☆Top Idol Lily
In the center of a dressing room that was quite large, Liliana who was buried in
bouquets and also presents and letters from fans was moving her pen with a terrific
momentum *scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch* while still dressed in a cute stage
dress.
Without even feeling bothered that her fingertips were dirtied with ink, she kept
moving her pen with a momentum that felt like it would even produce afterimage. The
reason for this was of course in order to draw her manga.
There wasn't even thirty minutes until her next show. And then once she stood on the
stage she wouldn't be able to make it to the deadline. Therefore, she had to finish her
manuscript in less than this thirty minutes!
*whoosh* Liliana's left hand reached out. What that hand grasped was a Calory ○te. It
was a really excellent ration if you ignored how it would turn lumpy inside the mouth.
She had no time to eat since the morning, so she replenished her nourishment like
this.
And, at that timing, regardless of how Liliana's had asked the staffs so that no one
entered the room until the decided time, the door of the dressing room was knocked.
Liliana whose princess skill was lively even in this kind of time was replying brightly
with a voice that would make anyone who heard it to feel happy despite how Liliana's
eyes didn't even look away from her manuscript and how her hand also didn't stop
moving.
"Ye~~s. The door is not locked~"
"Eerr, excuse us."
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"E, excuse us for the intrusion."
Seeing the people who entered, then indeed, they were people who weren't a problem
even if the staffs let them enter.
"Ah, Kaori! Also even Shizuku! You two really came for me!"
Just as Liliana said, the people who timidly entered inside the dressing room were
Kaori and Shizuku. The two of them were making a really speechless expression
toward Liliana who was surrounded by bouquets and many other things, wearing a
showy dress, yet her fingertips were dirtied by ink while diligently drawing pictures.
"Somehow, you really feel like an entertainer here.... Eer, so, Lily. You suddenly sent
that kind of mail, [Emergency! Emergency! Hee~lp-. Especially Kaori!] , just what in
the world with that?"
Just as Kaori said, Liliana sent reinforcement request to the wives.
It seemed that she especially needed Kaori's reinforcement, the reason for that was,
"Yes, I'm glad that it's Kaori who arrived first. I'm sorry for the hurry, but please use
the magic to prolong time. Also, it has to be finished in about twenty minutes...for
now, please expand the time difference to ten times. Ah, Shizuku sit over there, please
help with the inking."
" "Eee~~~" "
It seemed this former princess at last found herself lacking time and she now
attempted to solve the problem using magic. Asking to use magic that interfered even
with the principle of the world in order to finish a manuscript――it was a special
bargain sale of an age of god magic. In a sense, it could be said that this was really
fitting for a wife of the demon king.
Kaori and Shizuku couldn't hide their complicated face after hearing the reason they
were called here.
"I understand that you are really in trouble but...somehow I don't really feel it at all."
When Kaori unconsciously muttered that, Liliana lifted her face and showed a crisp
expression.
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And then,
"Kaori."
"Eh, wha, what is it, Lily?"
"I am Liliana. A woman who will do anything if it's to protect the deadline."
"Aa~, yep, that's right."
Kaori went "Well, isn't it fine" and sent a half-smile at the crisp Liliana while releasing
her age of god magic. With this, a ten-fold time difference was created between inside
this room and outside it.
For a while, the sound of *scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch* and the
sound of *splat splat, plop plop* resounded inside the room. Putting aside the content
of the manga, both Kaori and Shizuku knew very well that Liliana was working hard,
so they seriously endeavored to help her.
Like that, after around an hour, some more reinforcement arrived. It was Hajime, Yue,
and Shia. Even while they too showed an exasperated face at the reason they were
called here, their thought toward Liliana was already like "Good grief, just go until as
far as you can go" , and so they began to participate in helping her.
"Hey, Lily. When we passed through beside the stage just now..."
"Yes? What is it?"
While Yue and Shia were obediently helping, Hajime suddenly started talking.
"Somehow, two people who I recognize really well were wearing black suits and
sunglasses while doing otagei with really smooth move. That wasn't just my
hallucination right?" (TN: Otagei=Fans who were yelling and dancing at pop concerts)
"Aah, about Shinji-san and Yoshiki-san."
"...As I thought, it's those two huh."
"Yes. You don't know Hajime-san? Those two right now are starting up a security firm
and working as bodyguard that specialized in protecting celebrity. This time they are
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accepting to guard my concert also because they are acquaintance."
Liliana was tilting hear head while saying incomprehensible thing like "Since they
became a hot topic that "the otagei of the black suited bodyguards is godly", it seems
they are also undertaking the role of the captain of the groupies" .
Nakano Shinji and Saitou Yoshiki.
Those two who were the bunches who once were doing spiteful harassment toward
Hajime, after the death of Hiyama Daisuke and Kondo Reiichi who the often hanged
out with, they began to change little by little. They displayed a desperately earnest
fight in the legendary decisive battle even when facing the apostles and right now they
didn't hold any antagonism even against Hajime.
Such Shinji and Yoshiki, after graduating from high school they were living aimlessly
without doing particularly anything, but just recently they started up a security firm
that specialized in guarding celebrity.
They were wearing uniform of black suit and sunglasses which would make anyone
want to give a straight-man retort that they watched too many movie, but their skill
as bodyguard was super first class. Their experience in facing monster and god's
apostle in another world was something that couldn't possibly be surpassed by the
like of suspicious person, so it could be said that this was only natural. They had
already piled up many achievements and received deep trust from the world of show
business.
And those two, from piling up many days of being the security of idol concert, they
saw the groupies who were doing otagei activity and it seemed that for some reason
they got triggered. While those two were standing at both sides of the stage to keep a
watchful eye for anyone suspicious, they displayed generously the physical ability
their body was blessed with and completely and thoroughly copied the otagei moves.
Since a video of two bodyguards wearing black suits and sunglasses doing otagei with
really smooth move was uploaded in a certain video site, they were treated as god of
otagei world and won a popularity that wasn't inferior even against the idols at the
present from a part of the community.
Rather, their fame was so much that there were even people who came to the concert
just to witness the "dancing black suited bodyguards".
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"Nn, their dance was really amazing."
Yue said that while lifting her hand midair. She connected spaces using space magic
and tried to secretly have a look.
Like that a hole manifested midair and the spectacle at the other sight of that hole
was――
"Lily-, Lily-! Fuuh, fuuh, fuuh, fuuh!!"
"You guys-, put your soul more into it! Heat up the concert with your whole body and
spirit! Here are the audience seats. But this place is also another stage-"
Shinji was waving around a light stick with really smooth moves while inciting up
more shouts of support for Lily. Yoshiki was showing a movement that was completely
synchronized with his partner while passionately leading the groupies.
"Ca, captain. The movement is just too intense, my stamina is already..."
"These dancing bodyguards...they are monster."
One person, then one more person, the group of otaku was collapsing before the
concert was starting. By the way, the captain referred to Shinji, while Yoshiki was
called as the demonic vice-captain.
Shinji who was dancing single-mindedly while dressed in a smart black suit shouted
at the collapsed otakus.
"Is this fine with you? Ending it here like this."
"Eh?"
"Are you fine with this, giving up on everything."
"Cap, tain?"
The group of otaku who was heaving and drenched in sweat, turned their eyes toward
Shinji who was smoothly dancing.
"We are, the people who protect the idols. We protect their body, their heart, we are
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the people who offer them our life so they can shine!"
The smoothness in Shinji's dance was gradually increasing. It was truly a master-class
otagei that was filled with soul and spirit!
"Stand up you guys! Never Give Up! If someone doesn't give up, then they will surely
be able to reach the summit of their dream! A man taught that to me!"
The gazes of Yue and others turned toward Hajime. Surely if talking about a man who
exerted strong influence to Shinji and others, then it could only mean Hajime.
Shinji's words that were overflowing with spirit caused one of the collapsed otaku to
ask in amazement. Even during that time, Shinji was drawing a beautiful trajectory of
light stick in the air while demonstrating an artistic dance.
"Captain. Just what is your dream? Just what is it, that make you go until this far!?"
It was a heated question that came from an otaku who was somehow swallowed by
the place's atmosphere. Right now, the people who collapsed, and also the people who
didn't, everyone was drenched in sweat while directing a serious gaze at Shinji.
"What is this for, you ask? That's obvious."
Shinji looked at them, and then he looked at his pal, then he declared powerfully!
"It's to-, HAVE A SHOTGUN WEDDING WITH IDOL-!!!"
*DOLL DOLL DOLL~~*, the proclamation of Shinji was echoing inside the concert
venue that was in the middle of preparation. It echoed really clearly.
...It seemed, that was the main reason why they founded a security firm that
specialized in celebrity. Yoshiki beside Shinji was looking up to the sky while his lips
formed a thin line as thought he was biting his lip against something.
"Wha, what are you saying!? Something like that is obviously impossible! It just cannot
happen!"
The otaku who asked just now argued. But, such words didn't reach Shinji. The reason
was, because Shinji had seen it. In a world where he was walking along right beside
death, he had witnessed the indomitable spirit of that man!
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"No, it's not impossible! Because I know! I know a man who even though he was
dropped into the bottom of hell, even though he faced nothing but despair-, yet he
continued to struggle without giving up and created a harem-. A man who day after
day, is always having a debauch party with transcendentally beautiful girls-. The man
who reached the summit-"
*gachari* A sound rang. When Yue and others came back to their senses with a 'hah'
and turned their gaze toward the sound, over there they saw the figure of Hajime
drawing out Donner. It seemed he was planning to snipe at Shinji through the
connected spaces. In panic, Shia moved to stop him using Cobra Twist.
"Even we, if we don't give up we should be able to achieve a shotgun wedding with
idol! We should be able to do it! Or rather, about this matter, even if we put aside
Nagumo, I just cannot grasp how the hell that Endo can create harem-. Why, why
Endo? Why am I no good huh? Forget harem, there ain't even any sign I'll be able to
get a girlfriend y'know. Or rather, there ain't even any encounter. There ain't even a
tiny bit of it! I ain't popular at the level 'am I actually cursed as retaliation for harassing
the demon king in the past?' level already here! GODDAMN IT ALLLLLLLL-"
Right now the light stick was leaving behind afterimages while Shinji's otagei was
showing a movement that was unthinkable to be at the level of human. That was, the
dance of someone who had stepped their foot into the territory of god! The
manifestation of the overflowing yell of the soul!
"Captain...a person like you is..."
"Are you trying, to challenge the impossible..."
"Heh. What an idiot. But, I don't hate it yeah, a passionate idiot like you."
The otaku group was starting to stand back up! Perhaps they felt sympathy at that yell
of the soul that laid everything bare. A fearless grin was emerging on every single one
of their――
Yue closed the space.
"...Nn. Lily. Is this okay?"
"Ah, yes. Yue-san. Your precise work really helps."
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"Yes, Lily. I also finished here. What's next?"
"As expected from Shizuku. That's an excellent work. Please do this next."
They resumed their work as though nothing had happened. It seemed they decided
that they didn't see anything. Even Hajime who ate a smooth transition from Cobra
Twist to Triangle Choke by Shia also obediently go back to his seat.
"Come to think of it Lily. Is there anything particular in your surrounding?"
"Anything, particular?"
Hajime asked while he was rubbing his neck. Liliana sent Hajime a glance while tilting
her head without dropping the speed of her pen at all.
Hajime was putting tone on his manuscript page while nodding "Yeah" .
"Look, recently my existence became known right? Especially because Kaa-san
dropped the bomb."
"Yes. Well, even if Hajime-san called it dropping the bomb, but I too am calling Sumireokaasama as "okaa-sama" normally, so it became known with natural flow though."
"No, not just about your relationship with me, but also about this and that in private."
Those words caused Liliana's face to spontaneously turn red.
Just some time ago, when Liliana received interview in television, Sumire also
participated there as a special guest. At that time, Sumire jokingly said "Liliana is the
wife of my son you know, so don't make a move on her okay~" .
If that was all then it would be nothing big because it was something already known,
but Sumire who got carried away then dropped the bomb by frankly exposing a part
of the married private life between Liliana and her son. That was already a talk that
could smash apart the dream of the male fans into pieces.
Furthermore, Sumire also casually said "It's not just Lily-chan you know~" while
giving hints that Liliana's partner actually also had other women and he had an
indulging relationship with those women too.
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Naturally, there was no way the media wouldn't bite at the impure private life of
Liliana-sensei who was a beautiful manga artist and also an idol who was at the peak
of her popularity, though Hajime crushed the commotion before it could create a stir.
Thanks to that, for some reason the topic wasn't getting excessively discussed in TV
shows and the like, but even so it didn't mean that there wasn't any effect at all.
One of the effects was the rash acting of a part of the wildly fanatic fans.
"Before this too, you almost got attacked by a reckless fan right? Who knows what can
happen."
"Perhaps that is so but, currently there is no sing like that. Besides, I'm not so weak
that a civilian can take me by surprise. I have also trained much in "Hauria-style close
quarter hand-to-hand combat art ~This is the bunnies' way y'know~" from Shia-san's
direct teaching."
"..."
Hajime's gaze turned toward Shia. Shia looked aside. When Hajime muttered "It's
really fresh how the style name is accompanied with subtitle there" , Shia's cheeks
blushed with a puff. There was no doubt that her currently invisible rabbit ears were
surely a flopped down rabbit ears from shame.
"Rather than that, everyone. Can you all come to listen to my concert today?"
Liliana changed the topic to wave off Hajime's worry and also implying that she was
fine. Hearing that question, Hajime and others looked at each other's face.
This was the stage where their important family was standing on. Although they had
attended her concert several times before this, it was impossible for them to go home
after coming this far. Their answer could only be one. With an unanimous decision,
they would cheer at the idol wife, and idol fellow wife.
After that, Liliana who somehow managed to finish the manuscript before the
deadline handed it over to her editor with a really nice smile. The editor gave a thumb
up with a posed look before she straddled her beloved motorcycle Kawasaki's Ninja
ZX10-R and vanished into the city. ――Though she was a woman who finally welcomed
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her 60th birthday this year...
Like thatthe last concertfor today began. Liliana in her fluttery and frilly dress lavishly
sent winks and *twinkle-☆* and heated up the venue.
Below that stage, even the two black suited and sunglasses bodyguards who were
taking position as security while demonstrating smooth otagei like they were
possessed, they were greatly heating up the venue by becoming one with the otaku
group whose gaze seemed to conceal some kind of determination.
After the concert closed the curtain with enthusiasm and excitement and fulfillment,
surprisingly there was still works for Liliana to attend an autograph and handshake
session. Even while Hajime and others were getting exasperated with just how much
work she was doing, they still stood from slight distance away and watched over
Liliana who was currently mass producing fans with her 'former princess & real idol
smile-!'
Fan number 1――a silver haired and mismatched eyes young man with atmosphere
like a stepping stool reincarnator. (TN: Fumidai tenseisha(stepping stool reincarnator)
= a term for characters who are used as foil to make other character look good, or
characters that tried to carry out wicked scheme only to meet unfortunate end
themselves at the end. Like Kouki or Hiyama, I guess. I just looked up thisterm in a hurry,
so please correct me if my understanding is wrong.)
"Lily-sensei. I'm a great fan! It's a lie that you have a husband right!?"
"Thank you very much. Can I trouble you to teach me your name?"
"Eh, ah, I'm Satoshi."
"...To Satoshi-san, here. Thank you very much for always coming to my concert.
Please come again next time okay?"
"Yo, you remember me...yes-. I'll absolutely come! I will cheer for you!"
Fan number 2――a girl with her front hair styled like Sada○.
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"Sensei. What do you think about love between the same gender?"
"Can you please tell me your name?"
"u...○ko, desu."
"Aah, you are the person who were always cramming your fan letter with the words "I
love you" aren't you? Thank you very much. I'm happy that a cute girl like you is
supporting me."
"a, u"
"Please support me from here on too."
"yes"
Fan number 3――A male hero wearing a high-class suit that had the embroidery of
super-deformed Lily.
"Lily-sensei. I come here today bringing a marriage registration. Plese, give your sign
at here."
"That's a splendid embroidery no matter how many times I see it. What's more, it
always has different pattern each time. If I remember correctly, you sewed it yourself
right? I feel embarrassed somehow, thank you very much. So it's fine if I sign here then.
Fufu, what a humorous person."
"Say, Lily-sensei. I cannot read this though...are these letters from a country
somewhere?"
"They are Hairihi Kingdom letters. ...Is it, no good?"
"-. Don't be absurd. Though I will be happy if next time I can have you write it in
Japanese."
"My. Ufufu. Then, please come again at the next concert okay?"
"Of course."
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Fan number 4――An onee-sama person who was strangely muscular
"Lily-chaaan! The concert today is also reeaally great!!"
"Dear me, I'm totally moved"
"Fufu, thank you very much for every time. It's because all of you onee-sama are
always cheering up with loud voices(deep voices) that I immediately notice when
onee-sama's group is coming."
"Oh noes, how embarrassing. When we are excited, our voice unconsciously turned
ju~st a little bit burly you knooww"
"Oi, just now, someone said [It's not the level of burly anymore. That voice was
completely like the voice of beast] , who's the guy saying that, aaa!? I'm gonna
butche――cough-. I'll give him punishment mon."
"Now now, Kenji――cough-. Reika-san. If you make that kind of gallant face(berserker
face), everyone will be charmed(traumatized) you know? Rather than that, please
come next time too without fail. I also want to meet all the other onee-sama."
"Ah geez, Lily-chan, you always know what to say to make us happy. Yes, of course, we
will come to cheer for you again. After all we, the members of "Manly Woman Path", all
of us love Lily-chan so much!"
Even while conversing intimately with the fans, Liliana was still handling the long
queue so swiftly it was a mystery.
Seeing her like that, Hajime commented briefly.
"So deep."
It seemed he commented about the fans.
By the way, all those fans would participate in the event where Liliana appeared every
time without fail, so Hajime and others also knew their face. And then, Hajime became
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really uneasy with their speech and conduct, so he investigated their background from
feeling worried.
What he understood from the result was, for example the fan number 1 the young
man, his appearance was completely like a stepping stool reincarnator, but actually he
was a splendid monk with priesthood. He disguised(?) himself using wig and colored
contact and attended Lily's event secretly.
Furthermore, fan number 2 the girl, she was actually the young daughter of Japan's
preeminent great conglomerate that managed long-standing department stores. Fan
number 3 the male hero was the oldest son of a lawyer family that had continued for
generations, a son of the current chairman of JF○A. Fans number 4 were the Japan
version Chrysta――the leaderships of an organization that took control of the
underworld of the underworld of the pleasure district of the whole Japan. (TN: Japan
Federation of Bar Associations.)
Other than them, there was a frog faced virtuoso doctor that was said to possess god's
hand, a detective that often said 'in the name of my grandfather', a super high school
student level female high school student, an unfortunate looking young man that
called a fat kitty cat "sensei" , a foreigner whispering "The human of this star is――"
while holding a canned coffee in one hand...etc
Certainly they were really deep. Those fans came from a deep fan stratum. There was
no doubt that inside Liliana there was an ability to attract people. And then, she
conversed intimately with those men and women of dee~p character, sometimes she
ignored them, sometimes she led them on, and she then ended the conversation in a
pleasant note and sent them back. Seeing her figure like that reminded Hajime and
others of the princess who once fiercely fought against the nobles and empire
diplomats using smiling face and dignity and words (thorn and indirect implication
are optional).
"It's true they have deep personality but...how should I say it, Lily's personality, it's
different from normal idol, it's..."
Kaori spoke in hesitation while her cheeks were twitching. Yue and others
supplemented on her saying with an expression that seemed to say that they really
understood what she meant.
"...They are clingy."
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"I can feel obsession from them desuu"
"Perhaps this is saying too much but...recently I also feel something like worship
from them."
Exactly like they said, actually a really small proportion――in places like BBS in
internet and so on, a topic that talked about 'there are a lot of fellows with screw loose
among Lily-sensei's fans' was spreading.
"Is this really fine?"
Kaori was staring at Liliana worriedly. Following her, Hajme and others were also
staring at the figure of the idol princess who was showing a natural and perfect smile
that was overflowing with so much elegance and intimacy.
For Liliana who had been competing against veteran nobles and foreign diplomats
since her childhood, it was a trifling matter to pound a degree of information of her
fans into her head. If she could exchange words with them for just once, she would
never forget their face, and if she conversed with them just for a bit, even from just
that she would see through what kind of gesture and way of talking they would like
and dealt with them using that.
Against someone like that, there was no way an idol fans wouldn't have their heart
captured, which continuously increased the production of fanatic fans even now.
Like that, by the time the line was handled until only half remained, the worry of
Hajime and co became reality.
"Sorry but, you can stop right there."
Before Hajime and others moved, Shinji who was standing by near Liliana quietly
walked forward and called at one of the fans to stop moving. At the same time, Yoshiki
moved casually beside Liliana.
"Eh, eh? Wha, what is it?"
"...I won't say anything bad. Just go home for now. I don't want to create a disturbing
topic in this kind of place."
It was a man who looked like a fan who was told right to the face "Please leave" by a
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black suited bodyguard. The fan looked cowering without any composure, but behind
his hanging down long hair could be seen a glaring gaze peeking out.
The young man argued vehemently with small stifled voice why it was only him that
got stopped like this. Shinji's gesture and gaze expressed that he would never let the
man pass. The overwhelming pressure from Shinji that was different from a civilian
greatly scared the young man while also made him lost a bit of temper.
The bright atmosphere until now completely changed and the fans and staffs at the
surrounding felt a strained tension in the air. While they were starring uneasily
between the young man and Shinji, Liliana who guessed the situation stood up.
"Shinji-san. I'll be fine, so please let that person through."
"No, but still. This is also pretty much my work..."
Liliana called at Shinji. Shinji frowned with a troubled look while looking behind over
his shoulder.
But, at that time, the atmosphere of the young man who was shrinking away from
Shinji suddenly changed entirely. His fingertips that were moving restlessly stopped
still.
"Shinji? Right now, you called that man by name? That man who should be a mere
security guard?"
That voice was small and sounded a bit stuttering like before. However, a hint of
dangerousness that came from boiling great emotion could be felt from it.
Perhaps the people at the surrounding also felt that hint of danger, they were starting
to take distance like a tide drawing back.
In the middle of that, it was only Liliana who kept staring straight at the young man
and she nodded.
"Yes. I called him by name just now. Because he is my friend."
"You act as you please again in a place where I don't know. What a bad child. You always
always, with other man at a place where I don't know. Even though I have been this
patience like this. Even though I was thinking of forgiving you about that self-
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proclaimed husband too."
"Forgiving? Why, do I need your forgiveness? What is that forgiveness for?"
"Shut up-. I won't forgive you anymore-. Unforgivable-"
The young man was talking incoherently, however, seeing Liliana who was staring
straight at him without faltering and asked him back, the young man faltered in return
and he shouted.
Like that, he entered his hand into his breast pocket and took out a kitchen knife from
there. Before this the security had carried out inspection when audiences entered at
the beginning, so it was unclear how this young man could bring in something like
that. Shinji and Yoshiki grimaced at the hole in security.
The surrounding people screamed and they backed further away. They were forming
a circle around Liliana and the others where there was nobody else other than them.
Hajime looked like he was going to move at the corner of her sight, but Liliana stopped
him with her gaze. In respond Hajime scratched his cheek before he leaned his back
on the wall to show he that he was watching carefully. That gestured showed his trust
toward her, at the same time it also expressed Hajime's intent that no matter how the
situation ended up he would help her dealing with it. Liliana's cheeks loosened slightly
seeing that.
Although, for the young man, it seemed he saw that smile as something that was
mocking him. He shouted "So you are also laughing at me-" while charging forward
with the kitchen knife raised high.
Shinji sighed while clenching his fist to subdue the young man. But, beside him a
silhouette stepped forth smoothly.
Of course, it was Liliana. Behind, Yoshiki leaked out a stupid voice "Ah" .
"You-, you forever, belongs to meee-"
"First, you should hear what other people say."
The kitchen knife was swung down. The surrounding people held their breath. They
screamed and averted their eyes from the tragedy that would happen in the next
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moment.
In an instant.
The up and down of the young man was reversed.
"Ah, eh?"
The young man leaked out a confused voice at himself who before he knew it was
rolling on the floor with just a light impact.
"I don't know what kind of life you have experienced until now, but I'll feel troubled if
you are demanding from me the responsibility for that feeling where things cannot go
as you wished it."
The young man came back to his senses from those words of Liliana. He forcefully
stood up once more and rushed while shouting again. He thought that surely just now
he only slipped.
But, the result was the same.
Just before he could touch Liliana, his field of vision was overturned in a circle and he
then faced up to the sky along with a light impact.
This time he understood. That he was thrown down by Liliana.
The humiliation and the reality that wouldn't move like how he wanted caused the
young man to spew out words that were already hard to comprehend while this time
he charged forward trying to stab his knife.
But, perhaps it should be said as expected. The arm that he thrust out was softly
grasped, right after that the young man's body revolved around Liliana once like a
satellite in contrary to his wish. He was swung around back to the path he just came
from and then he was pushed away by one of Liliana's hand.
"I'm very good in remembering people's face. However, I don't remember you."
The screaming young man charged. Liliana's arm rolled up his arm, and then she
twirled beside him as though she was dancing on the stage and she flung away the
young man with a really natural flow.
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"You-"
"In other words, you had never came to an event where I participated even once. Isn't
that correct?"
The young man was only thrown without any pain. The young man whose face was
dyed bright red from shame and rage was rapidly approaching while swinging around
his kitchen knife senselessly, but...the arms of Liliana who smoothly stepped close
to the young man gripped his collar, at the same time, the young man was thrown
down to look up to the sky without being able to offer any resistance.
"Most likely, you had watched me through television at home. And then, it caused you
to hold an emotion that lead you until you are causing something like this. But, is that
really something that you wished for?"
Irimi Nage(Stepping-in Throw)
Kote Gaeshi(Wrist Reversal)
Shihou Nage(Four Directions Throw)
Tenchi Nage(Heaven and Earth Throw)
Kokyuu Nage(Respiration Throw)
Kaiten Nage(Rotation Throw)
Liliana was talking about the situation while continuing to knock down the young man
unharmed with her techniques at the center of the empty circle.
"Oi, Shia. Is that the "This is the bunnies' way y'know" you taught Lily?"
"Please don't mention the subtitle... I don't really teach her anything. I taught her the
basic of hand-to-hand fighting, and also the basic of Aikido more or less, but in the
first place I'm not someone who is using that kind of flowing Aikido."
"But, isn't that guy practically handled by bunnies there?"
"That's why please stop it with the bunnies, Hajime-san. That's something that Lilysan learned by herself. It seems she watched the technique in internet video and
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copied from that."
"What's with that learning aikido through correspondence. Is that girl actually a
hidden buggy character huh?"
"Isn't that right desu. She is already in the level where it might be dangerous for me if
I don't use physical reinforcement in our bout. I tasted the terror of Aikido before this.
Well, even so I don't really have the motivation to learn it though. As I thought, for a
rabbit it has to be an impactful battle that made your blood boil and your flesh dance."
"Just what kind of rabbit you are huh? Ah, you are a rabbit from another world."
While Hajime and Shia were conversing about Liliana's hidden talent, a sobbing sound
was starting to echo in the venue before one knew it.
When they looked at there, the aforementioned young man was crouching while
raising a sad weeping voice. As for Liliana, there wasn't even a single crease on her
frilly idol dress and her breathing also wasn't disordered at all.
The audiences were still petrified from admiration and shock. Shinji and Yoshiki were
taking out Uma○bou from somewhere and turned completely into spectators. What
happened with being a bodyguard?
Liliana approached the young man who was continuing to do nothing but crying in a
posture that looked like half prostration. And then, she began to gently brush the
young man's head.
"It's painful isn't it? It's so tiring, so much so that you cannot stand up anymore isn't
it?"
It appeared that while Hajime and Shia were conversing, Liliana had gotten out the
circumstance of the young man from him. And it seemed that Hajime and co had
interest in the young man's circumstance and emotional state as much as they had
interest with the darkened skid mark on the road that they completely failed to hear
the story.
Feeling the sensation of the gentle brushing on his head, the young man raised his
head in astonishment while crying. Liliana smiled gently to him. And then, she
whispered something into his ear.
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When the young man received those words, his face that got soppy from tears and
snots became even more disheveled and he broke out crying loudly once more.
Liliana gently brushed the young man's head once more. She looked like a mother
consoling her child.
It appeared that she succeeded in persuading the madly rampaging young man. A
completely speechless air was flowing inside the astonished concert venue.
Hajime ran his gaze through the venue, before he suddenly started clapping. Of course,
it was in order to prompt the praising toward Liliana who even though she was
attacked, instead she admonished down the attacker. He did this because he didn't do
anything, so in exchange he would at least give cover fire.
The scheme of Hajime who took the role of being a hired applauder splendidly struck
home. At first there was only sparse applause, but gradually it was getting louder
before at last grand applauses reverberated like thunder along with cheers.
Even though there wasn't any encore or anything, yet the venue was filled with
repeated call of "LILY-! LILY-!" .
In the middle of that, Liliana who seemed to guess Hajime's intention sent a glance at
expressed her thanks to him with her gaze. Right after that,
"...Oi, did you see?"
"...Nn. Her lips, for an instant, really it was only just for an instant but――it grinned."
"It felt like she said [Just as planned] ...don't tell me, this assault situation is planned?
...How terrifying."
"No, Shia. There is no way, surely it's impossible to plan for that young man to be here.
Everything from the persuasion and then Hajime's applauding act until the reaction
of the fans, it isn't anything like 'just as planned'."
"Shizuku-chan. As for me, rather than saying it's [just as planned] , I think it's more
like [Ku-ku-, seizing the mentality of the mass is no trouble at all] . Remember, even at
that time in the decisive battle she also said something like [Manipulating the mass is
just too simple] ."
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When Hajime and others returned their gaze to the scene while feeling slight shudder
in their back, over there they saw the figure of Liliana responding to the applause of
the fans while smiling gently like a holy mother and helping the young man to stand
up.
What was truly terrifying was this most excellent queen who properly possessed both
purity and impurity.
The beautiful girl that was a famous shoujo manga while also being an idol, she had
suppressed an assailant right from the front using martial arts, and she didn't stop
there, due to the dramatic development where she reformed the assailant, the fans in
this place became delirious with passion and went wild with enthusiasm.
Surely this unexpected occurrence would become news at night today that would be
broadcasted to the whole country. Like that, Liliana's fame would be going to a new
height without knowing any place to stop.
After that, just as expected, Liliana's fame was climbing high with a momentum that
pierced the sky. Even people who held no interest to manga and anime watched and
read the dramatic and touching news and began to hold interest to Liliana's existence
itself.
And then, Liliana freely used her inherent princess skill and responded to the people's
wild enthusiasm in entirety.
And not just that.
The young man who was reformed from Liliana's words talked how Liliana was a
being that was overflowing with kindness, that he was saved by her, that she was
exactly the goddess of kindness and salvation who descended to the present world,
and with a respond to a television's news coverage as the impetus, sometimes there
were fan letters or blog posts with content that talked frankly about the sender's
troubles reaching Liliana.
Naturally, Liliana wasn't able to personally go to resolve those troubles, and she also
didn't have any intention to do such thing.
But, even though Liliana herself was unable, Liliana knew a lot of acquaintance who
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were able.
There was the chunibyou monk, or the yandere young daughter of a great
conglomerate group, or the lawyer wearing a painful-to-look suit, or the group of onesama who were running in full speed through the path of manly woman, or a doctor,
or a detective, or an apparition, or an alien...
Of course, she also had a lot of connection that she obtained from her days of working
part-time.
And then, Liliana was a former princess. She excelled in using people more than anyone
else.
After that it went without saying.
With pure virtue and correct calculation, Liliana used her fans to help her troubled
fans.
If you ask then you will be helped.
When such story spread, naturally the quality and quantity of people asking for help
increased.
When six months passed, the number and content of the requests for help became
something that Liliana couldn't possibly deal with by herself. However, if she said "I'm
stopping already" here, a riot would occur with certainty. After that Liliana devised a
plan while feeling that she became unable to pull out.
That plan was,
――Liliana Aid Network
Such thing, in a manner of speaking it was the starting up of a "jack of all trades".
The difference with the normal jack of all trades was how it didn't have any employee
who would bind the contract or act at the scene other than employee that dealt with
the paperwork.
Liliana who categorized the gathered troubles in the dedicated site, aggregated them,
and scrutinized their degree of priority and the content would then make her
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judgment. And then, she would choose from among the registered members of her fan
club the person capable to resolve that problem.
There wouldn't be any reward. If there was any reward, then it would be the direct call
from Liliana that asked "please" and preferential right for her event. And then, the
words of "thank you" that they received directly from Liliana at the dawn when the
trouble was resolved.
But, this system was surprisingly functioning.
The Liliana fan club members with de~ep personality and who were ridiculed by a
part of the community as bunches with dozens of screw loose in their head, they
would move with the readiness to work like a slave for the sake of "please" and "thank
you" from Liliana.
That was already a kind of great wave. The great wave that was sometimes generated
at the turning point of the era, that also should be called as the flow of the world.
The saved people became fan club members, and then those members would then
saved other people, and those people who were saved would become the fan club
member.
That cycle was without end, and before long it surpassed Japan and spread even
overseas. "Liliana Aid Network" became a foundation before she knew it and even
began to reach out its hand toward world scale relief activity.
One time it stopped a regional dispute, one time it established infrastructure in a
developing country, granted education and goods to unfortunate children, planted
greenery on a completely withered land...
And then when she realized...
" " " " "Your Holiness-! Your Holiness-! Your Holiness-! Your Holiness-!" " " " "
" " " "Holy Mother of Kindness! Holy Mother of Kindness! Holy Mother of Kindness!" "
" "
Hairihi Volunteer Association, became Hairihi Religion.
"How did it turn out like this..."
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In an event that commemorated the production of her manga's live-action movie,
Liliana who was standing on the stage in order to sing the theme song was muttering
with twitching cheeks.
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☆Living God Lily
"Uu, really, just how did it turn out like this..."
Liliana who was doing the final check of the paperwork while doing ten second charge
inside the office in preparation for her conference with the secretary general, returned
to reality from her long reminiscence that she did before she knew it. It was actually
really like Liliana for her to verify her paperwork and eating simultaneously even
while reminiscing. (TN: Ten second charge seem to be the slogan of a jelly drink in
Japan.)
Liliana was unconsciously letting out her complaint while thinking that recently she
wasn't able to meet Hajime and others again. But suddenly a reply came back in
respond to her complaint.
"That's obviously because you are a princess."
"Howah!?"
There should be no one other than her in this office. Naturally, Liliana who let her
guard down because there should be strict security in this place raised a strange voice.
When she turned her gaze, she saw there a rift in space and the figure of Hajime who
came out from there.
"Hajime-san! Geez, please don't startle me."
"That can't be helped. Even though I'm your family, but in this place with a really strict
security where the secretary general of the UN is also in attendance, how I can say
something like 'I came because I just want to talk a bit though, I'm also family so please
let me in'. There is a limit even in being unable to read the atmosphere."
"...Hajime-san. Before I realized you have become someone who is trying to read the
atmosphere. You have really become an adult. Just as I thought, a person will mellow
when he have as many as seven children."
And then, 'I'm always getting a late start...' saying that Liliana's shoulders dropped
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in dejection.
"Just what are you saying? Even though you cannot even go home enough from getting
so busy with the work as the founder of a new religion."
"Uguu. It's harsh getting told that."
Liliana pressed on her chest as though she was getting stabbed, but she immediately
pulled herself together and made a fearless smile.
"But, that too will be over soon. If I can have this association recognized as an official
volunteer organization from this conference, I too will be able to beg off from all duty.
In the content of the agreement with the UN, there are requirements to establish an
inspection division that is configured with only UN personnel as a monitoring
mechanism, and also a decision-making body that has to accept at least one person
from every country where they will vote to make decision. This association will stop
being an organization where anything is decided with the will of just me alone. It will
be a democracy you know Hajime-san, democracy! Like that my authority will be
shaved and I will fade out naturally from here!"
"...Is that kind of plan going to be okay?"
"It's fine, there is no problem. ...Fufu, if the conference this time can go well, then I
will retire. And then, I too will make a child with Hajime-san and devote myself in
parenting!"
"Somehow, it feels like you are raising up flag there."
Hajime's expression turned lost for word seeing the holy woman going 'ehehe' in a
trip of delusion about her calm and happy future.
"Oops, come to think of it, Hajime-san, you want to talk? You are coming expressly in
this timing, does that mean there is anything important?"
Liliana noticed Hajime's expression and she went 'hah' and returned to her senses.
She tilted her head and threw a question at Hajime to varnish over her act just now.
Still with a complicated expression on his face,Hajime said "Aah,there is nothing really
important" while shrugging.
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"Well, how should I say it...what I want to say is, I also quite like Lily who is working
busily."
"...That's a surprise attack. What's more, I feel really complicated whether I should
be happy or not."
Even while she was saying that, Liliana's cheeks were blushing red.
"Wh, why so suddenly? Saying that kind of thing in this kind of timing, isn't that exactly
something like a flag?"
"I guess. But, I wantto say it ahead just in case. Remember, quite some time has passed
already since your workaholic behavior was identified, but in the end you are
undertaking completely staggering job like this. You aren't addicted to work anymore,
but in the end, Liliana S. B. Hairihi is unable to change her way of life, isn't that how it
is?"
"That's..."
She retired from being a princess and wished to grasp the happiness like a normal
girl――like that the kingdom's people saw her off and she came to this world. Even
though it should be like that, yet right now Liliana was going to tackle a conference
with the top of the world where her fate was at stake.
Even though she tried doing part-time work, even though she tried to become a shutin NEET, even though she tried to become a manga artist, even though she tried to
become idol, but in the end perhaps the path that the human called Liliana was
walking would always ended up converging to a path where she took responsibility of
many people and stood in the lead to guide them.
It was because she was a princess. It was because she couldn't stop being a princess.
Was it just as expected, that she was unable to live the way she aspired for? In the end,
was a person like her an existence who would put her beloved as secondary?
Liliana's shoulders dropped and she answered her own question.
Hajime who was watching such Liliana with a wry smile slowly approached her side.
And then, he gently pinched at the cheek of Liliana who was showing a depressed
expression.
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"I came here not to make you wear that kind of face. Didn't I say it? I also like Lily who
is shutting herself inside the office like this while getting chased by work."
"Hajime-san..."
"Isn't it just fine, even if your aspiration stay as aspiration. Isn't it just fine, even if you
put your husband as secondary. It is also not bad in its own way even if there is at least
one wife treating me roughly. You see, it's Liliana's individuality that other wives
doesn't have."
"I don't want that kind of individuality at allll"
Even while saying that, Liliana was fawning on Hajime by rubbing her cheek on
Hajime's cheek.
"Well, that's how it is. Just go without getting too worked up. Because no matter where
Lily is going, I'll properly run after you everywhere."
"Fufu, thank you very much. Hajime-san. But, as I thought, I will do my best here.
Because I am Liliana. A woman who won't let my aspiration stay just as aspiration. Or
rather, I want a child."
"That's what you're stressing on?"
They smiled at each other and their lips overlapped naturally.
But, at thattime, a reserved knocking sound that sounded like it was being considerate
to the two's tryst was resounding.
"Looks like it's time already."
"Ou, go do your best, your holiness."
"Geez, please stop saying your holiness. I am the chairman."
After joking, they smiled once more at each other and Liliana left the room behind.
She didn't look back at Hajime who was left behind and she straightened her back with
dignity.
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And then the result of the started conference.
Before the mass media, the UN secretary general declared with blushing cheeks.
"She is truly-, the goddess who descended into this world! She is a living god! Hairihi
religion will bring about salvation to the world!"
The populace gathering outside the conference building while watching the broadcast
in real time, and the people watching television, they all raised cheers simultaneously.
"How did it turn out like this!?"
The scream Liliana raised was lost among the cheers that were raised even by the
press people and vanished in vain.
Before, at another world, an existence that introduced himself as a god talked about
his ambition that he would also become a god in earth. He proclaimed that he would
become the god in the new world for sure.
But, the result was that the mad god was defeated by the demon king.
And then right now, in the place of the mad god, a wife of the demon king――
Became the god (?) of the new world.