Volume 5 Chapter 3 – The Witch’s Forest and the Maidens of the Round Table 3

| Otono Umiumi

“Why can’t you understand? Most boys’ manga is all about panty shots! There’s a demand, so all we have to do is supply it, directly and straightforwardly. This is it.”

“You really skipped over the reasoning process to reach that conclusion…”

Why can’t they get it? Can’t they read between the lines? Sigh… This is why dealing with the Round Table senpais is such a pain.

“Ugh… So, here’s the thing. No matter the story, the protagonist and the heroines always end up together. And along the way, there are countless panty-flash moments.”

In boys’ magazines, they go to ridiculous lengths to get a panty shot. Sometimes it feels like events are calculated backward from the goal of getting to that scene.

Whether the girl’s clumsy, the boy’s pervy, the girl’s flirty, or the boy’s clumsy—somehow, there’s always an unexpected incident or sudden accident.

One way or another, the heroines’ panties are always targeted, and it often ends up with panties on someone’s face.

“I’m not exactly knowledgeable, but… is it really that common?”

“Oh, absolutely. Almost 100 percent. The accidental panty flash is a magical moment that makes guys realize their attraction. So, by handing over that panty, it creates that moment of recognition between the protagonist and heroine… yes, that’s it—this is how I mark my place with Kyousuke-san in this world…”

“Umiumi, you’re getting pretty intense there.”

“I feel like you’re making some sort of crucial mistake, though…”

“Umiumi-san, you tend to go in circles sometimes~.”

“Shut up… There are all sorts of protagonist types. Kyousuke-san, for example, only responds to minimal touches, like a pat on the shoulder. He worries if you blush from a fever, and even a thank-you letter stops at, ‘I’m happy.’ Ugh, it’s depressing… nothing ever works. So, Kyousuke-san is… the dense type. You all know that, right?”

“Well, yes, we’ve had similar experiences… The dense type, you say?”

“Exactly. The dense type doesn’t get subtle hints or nuanced emotions. They don’t even get hints of beauty. So, it’s got to be something direct, like a panty handover. Roll it up, hand it over, open it up, and bam!”

“Oh, I see… make it a forced event.”

“Interesting…”

“But what if Kyousuke doesn’t even like panties?”

“See, that’s why Hatano-senpai is Hatano-senpai. Didn’t I say it’s his adolescence? It might have been useless before, but not anymore. Naruse Aika has opened the door. Panty shots work on teenagers. He has to love it—it’s practically canon.”

“Maybe we should just assume Kyousuke-san likes panties for now. Yes… let’s go with that assumption. I could manage it too.”

Yes, any girl could do it. A girl doesn’t need fancy tools. Just a clean heart and a pair of pristine white panties.

Then it’s just a matter of practicing the timing.

“Isn’t it a bit much to assume Kyousuke loves panties? Kyousuke wouldn’t… Wait! There was that one time he had his head in Aika’s lap!”

That’s it. Based on the story, Naruse Aika is one of those top-tier clumsy, seductive characters.

It wasn’t like Kyousuke was the one diving in. He’s way too pure to have those thoughts, but the scene still left an impression.

It’s like an implicit warning: if you don’t protect her, she might flaunt her panties for other guys.

It’s a kind of intimidation, naturally pulled off with her innate talent.

Sometimes, maybe, it’s even intentional.

So she might have already done the classic panty-on-the-face move…

Ugh…

It’s not easy to become a clumsy, seductive girl! You can’t just suddenly become one! If you try too hard, it’ll backfire!

That would put you straight on the path to becoming the “loser heroine”…

“It frustrates me that she’s already stolen his memory panty, but it can’t be helped. Adolescence is just beginning, right? And for romantic triggers, what’s stronger than that? It has to be a panty flash.”

“Can’t we just do the same kind of scene?”

“No! If it’s the same, he’ll only think of the previous memory. ‘Oh, that reminds me of that time…’ Like that.”

“Other than panty shots… what about the classic accidental kiss from a fall?”

“Wh-Wh-What! K-K-Kiss?! Wh-Why would you say that, Shinonome-senpai! How shameless!”

“R-Right! Saying that to a maiden middle schooler~!”

What are you talking about?! If our lips touch, then… then! …Wait, what would happen to me? Would I… get pregnant?

Well, if it’s Haruharu or Renren, they’d probably freeze up like statues! Those two are the most innocent in our group of witches. ‘Lewd things are bad!’ or something like that, I’m sure.

“Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Bumping into each other, followed by a kiss… Oh, no, Imaginary Kyousuke-san dodged me… how unfortunate.”

“Why is a panty shot fine, but you get flustered over a kiss? And, Shino-san, what’s this Imaginary Kyousuke-san?”

“He’s my dazzling, perfect Kyousuke-san inside my mind.”

“Umiumi, weren’t you just talking about them ‘doing it’ earlier?”

“Imagining my own kiss scene is totally embarrassing!”

“I want to…”

“Anju-san?”

“I want to have an adult kiss with Todou-san!”

“Mido-san?! Are you alright?”

“Anju-san, hang in there~”

She’s completely out with a nosebleed from just imagining it. Witches really are something else.

“We don’t need to hear that from the Round Table senpais!”