“By the way, the clothes we ordered in the city yesterday morning have been expedited and delivered already.”
Princess Lia cast her gaze toward the pajamas laid out by the pool. There weren’t any overly complicated patterns, and the overall design was simple, so they had been completed in just a day and a half.
“Huh?” Tina noticed that these two sets of pajamas seemed to be a matching pair. One had a wolf embroidered on the chest, while the other had a sheep.
“Lia, which one are you going to wear?” she asked curiously.
“Which one do you think I’d choose?” Lia didn’t answer directly but instead threw back a question.
“Um, do you really want me to say?”
The sheep was the one to be eaten by the wolf. If these were couple pajamas, then whoever wore the sheep was obviously the weaker party, while the one in the wolf was the dominant one.
Tina thought Lia would want to take the lead, so she said, “Lia should wear the sheep one.”
“Congratulations, you’re wrong.”
Lia bit gently on Tina’s smooth shoulder, the warm sensation sending a shiver through Tina. “Someone as greedy as me would obviously be the wolf. You’re the gentle sheep that gets eaten by me.”
“Ugh—stop, stop!” Tina blushed and wriggled out of Lia’s arms, scrambling over to the edge of the pool and sitting on the shore.
“It’s rare we have time to enjoy ourselves. To celebrate, why don’t we invite Everett and the others over?”
Tina had a good idea.
“He’ll probably bring a handmaiden with him, so the four of us can have a sleepover party in the room. How about that?”
“A sleepover party? What’s that new kind of game?” Lia, living in the palace, rarely encountered small games, especially lively ones involving multiple people.
“It’s something like… a pillow fight, truth or dare, and it’s best to have some Memory Stones to watch videos or something. It’s great for bonding and relaxing.”
Of course, Tina didn’t say it outright, but the games were likely meant to promote the relationships of the two couples separately.
“Anyway, Lia, go call them over. I’ll prepare the props here!”
“All right.”
Lia swam up, dressed in the white pajamas with the black wolf emblem, threw on a robe, and headed out.
Tina put on her black pajamas with the white sheep pattern and told the handmaiden waiting outside to gather the more interesting Memory Stones from the palace.
It was worth mentioning that, in this world, some people actually used Memory Stones to make films and programs, truly tapping into their commercial value.
After carefully selecting from various films, Tina finally chose two very familiar ones.
One was Kellyville Holiday, a romantic story between a princess and a reporter.
The other was Dwarf Nick, which recounted the love story between a poor painter and a noblewoman.
People in this world usually didn’t appreciate Memory Stones properly, focusing more on magic and money. Films like these would be considered masterpieces in modern times.
“I have to recommend these three to them.”
***
After preparing the cotton-filled pillows, Tina sat back in her wheelchair, quietly waiting for her friends to arrive.
About fifteen minutes later, Lia returned with Everett, who sported dark circles under his eyes, and Lisa.
Great, the Sage wasn’t asleep yet, so the four of them were complete.
“Ah, so what did you want us to come here for?” Everett yawned. He was just about to sleep when the queen summoned him.
“You’re not tired yet, right? You shouldn’t be, right?” Tina’s excited expression made it hard to refuse. “It’s the last day of the Carnival, so of course we have to gather friends and enjoy the last night to the fullest.”
“All right, all right, since we’re here anyway.” Everett knew very well that refusing now would mean punishment from the queen.
Tina cleared her throat dramatically. “Ahem, just follow my lead. Tonight, I’ll be the host of Keliville’s first-ever sleepover party. Um… although it’s probably the only one, but that doesn’t matter.
“Let me introduce the events: first, truth or dare; then a pillow fight; and finally, watching films. Sound good?”
Lia nodded.
Lisa responded with an affirmative look.
Everett didn’t react because with Lisa agreeing, it was three to one, and it didn’t involve him. “No objections here.”
“Great! Then let’s start with truth or dare.”
Tina set a pointer on the table and explained, “The four of us will take turns spinning the pointer. Whoever it lands on must accept the challenge—either answer a truth question honestly or complete a dare set by others. If you refuse both… hehe.”
She pulled out a bottle of aged white vinegar from a corner of the kitchen.
“If you can’t complete the options, you’ll have to drink a small shot as a penalty.”
“This sounds fun.” Lia seemed quite interested in this uncommon game.
Everett thought for a moment, sat on a stool, and Lisa sat to his left. The four of them positioned themselves in four corners.
“Then I’ll go first. We’ll go clockwise after that.”
He flicked the pointer with his index finger. It spun quickly before slowing and finally stopping on the border between him and Lisa. A gust of wind from outside blew it onto him.
What did that mean?
“Pfft!” Lisa, who had been tense, suddenly burst into laughter.
“What are you laughing at?” someone snapped. “I’ll choose truth…”
“Oh, okay.” The other three huddled and whispered for a minute, making Everett uneasy.
“Hurry up, hurry up,” he urged.
“Since it’s truth, we’ll ask you.” Tina looked at Everett. “As the Sage, have you really never been interested in anyone of the same or opposite sex all these years?”
He fell silent and glanced at Lisa. “I have interests, but only in one.”
“Oh~” Tina nodded in approval. “You pass. Next is me.”
Tina spun the pointer, and it landed on Lia.
“Dare,” Lia said. Some secrets were better left unspoken, so she chose not to say truth.
This time, Tina let the two opposite her decide the dare; she wouldn’t participate.
After some thought, Everett and Lisa exchanged knowing looks and said, “Have Her Majesty give Tina a kiss.”
“What? I thought it was a punishment, not a reward?”
Before the sentence finished, Lia pulled Tina over and planted a series of fierce kisses on her face.
Tina’s face was soon covered with lip prints.
“You two really are… sigh. Next up is Lia.” Tina covered her face.
This time, the pointer landed on Lisa, who had been hiding.
“Truth.”
As soon as she said that, Tina leaned close to Lia and whispered something mischievous in her ear.
Lia smiled knowingly and asked Lisa, “Similar to Everett’s question—have you ever been interested in any guy?”
Lisa stammered for a long time, her face turning bright red. “Forget it, I’ll drink!”
“No fun, why can’t you just be straightforward?”