Publishedat 9th of July 2019 05:17:28 PMChapter 290
Translator: Reflet
Editor: ryunakama
Akiha stood up, trailing her hands along the wall as she started walking .
She did a lap around the pure-white wall that screwed up both s.p.a.cial and temporal sense .
Taiyou followed her with his eyes, unsure of her intent .
「Hey」
「Hm？」
「We can’t……get out of here until I start liking you？」
「Apparently . That’s at least why they locked us in here」
「That suuucks」
Akiha said with a sigh .
It was the most unpleasant face he had ever seen her make .
「I don’t wanna do that . Being forced to . Cause that’s what it is . Like livestock locked in cage and being forced to mate」
「……You of all people would say that? After you forced Aoba to come to my place?」
「That was different . I did that to help her get refuge, but I didn’t intend for Aoba to get comfy with you」
「……Well yeah」
Taiyou agreed . Akiha did like her, so he had no choice but to admit that they were different circ.u.mstances .
He looked around the room as he thought that .
This room was a prison to lock them in, designed to induce them .
Taiyou gradually felt unpleasant as well .
「Yeah, this isn’t good」
He said, standing up straight .
「What do we do？」
「Let’s get out」
「Eh？」
「It’s as you say . This isn’t the right way to do things . Even if you were to fall in love with me like this, my heart would never feel right」
「……」
「The Akiha that I know is free . It’s fundamentally wrong to force a free-spirited girl like yourself to make a decision while bound like this」
His back to Akiha, he solidified his resolve as he stared at the wall .
「So let’s get out」
「Is that really okay, Taiyou-chan?」
Hera asked him . Her face was a little downcast .
「Are you opposed to it？」
「Nope, I only belong to Taiyou-chan, so I support your decision, but……I just, I just think this isn’t really like you」
「Not like me？」
「Yes indeed . You are a person of『Objective and Method』, but right now you’re valuing the method an awful lot……is that really okay？」
Okay .
He felt like there was a lot of meaning packed into that word .
Words that came from the fairy he had met before any of his brides .
「I get what you’re saying, but you’re mistaken」
「Mistaken？」
「Yeah, mistaken . It’s not that I’m prizing the method . It’s that the objective changed」
「What do you mean？」
「My first objective was to get Akiha . But now it’s a little different . It’s become “make Akiha mine”」
「Make her yours, you say」
「……」
He could sense Akiha from behind . He could sense slight movement .
Taiyou continued . Not to persuade, but to proclaim his resolve .
「If all I had to do was “get” her, then this would be fine . Probably the easiest method . If Youran’s involved……yep, if I were her, I’d slip aphrodisiacs at meal time and force her to be one of us」
「That’s graphic!」
「According to Kohaku, that makes all sorts of things go well . But all that is is “getting” her . To elaborate, it could very well become a『consenting body but unyielding heart』kind of thing . But I realized something as we spoke . I like Akiha when she’s free and wild . I want to get all of that……that’s how I feel now」
Taking a breath, he continued .
「If that’s the objective, then this way is wrong」
「Taiyou-chan……」
「So we’re getting outta here」
Taiyou said, directing his consciousness at everyone outside .
「You can hear what I’m saying, right? I’ve made my decision, so open up」
An imperative tone . Taiyou rarely spoke that way, but his brides desired it .
He was counting on that, but got no reaction .
「No dice . Hera, they looking at us over there？」
「Uhh……」
「Hera」
「……Yes indeed . They’re all in front of the monitor」
「Yeah? Then I guess that’s out」
Taiyou took a deep breath, lightly clenching his fists .
「Hey, what now？」
「If they won’t open it from there, then I gotta pry it open」
「Pry it open? How？」
「Just gotta slug it」
Taiyou said, hitting the wall with all his might .
At 80% power .
But no results .
It felt as if he had only just woken up, his power drained .
He had given up at this point earlier, but not now .
Taiyou unleashed another punch, hitting the same place with the same power .
There was no response, but he kept hitting it .
Hitting it, hitting it, continuously .
He felt as if he were continuously hitting a thick sponge .
「Taiyou-chan! There is blood coming out of your hands！」
「I ain’t dying」
Indifferent to the panicking Hera, Taiyou hit the wall again .
He hit the wall without caring that his blood was painting the once-uniform white .
「Give it another――」
At that moment, he drew back his hand like a bow to launch another strike .
Someone gripped his arm . Akiha had clasped his arm with both hands .
「Give it a rest」
「……」
「C’mon, you got blood coming out . Rest a bit and we’ll think of something else」
「……Nah, I think not」
「Why？」
「Once I realize something, there’s no stopping me . I can’t have you trapped in this tiny box」
「But I――」
「It doesn’t matter . I can’t endure it . I can’t bear the thought of you being locked in」
「……」
Akiha’s face was full of astonishment . She must have not expected him to say that .
He softly removed her hands, taking a breath, then hit it again .
Hit it, continued hitting it .
The bloodstain on the wall spread, to the point where it was wet and quite literally dripping .
Taiyou’s fist was stained red . He disregarded it and hit the wall .
A change occurred .
He felt it give . The moment he hit the wall, he felt a difference .
Even a wall that absorbed impacts would reach its limit with enough hits .
Taiyou had a.s.sumed that . Now with a sense of accomplishment, he gained further determination .
But he had misunderstood .
The anti-Taiyou room Youran had prepared was not so feeble .
It was a thing that simply one-upped Taiyou’s pure power .
He had only felt it give because he had one-upped it in terms of power . He had overcome its limits .
Intent on contuing to hit the wall, Taiyou did not notice .
That the『idol』modification had suddenly increased, and that he had unconsciously exposed a wing from his shoulder .
That there was heat in Akiha’s gaze .
His fist had broken through the wall .