Chapter 3 - Charmer/ssÇÉšdÉŻĆ
And exactly because of this, a bunch of people came forth with abnormal
Jibril parted the sea, and the place she teleported to was a tower high enough
The depth was about two hundred meters, and if that amount ofseawater
âSomething like this would happenâŚâ
at was â the other side of the air bubble Jibril had created.
turned as though they were in a gigantic blender.
to the limitations of the ăOathsă.
âNo, not at all. The ăTen Oathsăare absolute, so itâs fine. There wonât be a
Sora attempted to comfort himself as the tides calmed around him. The sand
â- Oh, this really is something.â
Sora and Shiro spoke their thoughts regarding the huge and wide city below
Completely different from how fairytale-like and simplistic Sora thought it
Immeasurable amounts of buildings that appeared to be built from stones from
The walls that were giving off a pearly glow had shells and corals pasted on
the buoyancy of the water, complex formations and reverse cone-shaped
ââŚHmm? Why isnât everything blue?â
reach. The person to answer his question was Shiro.
Shiro pointed to the countless glowing seaweeds and jellyfish â completely
- It was no wonder that the city itself was glowing.
Plum replied with a bitter smile that carried hints of defeat and humiliation.
âŚSora couldnât find any words to say to her, and instead turned around.
Miko appeared as composed as ever.
â- Sora-sanâŚwhat is the meaningâŚof thisâŚ?â
âI did adhere to your request since Izuna and Miko appear to be fine, so you
ââŚAh~ I have no problem with that, but could you just let me say
Miko looked at Sora, Shiro and Jibril in turn, and took a deep breath.
âOh, does the carnivorous subgenus of a mutt have something to say?â
While the few with some common sense â Steph spoke loudly as though
âP-parting the sea like that, no matter how you look at it it just seems like an
so since weâre running out of time and in a hurry we came here ourselves.
with song and dance, shouldnât they?â
they shut their mouths half-heartedly.
But as they heard Plum speak, everyone looked in the direction she was
Countless people began darting out of the city and hurriedly began
- Females with the lower half of their bodies covered with scales and
Their breasts were shielded with small wraps of cloth, and their necks and
Their resemblances were exactly the same as fairytale beings - ăMermaidsă.
ready to flip tables, but he felt relieved at this development.
âG-guys look over there, all those people are panicking⌠they really must be
Steph spoke uneasily while looking at the Seirens standing in front of their air
The Seirens were gracefully swimming while spinning round and round in the
Their incredibly colorful jewelry made of corals and pearls displayed on their
No fixed rhythm could be detected from their movements.
varying colors, not to mention the mermaids gracefully swimming â
â- Apparently so⌠l-look here, Steph, didnât I say there wasnât a problem!â
After a while, a Seiren that appeared to be wearing the most beautiful jewelry
She waved both her hands, and her mouth opened and closed randomly.
going on, while Sora realized what was going on.
sound probably wonât travel.â
power from that to cast a spell that will allow all of you to breathe in the
As she finished her sentence, Plum immediately sprinted forward, broke
They glanced at her as she left.
â- They still welcomed us this warmly after the gates to their city were forced
Hearing Jibril and Mikoâs whispers with sharp glances on their faces, Sora
ââŚThe Seirens, are they really idiots? Or ââ
âHello~ everyone~, hehe â I am Her Majesty the Queenâs representative,
After Jibrilremoved the air bubble, a Seiren had rushed up immediately.
the scary part was they probably could be â she was the sole representative
She had silky green hair, snow-white skin that was almost transparent, and
She wore coral jewelry all about her, but she didnât give off a vulgar air.
dressing, but her personality was â
the only way I can express my feelings right now would be through a kiss~!
â...No thanks, Iâll cherish your well wishes thoughâŚâ
could be considered as Imanity, everything about it was strange.
reached here as well~ âThe miraculous king here to save the Imanity sounds
suit Amiraâs preference as well~!! Right ââ
It was the first time that he was called handsome by a girl⌠but why was it?
shaking her head in sadness.
with a smile plastered on her face:
Orâ˘perhapsâ˘have â˘me? âĽâ
While Ino accidentally revealed a lecherous expression on his face, and his
âFirst let us see ăThe Empressă, your welcome can wait until after that.â
But Amira didnât seem to mind.
even more, you know ââ
âOK~ â So letâs swim into the city~ follow me, over here~ phew~ âĽâ
headed in the direction of Oceande.
ââŚSora-san, itâs amazing that you could reject her so quickly.â
âNo, in the ocean even the senses of us Werebeasts will be limited, so I canât
seduced by such an attractive woman you still can remain composed, Sorasan,
However Sora glared at Ino coldly in response, and he spoke as though
âOld man, are you that desperate, even though Iâm a virgin, what do you
Immediately as they stepped into Oceande, they were welcomed by
Every single Seiren had joyfulsmiles on their faces, and were dancing
As for the language â there was probably no need for them to speak Imanity
definitely sense their welcoming intent.
female Dhampirs could be seen occasionally.
Soraâs bunch seemed to say ăThank you for coming this fară.
were to assist the Queen in reproducing.
mutualism, but now their relations were like a candle in the wind â however â
their race is nearing extinction?â
âBecause the Seirens are so incredibly dumb that their stupidity has reached
their species have become synonymous to ăIdiotsă, and even that term itself
this new sensation, while Sora walked forward while carrying her just the
Ino and Izuna, not to mention Miko â they truly were Werebeasts.
were bounding forward naturally.
â- Or should I say, Imanity are even more inferior to the idiot Seirens?â
underwater were obviously Sora and Shiro.
eloquently, theyâre only ranked higher because they have special abilities, but
Jibrilspoke allsmiles, while Plum continued wearily:
more⌠fish do contain nutrition that can make people smarter, but the fish
- This world really doesnât have species that can get along with each otherâŚ
ââŚThatâs true⌠even their representative is someone like this.â
When faced with Soraâs gaze, Plumâs expression immediately turned into that
âBecause weâre all in the same boat⌠I sincerely plead Sora-dono and
suggested previous methods were Dhampirs⌠since the Seirens donât have
ââŚItâs really been hard on youâŚâ
During the course of their journey, Sora raised a question that had come to
âSpeaking of mating, Jibril, the Seirens mate with males of other species
âYes, youâre absolutely right.â
- Although Sora and Shiro were only in this world for a short period of time,
ăHybridsă, they had yet to hear of.
âThe reason why they donât exist is because although the sixteen races all
appeared to be commonplace knowledge in this one.
âEven though they are two different types ofsouls?â
obtain souls from mating and carry out ăMetamorphosisă, creating their own
beingsă, sapping the other party dry in the process as well.â
âReally? According to textualrecords â the act itself brings ăJoy paralleling
âSo they really go through assumption quite literally⌠and itâs a ăJourney of
But forget it â no matter how you put it.
characteristics of two different species is impossible.â
Racesă since they canât produce hybrids.
Sora noticed that Jibril was staring at him intently.
âYeah, you said that your species arenât ăLiving beingsă but ăLifeă right.â
you extract a part ofsomeone elseâs soul and combine it with mine, you could
coitus, but in theory itâs still possible to transcend species and produce a
â- I still donât get what youâre trying to say.â
her head, and folded up her wings â
together tightly and spoke as though a prayer:
Shiroâs razor-edged words, forced Jibril to shut her mouth.
Sora heard a loud and bright voice all of a sudden, and looked up.
Amira stretched out one hand and pushed open the door slowly â
The Empressâ room was rather wide, and the carpets and atrium were pink.
decorative woven patterns lit up the room.
reached the floor of the ocean to spill into the room.
right below them, there was a gigantic, beautiful crystal glowing noticeably.
At this point Amira solemnly â or at least attempted to act solemnly â
âNow I will introduce to everyone⌠this is the Empress of the SeirensâŚ
- A beautiful woman was sleeping within the block of ice.
Her snow-white body was decorated with blinding strips of gold and the
Those scales reflected the light in the room, appearing extremely colorful.
ice, silently sat on the bivalve throne with her eyes closed.
the rest said that they wish to challenge everyone here to a game⌠is that all
Hearing Plumâs words, Amira appeared momentarily troubled, but then she
âAlright, no problemâ But do you have any issues over your side?â
âOK â So Iâll be off to make preparations for Her Majestyâs awakening~
Hehe â Amira will go get everyone else, so Iâll leave everything to Plum for
âAlright⌠t-then Iâll make preparations for the spell to enter Her Majestyâs
She took a bow and left the room with Amira.
They were merely focusing on the block of ice with the Empress sleeping
âW-what a beautiful womanâŚâ
complimented her passionately.
Inoâs reaction, while Jibril, Miko and even Izuna felt the same way.
âHmmâŚ? Is she that pretty? Shiro?â
âA-are the both of you not right in the head!? I-if this woman isnât a beauty,
ââŚYouâre the one that needs to calm down, sheâs not beautiful to the extent
Faced with Stephâs protests, Sora merely spoke with his forehead wrinkled in
He looked at the Empress once again.
Her appearance was certainly beautiful.
For example, her beauty was different from Jibrilâs that could shame even a
It was different from Mikoâs bewitched, almost holy beauty under the
It was different from Izunaâs pure, untainted cuteness as well, not to mention
ââŚF-flattering me that obviously, even Iâll get angry you know!?â
Sora looked at her in irritation, while Ino patted him on the back.
turtle steamboat next timeâŚâ
Sora pointed to the block of ice and yelled.
likes of Miko-san, Jibril, Izuna and Shiro, is she really something to fawn
Steph and Ino continued to look at Sora pitifully, but â
âAmazing, Master⌠this is what I was referring to earlier, the Seirensâ
âThe Seirens donât have special bodies or magic, but the fact that theyâve
âAs long as theyâre in the water â they have ăThe ability to attract anythingă.â
reason why they stay in the ocean and cannot leave it is because of the large
understood what was going on.
leave the sea, how did they survive?
This would explain why they could swim along with the fishes and could
âIsnât that like seduction magic?â
using magnets to attract them, which is the ability of their species⌠which
Jibril glared over at the Empress, and once again averted her eyes.
considered an ăAnomalyă.â
While the other person who shouldâve known what was going on as well â
âYeah, you did say that, everyone in this world has spirits within them, but
When they had first met, to prove to her that they were from another world,
If their ability was to attract spirits like magnets, the fact that it didnât work on
âNo, as long as there are souls, there should be spirits presents. Maybe
undetectable â but ifso, why would there be no effect â this is strange.â
Shiro, and she looked at them excitedly.
âOr is it simply because Sora-san canât get erect as a man?â
body, donât you, but I am a man of reason.â
- Plum and Amira returned noisily.
The two of them approached the block of ice where the Empress was
âSo now weâll use Plumâs magic to let you all into Her Majestyâs dreams.â
Amira nonchalantly continued:
Oathsă and bet all that you have, then touch the crystal~â
âHuh? Hey, what did you say?â
Amira replied with another question in shock:
âOf course thereâs a problem, what are you talking about!?â
Does that mean in the sense where the personâs wealth, identity, freedom, life
âIs there a need for that? We came to help you upon your request!!â
âUm⌠Iâm sorryâŚâ
âCalm down, Steph, youâre the one that doesnât understand.â
Seeing how calm he was, Steph turned around and observed everyoneâs
Not just Sora and Shiro â but Miko, Jibril, Ino and even Izuna had
âWe were invited here to â awaken the Empress through the ăEmpressâ
âThe third of ăThe Ten Oathsă states that in games, wagers will be made on
Oathsă to hibernate, since the requirements of the ăGameă to awaken her is
for her love â right?â
Only Sora had noticed, which was when Miko and Shiro revealed thin smiles
Steph who hadnât noticed still couldnât agree.
- She continued to question them.
why do we have to face that kind of risk!?â
âPlum did say earlier, to interfere with relationships and dreams shouldâve
Empress agreed on it â but her agreement is merely within the game itself.â
âIf we donât begin the ăEmpressâ Gameă, allsorts ofspells wouldnât be able
rights to play a game against her, the ăBetă she requires is ââ
âăIf you want my love you must have the drive to sacrifice everything!ăâŚ
Steph remained stunned, while everyone else appeared defeated.
âCo~rrect~ an~swer! Ah~ I really donât want to give you to the Empress,
Ignoring Amira, Sora spoke:
us, there shouldnât be a problem.â
âS-something like that â what if the magic doesnât work!?â
âJust leave that to Amira~â
âEven if you guys can get into the game successfully, the Empress in charge of
doesnât work Iâllreturn everything, so there wonât be any risk âŞâ
Sora interrupted her mid-sentence.
Steph felt something was amiss.
conditions only be mentioned now?
Steph once again surveyed her surroundings.
Plum then began explaining the rules of the game.
Oathsăand touch the block of ice⌠after which the Dhampirs under the
dream⌠to perform the ăLove Magic (cheat)ă Iâllfollow you as wellâŚâ
you want⌠so â Sora-dono will decide right? I will try and go according to
correspondingly⌠no matter the situation â the victory condition remains.â
âAs long as someone makes the Queen fall in love with him and awaken her it
while the loser will leave the game and give away ăEverythingă according to
âI get it, we have Plumâs love magic (cheat), and even if we lose we can just
Steph sensed something amiss about that smile, however, while Sora
âWith our current lineup and the conditions provided the possibility of us
âA-alright â so Sora-dono, please imagine how you want the dream world to
Hearing her words, Sora began imagining it.
âPlease swear to the oaths!â
Sora, Shiro, Steph, Jibril, Miko, Ino, Izuna and Plum.
As though just waking up from a dream, they slowly regained their
Throughout their lethargic bodies, blood began circulating normally, their
âAaaaahhhpfffffftttt!?â
In the middle of the sea, Sora and Shiro, Izuna, Ino and even Miko were
They could only smell the burning odor of the tides, and pain assaulted the
As their calm thoughts were being flung into a distance â a video began
â-With every end there is a beginning-â
âThere are meetings and there are separations ââ
âWhich bloody universeâs version of ăTokiă Memorială starts with the
But Sora didnât want to use the term ăHeartbeată to describe the dying
âAh, s-sorry⌠I confused Sora-dono and Her Majestyâs imaginations of
please wait a while moreâŚâ
Since they were able to interfere with the Empressâ dreams, this world
Of course, Soraâs imagination needed to be combined with the Empressâ
ââŚNiiâŚI livedâŚa good lifeâŚâ
Shiro closed her eyes with a blissful expression on her face, while Sora
â- Ah, ah, the spell is complete, Iâll construct the setting now!â
The original ăSetting (scene)ă of them drowning in the ocean was removed,
The ăStageă switched from the ocean itself to the sea floor, and unnecessary
Like flipping over poker cards face down one by one, various changes to
able to accept ăUnreasonableă settings.
Hearing Jibrilâs loud cries, Sora returned to his senses â not realizing that he
ââŚT-that wasâŚhorrifyingâŚâ
while complaining dissatisfiedly.
you please not use that sort of weird plot settings here?â
âThe ăSeaă that caused the Masters harm⌠it appears there is a need to
âWouldnât it be fine if you were to just learn to swimâŚâ
âAlso the sea is so stinky⌠if only the sea could just disappear and leave
Everyone had completely entered the dream, and even though they were
- Sora, Shiro, Steph, Jibril, Miko, Ino and Izuna.
clouds were moving about on the waterâs surface.
sea floor originally filled with rocks and corals.
nameless normalstudents (NPC).
âWhat shocks me is that Her Majesty actually knows about ăSchoolsă⌠did
Plum who had appeared to have snuck into the game (dream) successfully,
Understanding the meaning behind Soraâs glance, Plum smiled wearily, and
âHaha⌠Oceande doesnât have anything like schools⌠what would those
As the scene around them stopped changing, Sora and others began showing
First â countless signs lit up, entering their field of vision.
Steph wanted to touch the signs that appeared, but grabbed air instead, and
âThatâs the UI (User Interface)⌠the ăCommand Selection Screenă.â
It brought back memories, like the title screen of ăTokiă Memorială, but
ââŚSince you could generate something like this this perfectly, then you
âBecause this only causes any effect on the players⌠when the scenes are
Majestyâs memories, something that took us quite a lot of effort to do, but ââ
âWhere did Sora-dono get your information? Iâve never seen anything like
Plum didnât know that Sora came from another world, and indicated curiosity
âSpeaking of which since what youâre doing is reflecting the imaginations of
âAh, yes, because the spell is being constructed⌠so as long as Sora-dono
- The Empress was hibernating in wait of a ăPrinceă.
was completely different from the character in her dream, like a photo scam â
They didnât have any problem with that, but what was important was:
ââŚNii, setting all base statsâŚto 573 is cheatingâŚâ
Facing his sisterâs accusing gaze with her eyes half open, Sora shook his hand
âUsing official cheats are technically allowed according to the rules, and also if
neurosis, causing you to miss the entire first year and all the flags in it⌠so it
As they were conversing â Sora and othersâ appearances changed according
Soraâs dressing was merely an extra uniformed suit over his usual T-shirt
ââŚOof, this clothing is rather stuffy.â
bulging muscles spoke beside him.
going to have nightmares tonight.â
(playground) â which was essentially the female members of their posse.
black uniform â but instead a brightly colored female uniform.
was a sailor uniform slightly more revealing than Sora had expected it to be.
âDo you have something to say about it?â
legs underneath were extremely attractive, but â
âDidnât anyone tell you that asking for a ladyâs age is extremely rude?â
âYou kept saying things like since you were matured or whatever, Izunaâs
prospered rapidly within fifty years (half a century) â even when you leave out
to be about fifty-eight ââ
Werebeasts â especially in their ăBlood Devastationă form, age extremely
Miko interrupted Soraâs accurate deduction, and spoke with a dazzling smile.
âIf you dare to call me ăAuntieă, you know what will happen, donât you âĽâ
Sora met her smile head on, and replied:
actually is because of her actions and tone of voice, but appearance-wise you
is no more than a title, which is what we Imanity believe.â
Despite clearly hearing Stephâs words, Sora excellently ignored her, and
âAlso thereâs someone here who is ăOver six thousand years oldă, so thereâs
âAh, Master, to be precise Iâm ăSix thousand four hundred and sevenă years
Jibril who was looking at her garb curiously since earlier, replied with a smile
Her shirt was lifted up slightly by the wings on her waist, revealing a short
âHmm â is there a problem? Steph.â
Shiro, Jibril, Miko and Izuna.
uniform identical to Sora and Inoâs.â
âGood question â this is what is known as ăTo kill a general, first shoot his
â- First, there are ăTwoă reasons why I didnât let everyone wear male
Sora continued while lifting up a single finger.
friends â the girls.â
Miko spoke her thoughts on everyone else who was glaring at Sora coldly.
âSecondly â I considered the possibility that a trap like the Empress ăNever
ââŚI did say earlier that the Empress was looking for a fertile maleâŚ?â
Sora rebutted Plum who objected while staring daggers at him as well, and
âNext up is the reason why I let specifically Steph wear male clothing â Steph
If they were only looking at political power, Miko could be a stand-in for her
But according to Soraâs instinct, Steph was the correct choice as she could
âI want a male comrade that has the socialskills and ability to collect
ââŚBut compared to Saotome, youâre more of a⌠someone like IjuuinâŚâ
â- What? I donât really understandâŚâ
She looked like a rather high-classed handsome teenager â the male-dressed
Her attitude was nonchalant as she hadnât particularly noticed her
being a decent homemaker.
gentleness and resilient personality â she was quite literally a model teenager.
Sora wanted to punch her, as she was the enemy of unpopular people (the
ââŚItâs first-gen⌠donât bother about itâŚâ
ââŚSpeaking of which, how about we not bother about Gramps over here
âWhat? No, for me to go talk to the girls â and about that⌠S-Sora and I ââ
infiltrate the Empressâ subconscious.â
made an encore accompanied with relaxing background music.
classrooms were shown on screen, the image cut to the courtyard, where a
extending in all directions was shown with the camera angle slightly tilted.
âMarinal Kagayaki High⌠there is a legend that as long as one confesses
ââŚHey, I wouldnât care if it was like a magical tree or something, but what
To confess under an ancient tree was somewhat understandable.
blowing around would be acceptable as well.
bit too over-the-top, donât you think?
The opening cutscene continued to play, disregarding Soraâs inner thoughts
Under the pink-colored ăMagical corală, a mermaid with blue hair flowing
side unpredictably in the water brought out her naturalsexiness and charisma
skirt while flapping about in the water was attractive.
out to the sky as though earnestly waiting for something â
Steph and Ino began praising her.
Her beautiful voice brought a sensation to the listenerâs soul that was almost
âŚExcept for Sora and Shiro.
âEven Iâm beginning to think that thereâs something wrong with our tasteâŚâ
The song and video that was playing were completely mismatched with her
But before that, the Empress wasnât suitable to wear sailor uniforms at all
It was like a thirty-year-old woman (laugh) pretending to be a female high
âWell itâs true that everyoneâs preferences are different⌠but you want me to
I canât seem to get excited⌠Sora took a small breath.
- All of a sudden, the words ăThe First Dayă appeared in front of everyone.
explain it to the others.
everyone, if you use those you can perform specific actions⌠like giving
Hearing Plumâs explanation, Sora tilted his head in curiosity instead.
shouldnât be a hidden affection meterâŚâ
As Sora was complaining, Shiro quickly passed something to him.
Shiroâs eyes appeared to be expecting something, while Sora smiled bitterly
âSorry, sis, my affection for you is already at maximum levels, so even if you
âSo Master, if you allow me to, I will ââ
Plum looked away from them and continued her expression.
There was a normal heart shape and another heart shape with a ă+ămarked
âThat heart is the confession commandâŚitâs up to you how you wish to
ăLossă⌠while the one with a + on it isâŚâ
âSo Gramps, since youâve married thirty wives, the amount of people youâve
that even Kaă Taka canât beat to quickly conquer the Empress and get her
Ino wrinkled his forehead, but after that â
âYes! As Miko-sama ordersâŚ!â
about shooting generals and horses, helpers, scouts for information and others
forcing oneâs own preferences onto them â even stooping to the point of
âŚHe got me, Sora thought.
Noticing that Sora was unable to answer, Ino looked at him solemnly.
all, it seems that just like how being good at fighting games doesnât make one
probably came from the fact that heâd slept with many women.
âSome say that ăLove is the art of reading heartsă- ifso, why canât Sora-san
Then Sora who was way above himself (Ino) should be able to do it.
ăConvey oneâs feelings to the otheră, and ââ
- His eyes didnât carry any hint of condescension.
It was a look that Sora â knew all too well.
power to convey oneâs feelings at all!â
âBut, itâs true, if it really is about reading hearts, thereâs only one way, which
Ino spoke while glancing towards his own command screen.
Unhesitatingly choosing the ăConfession Commandă- Ino dashed forward.
Leaving behind Sora and others who were stillfrozen in shock â
Using his physical ability as a Werebeast