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

"Regarding the rewards from the previous battle royale, I've thought about it and decided to 'redeem' them today—"

"Didn't Chang Rong-kun say he wanted to go on a date with me before...? Hehe, I, I'm here to invite Chang Rong-kun!"

The three of them simultaneously stated their purpose, then looked at each other again, and the atmosphere, which had just become a little more lively, became extremely stiff once more.

"I'm sorry, both of you, but it's obvious I was the first one here. You two should find someone else to help you." Nanoha Kaori adjusted her goggles and said coldly to Emma Arisa.

"No, no, no, Nanoha Kaori-chan, this is trespassing! You'd better go and admit your mistake to Hiro-chan, or you might get judged by the witch... As for Changrong-kun's arrangements today, it's obvious he's coming with me... right, Changrong-kun!"

Emma Sakura stared coldly at Nanoha Kurobe with lifeless eyes, then her attitude changed 180 degrees as she looked at Chang Rong with pleading, hopeful eyes.

"In terms of weight, my agreement should be more important... although, I'm not quite sure about the specific priority either... tsk." Arisa tilted her head, she couldn't bring herself to be as direct and outspoken as the other two.

"Oh dear, as the ancients said, harmony is the most precious thing, and peace brings wealth. You two sit down and talk about this slowly. How about I go out for breakfast—ga-poof!?"

Chang Rong cheerfully tried to fool everyone into leaving, but as expected, he was caught and instantly refined by them.

"In the end, it's clearly your problem, Chang Rongjun...! This is too much of a womanizer! How can you agree to go on dates with so many people!"

Emma complained angrily to Chang Rong, while Naoya Kaori, who was standing next to her, also blushed but looked at Chang Rong with an unhappy expression.

"This one……"

Looking at the prospective witches in front of her, Chang Rong suddenly thought of her conversation with Milia last night.

"Because—you are all my wings, I love everyone~!"

Chang Rong smiled and said to everyone, then the next second—

"Hmm, what is this, a last message?" "...Alright, it's time to correct your dangerous thinking—"

"Eek, I was just kidding!?"

Seeing Emma's unfocused eyes and Nanoha Kaori's sharpening of her sniper rifle, Chang Rong immediately backed down.

—It seems that saying these things directly really does attract too much hatred!

Although everyone had more or less tacitly approved of this, Chang Rong's directness was still incredibly annoying.

"Well... how about we stall for time and do them one by one?"

Chang Rong decided to settle for second best and rank everyone, figuring she could just work as a rented boyfriend and get paid daily.

However, upon hearing Chang Rong's suggestion, even Arisa shook her head in a very unusual manner, her attitude appearing quite firm.

"Ugh...no, it has to be today no matter what...!"

"Huh? Why today of all days? Is it some special occasion?"

Chang Rong blinked. The three's resolute yet unusual behavior left him completely baffled as to how to approach Xi Luo.

"...It seems like everyone has realized it."

Emma Sakura glanced at Arisa and Nanoha beside her. After exchanging glances, Emma sighed, her tone somewhat helpless.

—Awareness, aware of what? Does it mean everyone's realized I've been secretly eating like crazy these past few days?!

Chang Rong's heart skipped a beat; it seemed she couldn't escape it today after all...

So be it. From the night I faced Hero and embarked on this path of no return, I already knew that this day would eventually come...

No, it should be said that in a much earlier time, at the moment he promised Sherry by the lake that he would let her become a real human, his original sin was already sealed.

"Okay... I admit I've slept with a lot of people—"

"Actually, everyone realizes that all of this is about to end—hmm?"

Emma and Chang Rong spoke at the same time, and then Emma tilted her head and moved closer to Chang Rong.

"Chang Rong-jun—did you just say something really outrageous~?"

"Eek!? No, no, that's not it! I, I meant... I have indeed persuaded a lot of people recently to muster up the courage to leave Witch Island!"

Chang Rong, covered in cold sweat, immediately activated his top-tier strategic mind game to try and bluff his way out of the situation.

"stare--"

Emma's empty eyes were fixed on Chang Rong, and it took her a long time to finally look away.

"In short... we all realize that our life on this witch's island may be coming to an end soon—and that's why everyone seems to be planning to take things a step further with Chang Rong-jun before leaving..."

Emma sighed, looking somewhat dejected, and then looked up at Chang Rong again.

"So—please tell us your answer, Chang Rong-jun, who do you choose!"

Her light pink eyes were fixed on Chang Rong, her light gray eyes were also cautiously looking at the white-haired boy, and her deep red eyes, though somewhat wandering, finally locked onto the person she admired in front of her.

Faced with three burning gazes, Chang Rong swallowed hard and forced a smile.

"Haha... Isn't this ridiculous? I was actually going to see Mag today—"

Before he could finish speaking, the three gazes turned into three sharp knives, instantly piercing Chang Rong with countless transparent holes.

"—But, on second thought, I think it's better to discuss serious matters with Marge later! After all, Marge has been under a lot of pressure lately, so she should get some rest first, right?"

Chang Rong swallowed hard. If she had changed the subject a second later, she might have accidentally detonated three landmines at the same time.

However... my current situation has not improved at all.

If you choose Emma—you'll most likely be 9% cooked the next day, shot 6 times in the back, seemingly committing suicide.

If I choose Arisa—I estimate that the next day I'll be walking around when I suddenly get caught in a trap and suspended in mid-air, then sucked to death by a mysterious pink and white hellhound.

If I choose Naoya Kaori—I reckon I'll turn into rabbit meat the next day and be devoured by that silly little dog on my bed.

"How about... um—how about we go together...?"

In utter despair, Chang Rong made this suggestion as if possessed.

In an instant, the three of them looked at each other in bewilderment once again.

If this argument continues, it will most likely end in a lose-lose situation. Maybe we should just... break up with him?

The gazes of the three men wavered for a moment.

Meanwhile, inside the medical room—

"Hmm... lately there seem to be signs of unauthorized use in the infirmary... what's going on...? And, it seems like some medicine is missing... but if it's a medicine I can't remember, it must not be very important, right...?"

While organizing the infirmary, Meru stared at the statistics sheet in her hand, pondered for a moment, and then gave a silly smile. In the end, she did not continue to investigate what the missing 'mysterious drug' was.

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Thanks to Chenguang Moxin for the sudden burst of attention and for earning today's red bean bread with such seriousness.

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A light spring rain pattered against the window, and I drifted in and out of sleep to the sound of it. When I came to my senses, it was already 6 p.m.

In short, I managed to maintain perfect attendance...

247. You three, master and disciples, fought against me.

"Ugh..."

Chang Rong slowly crawled out of the chaos. He held his forehead with one hand and kept rubbing it. It took him several seconds to barely dispel the dizziness in his mind, which was like being on a rocking horse after drinking too much.

"This is...the lakeside...?"

With the visual system back online, Chang Rong quickly scanned the surrounding environment and found himself near a forest lake outside the castle, with the sound of gurgling water behind him.

This lake is a place that Chang Rong both loves and hates. He witnessed a farewell here and also embraced Shirley here.

Although it was said to be a mix of love and hate, there was definitely a little more resistance, mainly because her 'first time' was in such a wild place, which made Chang Rong a little shy and embarrassed.

But here I am, by the lake. Why...? Oh right, it's because Arisa invited me here for a date.

After repeated digging, the fragmented memories were finally pieced back together, and Chang Rong also remembered why she had ended up in this place.

But if it was a date with Arisa, where did Arisa go...?

"Arisa? Arisa, what are you doing? Arisa—uh!?"

The image of a white-haired girl, always hooded and prickly-looking, yet with an overwhelmingly gentle heart, flashed into his mind. Chang Rong immediately called out while looking around, and almost instantly spotted the girl—

At this moment, Arisa Wisteria lay motionless on the ground like a rag. Her ruby-like eyes were closed, and her already tattered coat was torn and scattered all over the ground, making her look particularly shocking.

"Arisa...!! Wait, Emma—Nanohaka...!?"

Before Chang Rong could process this shocking scene, she spotted two more girls in her field of vision—the kind and innocent yet slightly cunning pink-and-white-haired puppy-like girl, Sakura Emma, ​​and the silent, cool, seemingly otherworldly but actually clumsy and silly Kurobe Nanoha Kaori.

However, both Nanoha and Emma looked exactly like Arisa at this moment. Each of them lay motionless on the ground, and the exquisite clothes that Meruru had personally selected, made and sewn were now tattered and could no longer even cover their skin.

"Ahhh...why, why did it turn out like this—"

Chang Rong showed a look of despair. He trembled and covered his head, instinctively wanting to refuse to accept the scene before him.

Why...why did it suddenly turn into an impart?!

Chang Rong roared inwardly.

Indeed, whether it was the tattered clothes and disheveled appearance of the girls, the weeds, shrubs and flowers that had been repeatedly rolled and trampled around, or the bits and pieces of white dye that were showing—everything told Chang Rong that another murder had occurred in this promised land, and this time there were even three murders in one go.

How could this happen... How could this happen? Are you kidding me?!

Chang Rong knelt on the ground and roared to the sky, revealing the same painful expression that Emiya Kiritsugu had when he questioned his childhood self about why his cheap mother had been Mamba Out that day.

Wasn't today supposed to be just a normal, perfectly concluded date without any mishaps? Why did it turn out like this?!

—Even earlier—

"So... how about we go on a date? Arisa-chan, Nanoha-chan?"

"No, a date isn't like arranging a fight at the village entrance, how can we 'go together'...?"

Inside the public restroom, the three philanderers sat around Chang Rong's bed, seriously discussing whether or not they should go on a date together.

Arisa Shito, who was gradually replacing Milia as a 'normal person', immediately objected to the suggestion. However, Nanoha Kurobe, who was standing to the side, looked like she was deep in thought.

"It's not impossible... To be more precise, if you divide the time into segments, it's not impossible to have multiple dates within a single day."

"Yes, yes, I understand! When I used to hang out with Hiro-chan, she would also divide her time to handle many things at the same time! For example, she would tutor me while preparing my speech for tomorrow, and at the same time practice kendo for 15 minutes every half hour. She's really amazing!"

Emma nodded in agreement with Nanoha's words, because she had witnessed the life-cutting technique on Hiro before.