Vol 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4: The price of survival
We were safely rescued by the hotel’s personnel a while later
That the coht hadn’t broken with the i on a dark cloud
Being around two hours later than Zonht to my room
There, before my eyes, was an incomparably pointlessly super-deluxe suite room
The ceiling was so high that you could play volley ball at that place, and the bed somewhat looked like one for a princess to sleep in, with attached curtains
The point that personally struck my fancy were the flawless security measures
The lock looks sturdy, so it should be difficult for Manaht visit [1] (<-this is=””>
The perfect anti-sister countermeasures
Since, while looking for soe into, I found a folded yukata[2] inside a chest of drawers I tried changing into it for now
“How surprising I’d never thought I’d come to wear a yukata at the Netherworld…”
I dare say this too is one of the achievements of the late Maou
Lying on the bed like that, I waited for someone to come tell me it was time for dinner
Checking the time with my cellphone, it’s 8 pm
I don’t know if there’s a time difference between the Netherworld and the world of hu by my internal clock, that has the accuracy of a Swiss radio clock, there’s no doubt that it’s time for dinner
Being guided to the hotel’s dining hall, we took a seat in a zashi+ki[3] and, like that, aited for our food
“Uhehe What kind of food will they bring in, oniichan?”
“I don’t know, but… Judging fro rich-class food?”
“And what kind of rich-class food, specifically?”
“Errrm… What is it…”
As I don’t usually grant myself luxuries, it’s a terribly difficult to answer that question
“What kind of rich-class food… Kyouko”
“… Eh? W-hy do you pass it to me!?”
“I beg you! You are the only one I can rely on”
Zon tihtly off sense of values
“… Understood If I have to answer, then I’ll answer”
Glad to be relied on, Kyouko wasn’t as annoyed as she wanted us to believe
“Yup Please”
“Eeeeeerm……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Salted salmon roe?”
“…”
“…”
“Wait aat me with eyes full of pity!?”
“Kyouko… Poor child…”
“Oneechan… If you were going to go with fish roe, at least make it caviar”
“Uuu… Being …”
While feeling like that for Kyouko, time flew by
Has it been around 10 minutes since we took our seats? The maids that appeared before us started to line up dishes on the table one after another
However
“Oniichan… This seems…”
“… I see Is this a joke?”
The ht in deserved to be called wretched
If I have to sum each part up in a simple explanation—
So that looked like a tiny hu that looked like a goat’s head A soup with so on it Raw meat (as for meat of what, I don’t have a clue)
… Since they have an instant effect of loss of appetite, they
If we talk about the only thing that looked edible a them, it should be the sorry quantity of what looked like bread rolls served on a basket
Each serving of cooking brought made Kyouko & Manami & my (world of humans team) bodies tremble
In contrast with us, Zon their cool
“Wow Sauté of hundred-eyed frog… Haven’t they brought so sumptuous?”
“Traditional local cuisine that ood old Netherworld culture It arouses your appetite”
“…F-for reals?”
Since everything up till noasn’t very different frouard
I was sure that, on the same roll, they’d come with japanese style food…
“Then, without delay—bon appétit[5]”
Minding heron the raw meat before her
What the heck It’s too late, but… I feel that’s the first ti a monster means
I mean… Raw meat? Don’t you know about fire?
No irl happily chewing on rawI want to avert my eyes from
“Monster taht?”
“… Ah Yeah It’s nothing Let’s dig in[6]”
Since , there’s no other way
Let’s leave the weird things to teao with the safe thing and eat just bread
When, pulling ether, I extendedunusual
“…T-there’s no bread”
Strangely, there was no bread
Looking around in bewilder on bread
“… Ah! Since there were so few, before I knew… Sorry… This was first come, first served…”
“I mean, Mana food!”
“…”
It see on the food they were bringing, the four girls have ended up eating all the bread inside the basket, and speaking about my share, there was none left
“Oniichan It’s fine Don’t worry ♪”
Manami winked at me, who had my shoulders down in dejection
“Manami… Could it be that… Your own share…”
Will you give er share…?
A-a Goddess!
A Goddess has descended!
“If there’s no bread, then eat frog![7]”
“damn!”
I’ from her!
“… Kuh”
Since it has come to this… I can’t but accept my fate
Thinking nor dinner h schooler’s appetite
I’
“I-I give up being humaaan!”
Instigated by my sister, Iwith lots of eyes (Iris called thes) and put it in my mouth
What will happen?
“… Delicious!”
It was surprisingly delicious
The collagen-like eyes that seeht and tasted like freshly squeezed milk
Sure, they may look a bit like that, but… In the hue foodstuff that are considered delicacies
Going straight to the point, after that, I challenged the Netherworld dishes one by one
Since all of theusto
““Blergh—””
Tohulares of open scorn
× × ×
“… So’s weird”
I first noticed it after I came back from the toilet
So’s weird… With their spirits
It’s especially obvious with Zonmi & Kyouko
Zon a sexy appearance with her bra straps exposed
Kyouko, also in a si
“Er here?”
I tried asking a maid that coincidentally passed by
The maid smiled wryly,
“I reckon they are under the effects of a specialty of the Netherworld, Tengu’s[8] Clear Water”
“… Tengu’s Clear Water?”
How co… Ah!
“Could it be the water that was inside the glasses?”
“Yes Tengu’s Clear Water, despite tasting roughly the saical power recuperation
Besides, it’s a high-class ite effect and also strengthens sexual desire
… However, if drank by unaccustomed people, due to the excess dopamine and serotonin secreted by the brain, their consciousness…”
“So, in easy to understand words… These guys are drunk?”
“That’s what it comes to”
“… I see Thanks for the explanation”
Well, now
What do I do?
Since we’ve al to put an end to the dinner like this, but…
The problem here is, hoill these drunkards return to their rooms?
Even though we are well acquainted, being nursed by the male me… I don’t know if I will be told off later
I’ll better go with the safe way and discuss it with Lilith-san
Set on that, when I turned back
“… Chiharu… Where are you going?”
I was stopped by the drunk Zonlassy eyes)
“Where… I’ to Lilith-san…”
“Again, you’re going to another woirls?…”
Zonrew cold
“… You don’t have to say it so full of spite”
“No You always give some reason, Chiharu… You wander there You wander here Isn’t it like you don’t have fidelity?… HICCUP”
“…”
Befuddled by the drink, she grabbed my arm close
“Chiharu… You should be , you should rewardyour first contract”
“Reward… And what should I specifically do?”
When I asked, Zonmi looked at me with upturned eyes,
“… Please never ever leave my side… Don’t make me feel anxious”
She clung to my arm
“~~~~~~!!”
Defeated
If you tell s, even I could misunderstand…
“Or else… Ah? You are not satisfied only with me, Chiharu?”
“It’s not like that Zon me”
“Ehehe”
Zonood mood, just said
“Chiharu… I like you”
“…”
Ca-calm down
Let’s think it through cal like “I like you as a friend” or “I like you as a contract partner”
Even if it had theof “I like you as a man”, since, as you see, Zon what she really feels[9]
In any case… this irl has looked ly, I feel that not even Manahtly confessed to me with an “I like you”
“M-me too… I like Haru?[10]”
I looked at the source of the voice, and there were panties
“W-what’s the matter, Kyouko!?”
For some reason, Kyouko had entirely taken off her yukata—in her undies, it seehly
“… Somehow, my body’s hot… I’ve drunk lots of water, but… I totally can’t cool down Uhehe”
“…”
I see
Not knowing that the water in the glass is the source of the heat in her body, to chill out, she drank water once more?
As a result… She has ended up dead drunk
“Haru… How’s it? How’s my underwear?”
“… No Nothing special”
As?
This situation looks like so I’ve experienced before…
“In case so on, I tried to choose so sexy?”
“I-is that so…”
Certainly, to the japanese Kyouko, these panties based on pink&black make her seem more adult-like than usual
I can’t recognize her
Kyouko’s panties, compared with the quality of her usual ones—
Have experienced… A quick evolution…
“… Ku! How incorrigible, panties, panties… Was there a big bargain on panties, you?!”
“Uuu Bargain… It’s true that before I used to buy underwear of 3 for 1000 yen[11] at the local departently spend money on my undies!?”
“…”
I don’t have a clue
What the heck are these two talking about?
“… Anyway, put soet near Chiharu!”
“Shut up! Be quiet, ghoul! Now it’s my turn! Haven’t you totally appealed to him just now?!”
“… Ku!”
“…”
Turn, she says
Since when do you have to pick your turn to speak with me?
Soot a point” face before Kyouko’s claim
“Hey… Haru…”
Hearing the strangely coquettish voice of ot unconsciously nervous
“W-what?”
“Do I have no charm?”
“No I think that you’re totally char, but…”
“Lies”
“It’s not like…”
“Then, why haven’t you ever put a finger on me?”
“Th-that’s…”
Perhaps, I’m also drunk
Though they are nasty words even for hts that I had tried too hard until now to not say to them
“You are a monster and I’m a human… so…”
“…”
The moment Kyouko heard my speech, her face clouded, and she finally showed a smile that just said “as expected”
“Understood Haru has been holding back since he thinks it’s unethical for humans and monsters to marry, isn’t it?”
“… T-to be frank, that’s how it goes”
“But, If that’s the probleht here is a deather”
“… Ah!”