Anime Multiverse: Starting by Teaming Up with Maple, the Shield Girl! Chapter 231 231: Helping Shizuka Hiratsuka Get Some Sleep? K

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"He finally logged off." Amou muttered.

"What now?" Kanade asked, her expression as flat as a board.

"Let's play for a bit, then make dinner and just hang out at ho," Amou replied after a mont's thought. She didn't plan on spending too much ti in God Domain today; it was Friday, after all, and she could always hop back online tomorrow.

"Mm." Kanade gave a tiny nod. The two girls turned and left the bedroom.

Midnight, 12:00 AM.

Seito stirred, forcing his eyes open with so effort. As his bleary vision cleared, he checked the ti.

"Slept all the way to midnight, huh?"

With a yawn, Seito rolled out of bed and left his room. Stepping into the living room, he spotted a sticky note on the table and picked it up.

Dinner is in the fridge. — Amou

Setting the note aside, Seito headed to the kitchen. He retrieved the stir-fried pork Amou had left for him. It looked delicious, though it had gone cold. As he popped it into the microwave, he pulled out his phone to kill ti while he waited.

[Class 1-D Group Chat]

[Seito: @Everyone. Anyone awake?]

[Shizuka Hiratsuka: ???]

[Seito: Sensei, you're still up?]

[Shizuka Hiratsuka: Can't really sleep.]

[Seito: I'll head over to see you in a bit. I just woke up.]

[Shizuka Hiratsuka: Fine.]

Closing the chat, Seito opened his social feed and scrolled through so short videos until the microwave beeped. He carried his al to the living room, sat down, and dug in.

Five minutes later, he cleaned his plate and used Spatial Shift to depart.

Shizuka Hiratsuka's Bedroom.

Shizuka was lying in bed, scrolling through videos, when a figure suddenly dropped out of thin air directly above her.

Instinct! She gathered her strength, ready to deliver a bone-crushing punch—but as soon as she realized it was Seito, she halted her blow mid-air.

"You scared the life out of ! I thought a God Domain monster had spawned in my bedroom!"

"I heard you couldn't sleep?"

"Yeah."

"Well, then, let help you get so shut-eye!"

3:00 AM.

Seito teleported back to his own bedroom and imdiately logged into the ga. He was determined to finish off the 52nd-floor Boss today!

The next morning, 8:00 AM.

The Shinomiya Estate.

Kaguya was sitting in her room, sipping black tea with refined elegance.

"Hayasaka, how is it?"

"Great Young Lady, I've already purchased a unit in the apartnt building directly below Seito-kun's place." Hayasaka stood at her side, reporting the status.

"Excellent!" Kaguya's lips curved into a satisfied smile.

Buying a place right underneath Seito—that was exactly what she had spent all yesterday afternoon doing. Under normal circumstances, she would have hesitated; wouldn't that make her intentions painfully obvious? But the situation had changed! After she and Hayasaka were attacked by those monsters, she had the perfect excuse. If she ran into Seito, she could simply say they were terrified for their safety and needed to move sowhere closer to his "protection." It was the perfect smokescreen.

"Let's head out now." Kaguya set down her tea cup, and she and Hayasaka departed.

Thirty minutes later.

Seito's Living Room.

The Yukinoshita sisters, Amou, and Kanade were gathered around the dining table.

"So, Seito is off challenging the 52nd-floor Boss again?" Haruno Yukinoshita asked, taking a bite of a fried dumpling.

She and Yukino had co over for breakfast, but seeing only Amou and Kanade—and noticing Seito's gaming helt lying on his bed—she had put two and two together.

"Yeah," Amou nodded. She'd gotten the update from Sora and Shiro when she logged in earlier that morning.

"Looks like he's going to be stuck in that Labyrinth all day again," Haruno sighed, propping her chin on her hand.

Ping!

Yukino's phone chid with a private ssage. She checked it, then stood up imdiately.

"What's wrong?" the other three girls asked.

"Kaguya-san just moved into the building below us. I'm going down to help her out," Yukino replied.

The three girls exchanged looks. "Kaguya? You an Kaguya Shinomiya...?"

Haruno's eyes sparkled. She knew Kaguya well—their families were constantly intertwined in business circles. Haruno popped another dumpling into her mouth and stood up with a mischievous grin. "I'll tag along, then."

"Mm." Yukino didn't object. The sisters left together, leaving Amou and Kanade to finish their al.

Outside the Apartnt Building.

Kaguya and Hayasaka stood calmly on the sidewalk, watching as their family bodyguards hauled boxes of furniture into the lobby.

Clack, clack, clack.

A few monts later, the Yukinoshita sisters erged from the building and walked straight toward them.

"Kaguya-san, Hayasaka-san, what brings you to this neighborhood?" Yukino asked, arms crossed, staring them down.

"Sigh," Kaguya feigned a weary sigh.

"Hayasaka and I were attacked by monsters the other day, so we decided it was ti to move. Things have changed, and it feels safer staying near you."

Kaguya didn't say a single word about Seito. Neither Yukino nor Haruno noticed a thing.

Haruno, however, suddenly tapped her own forehead. "Right! I should call Mother and tell her to move near Seito-kun too."

Their mother was still living alone in their massive estate, which was far too dangerous in this new world. Even though their mother had manifested her own powers, Haruno still worried. It would be much safer for everyone to be together.

Yukino felt a twinge of panic at the thought, but she couldn't argue—it was for their mother's safety, after all.

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