Chapter 109: Marie Antoinette
「Welcome once again to my tea party.」
「Mm, you ask why recently I've always been inviting you? I already told you the reason—because I am very interested in you.」
「But today I only invited you alone, that's right, this tea party is just the two of us.」
「You say like this it can hardly be called a tea party anymore, calling it a date would be more accurate? Hehe, that's indeed true, even I hadn't realized it.」
「…What's that, you pay a lot of attention to my hair? It was always white before, and this time it suddenly became mottled white-and-black?」
「Hehe, you finally noticed. Actually, I'm the same as you, I'm also a bad child.」
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"Let us congratulate contestant Barghest for successfully passing the challenge, Team Eikou smoothly clears the stage."
The very moment the magecraft on Eikou's chest let out its ding ding warning sound, Finn—the commentator—immediately spoke.
"..."
Though he had let his teammate clear the stage smoothly, Eikou's mood was somewhat difficult to describe.
... He had overestimated his own self-control.
He thought this challenge would be very difficult for Barghest, but unexpectedly, just by showing the swimsuit hidden beneath her sportswear, his heart had already pounded wildly, letting her clear the stage with ease.
Alright then, now Eikou finally confirmed clearly—he himself was, in truth, the type who was "very easily seized by girls," and with just a single slip, could be completely dominated by them.
At his current level, at most he could only tease a Tsundere girl like Jeanne Alter!
"Calm down, must calm down…"
Eikou took several deep breaths, trying to enter a sage-like state, seeing through the mortal world, with emptiness in all directions.
Next was to control his heartbeat, keep his emotions stable.
Not to be swayed by the girls about to appear, to wipe out Team Baobhan Sith and Team Marie in one breath!
"Next to take the stage… Marie Antoinette of Class France!" Finn announced.
The Queen of France?
Eikou thought silently—this one was still fine.
Although without doubt a noble beauty whose looks could topple kingdoms, she didn't fall within his strike zone.
"My type is either a beautiful girl full of first-love or girlfriend vibes, or the onee-san type with an extremely sexy body! And that Queen of France over there, as I see it, belongs to neither side!!"
The only thing to worry about was her Charm skill, but his Magic Resistance was ranked EX.
Unless the dice rolled into an extremely unlucky great failure, otherwise he wouldn't be easily swayed.
"Hmph…"
Eikou took a deep breath.
This time he must remain even calmer, even more restrained…
I don't need women!
I only need victory!
Women only delay my victory!
"Now please welcome contestant Marie onto the stage!"
Finn's voice echoed through the checkpoint.
Yet no sound of footsteps was heard.
Eikou glanced around, but didn't see anyone step onto the stage.
Could it be that the Queen of France… voluntarily forfeited?
Perhaps because, still holding onto the reserve of a noblewoman with the status of a queen, she felt embarrassed to participate in this kind of dating program. Eikou could actually understand—for even he, a big man, found it very awkward.
"Mochizuki Eikou~"
Suddenly, a sweet and gentle voice called from behind.
Like powdered sugar melting in the heart.
Immediately after, a pair of slender soft hands suddenly wrapped around his neck. Before he could react, a pair of full, snow-white breasts pressed tightly against the back of his head, nearly burying it completely, and the fragrance of fine perfume spread from the woman's body.
"What the…"
The two commentators sitting before the projection screen instantly widened their eyes in shock.
BOOBS DEKAI!!!
The two of them cried out in unison:
"So it's… the Third Ascension of Marie Antoinette Alter! The Queen of France as an adult!"
Crap!
Eikou's heartbeat immediately went into chaos.
And appearing deliberately at this very moment, it just had to be the hardest-to-deal-with Spirit Origin form?
He lifted his head to look at her face, while the back of his head was still pressed into those soft breasts.
Marie smiled gently at him.
It was the face of a more mature, alluring noblewoman, carrying stronger maternal charm, the breathtaking beauty of the Queen of France as an adult!
"Our contestant Marie clearly already has a swimsuit Spirit Origin form that is adorable and beautiful, yet she willingly abandons the girlish swimsuit form, and instead chooses to use the mature Alter form to seduce him?"
Finn commented,
"But I must say, this move seems extremely wise!"
"The feminine charm of the Queen of France in her adult form truly achieves absolute effect, and moreover carries the feeling of a bad woman. Judge Eikou is already stiff… I mean, stiffened to the point of being unable to move, this is exactly the pure virgin boy struck speechless at the sight of a sexy onee-san!"
"..."
Eikou seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat.
Half of it was because of nervousness, half of it was because of fear of failure.
…Could it be that his weakness had already been seen through?
He, Mochizuki Eikou, had absolutely no resistance against onee-san who were older than him!
This was also exactly the reason why every time he met Morgan, he always felt unnatural, and also why he was always drawn into her rhythm.
Wouldn't it be better to let Marie withdraw, and let Jeanne Alter take the stage instead? That was someone over whom he could absolutely seize the initiative!
"That really seems to be the case,"
Napoleon said, a little surprised,
"At this moment he's obedient to a strange degree, could it be that he's already been Charmed?"
"Haha, Napoleon-sensei, it's better to let me – a professional – analyze this for you."
Finn-sensei opened his mouth with a tone full of expertise.
"——First of all is the issue of expectation building. Marie Alter has learned from the successful experience of the previous contestant, she boldly chose Third Ascension Alter Spirit Origin. From a well-behaved schoolgirl transforming into a mature and dangerously alluring beauty, this sense of contrast is no joke, it is nothing less than an Anti-Male Noble Phantasm rank EX!
"Based on this premise, she then chose a blitz attack, in just an instant she seized the absolute initiative!"
"In but a moment, Judge Eikou was completely under her control."
"As expected of the Queen of France famous throughout the world, when it comes to female charm, perhaps she has already reached the level of 'One-hit kill'!"
Hearing this, Napoleon couldn't help but look on with solemn respect, it was hard to believe this guy could rattle on with such endless commentary.
"This is bad, Judge Eikou's heartbeat is gradually rising higher and higher!"
"As a judge, in principle he cannot cut off the performances of the contestants, he can only choose to cooperate with them. So in such a situation, can our contestant Eikou think of a strategy to break through? Can a man like him really remain calm?"
"Or rather, let's put it this way, if at this moment he could still remain calm, could he even still be called a man?!"
The full chain attack of this French Queen indeed left Eikou flustered and disordered,
And the more he realized he was being struck until he couldn't keep up, falling into a passive position, the more his mentality became panicked and uneasy.
One could see on his chest, the heartbeat index soaring at an extremely fast rate…
It was about to surpass the limit point!