The moment that n brought Ryuji into another room, he mmed the door. Yumiko and Erika were waiting with the princess because n asked for some time with Ryuji. n then immediately dropped to his knees and ced both palms on the ground.


    "Forgive me, Ryuji. Though I believe you understand my meaning. I still used you as a betting chip." n''s voice, thick with remorse, sounded hoarse and gritty as he mmed his forehead against the floor.


    Though it felt dramatic to Ryuji.n, who made many promises. Might have thought that Ryuji felt betrayed.


    This guy is really too serious for his good...


    Isn''t he doing me a favour? Despite this, he''s almost crying.


    "n, stop being dramatic... I don''t think you were wrong, and this isn''t going to be so simple, right? You are her uncle and likely have already discussed something of this nature in the past."


    Thud!


    n stopped being dramatic while listening to Ryuji. He couldn''t help but smile with a bitter twitch of his lips before looking up at Ryuji, who shook his head.


    "I did... Liana asked mest night after she learned the truth about Yumiko—her father, the king, sent her to help me fix the situation. However, I nned to refuse at first, but... I don''t want you to suffer you''re the first friend I made since the day of my mistake."


    This guy is older than me, but he''s so mentally weak...


    Ryuji lifted n and ced him on a chair while pping his cheek. "Stop being so ridiculous. We''re friends, and you''re doing me a favour either way."


    "..."


    n seemed to find Ryuji to be mysterious and difficult to understand, "I don''t understand... Betrayal is something even you must feel strong against."


    It was at that moment that n noticed Ryuji''s wide grin, andthen his mind finally began to work... Who would be his partner and then his eyes widened. "No..."


    "Nothing... Just I saw a really fine woman tonight; Alice is single, right?"


    "That''s my Sister!" n suddenly felt an auraing from his back, and his senses told him to attack this bastard! But his mind told him that Ryuji was just helping him ept his actions. "You rat bastard! You dare touch my little niece or sister, I swear!"


    "Hahahah, n, you dared me! I''m going to do more than touch them!" Ryuji''s mischievous grin did not dissipate.


    "I will kill you, damn it! It''s not over!"


    "Try it, pretty boy!"


    Ryuji couldn''t help but think that if his fate had already been sealed, he would also do everything possible to get both women. However, n no longer felt any burden; instead, he attacked Ryuji, trying to bring him to the ground.


    The two were like a couple of schoolboys fighting or pretending to wrestle; they threw each other around in the private room.


    "You bastard wanted my sister from the start!"


    "Hahahahaha! n, your arms are so weak! If you don''t get stronger, I''ll call you brother-inw soon enough!"


    "You''re dead, bastard! I''m going to get you." n threw Ryuji like a rag doll before straddling him on the ground and punching his chest repeatedly.


    "Yes... I am so dead... from all the--"


    "Don''t say it!" n flew across the room as Ryuji tapped him with his fist, the poor noble rolling across the floor with a bloody nose. However, he was smiling and looked fierce.


    "Ryuji, the day you call me brother is the day you also call me father!"


    ".... You''ve done it now, duke!" Ryuji jumped at n with a dropkick while n grabbed a shield and blocked the blow.


    ***


    Meanwhile, outside, Liana, Alice, Erika and Yumiko all waited quietly. The loud bangs and shoutsing from the room were quite audible, but thanks to Alice casting a beautiful silver barrier of water, the sounds and their embarrassing childish argument were kept safe.


    At least, only these four women heard the truth... Even Kathlyn stood with a red face, hearing Ryuji sexually mention her name several times.


    "So, this is the man you love beastkin?" Liana looked at Yumiko, who looked d, her tail dancing as she puffed out her chest in pride.


    "Mhm! He''s a great man with a high eye for women!"


    "..." Erika looked a little embarrassed, noticing the ck lightning crackling from Princess Liana''s body, whose cheeks were bright red.


    The more mysterious one was Alice, the sister of n who just held the barrier and didn''t seem affected by the words of Ryuji one bit. Instead, she seemed to smile at them. "What a funny boy. Is he really interested in such a sickly old woman... It seems n is really fond of him, though; what should I do?" She whispered while giggling to herself.


    "n! Oi! Using weapons is cheating! Don''t make me retaliate!"


    "Ryuji! You just said you''re going to impregnate my sister! I''ll cut the damn thing off!"


    A series of bangs followed before the crying voice of n echoed as he wailed in pain while Ryuji just gloated. "Heh, just you wait. That damn witch has such a nice meaty ass. I''ll make sure to teach her a lesson for being so cheeky!"


    While everyone heard what n and Ryuji said, nobody dared to speak until they had finished fighting.


    "Liana... Are you all right? You''re not angry with Ryuji anymore, are you?"


    "Teach me a lesson... nice ass... this damn monkey! I will beat him down with a hammer!" Liana growled while pulling on the door handles.


    "No, no. Stop it... You can''t interrupt a duel between men..."


    Yumiko scratched her head; in beastkin culture, it was fine to let men have their fights. So she stopped Liana with her tail, pping the princess to the floor, which caused an amusing scene.


    Alice held a hand over her mouth as she covered the side of her lips; her eyes smiled with a dazzling light as she turned towards Yumiko.


    "Oh my, the princess slipped on nothing."


    "Mhm... It seems the princess is a little drunk; she just dropped like a rock..."


    Both women nced at Liana on the floor, then at each other. They giggled softly before they shared a thumbs-up. Liana also liked to bully her aunt, and this kind of payback was amusing for the beautiful Duchess.


    A few minutester, the door unlocked and opened. Both n and Ryuji stepped out with their faces looking normal, their clothes pristine and no hint of animosity between them.


    "Oh, Yumiko, you look so cute tonight. Come here! Erika, you too, my lovely heroine." Ryuji didn''t look at Liana or Alice, which made n look proud as he lifted his nose with a smile.


    "Well, we are busy men, so let us go enjoy our time together. Shall we enjoy a meal at the castle tonight, Sister, Princess?" n pretended he was victorious, but the women knew the truth, and n begged Ryuji to pretend he lost so n could save face.


    "Hm... I was feeling a little hungry; what do you think, Alice?" Ryuji was clearly enjoying teasing n, who looked pale the moment Ryuji said his sister''s name so casually.


    "Oh, well, I wouldn''t mind sharing some family dinner and having a handsome guy like you join us." Alice winked at Ryuji while causing n to suffer critical damage.


    "I''m dying... I''m dead." n''s shoulders sagged; he suddenly lost all his vitality.


    Ryuji pped n''s back and pushed him forward. "Hey, man, keep it up."


    Erika felt the world before her was such a mystery as she asked Yumiko quietly, "Is a man''s friendship this violent... I thought they justughed and smiled together."


    "Beats me, but isn''t it quite sexy?" Yumiko giggled with a flushed face, her tail swinging faster and faster.


    "This is really bad..." Erika felt she''d never understand her counterpart. She looked at the others, but nobody seemed interested in this conversation. Thus, she gave up and remained quiet.


    It didn''t take long for n and Ryuji to stop ying with each other, while Alice and Liana seemed a little bored and started guiding the party towards the exit doors.


    Liana pulled the door handle open. "Let''s go... I''m really hungry."


    Alice nodded. "Mhm, we should all eat together; I''m also hungry."


    "Yes, yes... Let''s eat together..." Erika felt exhausted, but she tried to follow along.


    "Sure thing, Alice."


    "Liana... Where are you going?" n felt he had a headache, but he ignored Ryuji, who was holding Yumiko''s buttocks as he walked out of the door, causing Erika to grab his opposite arm.


    "Wait for me, Ryuji~ what shall we eat?" Alice added, leaning close to him with a pleasant smile on her face.


    n was blinded by lightning the moment he heard that and almost fell to the ground.


    "Come on, dear uncle, let''s eat!"


    Liana grabbed her uncle''s arm and dragged him out of the room. She found it amusing how n seemed to be affected so badly by Ryuji and Alice. "Don''t you think she looks really happy, though? Normally, she is so sickly and weak."


    "Hmm?" n looked up and noticed his sister speaking with Yumiko. He couldn''t hear the topic, but seeing his sickly sisterughing and joking made him feel a sense of happiness.


    "True, when did shestugh so much..."


    While he was brooding, Ryuji looked back and shouted to them with a wide smile on his face. "Come on, n, you''re going to bete!"