Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria

This is the story of a certain rest day when I was zoned away～～～～～～ indulging in sloth .

「Kasama! Play play!」
「Kasama isn’t going to play, kasama isn’t going to move . 」

I resolutely don’t move even with Luminchan pulling on my arm .
I’d like to have them not underestimate my staunch hikikomori nature .
I’m currently resting in my favoured hammock set in the mansion’s yard .
I absolutely won’t move .

「Mu～～～～～」

Luminchan’s appearance with puffed cheeks is cute .
But I won’t move .

「Please stop Lumina, o-kasama is tired out . 」

Silvi-chan is scolding her in a manner fitting an onee-sama .
But o-kasama didn’t do anything yesterday or the day before that either .
I’m not busy either .
Just simply…… Right, I’d like them not to underestimate hikikomori .
That’s all it is .

「Then, will nee-sama play with me?」
「I am not at leisure either . 」
「U～～～! Just a little! Race with me!」
「Race? Is it like that again, which of us can finish one lap around the royal capital faster?」

What type of monstrous sort of play have these children been up to?
Just how much distance do they think one lap around the royal capital is .
This commotion isn’t about just a bit of play is it .

「Well, I suppose it is fine, it will not take too long in that case . 」

Are they aliens?

「Yos～ssh, then o-kasama, give the sign!」

Well, if it’s just to that extent .

「Ready～, go . 」

At my unmotivated mark, Luminchan and Silvi-chan became the wind .
Oh～～～～ .
Fast fast .
Portentous issn’t this .
Well, with this, my time of peace has finally arrived .
I’m sleepy .
There actually is a reason for this one .
Last night, Luminchan repeatedly came to slip into my bed .
Occasionally Silvi-chan as well .
I was filled with happiness at the fact that my cute beloved daughters wanted to be with me, but there was also a problem .
That’s the fact that those two come and cling to my b.r.e.a.s.t.s when half asleep in the middle of the night .
Especially Luminchan .
Should I a.s.sume their sleepiness causes this peak of infantile regression?
There certainly hasn’t been a time when I provided milk to those two but, I suppose it’s that reflex……
My sleep was interrupted repeatedly because of that .
Since, can you sleep as your b.r.e.a.s.t.s are being sucked?
Impossible isn’t it .

「I love touching people’s b.r.e.a.s.t.s but, it somehow doesn’t sit right when my own are touched . 」

The one carrying such a complex maidenly heart is me .

「Are you stupid?」
「Eclair, welcome . 」

With Eclair having sensed my presence, I took it as a signal .
My outstretched hands are struck down as they turn toward Eclair’s b.r.e.a.s.t.s as if to grab them .
It hurts .

「Stingy . 」
「Your manner of touching is lewd . 」
「Well, that is, since the children aren’t here anymore?」
「They’re going to be the betting subjects of the outer wall’s gate guards again won’t they . On which will come back first this time . 」

Since their abilities are evenly matched arren’t they .
For them to have such great rivals from their moment of birth, those two are blessed by eachother’s existence aren’t they .

「……」
「……」

We fall into silence as we absentmindedly gaze off in the direction the children ran off to .
I wonder what Eclair came here to do?
As always, she’s adorable with her slender delicacy, to an extent that I wouldn’t think she had given birth to children .
Because they don’t change even when they age do they, demons .

「You don’t change do you . 」

She thought the same thing of me .

「Eclair is also as beautifully cute as ever . 」
「To the contrary, please stop with the superfluous flattery . 」

Her appearance might be beautiful but, her personality is cute .
It looks like I’m contradicting myself but I’m not .

「So, did you have something you needed?」
「There isn’t anything in particular . I only happened to wander over you see . 」
「To see how Luminchan was doing?」

School is currently on a long break so, Luminchan has been staying at my mansion this entire time .

「Well, there is that as well but, since I also wanted to see Silvi’s face you see . 」
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Kran is Silvi-chan’s birth mother but, Eclair is something like her wet nurse .
Her time with her might actually be longer than her birth mother’s .

「Eclair and Kran both, love everything about those two don’t you? In truth, I’m relieved . 」

Perhaps I implicitly conveyed what I wanted to say, she turned her gaze onto me .

「However much you speak of that girl, she’s also your child…… In short, she’s half Eclair’s child isn’t she . This isn’t such a mystery . 」

Surely Kran is also infatuated with that which is Luminchan .
That honest and innocent side might touch at the heartstrings of that Kran who the world of politics drove to run away from home .

「Well, surely that’s enough talk about those children for now . 」
「Ah……」

Eclair’s cool hand stroked my cheek .
My heart races as I’m touched .
And Eclair’s cheeks also turn red .

「You should hang out with me a little you know . 」

It’s been a while since the invitation has come from Eclair .

「Eclair…… My sleepy―― ow ow!!」

My cheeks were pinched .

◇■◇■◇

「You won’t come out from the mansion, if you’re not brought out like this will you . Because you’re lazy . 」

I’m snidely told that I take after my shishou even in her odd aspects .

「Eh, is that so? That’s so isn’t it～」
「If you make a slovenly face, no one will praise you . 」

We chat aimlessly as we go on a walk together in the royal capital’s business district .
I’m a rather famous person so there were commotions at times but, they let me cherish my private time .
I’m thankful to the people of the royal capital .

「Ah, a bookstore . 」

There’s nothing like a smartphone in this world so, the paper medium is very popular .
I also buy a lot .

「Go in?」

Our legs stop in front of a large store with a product lineup that’s good even for the royal capital .

「Eclair also wants a new spellbook . 」
「Ardent aren’t you . 」
「I don’t use magic by feel like you do you know . Seriously…… the behaviors of prodigies are . 」
「Perhaps I should go and buy some 10 swashbuckling adventures . 」

I’ve bought too much and it doesn’t fit in my room so I ended up making my own book collection corner in the mansion’s library .
By the way, it was well received by the maid-sans with time to kill .

「Someday perhaps I should write a book too～ I’ve been thinking that you know . 」
「Eh～? Does that mean you have some sort of idea?」
「It’s a story where a certain hikikomori guy ends up being summoned to another world as a girl and, goes and has this and that adventures . 」
「Why are you going out of your way to have the gender reversed . 」
「Well…… Personal experience?」
「Ha?」

But in this case, while the heart of the main character of this story remains male, I guess it’s a setting where he thinks about what he should do and how he should do it as a female .
I ended up in love with Eclair but, since there’s also the possibility that the child in this story will come to love a boy .
On that point, the story’s still a living ent.i.ty if I haven’t seen it written right?

「Ma, it’s fine so let’s go in . 」
「Ha～i . 」

We enter the store and, the distinctive smell of paper tickles our noses .
I love this .
Eclair is heading full speed toward the spellbook corner so, I should search for a light novel or somesuch .
Circling about as I explore the bookstore, I head on in and my eyes stop at the magazine corner .

「Thi, this is……」

It’s p.o.r.n .

「……」

The truth is I, even in my previous life? there hasn’t been a time when I had such things .
It’s not the case that I didn’t have the interest nor the case that I was too mature, it’s just and only because I was apathetic .
This just now isn’t like that .
In this case I have an interest in what sort of goods the p.o.r.n of this world are .
…………This is also study!

「No, wait a moment……」

I let my voice out and stop myself .
This place is a thoroughfare bookstore-san .
Naturally, there are people’s eyes here and there .
And as I’m a famous person, I’m also self aware of how my appearance stands out .
Furthermore, that I’m female……basically .
……Let’s have restraint .

「Ah～～～～～! Kasama was here～～～!!」
「Hiii」

The awkwardness of being called out by the p.o.r.n corner .
And by my daughter .

「Lu Lu Luminchann……」

Hayya! Is her lap around the royal capital already over!?

「Do～n!」
「Wawaa, mou～」

I catch the charging hug Rin-chan pa.s.sed down directly to her .

「I heard from Ilya that kasama and mama went out to town～ nihehe . 」
「Since Ilya knows everything doessn’t she . 」

I didn’t particularly inform her that I went out though .

「O-kasama, I have no excuse for this in your time of leisure . Look Lumina, you are being improper . 」

A picture of Luminchan being pulled away by an authoritative Silvi-chan .

「Buu」
「Fufu, then the race is over now?」
「Hai, just a moment ago . 」
「Nee-sama is unfair! Making me let my guard down at the end of the end and pa.s.sing me by!」
「Ara Lumina . If our pace is basically the same, you could say that the end is what the race is . You still have a ways to go do you not . 」
「U～～～～～u!」

I didn’t particularly ask for the result but I ended up knowing how the match went didnn’t I .
It really was Silvi-chan’s win then .
The high speed movement with those two using magic as they please, is something they’re good at isn’t it .
I suppose Lumina is probably the one who’s ahead in magic control itself .
Because she hides an overwhelming talent in the groundings for pure magic .
But of course, Silvi-chan’s talent for magic isn’t something that’s commonplace .
And on top of that bringing out and using 120% of that power is that girl’s forte .
Since the one who always comes out on top in composite ability is Silvi-chan isn’t it .
She really does fulfill her role as an onee-san .

「Would kasama be here as well?」
「Un, I suppose Eclair should be in the spellbook corner?」
「So it would be like that then . 」

I ended up becoming restless .
Silvi-chan loves Eclair doessn’t she～ .
Fufu, since Kran is juss～t a little strict isn’t she?

「What was kasama looking at?」
「……Eh?」

Luminchan peeked in at the corner behind me .
I hastily covered her eyes .

「I～can’t～see～」
「Na! Nothing!? Since I just happened to be pa.s.sing by?」

Her nee-sama picked up on something and her cheeks reddened as she turned her face .
Kuu, at least leave Luminchan as an angel who doesn’t know anything!

「Hyo～i」
「Aah」

Luminchan took hold of a magazine after slipping out of my restraint in the moment where Silvi-chan took my focus off from her .
Awawa .

「Nn～? What are these female people doing in the nude～?」

At that moment not just me, even the store’s surrounding customers froze up .
Everyone kept silent while making unpleasant faces together .

「Pu, pro wrestling play perhaps?」
「What’s pro wrestling?」

The well established etymological obfuscations of my country wouldn’t be in her vernacular .

「――Are you stupid . 」

The Eclair who noticed the commotion and came over stole the book from Luminchan’s hand .

「You’re 10 years too young, Lumina . 」
「Mama? Whatーisーthis? Why why?」

Awawawa .
I’m attacked with the the ma.s.s of curiosity that is a child’s why is that .

「I’ll teach it for you if you can take a point off Alice . It’s fine even if you do it together with Silvi okay . 」
「Together with nee-sama!? Then we might even be able to win against kasama!」
「Why am I also……」
「Why is a match……」

For some reason I and Silvi-chan moaned together .

◇■◇■◇

Though it’s sudden, we’ve reserved an entire arena within the royal capital .
This is the power of connections and money .
Adults are……

「The rules are simple . If you knock Alice out of the area or, make her say I give then it’s your victory okay?」

My victory condition is?
Well, it’s fine though .

「Nee-sama! Do your best! To make kasama say gyafun!」
「Why am I also o-kasama’s……」

An intense difference in temperatures isn’t this?

「This is a good thing Silvi? If you don’t look beyond winning against Lumina, your growth will end at that . Even for an honors student, recklessness should be shown on occasion . 」
「Kasama…… I shall take that to heart . 」

For me to directly take those two on…… on that note it hasn’t happened has it .
They’re too cute so it hurts to take them on even as training doesn’t it .
I’ve left all of their combat training to onee-chan and Rin-chan .

「Eei, please challenge her with the intent to borrow her b.r.e.a.s.t.s . Well, Alice doesn’t have b.r.e.a.s.t.s sufficient to lend out though . 」*
「s.e.xual hara.s.sment!」

Eclair sends me a wink .
Yare yare, I can’t do this frivolously can I .
And so the me against Luminchan, Silvi-chan battle began .

「Have you done your warm up exercises? If it hurts say that it hurts okay? Forcing yourself is no good okay?」
「I’m fine～」
「Hai, o-kasama . 」
「Overprotective is she……」

Eclair is shaking her head .

「Well it’s fine, then――Start!」

Luminchan came rushing at me, at the moment of commencement .
A headlong rush .

「Teyaa!」
「Otto」

I evade Luminchan’s tackle .
If this was as normal I’d catch her in my arms for her though wouldn’t I, it really seems that my ribs would crack given this force .

「――Haa!」
「Watto」

I jump to evade being tripped by the Silvi-chan who had circled into the spot I’d evaded toward .
Fuumu, she moves after thinking doesn’t she, that child .

「There!」

Luminchan’s…… this is a chantless Star Flare is it .
A flame like a white shining sun .
She came aiming to blow me away with a follow up attack while I’m in mid air .
It’s fine either way but this attack will kill if she doesn’t choose her targets .

――Well, it’s fine if it’s me though .

「――Fuu!」

Cladding my fist in lightning magic power――I bash it into the sky .
Luminchan and Silvi-chan stopped their movement in dazed astonishment .
I also thought about evading with mist transformation but, I thought this method would be more mentally enduring .
And then I make a splendid landing .

「Fuu……that all?」

I strike my skirt lightly and put my hands on my hips .
I’ll give you a lesson on mother’s greatness .
I’m getting carried away .

「A, amaz～ing! Ksama is amaz～～ing!!」
「With one hand Lumina’s Star Flare……」

Because with this I’m, the world’s strongest .
I lightly shake the hand I bashed it away with .
Luminchan’s current magic…… I guess it’s probably wisdom 7 magic?
It’s incredible magic power for the world at large but, the opponent is me .
If it’s at 7 my magic defense won’t break simply just with what’s called a head on collision willl it .

「Nee-sama, now that it’s come to this let’s do that!」
「That is it…… I suppose so, something like being stingy with o-kasama as our opponent is . 」

Oh?
They intend to do something then?
Fufu, how cute .
Frankly, it seems like this would end with a single blast of Lightning as they were talking just now but, well, I’ll overlook it for them .
I look at the referee, Eclair, and our eyes meet .
She made a wry smile .

「I wonder what they’re intending . 」

The two of them lowered their hips from a position with their shoulders pressed together .
Really, those two get along well donn’t they .

「Here we go kasama!」
「Prepare yourself!」

Radiance of white flame from Luminchan’s right hand .
Radiance of pink ice from Silvi-chan’s left hand .
……Nn? This, it can’t be .

「Etto～, white flame of purification from my right hand～!」
「Ice peach of the underworld from my left hand!」

The two bring their respective hands together .
Radiance of magic power gushes forth from their joined hands .

――Fascinating .

「Now, bring it on!」

From my right hand――

『Heaven’s flame, bear the radiance of the underworld and become the supreme light that illuminates all things . 』

……Nn, preparations complete .

『Combination magic! Flame dance ice blaze . 』

A simple storm of flame and ice, this isn’t anything of the sort!
This is that!
Probably an instant death type…… annihilation magic then!!
What a magic to use against your mother!

「If I wasn’t your opponent, this would become something terrible you know!」

Evade…… the act wouldn’t be difficult but, perhaps I should show them mother’s greatness part 2 here .

「Deploy! True・Lightning G.o.d Barrier!」

Seizing s.p.a.ce――I stop time .
But the opponent is also phantasmal magic……well, it’s those two’s original so combination magic perhaps?
It interferes even in my phantasmal magic, unable to break through it comes eroding toward me .
It’s quite the magic .
But……still incomplete!
I gather yet more magic power and, completely stop the time of those two’s combination magic .
In that way I erode it with my magic power and, make those two’s magic disperse .
That’s the match .

「This, this can’t～～～」
「Is, is it no good even with this . 」

As the pair who had used up their magic power draw together, they strike the ground as they sit down .

「Fufun, you still have a long ways to go don’t you . 」
「This is Alice’s win isn’t it, that’s enough . 」

Under Eclair’s judgement, the match concluded .

「Forgive me Lumina, for I could not keep up with your magic power . 」
「Such a thing isn’t so! Since to begin with, combination magic wouldn’t be usable without nee-sama to control it for us!」

How cute .

「The fact of getting along is a good thing isn’t it, fufu . 」
「I suppose so . Lumina and Silvi will be fine going on like this won’t they . 」

I casually drew close to Eclair but, this time she didn’t become angered .
U～n, snuggle snuggle .
I rub our cheeks together, Eclair lets out a sigh as if exasperated though .

「Ah～～! Kasama and mama are doing something like that book had!!」
「Lu, Lumina……」

Luminchan makes a fuss, Silvi-chan is panicking .

「Huh, what’s this～??」
「Please be quiet Lumina, you lost so no asking questions for you . 」
「Eh～～～～～」

Well, since she’ll understand eventually, won’t she?

「Nee-sama, do you understand that?」
「Wh, why is the spearpoint on me……」
「Nee-samaa!」
「Tha, that is well……perhaps you could say it is a ritual to give birth to an imouto……」
「Ehh!?」

Somehow the Luminchan with eyes sparkling from Silvi-chan’s strained misdirection, came gazing in at us .

「Kasama and mama, are making Lumina’s imouto!?」
「Your way of saying it is……」

Eclair’s cheeks are twitching .

「I want I want! Lumina also wants an imouto～!! Ne～ kasama! Mama!」

Hie～～ .

「You should be quiet Lumina! Rather than that have you finished your homework?」
「Giku」
「An ane is an existence that becomes an example for her imouto, we can’t make an imouto if you do such slovenly acts . 」

Luminchan peers at Silvi-chan and, is convinced of something .

「Cer, certainly nee-sama is incredible……」

Un, certainly .

「But but Lumina also wants an imouto～～! Since I’ll do my best～!」
「Seriously, because you’re such an unreasonable child…… but, I suppose so . 」

Eclair turned a sidelong glance toward me .

「Well, it’s not particularly bad is it…… this also could be . 」

I was shocked .
After that we went back and, really really…… did it .
It was an absolutely great rest day .