Chapter 119: Married Woman, Instantly Swayed!
[1 June]
[Your camping group suddenly has a new Japanese Servant named Tomoe Gozen.]
[Later, you'll learn that Tomoe was actually sent by the Shadow Disciplinary Committee to approach you, in order to thoroughly investigate your character and reputation.]
[This pressure fell on Marie, the Student Council President, so she had no choice but to bring Tomoe along.]
"Oi oi..."
Before Eikou or Tomoe could say anything,
Jeanne Alter irritably dragged Marie aside, her voice snapping:
"Queen, what are you doing, bringing along a woman who's already married? You know he's the type who always attracts married women—are you taking her camping or matchmaking?!"
"...That was an order from President Raikou of the Shadow Disciplinary Committee, I could hardly refuse."
Marie Alter said helplessly,
"Because Eikou and Tomoe were bound to meet sooner or later, bringing her here under our supervision minimizes the risk. As long as we keep a close eye on Tomoe, nothing unexpected will happen."
"No, I don't want to waste my precious vacation time spying on someone..." Jeanne Alter muttered.
Tomoe Gozen was observing Mochizuki Eikou, while they were observing Tomoe Gozen — was this supposed to be stalking the one who's stalking someone?
"There's absolutely no need to watch. The ending is already decided — that woman will surely fall."
Marie Alter shook her head, countering: "I don't think so. Tomoe Gozen is a pure, graceful woman who still cherishes her late husband. 'Lord Yoshinaka' is like her catchphrase — how could she possibly succumb to Eikou so easily?"
"Zenobia said exactly the same thing at first..."
Jeanne Alter felt this girl didn't understand the gravity of the situation at all.
Could it be because Marie wasn't there when Zenobia fell, so she never witnessed the destructive power Eikou has over older women?
In this world, there is no married woman who can resist Eikou's charm!
"..."
Forget it, whatever.
Jeanne Alter couldn't even be bothered with such nonsense anymore — once Marie personally saw Tomoe Gozen fall on the spot, she'd realize how wrong she was.
Meanwhile, Eikou and Tomoe Gozen had already started talking.
Oho, it's begun.
"Queen, open your eyes wide and witness the magnificent scene that's about to unfold."
Jeanne Alter said coldly,
"That woman named Tomoe Gozen—she's about to fall!"
...
[Tomoe Gozen takes the initiative to start a conversation with you.]
[And it only takes you one second to remember who she is — a famous female samurai from Japan's Heian period, renowned for both her beauty and combat prowess.]
[In addition, she has another identity that both intrigues and terrifies you...]
[That is—Married Woman!]
"Hello, Mochizuki Eikou,"
Tomoe Gozen quickly stepped forward, her beautiful ruby-red eyes gazing at the boy before her,
"You're the champion who won both the speed race and the Holy Grail War, aren't you? I've long admired you — it's an honor to meet such a hero!"
"I'm honored to meet you too, Miss Tomoe Gozen." Eikou said politely with a smile.
"Just call me Tomoe, there's no need to be so formal."
"Alright, then please call me Eikou as well."
"Very well, Eikou... there's something I'm really curious about, I hope you can answer it for me."
"What is it?"
"Why are you smiling while constantly stepping backward? Can you even hear what I'm saying like that? Hey? Hey? Why have you backed up fifty meters already? Why did you suddenly put on a thick life jacket and cover your whole face—are you some kind of conservative Servant from the Middle East? I truly don't understand what you're trying to do."
They'd barely exchanged a few words before Eikou had already fled a hundred meters away.
Keeping a very safe distance from Tomoe Gozen.
Good. At this distance, there's no need to worry about any sparks of love—even Cupid's arrows couldn't possibly reach that far!
"Miss Tomoe, please don't come any closer..."
He held up the tour guide megaphone in his hand and spoke loudly to her,
"Since you're already a married woman, it's best not to get too close to other men. A lady should know to keep her distance—if you want to say something, just use the megaphone to talk to me!"
"...Isn't that a bit too much distance? Aren't you too far away now?" Tomoe Gozen looked puzzled. "I can't even hear what you're saying anymore, I only see your lips moving!"
Eikou instantly panicked: "What, you can still see my face from this far away?! Then I need to back off even more!"
What the hell, does he really have to be this paranoid about married women?!
Jeanne Alter, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but mock him inwardly: Just how badly were you traumatized by married women, to the point of being drained dry like this!
"I'm sorry..."
Eikou muttered with a face full of anguish,
"Miss Tomoe, it's not that I hate you, it's just that my personal life is already too complicated. At least half of my romantic entanglements involve married women, and I really don't want to get caught up in any more trouble with that group! Here, take 5 QP and spare me!"
"I see, I've heard that you're very popular with women... But it's fine, I have no intention of getting romantically involved with any man. I'm still remaining faithful to Lord Yoshinaka."
"..."
All married women say the same thing at first. I used to believe them sincerely, but later realized that "I have a husband whom I love dearly" is just part of the cuckold roleplay they all like to do.
The more they emphasize how much they love their husbands, the worse they end up falling later — I've seen this kind of scenario way too many times!
Eikou deeply suspected that he might be living in a world created by the devs of Love Sleeping!
As a pure-love warrior, Eikoucles absolutely would never repeat the same mistake again.
"Listen to me, Miss Tomoe..."
Eikou didn't even have time to explain further; he kept backing away while speaking:
"Before my body does something irreversible, please, hold on tight to your love for your husband and stay away from me, before I——"
[Detected a rising concentration of married woman energy nearby. It seems a Servant who is a married woman has appeared.]
[Your skill has automatically activated — "Disaster With Women (Married Woman)"]
No!!!
The moment Eikou saw that line, his heart instantly turned to ice.
Why?! Even at this ridiculous distance, that broken passive skill still triggered?!
[Please roll two dice to perform a skill check.]
"What, a double check again?!"
His heart froze, as if all the blood had drained from it.
If both dice succeeded, wouldn't that mean Tomoe Gozen would instantly fall head over heels for him right here on the spot?!
Clatter, clatter...
The two dice fell simultaneously.
[Performing check...]
It's over. A married woman just appeared, and now she's about to be charmed instantly!
Morgan, help me!
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