Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

Although Rhea Hasumi was somewhat confused about the situation, she still used the magic [Gaze Manipulation] on Nanoha Kurobe.

"—!?"

Outside the glass door, Nanoha Kurobe was still aiming her gun, but the next second her gaze suddenly and uncontrollably turned to Ryota Hasumi, creating a sniper duel in the middle.

"——" "——"

The two, one catching the adulterer and the other having an affair, stared at each other through the glass door, creating an extremely strange atmosphere. Even if it were a non-blue-themed original Sherlock Holmes, he probably wouldn't be able to guess what kind of game these two were playing.

Meanwhile, Chang Rong, not having the key to Emma's door lock, could only run to the infirmary and try to climb over the balcony connecting the infirmary to the outside of the castle.

"Huh? Little Rong? Are you feeling unwell?"

For some reason, Saeki Miria seemed to be busy with something at the sofa table in the infirmary. When she saw Chang Rong, she was startled and quickly hid a lump of something on the table.

"No, Saeki-kun! I just got caught while having coffee and had to deal with a buyer, otherwise it would have turned into a murder case!"

"Hmm...?"

Saeki Miria didn't understand Chang Rong's words at all. She saw him rush over the balcony railing of the infirmary, let out a wail with a thud, and after a few seconds of silence, hurried footsteps could be heard again.

"These young people nowadays... I really don't understand them..."

After confirming that Chang Rong had left, Saeki Miria took out the clump of scarf and looked at the outdated 'old thing' in front of her with a helpless and disappointed expression.

On the other side, Chang Rong finally managed to get around to the outside of the sunroom.

"Kurobe Nanoka—Wajiu 7P6 Jiu u1 Liu—General, let's calm down first!"

Chang Rong rushed to Nanoha Kaori's side and gave Hasumi Ryoya an OK sign. Only then did the latter put away the gaze control magic and slump in the chair to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

As for Kurobe Nanoha, after being out of sight, she immediately breathed on Chang Rong who had rushed over.

"You, you've pulled this stunt...!"

—The way you address me has reverted to the initial setting...

"I always thought Chang Rong was simply not ready yet, which is why you rejected all the invitations, including mine. But... but the truth is that you and Rhea... well, since you already have Rhea, then don't become my accomplice!"

Kurobe Nanoha's voice trembled slightly. She had originally thought that this white-haired boy was completely clueless about love, but now it seemed that he was nothing more than a scumbag who was always looking for something better, a scumbag with a dark secret!

"No, no, no... well, what happened just now was—"

Chang Rong glanced at Hasumi Ryoya, who was looking at him with some worry in the sunroom. Her expression clearly indicated that she was determined to continue casting magic to protect herself and help her escape if Kurobe Nanoha took any drastic actions.

That was all acting—saying that felt like trampling on the 'real feelings' that Hasumi Ryoa had shown her. Did she really have the right to toy with the feelings that Ryoa-sama had mustered the courage to convey?

"I knew it, Chang Rong, you really are just a manipulative, scumbag—click."

"[False Evidence] We were just acting just now, discussing the script for a stage play. Yes, it was acting!"

—I'm sorry, Rhea-sama. I really want to respect your feelings, but I will gradually respect them later. Right now, what I need to respect more is my life…!

"Acting skills...?"

Kurobe Nanoha, who was holding a long spear, was stunned for a moment.

“That’s right, acting! If you don’t believe me, then use illusions on me!” Chang Rong said with absolute certainty, her expression one of genuine sincerity.

"Hmm... Well, since Chang Rong, you put it that way..."

After a moment's hesitation, Kurobe Nanoka finally withdrew her spear.

—As expected of the most unstable information source, I really wouldn't dare to make such a bluff if it were any other intelligence source.

"Like I said, our main goal right now is to uncover the truth and escape from here, so I have no intention of getting into a relationship."

Chang Rong pressed on with an explanation, but what she said was indeed true.

While I really want to be a god-like figure in the world of Galactus, even putting aside the possibility of getting hacked to pieces if I go solo, just the sheer despair of this Prison Island makes anyone who can still play as Galactus truly a superhuman. A normal person would definitely try to find a way to lead everyone out of this predicament.

"Okay, it seems I misunderstood... I'm sorry."

Nanoha Kurobe tugged at her cycling helmet and apologized quietly.

—Look, she even has to thank us, Leia-sama

"But, Kurobe, didn't I confiscate your gun? How come you have it again...?"

"My elder sister retrieved it for me. I was originally planning to use the spear to break the lock."

"Who's behind this, you idiot...?"

Chang Rong muttered a complaint under her breath, then gave a thumbs-up to Ryouya Hasumi inside the glass room, indicating that everything was OK and the crisis was over.

However, it's easy to understand why Kurobe Nanoha Kaori didn't intend to hurt anyone in the first place; her target when she drew her gun was the door lock.

Of course, thankfully, the thin layer of glass also has a magically excellent sound insulation effect, otherwise even if no one was killed, it would be difficult to clean up the mess... Huh?

Chang Rong was still remarking on the absence of war today when he discovered that he was being dragged further and further away by Kurobe Nanoha.

"It's perfect that you're here. Come with me to meet my elder sister."

"Huh...? Huh?"

Is this going to mean meeting the parents? At least give me some mental preparation, right?

Unfortunately, it seems that Chang Rong can only respond to Hasumi Ryoa's sudden confession after he has dealt with Kurobe Nanoha.

He took out his phone and sent a text message to Hasumi Ryoa saying, "Everything is OK, don't worry about me." Then, while being dragged away by Kurobe Nanoha, he saluted Hasumi Ryoa.

—Why does Chang Rong seem to be acting like she's going to die alone? Is that really okay...?

Leia was completely bewildered when she received the text message.

However, if it's that Kurobe... just leave it alone!

Previously, when Kurobe Nanoha made a "meeting the parents" speech, under everyone's questioning, through Chang Rong's translation and communication, it was finally concluded that "Kurobe Nanoha was just talking nonsense because she did too much baking (this is false evidence)".

In other words, Kurobe Nanoha is still just a designated nobody, while my progress shouldn't be too low... Hmph, rather, after that overly bold offensive that I didn't even expect today, my progress is actually just one step away from the finish line. I can say that I'm far ahead, and the advantage should belong to me, Rhea-sama!

"Click—really, Chang Rong-jun, are you inviting me by not closing the door properly? Hehehe...wait?"

"Ok?"

Just as Hasumi Rhea was engrossed in the illusionary world, the pink and white-haired girl, Sakura Emma, ​​pushed open the door and walked in with a seductive expression.

The next second, the two Stand users with the same attributes were staring at each other in the sunroom.

Volume 1: 110. This is no longer needed (referring to the older sister).

—I never expected this room to be a hidden warehouse… Although the main door was locked, there was a tunnel on the side.

And there's a sunroom just a few steps away from the warehouse, no wonder Nanoha Kurobe was there...

On the way to the hidden warehouse with Kurobe Nanoha, Chang Rong's eyes were opened wide, as if the old ASS was showing him all sorts of hidden air bridges and evil routes.

The club president is right, there are indeed many secret passages in this castle, and Nanoha Kaori has to navigate through these passages every day to avoid the guards. It must be very hard for her...

No, this guy seems to be openly strolling around right now, since even the 'main guard,' or 'hairband guard,' is one of her people.

During her time in prison, Chang Rong gradually discovered that there were actually some differences between 'guards'.

Generally speaking, guards can be divided into 'primary guards' and 'minor guards'. Perhaps it is related to the guards' execution ability or 'intelligence level', most guards can only perform the most basic tasks, such as patrolling, hunting, and mechanically cooking.

Although they are numerous, they only appear at specific times or under specific circumstances, and are rarely seen at other times.

However, the headband guardian is quite different. She is almost always in the castle, either cleaning or patrolling. Occasionally, she even throws disobedient prospective witches into the punishment room and carefully carries disobedient prospective demons into the punishment room in a princess carry. This is probably related to the strong execution ability of the 'headband guardian'.

In other words, with great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility comes ever greater burdens... In a sense, it's quite a powerful and unpredictable situation...

"This is it. You can actually enter this warehouse directly through the front door at night, but you'll need to go around it during the day."

Kurobe Nanoka arrived at the heavy wooden door and signaled to Changrong that they had reached their destination.

"Mmm..."

Looking at the somewhat aged wooden door in front of him, Chang Rong couldn't help but swallow hard.

Perhaps what awaits me ahead is a trap, a banquet where I'll open the door to find the guard with the hairband sitting at the table, sipping wine, glancing at me, and saying, "—" (Ah, it's the King of Kings).

Perhaps Kurobe Nanoha and her sister are planning something nefarious with her; after all, it's hard to say how much of what he meant by "meeting the parents" was genuine...

In short, no matter what, I must be extremely careful and always be prepared to retreat—there's ham!!

"There's ham!!!"

Almost the instant the door opened, Chang Rong's gaze was drawn to the neatly arranged array of ingredients in the warehouse.

Rows of shelves, like bookshelves in a library, spread out along both sides, displaying all kinds of ingredients.

Although most of the ingredients were easy-to-store canned and plastic-packaged, and the fresh vegetables at first glance were only carrots and potatoes, the delicious-looking canned goods, the neatly arranged bread, the "grandma's bags of white flour" and packets of powdered sugar, and the pieces of butter were just as impactful to Chang Rong as accidentally wandering into the adult section of a video store for the first time.

What caught Chang Rong's attention the most was a ham placed in the corner.

A trap? Even a trap would be worth it! I'll brave that trap three times!

Without saying a word, Chang Rong pounced on the ham and took a bite.

"Waaah... Wait, wait a minute, Chang Rong! That ham can't be eaten raw—at least, at least you have to peel it..."

"ha!!!"

Kurobe Nanoha was startled. She quickly went over to Chang Rong to explain that this ingredient could not be eaten raw, but what she got in return was the white-haired boy protecting the ham while tearing at it and breathing on it.

"Ugh!?" Kurobe Nanoha Kaori, who was being breathed on by Chang Rong for the first time, was instantly stunned and at a loss for what to do.

"Stop your nonsense! You can certainly make delicious food in the warehouse every day, but do you know how torture it is for someone born with a heart that yearns for a great culinary world to eat those prison dissertations every day! Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, I would—thud!"

Chang Rong was breathing out a puff of air when the guard with the headband came over, extended a slender, twisted black tentacle arm, and gently tapped Chang Rong, who immediately fell into a gentle sleep.

"I'm so sorry, I lost my composure just now..."

Coming to her senses, Chang Rong obediently knelt in the 'daily necessities area' of the warehouse, bowing her head and apologizing somewhat awkwardly to the guard in front of her.

"No, it's my fault. I didn't consider your dedication and pursuit of normal food, Chang Rong... No, but what just happened has made me even more certain that my guess was right! As expected, my older sister knows, or rather, understands, you, Chang Rong!"

Kurobe Nanoha apologized awkwardly, then looked somewhat agitated and pointed to the guard with the hairband next to her.

"Know, understand?" Chang Rong tilted her head.

"That's right. Even though my older sister has become like this, she can still react to people she knows! For example—shaking hands."

Nanoha Kurobe extended her palm to the guard with the headband, and the next second the guard also extended black tentacles and rubbed them on Nanoha Kurobe's cycling hat.

"No, I didn't mean for you to touch my head, dear sister...!"