Reincarnated as the Sidekick in a Harem Game ~Chaos Unfolded When I Helped the Losing Heroines After the Protagonist Found His Happy Ending~ - Chapter 39: Charao vs Charao, Fighting for Their Own Justice
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Chapter 39: Charao vs Charao, Fighting for Their Own Justice
★ β’s Perspective
In the dead of night, I find myself in a gymnasium within the city. Mamako-shi is sleeping on a gym mat.
“…”
I am waiting for another version of myself… Charao Shibuya, to arrive.
“…”
I gently stroke the cheek of the sleeping Mamako-shi. What I did was terrible. To raise my hand against her, my own mother.
But…
“I’m sorry… Mom…”
I take out my smartphone. There, I received instructions from the administrators through LINE.
I have two tasks. One is to correct Charao Shibuya α. The other is to eliminate her, who is a mere pawn (Mouse).
When I accepted this job, I negotiated with the administrators to spare Mamako-shi’s life. They agreed, on the condition that I administer the same correction program to her that I would to Charao α.
…But by injecting this program, Mamako-shi’s memories will be reset. The woman I loved will be as good as dead.
“…”
Blood trickles from my tightly bitten lip. I can’t bring myself to kill Mamako-shi. I don’t want to. But… but…! I have to. In this game world, the administrators are akin to gods.
At the whim of these gods, this world could cease to exist.
Mai, Aane-shi, Fuuki-senpai, Najimi… and Mamako-shi. The world where all of them live could be erased with just a single caprice of the administrators.
The gods are not content with the current situation. If Charao’s rampage continues, they might press the reset button on this world.
But I won’t let that happen.
I will protect them. The heroines, the characters of this game. I must protect them… even if I, as I am now, am just a temporary life form.
Even if I, a clone β, vanish after this battle.
I love this game and the heroines. For their sake, I will sacrifice myself.
“…He’s here.”
The gymnasium door opens with a click. Standing there is Charao α.
“…What’s with that hairstyle?”
Charao α had dyed his hair blonde. He’s dressed flamboyantly… Just like me, Charao Shibuya, in my first year.
“It’s a symbol of my resolve.”
“Resolve…?”
Charao α approaches with his flashy blonde hair. This is the appearance I abandoned when I moved into my second year.
But α deliberately chooses this look to face me. What kind of determination does that signify? It doesn’t matter.
“Where’s Supporter-shi?”
“Probably stretching in bed by now. I persuaded her.”
…He says it so nonchalantly, as if he had violated a woman.
“I can’t… I can’t accept you. Charao Shibuya isn’t someone who would violate a woman as if she were just a snack.”
But α just laughs, a laugh that seems to look down from a great height, a laugh filled with a sense of superiority.
“What’s that?”
“No… just reminiscing about what kind of character I used to be.”
We face each other in the center of the gymnasium.
“Let me hear your answer, Charao α. Will you accept the correction program?”
α closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and then speaks.
“I refuse. I don’t want to die. And I won’t die.”
He stares at me intently.
“I still have so much I want to do, so much I want to try…!”
“Things you want to do, things you want to try…?”
“Yes!”
He clenches his fist tightly.
“For instance… like pregnancy play!”
“…”
“Or persuading other heroines I haven’t yet!”
“…”
“Or going to a nudist beach with everyone…”
“Enough, that’s enough…”
…Is this man joking even in a situation like this? Unbelievable…
“It’s disgusting! It’s unpleasant! How dare you use the same face, the same mouth as me to say things I would never think!”
Then α smirks.
“Really?”
“What… what do you mean…?”
“Do you truly not think about it? Don’t you want to persuade?”
“What… that’s ridiculous…! I… I don’t think about that at all!”
Charao α chuckles.
“I understand, β… no, ■■■■!”
That’s… my name before I was reborn. The name I abandoned. Why… why is he bringing up that name now?
“I am Charao Shibuya. I won’t give up this name! It’s a challenge, ■■! I’ll make you understand!”
He readies his fist. Such an incorrigible man. What does he mean by ‘make you understand’?
“A challenge? It won’t even be a contest.”
I pull out the gun from my pocket. It’s one I took from Mamako. Charao doesn’t have anything like it.
“Coming here unprepared, you’ve already lost, Charao Shibuya.”
But he just grins.
“System Call! Purge equipment!”
In an instant, the gun in my hand vanishes.
“That’s… system authority!?”
Wasn’t that supposed to be with Supporter-shi?
“Yes. System authority over characters. One of the powers held by supporters, allowing them to freely manipulate character parameters. Meaning, they can freely manipulate equipment and items.”
…Impossible.
“Ridiculous! A mere character can’t possibly seize such authority!”
“I didn’t seize it. It was given to me.”
“Given!?”
“Yes. I thoroughly, deeply persuaded the supporter. And then, she happily offered it to me.”
…True, a direct seizure of system authority is impossible. But if the holder of the authority, Supporter-shi, chooses to delegate it, it is possible.
“…Despicable! Using sex to weaken someone, forcing a woman to obey against her will! That’s the lowest of the low!”
“Well… broadly speaking, yes, but it’s not like that. It was the result of mutual love.”
“That’s sophistry!”
However, this is a problem. The situation is unfavorable. He has system authority over characters, meaning he can freely create or purge equipment and items.
I have nothing, while he can create weapons at will.
“Don’t worry. I won’t use any weapons.”
He clenches his fist tightly.
“Weapons are unnecessary in a man’s fight.”
…I see, he desires a one-on-one fight with bare hands.
“Very well…!”
I also clench my fist.
With a dash, we kick off the ground, swinging our fists at each other. My right hand hits α’s cheek, and in turn, his attack hits me.
We strike each other with the exact same attacks, in the same way.
It’s like a mirror image. Whatever I do, he retaliates with the same move. We both gradually wear each other down.
“Hah… hah…”
“Y-You’re not too bad…”
We are both battered.
“What’s the point of this? We’re both Charao. Fighting with fists only hurts us both. There’s no way to win.”
“Yeah… I kinda saw this coming.”
He smirks.
“Then, it’s time for the second round.”
“Second round… what?”
“Yes. System Call!”
α activates the system authority again.
“Create Object [Bed]!”
Suddenly, a king-sized bed appears in the gymnasium.
…A bed?
“W-what are you doing?”
“System Call! Open Charao Shibuya β’s status! Furthermore, System Call! Status modification authority!”
He’s changing the status!?
“What are you doing… guhaaaaaaaaah!”
Suddenly, my body becomes unbearably hot…!
What’s happening!? What did he do to my status!?
“Haah… haah… eh!?”
I realize my voice has become higher.
“Oh, you turned out to be quite the beauty.”
“Beauty!?”
…Something unbelievable happened. My body now has something it shouldn’t, and lacks something it should have.
“System authority is quite a cheat, isn’t it? Being able to manipulate status as one likes. And gender is also a part of the status. Do you get… what does this mean?”
…It’s utterly unbelievable, but α…
“You tampered with my gender parameters!”
“Exactly! And now you are… a woman!”
Using the cheat ability to manipulate the system, which Supporter-shi possesses, he turned me into a woman!
“What on earth are you…?”
“We can’t settle this with fists. Of course not, we’re both Charao Shibuya. Our methods of attack, our means, everything is the same… so!”
He points to the bed.
“If we can’t settle it with fists, then on the bed… with sexual prowess! That’s the challenge!”
…………
“…You’re the epitome of a fool.”
“No, I’m not a fool. I’m dead serious!”
Charao clenches his fist tightly.
“Me and you, Charao and ■■. What separates us? What’s the difference between us? I’ll… make it clear!”
Charao points his finger at me sharply.
“Come! Let’s battle with our sexual prowess, staking our respective justices…!”