As a Reward for Saving the World, I Was Reincarnated Into a World Where Girls Are Super Aggressive and Chastity Roles Are Reversed!! …Or So I Thought, Until It Turned Out to Be an Overbearing Yandere Harem of My Former Companions Who Loved Me Too Much - 16-17

Chapter 16: Kazuki and the Tsundere Elf

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“You… What the hell are you doing while I was gone!?”

“Silvia… Why are you here?”

I shouted in surprise at the intruder who suddenly burst in through the window glass. 

You see that kind of scene a lot in manga, but in reality the shards scatter everywhere and it’s crazy dangerous!!

In such a situation, Shinon calmly spoke up.

“…Silvia-sama, it has been a while. However, Kazuki-sama was just about to rest. Could you refrain from making such a fuss?”

“What did you just say, you shameless maid! And what’s with that outfit anyway! It’s obvious you’re trying to seduce Kazuki!”

“…That’s none of your concern. More importantly, barging into his bedroom with your shoes on in the middle of the night is the real problem here.”

“Kazuki-sama… My apologies for earlier. It seems rather noisy, but… Silvia?”

Celestia, who had heard the commotion, also arrived. When she saw Silvia, her eyes went wide in shock.

And then, with me in the middle, three girls had gathered. The saintess Celestia, still in her bathrobe. The maid Shinon, in her risqué negligee. And Silvia, the elf mage who looked like she might blast magic at any moment.

Each radiated a different kind of killing intent as an intense standoff began. Celestia and Silvia had been in a party together, of course, and I had introduced Shinon when we stopped by the royal capital, so they should have known each other… So why the hell was the atmosphere this tense!?

“Honestly, if you already woke up, the least you could have done is contact me right away! Do you have any idea how much trouble I went through to get this for you!?”

Puffing out her cheeks adorably, Silvia pulled out a shimmering golden leaf from her pouch and showed it off.

“That’s… Isn’t that a “World Tree leaf”!? That’s a super rare item!!”

“That’s right! With this, any wound or illness can supposedly be healed. You were on the verge of dying, so I searched high and low for it! Well…It looks like it ended up being unnecessary though!”

“You… “for my sake,” you said…?”

She spoke brusquely, but from the way she said it, I could tell she had been worried about me. In the previous world, she had been so prickly, always snapping at me even if I could sense her kindness deep down. And now she actually said “for my sake”!?

I see! Silvia must have awakened to the common sense of this chastity-reversed world! That was why she was being so kind to me… It looked like even a real prickly girl in this world could turn into a proper tsundere.

As I was moved by the thought, Silvia suddenly stepped in close and threw her slender arms around me in a tight hug. Her soft body and the fragrance of flowers made my heart leap.

“Uoah!?”

“Anyway! I’m just glad you’re safe… Don’t you ever leave my side again. I’ll protect you. Got it? This is an order!”

Silvia, who had always only given me harsh words, was hugging me? The contrast from before made my heart skip a beat. But that sweet moment didn’t last long. From both my sides, two tremendous auras of pressure flared up.

“…Silvia-sama, I understand the joy of this reunion, but Kazuki-sama is not yet fully recovered. Hugging him like that will put a strain on him. Hugging is an act permitted only to me, someone well-versed in healing.”

“Celestia-sama is correct. As Kazuki-sama’s personal maid, it is my duty to protect him. Please rest assured.”

Celestia with her saintly smile and Shinon with an expressionless face, both of them gently but firmly wedged themselves between me and Silvia, separating us with a soft yet undeniable force.

“Oh my, Celestia. So you’ve finally managed to touch Kazuki. Looks like all that practice from your lewd books is finally paying off.”

“Silvia-san!! We agreed to keep that secret, didn’t we!? That’s not it, Kazuki-sama! I am absolutely not a lewd girl!!”

Tears welled in Celestia’s eyes as Silvia smirked, then turned to Shinon with a provocative grin.

“Shinon… You’re a maid, aren’t you? Thank you for looking after Kazuki while I was gone. But from now on, I’ll be taking care of him, so you can rest easy.”

“My apologies, but I have no obligation to heed such words from Silvia-sama, who is nothing more than a fellow party member.”

Though Shinon remained expressionless, she grabbed my arm as if to make her point clear. For a moment, the light in Silvia’s eyes dimmed—but then she smiled triumphantly.

“Nothing more than a party member? Wrong. After all, Kazuki and I are fiancés.”

“””…Hah?”””

At Silvia’s bombshell—“fiancés”—the voices of Celestia, Shinon, and me overlapped perfectly.

What the heck is going on here!?

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Chapter 17: Kazuki’s Fiancée

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“Nothing more than a party member? Wrong. After all, Kazuki and I are fiancés.”

“““…Huh?”””

Silvia’s bombshell of a word—fiancés—made Celestia, Shinon, and me all cry out in perfect unison. In the dead silent room, three pairs of eyes bored into me.

The light had nearly vanished from Celestia’s eyes, Shinon’s expression had frozen into absolute zero, and Silvia was staring me down with defiant confidence. In the middle of it all, I was… I was utterly confused.

“F-Fiancés…? You and me?”

“That’s right. Don’t you dare tell me you’ve forgotten. That promise…When we were on our way to the elf village!!”

“Promise—??”

Silvia snorted through her nose and glared at me. Promise? Did I really make such an important promise with Silvia? I desperately pulled at the threads of my memory, and then one scene resurfaced.

That was back when we had heard the elf village was being attacked by one of the Four Great Demons. Silvia and I had set off together toward the village, and on one of those nights by the campfire, she said to me.

『Ugh… The elf village is so old-fashioned, I can’t stand it. Once I come of age, they’re going to force me into marriage. And to some stiff-headed elf I’ve never even met too…! If only someone would pretend to be my fiancé, even if it was just an act…』

She muttered weakly, sneaking glances at me—something rare for her. And me? I’d replied lightly, without thinking.

『Wow, that sucks. Alright, if it comes to that, I’ll pretend to be your fiancé. I don’t have a girlfriend anyway, so we’re on the same boat here!』

『I-I don’t need you of all people to do that for me! B-But… Well, if there’s no one else, then maybe I’ll… Rely on you…』

I could vividly recall how her face turned bright red as she looked away. Ah, that conversation!

She clearly hated the idea, so I thought it was just a joke for the moment. But for her to bring it up again now…

No, I get it. In my old world, it was just idle talk, but this was a reversed-chastity isekai. With men being so rare, she probably had no one else she could rely on. After all, she was pretty hot-tempered too…

“You were just thinking something rude, weren’t you?”

“A-Anyway, it’s already late! We’ll talk about this tomorrow, tomorrow! Silvia, you’re tired from the trip, right? Shinon, could you prepare a guest room for her?”

I clapped my hands together, forcibly taking control of the situation. Staying in this cutthroat atmosphere any longer was bad for my heart.

“Hmph, fine. Tomorrow, I’ll make sure you remember everything, so be ready.”

Silvia gave a triumphant smile, then left the room under Shinon’s guidance.

“…Engaged, he says. No, it must be some kind of misunderstanding. God tells me so…”

“…Master, congratulations on your engagement. I will prepare an especially lavish breakfast tomorrow morning.”

Left behind, I felt the heavy, oppressive pressure radiating from Celestia and Shinon. Somehow, I managed to send them out of the room before collapsing face-first onto the bed. What a night… It was exhausting. But I still didn’t know that this was only the beginning.

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The next day. To talk privately with Silvia, I met her in the mansion’s garden. The trees made the place feel calm, and I figured that would suit an elf like her, but—

“So, about that engagement thing…”

“Before that, take a look around.”

At her urging, I glanced around. What I saw was unbelievable. From behind a tree a short distance away, I could see a flash of golden hair—Celestia, peeking at us with dead eyes.

Up in a second-floor window, Shinon sat unmoving with binoculars in hand. And the maids, pretending to tend the garden, were clearly surrounding us from afar.

Oh, right. This was a reversed-chastity isekai. Even if I was with a former party member like Silvia, the surveillance on me wasn’t going to loosen up. Well, I guess it made sense. Celestia had fought alongside us, but Shinon and Silvia never interacted that deeply. Caution was only natural.

“You’re quite the popular guy now. Hard to believe you used to whine all the time about not having a girlfriend.”

“Haha, yeah, that’s true. But more importantly…”

I gave her a wry smile—Silvia still loved teasing me—and then stood up, shouting loudly,

“Everyone—!! Silvia is a trusted and precious comrade of mine. So you don’t need to keep watching me!!”

“What the hell are you doing!?”

“Well, I felt bad. I thought it’d be better to make it clear I’m here with Silvia of my own will.”

“…Huh. You really do trust me, don’t you? I was worried you might’ve forgotten about our engagement, but here you are, actually talking it through with me…”

For some reason, Silvia’s face flushed red as she fidgeted.

“What’s wrong? Your face is red—did you drink before coming?”

“N-Nothing! Anyway,  there might be elf spies watching us to check if we’re truly engaged or not. So, how about you… Go out with me?”

“…Eh, what?”

“I said, go on a date with me! Got a problem with that!?”

She practically shouted it out. This world may have been reversed in chastity, but Silvia’s hot-headed nature hadn’t changed. Still, Silvia asking me out on a date? That was something I never would’ve imagined in my old world. Sure, we went shopping together sometimes, but she always made a fuss saying, “Don’t get the wrong idea, this isn’t a date!”

“You were just thinking something rude again, weren’t you?”

“Don’t read my mind…I mean, am I really that easy to read?”

“Fufu, I don’t dislike that about you. Anyway… You still haven’t answered me.”

“Ah, of course. Okay. I’m looking forward to it, Silvia.”

Even if it was just for show, being asked on a date made me happy. Refusing wasn’t an option. After all, she was a beautiful girl, and lately I’d started to see glimpses of her softer side. I was genuinely excited.

“I see… Well then, before we go… gyyyyuuuuu~”

“Uh, Silvia-san…?”

She suddenly hugged me tight, and I found myself slipping into polite speech. This was the same girl who used to scream bloody murder if I so much as brushed against her.

“What? If you’re going to play the part of my fiancé, you’d better get used to this level of skinship.”

“N-No… It’s just… That was kind of intense.”

“Why are you blushing? You’re making me embarrassed now.”

We bantered like that as we headed toward the town. Still, why had Silvia been rummaging in my breast pocket when she hugged me?

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Meanwhile, as Kazuki and Silvia left the mansion looking awfully close (or so it appeared), Celestia and Shinon watched from a room inside. A heavy, murky air hung over the place.

“Engaged, she says. I can’t believe it. Kazuki-sama and Silvia-sama shouldn’t have that kind of relationship…”

Celestia clenched her fists so tightly they creaked. The usual gentle light was gone from her beautiful eyes, replaced by the blazing fire of dark jealousy.

“I was the one who wanted to save Kazuki-sama’s heart, back when no one else even acknowledged him…! The divine oracle told me to ‘gather the women who cared for him’—and yet… Uugh… But Kazuki-sama didn’t deny the engagement… If the two of them really are engaged, then I…”

As Celestia muttered with dead eyes, Shinon stood beside her and spoke quietly, coldly, with no room for argument.

“Yes, I completely agree, Celestia-sama. As for who should be the lawful wife, it should be either you or me. Besides, knowing Kazuki-sama, he would never hide something like having a fiancée from us. There must be some sort of misunderstanding behind this…”

“You’re right!! Oh, wait. Shinon, did you attach that magic tool to Kazuki-sama? If we could hear their conversation—”

Celestia’s eyes lit up, but Shinon’s response was grim.

“As expected of an elf, perhaps. It seems she noticed the device I planted.”

“No…! That tool was blessed with a miracle from God. It would have let us know where Kazuki-sama was and what he was saying…”

Yes—Kazuki had no idea, but his actions were always being monitored by them. That was why, when Shinon got separated from him in town, she was able to “reunite” with him so quickly.

“And now she’s taking Master out into the city. The two of them, alone… Just imagining what she might whisper to him makes my blood boil.”

“We can’t allow this. We too must… Observe Kazuki-sama’s ‘date’—no, protect him. Yes, this is not stalking. This is the sacred ‘guardianship’ act of the saintess and the personal maid, directed toward our beloved hero.”

“Of course. We’ll join them under the guise of coincidence. Before that thieving elf can poison Master with her nonsense, we must put her thoroughly in her place.”

The two of them exchanged glances and smiled darkly.

“Yes… We will never allow impurities to contaminate Kazuki-sama’s pure harem… ♡”

“Master’s chastity will be protected—by us, and us alone… ♡”

The two maidens, their love far too heavy, rose silently like hunters stalking prey, and slipped out of the room in pursuit of their target—Kazuki and Silvia.

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