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

Anyway, thank you again to my dear brother Youcha for the food, love you (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～

Volume 1: Chapter 168. Hiro-chan's Heart-Fluttering Index is Off the Charts

When Chang Rong was pulled out of the ice by Nikaido Hiro and knocked to the ground, constantly calling his name, Chang Rong was actually somewhat confused and bewildered at that time, like a person whose brain had not yet fully started working, who was suddenly pulled up from their sleep.

Looking at the girl in front of her with long black hair and crimson eyes, who seemed stern but was surprisingly gentle, and occasionally had a slightly obsessive side, Chang Rong learned from her that she was actually the most important childhood friend of the girl 'Xi Luo', and that the reason Xi Luo was here was to save her.

After learning the whole story, Chang Rong felt more conflicted than moved.

Although his instincts, physical memories, and subconscious were all telling him that Nikaido Hiro was his comrade and someone he could trust unconditionally, he still couldn't find the relevant memories.

And ultimately, is a girl who tries to start a game in a freezer room the first thing she does upon meeting someone really a normal Yamato Nadeshiko?

Even though Chang Rong had agreed to Hiro's request in a daze, she still had some doubts about whether it was 'right'. Fortunately, another girl who called herself her 'adopted sister', Ze Du Ke Ke, arrived later. Although the number of strange girls doubled, this temporarily put them in a strange balance.

Even so, Chang Rong's confusion remained unresolved. He only knew that the girls around him were trustworthy 'good girls,' but he didn't know what he was doing, let alone what he should be doing.

Leaving the underground cryogenic chamber and arriving at the so-called 'Witch Island,' Chang Rong was bombarded with all sorts of novel and bizarre settings and scenes, leaving him feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.

She seemed to have a certain sense of déjà vu about every flower, tree, blade of grass, and shrub before her, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She could even feel a familiar sense of relief and joy in the other prospective witches.

Is it because of the 'rewind' that Hiro mentioned? This is already a rewind of timeline. He did indeed have something happen on this stage with these girls. Although his memories have been wiped away, some fragments still remain of the past.

These fragmented memories and déjà vu can at most make her aware that these prospective witches did indeed exist here, but they still can't help her solve the most important problem at this moment—what should she do, and what does she want to do.

For the entire day, Chang Rong was simply going with the flow, being pushed forward by Xi Luo and Ke Ke. Even though she wanted to 'build a confessional to help everyone,' it was essentially just a casual remark made without thinking because she sensed their resolve and wanted to do something in return to ensure her own existence.

Even when faced with everyone's feelings, especially Xiluo and Coco's overly eager demands, Chang Rong didn't know how to respond and could only half-heartedly go along with their responses.

Even when choosing a bedmate for the night, Chang Rong chose Ze Du Ke Ke simply because of the almost joking reason of elimination that "there was no one else to choose".

What exactly am I doing? What exactly do I want to do...? When Chang Rong looked at the innocent and peaceful sleeping face of Coco, nestled in his arms with a smile on her lips, drifting off to sleep in Zedu, the question that had been troubling him since he woke up was answered in that instant.

Like Hiro, I am here to 'protect' something. And what I want to protect... is the smile on everyone's face, the peace that allows everyone to drift peacefully into sleep, the happiness that truly belongs to them, free from the pursuit and disturbance of the past.

That's right! Physical pleasure is not my goal; only spiritual satisfaction is the meaning of my existence. I will never accept a mediocre ending. Since this is a world filled with love and magic, then we must reach a happy ending for everyone!

To achieve this goal—this (referring to CCB) is no longer needed!

"Are you finished?"

"Uh... I think I'm done."

After listening to Chang Rong's impassioned speech, Nikaido Hiro glanced at his phone clock, sighed, and asked expressionlessly.

"Good, now stick your ass out—you're such a jerk, you idiot rabbit, what have you been saying all this time…!!"

"Hey!?"

His own resolute declaration seemed to have only provoked Hiro's murderous intent...!?

"I...I'm serious, Hiro! Dwelling on that kind of relationship wouldn't do any good right now. In any case, I...I've made up my mind!"

Chang Rong quickly continued to explain that her current realization was not just a passing fad, but a genuine preparation to continue pursuing it indefinitely.

"Seriously... do you mean this is the answer you came up with after a night of deep thought, with the resolve to die?" Hiro frowned and asked Chang Rong in a low voice, confirming.

“That’s right… that’s it, Hiro, I’ve already accepted my inevitable death…!”

"Fine, then I'll fuck you to death—"

"No, no, this isn't how you die!?" Seeing that Hiro seemed to have also come to the realization that he had to die, Chang Rong hurriedly waved his hands and begged for mercy.

Although Chang Rong had considered that her awareness would encounter unexpected obstacles and setbacks, she never expected that the first obstacle would be Xi Luo.

—Idiot rabbit…I was originally planning to play some pure love games with you, but you actually said something nonsensical and ambiguous. What is this, a declaration of being kissed by a fan?

Originally, I was gradually bound and corrupted by this rabbit from the beginning of being a fan of his. Now, returning to my old profession of being a fan can be considered as returning to my roots and getting back to the basics.

“I’m really serious, Hiro! That’s not something I want to think about right now!”

"Well, after all, if you wanted it, wouldn't it no longer be considered a 'close-knit' game?" "Huh!?"

Looking at the white-haired boy who was about to explode with anger, Nikaido Hiro put away the wicked smile on his lips and sighed heavily in helplessness.

It was clear that the idiot rabbit in front of him was serious. After all, if it were the rare, brand-new Chang Rong from yesterday, he should already be washed, naked, and lying on the bed waiting for him to come down the mountain like a tiger.

Although Nikaido Hiro was a bit too excited about Chang Rong after the time travel, she wouldn't actually become a pervert and play any kind of intimate games with Chang Rong.

Even someone like Tachibana Sherry is only good at talking big... When it really comes down to it, we have to respect Chang Rong's wishes. After all, if we really force it, how are we supposed to interact with each other in the future? It's better to kiss and then hang ourselves in time for another round of fun... No, no, no, what am I thinking!

Nikaido Hiro rubbed her forehead, feeling a throbbing pain in the veins near her temples. She had originally intended to mock Sawatari Coco for actually skipping the rabbit meat at the restaurant, but Chang Rong's Sigma Declaration immediately broke even the gloating Hiro, and she burst into tears.

How did Hakimi manage to do that?! Not only did he miss every single penalty kick in the one-on-one bedroom shootout, but he also managed to revert my hard-earned, fully unlocked save file back to an encrypted version!

"In short, my mind is made up, and things have come to this... Do with me as you please!"

Chang Rong lay back on the sofa with his arms and legs outstretched, striking a pose as if he were a dead pig unafraid of Shang Yang's reforms, in order to demonstrate his pure Sigma enlightenment.

"What a great thing! Onii-chan...!" "Okay, I'll totally agree with you."

"No, no, that's not what I meant!? Waaaaah...^q^ Anyway, I have something to take care of, see you later...!"

Coco and Hiro's eyes lit up the moment they saw Chang Rong's door wide open, and they both assumed a "great opportunity, I'll go in!" stance. Startled, Chang Rong quickly switched to defense mode and dashed out of the goblin chamber to run away.

"Hey, wait a minute—tsk..."

Hiro watched Chang Rong run away, clicking his tongue in exasperation. Although he could easily defeat Chang Rong with his physical abilities, so what? Would he really strip him naked and take advantage of him on the spot? If it were the previous Chang Rong, he might have been able to get away with it, and perhaps even apologized for not being able to satisfy Lord Hiro.

But in this current situation, Chang Rong can't really force himself on her, can he?

What's the point of just picking at food without eating it? So we had no choice but to let Chang Rong run away for now.

Hiro knew very well that Chang Rong was actually a very kind-hearted guy at heart. In the second timeline, he had been resisting getting closer to the prospective witches because of his 'inhuman constitution'. If it weren't for the extreme situation he encountered later, and his constitution forcibly requiring him to replenish his witch factors in this way, Xiao Chunan would probably have been able to hold onto his first blood even more tightly than he could with his own magic.

I thought that with my advantage of going first in the third playthrough, I could lure this innocent rabbit into my shape, but...

“Coco.” Hiro smiled as he looked at the instigator of all this, the washed-up streamer Zedu Coco.

"Ugh... there's nothing I can do about it, meow...?" Hakimi, now awake, gradually realized the seriousness of the situation. It seemed that he had blown up the bridge without even crossing it, leaving everyone behind him stuck on the bank, staring helplessly at the white rabbit on the other side of the river.

"There's nothing you can do, is there?" Hiro's smile grew even brighter.

"Well, um... Hiro, calm down first. I know you're anxious, but don't worry... there's still a chance to salvage the situation. We're an unbreakable alliance, right?"

Ze Du Ke Ke forced a smile. "Look, I'm still a venerable old man, right?"

"Didn't you personally end this alliance last night?" Shiro's smile reached its peak, and black smoke rose from his body at just the right moment.

"That was just a joke, that was just my acting, wasn't it amazing—meow!!??"

With a short, mournful cry, Witch Island's Cat TV program officially launched today.

Let's look on the bright side... Although the idiot rabbit is back in locked-up mode, that means at least he won't be captured by those other witches who inexplicably awakened their past life memories. For now, I don't have to worry about the idiot rabbit running around and being kidnapped to have a litter...

As Hiro played with Zedu Coco's cat-ear headphones, lifting her up high, she thought to herself, "This silly cat's behavior of flipping the table is at least, at least better than me eating my fill by myself and then having someone else steal my food...maybe."

On the other side, Chang Rong, who had escaped from the Goblin Chamber by activating Sigma Man Mode, walked along the path leading from the outer edge of the castle into the interior while sorting out his thoughts.

Last night, not only Chang Rong's mindset changed, but also something else—the existence that called itself the Yuki System.

Chang Rong initially thought this system was a magical software that existed solely for the phone, but it seemed that wasn't the case. During the period after Meruru tearfully retrieved the phone's remains and said she would try her best to apply for funding to get a new phone, Chang Rong could still see this so-called system. Whenever she consciously thought about its existence, it would appear—

[System damage detected, repairing - repair complete. The user no longer needs the old functions, switching to a new detection factor. Please check back.]

Although Chang Rong really wanted to explain to the system that she hadn't thrown away the old one but rather due to some kind of force majeure, she still checked out the so-called new mode first.

[Congratulations, Master! You've stopped everyone's witch transformation! Master can now hold the ground! To accommodate Master's new needs, this system will now detect the true heart-fluttering value of the prospective witches. Please check your messages.]

A series of chibi-style images were displayed, all of them depicting the aspiring witches living on Witch Island with him. Each image was followed by a string of numbers.

Emma Sakuraba, Sherry Tachibana, Hannah Tohno, and Arisa Fujito all have perfectly balanced stats of [80/100].

Saeki Miria, Hasumi Rieya, Kinosaki Noa, and Kurobe Nanoka's stats are [70/100]. However, for some reason, the stats behind Kurobe Nanoka seem to increase a little bit every now and then. I haven't done anything, so where did this affection level come from... It can't be an illusion, right?

The most outrageous of all was his two fiancées: Nikaido Hiro and Sawatari Coco.

Their scores were even more outrageous—99/100, which was practically a perfect score achieved simply by blowing on the air.

Of course, there are also some with less exaggerated numbers. Natsume Anan's number is only [50/100], and Hosho Mag's number is [38/100].

What surprised Chang Rong the most was Ice Meluru. Chang Rong had expected her to have a very high heart rate because of her enthusiastic performance and reaction. However, the system showed that Ice Meluru's heart rate was only [30/100], which was even lower than that of Baosheng Mag.

However... upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem entirely incomprehensible.

So far, Meruru only wants to unilaterally present herself as the 'holy son' to judge her sins. She doesn't really know much about the past of this lonely nun who has wandered for hundreds of years. Meruru has almost never talked about what she has experienced. Every time she sees herself, she is either fantasizing or aroused, or she is fantasizing and aroused at the same time.

You're still a fan of physiques, aren't you, Meruru on Ice!

But... even if you confide in her, can she really explain these things clearly? Can Meluru on Ice pass the Witch's Trial despite suffering from amnesia? Is that really possible? Is it even possible?

It seems my main goal now is to increase everyone's affection level, so that everyone can show a truly happy smile on Witch Island! Once everyone reaches 99/100, my mission will be complete!

...Isn't this just the behavior of a scumbag harem member who flirts with one woman and then runs away?

Chang Rong keenly noticed the blind spot, but he immediately shook his head and told himself that it was different. After all, the great god of the harem of Gala Gomoku always went to push girls along the way, instead of being cornered by girls and almost killed like this.

What also intrigued Chang Rong was the last sentence at the end of the system:

[Once you collect 13 ready-to-be witches with full Heart Points, you can summon the hidden Great Witch!]

The Great Witch… a name both incredibly strange and strangely familiar. From Heero's perspective, it seems the Great Witch is the root of all problems. To reach the Happy End, the Great Witch must be summoned, and for this, Hosommag needs to work hard to decipher the ancient texts of the summoning ritual to obtain information.

Can I summon the Great Witch by maxing out her affection level? Looks like I have another reason to work hard.

Having sorted out his thoughts and confirmed the new values ​​provided by the so-called 'system', Chang Rong unknowingly passed by the entrance door and arrived at the door of the renovated 'confession room'.

I thought there wouldn't be anyone here so early, but a figure had already appeared in front of the confessional—the pure white blonde nun, the innocent Meruru on the Ice.

Meruru, a body fetishist with a love level of only 30.

At this moment, Meruru on the ice is kneeling on the ground with her hands clasped in front of her chest and her eyes slightly closed, looking exactly like she is in prayer.

"Ah... Saint, Holy Son, Chang Rong-san! My... my prayers have actually been answered! The Holy Son has truly descended before me—"

Meruru noticed the footsteps behind her. She opened her eyes and saw Chang Rong. Instantly, she showed a surprised and delighted expression and moved closer to Chang Rong.

"Chang Rongsang, um, um... are you tired? Have you been overindulging yourself? Do you need me to treat you and help you recover—"

"No, no, no, I was just sleeping last night..."

Seeing the pale green healing light emanating from the white silk gloves that Melulu raised on the ice, Chang Rong quickly waved his hand to indicate that his second brother and kidneys were still in excellent condition and that if they wanted to sleep, they would sleep!

"Is she just sleeping...? Waaah, that's great, I almost had to kill Miss Coco... Waaah!"

On the ice, Meruru happily dropped small pearls, relieved that she no longer needed to kill Mao Wuhui. However, the next second, Chang Rong tapped her on the head, and she turned into a docile jellyfish once again.