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 - 34

Chapter 34: Kazuki’s Struggle and His Date with Shinon

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“I… like you, Kazuki-sama.”

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Celestia looked straight at me with serious eyes. With just those few words, my heart had been completely changed.

Inside the teleportation circle that would take us back to the mansion, I couldn’t bring myself to look directly at her face. The warmth flowing from her hand, clasped together with mine, made my heart pound as if she were gripping it directly.

“Ehehe, holding hands like this really feels like we’re lovers, doesn’t it?”

As she said that and smiled softly, I felt my heartbeat grow even wilder.

No way… Celestia really likes me…?

The same words kept spinning around and around inside my head. Up until now, I had solved every incomprehensible thing by muttering the magic phrase: “Because this is a chastity-reversed world.” But when Celestia said, “Those words are not a lie,” that magic had lost all its power.

Yes… Celestia truly loved me. The times she had acted shy while we were adventuring together… It wasn’t because she was embarrassed in general, but because she liked me, and was nervous around me. She found it embarrassing to even touch me because she liked me.

That fact shook my mind, my heart, more than I could stand.

“Kazuki-sama, your hand doesn’t seem to be moving. Was today’s meal not to your liking?”

“N-no, not at all. It’s delicious, Shinon!”

That night’s dinner was absolute torture.

Shinon’s cooking was, as always, perfect, but I could hardly taste it. When I stole a glance at Celestia, she noticed and, blushing faintly, looked down shyly. That single gesture alone made my heart thunder loudly again.

“Hmph, what’s with you two? You’re ruining my appetite.”

Silvia, resting her chin in her hand, glared at us with a clearly displeased face. Even that look of open jealousy… in my current state, I couldn’t help but give it another meaning.

Wait, could it be that Silvia likes me too…? No, no way…

After what had happened with Celestia, I couldn’t stop myself from entertaining ridiculous delusions. Later that evening, still restless, I strolled alone through the moonlit garden. Then I heard quiet footsteps behind me.

“Master.”

“Whoa—Shinon? Don’t sneak up on me like that.”

At some point, Shinon the maid had appeared there. She gazed at me with her usual expressionless face, though her eyes seemed to pierce right through me.

“How was your date with Lady Celestia? …You seem rather absent-minded.”

“N-no, it’s not like that. She just showed me around her hometown, that’s all!”

“I see… Then it seems I must act quickly.”

As I stammered, Shinon let out a faint breath. It sounded half like a sigh, half like she had come to a decision.

“I understand. But do not worry. Tomorrow is my turn.”

“Eh?”

“To truly know my Master, a surface-level date is not enough. I intend to understand you thoroughly, in my own way.”

The moonlight illuminated Shinon’s profile, making her seem even more mysterious than usual. Her words carried a heavy, layered meaning. I could only nod, caught between expectation and unease for the day to come.

The next day, Shinon led me to the teleportation circle in the mansion’s garden, the same one Celestia had used yesterday. Today she wasn’t in her usual maid uniform, but instead wore a navy blouse and a long skirt—an outfit that was modest yet gave off an active, lively impression.

“So, where are we going? Your hometown, Shinon?”

“No, I have no hometown. If I had to name one, it would be by your side.”

“Ah… I see…”

Shinon gently shook her head, then softly took my hand. Her hand was cool, yet it gripped mine firmly.

What does that mean…? Is it just her way of saying she admires me? Or… Could it mean she also…?

“We are going to our ‘home.’”

“Our… Home?”

I echoed stupidly, but Shinon had already begun chanting a spell. White light engulfed the world, and when I opened my eyes again, we were in an unfamiliar place. It was a small cabin nestled quietly within a deep forest. Sunlight filtered warmly through the leaves, and birdsong filled the air. It looked like something straight out of a fairy tale.

“What is this place…? The air feels so pure.”

“This is a space left behind by a certain demon. Time flows differently here than in the outside world. One day out there is equal to one week here.”

“One day is a week!? It’s like the ‘Room of Spirit and Time’…!”

Shocked, I blurted out my amazement. Shinon slowly turned to face me. In her beautiful blue eyes, beyond the usual mask of indifference, burned a deep love—and a dark glimmer of obsession.

“Master. To understand your preferences, habits, thoughts, and daily rhythm… A single date is not enough.”

She took one step closer. Her faintly sweet fragrance drifted across to me.

“That’s why… In order to know everything about you, and for you to know everything about me… Let us live here together, just for a while.”

Her words echoed through the quiet forest like a proposal.

“L-live together…?”

I couldn’t stop myself from crying out.

N-no way…! That’s basically cohabitation… In this chastity-reversed world, is the next step after a date really… Suddenly living together!? And in a space where time flows seven times slower, just the two of us…?

Sure, Shinon had always looked after me since I came here, but that was in the mansion, surrounded by other people. What was going to happen from here on…? Confused and overwhelmed, I couldn’t help but panic.

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