It was strange.
Ragna felt that the past few days had been very strange.
First, on the anniversary of the Captain's death, a group of people came to sweep Jun An's grave – all stunningly beautiful girls, some even livestreaming the event.
But while it was supposed to be the Captain's memorial day, it was also the first-anniversary celebration of the victory over the Honkai. All of Schicksal had a collective week-long rotating holiday.
This led to the bizarre scene of grave sweeping in the morning and going home for clubbing in the afternoon. She could only drink, feeling restless and uneasy.
After all, Jun An was her confidant and savior. Being dragged to go clubbing by new crew members who didn't know the truth on the day of his memorial – it was something she found hard to accept.
However, the day after her restless night, she heard a rumor that Theresa, not wanting to work, had found a kid who looked just like the Captain to act as a stand-in and help with the workload.
She didn't believe this rumor at first. After all, Overseer Theresa was Overseer Otto's granddaughter. How could she possibly let another child suffer, especially when her mother knew the previous Captain had lived an inhuman life?
You had to understand, the work the previous Captain had to do wasn't just his duties as Captain. It also included the entire development plan for the Far East Branch, the enrollment plan for St. Freya High School, the overall achievements of the entire Far East Branch, and so on...
The key point was that he actually managed to do it all well: capturing Herrschers, defeating the Honkai, upgrading the battleship, fighting Anti-Entropy, making the Far East Branch's achievements surpass even Schicksal HQ's in those two years.
What was even more shocking was that he didn't even cause a fuss despite having his salary withheld for two years... Terrifyingly so.
Although his achievements were dazzling, just hearing such rumors made Ragna feel that it couldn't possibly be a life fit for a human. If Theresa really did that, then that child's childhood would be ruined.
Later, when Ragna learned that the Captain had truly been resurrected, she felt slightly relieved.
But then, Himeko just had to add that comment, "Whoever wins gets to eat off the table on odd days..."
That single sentence kept Ragna from sleeping well the entire day.
"Since when did Himeko and Theresa develop such a novel hobby? Could it be that a generation gap formed between me and Himeko during the years I was dead?"
Ragna hesitated, her steps faltering, but she had already arrived downstairs at the villa where Himeko lived.
Honestly, if she didn't get this sorted out, she really wouldn't be able to sleep.
After all, Himeko was her former teammate and current superior. They were very close personally; Himeko even learned to drink from her.
If Himeko and Overseer Theresa had picked up some sort of vice, she felt it was her responsibility to bring them back to the right path.
But, that shouldn't be possible, right?
After all, the Captain, Himeko, and Theresa were, nominally at least, in an adoptive mother and adoptive son relationship...
With this thought, Ragna's steps became much lighter.
"Captain! Don't you like Elysia?"
"Himeko... listen to me..."
"Hmph hmph, got the guts to say it again?!"
"Wait... didn't we agree today's date would proceed normally..."
"Less nonsense! Who told you to hurt a maiden's heart like that, Captain!"
"Hold on... at least get to the bedroom..."
"What? Don't you like Elysia so much? Want me to connect you?"
"Wait, you..."
"Stop resisting, Captain. There's hardly anyone around at this time, let alone now that it's the holidays!"
"The louder you scream, the clearer Elysia will hear when we connect, hahh~"
The sounds leaking from the slightly ajar door made Ragna's head spin for a moment.
What was going on?
The Captain, and Himeko's voice...?
If it were any other time, with different people, she would absolutely stand guard for this illicit couple, preventing anyone else from passing by and loudly alerting them to avoid later embarrassment.
But this was the Captain and Himeko!
Their relationship wasn't...
The scene was just as Ragna imagined, but this was even more explosive than incest. Sure enough, good people get taken advantage of.
And Himeko was even livestreaming it, making the Captain watch a popular female internet celebrity...
Himeko seemed extremely excited by this, already starting to pant heavily.
"Hahh~ What do I do, Captain? I think I'm starting to feel the pleasure of NTR!"
"Wait, don't awaken to something like that at a time like this?!"
"How about we connect to Elysia? Captain, you just be quiet and don't make a sound..."
"Wait, why does this kind of play feel so familiar? Hold on, it's my fault for acting shameless, okay? I know I was wrong..."
Creeeak~~
The sound of the door opening was deafening.
"Himeko." Ragna looked at the two with a cold expression. Himeko had been so impatient that her panties were only halfway down.
"Cap-Captain!!" Himeko froze instantly.
Jun An: "Hiss~"
"You two..."
Just as Ragna was about to get angry, Himeko immediately got up, pulled her into the room, quickly shut the door, pushed her down, and covered Ragna's mouth, terrified she would shout.
Ragna looked at the scene; the evidence of Himeko's crime remained on her inner thigh. She was still a step too late...
"Wait, Captain, listen to me! There's a deep reason behind this!"
Himeko's initial passion cooled instantly. It was three in the afternoon! And during the holidays! How could someone specifically come looking for her at this time?
Afraid she couldn't explain clearly, Himeko immediately turned to the Captain for help: "Captain, hurry up and explain, this definitely isn't me raping you!"
However, Himeko caught the fleeting, teasing smile on Jun An's face. It was a smile only Himeko, who had known him for years, could recognize. In that instant, she knew things had gone wrong.
"Ragna, you're finally here!"
Jun An, with his clothes in disarray, instantly started acting like a wronged little wife. "Just because I said the person I like isn't her, she immediately revealed her true nature when we got home, taking advantage of my weakened state to pin me to the ground..."
"And she even wanted to... in front of my favorite streamer... (choked sob)"
Ragna bypassed Himeko and hugged the disheveled Jun An. "Himeko, I know you like me, but even so, you can't..."
"Enough already! Put your pants on before you talk!"
Himeko felt guilty under Ragna's stare. And why was the Captain hugging another woman right in front of her! And rubbing the Captain's (Ragna's) chest!
NTR! This was definitely NTR!
But Himeko didn't want the misunderstanding to deepen, so she could only endure for the moment. Without hesitation, she pulled the marriage certificate with the Captain out of her handbag.
Himeko instantly regained her confidence. "Look, this is proof that I can legally rape the Captain!"
Ragna carefully examined the document in Himeko's hand. It was indeed the marriage certificate for the Captain and Himeko, issued today.
"No, there's no such thing as legal rape in this world."
Jun An stated, "From a legal perspective, men and women are equal in this regard."
"But the verdicts in this area are never equal."
Himeko pinched Jun An's face, saying discontentedly, "Besides, you were the one who first showed signs of wanting to cheat. I have to nip that sprout in the bud!"
"Then go nip Theresa in the bud first."
"I can't beat her."
"A cowardly wife only deserves to be NTR'd."
Wait, what? How can you be so bold and self-righteous?
Ragna looked at Jun An in her arms, then at Himeko, watching them banter back and forth. Had she misunderstood?
Ragna asked tentatively, "So, I came at a bad time?"
"No, you came at exactly the right time."
Jun An jumped in, "You have no idea how Himeko was just gripping..."
"You shut up! And stop taking advantage of the Captain while her CPU is overloaded!!"
Her face flushed red, Himeko immediately snatched Jun An back and pulled his pants up. "Anyway, Captain, I just forgot to close the door, that's all. I definitely wasn't doing anything unreasonable to the Captain."
She held up the marriage certificate, emphasizing again, "We are a legally married couple!"
But Ragna patted Himeko's shoulder and said, "Himeko, get a divorce."
"Why?!"
"Himeko, you just mentioned NTR, right?"
Ragna stated seriously, "A marriage without love is unhappy. A forced marriage will only cause problems for both of you."
Ragna was as upright and righteous as ever. "Besides, marital rape is also wrong."