Alain pulled out the greatsword, watching the remains of the Corrosive Entity beneath his foot gradually dissolve, transforming into black particles that drifted away into the light.
The black particles were nibbled away one by one by pale white particles, and before long, they vanished completely.
"You did it."
At this moment, the girl's voice attracted his attention.
Alain looked towards the sound and saw Mila's smile, causing him to go slightly into a trance.
The white light drifting in from outside the window danced on half of her face. Her fair and slightly flushed skin appeared even more crystal clear amidst the shining radiance.
Remnants of teardrops still hung at the corners of her eyes; one overflowed, flowing down in a winding trail, making the girl look like a fragile piece of porcelain at this moment, inspiring tender pity.
Alain walked over slowly, stood in front of Mila, and looked into her clear eyes.
"?"
The girl noticed his approach. She tilted her head in obvious confusion, raising her head to gaze at him stopping in front of her.
"Why are you crying?"
Alain's finger flicked away the glint of tears on the girl's cheek. "You just have to smile, isn't that enough?"
"Idiot... Do you take me for Ayanami Rei?"
She didn't mind Alain's intimate gesture. She closed her eyes and shook her head, the stray hairs by her cheeks swaying slightly with her movement. "I'm crying tears of joy."
"Then..."
Alain scratched his cheek, a bit embarrassed. "Should I do something fitting for the occasion now?"
"Fitting... for the occasion?"
While Mila was confused, she noticed Alain looking at her lips.
"Wu!"
She immediately covered them in panic. "Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! We haven't been together for long, right? We don't have that much affection yet, why do you have to propose this kind of—Huh?!"
Before Mila could complain, Prankster Mita rushed up in the very next second. Right in front of her, she grabbed Alain's face—
And kissed him.
"Wu, wu... Mmph!"
Taking advantage of the fact that Alain hadn't reacted yet, the short-haired girl continuously poured out her hope of seeing the dawn again to him.
Mila looked at the two in front of her in astonishment. Before she could figure out the situation, their kiss ended.
"Phew... Alain, you did it!"
Short-Haired Mita hugged Alain, rubbing against his chest. "You successfully saved me!"
"..."
Mila fell silent. What she said, is everything I wanted to say.
Alain coughed dryly twice and licked his lips. Prankster Mita probably didn't know that even with the kisses with Mina, she hadn't claimed a single victory from him.
But Prankster Mita... she did it...
Alain patted her head dotingly.
Then his gaze focused on Mila, finding her still in a daze.
"What? Did you really think I was going to kiss you just now?"
"...?"
Amidst Mila's confusion, she saw the sly smile at the corner of the young man's mouth.
"Didn't I make a promise with you?" He laughed. "Once I save you, I'm going to bully you mercilessly."
"...Shut up, Harem Man."
"Just now, that counts as part of the bullying too."
His hand rested on Mila's cheek.
The girl snorted indignantly, turning her head slightly away, not minding his action either. "So, if I had kissed you, what would you have done?"
"Then I wouldn't be losing anything."
"Tsk! You really are a Harem Man!"
Cool Mita and Cute Mita watched their playful banter, crystal-clear smiles bursting forth at the corners of the two girls' mouths.
"Making such a racket as soon as it's over... Alain, you'll have your hands full in the future."
"Why?" Alain was puzzled.
"Because, aren't you going to take Mila to your reality?" Cool Mita asked, perplexed.
Alain, on the contrary, felt it was a bit strange. "Are you not coming with me?"
"Eh?"
The high-ponytail girl obviously hadn't anticipated this. She froze for a moment, pointing at herself, then pointing at Mila.
"What? I agreed to it," Mila said.
Alain retorted,
"Why do I have to seek your permission to invite other Mitas to my house?"
"Cut the crap, Harem Man! Your house is my house! Besides, this is to maintain my comfort while playing galgames! What if I'm playing an eroge and get scared by a sudden knock on the door?!"
"...I can relate."
Alain imagined Misha suddenly opening the door and entering while he was playing a nukige...
The scene was simply unimaginable.
"Wait a minute!"
Noticing the two of them straying further and further off-topic, Cool Mita hurriedly spoke up.
"Can... can I go to reality too?"
The girl hadn't held much hope originally.
After all, she only heard about this matter when she arrived at Version 1.0F... She understood that since Alain had never mentioned it to her, it meant he hadn't planned on taking her to reality.
To say she didn't want to go... that was impossible.
She had just found a Player she fancied, and who fancied her back... only to have to return to a boring daily life and part ways...
She didn't want that at all.
Yet Alain's words gave her a glimmer of hope.
He asked,
"What? Are you unwilling?"
"Unwilling," Cute Mita mimicked like a parrot, hiding behind her friend.
"Hey!" Cool Mita hurriedly stopped her, then quickly looked at Alain.
She looked at Alain with deep emotion and spoke those three words—
"I do."
Poof!
The fun-seeker—Prankster Mita—produced a confetti cannon from who knows where. Ribbons filled the sky, landing on the hair of Alain and the others.
"Congratulations to the couple—on tying the knot!"
"Eh? Eh??" Cool Mita was left with a head full of question marks.
"Wait a minute! Friend, if you leave—what about me?" Cute Mita expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Miss Idol, please mind your manners," Alain, acting as her prospective manager, spoke up.
"Ahem..." Cute Mita coughed twice and said elegantly,
"Friend, I do not wish for you to leave me."
"Sorry, Cute Mita..."
Unexpectedly, Cool Mita's eyes drifted a bit as she looked at her.
Cute Mita immediately realized—her friend's love-struck brain was acting up again.
She could already guess what Cool Mita was about to say.
"You'll support me too, right? You know, the... me and Alain thing..."
"Support my ass!"
Cute Mita was disgruntled, then walked quickly to Alain's side.
"I want to go too! Manager, you'll support me too, right?"
"Miss Idol, this matter..."
Alain feigned a difficult expression.
"It's not something you can just do because you want to. I have a lot of difficulties on my end too."
"What difficulties? Let's hear them." Cute Mita glanced at him sideways.
"Your attitude problem." Alain looked at her, planning to tease her a bit.
"A-Attitude?"
The girl also noticed Alain's gaze and understood what he wanted to do.
"I-I got it! Alain, starting today, you are officially promoted to be my manager! Is that okay?"
"Please say it more cutely." Alain pushed his luck.
Cute Mita's face darkened.
"*"
She coughed, then blossomed into a smile.
"Manager-san~ I want to go visit your home... Can I, meow?~"
"Alright. From now on, you're the cat in my house that can do backflips."
Alain acknowledged her as a new member of the household.
"Backflipping cat?" Cute Mita was confused...
Forget it, the result was good!
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