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

"I still can't see it... Why is this happening...?"

—What do you want to see, sis?!

"Um, Kurobe-kun... what exactly do you want?"

At least give us a straight answer, whether it's killing or X, what's the point of just touching and groping like this?

And at this rate, if we touch it for another 5 seconds, it'll really be heading straight for the 18X rating!

"I'm trying to 'visualize'—"

Having her train of thought interrupted by Chang Rong's words, Kurobe Nanoha was only halfway through her response when she finally managed to spare some brain cells to objectively examine her current posture:

Chang Rong, wearing a loose set of pajamas, leaned against the wall, while Kurobe Nanoha was squatting in front of him, her hands on either side of the boy's thighs, exploring deeper into his loose shorts.

Anyone who sees the current state of the two would probably sigh and think that these two star-crossed lovers are about to have a heated verbal exchange.

"...!!"

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Kurobe Nanoha Kaori instantly pulled her hands back. She hurriedly stood up and backed away, even bumping into the bookshelf behind her due to the excessive movement.

"You, you, you—I have no choice but to silence you..." Kurobe Nanoha Kaori trembled as she picked up the spear, her usually cold and rational gray eyes now shaking like an earthquake.

"It's ridiculous to falsely accuse someone! At least entrapment involves fishing, but this is practically blasting fish!"

"Shut up..."

"Oh no, the book on top is going to fall down."

Chang Rong raised his hand and pointed behind Naoya Kaori.

"I won't fall for that trick—thump!"

A dull yet somewhat pleasant thud came from the cycling helmet on Kurobe Nanoha's head.

The heavy corner of the book struck Kurobe Nanoha perfectly, knocking her down instantly. The spear she was already holding loosely also slipped from her grasp and flew to Chang Rong's side.

"..."

Chang Rong blinked, picked up the spear, and casually inspected it.

He picked up a sniper rifle in the middle of the night and broke into the only room of the opposite sex's room. Upon meeting her, he immediately began groping her body and trying to pull down her pants, but failed. Enraged, he attempted to use force, only to be headshot and killed by the power of knowledge. He even casually tossed the sniper rifle to her.

What on earth is this guy doing?

This series of events was far too mind-bending and intellectually challenging, even causing Chang Rong to break out in a cold sweat, wondering if there was some troublemaker silently hiding in his blind spot, waiting for everything to settle down before jumping out.

However, if there's one thing that's certain right now... at least Chang Rong can be certain that the black-haired twin-tailed girl in front of him, posing as a flower of hope, is Kurobe Nanoha Kaori.

It's safe to say—this guy is an idiot.

She looked like a cool and aloof detective like Kyoko Kirito, but... turns out she's an idiot, and an SSR-level idiot even more troublesome than Ryota Hasumi.

Volume 1: Chapter 24. Black, but a sign of the darkness.

(Omitted for brevity) A perverted woman came to the door and pulled down his pants.

"You really are the mastermind behind this..."

Inside Chang Rong's makeshift bedroom, Kurobe Nanoha Kaori sat in the corner, staring intently at the boy holding the spear in front of her with a look of resentment and humiliation.

"Your skill in turning the tables has surpassed the 40001st year of Chinese martial arts, Kurobe-kun."

Chang Rong inspected the NNK sniper rifle in his hand (brand new) while complaining.

—Although it looks like a gun on the outside, its internal structure is actually based on Greenskin technology. This thing is probably not a technological creation, but rather something handcrafted using pure magic and ancient methods.

"In short, can you explain your series of, uh, those... behaviors just now?"

Originally, Chang Rong had intended to be as assertive as possible and try to firmly grasp the initiative in the conversation, but because of the series of actions of Kurobe Nanoha Kaori before, which were too abstract, Chang Rong couldn't hold on halfway through her speech and gave up first.

“…That was a special case, that’s right…a special case…”

Fortunately, Kurobe Nanoha was even less interested in discussing this topic. She simply gave up and pulled off her goggles, putting them over her eyes and turning her head away as if she didn't want to see anything.

It can be considered a match made in heaven, a truly excellent matchmaking system.

Perhaps the atmosphere in the quiet room was too eerie, because Nanoha Kaori finally couldn't hold back and took the initiative to continue the conversation.

“I wanted to use my ‘magic’ to confirm your identity, but… I couldn’t see anything.”

"'Magic'? Speaking of which, Kurobe-kun, what are the effects of your magic—can we talk about it? Or are you going to keep it as a trump card? If it's the latter, then never mind."

Chang Rong also wanted to quickly move on from the previous mysterious interaction between the two, so she immediately asked about a new topic.

"Don't you understand? It's clearly a cover-up."

"If I were behind this, I would have already taken you down when you tried to break in. I could have taken you down a second time when you were ambushed and killed by the book, instead of checking if you'd scraped your scalp, understand?"

"But you will grope and harass girls..."

"That was an act of God! And you even pulled down my pants—well, anyway, we're even!"

"..."

Kurobe Nanoha Kaori blushed and remained silent, seemingly beginning to seriously consider the possibility that the white-haired boy in front of her was not the mastermind behind it all.

After a while, Kurobe Nanoka took off her goggles and looked at Chang Rong, as if she had finally made a decision.

“My magic is—[Vision], which allows me to perceive fragmented flashbacks behind objects that my hands touch. That gun was something I found using this ability on my first day on Prison Island.”

"【Vision】...? That sounds incredibly powerful. Wait, why didn't you use that ability to catch the killer when you were murdered on the ice?"

"Because my second magic activation is not stable, even if I can recall the fragments, I still can't control the group. In fact, I almost made a wrong judgment because of the vision of Saeki Miria before."

"Who is Saeki Miria, the one who likes to refer to herself as 'Uncle O'?" Chang Rong pondered for a moment. Although he didn't have an impression of Saeki, he still had a deep impression of Miria.

After all, Chang Rong had spent a lot of money on the game for the girl who called herself "Uncle".

“Saeki Miria’s magic is ‘Exchange.’ I saw a vision of her exchanging with a man, and therefore assumed that the man was still in Miria’s body. But it seems that’s not the case.” Kurobe Nanoha’s tone sounded somewhat remorseful, perhaps apologizing for not understanding the situation in the first place and thus developing hostility towards Miria.

"I see. If you can't subjectively control the time period and length, then it's not such an all-powerful intelligence-related ability after all. So, Kurobe-kun, all that touching and groping you were doing just now, uh... anyway, were you trying to use 'illusion' on me?"

"That's right, but I can't see anything. No matter how I touch it, all I see is darkness."

Nanoha Kurobe clenched her right hand, then looked at Chang Rong.

"Pitch black—isn't that proof of a cover-up?"

"..."

Chang Rong's eyes widened. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out why anyone would say such a thing with such a serious expression.

I might as well just go deaf.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said, but is it possible that your hallucinations can't see anything because I'm currently suffering from 'amnesia'? I can't even recall my past experiences, so it's understandable that your hallucinations can't see anything, right?"

“Hmm…age…or perhaps there is some truth to it.” Kurobe Kina (Kouichi) covered her mouth with her hand, Lu put on a serious thinking expression, and finally nodded in agreement with Chang Rong’s statement.

Thankfully, although the child is not very bright (not very bright), at least he won't get stuck on trivial details. Otherwise, if this idiot were to insist that he was behind the whole thing, Chang Rong really wouldn't know what to do and could only shrug helplessly.

"So, what are your plans next?" Kurobe Nanoka asked Chang Rong.

"Me? I don't really know either. Let's try to find a way to regain my memories first. I feel like I've forgotten someone who is very important to me. If I can regain my memories, maybe I can remember things about that person again."

"【Important Person】...I understand. I apologize for my rough treatment of you before. Although I will not completely trust you, I will not act so rashly and impulsively again. Please consider that spear as my sincere apology for today's incident. You can return it to me when you feel that I will no longer threaten you."

After hearing Chang Rong's answer, Kurobe Nanoha Kaori remained silent for a moment, then got up to leave the study and bedroom, her initial cold and indifferent aura fading considerably.

Watching Kurobe Nanoha Kaori obediently prepare to leave, Chang Rong revealed a sinister smile that seemed to confirm his plan.

—Hehehe, those dimwitted idiots are so easy to fool, they're even easier to fool than that chicken in front of my house whose eggs were stolen!

Needless to say, the things like "important person" and "recovering memories" were all fabricated by Chang Rong on the spot. His real goal for now is only "to survive and become the King of Gala Gemu".

But if you were to say that directly, it would not only be low-class, but there's also a chance that Kurobe Nanoha would once again label you as having a 'behind-the-scenes secret'. It's better to just make up a few excuses that people can relate to and that sound like a story to get by.

"Actually, if you can promise me that you won't point a gun at me so easily in the future, then I might as well give it back to you now—Pfft!"

Chang Rong was interrupted halfway through his sentence by Naoya Kaori, who suddenly returned and cut him off.

"The sound of guards' footsteps is approaching... Was it the noise from before that disturbed you?"

Originally intending to leave, Kurobe Nanoha suddenly heard a discordant sound from the Silent Castle. A few seconds later, even Chang Rong could hear the unsettling, heavy footsteps.

—The night patrol guard isn't 'it,' so if I rush out now I'll definitely be caught. This study doesn't have any windows or ventilation ducts connecting it to other rooms, what should I do...?

Nai; Ye Xiang frowned nervously, trying to find a way out of the predicament, but as she wavered and became confused, her left wrist was suddenly grabbed by a strong force.

"Wait, what are you going to do—"

"Don't make a sound."

Chang Rong pulled Naiye Xiang down onto the sofa, wrapping the blanket around them. The two of them were pressed tightly together in what looked like an extremely intimate position.

"...!?!?"

Looking at Kurobe Nanoka squirming in his arms, Chang Rong suddenly thought of something.

He had an idea...

Memories of catching fish in front of my house when I was a child, and then wrestling with the fish.

—Back then I was utterly defeated, but this time…this time I will definitely not lose!

Chang Rong held onto Kurobe Nanoha tightly, determined not to let go of the big fish this time.

It's burning up!

Volume 0: All-in is a wisdom! Extra chapter tonight at midnight!

Let's give it our all, friends!

Even if I'm an obscure writer working on an obscure subject, I still want to shine with a unique brilliance, just like the simple spear!

In short, I'll be updating a few chapters around midnight tonight, using up all the chapters I had saved up.

If I still fail miserably, then I can only... become fluffy.

While you're at it, go and stab those old bastards who were egging me on to death.

See you tonight!