When I Started Capturing the Academy Princesses, Things Turned into a Battlefield - V2 Epilogue [The End]

Epilogue

—It was Christmas.

That sparkling, romantic holiday tailor-made for couples to cuddle up close and whisper sweet nothings.

Up until now, Christmas had never meant much to me.

Just another day on the calendar.

But this year… was different.

I had a girlfriend.

Someone I loved.

Someone who loved me back.

“…”

So why—why—had it turned out like this?

The plan was simple: spend a cozy, quiet Christmas Eve at home with Tsukihi Yoiyami—my girlfriend, my first love.

Just the two of us.

A peaceful night in.

With the house all to ourselves, I’d even dared to dream…

Maybe we’d take that next step.

Climb a little higher up that staircase to adulthood.

A soft night of warmth and quiet breaths, hand in hand.

Instead—

What I got was the exact opposite.

“Would you stop getting in the way already?! You lost, remember?!”

Tsukihi—dolled up and ready for romance—was yelling at full volume.

“No need to be so dramatic. It’s not like there was a ‘you lose once, now disappear forever’ clause. And besides, Tsukihi got a head start. This whole thing was basically a handicap match.”

Kazama replied, unfazed.

“She’s not wrong. This isn’t something you give up on just because you didn’t win the first round. Besides… we were invited.”

Shiranui chimed in, voice calm and steady.

She turned to glance at Ayane—who stood beside me, looking completely unfazed, like this ridiculous chaos was the most normal thing in the world.

“…I agree with senpai. Let’s at least call a truce for Christmas. Also—just so you know—Kanon is totally fine with stealing someone’s boyfriend if it comes down to it.”

Kanon added her two cents without even blinking.

How did it end up like this?

I slowly turned toward the little gremlin who’d brought this chaos into our peaceful home.

My dear traitorous sister.

“Eh? Isn’t it obvious? Gotta build friendly ties with the reigning princesses.”

“Friendly, huh—”

You already made it into the Hime 6. Wasn’t that enough?

“Don’t be ridiculous. How could I possibly be satisfied with fifth place? It’s fifth, you know!”

“…What.”

“Yeah, sure, I barely scraped in this time. But after seeing just how popular the top-ranked girls are, I had a revelation. I can go higher. I should go higher. I will go higher. And when I said that out loud, the senpais and Kanon backed me up. They said I had a shot and even offered to help.”

Wait!

She’s serious?

“That’s right! I’m aiming for the top. I want to be the ultimate princess!”

“…”

“And to make that happen, I need to cozy up to the current queens.”

“That doesn’t mean—”

“If I see an opening, I’ll take it. Princesses getting too friendly with guys? That’s a red flag. And you, Aniki, already have a girlfriend—but all the girls here are still after you. If I play that card right, their reputations will tank. Then it’s curtains for them. This little get-together? Just step one in my master plan.”

She said it.

She actually said something evil—with the most devilish little smirk on her face.

So that’s her plan: make me hang out with the other Princesses, wreck their popularity by association, and swoop in to claim the crown herself.

And since she’s just the “adorable little sister,” she gets to play innocent the whole time.

Unbelievable.

Normally, this is the part where I’d explode in a fit of righteous fury—

But sadly… there wasn’t a single ally of justice in this cursed household.

“It was supposed to be my route, you know… You’re the worst, Yuma-kun.”

“Same here. I was aiming for that whole ‘big sister’ romance arc. Totally the worst… Yuma Kanbara.”

Tsuchiya and Hikawa, who had literally clapped and cheered when I chose Tsukihi, were now looking at me like I’d crawled out of the trash.

…Wait, hold up.

They were invited too!?

Yeah. No doubt about it now—this madness is far from over.

My Princess Conquest might be done…

But the battlefield of drama?

Yeah, that’s just getting started.