Chapter 1 - The Beginning of Cruise

Trip

The scale of the orientation camp at an elite all-girls school

is different from that of a normal school. After all, it is a
three-day trip by Queen’s Watch , a cruise owned by Otori
Magic Academy.

As a result of the cruise examination that I conducted with

Snow yesterday, we found that the cruise is divided into four
classes. Public ship (Masses), special ship (Premium), high-
end ship (Luxury), and super high-end ship (Boutique). And
Queen’s Watch is classified as a boutique.

As you can guess from the name, the ship for the masses is
the lowest rank ship and the super high-end ship is the
highest (There are things that cannot be said definitely).

The onboard facilities are astonishingly top-notch. The cabin

is like a luxurious hotel, and there are several restaurants
that serve Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine. There is
even a bar even though this cruise was made for students
(they also served alcoholic beverages for teachers). Adding
to that, there are also professional staff and crews who will
fulfill those Ojou-sama selfishness on standby in the lounge.

Not only that, on board, there are fitness clubs, spas,

various shops in beauty salons, dance floors in playrooms,
doctors and nurses in the medical office who will treat you
24/7, and even a pool and a surf simulator are also
permanently installed there.
Looking at the service content of Queen Watch distributed
by Marina-sensei, a tone of admiration subconsciously
leaked from my mouth, saying This precisely is a moving
service fortress , and Snow also said, I hope it gets cut in
half from the center.

For me and Snow, it is a luxurious cruise that is so

unfamiliar that it made our jaws come off. But apparently,
for those Ojou-sama in the academy, this luxurious cruise is
on a level of I’m tired of riding this kind of thing , and
seeing my excited look, they just showed a bored look while
yawning, seemingly thinking Yes yes, it’s a luxurious
cruise. .

Basically, most of the time on this cruise trip will be spent

on the sea. For that reason, inboard programs such as
events and shows are announced in advance, so other than
getting off at the port for calling and sightseeing, we
basically can just enjoy the entertainment provided
onboard.

Even if you get tired of it, the purpose of this orientation

camp is to interact with other students. Therefore, every
freshman from A class to E class will be on the same cruise.
This is to make the freshman communicate with each other
regardless of class.

That being said, events are held within our own class, and
activities usually done in our own groups. Even at the port,
we still have to act in groups, but there is no particular
restriction other than that. In short, there is so much
freedom that there is no problem even if you don’t get off at
the port.

However, a mini console is attached to our magic devices,

so the teacher can always monitor our current location. The
teachers will always be staring at the window screen, so
that if there is an idiot who made a mistake, they can go
immediately to deal with it.

What a poor girl… Marina-sensei will probably have a

stomach ache if that happens….

At any rate, as a matter of fact, this orientation camp will

not end just like that. And I know what will happen later
since I played the game.

Although I’ve made up my mind, I don’t think Tsukiori can’t

handle it, so I don’t think there is a need for me to appear
here. Thus, I will devote myself to observing and cheering
for the Yuri that the MC and the heroines will create.
Because if nothing wrong happened, the distance between
Tsukiori and the heroines will definitely become much closer
thanks to this event. That is why this training camp can be a
turning point for the MC.

I have to hold my breath. I will erase my presence and enjoy

this cruise trip. The only task I have to clear is to buy
souvenirs for Master, Snow, Mulle, and Lily-san.

Having made up my mind again, I sat in the waiting seat.

Currently, we are at the Tokyo International Cruise
Terminal . In about ten minutes, we will board the Queen
Watch, but… to be honest, I’m so damn sleepy.

“…”

You can’t blame me on this. This is my first time riding a

luxurious cruise, you know!! I’m so damn nervous!! Or
rather, I’m so excited!! I was so restless that Snow told me
Please go to the bathroom quickly. last night!!

“…”
What should I do if I get seasick… I’m worried… Although
the valet said we are free to board, we have to bear various
expenses by ourselves… Maybe I should have brought Snow
even with forcible means… She is somehow quite
thoughtful, after all…

A spacious two-story waiting space was prepared from the

entrance hall made entirely of glass. And in this space
waiting room, I can see the figures of many Ojou-sama
waiting to board the cruise. But of course, there is no one
around me, who is a man–

“Hiiro-kun,”

Yet, Tsukiori in her uniform crossed her legs and smiled at

me.

“Are you sick? Are you okay? Do you want gum?”

“…”

For some reason, this MC-sama is sitting next to me,

ignoring the heroines.
But well, that’s probably because we are from the same
group… I hope she can learn from Ojou who disappeared
somewhere saying, Being in the close vicinity with a man
make me disgusted! .

“Onii-sama, please have tea.”

“….”

As if it was natural, the young lady of the Sanjou Family, my

sister, Rei, who was accompanied by her servant, handed
over a cup of tea to me.

Why is this girl taking care of me with a natural face even

though she isn’t in the same group as me? She even quickly
asked me which event I’m going to participate in and sent
her servant to buy anti-travel sickness medicine for me.

“Hiiro! Hiiro, I want to enter the pool!”

“…”

Lapis yo, is entering the pool together with me considered

as the “follow” that you said to me the other day?

When I turned my gaze to Lapis, she nodded as if she

realized something.

“I know! Because I’ve put a red line on the event I want to

participate in!”

Dear God of Yuri… Can you hear me? Right now, I’m talking
directly to your heart… Die…

“…”
Despaired, I stood on the spot.

Lapis is no good…. She forgot her mission because her heart

is dominated by excitement… She’s probably excited to be
able to stay over with her friends… what a cute one…
(crying)

For the time being, I decided to keep them in check.

“….”

I silently stand up and call Snow.

“Hello, help me (Straight to the point).”

Eh… already…? Isn’t it too fast…? For the time being, you
have used a lovey-dovey shot with me as your phone
screen, right…? What happened to the plan to show that
screen…?

“They ignored it (3 losses, 0 wins)”

Ee….

“For now, I want to add more jabs in the second plan. Go

show them the speed of your left jab. I can’t shake my fist
anymore. Yes, I can’t shake it, but it’s trembling.”

Understood. Please switch to the speaker

Like that, I started talking to Snow with the speaker on.

“Hello, honey. I’m about to arrive in termi–”

I got a call from Rei-sama, so I’ll hang up. Please do your

best, my beloved darling. Goodbye (fast-talking)

Tut tut tut.

As she hung up the call, I stared at the screen in a daze.

Haeee, she’s useless~ ^_^

“I-I’m sorry, Onii-sama… for interrupting you… Because

even though it’s about to be boarding time… you didn’t
respond to me when I was talking to you for a while… I
already apologized to Snow… Ano, I really didn’t mean to
interrupt you two…”

“I know, I believe you. I also got an incoming call, and the

speed of Snow when she betrayed me just exceeded the
speed of sound.”

Sighing, I decided to do a frontal attack.

“Lapis, Rei, aren’t you from a different group? I do not deny

that I enjoy being together, but the basis of this orientation
camp is group action. If you both act as you like, the other
member of your group will be pitiful.”

Hearing that, Rei and Lapis seemed to want to argue, but

couldn’t find the words to say. Then, both of them hang their
heads down, feeling despondent.

“Understood… I’ll return to them once…”

“Hiiro, sorry, ano, I know my position, don’t worry. Sorry…”

“I’m very happy that both of you can understand me… very
happy…! (Teared voice)”

Looks like as long as it is correct, the two will understand it.

Just like that, they leave to join their group in low spirits.
And Tsukiori who watched over them smiled.

“Looks like you can say it when you have to.”

“I’ve always been able to say what I think, though…
Anyway, where is Ojou? I know she thought it is unpleasant
to be in the same group with me, but since there is a roll call
when we board the ship, it would be troublesome if we don’t
act as a group.”

“She is there, already enjoying the event, though?”

“Event?”

When I saw it, even now, Ojou and the girls from another
class were having a quarrel to the point they almost
grabbed each other.

“Fun!! This is why commoners are!! I’m saying that I don’t

want to get involved with people like you!!”

“Hey, be careful with your mouth!! We have three people

here!!”

“We can even tear your face when Sensei isn’t looking!”

“Acting so self-importantly! You are the one who picks a fight

with us, though?!”

Ojou then confidently holds her magic device.

“Ohohoho!! Are you going to deal with this Ophelia von

Margeline with just three people? Please don’t joke. Know
your place.”

While I’m not looking just for a moment, she already did her
job as an underdog!! (verb)

“Tsukiori, don’t just look, stop her!! Look at that confident

face!! In three seconds it will turn into a crying face!!!”

“Isn’t it the usual thing?”

“But, isn’t she pitiful?! She will cry, you know?! Sorry!! We
are sorry!! Ano!! We will bow, so please forgive her!!”

Thus, I hurriedly put myself between Ojou and the three.

Subsequently, I thought in my heart that it looked like my
difficult journey had begun.
Chapter 2 - Introduction of The Inside
of The Ship

With a total of 152 students on board, Queen’s Watch

departed.

As expected from a big ship, this luxurious cruise that runs

in the sea at about 15 knots (27.78 km/h), is pretty stable.
The rolling motion of a cruise ship is controlled by a fin
stabilizer, after all, so the ship will not shake significantly
unless it was hit by storms.

We, who were divided by class and gathered in a group, are

waiting for the instructions of Marina-sensei.

“W-well then, gohoe!! Oeee!! Oe!! Ee!! Thus… please!”

What the heck (confused)?

Well, I can’t blame her, because this is the first time she
leads a student orientation camp… So, it would be
impossible to tell this teacher, who has ‘beginner’ marks
stamped on her, not to be nervous.

Marina-sensei, whose face was blue, was shaking and

swaying on the ship, even though it should be stable. Even
with her body that is about to collapse now supported by
the students, as soon as the ship shakes, she seems to be
about to fly into space. And in front of such a sensei, a girl
came.

“Well then everyone, please pay attention here.”

It was a staff wearing black trousers, white shirt and
waistcoat. With her blonde short hair fluttering in the air,
she smiled.

“I am the staff who will be working as an exclusive staff

member of class A during the three-day cruise trip, A .
Everyone does not have to call me any other names. Just
like a card drawn at a casino, please feel free to call me with
that name, as if it is just a once-in-a-lifetime encounter.”

Bowing deeply, she pointed to the destination with her

hands that were covered in white gloves.

“As Marina-sama explained earlier, first of all, I would like to

introduce you to the inside of Queen’s Watch. After that, we
will hand out the mini console to be attached to everyone’s
magic devices. That mini console will also become the key
to everyone’s cabins, so please be careful not to lose it.”

Apparently, we’re supposed to go around the wide ship in

turns with other classes. As we passed E class which seems
to be the class before us, we followed A down into the ship.

“There are 4 to 14 decks in Queen’s Watch. The deck plan

will be distributed through the mini console later, so please
refer to the event plan etc. form there.”

“”…””

Hearing that, I and Tsukiori looked at each other.

“… Hiiro-kun, what is a deck?”

“… I think she is talking about Yu-Gi-Oh. I can at least

comprehend that. It’s not Magic: The Gathering or Pokémon
cards, it’s definitely Yu-Gi-Oh1.”
“This is why commoners are!!”

Ojou, who covered her mouth with a flashy fan, then proudly
said.

“A deck is of course the deck (of a ship)! Since the deck is a

place that acts as a stable floor on the ship, most
equipment we can use is placed on the deck. That’s why it is
called a deck plan… in other words, an introduction will be
needed!”

“I see! As expected of Ojou!”

“Ohohoho! When it comes to my level, it is natural to know

this much!”

“… Isn’t Hiiro-kun too gentle to this girl?”

Excuse me, I just felt sympathy for a tragic heroine.

While having such an exchange, we are taken by A-san to

tour the deck. While referring to the deck plan on the large
window opened by A-san, we parade through the vast
interior of the ship.

Frighteningly, this cruise even has an elevator on board.

By the way, each deck is named after a jewel to make it

easier to remember. For example, the deck where there are
bars and nightclubs is called the Diamond deck.

The top deck, which is the Tanzanite deck, has an outdoor

jacuzzi and mini golf. Below that, there is Benitoite deck,
where there is a pool, changing rooms, saunas, public baths,
theater rooms, and a fitness center.
On the Sapphire deck, which is in the middle, there is a pool
jacuzzi on the balcony, outdoor restaurant Light
Attendant , and an ice cream bar and a cafe called Sweet
Rendezvous where you can eat bread and light meals.

My eyes!! My eyes are spinning!

I am sure of this, I don’t think I’ll be able to fully enjoy all

these facilities in three days.

At any rate, deck 8 to 12 are guest rooms, all of which are

suites, and even the inside of those suites are far different
from normal suites. To the point I don’t understand the
meaning of Grand Family Suite Room anymore.

When I looked at the information about the room from the

pamphlet, it was so luxurious that I wondered if this was
really on the ship (There is even a maid service dedicated to
the room, like it was natural).

Normally, the rank of the room the students can stay in and
the facilities we can use are determined by our score, but…
since this time it is a group action, there is nothing they can
do about that. After all, this time, we will be sleeping in the
same room as a group.

Let me tell you, the thing called Yuri… would be more godly
if there were an event CG where the girls slept in the same
bed and were wrapped by the morning sun when they woke
up….

Of course, I don’t have any intention to stay in the same

room as Tsukiori and Ojou. The guys are always being
thrown out of the room every year, so it seems that they
provided another room for them. And I intend to stay there.
While thinking about such things, the deck plan introduction
was almost finished, and finally we were taken to the
bottom of the ship, where a rugged engine room was
placed. It was a space where equipment of unknown
purpose is lined up in a narrow space.

And when I was wondering why we were brought to such a

place…. A-san smiled and pointed at a big door.

“This is the heart of this Queen’s Watch… a constructor

magic device, the Queen’s Eye Pillar is placed there.”

Out of nowhere, a woman armed with a magic device

appears. Emotionless, the girls then opened the large
circular door with two people– and at that moment, a huge
amount of magic power oozed from there.

Without hesitation, I and Tsukiori pulled out our magic

devices. And looking at our reaction, Ojou holds her magic
device in panic.

“Please rest assured. It is just a whirlpool of magic power. It

is perfectly controlled by various devices and will not
explode unless the safety mechanism outside the engine
room is removed.”

“… Explode?”

Leaving aside the muttering Tsukiori, A-san brought the

students through the big door.

Inside, there was a vast space, which is very strange, as it

was different from that cramped space in the bottom of the
ship.

In the center of the spacious white space, there was a huge

cylinder that kept spinning slowly while emitting a pale light.
A complex and mysterious conductor is drawn on the
cylinder, and a large pupil-like console is attached there.

A big cylinder that runs through from the ceiling to the floor.
Its thickness and size is also extraordinary.

Overwhelmed, we could only just look up at the pillar.

""

“This Queen’s Eye Pillar is precisely the engine of Queen’s

Watch. It is the source of the energy used to drive this ship,
and also the source of the magic barrier that has never
been broken… It is also the center of magic power that is
the keystone of the interception system.”

In a voice that reverberated from the ceiling to the walls and

floor, A-san whispered.

“Normally, this place would be locked tightly, but before,

there was an accident where a person from a certain
organization sneaked in. And that person died from an
explosion inside there.”

Then, in front of the students that were starting to make a

fuss after hearing that story, A-san politely bowed her head.

“Thus, I humbly request to everyone. Please do not

approach this engine room. And if you accidentally approach
this engine room, please don’t release your magic power
even once.”

“What happens if we release our magic power?”

Ojou, who was hiding behind me and Tsukiori looked up at

the cylinder while seemingly afraid.
To that question, A-san giggled.

“Magic power will cause an electrical reaction and cause a

chain explosion. Fortunately, since the interior of this room
is covered with multiple anti-magic barriers, the explosion
will not sink the ship and the Queen’s Eye Pillar will not
be destroyed. However, the person who poured magic
power inside this room will be destroyed by the explosion.”

Although she said it profoundly, this thing actually won’t

explode (spoilers). This scene also happens in the game, but
in the end, the event ended with that being a scam.

The developer probably wanted to give the players a sense

of crisis, but if the MC actually saw the explosion, it means
that the MC herself will also explode, after all. And there is
no way they will make the MC explode. In short, seeing is
believing.

But this threat seems to be pretty effective, as the face of

my classmates became pale while trying to rush to the top
to avoid the engine room.

Thanks to that, I am now finally back under the sun. By the

way, Marina-sensei, whose power seems to be left from her
body after hearing the explanation of the engine room, was
princess carried by A-san (A X Mari, pretty good…) and
returned.

“W-well then, I will distribute the room key! P-please come

to pick up the mini console in order from group one!”

Before long, the turn of group five arrived. As a matter of

course, we received a mini console, led by Ojou who went
on her way. And it seems our luggage has already been
carried into our room.
And since we had some spare time, we headed to the cabin
and–

“You, get out!!”

In seconds, I was banished from the room.

As planned (grin).

After packing up my luggage in the corridor, I decided to go

to the men’s room with excitement.

But, as I walked a few steps, the door of another cabin

opened and Rei appeared from inside, as if she had been
waiting for me all the time.

“Onii-sama, did you perhaps get kicked out of your room…?”

Imouto-sama yo, did you perhaps wait for me to be kicked

out of my room…?

“If Onii-sama does not mind,”

Then, Rei, who tucked her hair behind her ears and cast her
eyes downward, began to talk.

“Why don’t you come to our room… Ano… the other

member of my group is also someone who is very easy to
talk to… if we explain the situation to her properly, I think
there will be no problem…”

“No, wait, there are only three beds, right?”

“It is a twin bed… So, I think it will be okay…”

What’s so interesting about a boy and a girl waking up in

the same bad oi!! (Strong will)
“But, isn’t it strange for a girl and a boy who are of
marriageable age sleeping together on the same bed? (clear
headed)”

“What are you being conscious of even though we are

brother and sister (peerless).”

…. (Weakened)

Hearing that, I can only silently retreat, until– I hit

something.

There, I saw Tsukiori, who was tightly squeezing my

shoulder.

“Sorry Rei, but Hiiro-kun is in the same group as me. If Hiiro-

kun goes to another room, I will go with him.”

As if ignoring Tsukiori, Rei smiled and gently took my hand.

“This is my first trip with Onii-sama, so please give up. No,

you should give up here. Because just for this day, I learned
to play UNO from Snow.”

“No. Go play your UNO alone.”

Playing UNO alone… That’s just a punishment…

Although they are quarreling, for some reason, they don’t

feel unfriendly. Or rather, it seems the distance between
these two are getting shorter… I’m honestly happy with it,
but why…?

“Then, shall the three of us stay together?”

“It cannot be helped.”

Eh?
The two, who would normally be in conflict, synchronized
their breath and sandwiching me from both sides.

“Then, let’s talk to Sensei about the situation and ask her to
prepare a room for us.”

“Un, that’s a good idea.”

I, who was being tightly sandwiched like a cattle mutilation,

arrived at one answer in bewilderment.

That is, these two are having a united front against Snow?!

Although I managed to notice it, it was already too late.

Being dragged by the two with a despaired expression, I
whispered in a thin voice, saying “Help me… help me…”,
and that voice reached the God of Yuri.

“A-are~?! Hiiro, what are you doing?!”

Lapis, who came from the front, stuffed her body between
the two. And as a space was created, I got out of their grasp
at once.

“Ophelia-san has been looking for you since a while ago,

you know~?! Maybe it’s okay for you to return to your
room~?!”

Lapis-san!! Lapis-san!! (Audience standing, and I am crying)

“Okayy, thank you!! (Dash)”

I clung to the door of our cabin and knocked on the door

repeatedly.

“Mou! What’s the problem with you, knocking since a whi–

Hii?!”
“Please let me stay (Kneeling on the ground).”

I bowed my head in a beautiful posture.

“Please let me stay (threatening).”

“A-alright! R-raise your head! It cannot be helped!”

""

Just like that, I obtained the right to stay in the room by

Ojou, who was pushed by the momentum.

From now on, we will hold a joint recreational event from A

to E class at the first port. Please gather at the diamond
deck as soon as you confirmed your cabin.

And then, the announcement of the first event reverberated

throughout the ship.
 Chapter 3 - ※Recreation

First recreation port– Phoenix Island .

This island is a fictitious uninhabited island that doesn’t

actually exist in the world.

In the Esco World, there is another world called Otherworld,

which is an easy-to-understand fantasy world. This
Otherworld and the Real World (commonly known as Reality)
are in fact stable in an unstable condition, as if they were
standing on a balance table on one leg.

And the state of the unstable overlap with the Otherworld

influences reality in various ways and methods. For
example, the dungeons, which are the origin of monsters,
actually lead to the other world (it cannot be closed). For
example, Niflheim, the land of elves, can connect Reality
and the Otherworld through rituals (can be closed). And
lastly, something from the Otherworld that appears in
reality, such as this Phoenix Island.

In the settings, the magic operator seems to be a particle

that flows to reality from the otherworld. And the thing that
systematizes the art of using those particles is called a
magic device, and which links imagination so that it is easy
for humans to use magic.

Phoenix island, which appeared in the vicinity of Tokyo, was

governed under the control of the Otori (Phoenix) family
(The Duke family who governs Otori Magic Academy) who
controlled the economy and skillfully used its influence from
the time this island began to connect with the Otherworld.
And now, this island is treated as their own island, and also
a villa.

That is why, on this Phoenix Island, where a pure white

beach house was prepared, there were no other people
other than our academy students. In other words, this was
completely a private beach.

By the way, during the orientation camp, the students

basically need to interact with each other while putting
aside their status. Thus, those Ojou-sama who took off their
school uniform now were dressed in cute plain clothes.

“The sea breeze feels so good~!!”

Miss Underdog, who seems to be in a good mood, is wearing

a straw hat that is too big and a white dress that roughly
shows her chest (What are you, a Hollywood actress?).

“… I feel slack.”

On the other hand, Tsukiori was dressed roughly with just a

shirt and jeans, with her hair tied with a rubber cord. But,
that roughness just made her more conspicuous because
her style is just too good. I can even say that it was natural
for her to be stared at intensely by Ojou-sama of our school.

… or rather, isn’t this girl too good-looking?

She put both of her hands in her pockets and squinted her
eyes slackly. Coupled with her current appearance, she
exudes a natural beauty.

“… A-ano, Tsukiori-san?”

“Un? What?”
I bashfully pointed at Ojou.

“J-just for a bit, but can you gently embrace Ojou’s

shoulder?”

“Ha? Why?”

“No, ano, just for a bit. Sorry, but can you please do it just
for a bit?”

Sighing, Tsukiori twirled her hair softly, approached Ojou

and– gently embraced her shoulder.

“Fuan?! W-what is it all of a sudden?!”

“….”

As Tsukiori silently stared at her, the face of Ojou turned

bright red.

“W-what is it…”

Tsukiori then put more strength in her hand, while Ojou hid
her face with her fan and turned to the side.

“H-hey…”

“…You hate it?”

“R-rather than that… A-ano…”

“Do you hate it (whispering)?”

“Fue?! N-no?!”

Ah, she is the best… the best… I’m glad… to be alive…

Seriously the best… (White eyes)
Looking at the two who are in close contact, my eyes
became white as the sweetness exceeded the capacity of
my brain.

Tsukiori, I always knew you were a capable person… You are

originally someone who would make easy girls fall for you…
go make her fall… make her fall…! Show me your real
power… Tsukiori…!!

“Ophelia.”

“A-y-yesh…”

Tsukiori smiled and– turned her heels around and returned

to my side.

While looking at the stunned and self-defeated Ojou who

was left behind, I greeted Tsukiori with a look of despair.

“Tired of it (refreshing smile).”

“But, Tsukiori-san, that’s impossible… please… with these

half-assed feelings…I can’t sleep tonight…”

“N? Then I’ll sleep with you.”

With a smile, Tsukiori stroked my cheek.

“I can even stroke your back until you fall asleep.”

“If you stroke Ojou’s back instead of mine, I will fall asleep
in seconds (no lie).”

“Are you in sync with that girl… ? Perhaps a product of the

same manufacturer…?”

“T-TSUKIORI SAKURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Y-you made

fun of me again didn’t youuuuuuuuuuu!!”
Ojou, who ran in our direction, suddenly tripped and
plunged into the sandy beach on her face. And looks like her
leg is grazed. Her face distorted as she held her red knees.

“….Uu.”

T-this is bad, she is about to cry!! I don’t want to see her

crying face!!

Tsukiori, who was too focused on fixing my bounced hair,

doesn’t seem to be willing to help. Thus, unable to leave her
alone, I rushed to the girl who was about to cry.

“Ojou, grab my hand.”

“It’s not your concern!! Who wants to be concerned by a

man… i-it hurts…”

Looking at the tear-eyed Ojou, I sat down and gave my back

to her.

“Come on, Ojou, get on my back. Just think of me as a

vehicle. You can just tell everyone that I forcibly made you
ride on my back. So, let’s get back to the ship and treat your
wound.”

“Don’t treat me like a child!! In the first place, I don’t want

to touch a man!!”

“Alright. How about Tsukiori? She is fine, right? I’ll call her
right away.”

“N-no… That girl always made fun of me, after all…”

“Then, how about another girl?”

“N-no… I am the daughter of the Margeline family… I don’t

want everyone to see this shameful figure of mine…”
Hmmm, this selfishness, really irresistible (great delight).

Not that. I guess I will do this the hard way.

Deciding that, I held her in my arms and lifted her at once.

“Kya!”

Holding her in princess carry, I quickly return to the Queen’s

Watch, avoiding the eyes of others.

“S-stop!! Let go of me!! You insolent fellow!!”

With a weak force, Ojou hits my chest while saying that.

What an underdog power… I don’t even feel like I’m taking

any damage… And the person herself has her face
reddened while desperately trying to resist, which is so
cute… My Ojou-fuel is satisfied right now…

After a while, perhaps she gave up resisting or ran out of

strength, Ojou entrusted her whole weight to me and looked
up at me with her moist eyes.

“Dummy…!”

“Ah, yes (Business-like answer).”

Her shame wins over disgust, huh. She squeezed the shirt of
a man that she shouldn’t like and buried her face in my
clothes as if to escape.

“Mou… whatever…”

“Alrighty, my bad, but I’ll speed up (Running fast).”

Immediately, I returned to the ship, and put Ojou in the

medical office.
“…”

By that time, the redness of her skin had spread to her

nape.

She quivered and shut her mouth without saying a word.

“Even after the treatment is over, stay here for a while. It’s
dangerous if you suddenly force yourself to move, so stay
still here, okay? I am sorry, but this girl is weak to pain, so
please treat her carefully.”

“Understood.”

“…”

With a face that seems to be about to cry at any moment,

Ojou glared at me.

“Sanjou Hiiro… I’ll never forget this grudge… But, I’ll say
this too… thank you… dummy…”

“Don’t worry, I don’t ask for much repayment. I just hope

you can sleep in the same bed as Tsukiori tonight (glittering
smile).”

“Fun… You don’t have a sense of humor… But for a slave,

you are quite good…”

I’m not joking, though. (straight face)

Well, it is my principle to respect the will of the person, so I

will never force her, but I don’t think it’s wrong to always
seek possibilities.

When I returned to the beach, the explanation about the

recreation was about to begin.
Then, Tsukiori smiled and greeted me.

“Welcome back, Prince.”

“You, please, originally this is something that you should do.

I beg of you, really. The game is about to begin, okay?
Things will change in this recreation, okay? You should
prepare yourself. This will be the last time I am doing
something like that, okay?”

Or rather, I don’t have the time to be doing this kind of

thing.

At any rate, being late, I looked around the other group from
class A to E… and found them.

“…”

“…”

“…”

A trio.

They’re from the B-class, the same as in the game.

Well, if it’s the same as the game, that trio will cause a
disturbance later on, but… since I’m sure Tsukiori will solve
it quickly, I won’t do anything about it.

I don’t think it’s possible, but if Tsukiori is about to die, I am

planning to support her. Because although I am indeed not
going to do anything until the last minute, if Tsukiori dies, all
kinds of happy endings will be erased alongside her.

Thus, I’ll find out when to help Tsukiori while not taking the
opportunity of the MC for the sake of the future Yuri.
“Thus, we will give everyone this self-introduction card.
From now on, staff will be scattered all over the island to
assist everyone in various activities. When you are going to
challenge those activities, please speak to the staff, use the
self-introduction card to greet other teams, and then
request to participate in the activity in a competitive format.
You will receive 2 points for victory and 1 point for defeat.
We have prepared a prize for the group that got the most
points…. so, please do your best to interact with as many
groups as possible.”

As soon as the explanation of recreation was over, the B-

class trio proceeded through the island in a hurry–

“Tsukiori, here. Please challenge those guys into an activit–

Tsukiori?”

Tsukiori wasn’t there. Dumbfounded, I tried to find her, who

was next to me just a while ago, but I couldn’t find her
anywhere.

“Tsukiori?! Oi, Tsukiori?! Where are you?!”

I was desperately looking for her around, but Tsukiori

seemed to have mysteriously disappeared all of a sudden.

Thus, I put Kuki Masamune that I have been hiding on my

waist and stood on a stunningly unpopular sandy beach.
Subsequently, cheers echoed from somewhere.

It seems those Ojou-sama who were scattered in various

activities have already started playing.

T-this is bad… W-why did she disappear at this time…! If she

wasn’t here, there would be a lot of trouble…!
Feeling the badness of the situation, I quickly pulled the
trigger.

This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!! If Tsukiori doesn’t

encounter them!!

I ran into the dense forest and ran through the island with
all my might. Kicking the trees, I flew in the air and– as
expected, the situation has become a mess.

It was the B-class trio. Behind the girls with sharp eyes,
black and red arms extended from a distorted space. And
that abnormal arm is pressing a certain girl against the tree
and strangling her neck.

“Fufu, don’t think bad of me… you will be the cornerstone of

that person… I’ll let you die here before Astemil….”

“A…agh…!!”

Lapis, who didn’t bring her magic device because it was

recreation, was completely attacked by an unforeseen
situation.

The red-black bruise spread around her neck, and her face
distorted in pain.

I have to call Tsukiori– that idea was gone the moment I saw
this scene.

Thus, without hesitation, I rushed in.

“Wha?!”

I hacked that red-black arm and caught the limp Lapis.

Then, I glared at the three who had fallen behind in surprise,

and– whispered.
“….ef.”

“Eh?”

“Prepare yourself.”

Saying that, I create a Nil Arrow on my right arm.

“You won’t be able to escape, but… I’ll give you a chance.”

I straightened my index and middle fingers– until a water

arrow appeared, stretching to my fingers.

“If you don’t want to die, prepare yourself.”

My gaze and fingertips pierced through the three.

“You are not allowed to touch this girl… and besides, how
dare a girl strangle another girl… don’t think you will be
forgiven…”

As the three trembled, I smiled.

“If it’s between you three and this girl, I’ll gladly get
sandwiched.”

I challenged the three people, who originally could kill Hiiro

instantly, with my fingers.

“This inferior boy will play with you… So, come at me.”

Then, the three stretched their red-black arms together at

me.
 Chapter 4 - Demon and Its Retainer

I jumped with all my might– breaking the big tree behind

me.

“Why did you drop her?! He is just the 0 score guy?! We

have to quickly go kill that garbage and kill Lapis Klue La
Lumet!!”

A girl who seemed to be the leader shouted.

“Don’t get so angry.”

Hearing that, the other two grinned.

“That small fry is not a problem, anyway. He is just the 0

score guy, you know? It is a proof that he is just a fucking
small fry who has no actual battle experience.”

While laughing, they pointed at me.

“Look, Water Arrow is all he can do! So shabby! Even the

amount of his magic power is nothing special, surely we can
kill him in a matter of sec–”

*Clank*

Suddenly, a high-pitched sound was heard and the girl who

was talking fell to the side.

Silence filled the atmosphere as the fainted girl fell without

even knowing what had happened.
At the same moment, the remaining two jumped back with
all their might.

“H-ha?! W-what did he do?!”

“He hasn’t shot that arrow!! The water arrow is still lingering
on his arm!! Did Lapis Klue La Lumet wake up?! Don’t tell
me, Tsukiori Sakura came to save them?! No way, right?!”

“Leave that for later, quickly hide your bo– hi!!”

A Nil Arrow grazed the leader girl. Scared, the girl

immediately hides behind a tree.

Looking at that, I slowly pulled the trigger.

No matter in the east or west, bows and arrows have always

been used to kill humans and animals. A bow is the
embodiment of dynamics. It is said that Japanese bows
pursued technique and Western bows emphasize on tools
(bows and arrows) in order to shoot the arrows in the
desired direction.

Using bow required three actions: Pull , Aim , and

Shoot . On the other hand, the principle of using a
crossbow is to set an arrow in the arc installed in the barrel
and aim it from the state where the arrow has already been
pulled.

Anyhow, whether it is a bow or a crossbow, the basic

principle of pulling an arrow with a bow and shooting the
arrow using the pulling force is the same.

But, regarding Nil Arrow, that pulling force is covered by

Control: Shoot console… or in other words, magic power,
so there is no need to worry about that. For that reason, the
only thing I should regard as important is which one of them
is more powerful.

Compared to the bow, crossbows have an initial velocity of

more than 400 km. Not only that, it also has an excellent
flight distance and penetration power, and is superior in
terms of accuracy. However, since it required a high tensile
strength, which is about 150 kg, its continuous firing
performance is inferior to that of a bow, and its stability
after shooting is also bad.

However, these disadvantages disappear if I use Nil Arrow.

First of all, a high tensile strength is not needed since it is
shot by using Control: Shoot console. Also, Nil Arrow flies
along the cylindrical rail shaped by magic, so it is stable
even in the air.

Cylindrical rail. This rail is made with the index finger and
middle finger as the basis.

In order to stabilize my straightened right arm, I bent my

left arm to use it as a pedestal and aim with the two arms
crossed.

After that, the route on– the magical rail created a gentle
curve that drew the path to the girl behind the tree.

Next, the crafting. The arrow that I made is long and light…
The tip of the arrow is rounded to reduce the killing power
while the arrow shaft is just like the basic one, and since I’m
not pulling it with a real bow, I removed the nock and
attached arrow feathers to keep the flight direction.

The magic arrows–magic bullets that will be shot are three.

A blue arrow that emits a pale light extended to the back of

my right arm. It sticks between my index and middle finger,
and firmly sticks in the rear.

The magic bullets that coiled around my right arm are in the
shape of arrows, and the magic operators, which is the
source of the magic, remembers its shape. These magic
bullets will disappear after I shoot them. However, they’re,
in fact, just flying along the cylindrical rail I formed in
advance.

Just like that, the Nil Arrow runs along the cylindrical rail,
scattering sparks of pale magic power.

The trigger has already been pulled.

As the magic bullets were about to reach the chin of the

girl– I poured more magic power into it.

“Blow her away.”

“Eh?”

*Boom*

Blown to the side, the girl slammed against a big tree and
sank under it.

Looking at the scene, the girl leader had her breath taken
away.

And then, with her face paled– she screamed.

“A-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

In panic, she jumps out of the shadows and recklessly

stretches the red-black arms behind her.

Without hesitation, I put my hand on my scabbard, lowered

my posture, and ran toward her.
While slipping through the gap between those four arms– I
raised my sword guard.

“I-I didn’t hear about this!! I absolutely didn’t hear about

this!! Even though she said there is no one I should be
careful of except for Tsukiori Sakura!! H-how could there be
someone like him–”

Having entered a suitable distance, I passed the girl and

pulled the trigger– in that instant, I drew my sword– and
silently put the blade back in the scabbard.

“I… didn’t… hear….”

With her bangs slashed and scattering in the wind, the girl
fell on the spot.

“…”

Eh, haven’t I become insanely strong…?

I quietly laughed. Now, I don’t feel like I will die anymore. I

have finally overcome the death flag. Although I still have a
fiance (fake) waiting for me in the dormitory, I can easily
overcome such a death flag (Flag).

After being carried away like that, I regained myself and

caught the girl leader. Having completely lost her fighting
spirit, she turned her hollowed eyes into the air.

I gently turned over her neck and– sighed, as I found the

mark which is the proof of a retainer.

As expected, this is the Devil’s attack event, huh… This

mark also happens to belong to Arshariya. Which means,
there is no doubt that the event will proceed just like the
game.
The Devil– it is a monster that once tried to rule the
otherworld and called herself as a Goddess.

And that one monster imitated a human and created the

“Six Demon Pillar”.

The first pillar, Arshariya the Shrine of Death.

The second pillar, Reize Lute the Skeleton.

The third pillar, Q the Absolute Destroyer.

The fourth pillar, Nanatsubaki the Myriad Mirror.

The fifth pillar, Fair Lady the Burn Rites.

The sixth pillar, Time Disappearance.

(T/N: These names may or may not be changed later.)

The six demon pillars will absolutely move with one

purpose, which is to dominate the Otherworld and Reality.

These demons will appear in the key scenes of every route

in the game and are hostile to the MC and the heroines.
Every one of them has their own peculiarity, and almost all
of them are newbie killers, which can easily lead to the
death event of Tsukiori that I’m concerned about.

The demons will not hesitate to use any means to kill,

eliminate, or even make their opponent change sides. For
that reason, they continue to target famous magicians and
the heroines, and if even one of the heroines is killed by
these guys, the story will soon reach the bad end.

The six demon pillars are also good at manipulating

humans, that can be seen from how they have believers
called Devil Religion , that are widespread in the reality.
This Devil Religion is divided into six branches, and the
believers of each of these branches have a mark
somewhere on their body according to the demons who rule
them. These believers are called Retainers , and they are
often used like someone who work in black companies, that
doesn’t care whether they’re alive or dead as long as they
did their job.

By the way, 7th and 8th pillars actually existed. If you ask
who they are… Well, they are Hiiro-kun and Tsukiori.

There was a laughing scene where Hiiro is repeatedly

revived and killed by necromancy in the game. But to be
precise, this scene happened because Arshariya – The
Shrine of Death took a liking toward Hiiro and turned him
into a demon, thus making him get killed and revived
repeatedly.

Arshariya – The Shrine of Death is also known as A woman

who absolutely will destroy Yuri. , and is by far the most
asshole even among the demons, which is full of assholes. I
mean, she got on well with Hiiro and tried to help him get
sandwiched between Yuri, after all.

Due to its nature, Arshariya – The Shrine of Death can even

revive the dead by sharing a part of herself… In the final
stage of Lapis route, there is a scene where Lapis is enraged
when she sees a certain person who was revived by
Arshariya. And I, who also saw that scene, also hated
Arshariya to the core. She is the one I wanted to kill the
most after Hiiro.

The event where Tsukiori became a demon is at the

beginning of the Evil Route . In this route, Tsukiori who was
fascinated by the power of the devil turns into a demon
 Tsukiori Sakura and ended up burying the heroines, which
seriously leaves a bad aftertaste for me.

At any rate, this Lapis attack event is considered the first

contact with the demons. The main culprit in this event is,
needless to say, Arshariya. The humans who became her
retainers will be able to use a magic called Hollow
Hand …. the red-black hands that the three girls used
earlier.

It is, in fact, just a kind of summoning technique from the

Otherworld, so to be precise, it is different from activating
magic using a magic device, but… the power is certain,
even that bastard Hiiro, who is confident in his physical
strength, can rot if grasped by that hand (just die).

Even though it is called the first contact with the demons,

Arshariya herself will only come out at the end of the game.
Because if Tsukiori fights her at this stage, no matter how
strong she is, she will definitely die. So, for the convenience
of the game, fighting her will be on the final stage.

Anyway, how should I clear this matter….

If it’s in the game, Lapis has the goal of making friends in

this orientation camp. For that reason, her intimidating
escorts, the shadows, and her master were not
accompanying her.

This attack precisely happens by taking advantage of that

chance. Without the help of Tsukiori, Lapis would disappear
from the game, and her route would disappear altogether.

Originally, after Tsukiori helps Lapis, friendship grew

between the two who were always quarreling. And in
essence, Lapis route is a picture of Lapis being gradually
attracted to her first friend, Tsukiori Sakura, and describing
her feelings of being afraid of the change of status from just
a friend.

If I help her here, that important event will be ruined… in

that case, it’s just the same as that garbage asshole Hiiro-
kun.

That is why, somehow, I have to make Lapis think that the

one who helped her was Tsukiori. Thus, after confirming the
safety of the fainted Lapis, I began to think carefully.

“….”

I came up with a good idea!!

I approached the stunned retainer of the demon and smiled.

“Hit me.”

“…. Ha?”

“Hit me with your Hollow Hand. Don’t hold back. Go for it

with all your might. This is to protect Yuri, so you will
cooperate too, right?”

“Eh, yes, ano…?”

I crossed my arms and took a daunting pose.

“Alright, come on!!”

“…”

With a big smile, I pulled out my sword and thrust it at her.

“Are you… someone who resents Yuri….? (Rough breathing)”

“H-hii!! I-I’ll hit you!! I’ll hit you, okay?!”

“Come put your spirit into it!!”

Receiving the punch of the Hollow Hand from the front, I

was blown away and struck into a big tree.

“…”

However, I soon stood up and stared at my body. It seems

the wound was not good enough.

“A-ano…?”

“No matter how you look at it, it is insufficient, right?! Is

your enthusiasm for Yuri just this amount?! Go reread Kiss
and white lily for my dearest girl by Canno-sensei for a
million times, you dumbass!! Your motivation is not
enough!!”

“Hiiiiiiiii!! Sorryyyyyyyyyy!!”

“Don’t forget to also read Goukaku no tame no!! Yasashii

Sankaku Kankei Nyuumon1 properly,
okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!”

As the hollow hands approached me, I endured it as if I were

taking a shower. Finally, full blood and bruises, I put my
thumbs up on the retainer girl in a tattered state.

“Looks like… you can do it if you try (a refreshing smile).”

“Enough… I quit being a retainer…!!”

When a person becomes a demon’s retainer, their

parameter will also be corrected according to the demon
they serve. And perhaps thanks to that parameter
correction to their physical strength and magic power, the
two girls who were blown away with a fatal momentum also
woke up, and immediately ran in panic.

I would have killed them if they really managed to kill Lapis,

but it looks like they have learned their lesson, and since it
was just an attempt, I decided to let them go this time.

Full of wounds, I disguised my body as a person who was

defeated without being able to do anything. Lastly, I
contacted Tsukiori.

It’s perfect… If Tsukiori comes when I’m in this state, I will

forcibly say that it was Tsukiori who defeated the three
demon retainers… And if Lapis saw me get defeated
miserably and cried to Tsukiori, Lapis should begin to love
Tsukiori, who saved her… Good grief, as expected of a 180
Yuri IQ brain…!

And just like that, I laid down on the spot–

“…un.”

“Eh, wait, she woke up a little faster than I expected—

Ugh… I lost… (switching to god-like acting)”

Before Tsukiori came, Lapis slowly opened her eyes.

 Chapter 5 - Perhaps It Is Bugged?

“Nn… I was… attacked, and… Hiiro…?”

I stayed proning and stopped moving.

It should be fine. Until Tsukiori comes, I just have to continue

to pretend to be a small fry with my godlike acting skill. I
just have to act like a garbage man who seems to be weak,
miserable, and as unreliable as possible.

Dwell on me!! Dwell on me, oh last year’s famous actor!!

Come, Academy Award!! Come, Academy Award!!

“Gu… ugh… I lost…! (Academy’s award for best actor as

Hiiro)”

“Eh?! Hiiro?!”

On her knees, Lapis approached me.

“So many wounds… W-what happened… Hiiro…?!”

“Sorry Lapis, I lost, I lost miserably without being able to do

anything like a small fry I was until Tsukiori saved me, I
couldn’t even hold a candle to her, and the one who saved
you was Tsukiori, I was very weak while Tsukiori was really
amazing, I think Lapis should ask for help from Tsukiori,
Tsukiori is the best (rapid talking).1”

“No way…. there is no way Hiiro lost…!”

While looking at me, she whispered with a crying face.

“Dummy…! You, you protected me, don’t you….?!”

Ahan?

She desperately wipes the blood on my cheeks with her

hands. And then, her warm hands gently stroked my cheeks.

“There is no way Hiiro lost to those girls….! You, you must

have fought while protecting me…. causing you to become
so wounded like that… if Tsukiori Sakura didn’t come to
help, are you intending to die while protecting me…?!”

“No, ano, can you wait for a moment? The story is

completely diff–”

Then, I felt some kind of liquid dripping from somewhere.

When I realized it was tears, I was startled and heard a sob
leak from Lapis’s mouth.

“You dummy…!! Why did you force yourself just for

someone like me…. What would I do if you die…!!”

While crying, Lapis hugged my head.

Wrapped in a soft bulge, I thought that it seems even a

princess uses a deodorant. While thinking about many
useless things such as ‘Is she fine with her clothes getting
bloody?’, a lot of question marks were flying around in my
head.

Are? Why?

According to my perfect calculations (Referenced from

Even a monkey can do Yuri~ Basic~ ), Tsukiori should have
appeared dashingly when Lapis talk to me.
Then, I will immediately stand up and push the credit of this
matter to Tsukiori. After that, Lapis falls in love with her
lifesaver, Tsukiori, and I immediately leave with my wounds
completely healed.

Happy ending!!

That’s what should have happened, and yet… why does

Lapis shed tears for a roadside stone like me? The one who
helped you wasn’t me, but Tsukiori, you know?

“L-Lapis? I was, err, that, you know? I lost and couldn’t

protect you, you know?”

“Like I said, that’s because you protected me, right…?”

Lapis sobbingly said, while continuing to hug me.

“I didn’t! Rather, I tried to use you as a shield!!”

“That’s a lie! I remember the moment when Hiiro jumped in!

Wasn’t it Hiiro who acted as my shield!!”

“Eh, then, I did become a shield, but lost miserably…?”

“That’s because you protected me, right…?”

I don’t understand…. why the heck her favorability toward

me, who lost miserably, was increasing instead…?

“…..?”

Maybe this world… is bugged…. ?

“And…”

*Knock Knock*
Knocking a big tree, a dashing Tsukiori appeared.

“Why are you flirting in that bloodied state?”

“Tsukiori….!!”

She cameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Tsukiori cameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! With this, I
can win!! Or rather, this is already my win!! I love you,
Tsukiori!!

“Tsukiori Sakura…”

Lapis gazes passionately toward Tsukiori.

With excitement, I keep an eye on their movements. With

this, Lapis will hold affection toward Tsukiori, and the love of
the two will steadily grow–

“Why did you leave the injured Hiiro alone?!”

“”Haa?””

I and Tsukiori looked at each other, while Lapis put me back

on her chest.

“Of course, I appreciate that you saved me! But, this is a

different matter! Where did you go leaving the injured Hiiro
alone?!”

“Ha? What do you mean?”

""

Hearing that, my face paled, and I hurriedly started to make

an excuse.
“I-it’s not like that, Lapis! I asked her to! The people who
attacked you ran away, so I asked her to chase them!!
Tsukiori is not in the wrong!! Or rather, she is a good girl!!
Not only that, she is beautiful and strong, in short, she is the
best!! Tsukiori is the best!!”

“Even I would be shy if you said that much.”

While brushing her long hair up, Tsukiori smiled. And while
smiling, she beckoned me with her hand.

Thus, I separated from Lapis and went into the shadow of a

big tree with Tsukiori– and bowed my head beautifully.

‘Please help me…!!”

“Yes, yes, please tell me.”

Resting her back to the big tree, Tsukiori smiled.

“Lapis was attacked by the people from the devil religion….

so, I accidentally defeated them… if possible, I want her to
know that the one who defeated them was Tsukiori…”

“Why?”

“Because I want Tsukiori to get along with Lapis (Despair).”

As if realizing something, she slowly smiled. Then, she

whispered with her fingertips on my cheeks.

“Hiiro-kun sure is kind.”

… ha?

“Since I was isolated, you wanted me to make friends, right?

It is true that I am unfriendly and my only appealing point is
my strength. You thought that without this kind of
opportunity I can’t get along with Lapis and everyone,
right…?”

… what the heck is this girl saying?

“No, that’s not what I meant when I sa–”

“How many people were there?”

“Yes?”

“The devil religion people, how many were there?”

“Three people.”

“You beat them alone?”

“Eh… Aa, well, it’s thanks to my master, though…”

Pushed by Tsukiori, I’m pushed against the big tree.

With a beautiful smile, she gently leaned over me. Her

heartbeat was transmitted to me through her warm body
temperature, and I stiffened.

“There were also three people on my side.”

“Eh… you…”

“Un, well, Hiiro-kun’s sister got ambushed by a surprise

attack, so I helped her. Their marks are probably from
Arshariya… And since she didn’t see me, your imouto-chan
might think Hiiro-kun was the one who helped her.”

“Why did you say such a joke (straight face)?”

Oioioi!! In the game, Lapis and Rei would never be attacked

at the same time!!
 ""

Since Arshariya should have not awakened yet, the

activities of the devil religion (Arshariya faction) should be
inactive and the number of retainers that can be
manipulated should be limited… something is wrong… or
rather, why does this girl cling to me…?

“Yes, thank you, the end.”

Apparently, it is supposed to be the way to thank me (is it?).

Separated from me, Tsukiori tucks her hair behind her ears.

“I just have to get along with Lapis, right?”

“Eh…. yesssss!! (The highest volume I have ever muster)”

“Alright. Otherwise, a certain good-natured person will start

taking care of me again.”

This is probably the first time. That Tsukiori Sakura gave me

a pure smile, without hiding anything, from the bottom of
her heart.

“Thank you.”

“Eh… likewise, thank you…?”

After exchanging such a mysterious gratitude, Tsukiori and I

returned to Lapis.

The dejected Lapis is glaring at me and Tsukiori. And being

glared at, Tsukiori quirked her mouth up just like usual.

“Maybe you don’t hold gratitude toward your lifesaver?”

“B-but, Hiiro was…!”

“Lapis, as I said, I was the one who asked her. And at that
time, Rei would be in danger if Tsukiori didn’t chase them.”

“Yes yes, that’s why,”

Tsukiori laughed beautifully and extended her hand to Lapis.

“Let’s get along.”

So you are more or less agreeable to the situation, huh.

Lapis turned away, bushing, and grabbed her hand.

“I-it’s not like I don’t want to… get along with you… and I
am properly… grateful to you… after Hiiro, of course…”

While crying, I looked at their interaction.

Really, Yuri is the best…!!

With this, a case was closed.

Although I feel a little unsatisfied, as expected of my 180

Yuri IQ brain, I was able to observe the seedlings of Yuri
safely.

After this, Tsukiori and Lapis will gradually develop love

toward each other. And then the man who got sandwiched
by Yuri… Sanjou Hiiro should never have gotten sandwiched
between Yuri anymore.

With a smile, I started walking away while waving at them.

I hope you two will have a happy life… this annoyance will
coolly leave…

Just like that, I tried to get back to the ship alone while they
didn’t notice, until… Lapis rushes to support me.
“Hiiro, please don’t force yourself!”

Looking at her who was being glued to me, I widely opened

my eyes, bewildered.

Why did you support me, not Tsukiori?!

“Hiiro-kun.”

Tsukiori then clung to me from the other side and gently put
her arm under my armpit.

“My legs are staggering a little. Come on, let’s walk.”

In despair, my face distorted.

Why did you support me, not Lapis?!

Being sandwiched by two beautiful girls, I finally regained

myself and returned to the world of escapism.

This is not good!! In the end, their favorability toward me,

ended up increasing this time!!

“Ah… Lapis… Tsukiori… go on without me… go on without

me…!”

“Mou, what are you saying?”

The wind blew, gently fluttering the golden hair of Lapis.

“You have to be here with us, right?”

“No… I don’t want to…!! This is… This is not Esco…!! Yuri
element, zero…. this is a genre fraud…!! This is a mistake…
this is just a mistake…!!”

“Hiiro-kun, did you hit your head? Are you okay?”

“I… I won’t give up… I won’t….!!”

While being dragged by the two, I strained my voice.

“I absolutely won’t give up…!!”

However, perhaps because such voices no longer reach the

God of Yuri–

“I can’t leave Hiiro just like this.”

With her cheeks dyed red, Lapis quietly muttered horrifying

things.

“So, I will stay on Hiiro’s room… and take care of you…”

“….. (the sound of my heart stopping)”

On the first day of the recreation camp.

A long night–begin.
 Chapter 6 - Full Force Rock-Paper-
Scissor

“It is broken.”

“…”

Taken by Lapis and Tsukiori, I, who went straight to the

medical office, received an unexpected diagnosis.

“… The ballpoint pen that Sensei1 has?”

“No, your bones.”

A female doctor who beautifully crossed her legs showed

me the x-ray of my chest.

“Here, you see, it’s broken splendidly.”

“… The ballpoint pen that Sensei has?”

“No, like I said, your bones.”

By the way, Ojou, who was resting in the medical office,

seemed to have returned to our room.

The recreation time is already over, and now, it’s already

evening. Until dinner time, unrelated to those Ojou-sama
who were in the middle of enjoying this cruise trip, I
watched the beautiful sunset in this medical office with my
right forearm and ribs broken.
“Using magic, although it won’t be completely cured by
tomorrow morning, you can make that you almost won’t be
bothered by it. However, it will be painful to some extent.
The effect of the medication will surely make your
consciousness hazy. So, I suggest you ask your homeroom
teacher to accompany you ton–”

“I will accompany him.”

Getting close to me, Lapis said with a serious face.

“He was injured for my sake. That’s why I will accompany

him.”

“Me too. I stay in the same room with him, after all.”

Tsukiori smiled, and I whispered to the female doctor so that

the two couldn’t hear me.

“… Do you want golden-colored sweets2?”

“Yes?”

“I am a member of the Sanjou Family. If Sensei says that it

was your ballpoint pen that was broken, and not my bones…
I promise to show you my gratitude.”

I grinned.

“For you… it isn’t a bad deal, isn’t it?”

“Even if you say you want to accompany him, he is a man,

you know? (Ignoring Hiiro). If people know that a young lady
from the Otori Magic Academy is spending a night with a
man… if it’s with a girl, it would be treated that you two
have such relationships, but if it’s a man… at any rate, I
don’t recommend it very much.”
“I-if it’s Hiiro…”

Lapis hung her head down and whispered while blushing.

“I don’t mind… he is my lifesaver… and he is injured

because of me…”

“Lapis, actually, I did this myself. I wanted you and Tsukiori

to get along with each other, so I had the retainer girl beat
me many times. So, these injuries were made intentionally,
and I wasn’t hurt to protect you (confession).”

“So you wanted to say that you asked to get them to beat
you up until your right arm and ribs are broken…? No one
would do such a stupid thing. If you want to lie, I think you
should do a more realistic lie.”

Did she just call me stupid? (Straight face)

“Understood. Please report it to your homeroom teacher

properly. If his breathing becomes weird, please call me
immediately.”

“Yes, I understand. I will be sure to accompany and watch

him.”

“Me too.”

“Me to— not that!!”

I stood up and shouted.

“I do not agree with this!!”

I shouted to spurt my thoughts.

“I do not ag–”
Sensei suddenly pressed my ribs gently.

“…. (Stifling pain)”

Because of that, I silently sat down and gently held my

chest.

“Well then, I’ll begin the treatment, so you two please wait
outside the room. Now, Sanjou Family’s young master, can
you please take off your top and turn to this side?”

“Sensei!! Aren’t you a doctor?! Please cure me right away!!

If it’s about money, I can give you as much as you want (by
threatening the baba from the Sanjou Family)!! Please!!”

With the two leaving the room, I clung to Sensei’s white

coat.

“I… I can’t end my journey here….!!”

“Please take it off (excellent doctor).”

“Alri~ght, let’s take it off, okay~!”

“Stoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooppppp!!
This is a violation of human rightsssssssssssssssssss!! I am
the Sanjou Family’s young master, you
knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!”

Being held down by the nurse-san, my clothes were taken

off in no time.

The two smiling nurses were holding me down on the chair

with the force of a mountain gorilla, as if they were using
magic to strengthen their bodies.

“…”
With enough force to let me not feel the pain, Sensei
touched my chest with a finger to confirm the swollen
affected area.

“Sensei… what do you want…. is it status? Honor? Or

maybe a woman…. Kuku, it’s useless to make such an
expressionless face… Human desires are bottomless… The
only one who can satisfy your desire is me… think
carefully… I will wait for 10 seconds… You only have 10
seconds to accept my offer… I will compromise… (the
dignity of the one with authority)”

Ten seconds later, Sensei was still touching my affected area

with a serious look.

“I guess I will wait for another 30 seconds…! (Shivering

voice)”

“Sanjou-san.”

With a serious face, Sensei muttered to me.

“Saving patients is the job of a doctor. Women or men don’t

matter. Of course, the Sanjou Family also doesn’t matter.
Everything is equal. Do you understand what I mean?”

“I am very sorry…..! (Teared voice)”

Thus, I shut my mouth so as not to disturb Sensei.

Suddenly, Sensei stopped her finger on a point on my chest,

probably on the ribs.

She squinted her eyes and took the ballpoint pen– magic
device in her chest pocket and tapped the head of the
ballpoint– the trigger, generating a pale light.
Since magic operators also exist in human’s bodies, it is
possible to approach illness or injury from the outside by
using a magic device.

However, imagination is naturally required to activate

magic. Even when making a bow or blade, you need to think
about the details. In other words, to tinker with human
beings means that more detailed imagination and
knowledge about the human body are indispensable.

That is why, even in the Esco world, magicians who got a

profession called Doctor were regarded as valuable, just like
in the real world. Because even though hemostasis and first
aid may be cured on our own, if we desire more treatment, a
specialized expert is required.

Anyway, while thinking about such things, the pain in my

body gradually disappears.

Sensei repeatedly activated the magic while replacing the

consoles several times. And just like that, the medication
ends after tens of minutes.

Having applied a splint on my right arm, Sensei smiled at

me.

“Good. Thanks for your cooperation. There are no particular

restrictions on eating or bathing, but please refrain from
strenuous exercise. Just now, I have fixed the bones after
giving you a dose of painkiller, so there is no pain, but I
think you will experience quite a bit of pain tonight. If the
medication works, your consciousness will also become
hazy, and if anything happens, please let the girls
accompanying you know and come here immediately.”

“I am very sorry for the inconvenience this time (sincerity).”

As I got out of the medical office, I saw Lapis and Tsukiori
waiting for me.

“How is it… are you okay…?”

“It’s completely healed (a big lie).”

“That’s a lie (immediate detection).”

“Hiiro, it seems it’s about time for dinner.”

Lapis gently gets close to me, and brings her soft body
closer.

“You can’t walk by yourself, right… I’ll support you…”

“No, only my right arm and ribs are broken, I can walk
normally.”

“Doesn’t she just want to snuggle with you?”

Teased by Tsukiori, Lapis’s face reddened and separated

herself from me.

“N-no…! H-Hiiro already has a fiance, so I-I can’t make a

move on him… B-besides, he is a man…”

“Fiance…”

Thinking with her fingers on her lips, Tsukiori stared at me

and smiled.

“Is there someone like that?”

Snow, did you hear that… your existence has disappeared

from this girl’s head… the engagement relationship that we
dreamed of… was it just an overnight illusion…?
“Onii-sama!”

At that moment, a girl whom I wish to be an illusion ran

toward me.

With her long black hair disheveled, Rei, who ran

desperately embraced me while tears flowing from her eyes.

“I’m glad… I’m really glad Onii-sama was safe… I…when I

heard Onii-sama was injured… I was so worried and
uneasy… Because Onii-sama did something reckless to
protect me again…”

“I’m not injured because of protecting you, though? (Dead

serious)”

“It’s fine… I know that Onii-sama is that kind of person…”

“You don’t, really. (Dead serious)”

“H-Hiiro has broken ribs, so it’s better to not thoughtlessly

cling to him. B-besides, he has a fiance.”

As I gently pushed Rei away from me, Lapis gave a great

follow-up.

“And Hiiro risked his life to protect me… your case is a

misunderstanding, okay?”

Okay!! Okay, Lapis!! That’s good!! Wonderful!! Just like

Snow said, I’m glad I got you on our side!! But, I didn’t
protect you either, okay!!

“No, I didn’t protect either of you…”

“What is the basis for Lapis-san to say such a thing?”

“Rei and I are going off on our own, right? Aren’t you
returning to the ship to bring the girl in your group who got
sick? At that time, Hiiro was already fighting for me.”

“I don’t know the exact time when you were attacked, but I
was also ambushed by a robber on my way back to the ship.
I tried to escape, but… before I knew it, the robber had been
defeated, and at that time I definitely saw Onii-sama’s
shadow.”

“No, but, the wounded Hiiro fell in front of me.”

“I heard that you once fainted. I think when you were

unconscious, Onii-sama came to save me while severely
injured and was exhausted the moment he returned to you.”

“But–”

“Isn’t it fine to think that it’s not just you?”

Tsukiori tiresomely murmured.

“Let’s just say that Hiiro saved both of you.”

The two stared at each other and turned away at the same
time.

“Well, Hiiro might actually do that…”

“Certainly, if it’s Onii-sama… well…”

“Objection!!”

In response to the debate that was about to be solved, I

shouted with all my might.

“I have an objection to that conclusion!!”

“What’s wrong, defendant, your wound will act up, you
know?”

“The one who saved Rei was you, right, Tsukiori!! How could
you think of a terrible thing such as imposing your credit on
other people!! As a human, I think that’s the worst!!”

“But, Rei said she saw Hiiro’s shadow.”

“Of course it’s a mistake!! Do you have the evidence!!

Come show me the evidence!! Not guilty!! Hiiro is not
guilty!! The judge should acknowledge my innocence!!”

“That was really Onii-sama’s shadow. There is no doubt

(Decisively).”

“Yes, the court is closed.”

“Don’t run away, you coward!! Don’t run!! Don’t run away
you stupid, idiot!! Coward!! (Lamenting)”

“Rather than that, what should we do tonight?”

In response to Tsukiori’s words, Lapis and Rei looked at each

other.

“As expected, even if we all say we will take care of Hiiro,

there is no way Marina-sensei will allow us… we have to
narrow the number to one person.”

There, Rei gracefully stood up.

“Of course, that should be me, his sister. In the first place,
the cause of Onii-sama’s wound is my unpreparedness.
Thus, I will be the one who will take care of Onii-sama. No
need for help from others.”
“Hiiro was hurt because of me, so of course, I should be the
one who will take care of him. I think there is no option other
than that.”

“I am in the same room as him, so I think it’s easy to get

permission from Marina-sensei. It’s not even an
exaggeration to say that the cause of his injuries lies with
me, who couldn’t support him.”

“It’s me!! What’s wrong with me taking care of myself?!

There is no one who knows more about the person named
Sanjou Hiiro than I do!! I know he desires it!! Go take care of
yourself, he said!! Girls should sleep together in bed with
each other!! No need to take care of a man!!” You guys!!
Are wrong!! And I am here to correct the distortion of this
world!!”

“Looks like if we keep going like this, we will never reach an

agreement.”

Then, the smiling Tsukiori gently put out her palm.

“Let’s simply decide it with a rock-paper-scissors.”

At that moment, the air was buzzing, as we stared at each

other.

As if it was connected by fate, I, Tsukiori, Lapis, and Rei who

stood in four directions, stick out our fist in the form of
Rock .

All people here have various thoughts in their minds. Our

intentions collided with each other, scattering sparks.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, and groaned in

pain because of the injuries.
I couldn’t afford to lose… if this keeps going, I’ll be the idiot
who went through great pains in vain… I’m standing here
with the feelings of Esco fans on my back… Hone my luck…
it’s fine, I can win… dear God of Yuri, look at me… I will…!!

Then, I– opened my eyes.

Right here!! I will definitely!! Win!!

“””Rock-paper!!”””

A whirlpool of passion is created between us. My passion

rises high in the sky, drawing a gust of wind around us.
Everyone’s hair flutters in the breeze, bringing our shouts to
fly away high in the sky.

In this one chance— I will bet– everything I have!!

My Scissors cuts through the air and slammed to the

front.

“Scisssooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!”

Then, at the same time– we extended our hands.

Footnotes

1. The Japanese call someone with a respectable

occupation sensei, which in this case is a doctor.
2. =Bribe
 Chapter 7 - I Have No Choice But To
Die

“….”

The match was over and my scissors was broken by the

three rocks.

“…”

Then I gently changed my scissors into paper.

“””Rock-paper-Scissors”””

Being ignored as if it was natural, my vision was distorted,

as I kneeled and sobbing.

I am… I am… weak….!!

“Ah!”

Meanwhile, Lapis, whose face flushed with excitement,

laughed while shouting joyfully.

“My win! I did it!”

Apparently, Lapis won the rock-paper-scissors game

between the three.

When Lapis glanced at me and our eyes met, she made a

tiny peace sign and smiled.

“…”
Well, I guess this is better.

The worst possible ending is Rei, and next is Tsukiori…

Although Lapis knows that Snow and I are only fake
fiancees, she also knows that I can’t date a girl. So, I can
trust her better than Rei, whom I was told might have
feelings toward me, or Tsukiori, whose actions are
unpredictable.

She is also someone whom I have lived with in the Sanjou

Family’s villa, after all. So, there shouldn’t be any problem if
we spend the night together.

As I was thinking about that, Rei, who strangely looks vexed,

leaves with a sad face, while Tsukiori sighed before quickly
returning to her room.

“Lapis, don’t worry too much about me. I can still do most of
the things myself.”

“Please don’t be reserved with me. Isn’t it between you and

me? You can tell me what you need, I’ll do anything for
you.”

""

Hearing that, I sighed in relief, because Lapis is

unexpectedly normal. I guess I just thought too much.

I was worried because my super fine play made her

misunderstand that I protected her to the point of risking
my life, but… looks like Lapis was just like the usual.

“Now, dinner, is it? Where should we gather? And should we

gather with our group?”
“No, since the teacher thought we probably have become
friends with everyone regardless of class, we don’t have to
force ourselves to eat in a group. They also said we can eat
wherever we like… so, shall we choose a place by looking at
the deck plan together?”

With that said, Lapis opened the window screen.

I stared at that screen and– felt a soft touch on my

shoulders.

… Nn?

“Look here, it seems the seafood in Light Attendant at the

Sapphire deck is delicious. The detailed explanation about
the restaurant also written in the deck plan, it is said that
the chef carefully selected the ingredients–”

“… Ano, Lapis-san?”

“Nn? What’s wrong?”

I pointed to our shoulders that have been touching each

other.

“A-aren’t you too close…?”

“Is that so? Isn’t this normal?”

With a smile, Lapis then puts her hair on her ears, making
the smell of shampoo tickle my nose, and revealing her pure
white nape.

Her golden hair is flowing down to her neck, and if I look

further down I can see her unprotected chest– at that
instant, I punched my face with my left fist.

“Whoa?! Wait, Hiiro?!”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“Don’t worry, but… you got a nosebleed…!”

Lapis then gently wiped my nosebleed with her

handkerchief.

“Jeez, Hiiro…”

For some reason, she smiled happily.

“It cannot be helped~”

With that, a loud alarm rang inside my head.

This is bad… this is seriously bad… If this continues, I have a

feeling that it will become something that cannot be
undone… It’s like even though it started out as a large-
scale Yuri work, a man suddenly came out in the middle of
the game and started to get involved with the heroines… I
feel that kind of rustling feeling in my chest…!

“La-Lapis, my bad, I’ll call someone for a bit.”

“Un? Alright, I’ll wait for you.”

I placed my arms on the fence and let Lapis look at the sea
and wait for me… then I made a call.

“Snoemon…!”

Who is that cat-shaped maid robo from the future? Can you
stop crying on the phone every time something happens?

Then, I desperately explain the series of events that just

happened to Snow who answered the phone.
She, who has been paying attention to my story, then
presented me with an answer.

What, isn’t it fine if you just embrace her?

“You evil spirit!!”

Well, probably it hasn’t reached the point where she has

budding feelings toward you yet. But, there is no doubt that
the distance between you is getting closer. But that princess
seems to be easily pressured, so if you take advantage of
this matter and push her down, she will probably say D-
don’t… Hiiro… and entrusted her body to yo–

“AMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!! AMEEEEEEEEEEEEN!! Get

purified, evil spirit!! I will never give in to your little
temptation!! Get purifieedddddd!!”

Well, calm down, master.

Is she drinking tea with Lily-san right now?

From the other side of the phone, I can hear the voice of
bragging from Mulle and the voice of Lily-san, who paid
attention to her.

Lapis-sama is a serious princess. She will not cross the line

of friendship even if she gets tired of it, unless Master
touches her first. However, please refrain on doing
something that will increase her favorability.

“Understood, I won’t do anything unnecessary.”

""

“What’s with that silence? It’s usually impossible to feel

someone’s distrust over the phone like this, you know?
What’s with that strange silence? Are you doing research on
how to pick a fight with someone with silence?”

After a bit of thought, Snow muttered.

Just in case, should I remind her?

“Yoo!! As expected of Snow-san!! I have been waiting for

that!! Go remind her!!”

How can this guy be this good at acting like an underling…

Anyway, is it possible to get closer to Lapis-sama while
continuing the conversation?

“Oh right! So, the other day, my friend’s favorite big leaguer
flipped a table in anger!!”
 Starting with a nonsense, huh. Besides, who are you
talking to with that topic? If it’s me, I will kill you.

Lapis suspiciously stared at me as I got closer to her.

Once you get close enough, switch to the speaker.

Thus, I switched to the speaker and a sweet voice was heard

from the phone.

Love you, darling! Come back soon!

Chuu , a kissing sound then heard from the other side of

the phone, and Lapis who raised one hand to me stiffened.
And then, as I hung up the phone, she awkwardly lowered
her hand.

“Ah… I-is that Snow-san?”

“Ah, un. Yes.”

Holding the wrist of her left hand with her right hand, Lapis
hung her head down.

“Hiiro is, err… and Snow-san are just fake fiancees, right…?”

“That’s right, but if we don’t act all the time, there is a high
possibility that someone might find out about that. Look, I
can’t date a girl, after all. Both I and Snow are doing this
seriously. Yes.”

“I see… of course, Hiiro will… Un, sorry.”

Lapis smiled faintly.

“Well then, let’s go. You are fine with Light Attendant ,
right?”
“Ou, let’s go.”

With that, I started walking alongside Lapis… while

applauding the greatness of Snow in my mind.

As expected of Snow. What a perfect strategy. She took

advantage of Lapis’s seriousness and gave her a perfect
reminder. With this, Lapis will have to interact with me
practically– suddenly, Lapis stopped her step.

Nn?

Then she turned around in front of me, who was dubious of

her sudden action.

“Sorry, Hiiro,”

She grabbed her arms and turned her reddened face away.

“When I’m taking care of you… please don’t call Snow

anymore.”

“Eh? But, why?”

“I-I don’t like it.” She said with upturned eyes.

“I don’t like it… so, please don’t call her anymore…”

“…”

I guess I’ll die (looking at the long term).

As I stood still in bewilderment, Lapis grabs my index finger

and gently shakes it.

“…. Let’s go.”

“…”
Seriously, I have no choice but to die (determination).

Having my brain messed up, I was pulled by Lapis and

arrived at the Light Attendant. . And inside the restaurant,
there were already some students enjoying a luxurious
dinner.

Unlike the first-rate restaurant in this ship, Light

Attendant doesn’t seem to require an excessive dress
code. It can be seen from how carelessly the Ojou-sama
from our school dressed (they’re still flashy for me, though),
as they were sitting in the outdoor seats overlooking the sea
and chatting while bathing in the sea breeze.

""

“…”

“H-Hiiro,”

Lapis, whose face turned bright red, brought a spoon to my

mouth while quivering.

“A-a~n…”

“…”

As my mouth was opened due to the loss of strength, Lapis

fed the seafood soup into my mouth. At that instant, a
delicious soup with rich seafood flavor dripped a drop of oil
on my rusty heart, making tears flow from the edges of my
eyes.

“S-sorry, I have never done this before…”

Saying that, Lapis had her face and even her neck turned
bright red and covered her face with both of her hands.
“I-I think this is embarrassing… No, it’s not ‘I think’… this is
embarrassing… S-sorry, even though Hiiro can’t eat by
himself…”

“… (Drool dripping from the edge of my mouth)”

“H-Hiiro… a~n…”

With the ocean surrounded by the dusk, the outdoor seats

with romantic candles are like beautiful chandeliers floating
on the sea. However, right now, in my eyes, it looks like a
candle in front of a grave.

“…”

With dead-like eyes, I look at the table next to us.

“Hmm! This big shrimp is so delicious!”

“It’s not a big shrimp, but a lobster.”

While giggling, a girl who looks intelligent stared at the

cheerful girl sitting right in front of her.

“Ah! Did you just make a fool of me again!”

“I didn’t. But,”

The intelligent girl then brought her lips to the cheek of the
cheerful girl– and licked the sauce on her cheeks.

“I do think you are very cute.”

“Ah…. uuu…. t-that’s unfair…”

Seeing such a 10 billion dollar night view, a large amount of

tears flowed from my eyes.
The grass is always greener on the other side… the Yuri
looks whiter on the other side… I am an idiot… where is that
180 yuri IQ… to think I ended up eating like a lovey-dovey
couple with one of the heroines in a Yuri game… where has
the ‘I will protect Yuri’ gone to… I am… I am an idiot… I am
incompetent… saying that it was to protect Tsukiori and the
others… Now I was punished for trying to live….!

As expected, I have no choice but to die–

“How was the arrangement?”

“Of course it’s complete. With this, Lapis Klue La Lumet,

Sanjo Rei, and Tsukiori Sakura… everyone who can disturb
our plan are over.”

Hearing that, vigorously– I got up from my chair and

observed the surroundings.

“H-Hiiro, what’s wro–”

“Sit down, don’t stand up.”

Where… where are they…?

While listening to the clamor, I keep moving my eyes.

“Fufu, I’m so looking forward to this.”

“It’s good that you are looking forward to this, but be careful
not to do something against that person’s will.”

Found them– finding the two, I stood up and smiled at Lapis.

“You can eat dinner first, you don’t have to wait for me.
After a while, I’ll come back and eat by myself… and don’t
worry, just go back to your room.”
“Eh, wait, Hiiro… what’s happening…?”

I rushed out and chased after the two girls.

Then, while looking at the deck plan, I called the window

screen– and typed something, as I ran in the ship.

Before I knew it, the presence of people had disappeared…

and in the unpopular corridor of the ship, six girls suddenly
appeared.

“W-we really managed to lure him…”

“What a stupid man. There is no way we will talk about an

important plan in that kind of place.”

“To think you really came without even knowing it was a

trap… just as that person said, you will definitely move if
Lapis and the others are in danger….”

“He even acts cool by saying Go back to your room . Are

you trying to be a Knight?”

“We will have you die here.”

“You can’t use your right arm, right? Pitiful. Did you think
you could win?”

I was clearly outnumbered. However, despite being struck

by magic devices from all directions– I grinned.

“What? Did you lose your mind?”

“No, I think he still doesn’t understand his situation.”

I raised my face and gave them a radiant smile.

“You guys are the ones who are trapped, idiot.”

As I said that, Rei and Tsukiori, who were hiding in the
shadows appeared, and Lapis, who was chasing me, readied
her bow.

The retainers, who knew the strength of Tsukiori and the

two, were dismayed and shrinked back in fear. Perhaps
realizing that the situation had turned upside down, their
face paled.

“Let’s leave the question of how we know this for later.”

Saying that, I grinned and removed the gips on my right

arm.

“For now, I’ll have you guys vomit your so called

Arrangement .”

Resigned, the retainer girls dropped their magic devices.

 Chapter 8 - Hiiro-kun's Victory
Declaration

After disarming them, I checked the mark of the retainers.

Their marks are, undoubtedly, that of Demon Arshariya.

“…”

As expected, this is strange… there are too many

retainers… if it’s the same as in the game, the Arshariya
faction, which has a shortage of members, shouldn’t move
until “that” occurred on the third day….

Hence, I pondered about that. It would be best for me to be

on guard all the time, but… I don’t want to crush the event
that encourages the growth of Tsukiori… and this recreation
camp must be continued just like this.

“H-Hiiro?”

Lapis timidly called my name.

“This… about the memo that you put on the table.”

Lapis then took out the memo that was roughly written with
my left hand saying Enemy. Come. .

“Did Hiiro notice these girls? And, is your right arm actually
okay?”

“It’s just intuition. The moment I heard that Lapis and Rei
were attacked at the same time, I already thought that the
number of the retainers were too many. That is why, just in
case, I made some preparations in advance.”

“Do you mean at that time?”

I nod to the words of Tsukiori.

“When I went to the medical office with Ojou, I asked that

Sensei to do something. The next time I come here, please
say that my right arm and ribs are broken. … She is a kind-
hearted woman, so when I said Being a man is hard. I will
be bullied just by being there. So, please help me get out of
the recreation camp. , she easily agreed.”

“Then, Onii-sama’s right arm…”

Hearing that, I lightly moved my right arm.

“It’s a bluff. And yes, it’s not broken. There is no way I can
sleep peacefully knowing there might still be retainers on
board, so I just pretended to lure them out.”

At that moment, Lapis’s face reddened.

She probably remembered that she excitedly did something

like A~n , and now, knowing that she didn’t actually need
to do that, she seemed to be about to faint in shyness.

“Then, the fact that you protected me is also a lie?”

“I just intentionally got attacked for this sake.”

“M-me too?”

“I’ve said this many times, but the one who saved you was
Tsukiori.”

“I wish you could have told me first.”

Tsukiori sighed and stared at me with a disappointed
expression.

“Sorry… To deceive the enemy, you must deceive your allies

first, right?”

“Even so, it is too dangerous to call me and Rei while

chasing these girls. What would you do if we didn’t make it
in time?”

“I can use my right arm, so I think I can manage them

alone.”

Leaving the sulking Tsukiori, I pointed the tip of my blade to

the retainers.

“Why do you know about me…?”

“W-what do you mean?”

Trigger.

With that, the blade gradually stretched closer to the girl’s

eyeball.

Being threatened by the blade, the girl fluttered her legs

while yelling, “Hii…!”

“The three retainers who fought me in the daytime didn’t

know about me. They only knew about Rei and Lapis, whom
they attacked, and Tsukiori, whom I heard from their
mouth… The three retainers that I had let go didn’t go into
the cruise, so it’s hard to imagine that they talked to you.
So, someone must have ordered you to kill me. Say it.”

“I-I can’t say it! I really can’t!! As long as the mark of

Arshariya-sama is still engraved in my body, I can’t say
anything against that person!!”

“I see, so there really was someone who gave you the

instructions. Thank you for telling me that.”

At that instant, her face turned pale.

“How many of your comrades are on the ship?”

“I-I can’t say!! I really can’t!!”

“The fact that you didn’t deny it means you still have
another companion on the ship, huh. Thanks.”

Her face then turned ashen, which is easy to understand. I

then tilted my head and stared at her.

“You see… every day, I am always expecting Yuri… and you

know what… you guys don’t smell like Yuri… because you
devoted everything to the demons, such a feeling is
controlled… In other words, your existence value is equal to
zero for me…”

As I extended my blade little by little, she screamed.

“Are you guys… the enemy of Yuri…? Or comrades who want

to make beautiful Yuri…? Nn…? (soft sigh)”

When I expressionlessly looked around at the six girls, they

cried. The six retainers hugged each other and trembled,
frightened by me, and they don’t seem able to fight
properly anymore.

Looking at them who are back to acting like girls at their

age, I sighed after disciplining them.

“Tsukiori.”
“What?”

“You should sleep with Rei and Lapis today. In case of

emergency, protect them. I will stand on the lookout.”

“Should we talk to the teachers?”

“Don’t. There might be some teachers who are connected to

the devil religion. Or rather, it may lead to unexpected
events, so it’s better to go with the flow. If anything
happens, I will protect you all even if it costs my life, so
don’t worry.”

Rather, if it’s the same as in the game, there is a retainer

mixed up among the teachers… I mean, that’s why these
girls could pose as students… but well, no one would
believe even if I said this right now, so I don’t feel like doing
anything for now.

“Hiiro, what about these girls?”

“Throw them into the sea. I’ll let you use a small boat, so go
remove that mark. There are a lot of pretty girls in the city,
so just enjoy yourself there. Don’t waste your life in
becoming a retainer.”

“…”

“Tsukiori, Rei, and Lapis too, don’t use your current room.
There are many empty rooms anyway, so just give any
reason and ask A-san to arrange a room for you three.
Besides, Ojou should be easy to fool.”

“Then, I’ll explain to the other member of our group–”

“Don’t.”
“Eh?”

To the surprised Rei, I whispered.

“Neither Rei nor Lapis should say to the other members of

your group. Just move to the room secured by Tsukiori after
confirming that the girl is asleep and return to your room
early in the morning.”

“Eh… Hiiro, why…?”

“80%… No, 90% chance this is just me being overthinking…

But, there’s nothing wrong with being careful when crossing
a bridge… And this is just in case, so just act normal.”

“U-understood.”

“Lapis.”

I smiled at her.

“You don’t have to worry that much. It’s fine. At least,

nothing will happen tomorrow, so please enjoy the trip. You
were looking forward to this recreation camp, right? No
matter what happens, I will never let anyone touch even a
finger of you, so you can just spend the night together,
talking about love or such.”

“U-un…”

After parting with the three, I put the retainers on a small

boat that was tied to the mini console from the beginning1.

“Goodbye, hope you live well. I set the boat to take you to
the mainland by automatic driving, but if anything happens,
look at the manual. In the worst case, since there is a signal,
don’t forget to call 118.”
As I was about to return– a retainer suddenly pulled me.

“… What’s wrong?”

With a desperate look, the girl tried to pull me into the

boat… Then, stopped by the remaining five, she took off her
hands from my clothes with an apologetic look.

At that moment, the series of events that happened until

now crossed my mind– and I intuitively understood.

“Sorry.”

I smiled at her.

“I am the one who protects Yuri.”

Absent-minded, the girl stopped moving, and with her hand

outstretched to me– left to the horizon, leaving the sound of
the engine.

“Sanjou-sama?”

Apparently, the start of the small boat was detected by the

mini console, and A-san appeared behind me without any
sound.

“With all due respect, without the permission of the

teachers, cruising on a small boat is not allowed.”

“No, I just accidentally took it off… It went somewhere, so

just charge it to the Sanjou Family.”

“… Understood.”

With a hand in front, she bowed her head, as if she’s used to

this kind of selfishness.
I dashingly passed her and arrived at an unpopular corridor–

“YOOOOOOSSSHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
ORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

–And I screamed in delight.

“This is how you do ittttttttttttttttttttttttt!! I managed to

decrease everyone’s favorability back to the original
placeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! This is the power of 180
Yuri IQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

With tears of joy, I shouted into the sea.

“My right arm is actually broken,

idiottttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!”

I then groaned because of the pain caused by my broken

arm and ribs.

However, such severe pain couldn’t win against the taste of

victory.

As planned (grin).

Grinning, I refitted the gips on my right arm.

Now, how much are lies and how much is the truth.

First of all, it is true that I was being on guard because the

number of retainers on the ship was too much. That’s why,
when I saw the retainers talking about the arrangement at
the dinner, I thought about the possibility of a trap.

If there are more retainers lurking on the ship, being

outnumbered, I called Tsukiori and Rei out of precaution.
Other than that, everything is a lie that I came up with on
the spot.
The moment I saw the retainers, my Yuri-colored brain cells
rotated at high speed. My 180 Yuri IQ showed an amazing
brain circulation by come up with a lie saying All my
injuries are bluffs to lure these guys. .

However, if Ojou hadn’t tripped, this lie wouldn’t have been

possible. This lie was possible because Tsukiori saw me
taking Ojou to the medical office.

Thanks to that, the lie that I requested the cooperation of

that female doctor was believed, and the illusion that I
protected Lapis and Rei was subsequently erased.

To express my gratitude to the retainers, I gave them a

small boat, which is easy to do. Or rather, I think it’s not
enough to express my heartfelt gratitude. Since the cost will
be covered by those hags of the Sanjou Family, I can even
give them anything they like.

With that in mind, I stood at the front of the ship, spreading

my hands horizontally and bathed in the sea breeze with my
eyes closed.

I win…

While feeling the taste of victory, I endured the pain in my

broken arm and ribs.

I… No, Yuri won… who said that my 180 Yuri IQ was a lie…
apologize… apologize to me who acted like the famous
titanic scene alone… apologize… gently hug me from
behind and whisper Sorry… to me like Di Caprio….

“My right arm is…”

As a declaration of victory, I opened my eyes and shouted.

“Actually
brokennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!”

Satisfied, I turned my heels around and– met Tsukiori, Lapis,

and Rei who were staring at me.

“…”

“””…”””

“…”

“””…”””

“…”

This cruise… Can it sink right now…

“As expected, your right arm is really broken. We confirmed

with the Sensei, and she said No matter how many times
anyone asked, I will never make a misdiagnosis. .”

“…”

“Hiiro was in pain when we’re eating too. And it doesn’t

seem like an act.”

“…”

""

“Onii-sama is kind, after all. He must have lied to reassure

us.”

“…”

“Hiiro, so you really protected me.”

“So you really thought about me by making the timing so
that I can get along with Lapis and Rei.”

“To think not only protected me by risking your life… but

you also didn’t show off and on the contrary lie to hide it…”

“You always endured it by yourself. Idiot.”

“But I guess that’s just how Hiiro-kun is.”

“Onii-sama, it would be inconvenient for you with that arm,

right? Besides, it seems your consciousness will be hazy
tonight, so I’m really worried if you sleep alone. In addition,
being a lookout would be impossible in that condition.”

Surrounded, I quietly removed the gips on my right arm.

“It’s not broke~n.”

Having my chest pushed from three directions, I silently

groaned.

Then, they catch me from both sides and slowly start

dragging me.

“This world is crazy…!! This is a mistake…!! E-even though I

have 180 Yuri IQ…! Why…! Why…!!”

Just like that, I was quietly taken into the darkness.

Footnotes
1. If you are wondering where the heck the boat was,
remember, “Magic”
 Chapter 9 - Morning After, Morning
Shampoo~

I opened my eyes and observed the dimly lit room I was in.

What happened yesterday after… I can’t remember very

well because my consciousness became hazy due to the
terrible pain in my right arm… or rather, I feel kinda warm…
and, isn’t this room too dark… and this bed is too soft for a
bed…

At that moment, I had a bad feeling.

While sweating profusely, I gently moved my hands.

“…. Nn,”

Someone’s muffled voice came from somewhere inside this

room, and at the same time, my fingertips touched good
quality silk fabric.

When I touch it, my finger sinks into the soft cloth,

transmitting the soft outline of the body underneath. As I
lifted my head, there was Rei who slept while embracing my
chest.

A big smile appeared on my face.

Yep, I’m finished…

While smiling, I looked to my back.

“Nn…”

Lapis, who was hugging my back, made a slight movement.

Yep, I’m finished… (once again).

I don’t want to see this. I don’t want to see this anymore.

While still smiling, I slowly flipped my futon.

“…U…n…”

There, I saw Tsukiori, who seemingly is having a pleasant

sleep, hugging my belly while rubbing her face on it.

Ah yes, I’m finished… (three times).

I covered my face with my unbroken hands.

“Oho… ohoho… hohoho… ho…!! (The sound of my mind

being broken).”

Like a child who just witnessed a murder scene, tears flowed

from my eyes in powerlessness.

Then, I suddenly noticed.

There is no way… there is no way I can leave it at this… I

have to reverse this… immediately… I have to do something
about this situation…!!

I separated Lapis and Tsukiori from my body, and quickly

separated Rei from my chest. Then, I pulled Tsukiori’s hand
and adjusted the position of Rei and Lapis to create a
situation that looks like they are hugging each other.

Ah, I’m so glad I completed this Yuri puzzle!!

I then stood still and– slammed my left fist against the wall.

Shit…!! There is no way I can call this kind of imitation a

Yuri…!! It has no will…!! There is no soul in that…!!

After taking a picture of the three who are sleeping together

like a bundle, I leave the room.

Although I was grinning as I saw the stand by image on the

window, the soulless image in front of me made my heart
empty.

This is really tough ^_^ (Joy and sadness mixed together)

Right now, it is still 4:30am, early in the morning.

Just because I am on a luxurious cruise, it doesn’t mean I

can slack off in my training. There are many uncertainties,
after all, so I want to keep my condition as good as possible.
I would make myself look dumb if I can’t move when it was
needed, after all.

As I climbed to the tanzanite deck at the top, I stared at the

ocean, which was still surrounded by darkness, and opened
the window screen.

Eating a shrimp.

There was a chat from Astemil. It also comes with a photo

that is blurred likely because she took it while she is
moving. At this point, it’s more like a red-colored line
instead of a shrimp.

To think you now can send a chat by yourself. Excellent.

(o^∇^o)
This 420 years old mechanical ineptitude girl couldn’t even
open the screen properly before, but… recently, she became
able to chat with me frequently. The content of her chats
were often almost like a picture diary of an elementary
school student, which made me feel relaxed every time I
saw it.

Souvenir, expect.1

I’ll definitely bring a souvenir that meets your expectations

with my unique sense. I’ll give it to Lapis.

You bring it.

Impossible. Anyway, I’m going to train. Bye-bye.

Angry (o^∇^o)

Why did you use that emoticon to express your anger…?

There is no way you can only use one type of emoticon,
right…?

Still, it’s hard to type letters with my left hand.

At any rate, now that the smartphone classroom for the 420
years old girl is over, I pulled the trigger of Kuki Masamune,
that was hanging on the other side of my waist that I usually
hanged it to. Instantly, three bullets that I imagined
appeared on my left arm.

Sure enough, for now, three is my limit, huh… Although my

magic power has increased to the extent it was not
comparable to before due to training with my Master…. to
be honest, I can’t say it is enough.

Then, I saw the three Nil Arrows clinging to my left arm.

“…”

I erased a bullet and created a normal water arrow.

From the appearance, there is no difference from before.

After getting sufficient distance, I shoot the arrow at the gap

between the fences.

Don!!

The arrow cleanly went through the gap, then the arrow
pulled by magic power that I poured to the rail and rotated,
and immediately after that, the next bullet was loaded
between my index finger and middle finger.

Don!! Don!!

Right and left. The two arrows passed through the gaps in
the fence respectively as intended and– scratch– an arrow
lightly grazed the fence, slightly peeling the paint off the
fence .

Don!! Don!! Don!!

Then, I generate more Nil Arrows and shoot them

continuously. This time, the three arrows passed through the
gaps in the fence in quick succession.

“…”

No good. Not enough stability. I need at least two shots to

correct it. Since I want to be able to shoot even with my left
hand, I guess I will put a little more time into practice.

Using my casted right arm as the foundation, I shoot the Nil

Arrows with my left hand with two fingers extended.
The arrow hit the fence again, which changed the trajectory
of the arrow.

As expected, it was not good. If it keeps hitting the fence,

the direction of the arrow will– at that moment, an idea
flashed my mind.

This…I think it will be possible to use this depending on the

application… if it’s using the principle of Nil Arrow…. I think
it’s worth trying…

That said, I can’t do it now. At worst, I might have to try it in

a real battle.

After that, while being careful not to destroy my form, I

slowly started to practice swing with just my left hand.

I repeat the pattern taught by Master over and over again.

And with my right arm put in the gips, I keep swinging my
sword as the sun rises. Then, after repeatedly doing that
action many times and getting sweaty, I meditate on the
spot.

“…”

The flow of magic power.

I captured the unused magic power that is flowing on the

surface from inside my body to outside my body.

The amount of magic power really made me want to click

my tongue. With just this amount, it will eventually reach
the limit. Which means, I can never catch up with Tsukiori
for the rest of my life if I stay like this.

Right now, I can still adjust it with my control over magic

power, but I will simply be overpowered by just the amount
of magic power against strong opponents. Thus, I absolutely
have to solve this issue eventually.

But well, in the worst case, there may be no need for me to

solve this issue or catch up with Tsukiori, but…

Anyway, after repeating the basic training taught by Master,

I felt discomfort because of the large amount of sweat on
my body.

So, a large public bath… No, I think it’s only for girls… The
Jacuzzi is also the same… It goes without saying that I have
no choice but to use the shower, but I don’t feel like
returning to those haunts of wicked men… as expected, at
this kind of time, I should…!

With that in mind, I returned to the ship and knocked on the

door of a room.

“… What is it?”

What a bedhead.

Ojou who dragged a high-quality-looking gown yawns in

front of me while rubbing her drowsy eyes.

“Sorry, but can I borrow your shower?”

As I laughed it off, Ojou.exe suddenly stopped working.

“…”

“…”

Her eyes slowly opened and… her face reddened.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
*Bam*

She then closed the door with a bang.

Suddenly, it became noisy, and the sound of things being

thrown was heard through the door… and then, the door
opened.

From there, the perfect Ojou in her usual blonde vertical

rolls appeared, wearing a one-piece dress beautifully.

“What is it, from this early morning. You are noisy.”

“Sorry to disturb you, but… I’d like to borrow your shower

room… is that okay?”

“You left me behind.”

Without answering my question, Ojou crossed her arms and

turned her face away, saying “Fun!”.

“You, didn’t you kneel down and begged Please let me

stay yesterday? You crawled on the ground licked my
shoes, just like what you are supposed to do as an inferior
being such as a man, and begged Ophelia-sama, please
show me the magnanimity of your heart that is as broad as
the ocean. , and I answered it with kindness as warm as the
sun in the spring I don’t really mind~! Oohohoho!! ,
right?!”

Hmm, even in the morning, the full power of Ojou is ready to

penetrate my body! (Great delight)

“Despite that, without even thanking me for agreeing to

your request in pity, you disappeared last night. In addition
to that, Tsukiori Sakura also disappeared after giving me a
scornful laugh, you know?! Have you thought about my
feelings after you two left me behind?! It is an unbelievably
foolish act to leave the daughter of the Margeline family in a
dark room alone!! Do you understand the feeling of
loneliness that has spread in my heart?!”

“I’m sorry (gentle look).”

“What’s with those eyes!! What’s with~!! Those eyes~!!”

Ojou who is stamping her feet sure is cute ^_^

While grinning, I waited for her tantrum to subside.

“I am very sorry… Well then, can I borrow your shower,

Ojou? I’m sweating right now, and I don’t want to make the
Lady of the Margeline family feel unpleasant.”

“It’s not like you smell, though… not that! Y-you intend to
take a shower while I am in the room?!”

“Ojou can just leave for a while, though.”

“I – don’t – want – to!!”

The screaming Ojou then gripped her hand tightly and

groaned. Then, while glancing at me, she flutters her toes
and sighed, “Uu…”.

“H-however, it is true that if I let the slave of the same

group smell of sweat, it might affect Margeline family’s
prestige… it cannot be helped, use it as you like.”

“Alri~ght”

“Ah, wait!!”

I passed Ojou from the side and entered the room.

Perhaps because she changed her clothes in a hurry, Ojou’s
clothes and other things were scattered on the floor… and
as I found a certain pink cloth, I slowly turned my eyes
away.

“Wait, wha– NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

Ojou dived to the floor and gathered the piece of cloth.

“There is nothing there, there is nothing there!! You see no

underwear of mine there!! You didn’t see anything!!”

“So you like pink? (Pure curiosity)”

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

Chased by Ojou whose face was bright red, I escaped to the

bathroom.

This is bad… I ended up taking an attitude of teasing Ojou,

like when I played the game… Esco fans like to make Ojou
blush, after all… looks like I did something wrong… let’s
apologize later.

I quickly took a shower and came out of the bathroom with

a bath towel on my shoulder.

“I’m sorry for earlier. I thought about it when I took a bath,

but, you’re right, pink underwear doesn’t exist in this world.
It’s probably a pink Tsuchinoko2.”

“Go die!!”

She threw a light stand and I caught it with one hand.

Vexed, Ojou glared at me, then… took a deep breath and

looked at me.
“However, you sure are fast. I read in some book that a man
takes a bath like a crow, but–”

Looking at me, Ojou stiffened.

“What’s wrong? Did you see a Tsuchinoko or something?”

She blushed while looking at me and covered her face firmly

with both hands.

“S-shameless!! You are shameless!! Clothes!! Get dressed!!

Quickly!! Noo!!”

“Ah, my bad.”

Half-naked, I hurriedly put on my shirt.

“A-are you done…?”

“Un, I’m done.”

After taking a glance, Ojou exhaled in relief. Then, she

waved her hand with a repugnance expression.

“If you are done, leave this room. I also have to prepare
myself, so you will disturb me here.”

“Alri~ght, thanks~”

I then tried to leave the room, until–

“Come to think of it, there was a message from Tsukiori

Sakura in the group chat.”

“Eh, what is it?”

“She said come to the pool after breakfast … Hey, where

are you going?”
Having opened the door, I looked back and smiled in the
backlight.

“I, will be gone!!”

To escape from the romantic comedy swimsuit event, I

rushed into the warm light.

Yes, into the light.

I run into a new hope– and a few minutes later–

“…”

I was caught, and saw the scene before me with wide eyes
from the side of the pool.

Footnotes

1. She used to be hopeless with machines, so she

probably still isn’t used to typing long chats.
2. Tsuchinoko is an urban legend creature in Japan that is
said to still exist now.
 Chapter 10 - Swimsuit Event
(Predictable and Unavoidable)

Today’s weather is sunny.

Our cruise, Queen’s Watch, was moored in front of the

dimension gate leading to the second recreation port.

The Dimension Gate is a man-made float with a black

semicircle that appeared on the sea. A personal watercraft
is parked by being tied to that man-made float. A toll booth
was also set up on the float, with a staff member holding a
magic device to give permission for any ship to pass.

The huge black circle that swallowed the Queen’s Watch had
a total length of 310 m and a height of 58 m (above the
surface of the sea), and continued to rotate slowly. At the
same time, an out-of-place looking large console fitted in
the circle made sounds of whirring while emitting pale light.

Yes, this dimension gate is also classified as a constructor

magic device. However, its use is limited to one thing, that
is to let people go back and forth between the Other World
and Reality. And the principle of this dimension gate was the
Other World’s ritual.

Not only in Alfheim, the residents of the Other World can

also perform a special ritual to open the “Gate” and come to
Japan. This dimension gate, which has a 99.9992% chance
of a successful transfer, was made with that Other World’s
ritual as the principle. There is almost no possibility of
encountering a transferring accident, and even if an
accident did occur, it will immediately be detected and the
one involved in that accident will be picked up right away
(the setting stated that there were actually some deaths
due to transferring accidents in the past).

However, this dimension gate wasn’t an Anywhere Door

where you can open anywhere and go anywhere. The Other
World and Reality are closely linked, and it has been decided
that this coordinate of the real world will definitely arrive at
this coordinate of the other world. In addition, since the
Other world and Reality are in the condition of unstably
overlapping with each other, the dimensional gate can only
be operated in a highly stable place.

Basically, you can only go back and forth between the Other
World and Reality through this dimension gate. Therefore,
we have no choice but to take this transfer method, which is
troublesome to apply for permission… It even takes a
certain amount of time just to check our passport. But well,
since the second recreation port exists in the Other World,
this check was unavoidable, and it is also unavoidable that
we have to wait for some time.

Then, Why don’t we use that spare time to enter the

pool? , a certain elf princess said that and this led to the
present.

“…”

I sit on the floor grasping my knees with dead eyes. By the

poolside on the deck of the Queen’s Watch, to be precise, on
the pool on the Sapphire deck, I hid my presence.

In a huge pool next to a circular jacuzzi…. Some Ojou-sama

are playing a game of tag while giggling happily.
“…”

“Kya! Where are you touching!”

“Ahaha! This is just the beginning~! Be prepared~!”

“Kya~! Help me~!”

“…”

Lord, thank you for this daily Yuri scene (pious).

Then, I silently pulled the trigger.

Connecting– Attribute: Light , Generation: Metamaterial ,

Control: Transparency .

Just like that, while sitting on the floor grasping my knees, I

wore an optical camouflage and became transparent.

“…”

For the first time, I succeeded in activating my original

magic Distortion Field . It is a magic that makes oneself
transparent by covering the whole body with metamaterial
optical camouflage to transmit and diffract light.

This magic is something I came up with by coincidence

when I went to the archive and was thinking about the
principle of Nil Arrow (I associated the invisible arrow with
transparency).

I wasn’t sure if it would succeed, but I was confident

because I studied metamaterial seriously just for this
reason.

“…”
Yes, this is an original magic that I studied for the sake of
fulfilling the dream of all human beings Become
transparent, become a wall, and watch over Yuri. .

However, it has not been successful until now.

With how unsuccessful it was before, I even cryingly ran in a

riverbed, illuminated by sunset, while shouting “DAMN
ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!”, before bursting into tears, and was
hugged and comforted by Astemil who didn’t know what
happened.

Then, why did I suddenly succeed? The reason is clear.

“…”

That is because right now, I want to reach nothingness… I

want to disappear… I want to unite with the earth and watch
the fate of the Yuri couple on Mercury and Mars… I want to
be one with the floor and observe the group of girls that are
giggling happily in front of me…

I lost my concentration, and suddenly the figure of me who

sat while grasping my knees appeared on the poolside.

“…”

And then, I disappeared again.

“…”

And then, I suddenly appeared again, in the same sitting

position.

“Hey?! Hasn’t that guy been appearing and disappearing

since a while ago?!”
“It must be a psychic phenomenon!! Call a ghostbuster,
ghostbuster!!”

“It’s like a lamp that is about to run out!! I can feel its
ephemeral nature of life before it disappears!!”

A little turmoil broke out and their attention was focused on

me– until suddenly, the turmoil subsided, as a shadow
appeared to hide me.

“… I have no intention of making my dear brother a show.”

Rei hid my figure by embracing me and stared at the

onlookers.

“Please just continue your game.”

The Ojou-sama who enjoyed the unique human lamp

hurriedly turned away and went back to giggling happily.

“Onii-sama…?”

With a white shirt that fits on her body, Rei, who wore a
bikini under that shirt, smoothed her wet hair. Her beautiful
pure black eyes were worriedly staring at me.

Did she wander around the pool just to search for me?

The black hair that ran down her fine skin was wet. Drops of
water dripped from the tips of her hair, flowed down to her
collarbone and fell to her bountiful chest.

The shirt she wore cannot cover her lower body. I can see
her healthy thighs through the gap, and it touches my
fingertips every time she moves.

Lord, save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, save
me, save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, save
me, save me, save me…!!
While asking for salvation from the Lord, I tried to be careful
not to look at her chest, which moves up and down as she
breathes.

Then, I smiled at the beautiful girl who stared at me at a

close distance.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ano, last night…”

“For the time being, can you move a bit…”

“Ah, I-I’m sorry…”

With that, Rei gracefully moved back. She sat in seiza by the
pool and moved the fingertips of her hands bashfully.

“A-about last night… ano… do you remember…?”

“I, alone, slept. Evidence, I have. It’s me. I, alone, slept.1”

“N-no… ano…”

I can not continue this!! I will die!! She is!! Too poisonous for
my eyes!!

“Ah…”

Perhaps thinking that I was in a bad mood after she saw me

standing up all of a sudden, Rei turned her face down and– I
put a bath towel on her head.

“Cover your body with this. It’s still cold. So, you should
properly wipe your body first.”

“…Ah,”
Rei, whose face turned red, buried her mouth in the towel
she received from me… and looked at me with upturned
eyes.

“Thank you… very much…”

Looking at her who stared at me, I grinned.

With this, I managed to cover her captivating swimsuit body.

In other words, I managed to crush the swimsuit event.
When you’re dealing with a great man like me, I think you
should think a little more, oh Love Comedy God. You small
fry. Please do not come again, I beg you (appeal).

“H-Hiiro…”

Someone poked me with a fingertip.

When I turned around, there stood Lapis in a bathing suit,

with her face flushed and shivering.

She wore a sky blue swimsuit with frills on the chest. Even
though she is just standing, everyone looks at her with envy.
Her style is just so good that I couldn’t help but think that
she wasn’t the same person.

Her pure white skin repels the water, which flows through
her sculpture-like feet.

Her whole body then gradually dyed in cherry color,

reminding me of the blooming takane no hana. Even the
passing Ojou-samas had their jaws dropped, seemingly
unable to believe how good her style is.

“… H-how?”

“…”
The skin!! She showed too much of her skin!! It’s
dangerous!!

With the gips on my right arm removed, I take off my shirt

and put it on her.

“Eh… A-ano, Hiiro…?”

“Wear it. It’s still cold. You should wear a shirt like Rei.”

“Ah… U-un…”

I grinned at Lapis, who was shyly looking away, wearing my

shirt that was too large for her.

With this, the captivating swimsuit body is gone (the rest is

omitted).

“B-by the way, Hiiro… about last night…”

“Hiiro-kun.”

It was the voice of Tsukiori.

When I turned around, she, who wore a simple shirt, shorts,

and a pair of beach sandals, waved her hand to me.

“Morning. Did you sleep well yesterday?”

“… Tsukiori,”

Half-naked, I hold both of Tsukiori’s hands.

“I believed in you (beautiful eyes).”

“What do you mean? Perhaps, you want to see my

swimsuit?”
While playing with my fingers, Tsukiori smiled.

“Even though you’ve already seen more than that

yesterday?”

At that moment, time froze.

Rei and Lapis cast their eyes downward with their faces
turned bright red, while Tsukiori approached me with a
smile.

“How did it feel being washed by three girls in the

bathroom?”

Hearing that, my vision became hazy.

With just one sentence, my brain was shaken and my body

shook, making me unable to stand , and I kneeled on the
spot.

“Ha… Ha… Ha, ha, ha…!”

My sweat dripped on the floor.

I-I must have heard mistakenly… i-impossible… y-you are

saying that I, who should have been someone who protects
Yuri… took a bath with three girls…?! I-impossible… I… I am
the elite of Yuri society… Yurite… there is no way I would do
something like… that…!!

“It was amazing when we slept together too. I don’t know

what you were dreaming, but when I whispered Hiiro-kun,
Lapis is in danger. , you immediately went to cover Lapis
even when unconscious. And Lapis grinned while shouting
Kya…! –”
“Idiot, idiot, idiot, idiottttttttttttttttttt!! Even though you
promised you won’t say it!! Even though you promised you
won’t say it, Sakura you idiotttttttttttttt!!”

“Anyway, since you won’t resist whatever we do, with this

chance, Rei has been making you spoil her by keeping
herself in your arms–”

“Please stop, please stop, please stop, please stop!! Didn’t I

say that if you say that we won’t be friends anymore?! I said
that, right?!”

“… (Light disappears from my eyes)”

Like a radio-controlled car played by a toddler, apparently, I

was being toyed by the three last night. To be honest, if I
had the memory of last night, I probably wouldn’t be in this
world anymore. There is no way I can live with such shame,
so I have no choice but to die (indeed).

“… I-I feel a bit unwell, so I’ll take a rest.”

“Un? Are you okay? Shall we sleep together again?

(additional attack)”

“Ohagaha!! (Oi oi, stop it. Even if you tried to attack me like
that, it’s not effective against a Yurite like me (laugh).”

While staggering, I returned to the ship.

As I walked around the ship looking for a place to rest– I saw

a girl standing in an unpopular corridor.

“Sanjou Hiiro-san, right?”

In the dark corridor where I can’t see her face, the girl
whispered.
“Ah, that’s right.”

“There is something I want to talk about with you… can you

give me some of your time?”

She came from there, huh– I, who knew who the person was
without looking at her face, grinned.

“Of course. I will never refuse an invitation from a pretty

girl, after all.”

I approached her and over-familiarly hugged her shoulder.

“… tch.”

Hearing the clicking sound, I grinned.

“You sure are cute, exactly my type. Do you have a

girlfriend? If you have one, why don’t we go play
somewhere together later? How is it? You won’t refuse,
right? I am interesting, you know, I will definitely make you
two enjoy it.”

“… scum.”

“Eh? What’s wrong? Did you say something?”

“No, nothing. Well then, let’s go to a place where we can

talk slowly.”

With that, she and I disappeared into the ship, staying close
together.

Footnotes
1. He said it robotically, I think you know the reason.
 Chapter 11 - Crusade

The girl and I sat next to each other at the counter seats.

I, who had changed my clothes in the cabin as we passed

by, looked around the bar on the Diamond deck.

The inside of the bar is filled with chic colors… with the
circular lights on the ceiling faintly illuminating the room in
a white glow. At the back of the counter, I can also see
numerous alcoholic beverages lined up.

The moment I sat down on the white bar chair, the

bartender woman who came over smiled.

“What is your order?”

“You.”

“Sorry, but I can’t provide it because I am already reserved

by someone. How about your companion?”

“Mineral water.”

Still with a smile on her face, the bartender woman

withdrew.

As the bartender woman left, I stared at the girl sitting next

to me with a grin on my face. Feeling uncomfortable with
my stare, the girl brought her slit eyes down and stroked her
nails many times, clearly showing her nervousness.
“So, what’s the matter? You want to be my mistress or
something?”

“… Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t and I’m not interested. But, I might be interested in

that depending on the situation.”

When I caressed her shoulder with my finger, she blatantly

pushed my finger off.

“I’m Hizumi Ruri from Class A, the same as yo–”

“You are the girl who is in the same group as Lapis and Rei,
right? Bartender-san! Give me a coke highball! And Plum
Wine on the Rocks!”

The bartender Onee-san who was smiling then brought a

glass of mineral water to the girl next to me. Then, she left
just like that, as if she hadn’t heard anything beside that.

“I thought you didn’t know about me?”

“You were taking a leave of absence due to illness as soon

as you entered the academy, right?”

Hearing that, her complexion changed.

I guess that’s a bit too much for a first meeting… I have to

keep the line in check… There is no way I can say I got that
information from Marina-sensei since she isn’t allowed to
say that… let’s say that I got this information through the
Sanjou Family…

With that decided, I foolishly laughed.

“Of course I will investigate you. Lapis and Rei are my

women, my concubine candidates, so I thought why not
bring the girl from the same group as them as well. The
Sanjou Family can really do anything, you know?”

“… this rotten young master.” She whispered and then gave

a fake smile.

“I heard from Rei-san. It seems your swordsmanship is good.

To think you are also training and not just living with the
name of the Sanjou Family, I think it’s wonderful.”

“Ee~? Is that the only thing you heard from Rei~? There
was more, right? Did you not hear about ‘that’?”

“Ee, of course, I heard. It seems you can shoot a special

arrow. It looks like a normal water arrow, but it’s actually
different, something like that. That’s amazing.”

“That’s right~, amazing, isn’t it!”

Too bad for you girl, I’ve actually never shown nor talked to
Rei about Nil Arrow.

“What kind of principle did you use to make that arrow? I

hope you can teach me!”

She blatantly made a coaxing voice and asked with a smile.

But, contrary to her voice, her eyes aren’t laughing at all. In
those eyes, I could see the desire to get as much
information as possible. In other words, she doesn’t seem
suitable for negotiation.

“I think I can tell you if we’re in a place that’s a little quieter

where we can be alone~.”

“…”
Hearing that, she caressed the back of her hand and her
face stiffened.

“Hey, how about it? How abo– sorry, I’m leaving my seat for
a moment.”

I stood up violently and went straight to the vacant

restroom, leaving the dubious gaze of the girl and–

“OEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! (Vomiting)”

–vomited into the toilet.

This is bad… Mimicking Hiiro is more difficult than I had

imagined… anger and discomfort is swirling inside my head,
in short, it’s hell… If I continue this act any longer, it might
seriously become life-threatening for me… and that girl is
most likely black… so it should be fine to talk normally from
now on…

""

I stared at myself smiling in the mirror and saw a great evil

in it, so I raised my middle finger and shouted.

“DIE YOU
BITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! DIE HIIRO, YOU
BITCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

Fuu… (Reset successful)

Refreshed, I returned to the bar.

“D-did you scream in there…?”

“No, I didn’t. (refreshing smile)”

I then raised one hand and called the bartender Onee-san.

“Give me some milk please. Also, her cup is empty, so

please give her a replacement. Do you have any other
recommendations? I would like to give this girl a treat.”

“There is. It is white grape sparkling juice. It is refreshing

and not too sweet, something that I can recommend to
anyone.”

“Then, one of those please. Since you have other

customers, you don’t have to prepare it quickly. And thank
you for your cooperation. Please say hello to your beautiful
lover (enthusiasm)”

“Thank you very much.”

While giggling, the bartender Onee-san went back to do her

job.

In regard to the flabbergasted Hizumi, I made some distance

and faced her.

“Anyway, what are we talking about again?”

“Y-your right arm.”

After goggling in astonishment, the girl regained herself and

smiled.

“It’s broken, right? Isn’t there any pain?”

“Eh, how do you know about it?”

“I mean, it is gipsed–”

“Because it is gipsed, it’s not necessarily mean it is broken. I

mean, even a ligament injury needs to have the affected
area covered.”

“Y-you screamed on the top of the ship, right? I could hear it

from inside the ship.”

“You couldn’t.”

“… Eh?”

As we were having such exchanges, the bartender Onee-san

came and placed two cups on the table. I then slid a glass of
juice in front of her.

“You can’t hear it from inside the ship. The interior of a

cruise is basically soundproof in order to disguise the noise
of the operating machine. Which means, if that thick door
leading into the ship was closed, you would never be able to
hear my idiotic scream… unless you tailed me up to the
deck.”

With that, her expression disappeared.

“What’s wrong? Drink it.”

In front of the trembling girl, I smiled.

“It is the bartender’s recommendation, you know?”

“Y-you pretended to be an idiot… t-to fool me… I thought I

could do it if it’s you…”

“Oh, you hurt me.”

I carried the milk to my mouth with my trembling hand.

“Of course I did it on purpose (the sound of a large amount

of milk spilled)”
To be honest, I just thought that Tsukiori and the two
wouldn’t come up to the deck, and the main purpose was
really to relieve my frustration. ^_^

“….!!”

The moment I looked away, the girl tried to stand up before–

I put the edge of Lux (Light Sword) against her neck.

I, who pulled out my blade with my left hand while sitting,

then smiled.

“It’s my treat. To think you’re trying to leave without even

drinking it, I don’t think such a rude act is something that an
Ojou-sama from Otori Magic Academy should do.”

“I-if I scream… y-you will become everyone’s enemy… y-

your fun school life will be messed up…”

“So what. It doesn’t matter. I would be fine as long as I can

protect Yuri. I’ve decided since long ago that I will cut
anyone who makes them cry no matter what happens to
me… so, sit down quickly, let’s talk.”

I then put my blade back as the bartender Onee-san turned

around. And with cold sweat flowing from her head, Hizumi
sat down next to me.

“W-when did you notice….?”

“I’ve already had my suspicions after the attack of the B-

class trio. You faked your illness to separate Lapis and Rei,
right? When I asked the doctor in the medical office, she
said that the girl called Hizumi Ruri never went there, after
all… since my suspicion might have proven to be true, to
confirm it, I set up a trap, which is to let you see me
screaming at the front of the ship.”
“Y-you did all that just because of a mere suspicion?”

“If I make even one slight mistake, my important persons

will die.”

With my elbow on the bar table, I stared straight at her

eyes.

“That’s why, I should eliminate such a possibility, even if it

is just 1%. As long as I’m alive, I will never let anyone die no
matter what happens… because I want to see a pure white
Yuri field.”

“I understand that spirit, but… what is the Yuri that is

sometimes mentioned from a while ago…?”

*Click*

I snapped my fingers and the bartender Onee-san came and

placed a book in front of us.

Then, I pushed the manga toward Hizumi courteously.

“This is Sweet Blue Flowers by Shimura Takako-sensei. In

some places, this manga is even called the Bible of the Yuri
world… you’ll understand what I mean if you read it.”

“W-why did the bartender Onee-san have it?”

“I was already planning to lure you here today, after all.

From the beginning until now, everything is like a skit of me
and that woman. Thank you for your cooperation!!”

The bartender Onee-san puts her hand on her chest and

gives a graceful bow (as expected of a professional).

“Eh… then, does that mean you spend a lot of time not
getting into the main issue just to recommend this
manga…?”

“This is the main issue, though…? (Innocent eyes)”

“W-what’s wrong with you…”

With a fearful look, she stared at me.

“I’ve been watching you for a long time, but how can you
have that much power? Isn’t Sanjou Hiiro a woman-loving
scum who doesn’t have a decent fighting ability? Was all of
that an act?”

“You sure investigated it properly. Anyway, let me confirm

this, the one who gave orders to those retainer girls on this
cruise from behind the scenes was you, right?”

As it looked like my statement was a bull’s-eye, Hizumi

groaned– and I added another question without a break.

“What contract did you have with Arshariya?”

Receiving a sudden question, Hizumi stiffened.

“W-what do you me–”

“You are originally supposed to be in a hospital bed because

of an incurable disease which cannot be healed normally.
Unless it was a miracle caused by the demon.”

Originally, Hizumi Ruri is not one of the characters that

appears in this recreation camp. She is a miserable girl who
is asleep for a long time because of an incurable disease,
and she would only appear in the story much later. And
Arshariya is, in fact, deeply involved in the treatment of her
disease.
“No, Arshariya shouldn’t have awakened yet. Did the
Arshariya faction give you something? It’s okay, just confess
everything–”

Suddenly– all the electricity on the cruise is wiped out.

Perhaps because the cruise is entering the other world, the

intensity of the magic power in the air suddenly increases…
and I draw Kuki Masamune in the dark.

“Eh… w-what…?”

Apparently, this wasn’t Hizumi’s trick.

I stood up, grabbed her arm and hid her behind me.

“Don’t move. Stay still.”

Something is here.

I squinted my eyes in the darkness and– a flash– I blocked

the flying knife that flew toward us and descended with my
left hand holding the sword.

The target was not me, that’s what I confirmed when I saw
the trajectory of the flying knife.

In other words, its aim was Hizumi.

“Hizumi, can you run? Go up. Go run to the Tanzanite Deck.”

At the moment, I don’t think I have to fight whoever that

attacked… well as long as someone had a decent brain,
there is no way he or she would fight the opponent head-on
in this condition.

So, I think I should temporarily retre– suddenly, I found that

the knife was stuck in the Sweet Blue Flowers manga by
Shimura Takako-sensei.

“…”

I rubbed my eyes, thinking maybe it was a mistake.

Then, once again, I stared at the Bible of the Yuri world on

the bar table.

“…”

A throwing knife was neatly stuck in the center of the book.

Ahaha, no no, no way, right?!

There should be no one in the world can hurt this wonderful

book–

“ISN’T IT STUCK THERE?! DIE, YOU

BITCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

I rushed toward the opponent with my Kuki Masamune

head-on.
 Chapter 12 - Wan-chan, One Chance

What emerged from the darkness was a black dog with

numerous blades on its back. Jaggy Dog– a monster that
lives in the Other World, and is a small fry monster that you
would normally encounter in the lower floors.

Oi, you have got to be kidding me! Isn’t that a monster, not
a human?!

Moreover, it’s not just one.

One, two, three, four… five?! Even in the dungeon, you

wouldn’t encounter this number, you know?!

What an unexpected encounter.

Suddenly, one of them did an about-face and a blade flew

from the back of the quivering black dog.

“Oops,”

Trigger– Generation: Magical Layer , Change: Optic

Nerve , Change: Musculoskeletal – Activation, Tenebrae.

“Kya!!”

Holding the stiff Onee-san in one arm, I kicked the wall, did
a triple jump, and knocked down the blade with the gips on
my right arm that has been strengthened with magic power.

After hiding the bartender Onee-san behind the counter, I

searched the clanking sound of the blade and grasped the
position of the Jaggy Dogs.

“Don’t let your head out. Stay still behind the counter. Ah,
and,”

I smiled at her.

“Say hello to your beautiful lover for me (once again).

Hizumi!!”

When I shouted at the Hizumi who was wandering around in

panic, she stirred in surprise.

“My bad, help me for a bit! I can’t change my console

because I can’t use my right arm! So, please follow me from
behind!”

“W-what are you saying, you should run away! Their target
is me! I-I am your enemy, you know?!”

“Like I care. Didn’t I say this before? I will never let anyone
die. Besides, I feel potential from you… the potential to
bloom a beautiful Yuri… which means, you are also someone
I have to protect. So, come here quickly, let’s kick them off
together.”

“W-what are you saying… Are you really Sanjou Hiiro…?”

I kicked the Jaggy Dog that jumped at me, grabbed Hizumi’s

waist and pulled her.

“H-hey?! Wh-wh-where are you touching?!”

“Your waist. You sure are thin. You should eat a little more.”

“D-don’t kid me… P-please die…!!”

With her face turned bright red, she pushed my face away
with both hands.

“It hurts… if I don’t do this, I won’t be able to fight while

protecting you… good, listen… you know there is a console
pocket behind the chest pocket on your uniform, right… I
want you to pull out a console from there according to my
instruction…!”

“F-from behind the uniform?! Y-you’re saying you wanted

me to put my hand on your chest?!”

“I’m a man, anyway, so it’s okay, right?”

While trying to push me away, Hizumi’s face turned red to

her ears.

“Isn’t that why there is a problem?! A-are you stupid?! E-

even though I never dated a girl before, you want me to put
my hand on a man’s chest… T-there is no way I can do
something abnormal like that!!”

“Well, just put up with it– they’re here.”

From the darkness, without making any sound, the Jaggy

Dogs attacked in a slippery manner.

Because Jaggy Dogs move in groups, they need a way for

them to communicate with each other. However, since they
cannot make a voice like humans, they communicate by
using the “Sound” generated by the clanking sound of the
blades on their back.

*Clank Clank Clank*

With a warped sound, three black dogs jumped.

“The front one is just a decoy, and the blade that flies from
the right is the real attack. Hizumi, Attribute: water ,
Generation: Arrow , Generation: Blade !!”

“Ah, mou!!”

Hizumi used her magic power to remove the console from

my Kuki Masamune at once. She then slowly used her magic
power again to fit the consoles as instructed.

Suddenly, I let go of Hizumi’s waist and pushed her head

down.

“Ugh!”

Immediately after that, a blade passed over her head, and I

pulled Kuki Masamune out.

Console, connecting– Attribute: Water , Generation:

Water , Generation: Blade .

Double craft, attribute-less sword, Nil Arrow.

“… There!”

I cut off the Jaggy Dog that jumped toward us, and Hizumi,
who sits between the Jaggy Dog that was split into two,
screamed.

And then, ignoring the Jaggy Dog that is doing a feint from
the front, I deflected the blade flying from the darkness to
the ceiling.

*Clank clank clank*

“Pincer attack, huh.”

“H-how could you understand their words from a while
ago…?!”

Even if you asked, I just naturally remembered it… I have

heard it until I’ve gotten fed up in the game, after all… Also,
recently the number of Yuri works has increased even in
audio-only works… so, my ears have been trained (grin).

With that in mind, I hugged Hizumi.

“Kya! C-can you hug me gently! T-too strong! Y-your power

is too strong and scary!”

“My bad, is this good enough?”

As I lowered the strength in my arm, Hizumi turned away

and put her hand on her mouth.

“… Nn”

“Eh… w-why did you make a slightly erotic voice just now…?
(Pure curiosity)”

“Because you hug my waist as hard as you can!! It puts a lot

of burden on my stomach!! So that just happened when I
suddenly relaxed!! D-do you have no delicacy?! Are all men
like that?! Can you die?!”

She sure is energetic all of a sudden… In the game, she had

almost no turn to appear, so I don’t really know about her,
but if I remember it well, the developer once said in the
twitter that She is actually this kind of character … the
memories were a bit vague, though…

“Oops,”

“Wapf!”
I brought Hizumi’s face to my chest and evaded the blade
that came flying toward us.

“H-hey!! D-don’t press people’s faces against your chest!! Y-

your smell!! I ended up smelling your smell at once, you
know?!”

“Sorry, sorry, I’ll finish them soon. Please fit Attribute:

Light , Generation: Ball , Control: Shoot now.”

“M-mou…!”

Hizumi put her hand onto my chest.

Meanwhile, the Jaggy Dogs moved from side to side with

quick movement. They rushed toward us, bouncing floor to
floor.

“Oi, Hizumi. Don’t caress someone’s pectoral muscles,

replace the consoles quickly. They are coming-”

“I-I didn’t caress it! Don’t say it like it was force majeure!!”

The Jaggy Dogs gradually closed our distance.

While hugging and separating Hizumi who was replacing my

consoles in a hurry, I evaded the flying blades, and
occasionally swung my Kuki Masamune to deflect the
blades.

“Nnh… nn, nn… nn…”

“No, Hizumi, I don’t think you should do that (cringed).”

“T-that’s because you– nhn– hug and let go of me many

times!! Can you hold back your power– nhn– for a bit!!”

Then, the consoles are set.

“Hizumi, crouch down.”

Hearing that, she crouches down, holding her head with

both hands– as four Jaggy Blades jumped from our sides at
the same time.

I extended my palm in the center of those dogs and put

maximum amount of magic power in the palm of my hand
and–

“You should behave well on board… so, sit.”

I curved the edge of my mouth.

“Light.”

Then, light exploded in all directions from the light ball

created on my palm.

With a high-pitched scream, the Jaggy Dogs blew in the air,

and I aimed at all of them.

Route on.

Like that, I stretched the rail to the falling black dogs that
are struggling in agony, and shot three arrows at once.

*Do do do*

The three arrows pierced the Jaggy Dogs at the same time.
The dead black dogs then fell to the ground, and I pulled a
Water Arrow out of the corpses.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Meanwhile, the remaining one that survived jumped to

Hizumi– however, before it was able to approach her, the
water arrow thrown by my left hand reflected by a wall of
magic power and pierced the dog’s eyebrows from the front.

*Thud*

Just like that the Jaggy Dog died, leaving the sound of its
falling body.

Satisfied, I stared at the result of my fight.

It was another application of the water arrow that I came up

with when I saw my arrow hit a fence just a while ago…
even if I didn’t extend the rail, I can change the direction in
which the arrow files by deflecting it on a wall.

It may be less stable, but it’s useful when I don’t have time
to change the direction of the rail. In addition, I can also
save my magic power with that.

“Hizumi, it’s done.”

Hizumi, who shrunk while crossing her hands to protect her

face, slowly opened one of her eyes.

“Hii!”

Looking at the corpse of the black dog in front of her, she

quickly steps back. She then jumped and clung to me.

“… I-is it dead?”

“Aa. Look, it’s gone.”

A monster that has lost its magic power can no longer retain
its shape in reality, like from what we can see from the
Jaggy Dogs that turned into pale particles and disappeared
into the air.
“…”

However, this is strange.

Originally, monsters should only appear in dungeons.

Moreover, the second recreation port is a famous tourist
attraction that guarantees its guest’s safety, and there
should be no room for monsters to appear here.

Even if we have entered the other world, the chances of

monsters entering the ship are equal to zero. Besides, these
monsters were aiming for Hizumi. In other words, the
monsters were ordered by something or someone.

Adding to that, monsters basically do not listen to humans.

The only exceptions are the monsters summoned by a high-
ranking retainer who has a contract with a demon. And the
monsters that can be summoned by a high-rank retainer are
like the subordinates of the demons they had a contract
with, and they only accept the order of that human because
of their loyalty to the demon they serve.

However, there is another possibility.

But, that’s… No, it’s impossible… totally impossible, but…

when the time comes… I… I have to do something about it…

“H-hey…”

Called by Hizumi, I regained myself.

“That… thank you for saving me… you really are strong… I
don’t know why they aimed at me, a loyal servant of
Arshariya-sama, but… perhaps one of the retainers was
jealous of me…”

“… Are there any of your comrades on board?”

“None. None, but…”

But, huh.

I guess I’ll just have to wait for them on the third day.

“Sorry, but I can’t leave you like this. You are being targeted
after all. There may be various inconveniences, but I will
have to keep you under my supervision.”

“I-I know… I failed my task, after all… I’ll just have to think
that I was lucky that I wasn’t killed….”

“Yosh, well then, shall we go? And, until when are you going
to hug me?”

The teary eyed Hizumi then smiled at me.

“S-sorry… b-because of the things earlier… it seems my

waist has weakened… I-I don’t think I can walk…”

Without being able to put some power to her legs, Hizumi

weakly tried to stand with me as a support.

Seeing that, I sighed and lifted her up.

“Kya!”

“Bear with it. For both of us.”

I feel like I have done princess carry many times in this

recreation camp. Well, I never thought I would do it with my
right arm gipsed, though.

While I was thinking about that, I tried to take her to the

medical office– and unexpectedly met with Tsukiori and co.

“…”
“””…”””

“…”

“””…”””

And I’m just trying to get past them from the side–

""

“Hiiro-kun is trying to bring back a girl who is drunk on

alcohol…”

“That’s right. (Decreasing favorability challenge)”

“N-no! Sanjou Hiiro just save– wapu!!”

With a big smile, I closed the mouth of Hizumi, whom I had

lowered.

“Shhh… yes, be silent… right now, I’m watering yuri

flowers… no one has the right to get in the way… no one…
are we clear… ?”

“Mm-!! Mm, mm, mm!!”

I stared at the three while smiling.

Oh, the great Yuri God, please lower their favorability…

please lower it… lower it… lower it, or I will kill you… (Pious
prayer)

“H-hiiro…”

“Onii-sama…”

That’s good!! That’s so damn good!! More, lower it more!!

“So you forced yourself again to save that girl… idiot… your
gips is tattered… and we could hear the roar of monsters
when we got inside the ship…”

“Onii-sama is always fighting to protect someone (glittering

eyes).”

Yes, yes! Yes, yes, I know, I know! Yes, yes, yes, yes, I know,
I know!! (Strong clapping)

“Hizumi-san, you seem unable to stand, did you get

attacked by a monster?”

“And then you happen to meet Hiiro-kun, who shields you.

Even though I want to tease Hiiro-kun more… the spoilers
came too early…”

“Onii-sama is not someone who would do that.”

“Hizumi, there is no way it’s like that, right?! We are about

to return to the room for a one-night-love, right?! You’re
drunk because I made you drink, right?! (Red eyes)”

“No (affirmation).”

I lifted my head a little and stared at the sky with dead-like

eyes.

It’s over (black background).

Surrounded by three people in swimsuits, I knelt down in a

daze.

“Then, Hiiro-kun.”

Tsukiori smiled at me.

“After you take that girl to the medical office… you will come
to the pool, okay?”

Hearing such a whisper as the finishing blow, I silently

covered my face.
 Chapter 13 - Don't You Know...? You
Can Never Escape From The Swimsuit
Event...!!

The cheers of girls entered my ears. Pure white skin repels

the water, shrill voices echoing throughout the place, and
peach-skinned girls are making merry around.

Splashes of water come from the girls who gathered in the

pool. They are happily playing around and pushing their soft
bodies against each other.

“Kya!”

“Mou, you have done it!!”

Occasionally, their shoulders touched against the other’s,

making the pair of friends who weren’t conscious of each
other become aware of each other.

“Ah, s-sorry…”

“N-no… me too… sorry…”

Oh, God of Yuri, so this is Eden…

Right now, for giving me a glimpse of such a wonderful

heavenly sight, I am very grateful for being your devout
believer.

“…”
That is if I wasn’t in the center of that crucible!! (Sudden
change)

Skin, skin, skin!!

I am currently surrounded by those peach-skin tones. Under

the faint light, I was standing in the center of the shining
pool.

Now, Queen’s Watch has safely passed through the

dimension gate and entered the Other World.

The Other World– Starmine.

This cave, which has a total length of about 600 km, is a sea
cave that is half submerged in the Other World sea called
Ranova Sea . Thanks to the sunlight illuminating through
the entrance of the cave and holes in the ceiling, the
seawater in the cave is dyed a deep blue color. Crystals
called Star Crystals are also lined up on the walls and
ceiling, shining in seven colors. Regularly, fragments of
those star crystals break due to corrosion and scatter in the
air while shining when they contact the magic power in the
air.

Inside this dimly lit cave, every time a fragment of star

crystal falls and illuminates the surface of water, a romantic
sight is spread. And the pool in the cruise was also lit up by
the fragments of the star crystal. The pool was like a
luxurious night pool… so, many Ojou-sama were rushing in
to not miss that opportunity.

Needless to say, me, who was an honorary Yurite, tried to

escape from the pool dynamically while thinking I can’t
stay here!! , but ended up swept away by the human
waves, which led me to this situation (Hiiro-kun’s
devastating defeat series).
“…”

Things going smoothly until I sent Hizumi to the medical

office and trying to justify myself by saying, I want to
protect her!! I want to escape from the pool!! . However,
Sensei answered it with, I don’t understand what you
mean. Besides, we have security staff here, so you aren’t
needed. Also, you can remove your gips, so go have fun. ,
and even if I cryingly complained while making a gesture as
if I am going to give her banknotes, she ignored me, so
there was nothing I could do about it.

“…”

Suddenly, perhaps requested by someone, a sweet love

song was heard from a huge speaker, making the pool look
exactly like a big scale mixer!!

Then, as the staff and A-san handed out tropical juices on

the silver tray, I was wrapped in the softness of women’s
bodies.

“…”

“Sorry, Hiiro-kun.”

Tsukiori, who wore a white bikini and a transparent pareo

around her waist, sticking her body to my chest.

“I can’t move because it’s too cramped.”

Grinning, she happily put her ear to my chest.

“Hiiro-kun’s heart sure is energetic.”

""

“…”
“I am very sorry, Onii-sama.”

Rei in her black bikini smiled while hugging my left arm.

“I can’t move even one step.”

She sticks her body to me from top to bottom to the extent

it made me think that she wanted to fuse with me (not in H
sense), and if this keeps going, the Sanjou Family’s fusion
monster is likely to come onto the field (definitely not in the
H sense).

“…”

Meanwhile, Lapis, who was silent with her face down from a
while ago, stuck her body to my back. It seems every time
someone pushes her, she tries her best to not get pushed
further toward my body, but she fails because she slipped
on the pool’s floor. That led to the frill of the swimsuit she is
wearing touching and separating from my back numerous
times. And every time that happens, Lapis shyly whispers,
“S-sorry…”.

“…”

I looked up to the sky with dead-like eyes.

There is a saying ‘when you look up, you will know how
precious it is’… but, when I look up, I can only see despair…
where can I look up to reach that preciousness… Originally,
the one standing here should be Tsukiori… or rather, the boy
inside me might be out of control soon…

White engulfed in the softness of the three, I shed tears

from the corners of my eyes.

Help… help… (appeal).

Suddenly, in front of me, who was asking for salvation while
crying, a swimming ring came.

“Ara.”

Ophelia in a flashy swimsuit and expensive-looking

sunglasses gracefully entrusts her whole body in a
swimming ring while drinking tropical juice.

“Tsukiori Sakura and her followers…are also a slave. What

are you doing in this kind of–”

“Ojou, take me somewhere!!”

“Eh?”

Crying, I extended my hand toward Ojou.

“Please let me ride that ship too!! I beg you!! I-I have to go
beyond that horizon!! I… I can’t allow myself to say It’s
over !! That’s why!! That’s why!!”

I screamed in tears.

“Please let me join your party!!”

“No. (ruthlessly)”

Hehe… I really can’t win against Ojou (rubbing under my

nose).

Changing her mood, Ojou pointed to Tsukiori with the tip of

a straw.

“Tsukiori Sakura!! Why did you flirt with a man in a place

that attracts a lot of attention? It’s really poisonous to my
eyes, you really are unbelievably idiotic, I’d like to see the
face of your parents~! Sure enough, only men will want to
get close to a commoner like you… am I right…?”

She flutters her feet with her best, making splashing

sounds. Ojou, who tried to match her sight with Tsukiori
while spinning around, then swings her straw while out of
breath.

“Well… haa, haa… w-when it comes to my level? E-

everyday… haa, haa…? Haa… marriage proposals from
beautiful girls… haa, haa… had been piling up like a
mounta–”

“Hiiro-kun’s pectoral muscles are wonderful…”

“M-muki1!! Listen to what people say properly!!”

She said muki!! (Ah, she really said it!)

While gasping for breath, the spinning Ojou shouted in all

directions.

“I challenge you into a duel!!”

“Eh, me?”

A girl whom she didn’t know turned around to look at her.

“Eh, what, did you say that to me?”

After that, another unfamiliar girl turned around.

“Hmm, me? A duel with me? What do you mean?”

Ojou, who was trapped into a four-sided question in just one

sentence, groaned “Ugh…”, while looking around restlessly.

“T-Tsukiori Sakura…!!”
Oh, is she going to say it…? (Gulp)

“I will remember this!!!”

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
O!! (Ojou’s fan standing)

Desperately fluttering both hands and feet, Ojou ran away

with a bright red face.

As expected of a professional underdog, she is in a different

league… She has a sense of stability… really an outstanding
talent… she even ran after saying her defeat declaration
even though the MC ignored her… definitely not something
that I can do… No, not only me… Ojou is the only one who
can do that… (passionately talking)

Oops, it’s not the time to be healed by Ojou underdog-ness.

I have to do something about this situation… I guess I

should escape by saying I wanted to check Hizumi’s
condition…

“R-Rei?”

“Yes?”

The young lady of the Sanjou Family, who was hugging my

arm while snuggling her face as if she wanted to be spoiled,
blinked.

“Hi–”

“No.”

Is this girl a speed attacker…?

“If you are going to see Hizumi-san, of course, I will go with
you. Onii-sama’s injuries are about to be healed, and I’m
worried if Onii-sama goes alone.”

Does this girl have a future prediction ability or

something…?

“T-then, shall we go together? Is that okay? So, can you take

off your arm and hug Tsukiori for a while? (Underhanded
incitement)”

“I want to be pampered by Onii-sama more than Sakura-

san. So, no~”

Stop with that No~ , tsk, you are so damn cute… wait,
Sakura-san…?

I covered my mouth with my hand.

Eh… p-perhaps, perhaps…? These two are already dating…?

But they can only communicate by sandwiching me because
it’s embarrassing…?2

Shivering, I reached that possibility.

Come to think of it, before I went to bar with Hizumi, didn’t

Lapis call Tsukiori with Sakura …? Eh, p-perhaps, these
three are already dating…? T-they’re definitely dating… Did I
finally win…?3

With that, I grinned.

Yup, I won (Positive thinking).

“Then, I’m going to see Hizumi! So go get along happily!”

I started trying to move away from the three, walked while
feeling the softness on my body, and when I stopped, the
three clung to me again.

“C-can I ask why did you guys follow me…? (Half-snapped)”

“Because Hiiro-kun moved.”

“Because Onii-sama moved.”

“Because Hiiro moved.”

Then should I just die? (Half-snapped)

I then calmly think about how to escape from the current

situation.

It would be difficult to deceive Tsukiori and the two… so, I

guess I should tell them a fact.

“In this crowded pool, there is no way we will be able to get

out if we move with four people, right? You can follow me,
but let’s get out of the pool one by one, okay?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“That’s right, let’s get out one by one.”

“Un, understood.”

Kukuku… you stupid girls…!! I am hiding Kuki Masamune on

the poolside… the moment I get out, I’ll activate Tenebrae
and leave you girls in haste…! You three can flirt with each
other…!

“Yosh, then, let’s split–”

“Sanjou Hiiro!”
 ""

Hearing that, I raised my face vigorously.

Hizumi, who wore a skirt-type swimsuit, raised one hand to

me and stepped into the pool.

“Since I heard you guys are talking about pool, I thought

you would be here–”

“Don’t come, Hizumi!!”

I shouted in a desperate manner.

“Don’t comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Don’t come, Hizumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!”

“Eh, what? Why?”

Just like that, Hizumi entered the pool.

“…”

A few tens second later, I was sandwiched between

beautiful girls from all four directions.

“Why is it so crowded… Hey, Sanjou Hiiro! Can you move! Y-

your body has been touching mine from a while ago!!”

“…”

Says the unreasonable girl who jumps into the water despite
that (legendary event).

“Well, fine. Sanjou Hiiro, there is something I want to talk

about with you.”
“Fine, my ass… don’t hug me… get away… really… why did
you enter the pool… did you come to kill me… what an
excellent hitman… amazing, amazing…”

“What the heck are you saying? Well, anyway, on the

contrary, this place is more convenient, so, can we talk
here?”

“Alright, do as you wish (resignation).”

While making a splashing noise, Hizumi clings her body to

me, just like the other three.

Then, she whispered in my ear–

“… Seriously?”

–and I opened my eyes wide in surprise.

Footnotes

1. Muki = Angered. I think it would sound weird if I

translate it.
2. Ah, if that’s what you think, then good luck.
3. Again, if that’s what you think, then good luck.
Chapter 14 - If You Confess Under The
Legendary Tree, That Kind Of Legend

What the hell is happening right now…

Looking at the figure of me wearing a tuxedo and a black tie

reflected in the mirror, I sighed.

The information provided by Hizumi in the pool was actually

something that even I found shocking.

— Devil religion will attack the cruise tonight.

Tonight, that is the issue.

Originally, the attack of devil religion should be an event

that will be happening on the third day of the recreation
camp… In other words, it is supposed to occur tomorrow.

Which means, the flow of the scenario is changing, and I

don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

Although I can’t immediately judge what was the case at

this point, the fact that the flow of the scenario has changed
means that there have been some changes from the
game… and if we’re talking about the difference from the
game, the only thing I can think of is the fact that I’m taking
Hiiro’s place.

And I will protect Yuri… no, those girls. I made this resolution
long ago. Especially if I’m the cause.
Attack of the devil religion. If the attack happens just like
the way it should be, my intervention should be
unnecessary. Tsukiori alone should be enough to handle the
matter, and I just have to watch that gallant figure of her
and root for her while swinging my light sticks, shouting
Yuri!! Oh, Yuri, awaken!! .

However, there is something that I am curious about.

Originally, retainers of the devil religion were bound by a
mark that such As long as the brand of Arshariya is
engraved in their bodies, they can never say something
disadvantageous to her. . And although hidden with a flesh-
colored sticker, Hizumi was properly marked by the mark of
Arshariya. Yet, she could tell me, There will be an attack
tonight .

There are two possibilities. Hizumi might be lying or a strong

higher up is coming, so she doesn’t have to worry even if
she told me that. Also, Hizumi was attacked by some
monsters, probably to seal her mouth. At that point, it is
certain that a high-ranking magician is involved in this
attack. But, if the magician is just to that extent, it would be
fine…. yes, if the magician is just that much.

However, if a magician whose rank was higher than I could

imagine came… at that time…

“…”

I looked in a mirror and saw the blonde bastard also laughed

when I laughed.

Looking at that, I sighed.

Why did I become the most hate-collecting character in the

Esco world and flirted with the heroines… 3000 leagues in
search of Yuri… No matter how long I walk, if I go the wrong
way, there is no way I can reach my destination.

“Oi, bastard.”

I laughed at the trashy blonde insect in the mirror.

“We might face a do-or-die situation… so, be prepared… I

don’t think I need to get permission from garbage like you,
but… in case of emergency…. you know what to do,
right…?”

I then gave a bitter smile to the garbage who can’t even

reply.

“I’ll protect everything you’re trying to break.”

With that, I leave the vacant room with Kuki Masamune in

my hand.

“Maybe that’s why… I came here.”

Closing the door, I raised my middle finger at the guy in the

mirror in the darkness.

“Yuri is the best.”

Locking the mirror in the darkness, I headed into the light.

—-

Recreation camp, main event of the second day. It was a

dance party held at the dance hall on the Amethyst deck,
the lower deck on the cruise.

Splendid spiral staircases, gorgeous chandeliers that lighten

the place with its brilliant light, and marble-lined floor that
colored the place with a dazzling atmosphere.
Although this dazzling hall I was in right now is quite large,
sure enough, it is still not enough for every student from A
to E class to enter. Therefore, the event is divided into 5
parts of 30 minutes each time, which makes the party 2
hours and 30 minutes in total.

It is up to each student to decide when to dance from the

1st to the 5th part, but due to the number of people, they
are not allowed to participate in all the parts. A student can
only participate in one of the five parts of the event.

Just like every other Yuri game… or rather, any other

romance simulation game, there is a legend in this kind of
dance event.

— two people who danced together at this dance party in

the recreation camp will be together with each other
forever.

A very romantic legend.

It’s like a legend made by an evil spirit that said if you get
confessed by a girl under a certain tree and become a
couple there, you will be happy forever with that girl
(extreme type).

Anyway, here, Tsukiori Sakura (player) will be forced to

make a choice.

That is, who she will dance with.

Since the favorability of the heroine who danced with us

here will be raised, the players need to be careful when they
choose here. Mulle wasn’t here, after all. I often heard
people talking about how they failed to enter another
heroine’s route because they selected to dance with a
heroine here without thinking and ended up entering Lapis’s
or Rei’s route, making their effort go to waste.

If you’re not aiming for Lapis or Rei, then you unfortunately

have to select Go back to the room and sleep. or Joining
the part where no heroines are attending. here.

Needless to say, in this kind of event where the heroines’

favorability toward me could increase tremendously, I will–
not participate, of course ^_^

So, I have to select Go back to the room and sleep . It’s

basic, you know? Basic.

That’s what I wanted to say, but as you can already see

from this gallant tuxedo appearance (I’m not saying Hiiro is
gallant), as long as I know the devil religion will attack
tonight, I decided to participate in this event in case of
emergency.

Of course, I’m not going to dance with anyone. I will just

behave well and enjoy the meal and Caprese.

Subsequently, I will also hide Kuki Masamune at the party

hall. I will use my newly acquired power Distortion Field to
erase its presence in the corner of the hall.

Kuku… with this, no one can find it anymore… This is

precisely me, perfect camouflage… this is the ultimate form
of watching Yuri… hmmm, let’s call it Dailily Note… the
current me is invincible… (Feeling invincible)

I am having so much fun right now. Tsukiori, Lapis, Rei,

Hizumi, and Ojou… I’m so looking forward to seeing who
dances with whom and make the Yuri bloom… ^_^
When I was thinking about something like that… the hall
suddenly became noisy.

As if afraid, the Ojou-samas who gathered in the hall made

way for someone.

Blue dress. Like the calm ocean, the dress spread its gentle
blue color to the floor and seemed to be shining under the
light. To put it simply, it was gorgeous. But more than that,
the girl wearing such a stunning dress is more beautiful.

Wearing a tiara with jewels, Lapis Klue La Lumet, who is

advancing through the hall gracefully, instantly draws the
eyes of everyone in the hall. Her long hair that has been put
together seemed to emit a golden light, like an eternally
beautiful blue and gold that is tearing through the darkness.
Overwhelmed by her beauty, everyone in the hall had their
breaths taken away.

The elf princess, who sucked in the light emitted by the

chandelier and made it her own brilliance, was just so
beautiful that anyone would nod if she was introduced as an
angel.

Then, with her hands covered by long gloves, she, who

silenced the hall by her appearance, brought her eyes down
and stood quietly. It was as if she was waiting for someone.

Subsequently, the orchestra that has been waiting in the

theater begins to play a song that shines in this moonless
night. Hearing that, the young ladies who were mesmerized
by Lapis regained themselves and picked the hands of their
partners and began to dance.

“…”

Lapis raises her face and looks around the hall.

She must be looking for Tsukiori.

Lapis, who doesn’t seem to belong to this world, was

completely cut off from the surroundings, no one tried to
invite her to dance. That is why no one could take her hand
other than Tsukiori Sakura.

One minute, five minutes, and then finally, ten minutes

have passed. However, neither Tsukiori nor Rei appeared.

Gradually, uneasiness began to appear in Lapis’ face, as she

squeezed her hands many times and nervously looked at
the surroundings.

However, I cannot make a move here. Because this dance

event is one of the important events and will determine the
future direction of the MC. Thus, who she will dance with
must be chosen by Tsukiori herself.

“… If it’s like that, even the princess of Alfheim will also lose
her face.”

“… Ee, pitiful.”

While giggling and laughing, the duo in front of me happily

looked at Lapis.

“Looks like it was true that the Princess of the elf country
has no friends.”

“She is an elf, after all. She is different from a human.

Besides, she is also a princess. No wonder she doesn’t feel
like dancing with anyone.”

The two with a nasty smile gradually increased the volume

of their voices.
Perhaps hearing the two, Lapis grabbed the hem of her blue
dress tightly. And I looked at that figure of her from the
corner of the hall.

— School is about to start, after all, and as soon as we

enter, ‘that’ will be held, right?

She was so looking forward to this dance event.

— that’s why I thought I’d buy a dress.

She even took me to buy a dress especially for this

occasion.

“Even though she appeared extravagantly, pitiful.”

“Ah~, even though she used such a wonderful dress, what a

waste.”

And she came here wearing such a gorgeous dress, without

bringing any escort regardless of the danger, just to make
some friends.

“Won’t she cry?”

“Ahaha, look, her eyes started to become teary.”

Lapis grabbed the hem of her dress stronger, as tears

started to pile up in her beautiful eyes.

The moment I saw that– my body was moving, as if it was

natural. I walked straight and charged into the duo.

“Oi.”

They turned around and took a step back as they saw me.

“Can you withdraw from here?”

“W-what is it all of a sudden! E-even though you’re just a
man–”

“This is a place for Ojou-sama to deepen their interactions

with each other, not a place where people without manners
can come. Go back to your parents’ house and relearn
everything from table manners.”

“L-let’s go! T-this guy is dangerous!”

Just like that, they leave.

Then, I walked to Lapis and, in her surprise– kneeled while

extending my right hand.

“Would you please dance with me?”

Looking up at Lapis whose eyes were widely opened, I

smiled.

“The dress suits you. It’s beautiful.”

Hearing that, she smiled and tears ran down her cheeks.

“You’re too slow… stupid…”

Lapis and I then stood in the dance hall hand-in-hand.

A man and a woman. Moreover, one is a Princess and the

other is a frivolous blonde man.

Automatically, the chatter in the dance hall disappeared,

and only the performance of the orchestra dominated the
place. The glow of the chandelier dances right above us,
and we step matching to that glow.

In this brightly colored dance hall, we matched our breath,

dancing, while Lapis was staring at me with a dreamy look.
And unable to look back at such a dazed look, I could only
stare at her shoulder.

“Hiiro, you suck.”

“It’s natural. My dance history is 0 years, 0 months, 0

weeks, and 0 days, after all.”

“Then, let’s take this opportunity to learn. I’ll teach you.”

“Oh, I’m honored to be taught directly by a Princess.”

With that, we continue our dance. And before I knew it, time
had passed, and as the song was over, Lapis stared at me.

I then let go of her hand and raised my voice.

“I can’t believe this!! To think Lapis-sama even agreed to

dance with me even though I am a man, how merciful she
is!! Eh?! You’re saying you will dance with anyone?! Are you
serious?! First come, first served?!”

Thanks to my declaration, the hall became noisy, as the

Ojou-sama in the hall whispered with excitement.
“She danced with a man?! That Lapis-sama?!”

“I-in that case, will she dance with me too?”

“I-I mean she danced with a man, you know?! If she is fine
dancing with a man, I’m sure she will dance with me!!”

I hold Lapis’s hand while showing an overreaction.

“If no one comes, then I’ll have you dance with me aga–
gebu!!”

Being pushed aside by numerous Ojou-sama who rushed to

Lapis, I was forcefully kicked out from the side of Lapis.

In no time, she was surrounded by girls.

“P-please!! With me!! Please dance with me!! I’ve always

been your fan!!”

“Hey, please don’t cut into line?! Lapis-sama will dance with
me next, you know?!”

“L-Lapis-sama, I know this is disrespectful, b-but, this is my

contact information!! I-if you like, can we go somewhere
together next time?!”

“Ee… etto… ano…”

Lapis, who had suddenly become popular and surrounded

by many people, stared at me through the gaps in the wall
of girls.

Looking at that, I smiled at her.

“Have fun.”

“Ah… H-Hiiro…!”
With such a satisfying result, I leave the place with a grin.

With this, the number of girls aiming for Lapis has increased
at once… the possibilities are endless… At worst, I’m fine
even if she isn’t with Tsukiori… Yuri had to be free, after all…
Lapis, do your best to find your fated girls among them…

While leaving the place dashingly, I waved my hand with my

back facing her. The man who gets in the way of Yuri will
coolly leave.

However, when I tried to return to the corner of the hall, my

road was suddenly blocked–

“Good evening, Hiiro-san.”

“Tsukiori… you bastard… where did you go…!”

In front of me, who subconsciously spit out a curse, Tsukiori

smiled.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. Anyway, the line is waiting, so come back
to the dance hall.”

“O-oi, don’t push me, and what do you mean?”

“Sakura-san, next is me, okay? I have a reservation to be

Onii-sama’s next partner. Please do not make a mistake.”

“No, no, no, how about the legend?! Do you girls know
about the legend?! Hey?! You can’t dance with anyone
casually– Tsukiori, you bastard, don’t strengthen your body
with magic?! Help me!! Anyone!! I’m being forced to
dance!! Anyone!! Help me please!! This is a forced dance!!
Noo!!!! I’m being forced to dance in front of everyone!!”
Without being able to resist, I was dragged to the dance
hall.
 Chapter 15 - Flag Raised, Ojou
Explodes

In the end, I danced a lot (While getting big laughs just from
appearing on the stage).

I, who danced with Tsukiori and Rei by turns, held a vase in

the corner of the dance hall and danced with it to reset the
legend People who danced together in the recreation camp
will be together forever .

“S-Sanjou Hiiro is dancing with a vase…”

“…”

“He is dancing with a vase!! (fear)”

“What is it? Don’t disturb me. I’m serious about being

together forever with a vase.”

“Stop doing stupid things and come here.”

Hizumi, who was wearing a red dress, nervously held my

hand and headed for the dance hall, pretending to dance.

“Are you okay staying in this place? It’s about time for the
attack, you know?”

“That’s why I am here. So I can do something if something

bad happens.”
“That said, you… surprisingly suck at dancing… well, of
course you would want to dance with a vase if that’s the
case…”

“You humans should learn from Vase-san who doesn’t step

on someone’s feet as you please. This is what you call a
true expert. It doesn’t even have to put its feet on the
ground.”

Hizumi and I whispered whilst dancing around.

“So you aren’t going to escape?”

“Never.”

“You kind idiot.”

“Thanks.”

“Are you not scared?”

When I raise my hand, she spins her body beautifully, puts

her hand on my shoulders, and moves her feet left and right
again.

“If you’re unlucky, you might die… have you never thought
about that?

“Rather than that, it is more scary for me if those girls died.”

“I can’t understand.”

“You’re fine as you are. You don’t need to understand. Just

live as you like. Or rather, go love someone. I’d be happy if
you catch a cute girl and send me a photo of your first date.
And go marry that girl (overflowing desire).”

“When the attack begins,”

Hizumi released her hand from me.

“I will become your enemy.”

“Izzat so?”

“You’re underestimating me… let me tell you, I will seriously

beat you. As for you saving my life once, I already repaid it
when I told you about the attack. It was your own decision
not to escape. I have decided to be on Arshariya-sama’s
side. So if you intend to be hostile toward her, as a member
of the devil religion, I will eliminate you.”

“Then, I will do my best to save you.”

With a light smile, I stared at Hizumi.

“Because, in my mind, you’re already determined to die

happily in the sun while holding hands with your spouse…
Don’t go against your destiny, Hizumi… As expected, you
must bloom your own Yuri… so, shall we go see the world of
Yuri together…?”

“Gross!! (Straight)”

The Hizumi who screamed suddenly laughed and reached

out her hand to me.

“Let’s meet each other again if we are alive. As enemies,

though.”

“You are being targeted, so behave well.”

“There is someone I can trust among the retainers, so I’ll

ask that girl to protect me. Don’t worry.”

“Well, I hope you do well there.”

After shaking her hand with me, Hizumi disappeared from
the dance hall.

Now, what should I– as I looked around the dance hall, I

realized that the girl who should be there wasn’t here, so I
hurriedly went to Tsukiori.

“Tsu-tsukitsukiki!!”

“Eh? Ophelia isn’t in the dance hall?”

Tsukiori, who is enjoying her meal with Rei and the others,
tilted her neck.

“Oritsukitsukiitsustsutsukikitsutsutsukiori?!”

“No, I haven’t seen her either.”

“Tsukiori?! Tsukiori?! Tsukioriii!!”

“Alright. Leave Lapis and the others to me. Go look for her.”

“Sakura, how the heck did you do that?! Unfair!! Teach me!!
Teach mee!!”

“Sakura-san, please teach me too. That’s unfair.”

“Well, I just guessed from his complexion and facial

expression, though? (Cheat)”

Panicked, I ran and pulled out Kuki Masamune that I hid. I

then activated Tenebrae and jumped out of the dance hall.
And while running around the cruise, I was desperately
looking for Ojou.

How could my Ojou’s protecting system not work?! Isn’t

that supposed to be a must-have skill that is always
activated as long as you are an Esco fan?!
I am vigorously looking for Ojou to every corner of the cruise
and– suddenly, I came across A-class exclusive staff, A -
san.

“Good evening, Sanjou-sama. Are you looking for

someone?”

“T-that’s right!! Ano!! Did you see her?! A girl with a human
body attached to a blonde vertical roll?! She might be crying
somewhere after being defeated by someone?! A fucking
small fry who can lose to anyone in seconds?!”

“Do you mean Ophelia von Margeline-sama?”

This woman… Did she just insult Ojou…? (Twitching)

“In fact, I saw her. It seems that she was on the Tanzanite
deck, feeling the evening breeze.”

“Thank God!! Thank you very much–”

Suddenly, she blocked my road.

“I am very sorry, but there is something I’d like to ask you.”

Her jet black eyes stared into mine.

“The other day, you seemed to give the six girls your
emergency boat and let them go from the cruise… why
didn’t you go with them at that time?”

So she saw the scene where I let those retainers go, huh.

There is no need to lie here. If I poorly tried to deceive her

here, it may be troublesome later.

That is why, I will tell the truth.

“To save the Yuri.”

“Yuri…”

She smiled with her index finger on her chin.

“This is the first time I hear that word. If possible, I would

like to ask you to tell me what it means.”

“Then, can I have some of your time? About 365 days–”

“I’m sorry (quick answer). Please be brief.”

I tilted my neck… and answered.

“I guess, it is love.”

“Love?”

“I know you might laugh at me with how simple the answer,

but… if you can’t give 365 days of your time, then I have no
choice but to answer with one word, Love . (Cool voice)”

“I see.”

After hearing my answer, she opened the way for me.

“I’m sorry to have taken your precious time. Please pass

by.”

“Thanks.”

As I’m trying to get past her from the side–

“… ful.”

Hearing her mutters, I looked back at her.

“Did you say something?”

“Yes? Do you mean me?”

Her expression doesn’t seem to be lying.

But, I, who stopped, remembered the urgent matter (Ojou)

that I have to solve, and rushed to the Tanzanite deck.

“Well then, thanks for the information!!”

“Please be careful.”

After being sent off by such a deep courtesy, I ran up to the

Tanzanite Deck and– found Ojou who somehow coolly
bathed in the evening breeze. And she, who was leaning on
the fence and exhaling, seemed to think of herself as
Cool .

“Ah, I’m really cool…”

She really thought she was cool… amazing… (impressed)

Perhaps sensing my presence, she turned her body and met

my eyes head-on.

“Y-you?! Slave?! S-since when did you see it?!”

“From To think the daughter of Margeline Family sabotages

a dance party… fuu… I wonder if being too noble leads to
loneliness… . (Guessing)”

“F-from that long?!”

As expected of me, I can seriously take the first rank if it’s a

test about Ojou.
Ojou whose face turned bright red with shame then combed
up her proud blonde vertical roll.

“T-then? What do you slave need me for?”

“Since this is a great opportunity, let’s talk a little.”

“Oohohoho!! Know your place!! This Ophelia von

Margeline!! Doesn’t have a mouth to interact with a
commoner man!!”

“Well, well, don’t say that. There is no way the daughter of

the Margeline Family who has a keen sense of duty won’t
reward her benefactor who saved her from a crisis when she
was brilliantly tripped and injured, right?”

“Ugh… t-that’s right… c-cannot be helped!! Fun! I’ll talk with

you just a bit!”

This easiness surely already belongs to a treasure of

mankind (ecstasy).

Since Ojou will dislike it if I am too close, I took a little

distance and leaned on the fence next to her.

The cold sea breeze assaulted her whole body, and Ojou
grabbed her necklace.

“That necklace is a magic device, isn’t it?”

“Ee, that’s right. This is a treasure of Ophelia’s family.”

A necklace illuminated by the starlight… Ojou smiled

happily as she stared at her shining necklace under the
light.

“This is a wonderful treasure I got from my best friend when

I was young.”
“Eh… t-that friend is… a girl, right…? (Caution and
expectation)”

“Of course, right? Although she had short hair, she is

definitely a girl.”

At that moment, my body couldn’t stop trembling. I covered

my mouth with my hands so that my voice wouldn’t leak
out.

N-no way… Ojou’s necklace, magic device, Ophelia’s

indulgence is just garbage… to think it was actually a gift
from a girl, there is no such thing written in the setting… if
there is such an episode, there is no way I will call it
Garbage (LOL) even if I die…!!

“U…ugh…!!”

Realizing further possibilities, I covered my mouth with both

hands.

W-wait a minute… even if you enter Ophelia’s route, Ojou

will never fall in love with Tsukiori… Until now, I’ve always
thought that’s just how the developer made it… B-but, if
Ojou already fell in love with the girl she met in the past…
then everything finally comes together… and my body can’t
stand that wholesomeness…!!

“Ugh… ug… ugh…!!”

The corner of my mouth raised automatically.

I-I want to ask!! I want to ask if she likes that girl!! No, don’t
ask!! I!! I can’t die here!! I can’t allow myself to die here!!

“D-do you like that girl…? (Suicide)”

Ojou, whose cheeks turned bright red, looked away.

“T-that was a thing in the past… I-I don’t know…”

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAA!! (Ascended)

“Y-you like her, right? D-don’t be shy. Y-you like her, right?
Nn? You like her, right?”

“I-I don’t know!! I-I don’t even remember her face

anymore.”

Ah… (abbreviated, ascended again)

“What is the color of her hair?”

“W-what’s wrong with you, suddenly becoming excited… i-it

was gold!! Beautiful golden color!”

“W-what kind of relationship did you two have?”

“I-I heard from my father… that person is my fiance… s-

someone who will become my family… a-and we will
eventually get married…”

Ha?? What was that??? Are you fucking kidding me??? So

wholesome, though??? (Rage)

“She was a very kind person, like a princess in a picture

book. She also looks good in short despite being a girl. She
always played with me, who was alone.”

Saying that, she stared at her beautiful necklace full of love.

“I’ve heard that I will be able to meet that girl soon… she
may not remember… but, I hope when she looks at me
wearing this necklace, she will remember about the days we
spent together when we were young…”

With her eyes closed, Ojou hugged her necklace tightly.

“That’s why, until that day comes… I’ll keep wearing this
treasure… so that that person can find me… so that she can
remember the days we spent together… and I will continue
to be the lady of the Margeline family who is suitable for
that person… wait, eh?!”

Seeing me crying, Ojou is startled. And I looked back at her

and opened my mouth with tears flowing from my eyes.

“I will!!”

I screamed while crying.

“I will protect it!! That necklace!! And Ojou too!! Until the
day when you can meet that girl again!! So don’t worry!! I
will!! Absolutely!! Protect Ojou and that necklace!! And also
that beautiful love!! Absolutely!!”

Looking at me, who kept crying, Ojou smiled.

“This necklace is a treasure that I value more than my life.

There is no way I can feel bad about you if you told me you
will protect that treasure. You sure have potential despite
being a man. Oohohoho!! Does that mean my lady-ness
even attracted someone from the bottom position like
you?!”

“That’s ri~ght!”! Thank you very much!! I will do my best!!

Please don’t hesitate to use me as a shield!!”

“Ohohoho!! What a wonderful intention!!”

As expected!! Ojou is the best!! (tearful voice)

Once again, I confirmed my determination to protect Yuri–

killing intent– at the same moment, I can hear screaming
and fighting sounds from somewhere.

They came, huh.

Immediately, I quietly pulled Kuki Masamune.

“Ojou, stay behind me–”

“The presence of great evil!! Let’s go, slave!! It’s time to

show the courage and elegance of the Margeline family!!”

“Ojou?!”

With ridiculous speed, Ojou rushed into the cruise, and I

followed her rushing– however, at the next moment.

“Throw your weapon.”

Ojou was captured by the retainers of the Devil Religion with

a blade placed on her neck.

“Otherwise, I will kill this girl.”

“H-hii… H-help me…!!”

A-amazing… S-she doesn’t even feel like fighting… O-ojou,

you… how far are you going with your underdogness…!!
(honestly impressed)

“Throw your weapon, fast.”

“H-help… I-I don’t want to die…!! (tears tattered)”

“I’ll throw it away. So, don’t be too violent with her. Look.”
I threw Kuki Masamune and– hooked my fingertips there and
pulled the trigger– activating Tenebrae, and jumped onto
the retainer who was petrified in shock.
 Chapter 16 - Because Ojou Can’t Be
Stopped

I threw the console with an underarm throw.

“Ugh?!”

The console hit the enemy’s wrist and bounced off

vigorously.

Retainer A, who was startled by the console that came flying

toward her, took her hand off Ojou and moved back.
Immediately, I caught Ojou in my arms, and performed
Sokuto while spinning, which beautifully hit her solar plexus.

“Ogh?!”

And then, I catch Kuki Masamune that I previously threw

above the head of the crouching retainer. At the same time,
sword attacks are also approaching me from behind.

“Oi oi, you are coming in a group, huh… well then,

customers, do you have permission to board?”

The comrades of the retainer girl whom I kicked came out

one after another. A, B, C, D, E, F, G… I moved my eyes and
counted the number of the enemies, while holding the girl
who seems to be on the verge of fainting even now.

“Y-you…!!”
No matter how much power you put in both hands, it is
useless if you don’t use the strength of your legs too, you
know?

Blades on blades continued to struggle for supremacy. The

retainer B, who tried her hardest to make me surrender,
continued to put power into her arms with a bright red face.

Now, what should I do? A group of retainers who are likely

made up of girls the same age as me are holding mass-
produced claymore… or should I say, claymore-shaped
magic devices, and were lightly holding them, probably
because they had already triggered physical strengthening
magic.

“…”

I’ve already incapacitated the retainer A, while the retainer

B isn’t that powerful.

Speaking of the original game, the retainers participating in

this assault event should be the lowest class retainers
Black Cat (Retainers are, in fact, also called familiars, and
they’re ranked by the name of the monsters, spirits, and
animals controlled by the demons).

If that’s the case, then they’re not really a difficult

opponent… even so, if I don’t want them to touch Ojou, not
even a finger, I’d be quite troubled since they have
numbers, so I will refrain from dealing with them properly.

In the middle of a stylish cafe, I think about how to easily

solve this while glaring and comparing strength with the
retainers between the chairs and tables.

Honestly, it’s troublesome. Let’s just run, I guess.

“Yotto.”

Suddenly, I released the tension from my muscle, and

parried the claymore of the retainer B.

“Eh… wa-wa… wait…!”

Then, using the momentum, I pushed the back of the

retainer and put my foot out.

After confirming that she had fallen down, I politely held

Ojou up in my arms.

“Excuse me, Ojou-sama.”

“Hya!”

While holding Ojou with both of my hands– I poured my

magic power into my legs, and– boom!!!

I rushed forward, while destroying the flooring.

“T-they ran!! Follow them!!”

The retainers then hurriedly started to chase us.

“Sliding, sliding, sliding!! Jump, jump!!”

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

I slid and jumped over the table at tremendous speed, to

the point that the surrounding scenery disappeared like
lines in my eyes. And as I ran in a zigzag, I could see the
pool jacuzzi ahead.

“Is Ojou amphibious?!”

“Hah?! What the hell are you talking— gabobobobobo!!!!”

Without waiting for her reply, I jumped into the pool jacuzzi
with Ojou in my arms.

A large amount of bubbles covered my field of vision, and

warm water enveloped my whole body. While dragging Ojou
into the water, I stared at the surface of the water for
several tens of seconds and waited for a suitable time
before–

“Buhaa!!”

— I raised my face.

Perhaps not thinking that we would jump into the pool

jacuzzi, the retainers who were following us had
disappeared, and I could hear some footsteps from another
direction, moving away from us.

“Ojou, are you okay? That was dangerous. Looks like we

somehow managed to shake them off–

“…”

“S-she is dead…”

In panic, I pulled her up and pushed her chest with both

hands. Then, like a scene in a manga, Ojou spit water from
her mouth, and suddenly raised her body.

“Y-you, do you want to kill me?! I’ve never held my breath in

the water for more than a second in my life, you know?!”

“S-sorry… but I think even kindergarten kids can hold their

breath for about 3 seconds… (subconsciously stirring her
up)”
“In the first place, can you give a warning first if we’re going
to hide in the water–”

Suddenly, with a bright red face, Ojou hid her breast with
her hands.

“What’s wrong? Did you suddenly want to hug yourself?”

“N-nothing… S-shut up…!”

Looking at her transparent shirt, I take off my jacket and put

it on her.

“Ah…”

She gently looked up at my face and… vigorously turned her

face away.

“F-fun! L-looks like you’re at least a bit thoughtful. But

compared to that person’s kindness, the difference was like
heaven and earth, or Margeline family and the others,
though.”

“Well, thanks. Let’s stop with the chit-chat and move. It’s a
hassle if they come back here. And I also have to hide Ojou
somewhere before I go help Tsukiori, Rei, and Lapis.”

With that, I started walking and Ojou followed me with small

steps.

Maybe because she suddenly went into the jacuzzi, Ojou,

who couldn’t maintain her proud vertical roll, transformed
into a beautiful blonde girl.

Her hair was pretty long, but that was natural since she
could even make it into blonde vertical rolls. Thus, Ojou now
had her long hair extended to her waist. The figure of her
who pulled my jacket in front of her chest and walked slowly
was really like a different person.

“W-what…. why are you suddenly staring at me… look

ahead when you walk… it’s rude, you know…”

“No, it’s just, now when I look at you properly, you sure are
beautiful.”

“Ha?!”

With her face bright red, Ojou shouted.

“Even if a man said that to me, I’m not happy at all!! I-I’ve
always been told that I was Beautiful in high-class social
events, after all!! B-besides, I have a person whom I swore
my heart to– mmpphh!!”

Covering Ojou’s mouth, I whispered to her, “Sstt.”

I then pointed at the corner with my index finger. A group of

three retainers surrounded the tied-up Otori academy’s
students and pointed their claymore at them.

“What is it? (peek)”

“Don’t peek!!!”

Without hesitation, I caught Ojou who jumped to the corner

and dragged her back with all my might.

“Nn?”

Probably sensing something, the retainers looked at our

direction for a while.

And Ojou, whose both hands and feet were Nelson hold1-ed
by me, are struggling on me while talking indistinctly. After I
told her to speak in a small voice, I let her hand go.

“T-the body of a lady is not something that can be touched

thoughtlessly…!!”

“Sorry, sorry, but don’t peek. We’re on a stealth mission.”

“I-I know… O-of course it was just a joke…!!”

Then, with half of her body protruding, Ojou peeked from

the corner.

“…”

After squinting her eyes and looking at the enemy, Ojou

returned to my side energetically.

“Oohohoho! (In a modest voice) This is the ability of

someone from the Margeline family to be Graceful at any
time. !! (Hoarse voice)”

It’s perfect, Ojou (moved to tears).

“So, what are we going to do? It is my duty, as a lady, to

save them.”

“Please leave this to me, your faithful servant. This is not

the scene for Ojou to appear yet.”

“That’s true… truth to be told, since I was young, I’ve been

called Star Performer , Secret weapon , Hidden Card ,
and A pinch hitter who can only stand at the bat when it
was two outs, base loaded . Okaa-sama even told me not to
go too far to the front.”

As expected of a mama, she completely understands how to

deal with Ojou.
“But once in a while, if I don’t use my arms, they will rust…
so, we should form a team (with very good English
pronunciation) and defeat them all at once.”

“A-are you serious… Ojou, what kind of consoles do you

have right now…?”

“I brought many. For example, this. Isn’t it beautiful?”

Ojou, that’s just a marble (smiley).

“Then, I’ll be the vanguard so… err, please support me…

and, absolutely….! Absolutely, don’t go too far ahead–”

Without waiting for my words to finish, Ojou rushed out into

the corridor.

“My name is Ophelia von Margeline!! (bang!!) Prostrate, you

villains!! (Bangg!!) Even if the heavens and earth forgive
you, I will never forgive you!! (Bang bang bang!!)”

She is really the best (shaking).

Seeing Ojou, the three retainers pulled out their claymores

and charged toward her at once– and the confident Ojou,
held her necklace (magic device).

“Eat this!! You villains!!”

Console, connected– Attribute: Light .

*Cling*

And Ojou’s necklace gives a faint glow and ends soon after
that.

“Ara?”
“Funnuraba2!!”

I received all the sword attacks of the three people launched

toward Ojou.

“Come to think of it, the condition of this magic device

wasn’t good from the morning… I wonder if it’s out of
battery…”

""

“Ugi… ihii…!! (Crying)”

Again, I blocked all the three swords’ attacks while wrapping

my hands around Ojou’s neck– then I poured magic power
into both of my arms and– released it at once.

“””Kyaa!!”””

As the three fell backwards, I grabbed Ojou’s shoulders and

turned her around.

“…”

“Can you not pat my head? Do you know manners?”

I then swung Kuki Masamune– trigger– created a Lux (light

sword) and held it low.

“Now, it’s time for punishment. Are you ready? Our Ojou
said she doesn’t forgive evil after all, so I just have to obey
it.”

“S-sanjou Hiiro… A person whom we need to be careful of

beside Tsukiori Sakura…!”

“Don’t panic! We have hostages here!!”

“Don’t move!! If you don’t want anything to happen to–”

*Huu*

Having taken a deep breath, I submerged myself in

concentration, shortened my distance to the three at once
and hit their claymores– making the three claymores pierce
the ceiling at the same time.

“Eh… ha…?”

“A-are? Our swords?”

“H-how could he… be that fast…?!”

“Remember this well,”

I thrust the tip of my sword against the retainer in the front

and curved the edge of my mouth.

“The name of the enemy who defeated you. That name is–”

“Ophelia von Margeline!!”

I really can’t win against her (abandon the game).

At any rate, I released the hostage girls and detained the

retainers instead.

Then, while giving a backward glance at Ojou who declared

her victory to the retainers with a shiny necklace, I told the
hostage girls to go outside the cruise.

“There is an emergency boat. It has automatic driving, and

the staff should be guiding the evacuation by now, so you
guys can just follow their instructions. By the way, are there
any of you who fell in love after experiencing danger
together? I’ll give you a gift later, so please come forward.”
After saying that, I told them the safe route and sent them
off.

“Go with them, Ojou. It’s better to get off this ship than
hiding. There might be carnage after this, after all.”

“What about you?”

“Eh? Are you worried about me?”

With her arms crossed, Ojou turned away.

“Fun, who would worry about a man. Can you not

misunderstand? Abandoning someone who saved me and
running away by myself is not something that someone
from the brave Margeline family can do.”

“Yes, yes, Ojou. I will be fine, so please go together with

them–”

At that moment, I sensed a torrent of tremendous magic

power that made my spine freeze, and I looked up at the
ceiling.

Oi, oi… what the heck is coming here… what’s with this
magic power…. it’s on a different level from the retainers…
What a thing… I can’t even sense how much magic power it
has… the only thing I know is that its magic power is higher
than mine… but, that is precisely why, I felt no sense of
crisis…

“W-what is that?”

While trembling, Ojou grabbed the hem of my clothes.

“What is that thing….”

“Ojou, quickly get off the ship. Understand? Immediately.”

With cold sweat dripping from my back, the edge of my
mouth was curved.

This is probably impossible even for Tsukiori… the enemy is

probably a high-ranking magician level… Can I win… no, I
have to go… Tsukiori is probably already in the middle of a
boss fight underneath… which means, the only one who can
fight this one right now is me… I have no choice but to go….

“Everyone, get off the ship right now!! You, please take care
of this girl!! Bring these retainer girls too!! Get away from
this ship as fast as possible!! Understand?!”

“Ah, wait?!”

After leaving Ojou with one of the girls– I went to the top of
the ship.

Footnotes

1. Nelson hold is the name of a wrestling technique.

2. This is a famous line of a character in Eyeshield 21. It is
something that he said when he gives his best, or
something like that.
 Chapter 17 - A

In the midst of the blowing wind, I, who went to the upper

deck, found four figures standing there. One of the girls,
who is the source of the torrent of magic power, was
standing in the center of the four, shining in the moonlight.

A . She, who went by just that one letter, was surrounded

by three security staff, as she held her fluttering hair.

“The moon sure is beautiful.”

Smiling, she muttered. Meanwhile, holding rapier-type

magic devices, the three security staff are gradually closing
their distance toward her.

“… You are,”

One of the woman security staff whispered, while sweat

flowed from her forehead.

“What?”

“Human.”

After returning the question with one word, the girl thrust
her rapier through the darkness. However, A received it with
her palm, as if it was natural. And looking at her hand that
was pierced, she tilted her neck.

“Her neck!!”
The three staff members who are scattered in three
directions– pulled their trigger– and attacked A with their
rapiers that were made into shape by water, like a whip. It
then entwined around her neck as they intended to, and the
three laughed as if they were already convinced of their
victory.

And the moment it entwined A’s neck, they once again

pulled the trigger. The whip-shaped rapier then was
supposed to regain its sharp appearance and cut A’s neck.

Yes, that’s how it is supposed to be.

“What?!”

Stunned, the three security staff stood stock still.

“What is… happening…?”

Their blades aren’t moving.

However, there was no time for A to pull her trigger. Despite

that, the rapiers that had gained their original hardness and
sharpness, didn’t slash the opponent’s neck as should be,
but they were just towering high in the dark.

“Thank you for this lovely necklace.”

""

A smiled and waved her hand and the three staff

disappeared. Yes, the three security staff disappeared from
the scene with their eyes wide open, and A just looked up at
the moon as if nothing had happened.

And I can only look at that scene, stunned.

Oi, Oi… that’s not a laughing matter… where did they go… I
don’t understand the principle… in the first place, when did
she pull her trigger… I can’t let this monster go to Tsukiori
and the others…

Without hesitation, I held Kuki Masamune in my hand. But

as I was about to jump– something pulled me into the
darkness from behind and covered my mouth.

“Ugh… mmph…?!”

“Quiet… don’t move…!!”

I bent my neck and looked behind and saw the girl who was
desperately trying to hold me down… Hizumi Ruri, who then
whispered in my ear.

“Do you want to die…?!”

“What, it is just Hizumi, huh.”

“Don’t What, it is just Hizumi, huh , me…!! I had a bad

feeling, so I came here, and as expected, I found you trying
to do something stupid…!!”

“It’s not stupid. There is a chance to win.”

“You don’t know anything…!!”

With a ghastly expression, Hizumi held my shoulders down.

“Immediately…!! Get on the emergency boat with that

blonde vertical roll immediately…!! You shouldn’t be here
right now…!! Go before she notices us…!! Quickly…!!”

“It’s impossible.”

I lightly hit the plank below me.

“There are Tsukiori and the others underneath. I don’t have
the time to call them and run away, and even if I have, I will
never select that option. They have to work together in
harmony and overcome the wall in front of them and move
on to the next wall. Otherwise, they will be checkmated
somewhere.”

“Abandon them.”

“I refuse.”

“Looks like you’re still misunderstanding something.”

Squinting her eyes, Hizumi pointed straight at A.

“Soon you won’t be able to tell such a joke anymore…

Because you will end up running away with your tail
between your legs… listen… Humans can only protect their
own lives… humans who would risk their lives for anyone
other than themselves don’t exist in this world…”

At the direction Hizumi pointed at, A stretches her body.

“Since it’s about to be uncomfortable soon, I guess I’ll

increase the bait.”

With that said, as if she was molting, her skin and flesh
started peeling off along the spine, hands and feet crawling
out from inside– bzzztttt– in the process, she emitted a large
amount of magic power from her body, making my hair
stand on end and my body subconsciously begins to retreat
from the place.

“Fuu.”

Goldenish black hair. Wearing a beige trench coat, she

opened her eyes that shone like an emerald and revealed
the tremendous magic power that covered her body. A
cigarette was sandwiched between her index and middle
fingers, and purple smoke swirled in the air.

Her eyes. They are shining brightly under the moonlight.

However, her eyes weren’t just a normal pair of eyes.

Evil/Magic Eye– a familiar mark was swirling inside her eyes,

and it was the same mark as what Hizumi had.

“Demon…”

Shocked, I muttered the true identity of A .

“Arsha…riya…”

At that moment, my heartbeat accelerated.

The worst case scenario just happened… but, I know it

wasn’t impossible in the first place… the reason why there
are too many retainers… the reason why one of the
retainers was trying to let me escape… and the one who can
control monsters was just a higher-rank retainer or the
demon herself… originally, Hizumi, who suffers from an
incurable disease, was treated by the whims of Arshariya
and pledges allegiance to her… that is why Hizumi will only
appear on the final stage when Arshariya resurrected…

And now, the flow of the scenario was distorted by the fact
that Arshariya, who shouldn’t have appeared in this
recreation camp, was here, replacing a mob character. With
this, everything falls into place.

“Hizumi… did you know…?”

Silently, she nodded.

“How… could Arshariya resurrect right now… the trigger for
her to come should be… Interest … and Tsukiori isn’t
strong enough to get her interested… is there anyone
else…?”

Being stared at by Hizumi, I pointed at myself.

“Me?! Why me?!”

“She said someone who is rewriting the fate of Death and

Bad luck is on this ship… we thought it was Tsukiori
Sakura… but, no matter how much I think, that’s you,
Sanjou Hiiro, right…?”

“No, I don’t have any idea what you mean.”

“Arshariya-sama said, by now, 128 good humans who should

have died and 279 good humans who should have had bad
luck have been saved… If this continues, the demons and
the devil religion will end before the devil resurrects. But
since you also destroy, distort, and created Love with a
clever technique, we couldn’t tell whether you are our
enemy or ally.”

“I really have no idea what you mean… it’s probably not

me… I’m glad…”

I gently looked at the demon. What a ridiculous amount of

magic power. I don’t think I can win against her head-on.

“Can you see that?”

The thing that Hizumi refers to is the dimensional gate that

floats on the pitch-black sea. It was a small gate that was
barely enough for one boat to pass.
“That was the starting point of the attack of the retainers.
Since it is difficult to detect when the ship will go to the
other world from reality or the other way around, so we
waited when this ship passed by and attacked from the
other world through that dimension gate.”

That was actually the same as in the game. The timing is

different, though.

“When Arshariya-sama is distracted, go there with the

emergency boat. Since you don’t have a lot of magic power,
I think Arshariya-sama won’t be able to detect you… Tsukiori
Sakura and the other two will probably be running out of
magic power when the battle is over, so, as long as they can
join you, all of you should be able to go unnoticed.”

“What about you?”

“I will sneak away when the timing is right. It’s okay, you
just have to worry about yourself. As soon as Tsukiori and
the other two come, go–”

Suddenly, we can hear the sound of an engine. Hizumi and I

froze as we saw the figure of Ojou and her group boarding
the evacuation board. Then, with the moon as the
background, the demon who was fluttering her trench coat
in the night breeze, smiled.

At the next moment– she disappeared. At the same time,

she was blocking the front of the evacuation boat.

“The moon sure is beautiful tonight.”

With a grin, the Demon bows gracefully.

“Right now, I’m going to kill all of you, but… fumu, I’ll give
you a suggestion… just one.”
She raises her index finger and shakes it from side to side.

“I’ve decided to kill only one person. However, I will be

killing and dissembling her carefully. I want you to choose
one in 10 seconds. I’m not free, after all.”

As I was about to rush there– Hizumi restrained me from

behind.

She restrained all my limbs, making me unable to move… I

desperately tried to stretch my finger, but it couldn’t reach
the trigger.

“Hizumi… you bastard…!!”

“Sorry, Sanjou Hiiro. I’m the type of person who won’t be

satisfied if I didn’t save the life of a person who saved my
life. That’s why, please be quiet.”

Being Nelson hold-ed, I could only stare at the panicked

girls.

“I-I don’t want to!! You should be the one who dies!!”

“Haa?! I think YOU should be the one who dies!! Why should
I?!”

“W-weren’t you always holding us back!!”

Looking at the girls who are starting to point at each other,

Arsharita laughed.

“5 seconds left–”

“Then, I’ll be the one who dies.”

Perhaps finding it unexpected, Arshariya opened her eyes

wide and stared at Ophelia who went forward.
With a sound, the cheeks of Ojou are starting to be scraped
off. Dripping blood, she took a step to protect everyone else.

“W-what’s wrong…?”

While trembling, she takes a step further toward Arshariya.

“W-we’ve already chosen…s-so, feel free to kill me…”

As if bored, the demon sighed.

“Why did you select yourself?”

“I…”

Ojou laughed desperately while clenching her precious

necklace.

“Because I am the daughter of the Margeline family.”

""

“I see, the type of person I hate the most.”

Despite her statement, Arshariya smiled happily.

“But I like to distort the smiles of that type of human the

most.”

“Ah!!”

As her necklace was robbed, Ojou’s smile collapsed.

“This is a magic device…? What garbage.”

Arshariya lifted the necklace high and grinned.

“This is probably a gift from a lover or someone whom you
have a close relationship with… right?”

“R-return it to me!!”

“You know, I am actually the kindest among the demons. I

prefer to ruin someone than kill her. From ancient times, it
has always been fun breaking up couples or sending a man
to interrupt relationships between girls. And let me tell you,
that was amazing. To the point my brain trembles with
pleasure.”

Saying that, Arshariya poured more power into her hand,

and tears spilled from Ojou’s eyes.

“S-stop…”

With tears in her eyes, Ojou whispered to Arshariya.

“T-that’s… something very important to me… the one and

only treasure of mine… without that, I can no longer meet
with that person….”

“That’s splendid!”

Ojou, who was pressed down by Arshariya, tried to reach

her hand to the necklace while struggling desperately.

“I beg you… please stop…!!”

However, that necklace was still making a rattling noise as it

was held in the hand of Arshariya, who was laughing full of
ridicule– until that arm was blown away.

“Nn?”

Pointing the tip of my sword to the sky, still holding the

stance after slashing Arshariya’s arm, I glared at her.
“… Don’t touch Yuri with your dirty hands.”

I then took the necklace from her right arm, which had fallen
from her hand. I handed it to the crying Ojou and gently
pushed her back.

“Go. Don’t worry. I’m sure you will meet that person
someday. I guarantee it.”

“W-what… what about you…?”

Instead of answering, I moved my shoulders, which were
previously restrained by Hizumi– as the girls from the Otori
Academy desperately dragged Ojou into the boat.

“I’ll be asking for a VIP treatment.”

I smiled at them.

“She is that Ophelia von Margeline, after all.”

Hearing that, the girls from Otori Academy nodded.

Just like that, the boat carrying the stunned Ojou goes away
in a blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, Arshariya who had been watching the scene had

her right arm grow back with a relaxed smile on her face.

“I’ve been waiting for you, Sanjou Hiiro-kun. First of all,

allow me to introduce myself. I am Arsha–”

“Die~ (^o^) (Stab, stab, stab)”

“Are you serious? This is our first meeting, and I’m in the
middle of introducing myself, you know?”

Without hearing her words, I thrust the tip of my sword into

Arshariya’s chest many times. At this moment, my head was
full of the words Only this girl, I have to kill. .

“Well, calm down for a bit.”

Arshariya, who took a step back, smiled and put her hand
on her chest to give a bow.

“Once again, I am Arsha–”

Stab!!

Kuki Masamune, that I threw, pierced Arshariya’s brain, and

she fell backward.

But, the demon slowly stood up and pulled out that sword
and threw it away.

“Don’t be so impatient, just hear me– this guy, are you

serious (while being beaten)…”

“DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! DIE
NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! (Bare handed)”

Me, who was being kicked off with one leg and made some
distance from her, then grabbed Kuki Masamune, that was
stuck in the boat board, and stopped.

“Oi, oi, this should be our first meeting, right? Let’s relax. Do
you even have a decent delicacy?”

“Shut up!! You didn’t think you could go home alive after
doing all of that, right?! Watch your mouth, you third-rate!!”

I took a stance while screaming.

“Should I tell you how many times I saved and loaded just to
kill you?! Countless times!! I have been killing you and
Sanjou Hiiro over and over, killing you two is the best
mental healing for me!! So you can just die!! Hiiro too!! Die
100 times!! I will be killing you right now!! Kill, kill, kill!! I’ll
plant Yuri flowers on your grave!!”

“Wha–”

“Shut up and die!!”

The demon and I exchanged our gaze and– we moved at the
same time.
 Chapter 18 - A Man Who Gets
Sandwiched Between Yuri Will
Definitely Die

Demon. It is a creature with a body engraved with magic

power.

The monster that is called Devil and calls herself a God,

imitated the myth about the creation of human, which is
from mud, and kneaded her magic power to create six
humanoid monsters called the Six-Pillars. And these
monsters are called Demons.

Demons are, in fact, a mass of magic operators that have no

real body. However, a human itself is a collection of cells. A
cell is a collection of molecules, a molecule is a collection of
atoms, and an atom is a collection of particles. In other
words, in the terms of reductionism, humans can also be
said to be a mass of particles.

However, that doesn’t mean humans in this world are

created by magic operators. Although there is indeed a
mechanism to store magic operators inside the human
body, it only exists to keep the magic operators in the living
body, and doesn’t mean the human body is created purely
by magic operators.

Numerous magic operators float in the air of this world. That

is why the demons, who have a body made purely with
magic operators, can regenerate their damaged body or
even change their body with the magic operators, as if
eating numerous dishes served on a table. To put it simply,
demons are actually invincible.

Even in the original game, they recovered from the damage

they received each turn. Players who precede the game
without seeing any information regarding capturing the
game will usually reach their first game over in the battle
against the demon. And the first newbie-killer that I was
worried about all this time is… a battle against a demon that
you can lose no matter how you struggle if you make even a
slight mistake in the fight.

This world is not a game. Once I die, that’s it. And the
reason I didn’t commit suicide after being reincarnated as
Hiiro and am still living even now is… to tell Tsukiori how to
win against this garbage shit trash thing in front of me
(Die.), and to support her in the battle.

With that in mind, I once again stared at Arshariya.

“…”

""

“What’s with those eyes? That is definitely not a gaze that

you should give to a human. I will cut her to pieces, put her
in a blender, and let her drain into the sewer … they’re
crazy eyes peculiar to an irregular person with such
determination.”

Without answering to her words, I solemnly created a Nil

Arrow.

At that instant, water– flowed on my arm. The first arrow

that was nocked between my straightened index and middle
fingers then made a pale water splash while flowing to the
back.
“What a beautiful night.”

With the moonlight on her back, Arshariya, who stood at the

head of the ship, was shining, as if she received the glitter
of the stars.

“Truly a perfect background for us to talk.”

“I can’t understand the words of garbage… just die… go

explode under this night sky… I will shout Tamaya~!!
while shedding tears of joy if you decide to do that… so, go
explode powerfully and become the spark that colors this
dark night… in short, please die…”

“You’ve only said Die since you met me.”

“Shut up, die.”

As I tried to close our distance, Arshariya escaped with

tremendous velocity.

“Don’t run!! You bitch!! Don’t run away from your

responsibility, which is to die!!”

“Of course I would run… I beg you to please listen to me…

what are you, a murderous heavent-sent child… your eyes
have become bloodshot, and it’s honestly scary… you even
carry a blade while breathing heavily Ha… ha… ha…
ha…!! … I don’t think anyone would be surprised if your
photo was posted as a serial killer at the police station…”

“I will listen to your words, so die!! Please die!!”

“Alright, alright. If you listen to my words, I’ll fight with you

properly. I was thinking of having you die here, anyway.”
I put Kuki Masamune back in its scabbard and– feint– a thud
sound was heard and a Nil Arrow pierced Arshariya’s
forehead.

“You must be kidding me. To think you are more cowardly

than a demon and even willing to use any means for your
objective, are you not embarrassed of that? Didn’t you say
you would listen to me? To think you would pretend to put
away your weapon and try to kill me, is moral education in
this world not functioning properly? Don’t shoot arrows
while a person is speaking (the sound of numerous arrows
stabbing her).”

“I want you to die, but more than that, I want to kill you
myself.”

“Hearing you saying that clearly somehow made me

refreshed instead.”

With a sigh, Arshariya pulled the arrows from her body.

“Sanjou Hiiro-kun. Do you remember the words you gave

me when I was still A ?”

“ Please, kill me. ”

“No one is telling you to state your wish. You said Too
bad. .”

Behind the screen of smoke, the demon who has a fine-

featured face whispered, while leisurely smoking her
cigarette.

“You know, I like humans. No, I think it’s not an

exaggeration to say that I love them. Especially people who,
despite knowing that they are just tiny existences, change
the flow of the world. That was natural. I mean, if there is an
ant who influenced the human world, of course I would be
interested in it even if it was just an ant.”

She chuckles.

“I’ve always wanted a human friend… the world of humans

is beautiful… you likened ‘love’ to a Yuri flower, and I think
that was a wonderful poetic expression for that… However,
there was a disagreement between us…”

Saying that, she breathed the smoke of her cigarette from

her mouth.

“Love is not something to save– but to destroy.”

“Ah, I see.”

While being bathed in murderous intent and shuddered, I

sneered.

“We can never be friends. We are irreconcilable… so, we

have no choice but to kill each other.”

“Eureka. I agree. That is why I decided to kill you. Still, even

though I especially woke up to come to this kind of place…
really regretful.”

Thus, Arshariya The Shrine of Death… smirked.

“Here I come– human.”

“Come– demon.”

Taking a stance– upper and lower– and at the next moment,

our blades crossed each other, and blood splashed from my
cheek.
She is too fast. Arshariya, whose body was enveloped by
smoke, shook her arm that was soaked with my blood as if
to wipe out the smoke. Fortunately, I managed to catch that
blow with my magic eyes.

Right– trigger– synchronization, magic wave interference,

calculation completed.

Without minding the hand sword that pierced my flank, I

opened my eyes wide and focused myself on thrusting the
light that I created into her brain.

Magic activated, Lux. The collected particles of light turn

into a flash and cleave Arshariya in tw– however, the
demon, who immediately restored her body, laughed as her
eyes gave a pale blue glow.

Here it comes– magic eyes–!!

Without hesitation, I let go of Kuki Masamune and extended

my fingertips from a close distance. Then, my index and
middle fingers pierced the space between her magic eyes
that were shining, making Arshariya open her eyes in
astonishment, and–

“Explode.”

*Boom*

Arshariya’s head was blown away, and the headless body of

the demon clapped its hands.

“Wonderful.”

The demon who just lost her head utters a voice from the
hollowed space.
*Stab*

I jumped back and stared at the demon who is regenerating

her head while making a creepy noise.

Blood gushingly leaked from my flank and I pressed the

wound to stop the blood.

“So, aren’t you going to run away soon? I’m expecting a

happy story where a man of justice cryingly tries to save
himself while sacrificing his companions, though?”

“Sorry, but,”

While cold sweat dripped from my body, I smiled.

“Unlike you… there is something I have to protect… beyond

here…”

Smiling, I bring the tip of my sword down and– form a wall

with Kuki Masamune.

“Even if I die, I won’t let you go…”

“Haish, you made me hate you even more.”

Looks like my situation is getting worse. However, despite

that, I bend the corner of my mouth while breathing heavily.

As expected… there is only that… all or nothing… I have no

choice but to do it…

“Let’s conduct an experiment. How many centimeters will it

take for a human to abandon the Things I have to protect
if I cut him centimeter by centimeter starting from his
fingertips. That sounds fun. My brain is already shaking with
excitement.”
“Shut up… don’t put a vibration or something inside your
brain, you bastard… I’ll call you every day… so, go die by a
brain tremor with the notification ON…”

“It is sad that the mouth soon cannot say anything because
its life will end soon.”

As Arshariya took a step toward me, I shot a Nil Arrow

toward her– fwoosh– however, the demon grabbed the
arrow, as if it was natural.

“The arrow of the elves, huh. It’s been a while since I saw
this, but… what a clever trick.”

“Haha.”

Hearing that, I smiled bitterly.

“You shouldn’t make a mistake of the timing when you can

appear… you rotten cheater…”

“But, you too, were born at the wrong time. If you hadn’t
met me, you would probably have lived a little longer. Pitiful,
truly pitiful, I really feel pity toward you.”

Then, Arshariya– opened her eyes.

“Well then, I’ll have you die–”

“Arshariya-sama!!”

I looked at the direction of the voice and saw Hizumi, who

bravely called Arshariya, despite her shivering body.

“D-did you remember me… I-I am Hizumi Ruri… someone

you saved… p-please hear me for a bit… t-this guy is still
worth using… t-that’s why…”
“You,”

Arshariya smiled.

“I’m about to be done playing, so don’t come out.”

The stigma inside both eyes of Arshariya swirled, indicating

the activation of her magic eyes Afterlife Return – and
popped my left arm off.

“Eh?”

A large amount of blood spilled on Hizumi’s face.

She, whom I pushed and fell down, looked up at me with a

bright red face. And having lost my left arm, I was almost
fainted by the severe pain, however I managed to keep my
consciousness and– shouted.

“Go!!”

“Eh… ah… but…”

“Just go!! I’ll follow you right away!! Do you think this me
will die in this kind of place!! You will just hinder me, so get
lost!!”

“Ah… uu…”

Standing like she was blown up, Hizumi then ran. And while
dully chasing her figure with my eyes, I smiled in the pool of
blood.

“Sorry, Hizumi… you are… not a hindrance at all…”

As blood spilling from my body, My eyes wandered in my

hazy view.
–there is a sign of bad luck in your face.

While swaying from side to side, my thoughts wandered

around.

— you will die soon.

Remembering the words of Fury, I laughed at myself in the

overhead view as my body was getting colder and colder.

“… I guess it’s here.”

In the game, at the end of Lapis’s route, I can’t see the

figure of Hizumi, who was also killed by Arshariya, anymore.

–How about you trying to overturn your destiny.

I put a lot of power into my legs and glared at Arshariya.

“Ah, that’s right… Tsukiori, Lapis, and Rei are still on the
ship… if I leave this bastard here… they might die… if
that’s… if that’s the so-called destiny that God made…”

I laughed.

“I will get sandwiched between it… and destroy it…!!”

“Oi, Oi.”

Arshariya looked at me and scoffed.

""

“So, you’re saying you prioritize the lives of others over your
own? You aren’t sane, aren’t you? What is the reason for
doing that?”

“If you can’t understand…. then, let me tell you…”

I drew a line with my blood on the floor and started walking
into the ship. And looking at me walking slowly into the ship,
Arshariya chases after me with a laugh.

“Good, run away. Do your best. That was a very wonderful

choice.”

“Ugh… ah… agh…!!”

Arshariya shot a bullet from her fingertips and made a hole

in my body. However, while pressing my body against the
wall, I continue to move through the pool of blood and pain.

It was painful, very painful, to the point that my body

wanted to get it done and be comfortable already. Even so, I
keep moving my feet with my sheer will.

I continue to dive to the bottom of the ship, leaving marks

with my blood on the floor. Until suddenly, I can hear a
sound from somewhere.

“…”

It was the sound of sword clashes. It must be in the direction

where Tsukiori, Rei, and Lapis are fighting.

Hearing that, I smiled. I chose a route away from that sound

and finally reached the bottom of the ship– the rugged
engine room– then with a large amount of blood spilling
from the wound on my flank, I opened the big gate and shot
a water arrow from the room.

“Oops.”

Without avoiding it, the arrow lands behind Arshariya.

“You missed. I’d like to expect the next one, but sadly, the
next one will never come.”

With the sounds of footsteps, Arshariya entered the room

following me.

This room is precisely the heart of Queen’s Watch. The

constructor magic device, Queen’s Eye Pillar , kept
spinning inside the room– and a demon laughed loudly at
that.

“Too bad, it’s a dead end.”

“…”

“I know what you want to do. This space where the

Queen’s Eye Pillar was placed is packed with a large
amount of magic power… you wanted to use all of this
magic power to kill me, right? Too bad for you that’s
impossible. There isn’t much magic that a low-level
magician like you can use, and you can’t take full advantage
of this magic power.”

Seeing my reaction, Arshariya was satisfied– and then her

right arm pierced through my belly into my back.

Perhaps that blow hurt my lungs, but blood slowly spilled

from my mouth.

“Die in my arms just like this.”

Arshariya then hugged me dearly and closed her eyes.

“This is it. This moment when I can feel the warmth of

people, the sound of their hearts, and the moment when
their hope is destroyed… it’s very pleasant… to think I
would be able to see your sense of justice crumbling and
fading… What happiness… Now, come on, scream…”

She then rubbed my back.

“If you do that, I might let you live a little longer–”

I pulled the trigger– and hugged Arshariya with all my

might.

Activate, Tenebrae.

My right hand that was covered by magic power penetrated

Arshariya’s body powerfully.

“It’s your lost…”

“… what the heck are you saying? Are you intending to win
even in this condition?”

Hearing that, I laughed.

“When fighting superior enemies… I have a rule that I

absolutely adhere to… and that is… even if I can’t win, I
won’t lose… from the start… I never thought I could win
against you…”

“What are you saying,”

“No matter how strong a demon is,”

While laughing, I keep hugging the demon in front of me

with all my might.

“If this tremendous amount of magic power caused an

excitation reaction at once… and exploded… that human
form of yours will disappear in an instant, without being able
to regenerate… and you would disappear from this world…
You know, the quickest way to kill a demon is… to erase its
existence at once with something that could damage it at a
level where its regeneration can’t keep up… I have…
destroyed that safety mechanism with the previous water
arrow… which means… I can erase you anytime…”

“Ahaha, what are you saying? If you do that, you, who are
also in this room, will be erased together with me. There is
no way a human can do that–”

Without answering her, I gathered all my magic power,

causing the surrounding magic power to begin to react,
making a crackling noise.

At that instant, Arshariya’s complexion changed– and she

began to struggle in my arms.

“Are you kidding me… oi, you… stop it… stop joking, Sanjou
Hiiro… you will also die, you know… what do you want to
do…?!”

“The cause of your defeat is…”

My eyes are getting hazy and hazy. However, while spitting

blood, I kept smiling thinly and whispered.

“Because you underestimated humans too much… Unlike

you guys, demons… we humans have a will… and that will
won’t be destroyed easily… You know, there are many
things that are more important than my own life… I… I came
to this world and was able to meet various people… and the
future where they’re crying… I don’t want to see that even if
I die…”

“Stop it!! Stop it, let me go!! Oi?! You?! Are you kidding
me?! Oi, oi, oi, oi!! Let go, let go, let goooooooooooo!!”
While the meat in my body was scraped with both of her
arms, I desperately kept Arshariya in my arms.

“S-sanjou Hiiro!! I will save your life!! That’s why, stop this!!
Stop this!!”
“Who said I need to be saved… both you and I are just
unnecessary obstacles to this world… so, just like this, we
took a wrong step together, and went to hell… rather, I think
I was too late… I should have done this from the start…”

The memories that I made since I came to this world came

to mind. Seeing those memories, my chest couldn’t help but
hurt a little– however, I smiled.

“Ah~… so this is how it feels… I should have done this from

the start… sorry, Tsukiori… I’ll leave the rest to you…
please… make those two happy… I believe in you… and
sorry… that I can’t stand beside you until the end…”

With a smile, I muttered.

“Listen, demon. I’ll tell you something about the most

wonderful human maxim so you can die in peace.”

“Stop it…. stop…. stop it…..!!”

Laughing– I uttered my last words.

“ A man who gets sandwiched between Yuri will definitely

die. ”

“STOP ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!”

As the demon screamed, I released my magic power– and

everything was dyed with a pale explosion.
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