Chapter 427: Summary Gathering

After leaving the port, everyone boarded the Kaguya family's spare vehicle and headed to Xiao Nagi's home.

Considering there were still matters to clarify, it was fitting to conclude them at the Kaguya residence.

Soon, the car entered the Kaguya estate—a true mansion where you had to drive from the gate all the way to the main house.

The entire villa was extraordinarily large; without being guided, one might easily lose their way inside.

"Kaguya… your home really is huge."

Even though she had seen the scale of Xiao Nagi's home elsewhere, actually being here made it feel impossibly vast.

Ren Amamiya couldn't help but remark.

"With only a group of bodyguards and one key person, it's just you and Maria Young Lady living here… how do you even manage to live in such a place?"

In such a desolate place, at night it's no different from a haunted house.

The Kudo residence was the classic example of a haunted house at night; Xiao Nagi's home surpassed it.

"…"

Xiao Nagi, the subject of this remark, felt a complex mix of emotions—she too thought the house was far too large, and had felt this had been problematic since childhood.

While a bigger space was certainly good for games, the problem was that only two people lived here—it was truly problematic.

At this moment, Aizawa Sakiya grinned and slung her arm over Xiao Nagi's shoulder.

"This kid has never liked the atmosphere here, so she used to throw parties every few weeks just to bring people in and liven the place up."

"Back when she was at Bai Huang, she was quite popular—almost everyone who knew her came to show support, especially the teachers who lived off free meals."

"But didn't this kid transfer schools? The gatherings haven't been held for a whole month. If she didn't have friends at her new school, I'd think she'd die of loneliness."

"... Get off! Who would die of loneliness!"

Pushing away Sakiya's arm draped over her shoulder, Xiao Nagi felt only a surge of anger—she wanted to shut that girl's mouth permanently.

"Hmm, Xiao Nagi definitely won't die of loneliness now."

As Xiao Nagi's close friend, Suzu no Miya Iseki was certain Xiao Nagi was no longer the same as before.

"Before, Xiao Nagi only played games at home, but she'd replay the same ones over and over until they lost all fun. Now she's found new joys—and even fulfilled her old otaku soul's dreams—so she definitely won't be lonely lately."

Xiao Nagi's entire face flushed crimson before she could stop her.

Indeed, her life lately had been incredibly fulfilling, especially after obtaining the Eye of the Gods—her sources of joy had transformed completely.

Scenes she could only have imagined before were now possible through the Eye of the Gods—especially flying around and using wind to do all sorts of fun things.

These fulfilling experiences had made her completely forget what loneliness was.

So eager to unleash her otaku soul, she didn't even want anyone coming to her house right now.

Some things, even she herself found embarrassing when she thought about them later.

"Iseki, how could you…"

"Because when I came over, I saw Xiao Nagi jump off the rooftop wearing weird armor multiple times. And while jumping, she'd laugh 'Hahaha!' in an exaggerated way—I think she was having fun."

"Oh!"

Aizawa Sakiya's eyes instantly sparkled—she found this topic fascinating.

"Iseki, explain the details."

"Sure… uh!"

Before Suzu no Miya Iseki could elaborate, Xiao Nagi clamped her hand over her mouth.

The person doing the covering had her entire face flushed red.

It was the shame of having her most embarrassing moments exposed right in front of everyone.

I can be otaku, I can go crazy—but don't you dare speak of my otaku moments.

That was probably Xiao Nagi's inner thought at that moment.

"Cough, cough—perhaps some of these things should be discussed inside."

Considering Xiao Nagi's shame threshold, Maria didn't stand by and watch—otherwise Xiao Nagi would have fainted.

Maria's single sentence instantly defused the situation and led everyone into the villa.

As always, Maria had prepared tea for everyone.

With the holiday over and just returned from their voyage, they needed nothing more than relaxation.

Setting down her teacup, Ren Amamiya spoke first.

"Let me give a brief summary of this holiday."

"Hagino and Xiao Lan confirmed the current limits of their abilities, but unfortunately, due to Hayasaka's dimensional rupture, the planned further training was disrupted, preventing deeper confirmation."

"Of course, we didn't reach the next stage—but most of our weekend goals were still achieved."

"Also, the other members of the Mystical Research Club have received their second batch of diaries."

"So, besides the original three—Xiao Lan, Hagino, and Kaguya—who else received a diary? Please introduce yourselves."

"Focus on your abilities—so everyone has a sense of what's possible."

"Then I'll go first."

As Ren Amamiya finished speaking, Suzuki Sonoko stood up first and pulled out her contract card.

"The first thing I drew wasn't anything else—just a coin that can form a contract with someone. Of course, my contract partner is Ren. This card is the proof of that contract, and it has a very special ability."

"With this contract card's ability, I can meet anyone I want without needing an appointment."

The card's ability instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Meet anyone you want, without an appointment? That's an extremely unusual ability—and outrageous. The key is 'anyone'—"

"Meaning no one is exempt."

Kaguya Sigong couldn't help but remark.

"For an assassination targeting a political figure, you might never even be detected."

Hayasaka Ai unconsciously spoke those words, but she was immediately glared at by Kaguya Sigong.

"Idiot, the function of this card is not assassination. When it comes to assassination ability, who is more suitable than your Door-Door Fruit? The ability of this Contract Card lies in conversation."

"And Miss Suzuki's ability allows her to meet anyone, anytime, anywhere; that is to say, she has the opportunity to establish a conversation with anyone."

"This ability is far more useful than assassination."

"Furthermore, Miss Suzuki's ability imposes almost no restrictions; that is to say, no intermediate restrictions can block Miss Suzuki's ability."

"This can exert invisible pressure on the other party during negotiations, making it easier to facilitate a smooth conversation."

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