Chapter 136: Ally of Justice!
[Has there ever been someone of the opposite sex who made your heart race? Describe in detail how you felt at that moment.]
Looking at the question on the Truth card, Jeanne Alter's pale face showed clear signs of numbness.
"Hurry and answer, dear Jeanne Alter-chan."
Everyone present looked as if they were watching a play, eagerly anticipating her embarrassed reaction — especially Eikou, whose joy was practically overflowing.
Jeanne Alter clenched her jaw, her cheeks unconsciously turning red.
Two choices lay before her:
Either tell the truth, or accept the punishment — which would mean admitting she liked someone.
But…
What if she could pass the lie detector?
"My answer is…"
With a "might as well wreck it" attitude, Jeanne Alter placed her hand on the lie detector, face flushed, and shouted:
"I don't like anyone, so there's nothing to describe!!"
Zap!
As expected, she was immediately shocked hard by the lie detector.
Jeanne Alter let out a cute, pained whimper.
Impressive — clearly lying, yet she still dared to challenge the lie detector head-on. Did she really think she could fool herself?
"Ohya, ohya ohya," Eikou's voice dripped with smug satisfaction, "So your lie got exposed, huh? Who exactly do you like? I really have no clue. Can you tell me?"
"It's definitely not you, don't get your hopes up! There's no way it's you!" Jeanne Alter shouted in flustered anger.
"Ha ha, what a pity," he smiled, "I really hope one day, I'll become the first person in your heart."
"..."
Jeanne Alter's ears instantly turned red.
Zap!
Perhaps because her heart suddenly skipped a beat, she was shocked again by the lie detector.
Her body trembled slightly from the tingling current, and she was so embarrassed she couldn't speak.
[Jeanne Alter's Affection toward you has increased ↑↑↑]
"This lie detector must be broken!"
Jeanne Alter bashfully yet stubbornly defended herself, though her body had already accepted the result. Still, she straightforwardly opened a bottle of Vodka.
She mimicked Eikou and drank the entire bottle of that Water of Life in one go.
Boom!
Jeanne Alter's Endurance was only C — clearly not good at drinking much — her face instantly flushed red from the alcohol.
"Hurry up and start the next round already! A few more games, then I'll go to sleep!"
"Alright, alright, alright…"
[Next round begins.]
[The bottle starts spinning.]
[Everyone performs a Luck check.]
[Marie Alter rolled an E, ranking last.]
The bottle slowly came to a stop, finally pointing straight at Marie Alter.
"Hehe, it's me,"
Marie Alter smiled gracefully and said,
"I choose Dare."
Truly worthy of being the Queen of Elegance — right from the start, she dared to challenge the Dare mode that everyone else avoided.
Without much thought, she drew a Dare card from the deck.
When she looked closely at the requirement on the card, Marie Alter's enchanting eyes curved into a crescent shape of delight.
[Sit next to a member of the opposite sex present.]
Everyone stared at one another in stunned silence.
Among the opposite sex present, there was only Eikou.
"Ah, this…"
Eikou swallowed nervously as he saw the card.
Meanwhile, Marie Alter let out a melodic, elegant laugh like a nightingale, lightly nudging Jeanne Alter — who sat beside him — with her hip, signaling her to move aside.
"You lustful sow of greed…"
Jeanne Alter grumbled with irritation, her tone unusually blunt, perhaps because of the alcohol.
But the rules were clear, so she reluctantly moved.
After taking the seat Jeanne Alter vacated, Marie Alter gently sat down beside Eikou.
"How wonderful, now we're sitting together."
The French Queen smiled charmingly and, imitating Jeanne White, affectionately wrapped her arm around his.
Her ample bosom, even surpassing that of Saint Jeanne of France, nearly enveloped his entire arm!
"Where are you looking, Eikou?"
Marie Alter whispered into his ear, her voice sweet and warm.
Eikou quickly turned away, but his heart was racing wildly.
Damn it, in my current state, I'm totally unfit to play Truth. If Marie Alter keeps teasing me and my heartbeat spikes, the lie detector will think I'm lying!
Shit, on top of that, I'm still affected by the passive "My Love is Eternal," which puts me at a disadvantage against voluptuous women.
Wait a second…
Why not change my way of thinking?
At this close distance, Marie Alter could easily use physical contact to make his heartbeat go wild — but in theory, he could also retaliate by touching her and making her heartbeat go out of rhythm!
It's just that…
Even thinking about it made Eikou feel embarrassed — that kind of move would make him no better than a total pervert!
With his usual level of "thick skin," he still couldn't bring himself to do something that indecent to the girls, especially the married women.
So… forget it!
[Next round begins.]
[The bottle starts spinning.]
[Everyone performs a Luck check.]
[Marie Alter rolled a D, ranking last.]
"Me again,"
Marie Alter said elegantly with a smile,
"This time, I choose Truth."
She drew a Truth card, on which was written:
[What kind of intimate actions did you share with a member of the opposite sex the last time you were together? Describe in detail!]
Why is it always "describe in detail"? Whoever designed these Truth questions must be extremely nosy! Was it Merlin who made them?!
Eikou muttered in his heart, then frowned.
Wait — he actually knew the answer to that question…
It was that time in the student council, when Marie Alter kept him behind and "pressed her chest" against him until he could barely breathe.
Eikou took a deep, fearful breath.
This is bad — if she actually talks about that and Tomoe Gozen hears it, no matter what excuse I make, I won't be able to hide it!
Even worse, Tomoe Gozen might misunderstand that he and Marie Alter used some kind of "under-the-table deal" to get him into the student council!
Damn it, another ticking time bomb.
"..."
Sensing a life-or-death crisis, Eikou's eyes suddenly turned tragic and resolute.
He had to find a way to make Marie Alter's heartbeat go out of rhythm — even if it meant laying hands on her, even if the act itself was anything but gentlemanly!
In his mind, the philosophy of action belonging to Emiya Kiritsugu echoed:
To lay a hand on a woman — that is a small evil.
To lose his position in the student council, to have his credibility and power diminished, to fail in capturing Sesshouin and thus let many people suffer — that is a great evil.
Choosing the lesser evil, sacrificing a small part to protect the happiness of the many — that is what Emiya Kiritsugu would do.
And Eikou, in order to save more people, reaching out and touching Marie Alter's butt… this, too… was clearly the act of an Ally of Justice!
If Emiya Kiritsugu were here, surely he would also, for the sake of everyone's happiness, do the same thing to Marie Alter!
"..."
In that moment, Eikou seemed to see Emiya Kiritsugu in the heavens giving him a thumbs-up, encouraging him: "Do it!"
Am I an Ally of Justice?
I think I am!
Meanwhile, Marie Alter had already placed her hand on the lie detector, beginning to recount the previous event in the student council.
"The last time in the student council room, when Eikou and I were together…"
Before she could finish the sentence, Mochizuki Eikou — this so-called Ally of Justice — had already taken action.
There was no time left to think — he had to mess up her heartbeat so her words would register as a lie!
Eikou clenched his teeth, heart pounding violently, and slid his hand inside the French Queen's clothes…
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