Mr. Drake, you two.

　Not only Renmi, but Selina and the other nobles couldn't hide their surprise in unison.

　Ayana, I see!
　There's no doubt about it. The shared consciousness flying in means................The Drake next to Ayana is a substitute alter ego that I gave up control of!
　And by the looks of it, it looks like Ayana's added some kind of setting by the scenario she wrote!

Master Left. The man over there is a Japanese named Ryouji Sakahagi. I am Drake-Ovan, or my shadow warrior!

　What did you say?
　I didn't know I was Drake's bodyguard.
　I didn't know I was a shadow warrior....

Like Renmi Shirakai, he came here from a country called Japan. It just so happens that he looked just like me, so I hired him as a shadow warrior and had him infiltrate the school.

　The nobles are nodding their heads repeatedly in agreement with my explanation of my alter ego.
　That's certainly more convincing than saying that the janitor was actually real.

''Wait, wait a minute. Then what?　You mean the hidden DLC character wasn't the Second Prince Drake himself... but the shadow warrior?
That's right.

　To Renmi, who was checking fearfully in my arms, Ayana made it clear once and for all.
　Indeed, that would mean that the official announcement of 'the hidden DLC character is not Drake' isn't a lie, hi.

'That's why. Now, the Kagemusha Sakagagi, the shadow warrior I mentioned earlier, took the liberty of proposing to Selina...''
Heh, you wouldn't have come out otherwise.

　I spit out a line in line with the acting altered body that I've been eyeing.
　Now that I've recovered my shared consciousness, Drake's intentions........or rather, Ayana's scenario has been firmly conveyed to me as well.
　It's true that it's a better story than the one I wrote. If that's the case, I'll be happy to cooperate with you.

"Serena-sama!　What I just told you is the truth!　I was hired by Drake's husband to protect you the whole time.
'Oh, is that true?

　It's a lie, but it's true.
　It's just that we had an incident.

And by the way, I'm really in love with Renmi over here.
What?

　Renmi's bare voice came out at my toothy line.

'You were indeed the one who healed me from being a petty janitor. I'm glad you did.'
What?

　In the meantime, a substitute alter ego - no, the real Drake - approaches Selina.

"I'm sorry, Serena. I'm sorry, Serena, that I was so miserable that I let my foolish brother hurt you. Now that I've finally gotten rid of him, I no longer have any doubts.
Well, uh... no way?

　Miss Selina flinched slightly.
　As expected, she must have guessed what was going to happen based on the developments earlier.

''Mistress Selina-Bronchneige, Duchess. I formally ask you to marry me!

　The women cheered wow at Drake's declaration.
　The male aristocrats were somehow consumed by the atmosphere of the place and started clapping.

''No, no, wait a minute!　It's crazy, this is crazy!

　Of course, Renmi starts to complain.

''You're in the wrong place, Hakumi Renmi. The target of your attack is only Drake's shadow warrior, Ryouji Gyakagi. The real Drake's opponent is Serena!

　Ayana casually said something meta, but Renmi continued to complain as a player without noticing the discomfort.

'That's just not right!　Selina is a villainous daughter, so you'd be lying if she didn't die and get zapped!　Why are you trying to be happy!

　Hey, Kuzbich.
　I knew you were the best.
　I can't wait for the night to come.

Let go of me, you know.
I love you, Hasumi. I'll never let you go again. I'll be happy to take you home later, okay?

　I firmly restrain Renmi, who is trying to push me away, with a hug.
　The content of the pledge itself is 'hidden DLC character strategy'. The summoning team is still out, so it hasn't changed.
　If the content of the pledge is changed at the unconscious level to 'I'll be bound to the real Drake', I'll immediately change it to 'I'll make you a fake, i.e. my wife' by proxy pledge.
　You may not remember this, but you and I have been together for a long time.
　So I won't let you get away with it, just you........

　Now, on the other hand, what is Selina's response?

"I understand. I will be your wife.

　Wow, it's kind of complicated.
　The fact that the surrogate alter ego is now the real Drake with the addition of a setting means that he's totally woke up to his ego... and he's making out with Selina, right?
　d*mn it, move over!

I swear. I won't let anyone else get to you.

　Drake hugs Selina.
　A thunderous applause erupts and we are enveloped in light as Renmi shouts something.

　The last shared consciousness from Drake flows in.

'Ryouji Sakagagi.......my original. Get rid of that scum b*tc*, please.

　... yeah, I get it.
　Filth disposal, I did indeed take care of it.

　Over there, Ayana is about to disappear in the light, too.
　That hand wasn't waving at us, it was joining in the applause congratulating Selina and Drake........



'What the hell was that!　There's no way that's the true end of the story!　What's going on here ... isn't this the usual place?

　Renmi, who had been swearing as soon as the light subsided, gasped.
　Countless debris was scattered around them, and the sky was covered in pitch black clouds.
　The occasional shining lightning was a source of light that illuminated the darkness.

''It's another world.''

　I let Renmi go and explain to her, despite the gloominess of the implications of the scene.

''This isn't in the romance game you were a player in, this is a completely different world. It's a completely different world.

　And it's probably the worst part of the case.
　First of all, there's no summoner around who seems to be a pledge.
　Not to mention I don't know what the wish is, but from my experience so far, the fact that the pledges aren't in front of me is a sign that something rogue has already happened.
　It's a good thing that there are traces of what appears to be a magic circle left behind, so the worst of the worst, 'being summoned to a place without a magic circle', was avoided.

"What are you talking about, it's just a strategy character, don't talk nonsense!
'You're still saying that. I'm not a hidden DLC character.
"Yeah, the extra DLC character isn't you. Yeah, the real Drake. Yeah, of course he is!

　Wow, what am I going to do with this guy? I can't get through to him.
　Anyway, I'll use hypnosis magic to remind you of the events in the janitor's office.
　And by the way, 'the memories that Renmi herself had sealed up herself.

"........What, what's this.......
Do you remember?

　I sounded so cold that I was surprised myself.
　Renmi looks up at me while holding herself and mutters in a trembling voice.

''You ... no, I ...
''That's right, it's you. You went to the trouble of recreating that d*mn game, making yourself the protagonist, manipulating your own memories so that you could get hooked on the game, even faking your own magic waves... and playing the role of Renmi Hakumi perfectly.

　I mean, it's the only way to go.
　
　

''Well, I don't care who you are anymore. You have agreed to be my wife. I'll explain the rules to you later, but for now........
No, no!　I can't be with you and I'm leaving!　Temporal--
The dimensional wedge.

　I used the dimensional wedge cheat on the poor scum b*tc* who was trying to escape with the dimensional transition.

''What, why...?

　Renmi is surprised that she can't transfer to another dimension, but I confront her with the harsh reality.

"I've blocked all of your dimensional shifting abilities. You have no way to escape from me.

　It's easy to seal dimensional travel by means of being sealed... the weakness of the dimensional transfer cheat that I explained to Cianne.
　Be it the God of Creation, it's no exception.

''What the hell are you!
Me?

　As expected, he realizes that I'm not just an attack character, and looks up at me with a mixture of fear.

　That's nice.
　It's the eyes, those eyes.
　It's the kind of eyes you wouldn't expect to see in such a villainous lady's other world.
　It's really comfortable.

　It's a good thing.
　I'm finally back in "my world", right?
　Then let's capture this other world without fail.
　The same way I always do.

　It's the beginning of a long prologue, so I'll call myself "The Otherworldly Trio" for good measure.

I'm Ryoji Gyakushige, an otherworldly tripper who was just passing by.