"Shin—!!!"
As soon as Shin returned ho, the first thing he saw was Gabriel rushing out in a maid outfit.
Shouting his na, she threw herself into his arms, gripping his clothes tightly before looking up at him with eyes full of grief and indignation.
"Vignette won't lift my restrictions!!!"
Just as Shin had expected, after Gabriel redeed the First Horn of Apocalypse, she excitedly went to school to explain the situation to Vignette.
Just when Gabriel assud Vignette would remove her curfew restrictions, Vignette only loosened them slightly—allowing Gabriel to play gas until 2 a.m.
While staying up until 2 a.m. playing gas was already considered terrible behavior by Vignette's standards, for Gabriel, it still wasn't enough to satisfy her.
So now, she was here to complain to Shin—after all, since Vignette's Stand ability was granted by Shin, he was the only one who could fix this.
"Vignette isn't wrong. Your sleep schedule really is a ss."
Shin chuckled and patted Gabriel's head. Over this period, with her more regulated routine, even her hair had beco smoother.
It was a bit like an unhealthy cat—after so proper care, its fur beca softer and more pleasant to touch.
"But now I barely have any ti for online gas! Just doing my daily and weekly quests eats up almost all my ti!"
Gabriel tugged fiercely at Shin's clothes, her expression resolute, as if saying, "If you don't help , I'm not letting you go!"
"You wouldn't want to lose a permanent party mber, would you?!"
It was true. Nowadays, Gabriel spent most of her ti just clearing daily and weekly quests, leaving little room for dungeon runs.
Sotis, after dinner, Shin even had to take a shower and wait for Gabriel to finish her dailies before they could raid together.
Even the other permanent party mbers were puzzled as to why Gabriel had suddenly beco less obsessed with gaming—no one knew it was because of Vignette's Stand ability forcing her to behave.
"Hmm... If you really want a solution, there is a way~"
Shin stroked his chin, thinking it over—he could actually help Gabriel with this.
Since Shin also possessed Vignette's Stand ability, he could adjust the "balance" Vignette had imposed on Gabriel—or even remove the restrictions entirely. Of course, if he outright lifted them, Vignette would definitely notice.
"Then help already!"
Gabriel was now desperate enough to try anything—for a fallen angel long addicted to online gas, being forced away from them was worse than death.
She had endured it before only because she thought Vignette would let her off the hook once she redeed the First Horn of Apocalypse.
But now, it seed Vignette was dead set on fixing her sleep schedule, and Gabriel could no longer tolerate it.
As if struck by inspiration, she suddenly blurted out:
"How about I do the sa work as Tohru? Just help lift these restrictions!"
"...The sa work as Tohru?"
At first, Shin didn't imdiately grasp what she ant—after all, Tohru was just a maid in his household, and her usual duties weren't much different from any other maid's.
But soon, seeing Gabriel's slightly flushed face, Shin realized what she was referring to.
If there was one thing that set Tohru apart from the other maids, it was the "work" she did every night.
Though most of the ti, Tohru carried out this "work" in bed, there were occasions when she'd suddenly get excited and choose to "battle" Shin in the bathroom instead.
Gabriel must have witnessed one of those impulsive monts.
His lips twitched as he gave Gabriel an exasperated look:
"You're really sothing, huh? Willing to go this far just for gaming?"
"It's not like I'd do this for just anyone! I'm only agreeing because it's you!"
At Shin's teasing, Gabriel shot him an annoyed glare—she had been a top student in Heaven, and though corrupted by online gas in the human world, she still had so basic principles.
The only reason she dared to offer this as an exchange was because it was Shin.
Even if this hadn't been part of the deal, if Shin had tried to push things with her, she would've likely given in half-reluctantly anyway.
But now, with Vignette pushing her to her limits, she simply used this as an excuse to give herself to Shin.
"Well, since you've said so... I won't hold back then."
Shin smirked at Gabriel—he knew full well that she was only saying this because it was him. His earlier remark was just to see her reaction.
The Shin of the past might've hesitated, but the current Shin was no longer the sa sowhat innocent guy.
If Gabriel didn't mind, he certainly wouldn't pretend to be reserved.
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Two hours later, at the dinner table, Gabriel sat stiffly as she ate.
The reason for her stiffness, of course, was that everyone at the table was staring at her with deeply suggestive looks.
Clearly, the "intense workout" she and Shin had engaged in earlier had been a bit too loud, leaving no room for ambiguity among the other won in the house.
Even soone as shaless as Gabriel couldn't help but blush furiously, wishing she could vanish into the ground.
It couldn't be helped. This was like a boxing rookie stepping into the ring for the first ti against a seasoned champion—naturally, she'd be utterly overwheld, unable to hide any of the... effects.
Shin, anwhile, acted as if nothing had happened. Though the others were staring at Gabriel with strange expressions, he knew they were already used to this.
The solution to their resentnt was simple—he just had to put in so extra effort tonight.
"You really won't let a single one slip by, will you, Shin?"
Tohru, who had just refilled Shin's bowl, couldn't help but grumble as she set it down in front of him.
But this ti, her reaction was much calr than before—partly because she had grown accustod to Shin occasionally adding new girls to his collection, and partly because, as the head maid, she had long noticed the unusual dynamic between Gabriel (the "part-ti maid") and Shin.
So this scene was sothing she had already braced herself for...
To be continued…
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