Vol 3 Chapter 1 (2/2)
Because the ue, shi+ro couldn't
reure or voice
”In the battle of the King selectionThe person fought”
For humanity——used by Elven Gard
That person, ould he or she do ifshe knew that her brother had betted
the human piece?
——Eastern union, the winning puzzle piece, getting assistance from the Elves
——the watcher
”KuraMi!”
Blurting out the na that all the clues
were slowly being linked one by one
Her mind overexerted——shi+ro lost consciousness
8 steps left
Let's confirm thisI'm Sora
shi+ro's brother, aged 18, virgin, a NEET
I came from a different world——————wait
After winning the ga here with my sisterWhat
happened next?
——I see, it looks like theinto this world has already
been [Taken away]
However, the next question——what is the purpose of this game
If thatis over
——
——No probles to me]
It seems really important, as I expected
”What do you mean?”
It was a girl's voice, who asked me
I've already lost my vision, so I can't see her, but——I heard her voice
Her name seems to beKurami Zierh
She was the Elven country's——Elven Gard's puppet, and also the opponent
behind this game
”Un, what?”
Okay, it appears that I can still make sound
”Stop pretending, are you——deliberately losing?”
In the state of being blind, I can still use my voice to move the piece
At least there isn't anysmoothly
”No? At this rate, I'onna win”
That's about right
There was too little evidence for that confident answer Even I myself don't
have any basis for it
”——I see, so your motive is to make me take away more of your memories,
eh”
Indeed——this was that kind of game
What you lose would be transferred to the opponent
Since I don't have anyto this world, Kurami probably
has it
”You [are not a spy from any country]——yes, I understand that”
Although I didn't knoas happening, it appears that she understood
Then the girl continued:
”——you'll lose at this rate, your existence taken away, even the fact that you
existed would disappear too oh Sooo, what plans do you have before that
happens?”
That is so I can't tell you
Because that is the real purpose of this game
”Why ask? Isn't it fine if you just take the answers from my memories?”
Yes——because this is that kind of game
”Very well, then I'll do as you wish and take away your everything”
Hearing a cough, Kuraameboard
Fro the move that his opponent made——Sora
quietly smiled
”——whWhat is this?”
Kuramishouted, no, screamed out, her whole body froze
——At the sa disappeared from my heart
The one who screamed out——as it?
——Okay, let me reconfirm
I'mSora, shi+ro's brother, thenthen what?
”————!?”
An indescribable cold struckas if my whole body was
cracking open
Who am I?
Where am I? Where did I come from? Where is my body?
Slowly beco was akin to [Horror]
The unbearable horror caused my teeth to chatter uncontrollably, as my
senses are slowly being eroded one by one
I could hear :
[This was as expected, this is going according to plan]
——this horror of gradually disappearing is going according to plan?
Are you kidding? If this horror is supposedly a plan, then isn't this arrogance!
In this horror, is it even possible for my spirit to remain unbroken——
”Nii”
But this icy, absolute zero breeze——
”shi+ro is here”
Easily melted, just because of these words
”——YesIndeed”
I amSora, proud of my sister——shi+ro's brother
Right now——yes, I'ame, but this is for the sake for victory
That's all, there won't be any proble as I remember this
I grit
In order to place the next piece——my mouth slowly opened
Part 4
——
”Master!?”
”shi+ro!! Are you alright!?”
Hearing Steph and Jibril's worried cries, shi+ro's consciousness resurfaced
——looks like she fainted and was now in Steph's ar to confirm
the situation——
”!”
When she didn't see her brother, shi+ro almost shoved Steph away, but she
ed to control herself——
——Her brother was in this room
In that case——there was nothing to fear
”Iam fine”
shi+ro held her pained head and tried to sit up, but Steph stopped her
”How are you fine! You suddenly fell without saying anything——you know
hoorried I was!!”
Steph shouted out
”Sorry”
Realizing that Steph's eyes were red, shi+ro apologized softly
On the other hand, Jibril, as unnaturally keeping a distance away from
shi+ro, had a somewhat nervous tone
”Master, I've so Sora——Master's results”
Jibril was able to report her findings at the Eastern Union Embassy——
”No need”
shi+ro's words cut her off
”Niiexists”
”——yes, just as you said I' to accept any punishment——”
At the Eastern Union Embassy——she inquired to Hatsuse Ino and
confirmed [Sora]'s existence
She suspected herthat she had lost——
”ThenI command you”
”Yes, as you command”
Ifshe was ordered to die, Jibril would unhesitatingly do it
However, shi+ro responded with a ent voice
”Help meFind Nii”
Jibril clasped her hands together, as if being gracious of shi+ro
Finally, to confirently separated from Steph and
stood up
Although her pacing was unstable, shi+ro's eyes returned to normal and asked
the both of them:
”——[Yesterday]What wereyou two doing?”
She knew the answer, so this was more of a confirmation rather than a
question
Jibril and Steph gazed at each other before replying:
”Yesterday——I was suppressing the masses, then watched as shi+ro played
games at the throne”
”Yes, I was there too”
——However, hearing their answers, shi+ro kneas [Incorrect]
”That was[The day before yesterday]19th”
Once again they both looked at each other, but shi+ro followed up:
”Changing the questionYesterday nightWhereWere you?”
Listening to her, Steph and Jibrilsearched their memories, but
”——————”
They couldn't recall Seeing the natural look of shi+ro prompted Jibril to ask:
”Does Master haveno, the day before yesterday's memories?”
”No, soThis is fine”
——This confirmed that there was time period where the memories
disappeared
Which meant that——
”Then——you ame was conducted from the day before
yesterday to yesterday right?”
Jibril who had just vowed to help, processed everything in her head and
asked shi+ro nodded in response
”Wh, what does this mean?”
However, Steph tilted her head and needed Jibril to explain to her
”shi+ro-sama has [memories] that we don't, while we have [memories] that
shi+ro-sa some contradiction——however, if
everyone lost theirelse”
Steph looked confused, but, yeah, it meant that——
”This proved that everyone participated in the game, and the player could
influence the whole hu that he was a representative
of Imanity”
——yeah, and also——
”StephCome hereI need to confirm from you”
”Ye, yes, please do”
Steph saw shi+ro's eyes staring at her, exposing a serious expression never
seen before
Overwhelirl, Steph
sed her saliva and responded to her
——it took her a few seconds to grasp the situation
”Th, thatWhat are you doing?”
If Steph wasn'ta shi+ro whose
expression was extremely serious However, shi+ro's pair of hands
Those pair of hands were rubbing——
”RubbingSteph'sChest”
She continued to rub and rub
”——Erm, errr, how should I react to this?”
However, shi+ro had a nonchalant expression as she continued her hands
Nodding her head, shi+ro tilted it and asked:
”Not excited about it?”
”HoHow can I be excited about this!!! If I'm excited, it'll be problematic for
me!”
shi+ro let go of her hands, fully expecting that answer
”Obviously subjected to the co me]yet not excited?”
”————ahhh”
Indeed, if the [Oath] forced Steph to love shi+ro, there should at least be a
reaction
In other words, the person who asked Steph to fall in love was SoraSteph
figured it out
However, Jibril asked sorrowfully:
”Master, thatThis doesn't need that kind of confirht”
”Un”
shi+ro didn't particularly ly
”——What?”
”Because I knowNii exists”
”Then can I ask why isforcefully rubbed?”
Causing her to get so worriedSteph asked with a frustrated expression
shi+ro nevertheless answered back:
”Thanks”
”What is there to thank! What are the benefits of rubbing my chest”
However, shi+ro interrupted Steph with her next words
”If not for StephI wouldn't havSo——”
Then——shi+ro's next sentence
She thought about it, had she ever said those words to anyone else aside from
her brother?
——conclusion was no one
shi+ro as unaccustoaze and
blushed——
”Thank, youSteph”
shi+ro's actions and words, stunned Steph speechless
However, shi+ro didn't realized that——for the next few days, Steph would
feel extremely troubled
Steph's internalstrife:[Seduced by an eleven-year-old girl, shouldn't be
normal]
Not paying heed to the troubled Steph, Jibril quietly inquired:
”Then MasterWhat you rasped hold of the
situation?”
”Un”
Her brother guessed that after he bet the [Human species' piece], Kurami
—— Elven Gard would definitely approachHer brother must've used that
her to become his companion
”AgainAnother question”
This question was the last one and was key to finding them, which was the
——[Game's content]
shi+ro had thought of a few possibilities in her mind
——her brother knew that the opponent would come to him
Even better, he knew that the opponent was Kurami, or perhaps the Elven
species——Erwin Gard
But, for et snatched away, it was undoubtedly the work of
ic
Did the Elves prepare the game?——No
The opponent was the elves from the seventh place, it was impossible for her
brother to not expect that there would be ic intervention
”Nii usedJibril's gaame”
If that was the case, then he could challenge the elves without getting cheated
by ic
The only people who could do that on Imanity's side——was one person
”——ame?”
Yes, The Flügelfrom the sixth place, with the capabilities to create a virtual
world——Jibril
This should be what her brother said towards Jibril:
”JibrilCan you do it? A ame”
Being asked like this, Jibrilstarted thinking
Ifshe was asked to create that kind of game now?
”It is possible if it was the virtual world used for the Word Connectorbut
currently this is reality”
”And if there was cooperation with the Elves?”
”Co, cooperation——!? You mean cooperate with those forest hillbillies!?”
Expressing disgust froht
of doing that
However, seeing shi+ro's eyes closely watching her, Jibril had to reply
seriously :
”——Although I'm not clear about the technique user of the elvesbut it
isn't ielfrom the sixth place should have the upper hand in
ical techniquesthe Elf from
the seventh place has to be——very clever”
For Jibril to praise another race, was so absolutely impossible
She had to bluff it out, under the gaze of her master who she had committed a
heinous crime on
”For example——if the core of my Word Connector's board was modified
by the elvesthen, there should be a e reality
to this scale”
But, it still wasn't enough A key factor was
”Can you guaranteethe gamecannot cheat?”
”Can”
Jibril unhesitantly answered shi+ro's worried question
”For this technique that can bring about such huge changes, the elemental
gallery needed far exceeds the limit of elves, so in the end the initiation for the
gaame, I would've
noticed at that time”
”Absolutely?”
”Yes, if this chain of events was caused by powerful ic, then I'll definitely
notice it
Jibrilsurveyed her surroundings again
”To be honest——that power is siainst
the elves during the world war”
Jibril continued, with a casual look:
”I re any traces They
consecutively connected to the Eleallery with three thousand elves to
put up a barrier, but in the end they still couldn't block it”
By now shi+ro was completely unfazed by Jibril's actions in the past, and kept
thinking
However, Steph couldn't help but make a comment out of the eapon in
front of her
”WhWhat were you doing!?”
”The elves's y advanced drastically after the war, but their
control over it reic, and it
was under Master's instruction, then it should've been me who started it
Cheating will never escape from my eyes”
Jibrilsaid it with an understate
——Which means, the source of all this came from this room
In this rooames, there should be a
[gameboard]
The ga
However, no matter how much they searched, they couldn't find it, so——
”JibrilThere shouldBe a reaction to icIn this room”
Her brother was in this room——but there was no way to prove his
existence
So this gameboard e]
”Disappeared for a day and a half[the ame]Then the
gameCan't be found”
Even if the ga, then
there should be the usage of ic——
”I'll investigate”
Jibril couldn't detect any ic in the air
However——she would never doubt herout her
wings, Jibril widened her amber eyes
”Eh! Whwhat”
The pressure generated caused Steph as unable to detect ic to fall
to the ground
Because Jibril was currentlyunparalleled numbers of Elemental
Gallery——the source of ic
The halo on her head started spinning; giving a misconception that the room
was shaking——
”——found it”
shi+ro and Steph s this sentence
However, Jibril pointed to the corner of the room——
”I' force field It's
just like what Master speculated, if that elf technique was used in my
gah that forcefield——is impossible”
”Guu”
shi+ro groaned, biting on her nails
——One ht in front of her——
”It's, it's nearby? I'llsee if there is anything there”
Steph looked at the ground and headed to the direction Jibril pointed——but
suddenly, Steph stu over
so
”Dora-chan, to trip on nothing, you don't really need to increase your
negative characteristics”
However, Steph stood up and widened her eyes in surprise
”Eh? Tripped? Me?”
Having heard this, shi+ro and Jibril co
”!”
”You can't track it even when it exists, and you are not conscious of it after
co into contact?”
shi+ro nodded in reply to Jibril's words, and walked forward
Even though detecting it was i into
contact was also possible
The gameboard was here, invisible and cannot be perceived upon touching
Hastily, shi+ro found so where Steph had tripped
There were a few pieces ofstone with both black and white sides, stored in a
small box
There were numerals carved on the stones in the box
Guessing what kind of pieces there as in fact very simple
”Black and whiteReversi”
”What is going on? Is that a game?”
Why was it possible to see the pieces, but not the game board? shi+ro
answered Jibril's question:
”BecauseIt's not used”
A piece that was recognizable but not yet used
Forcefully taken e——a
ga
It all added up in shi+ro's head
The rule is probably——
”Using memoriesor existenceto divide into twoA mutual
struggleGame”
Jibril had a reaction to shi+ro's ue, while Steph still couldn't catch up
to the conversation
”In, in my humble opinion, Master”
”Is he sane to play with those kind of rules!?”
Indeed——if shi+ro's speculation was correct, it was undoubtedly a crazy
game
However, if the rules of the game was just as shi+ro suspected, then——
”Nii is indeedToo much”
Shedding a cold sweat, shi+ro finally——understood her brother's intentions
Before The First Step
”——okay, I'llrepeat the rules”
Sora talked to Kura across the table
He said to shi+ro, Steph, Jibril, Kurairl behind her:
”The ga it into 32 pieces of——
[Reversi]”
The front and back was divided into black and white, Sora continued to
speak while holding the engraved pieces in his hand
”Engraved on this pieces are numbers, the closer you are to 32, the more
you'll get, like memories, flesh, personality so on and so forth Aside from
that, it is just regular reversi Flipping each other's pieces——le
for [Existence]
The elf weaved out the gaame
Although Sora explained it very easily, but since this was an extraordinary
rule, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous
”In addition, the degree of i your
deepest thoughts first Which means, you wouldn't knohat kind of
concept each piece holds”
He had a happy look, but——
”Not knohat you'll lose if your piece gets eaten up——Isn't it
fantastic?”
Facing against Sora who had a maniacalsmile——Kurami calmly replied
”I want to expose your true identity and your country, and you want to
expose me and Elven Gard's methods Which means, this is a mutually
beneficial game”
”That is a good answer, the winner gets all——while the loser loses all”
The significance behind this statement, caused Steph to have chills down her
spine
”——Losing your [Character]——haha, this is interesting”
”Ah, this is different from the usualReversi You can't skip a turn even if you
can't eat any piece Soo if you don't amass some pieces, then you should
understandWhat would happen right?”
Kuraame
”Then——hoe go ahead with the [Unable to continue] rule?”
When the five senses, flesh, ame and so on have
disappeared
”CooperationWhich ainst your elf,
therefore everyone here is a participant——everyone must [Swear to the
oaths] to begin the game”
But even so, there will be problems, that is——
”But, since it's winning each other's [everything], when the situation arrived
that the coame is over,
the one who has the most pieces wins”
”Victory detere, is
it like that?”
”Indeed, that is how I've fabricated it to be”
”I've confirmed it, please rest assured, Master”
Kurairl, nodded with Jibril
Jibril's eyes and strength negated the possibility of the ——
[Cheating]
Nodding his head, Sora continued:
”——But, if we regain everything after the gaht?”
Yes, this is ic
But even with Jibril's gargantuan strength, the results cannot last forever
Sora s Sora to
completely disappear
”In order to [fix] the game's results——illrequire [Two] bets”
Firstly, Sora put up one finger and said:
”The first is [Confirame]——confirm the erasure,
exchange and the existence of the other party except their presence The
winner can also request one ”
Speculating Sora's intentions, Kurami continued:
”In other words, that is the [Realrequest] right?”
”Yes, because if it isn't done, then after extinguishi+ng my existence you can't
do anything to shi+ro”
This sentence indicated Kura the sole representative
of the human species
”Si to the elf, so the second request is——”
”Win the other party's partner right”
This ain Sora's memories of shi+ro——
Imanity's representative
And if Sora won, he would obtain Elven Gard's top ic user
”In conclusion, we can have the rights to each other's existence”
Hearing that, Kurahed:
”You think I'llsympathize with you, and keep your existence?”
”Haha, what a funny joke, how could I ever think of that”
Sora laughed si:
”Even if I'one, with the Oath's constraints, shi+ro would definitely be
broken And regarding your partner, the same should happen Which means,
in order not to have a glance——which e of
personality], we ht?”
In addition to Sora and shi+ro, everyone had a chill down their spines in the
area
”Simply put——this is a bet and battle on one's existence and life ”
Yes——this includes the partner [Win all or lose all]
Crazy——Steph probably wasn't the only one who thought of that
shi+ro as used as a stake either did not take into account that her
brother ht lose, understood the contents, or knehat her brother was
doing——her eyes were half closed
”Until the last step can't be taken, whichis taken away
——under these rules——okay, if everyone is prepared we can start the
game”
Sora said wittily, looking at everyone whose eyes were converged on him
alone
Sora crafted this crazy game
Against this kind of an to think
Indeed, this——was Sora's ideal game
The rules itselfseem to be fair——because of this, Kuramistarted to suspect
the game itself
Because this gae
Is it because there are loopholes in the rules, or——Kuraazed at her
partner
But the girlshook her head
Meaning——she couldn't detect anything, couldn't grasp the ,
proving that the game was fair
This hinted that the elf girl couldn't cheat the ga it;
however, in contrast, Jibril couldn't do it too
”Okay”
So there was noout his true intentions
She didn't care about Sora's intentions, there were Elven forces here backing
her up
In that case, Sora, shi+ro, Steph and Jibril
Kurairl and everyone in the room raised their hands
”——【Acciente】!!”
Part 5
shi+ro placed the Reversi piece engraved with [Three] in her hands
She stared at the e at the invisible yet existant
gameboard——
This was unfortunately a fight for 32 Reversi pieces that contains one's
concept
The re it was
very important
Because they were pieces that once used would cause them to lose, they kept
it
However, this rule was set—— was set by the challenged, in that case her
brother
This ame's advancement, even his disappearance was very
ful
Which means——shi+ro closed her eyes and think
——Why would her brother leave her alone? She was puzzled
However, it was definite course of action if the ansas known
The first ofseveral very simple reasons
He would deliberately give some memories to the opponent, temporarily
placing hi——
”That sort of thingshi+roCan't do this”
shi+rofor a moment
Her brother's actions, if performed by shi+roShe would definitely be
unable to remain sane
Just because her brother disappeared from her side, she suspected her
brother's existence
——It was okay ifshe was forgotten
——Forgetting about her brother——shi+ro believed that her spirit wouldn't
be able to remain normal
shi+ro stared at the invisible, untouchable gameboard
The gameboard was really invisible, but——
Her brother hated sunlight, so she could discern that he wouldn't sit by the
Her brother, whether he was sleeping or sitting, would always give shi+ro the
corner of the wall
Because shi+ro would feel lonely if there was a wide space, her brother would
always block the wide spaces for her
Although she couldn't see the ga was exposed to her
Her brother's habit, her brother's actions, everything related to her brother,
her brother's sitting position, and even the space left for shi+ro could be seen
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