Ch.38Unexpected Misfits (2)

“Come join our Apocalypse.”

Shoji extended his hand directly toward me.

No… what kind of development is this? Seriously.

“Um, sorry, but… why do you want me?”

I asked that point. They shouldn’t be so desperate for talent that they’d recruit a Level 7 nobody.

“We know everything. The organization led by Aiueo… some kind of special activities club? Anyway, we know that you’re the actual leader.”

Shoji said.

“………”

What kind of misunderstanding are they operating under?

“As fellow Psychorobo awakened ones, we’ve been watching your activities from afar. And we’ve reached a conclusion. You are the leader.”

“No. Our leader is Sasitsu…”

He’s the strongest one. For real.

“Heh. There’s no use hiding it. You identify all the monsters’ weaknesses, give appropriate instructions to eliminate enemies. Plus, your meticulous ability to seduce Natsuka, Taiga, and Kiryu Umi with your human charm and make them your comrades… you are the leader.”

Shoji said with a confident smile.

Somehow… in their minds, I’ve become an incredible person.

“Someone like you is exactly the talent our Apocalypse needs. Come join us.”

Shoji said.

“I’m sorry, but… I make it a rule not to sign dual contracts. I already belong to an organization.”

Even though I felt my life was threatened, I flatly refused.

No matter what, I had no intention of entrusting myself to a rotten villain organization.

“So the offer is off the table. Then… we have no choice but to eliminate you as a threat. You are… too dangerous. If we can’t have you, we must destroy you.”

Shoji flicked his hand.

In that instant, Emoto closed the distance toward me.

I reflexively jerked my head to the side.

Shwiiing-!

A localized portal opened around me, and a jack knife was summoned in midair. If I hadn’t dodged by tilting my head, the knife would have struck my vital point.

‘Well… I know his ability, after all.’

Emoto’s Psychorobo ability was teleportation. The ability to teleport objects or people—the strongest ability in terms of versatility.

‘Plus… he’s a pervert who gets pleasure from slitting people’s throats.’

I had predicted he would aim for my neck.

If I weren’t a veteran player of this game, I would have just died.

“……..!”

Emoto wore a surprised expression. He never thought I would dodge.

“How… did you avoid that?”

Emoto looked at me with wary eyes.

“It’s your ability, isn’t it? Teleportation. The ability to teleport something to wherever your gaze falls. Range is about 3 meters. Right?”

Like the veteran I was, I recited his ability.

“…Who the hell are you?”

Emoto glared at me.

“Not only do I know your ability… I saw the future. I saw the scene of you slitting my throat. And I avoided that fate. That’s all.”

I immediately bluffed.

“……….!!”

Everyone was dumbfounded at those words.

“A Psychorobo that reads the future… I’ve never heard of such a thing!! You’re lying!!!”

The muscle man shouted loudly.

“Oh really? Then test me. But… I’m done playing along. If you move even one step, I’ll kill you.”

I bluffed with all my might.

“…….!!”

The muscle man hesitated, then suddenly charged toward me.

Muscle Man Jack’s basic pattern. His Psychorobo was the suit type. After donning the suit, his pattern was to charge straight ahead in a physical assault. Even though it was a turn-based game, his pattern was so simple that even implemented in real-time, it wasn’t threatening.

My level was 7. Considering the level difference, even a graze would be a critical hit. But it would be fine if I didn’t get hit. Moreover, my kendo training had dramatically improved my dynamic vision and physical abilities. Dodging wasn’t impossible.

Whoooosh-!

I immediately stepped to the side. The muscle man’s charge barely grazed past me.

“What…?!”

The muscle man turned his head toward me in confusion.

“I told you I can predict everything. Why choose to do something so meaningless?”

I sighed, maintaining the most bored expression I could.

In truth, my heart was pounding so hard I thought I might die.

“Future prediction or whatever!!!! If we all attack together, we can kill him!!”

The muscle man shouted loudly, his pride clearly wounded.

“…….”

Shoji, the leader, stared at me intently. Behind his narrowed eyes, a reptilian gaze flashed.

“Let’s retreat for now.”

Shoji fell for my bluff.

“Leader!! But!!!”

The muscle man immediately protested.

“This person is dangerous. There’s no need to take unnecessary risks.”

Shoji cut him off firmly.

That’s right. This is how it should be. It’s the unwritten rule of ability battle stories. Someone with future prediction abilities is assumed to be incredibly strong. That’s common sense.

“Hmph. Can’t be helped.”

Emoto retreated quickly.

“I’ll kill you myself soon enough, got it?”

With his pride clearly wounded that his attack didn’t work, the muscle man pointed at me.

Soon after, the Apocalypse trio withdrew.

“……”

I did it. I barely survived by bluffing.

If they had decided to attack me anyway, I would have bid farewell to this world.

He mistakenly thought I had future prediction abilities, and that’s why they retreated.

“Still… those losers appearing already…”

This wasn’t good.

I felt a tightness in my chest, sensing that unpleasant things were about to happen. It was a day with much to worry about.

———

Anyway, I went straight home. Actually, more than the Apocalypse, I had a bigger problem. What to do about Eri and Umi. That was my concern.

Click-!

As the front door opened, Eri and Umi came trotting over.

“Shota. You’re late.”

Umi said to me.

“Shota. Did you go for a night walk with Sasitsu?”

Eri stood next to Umi as she spoke.

They had already changed into their nightwear.

But… their nightwear wasn’t just pajamas. What should I call them… negligee dresses? They were semi-transparent slip dresses that slightly revealed their underwear.

Yes. Semi-transparent.

Thanks to that, Eri and Umi’s non-Asian-like curvy figures were fully emphasized.

These girls… they’re really sharpening their knives. I was filled with terror at that realization.

“Uh… you’re still awake at this late hour? You could have just gone to sleep.”

I swallowed hard as I spoke.

“What are you saying? How could we sleep without Shota?”

Eri looked at me and said nonchalantly.

“I was planning to sleep next to Shota tonight.”

Umi also cut off my retreat.

“What?!! Sleep together?!! No way!!!”

I immediately protested.

“Shota. Do you think you have a choice?”

Umi looked at me with serious eyes.

“Damn it…!”

Knowing I would be in danger again if this continued, I immediately went to my room and tried to close the door. Just as I was about to turn the doorknob, I noticed something strange.

Where the doorknob should have been was empty.

Someone had deliberately removed all the doorknobs.

“Shota. You really move exactly as predicted.”

Umi and Eri opened the door wide with devilish smiles.

Then, I saw tools placed in a corner of the living room. Umi and Eri had dismantled all the doorknobs in the house. They had predicted that I would try to lock myself in and barricade myself.

“You crazy women!!!! Why are you destroying perfectly good doors!!!!”

I shouted at Umi and Eri.

“Well… because we can’t let Shota escape.”

Umi said with a calm expression. That was it. This was pure evil that believed itself to be good without a doubt.

“But you shouldn’t dismantle even the bathroom doorknob!!!”

I shouted loudly.

“It’s okay. I can show anything to Shota.”

Eri said with a smile. In some situations, that would be a heart-fluttering line… but right now, my heart was pounding for a different reason.

“I can’t show you two everything!!!”

I shouted loudly.

“Really? I want to see even Shota using the bathroom…”

Umi revealed her creepy desires. This girl is getting weirder and weirder!!!

Clack-!!

The door opened helplessly.

Whoosh-!

Eri and Umi embraced me.

“Shota… shall we go to the bedroom? The master bedroom has a big bed.”

“Yes. It should be enough for the three of us. No, I like it a bit cramped.”

Eri and Umi launched their physical assault while desperately trying to persuade me.

“………”

I was suddenly filled with tremendous anguish.

“…Shall we go?”

At that moment, Umi whispered in my ear.

Unfortunately, my weakness was my ears.

“…Fine.”

I finally gave up resisting.

And as soon as I went to the master bedroom, I was subjected to a tremendous attack.

I was like a rabbit thrown into a lion’s den.

By desperately defending my body while wrestling around, I barely managed to protect my chastity. It was a victory made possible only by my strong ethical stance against touching minors. As a former web novelist in my previous life, I was sensitive about such matters.

I recalled the memory of my rookie days when I rushed into writing an R-rated scene with a minor and trembled in fear after receiving a call from my supervising producer.

Anyway, after the desperate battle to protect my chastity, the three of us, exhausted, fell asleep tangled together.

—–

The next morning, I opened my eyes.

“Mmmmm…”

“Mmmm…”

Umi and Eri were sleeping while tightly embracing me. Our bodies were pressed so closely together that I couldn’t move an inch.

Since getting up was impossible, I decided to calmly observe their faces.

Though they were like demons last night, they looked as cute as angels while sleeping.

Smooch-!

I kissed their foreheads one by one.

“Mmm… more…”

“Do more…”

Umi and Eri seemed to have been pretending to sleep. Under the guise of sleep-talking, they begged for skinship.

‘Well… might as well enjoy it since it’s come to this.’

I sighed and decided to enjoy the luxurious morning, patting Eri and Umi’s bodies.