Ch.9191. Peach Blossom and Vine (4)

How many more fish had I caught?

I got tired of fishing and tried other games too.

I even played the racing game again, the one I had lost so miserably to Yuri earlier.

…Of course, I lost just as badly again.

There was also a magical girl-themed game, so I decided to give it a try.

It was flashier than I expected, with detailed combat animations for defeating monsters.

Well… magical girl videos are quite common on the internet… and they have a surprisingly large fan base.

Some people just think of them as heroes protecting the city, while others are captivated by the magical girls’ flashy appearances and techniques, becoming dedicated fans.

Well… even before magical girls existed, there were military enthusiasts, and some say this is just an extension of that…

Sometimes when I had nothing to do after finishing work or battles, I’d browse community forums on my smartphone while lounging in my room.

Now that I think about it, I could see that the people I encountered in person were definitely different from those on the internet.

I thought the community was almost entirely male, a collection of supreme perverts… but the people I met in reality had a gender ratio closer to 6:4.

There were more female fans than I expected.

Perhaps it’s because magical girls represent dreams and hopes for women.

The animations I remember from before magical girls existed…

Yes, they were mostly targeted at young girls.

As for magical girl content targeted at adult men…

Hmm… the kind of magical girls that I’m… sitting with right now…

…Yeah, it’s better not to think about that.

Right, magical girls. Magical girls.

And I was a villain.

A villain from those magical girl stories.

Well… reality was a bit different, but if I had appeared in a game like that, I would have had some significance.

Since the Boss was the final boss… I would have been a mid-boss.

I would have been quite memorable if this world had been that kind of game.

…If it had been a male-oriented game, I might have been subjected to Rule 34 somewhere…?

Since I was a man… well, I suppose that could happen.

…It’s a bit disturbing.

Usually, an attractive villain character in such games, especially one with a female appearance…

Might be treated more harshly than I imagine…?

If my world were someone’s creative work, I pray it would be a magical girl series that inspires dreams and hopes in young girls.

Though, even then, creators tend to treat attractive characters rather… harshly.

If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do about it.

So, in this magical girl game’s world, there’s a villain organization, and magical girls who stop them—that’s the concept.

Since they collaborated with the Magical Girl Association, actual magical girls appear in it… though some are just inspired by real ones.

…I didn’t expect them to base villains on real people too.

“Bineeee~ Look at this? This amusement park boss… is youuu?”

That thing smaller than me, looking cute but with a fiercer expression. That little one with ash-gray hair and gray eyes is supposedly a villain based on me…

“I’m not that small though…”

“Isn’t it cuuute? It looks just like youuu! Right?”

“What are you talking about…”

“The attack patterns and everything… they all came from youuu!”

“They’re completely different though…?”

“This is set in the past, so look at your speech patternnn!”

“Kuh… Really! These magical girls keep getting in my way! At this rate, the Boss will…!”

The little one stomps their feet, throwing a tantrum like a child.

“How is that supposed to be me? I don’t act like a child like that…”

“You diiid though? I saw it… and so did Hyein and Yunseul.”

“…I never did anything like that.”

“Huh… But Bineee… after you lost your memories and came back… it took quite a while for you to change like thaaat…?”

“…I changed all at once. My memories…”

“They didn’t come back all at once, did theeey?”

“Tch. This is why I can’t deal with you, Yuri.”

“It’s a big sister’s job to remember her little sister’s cute moments, you knooow?”

“…Sigh, back then I was neither here nor there, and on top of that…”

“…Yes, that’s right. But now… you’re my cute little sister… Yes. I’m right to remember.”

“…Sheesh.”

So I even had the experience of defeating a villain character supposedly based on me with my own hands.

Winning like that didn’t feel particularly good, but…

As we enjoyed our time together, time quickly passed by. It was time to get ready to go out.

“Pheeew… That was fuuun… right?”

“Well, if you felt that way, then I…”

“Hmm… You’ve been trying to accommodate me all day todaaay… But since I’m your big sister and we’re spending the day together, I want you to enjoy yourself too, you knooow?”

“Well, it’s your day, Yuri.”

“There you go with that formal talk agaaain… Fine. Do you want me to help you change clothes? Or should I pick something for youuu?”

She offered to help me get ready while sighing, so I answered.

“…If you’d just honestly say you want to play dress-up with me, I’d gladly go along with it…”

“Nooo… I was asking for your opinion. Will you do everything I tell you tooo? Will youuu?”

“No, that’s not…”

“You won’t, riiight? Right?”

“That’s right…”

“So when I ask a question… you should answer whether you like it or not, riiight?”

Why am I getting scolded?

I don’t think I did anything wrong.

So, I decided to give Yuri the answer she wanted.

“…Alright. It’s fine. If you want to help, I’ll gratefully accept. Even if… your desires are included in that.”

“N-Nooo! I-I don’t have any desiiiires…!”

“Not even one?”

“…Maybe a little?”

“Sigh. If you’d just honestly say ‘I want to do this~’ I’d do it all for you…”

“No, nooo… that’s not it…”

“I think you’re the one who needs to hear this, not me. If you can’t even make such a simple request…”

“…Ugh. No, that’s…”

“What’s there to be embarrassed about, sister…?”

Just when I thought I’d stopped Yuri from scolding me and scored a point…

“Okaaay… Phew.”

After a brief moment of contemplation, Yuri declared in a confident voice:

“I want to dress Bine uuup! So, come with me, Bineeee! Take off your clothes and come upstairs! I’ll make you pretty, I swear!”

“…Yes, yes. If that’s your wish. Isn’t it better now that you’re being honest?”

“Tch… We have one hour left to prepare… Bine, youuu… You’re about to learn exactly how much this big sister loves cute things, with your whole body…!”

With those words, Yuri grabbed me and dragged me to my room.

So Yuri was the type to keep her word.

She really spent over an hour making me try on clothes and taking pictures, then changing me into different clothes and taking more pictures…

In between, she brought out clothes full of her personal desires, saying I was the one who told her she could indulge her desires…

“This is… a maid outfit…”

“You promised to wear it, riiight? Try it on, okaaay? If you don’t know how, ask your big sister?”

I could hear her running away with quick footsteps.

After being photographed in the maid outfit and having concept photos forcibly taken, next was:

“…Are you serious?”

“Yes, I’m seriouuus.”

What Yuri brought was a magical girl costume.

Of course… I know they’re normally stored and used through transformation or something like that…

But this must be for cosplay or events, right…?

“I was a villain, remember? The commander of Eden’s 1st Corps? I was Eden’s second-in-command!”

“That… has nothing to do with now, riiight? You’re just a civilian nooow.”

“I don’t think that’s a reason for me to wear this outfit though…?”

“Whyyy? I wore an Eden uniform toooo. And you also took my costume without permissiooon…”

“…Didn’t you tell me not to bring that up earlier?”

“Hmm… it’s okay if I mention it. That’s how it is. The victim has that freedom.”

“Where is that even… sigh.”

“So… put it ooon.”

“…Are you serious? You want me to wear this frilly, flashy magical girl costume? Me?”

“Hurry and put it ooon? We don’t have much time. Otherwise… you might end up eating dinner in that costume?”

“What…?”

“Would you rather walk around outside in that costume… or quickly put it on now and change into something else later?”

“No, no…”

“Well…? Should I help you put it on? I deliberately brought a small one… I was looking for something pretty and that’s all they had… hehe.”

“This is… the worst…”

“Then put it on? I’ll go pick out your going-out clothes.”

So I was forced to wear the magical girl outfit…

“Kyaa! So cuuute!! Haa, haa… Bineeee, let me introduce you to a good mascot? Won’t you join as my junior? I can seriously talk to our association president and various places to make you a magical girl right away! And your backstory is good too! Hmm? Let’s do it right now? Hmm?”

“What are you saying?! Q-quickly give me those clothes in your hand…! I-I’ll take this off!”

“Oh, right! Photos, photoooos…!”

With a click, the photo is taken.

The sound that follows is…

-Clickclickclickclickclickclickclick!

“Hey! I-I’m undressing, isn’t burst mode going too far?!”

“Hehe…! Thank you, Bineeee.”

“Sigh… really… just for today…”

“Okaaay… Oh, looks like it’s time. Let’s go out now?”

“What? Already? But we spent all this time just trying on clothes…!”

“Hehe… thank youuu.”

Sigh. Maybe I shouldn’t have gone along with it.