Enchanted by the Power of the Evil Eye ~The Harem School Life Crafted by a Girl Falling Under My Hypnosis~

Chapter 44: Ambush

The next day, nothing happened either.

I had Yuna act friendly with me.

“Morning, Kageyama-kun!”

“I made too much lunch today, so I’ll share with you, Kageyama-kun!”

Yuna greeted me with physical touches and brought a homemade lunch.

She’s thrilled to be openly affectionate, and I’m happy about that, but honestly, I’d prefer not to attract too much attention from people other than our two targets.

When Yuna and I interact, the two targets glare at me intensely.

Well, Mutou-kun’s the only one being obvious, while the other one hides it, but I can tell we’re being watched.

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(That one wants to take out Mutou-kun first before moving on…)

On the third day after school, I was heading to Asuka-chan’s apartment again, taking quiet routes.

I walked slowly, but I reached the front of her apartment.

(It’s pretty run-down…)

Looking at Asuka-chan’s apartment again, it’s quite old. Apparently, only Asuka-chan and her nearly deaf grandmother live there now.

It’s far from the residential area, so Asuka-chan can play guitar or sing in her room without issue, which is why she stays there. Well, that works out for me to enjoy, too.

(Ha, doing the same thing tomorrow? Honestly, it’s getting tedious…)

“Mamoru! Run!!”

The moment I heard the voice, I dashed forward. But moving suddenly, my feet tangled, and I fell after a few steps.

I heard something slicing through the air behind me.

Scrambling to my feet, I looked at where I’d been standing. A guy in a full-face helmet and black tracksuit, the same one who attacked me before, stood there holding a wooden sword.

(That was close! Good thing I planned with Natsumi… Also, keeping the same outfit from last time? How stupid is this guy?)

Natsumi told me to run if she shouted “Run!” in a dangerous situation.

When I asked, “Why not ‘Danger!’ or something?”

She said, “That’d make you instinctively crouch, and you’d die, Mamoru.”

Gotta listen to girls, right…

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(Natsumi POV)

“Mamoru! Run!!”

He reacted to my voice and started running, but… to think Mamoru would trip right away… Good thing he dodged… Gotta build up Mamoru’s stamina… For nighttime too…

The wooden sword guy turned toward me, tapping his foot irritably, annoyed at being interrupted.

Now’s my chance…

I signaled Mamoru with my eyes to get inside the apartment.

(Come on, it’s dangerous, hurry!)

Mamoru noticed but shook his head, refusing.

(Huh? Why, are you stupid? It’s dangerous, so get out of here!)

I signaled again to go inside, but he shook his head again.

(Why…? No way… Is he… worried about me?)

I quickly covered my mouth.

(Oh no, I’m grinning… Mamoru’s in danger but worried about me… Oh no, I’m so happy… Fufu)

The wooden sword guy seemed even more irritated… Mamoru looked confused.

Can’t help it… I’m grinning.

I couldn’t help but wiggle my feet excitedly.

Taking advantage of the moment, the guy stepped forward and swung the wooden sword down.

I jumped back, dodging it.

(That wooden sword hit Mamoru… That wooden sword… Hit my Mamoru… With that wooden sword… Huh?!)

Unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable unforgivable… Unforgivable…

My body heated up… I started trembling… My vision turned red… I’ll kill him!

“What’s with this ugly chick? His girl? You two are perfect together, haha!”

“Huh?! Yeah! I’m Mamoru’s girl!!”

(Perfect together… What, he’s kinda nice…)

“Don’t screw with me!!”

The guy swung the wooden sword down at me… Like I thought before…

“Your swing’s so slow, are you stupid?!”

I aimed a tichagi (roundhouse kick) at the wooden sword, snapping it at the base.

“Huh?”

The guy froze, staring at the broken sword.

Seriously, are you stupid? Freezing means you’re done.

Dogaa!!

I landed a nerichagi (axe kick) on the stunned guy. I aimed for his left shoulder instead of his head so he wouldn’t die—Natsumi’s so kind!

“Agaa?! A, a, a…”

The guy collapsed, clutching his left shoulder, unable to breathe properly or move for a while. He won’t die, and no bones are broken… probably. Yup, he’s fine.

Mamoru ordered me not to seriously injure him, and as expected, I followed perfectly, because…

(Natsumi’s Mamoru’s girl, right!!)

Oh no, I’m grinning again… I helped Mamoru, took revenge… Fufu.

“Impressive, my Natsumi.”

Mamoru approached. “My”… He said I’m his, fufu.

“Ah… n… nn”

Mamoru petted my head… It feels so good… I love being petted… I let out a sound…

After petting me a few times, Mamoru started to pull his hand away.

“Mamoru… A bit more…”

I couldn’t help but beg… So embarrassing…

“Of course, it’s fine. Thank you, Natsumi. You did great.”

Mamoru kept petting me.

It feels good… My head’s all fuzzy…

Mamoru gave my head a final pat-pat… Nn, I love it…

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(MC POV)

As I petted her head, Natsumi looked blissful, entranced.

(Natsumi, good work. You’re really useful. I’m glad I made you mine.)

“You okay? No injuries?”

I gave her head a pat-pat. The fluffy feel of her hair, different from stroking, was fun.

I’ll try it with Yuna next time.

Natsumi’s expression turned serious, and I instinctively pulled my hand back and stepped away.

“Injured? Against a guy like this? No way. Why did you trip so easily, Mamoru? Are you stupid?! I’m gonna train you hard next time, so be ready!!”

(Such words to your master, but I can’t argue…)

“Even when I signaled you to escape, you didn’t…”

Natsumi’s face looked like she was about to cry.

“T-that’s because I was worried about you…”

That’s true. If my Natsumi got hurt by this guy… Just imagining it drives me crazy… Natsumi and Yuna are mine forever…

“What if something happened to you, Mamoru?! You might have replacements for us, but we only have you! How are we supposed to live in a world without you… Are you stupid…?”

Natsumi started sobbing… Come to think of it, Yuna said something similar…

Right… I made these girls mine… I took away their other life choices…

A beautiful girl, whose other paths I stole, is crying in front of me… It’s thrilling… I’m the only one in the world who can do this… It’s insanely fun.

“Sorry, Natsumi… I’ll do better… Sorry, Yuna, too…”

I apologized to Natsumi and to Yuna, who’d been eavesdropping behind the wall.

“Yeah! Don’t disappear on us!”

Yuna popped out from behind the wall and hugged me.

“Hey, wait, Yuna-san! This is Natsumi and Mamoru’s time…”

Natsumi tried to pry Yuna off me.

“Oh? Natsumi-chan, you already took care of that, so it’s fine, right? …So, who’s whose girl, hm?”

Natsumi twirled her hair, looked away, and pretended to whistle—no sound came out… She can’t whistle…

After faking it for a bit, Natsumi locked eyes with Yuna.

Yuna clung to my neck, while Natsumi stood defiantly in front of me…

The air stings… Sparks flew between Yuna and Natsumi again… This isn’t quite the harem I imagined…

“Uh, shouldn’t we get inside the apartment before that guy wakes up?”

The wooden sword guy was twitching on the ground. No sign of waking yet, but we need to restrain him.

“For now, shouldn’t we check his face?”

Yuna crouched beside the fallen guy.

A long-haired girl crouching with her back to you—you could watch that forever, right?

“Hurry! He’s gonna wake up!”

We gathered around the guy, and Natsumi removed his helmet… As expected, it was Mutou-kun.

He was passed out, eyes rolled back… Gross… Nothing like my girls.

“Who’s this?”

“You don’t know, Natsumi-chan? He’s in our class, kendo club, my stalker, Mutou-kun. He’s kind of a rising star in kendo, pretty famous, I thought… But I guess Natsumi-chan only has eyes for Mamoru, huh?”

“Well, yeah, but… Ugh, what are you making me say? Are you stupid?!”

Yuna’s gaze seemed to say, “What’s the big deal now?”

“Hey, Natsumi-chan… Isn’t that tough-guy act getting tiring?”

“Shut up! …Wait, Mutou? That Mutou? …That’s weird. He’s way too weak…”

“No, no, it’s just that you’re strong, Natsumi.”

“Hmm… But my friend, a first-year girl in kendo club, was raving about this Mutou guy being stronger than her and super cool. And she’s stronger than me…”