Epsilon watched Lord Shadow, unblinking.

He glanced at her, then returned to thinking about something.

Then he glanced again, this time more at her chest area.

If it was before, Epsilon would be proud of her achievements. Now, knowing that he knew? Pure embarrassment. Nonetheless, she met his gaze with her own.

"Y'know, I still didn't ask about the purpose of… this-"

"Lord Shadow…" she smiled, "you do know that some things are better left unsaid, right?"

"Really?" he blinked at her, "Why so?"

"Uhh-" alright, she didn't expect her Lord to be so straightforward, "because it's a very sensitive topic for me…?"

"Oh, if it's like that…" he nodded and then returned to gazing at the ceiling.

Silence permeated the air, only being interrupted by occasional screams from the other rooms; probably Delta and Zeta fighting again while Gamma tries to stop them.

"Y'know…" he started, still looking up, "once this little vacation ends, I can help you with that problem of yours; dunno why you are so focused on it though…"

"Lord Shadow…" not only does he know about her secret, he even keeps talking about… but he always tried to help them, so she's willing to go to the end for him, "Have you seen how other Shades look like?"

"Hm?" he finally looked back at her, "You mean how all of you are very beautiful? Yeah, so?"

"Wha-" 'Focus, Epsilon, focus, you can't lose yourself just because Lord called you beautiful…' "Ahem, what I mean is… Have you seen their… curves?!"

"I never focused on these parts, to be fair," Shadow rubbed his chin, "but yeah, now that I think of it, they all are very well developed in that area?" a spark of understanding flashed in his eyes, "Oh, so that's why?…"

She only nodded in anxiety.

"Then, as I said, once our vacation ends, I can help you out with that. Be warned, though," he yawned and turned on his bed, "that's gonna be very painful… but no pain, no gain."

She clenched her fists.

"And how, exactly, will that happen, Lord Shadow?" she asked in hope. Maybe, she could actually conquer nature and not be content with slime fakes?

"If I start talking about that, pretty sure Alpha will go completely crazy, because that would be the third time she would see me using magic in non-conventional ways."

Epsilon only sighed. Well, she could wait. In the meantime…

"Lord Shadow, mind if we talk about music?"

"Music, you say?" he turned to her again.

"Yes, my Lord. I have taken your piano teachings very well and, if you don't mind, we could discuss various music techniques!" 'And that way I can become closer to you…' she mischievously thought.

"Hm, alright, it's been a long time since I polished my piano skills anyway," he stood up and started stretching before remembering one crucial detal, "Wait, where is the piano?…"

"Don't worry, my Lord!" she eagerly went to his side, "I asked Gamma to bring high-quality instruments so we could go with our lessons without interruptions!"

"Damn, you girls sure go all out on that," he rubbed his chin before nodding, "Good for you, good for you."

"I can't wait to see your brilliance at play, my Lord!"

"Oh, you actually went out and developed some pieces of your own? You have surpassed my expectations, Epsilon," he nodded at her, smiling.

"I admit, Lord Shadow, it was indeed hard to actually master the piano," she beamed at his praise, "but in the end it was all worth it!"

"That reminds me of that time…" he walked closer as Epsilon locked her eyes on him, "you know, back then, in childhood I mean, I didn't really like piano that much."

"Oh? Really, my Lord?" Epsilon was taken aback at sudden confession, "I would never think that someone as great at music as you had distaste for it…"

"Distaste?… Oh, no-no, I did not hate it, per say, I just thought I was forced to do that because of expectations. It would be later on that I realized it's actually a great art to study," he replied, reading some of her musical notes.

"Oh, can you play other instruments, my Lord?" Epsilon looked up at him.

"No, at least not at that level as piano, unfortunately," he sighed.

"Then I will learn even more instruments to play for you, my Lord!" she promised.

'And I will play it so damn great that my Lord will completely fall in love with me!'

"Y'know, about your… problem…" 'My Lord, should you really poke me that much?…' "Is that even really a problem?"

"What do you mean, Lord Shadow? Can't you see how much… bigger they are than me?" she was hurt a bit, if she's being honest.

"No, what I mean is… why do you need that?"

"Ah… Well- Lord Shadow- IreallywanttobeyourlovedonebutIthinkyoulovebigger!" she spelt it on a single breath.

"…Now say it again, but slower and coherent."

"I-I… really want to be y-your loved one… u-ughhh…" she was really embarrassed now, "but I think… I think you love b-bigger!"

"…What even made you think that…" Shadow said, exasperated.

"Huh?" she raised her head in hope, "Do you actually prefer petite build?"

"No, it's just that I simply never cared enough about women sizes," as he said that, he took out a coin and started playing with it.

"B-But… which do you like more?"

"Hmm…" he looked at her, "honestly, I don't really care. But if you really want to change your build, be my guest," he shrugged and continued flipping the coin, "I mean, I don't really understand women as you could guess, so do tell me if I upset you…"

"No, Lord Shadow," she smiled brightly, "you have given us all the means to survive and fight against our fate. We are all deeply thankful for that, and the only thing I ever wished is to have more time with you…"

"…Well be I damned if Delta and Alpha didn't ask me the same. By that point I might need a weekly schedule for y'all…" he sighed and placed the coin away before realizing everything has gone suspiciously quiet, "Epsilon?"

"That… Might be arranged," she nodded seriously before speaking to her Lord once again, "Excuse me, my Lord, I have an urgent report to Lady Alpha, I will send a replacement. It was great to meet with you in private again, my beloved~!" she sent him a kiss and ran off before he could even object.

He slumped back into chair and facepalmed.

"Me and my mouth…"

"Lord Shadow, I am ready to serve!"

Beta gently opened the door to find her beloved Lord sitting in a chair, deep in thought. 'So handsome!'

"Ah, Beta," his eyes found her own, "I assume you are to be with me now?"

"That's correct, my Lord!" she nodded eagerly.

Elf came closer to him and leaned in, giving a full vied on her cleavage, however, to her disappointment, his gaze didn't waver as he continued to look her in the face.

"I see," Lord shifted his gaze to the ceiling.

"My Lord?" she leaned closer in, practically closing the view with her chest.

"…Now I can't even see half the sky…" he sighed and closed his eyes, moving away from her cleavage.

"But there's no sky?" 'My Lord, my assets are right there!'

"I could pretend that ceiling is one." Shadow backed down even further.

"Why would you need to do that?" at this point Beta practically smothered his face with her soft flesh.

"Because I don't want your boobs to stare at my eyes. Now please re-"

He couldn't finish as she forced his head deep into her cleavage, muffling all sounds.

"My Lord, if girl wants you to stare at her, then you should stare at her!" Beta pouted.

"Yuh, fure, I wess…" he didn't even bother moving and simply used her breasts as pillows.

"L-Lord Shadow!" Beta felt her face heating up as she felt his nose rubbing against her soft flesh.

"Ya fanted diz, tho…" his soft breath gently tickled her sensitive points.

"U-Um… If that's what my Lord wants… But maybe we could take it t-to the bed?" she could feel steam coming out of her. 'S-So lewd!… I-I thought I was ready for t-that… E-Even books didn't prepare me for- for this!…"

"Nah, amma fine…"

"U-u-u…"

"Fine, fine," Shadow moved his head back and blinked, "now is there anything you would want to talk about?"

"O-Oh, right!" Beta collected herself and straightened her posture, "L-Lord Shadow, thanks to your teachings I was able to secure the top-spot in writing world!"

"Oh?" he looked at her and nodded, "Well, now that's quite high achievement. Is there an agency you work with?"

"Agency?…" she rubbed her lips, "Well, I did work for Writers Association at my early months, but after Gamma finished rebranding Mitsugoshi, all of us went under her wing in our respective fields."

"Rebranding?… Tell me more?"

"Well, I am not sure how, exactly, was this arranged, but I do know that Mitsugoshi was an independent company before Gamma struck a deal with previous owners. You will be better of asking her about the details…" she pouted, "And it's not nice to talk about other girls, Lord Shadow!"

"Really?… Yeah, nevermind. Sorry about that."

"A-Ah, you don't need to-! O-Oh, excuse me, my Lord! Is there anything else you wish to know?"

"Yeah, I would like to check out the stories you wrote if you don't mind."

"…Sorry, Lord Shadow, I didn't take any of them when packing up…" she hung her head in shame.

"Don't sweat it, I'll just take a copy from Gamma's shop later," Shadow waved his hand.

"Ah, my Lord, there's Eta's invention…"

"Oh, is that a camera?" he rubbed his chin, "I remember talking with her about that, so she was the one who created it…"

"Y-Yes, she rules over our technological department…" Beta pouted again, "Lord Shadow! It's about us now!"

"Right, right, so you wanted to?…"

"I wanted to take a picture of you with… Right, this music book will do!" she beamed.

"Yeah, sure?" he took a "Profound Reading" pose.

"M-m, great!" snap! "Now with the piano!" snap! "Now looking in the window!" snap! "Now…"

Snap! Snap! Snap!

"N-Now… unbutton your shirt…" she blushed.

"Beta?" he turned at her.

"Oh! S-Sorry, Lord Shadow!…"

"Nah, it's fine," he slowly removed one button, "Like this?"

"Y-Yes!"snap!

Beta was happily walking back to the room with a bunch of photos in her hands.

Crack.

As she opened the door, she was met by the sight of impatient Shades.

"Beta," Zeta greeted her," are these… goods?"

"These are, in fact, goods," Beta smiled at everyone.

"Well, show us, then…"

Zeta took out one photo, the one with Lord looking at the window as sun rays framed his visage. She sighed in excitement and rubbed her face against it.

"That's some good product…" Gamma nodded as she inspected the "Profound Reader" photo, "Shadow Garden will surely take a liking for those…"

Epsilon was not able to contain her nosebleed as she stared at the photo of her Lord, showing off his defined chest.

Beta only smiled innocently at everyone else and walked out, back to her room.

After all…

She lovingly took out the picture of her sitting in a lap of her beloved Lord, head against his neck.

You always save the best thing for yourself~