“It took about 10 minutes for me to rejoin Senpai.
After seeing Ludi’s crying face, the moment she looked at me, the sheer power of her gaze was traumatizing.
Immediately after Ludi told her it was a misunderstanding, Senpai apologized, saying she was truly sorry, praised me for doing a good job, and then ended up getting angry anyway.
“Why did you leave me behind!”
We already went over that.
“I’m sorry.”
I had no choice but to apologize.
Even though I was praised earlier, this sudden shift in mood was terrible.
When I apologized, Senpai laughed.
“But I’m jealous of Ludi.
There’s someone who would go as far as risking their own life to save you.”
Hearing that, I realized Senpai was misunderstanding.
“No, if Senpai were in Ludi’s position, I think I would have invaded the Dungeon anyway, and Ludi probably would have come along too, you know?”
Right?
I looked at Ludi’s face.
She nodded slightly.
When I said that, Senpai looked happy and embarrassed, and she pulled both me and Ludi into a hug.
My head rested on Senpai’s shoulder.
I could enjoy Senpai’s scent, which was different from Ludi’s, while being pleasantly surprised by the nape of her neck that I could see just below her ponytail.
“I’m really glad you’re both safe.”
“…Sorry for making you worry.”
“Well, it’s fine, I said too much.
Since you made me worry so much, you’ll have to make it up to me somehow, okay?”
That was obvious.
“Of course.”
“Really, thank you so much.”
Well, I couldn’t stay hugged by Senpai forever.
To be honest, I’d love to fully open my senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch and keep enjoying Senpai like this, but I couldn’t afford to.
It was unbearable to let go of Senpai, but I managed to shift my thoughts and pull away.
This was a living Dungeon, after all.
“Well, I really want to do something about this dungeon, but I don’t know how.
It’s a shame, but we saved Ludi, which was our first objective, so let’s run away.”
Senpai said that, but of course, I knew how.
I stopped Senpai, who was about to start walking, with my Third Hand.
“Please wait.
Actually…
I know how to do it.”
Well, I knew, but there were several problems.
“How do you know?”
Ludi asked, tilting her head.
Although I was in a pinch for a moment, when I said, “I read about it in a book in the Hanamura family’s library before,” mysteriously, Senpai and Ludi easily believed it.
I didn’t see it in the Hanamura Mansion; I saw it in the eroge in the first place, but everything else was almost true.
Senpai probably had various things bothering her about it, but even so, she chose to stay silent.
No, it wasn’t even a ‘probably.’ I was sure of it.
From Senpai’s point of view, my behavior in the dungeon had been far too abnormal.
I felt a little guilty for lying, but I decided to move forward to stop the dungeon’s operation.
However, well.
“What’s wrong?
Why are you making that troubled face?”
“No, it’s just.
It’s actually easy to stop, but it’s also difficult…”
“Isn’t that exactly the opposite?”
Easy to say, hard to do…
No, it’s hard to say too, huh?
There was still something dangerous in this dungeon, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it.
The final point was very close.
It hadn’t taken long to reach from the place where I defeated the Ogre, partly because Ludi hadn’t gone too deep.
Of course, I kept choosing the correct route.
“Well, this is it.”
Even though I had defeated the Ogre boss, the dungeon was still alive and operating.
Monsters must still be overflowing from the entrance.
To stop it, it was necessary to cut off this dungeon’s power supply source.
The destination was a dead end.
However, a magic circle was drawn on the wall of the dead end, and a huge magic stone resembling polished obsidian was embedded in the center.
Looking at it, it seemed the obsidian-like magic stone was channeling magical power into the magic circle, and there was a hole in the center of the stone meant to insert something.
In front of the obsidian magic stone and the magic circle, there was a box that looked like a treasure chest, a pedestal meant to hold an object, and a stick-like object resembling a long key.
Furthermore, this stick had a geometric pattern drawn on it.
There were many things I was curious about, but I went to the treasure chest first.
I opened it and sighed deeply.
And when I closed my eyes and looked up at the ceiling, I sighed again.
What was inside was exactly what I expected.
“What should I do…”
No, we’ve come this far, so I had no choice but to do it.
There were three sexy swimsuits and a piece of paper.
I couldn’t read the letters on the paper.
But I knew what was written.
If there were no party members who understood ancient writings like ‘MKS73’ or ‘Ero Scientist,’ we would have to return to the city, translate it, and then re-enter.
In that case, no one could read it, but I understood it, so there was no problem with that.
No, it was full of problems.
What were they really thinking, this game production team?
I could only assume there were bugs in their heads.
…Now, to stop the operation of this dungeon, we had to shut down this energy furnace, which supplemented the dungeon’s energy.
The believers of the Evil God Cult had misinterpreted this ‘magic to activate the energy furnace’ as ‘magic to sacrifice a person and summon the Evil God.’
They intended to sacrifice Ludi to the Evil God, but all they did was activate the Dungeon at the cost of their own lives.
In the game, such a scene was shown with a CG event…
I wouldn’t know the exact details without asking Ludi, but I think that was the situation this time too.
By the way, if you cut off the power supply of this obsidian-like magic stone, the function of this Dungeon would stop.
But in the game version, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t destroy the stones and letters on the wall.
It was probably the same this time.
It was better to use this stick from the start to stop the function, rather than breaking the stone in a weird way and making it go out of control.
That was the troublesome part.
What was troublesome?
It was the method required to shut down this energy furnace.
First of all, there’s usually something after a strong boss in eroge RPGs.
What is that?
For eroge ladies and gentleman Players, of course, even eroge beginners would be able to answer easily.
It’s a reward.
Magical★Explorer was no exception.
In this case, stopping the energy furnace consisting of this magic stone and magic circle was an event where you could get an erotic CG.
The ladies and gentlemen, myself included, groaned when lighting the energy furnace, admired it, and called it the ‘Ero-Furnace’ with respect and affection.
It wasn’t an E-furnace.
It was ERO.
I showed the paper in the treasure chest to Senpai and Ludi.
To be honest, I thought this was a terrible setting that would open a new page in the eroge world.
It was such a revolutionary scenario that second and third furnaces would inevitably be introduced in future patches.
Really, it was terrible and I felt nauseous now.
Playing with me like this.
“I don’t understand the meaning…”
“No, I understand.
I understand, but…”
Hearing my words, Senpai and Ludi looked at me suspiciously.
“What’s wrong?”
No, I had no choice but to say it.
This was essential to stop it.
I had come all this way.
I had to prepare myself.
“W-well.
To shut down this energy furnace, you just have to insert this stick into that hole…!”
“Then just insert it.”
“No, uh, you have to fill the stick with a special magic power to stop it.”
“Special magic power?”
To stop the Ero-Furnace, you had to insert the stick filled with special magic power into the hole of the obsidian in the center of the magic circle.
However, no magic power was passing through the stick.
It was supposed to emit a white light when magic power was firmly spread over it, but right now it was just a stick.
“Yes, that special magic power can be filled by placing this stick on that pedestal and doing something…”
“Then let’s just do that.”
No, that was true, but…
“Takioto, what do we have to do?”
“I-it’s this.
When you put the stick on the pedestal, a magic screen appears and a humanoid silhouette is displayed there.”
Senpai looked at the pedestal’s location and traced the circle with her finger, saying, “Certainly, there’s a mysterious magic circle.”
“Well, that’s right.
If you dress like that silhouette, the magic circle on the pedestal will send special magic power into the stick.”
“It gets filled because of that?
What a mysterious mechanism.”
No, this was an eroge Dungeon.
That’s why it wouldn’t end just like that.
But was it okay to say that?
Wouldn’t it be better if they just did it without me saying anything?
Impossible!
It was obviously impossible.
This time, my heart wouldn’t bear staying silent!
Besides, once they started, they would realize it right away, and there were other dangerous conditions.
There was no option but to tell them.
“What the hell is the problem?
Just say it.”
My back was cold.
Even though the cold sweat wouldn’t stop, my mouth was dry.
But I had to say it.
Preparing for the worst, I opened my mouth.
“Well, you see, the silhouette that appears…
i-it’s in a lewd pose!”
I noticed Senpai and Ludi’s faces turned red in an instant.
“Furthermore, y-you have to be wearing the swimsuits inside that treasure chest!”
“W-what is that?
Isn’t that stupid!?
And why are there swimsuits in the treasure chest!?”
You’re totally right!
But it couldn’t be helped because it was an eroge; it was inevitable that there would be costumes that could be equipped nearby!
“No, this is defensive gear that cannot be ridiculed…”
Senpai, who was already moving before I realized it, picked up a black swimsuit with her thumb and index finger and said that, her ears turning completely red.
I wanted to stand fearlessly and shout: Of course!
Well, this was Magical★Explorer, where the strongest armor for some characters was erotic lingerie-style equipment, you know?
It was obvious that appearance and defense shouldn’t be equal.
Even in MMORPGs, there were swimsuits with high defensive power; first of all, when talking about taking screenshots, it had to be bikini armor!
I immediately sat on the floor and bowed vigorously.
I rubbed my head on the ground enough to leave three marks.
“This is the only way!
It’s not my fault!”
You might be thinking I should stop the stupidity, but unfortunately, the stupidity would only increase one after another.
Really, the writers and directors who thought of this scenario had several screws loose in their heads.
“You’re taking this joke too far!”
Ludi pulled the stick from my side and shoved it into the obsidian on the wall.
However, there was no reaction.
“Is this stick broken!?”
It wasn’t just the stick; the very scenario of this world was crazy.
First of all, the eroge itself was broken.
“Hrm, if it’s as written, magic power should accumulate as soon as you strike a lewd pose.
If possible, two people at the same time will finish faster than one person.
It’s not my fault!”
“T-this swimsuit, huh…”
Senpai picked up the sexy swimsuit with her fingers and murmured while trembling.
“UuuuuUUU.”
Well, that wasn’t the only crappy setting.
“Um, you see.
After that, you know, there’s a point of caution when filling the energy…”
“T-there’s still something else…!”
Yes, there was.
This was also pretty bad.
If this were a general eroge world, it wouldn’t have been such a bad scenario.
That’s because they would be satisfied with the erotic scenario of ‘wearing a swimsuit and striking a lewd pose.’ However, it didn’t stop at the level of a general eroge and pushed a setting that was a step above the rest.
That was Magical★Explorer.
First of all, master eroge gentlemen and ladies didn’t groan just from wearing a swimsuit and striking lewd poses.
So, if you asked what made us groan, it was the additional settings.
“Actually.
If you make a mistake in the pose, or…
every 10 seconds…
a-an arousal gas is released…!”
“AAAAAAAAAH!?”
It only made you feel aroused, it wasn’t poisonous!
It wasn’t poison!
The proof was that it had no effect on men!
On the contrary.
When this event was over…
“B-but that doesn’t mean it has a negative effect on the human body.
It warms you up well after it’s over, makes it hard to cool down after a bath, and seems to be effective for stiff shoulders and poor circulation…”
“Those hot spring effects are unnecessary!?
First of all…
The very fact that I have to get a-aroused is already a negative effect!”
“Ha!
I-indeed!”
“Are you an idiot?!”
“N-no, but no matter what, it’s necessary!”
Oh, I really wanted to beat up the guy who thought of this scenario.
You were beyond the reach of normal people’s comprehension.
Wasn’t it stupid to wear a swimsuit and pose lewdly in a place where the ejected gas made you feel aroused!?
This was an Eroge, dammit!?
This was the world of erogeeeeeeeeeee!!
“It’s impossible if I have to get a-aroused!
T-that’s right, Kousuke should do it!”
“Im!
Im-im-im-impossible, h-how am I supposed to wear this?!
I’ll look horrible, you know?!”
“If you can’t wear it, you just have to go naked, right!?”
“Nuu!?
Are you crazy!?
In that case, there wouldn’t be a problem going in regular clothes!”
“Ah…”
“You didn’t think of that!?”
I complained to Ludi, whose ear tips were completely red.
However, Ludi also became fearless.
“For now, take off your clothes!”
“No, wait.
Wait, don’t take off my clothes!
Naked is…
At least let me keep my underwear on!”
While we were arguing, Senpai opened her mouth.
“I-I’ll trust Takioto.”
Ludi and I turned our heads toward Senpai at the same time.
And at tremendous speed.
Senpai’s face was bright red.
Even her ears were red.
“Certainly, there are times when Takioto’s line of sight is, how should I put it, suspicious.”
Were my eyes that perverted?
I used to stare unblinkingly at the nape of her neck; it was perverted no matter how I thought about it.
“But I think.
Would Takioto lie here?
Maybe we really have to do this.”
Ludi’s words seemed to have vanished.
She looked at the stick, looked at me, looked at the stick, looked at me, and then sighed as if she were about to say something.
“…Kousuke wouldn’t lie like this.
I-I-I get it, Kousuke is someone I trust.
B-but this is the only time, understand!?”
It would be good if this was really the only time, but this was the world of MagiEx.
Compared to the erotic and evil levels in other Dungeons, the degree of erotism here was quite low.
“I-I see…
Thank you.”
I-in that case.
“So, um.
I’m terribly sorry, but could you put on the swimsuits?”
“Uuuu, I get it, I just have to wear this, right!
Uuh…
Come on, give it to me already!”
Ludi reached out while her face turned red.
But I was in a bind.
No, because inside the treasure chest…
“There are three types of swimsuits…”
“DAMMIT, any of them is fine!”
She was seriously pissed.
Ludi came here with resentment and looked at the swimsuits in the treasure chest.
And she got so nervous anyone could see.
“No way…
It’s a lie, isn’t it!?
E-e-e-everything is a sexy swimsuit, you bastard!?”
“I knew it, but…
We have to wear these?”
Senpai, whose entire face was bright red, looked at the swimsuits and murmured.
Ludi slammed the green swimsuit she was holding into the treasure chest.
“Mou, I get it already.
I’ll change!
I just have to change, right!?
Kousuke!
You choose!
I can’t choose any of them!”
“I’m sorry, but I-I can’t choose either…”
After staring at their faces, I stared at the swimsuits.
I looked at their red faces again and looked at the swimsuits.
And I understood.
I was…
at the crossroads of my life.
The chance to legally put a sexy swimsuit on Senpai and Ludi had arrived.
This chance might never happen again.
I could only choose once.
It was only once to record in my brain’s memory.
Why the hell would I choose a random swimsuit here?
Before me were the sacred fabrics of green, white, and black.
It was a very important thing that made the heavenly maidens even more elevated.
For a normal swimsuit, you first had to check the size and choose a design.
However, the great advantage of this swimsuit was that it was a special swimsuit made by magic, which was extremely defensive and automatically adjusted to the size.
Which meant…
I had to choose a swimsuit that fit them perfectly, regardless of size.
It was too spicy.
Above all, this was reality and I couldn’t load a save.
I couldn’t save it as a CG, and I had to carve it into my brain, which had a forgetting function, with the intention to die, relying on these eyes of mine.
Why couldn’t they wear all three types?
Elf Ludi had to wear the green swimsuit that suited elves, Angel Ludi had to wear the white swimsuit, and Devil Ludi had to wear the black swimsuit.
Respectful and beautiful Senpai had to wear the green swimsuit, Erotic Senpai had to wear the white swimsuit.
Seductive Senpai had to wear the black swimsuit.
Ahh, I wanted to see them all!
At the end of my deliberation, I handed a swimsuit to each of them and stashed the remaining one in my bag.
How much time had passed since they started changing?
Ludi called out to me, saying I could turn around.
“Kousuke?
Why are you so exhausted?”
“Are you okay, Takioto?”
The two of them asked, worried.
I was fine; I was just suppressing the natural male desire to watch you change while listening to the sound of clothes being taken off.
“Yukine-san is big…”
“Ludi is beautiful too.” I just suppressed it with all my heart while listening to their voices.
No, I didn’t care about that.
I didn’t have time for that now.
Their appearance, their appearance…
“W-what?”
Ludi tried to hide her body with her arms, but she couldn’t.
“Beautiful…”
For Ludi, I chose her favorite color, the green swimsuit.
I think it was a great decision.
Most of her fresh white skin was exposed to the air, and only the important parts were covered with green cloth.
Furthermore, it was held up by thin strings and looked like it would fly off immediately after a big movement.
For Senpai, it was a white swimsuit.
I think it was a great decision.
Swimsuits were supposed to be sized when wearing them, but why did her chest look like it was escaping?
Obviously, it was a small swimsuit.
This was probably a slight size adjustment to emphasize the erotism.
The bottom was also very small; if she moved even a little…
“Takioto, I’m glad you say that, but, um, if you stare too much…”
“That’s right.
Idiot, don’t look so much, I’m getting embarrassed…”
“S-sorry.
Let’s start right away.”
When they went to the designated positions, I watched them, nodded vertically, and placed the stick on the pedestal.
Then, a magic circle appeared under their feet, and something like a screen appeared in front of us.
Then, a little later, the silhouette was projected.
The silhouette had white lines in some places, so you could see which part of the body you were supposed to show at a glance.
Furthermore, an hourglass was projected in the bottom right corner, and you could see it gradually decreasing.
This probably indicated the moment when the arousal gas would be injected.
“H-hurry, Ludi.”
The first thing projected was a simple pose.
Just tilt the body a little and make a “V” near the face.
But why was it a double V?
When a pin-pon sound played, it showed the answer was correct, and a stick-shaped meter in the bottom left corner of the screen filled up by about a tenth.
Apparently, we could see how much magic power had accumulated in the stick.
Looking at the stick, it was faint, but it seemed to have a bright white light.
“Alright, that’s the correct answer.
Mu.
W-why?”
I raised my face hearing Senpai’s panicked voice.
Then Ludi shouted in a hurry.
“Hey, this is weird!
Why is the timer still counting down!?”
You were right.
I thought there wouldn’t be a problem stopping the count since they did the correct pose, but unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
“H-hurry, Ludi, if it’s like Takioto said, u-uh.
T-the gas that makes us a-aroused is coming!”
“UUuuuuuuu!”
Apparently, this time it seemed to be a pose that emphasized the chest.
It was a pretty lewd pose that showed cleavage by crossing the arms to hold it and leaning forward a little.
The blood in my body was about to boil.
I wanted to throw everything away right now, crouch in front of them, and focus all my nerves on the limits of bliss and happiness that would be created.
I wanted to see the magnificent view from the front…
I had looked too much and was averting my gaze from them.
When I thought of them, I couldn’t do something so rude.
“I-I can’t do something like this!”
“Hurry, Ludi!”
Senpai shouted while already doing that pose.
Ludi still wasn’t prepared.
However, cruelly, the time was approaching every moment.
And before they could finish, the gas was mercilessly ejected.
“NNnn!?!?!?!?!?!?!”
“Kuh…
UuaA!”
The effect was enormous.
Both Ludi and Senpai turned red and their eyes drooped a little, like melted marshmallows.
“Y-you two, hurry!”
When I shouted, the two of them suddenly snapped back to reality and posed emphasizing their chests.
Then, the magic power dwelling in the stick increased a little again.
Next, it was a silhouette that looked like it was crouching and looking up.
Fortunately, the two posed for it.
When they fulfilled it immediately, the next pose was projected.
This time, the silhouette was like putting the hair on the nape of the neck up with both arms.
It must want to emphasize the sides.
It was a normal pose, but it was a wonderful pose that casually penetrated the heart of someone with that fetish.
At the same time they fulfilled it, a second gas was injected.
It was already ridiculous.
Not only their faces but also their bodies were slightly cherry-colored, and sweat spurted from their whole bodies.
And the next was…
a pose that emphasized their butts.
Probably the most lewd pose they had done.
When it was projected, their eyes turned to me.
The two didn’t say anything.
However, it was firmly conveyed.
Please don’t look.
It was a strong…
feeling.
I closed my eyes and covered them with the shawl.
I couldn’t help but want to see.
I had no choice but to see.
I couldn’t help but want to see it too much.
But I didn’t want to do what they really didn’t want.
There was…
no way…
It was then that I heard Ludi’s tempting voice.
The inspiration of revelation came.
What a beautiful and fascinating junction…!
At the same time I thought that, Senpai shouted cheerfully, “A-alright!
It’s done!”
I opened my eyes, immediately grabbed the stick, ended this ridiculous event, and ran to the two of them who were exhausted all over.
However, when I saw them, a sense of discomfort hit me.
I wondered if women were this weak on the game screen.
No, to be precise, it seemed there were two CG patterns here, one that looked very tired and one that looked a little tired…
I played with the same characters twice, after all…
that, by the way, this stick…
Huh?
“Ahhhhhh!?”
I-I completely forgot.
But it’s over!?
“Haa haa, what’s wrong, Kousu…ke…”
Ludi was about to fall, and Senpai tried to support her.
However, it seemed Senpai was also at her last strength and was about to faint.
As the two were falling, I caught them.
Ludi’s head and body were supported on my left chest.
Ludi’s sweaty hair stuck to my cheeks, and the smell of that shampoo and Ludi’s body odor penetrated me.
Senpai smelled different.
Senpai’s head was on my shoulder and her chest was pressed against my body.
She had the ability to gently embrace any offense I committed.
Desperately restraining my heart that felt like it was going out of control, I let the two, who were about to collapse, slowly sit on the ground.
Shortly after, they recovered.
However, the two still had slightly red faces and weren’t looking at me.
However, they weren’t far from me and, for some reason, were firmly holding onto my clothes.
“Let’s stop this Dungeon.”
Then they nodded without looking at each other.
When I suggested that the three of us should do it together no matter what, they nodded in the same way.
When they stood up and I supported them with the Third and Fourth Hands, we lifted the glowing stick.
Then, we slowly inserted it into the pedestal.
The change happened immediately.
The more I connected it, the weaker the light of the magic circle in front of me became.
If connected completely, the light would go out completely and the Dungeon would stop functioning.
While inserting it slowly, I remembered that Ludi and Senpai were in lewd poses until they were completely exhausted.
Oh, I took too long to remember.
If I had brought a character who could read the letter in the treasure chest, this wouldn’t have happened.
Well, the gentlemen would have ignored it and gone by force to collect the CG.
No, it’s already over, I’ll stop thinking and take it with me to the grave.
I couldn’t say anything anymore now.
Actually, 40% of the special magic power stored in the stick was enough, and it wasn’t necessary to fill it completely.