Ginrummy: "So… so handsome!!"
Baccarat: "What a sight. Arton looks ridiculously good after fusing with Conis."
Reiju: "Every time Arton fuses, it's like a Germa 66 suit transformation. If I fused with him… what would he look like?"
Reiju: "He'd be willing to give me a Template, right?"
Smoothie: "Seriously… every time I see Arton transform, I just want to climb on top of him and grind him into the floor. Ugh—when am I finally going to meet him…?"
Galette: "Arton looks amazing right now, but if someone did something with him at this moment… wouldn't Conis see everything the whole time?"
Galette: "...Well, that's not really a problem. Conis is just a girl."
Galette: "Wait—why am I thinking about doing that with Arton so casually? Is it because I'm desperate for his power… or have I just gotten used to how he is reminds me?"
Kujaku: "Ugh… I'm even imagining getting close to Arton now. Don't tell me his comics actually got to me… Yeah. That has to be it."
Gion: "So Arton really is taking photos for Conis… With that many shots, how many points is she about to rack up…?"
Yamato: "Just thinking about it makes me jealous…"
"This is… the space you end up in after fusion?"
Inside a faintly glowing golden sphere, Conis tilted her head and looked up at the gold-tinted sky.
It felt like Arton's eyes were up there—watching her.
And honestly… they were.
Arton really was watching her right now, carefully, thoroughly. He wasn't supposed to have any ulterior motives—he was just comparing Conis's real body to how she looked in his drawings.
Of course… that was only the "official" reason.
Conis glanced around, then suddenly remembered her Diary Copy.
She opened it and immediately saw multiple photos of herself appearing in Arton's diary.
Seeing him photograph her from every angle, Conis's face went bright red. Instinctively, she curled up, tucked her chin down, and hugged her knees.
But that shy little pose only made Arton want to take even more pictures.
He couldn't help it. Conis was way too cute right now—so cute he couldn't stand not recording it.
[Not bad. Seriously, not bad.]
[She's embarrassed because she realized she's naked, huh?]
[I mean, the way she stood there earlier without even trying to hide it was insanely tempting.]
[But this right here—this is adorable on a whole different level.]
[She's already this cute now… if I pushed her down, would she get even cuter?]
[Or if I lay back and she sat on me and started "dancing"… would she make an even cuter face?]
[Damn. Now I'm actually looking forward to it.]
Arton didn't think Conis could read his diary at all, so he wrote whatever came into his head like he always did.
As for Conis blushing harder and harder… Arton just assumed she was getting more and more shy because she was in an unfamiliar place.
What he didn't realize was that Conis wasn't reacting to the space—she was reacting to his diary text.
Chapter 571: Fused Arton Is Even Hotter
So Captain Arton… he really wants me to… dance on him, right in front of him…? B-But… how am I even supposed to do that?!
Conis pressed her lips together, blushing as she panicked internally.
It wasn't like she couldn't understand what Arton meant. After all, in the comics he drew about her, he'd already basically shown the answer. Just like his earlier description said, Comic-Conis always ended up looking ridiculously cute and embarrassed whenever she "danced."
And Conis couldn't deny it—if that happened in real life, she'd probably be just as shy.
But she had zero confidence she could actually pull off dancing while staying glued to Arton at the same time.
When she played music, she needed her full attention. Dancing was the same. Doing that and doing other things at once… it just felt impossibly hard.
…
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Uta quietly let out a breath of relief.
Thank god—Arton didn't mention my name.Nami and Carina won't figure out what happened between me and him… at least not yet.
Uta wasn't against Arton getting closer to Nami, or Carina, or anyone else. But watching Nami and Carina constantly go at each other, neither one able to win the argument… while she had already snuck in first?
Honestly, it was hilarious.
Mischievous as she was, Uta kind of wanted to let Nami and Carina keep this up for a while. When the truth finally dropped in their laps later, their faces were going to be priceless.
…Also, wow. Arton is seriously irresistible right now.
Uta wiped at the corner of her mouth like she was catching drool, suddenly wanting to jump him right now.
Sure, she'd handled Arton pretty thoroughly earlier—she should be wiped out.
But the Template she had was Elizabeth's Template and a Servant comes with mana replenishment.
Uta, inheriting Elizabeth's power, inherited that too. She couldn't do it forever—if she kept going, she'd still get exhausted—but those earlier rounds hadn't drained her nearly as much as they should've.
After a tiny breather, she was already recovered… and mentally she felt even more fired up than before.
"Smells good? Yeah—Arton really is delicious right now."
Carina didn't know what Uta was thinking; she was just saying what she genuinely felt.
"'Delicious'? Do I smell?" Arton asked, reflexively sniffing himself.
He wasn't sure whether Seele's Template came with perfume or something, but at least right now, he didn't smell like cologne at all.
"It's not a literal smell," Nami said, clasping her hands together—her eyes basically sparkling like stars. "It's just… fused Captain looks like some fashion-forward, trendsetting guy. You can't not like it."
"Hehe. I'm glad to hear you say that," Arton chuckled.
Because honestly—who could refuse compliments from girls who liked you?
Especially from a girl as cute and gorgeous as Nami.
"But thank god," Arton muttered, glancing down at his white pants, "after fusing with Conis, I didn't end up in stockings or anything."
"If that happened… I'd be in trouble."