Four Rods of Deep Magic.
She wore her long black hair in a ponytail and worked hard every day to maintain order in the class as the serious class representative.
Perhaps because of her correct and strict attitude, she didn’t have many friends, but I had a good feeling about her.
The magic she chose was—‘Attribute Magic.’
Although I had never had the chance to learn about it at school, it seemed that she too had a desire to be a magician like everyone else.
We quickly grew closer when we met again on this island, and today, we were about to cross the final line.
She came to my room after lights out.
She held a lantern in her hand, and her face was faintly illuminated.
Her eyes were moist, her cheeks were flushed, and her lips were glossy.
A faint floral scent wafted from her.
“Rip, did you use it already…?”
“Eh, eh, is that weird?”
「No, it suits you. Honestly, it made my heart skip a beat.」
Deep House somehow lacks confidence in her appearance, so I make sure to give her a sincere opinion.
「S-so. Thank you. I’ll take good care of it.」
「If it gets lost, I’ll make another one, so don’t hesitate to use it.」
「Hehe, I don’t mean to use it sparingly.」 「I know.」
She probably wanted to convey that she would use it with gratitude. Deep House smiled at my joke.
Has some of the tension eased up?
「I’ve seen it before, but it’s still a spacious room.」
My room is divided into a private room and a bedroom, but not only that, each room is larger than the others.
「Yeah. I think I’ll find the other place too small when I go back to Japan.」
「True. Being stranded on an island and getting to live in a bigger room than before is a strange situation.」 「You’re right.」 We both look at each other and laugh.
Then, Deep House’s expression turned serious. 「It’s all thanks to you, Tsukasa.」
「Securing wood and stone is thanks to Deep Magic. Back then, I was cutting down trees with an axe, which took a lot of time.」
I remember cutting down a tree with my hands bleeding right after the transfer.
Now, with Deep Magic’s wind magic, I can cut them down easily, so it’s really helpful.
「…I’m glad if I’m useful.」
Deep Magic says this with a truly happy voice.
「Deep Magic is knowledgeable, calm, hardworking, and really helps a lot.」 「Y-Yeah…」
Deep Magic fidgets with her ponytail, looking embarrassed.
After about ten seconds of silence, I spoke again. 「Hey, Deep Magic.」 「Y-Yes.」 Her voice trembled with tension.
「…I’ve told the others, but I’m currently dating all three of them, Chiyo, Shion, and Sumiko.」 「E-Em.」
Deep Magic nods with a worried expression.
「And I like you too.」 「――――」
No matter how many times you confess, it’s always nerve-wracking.
Deepa’s eyes widened, and she blinked several times.
”…Isn’t that just being considerate?”
“I don’t think so. If we had stayed in Japan, I probably wouldn’t have thought like this. We actually came to this island and spent time together. It’s not strange for us to have different thoughts or feelings, right?”
“W-well, that’s true. If I hadn’t come to this island, I probably wouldn’t have gotten this close to everyone. I-I probably wouldn’t have done all these things with you, Sōsuke.”
Her face turned red as she recalled their previous actions. “I understand.”
“I-I see. So, you really mean it?” “Of course.”
Deepa trembled and then threw herself into my arms. “Wah!” I gently caught her.
The lanterns swayed, casting large shadows around the room.
As I felt her warmth and touch, she looked up at me with a slight tilt of her head. “I like you, too, Sōsuke.”
She had said that during their previous activities, but today’s declaration was the strongest yet.
The impact felt like a bullet to my heart, leaving me speechless.
After a few seconds of staring at each other, we pressed our lips together.
When I pulled away, Shinpo seemed to think it wasn’t enough and pressed her lips to mine again.
The sound of our lips kissing continued for a while, and when our breathing became slightly labored, I realized something.
Until now, my room had been my bedroom as well, so even when girls came to visit, it was natural for us to move to that stage.
In fact, we would start talking while sitting on the bed.
But now that we had separate bedrooms, the step of inviting her to the bed was necessary.
I realized just how much I had relied on the girls’ initiative all along.
I pulled away from her a little, took her hand, and gently led her toward the bedroom. “Shinpo, is it okay…?” “Y-Yeah.” I led her to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, there was a huge bed that made me want to comment, “Who do you think you are, king of the world?”
But since I was the one who made it, it was like I was commenting on myself.
We placed our lanterns on the bedside table and extinguished one of them.
In the meantime, Shinpo had moved to the center of the bed.
She lay down on her back, looking at me with just her head.
I felt a little disappointed to be the last one, but… maybe this is for the best. “What do you mean?”
“I’m the first one to use this bed.”
The sultry atmosphere she exuded was unexpected from the serious Shinbo, making my throat go dry.
I quietly got onto the bed and approached her. I’ll do better tomorrow…
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