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

"That's right, that's right. Meruru and I happened to meet her when we were picking flowers in the flower field. Isn't she adorable? — Gwaa ...

"It was a cat... Chang Rong, you idiot...! I will never make you a cake again...!!"

"No, Kurobe-nee!? Kurobe-nee, I was wrong, Kurobe-nee, please forgive me! I'll just have one more bite, just one more bite!!"

Chang Rong, who was lifted high by the enraged Nanako, immediately surrendered and knelt on the ground upon hearing that there would be no more white flour pastries to make. He grabbed Nanako's hand and frantically swore at her.

It's said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and it seems that Kurobe Nanoha Kaori has truly mastered this art, to the point that Chang Rong feels like ants are crawling all over his body if he doesn't eat for a day.

In the end, although Chang Rong successfully defeated Kurobe Nanoha Kaori by defeating the stronger one, the result was that she had to use all sorts of methods, including coaxing and deceiving her, and even rubbing her belly, to barely manage to calm the idiot corpse in front of her who possessed illusion magic back down from its anger.

232. Tono Hannah! No swinging inside the house!

"[Kill intelligence has been recorded and is being processed for uploading—]"

"This clone is nowhere near as cute as the warden."

Inside the basement, Chang Rong successfully killed Kurobe Nanoha Kaori, and after much coaxing and rubbing against her, he finally managed to appease this self-proclaimed cold-blooded and heartless lone wolf agent girl. Meanwhile, the 'Warden's clone' issued a notification.

After all, the original purpose of 'Battle Royale' was to fool the human side, so it is necessary to keep records to avoid the embarrassing situation where good friends stab each other in the back and then realize they forgot to do the real thing.

The solution is these 'owl clones'. Although they also have video recording capabilities, they lack intelligence and are more like silent drone cameras.

As the warden's clone finished issuing the notification, the battle royale app on everyone's phones also updated with a video. The video clearly recorded the scene where Kurobe Nanoha was halfway through searching a point in the pistol round when she was controlled by a phone on the ground for 30 seconds, and finally killed by Chang Rong with a slash from behind.

"Ugh... It feels so embarrassing to look like this. I'm going to get scolded and laughed at by my older sister when I get back..."

Kurobe Nanoka blushed as she watched the kill replay, and she thought she looked incredibly stupid in the footage!

"Don't blame yourself too much, Nanoha. You once pushed me to the brink, and I was happy for the pressure you put on me."

The victor, Chang Rong, 'comforted' Nanoha Kaori in a condescending and arrogant tone. As a Sigma man, he himself was also happy because of this exciting and evenly matched battle.

"Waaah..."

Naoya Kaori blushed and turned off her phone, not wanting to see the ugly figure on the screen anymore. Then she glanced around at the environment of the underground freezer.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this place...?"

Nanoha Kaori had never been to the basement in this timeline before, and everything here was somewhat unfamiliar to her.

"This is the site of Witch Island's history spanning hundreds of years, and also the tombstone of aspiring witches. But... that's all in the past. What we need to do now is create a future that belongs to everyone."

Chang Rong gently patted Naiye Xiang's head and said.

Although Brother Rong was scared out of his wits after being trapped in the elevator, crawled through a dog hole, tripped up an innocent young girl, and stabbed a dermatitis patient in the back, all of Brother Rong's actions were for the sake of a better tomorrow for everyone!

In short, after dealing with Nanoha, the two returned to the Crystal Chamber from the basement.

After a disappointing exit, Nanoha Kaori, guided by her "older sister," arrived at the losers' viewing area in the flower field under the rainbow.

Although Chang Rong couldn't see her older sister's expression through the mask, she could still sense the intense disappointment and frustration emanating from her.

It makes sense, considering that his own sister got a big gun in the knife battle room and then got stabbed in the butt with a knife from behind. It was indeed a pretty easy way for a noob to get away with it.

However... I'm sorry, Nanoha Kaori, this is the reality of the battlefield, and I have my reasons for not being able to lose!

After watching Nanoha Kaori leave dejectedly, Chang Rong composed himself and prepared to start the next hunt.

"【Coo coo coo... Another player has just been confirmed eliminated, and the kill replay has been uploaded to everyone's phones】"

Before Chang Rong even entered the castle, a new notification popped up on his phone, and the radio broadcasted new kill information.

When Chang Rong opened the video, she saw the figures of Noah Kinosaki and Hiro Nikaido.

Although the surrounding location was somewhat difficult to discern, the conversation between the two was clearly captured. To Chang Rong's surprise, she had assumed that the pitiful, helpless, kind, and weak Noah would be the 'hunted party,' being chased around like a balloon. However, it turned out that Noah was actually the one who initiated the attack.

"Noah... Noah is about to launch a magnificent betrayal against Hero!"

In the scene, Noah Kinosaki stands in front of Hiro Nikaido, holding a spray paint can in one hand and a paintbrush with a sharpened end in the other, and speaks loudly.

"Stop fooling around, Noah, I have important things to do." Hiro looked at the rainbow-like girl in front of him and replied absentmindedly.

"Noah isn't joking...! Hiro, you're always so strict and rigid. Noah just accidentally drew an egg as a steamed bun and you made him redraw it, without even letting him argue... Noah was talking about 'theory'. And Hiro, you don't even let Noah be picky about food, and he gets scolded if he stays up late even a little... In short, Noah has had enough!"

Noah Kinosaki held up a spray paint can, his cute face pouting, and looked at Hiro Nikaido with a "I'll win!" look.

"...Are you done talking?" Nikaido Hiro asked coldly, his scarlet eyes revealing neither joy nor sorrow.

"Hmm...! Noah isn't afraid of you! Anyway, your magic is just a blank slate, right? In that case, you're no match for Noah! Noah is a terrifying painter who controls liquids. Take this, Hero! In another world, slowly repent for your evil deeds! Then, Rongrong will belong to Noah all to yourself!"

Although cold sweat was beading on Noah's forehead as she faced Hero, she still managed to maintain her composure and raised the spray paint can—

*Pfft!*

"How about that! Noah's 'Blindfolded with Paint' move, you couldn't defend against it at all, right... Noah?"

Noah Kinosaki gave her acceptance speech, but she immediately noticed that apart from having a face full of thick, milky white liquid sprayed on him, that was about it.

"You're done talking now, right?" Hiro, who had been sprayed in the face, smiled with an extremely gentle and kind smile, while cracking his knuckles as he asked Noah if he had stirred things up enough.

"Noah, Noah, Noah is going to abstain—Noah!?"

"Abstain? Are you kidding me at this point?"

Noah Kinosaki turned to run away, but before he could take a step, his head was grabbed hard by Hiro's large, tangible hand.

What followed can only be described as a 'tragedy'; it was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.

Chang Rong frowned, and after watching for a few seconds, she finally closed the video with a heavy heart amidst Noah's wailing.

It doesn't have to be this bad, does it, Hiro... Noah was probably just playing around, that kid was just being silly, you went way too far...

As the saying goes, "It hurts me as much as it hurts you." Even Chang Rong felt heartbroken watching Noah being whipped into ascension by Shiro's Phantom Seven Wolves spinning top. She decided to comfort Noah properly later and not let the child get really hurt.

Two players have already been eliminated shortly after the battle royale began, indicating that the competition is far more brutal than originally expected.

Even so... I must live to the end, to protect my dermatitis...!

Because he boasted that "whoever is the champion can use me as they please," Chang Rong's desire to win the championship was no less than anyone else's.

Despite being prepared, Chang Rong wandered around the castle without encountering anyone else.

This castle on Witch Island is quite peculiar. When you live here, you're always caught doing something by others, just like living in a rented room.

But at times like these, the castle seemed exceptionally vast, and not a single person could be seen for ages—

Beep beep beep!

Wow, it rang right after I finished speaking? My phone, and my work...

After successfully defeating a formidable enemy with top-notch strategy, Chang Rong became even more confident. In addition, he had previously experienced clearing out a prison solo in the 'Tea Break Room' (although it was just a dream). This made Chang Rong decide to stop hiding and take the initiative.

Based on the alarm's warning, it should be in this room.

Chang Rong arrived at the door of a secondary living room that was rarely used. After taking a deep breath, she suddenly pushed the door open.

"Here is Chang Rong—hmm?"

The room, which should have housed a prospective witch, was now completely empty, and it had no exit connecting to other rooms. The only window was locked from the inside and had never been opened.

In other words, this is a 'secret room'. A secret room that should have footprints is completely empty, which means...

"The murderer is Hannah!"

"That's not me, Desuwa!!"

A somewhat agitated voice came from above his head in a rebuttal.

Chang Rong looked up following the sound and, sure enough, saw the blonde girl with twin ponytails wearing a green lace-trimmed dress floating directly above the room.

"Hmm...! Since I've been discovered, I'm not going to pretend anymore! Die, my knight! I'll send you away now and resurrect you as a knight who will only fight for me, Desuwa!"

Floating in mid-air, Tono Hannah was initially flustered at being discovered, but she quickly changed her tone and made up her mind to kill Chang Rong. The rope in her hand seemed ready to strangle the white-haired boy in front of her at any moment.

"Ugh, waaaah...!"

Upon seeing Tono Hannah in mid-air, Chang Rong let out a wail that was difficult to decipher.

"Hmph, scared? No, but I won't really do it, I'm just putting on a show..." When Tono Hannah saw Chang Rong's disheveled appearance, she first happily put her hands on her hips and hummed, but she quickly explained that she wouldn't do anything serious, it was just a formality.

"It's not a matter of how you do it, it's mainly a matter of angle..."

Chang Rong looked away and responded somewhat awkwardly.

"Angle? What angle—whoa!!?"

Tono Hanna tilted her head, looking down at Chang Rong with a puzzled expression. But soon, floating directly above her, Tono Hanna realized what the first thing Chang Rong, looking up below her, would see was probably what.

Simply put, it's the unknown chaos beneath the long skirt—

Upon realizing this, Tono Hannah blushed instantly and quickly brought her legs together, desperately pressing down her light skirt with her hands.

However, her series of movements were too exaggerated, and coupled with her inability to control her emotions, she exerted too much magical power in an instant, causing Tono Hannah to uncontrollably crash into the chandelier on the ceiling.

"Waaaaah—!?"

Hannah's shawl got caught on the chandelier decoration, and the rope she was holding, which was originally meant to be used to strangle others, got tangled on the chandelier hook. Instantly, she transformed into a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-like figure) swinging on a swing inside the room.

"No, don't touch Hannah!!"

Chang Rong was also a bit bewildered by this sudden scene. He quickly pulled the table next to him to the ground, then stood on it so that Tono Hannah's wildly flailing feet would have a foothold. While maintaining this overly mysterious back-stepping posture, he quickly made a phone call to call for help.

It's a pity that Ze Du Ke Ke wasn't there, otherwise the scene just now would have been perfect for getting viewers to click and double-tap after she starts her broadcast.

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"Well, um... although there aren't any serious injuries, just some red marks on your collar... but... I'm still very curious, Miss Hannah, how did you almost hang yourself in your room while possessing levitation magic...?"

After calling over the medic Meruru for a check-up and confirming that she was alright, Meruru asked Tono Hannah with great curiosity and confusion.

"I can't tell you anything, desuwa!!"

Hannah Tono blushed and covered her cheeks with her hands, stating firmly that she would not say anything.

"[Kill log complete, uploading corresponding footage]"

However, the owl clone, which had been recording everything, still relentlessly projected the footage.

After seeing the series of scenes where Tono Hannah was floating in the air, preparing to execute a hanging kill, but then ran around because of shyness and ended up getting stuck on the chandelier, forcing Chang Rong to CCB, even Meruru showed a rare expression of sympathy, but couldn't say a word of comfort.

"I...I guess I should just hang myself, desuwa...!!"

Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, Tono Hannah prepared to hang herself again, but Chang Rong quickly stopped her and soothed her until she finally calmed down.

Although Miss Hannah did get Zisha, it seems that the KD kill was ultimately attributed to Chang Rong.

"But speaking of which... Miss Hannah, were you able to fly this high before?"