"Price...?"
Miss No-Ahoge's expression stiffened, and a hint of hesitation flickered in her eyes.
What does this guy want?
His expression is so weird. He wouldn't be thinking of doing something to me, right?!
But this guy's skin is indeed rare in this world. Having someone like him as my first experience wouldn't be bad, would it?
Thinking this, she actually felt a little shy.
Unlike her conservative second sister, her personality was much more open, even somewhat rebellious.
"Why isn't your dad at home?"
Eiji sat down on the bed, asking her seriously, as if conducting some academic research.
"?"
A question mark popped up over Miss No-Ahoge's head.
This is the price he was talking about?
Looking at his exceptionally attractive face and those long legs, she suddenly felt a little regretful.
"My dad is very busy."
"I heard he's not in the country?"
"Yeah."
"Where is he now?"
"Britain."
Miss No-Ahoge hesitated for a moment.
Her mother had told her not to casually reveal anything about their father, or it would cause a lot of trouble.
But now, to keep her own secret, she couldn't care about that anymore. Besides, she had no affection for that father anyway—he didn't care about her at all. Selling out his information didn't make her feel guilty in the slightest.
"On a business trip to Britain?"
"...Serving as the Queen."
"Cough cough!"
Eiji nearly choked on his own saliva.
Wait.
There are just too many things wrong with this!
Your dad is the Queen of Britain?
"I remember that the current Queen of Britain is Artoria Lancer Alter?"
"That's my dad."
WTF!!
Eiji suddenly felt like he had walked into a garden full of weeds.
He was surrounded by grass.
Eiji had already found it hard to believe when he first heard that the Queen of Britain was Black Lancer, but since this world was filled with Heroic Spirits, it wasn't entirely impossible.
But Black Lancer and White Lancer getting together and having five Ahoge-lineage Heroic Spirit daughters—this was absolutely ridiculous!
"How did they have children?"
Even in such a bizarre world, reproduction still required male and female union, right? And the world hadn't even reached the 21st century yet—there was no technology to create children using only female chromosomes!
"I don't know. It seems they used some special technology, but they never told us anything about it."
According to Miss No-Ahoge.
The relationship between Black Lancer and White Lancer was against royal laws.
So when Black Lancer ascended to the throne, to avoid causing trouble for her, White Lancer moved to the Far East with their five daughters.
Technically speaking, White Lancer was the legitimate Queen Consort of Britain, and all five daughters were royal princesses of pure blood.
This absurd setting made Eiji feel as if he were standing in a vast prairie, trampled over by ten thousand alpacas.
"So now you can keep my secret, right?"
Miss No-Ahoge looked at Eiji seriously, her nervous expression gradually relaxing.
"Miss No-Ahoge."
"?"
What kind of weird nickname is that?
"Being a delinquent outside must be a very important secret for you, right?"
"Of course."
"But your dad's situation doesn't matter to you."
"More or less."
"Then I absolutely can't agree!"
Eiji stood up resolutely.
"???"
Miss No-Ahoge shot out a bunch of question marks.
"Think about it. How could I use such an insignificant secret to trade for your very important secret? Wouldn't that be insulting you?"
Eiji spoke righteously, showing not a trace of guilt.
"…Hiss!!"
Miss No-Ahoge sucked in a deep breath.
She felt like even her breathing was trembling. Her fists clenched tightly, her grip stiff and rigid, just one step away from punching him in the face!
"I WANT YOU TO INSULT ME!"
She almost growled through gritted teeth.
"No, my noble personality won't allow me to do something that damages another person's dignity!"
Eiji rejected her outright.
"We'll discuss this another time. I absolutely won't let you fall into depravity!"
After saying that, and under Miss No-Ahoge's murderous gaze, Eiji walked to the door and pulled it open.
Outside the door.
Two girls stood there with dumbfounded expressions.
"Alter-sister… So you're actually into that kind of thing?"
The one who spoke in a soft and delicate voice was a girl in a pure white dress. Her eyes were so clean, as if they had never been tainted by any malice—pure like a lily flower.
At this moment, she looked timid and anxious as she stared at her third sister.
"Pff—hahahaha! Alter! You actually said that kind of thing to a guy? Hahaha! 'I want you to insult me'—that's way too wild! Hahahaha!"
The other girl was much more boisterous.
She clung to the lily-like girl's arm, her posture intimate, clutching her stomach as she laughed so hard it hurt, mercilessly mocking Miss No-Ahoge.
These two were the fourth daughter, Mordred.
And the fifth daughter, Artoria Lily.
They had just woken up and happened to pass by their third sister's room, only to hear an unbelievably shocking line. They were almost scared stupid.
"I'M NOT INTO THAT KIND OF THING!"
Miss No-Ahoge roared in fury and finally couldn't hold back anymore—she threw a punch at Eiji.
"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"
"I REFUSE TO LET YOU DISCREDIT YOURSELF!"
"JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!!"
After that—
Miss No-Ahoge's words caused a huge misunderstanding in the Ahoge family, even making Blue Saber and White Lancer look at her strangely.
"Alter, could it be that you've taken a liking to Eiji?"
White Lancer and Blue Saber exchanged glances and then curiously asked her.
"Impossible! Even if I had to die, even if I had to marry a beggar, I would never, EVER like that piece of human trash!"
Miss No-Ahoge, fuming with anger, heaved with every breath.
After yelling at her mother and second sister, she stormed out the door.
"Sorry, Eiji. It seems Alter got a little too worked up."
White Lancer smiled apologetically at Eiji.
"It's nothing."
Eiji replied generously.
As if he wasn't the direct cause of Miss No-Ahoge's fury.
"Artoria-senpai, let's start the lesson."
"Yes! I'm ready!"
Blue Saber was fired up, gripping her wooden sword with determination.
She had wanted to defeat Eiji for a long time. This was her chance—she would train hard, master her skills, surpass him, and emerge victorious!
Since it was the weekend, the training session lasted nearly the entire day.
It had to be said—Blue Saber's talent was exceptional. Almost everything Eiji demonstrated, she could grasp in just two tries. Her progress was astonishing, almost as if she had some sort of inherited Heroic Spirit memory bonus.
At noon, Eiji even had lunch at the Ahoge house.
Lunch was personally prepared by White Lancer, and her cooking skills were on par with Raikou's.
Eiji showered her with praise, making White Lancer giggle happily.
"Lily, eat this!"
"Lily, eat that too!"
At the table, not only was Eiji flirting with White Lancer, but the fourth daughter, Mordred, was also busy feeding the fifth daughter, Lily. Seeing Lily accept everything without hesitation, Mordred's smile never left her face.
Eiji squinted.
These two were definitely up to something.
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[T/N: Such a complex family.]