Chapter 110: Resolve

I am sick. Fever and cold. I should've set this chapter on auto scheduler.

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[Saya's POV]

Morning of the next day.

Yoko returned victorious with her famed Valkyries.

Saya crossed her arms as she looked at the women flocking over the cool woman. "A bunch of chuuni wannabes, Asahi really named them right."

She gasped at the sudden warmth in her chest. This feeling was Asahi's connection with telepathy.

'Don't surprise me like that!'

'Saya, come to the living room.'

He didn't crack a joke like always. Instead, his voice carried certain heavy feeling.

Saya slipped into the corridor to find the other girls heading in the same direction. They all stopped outside the living room.

"Saya," Saeko called out. "Did you also?"

Saya answered with a nod.

Shiori grinned. "I am sure he will make lewd requests."

The bath incident flashed in Saya's head and her face flushed. The sound of light footsteps stopped her mind from delving deeper.

"Saya Onee-san?"

"Rini?"

Shiori's shoulder drooped down in dejection. "It's safe to say the requests won't be lewd now. Maybe group headpats!"

Ignoring the hyped Shiori, Saya entered the living room to answer Asahi's call and almost froze. Asahi sat there, his golden eyes showing a deep, resolute look. She never expected this expression from the easygoing him, unless something drastic happened. She glanced behind to find the girls standing in surprise.

Asahi gestured to the couches around the table. "Take a seat. Have something to say."

"I will watch outside," Aimi said and closed the door.

'It must be about Klyscha.'

Saya's expression turned glum. Asahi didn't ask Aimi so she already knew about this.

'Couldn't he trust me with this?'

She took a deep breath and settled on the couch, intending to see this through.

Saeko, Yuriko, and Shiori followed, sitting on her sides. The trio of Nao, Rika, and Shizuka sat together while Leme and Rini shared another side couch.

Leme's brows were knitted together, a distant expression from her usual self. Saya narrowed her eyes. This Diva knew something, or she would be rolling all over Asahi, not following him like this.

An oppressive silence filled the room.

Asahi chuckled and leaned on the sofa with his arms spread and legs crossed, giving off a tyrannical aura. He looked like the Yakuza leader Saya met before.

Shizuka finally couldn't see him like this and opened her mouth. "Aa-kun, what do you want to say?"

"Girls, do you love me enough to follow me in a pit of fire?"

'Why is he asking that? Weren't we going to talk about Klyscha and traveling to other worlds?'

Shizuka tilted her head. "Why would Aa-kun go into a pit of fire?"

"Shizuka, I want an answer. Yes or no."

Shizuka's mouth went round. This was the first time he addressed her by name.

'Does he want to test our… loyalty?'

"I do," Saeko declared loudly and threw her katana on the table. "I swore to follow you everywhere. If it's a pit of fire..." Saeko summoned orbs of water around her. "I will pour tons of water in it to protect Asahi."

Her dignified posture enchanted everyone around her. 

'She looks so cool… Dang, why did I hesitate?' Saya berated herself for chickening out and tried to take the second turn. But someone beat her to it.

"Onii-san, I will," Rini said and jumped at Asahi, who caught her midair and let her sit on his lap. "I only have Asahi Onii-san."

Asahi's lips formed a gentle smile as he patted her head. "Good girl."

"You don't need to ask me, right?" Shiori remained mischievous as ever. "I will stalk you and my idiotic sister everywhere, even to hell."

'No, don't curse him to die like this!' Saya retorted mentally.

"Aa-kun is my only family and my l-lover."

'Onee-san is the only normal girl here… wait, loving your brother is not normal!'

"Aa-chan, don't you dare run away after fucking me like that!"

'She's a fierce lioness!'

"I will chase Asahi-kun because y-you are my f-fiancé."

'When did that happen?!'

"Dear, I know the fire can warm up your bed but Saya and I will do a better job, so don't abandon us, okay?"

'Mama, don't fire up my fantasies! Leme-chan, why are you silent? You are the only one left.'

Saya shook her head and stared into Asahi's eyes. Her courage melted down from the fire burning in his eyes.

"I-I will also follow you into the fire and quench it with my own fire?"

Asahi chuckled. "That's so like you Saya… I wanted to say that I am not from this world."

He dropped another mega bomb with no prior warning.

"Huh?" Saya squinted her eyes. "What does that mean?"

Asahi pointed at his head. "I have memories of two people, the first are of this world and the second is from a different Earth."

Saya's mind went blank. "What?"

"Are you kidding?" Saya wanted to ask but the words remained stuck in her throat. Looking around the room, everyone except Leme and Rini wore a frozen expression.

"I… don't care."

Did the truth impact their relationship? A little, maybe. But she loved the current Asahi, not the stupid guy, who wore a blank expression 24x7!

Other women also spoke the same. Saya cared not if Asahi had the memories of some guy from another world but she was a little curious about them.

Shizuka stood and sat beside Asahi. She touched his face with a pained smile. "Aa-kun… you are my Aa-kun, right?"

"I am, Nee-san."

"Thank… goodness."

'She is the only shocked one here…'

It was reasonable since she just found her lover brother turned out to be some other man.

Saya crossed her arms on her chest. "Okay, okay, we don't care about those memories. Now you have something else to say to us, don't you?"

Asahi nodded his head. "Saeko."

"Yeah?"

"The goddess you met in your dreams is my woman."

Shiori slapped her thighs. "Wait, what? She is one of us?!"

"Yeah, I am sorry for hiding it."

Yuriko nudged Saya. "You knew it."

Saya gave a nod in response. "She was the one who made it possible for you two to meet."

"Did you watch it?"

"..."

"Did you watch us when he fucked me all over the couch?" Yuriko repeated the question in a sharp voice.

"I-I did."

"Pervert."

"Mama…"

"My daughter is a big pervert!"

Thanks to the mother and daughter's skid, the atmosphere became cheerful.

Leme finally stood from her place and plopped near Asahi. She whispered something in his ears.

Asahi nodded twice and rose from his seat. "And yeah, I want us to go to a different world. Who is gonna come with me?"

He dropped another bomb, shutting the mouth of everyone in the room.

Amidst the silence, Shiori jolted from her seat. "Me!"

Saya rubbed her forehead.

'Why is my family so stupid? At least ask about the world?'

Then again, she would also like to leave this world for a fresh change. Asahi was her family and her husband. She blushed at the thought.

"Pervert Saya."

"Mamaaaa."