A girl in gothic lolita clothing is laughing.
——She’s staring at me while swaying her pink twintails.
I dreamed of a girl with azure hair.
Sacred Saber’s shameful state floated into my mind.
It was a mixture of the real her I had seen and the game memories inherited from my previous life. The two blended together, creating a hallucination of her being violated by a Monster Villain.
What surfaced in my brain was an early-game scene.
Countless tentacles restraining her, lifting up her pure white dress, exposing her pale blue underwear to the public.
The girl who swore to protect everyone, yet was being ogled by the very people she vowed to protect.
Justice defiled, her ideals trampled, her body ravaged purely for the sake of carnal lust.
I felt irritation at the sight, yet I couldn’t look away.
Because deep down, I also wanted to violate her like that.
That was why I thought: That scene should belong to me, not anyone else. I’m the one who should humiliate her.
Yes... That’s right. I want to become something like that.
An image of manipulating tentacles rose in my mind. Slick, slimy, writhing tentacles wrapping around Sacred Saber’s body——
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——As if screaming that such thoughts were ridiculous, my smartphone alarm went off.
When I opened my eyes, I was in my familiar student dorm room after living here for a year. The cramped but perfectly adequate space for one student greeted me.
I grimaced at the persistently ringing annoying noise, but felt slightly relieved by the ordinary scenery.
If I had kept violating Sacred Saber inside that dream, I felt like I might have gone somewhere I could never return from.
Yesterday, after witnessing Sacred Saber’s battle and suffering a severe headache, she had carried me to the hospital.
The diagnosis was mental fatigue.
The doctor had said it was similar to the psychological stress of an exam student.
I think that was probably accurate. After all, a massive amount of previous-life memories had suddenly been crammed into my brain. Even though many details were lost, it was only natural that I’d be exhausted.
I put a hand on my face and let out a big sigh. The headache had subsided, but even though I had just woken up, my body felt completely drained.
"...Maybe I should skip school today."
I had a legitimate reason — I had been caught up in a Monster Villain fight and was mentally exhausted. No teacher would get mad at me for taking a day off.
In that case, I needed to stop this persistently ringing alarm. It was too damn loud.
Still half-asleep and exhausted, I looked around the room. I thought my smartphone was somewhere by the pillow——
"Hm?"
——Suddenly, the alarm stopped.
Feeling suspicious, I lifted the pillow. For some reason, I was certain the phone would be there.
Sure enough, it was. The alarm had already been turned off, and the snooze function was disabled too — exactly what I usually did when I woke up.
The difference was that I had zero memory of touching it, and the screen was strangely sticky, as if something had been spilled on it.
"...I should contact the school."
I muttered while wiping the screen with a tissue.
I felt a sense of discomfort, but quickly brushed it aside and returned to daily life.
I probably just touched it while half-asleep and forgot, I thought as I prepared to call the school — when my stomach suddenly growled loudly.
"Food first, I guess."
I stood up unsteadily to search for some instant food.
For some reason, even though I felt terrible, I was insanely hungry.
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"...Whoops."
On my way to the convenience store near the school, I staggered slightly.
My whole body felt as heavy as lead. I didn’t have a fever, but I was extremely tired.
Honestly, I wanted to stay in bed all day, but there was a reason I couldn’t.
My stomach growled again. It had been doing so repeatedly.
Despite my awful physical condition, my appetite alone was in perfect form. I had already finished off all the instant food in my room, yet my stomach continued to loudly demand more.
Ideally I’d go to the school cafeteria, but since I called in sick, that felt awkward. That’s why I was heading to the convenience store to buy a bunch of food.
"...Might’ve messed up."
I leaned against a nearby wall and sighed.
Times like this made me miss living at home.
I had longed for independence and enrolled in this boarding school, but now I found myself missing my parents who would help me out.
Still, choosing this school and wanting to live alone were my own decisions. I had to bear these hardships too.
"Huhhh? Isn’t that you, Senpai!? What are you doing out here? I heard you were absent today."
Just as I had rested enough and was about to start walking again, someone with energy I wasn’t ready to deal with appeared.
It was a lively girl. She had bright brown hair in a short bob, large eyes full of curiosity as she stared at me. Her school blazer was worn casually, and she had spats on under her miniskirt. In her right hand was her beloved smartphone.
Haga Reiko. A first-year in the same newspaper club as me. She looked me up and down in my casual clothes.
"Haaah~ Senpai, are you skipping~? Wow, how naughty. You look like a delinquent but never act like one, so I was wondering. Is today your delinquent debut? Aiming to become the boss of the school? If so, let’s write an article about it together!"
She wasn’t a bad person.
But dealing with this level of energy in my current condition was a bit — no, very tiring.
"It’s not that... I’m absent because I’m sick. I’m just buying food at the convenience store then going straight back to bed."
"Ehh, for real—— Whoa, you really do look rough. Are you okay? I can lend you my shoulder if you need."
I’m pretty strong, you know~ Reiko said, flexing her arm to show off her bicep. But I didn’t want to rely on a younger girl’s strength.
Besides, my gaze drifted from her face down to her chest.
Not quite enormous, but still nicely developed and assertive. If I were to press against her, I’d probably be able to fully enjoy that softness.
My lower body was saying everything was fine, but common sense made me hesitate. This girl had a wide network. If I carelessly enjoyed the feeling of her chest and my dick reacted, the news would spread to the entire school by tomorrow.
"No, I’m fine. I’ll just grab something quick and——"
"What’s wrong, Reiko?"
The sound of loafers clicking on asphalt came from behind Reiko.
I turned to look — and saw flowing silver long hair.
A tall, slender figure for a girl. Snow-white skin and blue eyes like meltwater. Her face was adorably girlish, but her dignified expression gave off more of a cool, heroic impression.
Leas Lot.
A foreign exchange student who often ran around the school helping others.
"Ah, Leas-senpai. This is Senpai Shusawa. He looks really sick."
"Shusawa? Senjumaru? Is your condition okay now?"
The moment she heard Reiko, Leas immediately showed a worried expression and peered into my face.
Her face suddenly drew close, making my heart skip a beat. Naturally, my eyes were drawn to her pale pink lips.
"Y-yeah, I’m fine. ...Wait, Leas, right? Did I ever introduce myself to you?"
"...It’s an unusual name, so I remembered it. Also, I saw the news yesterday that a student from our school was taken to the hospital. That was you, right?"
I see. I forcibly tore my gaze away from her lips, which seemed to exert some kind of gravitational pull.
My heart and body felt hot. What the hell was this reaction? Even a middle school boy would be calmer than this.
I took a deep breath and looked at the two girls.
—I’m fine, no problem. Lunch break is almost over, so I should head back soon.
I opened my mouth to say that——
——Leas Lot = Sacred Saber. A knight from another world, a princess who received power from the Sacred. Her swordsmanship is the strongest among the Sacred, and she is trusted by the princess. Direct confrontation is nearly impossible, but she can be easily defeated by taking hostages.
——Haga Reiko = Sacred Knuckle. An Earthling compatible with the Sacred power. She hasn’t seen much real combat yet, but has been trained by Leas and possesses combat ability stronger than most low-tier Monster Villains. She can be defeated in direct combat, but she can be easily neutralized by inciting the people she protects to attack her or by using a transformed acquaintance as a Monster Villain to deliver the final blow.