Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 328: Queen of Night

One sentence was all it took to make Yotsuba Maya fall silent.

Rei Ao pointed to the courtyard.

"That fellow was created by your Yotsuba Family, right? Aren't you going to see if he's dead or alive?"

He was referring to Shiba Tatsuya, who looked as though he had stopped breathing.

"..."

Yotsuba Maya just glanced over and did nothing. She wasn't fond of this man who had been modified by the Yotsuba Family to be more like a machine. Besides, from the slight motion of his body, she could still tell that Shiba Tatsuya was breathing. A modified human's life force wasn't so fragile, so she couldn't be bothered to do anything about him.

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Compared to Shiba Tatsuya, she was far more focused on Rei Ao at the moment.

"Rei Ao-san, I sincerely apologize for my rash behavior just now."

Her first priority was to make amends for her earlier offense. However, Rei Ao showed no response to her apology whatsoever. Realizing that her apology was insufficient, she decisively got down on her knees in a dogeza.

"Please forgive my recklessness."

Indeed, she was the head of the Yotsuba Family and had her dignity and pride. Yet she also knew how to gauge the situation, especially given that the person before her could very well exist beyond all established rules. Whether out of gratitude for saving her elder sister's life or due to consideration of his power, letting go of her pride was entirely reasonable.

No one would strike a smiling face. Since she was so sincere, Rei Ao wouldn't make things difficult for her. Offering her a few reassuring words cost him virtually nothing.

"I accept your apology. I'm not interested in your Yotsuba Family anyway."

"Thank you for your generosity."

Relieved of the weight in her heart, Yotsuba Maya stood up. This time, she didn't even sit down on the sofa but instead stood to one side of Rei Ao like a maid. When Rei Ao merely glanced at the teapot on the table, hands immediately extended from beside him and steadily poured him a cup of tea.

"Rei Ao-san, please have some tea."

Yotsuba Maya offered it to him respectfully. A look of interest appeared in Rei Ao's eyes.

"You're indeed fit to be the family head; you really know how to handle things."

He took a sip and set the cup down. Smiling teasingly, he said, "For the dignified head of the Yotsuba Family to serve tea like a maid—if word got out, it would make a lot of people's jaws drop."

"What the outside world says is irrelevant. Compared to you, my identity isn't remotely exalted."

"Are you trying to probe my identity with that statement?"

"..."

Her silence was basically an admission.

"Ah." Rei Ao let out a soft laugh. "Don't worry, I wouldn't bear a grudge over something like this. If there's anything you'd like to ask, just ask openly. I don't mind telling you whatever I'm willing to share."

"..."

Rei Ao's directness caught her off guard. "All right, then I won't beat around the bush."

Relaxing a little, Yotsuba Maya asked the question that had been on her mind. "May I ask where you come from? Someone like you shouldn't be unknown or nameless."

He was capable of healing someone who was on the brink of death—someone modern medicine had deemed incurable.

He also had an incomprehensible method of subduing both her and Shiba Tatsuya with ease.

Besides her current status as head of the Yotsuba Family, she was known as one of the world's strongest magicians—nicknamed the 'Queen of Night' and the 'Demon King of the Far East.'

Even so, she couldn't even determine what type of magic he was using. A person like that shouldn't be completely unheard of, yet despite her deep involvement in political circles, Yotsuba Maya had never heard of a man named Rei Ao.

Rei Ao glanced at her and replied calmly, "Don't be so narrow-minded. If your view is limited to just this city—or even this planet—you'll never see even a fraction of who I really am."

"This..."

Planet? Yotsuba Maya's breathing visibly faltered, and her pupils shrank. "You... you aren't an alien, are you?"

She wasn't joking; it was a wild but still plausible guess, given her inability to fathom him and his cryptic words. Rei Ao's expression darkened.

"You really think I look like E.T. or something?"

The moment he thought of aliens, he pictured those grayish-green beings with big foreheads and little bodies—the uncanny valley effect.

"S-Sorry, I just..."

Thinking she had angered him, Yotsuba Maya quickly apologized.

However—

"Haha, I'm only teasing you."

His expression changed in a flash. He seemed to find her quite an entertaining person.

"While I'm not an alien, I suppose in your eyes it wouldn't be much different."

Rei Ao said, slowly and distinctly, "I come from another world. You could call it a different dimension."

"Another world?!"

She had considered all kinds of possibilities, but nothing like that had even crossed her mind. To her, thinking of life beyond this planet was already the limit of imagination.

Her expression grew serious. "Rei Ao-san, I'm sorry for being so blunt, but that's truly shocking."

"Ah, perfectly understandable, since it breaks the worldview you've held all this time."

Rei Ao pinched his chin, sizing her up, and then asked, "Do you have a husband?"

"...?"

The random shift in topic made Yotsuba Maya catch her breath. She had been about to pursue whether he truly came from another world, but those words got stuck in her throat. Calming her scattered thoughts, she answered his question truthfully.

"I've never been married. Before I was twelve, I had a fiancé whom I met only a few times, arranged for political reasons. However, that engagement was annulled when I turned twelve due to certain circumstances."

"I see."

Rei Ao lowered his gaze with a slight nod. He knew many aspects here must be different from what he had assumed. He couldn't help wondering about Shiba Miya—Shiba Miyuki's mother, who was supposed to be deceased—and whether there were surprises surrounding her as well.

Seeing Rei Ao lapse into thought, Yotsuba Maya did not dare interrupt. She merely stood quietly by his side. After a while, Rei Ao spoke again.

"I'll give you the opportunity to learn about another world."

"?!"

Before Yotsuba Maya could react, a vast amount of knowledge surged into her mind.

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