A Saiyan's Journey

"Yo, Vignette."

In the living room of Shin's house, Gabriel greeted the hurriedly arriving Vignette.

However, Vignette's reaction was far from friendly. Without hesitation, she walked straight up to Gabriel and delivered a sharp karate chop to her head.

For Vignette, a typically gentle demon, to show such an angry expression, it was clear that Gabriel's actions had pushed her patience to its limits.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Vignette, what are you doing—ah!"

Gabriel's face twisted in pain, and she nearly dropped the controller in her hand.

That's right—when Vignette arrived in the living room, she saw Gabriel happily playing console games with the others.

Although Gabriel spent every day gaming in her own room, she mostly played online games and hadn't had much experience with console games. Today, she was having a blast.

Of course, it was all thanks to the spacious living room in Shin's new house, which could comfortably accommodate so many people playing together without feeling crowded, along with a huge TV screen to enjoy.

If Gabriel imagined trying to fit such a big TV and console in her tiny, rundown room... just the thought of it felt overwhelming.

In fact, just looking at this scene, it felt quite heartwarming. Gabriel had made friends beyond Vignette and the others, which was something Vignette was happy to see.

But the moment she thought about Gabriel skipping work and ignoring the fact that the Doomsday Horn had been sold to an "ordinary person," Vignette's anger flared up again.

"Is this Vignette?"

Sitting next to Gabriel, Megumi Kato smiled at Vignette—they had already seen the message about her arrival on Shin's phone.

Since Shin had hosted several girls today, and most of them were meeting each other for the first time, a sense of rivalry had quickly emerged among them.

So, when Shin's phone buzzed with a new message, everyone was immediately curious and learned that Vignette was on her way.

Although Gabriel dismissed it after reading the message, saying Vignette probably didn't mean anything by it, the other girls weren't so sure.

The message seemed suspiciously ambiguous. "Can I come to your house?"—is that something a girl would normally say to a guy?

In reality, Vignette was just too anxious when she sent the message and didn't think much about it—something Gabriel, as her friend, understood well.

"Ah, hello everyone. I'm Vignette April, a friend of Gabriel's. You can just call me Vignette."

Prompted by Megumi's words, Vignette realized she had rushed in without greeting anyone and went straight to Gabriel. She quickly corrected herself.

"Gabriel can be a bit rude sometimes. Thank you for looking after her."

"Vignette is such a gentle girl."

Megumi Kato smiled at Vignette, then subconsciously glanced at Shin—it seemed that most of the girls gathered at Shin's house today had gentle personalities.

Whether it was Megumi herself, Sayu Ogiwara, Irisviel, or Vignette, they were all of the gentle type.

But then again, Gabriel and Tohru clearly didn't fit that mold, and at school, Hitori Gotou and Ikuyo Kita were also close to Shin...

Thinking about it that way, Shin really did know all kinds of girls, which only heightened Megumi's sense of unease.

Moreover, Sayu Ogiwara and Irisviel were already living in Shin's house, and Tohru, the head maid, also seemed very attached to him. Megumi even suspected that they had already done that kind of thing.

"Ugh, seriously, even though I've known Shin-kun the longest, it feels like I'm being left behind..."

Thinking this, Megumi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Even though she usually had little expression and didn't talk much, as a girl, she couldn't help but feel a bit jealous.

What made it worse was that, despite Shin's close relationships with so many girls, none of them were bad people. At least after spending the day with them, Megumi already considered them friends.

This only made Megumi more conflicted—she was being overtaken by all these girls, but she simply couldn't bring herself to dislike them.

...

"Take care."

Later that night, after dinner, Tohru stood at the courtyard gate with a smile as Megumi Kato, Gabriel, and Vignette prepared to leave.

It was the most genuine smile she had shown all day—as a maid, she had been smiling while hosting guests, but those smiles always felt forced.

Now that she was sending them off, she was genuinely happy. After all, these girls were competing with her for Shin's attention, so of course, she wanted them gone as soon as possible.

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"Do you need me to walk you back?"

Shin asked the girls. Even though it was only dusk, the sky not completely dark and there were still people on the streets, Shin worried that the girls might be scared walking home.

"No need. Vignette will walk me back."

Gabriel waved her hand dismissively, then shot a sly smile at Vignette standing next to her.

"Don't let Vignette's gentle appearance fool you—she's pretty strong."

That was true. In the original story, Vignette had wielded a demon's trident, showing she had some serious power. Ordinary people wouldn't dare approach them.

But Gabriel's sly smile wasn't referring to Vignette's strength. It was about how Vignette had come to drag her back home but ended up playing games with everyone.

...

Indeed, Vignette had stayed at Shin's house until after dinner—she couldn't help it. As a demon with an overly gentle personality, Hell didn't give her much allowance.

So, it was her first time playing games, especially console games with friends—and even Vignette couldn't resist.

"Sh-Shut up!"

Vignette's face turned red as she delivered another karate chop to Gabriel's head, then quickly grabbed her and left.

Of course, before leaving, she bowed seriously to Shin to express her gratitude—despite being rough with Gabriel, Vignette really was a good girl.

"I'll walk Kato-san home."

Seeing that Megumi Kato hadn't left yet, Tohru quickly volunteered to escort her.

No way was she going to let Megumi and Shin be alone together.

As for Tohru's strength… honestly, in this world, besides Shin, there wasn't anyone who could pose a threat to her.

Seeing Tohru coming to walk her home, Megumi Kato felt a bit disappointed—she had actually hoped Shin would offer to walk her back.

But since Tohru had already come over, Megumi didn't refuse. She simply nodded and smiled, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Tohru-san."

"No trouble at all."

Tohru's smile twitched, as if it had taken great effort to muster.

To be continued…

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