Chapter 137: My Love is Eternal B+
In that urgent moment, Eikou slowly slipped his hand inside the French Queen's clothing.
Marie Alter's skin was as soft as milk, carrying a gentle warmth. Every inch of it was meticulously cared for — slender yet full — a single touch enough to make one's hand unwilling to leave.
As soon as he touched the sacred body of the French Queen, Eikou's heart started beating like a drum.
"!"
Marie Alter also sensed the improper hand; her body shivered slightly, and her golden eyes widened a little.
But immediately after, her seductive red lips curled into a knowing smile, her eyes full of intrigue as she looked at Eikou beside her.
She hadn't expected Eikou to be pushed this far — bold enough to take the initiative.
To do something like this to her, in front of everyone during a game — what a naughty boy.
"Mm…"
Marie Alter looked at the owner of that hand.
However, Eikou's face was bright red, his head hung low, completely unable to meet her eyes. His hand only rested awkwardly at her waist, not daring to move any further.
"..."
Marie Alter thought to herself, Isn't this boy too innocent? He's even more embarrassed than the one being touched — he really does look like a virgin. Even when cornered into doing something indecent, he only goes this far.
Still, her golden eyes shimmered with burning hearts as she licked her lips seductively.
It's fine — Eikou being like this is adorable too!
That degree of pure restraint unexpectedly fit him perfectly, to the point where Marie Alter couldn't help but imagine how he'd look once "mind broken," gradually falling into corruption…
Beep beep beep!
Because her heartbeat had spiked, the lie detector suddenly shocked Marie Alter.
It wasn't because Eikou's touch had thrown her heart into chaos — but because she was genuinely moved by him.
"Aiyaya,"
Marie Alter smiled sweetly and leaned forward slightly.
"Looks like I lied after all. My apologies, everyone."
Hearing that reassuring outcome, Eikou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness — it seems he managed to turn things around, preventing the situation from reaching the worst possible ending.
Marie Alter even cooperated perfectly, choosing not to expose what he'd done.
As expected of the teachings of his senior, Emiya Kiritsugu — truly, one must act as an Ally of Justice!
Seeing that things had calmed down, Eikou decided to withdraw his hand quietly.
But in the very next second, Marie Alter grasped his hand tightly.
"Not going to keep touching me?"
The beautiful French Queen looked at him with longing eyes.
"??"
In that brief moment, Eikou knew he had provoked an extremely terrifying opponent.
It was like a small, fragile human in Greek mythology daring to challenge a god on Mount Olympus — and once that god was provoked, the only ending possible was being completely devoured by her.
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Eikou's forehead, and when he tried to retreat, it was already too late.
"…I'll drink one cup as punishment myself." Marie Alter, while holding his hand, smiled at everyone as if nothing had happened.
Hey, if you're punishing yourself, then just punish yourself — why the hell are you holding my hand?! Which cup of yours are you making me touch, huh?!
Eikou screamed inside his heart.
He could feel his hand being guided by this experienced older woman, led to touch the sacred, untouchable mountain of Olympus!
No, I—Eikoucles—don't want to have my name recorded on Olympus in this way!
I was wrong! I don't want to be an ally of justice anymore!!!!!
Emiya Kiritsugu, you set me up!!
[You have touched the super big cup.]
[You feel the deep and dark love of Marie Alter toward you...]
[Your "My Love is Eternal B" has leveled up to "My Love is Eternal B+."]
Damn it, and she even helped level up this shitty skill for me—these French women are seriously terrifying beyond reason!
In just a few short seconds after that, Eikou's brain completely shut down from embarrassment.
Seeing that, Marie Alter smiled in satisfaction and finally released his hand.
"..."
Off to the side, Jeanne Alter glanced at their movements, seemingly noticing the small actions under the table.
"Tsk."
Jeanne Alter clicked her tongue in irritation, her brows furrowing tightly.
[Affection of Jeanne Alter toward you has decreased.]
[The game enters its later phase.]
[After that, everyone cooperated quite well, no one made major mistakes, and even when Marie Alter and Jeanne White teased you, it was just to a moderate extent.]
[Only once afterward, when Jeanne Alter said something contradictory during Truth and was punished to drink, you offered to drink in her place, but she simply waved her hand and said coldly, "Don't be so nice to me," refusing your help.]
[Jeanne Alter drank another glass.]
[Later, you also drew a Truth turn, but this time the question was quite ordinary.]
"If someone made a whole table of food just for you, wanting to treat you properly and get closer to you, but their cooking was truly terrible, what would you do?"
Eikou thought for a while, then placed his hand on the lie detector,
"…I think I'd try to endure the unpleasant taste and eat it all for their sake."
"..."
Beside him, Jeanne Alter's face turned gloomy.
[Affection of Jeanne Alter decreased again.]
[Half an hour later, the board game party ended.]
[You feel your relationships with everyone improved slightly. Reward: one encouragement dice.]
[However, the distance to capture Tomoe Gozen's heart is still far away...]
[Because all your energy was spent dealing with these troublesome girls and worrying about the Truth or Dare game, you didn't have any extra time to communicate with Tomoe Gozen.]
[If you fail to raise her affection tomorrow, this operation will be declared a failure.]
"Tomorrow..."
Eikou scratched his hair irritably,
"Only one day left..."
Time was running out, yet there was still no progress with Tomoe Gozen.
He couldn't tell whether it was just his fate that whenever he tried to increase someone's affection, it always failed — Baobhan Sith was like that, Tomoe Gozen too — while the ones he didn't aim for turned out to be frighteningly easy.
Still, getting one encouragement dice was fine; at least he knew when to stop.
[You all wrapped up the lively board game night.]
[The suburban night gradually deepened...]
[Around 11:30 p.m., after playing to your hearts' content, you all began to feel sleepy and returned one by one to your prepared tents, drifting into sweet dreams.]
[...]
[When night came, you found it hard to fall asleep.]
[The buzzing of mosquitoes, the snoring of your friends, and the suffocating heat of the summer night made you extremely uncomfortable, your body covered in hot sweat...]
[After the initial excitement of sleeping in a tent faded, you realized that summer camping wasn't as fun as you had imagined...]
[Since you couldn't sleep for now, you decided to go out for some fresh air and enjoy the suburban night view.]
[And when you stepped out of the tent to clear your mind, you saw, by the riverbank not far away, a familiar figure sitting there drinking beer.]
[It was Dragon Witch, Jeanne Alter.]
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