Ch.141Enemy of the Pure Love Enthusiast (4)

The Other World usually only appears within Emoshita City.

Well… since the main stage of the game is Emoshita, it makes sense that strange incidents are limited to occurring only within Emoshita.

However, there was definitely background lore.

For the Other World to enter this world, it needs a gap, and Emoshita City was geographically prone to developing such gaps. That’s why fog covers Emoshita City every night, and monsters emerge from it.

But… right now, I was at a coastal area on the outskirts of Tokyo, away from Emoshita. Monsters shouldn’t appear here.

Yet the fact that there was a monster right in front of me remained unchanged. It was a huge ogre-like creature wielding a spiked club.

“Kyaaaah!!”

Seeing the monsters, Mika collapsed to the ground.

“N-no… What is this?!”

Mika was almost screaming.

“Mika!!!”

I immediately ran toward her.

“Grrrraaargh!!!”

At that moment, the monsters charged toward the defenseless Mika.

“Damn it!!!”

I rushed forward and stood in front of Mika. But… shit, there was absolutely nothing I could use as a weapon.

Screw it!!!

“Shota Kick!!!”

I launched a flying kick.

WHAM!!!

My flying kick struck the monster squarely in the chest as it tried to attack Mika.

CRASH!!!

The monster tumbled and fell to the ground.

“Mika!! Are you okay?!”

I quickly helped Mika to her feet.

“A-Arigiri…..”

Tears welled up in Mika’s eyes.

“Stay back for now. I’ll handle this somehow.”

I surveyed the monsters ahead. There were three in total.

If this place was submerged in the Other World… that meant I could summon my Psychorobo.

“Come forth!! Pinocchio!!”

I immediately called for Pinocchio.

“Master!!! I was supposed to be on vacation….”

Pinocchio immediately protested.

“Shut up!!! This is an emergency!!”

I grabbed Pinocchio by the ankle and held him like a sword. Following the Pinocchio Shield… this was the Pinocchio Sword!

I would have preferred to use my beloved Tomato sword, but Tomato wasn’t here right now. It was safely enshrined at home.

Anyway, the most important function of a weapon was durability. And this Pinocchio was incredibly tough.

“Straighten your spine!!!! Pinocchio!”

After saying that, I charged toward the monsters.

“Grrrraaargh!!”

The monsters immediately swung their clubs.

CLANG!!!

I blocked it by holding the Pinocchio Sword horizontally.

Pinocchio wasn’t exactly well-balanced as a sword. However, it was still usable. At least it was several times better than a spoon.

CLANG! CLANG!

After blocking the monster’s attacks several times, I immediately dove inside their guard.

“Hmmmmph…!”

After charging forward and focusing my breathing, the monsters’ weak points became clearly visible.

“First Flash Style Zero…!!! Armor Breaker!!!”

SWOOSH!!!

The Pinocchio Sword sliced through the two monsters in front of me.

“Guuuargh!!”

With that, the two monsters in front crumbled into dust.

What remained was… one creature wearing Japanese-style armor.

“Is that one… the same type as the Natural Villain?”

I clicked my tongue.

Even when I focused my breathing, I couldn’t see any weak points in its armor. I needed to forcibly create an opening with First Flash Style One, Helmet Breaker.

“Mika!! Go back to the villa for now!!”

I shouted. It would be disastrous if Mika got caught by the monsters. Mika was an ordinary person without a Psychorobo. She had no means to defend herself against the monsters.

“B-but… you’ll be in danger!!”

Mika cried out.

“Risking danger to save a beautiful woman… that’s what being a harem master is all about.”

I said.

“……….!”

Mika’s eyes widened at those words.

“Yes, I admit I’m a hopeless playboy who chases after women.”

I coolly acknowledged it.

“But… a playboy has his own resolve. I’ll risk my life… to be a ladies’ man!! That’s my belief!!”

I shouted loudly. I had no intention of being a half-hearted playboy. Even a playboy has principles to uphold.

“……..”

I looked at Mika. She was staring at me blankly, not thinking about running away. Damn it. Had her legs given out? That would make sense.

“Ugh… Master…..”

Pinocchio twisted his body while making painful noises.

“Don’t move!! You’re making it hard to use you!!!”

“No, Master!!! I wasn’t created to be used as a sword in the first place!!”

Pinocchio immediately protested.

That’s true. I needed a proper weapon, even a wooden stick would do… Pinocchio was half like a living being. I could see Pinocchio’s breathing. That was quite distracting when using the Flash technique.

How should I put it… it was like trying to listen to a lecture while the person in front of you is playing a mobile game. Your eyes just naturally get drawn to it.

That’s when it happened.

“Shota!!!!”

Umi, Eri, Taiga, and Tina came running.

Eri and Tina… they were ordinary people who didn’t know about the Other World, yet they brought them?! For a moment, I wondered what to do, but I composed myself.

“Here!! Catch this!!!!”

Taiga threw something toward me.

WHOOSH!!!!

It was a laundry pole used for hanging clothes. Not a weapon, but it had a decent length and thickness.

CATCH!

I immediately grabbed the laundry pole. If I used it as a sword, then it became a sword.

“I see… the name of this sword is… The Housewife’s Fury…!”

I immediately recognized the sword’s name.

It was a sword imbued with the resentment of a housewife hanging laundry while bitterly looking forward to her twilight divorce.

“Sh-Shota, what is this? What’s that? Are they filming a special effects show?”

Eri couldn’t believe the existence of the monsters.

“Enemies.”

Tina said surprisingly calmly.

“I’ll explain later!!! Attack on my signal!!”

I immediately raised my sword.

“Hmmmmph…!!”

After focusing my breathing, I charged forward with the sword.

“Kehehehe!!!”

The ogre, quite confident in the durability of its armor, immediately took a stance with its club. It also knew well that there were no weak points in its armor.

SWISH!!!!!!!

I swung the sword widely.

SLASH!!!

There was an illusion as if the air around the ogre was being sliced apart.

GRIN!!!

The ogre, triumphant that the attack hadn’t connected, immediately swung its club.

“I’ve already cut you.”

But the match was decided.

I had cut through its ‘defense’ itself. That was First Flash Style One, Helmet Breaker.

CRACKLE!!

An effect of light shone across the ogre’s entire armor. Every part of the armor had become a weak point.

WHOOSH!!!

First, I closed the distance. That was the beginning.

Immediately after, I swung my sword.

The sword cleanly struck the waist section of the armor.

CRACK!! SHATTER!!!!!!!

With a single strike, the armor shattered into pieces.

“Grrk?!!”

As the armor shattered, the ogre’s stance completely collapsed.

The ogre trying to swing its club was launched high into the air.

“Now!!! All-out attack!!!”

I immediately directed the fighters behind me.

“Come forth!!!! Fenrir!!!”

Taiga immediately summoned his Psychorobo.

“Come out!!! Cupid!!”

Umi also summoned her Psychorobo and took an attack stance.

“Explosive Fist!!!”

Tina, a martial artist, immediately closed the distance toward the ogre with her fist raised.

“Mika! Over here!!”

Eri, who had no combat ability, immediately evacuated Mika to a safe place. That was enough contribution.

“Hyaaaah!!!!”

At the signal for the all-out attack, everyone mercilessly beat down the ogre.

WHAM!! THUD!! CRACK!!!!

No matter how strong the monster might be, it couldn’t withstand a group beating.

“Uwaaaaaaaah!!!!!”

With that, the monster dispersed into mist.

That took care of all the monster group.

“W-what was that?”

Only then did Tina question it.

“Well… something like vengeful spirits.”

I explained vaguely.

“Oh!! Japanese ghosts!”

Tina immediately accepted it. Fortunately, she had an easygoing personality and didn’t fuss over small details. She seemed to accept that we had just beaten up some ghosts.

“Umi, Taiga… what did you pull out from your backs?”

Eri seemed curious about that point.

“Ah… it’s like exorcism magic. We use it to purify vengeful spirits.”

I immediately added to the setting.

I could tell the truth, but there wasn’t enough time to explain everything from the Other World to various other settings. Even if I explained, they wouldn’t understand.

“So your nighttime activities are also exorcism?”

Eri surprisingly accepted it readily.

“Yeah. It’s like a club for exorcising ghosts. Ahaha.”

I said.

“Anyway!! Mika!! Are you okay? Mika?”

I immediately closed the distance toward Mika.

“………”

Mika was staring at me with a blank expression. Her face was quite flushed, perhaps due to the excitement.

Mika… the shock must have been big. I feel a bit sorry.

“Let’s go, Mika.”

Anyway, taking care of Mika was the priority. With that thought, I extended my hand toward her.

“You’re really… unfair.”

Mika muttered something, then took my hand and stood up. Anyway, the small nighttime incident was over.

——–

Mika was… ruminating on all the irrational situations she had experienced.

Just as she was about to be attacked by monsters, Arigiri Shota appeared like a hero, defeated the monsters, and saved her.

It was a situation that no woman could help but admire.

‘That’s really… unfair…’

Despite being a garbage playboy, he was too cool.

And… seeing all the harem members who loved Shota fighting alongside him was quite shocking.

For Mika, who had lived her entire life as a believer in monogamous love, it was a fresh shock.

‘I thought harems were… dirty things…’

The sight of everyone gathering together like a family and helping each other somehow looked cool. It was like the classic harem party in a hero story… anyway, that’s how it felt.

“If I joined them… would I gain some confidence in my inner self?”

After muttering those words, Mika suddenly came to her senses and shook her head.

“W-what am I saying!!!!”

Mika slapped her cheeks repeatedly.

Harems… are unacceptable!! Mika desperately tried to convince herself.