Ch.75Midterms of Doom (5)

“Anyone participating in the Toshin Cup!!!”

Gonzaemon immediately raised his hand and spoke.

“…………”

At that moment, the cheerful atmosphere plummeted like a rock.

“….Uh, no one else?”

Gonzaemon asked.

“That’s a bit… people get hurt there.”

One person said with a gloomy expression.

“That’s right. Last time, Senior Yosuke… got injured for a whole year. He’s still in rehabilitation training.”

Another disciple said.

“Senior Soejima quit kendo because of the trauma from that time.”

The more they dug into it, the more it sounded like a horror story.

“No. Master… what kind of competition is this anyway?”

I looked directly at Gonzaemon.

It wasn’t that hardcore of a competition in the actual game, was it?

That’s when someone entered the dojo.

“You there, young boy!!!!”

Someone limped in.

“Ah!!!!! Senior Yosuke!!!!”

The disciples all shouted in unison.

“Don’t enter the Toshin Cup!!! It’s hell!!!”

The man called Yosuke immediately let out a scream-like groan.

“Physical injuries? Those are the least of it… but once your spirit breaks, it’s over!! You’ll never be able to hold a sword again!!”

After saying that, Yosuke looked up at the ceiling and roared.

“KIYOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!! SAITO KANA!!!”

Yosuke then let out a hateful howl.

“Gaaah!!! Senior is!! Having another fit!!”

“His trauma is relapsing!!”

The disciples hurriedly splashed cold water on Yosuke’s face.

Just then, a woman appeared. She was a seductive beauty dressed in a nurse’s uniform.

“Oh my. Yosuke-chan. I was wondering where you went, and here you are?”

The nurse immediately patted Yosuke. Only then did he calm down.

“I’m sorry. My boyfriend was making a scene. I’ll take him away now, okay?”

The nurse smiled as she dragged Yosuke away.

“………”

Well. He seems to be doing fine. Even got himself a pretty nurse girlfriend.

Anyway. After Yosuke’s warning, the disciples’ enthusiasm seemed to have evaporated.

Honestly, my motivation was a bit dampened too.

“Master… so you were trying to send your disciple into such danger.”

I looked at Gonzaemon with cold eyes.

“Ahem!!! Well… it is a dangerous competition!! But!!! This time, my daughter Umi will be coming along!! You all like Umi, don’t you!! She volunteered to be the manager!! How about it? Sounds good, right!”

Gonzaemon immediately played the daughter card.

“Well… that’s true, but…”

The disciples wore reluctant expressions.

“But Umi already has someone, doesn’t she?”

One of them said, looking at me.

Well… the disciples all knew that Umi and I were dating.

“Tch.”

Gonzaemon clicked his tongue at his failed persuasion.

“Can’t be helped. Ichiko, Niko, Sangawa. You three will participate mandatorily. You’re the strongest after Shota.”

Gonzaemon waved his hand as he spoke.

“No way!!!”

“This is tyranny!!!”

“I don’t want to go!!!”

The three immediately protested.

“If you’re upset, pick up a sword. Beat me in a match and I’ll back off.”

Gonzaemon immediately grabbed a shinai.

That made the three shrink back. In the end, swordsmen spoke with their swords. Our dojo had a tradition similar to mokugora. If there was a conflict, it was resolved through a match.

And so, the Toshin Cup selection members were decided.

———-

After training hard, Umi and I returned home together.

“Really… you’re so smitten with Shota. You hardly ever show your face at home anymore?”

Ms. Asuna said to Umi with a smile.

“W-Well… I want to spend more time with Shota…”

Umi blushed and mumbled.

“Hehehe. Youth. Such youth.”

Ms. Asuna looked at Umi with contentment.

And so, Umi and I headed home together.

———

“Alright. You all study. Ask if you don’t understand something.”

I said as I opened my laptop. Due to the nature of web novels, I had to write every day. So I started today’s installment right away.

The golden time to upload was actually around noon… but being a student, I had no choice.

“Ugh… I don’t want to study.”

Umi made a displeased face as soon as she saw the books.

“Shota… don’t be like that. Let’s play on the bed a little before studying. Okay?”

Eri said.

“No. If we go to the bed, we’ll just end up doing naughty things all day. Study now.”

I immediately shut down Eri’s suggestion. My girlfriends… they had tremendous libidos. Once they got their hands on me, they wouldn’t let go.

“Tch…”

Eri clicked her tongue.

“Study? Even if we start now, we can’t get into Tokyo University. Is there any point? It’s not like we can be number one.”

Taiga said.

“This girl… saying such outrageous things…”

I looked at Taiga. She seemed to be the type who couldn’t feel motivated if there was no chance of being number one.

“Sigh… alright.”

I had no choice but to use other means to make my girlfriends study.

“If you score above the failing mark this time… I’ll go on an exclusive date with you. You can have me all to yourself for a whole day. However, if you fail, you’re banned from cuddling with me. Just study, that’s it.”

I said.

“………”

That reward was more effective than I thought. My girlfriends’ expressions immediately turned serious.

“T-Then… if I score above the failing mark… will you do whatever play I want during that day?”

Umi asked with a blush.

“Play… what are you planning to make me do.”

Honestly, I was scared. Umi, she’s secretly quite perverted.

But I couldn’t back down now.

“Yes!! I’ll do anything!!!”

I promised immediately.

I declared my willingness to do anything, be it SM or roleplay!!!

“T-That sounds good. I also… had something I wanted to do.”

Eri also regained her enthusiasm.

“Hehehe. I’ll make you regret saying those words by devouring you thoroughly.”

Taiga smiled aggressively.

Hmm… it seems I’ve mindlessly opened Pandora’s box again.

For a moment, I thought of Pandora who opened Pandora’s box.

Clunk-!

The moment she opened the box, all the negative concepts in the world spread throughout, creating a hellish scene. Then Pandora looked inside the box with trembling eyes.

What remained in the corner of the box was the concept of ‘hope’ alone.

And hope looked at Pandora with deep eyes.

Then, hope’s words:

‘You’re fucked!’

No, hope shouldn’t say such things. I immediately snapped out of my fantasy.

Anyway, I had already drunk from the poisoned chalice. If so, I had no choice but to chew up the cup as well.

“Alright. I’ll do anything. I’ll give you the best date ever. Let’s study for now.”

After saying that, I resumed my writing.

“………..”

My girlfriends started studying with intense focus, looking ready to devour their textbooks.

Yes. Yes. That looks good. With such thoughts, I continued writing.

After completing my routine of three chapters for the day, I stretched.

“Phew……”

So I’ve finished today’s work. Now I should start studying too.

Honestly, Japanese, math, and English were a piece of cake. That’s because I had prepared in advance before the possession.

But Japanese history, classical literature, and modern literature required some study. Well, since they were mostly memorization, putting in the time would yield results.

——–

It was while we were quietly studying.

Ding dong-!!

“Delivery!”

Suddenly the doorbell rang.

“Ah!! It’s here!!”

My three girlfriends immediately exchanged glances and scurried to the entrance. They returned with a suspicious-looking box.

It seemed my girlfriends had ordered something without telling me.

“What did you order?”

I asked them.

“Hehehe. Just some clothes. We’ll go change and be right back.”

Eri smiled and they all headed to the corner of the room.

Well, they probably want to try on their new clothes. I understand. With that thought, I turned the page.

And shortly after, my girlfriends arrived.

“Ta-da!! Shota, you like this kind of thing, right? We ordered it with same-day delivery!”

Umi smiled and revealed herself.

She was wearing a shiny bikini. And on her head was a hat that a magician might wear. She was even holding a wand.

“This is……”

That’s right. It was Blue Magician Girl, the ace monster of the female magician deck from the card trading game ‘Sword and Magic’.

“How about me…?”

Eri also revealed her cosplay outfit. It was a highly revealing costume based on Arabian dancer attire. Eri’s voluptuous figure was visible through the veil, making it even more arousing. This was also a monster from the female magician deck, the Northern Beauty.

“How is it? Like what you see, you otaku?”

Taiga grumbled but still revealed her cosplay outfit with a grin. She was wearing a red, flame-like bikini and holding a flame wand. She was Fire Magician, the search card of the female magician deck.

“Woooow… you’re all… so beautiful.”

I couldn’t help but express such admiration. Their faces and figures were so exceptional that they perfectly pulled off any cosplay. The gap between 2D and 3D was almost non-existent.

“Then Shota… we went to the trouble of cosplaying, shall we have some fun?”

Umi subtly pointed toward the bedroom.

“Yeah. Taking breaks is important too.”

Eri subtly struck a pose that emphasized her cleavage and voluptuous hips as she spoke.

“These were quite expensive, you know? You’ll pay with your body.”

Taiga said with domineering eyes.

I was incredibly happy that my girlfriends had prepared such an event to please me. It felt like my life as a man was being rewarded.

Pop-!

I immediately stood up.

“Everyone, follow me to the bedroom. I’ll devour you until you faint.”

I immediately embraced my three girlfriends.

“Kyaa!! It’s been a while since Shota showed such assertiveness!!”

“Hehehe. It was worth wearing this.”

“Acting tough, are we? You’ll be like a half-dried squid in a few hours.”

My girlfriends didn’t resist my aggressive embrace and followed me to the bedroom.

And we all enjoyed a happy time together.

Cosplay sex is pretty good too. It was a day of discovering new facts.