive dialogue. Under normal circumstances, Gurefia would never have fallen into such a trap, but her mind was in a mess now, and she was unable to analyze and organize her words logically.

After all, all this happened too suddenly and was too shocking.

"Speaking of which, when Buddha Gui-kun and the White Dragon King were fighting, Gurefia-chan seemed to be watching very seriously, right?"

"Those are two different things..."

Gurefia was in a hurry to explain.

However, Venelana simply tilted her head to interrupt her remaining words.

"Really? But at that time, I was so fascinated by Gurefia-chan that my eyes almost sparkled. I even thought that Gurefia-chan had fallen in love with our Buddha."

"I was..."

Gurefia hesitated to speak again.

This is still a classic language trap. Previously, Venilana had preconceived the notion that Gurefia "has feelings for Hanakaiin Fukui". At that time, Gurefia failed to break free from the trap and extricate herself from the topic. Instead, she tried to prove to herself that this was not the case.

But it is obvious that this is impossible. The series of words that Venilana said afterwards reinforced Gurefia's impression that "you actually like Fogui".

Gurefia tried to prove herself one by one, but it was impossible. Instead, because of Venilana's previous words, she would doubt herself every time she tried to prove herself.

——Does she really have no feelings for Hanakaiin Fukui?

——Did she really not feel a flutter of emotion at that time?

It's like when you finish an exam paper and start checking it. You finish the questions in one go and don't feel there is any problem at all, but when you check it, you always feel that one of the questions seems more and more wrong, and you become more and more self-doubting. In the end, you erase the correct answer and replace it with a wrong one.

The same is true for Gurefia. All self-proving thinking will eventually come down to one question.

Did she really never fall in love with Hua Kaiyuan Fogui?

I think should not be?

But... maybe there is?

"Come to think of it, Greyfia-chan isn't that young, is she?"

Venelana provided further guidance.

"If you ask me, a girl's youth only lasts a few years. If you don't open your eyes and find a good partner, you'll end up like me, naive when you were young, and only now have you found your own happiness."

"But Gurefia-chan and I are different. You're still young, and you should seize opportunities when they present themselves. Besides, the Fallen Angel Governor mentioned this when he came last time, regarding the tripartite peace talks. Unless something unexpected happens, the three realms won't go to war with each other in the future. A peaceful and lonely life is the most boring. Instead of wasting your best years, why not pursue your own happiness?"

As if finally wavering, the silver-haired maid's expression showed a hint of relaxation.

“I’ve actually thought about this…”

"That's right."

Venelana smiled.

"and……"

Before she finished her words, the beautiful woman suddenly did something that Gurefia was caught off guard and could not resist. She could only subconsciously bite her lips to keep from making any sound.

And when Venelana took her hand out from under the water, there were crystal-clear threads hanging between her fingers like spider webs.

"Hey~ It's already like this and you still say you don't feel anything?"

The beautiful woman shook the moisture off her fingers, patted the silver-haired maid's back and pushed her up.

"Alright, Grayfia-chan, stop being so patient and face your own heart. By the way, we've already decided to renovate the place where Buddha and the others are currently staying in the human world. Then, after summer vacation, we can all live together and have fun every day."

"Well...if this is Lady Venelana's order..."

"No, this is your own inner wish, Gurefia-chan."

Pushing the silver-haired maid closer to the boy little by little until they sat down perfectly, Venelana raised a triumphant smile.

Very good, now Gurefia-chan is also done.

Chapter 177 Now, we are all accomplices

I don’t know how much time passed, maybe it was already midnight.

Layers of ripples in the bathtub still floated back and forth on the water surface. With the blessing of magic, the bath water still maintained the most comfortable temperature. The mist in the air filled the huge space with the intertwined breath of the three people.

"Buddha takes refuge...sir..."

At the edge of the bathtub, the silver-haired maid who usually gave people the impression of being calm, composed and capable had completely lost her former charm.

She had no time to care about anything else. She could only hug the boy in front of her tightly. Her lips, painted with mature red lipstick, kept opening and closing, repeating that only name. The look in her eyes was sometimes excited and sometimes confused.

Venelana sat gracefully with her legs crossed, leaning sideways with one hand supporting her cheek with a smile, while the other hand was submerged in the water to warm the car, ready to go on stage at any time.

"How's it going, Gurefia-chan, can you still hold on?"

The beautiful woman asked teasingly.

The familiar voice coming from beside her made Gurefia's eyes, which were already a little fuzzy, regain a little clarity.

She tried to turn her gaze towards the one in front of her, but was met with a light snap of fingers.

"Hey, hey, it looks like our Greyfia-chan still has some energy left. Fogui-kun~ keep working hard, okay?"

Eh?

The silver-haired maid's chaotic thoughts could no longer support her in figuring out what this so-called "work harder" meant. However, she didn't need to figure it out, as Hanakaiin Fogui's action gave her the answer the next second.

Her body left the water in an instant, and then after turning 180 degrees, she felt the cold touch of the ground from behind, and her perspective of looking at Hanakaiin Buddhagui also changed from the normal straight ahead to looking up at 90 degrees.

Wait, could it be that——!

Gurefia finally realized what was going to happen next. She tried to call for a stop but it was too late.

The violent attack overwhelmed her thinking and completely melted her nerve called rationality.

Why does it become like this...

The moment before her consciousness completely fell into darkness, the silver-haired maid thought subconsciously.

But I can't stop, and I don't want to stop.

"Ah... it's broken."

On the shore of the bathing pool, Hua Kaiyuan Fugui noticed something strange about Gurefia and quickly stopped, picked her up and examined her carefully. After a long while, he turned to Venilana who was still watching the show with an innocent look on his face.

"Gurefia seems to have fainted."

"……Is it?"

Venelana stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrows. She stood up, dragging the falling water droplets with her, and walked to the boy's side. She tilted her head and looked at the silver-haired maid who had stopped moving.

"Well, after all, our Gurefia is still a young girl in a sense. Of course, she can't withstand this level of fighting. Fogui is really mean, actually making things so difficult for a girl."

Although the beautiful woman seemed to be blaming him, her tone was filled with immense satisfaction.

Hua Kaiyuan Buddhist Retreat "..."

Come to think of it, wasn’t it you, Venelana, who asked him to increase his efforts?

"Yeah, but it wouldn't be a good idea to just let Grayfia-chan faint like this."

The beautiful woman suddenly changed the subject and revealed a look of distress.

"After all, I did this so that Crefia-chan could keep the secret. But if I put Crefia-chan in this state, she'll probably be seen through the situation the moment she meets the others tomorrow morning, right?"

"Ah, yes, there is a way!"

Venelana raised her index finger and smiled.

"Doesn't Fogui-kun have a way to heal injuries? Why don't you use that to heal Grayfia-chan?"

From blame to distress, and then from distress to a ray of hope, the two transitions took no more than a second in total, which was incredibly smooth. It was obvious that they had been prepared for it long ago.

Huakaiyuan Fogui glanced at a certain beautiful woman speechlessly, and his palm, with a golden light of spiritual power, gently pressed on the abdomen of the silver-haired maid.

"...Auntie is really thoughtful. Could it be that this was planned from the beginning?"

"Hmm? Of course not~"

Venelana hummed as she came to sit next to the boy. She scooped up a ladle of slightly turbid white bath water from the bathtub with her hands in a bowl shape, put her nose close to the boy and took a deep breath of satisfaction.

"This is the only way, probably something like an impromptu reaction? Otherwise, what we did tonight would be... right? And what Auntie said before was also sincere. Grayfia-chan is a very good girl, serious and well-behaved, and knows how to control the degree of everything. Well... Although sometimes she knows how to control the degree too much and makes people feel a little helpless, I also really hope that Grayfia-chan can find a partner who suits her, instead of living as a maid and retainer for others all her life."

"The authenticity is questionable."

Huakaiyuan Fogui curled his lips.

Upon hearing this, the smile on Venelana's face disappeared instantly. Instead, she narrowed her eyes like a little girl, pouted her lips, puffed up her cheeks, and poked the boy's cheek with her fingers.

"What do you mean? Does Fogui mean he doesn't want to believe my aunt? Hmm?"

"I have my doubts, I have my doubts."

Huakaiyuan Fogui still sticks to his point of view.

Venelana didn't really want to compete with him, so she snorted twice and ended the topic in a timely manner.

At the same time, the golden spiritual light in the boy's hand also dissipated.

"Okay, that should be enough."

"Well……"

As if the medicine had cured her illness, Gurefia slowly opened her eyes with a murmur from between her lips and teeth.

She looked around blankly, and what came into view was the familiar ceiling, the familiar bathtub, the faces of the young man and the beautiful woman, and her body also felt the comfortable touch of being soaked in warm water.

I remembered that I had just fainted.

"Ah, you finally woke up. We were worried about whether something might happen to Grayfia-chan."

Venelana's face was filled with relief and concern.

"How are you? Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No……"

Gurefia shook her head slowly, and with some difficulty, she raised her body and sat on the boy's left leg. She leaned her head weakly on the latter's shoulder, her eyes slightly drooping towards sleep, and her long silver eyelashes trembled slightly.

"But I have done something wrong to Lady Rias. I no longer have the face to see Lady Rias again..."

"That's not the case."

Venelana interrupted her.

The beautiful woman followed suit and sat on Huakaiyuan Fogui's right leg, resting her cheek on the boy's shoulder with a faint smile on her face. The two of them sat on each side.

"Rias is a good girl, she will understand. Although it may not be the right time now, as long as we take it slowly, it will be fine. For now, let's not let her know. I will keep this secret for Grayfia-chan, and Grayfia-chan will do the same, right?"

"After all, we are accomplices."

Chapter 178 Gurefia’s Thoughts

As a British cabinet secretary once said, those who keep secrets should also have secrets kept by others.

Only in this way can people be sure that he can keep the secret.

Especially when the secret being kept by both parties is the same.

So the crazy night passed, and time flew by until the next morning.

To be precise... it was morning.

"Wake up meow, Huahua wake up meow~"

When the bright and somewhat dazzling morning sunlight shone into the room, Huakaiyuan Fogui was finally awakened from his bed.

He opened his eyes drowsily, and what came into view was the slightly worried face of Kuroka who was sitting on him, and next to him was Shirone who also had his cat ears cocked and his brows slightly furrowed.

"Haa~ Good morning, Kuroka, Shirone, what's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Huakaiyuan Fogui yawned and blinked his eyes to quickly get rid of the sleepiness.