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 - 3

Chapter 3: Getting Spoon-Fed by an Expressionless Maid Is Just Normal in This World, Right?

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“Shinon… Why are you, a maid of the royal castle, here? Or rather, where is this place?”

The blue-haired, model-like girl was the maid who had been assigned to me as my caretaker immediately after I was summoned. Even in this world, her rare hair color, those fiery red eyes, and her perfectly sculpted face gave her a beauty distinct from the cute Celestia. She was always expressionless though…

I had learned a lot of this world’s common sense from her. We had gone shopping together, even fought thieves side by side. Still, our relationship had been nothing more than that of maid and master—nothing bittersweet had come of it…

“This is your territory. As a reward for defeating the Demon Lord, you were granted a part of the frontier lands.”

“My territory?”

Shinon answered with a cold expression. Her attitude was the same as always, and I cautiously asked.

“Hey, Shinon… I really did defeat the Demon Lord, right? And the world is at peace now, right?”

“Yes, that is correct. Thanks to you defeating the Demon Lord Amon, peace has returned to this world.”

Wait a second… Wasn’t I supposed to have been reincarnated into a world where I’m super popular with girls? It feels like I just came back to the same world as before… Then what about that conversation with the god? Don’t tell me it was all just a dream… Am I still destined to be unpopular…?

“…However, the injuries you sustained during the battle with the Demon Lord were severe, so Celestia-sama has been treating you the entire time.”

For an instant, her gaze clouded—was that just my imagination? The mood was starting to get gloomy with all this Demon Lord talk, so I deliberately raised my voice brightly.

“Ah, so I really did get pretty badly hurt. But hey, I came back alive, just like I promised, right?”

“That was… Not ‘pretty badly’!! Do you have any idea how worried I was?!”

“Eh?”

It was the first time I had ever seen Shinon raise her voice like that and this was also the first time she had spoken so casually to me. And judging by her wide eyes and the hand she quickly clapped over her mouth, she was shocked at herself too.

“Forgive me… I should not have spoken so rudely, especially while you are still recovering.”

“No, I don’t really mind…”

I stared at her again, but she had already returned to her usual expressionless self, bowing her head politely. Just as I was wondering about the difference between this and the cool, unshaken Shinon I remembered, she pushed a cart forward and placed it in front of me.

“Kazuki-sama, breakfast is ready. Please, enjoy.”

When I lifted the silver lid on the cart, a delicious aroma wafted up, and my stomach immediately reminded me how hungry I was.

“Oh, I was just getting hungry. Thanks, Shinon.”

I muttered that without thinking and reached for the soup—when suddenly…

“Please wait, Kazuki-sama.”

“Eh?”

Expressionless as always, Shinon scooped up some of the soup with a silver spoon, gently blew on it to cool it, and held it out to me.

“You must not overexert yourself while you are still recovering. What if you were to burn yourself? Here, please, allow me.”

“I-Is that really okay?”

“Of course. After all, I am your personal maid, and you are a precious…Existence to me.”

Wait. This beautiful maid from another world is spoon-feeding me?

Like I said before, Shinon and I had only been master and maid. She had prepared meals for me before, but never spoiled me like this.

“How does it taste?”

“Ah, it’s delicious. I’ve traveled to many places, but Shinon’s cooking really is the best.”

“…Then, perhaps I should cook for you for the rest of your life?”

“Eh, that’s…”

Was that a proposal? I froze at her words, but then, for the first time, Shinon smiled softly.

“…It’s merely a maid’s joke. More importantly, your mouth has gotten dirty.”

“Ah…”

She wiped my lips with a handkerchief. The distance between us was so close that her faint, sweet fragrance enveloped me, making my heart race uncontrollably. After she had spoon-fed me until I was full, she nodded in satisfaction and quietly left the room, leaving me alone on the bed. Celestia’s and Shinon’s sweet fragrances still lingered, mingling in the air.

“…What the heck is going on today?”

First there was Saintess Celestia. The supposedly modest, man-shy girl had stared dreamily at my naked body, whispered she wanted to be embraced, and under the excuse of healing me, caressed me all over. Even her enraptured face I recalled looked almost intoxicating.

And then Shinon, who had just left the room. Always expressionless, always distant, perfect in her duties—yet now? She had glared at me out of worry for my injuries, spoken words that sounded like a proposal about cooking for me forever, spoon-fed me, pampered me… She was like a completely different person.

They were not acting like the girls I knew. It was as though I had become something incredibly “precious,” someone who must be “protected.” And as that thought clicked into place, all the scattered puzzle pieces in my mind finally formed one picture.

That’s it. That’s what’s going on.

“No way… No way! Loki-sama! So that’s what it was!!”

I shot up from the bed and looked out the window. In the garden, only maids tended the grounds. At the gate, only strong female knights stood guard. There wasn’t a single butler, nor a male servant in sight.

Celestia’s hungry gaze upon my body. Shinon’s excessive care and protective words. And the undeniable fact that I was the only man in this entire estate. All of it pointed to one conclusion!

“Hell yeah!! This world is exactly like those ‘gender-reversed chastity worlds’ I read about online! It’s perfect!! Thank you, Loki-sama!!”

I threw myself backward onto the soft bed, raising both fists triumphantly to the ceiling. Yes, I had misunderstood! That shady God Loki really had granted my wish!

He hadn’t reincarnated me into a different world—he had reshaped “the very world I saved” into my ideal reversed-chastity paradise! That explained Celestia’s boldness—because here, women were supposed to take the initiative! That explained Shinon’s doting—because men were fragile, precious beings to be protected!

What a wonderful world!!

No more life-or-death battles against the Demon Lord. From now on, a harem life awaited me—surrounded, pampered, and loved by beautiful girls!

“This is the best… The absolute best! This second life in another world… I’ll enjoy it to the fullest! And my goal… A harem of beautiful girls!!”

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Meanwhile, far from Kazuki’s room where he trembled with joy, in a chamber of the Grand Cathedral. Saintess Celestia prayed quietly as seven-colored light from the stained glass fell upon her.

“Oh, almighty God Loki… I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Hero Kazuki-sama has awakened.”

Celestia slowly stood and gazed down upon the city outside. Her blue eyes shone with relief—and a dark, twisted joy. Kazuki’s body had been devastated when he struck down the Demon Lord. His torso barely clung to his lower half, his body drenched in blood and wounds covering every inch. Even Celestia, the world’s greatest saintess, had been uncertain if she could save him.

“If only I had stayed by his side to the very end, he would never have been hurt so terribly… If only I had shown my feelings, perhaps he would not have fought with such reckless abandon…”

She had regretted it constantly. Having been saved by him, she fell in love—but was too embarrassed to even look him in the eye. And though she was a party member of his, she had been unable to join him for the final battle against the Demon Lord.

So when she saw him bloodied, torn apart, and barely alive, her heart nearly stopped. At that moment she swore she would protect him no matter what.

“This time, I will tell him my feelings… And I will… become his saintess, only his, within this estate.”

“He is not yours alone. I share the same feelings. As one of demonkind’s mixed blood, I thought approaching him too closely would only bring him trouble, so I held myself back. But seeing him suffer so terribly—I resolved to stay at his side and serve him always. Not as a lover, no… But as his personal maid.”

It was Shinon who appeared, her face pained, recalling Kazuki’s broken body when he had been carried to the capital. She had hardly slept at the church while watching over his recovery. Her gaze burned with a love no less deep than Celestia’s. She, too, was a maiden whose heart had been set aflame by the hero Kazuki.

“Yes. So, just as the ‘Divine Oracle’ commanded, we will build and guard the world of his ideals. We will protect him… from everything.”

“Of course. I left the royal castle to come here for that very reason. From now on, I will take care of him… in every way.”

One day, while Celestia had been treating him without rest, she heard the voice of God:

『You want to save Kazuki-kun, right? Then don’t hold back your feelings. Show your love with everything you’ve got. Even if it feels “too heavy,” that’s just right. And make sure the people around him are all girls who care about him. Otherwise, that boy might just wander off again, y’know?』

It had been unmistakably the voice of God. And from that moment, Celestia had acted swiftly.

“And so, we negotiated with the kingdom and received this land. Yes, Kazuki-sama. Just as the oracle said—we gathered only women who respected or admired you, and built this territory to protect you. This land exists for you.”

Many had been saved by him. His fame as the “Demon Lord Slayer” only drew more admirers. With their help, this city was built. As a result, nearly the entire population was female—and nearly all of them harbored some degree of affection or admiration for him.

“Kazuki-sama… I will… no, we will protect you.”

“Yes. We will guard him with our own hands…”

Shinon, too, was Celestia’s ally. Both had their reasons for holding back their feelings before. But now it was different. Now, God Himself had given them permission. Even if that meant restraining his freedom… they swore to protect him, encasing him in a prison of love.

“A birdcage where no one can interfere… eternal, just for us. We will always, always stay by your side…”

“As your personal maid, if you so desire, I will provide any service… Even at night…”

Celestia and Shinon gazed lovingly toward Kazuki’s room, smiling in ecstasy. Their eyes were clouded, their highlights gone—but no one was there to object.

Thus, the paradise the former hero dreamed of, born of his misunderstanding, was in truth a sweet prison crafted by heroines driven mad with love. Everyone in this mansion was someone he had once saved and everyone had been captivated by him.

The day Kazuki would realize the truth was still far off.

Yes… this was not a “gender-reversed chastity world.” It was just an ordinary fantasy world—inhabited by those whose hearts had been consumed by love for one hero and his valor.

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