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

"Waaah... I'm so sorry, Arisa, I almost..." Chang Rong's head drooped instantly, and her whole body visibly became softer and more cuddly.

"I... I'm alright... After all, that situation was special... Although I was indeed startled, it was wrong of me to trespass into the room without permission." Arisa Shito's cheeks flushed, and she quickly put on a mask to cover her face, tucking her head into the reassuring hood.

—That's right, that's it, a subtle sense of distance.

Hiro nodded; it seemed this commotion could be put to rest for now. No one cheated, no one stole food, and no one inexplicably veered onto their designated track—

"But, but... to be honest, when Chang Rong, you pushed me down, I really, really felt happy...! Especially the moment you kissed me—even the anxiety I'd been feeling because I couldn't take sleeping pills subsided a lot... Perhaps this means that compared to the false comfort of those drugs, the happiness I felt when I was with you was much more real. Therefore..."

Arisa Zifang took off her hood and mask, revealing her adorable and beautiful side to Chang Rong without reservation.

Huh? Oh no, oh no, oh no...!

"Therefore—I am not very talented, and I hope you will guide and encourage me in the future…!"

—How did the plot turn into this again?!

Looking at the mysterious arsonist in front of him, who was also bowing to Chang Rong in the same way, but even more perfectly and virtuously, with a shy and gentle smile on her face, Nikaido Hiro felt as if he were being restrained by some kind of force in the world, destined to make him hand over his most unique and precious attribute to someone else to overtake him.

What does it mean that "Changrong, who had a once-in-a-century opportunity to show off, finally revealed the soft and gentle Yamato Nadeshiko form of Arisa Wisteria"? Is that correct? I'm asking you!

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5 bonus chapters today, still 94.5 chapters short.

188. Five-player rabbit hunting game is missing two players, come quickly!

"Is this... right, Arisa...? Is there something off about the advice and encouragement you're giving me...?"

Chang Rong was completely bewildered by the scene before him. Although he had considered that even if he apologized after committing such a heinous and forceful act that was "outrageous to both gods and men," he would still be criticized and disliked. But he never expected that Arisa Shito, one of the victims, would actually bow to him with such seriousness.

Even judging from Arisa's blushing face, which remained politely smiling despite her shyness, an uninformed person might mistake the two white-haired people for a couple exchanging vows. The pink and white puppy standing nearby, looking astonished, and the red and black-clad Disciplinary Committee member, were the witnesses to this magical 'wedding'.

"Hmm... I... I'm not really sure either. It does seem a bit strange to suddenly say something like this to other people... Could it be that I'm actually the kind of person who's very promiscuous, who only pretends to be a troublemaker but is actually very casual and full of bad ideas, and just wants someone to serve me for life...?"

When questioned, Arisa Fujito also showed a somewhat troubled expression. Her 'confession' to the boy in front of her was a bit too smooth, and this sense of entitlement that 'they should bow to each other' made Arisa mutter to herself.

"Don't overthink it, Arisa. For most of the time in the 'first loop' and the 'second loop,' you were indeed a proper little hedgehog. You preferred to be alone and weren't very good at interacting with others, protecting yourself well with your aloofness. This situation only changed after you met Chang Rong. And it's obvious that in this 'third loop,' you retained those feelings for Chang Rong and everyone else, which is why you acted this way naturally."

Hiro sighed and explained that now that things had come to this, Arisa had finally turned back into the soft and cuddly Arisa who had shed her hedgehog skin in the last playthrough, so he had no reason to continue being a 'tactical riddle master'.

Is it possible that, just like a dark-skinned priest is destined to go to heaven, this white-haired hedgehog is also destined to shed her delinquent girl exterior and transform into a Yamato Nadeshiko...?

"Hmm, is that so? That's great... I was wondering if this feeling of déjà vu was just something I imagined because of your 'lie,' but..."

Arisa looked at the boy in front of her, and the heat that had risen because of her shyness gradually cooled down, making her smile more natural and gentle.

"But just looking into Chang Rong's eyes like this gives me a warm feeling. This sense of déjà vu must have been real before, right?"

“Arisa…” Chang Rong swallowed hard. The girl in front of him was completely different from the gangster clone girl who used to shout “I’ll kill you!” in a formulaic way. Moreover, when he saw Arisa like this, his first reaction was not “Who the hell are you, big sister?” but rather a feeling of relief and nostalgia that “great, she’s finally back in her hidden mode.”

"However... how should I put it... there's something even stranger, a sense of déjà vu...?"

Arisa Fujito shifted her gaze to Emma and Hiro beside her, rubbing her cheeks somewhat awkwardly with her fingers. She had a feeling that the people present shared a relationship that went beyond mere 'friendship,' something more intimate and private.

"Hmm... Well, if you put it that way, I also feel a little... strange..." Emma Sakuraba became a little shy for some reason after seeing Arisa's gaze, and even her breathing became heavier involuntarily.

“That must be an illusion,” Nikaido Hiro replied with a confident smile.

Are you kidding me? Do you expect me to honestly tell you that if everyone in this room just calls Hannah and Sherry, they can recreate the grand silver party from the end of the second playthrough?!

Oh no, no, we also need to add a little bit of that magical blue pill.

Wait a minute... So, that idiot rabbit was fighting the five of us who had taken the Iron Elixir without any buffs, and successfully turned the tables and killed all five of us...?

*Gurgle...!* Does this mean that this idiot rabbit's fighting power is actually higher than originally expected?

No, don't panic, Hiro. As long as that stupid little dog doesn't go up there and get himself killed, and as long as I'm the first to attack, everything will be fine! I'm a well-rounded fighter, how could a mere idiot rabbit be a match for me!

Hero has even started reviewing the team fight strategy for the next Silver Party.

This group of people has indeed transcended ordinary friendships. Having traversed time and space, and gone through countless cycles of reincarnation, the people gathered here now are no longer simply 'friends'.

That's right—they're friends who enjoy sex.

"So, um... my inexplicably terrible state just now was because of an excess of witch genes, plus the fact that I already had deep relationships with everyone, that's why I turned out like that? I thought I was some kind of guy whose head was full of dirty thoughts..."

After hearing Hiro's explanation to Arisa, Chang Rong also pondered and sighed quietly.

"If you were really just a stupid idiot with nothing but lustful desires, then many things would be much simpler." Hiro snorted helplessly. If Chang Rong really had the same lustful desires as that rabbit, Witch Island would probably have turned into a complete lewd island long ago, and even the warden and the remains would have been raped in the same way!

However, Chang Rong is the kind of idiot who, no matter how many people around him whisper in his ear, "Let's play a game... let's play a game...", will shake his head and firmly declare that he wants to be a Sigma man.

In the end, it's all because of Coco's flying Hakimi! I was supposed to be having my third playthrough a season where I'd go crazy eating rabbit juice all by myself, but how did it turn into a pure love mode?!

"You silly rabbit have always been relatively passive in your relationships with others—completely different from that idiot Emma who sucked her fingers the first time they met and was surprisingly bold and had no sense of boundaries."

"Kiang!?"

Unexpectedly, she joined the conversation in this way, and Emma Sakura, who was still immersed in the memory of her close contact with Chang Rong, was startled.

"What does this mean, Hiro-chan... Arisa isn't the kind of woman who falls for someone the moment she sees them, and Changrong-kun isn't the kind of idiot who starts fantasizing the moment he sees them, but, but when it comes to me, does it mean I have no sense of boundaries...?"

The pink and white puppy asked shyly in a low voice, its face showing an adorable and soft expression as if someone had pinched its cheeks.

"That's right, you stupid dog, have some self-awareness now—cough cough, anyway, now that I think about it, maybe Emma's unusual level of affection is related to magic. Emma, ​​you can absorb witch factors from other people, and Idiot Rabbit's body is made up of witch factors, so it's not hard to understand why this dog and bone relationship is formed. After all, for Emma, ​​Chang Rong's existence is like a natural attraction."

Heh, it seems there's another woman 'who's been seducing me all along—just breathing'.

Hiro sneered. While the others' desires for Chang Rong remained at the most vulgar level of physical supply and demand, he had already taken a step further, reaching a deeper realm—binding life and soul together. (This manifested as saying "I'll fuck you to death" upon meeting her.)

"Does Hiro-chan mean that my affection for Changrong-kun is actually due to magic and my constitution...?" After hearing Hiro's explanation, Emma lowered her puppy head, and her tone became much more dejected and low.

"Don't be so negative, Emma, ​​it's definitely more than that—"

"Huh? How is that possible?" Chang Rong noticed Emma's low mood and hurriedly tried to comfort the pink and white puppy, but was immediately interrupted by Hiro's tone as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Huh...?" Emma blinked.

"Although I don't know what shameless things Emma and Chang Rong secretly did when no one was looking—"

"Woof woof..."

"However, it was precisely through the various events they experienced together, supporting each other time and time again, that they were able to forge a true bond. This feeling is no longer related to the initial motivation; it is an independent and absolutely unshakeable existence. Moreover—"

Hero looked at Emma and sighed softly.

"Besides, Emma, ​​you are my best friend, and also the friend I hurt the most. I haven't even had a chance to make it up to you yet, so how could I possibly betray you?"

Hiro looked at Emma with a guilty smile, reaching out to gently stroke the girl in front of him who was too kind, who trusted him unconditionally, yet whom he had hurt.

"Hiro-chan...!"

Emma, ​​on the other hand, took Hero's outstretched hand and gently stroked it with a smile, using this subtle and gentle approach to comfort the black-haired girl in front of her, as always with her excessively kind, innocent yet strong tenderness.

"Waaah... This, this kind of scene where brothers who have survived all the trials and tribulations meet again and forget all their grudges with a smile... no matter how many times I've seen it, it's always incredibly touching...!" "I understand, I understand, Arisa...!"

Even Arisa, who was standing to the side, started sniffling and wiping away tears after seeing this scene. Chang Rong, the white-haired boy next to her, also gently hugged Arisa, feeling this purest and most precious friendship while comforting Arisa.

"Then... Hiro-chan, could you tell me Chang Rong-kun's hobbies? Including how to win him over the fastest, what his weaknesses are, what positions he prefers, and what his requirements are for his ideal partner—"

"Sorry, that's out of the question."

Emma Sakura looked at him with pitiful eyes, hoping that Hiro would help her win over Chang Rong, but was immediately and ruthlessly rejected by Hiro, who had just been her best friend for life.

Are you kidding me? First of all, if I knew how to quickly win over that idiot rabbit, would I be here playing house with you guys? Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell this scheming, runaway pink and white puppy whose head is full of yellow nonsense...!

"Hiro-chan...! Ah, Hiro-chan really is all talk and no action. As expected of Hiro-chan who loves perjury..."

Emma Sakura's light pink eyes instantly became empty, her forehead turned completely black, and even the shape of wings made of white bones seemed to appear faintly behind her.

"Sister, how quickly our sisterly bond has faded...!" Arisa Fujito was deeply shocked by what she saw.

—If a witch trial really happens because of this, will the final kill count be counted on my head...?

Chang Rong looked at Hiro and Emma exchanging glances and breathing on each other, and felt a little guilty as she pondered.

In any case, with Hiro's words as an endorsement, Emma and Arisa were basically convinced that in the previous timeline, they and Chang Rong had already had a very intimate experience.

"Although I'm happy to know these things, it would be even better if I could regain my memories. At least then I would be able to try to do something for Chang Rong, instead of just trying to maintain this relationship with such a flimsy reason as 'subconscious'... Just like Ying Yu said before, if you can't even silently read the hobbies, habits, and inclinations of the person you like, you're already completely unqualified as a partner..."

Arisa Zifang lowered her head and said softly with some disappointment. Although she had this love for Chang Rong, she was unable to provide him with the support he needed and desired, like a proper follower.

"Tsk... What's with this inexplicably high level of Yamato Nadeshiko strength? Even I could only manage a narrow victory..."

Hiro frowned at Arisa, who looked troubled, then coughed twice with a cold snort.

"Regarding how to retrieve memories, I actually have a guess—the witch factor becomes abnormally active due to extreme emotions. If the witch factor is activated in a way that has no side effects, perhaps those sealed memories can be retrieved."

Hiro spread his hands and looked at Emma and Arisa.

"Does Hiro-chan know about that method...?!" "Even if it's just a guess, we can try it!"

Emma and Chang Rong were both intrigued, and Arisa Zifang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

"Hmm, this is the one you said you wanted to try, Chang Rong? A way that can produce extreme emotional fluctuations without side effects—that's XX."

"……""……Well?""--"

The three of them were completely bewildered, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what Hiro was talking about.

"...Tsk, how else do I need to explain? In short, we pinned this guy down on the bed and fucked him!! Also, this time I'm going to be the first one to go first, so you guys don't go up there and give him a free start!"

"Uh huh huh!?"

With a flushed face and gritted teeth, Hiro explained it again in a more colloquial way. Chang Rong, who had just been confused, almost jumped up as if someone had stepped on her tail.

"Send it to start...? Um... although I'm not quite sure, but I, I can...!"

"Eh?!"

I thought Emma would be the shy and innocent type, but the pink and white puppy was surprisingly proactive. She blushed, raised her right hand, and agreed to Hiro's proposal almost without thinking.

"This is too abrupt... But, if it's Chang Rong..." The mysterious arsonist's cheeks turned as red as if her powers had gone berserk.

Although she almost sank herself just from imagining that scene, Arisa gritted her teeth and kept herself conscious, beginning to struggle with whether or not to go along with Hirona's utterly absurd suggestion.

"That's roughly the situation! So, Chang Rong, how strong is your resolve to regain your memories? Show me—"

"I...I...I still need to go check on Meruru's condition!"

Faced with Hiro's blushing question, the expectant gaze of Sakura Emma swallowing her saliva, and the reserved yet submissive attitude of Arisa Fujito, who said, "If Chang Rong wants it, it's not impossible..." Chang Rong got up and ran away in a panic.

"...Ha, this idiot is still the same as ever."

Watching Chang Rong run away, Hiro sighed helplessly. It seems this guy is only truly best eaten straight from the refrigerator; the more his memories and consciousness recover, the more cautious he becomes about feelings for the opposite sex.

Zetsu... Coco—!