[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse":3,"chapter-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-828":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Esper Harem in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1664681,2131,"Chapter 828 Prepping Date","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-828",828,"\u003Cp>Rudy grabbed his phone and called Elena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The number you are trying to reach is currently unavailable.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, man…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went downstairs to check on Rebecca, whom he hadn't met since morning, and he had teleported directly to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She has obviously woken up by now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy found her in the kitchen with a water bottle in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does it look like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like you are about to say something rude for no reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SIGH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca opened the refrigerator and placed the bottle back. She then walked into the living room and stood in front of Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't know you were back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy hugged her before kissing her on the cheek and said, \"Now you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the hug, Rebecca raised her brow and sniffed Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that perfume I smell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm~ Now that I look at you, you are wearing new clothes. Are you perhaps going somewhere?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget what Elena told me this morning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! She was serious about that? I thought she just said that to make me jealous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah. She wouldn't… do that…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's with the pause in between?\" she grinned. \"Could it be that you are not sure, either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well…\" Rudy recalled what happened a while ago. \"She didn't pick up my call. Usually, whenever we were supposed to go on a date— eighteen years ago— she would be so eager for it that she would call me every five minutes and remind me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah… I vaguely remember that. I wasn't a fan of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But hey, she is a businesswoman now. Everything is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's say you two go on a date. When will you return?\" She narrowed her gaze with a judging look on her face. \"You are going to spend the night with her, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SIGH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca sat on the couch and looked at the clock on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucy sure is late…\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She isn't coming home tonight. She informed me that she was going to spend the night at her friend's house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And… you didn't think of telling me that earlier…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just got home,\" he suppressed his groan and sat beside Rebecca on the couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, Rebecca turned to Rudy with a serious look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Lucy is not coming home, you will be out for the night… Are you telling me to be alone with Joe at night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That issue has already been fixed in the update 0.69.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Joe and his colleagues went to play golf. For some unknown reason, it rained in the end and the streets were flooded. There was a traffic jam, and they missed the train they were supposed to take to come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they are spending the night at a hotel at the company's expense. They were given the best rooms and the best meal of that hotel. They were also granted a leave from work for tomorrow. Isn't that the best coincidence?\" Rudy asked with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Rebecca knew everything was Rudy's doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just trying to help a damsel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't call me damsel! It's used for unmarried women! I am married!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could very well be used for virgin women, and you are one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't change the meanings of words when—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RING! RING~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Elena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put it on the speaker. I want to see how she talks to you when you are alone.\" Rebecca demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a violation of privacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy put the phone on the speaker and spoke, \"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sorry, I couldn't answer your call earlier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So…. uh… are you ready?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy didn't want to answer her, so instead he asked, \"What about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It will take me twenty minutes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will be ready by then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy could hear the noise of the keyboard in the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In a meeting~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it okay to talk to me while you are in the meeting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's fine. I am the boss. Who is going to stop me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I called you earlier to ask what the plan was about the date. Am I supposed to pick you up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let's see…] After a brief pause, she asked, [Is Becca around?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca shook her head, signaling Rudy to not answer her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is she doing?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How about you convince her to come with us?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhh… what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You heard that right.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why would you want to take her on our date?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's not just a date. Didn't I tell you I have to tell you something very important? Having Rebecca around would be good for you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That… doesn't sound concerning at all…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Okay then… I will meet you at my store in 30 minutes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy shrugged his shoulders at Rebecca and smiled nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh! Fine, I will come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! A date with two hotties!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca got up and walked to her room after saying, \"You will have to make up for this, by the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then took a bath and got ready in the next thirty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow… they weren't kidding when they said girls can take forever to get ready…\" he muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I wonder what the girls are doing right now. None of them contacted me yet, so it's safe to assume everything is going smoothly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Rebecca came out of her room wearing a black midi dress with long sleeves. She had her hair open with no hairband or hair pin on them. She had done minimal makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she got out of her room and walked to the living room, Rudy couldn't take his eyes off her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I look?\" she asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you dress like this every day, I will have a hard time keeping my hands off you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I…\" She sighed. \"I should have expected something like that from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RING~ RING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we are late on our first date.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy answered the call with, \"I am innocent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Where are you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy grabbed Rebecca and teleported to the convenience store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I will be there in five minutes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca nudged Rudy and said, \"We are not wearing shoes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy teleported back home and returned after wearing footwear.\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-06T12:42:24.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","877cd599474af1a5e8d36bc16bb54b1d56a450d65223d815596675dd8f952087","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-829","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-827",1163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fesper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]