Koala didn't know why, but as if possessed, she went to talk to Jon.
Shaking her head, she returned to that 'demonic den' to call Makino.
Seeing Koala enter, Makino, who was lying on the bed reading, quickly sat up, carefully supporting the bottom of her watermelon-sized belly, her delicate body tense.
She read in a book that it seemed possible to keep it for 48 hours. If it worked, Belle-mère would surely be very happy.
Seeing Koala secretly glance at her belly, Makino's face flushed with shyness, and she quietly asked, "Koala, is something wrong?"
"Oh, no, nothing… I came to call you for dinner."
As she spoke, she tried to act natural, but her gaze was involuntarily drawn to it. Her clothes couldn't hide her belly; could this be… pregnancy?
Something felt off. What exactly was pregnancy like?
As a young girl, Koala was quite lacking in knowledge about this topic. But that didn't stop her gaze from being complex. There was curiosity, confusion, and even a hint of envy?
She didn't know what she was envying, but she just found the high belly very interesting.
Makino felt Koala's gaze, and her heart fluttered even more, the blush on her cheeks becoming more pronounced. She lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz: "I understand. You, you go ahead first."
Koala forced a smile and nodded: "Okay, I'll go first then."
With that, the orange-haired girl, full of curiosity about everything, walked away.
Makino let out a long sigh of relief, then grabbed a coat and put it on. Thinking of the jade ball stopper Jon had left aside before leaving, she pondered for a moment and finally decided to obey, sealing the opening to ensure preservation.
After doing all this, she let out a long breath, stepped forward, and left the cabin room.
Just as she closed the cabin door, Makino suddenly paused. With a hint of confusion, she tilted her head. Lifting her foot, she rubbed the sole of her shoe against the floor twice, curiously whispering:
"Why is there so much water spilled on this carpet?"
...…
When Jon arrived at the ship's dining room, the crew had already discreetly left. They knew that the hero didn't like a noisy atmosphere, so before asking Koala to call him, they had almost finished eating.
Jon glanced at the empty dining room. Only Koala was accompanying Makino for dinner.
But what was absurd was…
As he walked closer, Koala, who had been laughing, suddenly fell silent. Her speed of eating with her head down clearly doubled, looking flustered as if she was about to flee at any moment.
Jon: "…"
Ah~ How could the lively and cheerful Koala become like this! I really deserve to die!
"Koala, eat slowly~ Don't choke… Here, have a chicken leg."
Jon's maxed-out affinity took effect, his smile playful yet full of sunshine. Koala's face flushed, but her speed of shoveling rice became even faster. She didn't even dare to lift her head, completely refusing to make eye contact with Jon.
Even if their eyes occasionally met by accident, she would instantly turn her head away, her face red, refusing to look at Jon.
Now, Jon was in a predicament. Even conversation was a problem; this wouldn't do. He still wanted to turn Koala into someone like Nami and Nojiko. Even if she didn't awaken the H-game tag, she still had to become one of his own, right?
So—
Jon decided that he would have a good talk with Koala later. He had already decided on this girl; he absolutely couldn't let her return to the Revolutionary Army!
......
After dinner, Makino greeted the two and went to Jon's room to rest first. Koala also left the dining room a step before Makino, afraid of being alone with Jon.
Jon didn't rush to train but locked onto Koala's closed door. That's right, now was a good opportunity for a private chat! Although his previous intrusive kissing was excessive, he had always been like this! Makino was subdued this way, and Koala wouldn't escape either.
Jon was good at admitting his mistakes, but he would never change. In fact, he would make mistakes again and again until the other party gave in!
After waiting a few minutes, Jon emptied the food from his plate. Without any hesitation, he went directly to Koala's cabin door. Seeing no one around, he didn't even bother to knock. He simply pushed the door open and walked in!
Jon had no psychological burden about intruding into someone's room. He saw Koala as his future wife; why would he knock?
The moment Jon pushed the door open, Koala had just taken off her top and skirt. She was about to take off her critical clothing! The sudden sound made Koala instantly turn her head. Her pupils widened, and she opened her mouth:
"A-woo…"
Jon didn't wait for her to scream, directly covering her mouth. Then he put a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture:
"Shhh~ It's me, don't shout."
Koala: ???
It's you, shouldn't I be shouting even more?!