Eva appears and makes the first offer.

I extinguished my candle, then I flipped on the lights. The room became visible, with its curtains drawn but its lanterns lit. As always, the VIP room was kept spotless and ready to receive guests by the servants.

As Battler had probably expected, his aunt, Ushiromiya Eva, was standing before him with a hand on her hip and a smile on her face, half-hidden by her fan. He had probably been expecting to see something like that when he heard her voice before...

Only... Something was different. Was it a shocking, bloody scene out of a nightmare? Nothing like that!

First, most obviously, Eva's fan was not her traditional folding fan. It was a soft, feathery, lavender-colored piece, not designed to be folded and even larger than usual. Secondly, while wore her usual Ao Dai, which almost reached her ankles, the outfit was different in some interesting ways. Instead of the slightly-baggy and conservative white pants she ordinarily wore, the cut of her dress at the legs revealed a pair of almost knee-length white shorts, patterned with a feminine winding flower pattern along the hip... along with a teasing, thin band of high-riding lavender-colored underwear, with similar plumage to match her fan. It would also be hard to miss that some of her towering stature over her nephew was due to the lavender high-heel pumps on her feet. The changes in her outfit surely flashed like a bright, neon-lit sign for the young man, probably cluing him in immediately to what type of offer he was about to receive.

"Hello, Battler." Eva gave Battler her biggest, friendliest smile, shutting her eyes. It couldn't possibly look more put-on in this situation, but it also looked right for her.

"Hey... Aunt Eva," the young man gulped, emphasizing the title while sinking back into the loveseat, his jaw dropping open. "W-what the h- Uh, I mean, what is this?"

"Hmm... That's not quite the reaction I wanted, Battler," Eva admitted, turning to look at him sideways and give him a better look at her side-profile, which showed off the differences presented by her current dress along with her womanly curves. "Were you hoping to talk about that silly puzzle tonight, after all? But your Aunt is looking forward to showing you something veeery exciting tonight, you know? Or, don't tell me... Did you find a woman while you were away? I bet you're popular with the girls, aren't you, Battler?"

"..." Battler couldn't respond, sweating bullets and gulping as his mind tried to catch up.

"No? What a shame, when you're so good-looking... Thanks to Kyrie, I suppose... Say, Battler... You heard the rules of the game. You understand what's at stake for you and I, here. You could make me a very happy woman tonight, Battler. Almost as happy as I'm going to make you..." She lowered her fan for this line and licked her lips meaningfully as she regarded him with low-lidded eyes. "Rudolf isn't the smartest tool in the gardening shed, but I'm sure he raised you with at least enough sense to know the right move in this situation. And if you can't figure it out... Why not just give up and let your aunt take care of it, for you?" She leaned over and brought her face closer to his, locking his eyes with hers to show she was serious. "Don't worry... We aren't going to do anything you'll have to apologize for, if you understand me... It's just been too long since we saw each other, Battler, so I thought I'd let you see me...~"

... I understood this was an awkward situation for Battler. I wanted to shout to him... Nobody was here to judge him! Would he make his aunt cry? Would he make his new friend H.I. Player cry?!