Chapter 390

Relaxing my flushed body on the couch in the changing room and letting out a deep sigh, I wondered if this tiredness I was feeling was because of the onsen or because of some other reason .

The air that passed through the gaps in my yukata slowly cooled my hot body, making me feel somewhat comfortable .

But well, seriously…… It was a long and arduous battle . I don’t know how many times I thought about just giving up…… Even so, I did it . I surpassed it .

It wasn’t really just Alice, I think I was also traumatized by the bath . I don’t really know why I’m fated to have events happen while I’m in the bath…… I even kinda missed those times when I first came to this world, thinking that there was no such thing as lucky pervert .

As I was absentmindedly thinking about this, a bottle of milk was held out in front of me .

[Kaito-san, would you like some cold milk?]

[……Thanks . Where’s Kuro and the others?]

[Ahh, I heard they wanted to play with some “fireworks”, so they headed out first to get them ready . I’m in charge of picking up Kaito-san . ]

[……I see…… Ahh, this is great . ]

[You really need to drink a bottle of cold milk after a bath after all . ]

Apparently, Kuro and Isis-san were so excited about the fact that we were all staying together that they even went to prepare for fireworks .

Alice, who had come to pick me up, was wearing a yukata and her usual mask, giving her a somewhat unbalanced appearance .

She said she was here to pick me up, but she took out another bottle of milk from nowhere and sat down right next to me .

[……Pfuhaa~~ Well, it looks like young Kaito-san is tired, so let’s take a breather first before we go . ]

[You’re right . I’m certainly in the mood for a breather right now . ]

It may have been because I had just finished taking a bath, but I felt a sense of calmness and serenity flowing through me .

Without saying anything else, Alice drank her milk and after a few while, she muttered .

[……Kaito-san . There’s one thing I really don’t understand, so do you mind if I ask you?]

[Unnn? For you to have something you don’t understand, that’s quite unusual of you, Alice . ]

[Of course, there are also things I don’t know . Like the depths of a person’s heart…… Unless the person themself wanted to show it to me, I wouldn’t be able to see into it . ]

[If it’s you, I think you would be able to peek into it though……]

[Ahaha . ]

[……So, what are you asking?]

[Ah~~ Well~~ It’s not really that big of a deal…]

After saying that, Alice turned her gaze towards me and calmly spoke .

[……Kaito-san, why are you even trying to “endure” it?]

[Ehh? Endure what?]

[No, well, I’m talking about your behaviour . Kuro-san and I did say that we wanted you to wait for a while, and since Isis-san is such a pure person, I can understand why you’re reluctant to step into such a relationship with her . As for Ein-san, she isn’t even your lover . ]

[……Unnn . ]

[……As for Duchess Lilia, I can understand your actions because of her character…… but what about Sieg-san?]

I understood what Alice was asking . She’s wondering why I haven’t had any sexual relations with anyone yet .

[No, well, I’m sure Kaito-san also has to prepare your heart for such deeds . Ahh, it’s not like I’m trying to say that you should just do it or something like that but…… I was simply wondering why . ]

[……Why huh……]

[Well, I know it’s too late to say it now, but I don’t really intend to hide it, so I’ll just say it now…… I also know that Kaito-san sometimes secretly deals with your needs alone . Ahh, of course, in that situation, I would move out of sight . ]

[……That certainly is too late to say…… Ah, where did my privacy go……]

This was a topic that would normally have made me blush and hide from embarrassment but…… Alice’s seriousness right now wouldn’t let me do so .

Alice wasn’t trying to make fun of me at all, she was just genuinely interested in this question .

[……Well, anyway . I know that the way I say this may sound bad, but don’t you think Sieg-san fits just right with your conditions? Her personality is such that she would accept Kaito-san if you asked, and she’s also already 38…… She isn’t some twisted thousand year old virgin like me . ]

[……Mhmm . ]

[You live under the same roof, and have a lot of topics to talk about, like taking care of your pets . Unlike Kuro-san and Isis-san, the elves also have a decent sex drive that stems from the preservation of species . ]

[………………]

Well, if she puts it that way, I guess you could really say that Sieg-san was the perfect match for me . In fact, Sieg-san was a kind, older woman, and in that sense, she was just too good of a lover for me .

Even so, the reason why I still haven’t held out my hand to her huh……

[……Ah, no, if it’s hard to answer, it’s not like you have to do so……]

[Alice, you also understand it, right? That I would return to this world after going back to my world once . ]

[Yes, you told me about it before, Kaito-san . ]

[……Unnn . My purpose for returning is simple . I just wanted to say goodbye to the people who took care of me in my original world . That’s all there is to it…… However, that’s something very important to me . Only when I’ve done that can I say with pride, that “I’m going to live in this world” . ]

[……Dealing with unfinished business first huh……?]

[……Yeah . ]

……Sorry, Alice . I just lied to you .

No, maybe “lie” isn’t the right word for this…… My uncle and aunt who took me in and raised me are the ones I owe the most .

Before going into such…… Before I get into a deeper relationship with Kuro and the others, I really want to give myself some closure .

However, there’s something I intentionally didn’t tell her . It’s the thing that I’m most anxious about right now……

I haven’t told anyone about it yet . The words that Shiro-san told me when I visited the God Realm before . Shiro-san compared herself to the “Last Boss” in one of the stories I read . Such a Shiro-san told me that she was giving me the final ordeal…… telling me that I should beat it myself .

There was one part of Shiro-san’s words that made me feel uncomfortable .

Shiro-san said that if I didn’t make it through her ordeal, my choices would be the same as the rest of the otherworlders…… Asking me whether I would stay in this world, or go back to my previous world .

If it were regarding that, my words certainly weren’t a lie…… However, “were those really my only options”?

From her statement telling me to beat her in her final ordeal, I think it’s safe to say that it would be a match between Shiro-san and I .

What I’m asking her to do for me is to let me go back to my world and then, come back to this world…… This was something unprecedented .

However, by fighting a match against her…… “What will I lose” if I lost against her?

Perhaps, I may have just been thinking too much . No, it seems more likely that Shiro-san had simply imposed that ordeal and wasn’t going to ask for any compensation from me .

However, I couldn’t help but feel bothered about this . When she told me “Show me your true worth . ”, I couldn’t help but notice the challenging look on Shiro-san’s face…… And when she told me “If you wish for more than that, you would need to prepare for what is to come”……

If my worth didn’t meet Shiro-san’s standards, what would she do with me then?

I don’t know, and I’m pretty sure Shiro-san wouldn’t answer if I asked .

Well, there’s always the possibility that I’m really just overthinking this……

[Now then, Kuro and the others are waiting for us, so how about we started moving?]

[……You’re right . ]

Right now, I’m not telling anyone about my thoughts regarding this . It’s just a hunch, but this trial that Shiro-san is going to put me through…… I think it’s “something I need to get over on my own”……

(P/R: I conquered the final boss (god) of the world with my amazing womanizing powers and the final boss fight was her asking me for my first . I just came up with a new isekai title . )

Just as I was about to get up from the couch and start walking alongside Alice, she pulled on my sleeve .

[……Alice?]

[Kaito-san, you know, I asked you to wait for when I found courage, right… . . ]

[Unnn . ]

[You know, I’m a twisted virgin…… so it might take a little while . But perhaps…… I’ll be able to “find the courage by the time Kaito-san comes back to this world” . ]

[………………… . . ]

[……That’s why, errr…… When Kaito-san properly says goodbye to your original world and comes back here…… At that time, please take me to that place . To a “romantic cottage with a seaside view”…… It’s a promise, okay?]

[……Yeah, it’s a promise . ]

Dear Mom, Dad——— I’ve often heard from people that I was a terrible liar . That’s why, I’m sure…… Alice is aware that I lied to her . She knows I’m hiding something, she knows it isn’t something simple…… Even as she was aware of this, she still told me that she would wait for me . How should I say this…… Unnn————– I’m falling in love with her all over again .