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

This is precisely the 'love' that the girl named Baosheng Mag firmly believed in.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Considering that we've already gathered everyone together twice today, it doesn't feel quite right to keep calling people over, so this time we'll have to take the initiative to go and find them one by one."

"Hiro is still the same thoughtful, considerate, and upright Hero. No wonder she's my childhood friend. Well then, I'll head back now—"

"You can't go."

In front of the confessional room of the brothel, Chang Rong, who had finished flattering and was about to leave, was unsurprisingly grabbed and pulled back.

Hiro held a slightly yellowed ancient book in his hand, which seemed to be the one that Meruru had asked the warden to find for her. It was said to be the book that recorded the Great Witch's summoning ritual.

"In the previous timeline, the deciphering of this book progressed very slowly and tediously, and later, due to unforeseen circumstances, it became completely untranslatable. Therefore, this time we need to consult other prospective witches to see who can complete the deciphering work accurately and efficiently. It would be best to assign it to one person to ensure continuity and efficiency."

The second playthrough revealed the drawbacks of the 'chain translation' method, as no one was able to break the ritual in the end. Therefore, this time, Hero decided to designate someone as the main translator, which required checking everyone's language and literacy abilities one by one to find the most suitable candidate.

Considering that Hiro rarely prepares to do anything serious, and that if he ran away, she would most likely be killed by her right now... Chang Rong ultimately had no choice but to join.

But then again... actually, Hiro has been busy dealing with all sorts of things, and hasn't had much free time to rest, but why is it that all I can think of right now are all sorts of unsuccessful attempts to kiss her...? Is this what they call being unfairly maligned?

Well... he deserved it.

Chang Rong glanced through the ancient witch script book in Hiro's hands. The characters on it were indeed as difficult to understand as scribbles, and should not belong to any known language framework.

Chang Rong shook her head, indicating that she couldn't understand anything about the book. After that, the two of them began to actively search for other prospective witches to see who had the qualifications to translate this ancient book.

Just as they passed through the entrance hall, the two spotted the Peach Garden Trio near the wall not far away.

Pink and white puppy Emma Sakura and blue-haired detective Sherry Tachibana stood in front of an incredibly tall wall, deep in thought, while Hannah Tono stood on tiptoe, as if trying to make her spatial compression technique grow naturally during the height measurement.

"Ah, Hiro-chan!" Emma Sakura noticed Hiro and immediately greeted her happily.

"Don't stand people up next time, Emma. That's not right," Hiro said with a sigh as he walked up to the three of them, carrying the ancient book.

"Eh, stand someone up...?" Emma blinked, completely unaware of where Hiro's earnest advice came from.

"By the way, Chang Rong-jun, um... has Chang Rong-jun's confessional room been repaired yet? Although I don't know the specific process of confession, if it's about repentance, I have something I want to confess...!"

Emma looked at the white-haired boy next to Hiro and asked timidly yet with great curiosity.

If it were the old Heero, he would have immediately triggered his code instincts upon confirming the correct password, yelling, "I knew Emma, ​​you're evil!" and then grabbing a fire poker to launch a jumping attack (?). However, the current third-stage Heero has reconciled with Emma, ​​although he hasn't fully atoned for the sins he committed against her.

"Hey hey~ I also have something I want to confess. I'm supposed to be a famous detective, but to this day my record is still only 1 kill. That's really unacceptable, isn't it!"

The blue-haired detective standing nearby also happily came over to join in the fun.

"Why does a detective's skill level have to be linked to the number of kills?! And this '1' looks really weird no matter how you look at it!!" Tono Hannah immediately complained loudly.

"Huh? Because the detective profession is just like a doctor's; the more people who die, the better their reasoning ability is!"

"That just proves you're a jinx...!" Hannah sighed helplessly, then looked at Hiro and Chang Rong.

“We’re researching whether there’s a way to escape from here. That wall doesn’t seem impossibly high, but for some reason, everyone’s magic stops working as soon as they get close to it. Plus, the wall itself feels weird; we just can’t climb up it…”

Sakura Emma lowered her head and said somewhat dejectedly.

"I'm sorry to dampen your spirits, but while it's not impossible to try escaping, if we don't solve the problem with the Great Witch, even if we leave Witch Island, we won't be able to return to normal society."

Hiro sighed and took out the witch's ancient book.

“Just like I said in the meeting room, our most important task right now is to find a way to summon the Great Witch. So, to decipher this book, could you take a look at its contents when you have some free time? Sherry, remember to be careful and don’t tear the book.”

"What?! I'm not some kind of idiot who can't control his power at all! *puffs up*"

Shirley Tachibana pouted as she took the book, then pulled out a magnifying glass and examined it line by line. Her serious and focused expression made Hiro's eyes widen in surprise.

Could it be that Tachibana Sherry...

"Yes, I completely understand!" "Really?!"

Hiro immediately pressed for details, it seemed the blue-themed malfunctioning robot had finally completed its activation in the third playthrough! Was the numerical monster finally about to unleash her super intelligence?

“That’s right, I now fully understand the matter of ‘Sherry-chan doesn’t understand anything~’”

"..."

The moment I had expectations of this guy, I must have accidentally bumped my head during the time travel.

"Don't worry, I have another trick up my sleeve! I can just use my wrist strength to punch these characters and turn them into text that everyone can understand—"

"That's why I told you not to use too much force from the beginning!"

Sherry Tachibana attempted to use violence to intimidate a book, simply because she was capable of doing so!

Unfortunately, Sherry's wrist strength decoding technique was interrupted by Hiro, who hurriedly pulled the switch in a panic before it could be implemented.

“Well, everyone has their own expertise. I’m just a detective, not a philologist. But if I had Watson… huh?” Tachibana Sherry paused for a moment as she spoke.

The name 'Watson' seemed incredibly abrupt in the current conversation, but for some reason, it came out of her mouth extremely smoothly, as if... she had already called him that name thousands or tens of thousands of times.

As for the Watson that should have belonged to him—

Oh no, she's going to break the cauldron...!

No matter what, Shirley is an S2 skin trophy winner, so she should be treated with some respect. Hiro quickly took the ancient book from Shirley's hands and stood in the middle to block the view between her and Chang Rong behind her.

"It seems we can't count on our detective. Emma, ​​what do you think? Do you have any inspiration?"

Hiro handed the ancient book of witch script to the pink and white little dog next to him, who carefully took the book and read it line by line with a serious expression.

But Emma's serious expression only lasted for a few dozen seconds before she immediately gave him a wide-eyed look and swayed, indicating that she couldn't understand a word he said...

"I'm so sorry, Hiro... I can't understand anything on it... Ugh, I'm such a useless idiot..."

"Don't say that, Emma. You've already tried your best."

Emma looked like she was about to drop a pearl, and Heero immediately comforted her.

"But... but... even my best efforts couldn't help everyone leave here, so I guess I still..."

"No, Emma, ​​your hard work itself is inspiring. In this environment, helping everyone maintain a positive attitude is also very important, and you've done a great job in that, so it's okay to be a little proud!"

"Hehehe, is that so, Chang Rong-jun...? Well, that's great, so... um..."

I ignored Hiro's comforting words, but I attacked Chang Rong's soothing words with a heavy blow. Sakura Emma blushed and lowered her head, responding happily in a low voice, her head unconsciously slowly moving closer to Chang Rong's palm.

"Looks like we'll need to find more help. We'll be going now, see you before dinner." "Kiang!?"

Just as Chang Rong was about to be coaxed into a daze by being patted on the head, Xi Luo suddenly jumped out and interrupted, then dragged Chang Rong away without saying a word, causing the little silly dog ​​to let out a cute whimper.

Emma hung her head in disappointment, her non-existent ears and tail drooping down, making her look like a dog abandoned by its owner.

I was originally planning to hold her hand, lick her fingers, pat her head, roll around, and show her belly... but Hiro-chan's reaction was a bit too cautious... really...

"You two...you're acting really strange?"

Hannah Tono, who had unknowingly floated up to Sherry's chest height, looked confused, wondering why the two of them had acted somewhat strangely when they saw the boy.

He's clearly just a stupid knight... wait?

After Hero's incident, the three members of Taoyuan completely lost sight of their prison break plan, leaving only a vague and confused sense of déjà vu regarding the white-haired boy beside Hero.

As for Xiluo, after dragging Chang Rong away, he kept having doubts.

—Damn it, what's with this feeling... Is everyone playing overtime or a revival round?! Why is everyone so interested in their fiancés?!

Hiro muttered to himself, these shameless women were being far too blatant and absurd in their attempts to get close to a married man they'd barely met!

Are you all insatiable, horny women?

If things continue like this, wouldn't my actions of 'being afraid that Chang Rong would be kidnapped by some weirdo, so I kept him by my side' be putting the cart before the horse and shooting myself in the foot...?

At times like this, it's best to find the safety sign first... Speaking of the safety sign, yes, it's that... person... sir!

Hiro thought of a more suitable candidate, and after a brief text message exchange, she immediately took Chang Rong to the sunroom.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Rhea. We are currently looking for suitable translators for ancient texts, and we wonder if you—"

Pushing open the door that had been tidied up from the storage room and brought sunshine back into the sunroom, Hiro was speechless with shock at the scene before him before he could finish his sentence.

Beneath the glass dome, sunlight streamed into the sunroom through the stained glass, and two rows of ever-blooming flowers bowed their heads like an honor guard in review. They were welcoming the dazzling, handsome, and charming blonde idol, Ryota Hasumi, who was sitting at the tea table, seemingly shimmering in the sunlight.

Leia crossed her right leg with a dashing air, rested her left wrist on the tea table beside her, supporting her cheek, and held a book in her right hand, reading slowly. Every word and action exuded the nobility and elegance of royalty.

"Ah, it's Hiro and Chang Rong. Is there anything I can do to help you? I will do my best to help."

Hero noticed the arrival of Hero and Chang Rong. She put down the book she was holding, stood up and came to the two of them, smiling and bowing slightly as she inquired.

"...Who are you?"

Hiro blinked and asked the question that he was most curious about at that moment.

Dude, I was just joking, saying something like "Rabbit reincarnation! Show your true skills in the new timeline." How did you, a big, golden retriever with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually take it to heart?!

"Oh... Oh ho...!"

Listening to the embarrassing sounds that Chang Rong made unintentionally because of the shocking scene, Xi Luo felt as if she had been sending herself step by step to the opposite side of the podium, never to return, starting from a wrong move.

Volume 1: Thanks to Doubi686 and a certain Shaoyu for the silver treasure chest.

Thank you so much for feeding me again, 686! I really have to transform into a catgirl to repay your kindness!

Thank you so much, Shao Yu, for the treasure chest! I'm truly grateful that you enjoyed my work!

Let's count one treasure chest as +6, so the current update is [12 chapters].

To be honest, I really planned to take a short break before the Lunar New Year... Although I'll still try my best to update more often, I probably won't be updating as frequently as before until after the Spring Festival.

As for after the New Year, we'll see how things go. Maybe we'll try offering a bounty again, but we also need to consider whether the remaining content of the book can support the bounty amount for the next time.

In short, I would like to thank Doubi686 and Shaoyu once again for their generous donations. I am extremely grateful!

Volume 1: Chapter 160. Not Sisters

If you're not my friend, then who are you?

When Nikaido Hiro saw the elegant, gorgeous, and dashing blonde beauty in front of him, who resembled a princess and prince of royalty, he was completely stunned.

The scene she was seeing at that moment was just as shocking as when she first realized that Arisa Fujito was going to compete with her for the same race track.

Even Heero, who had never doubted his ability to rewind time and whose heart and actions were always clear as a mirror, began to question himself for the first time after seeing Rhea: "Did I really rewind to the correct timeline of the past, and not into some fabricated history?"

"What's wrong, Hiro? You look like you've seen a ghost... Oh, perhaps we really do look like ghosts to you, but don't worry! As you can see, standing in front of you right now is none other than the real idol rising star, Hasumi Ryoa!"