Chapter 26: Jeanne.
"Please, my king!"
The Knights of the Round Table sitting in the back rows also cried out again.
"When have I ever been my king of you people?!"
Artoria Caster lost her patience and shouted loudly.
"Is it really not possible?"
Eikou slightly leaned toward his deskmate, his face full of expectation as he asked.
"Um..."
Being looked at by her deskmate with such hope-filled eyes, Artoria's cheeks flushed slightly. She gently pressed her lips together, looking just like a small girl.
She did not hesitate for long. In the end, she sighed and let out a helpless groan.
"…Alright, alright, I'll play with you guys once, okay?"
Eikou's eyes immediately lit up. "That's great, thanks, Boar-chan!"
"Don't call me Boar-chan, and also..."
Artoria said a bit shyly, "Having me be the only girl playing a punishment game with three boys like you just makes the atmosphere feel really strange. You guys should call a few more girls over."
As expected, Artoria was still very easily embarrassed.
But Eikou truly understood how she felt.
"Alright, then I'll go find them right away..."
After saying that, Eikou suddenly froze.
Wait, are there any suitable female candidates around?
His relationships with girls were indeed quite broad, but among them there were hardly any gentle ones.
They would definitely take advantage of this punishment game to do some not-so-good things to Eikou.
"!"
Wait...
Someone extremely suitable immediately came to his mind.
That was Jeanne Alter!
She looked like a bad girl on the outside, but on the inside she was actually very serious and reserved, and would not take the initiative to think about taking advantage of others.
And even if Jeanne Alter really wanted to take advantage of him during the punishment game, he would be more than willing to accept it—after all, the two of them were already lovers.
Moreover...
Eikou's gaze suddenly became incomparably sharp.
If he could use this punishment game to get Jeanne Alter to play a few embarrassing Plays with him, then he would be making a huge profit!
For example...
Forcing that always stone-faced tsundere Dragon Witch to act spoiled toward him and call him "husband"?
"Hisss..."
Just thinking about it filled Eikou's heart with happiness.
"I'll go find her right away!"
After saying that, Eikou immediately ran off without a trace, charging straight toward the neighboring France class.
"Jeanne-chan~~!!"
"Eh... where did she go?"
After stepping into the France classroom, Eikou swept his eyes around.
Amid the noisy crowd of French Servants, he did not see Jeanne Alter anywhere.
"Are you looking for me for something?"
Suddenly, from behind him, a soft and warm body pressed closely against him, like a pair of lovers embracing.
Immediately after, a sweet voice that sounded very much like Jeanne Alter rang out beside his ear.
"My beloved little brother?"
"!"
Eikou's heart jolted, feeling like prey locked onto by a sniper.
This is bad. He didn't find the Dragon Witch, but instead ran into someone called a Saint whose actions were not Saint-like at all!
"J… Jeanne…"
"It's onee-san."
Jeanne d'Arc released him and smiled brightly.
Eikou turned around and looked at the Saint standing behind him.
He saw that Jeanne d'Arc had changed into a cool, sleeveless summer outfit. Her fair, smooth skin faintly showed at her waist, and from the front, her full curves were clearly visible, making it impossible to look away.
Her short denim shorts snugly hugged her round hips, revealing a seductive appearance that inevitably stirred the imagination.
"What are you looking for me for, my beloved little brother?"
She tilted her head slightly, looking adorable. Her thick blonde hair was neatly braided and slightly tilted to one side, elegantly draping down over her slender shoulders.
She stood straight in front of Eikou, her long, slender legs in black stockings stepping forward, shortening the distance between the two of them.
At this point, Eikou did not bother to argue about the way she called him "little brother" anymore. He simply treated it as her calling him "my sister's boyfriend."
But then...
"Wait..."
Eikou hurriedly spoke up, wanting to step back and put a little distance between them.
Perhaps because My Love is Eternal had been upgraded, Jeanne d'Arc in her summer outfit looked especially captivating. Whether it was her pink lips that made one want to kiss them, the curves at her waist faintly visible, her legs in black stockings, or the way her jeans tightly hugged her waist and hips, all of it made his heart beat faster.
Damn it, this self-proclaimed onee-san is also full of seductive charm! This is too much!
"..."
Eikou swallowed, doing his best to keep calm.
Calm down. Absolutely do not reveal any opening for her to take advantage of, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
The tense standoffs around the various Queens were already terrifying enough; he did not want a similar scene to appear on the Jeanne side as well.
What's more, the other party was the nominal older sister of Jeanne Alter.
"Hehe..."
Seeming to notice his sneaky glances, the corner of Jeanne d'Arc's lips gently curved into a soft, beautiful smile.
"Little brother, why do you keep staring at your big sister like that?"
She lightly stepped closer, and the soft fullness of her chest swayed along with the motion, tracing an overwhelmingly impressive curve. "Could it be that you really like how your sister looks in summer clothes?"
So… so big!
"It's really very beautiful."
Eikou's eyes were practically glued there, but he still forced himself to speak calmly. "Have you seen Jeanne Alter?"
"..."
Jeanne d'Arc kept smiling, but the corners of her eyes subtly tightened.
"Are you looking for Alter for something?"
"Ha ha, it's just that there are a few things I want to ask her..."
Eikou replied perfunctorily.
"What kind of things are there that you can only look for Alter about, but can't look for your sister?"
Jeanne d'Arc said casually.
No way, why does that sound so sour? How am I supposed to answer that?!
"Listen, little brother..."
Jeanne d'Arc stepped forward one step at a time. Each step seemed to radiate an indescribable pressure—outwardly bright and gentle, yet inwardly carrying a terrifying feeling like the pull of a black hole.
At that very moment, feeling the heavy pressure bearing down on him, Eikou could not help but grit his teeth, as if he himself were Goetia facing countless Heroic Spirits at the Temple of Time!
"Ever since the last Mecha Incident, you've started deliberately or unintentionally avoiding me. Did I do something that made you unhappy? Why do you only look for Alter, and not for your sister?"
In his heart, Eikou thought: has this love-struck woman lost her memory or something? Last time, inside that sealed mecha cockpit, she was pulling all kinds of depraved moves on her future brother-in-law so fiercely—what normal person wouldn't want to avoid her?
While he was thinking this, Jeanne d'Arc had already pressed closer and closer to him.
"My heart… it's about to hurt so much that it's going to burst..."
She coquettishly rubbed the soft, elastic fullness of her chest lightly against his. "Can you feel it?"
"..."
Eikou could only blush as his heart raced wildly.
"And what hurts your sister even more is—where did you go, and who were you with, these past three days? Could it be that… outside, you already have… another big sister?"
"???"
Wait a second, what kind of out-of-script combo is this?! And what the hell is 'another big sister' supposed to mean—this one here thinks about being a big sister all day long, and I'm not even your little brother to begin with?!
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