It was late in the morning. The people on the Homu Pirate Ship had been working hard all night and were still resting, sleeping soundly.
Oh, that's not right.
There was still the lonely Banya. She was already up.
Bronya, who had woken up and waited in bed for a long time, still hadn't been called by Mei to get up for breakfast.
Her plan to rely on Mei coming over, then using her feminine charms to seduce her, was declared a failure before it even began.
With a look of regret, Bronya crawled out from under the covers, took off the winning pajamas she had prepared as a surprise for Mei, and changed into her regular clothes.
After tidying up a bit and putting her hair into its spiral twin-turbo pigtails, Bronya walked out of her bedroom, ready to go to the Homu Pirate Ship's dining area to see if Mei needed her help.
"Strange... why does it feel so quiet today? Is it because Kiana and Houraiji Kyuusyou aren't bickering?"
Bronya walked through the residential area and past the recreation area, marveling at how quiet the pirate ship was.
"I hope those two can be this quiet every day from now on!"
When she arrived at the dining area, Bronya didn't see a single person, and the confusion in her mind grew even heavier.
"Usually, by this time, Big Sis Mei would have finished cooking and left the food on the table for everyone to eat..."
Then, Bronya quickly walked toward the kitchen to see if Mei was still preparing breakfast.
But when she entered the kitchen, she found that there was no one inside. The layout of the room was still the same as she had left it last night.
"There are no signs of anyone having been in the kitchen. It seems Big Sis Mei overslept today...
In that case, let Bronya make a sumptuous breakfast for everyone!"
Bronya brought over a small green stool, stood on it, and began to wash the fruits and vegetables for breakfast.
Bok choy, broccoli, lettuce, spinach, fennel, cilantro...
As she was washing, Bronya suddenly realized something was wrong. Why was she holding only green vegetables...?
And even the basin for washing the vegetables, the apron tied around her waist, the stool under her feet... why were they all green?!
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Her biological clock had been off for a long time. Mei's eyes snapped open; at this moment, she couldn't be more awake.
It was like when someone is late for class or work and suddenly realizes in their sleep that they're doomed, then instantly wakes up from their dream.
Mei gently pushed the white-haired furball lying on top of her to the side, then looked at her phone, which had lost its signal but could still function as a timepiece. The screen showed that the alarm had already gone off, but she hadn't heard it at all... Looking at the current time...
Mei muttered to herself with a look of annoyance:
"I'm doomed... I overslept. At this hour, there's no time to prepare breakfast for everyone..."
"Then don't prepare it. Everyone has their own food reserves; they'll go get something themselves if they're hungry."
Kiana, who had been woken up by Mei's movements, slightly opened her drowsy eyes, then lazily wrapped her arms around Mei's waist, nuzzling into her embrace to find a comfortable spot before closing her eyes to continue sleeping.
"We still have other guests on the pirate ship. Ryn and Seele from the other world are staying with us! Stop sleeping, it would be so rude for our guests to see us like this!"
Mei pinched Kiana's ear and pulled her up. It was all this wretched white-haired furball's fault; she used her charms to seduce her, causing her to be busy all night and ultimately oversleep.
"Ow, ow, ow! Mei, let go!"
Kiana quickly patted the hand Mei was using to pinch her ear, signaling for her to let go.
But as soon as Mei released her, Kiana immediately slumped back onto the bed, returning to her lazy, salted-fish state.
"Ugh... so tired, I don't want to move at all..."
"Hmph, who's to blame for a certain idiot not knowing any restraint..." Mei snorted coldly, clutching her stomach and leaning on the wall as she slowly got out of bed.
"Wah, I was clearly the one being bullied! Mei, you're so unfair!" Kiana pouted and started to get dressed, huffing.
The two of them quickly washed up and were about to open the door to prepare breakfast for Ryn and Seele, but when they tried to open it, they both froze in place.
Kiana jiggled the doorknob and pushed the door hard a few times, but it didn't budge an inch, showing no intention of letting Kiana and Mei leave.
"Uh... I think Houraiji Kyuusyou blocked the door yesterday. Mei, we can't get out now!"
"How could this be... What do we do? If we can't get out, then there's really no way to make breakfast for everyone." Mei looked worriedly at the time, then at the 'no signal' icon on her phone.
"Hehe... So, that means we can only wait for Houraiji Kyuusyou to remember and come let us out, right?"
Kiana suddenly grinned mischievously, cracking her knuckles as she turned to look at Mei.
"I guess that's the only way... wait, Kiana, what's with that expression?!"
Gurgle gurgle—
Kiana pointed at her own stomach, a mix of laughter and tears on her face. She couldn't remember if she had eaten dinner, but in any case, she was a bit hungry now.
"Look, my Kaslana bloodline is calling out to me. Mei, to save me, I'll have to ask you to make a sacrifice."
"?"
Mei blinked, her small mind filled with great confusion. What does being hungry have to do with the Kaslana family...
Kiana smiled sweetly, then pounced, tackling Mei onto the bed.
"Mei, if I'm not mistaken, you're very tired right now, aren't you?"
"Mmm... Kiana, what are you trying to do!" Mei shrieked in a panic. They had already been at it all night, she really couldn't take any more!
"I'm hungry! I need to eat some of Raiden Mei's 'mei-juice' to fill my stomach!"
"You idiot Kiana, how can that possibly fill you up! Let go of me, stop fooling around."
"It's fine, it's fine, just for a little while! Houraiji Kyuusyou doesn't have a habit of sleeping in. When she comes to let us out, I'll stop fooling around!
As for now, Mei, you should just submit to me! Mwahahaha!"
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Houraiji Kyuusyou doesn't know if she has a habit of sleeping in. But right now, Ryn and Houraiji Kyuusyou are sleeping soundly in each other's arms...