In-House Romance

On the other side, Lisi and her sisters finally reached an agreement. Lisi would stay in reality to watch over their body, while the others entered the family dreamscape. "(σ｀д′)σ Why am I the one left behind again?! Lisi wants to go play in the dreamscape too! You wouldn't let me go to the Void Realm, and now you won't let me go to the dreamscape either?!" Watching little Lisi throw a tantrum, the older sisters remained completely unfazed. The White Queen said, "Lisi, you know we have a mission going into the dreamscape this time, right?" "(○｀ 3′○) Yeah! Isn't it just falling in love? Lisi can fall in love too!" Little Lisi proudly propped her hands on her hips. White Queen: "Then may I ask our smartest Lisi, how many people does it take to fall in love?" "(￣▽￣) Um... two people, right?" Lisi held up two fingers. White Queen: "That's right, falling in love takes two people. But Banjie just said earlier that the other strangers in the family dreamscape are all terrifying adults. Lisi, you wouldn't go and fall in love with them, would you?" Lisi shook her head. "No! Their eyes look scary!" "So we can only keep it in-house," the White Queen said. "I plan to date Black, and the Secret Princess will date the Red Apostle." With the family dreamscape being so dangerous, Diya and the others naturally would not charge in recklessly. Compared to everyone else, they had an even greater advantage—they were not just one person! Yaxiu's suggestion was spot-on: since blindly integrating into the Sennheisers would lead to assimilation, the most sensible mission strategy right now was internal pairing. It was just that Yaxiu and the others had to find outsiders, while Diya and her sisters could be entirely self-sufficient! Lisi blinked, taking three full seconds to process this. "w(°Д°)w Then what about me?!" "That's just how it is." In the mirror, the White Queen spread her hands. "There are five sisters of us, pairing off in twos, so you're the only one left over." "Σ(っ°Д°;)っ No, no, no! Lisi won't let you leave me out! Make another little sister for me, I want to date a little sister!" "Sisters aren't made for that kind of purpose!" the White Queen scolded. "Be a good girl, Lisi. It's really not that we don't want to bring you along, the conditions just don't allow it. You stay in reality and play however you like. In any case, Yaxiu's Substitute is here to help with intelligence gathering, so don't cause trouble." "(>▽<) That's not true, Lisi can have a partner too!" Lisi's eyes suddenly lit up. "I can go find Papa—" "Don't you dare lead Yaxiu into the abyss of crime!" The White Queen reached straight out of the mirror and rapped Lisi on the head. "Kids aren't allowed to date adults." "╥﹏╥ Wuu... Lisi didn't mean it like that! I mean, if Papa joins us, wouldn't there be six of us? Then Lisi can date Sister Red, and Sister Diya can date Papa, so everyone gets a happy ending!" The Red Apostle suddenly piped up: "Why pick me?" Lisi: "ヾ(≧▽≦*)o Because Sister Red treats me the best! She's never yelled at me!" The White Queen laughed in exasperation—what an ungrateful little brat. She was the one who cared the most about Lisi, yet Lisi was terrified of her; the Red Apostle had not taken part in raising Lisi at all, yet Lisi thought of her as the best sister. The shift in her older sister's mood washed over Lisi like a tidal wave. Lisi blinked, hurriedly trying to patch things up: "Actually, I like Sister White too. How about I pair with Sister White, and Sister Black, you go with Papa—" "STAY! HOME! AND! BE! GOOD!" Lisi snapped to attention. "Yes ma'am!" Once the crest on the back of her hand stopped radiating heat, Lisi knew her sisters had all arrived in the dreamscape. Bored out of her mind, she tossed and turned on the bed, watching the Substitute diligently flipping through books and doing coursework. She crawled over and lay down next to him to watch. The Substitute acted as if he noticed nothing, meticulously searching through reference literature. "Come to think of it, Papa's hair looks really long!" Lisi suddenly clapped her hands. "I'm going to give Papa a haircut." The Substitute paused slightly. "But I have to learn how to cut hair first." The Substitute's hands began to tremble. "I can't find scissors... whatever, I'll just use a knife!" Lisi held up a fruit knife. "Substitute, show your head!" The Substitute slowly drew back the hood of his black robe. Whether it was a trick of the light or not, his face turned a shade paler. ....... ... The White Queen opened her eyes. White mist surrounded her on all sides, and above flowed a colorful river of bubbles. "Is this the family dreamscape? It really does feel similar to the Void Realm..." The moment she spoke, she realized something was amiss. "Did I get separated from them?" She looked down. Her body was not wearing Diya's black-and-white checkered outfit, but her own exclusive pure white gown. There were no other voices in her mind, and no other figures around her, which made the White Queen feel a bit unsettled—this was probably the first time since her birth that she had been separated from her sisters. I need to find them quickly... Just as this thought crossed her mind, a sudden gust of wind blew away the mist. Feathers drifted down from the sky, music resonated through the air, and the rhythmic tap of leather shoes fell in time with the beat, as if treading straight upon one's heartstrings. The White Queen turned her head and immediately felt relieved. "Black?" The newcomer wore an immaculate black suit with white gloves, sporting crisp short hair and a smile—it was indeed the Black Butler she knew, only slightly different: she did not remember Black Butler having crimson eyes. However, dreamscapes allowed appearances to be altered at will. The fact that Black Butler had not turned herself into a man made the White Queen feel she was actually showing some restraint this time. "Black, we—" Just as the White Queen was about to speak, the other pulled her by both hands. The ground transformed into a stage, fireworks erupted all around, dazzling lights poured down from the sky, and the music in the air instantly shifted into a passionate, soaring nocturnal dance! [Boom! — Boom! — Boom! —] [Tap! — Tap! — Tap! —] Chaos sang, death cheered, the melody struck from bone lutes leaped along beams of light, and the rhythm of elven-skin drums guided the dancers' breaths. Countless skeletons strained to hold up the stage, demonic crimson and decadent gold focusing on the two figures upon it! Yet the White Queen's eyes were already thoroughly entranced by the dizzying lights. Her pupils held only the grand, magnificent spectacle; her ears held only the melodious, stirring music; her entire heart and soul danced along with the figure before her! "Here, you can rest properly. No need to worry about the Witch, no need to think about the Watcher, and no need to fret over Lisi. All you need to do is completely indulge in the dazzling, colorful life you yearn for, basking in the spotlight—because this is the Queen's Dreamscape, made exclusively for you." "Your heart..." The Black Witch smiled enchantingly, her voice brimming with a tenderness that could melt anyone away: "...surrender it all to me." ...... ... "Hey, White, you..." The White Witch embraced Black Butler from behind, inhaling deeply beside her neck. "You're actually a very shy, passive child, aren't you?" "White, is something wrong with you?" Black Butler grew anxious, trying to break free from her grasp, only to be forcefully shoved onto the bed—a bed? "Now it's just the two of us. No matter what happens here, no one will ever know." Gripping her tie, the White Witch spoke with absolute dominance: "Surrender your heart to me." ...... ... Diya, who was examining the family dreamscape, turned her head to see someone identical to herself walking out from the white mist, looking just like a reflection stepping out of a mirror. "Little Red?" Diya asked curiously. "Why are you wearing my clothes?" "I might be Little Red, or I might not be." The witch tilted her head, offering a sly smile. "Let's play a game—before tonight ends, guess who I am?"