"Second year of the new year.

　The 'adventure' up to this year was a dream come true for me as a book lover.
　There were 'Fiends' who offered their help to the Apostles, and there were 'Fiends' who planned to rule the continent. Each of the high ranking 'Fiends' in each area were all unique, and there was never a similar story.

　If there was one thing in common, there was only one thing in common.
　It was that the master, like the 'hero', saved people suffering from tragedy. As the name of the miracle-working 'savior' spread, my cheeks began to break out.

　Most of all, I enjoyed seeing my skills grow with each adventure I overcame. Little by little, I could feel that I was beginning to resist the "curse" of death.

　Over the past two years, I've met and fought with many "demons".
　Along the way, when I heard that there was a village in a remote area that was suffering from demonic poisoning, I would go to support them for free. Of course, we never neglected to develop our 'spellcasting skills' during that time. Everywhere we went, Master and I spared no time to sleep and engaged in a lot of trial and error.

　And when we began to quantify and clarify our abilities through our master's knowledge of the other world - the end of the second year of the new calendar year arrived.

　On that day, I was heading to the garden of Hoozeyer's Castle by myself to boast to my sister Youtaki about my growth.
　I crossed the lake of white 'thread' as usual and said the usual words to my sister Youtaki, who was sitting with her back to a tree.

''--I'm home, Yotaki sister.''

　Called out to her, sister Yotaki looked up.
　In her hand was a book and a quill pen. Lately, she had been writing a book that summarized the knowledge of the other world that was necessary for Fuzzy Yards Castle.

　There is no doubt that each of those letters has some kind of meaning. Right now, sister Yotaki is always doing her best to hunt me down.

''Welcome back, Tiara. Are you safe again?
''Yeah, what a surprise ....... Every time the two of us travel together, my sister Yotaki prepares a lot of things, so it's hard for us.
I always have a romantic last page for you to read ...... but you don't seem to like it very much.
'No, the moment I like it, I'm dead. Of course you're going to say no.
'I thought I'd made it something that you'd suddenly reach for, even though you knew that. I did.
....... I always feel like I'm going to die if I'm not careful, it's really hard.
'Huh. And yet, you're still alive.

　Since I don't have a master in the Hoosier's Country right now, I can talk to her quite honestly.

　As I talk with my sister Yotaki, I picture in my mind the ending of this 'adventure' - in the western Shulus country, with the skill 'Reading'.

　The 'Shulus version' of this trip, but originally, it was supposed to be
"The bloodsucking species with a deep grudge against humanity have been exterminated, leaving only the Kounel Chronicle behind. However, the nation of Shulus would not yet be saved. More than ever before would be needed to save the country that had been devastated during these two dark years. Hence, Tiara Hoozeyers proposes. For the sake of the future battles, let's set up a great trade association in this western edge of the land with the hands of the Foozeyers--
　It was.

　But I'm not going to let that happen.
"The bloodsucking species with a deep grudge against humanity have been exterminated, leaving only the Kounel Chronicle behind. However, it would not be possible to say that the Shulus nation has been saved yet. In order to save the country that had been devastated by these two dark years, it would need more relief than ever before. Hence, Aikawa Uzumi suggests. Let's make a trade association in this land to protect a girl named Kounel, who alone bore the name of a bloodsucking species--
　And I did.

　In other words, by pushing the heroine of this 'Shulus Arc' to others, I survived again.
　If I had continued to stay in that place and participated in the creation of the two merchant associations, I would definitely have been killed by Kounel-chan, who was encouraged by the 'world'. That's how much power she had as a vessel for all the bloodsucking species.

''--Truly, Tiara is smart. Her skill in guiding her brother and the new girl to become intimate with each other everywhere she goes is brilliant every time.
''That's the best way to alleviate Master's 'curse'. ...... Just like sister Yangtaki, I'm successfully 'defrauding' the girls behind the scenes!

　Every time I finish one of my journeys, I get better and better at this kind of induction technique.
　Nowadays, it's easier to trick a girl of tragic birth into becoming my master's heroine than it is to trick my Sis sister.

　Sister Youtaki, the source of that technique (skill) imitation, smiles as she senses my growth.

''Tiara, your level of skill has really increased in the past two years ....... Compared to when I first met you, you are a different person. After all, it seems that it's the environment of being in close proximity to death that makes one strong.
...... 'Levels'?　'Levels', is that what Master is trying to spread?　That quantification thing, I'm not very good at it.

　Recently, Master has been trying to replace the word 'magic power total value' with the word 'level'.
　He is also trying to replace the word 'conversion result' with 'status', so that all kinds of powers can be 'displayed' in easy-to-understand numbers.

　When I travel with a master, these new words come up one after another, and sometimes it's hard to keep up with them.
　This master's habit of coining words didn't seem to amuse sister Yotaki, and she slumped her shoulders in dismay.

''Ah ......, it's not. I used the current one as a level in the original meaning. ...... is ah. Because of your brother's coined words, I need to review the translation magic regularly.''

　Immediately, Yotaki sister stands up and comes up to my side and reuses the example spell technique 《Reading》.
　While extending even more 'threads', she peers at me with her black eyes.

''I want to say that Tiara's overall 'rank (level)' has risen. If I dare to express it in a big brother way, your skill values are more than ten times higher than those of an ordinary person. The skills that are outstanding are the skills 'Reading', 'Deception', 'Speaking', 'Crafting', 'Brainwashing', 'Assassination', 'Incitement', 'Leading' and 'Provocation'.

　While Sister Yangtaki was away at Fuzzy Yards, she naturally grasped the rules that Master had set during the trip.
　Furthermore, she also teaches me my growth in an easy-to-understand manner in accordance with them.

'My skill 'reading' in particular is tremendous. If I had to put it in numerical terms, it would be around 4.00. I'd say it's no longer elevated to something else. ...... Tiara, if your brother finds this out, he'll definitely give you a weird skill name, right?　I suggest you change the name of the new skill yourself as soon as possible.

　And then I effortlessly respond to the quantification I'm stumbling upon.
　I try my best to keep speaking calmly, despite the empty fear in his eyes that seem to see through it all.

'Hmmm, do you think we can keep this up?　I'm so attached to the name 'Reading'. So I'll try renaming the skill elsewhere!　After all, I have ten times the skills of an everyman!　Everyman's, jubai!
'I'm still a lot more than I am when I say ......?　I've bragged about it before, but I'm second to none in terms of the number of skills I was born with. Hmmm.
''Yeah, I know. I'm starting to understand how amazing sister Yotaki is now that I have more skills. I really understand a lot of things that I didn't understand two years ago: ......

　Compared to when Sister Yotaki first taught me 'body arts' here, the world I can see has really changed a lot.

　It's not just that the garden has visually changed to white.
　Now, with my improved skills and level of skill, I can pick up a lot of information from Sister Yotaki's gestures and eye contact. From the depth and fineness of her breathing, I can see the true state of her illness. By reading the true meaning hidden in every word, you can see that the meaning of the conversation will change drastically.

　You can see the inner workings of Youtaki's sister's mind, which was once unreadable.
　Of course, this isn't just limited to the Youtaki sister.

　For example, for example, Master.
　When I saw Aikawa Uzumi, my impressions of it have also changed dramatically. What I couldn't see before, I can see clearly now.

You know, Yotaki-sister. There's more than one 'curse' that you carry, isn't there?

　I want to answer that question, so I submit one answer to Sister Yotaki.

''Obviously, Master is spreading multiple (...) 'curses'. I've tried a lot of things with the girls in various locations ......, and sometimes there's a phenomenon similar to Tida and Arti's 'curse'. It's pretty small scale, so no one seems to have noticed it.

　It's a fact (or thing) that I suspected from the beginning, but didn't want to admit until today.

''So, in order to pay off that master's 'curse', Yotaki-sister came from another world. Pretending to be called (・・・・・・) by the apostles (・・・・・・), (...)

　That the siblings of the "Gentile" are not only saving this world, but - the exact opposite of it.

　To my abrupt submission of my answer, the Yotaki sister did not change her expression at all.
　With a smile on her face, she nodded while shaking her black hair and 'thread'.

''...... correct. My brother has a lot of 'compensation' that he couldn't pay in his original world. So I wish I could complete all the payments for that 'curse' in this other world.

　Deciding that she couldn't mislead me, who had grown up in the past two years, Sister Youtaki honestly admitted her malice.

　With this, Yotaki sister is now a confirmed enemy of this world.
　After all, a 'curse' that was not originally in the world has been brought in. The more Master's payment proceeds, the more our world is sure to be distorted.

　However, it's not so much about me.
　It's just that it's changed from 'someone who's coming for my life' to 'someone who's coming for my world', but there's not much difference. So I move on to the next question, keeping my usual sense of friendliness.

'Hee hee, I knew it. If it's ......, I'm just wondering. What do you have to do to make the world demand that much 'pay' for it?　What did Master do in that world?
...... I didn't do anything particularly strange. I just traded it all in for my brother's power.

　I thought I was going to be bluffed, but I was easily answered.

　I just can't believe it.
　Just from what I was able to confirm, there were eight of Master's 'curses'.
　That's roughly eight 'reason-stealers'. If you're saying that you've converted all of them into power, isn't ...... master too weak?　Even though the 'dimensional power' is special, the amount of power is too small compared to the 'price'.

　I peer into the face of Sister Yotaki in front of me and try to confirm the truth of her words. However, my skills still don't allow me to reach the depths of my heart.

''Heh, I see ....... I just changed it to power ....... So, does that mean that sister Yotaki's main goal is to make her master stronger?
''That's right. Making your brother stronger will be my goal in this other world.

　Thanks to my "correct" answer today, sister Yotaki answers my questions as if it were a reward.
　With that momentum, I ask a question I've been holding as a question for a long time.

'...... Is that because you still like your master?　Do you want me to stand in the same shoes as you?
'That's not true. It makes your brother stronger because he wanted to. But I'm just keeping my old 'promise'. As a sister, I'll always be healthy and--

　It was a chance, so he even tried to get sister Yotaki to say that she liked him, but he was lightly dodged. However, that denial contained some unexpected information.

　Apparently, it all started with 'Aikawa Uzumi'.
　That fact wasn't too surprising. What was more important was that the 'equal' person I was aiming for would be completed by Sister Yotaki herself.

　If this is the case, the "Aikawa Uzumi" will be completed by the hands of "Aikawa Yotaki". After paying all of the "curse" in the other world, the brother and sister finally became "equal". However, in return, they are forced to move on to the next world. And that brother and sister had a "dimensional power" that made this possible. This leads to the last page of the book, "Leaving the world that they have squeezed out as nourishment, the two of them head for the next world--".

　I want that to stop.
　Please don't say that it's just the two of us.
　Please take me, the third person, with you.

　I hope so, and I vow to not be late.

''Wait for me, Yotaki sister. I will be as strong as my master. I will definitely become strong as well. ......
'............. ...... Does that mean Tiara will be like her brother?
...... No, I won't be the 'stealer of reason'. I won't bear the 'curse' either. If I had to make a deal with the world and sacrifice it, I would only sacrifice it to others. Even if I have to sacrifice everything in this world, I will be the 'best' of this world and catch up with Sister Yotaki.

　I had a feeling that if I didn't sacrifice at least one world, I wouldn't be able to reach and make it (・・・・・・).

　Hearing my resolve, Sister Yotaki muttered a single word, "Clever" as usual, and extended her hand to me.

''Hmph, hmph--, I refuse to be 'the one who steals the reason'. ...... Yeah, that's the right answer. That's the right answer, Tiara.

　He pats me on the head and praises me.
　I get two "correct" answers in one day, and I'm happy with my eyes.

　But when my sister Yotaki sees me rejoicing, she suddenly makes a nasty face and tries to tease me.

...... Just because you are enthusiastic about becoming the 'best' in the world is fine, but when Tiara says it, it's a little less powerful. It's just too pretty.

　This situation with Sister Yotaki placing her hand on my head was a clear indication of our height difference. I make a bitter face against that harsh reality.

''Don't say that, Sister Yotaki ....... I'm worried about you not growing taller ...... no matter how long it takes.
'As for me, I'll keep my tiara like this for a long time. It's so much easier to pet her.
''I want to be in line with my sister Yotaki, even if I'm taller. ...... is ah, it's been two years and I haven't reached it at all. I'm in a growth spurt right now, but ......
Mmm-hmm...

　Sister Yangtaki let out an unusually large smile.
　Then, in the midst of their banter, she lightly announced.

''But indeed, it's already been two years. -- Two years (...), two years have passed.''
What--?

　It was then that I felt a cold air caress my cheek.
　I was surprised and instinctively tensed my body. I was beginning to get used to being stroked by the 'thread', but I wasn't used to the 'power of ice'. Most importantly, sister Yangtaki's first 'ice power' in two years was much colder than before.

''Two years ....... Thanks to this, I've been able to use the nerves that I've increased too much in the other world. I think I'm well rested now.

　Just like her words, the Youtaki sister freely manipulated the "threads" around her.
　Furthermore, the ice power that leaked out of her body permeated the threads and mixed them together.

　Gradually, the threads froze, and the wavering movements became less and less choppy. Then it came to a complete standstill and was shattered by the wind blowing across the castle yard.

　A shimmering grain of ice danced around. It was as natural as a 'Tear-Ray' falling on the continent, uncomfortably at one with the world.

''Tiara. Until today, your counterpart was one handed, but ...... from now on, it's different.

　Sister Youtaki's "thread" is a nerve that is part of her body.
　The breaking of it should be accompanied by unimaginable pain, but the expression of the sister in front of you now does not change at all.

　Sister Yotaki, as usual, was very lightly--in the midst of the banter between friends.

'To put it in your own way - finally, the last chapter of your book will be written. I will painstakingly spell out the letters directly into this world, as if sewing them with 'thread'. If you're the next brother, I have no doubt you'll say "I love it" too. Please, please look forward to the end.

　I was condemned to death.
　A very obvious chill hits me like ice crawling down my back.

'Ugh, yeah ......'

　Nodding my head, I feel one 'incorrect' answer.
　For the past two years, I had thought that my sister Yotaki was always doing her best to hunt me down. But it turns out I was wrong.

　--The new two years are over and I'm entering my third year.

　In that third year, I would regret my own naivety, having had two years and thinking only of survival.