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Shio thought Morgan was angry and was about to say something to comfort him when a foot covered in stockings stepped on her face.

The tone was neither too harsh nor too mild, but rather more flirtatious than reproachful.

In particular, that foot slid slowly down his face, the toes following his throat, collarbone, chest, and abdominal muscles all the way down, finally landing with perfect force on his vitals.

Clearly, after seeing what had happened, Morgan immediately decided what to do next.

“My husband is my husband. I hope this isn’t just a pretty face, but also has a part that can bloom for me.” Morgan revealed a seemingly dangerous smile, her fair cheeks flushed slightly.

"So you're still angry?"

"Angry? Not really, just a little resentful." Morgan knelt on the mattress, cupped Shio's face and looked down at her. "She actually cheated on me in a place like this, even though I haven't even tried it yet."

"Well……"

With her mouth gagged, Shiomi realized that cleaning the workshop would have to be postponed once again.

It's Morgan's late-night snack time.

Chapter 47 Kitchen

"what……"

Skadi was also taken aback by Artoria's surprised voice.

Everyone was somewhat surprised by the other's appearance.

In the deserted Chaldea dining hall in the afternoon, she was watching Shiomi make fried snacks, because this way she could get a taste of the freshly fried snacks.

She was holding a plate lined with absorbent paper, ready to hold the brown sugar cakes that had been fried again.

"Put it on the stove, you don't have to hold it like that," tide Jian said. "It's very hot right out of the pot."

“But these kinds of desserts are most delicious when they’re fresh out of the oven, right?” Artoria said with considerable knowledge.

tide Jian shrugged: "If you want to eat it hot, you need to add something."

As he spoke, he opened the kitchen refrigerator door to take something out.

Skadi asked from the other side of the kitchen counter, "Are you cooking at this time to prepare for dinner?"

"No, it's just that Tianxi happened to have some free time, so he came to the kitchen to cook." Artoria picked up her chopsticks and neatly arranged the fried snacks that had just come out of the pan.

“I see,” Skadi said, understanding dawning on her.

She saw Xijian take out a bulk soft-serve ice cream from the refrigerator and scoop out a large spoonful, placing it in the middle of a plate.

“Oh…” Artoria immediately understood.

Freshly cooked pastries cool down quickly to a palatable temperature on the outside, but the filling inside remains piping hot because it retains its heat.

Using ice cream as a topping during the meal can effectively cool the food without compromising its original flavor.

"I understand. Why don't you try it?" tide Jian smiled and gestured. "Just don't eat it all at once, or I'll have to make it again."

"That's incredibly rude of you. It's like calling me a glutton," Artoria retorted, picking up her chopsticks to prepare to taste.

At this moment, Shiomi looked at Skadi and asked, "Would you like to try it now, or come and get it yourself later?"

"Forget it now, I just had lunch and don't have much of an appetite." Skadi paused, then shook her head in refusal. "I just came to get ice cream..."

There is no ice cream making process in Lostbelts. Skadi, a goddess, became completely enamored with the cool taste of this snack after seeing it.

Although everything in the kitchen's icebox was handmade, Skadi was already quite satisfied.

"It has the flavor of apples that were just made this morning, and it's a bit more sour than the previous finished product."

Shiomi smoothly opened the refrigerator again, took out two boxes of ice cream from the freezer, and handed them to Skadi, who had come around to the kitchen counter.

Even Skadi would only enjoy one box of handmade ice cream at a time, each about the size of a palm.

On one hand, Skadi considered that other Chaldea members also needed to eat, and on the other hand, she was also exercising self-discipline to avoid eating too much and gradually getting tired of it.

“Two boxes…” Skadi took the ice cream with both hands, and paused slightly.

The cool sensation on her palm contrasted sharply with the warmth of Xijian's hand, leading her to believe that Xijian was deliberately favoring her.

Since they had a physical relationship a few days ago, Skadi has felt her heart race and her body become subtly aroused whenever she sees him.

Even when they have opportunities to be alone together in private, he basically doesn't let her go.

However, physical intimacy did not affect their daily lives.

At other times, Shiomi always maintained the proper composure and calmness, so that Skadi did not feel embarrassed in the slightest.

“I remember you mentioned at noon that you planned to take some time this afternoon to visit Ophelia Famsolone in the solitary confinement cell,” Shiomi said. “It wouldn’t be appropriate to go empty-handed.”

“I just heard that the child hasn’t said a word in the solitary confinement room. After all, she was a former collaborator, and I treated her like one of my many children, showing her kindness.” Skadi understood, a faint smile appearing on her face. “So—”

“In that case, why not take this opportunity to try and persuade her to cooperate with Chaldea?” Artoria put down her chopsticks.

"Does that mean I should act as a lobbyist?" Skadi said, surprised.

This is quite difficult; it's something outside her area of ​​expertise.

“You are a guest of honor, while she is a prisoner.” tide Jian leaned against the refrigerator door. “Of course, if you feel that things should take their course and want Ophelia to figure things out on her own, that’s fine too.”

“I have a pretty good understanding of the reasons behind becoming a Hidden One.” Skadi thought for a moment. “Ophelia greatly respected that man named Kirshtaria, and even in the Lostbelt, she showed a loyalty and trust far exceeding that shown towards me…”

Hearing her say that, Artoria nodded repeatedly: "If that's the case, based solely on her loyalty to the captain, who is also a Hidden One, it's hard to expect her to betray her comrade and provide more intelligence and assistance."

"Persuading someone to surrender has always been a delicate matter," tide Jian said, somewhat at a loss. "However, this is a different case from Kadoc's, so there's room for discussion on a case-by-case basis."

Skadi steadied the two boxes of ice cream in her hands: "I'll try it first—"

"Don't rush things. Try to put her at ease by greeting her as if you were old friends," Shiomi advised. "She might be quite disappointed in you since the Lostbelt King has joined forces with Chaldea."

“This…this isn’t my fault…” Skadi blushed immediately. “It was you who took me away from the Lostbelt without my permission. I never surrendered to you!”

She regretted saying it as soon as it left her mouth.

Because when they were being affectionate in private, she often begged Xijian for forgiveness.

Even flirtatious words spoken unconsciously due to physical pleasure.

“Yes, so it’s a collaboration.” tide Jian held up a finger. “And you, like Morgan, are in extremely special circumstances. Without the great god Odin acting as a go-between, the only outcome would have been a fight to the death.”

“Ugh…” Skadi couldn’t help but gasp.

That's quite a meticulous approach.

She suddenly felt a little regretful; it would have been more interesting if he had actually brought up those things.

"Then I'll head over now. There's no need to save any snacks for me."

Skadi used runes to lock in the temperature of the ice cream, preventing it from melting due to the delay.

After thinking for a moment, she suppressed her shyness and kissed Shiomi's lips on tiptoe in front of Artoria before turning away.

"Is this... meant to be shown to me?"

The Knight Queen bit her chopsticks; she had just been sneaking a bite, and a quarter of the food on her plate was already gone.

"That's not true." Shio laughed, then lowered his head to kiss Artoria's lips, which were covered in ice cream. "Your mouth is covered in ice cream."

"That means Tianxi's cooking skills are so good that I don't even have time to pay attention to such details."

"Let's rearrange them and then take them over, otherwise it looks weird."

"...Yes, that's true..."

Artoria's voice was tinged with a pleasant embarrassment.

Chapter 48 Magic Eye

"By the way, Tianxi, I've compiled the information you mentioned before. Do you need it?"

That day, when Orange asked Shio about her room with the door open, she was abruptly stopped because of the situation inside.

Shiomi and Morgan sat facing each other on the carpet, staring intently at one another.

Orange immediately noticed the strong magical energy flowing through the room.

"Did they... have a fight?" Orange leaned against the closed door and asked the others in the room.

Artoria and the other two casually stood or sat, observing Shiomi and Morgan's behavior in the room.

“No, we’re just training,” Artoria said.

"Training?" Orange didn't understand at first.

"Regarding the training for the Mystic Eyes," Scáthach said without looking up, holding a book in her hand. "Although my beloved disciple has obtained the Mystic Eyes, they are not something he was born with, so he is not very proficient in using them. That's why he is practicing here."

“The Demon Eye…” Orange gradually realized and slowly nodded. “He did mention this.”

However, since it was just a casual chat afterward, and since Chaldea is currently in a period of rest, Touko has not yet witnessed Shiomi's Mystic Eyes.

“But to be precise, it can’t be called the Demon Eye.” Skadi said softly, biting her ice cream scoop. “It was originally the eye of Tiamat, the Earth Mother Goddess. It was the embodiment of the planet’s will, or rather, the light residing in the intellectual body that is the power of the stars themselves.”

"In other words..." Orange, unaware of the details, showed an expression of great interest.

Artoria added, "If we use the human 'Mystic Eyes' as an analogy, it's an Earth-level or planet-level Mystic Eyes."

According to the Magic Association's classification, Mystic Eyes are roughly divided into three levels from low to high: Gold, Jewel, and Rainbow.

Although there are even lower-level artificial replicas of the Mystic Eye, such as the student in El-Melloi II's classroom who uses malachite instead of a Mystic Eye.

It is obvious that Shiomi's "Mystic Eyes" do not belong to any of these categories, and may even surpass the legendary Rainbow-level Mystic Eyes.

Even Shiomi only knew that it was a special gift bestowed upon him by the god Tiamat after his original eyes were corrupted and destroyed by the curse, through a spiritual connection.

Its advantage is that it is incredibly powerful, possessing a mystery on par with the primordial mother goddess.

However, the downside is that it is extremely difficult to control.

Shiomi can use it, but she can't unleash its full power.

Against magicians like Kadoc or Ophelia, a single glance is enough to subtly influence them, rendering them completely incapable of acting.

However, if it is an excellent Servant, it can only play a certain disruptive role.

That's why he asked Morgan to practice with him.

Before Orange came to find him, the two had been facing off in silence for two hours.

"A planet-level magic eye, also known as a star pupil." Orange took off her shoes, stepped onto the carpet, and squatted down to approach the two of them.

She could feel the influence of the demonic eyes on both sides just by getting a little closer.

No wonder everyone else kept such a distance; if you weren't careful, you could easily get caught in their peripheral vision.

The Star Eye possesses extraordinary power capable of influencing everything that enters its field of vision.

Thinking of this, Orange suddenly took off her glasses, reached out, and grabbed Shiomi's face.

Scáthach, realizing what dangerous thing Touko was doing, didn't even have time to stop her before she saw Shiomi, who was completely unprepared, have her face turned towards Touko's Mystic Eyes.

The accumulated demonic eye, Orange's innate demonic eye.

With further development, she has been able to construct more than twenty zero-value lenses inside the Magic Eye, and through focusing correction, she has dramatically improved the Magic Eye's precision.

Orange, who was well aware of Shiomi's strength, did not take it lightly.

Even so, with her Mystic Eyes fully activated, she only managed to stare into Shio's activated Mystic Eyes for three seconds before losing consciousness uncontrollably.

"..."

Shio and Morgan were both taken aback.

The two were so focused that, with Scáthach and the others watching over them, they completely lost their awareness of their surroundings and concentrated on communicating through their eyes.

“Idiot…” Shiomi placed her hand on Orange’s head and began the treatment.

Morgan pinched the bridge of her nose. After activating her magic eye and sparring with him for two hours, she was also a little tired.

"My dear husband, was your ex-girlfriend truly one of the top human magicians?" she asked.

After all, Orange's behavior was rather irrational, like an ordinary magician bewitched by mystery.

“After all, it is indeed a rank determined by the Mage Association... It is definitely not comparable to Grand Caster.” Shiomi moved closer to Morgan, their foreheads touching, using her powers to relieve the fatigue of her fairy eyes.

"Looks like she's alright." Scáthach grabbed Orange's wrist to check on her. "But you guys, after training like this for two hours, what have you gained?"

“This should be the reward,” Artoria smiled helplessly. “Lady Orange is a more powerful magician than the two currently captured Hidden Ones, yet she couldn’t last more than three seconds under Shiomi’s watchful eye…”

Morgan casually shifted her posture, hugging her curled-up left leg: "My husband is progressing very quickly, forcing me to gradually raise the level of my Fairy Eyes' hints."

"Just for now," Shiomi chuckled.