Chapter 27: Alter, I brought her here!
[The ones suspicious of your three-day schedule are not only those two "bastard" close friends of yours.]
[There is also Jeanne d'Arc.]
[Unlike Jeanne Alter—the tsundere type who doesn't take the initiative—Jeanne d'Arc took advantage of her younger sister not paying attention and quietly went to visit your dormitory. When she heard from your roommate that you had other arrangements during those three days, she almost understood what had happened...]
[For an "onee-san" with such a severe brother complex like her, it felt as if the entire sky was about to collapse!]
[This won't do! The pure and innocent little brother has been tainted with the scent of other women during those three days. To her, this is absolutely unacceptable! Netorare—this is Netorare! She doesn't even dare imagine how, during those three days and two nights, you were completely devoured by some unknown bitch!]
"..."
Jeanne d'Arc's squinting smile sent a chill down Eikou's spine.
The more a woman could ask lethal questions with a gentle expression, the more ferocious and terrifying she was.
"Don't worry, just tell your sister honestly. I won't do anything bad to you. Where were you during those three days—on which Love Hotel street, in which room, did you check in during the day or at night?"
"??"
Why is it all Love Hotel? Could it be that she still can't forget that time they almost had a foursome at a Love Hotel with Marie and Jeanne Alter?
And from beginning to end it's all revolving around Love Hotel—hasn't she already decided on the answer herself?
"If you won't tell your sister..."
Jeanne d'Arc's full, alluring body pressed tightly against Eikou as she smiled gently and raised her hand.
A pink heart appeared in her palm.
The legendary 'Onee-san moe moe Beam'?!
Eikou's heart skipped a beat, and he sensed that something was seriously wrong.
His current state was extremely unstable—if he got hit by this 'beam,' he might really turn into a hardcore sister complex.
Sigh, every time he came to find Jeanne Alter to hang out, he ended up facing this kind of outcome. If only he knew [how to deal with these "onee-san types"][Special Attack Against Sister-type].
"…Alright then..."
Eikou scratched his head. In the end, he decided to tell her the purpose of this trip, treating it as an exchange.
"I came to find Alter to play board games together, that's all."
"Hm..."
Jeanne d'Arc nodded calmly, her beautiful blue-violet eyes narrowing into two crescent moons.
Seeing that expression, Eikou immediately understood what she wanted.
She was clearly thinking of joining in as well.
"Alright,"
Eikou couldn't help but soften and took the initiative to give her an out: "If you're free, you can come play with us too—just remember to bring Alter along."
"Yes～ I'll definitely call her over!"
As she spoke, Jeanne d'Arc acted like an older sister doting on her little brother, gently patting his head, her voice full of encouragement.
"You invited your sister to play together because you saw she was lonely—what a good child you are."
"..."
Eikou couldn't help letting his gaze drift toward the surging curves in front of her chest.
He only felt his breathing grow heavier.
Immediately after, Eikou snapped back to his senses. After giving his instructions, he pretended nothing had happened and left.
No good—he absolutely had to think of a way to counter My Love is Eternal, otherwise something really big would happen!
"Perform an Instinct Check."
On the way back to the classroom, Eikou hurriedly said.
[Which aspect do you want to use Instinct on?]
"Ehm, mainly the matter of Jeanne d'Arc and My Love is Eternal. I want to know how I should balance these complicated relationships."
Eikou felt a headache coming on.
A die fell.
The face of the die showed E, which meant Great Success.
[Your Instinct at this moment is extremely accurate.]
[You have a very clear premonition that later this afternoon, you will know the answer to those questions.]
"?"
Seriously? Can it really be resolved today?
Eikou raised an eyebrow in surprise, not expecting happiness to come so quickly.
So didn't that mean he just needed to wait peacefully until the afternoon?
[And so, time gradually passes...]
[Very soon it is after school in the afternoon. Before going to carry out the Student Council's tasks, there is still spare time—more than enough for you all to play board games to your heart's content.]
[You and the two Knights of the Round Table find an empty Club Room, and even specifically borrow from the neighboring Drama Club a cute-style costume set with blue bunny ears, preparing it as a punishment outfit for Artoria.]
[And because of a bit of personal intention, you also borrow an additional Cat-ear Maid Outfit, planning to make Jeanne Alter wear it if she loses.]
[Carrying hearts full of anticipation, you all wait for the other girls to arrive...]
[The afternoon— is your board game time!]
"All set!"
The three boys proudly hung several sets of women's clothes on the rack beside them, looking as reverent as if they were about to attend a religious rite.
"I've borrowed the most expensive camera from Mother-sama,"
Gawain's voice was filled with the purest reverence:
"I am ready to record the sacred moment when Our King wears a dress and bunny ears! This lowly one shall regard that photo as a family heirloom for life!"
"Calm down, Gawain," Tristan lowered his voice to remind him, "don't forget to also take the opportunity to ask about those three days of Sir Eikou."
"Umu, I understand..." Gawain nodded solemnly, "although doing so is a bit unfair to him, but..."
Just for today, the two of them decided to temporarily treat Eikou as an enemy in this board game battle!
And Gawain would join forces with Tristan in dual-wield coordination, forcing every player present to suffer one round of the punishment game.
"Ha..."
Meanwhile, Eikou was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation and was still joking around:
"You two only dare bully Boar-chan because she's easy to talk to. Do you dare make Saber Artoria or the Lion King wear a bunny-ear dress? You don't dare, right. You two are way too cowardly."
"Ha ha, you're about the same," Gawain couldn't help laughing, "every day there's a married woman from outside the school coming to the class to look for you—aren't you always the first one to jump out the window and run away?"
"Our classroom is on the third floor. Jumping out the window to escape doesn't that make me look very courageous?" Eikou waved it off calmly. "But today is different. Later on, you guys better open your eyes wide and watch how I deal with Jeanne Alter."
Bullying the weak while fearing the strong—that was exactly Sir Eikou. At most, he only dared to bully little girls like these...
The two Knights of the Round Table thought the same thing at the same time.
"Honestly speaking, we really are a bunch of scumbag," Tristan said bluntly. "Isn't there not a single person here who can go after targets at a higher level? Why is it all just picking on the weak?"
"Shut up," Eikou muttered. "Even if we're all scumbag, a pure love scumbag is still far more noble than a married woman fetish scumbag."
Very soon, the sound of footsteps came from outside, accompanied by the voices of several girls chatting.
The first to enter the club room was the most lively Artoria Caster.
Immediately after that, Jeanne d'Arc, who had been invited, walked in with a smile, looking very much forward to the upcoming board game.
"Where's Alter?"
Eikou asked the Saint.
"She'll be here any moment now."
Jeanne d'Arc suddenly revealed a smile full of malice.
"She's here."
A familiar voice sounded from outside the door.
A young and beautiful Austrian Princess, with two cute twin braids tied up, her entire body exuding a noble aura like a Royal Lady, walked straight into the room.
That was...
The young French Queen — Marie Antoinette Alter.
"Alter..."
Jeanne d'Arc pointed at Marie Alter standing beside her, then winked at Eikou with a confident smile.
"I brought her to you!"
"??"
What the hell is this, the Alter I wanted wasn't this Alter at all?!
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