ebookland #115 - Is it an illusion? When?
#115 - Is it an illusion? When?
A mansion located in the suburbs.
Compared to other mansions, this house doesn't have many rooms, but it still looks quite impressive, easily accommodating six people.
"Not bad! Very good! Quite nice, perfect for me to live in!" Aqua shouted excitedly.
Is it, really?
Zun Zun curled his lip in disdain.
Both in his previous life and the life before that, he lived in houses much larger than this mansion. Compared to this mansion, Zun Zun would rather live in that dilapidated castle in the countryside.
Because this mansion is large, it must attract a lot of evil spirits, so everyone already has the stereotypical impression that this is a haunted house.
Satou Kazuma said, "Alright, Zun Zun, you should go back to the inn tonight and wait. After Aqua purifies all the evil spirits in the mansion tomorrow, you can move in."
"...I don't want to."
Zun Zun shook his head in refusal, and at the same time, he held onto Kazuma's shoulders, saying like a lingering spirit, "Kazuma, you know, I have always believed in the precept of 'no work, no food,' so I will never abandon you guys. Didn't you say that we are companions, a whole, and we must share joys and sorrows and overcome difficulties together, right?"
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm concerned about you!"
"Thank you for your concern, but rather than me, Mr. Kazuma should worry more about himself."
"Damn it...!"
Those scarlet eyes carried a trembling aura of danger. Satou Kazuma never expected the boomerang to come back so quickly. He might even get electrocuted tonight.
He had dug his own grave.
But soon, as if looking for an excuse, he looked at the idiot goddess with expectant eyes.
"No, no matter what, even if this is a haunted house, we have Aqua, right? We don't need to worry, right, the expert in dealing with undead monsters."
The more he said it, the more uneasy he became, but when it came to the abilities of the Archpriest, this guy shouldn't have any problems.
"Leave it to me!"
Aqua, just like Zun Zun at the beginning, held her forehead with her index and middle fingers, saying as if she was channeling power, "Oh, oh, I see it, the owner of this mansion is a little girl, her name is Anna..."
Before she could finish speaking, Satou Kazuma's expression collapsed. He had completely given up hope.
Aqua was talking eloquently like those fake spiritual teachers on TV, so he looked at her with the eyes of a sneaky swindler.
Compared to Aqua, Satou Kazuma believed more in the person who could see his past.
"Zun Zun, can you..."
He wanted to ask if he knew the whole picture of the evil spirits, but when he saw Zun Zun holding Megumin in his arms like a doll, with a fearful expression on his face, the words he was about to say were swallowed back.
Don't even mention asking, he probably wouldn't even dare to look. It's better not to embarrass him.
"I mean, what do you guys think? I really want to criticize her unnecessary settings, and how she even knows the name... Is that guy really okay? Did we agree too casually?"
Perhaps because they also harbored the same unease as him, none of the remaining people answered the question.
Entering the mansion.
Originally, Zun Zun wanted to choose the room on the second floor with the best view, but that scumbag Satou Kazuma said, "Are you sure? The bigger the room, the more evil spirits it can accommodate. Be careful you won't be able to sleep at night," forcing him to give up that room. Then Satou Kazuma moved in.
After assigning the rooms, everyone rested in their respective rooms.
As far as Zun Zun was concerned, although he was a bit inhumane, he still held a faint hope that Aqua could use her goddess physique to attract the evil spirits and allow him to spend the night safely.
When he fell asleep at night.
The door to his room was suddenly knocked on. He opened the door and saw a girl wearing pajamas, holding a pink pillow in her arms.
"Me, Megumin? Why are you here?"
"...I just thought you might not be able to sleep at night, so I came here specifically to lull you to sleep."
"Am I a child!?"
Zun Zun only felt that she was like his elder.
But he didn't feel that Megumin was superfluous, but was very touched by her arrival. Suddenly, he thought of another girl and blurted out:
"Yunyun?"
"Why is her name mentioned?"
"Well..."
Under Megumin's gaze, he turned his head slightly, not daring to look.
Because he couldn't explain.
"Forget it."
For some reason, Megumin let Zun Zun off, saying, "She also wanted to come, but I sent her to help with the exorcism. After all—my stamina is insufficient, and it's easy to cause trouble for others."
Although she was smiling, he always felt that she was hiding a knife in her smile, and he couldn't help but shiver. He could imagine the scene of Yunyun unwillingly going to help.
"So, do you want me to lull you to sleep, or not?"
"Please."
Zun Zun decisively let Megumin in.
A young man and woman sleeping on the same bed, under normal circumstances, their hearts should be pounding, but Zun Zun had already slept with Megumin hundreds of times, and he was already used to it!
...That should have been the case, but Zun Zun was a little nervous now for some reason.
It was as if his wife was in the next room, but he was cheating here. This feeling of forbiddenness... This was a feeling that he didn't have when the three of them lived together, and it was surprisingly exciting.
The rooms in the mansion were very large, and the beds were naturally large as well, but—
"Megumin, don't you think we're a little too close?"
"Could it be that you don't like it?"
"No, not at all."
Zun Zun shook his head, and instead moved closer to her, causing Megumin to push him away a little reluctantly, but she didn't use much force. Finally, she seemed to be saying, "I can't do anything with you," and let Zun Zun move closer.
At this moment, suddenly—
"Ahhhhh! Waaaaaah————"
Aqua's screams suddenly came.
Zun Zun was also frightened as if he had been caught in bed, and he wanted to get up and leave, but Megumin grabbed his arm.
"Wait, Megumin, something seems to have happened."
"Don't worry, Aqua is an exorcism expert, she can definitely handle this little thing easily."
"But..."
"I said, don't worry."
Under the gaze of her red eyes, Zun Zun obediently lay back down, and his arm was hugged again.
The slight, soft touch.
Different from the warmth of trapping Onee-chan, Yunyun, and Cecily, this feeling of being a bud waiting to bloom also had a unique flavor.
"...Zun Zun, what are you feeling?"
"Nothing."
"I'm going to get angry."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Zun Zun rarely apologized sincerely, after all, based on his understanding of Megumin, if he didn't apologize sincerely, Explosion magic would be coming his way next second.
Megumin then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Zun Zun, do you still remember the favor you owe me back in the Crimson Demon village?"
"...I forgot."
"Eh!?"
"I'm sorry, I'm kidding, I still remember."
Zun Zun hurriedly apologized again.
That was when I was learning Explosion Magic, because I wanted to understand the principle of magic explosion, so I put my hands on her chest, front and back, to feel it… Huihui was very resistant at first, but after I said I owed her a favor, she agreed to do it.
“So, what do you want me to do?”
“I'm very interested in a princess carry!”
These were words Zun Zun didn't expect.
Then Huihui said, “In the romance novels I've started reading recently, the princess is held in the arms of the hero—it's so wonderful, so unbearable!”
Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she looked very excited.
What kind of romance novel is that?
Speaking of which, is she even interested in romance novels? No, when she was in the Crimson Demon Clan, Huihui's favorite story was about the first hero defeating the Demon King. She often read it over and over again, so there must be something about a princess carry in it.
“So, you want to experience it yourself?”
“That's right!”
Huihui leaned in breathlessly. Because we were so close, I could feel her rapid breathing, and the sweet scent made my heart flutter.
“I know, I know, don't get so close!”
Zun Zun pulled away slightly.
Huihui said excitedly, “I hope Zun Zun, you can let me experience a princess carry too!”
“I can, I guess.”
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I don't know if she's here to coax me to sleep or to satisfy her own perverse tastes.
Huihui opened her arms to him.
“Come on, Zun Zun, hug me!”
“Don't say things that are misleading!”
He just felt a headache. Maybe she doesn't think there's anything wrong with 'hug me,' but in Japanese, 'hug me' also means 'sleep with me,' in other words, Huihui is inviting him…!
Huihui, on the other hand, was very dissatisfied with Zun Zun's hesitation.
“Hurry up, are you going to hug me or not? If you're a man, decide quickly, okay?”
Doesn't she feel embarrassed?
“Of course, if Zun Zun, you refuse, I'll ask you to do something else.”
Huihui seemed to have him figured out.
It wouldn't be something like 'violating a married woman'…
Thinking of that scene, Zun Zun immediately agreed, “I know, I know! I'll carry you, Princess!”
“Good answer, Zun Zun.”
Hearing Zun Zun call her Princess, Huihui had a satisfied smile on her face.
It's just a hug, I don't need to do anything else, it should be fine… right?
Zun Zun's hands went around her back and legs, and he held her in his arms.
“Oh, oh, oh——”
Huihui, who was being held, said with shining eyes, “How should I put it, it's even better than I imagined.”
“That's great then. If you're still not satisfied after going this far, I'll be at a huge loss.”
Zun Zun felt helpless at her willfulness.
“But… I feel a little shy.”
Huihui's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes shifted slightly, not daring to look at Zun Zun.
“Then let's just end it here.”
“No, no, no! It's too wasteful, let's do it for a little longer! There are so few opportunities like this!”
Every time, he carries Huihui back on his back, but this is the first time he's held her face-to-face in a princess carry. Realizing this, even Zun Zun felt a little shy.
Although she's not as beautiful as Onee-sama in a bind, Huihui is indeed very cute.
“That's embarrassing, can you not stare?”
“Ah, ah, sorry, I didn't mean to…”
Damn it, is this an illusion? When did this happen?
Suddenly—
Huihui's voice pleaded, “Since this is a rare opportunity, can I ask you for one more thing?”
“Kiss you, right?”
“Wha…! What nonsense are you talking about, how could it be that!”
“Just kidding, don't take it seriously… ah?”
As Zun Zun said this, he noticed that she seemed to be tempted, her shy little eyes constantly glancing at him. N-No way…
Subconsciously changing the subject.
“What's the other request?”
“There's a line I kind of want you to say, can you put your ear closer?”
“It's just the two of us here, can't you just say it directly?”
“I-It's embarrassing!”
Huihui's cheeks became even redder. Although it felt the same, it was better to listen to her here, so he leaned down and put his ear closer.
“So and so, this and that.”
“…Wait, what kind of line is that!”
After listening to Huihui's whispered words, Zun Zun's voice became loud. Because the line she requested was too embarrassing.
“This is a line the hero says to the princess in the novel, please!”
Huihui looked at him with burning eyes.
Why is she looking at me with such pure eyes?
It seems like it's a particularly favorite scene.
“I can't help it, it's troublesome to refuse, so I'll just endure it a little.”
Zun Zun curled his lips and said, “I know, I'll grant your request, this is a big fanservice, okay? By the way, if I didn't owe you a favor, I would never say it!”
“P-Please, take care of me!”
Huihui looked extremely excited, her face was full of anticipation, and Zun Zun was so embarrassed he wanted to die! But if he said it so reluctantly, it would make him seem insincere, and he wouldn't be able to fight back.
In that case—
Zun Zun placed Huihui's petite body on his lap, and with one free hand, he lifted her delicate chin, looking directly into her eyes and saying:
“Oh, Princess, your voice is as light as the spring breeze, and it washes my heart like a clear stream. Your eyes are full of flowing colors, even the stars in the sky are jealous. Your lips are more vibrant than a blooming flower field, your smile is as bright as the sun, and it has always illuminated my heart…
I swear, until the last drop of blood flows from this body and my soul withers, I will protect you! I love you…”
Wahhhhh—
I said it with momentum, but it feels so embarrassing, my back is itchy. My toes are about to dig out a three-bedroom apartment on the floor!
Huihui indeed looked refreshed, her eyes were vacant, and a silly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
“Huihui, hey—”
“This… is really good.”
“It seems you're very satisfied.”
“Yes! Very, very, very satisfied!”
Huihui's interjections are a bit much, but it's great that she's happy, it's worth me saying such embarrassing lines.
“Then we can end it here, right? My hands are almost out of strength.”
“Not yet, let me indulge in it for a little longer!”
“How can it be—my arms, my arms are going to…”
Zun Zun was pretending.
Huihui smiled and said, “Hehe, maybe I should get used to this more often in the future.”
Hmm?
She wouldn't want to come again in the future, would she?