“The White Rabbit God?”

Lin Mo blinked. “What’s it got to do with the Black Rabbit God?”

“Huh? The Black Rabbit God… Well, the White Rabbit God is basically the Black Rabbit God’s opposite. Wait, doesn’t everyone know that?”

Diona looked confused.

“……” (Lin Mo)

“Eh, but I don’t know!”

He clasped his hands behind his back, deliberately sidled up to Diona, and spoke in a coquettish voice.

“Hehe. All right, all right. The White Rabbit God is the god of light who helps us and treats us well. The Black Rabbit God is the god of darkness who torments and hurts us.”

Diona gazed fondly at Lin Mo. She still wanted to put her arms around him, but she never quite dared to do it.

“The benevolent god and the evil god take turns ruling. And my home is one of the places on East Hill where the White Rabbit God is worshiped.”

“But honestly, worshiping the Black Rabbit God can be pretty nice too.”

Diona shrugged. “Though the offerings it demands are way too bloody. A young guy like you probably couldn’t handle it.”

“I see…” Lin Mo fell silent for a moment.

The Black Rabbit God. The White Rabbit God.

By now, he could be fairly sure that the evil god who’d lured them into this cruel world and called itself the “Black Rabbit God” was definitely the Black Rabbit God here, too!

(I may have escaped it for now.)

(But there’s no telling if it’ll try to kill me again later.)

So Lin Mo kept pretending to be clueless and asked:

“Then can the White Rabbit God protect us from the Black Rabbit God?”

“I wish it could.” Diona clicked her tongue. “But sadly, it can’t.”

She explained:

“The White Rabbit God and the Black Rabbit God are equals. Good and evil are two sides of the same coin. At most, the White Rabbit God can refresh our supplies and make sure we survive the Black Rabbit God’s malice…”

“Anyway, let’s not talk about that right now. In a few days, you can come watch the ceremony, and then you’ll know everything.”

“First, let’s find you somewhere to stay…” Diona rambled on. Truthfully, though, she wanted Lin Mo to live with her.

Preferably in the same bed!

“Mm, okay.” Lin Mo nodded obediently.

He glanced at Diona again, trying to make sure one more time that she was interested in him.

“I want to stay close to you, Big Sis…”

As he spoke, Lin Mo deliberately took Diona’s hand and leaned against her. “I’m all alone now. Big Sis Diona, you’re the only person here I can trust. If you don’t mind… I hope you can protect me, at least when you’re not too busy.”

Protect him…

P-protect him?!!

Diona was so shocked it felt like her uterus was about to drop right out of her body.

N-no, no, no, no, no…

That wasn’t it.

There was no way he meant it like that. Treating this as Lin Mo bluntly hinting that he wanted to sleep with her would be way too crude a leap.

But—! Still—!!

(What if I asked him to live with me right now?)

(What would happen?)

(Would it?)

A fierce battle erupted in Diona’s mind.

The radical faction and the moderate faction split into two camps, facing off without giving an inch.

Radicals: Get with him! Do it already!! Use that smoking-hot body of yours to give this naive young guy a proper lesson!

Moderates: No, you can’t! You’re a girl with big things ahead of her. You can’t be this wild yet. At least spend a little more time with him first. You can still have your way with him later!

So, what should she do about inviting him to live with her?

Radicals: Yes, yes, yes!

Moderates: Yes, yes, yes!

All right, then!

Once they’d reached an agreement, Diona immediately spoke in a casual, offhand tone:

“In that case, you can come stay with me for now.”

“I mean, I’m the king’s daughter, and the best fighter around here. My house is pretty big, so you’re welcome to stay with me. When you get tired of hanging out, you can… just go to sleep. No problem.”

“Huh?” Lin Mo looked at Diona, bewildered.

He used to be an assassin, but he knew plenty of anime references and meme edits. In fact, he’d blown his cover because, while waiting for a certain country’s president to check in, he’d been watching videos on his phone up in the ceiling—and accidentally left the sound on.

“What’s wrong?” Diona asked, a little flustered.

Had she said something wrong? Why had Lin Mo suddenly become so wary? But everything she’d said was perfectly normal!

“…It’s nothing.”

Lin Mo put the thought out of his mind for now.

He stretched with a little “Eee.” It didn’t mean anything, really, but at least it hinted to Diona that he wanted to rest.

Lin Mo didn’t think his stretch meant anything at all.

But Diona saw it differently. After all, as well as being hopelessly into feet, she was just a little bit into armpits, too.

(G-guh, guh—!! I saw it, I saw it, I think I saw it! Guh-ueeegh!!))

If she pressed her face against his and got caught in Lin Mo’s arms, would he feel embarrassed?

And if she suddenly licked his armpit, would it tickle him enough to make him laugh?

Deep inside Diona, the radicals and moderates joined hands and started doing somersaults together.

Ah…

A boy.

Ah…

A pretty young man.

She’d never thought this way before, but now Diona truly felt that it was wonderful her mother had brought her into this world.

“Are you tired?”

Diona spoke mechanically. “Want to come back and sleep with me… I mean, want to go get some sleep?”

“Mm.”

Lin Mo deliberately lifted his elbow and rubbed his eyes in front of Diona. “I’ve been so tired lately…”

“My friends were just killed right in front of me. I’m afraid that if I close my eyes, I’ll see them dying all over again.”

As he spoke, he looked sad and deliberately trembled in front of Diona.

“Big Sis Diona, please take me back to your place first.”

“Even walking down the street makes me uncomfortable. The way people look at me… it feels like they’re watching me.”

Lin Mo suddenly threw his arms around Diona and hugged her tight.

He squeezed her even tighter.

“Big Sis Diona!”

“You’re all I have to rely on now! Please say you won’t leave me all alone…”

“………………”

Diona’s brain overloaded.

For a young virgin like her, this was all way too stimulating.

Right in front of everyone in the settlement, a pretty young man had her in his arms and was making such a heartfelt confession?!!

All right… To most people, Diona and this boy probably looked like a perfect match. But, but!! Even though she had plenty of confidence in herself, when she actually had to face a situation this heart-poundingly romantic, Diona still got so excited she went completely dazed.

(Honestly, my adorable Little Lin Mo. How could I ever leave you all alone?)

“I-I-I want to do it! I can’t take it anymore!”

Ah…

Oh no.

She’d mixed up what she was thinking with what she was supposed to say!