I Achieved a Happy Ending in a World Where Erotic and Grotesque Things are Commonplace, but I Hadn't Thought About What Would Happen After That. - Chapter 21 This room where you can't get out unless you do “that” is too goddamn erotic!

Chapter 21 This room where you can’t get out unless you do “that” is too goddamn erotic!

This took place before I defeated the Super Ayakashi.

Back when Masayoshi was working hard as he would put it, in a battle with one of the strongest beings in this world, a high-level Ayakashi with the ability to read minds, He was talking to the it just before delivering the finishing blow.

“…Who are you? Why are you so strong?”

“It’s because I’m me.”

“…What kind of answer is that?”

Even though he could read minds, that wasn’t his only ability.

As a high-level Ayakashi, his power was genuine, and even without reading minds, he had the power to overwhelm humans.

For him, who found battles with weak humans boring, the fight against Masayoshi was exhilarating… But when he peeked into Masayoshi’s mind, he was terrified to find nothing but the intention to kill him.

“With that much power, you could do anything you want, couldn’t you? You could rule through force, have countless women, and money would be easily within your grasp.”

To the Ayakashi’s sweet words, Masayoshi neither nodded nor changed the look in his eyes, he merely sighed.

“Ruling through force sounds like a hassle, and having countless women would be tiring… Plus, it’s scary to think about diseases I could get from that. I’ve got a decent amount of money, and the only expensive thing I’ve bought lately is a freezer.”

Masayoshi had no desires whatsoever, and to the Ayakashi, he seemed like a being from another world.

Both Ayakashi and humans would likely become arrogant if they had that much power, so the Ayakashi’s reaction was understandable, and Masayoshi truly was a mysterious existence to him.

“Don’t you have any desires?”

“I do. Right now, I only desire to kill you.”

“…Hmph, I see.”

It was a straightforward response, but the Ayakashi laughed.

Even though they were able to converse like this, Masayoshi had no choice but to kill the Ayakashi before him… This was because Masayoshi knew the danger this Ayakashi posed.

(I can’t let you live… I have to kill you here and now.)

No matter how much he read his mind, that was the only thing he found.

And in this moment, the Ayakashi realized that Masayoshi wasn’t just strong because of his extraordinary power, but also because he wholeheartedly devoted himself to a single cause.

“I’m sure even you wouldn’t be able to beat him… Masayoshi. He’s stronger than anyone… even stronger than Father. That’s why I… Wait, if he’s stronger than Father, then he’ll kill me too, won’t he? What am I saying?”

It was indeed surprising to hear Princess Kaguya, the Ayakashi’s princess, speak so highly of Masayoshi.

And he wanted to see what kind of existence Masayoshi was, who could make her say such things… Perhaps it was because he wanted Kaguya to be saved.

It was a truth that would never be spoken of, and something even Masayoshi didn’t know—the event that made Kaguya hold a grudge against humans was brought about by none other than her biological father, the Super Ayakashi.

“Human… No, Masayoshi, was it?”

“Did I introduce myself?”

“I only know your name through the princess—You are a remarkably strong man.”

“I’m not happy about being praised by an Ayakashi… But it’s an honor to be recognized by a strong Ayakashi like yourself.”

And with that, the Ayakashi’s sword was raised, and he was slashed by Masayoshi.

“…Please protect the princess…”

“Of course, I will protect her without you having to say so—after all, Kaguya is my favorite character.”

At that moment, the Ayakashi looked into Masayoshi’s mind one last time.

Contrary to their battle up until now, there was no killing intent in his heart… Instead, the Ayakashi saw a bright world he had never encountered before.

Although he didn’t understand the meaning of the word “favorite”, the Ayakashi realized that Masayoshi wasn’t fighting with half-hearted feelings, and that he was a kind of fool who would do anything to protect everyone dear to him.

(Hahaha… For a Ayakashi like me to be defeated by a mere fool… But I can’t win, can I? He may be a fool, but he’s a grand fool indeed.)

Masayoshi had no way of knowing, but the Ayakashi’s heart was also cheerful in his final moments.

Perhaps not only the heroines but also some of the Ayakashi Masayoshi fought, changed because he ran amok in this world after being reincarnated.

Perhaps there could have been a more peaceful end to the battle, but that’s a story for another time.

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“Hmm, I see.”

The student council meeting ended early, and we decided to spend a little more time relaxing together.

Among us, Ouka was intently nodding at her smartphone.

“What are you looking at?”

“Hmm? Are you interested?”

“Sitting in front of you like this, I can’t help but be curious. Anyway, fasten the buttons and fix your skirt, you lewd pink gal!”

As he said this, Ouka playfully fluttered her skirt, unbuttoning it even more… Souta, sitting next to her, averted his gaze, but I stubbornly refused to look away!

“Why are you doing the opposite of what I told you! You should have some modesty as a young lady your age!”

“Hmm? Senpai? In our battles against Ayakashi, we’ve seen all sorts of things, and besides, I’ve been through that plant incident as well and you saw it, so it’s a little late to be asking me to be modest, don’t you think?”

 It’s not something to brag about!?

 Still, it’s a blessing that she can laugh about the whole plant incident like this… I guess.

 Ouka smiled triumphantly, jumped over to sit next to me, and showed me her smartphone.

“Actually, I was looking at something like this.”

“……That’s porn.”

 What Ouka was looking at was indeed porn, specifically the type where a couple has to have sex to get out of a room.

“What would you do, senpai, if you were in such a room?”

“That’s not something a girl should be asking…”

“Come on, answer me.”

“………………”

 Hmm… What would I do if I were trapped in a room where I had to have sex to get out?

 I can’t just slash my way out of the room… Well, I guess if I ended up in such a room, I’d have no choice but to do it.

“I guess… there’s no other option but to do it, huh? If we’re stuck there for life, the other person would probably agree to it as well.”

“Exactly!”

“……You’d do it?”

“You’d do it, wouldn’t you?”

“You’d do it, right?”

 Huh? What…?

 As soon as I answered, I felt everyone’s gaze on me, and I wanted to hide behind Souta’s back.

 But, well… what else could I say?

 If nothing else works, you’ve got no choice but to do it, right…? I mean, I have absolutely no experience in that department, and even if we managed to get out of the room, I’d probably get slapped and called a loser right after… Just thinking about it makes me sad.

“(What’s this… I have a really bad feeling about this).”

 The ominous feeling I had… turned out to be spot-on that very night.