Ch.312Huya Festival (2)

Anyway, despite everything, we all ended up touring the festival together.

“Combine!!”

At that moment, Eri’s three sisters approached me.

“Okay! Let’s combine!!”

I immediately spread my arms.

Thump-! Pat-!

The oldest and second sister each grabbed one of my arms, while the youngest climbed onto my head.

“Madoka! Combine!”

I called out to Madoka too. Since it was difficult to give special attention to each member of my young harem, I figured I could earn some affection points through physical contact.

“This is embarrassing…”

Despite saying that, Madoka lunged at my chest with incredible momentum. Madoka… you should try rock climbing someday. You’ve got talent for it.

“Combine? Doesn’t this look like something the police would arrest you for?”

Eri asked.

“Big brother… will the police take you away?”

Mizu, the cutest of my sisters-in-law, peeked her head out and asked.

“It’s fine!!!! Trust me!! Trust yourselves for trusting me!!”

I blurted out a line from a famous manga.

“Yeah!! We want to stay combined!!”

Everyone clung tightly to my body.

“Hey… Shota. Isn’t this heavy?”

Umi asked.

“Huh? Not at all?”

I immediately swung my arms around.

“Kyaa! This is fun!!”

All the children laughed gleefully.

“Ufufu. Shota would make a good father.”

Tina said.

“Let’s revive our royal family. Together.”

Tina continued with gleaming eyes.

“Revive, huh…”

Yeah.

“Yes!! We’ll have at least 10 children and revive it to the point where there’s internal strife!!”

Tina exclaimed.

“……..”

Tina’s vision for her kingdom’s prosperity was quite twisted. I couldn’t help but think that.

“Don’t invite someone on a date just to ignore them!”

Just then, Violet shouted in an awkward tone.

“Ah. Violet-chan. Were you lonely?”

I said with a smile.

“No, I wasn’t!!”

Violet shouted. Hehehe. What an adorable alien.

“Shota. I’m against accepting Violet.”

At that moment, Kirtan spoke up.

“Huh? Why?”

I asked, looking dejected.

“I never said I wanted to join your harem!!”

Violet shouted, her face turning red.

“Violet. The memory of the strong.”

I reached out my hand to check Violet’s training.

Thump-!

Violet unconsciously took my hand.

“Aaah!!”

Only after grabbing my hand did Violet seem to realize what she had done. Her face turned bright red.

“I’m the only alien concept in this harem!! If another alien joins, my character uniqueness will fade!!”

Kirtan shouted.

Kirtan… so that’s what you were worried about.

“It’s okay. Kirtan is one of a kind.”

I patted Kirtan’s head.

“Just patting my head… something feels lacking. Has your affection for me cooled?”

Kirtan said with dissatisfaction.

“Alright then.”

I immediately started kneading Kirtan’s chest. Additionally, I checked the shape of her “baby bowl” as if caressing it. Hmm. Smooth curves.

“Casually touching someone’s chest in public… Earth’s sexual customs are quite loose.”

Violet muttered.

“It feels like… everyone’s common sense has been somewhat altered.”

Kana said with a bitter expression.

Anyway, despite everything, everyone was enjoying the festival.

———–

“A high school putting on such a large-scale festival… Do all schools do this?”

Violet asked.

“Yeah. That’s how it is in Japan.”

I answered. Though I’d only been in Japan for about a year since my possession… but that’s how it was in anime. So that’s good enough.

“Earth is… a prosperous planet. Different from my homeworld.”

Violet said.

“I can see why Pink Beard wants to conquer this planet.”

Violet added with a bitter expression.

“We have to prevent that from happening.”

I replied.

“Please stop him. Pink Beard has already become a monster.”

Violet said with a somber expression.

“Yeah. Definitely.”

I was confident things would work out. With all these members together… I was certain.

———-

We walked around, buying food from stalls and giving it to Violet. At places like this, food is what matters most. Famous sights and historical places you visit? You forget them in a few months. But the memory of delicious food lasts a lifetime. That was my philosophy.

Nom nom nom-!

Plus, Violet was devouring the food with incredible gusto.

“Th-this is the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten in my life…”

Violet said.

“Were you… just born yesterday?”

Umi quipped.

As we walked, I spotted an exhibition I hadn’t seen before.

The robot we fought before, Heichi, was dressed strangely like a magician, standing with a crystal ball in front of him. There was a huge line.

“Ah!! It’s a love fortune-telling booth!! They say it uses big data to tell your fortune!”

Aki exclaimed with sparkling eyes.

“Love fortune-telling…”

Couples must love this stuff. Places like Sinchon were full of such shops. Couple tarot readings, couple fortune-telling. They’re just casual relationships that usually end in a year or two anyway. Why bother with fortune-telling? That’s what I used to think cynically.

But with our harem, it was different. I wanted to marry these girls.

“Let’s check it out!! As a late addition to the harem, I have many concerns!”

Aki shouted.

“Ufufu. That sounds fun.”

Aiko also laughed.

“Is it okay for a monk to believe in such fortune-telling?”

I asked, giving Aiko’s bottom a light slap.

“Mmm… viewing such things without prejudice is also part of Buddhist practice, I suppose.”

Aiko said.

“If you say so.”

I kneaded Aiko’s bottom. By that logic, this was also my Buddhist practice.

“Hold on!! This isn’t fortune-telling!”

“It’s science!”

At that moment, Hagenshtein and Kisho blocked our path. Those two had completely become friends now.

“By analyzing preferences and tendencies based on big data, we can derive results through comparison! It’s not fortune-telling but an inductive result!! It’s scientific fortune-telling based on our Heichi’s excellent processing capabilities!!”

Kisho explained.

“Hmm. Shota. You seem to have quite complicated relationships with women. Why not get your fortune told while you’re here?”

Hagenshtein suggested.

“Fortune-telling…”

Honestly, I wasn’t keen on it. What if the results were terrible? How would I salvage the mood?

“It looks interesting. I’m curious about Earth’s astrology.”

Just then, Violet spoke up.

“Well… if Violet says so.”

I said, and immediately got in line.

Soon, it was our turn.

“Beep beep… collecting data… I will tell you your optimal compatibility.”

Heichi said, pretending to rotate the crystal ball. Despite being a robot, he had definite showmanship.

“Wait. Before that, who has the best compatibility? I’m not interested in anything else.”

Umi cut in.

“Hah. Interesting. Right. This should be a competition.”

Tai also said, crossing her arms.

“I’m not planning to avoid competition either.”

Kana said, tilting her head. Why is everyone making this a competition…

“This competitive society is what hinders life’s happiness!! A society where everyone is number one! That’s the kind of society I want to create!”

I raised my hand and shouted.

“Why are you making a political speech…”

Eri complained.

“Shota. Stop with the wishy-washy talk. In this world, there are only two types: winners and losers.”

Kana made an incredibly testosterone-filled statement. So cool…

“Come on!! Who’s number one in compatibility!! Tell us!!”

Kana demanded of Heichi.

“……A-analyzing….”

Heichi’s mechanical voice trembled.

“Huh? This guy’s stalling? Hurry up and tell us.”

Tai grabbed Heichi by the collar.

“A-a-analyzing…..”

Heichi said, looking towards Hagenshtein and Kisho.

“……….”

Both of them deliberately averted their gaze. Yeah. They probably didn’t want to get involved in this battlefield.

In the end, Heichi had to find his own way out.

“The, the…….person with the best compatibility is……”

The atmosphere in our house tonight depended on Heichi’s answer. Hang in there…..Heichi…..

Clank-!!!

And then Heichi ripped open his chest.

Bzzzzzzt-!!!

Heichi immediately pulled out the core from his heart.

“Heichi…..function terminated……”

With that, he collapsed.

“H-Heichi!!”

Hagenshtein cried out loudly.

“We just need to put the core back in, don’t we?”

Kisho looked exasperated.

This guy Heichi…..he chose death rather than making a choice!! What a manly fellow…!!

Then my job was…..not to let Heichi’s sacrifice be in vain.

“Maybe it’s hard to rank everyone because you all have such good compatibility! That’s what it means!”

I immediately said with a smile.

“Big brother….you’re glossing over things with strange explanations again.”

Madoka, who was clinging to my chest, said.

“Hmm….we did ask a pretty malicious question, didn’t we?”

Eri also helped smooth over the situation.

And so, we left Heichi’s fortune-telling booth and headed to the next exhibition. Time to change the mood~!

——-

Even so, there wasn’t much left to see on the third day. Everyone was starting to wrap up their exhibitions.

The students’ interest had already shifted to the evening bonfire. Faculty members and student council officers were building a huge campfire in the center.

They were putting considerable effort into the campfire. They were stacking the logs in the shape of Emoshita’s human mascot, Emoi-kun.

“Ah….reminds me of a horror movie I saw long ago.”

I unconsciously muttered.

It was a shocking movie where they stacked logs in the shape of a person and burned an outsider as a sacrifice. I got traumatized watching it as a kid. They’re not actually putting someone inside, right?

“Hey. Should we go home for a bit and come back for the bonfire?”

Umi said with a yawn. Ah…..it’s afternoon already. No wonder she’s sleepy. Plus, because of the cultural festival, the faculty weren’t even monitoring the school gates. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to go home for a quick nap.

That’s when it happened.

“Shota. Do you have a moment?”

Violet said to me with a serious expression.

“………”

Violet’s expression was strangely serious. It’s not like Violet suddenly wanted to confess to me or anything… it must be something important.

“Um… everyone. I think this will just take a moment.”

I asked my girlfriends for understanding.

“Hmm…..then let’s go ahead and take a nap. We need to conserve energy for the bonfire and after-party.”

As expected of the official wife, Eri immediately persuaded everyone.

Thanks to Eri, everyone headed home without complaint.

“Shota. There’s been an anomaly in the Soul Room.”

Violet said in a serious tone.

“In the Soul Room?”

I asked Violet.

“There’s no time to explain. Let’s open the door right away.”

Violet immediately grabbed me.

It seemed like… something had happened.

Ding-!

Just then, my status window vibrated.

‘Great Trial’

Something like a quest appeared. It was definite proof that something was happening. I followed Violet without a word.