Vol 1 Prologue (2/2)

After rubbing her dazzling ser, she said,

“Then… should we try it out?”

It was so sudden that Clamp blinked in panic

“《Marriage》, I ain?”

“But… is it okay with such light feelings…”

“But, well…”

Mifa, as unsure what to say, suddenly burst out laughing lightheartedly

“This is just inside a game after all”

If you think about it, it was exactly like she said

After that, both of thee》 had some kind of demerit, but from what they had read(,) there was none

Both of them closed their online manual screen and stared at each other

“W-well then… let’s… do it”

Clamp proposed quite frivolously

“Yeah, since we have gone this far”

Replied Mifa plainly as they proceeded

Both of theht As they did that, the arcs stoppedtheir hands, for both of their hands

CLING

Ita lock

And so, their wedding was co up a cup of ramen

―Just a few seconds after the 《Marriage》, the boy returned frorassland to reality

And soon after that, “Emm… Then, disged out froame It was not like some kind of chain event(s), and tomorrow both of them would head to their own schools and lead their ordinary lives

They were barely conscious about their wedding in a virtual world event, and it just passed as if nothing happened It was truly an unfulfilling experience

I out, he felt an uncomfortable sensation as if his body and mind was out of sync

『CtG』 worked very similarly to real life and the operational mechanis the body with low precision, it would feel very unreliable and naturally hard to control

Kasugai Yuu, as still trying to shake off the sensation of being “Clamp”, took off the transparent visor on his head That visor was called the Râear for 『CtG』 used to dive into the game

What was seen after taking off the Ra room No one was there It was cohts could be seen throughout the house

In thesofa That was his recent co-exclusive spot to connect to 『CtG』, and it was the most comfortable place to wake up on

Within the faint darkness, tick tock The sound of an analog clock that hung on the wall filled the quietness of the room Yuu looked at the clock, and both of its needles pointed at 12 Those needles ht have been the only animated object in the room…

―And suddenly he felt a chill run down his spine

Along with that sensation, he could feel the movement of his own blood pulse As if so had returned to this world

“…I’m alive”

He unconsciously talked to hirab the mineral water on the table Then a sht his eyes As if being taken over, Yuu opened his mouth and said―

“Moame”

Kasugai Yuu, he is a boy who turned sixteen today It has been half a year since hisall alone in this large house―

At…

least…

supposed…

to…

“DAAaaaaaaaaddy~~~”

BAM

Alongside a ruthless cry, Kasugai Yuu got pushed onto his “special seat” above the sofa by a little kid who jumped at him like a cannonball

“Welcome home!!”

That kid was a girl Her appearance was that of a little girl at the age of eight years old She was very adorable and cute

Her dazzling s room

“Oi…”

Yuu suddenly let out a strict voice towards the girl, but that was not because he got hurt from what she did

“It’s not good you know Look, you’re drenching wet”

The girl’s body was dripping hot water and shedrenched by the heavy rain outside

Her long hair that was usually soft and fluffy was now sticking on her shoulder and back

Yuu held both of the girl's hands and pulled her to stand in front of the sofa

After clearing his throat, he looked straight into the girl’s eyes

“Re out of the bath Even though it’s summer, you will catch a cold like that”

“Eeeee―?”

The girl who ca a piece of panties showed no effort of covering herself at all

“But, but, if I wipe in!”

Hoill you take responsibility for h her eyes, and in response, Yuu looked at the clock hanging on the wall It was almost seven pm That was the time for the anime 『Revive! Mystical Priest Girl Rasupu-chan 5』 that was popular airls

“But you can watch it anytiht?”

TV shows these days could be recorded immediately after the broadcast, so it could be viewed anytime

But the girl only puffed her cheeks upon hearing that

“No! It ht time!”

“But there will be CM[3] running midway”

“But I won’t able to cheer if I don’t watch it at the right time―!”

“O-Oh, is that so”

So at the broadcast ti a child’s innocence was not an option so he could only give up It was then that a voice co from the bathroom could be heard

“I’ll wipe her up, please bring the towel here”

“No, no way! What are you saying!?”

What came turned out to be a panicked voice then followed by the sound of hurried footsteps

“I’ll wipe her! Kasugai-kun, can just stay still there”

“Well if so then I will leave it to… YOU!?”

The one who appeared was―― a girl with an a out from the bathroom

Even though she was a girl, she was definitely not a little girl, absolutely not

“Aaa… look, the carpet is all wet…”

Just like Yuu, she was sixteen years old A pale stea hair as she wiped it with a towel She was dressed very lightly with a siirl then went on both knees and gently brushed the little girl’s hair

That was not iotten to wipe herself properly, and as a result her shi+rt was sticking to her body and her skin was visible

From where Yuu was, he could only see her back, but the nape of her neck and her shoulder let out a nice fragrance As a boy of his age, seeing that wonderful sight was a pleasant experience If he bent his body a little he ht be able to see more of it

“There, raise your hand and do a banzai Say banzai!”

“Uuu, I won’t be able to watch Rasupu-chan”

And while they were doing that― by the ti (1 minute 30 seconds) had nearly ended― and Yuu only noticed that after he finished watching the scene of a girl wiping the body of a little girl

After collecting himself, Yuu opened his mouth

“W-Well, Kugimiya-san…”

“Nn? What is it?”

The girl― Kugi the body of the child

Even though he was haunted with bad feeling, he had no choice but to say it

“Kugiest you to wipe yourself too, I think…”

“Ee?”

Cliiiink… so can be heard

While staying where she was, Miharu looked down at her aard appearance, then turned around Her face re

“Why… are you still here?”

Didn’t you tell me to stay still? Was the answer that floated above his head

While desperately averting his eyes, he replied with fast tongue

“I get it, but Kugimiya-san, you should hurry up and take off your clothes or you will get cold You caht? I won’t think of anything that would break your heart or violate your body, but I cannot avoid this situation, as I’ to explain this is, you know An accident”

Without any warning, Miharu took the towel on her hand and Slam wrapped Yuu’s head with it to cover up his vision The wet towel did not cause h

“If it’s an accident then please don’t look even further Go out!”

Although it was clearly an unreasonable request, when he peeked through the towel, he saw Miharu’s eyes tre as it let out tears There was no way he could protest against that

Okay okay He said while leaving the living roo the compromise

“Wait”

But he was stopped by Miharu

When he fearfully turned around, the settled voice appeared to be co behind the sofa

“Well, Kasugai-kun That was, II’ain”

And then while watching their “daughter” whose eyes were glued to the TV screen, she continued

“I’ai-kun is her father But, you and I are… not like that, not at all”

“……I know”

They had been repeating this conversation over and over, he knew that

He understood, but

The current situation they were in was hard to explain, what Miharu wanted to say was that it lied in the nature of the problem

While deeply thinking about that, Yuu finally left the living room to the hallway

It was just a week ago that this place was still filled with nothing but darkness But now,

“Eh? Moether”

“We will call him after I have calmed down”

Fro roohter can be heard

They were probably the strangest pair of irl is definitely her daughter But that er

That’s right

Everything began froo, ever since his unbelievably reckless 《Marriage》 with Mifa in 『Cradle to the Glaive』…

“My life… becaed