NOVEL NEXT Ch. 30
Chapter 30: Counterattack! For Our Wife’s Wardrobe!
“Sn–snatching a bride…?”
【LaceSupremacy】’s words hit like a deep-water bomb, exploding inside the workshop of the 【Underwear Research Division】.
Everyone froze. Mouths hung open, eyes darted from one to another, and their brains failed to process the information.
The Dragon King Ignis, that monster who could snack on mountain ranges, was here to… snatch a bride?
Snatch who?
Their wife, Mophis?
Wasn’t that logic just a little too much of a leap?
“D–Director, are you running a fever?” a tailor player cautiously asked. “That’s the Dragon King we’re talking about. The announcement clearly said she’s here to consume ‘knowledge energy.’”
“You don’t understand!” 【LaceSupremacy】 was already completely immersed in the moment, her eyes glowing, her thoughts racing at lightning speed. “‘Knowledge energy’ is just a metaphor! A smokescreen released by the officials to cover up the truth!”
She jabbed her finger at 【Data Emperor】’s analysis post on the screen and declared loudly: “Data Emperor already analyzed it! This is a conspiracy! A trap set by the GMs to stop us from ‘liberating’ our wife! We must never think about this with normal logic!”
“Think about it!” She launched into her “divine interpretation.” “A powerful, domineering queen who has lived for thousands of years—why would she suddenly awaken? And after awakening, why would she ignore the rest of the world and head straight for our wife, tucked away in the most remote corner of the entire game?”
“Because of loneliness! Because of emptiness!”
“She has been asleep for a thousand years, her heart hollow and void. She needs something—someone—to fill that void. A ‘treasure’ worthy of her queenly status!”
“And our wife? The most unique, most mysterious, most beautiful NPC in the entire game! She’s like a peerless gem hidden in the dust! Dragon King Ignis must have sensed the unique radiance shining from this gem, and that’s why she awakened!”
“She isn’t here to ‘consume’ our wife. She’s here to ‘claim’ her! She wants to turn our pure White Rose into the brightest jewel in her dragon’s hoard!”
The delirious interpretation left all the LSPs stunned.
It sounded absurd to the extreme. Yet the more they thought about it… the more it damn well made sense!
Especially when placed under the grand premise of “official conspiracy theory,” all the illogical parts suddenly seemed… perfectly logical.
“Holy shit… the Director’s right! This is literally a ‘Tyrannical Dragon Queen Falls for Me’ scenario!”
“No wonder the GMs intervened! They’re scared if we ‘liberate’ our wife into Black Rose, the Dragon King won’t be interested anymore! They’re force-feeding us the main story CP!”
“Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! Our wife is ours! Not even a dragon is allowed to steal her away from us!”
The players’ fighting spirit flared up once again.
But this time, it wasn’t fueled by anger toward the GMs—it was something even more primal, more powerful.
Jealousy.
Just picturing their frail, delicate wife—someone they didn’t even dare raise their voices around—being stolen away by an overbearing Dragon Queen, locked in a cave overflowing with gold and jewels…
The very image made their DNA riot collectively!
“So what do we do now?” one player asked urgently. “We can’t just sit here and watch her get snatched away, right?”
“Of course not!” 【LaceSupremacy】’s gaze grew firm. “We must fight back! Not only must we protect our wife, but we must also show that arrogant Dragon King who truly understands her, who is truly worthy of her!”
“How do we fight back? By battling her head-on?”
“No!” 【LaceSupremacy】 shot down the idea without hesitation. “Fighting is for brutes—the lowest form of response. And what if the fight frightens our wife? What if it wrecks the flowers and plants in the library?”
The corner of her lips curled into a smile filled with cunning (and perversion).
“We’ll win this ‘Wife Defense Battle’ in our own way. The LSP way.”
She picked up the discarded “Liberation” Series design diagram from the ground, only to shake her head, crumple it into a ball, and toss it into the trash.
“‘Liberation’ is too aggressive, too forward—not suited to the current situation.”
“What we need now is a brand-new design, one that perfectly meets this crisis head-on!”
Taking a deep breath, under the watchful eyes of everyone, she wrote four bold characters on the virtual screen:
【Dragon Calamity Countermeasure】!
“This will be the name of our new series!”
“Its core philosophy is no longer ‘liberation’—it is ‘protection’! To use ultimate ‘beauty’ against ultimate ‘power’! To use supreme ‘purity’ to temper infinite ‘greed’!”
“We’ll design lingerie such that when our wife wears it, her beauty and sanctity will be magnified to the extreme! Not a beauty that tempts crime, but a divinity so radiant that no one dares harbor a single blasphemous thought!”
“We’ll make that greedy Dragon King understand, the moment she sees our wife—that some ‘treasures’ cannot be seized by force. They can only be gazed upon, guarded, and… worshipped.”
This speech shattered open all the LSPs’ imaginations.
Beating violence with seduction?
No. Beating “greed” with “divinity”!
The perspective soared to an entirely new level!
“Director, you’re brilliant! That’s an absolutely god-tier plan!”
“I see it now! We’re not making underwear—we’re crafting a ‘final weapon specialized for countering the Dragon King’!”
“To have the Dragon King bow beneath our wife’s… uh, skirt of holy light! Just imagining it is thrilling!”
The entire department boiled over with enthusiasm, reaching a climax like never before.
“Good! Since no one objects, begin designing at once!” 【LaceSupremacy】 commanded with a grand wave of her hand.
“Design team! Drafts immediately! Theme: ‘Sacred,’ ‘Protection,’ ‘Inviolability’! But remember, we’re LSPs—so beneath the holy exterior, it must conceal our unique, ultimate elegance and sensuality! This is an aesthetic of ‘forbidden desire’! Understood?!”
“Materials team! Start sourcing right away! We need legendary-grade materials that can resist dragon’s might, purify flames, and soothe the soul! Money’s no problem, nor is grinding!”
“Rune team! 【TakeMeForADrive】! This time no ‘Charm Runes.’ Research ‘Holy Light Runes,’ ‘Guardian Barrier Runes,’ ‘Mental Resistance Runes’! But! I demand these runes not only protect our wife, but also cause her skin to emit a faint glow like moonlight when worn! Holy to the utmost, yet perfectly outlining her curves! Can you do it?!”
The named 【TakeMeForADrive】 flushed crimson with excitement, pounding his chest: “Leave it to me, Director! Not only will she glow, but when she moves, the halo will ripple like gentle waves! Gorgeous beyond compare!”
“Excellent!”
【LaceSupremacy】 nodded in satisfaction. Looking at her members, now high on adrenaline, she knew this so-called GM-triggered crisis had been completely twisted into an LSP carnival.
At that moment, a player raised a critical point.
“Director… the plan’s perfect, but how do we actually deliver this ‘Dragon Calamity Countermeasure’ to our wife? And how do we convince her to wear it willingly?”
The workshop went silent at once.
Right—here they were, hyping themselves up, but the most crucial link hadn’t been solved yet.
【LaceSupremacy】 furrowed her brows.
According to the “Royal Letter” rules, they could present a gift. But whether their wife accepted it—and wore it—was another matter.
What’s more, this was a matter of life and death. They had only 22 hours left.
“I’ve got it!” The player with the ID 【ILoveADoggo】 suddenly slapped his thigh. “We forgot about the ‘Sky-High Material’ rule!”
“Didn’t our wife last time ‘ask for help’ by requesting three top-tier materials through ‘acceptance conditions’ to restore her health?”
“This time, we can use the same trick in reverse!”
The more he explained, the more excited he became. “We can attach our own ‘conditions’ when offering the gift!”
“We’ll say this 【Dragon Calamity Countermeasure】 is the shield we’re presenting to protect her. Our condition is simply that she accept our protection and personally wear this ‘shield’ to confront the Dragon King!”
“That way, the initiative lies with us! We’re not forcing her—it’s a ‘request’! It’s fulfilling our knightly duty! She’s so gentle, there’s no way she’ll refuse!”
This “reverse bargaining” idea made everyone’s eyes light up.
“Genius! Absolute genius!”
“We’re not gifting lingerie, we’re gifting ‘life-saving equipment’! She’ll have no reason not to wear it!”
【LaceSupremacy】’s lips curled into a satisfied smile once again.
She knew it. The wisdom of LSPs was limitless.
“Good! It’s decided then!” she concluded decisively. “Start immediately! We have 20 hours to finish the design, gather the materials, craft it, and deliver it! Let the GMs and that foolish dragon see what true ‘protection’ really means!”