“What on earth happened?”
Senpai, who had joined me under the waterfall, took one look at my face and immediately asked with a worried expression.
“Senpai, what would you think of a gorgeous dish that looks like it was made with fluorescent paint?”
Senpai tilted her head.
“Is that food?”
“That was weapon enough to destroy people’s hearts…”
“…I don’t really get it, but how about we call it a day?”
I thought about it for a moment.
Certainly, if I get hit by the waterfall right now, I might lose to the sheer momentum of the water.
It’s better to stop the waterfall training.
“You’re right…
I think I’ll just go for a run.
I’m sorry, even though you came all the way out here.
Well then…”
As I apologized and tried to return to my normal running course, she grabbed my shoulder.
“Takioto.
That’s not what I mean.
Why don’t you take a break from all training?”
“Eh?
If I don’t train, I can’t sleep, I get convulsions or hallucinations.
Don’t you get that, Senpai?”
“You’re having withdrawal symptoms from not training!?”
Certainly, that does fit the definition of withdrawal.
“Somehow, if I’m not moving, I get anxious…”
“Anxious…
huh?
Sure, I can get anxious before an important match too.
But I feel like in your case it’s a bit exaggerated…
I know.
Right, I’ll change into regular clothes.
I’ll take you to a nice place.”
After she changed, she took me to the shopping street not too far from the school.
“Takioto, do you like sweets?”
Asked by Senpai as she walked beside me, I nodded.
With that question, I was able to predict our destination to a certain extent.
“I see.
Then I think you’ll like this.”
Senpai suddenly stopped while I was thinking about where to go on a date event.
“Senpai, what are you do…
That’s suspicious.”
It was a blonde woman wearing a hat.
She had on green sunglasses and a mask over her mouth.
She wasn’t as tall as Senpai, but she was tall for a woman.
With her small face and slender legs extending from her skirt, she could probably make a living as a model.
“You think so too?”
Is she some kind of celebrity or something?
However, she looks way too suspicious and stands out.
The kind of disguise you see in manga is no good; it’s practically begging to be found.
The woman was wandering in front of a restaurant and a ramen shop.
Is she worried or conflicted?
“What should we do?”
“Very suspicious.
And she stands out way too much.
Let’s try talking to her a bit.”
Senpai started walking.
I walked quickly and got in front of her, channeling magic power into my shawl and preparing it so it could be transformed immediately.
“Excuse me, is something the matter?”
Senpai asked her.
She reacted to me in surprise the moment she turned around.
“N-nothing!”
Somehow, it’s a voice I’ve heard somewhere.
That’s another voice I’ve been hearing a lot lately.
Taking a closer look…
“…Could it be?”
The moment I tried to say her name, she turned her back and tried to run away.
But partly because I was prepared, I immediately captured her with my Third Hand.
She thrashed around in the shawl.
Then her sunglasses slipped, and I saw the face I expected.
“…What are you doing, Ludi?”
The suspicious person caught in my shawl was Her Imperial Highness Ludivine Marie-Ange de la Trefke.
“Please enjoy a relaxing time.”
After saying this, the waiter left.
In front of Mizumori Yukine-senpai, who was sitting across from me, was a box of matcha tiramisu and green tea.
Ludi, who was sitting next to me, seemed to have ordered a Matcha Parfait.
Matcha ice cream, plenty of strawberries, and lots of fresh whipped cream were packed into a cornet.
It looked incredibly delicious.
To be honest, I wanted to eat it all.
Maybe I should have ordered something other than the matcha chocolate fondue.
“I didn’t expect it to be Trefke-sama…”
Senpai murmured.
Ludi swallowed hard and shook her head.
“You’re Kousuke’s master, aren’t you?
‘Ludi’ is fine.
I don’t really like being so formal.”
Perhaps Ludi dropped the act because she was seen in that disguise, and instead of speaking like an Ojou-sama, she was talking normally.
To be honest, I wonder why she wore an outfit like that in the first place.
Ah, Senpai breathed out a little.
Just like me, she’s still terrified.
“Anyway, what were you doing all alone…!”
I tried to ask, but I got pinched.
Apparently, she was telling me not to talk about that.
“Y-yes.
I wanted to hear about the Tsukuyomi Magic Academy.
Could you tell me about it?”
Ludi tried to forcefully change the subject.
Senpai answered the question while looking puzzled by Ludi.
There was some useful information for me in this exchange.
“Hee, so you won’t be allowed to enter the dungeon until a little while after enrollment, right?”
“The teachers said safety is the first priority.
Besides, for the first time, it’s mandatory to enter with upperclassmen.”
I see, I nodded along with Ludi.
Apparently, it’s the same setting as the game.
So, assuming the party members challenging the dungeon for the first time are the same as in the game, I’ll be with the protagonist.
Other companions depend on how the protagonist chooses his options.
Depending on his choices, the party members could become beastmen, and there’s also a pattern where Ludi and Senpai become companions.
I think I could talk more easily with people I already know, so I’d like Ludi or Senpai to be with me.
“So Senpai, could we explore the dungeon together?
It would be reassuring if that happened.”
I said, and Senpai laughed.
“If it’s the same method as last year, it’s unlikely because it’s basically selected randomly, you know?
I’ll try talking to a teacher I know, but don’t get your hopes up.”
I meant it as a joke, but she seems willing to actually talk to a teacher.
Thinking about it, if I talk to Marino-san, I feel like she could pull some strings.
“I’m counting on you.”
I said, and Senpai nodded with a smile.
“I want to ask something else.
I heard there are a lot of dungeons around here, but can I go wherever I want?”
“Not exactly.
If everything goes well, you’ll be able to go to all of them one day, but from the start, only a few are permitted.
However, those few are only accessible a while after entering the school…
I talked about this before, right?”
I nodded.
It’s almost exactly like the game.
A bit worrying is what happens with the dungeons added by DLC.
They exist, right?
Rather, it would be a problem if they didn’t.
By the way…
Does the April Fool’s dungeon exist?
That one is incredibly dangerous.
Thinking about the lore, that dungeon reached a point where normal people couldn’t do anything there.
How nostalgic.
I worked so hard to clear all the dungeons.
In particular, to unlock the five store-bonus dungeons, it was a crappy specification where you couldn’t get them unless you bought the game at five different types of stores.
I remember buying them separately from my friends.
I just wanted a dakimakura of Ludi, Senpai, and the President, so even though I had the software, I went to the “artbooks that look delicious” or the “mousepads that look like soft boobs or butts” stores.
I picked up my matcha chocolate fondue.
When I looked to the side, Ludi was about to eat the strawberry and matcha ice cream.
“What?”
“No, I just thought it looked great…”
I said that and opened my mouth.
I wondered if something miraculous would happen and she’d put the ice cream in my mouth, but of course, that wasn’t the case.
“Haa?
Why?
…Maybe you like Parfaits?”
“I like sweets in general.
Among them, matcha especially.”
Of course, I also like this parfait.
It’s like experiencing the condition where “the face of another heroine floats in my mind while I’m capturing a different heroine”—what I called “First-Capture Syndrome.” Key-oids (die-hard fans of the studio KEY, e.g., Kanon, Clannad) might have another name for this disease too.
“Hou, what a coincidence.
I also love matcha.
I’ve already had a bit, but would you like to try some too?”
She spun the box and pushed it toward me.
I see, if I use a new spoon and eat the untouched part, it won’t be an indirect kiss.
What a shame.
“Thank you very much.”
While saying that, I pushed my matcha chocolate fondue toward Senpai.
Senpai simply understood what I meant and took the Choco Fondue.
I took the spoon I had and dug into the matcha tiramisu.
“AAah, this is deliciouss.”
It involuntarily made me smile.
Matcha chocolate fondue is good, but tiramisu is also great.
Actually, the tiramisu is more delicious.
I’ll order the tiramisu next time I come.
“…When I see your happy face, it makes me want to eat too…
You eat like it’s really delicious.”
Ludi said, offering her parfait to Senpai.
After that, the three of us shared the sweets.
“How about using your whole body a bit more?”
“My whole body?”
“Yes.
Anyway, how about striking while spinning your hand and doing a full rotation, like a roundhouse kick?”
Claris-san showed me a demonstration of a spinning kick.
“…I’ll try it.”
Claris-san held up her shield, and I struck it while turning my body toward her.
“In some cases, it might be good to use the Third and Fourth Hands.”
With that said, this time I tried using both shawl hands like a hammer.
Certainly, the power increased explosively.
However, if I use the shawl on both sides, I feel uncomfortable about my defense and feel like I’d leave a massive opening.
Still, it could be quite useful depending on where I use it.
Once I got used to it after several repetitions, we moved to a mock battle.
Of course, I tried the previous technique.
“…That was very good.
Let’s call it a day for now.
I think it’s better to use the technique repeatedly to raise the skill level.
It will definitely be useful.”
“Haa, haa, haa…
Thank you very much, Claris-san.”
“No, please tell me anytime if it’s just something like this.”
She said that and smiled while wiping her sweat.
Even though I was out of breath, I didn’t feel any fatigue in her.
And…
“Just as I thought, I still need to improve…”
What I learned from Claris-san’s training was that I still needed more training.
“It looks good enough, almost too good, for me.
I couldn’t even put up a good fight, you know?”
At the same time that voice sounded, a towel flew over.
When I caught it, I thanked Ludi and wiped my face.
“No, judging by her age, Ludivine-sama is also very strong.”
Claris-san said that and praised Ludi, but Ludi didn’t seem to think so.
She was looking at Claris-san with a bitter face.
Making Ludi stronger, huh?
“Ludi…
Isn’t it better to learn how to shorten your incantations first?”
Ludi, one of the main heroines, gets stronger even if trained normally.
I still remember her specialization in long-range firepower.
That’s why shortening her incantations turns into overwhelming power.
I suddenly stopped to think; it’s an ability that is completely opposite to Takioto Kousuke’s. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
He can at least shoot things, but asking for anything beyond that is too much.
However, he’s quite strong in close-quarters combat.
If we team up, it might be the best combination to cover each other’s weaknesses.
“Shortening incantations, huh?
I want to learn it, but…
do you think I can currently learn it?
First of all, is there anyone who can teach me?”
She tilted her neck.
It can be said that a character like Ludi, who shoots long-range magic, requires a skill to shorten incantations or to omit them entirely.
The skill to omit incantations can be learned by collecting items in high-level dungeons or in late-game events, regardless of strength.
But first, the skill to shorten incantations.
This can also be learned in the game regardless of strength, but…
I haven’t been able to learn Mind’s Eye so far, so I don’t know what will happen from my perspective.
However…
“There are two people nearby who seem to have it and can teach you.”
“Eh?”
Ludi tilted her head, saying “There are?” At that moment,
“Please teach her, Nee-san!”
I bowed to Hatsumi-nee-san, who was looking over her materials while drinking coffee.
By the door next to me, Ludi was also bowing.
Is it okay for Her Highness to lower her head?
But I thought again that there wouldn’t be a problem if it was to a teacher or master.
It’s fine, right?
“When school starts, I’ll be busy…
It’s fine if it’s now.
But don’t ask Mother.
She must be busy.”
I dumped all the responsibility on Nee-san, and I alone…
Or rather, I went to the library with Claris-san, who had followed me, before I even realized it.
“Takioto-sama, is it alright for you not to participate in the incantation-shortening training?”
When asked by Claris-san, who came with me, I nodded.
Is it okay for her to leave Ludi?
Well, she must have decided it would be fine if she was with Nee-san.
“Basically, all I need to do is infuse magic power into my scarf or shawl.”
Nowadays, I’m always infusing magic power, so it’s like always having magic activated, meaning I don’t even need incantations.
Speaking of which, I can sustain magic for a whole day, but…
what exactly is happening to my magical power?
I feel like I’m growing beyond my limits.
“Then, what will Takioto-sama do in the library?”
I have a little time before going to the waterfall with Senpai.
I could relax in my room, but if I have to kill time anyway.
“Well, I thought I should see if there’s a grimoire I can use.”
Anyway, I just wanted to kill time with some actual benefits.
“I see.”
When I opened the library door, the wind carrying the smell of paper and ink brushed past me and Claris-san.
After taking a look around the entire library, Claris-san seemed to be looking for something in the corner of the bookshelf.
While I was browsing the “Physical Strengthening and Recovery Magic” section, which seemed to have many skills I could use, I found a book I could use quite easily.
I took the book and brought it to the sofa.
Then, I took out some iced coffee from the fridge, sat on the sofa, and opened the book.
“Mana Transfer?”
Suddenly, I was called right by my ear, and I involuntarily snapped the book shut.
Claris-san was right next to me.
“You scared me!
When did you get here?
I didn’t even sense your presence!”
“It’s a secret skill.”
When she said that so proudly, I smiled.
The smile that suddenly appears is very cute, probably because Claris-san is usually so serious.
“…I’d love for you to teach me that.”
“Yes, I’ll teach you in parallel with our training.
More importantly, what about this Mana Transfer?”
That’s right, I nodded.
Mana Transfer is magic that transmits one’s own magical power to others.
“As you know, Claris-san, my magical power is abnormal.”
Not all the weird gentlemen who play Takioto Kousuke specialize in shields.
Some people learned Mana Transfer after hoarding MP and turning him into an MP recovery tank…
It’s the ideal solution for Takioto Kousuke, who possesses the highest MP in MagiEx.
But it was only used by those gentlemen who wanted to play with a handicap on their first or second playthrough, or those who had stalled in the game.
The reason is that if you want to restart the game after beating the final boss, you can carry over your “stats,” “recovery items,” and “money,” and the “item shop will be fully open from the start.” By taking them over, MP recovery items can be used like water, so it’s debatable whether it’s necessary to go through the trouble of learning the skill.
For me, the party members, except for the protagonist, were basically beautiful girls.
Naturally.
“I see.
Takioto-sama seems to be able to use it effectively.”
Claris-san nodded.
If it took one turn to learn the Skill like in the game, then I wouldn’t want to learn it.
But since the game hasn’t started yet, there’s no loss in learning it.
“Ludi consumes magical power like water, and if I give her mine, I wonder if she can cast magic without worrying too much.”
It can be said that doping was indispensable for Ludi, who shoots long-range magic.
There are no restrictions on item use in the game, so you can use them as long as you have money.
Suddenly, when I looked at Claris-san, she was hesitating to say something.
I wondered why, but I knew the answer immediately.
“Uh, Ludivine-sama doesn’t know any magic that consumes that much yet.”
…Maybe I messed up.
Speaking of which, Ludi’s setting when she entered the academy was that she could only use basic magic.
“Ah, I’m talking about the future!”
“Y-you’re right.
Certainly, that kind of Magic might synergize well with Ludivine-sama.”
The air got a bit awkward, and I turned to the book to escape.
Then, I asked Claris-san something that was bothering me.
“By any chance, Claris-san, can you use it?”
“Yes.
Do you want me to teach you?”
A dry laugh involuntarily leaked from me.
I might have already gained a cheat.
And a cheat that doesn’t even appear in the main story.
“Uwaa.”
When I arrived in the living room after training Mana Transfer, I could see rain through the window.
I thought it was going to rain when I was outside, but I guess I was lucky the weather held up until the end of the mock battle.
“It’s raining.”
The weather has been clear these days, so the plants will be blessed by the heavens.
It’s just a blessing I’m not very happy about.
If it continues until tomorrow, I won’t be able to run, I won’t be able to see Senpai’s face, I won’t be able to hear Senpai’s voice, I won’t be able to breathe the quiet air created by Senpai’s existence, and above all, I won’t even be able to see Senpai’s fascinating, wet figure being hit by the waterfall.
“Kousuke.”
My name was called, and I looked back.
Hatsumi-nee-san, holding a wand, was looking at me.
Ludi, who was completely exhausted, was walking behind her.
She was probably training to shorten her incantations.
From what I’ve heard, Hatsumi-nee-san is very strict with magic and allows no compromises.
Ludi is also highly motivated because she has an organization backing her.
However, since she was forced to continue until her magical power was completely depleted, she could barely walk.
I wish Hatsumi-nee-san would go a little easier on her.
I understand it’s hard for Ludi.
But I support Nee-san’s training.
As a result of my own testing, I’ve concluded that the more magical power you use, the easier it is for your total mana capacity to increase.
“Have you finished your preparations, Kousuke?”
I tilted my neck.
Now, what preparations is she talking about?
“School is about to start.”
Oh, I nodded.
Certainly, the entrance ceremony is just around the corner.
Of course, I’m well-prepared.
“It’s fine, there aren’t many things I need in the first place.”
Then Nee-san’s eyebrows dropped a few millimeters, and I felt the corners of her mouth twitch.
That’s probably Nee-san’s smile.
In fact, she’s even making an OK sign with her right hand.
“Un.
Don’t forget anything, okay?”
Nee-san walked toward the stairs.
I called out to Ludi, who was losing her soul on the sofa.
“Are you alive?”
“…It’s my end.
Before I die, I want ra…
No, I want to eat ice cream.”
A hand reached out.
Her Highness Ludivine seemed to be telling me to go get it.
“I have no choice, do I…”
I opened the freezer and looked for ice cream.
Should I say ‘as expected’?
This house is stocked with high-class cup ice cream.
I grabbed two of my favorites, strawberry and chocolate, and brought them to her.
“Thank you…”
I gave her one and opened the ice cream I brought for myself.
…Somehow, I feel like we’re family because I don’t feel nervous around Ludi anymore lately.
Well, it’s better than being on edge.
Speaking of which…
She should only show this original, unguarded side of Ludi to the protagonist and the female characters; are you sure it’s okay to show me?
“Huh, speaking of which, did I tell you my favorite flavor?”
Oh, maybe I haven’t heard.
Even though I heard it many times in the game.
“Hey, hey, you told me when we were together with Senpai, remember?”
In cases like this, there’s nothing better than saying it with absolute confidence.
Most of the time, it’ll work to bluff your way through.
“Really?”
She ate the ice cream with her spoon, not looking very interested.
Since her magical power was still low, her every action was sluggish.
Watching her, I suddenly thought of something.
“…Hey, Ludi.
Can you be a guinea pig for my magic?”
“Ha?”
What are you talking about?
She answered with a look of zero patience while trying to eat her ice cream.
“No, you see.
Actually, Claris-san taught me Mana Transfer, but I haven’t used it on anyone else yet.
If you’re okay with it, I’ll use it on you.”
She nodded with the spoon still in her mouth.
What kind of gesture is that?
Normally it’s cute.
But if you think of her as Her Imperial Highness, it’s quite inelegant.
“Hee, you learned some pretty unusual magic.
Isn’t the efficiency of that pretty bad?”
It’s exactly as Ludi says.
However, if you max out the skill level, you can significantly reduce the losses.
That’s why I wanted to raise my skill level as fast as possible.
“It’s not very good, but my magical power is abnormal.
So it’s within the margin of error.”
“Well, you’re right.”
“For me, it’ll be training, and for you, Ludi, it’ll be rest since you’ll be less tired by recovering magic, right?
How about it?”
Ludi nodded.
“Alright, then start immediately.”
I reached out to Ludi, who turned toward me.
But she tilted her neck.
“What hand is that?”
“Oh, sorry.
I still can’t send magical power unless I touch the target…
Besides, you know, right?
My constitution.”
Ludi nodded.
“R-right.”
She put the ice cream on the table and wiped her hands with a handkerchief.
Then she slowly approached and touched my hand.
“You don’t have to be nervous.”
“I’m not!”
Her hands were a little sweaty, even though she had just wiped them.
“Ludi’s hands are warm.”
“Don’t say weird things, just do it quickly, idiot.”
I don’t remember saying anything weird.
Well, as she says, I’ll start quickly.
“Nn…
It seems it’s started…”
Feeling the small amount of magical power in Ludi, I gradually sent my magic toward her.
“How is it?
If it’s transferring correctly, I’d like to gradually increase the output…
Is that okay?”
“Yes, it’s coming in perfectly.
Okay…
Increase it…
Hmm…
I gradually increased the magical power being sent.
However, the higher the output, the more fatigue I felt and the more magic left my body.
I still don’t have enough training.
“Tsu.
H-hey!”
“Huh, what’s wrong?”
When I looked at her, Ludi’s face was a bit red.
“I-it’s fine, I think?
I’m feeling quite ticklish.”
“Oh, then it must be fine.
Claris-san’s face also turned slightly red.”
Speaking of which, when I was sending magical power to Claris-san, she was murmuring something incomprehensible like, “Kuh, I’ll never surrender…” What did she mean by that?
Well, whatever.
I’ll increase the output for now.
“U, uuuuu, AAAaaaAHn!”
“H-hey, don’t make weird noises.”
Ludi seemed to be suffering, but she had an indescribable expression that looked like she was feeling good.
Her entire face turned red, and the slightly pointed ears peculiar to elves were a bright, glowing red.
“T-this.
It’s dangerous, stop ittt.”
“Ah, I’m sorry.
How should I put it, I can’t suddenly reduce the output because of my lack of training…”
You know how old faucets take a while from being fully open to being closed, right?
It’s hard to turn them off.
“Y-you idiotddd!”
Seeing Ludi shaking, I thought this was bad, but I could only stop it slowly.
I just had to let go of her hand.
I thought that, but I couldn’t let go because instead of “holding” my hand, Ludi was “gripping” it tightly.
“Kyaah!”
Unable to pull my hand away from hers, I ended up pulling her body toward me instead.
Currently, our eyes and bodies were in close contact.
By the way, I just found out that the larger the area of skin touching, the more efficiently magical power can be sent to the other person.
“AbababahbaAAaaa!”
The magical power flowed from the touched areas with tremendous momentum.
Ludi leaned against me, screaming like a character in a manga I read a long time ago.
“Haa…
Haa…
Help meee…”
She let out a seemingly strange breath against me.
Sweat beaded on her forehead, and the sweet, delicious perfume peculiar to women mixed with the scent of sweat, stimulating my brain.
But that wasn’t the only stimulus.
The soft, hot, and sweaty sensation transmitted through our skin, the weight of her leaning back, and the sweat trickling down her white nape all stimulated me.
Anything more than this is going to be dangerous…
“Lu-Ludi.
Are you okay!?
Let’s separate for now!”
She looked at me with moist eyes desiring something.
And she wouldn’t let go, as if clinging to me.
To be honest, I didn’t want to let go either.
But it’s dangerous.
It’s dangerous in various ways.
I have to pull away.
We have to separate.
But I don’t want to let go, and she won’t let me go in the first place.
In the end, Ludi let go of me a little after the mana transfer finished.
We sat a bit further apart and fixed our clothes for the time being.
Ludi was sweating so much that parts of her hair stuck to her skin, and she blew wind into her clothes to cool down.
I wasn’t sweating much, but the spot where Ludi had been hugging me was completely soaked.
It was easy to tell she had been working incredibly hard.
Now, looking at Ludi, my mana transfer was a seikou (a pun on the word seikou, which depending on the kanji can mean ‘sexual intercourse’ or ‘success’)…
No, it was a success.
Now she’s full of magic and her expression is very good.
However…
“…”
“…”
Even though we were in good physical condition, it was hard to say the atmosphere in the room was good.
It was a heavy silence.
Suddenly, she stood up.
Without saying a word to me, she turned her back and walked toward the door.
Her back was sweaty, and her clothes clung tightly to her skin.
I went to the Hanamura family’s magic training ground to change my mood.
After that, I practiced magic for a while, but I couldn’t concentrate.
Better to give up and go take a bath…
Cold water should be good right now, if possible.
Since the last incident, my whole body was still hot, and my head felt like it was frying, so I wanted to cool it down.
To the point of wanting to be hit by the waterfall to unify my spirit and body.
Removing my shawl, I took a deep breath.
Not as much as Ludi, but it seemed I had sweat quite a bit too.
Wiping the sweat from my forehead, I headed to the bath.
And the moment I entered the changing room, the bath door opened at the exact same time.
Humid, hot steam poured over my face.
A blonde woman with pointy ears was standing in the mist.
This body was definitely Ludi’s.
“…”
“…”
Silence.
And Ludi, who froze while looking at me.
Tee-hee ☆彡, will she forgive me if I do something cute like this?
No, it’ll just pour oil on the fire.
“…”
“…KiiiiyaaaaaaAAAAAa!”
I felt strange.
How should I put it?
Is it local omnipotence?
It felt like everything around me was moving in slow motion, and for some reason, my thoughts were moving at high speed.
Ah, I can feel my blood pooling between my head and my groin.
She was screaming, gathering magical power, and swinging her hand.
Her magic was going to hit me directly.
However, if I’m going to be hit directly anyway, I’d like to see her naked in this steam before I go down.
However, although the steam had dissipated a bit when the door opened, I could only see her face and part of her legs.
No good?
It’s really no good?
I can’t see?
I can’t see it?
I want to see it no matter what.
I appealed in my heart.
Please let me see.
Did my sincere prayer reach God?
The water vapor slowly began to dissipate.
No, it wasn’t dissipating.
It wasn’t dissipating, but for some reason, her silhouette was faintly visible.
And gradually, the vague silhouette came into sharp focus as if a camera were focusing.
And then I was shocked to see Ludi’s body just as I saw it.
And to think she’s wearing a towel…
I cursed the towel in my heart.
What is this towel (doubt)?
Why are you wrapping a towel around yourself (anger)?
Why do towels even exist (disturbance)?
I’ve seen her in her birthday suit many times in 2D.
Unfortunately, the worst invention in the erotic world, the “mosaic,” was mixed in there too.
I want to see it in 3D.
That’s all.
Why can’t I see it?
I want to see it, I want to see it!
I realized something while staring at the towel.
I noticed the towel’s appearance was acting strange.
I don’t know the reason, but the towels were becoming more and more transparent.
This is…
I can see it, I can see it.
That pink tip on her large chest…!?
“WHAT ARE YOU STANDING THERE STARING ATOOOOOOOOOOOO!?”
“Hyeh!
I-I’M SO SORRRRRRYyyyyYYY!”
As the ball of light slowly approached my face, my vision went white.
How much time had passed since I was exposed to that zero-absolute line of sight?
When she entered my room without knocking or greeting, I quickly offered her a chair, and she sat down in silence.
Although the bathroom encounter bought Ludi’s wrath, I was able to see a magnificent view unique to this world, and I also gained Mind’s Eye.
Because of that, I’m still on my knees with my forehead on the floor, but it can’t be helped.
I reaped what I sowed.
I raised my head a little and looked at her.
Without a single movement, Ludi continued to stare at me with narrowed eyes.
Her lips were tightly shut as if glued together.
Personally speaking, I desperately kept rubbing my head on the floor while enduring the urge to rub my cheek against her elegant white feet peeking out from her skirt.
Suddenly, she stood up and reached her hand toward my face.
And she pinched my right cheek with all her might.
Immediately, she pulled my left cheek with her other hand.
“It huwts, that huwts!”
Ludi sighed loudly and finally let go.
I stared at Ludi, holding my cheeks, while she crossed her arms.
“It can’t be helped…
I can forgive you.
I had a towel wrapped around me, after all.”
She said such a thing with a weak smile.
I’m sorry, but the truth is…
“Oh, thank you so much, Ludi-sama!”
…Of course, I didn’t say that out loud.
“But, but, look.
There’s a condition for my forgiveness…
I want you to grant my wish.”
Saying that, she looked away from me.
“A wish?”
I wonder what this wish is.
Can I do it?
If you want, I can be your chair or lick your legs to clean them; I can do that as much as you want.
No, she definitely won’t ask for that.
She looked around with a little restlessness.
And when her eyes met mine, she quickly averted her gaze.
Her long ears were a bright, glowing red.
“…You know.
I want you to take, responsibility.”
Oh, responsibility.
What?
It was just responsibility?
Fufu, responsibility, huh?
“…Eh?”
Wait a moment.
T-take responsibility!?
Is that the common trope that appears in manga!?
“It might sound a bit strange coming from me, but you see, I’m a noble, you know?
There are some things I just can’t let people see, right?”
Hey, hey, i-is this a lie, right?
The keywords “noble status,” “things I can’t let people see,” and “responsibility” exude a dangerous scent.
B-but is she okay with it being me?
Me, who has devoted my heart to dozens of eroge heroines, and now Ludi is confessing to me.
Well, Ludi is also among those dozens.
“So, you see…
You must have guessed from the look on your face, right?
After experiencing it just once, I was completely captivated.
Yes, I love it.
But I was embarrassed…
I couldn’t tell anyone.
I want to have it every day if I can.
But if it reaches Father’s ears, he’ll definitely tell me to stop.
But no matter what, my body craves it.”
I made a serious expression and adjusted my collar.
I’m going to put on a decisive face for when the time comes.
“T-Takioto Kousuke!”
Ludi made up her mind, raised her face, and grabbed my hand.
Her lips trembled, and hot sighs leaked out.
Her eyes were so wet she could cry at any moment, and her blue eyes were shining.
She opened her mouth and tried to say something, but couldn’t put it into words; she pressed her lips together and lowered her face.
Then, murmuring something that sounded like an incantation, she yelled and raised her face vigorously.
She parted her fruity lips, which probably held a lot of moisture, and took a deep breath.
“I-I want to eat ramen!”
…Eh?
My time stopped.