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

The girl, Arisa Shito, who looks a bit like a delinquent but is cute like a hedgehog, is clutching her hood tightly. She seems to be a little anxious and troubled by something. She occasionally glances at the white-haired boy not far away, but she will quickly look away and shake her head sharply, pulling her head back under the hood.

"Ah, Holy Son... Tonight, Holy Son is so dazzling... Chang Rong-sang, no one knows your beauty, no one knows how great you are..."

On the ice, Meruru was acting normally. This mysterious nun was as crazy as ever, showing off her charm as a 'body fan'.

"Ugh... What is this...?" Natsume An'an, who was supposed to be traveling with Noah, was left all alone. The fluffy girl in the bathrobe glared at Noah, who was rubbing against Chang Rong, with her always sleepy purple eyes. Unbeknownst to her, the brush on the sketchbook had already filled an entire page with 'idiot monster'.

"How about it? Doesn't this give you a mysterious, handsome, and dignified feeling?"

"Oh dear, it looks more like someone who choked on a fishbone and died in despair...hehe."

"That, that's so lame! It sounds so cheesy...!!"

Meanwhile, Léa was asking Baosheng Mag, as an audience member, for advice on her 'feigning sleep' acting skills, but so far the results haven't been very good.

After Leia woke up from her coma, the most common thing everyone said was, "Give me back my static beauty." At first, Leia was completely confused about this, but after she saw the photo of herself in her dream, the golden retriever idol began to try to figure out how to pretend to be asleep in order to look handsome and beautiful. However, it seems that there is still a long way to go.

"Tsk—" "Ha..."

As for the duo of "multiple playthrough players," Sawatari Coco and Nikaido Hiro, they stared intently at each other, silently torturing each other with an air of "What's wrong with you, little bro?"

Why did you suddenly explode like that? And you dragged me down with you, keycaps!

Why did you suddenly give up? You almost scared me to death! You're so resilient!

Hero was unhappy with Zetsu Coco's self-destruction, while Zetsu Coco was unhappy with Hero's quick and easy way of giving away his meal.

"Ha... well, there's no point in hiding it now."

After a brief exchange of yucks with Coco, Hiro sighed heavily. She made up her mind, got up, and walked to the campfire amidst the somewhat confused looks of the others.

"Everyone, there were indeed some inaccurate information in the intelligence I shared with you before."

"False information...? Hiro-chan, could it be..."

Emma Sakura's eyes widened. Not only the pink and white puppy, but everyone else also immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at Hiro Nikaido.

“I said before that most of you have no connection with Chang Rong—but that’s wrong. I’m not his childhood friend, and Zedu Coco isn’t his ‘adopted sister’ either. In fact, in the previous timeline, this idiot rabbit was a very important companion to most of you.”

Hiro honestly recounted the extraordinary close relationship between everyone and Chang Rong, and the restaurant became even more lively, with a constant stream of chatter.

"Then, then Meruru, I must be the most loyal being to the Holy Child, right...! Ah, Changrong-san—"

"You're one of those few people who're outside the 'majority'! Don't even think about getting involved with guys who died from the start!"

Hiro interrupted Meruru's rant, fiercely refuting her comments, while Meruru naturally started showering pearls like a jellyfish.

"Oh dear, so it seems I'm one of those who left early after killing Meruru? That's such a shame... I was deeply in love with Chang Rong too~"

Baosheng Mag feigned disappointment and said with a mournful expression, while Chang Rong had no time to react before Noah angrily poked her in the kidney with a spray paint can to express his dissatisfaction with Chang Rong's behavior of flirting with every scumbag she met.

"In short, it was indeed my mistake to hide the bond we once shared from everyone, but I will not apologize—Ze Du Ke Ke, you come here too. I can't bear this piercing gaze all by myself. You share some of the pain."

"What does this have to do with me...!"

Feeling uncomfortable under the overly piercing gazes of the crowd, Nikaido Shiro gritted his teeth and decided to drag Zetsu Coco up with him to be tortured as well, while Hakimi was naturally unwilling.

Just as the two were struggling, Kurobe Nanoha, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up.

"I also have something to announce—although it's sudden, I might be Chang Rong's real fiancée."

"——" "——" "..."

In an instant, the entire restaurant fell into a deathly silence under the influence of Kurobe Nanoha's words.

"Hey, Rongrongrongrong... how many fiancées do you actually have?"

"Haaaaaah... How, how could I possibly know...?"

Faced with Noah Kinosaki's unfocused gaze and questioning, Chang Rong wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and forced a smile in response.

Volume 1: 179. You Don't Understand the Basic Principles of Illusions

Nanoha Kurobe's explosive words were like an Axis thrown into a lake, creating ripples in the crowd that even AI couldn't detect.

"This, this is really strange, Nanoha Kaori-chan!!" "What are you talking about, Kurobe, you bastard...!?"

Emma Sakura and Hiro Nikaido were the first to react, one questioning and the other exhaling, trying to get Nanoha Kurobe to explain what this nonsensical statement meant.

"This is neither surprising nor inexplicable. That's right... it's all a choice made by the Steins Gate. It's an inevitable fact whose cause and effect have been fixed after being observed by the [Vision] magic!"

Nanoha Kurobe covered her right eye with one hand, peeking out from between her spread fingers, and spoke with an air of nonchalance, like Amaterasu.

"Haha... I feel like I've been left behind by the times. I can't understand what Xiao Nai is saying at all. It feels so complicated?"

Saeki Miria wiped away her cold sweat, forced a smile, and said in a seemingly relaxed manner.

"To put it simply, I hallucinated that I was having sex with Chang Rong in the infirmary."

"Desuwa is too easy!?"

Tono Hannah loudly complained, "Girls shouldn't say lines that have absolutely nothing to do with shoujo manga! It sounds like she's some mysterious, repressed jungler who only imagines dirty jokes!"

"Um... Waaah, my head feels so confused... But, Nanoha Kaori, is your [Illusion Magic] really... um, really that effective?"

Completely bewildered, Emma Sakura shook her head, trying to ask Nanoha Kurobe if the misunderstanding stemmed from a lack of mastery over her magic.

"Nanoha Kaori, the triggering effect of your [Illusion Magic] should be quite random... It's a bit too coincidental that it triggered the scene related to the idiot rabbit so precisely...?"

Nikaido Hiro also frowned, asking incredulously.

Nanoha Kurobe's illusion magic actually has many limitations. In fact, according to Coco Sawatari's testimony from the first time, Nanoha Kurobe almost killed Millia because of the wrong information she received from the illusion, thinking she was the mastermind.

"Hey, aren't you a self-proclaimed detective? Shouldn't you be rushing up to coolly point out the mistakes at a time like this? Why are you just giving up like this?!" Tono Hannah nudged Tachibana Sherry next to her, asking this super-strong detective to help shatter Nanoha Kaori's nonsensical fantasy.

"Haha... My investigative method is to just go up and throw a punch first, but isn't that kind of investigative approach a bit too unsuitable for the current situation? I feel like it might easily turn into a free-for-all~?"

Shirley Tachibana stuck out her tongue and gave a cute "hehe~" response.

"Well... anyway, the fact that you have this common sense awareness that 'might cause trouble' is already a big improvement, Desuwa..."

Hannah Tono sighed and shook her head, pulling out her fan. At least this gorilla girl realized that the method of "solving cases with a punch" could cause chaos, which could be considered a kind of growth.

Just as everyone was discussing Kurobe Nanoha's testimony, Hosho Mag stood up.

"Oh my... I never expected that this kind of topic would require such a serious discussion. You guys are all so adorable... Hehe."

"……What's the meaning?"

Hiro frowned and looked at Baosheng Mag, a character who also left the scene early in the previous playthrough. Logically speaking, there should be no connection between Baosheng Mag and Chang Rong, but Hiro always felt that something was wrong with Baosheng Mag.

"What I mean is, why not just practice it? My lovely roommate whom I've never met, tell me how your illusion magic actually manifests?"

With a smile, Hosho Mag walked up to Kurobe Nanoha and asked the girl about the specific triggering principle of illusion magic.

Nanoha's 'Vision Magic' is somewhat similar to Sawatari Coco's Clairvoyance. The object being touched becomes the focal point, allowing her to observe events within a certain range. The images she sees may originate from the past, but sometimes they also seem to represent events that will happen in the future.

"I see... Hmm, that makes the test much easier. Chang Rong, would you like to keep me company for a bit?"

"Huh? Wait a minute—whoa!"

Baosheng Mag seemed to have thought of something, and she smiled and extended her hand, clad in a black silk glove, to Chang Rong in an inviting gesture.

But this 'invitation' was just a formality. Before Chang Rong could respond, Bao Shengma grabbed his hand and dragged him into the kitchen without saying a word.

"Hey! What's going on...!"

Even Hiro didn't expect that Baosheng Mag could so brazenly abduct Chang Rong right in front of everyone. In just a moment of hesitation, the idiot rabbit was once again lured away right under his nose.

"Why are they all so willful...?"

Hiro grumbled as she walked toward the kitchen, but before she could even open the door, the two people who had just entered the kitchen came out.

Baosheng Mag still wore that enigmatic smile, while the white-haired boy behind her blushed deeply.

"Hey, what did you do?!" Shiro blushed instantly, but considering that the two of them had only been inside for less than a minute before coming out, they probably hadn't really caused any trouble... probably.

"Oh dear, don't be in such a hurry, Hiro~ I'm just conducting a rigorous and scientific experiment for everyone's sake, okay?"

Hosho Mag smiled at Hiro, then walked up to Kurobe Nanoha Kaori and, to everyone's surprise, took out a small, transparent glass bottle from the 'gap' in her chest, which was bound by her kimono.

"What...what are you doing...?" Kurobe Nanoha Kaori frowned, wondering if Mag's actions were a declaration of war or simply showing off his external armor.

"It's just an experiment~ Hey, can you hallucinate anything in this little bottle?" Mag handed the bottle to Kurobe Nanoha, who looked puzzled. Nanoha glanced at Chang Rong, who was blushing, and after hesitating for a moment, she took the bottle.

"...utterly black, a black curtain of darkness."

Nanoha Kaori stroked the bottle, activating [Illusion Magic], but no images appeared. Only pure blackness remained.

Black, however, is a sign of darkness.

"Really? That's strange, since I was just gently blowing air into Chang Rong's ear while stroking his chest, didn't I?"

Baosheng Mag deliberately feigned surprise, then said with a smile.

"You bastard—"

"No, no, no, Margot didn't do those things! But she did come to the kitchen and say she was going to do this... but she didn't actually do it!"

Seeing that Nikaido Hiro was emitting black smoke again, Chang Rong quickly raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Didn't do anything...? Didn't do anything? You idiot rabbit, why are you blushing like a teapot?!"

"It's perfectly normal to feel embarrassed after being suddenly told what to do next without any explanation...!"

Hiro and Changrong breathed on each other, while Baosheng Mag watched the scene with a chuckle.

"But the experiment isn't over yet—hey, how about spending a little more time with me, Chang Rong? Consider it a sacrifice for science, right?"

While everyone was still pondering whether Baosheng Mag's words were true or false, Baosheng Mag seized the opportunity to launch another attack, using the same trick to suddenly drag Chang Rong into the kitchen.

"Here we go again..." Hiro snorted coldly. This time she wasn't so flustered. Instead, she crossed her arms and waited for the two of them to come out on their own, to see what other tricks they had up their sleeves.

Sure enough, not long after, Baosheng Mag opened the kitchen door again. The only difference was that Chang Rong, who came out with her this time, had a more vibrant and larger blush on her cheeks.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on this time?!" Hiro was instantly flustered.

"Oh dear, what's going on? Why don't we just let Nanoha Kaori try it and we'll find out?"

Hosho Mag handed the small bottle containing the seasoning powder to Kurobe Nanoha again. This time, after Nanoha took the bottle and rubbed it, she immediately showed a shy expression similar to Chang Rong's.

"Ugh, waaaah...you, you—"

"Hehehe, it seems that [Vision] is putting in a lot of effort this time~?" Seeing Nanoha Kaori's flustered and shy expression, Hosho Mag laughed.

"Don't be so nervous, Hiro. I didn't do anything special, okay? I just really did blow on Chang Rong while stroking him this time. Oh my, you're such a playboy who's had several girlfriends in one go, but you're actually surprisingly innocent. It's just this little thing and your cheeks are already so red. So cute~"