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Following their brief, lovely exchange, Lumine made her way back to the living room in full spirits.
"So? How did it go? Did you chicken out last minute or did anything special happen?" Barbara asked eagerly, eyes glinting with anticipation for some juicy details.
Lumine ran up to Barbara and hugged her tightly, "Thank you...I...I got my feelings across. It's all thanks to you! Thank you!"
Thoughts of her confession caused her cheeks to flush crimson, but she felt her heart leap when she realized that he didn't dislike her at all and that his rejection was only temporary.
She could stomach it until tomorrow.
Tomorrow, she would for sure confess in a much better way!
"Wait...just like that? Was he awake?"
Lumine shook her head, "No, he woke up because I touched him."
"Oooh! Where did you touch him! He must have liked it too!" Barbara said in an overly excited voice.
Lumine blushed bright red, "It was on his shoulder...I touched his shoulder! Don't make it out to be so lewd!"
Barbara laughed loudly, "Don't worry! I'm sorry! You're right. I should mind my own business. I was just curious..."
Lumine nodded, trying to contain her excitement, which was now bubbling up inside her.
"So Lumi-Lumi finally did it, huh. Congrats!" Hu Tao cheered happily, clapping her hands together.
Lumine smiled shyly, "Thank you, Hu Tao."
"Oh, is this not a great news on such a full moon? For all of us to come here together as one beings, enjoying ourselves for one dark night before returning back to purgatory?"
Fischl spoke, raising her hand high into the air, "Let's drink more to our success!"
The group raised their glasses of alcohol and drank them down.
As the liquid entered their bodies they began to feel the effects immediately, feeling warm and energized.
They continued to talk and joke around amongst themselves.
They had no idea how long they had been sitting there, but for each and every girl here, this was one of the best days of their lives.
Fischl and Hu Tao, who'd found out that both Barbara and Lumine had feelings for Yomite, were currently having a discussion to decide which days each of them could monopolize him.
Considering there were only four of them so far, and there were seven days in a week, they could go with a somewhat of an easy, yet incomplete rotation.
"Sho lesh...gett baaaack into itt!" Lumine slurred, "Paaaimoooon~ Truth or daaaare?"
"Daaare! Pai...mon's not scawed!"
Paimon replied, trying her hardest to make herself float in one place without falling face first onto the ground.
Her vision was as hazy as fog and her small body felt like it weighed more than a mountain.
Her mind felt lightheaded and numb, and somehow she managed to stumble in midair and couldn't keep her balance after drinking two wine glasses of alcohol in one sitting.
She wobbled several times before falling straight into Lumine's embrace, who caught her and spun her around in circles while shouting "Hoooooray!"
"Pa...Paimon will feel na...na...na...nauseous if you continue..."
She was so out of it, she had to repeat the word she intended to say several times before she was able to say it correctly.
"My dear friend Paimon, I daaaaee you to go to Yomite's roooom~"
Lumine sang in a loud tone, her words made her friends laugh hysterically.
Was it going to be another attack on Yomite?
"I'm joking...jo~king! I dare you to sit on Iris' lap for the rest of the night!" Lumine spoke, pointing over to Iris.
She was currently busy conversing with Fischl and Hu Tao, who were sitting on each side of her.
All three girls were giggling and having fun and weren't paying attention to the game that much anymore.
It seemed that they desired for Iris to become comfortable with the others.
"So~ How about you and Assistant-kun~? Anything we should know about?" Hu Tao nudged Iris lightly.
"Uhh..no..hmm...Master..." She started, struggling with herself.
The alcohol didn't seem to have any effect on her, but the whole merry atmosphere was something she never experienced and therefore didn't know how to act with the girls who clung to her so closely.
"Mein nemesis, Mein rival from eternal darkness! Open up thy heart and soul to me! The one who shall bring thee peace! Let me hear all thy secrets~" Fischl incoherently mumbled.
"...Master...told me I'm not mature enough. But I can slowly feel myself being changed. So I hope once I'm changed completely, he would not decline me." Iris whispered softly, avoiding eye contact.
Fischl and Hu Tao looked at each other, then back to Iris, "Assistant told you you're not...mature enough for him...?"
Hu Tao couldn't believe what she just heard...
Simply looking at Iris's body was enough to make her feel inferior in every way possible.
Every sense of the word...
Every single aspect!
From her height, to her well-proportioned curves to her long legs and slender waist; Every little thing about her screamed perfection!
How could anyone possibly describe her as "not mature enough"?
If Iris wasn't mature enough, then Hu Tao and Fischl as petite and short as they were, could never possibly compare to her!
"Yes...it's true. Master told me I have to grow up. So I'm eating a lot to grow up, even if I don't have to eat so much. I want him to acknowledge me."
""...""
So the reason she was always eating so much was because she wanted to mature?
Such a...
Such a...heartless person...
Yomite was such a heartless person to ignore a girl like this!
What did she do to him!?
Forcing her to overeat!
What sort of demon told women they had to grow up!? Especially when they already looked like a goddess!
"He told you that!? That's so unfair! I'll beat him up tomorrow! You are so much mature than us and he never told something like that to us!" Hu Tao exclaimed, fuming.
A small smile spread across Iris' lips, "You'd do that...? For me?"
Her face lit up with happiness, and although Hu Tao was fuming internally, she still gave Iris the biggest grin she could muster.
"Of course, why wouldn't I? What kind of demon would I be if I didn't help you!? I'll convince him!"
"I shall do my very best as well! I cannot possibly battle my divine rival if she's not feeling strong enough! That defeats the purpose of training!" Fischl interjected, her arms crossed in front of her chest.
Due to the amount of alcohol in their system, none of them had realized that what Yomite meant wasn't physical appearance, but internal mental maturity and stability, so they simply assumed he was talking about her figure, not being mature enough...
"Thank you...thank you both my...my friends..." Iris whispered softly, hugging both of them tightly to her large bossom.
Both girls melted into the hug, smiling brightly, not noticing how drunk they were.
Until...
"Iris...boobs...boobs...big boobs! Gahhhh...stop...you're crushing us..."
"Divine dragon of big boobed suffocation... release me...this Prinzessin cannot breathe..."
They pulled away from her quickly, embarrassed by the fact that they've almost suffocated to death by her breasts.
*Hic* *Hic* *Hic*
Then, they all turned towards the weird sound approaching them, and to their surprise, it was the dizzy Paimon, staggering towards them like a drunken zombie.
This was probably the first time they had ever seen Paimon walk on the ground instead of floating.
It seemed she could no longer muster any strength to fly.
She looked like a toddler walking and tripping over everything in sight as she stumbled over to where Iris, Fischl and Hu Tao were.
"Here ish gud..."
Upon reaching the trio she sat down in Iris's lap and fell asleep almost instantly before the trio could even say anything.
The three girls exchanged glances before bursting out laughing, "I guess our lil snack over here could no longer hold it in~"
"Starlord Yomite did mention, that Paimon seemed like a child or an animal! It almost makes this Prinzessin want to cuddle her all night long, but I shall not interfere in her rest!"
"So...cute..." Iris chuckled quietly, stroking Paimon's head gently.
Much to everyone's surprise, Iris loved cute things and wanted to hug Paimon at many occasions to spoil her even further.
However, she restrained herself, because she feared that Paimon may get afraid of her and run away.
Now that she had a chance, she would hug her all she could.
The party went on for hours, until everyone was feeling tired, and the sun had already risen.