episode_0073

“… …”

Food is coming in.

Food is coming in again.

The food keeps coming in.

“…Over there, General Manager.”

“Oh ho ho, no. Don’t worry about it.”

“…Can you stop it-!!”

I tried to make a joke about an old ninja manga, but what I got in return was not just a leg-breaking expression, but a serious amount of food that made me worry about the table.

Of course, there were Ion, Hoyo, and Bandi who never turned down food, Hela who ate a lot due to her large size, and Elfin who worked hard with her hands as if her appetite had been whetted by her hard work, but Nana, Lulu, and Bam could only be overwhelmed by the enormous wave of top-quality food.

“How glorious it is that my little master has passed the test of wisdom! And since Her Majesty the Princess has come to visit, eat as much as you want without worrying. This old tiger can easily do this much. Hohoho!!”

Aside from the glory, the general manager, who didn’t even look old in the first place, smiled and ordered the waitresses around to bring us food, and we were just busy eating.

“Thank you, General Manager.”

“Why are you saying that, my little master! The Anastasia family’s celebration is my celebration, so don’t worry about it. It’s just a shame that I won’t be able to invite you to Fiasco when my little master or the princess wins…”

As the general manager spoke, he looked at Bandi, who was eating well. Since Bandi’s mother, Marquis Jude, was also watching, he couldn’t even imagine what would happen if he won.

“Thank you anyway.”

“Ohhoho, just enjoy it and enjoy it. If you need anything else, please call me again!”

The general manager walks out, his butt squirming, and the food that was pouring in barely stops.

“Hmm, a test of courage.”

I wipe my hands with a napkin, rest my elbows on the table, and mutter.

“The test of courage is quite difficult.”

Hoyo and Bandi, who are in their second year and have seen Try Conflict once, Ion and Lulu, who are in their third year, and Bam, who is in their fourth year, all talk about how difficult it was to take the test of courage.

“The test of courage the year before last was fighting a dragon.”

In this world, dragons are created fantasy creatures and do not actually exist. However, it is said that they fought illusions that embody them.

“Last year’s test of courage was to go under water and rescue someone.”

“When I was in the first grade, I had to deal with giant monsters.”

The test of courage that each person recalls is also diverse. The only thing that can be said to have in common is ‘extreme situations, or confronting enemies’. However, unlike other tests, it is difficult to respond because so many different situations are presented.

“The test of courage is difficult for me to handle…”

At least I remember most of the tests of courage presented in the game, but it would take me a whole year, let alone a week, to prepare for all of them.

That’s why players who aim for try conflicts save at appropriate intervals and then load the game to prepare for try conflicts.

“I’ll just do my best. If I can’t pass the test of courage, then I guess I’m just another person who’s done it.”

“No, Elfin. Once you pass the test of strength and the test of wisdom, you are great…”

I said so, but I kept my mouth shut when I saw Elfin’s expression.

She is a female who has the Emperor’s throne in her heart. It must be because she considers herself to be insufficient when she is sufficient.

“…Well, I have to try hard.”

Ion, who was watching our conversation, smiled faintly.

“At this point, I wonder who will win between Ain and Elfin.”

“Even if the victory itself is unclear?”

Ion nodded to Lulu’s question.

“It’s just my hunch, but I think one of the two will win.”

The Test of Courage is structured so that no one can pass it, but there can also be multiple winners, so Ion’s topic was successful in attracting the attention of the females.

“I’m still Ain!”

“Why?”

“Uh… Just.”

Hoyo chooses me. Judging from the answer ‘just’ to Lulu’s question, it seems like he chose me.

“I guess Elfin is more likely.”

The people who predicted Elfin’s victory were Lulu, Bam, and Hela.

“Still, I think Ain will win.”

On the other hand, the people I predict will win are Ion, Hoyo, and Bandida.

“Can I fight an elfin and win?”

“It’s not like fighting each other is the only way to win. This is a test of courage, not a test of strength.”

Even Elfin nods at Ion’s words. The power to literally face extreme situations, that is courage.

“Anyway, it’s interesting whether you’re a cheerleader or a spectator. You also start to think, “What would I have done?” And sometimes, you realize your own shortcomings.”

Lulu is a genius, and even in situations where people are watching, she finds her shortcomings and improves them. If she had shown this kind of behavior instead of just being useless to the males, she would have already become someone’s female…

“…Why are you looking at me like that? What do you mean?”

When I looked at her with pity and regret, Lulu got angry and asked, but when I didn’t answer, she looked like she was dying of curiosity.

I tried to erase the memories of her diary from the last time I saw it at the Moratium Duke’s house from my mind and focused on the exquisite food that was screaming at me to eat it again.

Another week passed. The female who was living with me changed into a night, and while preparing for the test of courage, I did not forget to pamper her.

“Ain, what do you think about courage?”

A game with me… no, several games? After the match, Bam, who was too lazy to even get dressed, suddenly asked, leaning against the pillow at the head of the bed and looking at a book with her large chest exposed.

“Courage? Courage…”

The question seems quite serious, so I’m thinking about it too.

“Well, it could be a desire to protect, or it could be a driving force to overcome hardships.”

I also stop getting dressed and sit down next to her.

“What are you looking at?”

I sat down next to her and looked at it, and it wasn’t a book, but a compilation of her past trials of courage. The cover was so old-fashioned that I mistook it for a book.

“Generally, the test of courage is often when you are faced with a difficult object or situation. However, there is something strange.”

Night points to her own notes, underlining, starring, and annotating them with her fingers.

“Tri-Conflict is said to have used advanced illusion magic to conduct all the tests within the stadium. It’s easier to broadcast and easier for the audience to watch.”

“Yeah.”

As I listen to the night’s analysis, I keep seeing her large breasts, so I sneakily put my arms around her back and hold them under her breasts.

“Ugh, um… Here, here, and this part. There are quite a few behind here, but there are more challengers who gave up than expected. Why is that? Illusion magic is sophisticated, but it can’t actually harm people. ”

Although she blushed and moaned slightly at my rough touch, Bam did not deviate from the point she was trying to make.

“Are you trying to say that there is something additional… but not revealed?”

“It’s just a guess. You won’t die anyway, so you’ll just give up when you can. There’s no rule in a test of courage that says you shouldn’t try if you don’t have a chance.”

“You’re suspicious of the contestants who gave up, even though they were willing to give it a try, rather than live or die?”

When I fondle her lower chest as if kneading rice cakes, she twists her thighs but does not refuse.

“Ugh… That’s right. It’s a prediction that could be wrong, but I think there’s something invisible about the test of courage itself. Let’s prepare for it.”

“Don’t you think that my skills are lacking or that I won’t pass the test?”

“I won’t. I’ve been watching you for months… But, you’re not an ordinary or untalented person like me.”

Surprisingly, Bam seemed to think of himself as an ordinary, untalented person.

“Night, you’re saying you’re ordinary? Absolutely not.”

“I just learned politics and economics from my family. I’m not particularly good at anything, and I just learned about politics from my mother, who is in office, before others. Other than liking miscellaneous books, I don’t have any special characteristics.”

“Because I’m short and my body is like this,” Bam says with a small laugh.

“I can’t admit that. I like your body, and I think it’s great that you’re cool and don’t lose your cool in any situation. And the drive to purely pursue what you like.”

In the game, she was just a procedurally generated character, but her appearance here was attractive enough.

The funny and older sister-like appearance she shows to Hoyo and Bandi, the insight that she sometimes shows that penetrates to the core, her excellent grades in political science, her small but plump body and the cute expression she sometimes shows, and even her full tail.

Night is not an ordinary, untalented female, but rather an attractive enough female with clear strengths. If anyone asks, she can confidently give a long speech about her good qualities.

“…Thank you for saying that. I didn’t think so myself, but if a male from the group says so, I guess I have to believe it too. ”

“Then it’s time to show me right now that you’re an attractive female enough for me. With your body, of course.”

“Oh… Wait a minute…”

I snatched the notebook she was holding and threw it roughly on the bedside table before attacking her.

There are two days left until the Test of Courage.