Chapter 104

“…Older Sister?”

“You awake?”

Pretty Heart woke up just as I returned from training. From the looks of it, the love potion issue has been completely resolved. Except for the fact that she’s blushing furiously after spacing out for a moment.

“……”

Remembering what happened last night, Pretty Heart immediately pulled the blanket over her head. But her feet were still sticking out, so I poked them, and she twitched. Finding it amusing, I decided to tickle her instead. She flinched, quickly pulled her feet back under the blanket, and curled up into a ball. It’ll probably take her at least 10 minutes to recover from this.

“Come out soon, we need to eat.”

“……Okay.”

I left after saying that because it’d be a problem if she stayed holed up like that. Speaking of breakfast… what’s this? Pork cutlet in the morning? No, not just pork cutlet—it’s cheese pork cutlet with rice. And it’s topped with what looks like mayonnaise and some other sauce I can’t identify, with a sprinkle of seaweed flakes.

“…Is that Pretty Heart’s?”

“Yep!”

Wow… a whole bowl of cold noodles. And not just one, but three? This is going to be hard to get used to.

“Huh? What about Nari?”

“Ah… she’s under the blanket, curled up.”

“…? Why?”

“No idea.”

I can’t exactly say she almost jumped me because of the love potion. Meanwhile, Yura’s already digging in without even drinking water. At least drink some water before eating… No wonder she spends all day in the bathroom, tearing up and getting hemorrhoids…

Anyway, the pork cutlet rice is delicious. It’s a bit heavy, but it’s forgivable even for breakfast. And as a side dish… celery pickles? Oh, these are surprisingly tasty. I thought they’d be super sweet from all the sugar, but they’re not as sweet as I expected. Still, my hand keeps reaching for them.

“……”

“Nari, you here? Sit down and eat.”

“Okay~…”

Finally, Pretty Heart came out and quietly sat next to me. She kept glancing at me, then subtly moved her chair closer and started devouring the pork cutlet rice. She’s probably focusing on eating to forget her embarrassment, but why is she sitting so close to me while eating…?

“Thanks for the meal. I’ll be back late.”

“Huh? Going out to play?”

“Yeah.”

“Alright. Be back by the afternoon.”

“Okay~.”

…Diamond Dust seems to be completely back to normal now. She’s going out without hesitation, her movements aren’t awkward, and her voice isn’t trembling. Plus, she’s smiling a lot. That’s how kids should be.

“…Yura. That’s a sugar bomb. If you keep eating that, no amount of exercise will save you.”

“Gasp…”

By the way, Yura’s also devouring the celery pickles. But considering how much sugar was poured into them… I should probably stop her. I really don’t want to see a mackerel turn into a pig…

“Ah~ weekends are the best~…”

“You like weekends that much?”

“Yeah. No work.”

“That’s a good thing.”

“……”

Yura’s really become a proper adult. Even though she’ll be jobless again in a year, this experience is still valuable.

“Older Sister…”

“What is it, Nari?”

“Um… about last night…”

“…Don’t worry. I’ll go kill Jieun right now.”

“No, you can’t! Jieun unnie probably didn’t do anything wrong!”

“Don’t worry. I’ll just kill her a little.”

“That’s still killing her…!”

Come to think of it, I forgot to beat up Crazy Heart, who gave Pretty Heart the love potion. How could I forget something so important? I must be losing my mind. First, I’ll transform… Alright, I’ll open a [Gate] right in front of the house.

“Huh, Older Sister…?”

“Just gonna have a little fist talk, don’t worry.”

“Please don’t actually kill her…”

“…We’ll see how she answers.”

Now, how should I beat up Crazy Heart? Smash her face in? Or rip out all her joints? Or maybe… crush all her bones?

“Jieun.”

“Huh? Senior, you’re here? …Huh?! Why are you in your transformed state?!”

“You know why, don’t you?”

“W-Wait a second! I really don’t know… Huh?! Transformation…!!”

“You think transforming will let you escape?”

“Gah?!”

First, I’ll lightly jab her temple. Let’s see… stick it in here and twist…

“Gyaaaah?! Keh, keh…! I really don’t know!!”

“Don’t know what?”

“I don’t even know what happened, how can I answer that?!”

“…You really don’t know?”

“I swear! I just bought a sleep inducer from the Magical Girl Store!”

Hmm… she doesn’t seem to be lying. I was planning to break her more, but I should stop here.

“So, that’s it?”

“Yes… No, I really just bought it from the Magical Girl Store!”

“Then why did Pretty Heart have the same love potion that the Fairy Queen used to ambush me?”

“…Huh? That happened? Wow, with that, you could probably masturbate for hours straight… Ugehk?!”

“One more stupid comment, and I’ll crush every bone in your body.”

“O-Okay, I won’t…”

…Seems like Crazy Heart really doesn’t know. Then what’s going on? Should I go to the Fairy Realm and ask the Magical Girl Store’s responsible mascot? I still have the bottle, so I can analyze the remaining contents. That should give me an idea of how this ended up in the store.

So, I took Crazy Heart, the indirect perpetrator, and Pretty Heart, the victim, to the Fairy Realm. We headed straight to the Magical Girl Store. My expression must’ve been scary because the store’s responsible mascot flew over in a panic.

“…What’s wrong?”

“Hey, look at this.”

“Huh? ……Hmm?!”

“Why was this being sold as a sleep inducer at the Magical Girl Store?”

“T-That’s… I’ll check right away!”

When I showed the mascot the love potion bottle, it panicked again and ran off somewhere. But the direction it went… that’s the way to the Fairy Queen’s room. Don’t tell me, Fairy Queen… was this your doing…?

“Senior…?”

“Older Sister…?”

“You two wait here. I need to have a little chat with the Fairy Queen.”

I tried to talk to the Fairy Queen, but Crazy Heart and Pretty Heart started getting worried. I don’t plan to fight the Fairy Queen, but depending on her answer, I might unleash my Third Ability and attack.

“…As expected.”

When I got near the Fairy Queen’s room, I saw the store’s responsible mascot coming out. That means the Fairy Queen is involved. It could just be for reporting, but given how quickly it ran, it’s likely the Fairy Queen was directly involved.

“Gasp…!”

“…Move.”

“Y-Yes…!”

Anyway, I slammed open the Fairy Queen’s room—her office. I was so angry that I couldn’t help but make a loud noise. But it doesn’t matter now. I’m the one interrogating, not her.

“Fairy Queen.”

“…Oh? Rampage?”

“What’s with the love potion?”

As soon as I entered, I showed her the bottle. The Fairy Queen blinked in surprise. She must’ve been shocked that I brought this to her. After all, if there was no harm, I wouldn’t have come to show her.

“That’s… an experimental drug from the research lab.”

“So why was it being sold in the store? No, now that I think about it, why was it even made?”

“We made it after hearing your story, thinking that magical girls who turned into monsters might also have sexual desires.”

“Really?”

“And… the former was a complete mistake. The research lab produces items for the Magical Girl Store, so there must’ve been some confusion.”

“……”

This girl’s excuses are solid. But still, from the victim’s perspective, it’s meaningless. Just apologize.

“…So, where’s the apology?”

“…I’m sorry, Rampage. So… what happened?”

“Crazy Heart gave Pretty Heart what she thought was a sleep inducer, but it was the love potion. Pretty Heart drank it and tried to jump me, then suddenly started masturbating right in front of me.”

“……”

The Fairy Queen apologized. After I explained, she silently bowed her head again in an unspoken apology.

“How does it feel to almost turn me into a sex offender?”

“P-Please don’t say that… And according to Korean law, scissoring between women isn’t considered rape.”

“But it still counts as sexual harassment. Should I unleash my Third Ability?”

“If you do that, all the paperwork will be ruined, so please stop.”

…Worrying about paperwork makes me wonder just how strong she is. Well, if she’s on par with me or stronger, she could probably withstand [Domain Collapse]. Though it’d go from instant death to a severe debuff.

“So, what about compensation?”

“Compensation…? Hmm… I suppose that’s necessary.”

Honestly, I don’t need it, but the kids should get something. …If you think about it, it’s because of Senior’s Crystal Stone messing around that I got involved in the first place.

“Then, how about this?”

“This? What’s this?”

“Remember the list you showed me when Rampage had to live as a magical girl forever…?”

“Ah~ that?”

“Think of this as a smaller version of that.”

“…That sounds good.”

“Right? Since the damage wasn’t too severe, a smaller version should suffice.”

“Not too severe, my foot…”

If I weren’t abnormally strong-willed, it would’ve been over. Just imagining it is horrifying.

“Sigh~…”

“Are you still angry?”

“…No, I’m just speechless.”

“Then you’re not angry anymore. Since you’re here, want to try some new chocolate?”

“…Chocolate? New product?”

Out of nowhere, she brings up chocolate… …Well, it’s a new product, so I should try it. It’s not like I’m obsessed with chocolate or anything.

“Wow… this is really good.”

“It’s made from cacao grown in the Fairy Realm.”

“Really? Where did you get it before?”

“Obviously, the human world.”

“I see… What’s different about growing it in the Fairy Realm?”

“The soil is different, and we inject special nutrients made by the mascots.”

“That’s interesting…”

“You could do the same, Rampage. Your base is human, but your components are fairy.”

“…No thanks.”

Sigh… time to head back. …Oh, I’ll take some chocolate with me.