Ryan’s expression became slightly complicated.

Perhaps...

Her figure was acceptable.

But then his gaze moved upward.

He saw her face.

And he froze.

His ears slowly turned red.

He had initially glanced at her because he wanted to reassure himself that nothing had changed.

Instead, he found himself staring.

What happened to her face?

Ryan blinked.

Was there something wrong with his eyes?

How had Sora suddenly become so beautiful?

Her nose appeared smaller and more delicate.

Her eyes looked larger.

The once-flat impression of her face had become much more three-dimensional.

Under the moonlight, her features appeared especially soft.

There was something almost ethereal about her.

For a fleeting moment, she resembled the legendary moon goddess of the tribes.

Ryan stared.

Is this really Sora?

His previously resolute heart wavered.

Only slightly.

But it wavered.

Sora, meanwhile, was thinking about something completely different.

She felt that drawing lots had been the only reasonable choice.

Her situation was complicated.

She had several beast husbands.

If she openly chose one, the others would inevitably be dissatisfied.

And if the others became unhappy, maintaining peace in her backyard would become difficult.

So why not leave everything to luck?

Everyone had an equal chance.

Whoever had good luck would be chosen.

Even if someone was left out, it wouldn’t be because Sora had deliberately rejected them.

It was simply fate.

Sora silently praised herself again.

I’m really smart.

However, she hadn’t expected the stone she drew to belong to Ryan.

That made things considerably more troublesome.

Sora’s expression became slightly complicated.

Ryan’s attitude toward her had always been unclear.

For example...

Why had he given her that luminous night pearl during the Moon God Festival?

Was it because he wanted the food she made?

Sora didn’t think so.

At least, she had never seen the same enthusiastic reaction from Ryan that Ace and Lucas displayed whenever she cooked something delicious.

Ryan didn’t appear particularly interested in her food.

So why had he given her such a precious pearl?

The more Sora thought about it, the more her head hurt.

She had just solved one problem.

Now another one had appeared.

How am I supposed to go on a date with someone this difficult to understand?

Ryan was intellectually sharp.

He noticed details that others ignored.

And his feelings toward her seemed to fluctuate unpredictably.

Sora was genuinely worried that if she accidentally said or did something wrong tomorrow, his affection or attraction points might decrease again.

After all, Ryan had already done that before.

She didn’t want to lose the progress she had made.

But then Sora considered another possibility.

Ryan probably doesn’t even want to go on a date with me, right?

If he really didn’t want to, perhaps he would refuse.

That would actually make things easier.

But why hadn’t he refused yet?

That wasn’t like him.

In the past, whenever something displeased him, he had immediately expressed his opposition.

So why was he standing there silently now?

Sora became suspicious.

She carefully glanced toward Ryan.

The moment she did, however, she noticed something strange.

Several pairs of eyes were focused on Ryan.

Xavier.

Ace.

Lukan.

Lucas.

Damien.

All of them were staring at him.

The pressure around Ryan was obvious.

Sora immediately understood.

They were all waiting to see what he would say.

Her gaze swept across the group.

The moment the others noticed her looking at them, they quickly shifted their attention back toward her.

Sora immediately withdrew her gaze.

Nope.

She decided not to interfere.

This was a matter between two people.

She had already made the decision through the stone.

Now Ryan could decide whether he wanted to accept it.

Besides...

Sora had no idea how to face him tomorrow.

And judging from his expression, Ryan probably wasn’t any more comfortable with the situation than she was.

For the first time since entering the Moon God Festival, Sora regretted her brilliant idea just a little.

The stone had solved one problem.

But it had created another.

And tomorrow’s date with Ryan...

Was likely going to be much more complicated than she had imagined.

Sora looked at Ryan for a moment before quietly making up her mind.

Since she had already drawn his stone, there was no point worrying too much about it.

At most, she could show him some of the high-tech things she had brought from her previous world.

Ryan clearly had an interest in those things.

Perhaps that would be enough to make the date less awkward.

More importantly, Sora could use the opportunity to increase her strategy points.

She didn’t expect to completely win Ryan over in a single day.

That would be unrealistic.

Ryan was different from Ace, Lukan, and Xavier.

Those three had gradually become closer to her through food, daily interactions, and the things she had created.

Ryan, however, was much more difficult to understand.

He was cautious.

Observant.

And sometimes his reactions were completely unexpected.

Therefore, Sora didn’t need to rush.

As long as she could increase his affection and attraction even slightly, it would be a success.

Unfortunately, Ryan still hadn’t said anything.

Sora stared at him.

The other beastmen stared at him too.

The atmosphere gradually became strange.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for Ryan to reject the arrangement.

They had assumed that he would immediately say no.

After all, Ryan had never shown the same enthusiasm toward Sora that the others did.

If anything, he had always maintained a certain distance from her.

The others were already preparing themselves to compete again once Ryan refused.

But Ryan remained completely silent.

He simply stood there.

His expression was unreadable.

Sora became puzzled.

Why isn’t he saying anything?

She waited.

Still nothing.

The others waited too.

Still nothing.

Ace’s brows gradually furrowed.

Lucas glanced at Ryan.

Lukan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Even Xavier raised his eyelids and looked directly at him.

Everyone was trying to figure out what Ryan was thinking.

But Ryan himself was still trying to decide what to do.

He hadn’t expected the stone to be his.

He hadn’t expected Sora to actually say that they would spend the day together.

And he certainly hadn’t expected himself to remain silent for so long.

Because he was slow to respond, however, everyone reached the same conclusion.

Ryan had agreed.

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