Chapter 701: Love Flags And Death Flags [Part 2]
"Lulu?" Alex did his best to keep the smile on his face from breaking. "What are you doing here?"
"I’m here for a good reason, Alex," Lulu replied. "Why don’t you sit down by my side so we can talk about it?"
As if to imply where he needed to sit, Lulu lightly patted the part of the bed right next to where she was sitting.
At that moment, several multiple choice buttons appeared in front of him as if it was the "Choice Selection Screen" that players see in the Story Mode of ELO.
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Choice A: Sit by her side and give her a hug (Possible Romance Route).
Choice B: Talk to her while staying where you are as if you’re the Boss (Safe Route).
Choice C: Politely refuse (Possible Death Flag).
Choice D: Close your eyes and trust Fate (Possible Bad Ending Route).
Choice E: If all else fails, ask Little Alex for help! (Temporary Survival Route).
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Faced with these choices, Alex gritted his teeth as he made the choice he believed would give him the best results.
He walked toward the bed and sat beside Lulu before giving her a hug.
This made the Alter smile sweetly, earning Alex a kiss on the cheek and a hug in return.
’S-Safe!’ Alex thought.
Though, he spoke a bit too soon.
"You smell like Lavinia," Lulu said, which made Alex shudder.
"Well, it can’t be helped, right?" Alex replied calmly. "After all, we stayed all day together."
Alex didn’t know why he was feeling a little anxious while hugging Lulu.
Latifa’s mature Alter was quite hard to read since she went at her own pace. However, being hugged by her was something that Alex didn’t dislike.
How could he possibly complain when a drop-dead gorgeous beauty like Lulu was right by his side?
Thinking that Latifa would look the same after a few years, Alex couldn’t help but look forward to that moment.
"I bet you’re thinking about Latifa right now," Lulu whispered. "Something to look forward to in a few years, right?"
The young man didn’t reply.
He didn’t dare reply.
"Um... why are you here, Lulu?" Alex decided to stop beating around the bush.
There was no reason for Lulu to show herself to him without a good reason. She might be unpredictable, but she was also a very sensible person.
"Well, I just came here to apologize to you," Lulu said.
"Apologize about what?" Alex asked with genuine curiosity.
"No comment."
"Huh?"
Lulu giggled before hugging Alex a little tighter. She really felt sorry about what she did since she wasn’t the only one who saw everything.
Latifa, Lotte, and Lumi were also there, watching how he and Lavinia had made love all through the night.
Lulu said this was for research purposes only since they had no experience in it whatsoever.
With that, Latifa and the Alters all made a promise that they would take this secret to their graves. Still, Lulu felt guilty over what she did, so she decided to apologize to Alex as soon as he returned to the inn.
"I don’t know what you are apologizing about, but whatever it is, I forgive you," Alex said.
"Really?" Lulu’s face immediately brightened up.
"Really." Alex nodded.
A moment later, Lulu pinned him down on the bed and kissed his lips, taking Alex by surprise.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Lumi suddenly materialized and grabbed Lulu’s right arm to pull her away from Alex.
Lotte also appeared and pulled on Lulu’s left arm, finally pulling the Alter away from the bed.
"Oh come on!" Lulu complained. "No one’s stopping you two from joining!"
"H-Have some decency!" Lumi replied. "Do you think you can just attack Alex right out of the blue?!"
"Lumi is right," Lotte said calmly. "There’s a proper order to these things."
Alex almost told them that he didn’t mind Lulu taking the initiative to kiss him. He would never reject this kind of advance from one of Latifa’s Alters because they were a part of her.
With a wry smile on his face, he watched as the three girls passed through the wall to return to Latifa’s room, which was right next to Alex’s own room.
Suddenly, he heard a knock from the door.
"Who is it?" Alex asked as he headed towards its direction.
"It’s me, Eva," Evangeline replied.
Her room was right in front of Alex’s, so the moment she sensed his presence, she decided to see him as soon as possible.
But when the door opened and she finally saw her boyfriend’s face, a look of shock appeared on her face.
"Who kissed you?" Evangeline asked.
"Lulu did," Alex replied. "Why?"
"Why don’t you take a look at the mirror?" Evangeline sighed helplessly as she entered Alex’s room, closed the door, and dragged him toward the full body mirror at the corner of the room.
There, Alex saw a red kiss mark on his cheek that was left by lipstick.
His lips were also tainted with a red color, which made him finally understand that Lulu had played another prank on him.
If he really left his room without knowing what had happened, people might look at him weirdly because of the kiss mark on his cheek.
"Here. Let me remove it for you." Evangeline used a vampiric spell to erase the trace of lipstick on Alex’s cheek and lips.
Then, as if to make sure to erase all traces, she kissed his cheek and lips afterward, making sure to hit the spot where Lulu had left her mark.
Receiving so many kisses in the morning made Alex’s mood brighten up.
Alex was just about to say something when Evangeline suddenly narrowed her eyes.
"Wait..." Evangeline looked at the wall with a cautious expression. "You girls, what do you think you’re doing?"
She had superhuman senses, plus she could also detect the blood flow of a person within a certain range.
Even if they were invisible, they wouldn’t be able to fool Evangeline’s senses.
As if to prove that she was right, Lotte, Lumi, and Lulu materialized at the place where Evangeline was looking.
They had turned invisible to eavesdrop on what Alex and Evangeline would talk about due to Lulu’s insistence.
Unfortunately, this plan didn’t work. And now, they could only hope that the two would turn a blind eye toward their curiosity.
