Meeting with the Firefly

After having sex for a few rounds, Eleonora and Sakura stopped for a while as it was already evening and everyone in the Kagamihara family was about to have dinner. Both couples seem satisfied with their intense and pleasurable sex, as they still want to have sex more if they decide to ignore dinner and lock up in Sakura's room all day, but they can't do that; they can continue it later.

Sakura seemed satisfied right now as she and Eleonora took a bath together, including Nadeshiko. All three of them take it together, and of course, both couples cannot do any sexual activity with Nadeshiko. But they at least can control their libido and lust as they know the word about 'holding back' so they won't do it recklessly.

Having a nice bath is good for them. One of the reasons is to wash off their body and give them a fresh feeling after the steamy and hot sex they already committed. Although Eleonora can replenish their stamina and wash it with magic instantly, the young chairman decides it's unnecessary; she would do that if they're lazy and don't want to take a bath.

A few minutes later, approximately 45 minutes, Eleonora with Sakura and Nadeshiko had already finished their bath. Nadeshiko showed a fresh and happy smile as she got out of the bathroom. She looks like someone who just has a lot of fatigue accumulated onto her, while Eleonora and Sakura are behind her. It's undeniable that they also enjoyed the bath since it's warm. Although it's not an onsen, there is still a joy.

When they out of the bathroom, Kagamihara's family welcomed Eleonora and always has been since they knew Eleonora well enough. They even invite her to enjoy their dinner and even let her live in their house whenever she wants it since they already acknowledge the young chairman as part of their family and have no problem with it.

"Mhm! This is delicious."

Eleonora said as she ate the food for the dinner that had already been prepared. Shuuichirou and Nadeshiko were busy wolfing down their food, while Shizuka smiled in satisfaction when hearing Eleonora's compliment toward her food. And Sakura ate quietly and elegantly, but she also smiled happily when she listened to her mother's food praised by her soon-to-be wife.

"Is that so? Thank you, Nora-chan, and I bet Sakura's cooking would be even better than mine. She would be your future wife after all."

Shizuka said that with a playful tone and successfully made Sakura choke when about to chew her food as she blushed in embarrassment. Eleonora just sweatdropped and smiled awkwardly as she could see Shuuichirou, Shizuka, and Nadeshiko; they wore the same expression on their face right now.

"I'll teach Onee-san cooking if she needs my help! Don't worry about it, Leo-nee-chan."

Eleonora could only give Nadeshiko's head a soft and gentle pat when she heard it from the pink-haired energetic girl trying to ensure her sister and sister-in-law that if they were in trouble of cooking, she would gladly help them.

Nadeshiko's face becomes mellowed as she wears an adorable smile.

"Thank you, Nadeshiko-chan. I'm counting on you."

"Mhm! Leave it to Nadeshiko the Outclub Red!"

Except for Sakura, they all let out a hearty laugh at Nadeshiko's statement, leaving Sakura to shake her head at her little sister's behavior. She's so childish despite being older than Eleonora and Eleonora, who is mature enough despite being younger than her little sister Nadeshiko. She almost could not believe it herself but decided to ignore it since it would hurt her head and give her a headache.

"Oh, that's right. Otou-san, Okaa-san… I want to ask about something."

"Is that about the marriage with Sakura, Eleonora?"

Eleonora blinked in surprise and nodded at Shuuichirou and Shizuka, who smiled at each other as Shizuka spoke.

"Don't worry about it. I know it was a bit sad when we heard from Sakura that she wanted to quit her job and dedicate herself to becoming your wife. Maybe she's so eager and cannot wait for it anymore to be living with you together."

"Eeeeh?! Onee-chan quit her job…?! Is that true?!"

Sakura just responds with a small nod to her little sister, who is shocked by the sudden reveal of this. Nadeshiko, who was still in shock with a gaping mouth, had her head and mind stopped for a second, then went back to normal after her older sister snapped her finger and heard its sounds.

The face of that pink-haired girl went from shocked with a gaping mouth to widened smile.

"Then Onee-chan can drive me to school and campsite until she's married, right?"

Saying that, Nadeshiko felt a bit of pain in her head as she heard the sound of her older sister giving her a bonking on her head. She was getting hit on the head since Sakura was annoyed by her statement. It sounds like her little sister going back to being lazy and irresponsible again to the violet-haired glasses woman.

"Don't get your hope up. When I lived with Leo arrived, I couldn't give you any ride. You have to go by yourself, ALONE or together with your friends. Hear that, Nadeshiko?"

She emphasized the word 'ALONE' with an intimidating tone in her voice, resulting in the poor pink-haired girl shivering in fear and quickly nodding at that. Her older sister looks so scary, and she doesn't want to mess around or do anything stupid to reject it, although she seems to forget about it sometimes, which leads her to be doomed a few times.

Shizuka chuckled while Shuuichirou snorted at their daughters.

Clasping her hands, Shizuka then gained everyone's attention and spoke as she wore a smile on her face.

"Okay, let's eat our dinner, or it will get cold soon if we don't eat it. Come on, everyone."

"She's right. Here, Nadeshiko. Eat a lot and always be healthy like me, okay?"

"Yes, Otou-san! I will eat a lot of delicious food! Okaa-san's food is always delicious, and I want to eat it forever."

"Don't overeat, or you would get chubby again like before, and I will surely make you lose that weight if that happened."

"Sakura-nee, don't be too harsh to Nadeshiko-chan. Give her some mercy."

All of them then laugh and continue their warm and loving dinner. The dinner was fun, and Eleonora always enjoyed it because she feels comfortable and does not consider herself an outsider of Kagamihara's family. At first, she felt like that, but she overcame that and did not feel outcasted anymore.

She really enjoys it.

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Dinner is over, and Eleonora currently has some business to do; one of those is calling someone who seems in need of her presence or help. It's one of her girlfriends, a girl younger than her. She's moved from Tokyo to a small village due to her father's work transfer and has already lived a month.

Taking out her phone, Eleonora then tried to call her. After a few seconds, her call was picked up, and she heard a familiar voice that made her sigh in relief.

"Hello? Leo, is this you…?"

"Yes, Hotarun, it's me. Who else would call you when you can see the caller's name?"

Eleonora said that jokingly to her girlfriend.

"Leooooo…..! Please don't joke around like that. You always do that to me."

"Why not for my cute girlfriend?"

"…C-Cute, geez! Don't tease me! You're older than me, Leo. So please behave like that."

The long bluish-haired girl just laughs heartily when hearing the angry tone of Hotaru like that and nods her head. Although they're talking on the phone, it's as if Hotaru knows what kind of expression or gesture Eleonora has right now.

After finished laughing, Eleonora then coughing and stopped laughing, so she could hear what the collarbone-length black-haired young girl said carefully so she didn't miss anything or she could give her some advice, suggestion, or tips that could help her. The young chairman felt Hotaru had some kind of trouble but didn't want to make Eleonora worried; that is one of the things from her black-haired girlfriend that finds it worrying.

"Ahem. Sorry for that. So, what's wrong, Hotaru?"

The moment Eleonora is not using her pet name, Hotaru knows that her girlfriend is serious, judging from the tone of voice used by the long bluish-haired young girl through the phone. Knowing that, Hotaru then inhaled and exhaled, trying to make herself calm as possible.

And she continues to speak.

"Leo, this… monster somewhat appeared in Asahigaoka. No, not just monster… I've also seen a strange building. It's like a cave or sort; the villager doesn't dare to enter and confirm it since the cave entrance seemed guarded by some scary-looking monster."

This makes Eleonora a bit tense. Hearing that happened near the place where she lived was made her frightened. She was about to lose her composure but trying to keep it cool, or she would regret it. Being rash would do no good for her, and if doing action without thinking can be worse, it will lead to death.

"…Monster."

"Yes, monster. Also, I think the monster came from the strange-looking cave. So far, we cannot confirm the inside of the cave because of the safety or lack of the people capable of dealing it."

"Then, how about 'Awakened'? I think you or anyone in the village should contact the government or anyone from 'Awakened Guild.' They can send some people to investigate or eliminate the cave and monsters."

"…' Awakened.' Okay, I will inform everyone in the village to make contact with the government or 'Awakened Guild.' I hope they could solve the problem we have in Asahigaoka, but I also hope you're okay in there, Leo."

"Don't worry about it. If you want it, I could visit Asahigaoka when I'm free and take a look at the village for a while. How's that? Ah, but I have a scheduled next month; maybe I couldn't do it next month."

"That's okay! Whenever you are free, you could give me a visit. I just… felt not safe with the current situation in Asahigaoka and with you far from me; I think it made me miss you. I know that you're always busy with work and I couldn't do anything about that since a good girlfriend is the one who supports her partner's decision. But… could I be a bit selfish and want you to visit my family?"

Hotaru said the last part with a low and sweet tone, hoping that Eleonora would come to visit her. Hearing that, Eleonora takes a breath and shake her head with a small smile adorning her beautiful and elegant face.

"If it is not Saturday or Sunday, I'm free since I currently take days off from work. Because my parents insist that I must have fun and spend my precious time with my lovers or anything while my father is currently the one who temporarily manages my company."

"Really?! I cannot wait when you're decided to visit us. Ah, how about Tuesday or Wednesday? I am sad that you can't stay for long, but it can't be helped since you're a workaholic."

Hotaru said that with a huff through the phone, Eleonora laughed awkwardly when her girlfriend really knew about her that well.

"Aha… ahahaha… sorry, but maybe Wednesday I will arrive at Asahigaoka. You can give me your current address so I won't get lost when I arrive at the village. I think the village you currently live in is secluded?"

"Yeah, there's not many modern things in Asahigaoka, and the biggest mall is quite far from here. The biggest mall in here is actually small compared to Tokyo. The land is still untouched by modern things like Tokyo, so it's your humble village… I think."

Eleonora smiled.

"That's fine. If I spend my time with you there, I think it would be interesting and lovely. I'd never get bored if you're with me."

Hotaru, who heard it, blushed madly in embarrassment as her girlfriend said something like that to her through the phone. Although they can't see each other right now, Eleonora could clearly imagine what kind of expression her black-haired girlfriend, who is in her fifth as she currently studies in Asahigaoka Branch School.

"G-Geez… you're always throw off some sweet words to me."

"Ahahaha, sorry. It just… I can't resist since you're just too cute, Hotaru. And I always flirt or spoil my girlfriends since I love them, including you. My Hotaru is adorable, also beautiful, and always will be in the future; I bet you would be a great wife and mother in the future."

Hotaru's face is completely red and can be mistaken as a tomato if anyone can see it after hearing what Eleonora has said to her. Even though they're a couple and dating each other, Hotaru is still not used to hearing that from Eleonora directly. It sounds embarrassing if she admits and like it, but she isn't tsundere who acts tough or dislikes it; she just angry adorably at her.

"Geez, if you've said that too much… I… I will get angry at you, you know…."

"No problem. Angry at me all you want, but I will still say you're cute, adorable, and beautiful since it's a fact. There's no way I'm saying that to anyone and lying to them. I always said the fact to people whenever I meet them."

"Thank you then, Leo, for being a good girlfriend and always taking care of me. Although we only dated for a year despite knowing each other for a long time, you are always precious to me and always do anything to make sure I'm happy."

Eleonora scratched her cheek and flushed in embarrassment when hearing the honest words coming out of Hotaru's mouth right now. Although they were just talking through phone, it felt like they were talking to each other in the same place, even though they were currently far from each other.

"Me too. The time we spent as a couple and friends is something I couldn't forget. I mean, I would not forget and remember it forever. All of them are precious to me, since other than bringing us closer to the point that made us a couple, it also the reason why I could meet and know about you."

"Exactly. You're always good to me and will become my precious person, aside from my parents. Whenever I'm thinking about you, my chest feels warm, and my heart becomes impatient that it can't wait to be with you again. I want to meet you and hold our hands together again."

"Me too, Hotarun. I also want that, and that's why I will come to see you. Wait for me on Wednesday."

Both said that as they lifted up their heads and looked at the moon that shone in the evening today.

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Kayaba Akihiko is a genius, but he knew that he was nothing compared to her boss, Eleonora Pendragon. That young girl is an existence that is beyond his reach, and he already knew that he couldn't even surpass her no matter how many years of knowledge he learned. She is superhuman or inhuman, but Kayaba already knew that, and that's why he tried to create a world of his own, where he is the one who controls everything and lets people come to his own world.

The bridge to it is VRMMO. By creating an MMO that lifts up his idea, he can materialize that kind of dream. Moreover, with the recent discovery of magic and monsters, he is 100% sure that his world is nothing impossible to make. The realism would go even further. He could use magic to broaden the horizon of his own world. He wants to make a bridge or gate to another world, the world of his own creation.

Although he was grateful and amazed by Eleonora, he was also afraid of her. He is afraid that she can see through his plan to bring many people and trap them into the game he would create. That's why he will spend these five years until the game is fully developed and released to the public, along with the console to make it happen, to form a lot of plans and maybe backups for it.

His act can be considered rebellion, but he is also a selfish person, and since human is greedy and selfish, he thinks it's normal for him to be like that. He also plans to trap Eleonora into the game since it would prevent her from interfering with his plan. He's not that confident with his plan and the backups since he knows how frightening the brain of Eleonora is based on how he always observe how Eleonora act and forms a plan.

It's beyond his expectation. But he can't let that get him and make him give up; this game has been his dream since he was a child, and he will make it happen. Taking a risk sounds stupid, and he knew it was a reckless move, but he could not do anything if he didn't act. Better doing something even if he is going to regret it later.

"Looks like I have to be extra careful, or my plan would get discovered easily by her."

He scratched his head and continued doing the work given to him.

Although he creates the game for his selfish desire, he also wants to give gamers the best experience of MMO and let them have fun in virtual reality. Because it's currently booming in this era and year, many people also love video games. He thinks it's an easy way to make people love it, letting them have easy access to it without knowing what will happen to them later.

Kayaba Akihiko is kind of evil if you think from the other perspective. He's not just a simple guy.

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After spending her time in Kagamihara's family, Eleonora thinks it's time to visit Asahigaoka and meet with Hotaru. It's has been two days since she called her, and she has to fulfill that promise she made, or Hotaru would be mad at her. Although the Kagamihara family seems sad knowing Eleonora is about to leave, Sakura told them.

"Hey, Leo has many people she wants to visit, not just us. It can't be helped."

Nadeshiko was the one who felt sad. She was crying and didn't want to let her arms that wrapped Eleonora's waist go as she kept crying and hugging her tightly. Eleonora, who saw it, felt a bit sad, but there's no choice; she can always visit them whenever she wants and faster than before with the teleportation spell.

"Nadeshiko, you have to let Nora-chan go. Look, you bothering her if you keep like that."

"Weeeeeh…!! I don't want Leo-nee-chan to go!"

"Hey, Nadeshiko, don't be such dramatic like that. Eleonora is busy, and she can't always be there for you. Maybe next time we could visit her when we have the chance. After all, we are family, and if you keep being like that, Otou-san will not give you any extra allowance."

Hearing this, Nadeshiko suddenly went quiet and zipped her mouth as she let go of Eleonora's waist and freed the young chairman from Nadeshiko's hug. In disbelief, Sakura shook her head and sighed tiredly, seeing her little sister.

"Ahem. Then Leo, are you already packing anything? Nothing is left out?"

"I already checked it a few times, so no. Everything is already packed, and I also store it in here."

Eleonora said as she opened and showed them her [Inventory]. The entire Kagamihara's still felt amazed by how miraculous magic that they thought was unreal to become real. Especially Shizuka and Nadeshiko, they're are enthralled by it since they always carry many things, like groceries or snacks.

Sakura nodded at Eleonora and got closer to her as she gave a peck to Eleonora's cheeks and smiled lovingly.

"Then I don't have to worry about you. Instead, I have to worry about this brat."

Sakura said with a bit annoyed as she pointed her finger to Nadeshiko, who sobbed and wiped her nose. Eleonora was just laughing awkwardly when Sakura mentioned that.

"Hey, this is still morning, and you two already being so affectionate."

Shuuichi said that with a hearty laugh followed by his wife giggling and nodded in agreement with her husband. Nadeshiko just went to pout when seeing that, but then had an idea that made her smile as she spoke to Eleonora.

"Leo-nee-chan, can you get down a little?"

"Hm? Okay, what is—"

As she said that, Eleonora felt something touch her right cheek and noticed it was Nadeshiko who kissed her. This made Eleonora widen in surprise as she didn't expect that. Nadeshiko's parents and sister were also surprised by the sudden and unexpected act she did.

The kiss lasted for a few seconds before Nadeshiko broke it and smiled widely at the long bluish-haired girl.

"Hehe, I got to kiss Leo-nee-chan! It's unfair if only Onee-chan who always kiss you, you know."

She said that as she puffed out her chest and pouted on her cheeks. Eleonora just laughs heartily, followed by Shuuichi, who does the same while Shizuka and Sakura just hold their laugh, which makes the pink-haired girl huffed.

Eleonora then places her right hand on Nadeshiko's hair and stroke it gently.

"Thank you for that, Nadeshiko-chan. I'm happy if you do it again, and I'll do the same. Is that okay, Sakura-nee?"

Sakura sighed and simply nodded.

"I think so. But…"

Sakura didn't continue what she said as she looked straight at Eleonora. Seeing that, Eleonora understood what she meant and just sent her an awkward laugh. The possibility of that can happen since Sakura knew what kind of person Eleonora was, and the young girl also knew that fact.

Nadeshiko just tilted her head in confusion as she didn't understand what they meant while her parents knew what they meant as they decided to quiet about it and send them smiles.

"It's already too late to stop it, I think…."

Sakura said it in a low tone.

"Leo, don't forget about your safety, okay?"

"…"

Eleonora went agape when she heard what Sakura said with a serious face and tone. She nodded at her.

"I will, so don't worry about it. Alright, I have to go now."

"When you're going back, please send our greetings to your parents, Nora-chan! And give them the souvenirs!"

"Yeah, I bet your dad would like the souvenirs we bought for him. But I think it's still nowhere compared to the wine or alcohol he owns. I'm quite jealous of that and wish I had something like that."

Shuuichirou laughed when saying that, and seeing her husband, Shizuka nudged his stomach with her elbow, causing the husband to notice that and give Shizuka a sorry smile. Eleonora and Sakura just felt weird seeing them like that.

But hearing her father-in-law's wish, she then spoke.

"Okay, Otou-san. I'll buy you any wine or alcohol like Dad if you want it. He is always okay with sharing his hobby or things with people who share the same preferences. So don't worry about it."

"Haha. Is that so? Thank you then. I'll be waiting."

Sakura and Shizuka just shook their heads and sighed at his behavior.

"I hope we can spend our time as a family even more next time, Nora-chan. Like girls' night! Oops, I mean woman night…? Yep, something like that. Oh, but if we did that, then you and Sakura won't have the time for the lovey-dovey session. Forgive me for that."

She said jokingly, and success made Sakura blush in embarrassment because of her mother's words. And with that, Eleonora bid a farewell to Kagamihara's family as she goes to Asahigaoka and meets with Hotaru. One of them is she misses her, and the other is to see Asahigaoka's village's condition since Hotaru informs her about that.