After Reaching the Happy Ending, I Was Locked up by the Extremely Possessive Heroines I Had Conquered - Chapter 11-12

Chapter 11: I Can’t Move Because My Little Sister Has Me Restrained

“Mahiru-chan, you’re sleeping in such an amazing position.”

Once I had been freed from the handcuffs, my little sister, who was using me as a body pillow, prevented me from moving as I wished.

For me, who wanted to sneak away with Toa, this was extremely troublesome.

“Toa, please.”

“Eh, you’re just dumping it all on me?”

“There’s no helping it. I can’t move at all.”

Until just a moment ago, she had only been resting her head on me, but before I knew it, she had clung to me, and I was now in a position where she completely covered me.

Our bodies were pressed tightly together, and every time her sleeping breath hit my neck, a strange sensation washed over me.

“…Good grief.”

Toa sighed but grabbed Mahiru’s arm and tried to pry it off.

However, Mahiru’s strength seemed stronger than expected, and Toa’s efforts didn’t budge her in the slightest.

“Mahiru-chan, are you actually awake?”

“I think she’s definitely asleep…”

She was breathing steadily in her sleep, so there was no doubt about it.

“But she’s got such a strong grip.”

“Maybe it’s hard to untangle because she’s wrapped around me so perfectly?”

“That’s right. I think her desire not to let go of you is so strong that she’s unconsciously holding on tight.”

“No, it’s just a coincidence.”

When I said that casually, Toa, for some reason, wore an expression as if she was peeved.

“It’s not a coincidence at all. Do you have any idea how anxious I’ve been?”

“No, right now we’re talking about Mahiru…”

“Even though you’re talking to me, don’t bring up another girl’s name.”

“…Sorry.”

She had suddenly gotten angry. I wondered what had rubbed her the wrong way.

“That’s why you end up getting confined.”

“What do you mean?”

“Think about it a little yourself.”

While we were going back and forth like that, Toa finally managed to unwrap Mahiru’s arms and deftly flipped her over.

Mahiru’s body rolled to the other side of the bed with a thud.

Even so, she showed no sign of waking up, which was a bit worrisome.

–Lately, when I sleep with big brother, I sleep so soundly!

I felt anew that what she had said was true. Thanks to that, we could escape from the cabin, which was convenient for me.

“All right, I’m finally free!”

I got up from the bed and stomped my feet a few times to feel the ground. Since there were no handcuffs on my arms either, I could stretch my body freely. It was the best feeling.

“Senpai. Just so you know, stay within my line of sight, okay? If I lose sight of you, I’ll mobilize all my acquaintances to search for you.”

“I-I get it.”

“Do you really get it?”

She stared at me suspiciously for a while, but then Mahiru murmured something in her sleep like, “Big brother, no. We’re siblings after all,” which created a perfectly awkward atmosphere.

“Shall we go then?”

“Yes. I’ll follow you forever, you know?”

“I get it.”

“Do you really get it?”

Her gaze was as stern as ever, but since she had helped me in the end, I was truly grateful. At least I wouldn’t slip away silently, so she could rest easy.

Finally, I wrote a note for Mahiru, placed it lightly on the bed, and put my hand on the cabin door.

Now I had no regrets. I would never have to rely on this cabin again.

With that sincere belief, I dashed out into the outside world.

And so, the four-day confinement came to an end.

“What did you write in the letter?”

After we left the cabin, Toa asked while tying her shoelaces.

“What else? I wrote, ‘I’m going on a trip. I’ll be back home soon.'”

This time, I had clearly written where I was returning to. There shouldn’t be any worry about her going off on some bizarre search for me.

However, Toa wore a subtle expression…

“With that wording, won’t Mahiru-chan misunderstand?”

“Misunderstand?”

“She’ll probably think you’re leaving the island.”

“But I clearly wrote that I’m coming back.”

The moment I said that, Toa shot me a blatantly accusatory look.

“…That’s exactly it. That’s the kind of thing that gets you confined.”

“Eh?”

“It’s all the seeds you’ve sown yourself.”

I didn’t understand what she was saying, but seeing her with pursed lips, I figured the three great families must have done something again.

“Senpai, make a little more effort not to make girls anxious!”

Those guys are truly unforgivable.

“Senpai, are you even listening? If you get too full of yourself, I’ll put you in diapers!”

“…I’m sorry!”

It was completely my fault, so please spare me that!

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Chapter 12: I Can’t Help But Want to Confine You

After leaving the cabin, the first thing I needed to do was investigate the area around the shrine.

In the original story, the route where you hole up at home was considered the only correct one, but in reality, that was not entirely a safe route either.

–If you do nothing, Satori will lose her life.

The reason was that a massive tree in the shrine’s grounds would topple due to the typhoon’s influence, and its direction pointed toward the building in the shrine’s depths–Satori’s room.

So if I did nothing, Satori would end up crushed under the roof in a bad end.

In the original story, this event occurred right after you cleared the Satori route and thought you had reached the ending, so to put it mildly, it was hell.

You thought it was a post-clear service scene, only to find despair waiting beyond it, which felt like it was designed solely to break the player’s heart.

For that reason, I needed to deal with the shrine’s great tree in advance.

If possible, I wanted to proceed in a way that avoided damaging the building, but there were limits to what an amateur like me could do. If I realized it was impossible, I planned to switch immediately to evacuating Satori.

“Senpai, where are you going?”

“Just a little detour.”

As I stepped onto the approach to the shrine, the trees lining both sides swayed, rustling noisily. Clouds covered the sky, blocking the sunlight.

It seemed the weather had changed in an instant. Just moments ago, the sun’s light had been dazzling, but now I could not even catch a glimpse of it.

The time limit was drawing ever closer. I felt that fact anew and quickened my pace.

My destination was the camphor tree in the depths of the grounds. In the original story, there was only the scene of the tree falling and crushing everything, so I knew the location only vaguely.

However, based on its position relative to Satori’s room, it was probably one of the great trees growing in that vicinity.

With that hunch, I hurried across the grounds and soon arrived at the spot.

Towering before me was a massive camphor tree. Its trunk was far too thick for me to wrap my arms around, and its branches spread out as if to cover the surroundings.

Every time the wind strengthened, the grasses and trees swayed, as if announcing the arrival of a storm. The thought of such a great tree toppling made my heart feel like it would stop.

“Senpai? What’s wrong with this tree?”

“It would be dangerous if it fell.”

“With a trunk this thick, there’s no way it would fall.”

Toa was right, of course. If I had not played the original story, I would have dismissed the idea outright.

However, every event that occurred in the original story had happened in reality so far. There had not been a single exception.

So I could not afford to be optimistic. I needed to take every precaution.

I examined the base of the camphor tree and carefully checked the trunk for cracks. At first glance, there were none.

I had thought that if there was preexisting damage, I might be able to adjust the direction of the fall, but that seemed difficult.

The other options were to tie it down with rope to secure it or simply chop it down, but I had neither the tools nor the knowledge.

Even if I had a saw, there was no way I could cut through a trunk this thick…

“In the end, the only choice is to evacuate Satori…”

“Senpai? Do you really think the tree will fall? The TV did say a typhoon is coming today.”

“I think the possibility is high. And even if my prediction is wrong, isn’t it better to prepare for the worst case?”

“…All right, I get it. Sometimes you turn into a completely different person, Senpai.”

“Do I?”

“You’re so different that I can’t help but want to confine you.”

Toa used the expression “different person,” but I did not think she was entirely wrong.

When I tackled the original story’s scenarios, I fully immersed myself as the protagonist and casually said lines I would never utter in normal life.

I was usually quiet, but the moment I started playing a game, I talked a lot. It felt similar to the psychology of a gamer like that.

In any case, I did not have the luxury to waste time here.

“Let’s go to Satori’s room.”

I muttered and hurried toward the depths of the shrine where her room was. Half a step behind me, Toa followed with light footsteps.

*

The small building in the depths of the shrine–where Satori lived–was unlocked year-round, allowing anyone to enter freely. That would be unthinkable in Tokyo, but given the island’s security, it seemed fine.

Thanks to that, I entered the building easily.

I prayed I would not run into Satori’s uncle as I headed to my objective.

And then I reached Satori’s room.

“Satori! If you’re there, answer me.”

“…”

There was no response. In fact, the room was utterly silent, with not a single sound.

“I’m opening it.”

I yanked open the wooden sliding door forcefully, but as expected, Satori was not there.

“She’s not here…”

I looked around the room. In the simple tatami space, there were about three mysterious monitors lined up, but otherwise, it was perfectly ordinary, with no sign of anyone.

Had we crossed paths somehow?

“Satori-san isn’t here. Maybe she headed to the cabin? Like she noticed something odd on the surveillance cameras?”

“Surveillance cameras? No way Satori would… Actually, that’s possible.”

After yesterday’s incident, my trust in Satori had hit rock bottom. I had to admit the possibility was extremely high.

“But going back to the cabin…”

I had just escaped, so the thought of returning there on purpose was out of the question. I would surely end up confined again amid the chaos.

I shook my head and discarded that option.

But if it meant Satori losing her life, maybe being confined would be the lesser evil…

As I wrestled with that dilemma, Toa watched me silently and then

“Senpai!”

whispered sweetly in my ear,

“isn’t it a waste to just go home like this? Why don’t we run away together just a little longer?”

She made the suggestion with a mischievous smile.

“But I can’t just leave Satori…”

“You left a note, didn’t you? If you leave it in this room, it’ll be fine.”

“Will it really be okay?”

“It will. When Satori-san sees the note, she’ll panic and rush out of the house. This is the same Satori-san who went so far as to cancel the ferry to stop you from leaving the island, right?”

“Hm? Cancel the ferry?”

“There’s no way she’d just stay quietly at home. You’re overestimating Satori-san, Senpai.”

“…I see.”

There was one part that caught my attention, but if Toa said so, it was probably true.

“…”

I thought for a moment.

Since I did not know where Satori was, leaving a warning for her might be the smart choice.

“All right.”

I grabbed a notepad and pen from the room and scribbled hurriedly.

“I’ll be back at my family home before sunset. Come to my house; I need to talk. Also, you should lock the house properly. It’d be dangerous if a burglar got in. And since it looks like rain, I’ll borrow an umbrella.”

“Okay, this should do.”

I placed the note on the desk and left the room with Toa. Outside, the wind had grown even stronger, and the rain was starting to fall in earnest.

Amid that, one junior gave me a sidelong glare. It seemed the content of the note did not sit well with her…

“You’re a different person from before, Senpai… In a bad way.”

“This is my true self.”

It felt like she had denied my very personality.

“…Whatever. Senpai, there’s a detour I want to make. Is that okay?”

Toa turned back and made her request.

“As long as it’s not along the sea or the hot springs.”

“Hehe, what’s that supposed to mean? It’s a completely different place. The spot we’re heading to now is…”

“–My house.”