In the end, it was decided that the kissing would be done last, in order, by everyone.
Well, the fact that I’d still be the very last one didn’t change, and neither did the fact that I’d have to kiss Itsuka-kun.
Fuck. The curse word just came out on its own.
Anyway, after the whole plan was set, Tohka, the commander, Rinne, Ren, and Tobiichi moved to the indoor pool prepared by [Ratatoskr].
I was staying on [Fraxinus] with the others, watching.
At the very least, all I had to do was close my eyes and kiss him once. There was no reason for me to transform into a woman and put on a swimsuit too.
Honestly, it felt like I’d lose my identity as a man entirely if I did that, and that was scary.
"What a shame~ I wanted to see Darling in a swimsuit."
"Miku-Miku, you...."
I was speechless at Miku, who was clicking her tongue beside me and sounding disappointed.
Even so, how could she possibly want to see me in a swimsuit too?
She really was a terrifying one.
"Uncle!"
"Ah, Rio, you were here too."
Rio was watching with us on [Fraxinus] too, since, like me, she had no reason to participate in that mess.
"Is Papa’s conquest starting now?"
"...Heh heh."
Who did she hear that from, to come trotting over and ask about conquering Itsuka-kun like that?
There was no way that word choice came from Rio on her own.
Then the culprit had to be in here somewhere.
"...Who did you hear that from?"
"Huh? Natsumi-chan!"
Thanks to Rio cheerfully revealing the culprit, it was easy to identify her.
There she was, far off to the side, sweating bullets and avoiding my gaze. Natsumi, you’re the culprit.
"Natsumi?"
"Ah, well..."
Just what kind of conversation had they been having for the word conquest to come up?
She’s teaching a kid something terrible, seriously.
"Now then, Rio? It’s not conquest. It’s treatment."
"Treatment?"
"Yeah."
"Do you have to kiss for treatment too?"
"This is a special case."
Even in cases like artificial respiration, it’s a kiss... well, I’m not sure if you’d call it a kiss, but you do put your mouths together, so I figured it was something similar.
"I see! But if Uncle has to kiss too, why isn’t he going over there?"
"......"
Rio asked with a face that was genuinely curious, and I was left completely at a loss for words.
I figured she must have heard it too, since she’d been there when Murasame-san explained the way to stop Itsuka-kun’s rampage, but hearing that question directly from a child drained all my energy to answer.
"...Yeah, good question. Uncle doesn’t want to do it either."
So I looked away from Rio and stared at the monitor as I said that.
Sorry, Rio. I can’t give you a proper answer.
"We don’t really want to see Hi kissing Shido either, though."
While I was talking with Rio, Marina came over beside us, grabbed Rio around the waist, and lifted her up as she said that.
"...Well, I can’t say I’m thrilled about it."
"Agreed. It doesn’t feel good."
Kaguya and Yuzuru, who were watching with us, also agreed with Marina.
"Definitely. It feels like NT... like something’s being taken away."
Natsumi corrected herself before saying the negative word NTR.
That girl really had awful word choice, especially with Rio right there.
"Still, it must be the most upsetting for the honored guest. It’s not something we should be arguing over, is it?"
"Right. Shido’s life and the lives of the citizens of Tengushi City are on the line too."
Since the Fire Keeper and Mayuri were right, the others nodded even while looking displeased.
Like they said, if I refused to kiss Itsuka-kun just because I didn’t want to, the lives of the citizens of Tengushi City, including his, would be in danger.
The scary part is that when he’s rampaging, you never know what he might do.
"Ah! He’s in!"
"Shido, he’s appeared!"
At Yoshinon and Yoshino’s words, everyone’s eyes locked onto the monitor.
A blue-haired boy appeared inside the indoor pool prepared by [Ratatoskr], and girls in swimsuits could be seen welcoming him.
Mm. This is getting a little hard to look at.
[Shido!]
[Nice one, everyone. You picked out swimsuits for me, huh? Thanks!]
[Well, of course.]
Ren’s swimsuit, as she shrugged and said that, was a little unusual.
Everyone else was in bikinis, but Ren was the only one in a one-piece, so it was fair to say she stood out.
Yeah, it really is a body type problem.
"Ahem! Courtesy of [Ratatoskr]~!"
After confirming that Itsuka-kun had arrived, Mr. Kannazuki cleared his throat and began acting as the host in earnest.
Having Mr. Kannazuki as the host was a little worrying, but he was the vice commander, so I figured he wouldn’t do anything weird.
"Welcome to the Heartthrob Dome~!"
[Heartthrob Dome?]
"I’ll explain the rules right away~!"
Mr. Kannazuki explained the rules of that indoor pool—no, the Heartthrob Dome.
First, the spirits there would each try to make Itsuka-kun’s heart race in different ways.
Itsuka-kun’s arousal level was being monitored in real time by the crew in the command room where I was, and if it crossed a certain threshold in a nice, visible way.
-Ta-da-daa~!
When a sound like that rang out, it meant the conquest was complete.
The kiss would naturally come after the conquest was over, with everyone taking turns at the very end.
And the time limit, as Murasame-san had said before, was midnight tonight.
"You understand, right~? Everyone!"
[It doesn’t especially matter, but you do understand, right, Kannazuki? This isn’t the time to be picking silly options.]
The commander seemed worried, probably because she knew Mr. Kannazuki well enough by now.
Honestly, looking at him normally, it would be hard not to worry.
The man was just too lighthearted.
"Of course, Commander! I, your unworthy servant, your loyal hound, Kannazuki Kyohei! I will absolutely...."
Oh, his voice suddenly got cool.
It turned into a voice that sounded like he was about to shout [The World].
"I will bring Shido-kun to his knees~!"
Ah, never mind.
He got light again.
[That way of speaking is unsettling too....]
[I have something to say too.]
Right after the commander finished speaking, Tobiichi raised her hand and voiced her opinion.
[If you were going to make a beach like this, why not follow my suggestion and make it a nudis—]
[O-Origami!!!!]
"What the hell is wrong with that crazy woman!?"
Before Tobiichi could finish saying the dangerous word, Rinne shouted her name and made the noise as chaotic as possible, and I immediately covered Rio’s ears.
"Uncle?"
"Uh, hold on. Rio shouldn’t hear stuff like that."
That crazy woman was about to say the words nudist beach with a child present.
Thank goodness Rinne and I stopped her. We almost taught Rio a terrible word.
During the planning stage, she had already said that if everyone were naked, wouldn’t Itsuka-kun get excited? She still wasn’t normal.
Long-haired Tobiichi, I miss you.
"N, nu..."
『Wow~! That’s really bold, Origami-chan!』
Don’t admire that kind of thing, Yoshinon.
[If the goal is to excite Shido, then catching him off guard is the most effective thing of all. If everyone were naked here, the fanfare would already have sounded long ago.]
[M-maybe, but! There are things you can do and things you can’t!]
As the sensible one, the commander immediately shot down Tobiichi’s words.
"...I can understand Origami’s point, but excessive exposure would only backfire. Surprise might come before excitement."
Murasame-san, another sensible one, also refuted Tobiichi’s opinion and pointed out that what she was suggesting was too difficult to do.
As Murasame-san said, if it were Itsuka-kun, seeing everyone naked would probably make him feel awkward first rather than excited.
As for me, I probably would’ve poked my own eyes out and died before I felt anything like excitement.
[I see, so you mean we should gradually strip instead.]
"That’s what it means~!"
"Is that really what it means!?"
I reacted to Mr. Kannazuki’s nonsense before I even realized it.
I’d trusted him as the vice commander, but I guess Mr. Kannazuki was still Mr. Kannazuki.
"The vice commander and Miss Origami seem like a good combo, don’t they?"
"They’ve always seemed to understand each other somehow."
"Maybe it’s because birds of a feather flock together."
Looking at Tobiichi and Mr. Kannazuki’s level of perversion, they really did seem to match each other perfectly, just like the other crew members said.
How were people like that AST’s top student and the vice commander of a ship, respectively?
The kids at school probably had no idea Tobiichi had that side to her.
If they saw her like this, their illusion of her would definitely shatter.
Especially the boys.
"Uncle? Can I still not listen?"
"Ah, it’s fine now."
Rio seemed uncomfortable not being able to hear, so she turned her head and asked me.
It was fine now, of course, so I took my hand away from her ears and let her hear again.
"Sorry, was I covering them too long?"
"Rio is okay!"
"Good, then I’m glad."
Right after I said that, Mr. Kannazuki spoke with his tension cranked all the way up.
"Then, then~ shall we move right on to conquering Shido-kun!"
"Huh? Uncle, didn’t you say it wasn’t conquest?"
"...I don’t know anymore."
Yeah, Rio.
Actually, it is conquest of your dad.
Right now, your dad’s conquest is beginning.
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