Yeah.

　Aroma, who was writhing in agony after receiving a kappa woman's knee kick, heard a small voice spilled from above her head by the kappa woman.

　It was the voice of bewilderment and fear that would come out when she saw something impossible (・・・・・・・).

''Why ......!?''

　Then the frustration is added.

　The man the Goda woman had seen, a man who shouldn't be here, was walking quietly in the pouring rain.


''-- Why, what is it?''

............!


　The moment she heard the man's voice, Aroma's eyes widened.

　It's definitely the voice she's been pining for for over a year now.


'Why are you here!　I'm at home by now...
We're gonna go horse mackerel fishing.
Huh?


　The Second First Test - the one person that Goda Woman least wanted to run into.

　Goda Woman instantly swallowed the tweets that erupted all at once, wondering why she decided to go fishing in such a rainy weather even though the Tenmoza battle is coming up tomorrow, and if so, why are we here, and how are we going to go to the fishing spot from now on in the first place, and she was in a state of excitement He continued to speak.

'You've got to be kidding me, you're ruining the ...... plan!

　I mumble and spit to myself.

'I'm ......!'

　Aroma's wrist was squeezed tightly and she involuntarily screamed.

　The power of the Goddess seemed to be quite strong, and her wrist was red and swollen. The Second called out to her with a single word, "Don't do it.


''............''

　So, nee - and the combined woman laughs disgustedly.

'Just in time, I'll introduce you. This is "Hostage". You're going to lose tomorrow's game.
Oh, I see.
Oh, I'm glad you're catching on so quickly.
What if I say no?
...... I'm going to rip his fingernails off one by one.
Scary.

　When Second frowned and made a disgusted face, the Kiba woman pulled up Aroma's arm with a guffaw and took three steps backwards.


　Immediately after, six girls from the fan club appeared from behind Second.

''--What?

　I should say it was quirky, but all six of them seemed to have seen through the identity of the man who was confronting the Kappan woman just by his back, and they showed a look of astonishment.

　But that's not the point now. The Vice President is on the brink of being abducted.

''Se-Second-sama!　They're going to take Aroma away!　I need your help!
Haha!　You guys are such idiots!　I can't. I can't!　No matter how many five crowns you have, there's no way you can fight while protecting this many people!

　The dagger was taken out of her pocket as the Goda woman laughed and took out a dagger from her pocket.

　With someone as high in offensive power as she was, just stabbing the dagger into a vital point without using her skills could be fatal to them, who were sorcerers with low HP and Vit.

　At first glance, it's a scene ...... with a numbers advantage, but.

　It's the hostages to watch out for. Now, in this place, it has been increased to seven.

'Oops!　Don't even think about running away. If you guys take one more step, this guy's head will be cracked open.

　The girls in the fan club couldn't attack or run away with a single word from the Goddess.

　It's slowing them down. Of all things, they have disturbed their beloved second. The girls suddenly regretted that they had pursued her unprotected without thinking about it.


'Oh, you ...... one, what is the purpose of ......?'

　Suddenly, Aroma spoke up, her face contorted in pain in her wrist.

　After a moment of silence, the Goddess replied.


...... Everything is for Prince-sama. For Prince-sama to love you.

　His voice was euphoric and debauched.


　The air froze in an instant.

　Don't (・・・・). Everyone in the alleyway had a gut feeling that the confederate woman was out of her mind.

　...... Only the second, however, was not the same.

　He's like, "Heh! He continued with a curious look on his face.


'If a man can get a woman to say this much, he must be great, right?

　The Second's gaze is not on the woman in the kappa, but - up (.).

　It is directed at the man in the kappa, lurking on the roof.

'Look at me!　It's gonna stick in your neck!　Now, hurry up and swear you'll lose tomorrow!　I swear!
Now, now, now, don't be in a hurry.

　The two women in the group bared their fangs and the second suddenly became in a good mood (...) for some reason.

　How could they sound so cheerful in this situation?

　Aroma couldn't help but be even more concerned about that than the dagger held against her neck, rather than the madness of the woman in the air.

　Then, the second speaks even more unintelligible words.

''--Okay, then, let's go with the pre-Tenmiza battle.



　　* * *



　Gui Ma Yin Manipulation.

　The skill to manipulate demons, humans, and dolls with strings for a certain amount of time.
　At this time, the status of the one being manipulated is 80% of the status of the one being manipulated.

　...... Due to the rain, the threads are very difficult to see. But the overly sophisticated (・・・・・・・) movements of the kappa woman made it clear. There is no doubt that the man on the roof is controlling this Hapu Woman with the Gui Ma Yarn Manipulation technique.

　Totally, it gives me hope.

　With [Thread Manipulation], the STR doesn't go up. In other words, if the STR is such that a light grip on the sorcerer's hand at 80% status can sprain it, it's a sign that he has raised his other skills in a reasonable manner.

　On top of that, I felt that he hadn't neglected to hone his key [Thread Manipulation]. The Gui Ma Yarn Manipulation, which allowed him to manipulate others so beautifully, was an advanced skill that was hard to see. Perhaps the man on the roof is skilled in something other than Guillermo.

　So, here we go, the pre-Tenanamiza battle begins.

'Aroma, where's the VIT?'
Thirty-eight.

　So, um, roughly ......


Prince, you have a STR of 200 to 250.

!


　For the first time, the man on the roof showed signs of agitation.
　I'm pretty sure that's Mr. Prince.

　Now, I won't let up on my attacks.

''Around 400 AGI and 750 SP, so how about between 400 and 500 DEX?

　Based on the distance and movement speed, its slowness, the amount of SP consumed during the use of the "Gui Ma Yarn Manipulation" 9-dan, and the timing at which he stopped his actions, we can roughly estimate what kind of growth type and skill he is using to raise his AGI and SP, and come up with an approximate DEX It's not easy to guess exactly what it is.

　It's not easy to guess exactly what the 458 is, but you can understand it somehow by "intuition" that comes from experience.

Is it the 458?

!

　What do you think?　The Pitari Award?　That seems to be the case.

　The firepower of [Thread Manipulation] is mainly affected by DEX. The fact that the DEX that had been made so secretive was exposed means that you've lost one card in your hand. It's quite painful, right?


Don't ignore it, Second!　I'm going to stab you!

　What? I'm in the middle of something and the two-woman is bothering me.

Hey, maybe, but if my strategist takes a hostage and demands to lose, this is what he'll do.
What?
Kill one and shut up (・・・・) the rest.
......!

　You guys don't have the intent to kill in the first place. I don't even know what the harm is. You just wanted to play hostage, didn't you?


I think you hit the jackpot.
Hey, I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Mr. Second, there's a place for soldiers.

　Winfiled suddenly appeared out of nowhere and winked at me as he said that. The cool, tall, beautiful woman is going to do that, and it's badass.

　And what's even worse, Winfiled, she puts her face close to my ear and tells me a story.

　I wonder what kind of interesting story he's going to tell me.


It's like the Prince wanted to put out his own fire, don't you think?

............


　Wow, that kind of .......

　Oh, so what is it then? You had your own woman helping you to make it up as you went along?　You think he was trying to show Aroma and the others how to be an itty bitty guy by dashing off to a pinch of his own making?

...... Why?
Uh, .......

　When I asked, Winfiled opened his mouth, as if he was having trouble saying it.


"I wanted to be popular, I guess.
Convincing.

　Ah~. There are guys like that~. There's a guy who doesn't like it when he's not the most popular person in the world!


'Yeah ......, but Mr. Prince, don't be shy about it.

　I changed the way I looked at him all at once.

Don't worry about it. I've known men like that for years.

　Yes, that's right. Such a guy has a strange strength.

　I don't know if it's jealousy or what, but they're the kind of people who can work so hard for such a trivial thing as gaining a few fans, and hopefully gaining more popularity.

　I don't know if it's an impure motive, a crooked method, but hard work is hard work. In other words, Prince is a person who is able to make a decent effort, sparing no time and effort in every aspect of his life.

　It's okay to be good at [thread manipulation] in order to be popular. The important thing is how you can use your persistence to climb the ladder.


I can't forgive you for mocking Prince-sama ......!
'I didn't. It's more of a compliment. I mean, get your hands off of me.

　I feel sorry for Aroma, so it's time to let her go.

'I wouldn't let her go!　He's a hostage!　If you want to save him, you swear to lose!　Then I'll give it back to you tomorrow!
I'm gonna mess with you, okay?
Watch it!　At that moment, this guy's head--
Oh, yeah.
!

　As I took a step forward, the kappa woman pulled back her left leg and put her strength into her right hand holding the dagger. Hey, hey, are you seriously going to stab me? She's so pudgy.

　But, I see, Prince-kun, you've thought it through. I tried to cut the thread of the Gui Ma Yin Manipulation Technique that is moving the Goda Woman, but the rain made it difficult to see where exactly it was due to poor visibility. On the other hand, if the skill is capable of attacking the area above the head of the woman who would have the thread, it will take some time from the completion of preparations to the activation of the skill.

　There are several methods. Either use [Archery] to blow off the Aouha Woman's right arm with her whole shoulder, use the invincibility time of [Transformation] to take down Aouha Woman as well as Aroma, or ask Grand Master Anko to do it.

　The sure thing is Anko, but before I said "Pre-Tenmiza Battle", I only want to use 【String Manipulation】.

　Then, I'll do this.


"Idiot!　You won't get hit, that's not how it works!

　0.3 seconds after I stretched the thread I took out of my inventory forward, Kappan woman used Aroma's body as a shield to defend herself, and put her right hand to work trying to cut its neck off.


''Kyah!''

　The one who screamed was one of the girls.

　Obviously, the dagger was stabbed in. I guess I couldn't help but think so.

　But--



"......gu ......?!

He-......?


　The woman was shaking so much that she was straining the muscles in her right hand.

　In contrast, Aroma softly plucks her dagger and holds it down with a look of incomprehension on her face.


"You are proud of your katsuma yarn manipulation, aren't you?　I'm actually proud of it, too.

　I'll flaunt my skills just for show.


　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this. Grasping the wrist holding the dagger, while holding it, place your left hand on your elbow from the back side and crouch down while turning to the right. ......

''Ippo up~''

　With a thud, the woman fell helplessly to the ground on her face and dropped the dagger in a heap.

　In this state, if you stand up holding her right wrist and step on her shoulder, she won't be able to wriggle out.


　Hmm, it's been a long time since I've done that, but you're still a great thread handler. I'm in love with it.

"What the hell are you doing at ......?

　All I did was manipulate Aroma with Gui Ma Yinjutsu.

　Didn't it look like Aroma was moving of its own accord?　It was such a natural movement that it didn't look like manipulation, right?　Reflexes, kinetic vision, spatial grasping, manipulation skills, you can't complain about that, can you?

　Aww, creepy. It's great to be able to show off my skills in front of the girls and the beautiful genie.


"I'm going to cut it off.

　He had Aroma pick up the dagger and break the string above the Goddess' head.

　Instantly, the hapless woman slumps and weakens. Fainting (stun). This is what happens when the thread is cut off of Gui Ma.


''Hahaha, Super Aroma, here we go!''
Oh, wait, what?

　Playfully, I let her strike a cool pose.

　Aroma makes a troubled voice, but for some reason her face is red and she looks not full.

"Mr. Second, um, Aroma, you know that girl, are you acquainted with her?
''It's Ailie's sister in the First Court Magical Division. When I was a special temporary instructor, I remember sending an autograph to Aroma, come to think of it.
Hmm.

　When I was infiltrating the Royal School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Aroma Vanilla, a schoolgirl I shared a group with during camp training in the Slime Forest. Thanks to this guy's guidance, I was able to get lost in a grand way and as a result, I was able to spend my free time, so I unusually remembered her name.

　It was only just now that I noticed how similar Aroma and Mr. Ailie looked to each other, and I suddenly remembered the autographs I had written "To Ailie & Aroma" on. They must be sisters, although I didn't realize it when I was signing the paper.


...... Well, I guess I won the pre-Tenamiza match.

　I said, looking up at the figure on the roof, which would be Mr. Prince.

　I'm sorry, Mr. Prince. You're going to lose again tomorrow," he said.

　You don't understand how important this pre-Tenmiza fight was," he said. If I had to pick up the unlikely chance of you beating me, this is the only place I could have done it. Even if you failed to match-pump, you still had the advantage of being the hostage taker. So what, you were upset at the fact that someone had guessed your status, and after all that, you lost with your vaunted Gui Ma Yin Manipulation. Didn't you have wounds all over your body mentally?　It would be crazy to win tomorrow like that.

'Go home and cry and suck on your fans' tits.

　Tome. I'm going to tell him to feel as miserable as possible at the moment he puts his foot down to get away from this place.

.............

　The man in the kappa stopped in his tracks for a moment as he ran away.

　What was he thinking now?
　A guy who's trying to run away and leave his girl alone, surely not as far as he's concerned.

　.......

'See you tomorrow~'

　If, by any chance, the billionth man, Prince, is the kind of guy who can beat the odds.

　I could have a lot of fun tomorrow...



　　* * * *



Thank you!

　The fan club members blushed as Second and Winfiled left with a fluttering wave.

　The last line was "Don't catch a cold!
　They all said, "You're the one! I thought, but I didn't say it.


'Vice president!　You're ready for this!

　The second left and this was the first word.
　The girls, except for Aroma, were in a state of excitement.

''This one case, I am obligated to present it in a thirty thousand word report.
Being controlled by the Second Master must have been very satisfying for you at ......
'Super Aroma look at ...... this exquisite dorkiness is seriously lovely'
I mean, I can remember your name: ......
'And he called my name!　And sign it!　I've never heard of this!
And I can't help but feel jealous that you got a potion on your wrist.

　And our aroma is.


'..................... is ...... ...... haha ......

Vice President.


　I held my chest and collapsed, white eyed.

　In the biggest pinch of her life, the one person who was not supposed to show up, the one she loved the most, showed up. That alone seemed to have filled her up.

　She was truly in a state of tension (...).


...... Hey, what are we going to do about this?
Hmmm... ...... What should I do about this?

　Two women fall down in an alleyway (...). They are Vice-President Aroma and the Prince devotee, Aiba Woman.

　The six schoolgirls discussed what to do with Aroma and Aiba-Na aside from the disheveled-looking vice president who fainted, they discussed what to do with Aiba-Na.

''What do you think Second-sama would do?''
I'll try one with a bone in my body.
You know what I'm talking about, sweetheart. But that's not what I'm talking about, is it?
"If you're funny, I'll be your friend.
So that's not what it's about... now.
'Depending on the size of your tits, I'll hit on you.'
This isn't a big game.

　...... Finally, I decided to take him back to his school dormitory.

　Oh dear - and. Just a few minutes ago, one of the maids who had been instructed by Winfiled to escort them and the rest of the fan club, sighed a small sigh as she smiled unobserved.


''By the way, Second-sama is so quarrelsome, isn't she?
I didn't think it was a big deal for someone to try to take a hostage, but from what I saw of the vice president, he seemed pretty strong.
Um, is it correct that the person on the roof is sitting on Prince Tenami?
The Second Master said it with such conviction, I'm sure of it.
Plus, he had the status on the board.
You're pretty smart, Second.
No, it was more of a wild guess, or something.
What?　What?　Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
'Oh?　What is it?　Let's do it?
No crawling.

　The fan club members went home fornicating as usual, carrying and carrying the aroma.

'...... or rather, Prince Tenami sitting.'
'Don't even talk about it. It's kind of ...... creepy.







'f*ck, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.

　One man in a dark room muttering incessantly.

I'm more awesome than you. I'm much cooler than you. No. I mean, no matter how I look at it. Everyone is crazy. Give it a fair shake. What the f*ck is wrong with that guy? That a**h*le is ruining the whole thing. I don't like it. f*ck off. Aroma needs to die too. I can't believe that b*tc*. Shaking your ass and acting like a b*tc*. b*tc*. How can you do that?　I told him to use some tact, even though I treated him like he was special, but he's a piece of shit. You're my fan, you should be smarter than that. I hate it when he goes on and on about stuff that doesn't really matter. He's a piece of shit. They all suck. Hark shit shit shit shit shit ......

　He swings his bundle of threads around and destroys everything in the room.

　The man had been like this for a long time.
　Before he appeared, and after he appeared, he was always like this.


"Oh my God, I'm so mad at you!