"The case ended with the suspect–the husband's girlfriend–guilty of a first degree murder, sentenced to jail for life with no possibility of parole," Code:Antithese–Eve smiled, placing the file to her folder. "The motive was jealousy because she found out the husband had a kid with a woman that he didn't really love. It's surprising how an emotion could be strong enough to do a murder. Humans are complicated beings. So are you, no matter how many times you claim you're not a human anymore. What brings you here at this hour, Add? Kids should be sleeping, assuming people only know you as a kid."

"I want a day off for us. I can tamper with the timeline now to bring everyone back to the correct timeline," Mad Paradox–Add said, asking for a leave for everyone. It's been a week since the counterpart potion happened. He hadn't gone to time and space either, so it would be more stabilized by now.

"Granted. How will you do it when everyone lives in a different place?" Eve asked for a suitable method. She learned how the potion worked.

"By going to my timeline because they're always together," Add pouted, shattering what's behind him like it was glass. It revealed a hollow space, which was time and space.

Counterparts Potion: Hm… This is just a regular hangout at this point, isn't it?

The house was very crowded and cramped in the morning. Everyone was here and there, in every single room. To avoid chaos, Code: Ultimate gathered them all in the backyard. This was the moment where they would scatter with their couple, but Code: Ultimate suggested something else. "I don't know if any of you noticed, but Add has been staying in that lab since this morning. Let's spend the day with our other selves for today!"

Everyone looked around, wondering which Add she was talking about. But apparently, not a single Add was present in the backyard.

Fatal Phantom smiled, as he got an idea to bring everyone's dignity down with him. "I have work today. Why don't you guys help me?"

"Of course! Let's go. How should I help?" Dius Aer was the first to respond in excitement. Helping people would be the only thing that makes him feel the happiest. No matter how hard it is, he will do his best.

Comet Crusader nodded his head in agreement. "Let's act as cousins or something. We'll be fine!"

But Centurion knew extremely well what kind of work that Fatal Phantom did. He glared at Fatal Phantom, who was chuckling to see the hype. "I refuse–"

Fatal Phantom narrowed his eyes at Centurion, still smiling. Judging by Centurion's reaction, he could guess who was stuck in this timeline. "Thank you, guys. Let's go then."

The Chungs went on their way to Fatal Phantom's workplace, which was the cafe. "Why did Centurion refuse? That doesn't sound like him," Code: Sariel tilted her head in confusion.

"Then he must have been here for the last week. Why don't we visit their workplace?" Code: Antithese smiled. Her world was surrounded with mystery, so this kind of thing would be a life goal. "What is his occupation? Admin? Firefighter?"

Code: Ultimate smiled awkwardly and led her counterparts to the cafe. She didn't want to increase any suspicion from the others, especially when she could guess what would happen at the cafe.

Inside the lab, they were still talking about how fascinating Eve's core was. Doom Bringer didn't manage to analyze everything, but Mad Paradox got all the time he needed to fully access Code: Ultimate before. All he had to do was update something from Doom Bringer's findings. Before they knew it, they were there for a few hours already and completely forgot about the outside world.

"Getting Eve's core data from telekinesis? That doesn't make any sense. What weed are you smoking?" Dominator asked, feeling skeptical of Doom Bringer's method.

Overmind chuckled, holding Dominator's cheeks with his hands and looking at him in the eyes. "Do you make any sense? You're telling me summoning a bunch of laser devices in a short period of time sounds logical?"

Dominator moved away and slapped Overmind's face. "What the f-ck?! Are you gay?!"

"Do you guys have any interesting Nasods here?" Overmind asked as he rubbed his slapped face and changed the topic before he got slapped for more.

"Aside from Eve, not really. Maybe Raven's arm?" Mad Paradox shrugged as he checked the radar. He detected a mob of demons coming their way, although they're still far away. "Demon invasion… Let's go. I've never seen you guys fight."

"Fine, let's get this over with. Where are they?" Dominator sighed heavily and prepared his Dynamo.

Overmind chuckled and stared at Doom Bringer. "This sweetie can't fight. Don't worry, you'll be alive. Just do whatever."

"No need to say it out loud!" Doom Bringer yelled and swung his hand to smack Overmind.

But Overmind dodged it easily. He opened the lab door and walked backward to get out of the room. "Go on, smack me then!" Overmind cackled and moved his Dynamo to fly away to the direction of the demons. Doom Bringer followed, still trying to smack Overmind in the head.

"Why did he even fuse himself with Nasod armor, then? That's dumb," Dominator commented, trying to make sense of Doom Bringer's action. Mad Paradox didn't get any ideas, so they just followed their counterparts before they accidentally left Overmind to fight alone. Overmind wasn't really a fighter, after all.

"I'm sensing our little friends. Should we go?" Ishtar asked, looking at her counterparts. She had been in this timeline for a while, but this was the first time she sensed a presence of other demons. This must be the invasion they were talking about.

"They won't be here for a while. We can relax," Iblis giggled and enjoyed her tea. Massacring her own kind was always a satisfying action. But Anular's morning tea was also satisfying. She wanted to enjoy every drop.

"Oh right, I heard about you and Opferung being a thing. How did it feel?" Timoria asked as she looked at Iblis. The thought of dating an angel never crossed her mind. She always thought being on the same team with Richter was merely a formality. Just enjoy it for the sake of El Gang's harmony.

"It's beautiful. You don't see an angel going into despair every day," Iblis smiled widely. "All he needed was recognition. I gave it to him and now he's behaving like my puppet."

"Puppet?" Nihilida repeated and thought about it. She didn't really have a mind of her own anymore. Wasn't she the same thing as a puppet at this point?

Ishtar blinked her eyes several times, recalling what the others said about their timelines. "Iblis, you can fight, right?"

"Me? We can," Iblis answered with confidence. By "we", she meant Anular too.

The Ciels were working together to make a strawberry cake. With their knowledge combined together, they believed they could make the best strawberry cake for their masters. "This will be the best, right?" Tyrannus muttered to himself as he stared at the oven. His only wish was to see Nihilida smile again.

Chevalier patted Tyrannus' shoulder with a smile and nodded his head. "Your problem is our problem too. Didn't we all have the same reason to save Lu?"

"We're creepy, if I said so myself. I've arrested multiple child abusers in my timeline. Our relationship with Lu is a huge red flag," Anular said with a straight face. He used to be fine with his reason until he worked in a detective agency. Now that he caught a lot of those abusers, he knew how lucky he was that Iblis accepted him.

"Really, now? Don't worry, we never touch her," Abysser smiled and stared at his counterparts. "Right?"

Fortunately, they were still being ethical in how they acted around their master.

Ding!

Tyrannus took out the fresh strawberry cake from the oven. Chevalier and Abysser did the icing for the cake while Anular put more strawberries as decorations. It was bright pink and white with red rose icing.

After they're satisfied with their cake, Tyrannus serves the cake to the dining table. Their masters were excited with the cake, but Nihilida just stared at it with an empty look.

"Ooh! Magnificent!" Timoria shouted as she took a photo of the cake with her phone.

Iblis sliced the cake for them. She couldn't wait to eat it before they fought with the invading demons.

"It's perfect!" Ishtar couldn't swallow it right away, enjoying every flavor and texture in her tongue. She wished she could eat them infinitely.

Nihilida finally grabbed the spoon to taste the cake. For some reason she couldn't describe, this cake tasted better than any other strawberry cakes. Strawberry tasted sour, but the sweetness of the cream and soft cake made it perfect. "I love it," she said, with–finally–a smile that everyone was waiting for. She raised her empty plate toward Tyrannus, asking for more.

"I'll bake more when we're home," Tyrannus smiled with slight tears in his eyes. When was the last time he saw Nihilida smile? It was so nice to see the smile in reality and not just in his dream.

The cake was eaten so quickly. Iblis got up from her seat, staring at everyone. "Shall we go? There's work to do."

"Hmhm… I have a girlfriend now!" Celestia announced it to his counterparts with pride while they were chilling on the porch. He looked like the big brother of all Noahs, so he felt like he should be a good example.

"Congrats!" Nyx Pieta clapped his hands as a mini celebration. As for himself, he still didn't understand the concept of love, when the girls in his timeline were getting boyfriends like a mere collection.

"Hm… That sounds useless," Morpheus shrugged it off. He didn't find it meaningful, not even worth congratulating for.

Celestia grabbed Liberator by his shoulder. "Hey, you got a notebook now! Say something."

Liberator stayed silent and waited for his weapon to say something, but it refused to say anything. He had a different thought when everyone was having fun, but he learned that he should have fun once in a while too. "So? What's on your mind? Ignore Clamor's advice, just tell us!" Celestia smiled and patted Liberator's back.

"I didn't say anything!" Liberator's weapon finally spoke.

Liberator took out his pen and wrote a sentence in his notebook to say what was on his mind.

"Did Henir Order ever get to your timeline?"

Liberator could tell the answers just by looking at his counterparts' expressions upon reading his message. Nyx Pieta nodded his head with a serious look, Celestia tilted his head in confusion, and Morpheus narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "Annoying scums. They appear from time to time like random cockroaches in the bathroom," Morpheus said with hatred and looked away from everyone.

"Henir Order is already dead here. They disbanded hundreds years ago," Nyx Pieta informed. "But the Henir realm itself still exists."

"What's that? Never heard of it," Celestia said as he looked at the others.

If Celestia never heard of it, then it raised another question. "How did Harque die in your timeline?" Nyx Pieta asked in curiosity. Henir Order took his brother's life, after all.

"He was framed for a murder and executed for it. Funny world, huh?" Celestia smiled, despite the tragedy that happened. His eyes glowed golden for a bit, showing a glimpse of hatred. "I still haven't found the true culprit, but I believe Harque didn't do the murder."

"Did you guys ever get a boyfriend?"

"No!"

A public library had a private room for people to gather. Lord Azoth found the place when she was bored and dragged her counterparts there. So far, they were only talking about their romance life. "I have a girlfriend. Does that count?" Lord Azoth asked with a smile.

"I couldn't return Nisha's feelings. It was… let's just say I'm having a bad romance plot at the moment," Metamorphy smiled, feeling confused about her own experiences.

Aether Sage sighed and looked at Oz Sorcerer and Metamorphy. "Did you guys move on, at least?"

"Not one bit," Metamorphy muttered. Recalling her fun memories with Fatal Phantom hurt her heart instead of giving happiness. What if she never cheated in the first place? Why did she end up loving him anyway? It didn't feel fair when Fatal Phantom could move on already.

"It's been a while. Of course I do," Oz Sorcerer replied, looking at Metamorphy that is currently losing all the lights in her eyes. "If you made him love you once, you should be able to do it again… I think?"

"I noticed that 'love' in your group is… somewhat a toy, to be honest," Lord Azoth said with a concerned look. She asked Code: Ultimate about how the girls were single until they got the potions. Then it was like collecting unique artifacts after that.

Oz Sorcerer folded her arms. She remembered that Bloody Queen and Fatal Phantom flirted with each other quite a lot, even if they were fighting Ran in Abyss. Then again, Bloody Queen and Overmind did the same. "I think he likes Bloody Queen–"

"Say that again?" Metamorphy stared at Oz Sorcerer with an empty look. She could clearly see how Bloody Queen was much hotter and sexier than her. Maybe she was his type after all?

"I think!" Oz Sorcerer shouted and slammed the table. "He's… Actually… Wait, no. I'm pretty sure it's just Bloody Queen's influence."

"Gossip is fun. Do you even like someone now, Oz Sorcerer?" Aether Sage asked with a smile on her face, waiting patiently for Oz Sorcerer's answer.

Oz Sorcerer's face flushed red slightly. She barely talked to the guy, but sometimes she thought that he acted kinda cool.

"I just need to do a process of elimination. Is it Add? Overmind?" Aether Sage grinned. Judging by Oz Sorcerer's surprise, she got the right answer. "He's definitely the most insane Add, in my opinion. What do you like about him?"

"You know… the way he noticed I'm injured in battle, even though he did the same to everyone else…" Oz Sorcerer muttered. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized her counterparts were listening to her seriously, even staring at her with a smile. "S-Stop! We don't even talk that much!"

Talking about the gossiped Bloody Queen, the girl led her counterparts to an empty desert. The heat was unbearable when there was nothing around. "It's play time. Let me have them," Bloody Queen smiled widely, gazing upon the incoming demon invasion that wasn't even visible yet.

"You're so bloodthirsty. Don't you scare everyone from time to time?" Empire Sword asked. Being a captain that was feared by people wouldn't be so good at all. In fact, it would make her the worst captain of all time.

Flame Lord laughed it off, staring at Empire Sword. "But… You're the creepiest out of us! Didn't you like Elsword?!"

Empire Sword's face flushed red. "That's years ago! Don't say it out loud!"

Adrestia sighed heavily, looking at her counterparts being noisy and unprepared for battle. Then again, battle comes all the time without waiting for their preparation. "We can rule out Fatal Phantom. I think he has weird hobbies. I have lived here for quite a while now. I noticed how you guys are behaving… at least based on my understanding."

"Oh, I like where this is going. Like what?" Flame Lord wrapped her hand around Adrestia and looked at Empire Sword with a smirk.

"Like… Empire Sword's belongings?" Adrestia also smirked, giving Empire Sword a small panic attack. She definitely saw a lot of cute things, including the butterfly hairpin that was given by a specific someone. She chuckled at Empire Sword's somewhat cute reaction. "We cleaned the house on our first day. While almost everything was dusty, the bookshelf was unusually clean. Also the melodica owned by Laby–I mean–Nisha, was placed on top of scattered music sheets. The music note shapes were not consistent, like it was written by 2 people."

"The bookshelf is just Fatal Phantom's books. Of course it's clean when he reads so often," Empire Sword said, not knowing where the problem was with this.

"Did you ever check what he reads?"

Bloody Queen's question startled everyone, including Adrestia. Nobody said anything, so Bloody Queen broke the silence with her laughter. Adrestia sighed heavily, feeling like she could reveal at least one book. She faced Empire Sword and Flame Lord, who seemed to be lost, and told them one of the book titles.

"Huh?"

Adrestia scratched her head in confusion, looking at everyone. "Sorry, observing my members is my habit. Also, um, since you guys are getting boyfriends for random reasons… Maybe you would like to know something about Furious Blade and Nyx Pieta?"

Flame Lord narrowed her eyes at Empire Sword, judging her silently. "Noah is 16 years old, right? It just happened that our Noah is 18 years old."

"Nyx Pieta excluded! Nisha will destroy our existence!" Empire Sword denied it completely.

"Well, I'll let you know anyway but not for romance purposes," Adrestia winked and informed what she found. "You can definitely date Furious Blade. Despite him saying he's not looking for a girlfriend, he always dresses neatly. Maybe you guys were too playful in this, so he doesn't take any of you seriously."

"As for Nyx Pieta, he barely sleeps. I heard Richter tends to go outside to scout, which leaves Nyx Pieta alone in the bedroom. But that bedroom was so dusty, like nobody slept there before. It's filled with crumbs, though."

Bloody Queen finally faced her counterparts after staring at the empty desert for so long. "Liberator lost his older brother due to Henir Order. Ask Nyx Pieta about it. Maybe the same thing happened here."

"Hahahaha! Yes! He died!"

Devi laughed as if she killed Ran in her timeline. Apsara told them about her journey defeating Ran, the demon that possessed his brother. It was challenging and exhausting, but it was worth it.

"That's so cool!" Surya jumped in excitement. She might be able to fight, but she'd rather have her martial arts for self defense. Hearing her counterparts gave her motivation to do violence for once, but she would never do it.

Not yet.

"I would love to do that too! Maybe one day Ran will invade this place again," Shakti said with a forced smile. After knowing what happened to Fatal Phantom's father, she began to worry about her brother.

"Then be sure to kick his D for me. I need him beaten up in all timelines," Devi smiled creepily.

Apsara looked at her counterparts. They all dressed nicely except her with her usual clothes. "I want new clothes…"

Shakti's eyes sparkled. "Then let's go shopping! Don't worry, I have money, if whoever was here didn't waste all my savings!"

Surya was startled. "I-I didn't even know the safe code! It should be fine!"

The Elswords were just staying in Immortal's bedroom. "I don't feel like doing anything. The Abyss drained me," Rune Master sighed and hugged the pillow. He had a huge battle in the demon realm before he got teleported to this timeline.

"Lame. I don't mind, though," Immortal said with disappointment. He laid down next to Rune Master and faced the ceilings. When was the last time he did nothing? Code: Ultimate always had the energy to do anything.

"Why do you have a king size bed? Rich," Knight Emperor commented as he looked around the room. There was literally nothing but the bed.

Immoral shrugged. "The girls picked this house. It already has the furniture."

"Wait, that's nice! Do you sleep with your girlfriend here?" Rune Master asked with sparkly eyes.

"No, I get to sleep with Fatal Phantom instead! Annoying," Immortal pouted as he got up. Genesis had been sitting on the corner doing nothing at all. "Genesis, do you just… be idle all day? At least do an activity."

"There's nothing much to–" Genesis narrowed his eyes, looking from left to right. "Demons. We're surrounded."

Immortal's eyes widened in excitement. "I like that! Where are they? I don't sense them yet."

"Demersio in the north, Adrestia in the south, Dominator in the east. We'll take the west side," Genesis said as he got to move without further talk.

"What? Who's Demersio?" Knight Emperor asked with a confused look, but he followed Genesis anyway.

"Rena, we're going out."

"Huh? Yeah, take care!"

The elves were chilling in the living room, just sitting on the fluffy carpet and chatting. The Elswords decided to go out, walking past them. Genesis told Daybreaker about it with no explanation at all. Prophetess waved her hands, looking at them walking out of the house.

"That's rare. Where are they going?" Twilight asked as she wondered about it. Immortal never had any good reason to go out–maybe only when Code: Ultimate was around.

Daybreaker forced herself to smile, knowing that Genesis always went out by himself when there's danger outside. It's a bit unusual to see him trust someone to be with him–or maybe not at all when it's just his counterparts. "Hm… Who knows? Maybe they're growing up for once," Daybreaker shrugged and laughed it off.

For Prophetess who lived in a world full of crime, Daybreaker's lie was obvious. She summoned her bow, playing simple tunes and melody for everyone. They felt lighter, a surge of power was flowing throughout their bodies. "Relax and have fun~!" Prophetess smiled, giving a wink at Daybreaker.

"Aah… I love relaxing. I just want to sleep," Anemos said as she closed her eyes. Compared to Abyss, the house was something like a dreamland.

"How long will you use those potions?" Prophetess asked in curiosity, since she saw every potion that existed in Twilight's possession.

"Hm… Until all the boys got taken?" Twilight answered with a forced smile.

"Hm… Are you guys planning to take Nyx Pieta too? I'm with Celestia now," Prophetess asked in curiosity. Her face felt hot when she mentioned her relationship with Celestia.

Twilight forced herself to laugh and shook her head. "N-No, Nisha will kill us… Congrats, though!"