This island is a fictitious uninhabited island that doesn’t actually exist in the world.
In the Esco World, there is another world called Otherworld, which is an easy-to-understand fantasy world. This Otherworld and the Real World (commonly known as Reality) are in fact stable in an unstable condition, as if they were standing on a balance table on one leg.
And the state of the unstable overlap with the Otherworld influences reality in various ways and methods. For example, the dungeons, which are the origin of monsters, actually lead to the other world (it cannot be closed). For example, Niflheim, the land of elves, can connect Reality and the Otherworld through rituals (can be closed). And lastly, something from the Otherworld that appears in reality, such as this Phoenix Island.
In the settings, the magic operator seems to be a particle that flows to reality from the otherworld. And the thing that systematizes the art of using those particles is called a magic device, and which links imagination so that it is easy for humans to use magic.
Phoenix island, which appeared in the vicinity of Tokyo, was governed under the control of the Otori (Phoenix) family (The Duke family who governs Otori Magic Academy) who controlled the economy and skillfully used its influence from the time this island began to connect with the Otherworld. And now, this island is treated as their own island, and also a villa.
That is why, on this Phoenix Island, where a pure white beach house was prepared, there were no other people other than our academy students. In other words, this was completely a private beach.
By the way, during the orientation camp, the students basically need to interact with each other while putting aside their status. Thus, those Ojou-sama who took off their school uniform now were dressed in cute plain clothes.
“The sea breeze feels so good~!!”
Miss Underdog, who seems to be in a good mood, is wearing a straw hat that is too big and a white dress that roughly shows her chest (What are you, a Hollywood actress?).
“… I feel slack.”
On the other hand, Tsukiori was dressed roughly with just a shirt and jeans, with her hair tied with a rubber cord. But, that roughness just made her more conspicuous because her style is just too good. I can even say that it was natural for her to be stared at intensely by Ojou-sama of our school.
… or rather, isn’t this girl too good-looking?
She put both of her hands in her pockets and squinted her eyes slackly. Coupled with her current appearance, she exudes a natural beauty.
“… A-ano, Tsukiori-san?”
“Un? What?”
I bashfully pointed at Ojou.
“J-just for a bit, but can you gently embrace Ojou’s shoulder?”
“Ha? Why?”
“No, ano, just for a bit. Sorry, but can you please do it just for a bit?”
Sighing, Tsukiori twirled her hair softly, approached Ojou and– gently embraced her shoulder.
“Fuan?! W-what is it all of a sudden?!”
“….”
As Tsukiori silently stared at her, the face of Ojou turned bright red.
“W-what is it…”
Tsukiori then put more strength in her hand, while Ojou hid her face with her fan and turned to the side.
“H-hey…”
“…You hate it?”
“R-rather than that… A-ano…”
“Do you hate it (whispering)?”
“Fue?! N-no?!”
Ah, she is the best… the best… I’m glad… to be alive… Seriously the best… (White eyes)
Looking at the two who are in close contact, my eyes became white as the sweetness exceeded the capacity of my brain.
Tsukiori, I always knew you were a capable person… You are originally someone who would make easy girls fall for you… go make her fall… make her fall…! Show me your real power… Tsukiori…!!
“Ophelia.”
“A-y-yesh…”
Tsukiori smiled and– turned her heels around and returned to my side.
While looking at the stunned and self-defeated Ojou who was left behind, I greeted Tsukiori with a look of despair.
“Tired of it (refreshing smile).”
“But, Tsukiori-san, that’s impossible… please… with these half-assed feelings…I can’t sleep tonight…”
“N? Then I’ll sleep with you.”
With a smile, Tsukiori stroked my cheek.
“I can even stroke your back until you fall asleep.”
“If you stroke Ojou’s back instead of mine, I will fall asleep in seconds (no lie).”
“Are you in sync with that girl… ? Perhaps a product of the same manufacturer…?”
“T-TSUKIORI SAKURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Y-you made fun of me again didn’t youuuuuuuuuuu!!”
Ojou, who ran in our direction, suddenly tripped and plunged into the sandy beach on her face. And looks like her leg is grazed. Her face distorted as she held her red knees.
“….Uu.”
T-this is bad, she is about to cry!! I don’t want to see her crying face!!
Tsukiori, who was too focused on fixing my bounced hair, doesn’t seem to be willing to help. Thus, unable to leave her alone, I rushed to the girl who was about to cry.
“Ojou, grab my hand.”
“It’s not your concern!! Who wants to be concerned by a man… i-it hurts…”
Looking at the tear-eyed Ojou, I sat down and gave my back to her.
“Come on, Ojou, get on my back. Just think of me as a vehicle. You can just tell everyone that I forcibly made you ride on my back. So, let’s get back to the ship and treat your wound.”
“Don’t treat me like a child!! In the first place, I don’t want to touch a man!!”
“Alright. How about Tsukiori? She is fine, right? I’ll call her right away.”
“N-no… That girl always made fun of me, after all…”
“Then, how about another girl?”
“N-no… I am the daughter of the Margeline family… I don’t want everyone to see this shameful figure of mine…”
Hmmm, this selfishness, really irresistible (great delight).
Not that. I guess I will do this the hard way.
Deciding that, I held her in my arms and lifted her at once.
“Kya!”
Holding her in princess carry, I quickly return to the Queen’s Watch, avoiding the eyes of others.
“S-stop!! Let go of me!! You insolent fellow!!”
With a weak force, Ojou hits my chest while saying that.
What an underdog power… I don’t even feel like I’m taking any damage… And the person herself has her face reddened while desperately trying to resist, which is so cute… My Ojou-fuel is satisfied right now…
After a while, perhaps she gave up resisting or ran out of strength, Ojou entrusted her whole weight to me and looked up at me with her moist eyes.
“Dummy…!”
“Ah, yes (Business-like answer).”
Her shame wins over disgust, huh. She squeezed the shirt of a man that she shouldn’t like and buried her face in my clothes as if to escape.
“Mou… whatever…”
“Alrighty, my bad, but I’ll speed up (Running fast).”
Immediately, I returned to the ship, and put Ojou in the medical office.
“…”
By that time, the redness of her skin had spread to her nape.
She quivered and shut her mouth without saying a word.
“Even after the treatment is over, stay here for a while. It’s dangerous if you suddenly force yourself to move, so stay still here, okay? I am sorry, but this girl is weak to pain, so please treat her carefully.”
“Understood.”
“…”
With a face that seems to be about to cry at any moment, Ojou glared at me.
“Sanjou Hiiro… I’ll never forget this grudge… But, I’ll say this too… thank you… dummy…”
“Don’t worry, I don’t ask for much repayment. I just hope you can sleep in the same bed as Tsukiori tonight (glittering smile).”
“Fun… You don’t have a sense of humor… But for a slave, you are quite good…”
I’m not joking, though. (straight face)
Well, it is my principle to respect the will of the person, so I will never force her, but I don’t think it’s wrong to always seek possibilities.
When I returned to the beach, the explanation about the recreation was about to begin.
Then, Tsukiori smiled and greeted me.
“Welcome back, Prince.”
“You, please, originally this is something that you should do. I beg of you, really. The game is about to begin, okay? Things will change in this recreation, okay? You should prepare yourself. This will be the last time I am doing something like that, okay?”
Or rather, I don’t have the time to be doing this kind of thing.
At any rate, being late, I looked around the other group from class A to E… and found them.
“…”
“…”
“…”
A trio.
They’re from the B-class, the same as in the game.
Well, if it’s the same as the game, that trio will cause a disturbance later on, but… since I’m sure Tsukiori will solve it quickly, I won’t do anything about it.
I don’t think it’s possible, but if Tsukiori is about to die, I am planning to support her. Because although I am indeed not going to do anything until the last minute, if Tsukiori dies, all kinds of happy endings will be erased alongside her.
Thus, I’ll find out when to help Tsukiori while not taking the opportunity of the MC for the sake of the future Yuri.
“Thus, we will give everyone this self-introduction card. From now on, staff will be scattered all over the island to assist everyone in various activities. When you are going to challenge those activities, please speak to the staff, use the self-introduction card to greet other teams, and then request to participate in the activity in a competitive format. You will receive 2 points for victory and 1 point for defeat. We have prepared a prize for the group that got the most points…. so, please do your best to interact with as many groups as possible.”
As soon as the explanation of recreation was over, the B-class trio proceeded through the island in a hurry–
“Tsukiori, here. Please challenge those guys into an activit– Tsukiori?”
Tsukiori wasn’t there. Dumbfounded, I tried to find her, who was next to me just a while ago, but I couldn’t find her anywhere.
“Tsukiori?! Oi, Tsukiori?! Where are you?!”
I was desperately looking for her around, but Tsukiori seemed to have mysteriously disappeared all of a sudden.
Thus, I put Kuki Masamune that I have been hiding on my waist and stood on a stunningly unpopular sandy beach. Subsequently, cheers echoed from somewhere.
It seems those Ojou-sama who were scattered in various activities have already started playing.
T-this is bad… W-why did she disappear at this time…! If she wasn’t here, there would be a lot of trouble…!
Feeling the badness of the situation, I quickly pulled the trigger.
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!! If Tsukiori doesn’t encounter them!!
I ran into the dense forest and ran through the island with all my might. Kicking the trees, I flew in the air and– as expected, the situation has become a mess.
It was the B-class trio. Behind the girls with sharp eyes, black and red arms extended from a distorted space. And that abnormal arm is pressing a certain girl against the tree and strangling her neck.
“Fufu, don’t think bad of me… you will be the cornerstone of that person… I’ll let you die here before Astemil….”
“A…agh…!!”
Lapis, who didn’t bring her magic device because it was recreation, was completely attacked by an unforeseen situation.
The red-black bruise spread around her neck, and her face distorted in pain.
I have to call Tsukiori– that idea was gone the moment I saw this scene.
Thus, without hesitation, I rushed in.
“Wha?!”
I hacked that red-black arm and caught the limp Lapis.
Then, I glared at the three who had fallen behind in surprise, and– whispered.
“….ef.”
“Eh?”
“Prepare yourself.”
Saying that, I create a Nil Arrow on my right arm.
“You won’t be able to escape, but… I’ll give you a chance.”
I straightened my index and middle fingers– until a water arrow appeared, stretching to my fingers.
“If you don’t want to die, prepare yourself.”
My gaze and fingertips pierced through the three.
“You are not allowed to touch this girl… and besides, how dare a girl strangle another girl… don’t think you will be forgiven…”
As the three trembled, I smiled.
“If it’s between you three and this girl, I’ll gladly get sandwiched.”
I challenged the three people, who originally could kill Hiiro instantly, with my fingers.
“This inferior boy will play with you… So, come at me.”
Then, the three stretched their red-black arms together at me.