As A Result of Trying To Live An Erotic Slow-Life, I Have Become The Underground Ruler of This Upside-Down Otherworld - Chapter 38: Love, Declaration

Chapter 38: Love, Declaration

That was a fun orgy.

What I’ll remember most is how I went all out with Serika.

I imagined it like a graduation ceremony vibe in my head.

Leaving the room where I was told it was fine to stay as I was.

Now, with the night falling, I’m walking home alongside Liliel, carrying the sleeping Serika on my back.

Honestly, I could’ve left earlier, but when we were in the borrowed bath together, I ended up going for another round.

Sorry, Serika, for finishing you off after you managed to stay conscious until the end.

“Dear,”

“Yeah?”

“I apologize.”

“Ah, don’t worry about it. I’ll make sure to keep it as a debt.”

Looking back, Luuri, who was waiting, made an awkward face before turning away.

Well, whatever. At least the main goal of picking up Liliel was achieved, so I can relax.

If there’s anything more to it, that’s a different story.

“But… I don’t know how to repay such a huge debt.”

Her downcast profile looks so unreliable.

It’s hard to believe she’s the same person who declared she’d make me hers.

“Hey, if the manager of Ryuu is like this, how are you going to steal customers from the dragon girls and make me yours? At least say something like, ‘Remember this!’”

“If that’s what it takes to repay the debt, I will.”

Wow, why did she become so spineless? There’s no fight left in her.

It’s not like I saved her from some fatal crisis; if anything, I probably just got in the way.

“Liliel.”

“…Yes?”

“Ryuu is a great restaurant.”

“Huh…?”

I can’t let her stay spineless.

I really love that place—a spot where you can enjoy a good meal without being influenced by looks or power.

“Honestly, what bothers me most about something happening to you is that. I love Ryuu. I admire it—just a normal place to eat.”

“Admire…?”

It’s just a normal restaurant to me.

Of course, there are considerations, like the visible distinctions and other unnoticed efforts.

“Having such a place in the capital is amazing. It’s even exhilarating, especially in this world, this city, where everything is so loud. To open a place like that and make it thrive…”

It’s something I couldn’t do.

All I managed was a small place like Ronyan, a tiny world.

“So, if you want to repay the debt, Liliel, let’s do this.”

“…Yes. Anything you say.”

If you’re still in love with me and want to make it work…

“Let’s become sister restaurants.”

“Sister… restaurants?”

“Yeah. Let’s support each other, fill in each other’s gaps. I can’t create a restaurant that satisfies everyone, but Ryuu might be able to. By forming a sister restaurant bond, you can get closer to me… maybe.”

I can’t understand or accept the love you’re talking about, but I can offer my own path of love.

“You don’t have to destroy Ronya to make me yours. Just meet, laugh, maybe argue with me sometimes, and stack up those moments. Maybe then, love will naturally blossom.”

“I… I don’t understand, Dear…! You’re not interested in me, are you? I have no value to make you turn to me! You’re not swayed by beauty, power, or money!”

The Liliel talking to me now is incredibly beautiful. Nothing like the bearded memory I have.

So maybe someday, I’ll be charmed and ask her out myself.

“Let’s have a normal romance.”

“Huh!?”

The future is unpredictable. Saying that makes it sound cliché, but…

At least right now, I’m not in love with Liliel.

“Wondering what will make you smile, what will make you happy… what will make you fall for me. Thinking about it so much, staying up all night—that’s what I call love. Wanting to cherish the other person—that’s what I call affection.”

That’s what I want to believe.

Love and affection come in different shapes, so I won’t deny what Liliel calls love.

But our shapes don’t match, no matter what.

I’m happy, of course.

Who wouldn’t be flattered to be loved by such a beauty?

But still…

“I want to live in my own world. I can’t accept your kind of love, sorry.”

“—”

“But if you still wish for it… make me turn to you. Even I think it’s a strange thing to say, but I want to see a Liliel that makes me want to turn around.”

Because I can only live for myself, and I’ve decided to live that way.

“Luuri.”

“Y-Yes!?”

“This is enough, right? What I said earlier was just a suggestion, not a command. You don’t have to repay anything… see you later.”

I hope we can have a good relationship.

But I don’t know what kind of relationship we’ll end up building.

“Serika, you’re awake, right?”

“…Hehe.”

After parting ways with them, I’ve known she’s been awake since before talking to Liliel, but whatever.

“Ah, Arius-sama’s back… feels so good.”

“You’ve gotten bolder, huh? Good, keep going.”

The sensation on my back was incredibly pleasant, but I don’t feel any regret as it fades away.

Setting that aside for now…

“Thanks.”

“Huh?”

When I consulted Towa about what to do with the flag shop’s customers and held her in my arms, I felt the same way.

“For coming with me, I mean.”

“Arius-sama…”

It seems I can’t truly enjoy myself with someone I see as just a customer anymore.

I handled five of Nelba’s subordinates at once and believe I satisfied them all.

Their appearances didn’t matter; it was just a meat-wrapped harem play. Of course, I ejaculated too.

But I wasn’t fulfilled. No matter how many times I ejaculated or brought women to climax, I felt no pleasure.

“When Serika showed up there… I was really happy.”

As a provider of sexual services, I felt a sense of accomplishment. In the past, that would’ve been enough.

But now, I found myself calling out Serika’s name.

The moment I thrust my penis into Serika’s mouth…

“Ah, it felt so good… I felt fulfilled.”

I’m aware that I’m treating her like a cum disposal tool.

I understand that I’m using Serika to vent my unsettled feelings.

“Towa, Mia, Serika… you’re all essential pieces to me.”

“—”

Is this what they call love or affection?

In my past life, it would’ve been exactly that, and I understand that.

But in this world, and in the new world I’ve created called Ronyan, I’m not sure if it can be called the same.

Even though I created this world for myself, I should define it myself.

But for some reason, I feel like it would be a waste to decide so lightly.

“……Arius-sama.”

“Yeah?”

When I turn to her voice, Serika is looking at me with an expression I’ve never seen before, her forehead peeking from behind her bangs.

“I used to think that exclusion and rejection were the way to go. When Liliel… said she’d make you hers, and even now with Nelba… if she’s going to harm you, I thought we should just destroy the building.”

“You guys are still so violent.”

“Hehe… but it’s different. Your world, your normalcy… it shines because of this world. I get it now.”

Maybe that’s true.

If this world had the same values as my past life, I wouldn’t have chosen this lifestyle, and I probably wouldn’t have met Towa, Mia, or Serika.

“I still want to be yours, Arius-sama.”

“…”

“I wonder what would make you happy, what would make you smile. I think about it so much I can’t sleep… I want to be something that fulfills you.”

Borrowing my words, Serika says.

In other words…

“I… no, Towa and Mia too… we’re all in love with you, Arius-sama.”

It’s a declaration.

Not that they can’t live in the outside world, but they’ve chosen to live by my side.

They’re not just dyed by the Ronyan sandbox; they’re dyed by me.

“I see.”

“Yeah.”

I was careless, a complete oddball.

This isn’t about responsibility or anything like that; it’s simply…

“I’m happy.”

“I’m the happy one!”

A tale of love and emotion, through and through.

A normal story that arises between men and women.