Queen ira chuckled softly, tilting Hazuki’s chin upward with one elegant finger.
Her golden eyes sparkled with playful mischief.
"You know, handso~" she purred, her voice dripping with teasing sweetness. "Which one do you think is prettier? ... or Ellyna?"
Hazuki blinked, his brain still trying to recover from all the chaos.
"Who’s Ellyna?" he asked blankly.
There was a long, heavy silence.
Queen ira raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? You didn’t even tell him your real na?" she said, turning her amused gaze toward Ellyn.
Ellyn instantly stiffened, her ears twitching furiously.
Her face turned bright red.
Her tail bristled again.
"U-Uncle knows my na!" she stamred defensively.
Hazuki scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"Wait, wait... Your na’s not Ellyn?"
Ellyn puffed her cheeks dramatically, looking like she wanted to crawl into a hole.
She grabbed Hazuki’s sleeve tightly, shaking him slightly.
"Uncleee!! E-Ellyn is my nickna!!" she cried.
Hazuki blinked and tilted his head.
"So what’s your real na then...?" he asked innocently.
Ellyn puffed her cheeks even bigger.
Queen ira covered her mouth with a soft laugh.
Ellyn stomped her foot in frustration.
"I-It’s a secret until later!!" she shouted, her face burning red.
Hazuki scratched his head even harder, looking totally lost.
"W-Whatever you say, Ellyn... or Ellyna... or whatever your na is..." he mumbled.
Queen ira smiled wickedly and leaned closer to whisper in Hazuki’s ear,
"Rember, handso~ if my daughter ever misbehaves... you can always co to ~"
Hazuki turned bright red again, smoke practically rising from his head.
While Hazuki stood there, blushing furiously and scratching his head like an idiot, and Ellyn fud in embarrassnt, and Queen ira giggled behind her hand—
Ridan floated silently above them, narrowing his eyes thoughtfully.
Inside his mind, a question burned.
...How co...?
How co the pinky promise punishnt hasn’t activated...?
Ridan rembered clearly—
The pinky promise wasn’t just a childish vow.
It was a real, serious, divine contract.
If Hazuki broke it—
Even by looking at another woman inappropriately—
He would be punished imdiately.
A literal thunderbolt from the sky.
A curse.
Or sothing even worse.
And yet...
This hot, beautiful cat-woman is hugging him...
Touching him...
Kissing his forehead...
Almost kissing his lips...
And there’s no punishnt? No thunder? No divine warning?
Why...?
Ridan floated in slow, cautious circles, deep in thought.
Is it because... she’s her mother?
Or maybe... there’s sothing deeper about the pinky promise itself?
So loophole? So hidden clause?
He stared silently at Queen ira, who was still teasing Hazuki with a gentle smile.
...Or maybe... she’s already acknowledged...
...that this dumbass is family now?
Ridan didn’t have the answer yet.
But one thing was certain—
Sothing big is hiding behind that smile.
Ellyn, red-faced and furious, stomped forward, her tail bristling.
She pointed her tiny finger accusingly at Queen ira.
"You should kiss Father only!!" she shouted.
"DON’T kiss my future husband!!"
Queen ira just smiled sweetly, tilting her head innocently.
"Ara~ Ellyna... don’t be that mad," she said playfully.
"We didn’t kiss..."
She leaned forward, whispering teasingly—
"Yet~"
Hazuki, still kneeling dumbly on the ground where Ellyn’s kick had sent him, looked up at ira.
His eyes sparkled as he clutched his chest dramatically.
"Oh~ Beautiful sunshine~" he gasped, completely love-struck.
"UNCLE!!!" Ellyn scread, her voice cracking.
She rushed over and smacked Hazuki hard on top of his head with her tiny fist.
SMACK!!
"EEEPPP!!! It hurts!!" Hazuki cried out, holding his head in pain.
Ellyn grabbed his face with both hands, forcing him to look at her directly.
Her cheeks were burning.
"We’re already engaged!!" she shouted at point-blank range.
Hazuki blinked at her, dazed.
"Uh...? Yeah...?" he mumbled, then scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"But... I thought it was 8 more year before we get married...?" he said innocently.
"And now in front of ... there’s this beautiful adult catgirl... So beautiful..."
He dramatically turned toward Queen ira again, eyes sparkling with excitent.
"Oh, marry ~" he declared passionately.
Queen ira covered her mouth with a soft giggle, pretending to be flustered.
She leaned down toward Hazuki, her golden hair cascading like a goddess.
"Ara~ You want ? Oh my~" she teased, fluttering her lashes.
She turned her head slightly toward Ellyn, speaking loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Ah~ I can’t decide, Ellyna."
She placed a finger on her cheek, pretending to think hard.
"He’s so handso~"
Ellyn’s whole body trembled.
Steam practically poured from her ears.
Her tiny fists clenched hard.
Her tail whipped wildly.
"NOOOOOOO!!! HE’S MINE!!!" she scread, tackling Hazuki to the ground protectively.
Hazuki just lay there, squashed under her, his face mashed into the ground.
As Queen ira laughed softly, covering her mouth like a refined lady, and Hazuki lay dazed on the ground, babbling about "beautiful cat-woman marriage"—
Ellyn’s whole body trembled.
Her tail whipped violently, and her ears twitched furiously.
And then—
A soft, glowing light enveloped her.
In an instant, the tiny Ellyn vanished—
revealing the breathtakingly beautiful adult Ellyna.
Long, flowing golden hair.
Gorgeous curves.
Elegant posture.
Her Absolute Eye glead faintly with hidden power.
She stood proudly, her arms crossed under her ample chest, smirking confidently.
"How about now, Uncle?" she said, her voice smooth and mature.
She tilted her head with a teasing smile.
"Which one do you want~?"
Hazuki, still half-sprawled on the ground, looked up—
saw her.
And froze.
His mouth dropped open.
His brain stopped.
His heart skipped a beat.
A tear sparkled in his eye.
Then he jumped up so fast that he nearly tripped.
He spread his arms wide dramatically.
"AHHHH!!! MY ELLYN!!!" he cried out with pure emotion.
"MY ADULT ELLYN!! OH I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!"
He charged forward like an idiot, hugging her tightly around the waist.
Ellyna caught him effortlessly, laughing softly.
Queen ira stood back, elegantly fanning herself with her hand, looking absolutely delighted.
"Ara ara~ Such passion, my dear daughter~" she teased.
Ridan, floating nearby, was laughing so hard he could barely keep his cloud form stable.
"BWAAHAHAHAHA!! HE FLIPPED SIDES IN ONE SECOND!! THIS IDIOT REALLY WANTS HIS ’ADULT ELLYN’!!"
Hazuki, clinging tightly to Ellyna’s waist like a koala, looked up with sparkling, lovestruck eyes.
"Marry now!! Right now!! Forget eight years!!" he shouted.
Ellyna blushed faintly but smirked victoriously.
"Hehehe~ That’s more like it, Uncle~"
( End Of Chapter )
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