Published: September 10, 2025
※ Corrected typos on 2015/10/29.
※ Partial revisions made on 2015/10/19.
This is Satou. A college acquaintance once said that there are no rules in love or war. At least, sincerity is necessary in love, right? I thought this while lying in his hospital room after he was stabbed by five girlfriends.
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“Alright, here we go?”
“Okay, bring it on!”
“Yes, please.”
After enjoying a delicious dinner, I called Lulu and Arisa into a soundproofed laboratory.
Of course, it wasn’t for anything shady, but to try to解除 the “geass” that held them.
Since I had experience解除ing the Demon Lord Shizuka's “geass,” it should be fine.
Previously, when解除ing it, Demon Lord Shizuka was in pain, so this time I gave them painkillers beforehand and moved to a place where their screams wouldn’t leak out.
I selected “geass” from my skill list and executed it.
“You don’t need to be slaves. I permit the解除 of the slave contract.”
When I gave the order, a red thorn-like effect appeared around Arisa and Lulu, then burst and disappeared.
At the same time, both screamed and clung to me.
As expected, the painkillers didn’t completely prevent the pain.
About an hour later—
“Phew, it was much better than a full reset, but it still felt like having my nerves pulled out with no anesthesia.”
“I-I’m okay now, too.”
I wiped their tear marks with a handkerchief and解除d their slave contracts one by one.
“It feels like I just took off the headband I’d been wearing. My head feels light, but something feels missing.”
Arisa cracked her neck and shared her impression.
“Right, Arisa. It’s like the sure connection to our Master has been peeled away—”
Lulu began speaking, then noticed my gaze and blushed.
I wonder what’s going on?
“But, in return, I can become your bride. I’ll become so wonderful by the promised four years later that you’ll want to claim me!”
Lulu declared with a smile that made me almost fall for her.
I remembered that back when I was traveling, I promised Lulu that if she had no partner in five years, I would marry her.
“Ah! Lulu, that’s not fair! Me too! I’ll become such a woman that 1001 out of 1000 people will turn to look at me within nine years!”
“Then there’d be more people turning around than actually exist.”
“Come on, that means even the baby in my belly will be turning around.”
Arisa’s joke lightened the mood.
I patted both of their heads, let the answer remain ambiguous, and took them back to the living room where everyone was waiting.
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“Congratulations!”
When I told everyone I解除d Arisa and Lulu’s “geass,” they all offered them congratulations in various voices.
Then the brownies quietly pushed in a cart.
“Cake?”
“It’s true! And it’s a five-tiered Quisus (……) virgin cake!”
Pochi, that’s Christmas.
The brownies brought the celebration cake I had prepared in advance.
Blue tea was arranged before everyone.
Although it wasn’t a birthday, we lit candles equal to their ages and let them blow them out.
“Tama wants to do it too~”
“P-Pochi wants to blow too.”
“I’ll do it.”
“Master, I want to shake the flames.”
“I-I want to try, too.”
Not only the younger kids and shy Miss Karina spoke up, but eventually everyone took turns blowing out the candles.
The brownies were itching to join, but since they were on duty, they declined.
I’ll bring them a medium-sized cake with candles later.
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“Protect the Demon Lord?”
“Just because she’s beautiful doesn’t mean it’s proper to keep the Demon Lord around.”
After the celebration, I called Arisa and Liza and told them about protecting the Demon Lord.
It was practically imprisoning her in the Green Prison, but calling it protection sounded less criminal.
“She’s certainly beautiful, but not as much as Lulu.”
“So, like Sera or Miss Karina level beauty?”
Why is Arisa so sharp?
“A 24-year-old Long-Ear Tribe… maybe a stand-in for Lady Aze?”
“No, that’s not the case at all.”
I denied Arisa’s suspicion with a serious face.