Ch.211211. Punishing the Bad Magical Girl

“A towel…?”

“What is it?”

“…Let’s take it off.”

“I refuse.”

“Take it off.”

“Are you insane, Blanc?”

“…It’s my day.”

“…If you’re trying to steal my towel with that excuse, I won’t let you get away with it.”

“Hmm… but still…”

Blanc looks at me with sad eyes.

“…If you insist, I’d like to make a special proposal.”

“…Huh?”

“I’m really… well, you know I don’t want to stay in this state any longer.”

“…I know?”

“It’s urgent. Together…”

Before I could finish speaking, Blanc charged at me and snatched me up.

“W-wait! I haven’t finished speak—eek?!”

“Yeah. Can’t wait.”

The towel had long since fallen to the floor.

“Blanc! Blanc! No, what are you doing using magic! You can’t even use magic right now because of the necklace—mmph!?”

My mouth was sealed with hers.

We were finally released in the bathroom.

* * *

“I came to get Yunseul… Oh.”

“…D-don’t, cl-close, the door…”

“Um… it’s raining.”

“Ellie. Be careful. Whew… I might pounce on you if I get really desperate.”

“…Enjoy your time.”

“E-Ellie… don’t go…”

I grabbed Ellie with both hands.

Crawling on the floor.

Yuri behind me looks just as much of a mess as I do.

“Yuriii…”

“…Hic.”

“Why, curious about our bitch too?”

“…I’m not curious…”

“Hmm… then, excuse me for a moment.”

Fortunately, Ellie listened and came in, as if she had a good idea.

But then.

“Hey, Yunseul.”

“Yes, Ellie?”

“You were going to do it eventually anyway, right?”

“Well, do as you please.”

“Alright then.”

Until the steam from the filled bathtub stopped rising.

Until it became that humid.

I have no choice but to omit what happened after that.

My consciousness faded in and out several times.

* * *

“…Blanc.”

“Yes?”

“My arms are falling off.”

“Y-yes…”

Blanc was being punished by me.

Kneeling side by side with Ellie, hands raised high in a punishment pose.

Well, it’s quite a funny picture—a villain punishing a magical girl.

The magical girl Plum… no, unemployed… I mean, Yuri sitting next to me is punishing a villain, so it’s one-to-one.

Yes, I’m thinking of it as an equivalent exchange.

“Yuri, what kind of attitude is that for giving punishment?”

“U-um…? B-but… it’s hard to be harsh with Ellie…”

“You’ve already shown something worse than a shower head in front of Blanc here, calling her ‘master, master,’ so drop the pretense and give proper punishment.”

“B-but…”

“Blanc, hands.”

When you do it in the bathroom, of course you’ll collapse because the heat doesn’t dissipate.

And naturally, the heat makes you sweat, and if you go at it hard, dehydration is inevitable.

My memories are hazy until Blanc forcibly fed me an ionic drink to wake me up—that’s how roughly I was handled.

“U-um… Master is fine with it…”

“You also nearly collapsed and had to be carried away. Do you want to make headlines as a magical girl who was hospitalized after doing such things?”

“W-well, no, but…”

“Ellie. My arms are falling off.”

“Ugh…”

“M-master can put her arms down now…”

“Blanc hasn’t shown enough remorse yet.”

“B-but… I’ve forgiven her, so…”

“That’s because you’re a perverted magical girl. Magical girls who are perverted in other ways need more punishment. And Ellie, who not only failed to stop it but came in and made things worse, needs even more.”

“U-um…”

“Ellie. Posture. Blanc.”

The sight of the two of them kneeling side by side receiving punishment.

Sigh.

I was willing to accommodate what my lovers wanted to do to some extent.

But you crossed the line, seriously crossed it.

Yes, the location might be different.

But when it reaches a level that could harm a person…

No, when it reaches a level that could harm a monster, that’s not okay.

I could have become the first villain to be eliminated due to that kind of pressure.

…Though I might have already crossed that line when I fainted.

Anyway, that’s what I think.

It’s vexing.

That’s why I’m punishing them, even though we’re lovers.

“Blanc.”

“Y-yes…”

Blanc stretches her arms straighter and looks at me.

“Looking at me with pitiful eyes won’t change anything. You’re a magical girl, aren’t you? And not just any magical girl, but one in a position to lead all magical girls.”

“Y-yes…”

“If you’re like this, what would other magical girls think if they saw you… Hah. Should I go back to being a villain?”

“That means you were planning to quit being a villain from now on, that bet…”

“Huh? You still haven’t come to your senses?”

“Well, that’s, um, no, but, you’re right…”

“Right about getting beaten up.”

“…Bine? A-are you going to hit me…?”

“I’ve already hit you many times, and you’ve been hit just as much, yet you think I won’t hit you?”

“B-Bine…?!”

I look down at Blanc, who has her hands raised, with cold eyes.

Her knees must be numb, her arms must hurt.

She’s wiggling her toes, trying to clasp her hands.

I can see her arms trembling.

She’ll start sweating soon.

“…Unnecessarily accurate intuition.”

“W-what did you say, Bine…?”

As if I’d actually hit her.

Sigh.

How could I hit Blanc?

I don’t think I could even be hostile toward her anymore.

Well, I could hit her without mercy in a sparring match.

But not like this.

She’s already taken up so much space in my heart.

What is she trying to do by acting like this?

“Sigh. You want forgiveness?”

“A-are you going to forgive me…?”

“Well, naked dogeza…”

“I’ll do it right now!”

Blanc lowers her hands and starts unbuttoning her clothes.

“No, listen to what I have to say first. Before I really get angry.”

“Y-yes…”

Blanc fixes her clothes and raises her arms again.

Really, seriously.

“As if I’m some kind of pervert who would forgive you after seeing you like that, like you are.”

“Ugh…”

“Sigh. Do you really think you did something wrong?”

“Yes, I did wrong… I should have shown more restraint.”

“I’m saying you need to consider the time, place, and physical condition comprehensively. You do that so well in battle, why can’t you exercise judgment now?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“I’m not saying don’t do it at all, just do it in moderation… Sigh. There’s no point in saying more, is there?”

“Bine…”

“Fine. If you want forgiveness, come here and hug me. If not now, you won’t get another chan—ack?!”

“Bine, I love you…! Sorry, I’m sorry, I love you…”

“Mmph?! B-breath! Breath! I can’t breathe…!”

Blanc hugs me so tightly that my face turns red.

This isn’t some manga scene where kneeling was just to gain momentum, but she immediately jumps up and hugs me so tightly.

“Blanc! Breath, breath!”

“I’m sorry, I love you, you know that, I’m sorry, sorry. Did it hurt?”

“Breath! Mmph?!”

While I’m being suffocated by Blanc, over there:

“Master… now’s your chance, Master, hurry and escape…”

“…I want to hug too.”

“Pardon…?”

“Come here. I need to heal by burying myself in those big things after my arms hurt so much.”

“…Yes, come here. This is always open for you.”

“…Pat me too. My arms hurt.”

“Yes, yes~ This big sister will do everything for Master.”

“…Cheeky.”

“Shall I pat you?”

“…Pat me.”

* * *

“We’ve slightly missed lunchtime.”

“Oh… about that.”

Still being hugged, I discussed the next schedule with Blanc.

As for what happened earlier, I decided to forgive her.

“To wake up and spend half the day doing that nonsense, missing lunch.”

“Sorry.”

“It’s fine. So, are you going out? Everyone’s bodies are already prepared.”

“…Prepared state. That sounds lewd somehow.”

“Blanc. What are you saying… Sigh. You’ve changed to such a serious degree. You’ve become a corrupted magical girl without me even having to lead you astray.”

“Magical girls also gain power from love. And right now, the object of my love is right in front of me.”

“Isn’t that power supposed to come from platonic love?”

“The love that gives magical girls power doesn’t discriminate by type.”

“I’m starting to wonder if I’m dating some kind of horny monkey…”

“Well, as long as Bine stays by my side, you can prevent accidents before the water overflows.”

“Am I in a position to clean up after a magical girl’s messes? I’m a villain, you know.”

“You’re my lover.”

Blanc hugged me tighter as she answered.

“Sigh. I shouldn’t have brought it up. I wish Blanc would return to her slightly more composed self.”

“…Every time I see Bine, my heart pounds so much that my mind becomes a mess, and it feels like the accident filter in the middle has disappeared.”

“That’s… just, sigh. I don’t know.”

“Really? Can I link arms?”

“If you want to announce to the whole world that you’re a magical girl dating a villain.”

“Well, I was planning to do it even without permission. There are worse things going around anyway, right?”

“What…?”

“Like illustrations of Bine ○○ing me…”

“What?”

“Well, in reality, it’s the opposite.”

“What are you…”

“I’ll show you later if you want. For now, let’s go eat.”

“Not the department store again, right?”

“Don’t worry. It’s a nice Chinese restaurant.”

“We should eat home-cooked meals, not eat out every day…”

“I have plenty of money, so what does it matter?”

“…Please don’t say that outside.”

“Why? Afraid of what others might say?”

“Yes.”

“Thanks for worrying, Bine. I only speak honestly in front of you anyway.”

Ellie, who had been listening to the flow of conversation, as if not wanting to lose:

“Can I record and distribute lewd sounds of our Yuri?”

“W-wait, what…?”

“If someone uploads such a voice later, they’ll think it’s me. It might come out as suspiciously detailed AI voice.”

“T-that’s not allowed…!”

“You lost the right to refuse when you already offered yourself to me.”

…Well.

It’s a bit strange, but it feels somewhat like a double date.

Except that I’m the lover of these three, and Yuri and Ellie are lovers—a relationship more complex than a spider’s web.

It looks fine to me…

But I wonder if it looks strange to other people.

See, I’m nestled against Blanc, and Ellie is holding Yuri’s arm.

Well, I hope people just think we’re four women who are close friends.

…But I’m not a woman.

My body is female, but my mind is still male.

Does that mean I have many wives? A harem? Something like that?

It makes me think strange thoughts.

I’m in the husband role. Yes.

…Even though I take care of all the housework, but these days men do housework too.

That’s what it is.

I decided to think of it lightly and move on.