Chapter 562: Not Taking Initiative, Not Refusing, But Ultimately Must Take Responsibility

Perhaps because he had bathed together with his many wives, Broly didn't have much feeling about bathing with a capture target.

Regarding Iwayama Huangquan's unguarded intimate actions toward him, Broly viewed them as normal.

After being held and soaking in the hot water, he did not resist.

He simply opened the Crystal Palace Panel, used his consciousness to open the Group Chat Room, and began speaking.

"What, the new capture target you met in the New World wants you to act like an ordinary little kid?"

"It's not a demand, but a hope."

"No no no, whether it's a demand or a hope, this is a bit strange, okay."

"I don't know what's going on either, but she indeed just hopes I can live an ordinary kid's life."

"Alright, Broly, can you tell us the whole process of how you met the new capture target and interacted with her?"

In the Group Chat Room, a large number of wives who knew Broly had transmigrated again started bubbling up; they were prepared to contribute their share to Broly's capture efforts.

"The situation is like this......"

Broly didn't conceal anything, recounting in the Group Chat Room the entire story of how he met Iwayama Huangquan, how she brought him home, what they said to each other, and what they did.

"I think I understand what's going on."

Yunyun had already figured out the situation.

"What's going on?"

But there were also wives who hadn't figured out the situation yet.

"That new capture target girl probably mistook Broly for an ordinary kid with a terrible life history!"

Fujimura Taiga hit the nail on the head with her reply below; because when she first met Broly before, she also had all sorts of daydreams, and now hearing a somewhat similar situation, she very accurately deduced that Iwayama Huangquan was in a similar situation to herself.

"Then what should I do? Should I tell her frankly that she misunderstood?"

Broly asked.

"So that's how it is. Hmm, I feel that if everyone is going to be together in the future, honesty should be the best thing."

Yunyun realized and expressed her opinion.

"Agreed."

"Seconded~"

"+1"

Below were some wives' agreements; they were all genuine people who disliked lying, and coincidentally Broly also preferred treating people with sincerity.

Just as the boy was preparing to explain to the girl behind him, intending to clear up her misunderstanding about him, Megumin sent an emote of herself propping her chin with a profound expression.

And the two large characters "Naive" floated on the emote, showing her attitude on this.

"Megumin, what do you mean? Stop being a riddler; just speak directly if you have something to say. Why send a selfie emote?"

"Hmph, you guys have no sincerity at all, but this Demon King will show great mercy and explain the situation to you all for the sake of everyone being Crystal Palace members.

Cough cough, being honest with each other is certainly good, but you also have to look at the situation. Like right now, because of her mistaken understanding of Broly, the new capture target girl brought Broly into the bathroom to bathe together without any guard.

At this current moment, if Broly honestly tells her that he actually isn't as miserable as she thinks, and his age isn't as young as his appearance looks.

You tell me, what would this kind of honesty trigger?"

"What would it trigger?"

"That would naturally be a girl's shame and anger after learning the truth!"

In the Crystal Palace, three Red Demon Clan girls asked, answered, and explained, dissecting the matter.

"Exactly. When that time comes, never mind capturing her, Broly would be hated to death by her.

So, honesty in the current situation is an extremely foolish strategy.

What Broly truly needs to do is turn the mistake to his advantage, use the advantage of his youthful appearance to approach the target, and capture her in one fell swoop!"

Megumin typed out this long passage of text.

"But isn't this a bit too despicable? Actually wanting to use lies to deceive the pure heart of a girl who holds goodwill toward you?"

"On the road to gaining happiness, one will always lose some things (like integrity). You pure kids can't let Broly, this kid, have it both ways."

Aqua used a Goddess's tone to educate the wives in the Group Chat Room who thought they should be honest, and this time Shinclair Balon unexpectedly didn't refute Aqua's words.

Although Shinclair Balon herself liked Broly's honest straightforwardness, that didn't mean she thought honesty would have an advantage in capturing the opposite sex.

On the contrary, she, who played tactics with a somewhat dirty mind, believed that using any means necessary to achieve the goal was the desirable, efficient capture strategy.

Broly just wanted to ask everyone in the Group Chat Room how he could properly play an ordinary kid, but unexpectedly the wives in the Group Chat Room split into two camps over the honest capture method and the unscrupulous lying deception capture method, and started arguing in the Group Chat Room.

For a moment, the Group Chat Room was a messy scene of "the wife says the wife is right, the husband says the husband is right"; Aqua, this self-appointed Group Chat Room Owner, couldn't play the role of stabilizing pillar at all.

"Everyone, I think you should all listen to Broly's thoughts. After all, the one specifically going to capture other cute girls is him!"

In the Group Chat Room, there were also wives who didn't take sides or express positions on the two capture methods; Roxy was one of them. Her stepping up to speak for Broly now carried a hint of sourness in her words.

Her own boy was picking flowers and stirring up grass outside; although it was for the reason of making everyone happier, that didn't mean she wasn't jealous, so her words carried a venting emotional undertone.

"Broly, what do you think?"

The wives stopped arguing and asked which side the boy stood on.

"You all make sense, but I also don't know what to do."

The wives' opinions diverged; what else could Broly do? He could only choose to stand in the middle.

"What you're saying is the same as saying nothing~"

Broly was somewhat helpless and sent private messages to the wives who hadn't expressed positions, requesting their help.

"Everyone, since no one can convince anyone, why not compromise a bit?"

Nanahoshi Shizuka of the Six-Faced World received the help-seeking private message, sighed, and decided to help the boy get past the difficulty of choosing a side.

"Capturing girls requires some tactics, but sincerity also can't be completely absent. So, I have a proposal!"

"What proposal?"

"The reason a misunderstanding arose with the new capture target isn't because Broly said anything misleading; on the contrary, Broly was the one telling the truth. It's just that the other party daydreamed too much, which led to the misunderstanding."

"But explaining would affect the subsequent capture, so might as well not explain. However, don't use lies to conduct the subsequent capture either."

"That is: don't actively explain the other party's misunderstanding of Broly, but also don't deceive others with lies, and simultaneously don't refuse the goodwill the other party extends because of the misunderstanding!"

"Miss Nanase, what you're saying sounds exactly like you're describing a scumbag — not taking initiative, not refusing, not taking responsibility!"

Kokutou Azaka retorted, and soon other wives voiced their agreement.

"The first two do indeed match the characteristics of a scumbag juggling multiple boats, but the difference between Broly and a scumbag lies in the last one, doesn't it?"

"Mhm, I raise both hands and feet in agreement. Broly-gege is a responsible person!"

Xiao Yu sent this message, followed by the wives from the Akame ga Kill World voicing their strong support.

In the group chat room, the wives who held different opinions on the capture method decided to adopt the compromise method proposed by Nanahoshi Shizuka.

"No initiative, no refusal, but must take responsibility — once you flirt you marry. So, regardless of whether that girl named Iwayama Huangquan is willing or not, Broly, you have to forcefully pull her into the Crystal Palace, understand?!"

Aqua said this.

"Don't listen to Miss Aqua. Just like how you treated me, you must properly cultivate feelings with the new capture target. Believe that once feelings deepen, even if she finds out it was a misunderstanding, she should still be willing to become an Official Member of the Crystal Palace, to become your wife."

Fujimura Taiga then sent a private message admonishing him. Broly replied "okay" to both of them and returned to the main topic.

"So, if I want to respond to the other party's expectations and act like an ordinary child, what are some things I need to pay attention to?"

"Uh, are there really any ordinary children in our Crystal Palace?"

Xiao Yu, who had been lurking for so long, felt she could finally speak up.

"We first have to define what 'ordinary' is. In my world, ordinary children don't fly, can't shoot energy waves from their hands, let alone treat a four-to-five-meter-tall Earth Demon like a bowling ball~"

Compared to worlds where one needs to deal with Danger Beasts or Gastrea, Xiao Yu's world is indeed the closest to a normal world's degree, provided one doesn't enter the struggle between Seigi and Black Seigi.

And besides Xiao Yu, the other wives who considered themselves knowledgeable about ordinary children also spoke up one after another.

Broly noted them down one by one, while his outward performance was simply staying silent.

Iwayama Huangquan felt the bathroom was a bit quiet. She raised her hand and rubbed the boy's head in front of her: "What's wrong? Is it your first time bathing with someone else, feeling a bit unaccustomed?"

"No, I'm just very grateful to you, Sister Huangquan, for bringing me home and bathing with me."

Broly spoke honestly. It wasn't his first time bathing with someone else, and he was indeed grateful that Iwayama Huangquan brought him to bathe together, doing this kind of thing that cultivates mutual feelings.

"That's good. Sister thought you were shy~"

Iwayama Huangquan's hand moved down and pinched the boy's cheeks.

"Father has no children. I've always been alone. I used to always fantasize about having a younger brother. From now on, Broly, will you be my younger brother?"

"Mhm."

Broly nodded in agreement.

"Hey, agreeing that fast. Do you know what 'younger brother' means?"

"Younger brother is younger brother. Could there be some other meaning?"

"Of course. Besides being a younger brother, a younger brother is also a servant who must obey his sister's words at will. Understand?"

"Is that how it is?"

Broly revealed a troubled expression. He found it very hard to listen to only one person's words.

"Haha, I was joking. If I had a younger brother like you, Broly, I'd definitely cherish you properly. You don't need to worry about truly being used as a servant."

"If you really encounter something you're unwilling to do, you can just say no to me, refuse me directly. Don't ever treat me as an outsider. Treat me just like your family, okay?"

"I understand."

"We've soaked long enough. Let's go out together."

"Mhm."

Broly nodded. After the girl wiped his body dry with a towel, he put on the clothes she had prepared from her childhood.

"Such a cute look. Even though you're a younger brother, with your hair down, you look a lot like a younger sister."

"Broly, tonight, are you sleeping alone, or sleeping together with me, your sister?"

Iwayama Huangquan asked him while blow-drying Broly's hair.

"I want to sleep with you."

Broly didn't hesitate and answered directly.

"Good, then we'll sleep together~"

At night, in the girl's room, Iwayama Huangquan — who had never slept with anyone else before — treated Broly like a large-sized doll. She embraced him from behind and softly said "Good night, younger brother" in Broly's ear. Her breathing soon evened out.

Attending school and part-time exorcism drained Iwayama Huangquan's energy considerably every day. On nights with battles, she slept especially soundly.

Broly, on the other hand, wasn't sleepy at all. He had come over after getting enough sleep. Right now he was just serving as a good human body pillow.

He kept his head slightly raised so as not to press on the girl's arm, avoiding causing her arm to go numb. His tail hooked around the girl's closed legs and pulled them to himself, letting her hold him in a more comfortable posture to sleep.

After doing all this, Broly checked his own stay duration in this world. This world didn't seem to reject outsiders much. A countdown of 101 days 12 hours 22 minutes 33 seconds was ticking down the latter numbers, yet he was able to stay in this world for over 3 months.

【Iwayama Huangquan, Happiness Value 8, Rising Continuously】

Without a doubt, the girl behind him was an extremely excellent capture target, very enthusiastic toward him. Even if it might be due to a misunderstanding about him, having such a high Happiness Value on the first day undoubtedly proved she was the talent the Crystal Palace needed.

Broly adjusted his position and turned over, looking at the sleeping girl's face. He carefully reached out to remove the strands of hair that had fallen beside her mouth, and solemnly promised in a soft voice: "You are one of the few capture targets who showed kindness to me at first meeting. I will repay you and let you obtain happiness. Good night."

"Mmm~"

Whether she heard something or dreamed something, Iwayama Huangquan turned over and pulled Broly onto herself like a blanket.

Broly's head rested on the girl's chest, able to hear her steady heartbeat. His role shifted from body pillow to blanket. He adjusted his Qi to a comfortable feeling for her, and just like that closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Ha, slept so comfortably~"

The next day, Iwayama Huangquan, who didn't get up until the sun was high, only felt her body and mind extremely refreshed.

But she soon reacted and realized something was off.

"It's so bright outside, what time is it now?"

As expected, Miss Jianshan is going to be late for school today.