Without my intention, the Old Maid game to select the person who
would sleep next to me had started.
I was the first one out of the game, Isis-san was out second, and now, it
had become a one-on-one battle between Kuro and Alice… and like that,
"one hour" passed.
No, no! Why is it that the first and second place were outed so quickly,
but the game still went on for an hour!? Is it that the both of you are just
drawing the Old Maid!?
[…Kuro-san, why don't you stop "manipulating causality"? Let's have a
fair and square fight.]
[…How about you stop "magically switching the pattern" of the cards
the moment I draw it, Shalltear? This game won't end, you know?]
[...…]
[...…]
What the heck are you two doing!? It's just a game of Old Maid, how
serious can you possibly be!?
Staring at each other with serious expressions on their faces, they then
stiffened while holding their cards in their hands.
A few moments later… The occasional sound of bursting air began to
echo.
[It seemed like both of them were drawing cards at a tremendous
speed. In the last few seconds, they'd already drawn a "thousand"
times.]
[…Seriously, what the heck are you two doing…]
According to Ein-san's input regarding the situation, Kuro and Alice
were currently drawing cards at a speed I can't perceive. This doesn't
even look like Old Maid anymore…
[…Ein-san, is this game even going to end?]
[It's hard to say. If Kuromu-sama gets serious, it would be possible for
her to draw cards at a speed that Shalltear wouldn't be able to react to
but… If that happens, the impact will "wipe out this room".]
[...]
[If Kuromu-sama moves at a speed that won't affect the surroundings,
Shalltear would be able to react to that. If we were to wait for when one
of them makes a mistake… This game should end after "10 days".]
[The Six Kings Festival would be over by then though!?]
For a game of Old Maid between two monsters to be this tremendous…
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I've already given up on opposing their
decision of sleeping with me, so I just want to get this game over with.
However, Kuro and Alice seem serious, and neither of them seemed to
have any intention of letting up.
[…It can't be helped… There can only be two people… who can sleep
next to Kaito… that's why… this game is very important.]
[No, you're just exaggerating…]
I exhaled a sigh as I responded to Isis-san, who told me that with a
solemn look on her face.
Thereupon, Ein-san put her hand on her chin as if she was thinking
about something and a little while later, she spoke.
[Rather than fighting for that spot… Wouldn't it be better if one of you
"sleeps above Kaito-sama's body"?]
[…Huh?]
[ [ There's that! ] ]
The moment Ein-san muttered something really outrageous, Kuro and
Alice turned towards us and shouted at the same time.
No, no, you don't "There's that!" here! No matter how you think about it,
that's not a good suggestion!
Two people on both of my sides, while one sleeps on top of me… No,
that won't do. It would be quite the problem for my reasoning…
[No, as expected, that's kinda…]
[That's a great idea, isn't it, Kuro-san!? If we do that, it would certainly
be alright for the three of us!]
[Unnn! Unnn! As expected of Ein!]
[N- No, like I said…]
[…Everyone's together… I'm glad.]
[I- Isis-san…]
Ahh, this won't do. From my experience, I already knew what's going to
happen. I would be pushed around again and swept along with their
decisions.
Looking at Kuro and Alice, who were nowhere near as serious as they
had been just now, I let out my greatest sigh of the day.
The time for sleep has arrived… It seems that Ein-san isn't going to
sleep and is waiting for commands outside the door. Kuro and the
others also normally don't sleep, but they sleep with me when I'm
around.
Incidentally, the Old Maid game between Kuro and Alice was settled as
a draw. Anyhow, both of them had no reason to really fight each other
anymore, so they ended it that way.
[Hmmm. It would be better if Shalltear or I were on top, so that we can
adjust our weight without weighing down on Kaito-kun too much,
right?]
[I guess so. However, it feels embarrassing for me to be on top… so can
Kuro-san be on top?]
[Unnn!]
Don't you have any thicker clothes? A yukata, you see… Its fabric is thin
and it has some gaps one can peek through, and while it may be easier
to sleep in, it's the worst possible clothing for this situation.
I mean, if we're all going to sleep together like that, doesn't the size of
the bed make no sense at all? No, I would feel like I'd already lost if I
tsukkomi'd that… This is no good. I can't calm my thoughts at all.
[…Four of us together… How fun.]
[You're right. We haven't had many opportunities like this since we left
Kuro-san's place and lived on our own… Well then, let's go to bed!]
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form… Nothingness. I am now
becoming nothingness. To be honest, I'm not really sure what those
words meant, but I feel like I'm on my way to enlightenment.
[…Kaito?]
[I- I'm alright. Let's go to bed.]
Empty my mind… Empty it of everything…
With Isis-san's urging, I laid down on the bed on my back.
To my right, Isis-san came and held my arm, making me feel the soft
touch of her body from across the thin cloth. Evil thoughts, dissipate!
Evil thoughts, dissipate!
On my left side, Alice lay down and embraced my arm just like Isis-san
did. Alice's petite body was tightly pressed against my arm, making me
completely feel her smooth skin.
Stop that, remove all such thoughts in mind! I'm totally alright, it's not
like I'm feeling strangely aroused or anything like that. I'm enduring it,
I'm enduring it, I'm enduring it…
Finally, Kuro climbed on top of my body. Just as she said she would
adjust her weight, Kuro's body was surprisingly light, and I hardly felt
her weight.
However, even though I couldn't feel her weight, I could still feel the
touch of Kuro's body. Kuro's face was so close to mine that I could smell
her fragrant scent tickling my nostrils, and if I turned my gaze even
slightly towards her body, through the gap in her yukata, I could see her
brea… aaaaaahhhhhh!? This really won't do! This is bad, the blood in
my body is really going to boil…
The feelings were slightly different from each of the three directions.
However, there's a beautiful girl when I look forward, and there are also
beautiful girls when I look to the side… Even though I've already left the
bath, I feel like I would faint from dizziness.
The most dangerous of all of them was Kuro… She had been happily
smiling since a while ago, but her thighs had been accidentally grazing
my dangerous zone, which is a very dangerous situation for me.
[Ehehe, you're quite big, aren't you, Kaito-kun?]
Could you stop that!? It sounds different in my ears, so could you stop
that!? Also, could you not whisper in my ear… just feeling your breath
grazing my ears makes me feel something dangerous, you know!?
[…Kaito.]
[…Kaito-san.]
Y- You're even adding a pincer attack with that… Are you all really
trying to kill off my reasoning!?
I- I need to somehow calm my mind… Wait, Kuro!? "Could you not put
your hand into the gap of my yukata"!? W- Why the heck did this
happen…
Dear Mom, Dad—— Due to Ein-san's dreadful comment, the three of
them had ended up sleeping attached to me. As I felt the warm and
enchanting bodies of these beautiful girls all over my body——–
They're also melting my reasoning at a frightening speed.