We returned to our base after defeating the two unique monsters.
The Clear Phoenix party and we ended up setting up our bases in the same grassland, but the bases are separated by Serina’s barrier, and without permission, people can’t go back and forth.
First, I headed over there to drop off the Clear Phoenix party members. “Kino Sousei!”
As soon as we got off the phantasmal beast, Clear Phoenix threw herself at me.
“Ugh… W-What’s wrong, Clear Phoenix?”
I was too confused to care about the breasts pressed against me, the swaying golden hair, or her scent.
“You’re so mean, Ryouka-chan! That’s my job, right!?”
The real Momoko who was waiting at the base pouted.
“Thank you! Because of you, I didn’t lose Yuuko Hyakugyou!”
Seeing Clear Phoenix’s eyes well up with tears, I understood.
When the slime swallowed Momoko’s doppelganger, I couldn’t dispel it.
Not only that, all the doppelgangers were gasping for breath and kneeling down.
It seems that the main body here was also affected by the clone’s capture. If that’s the case, it’s only natural that it would have been impacted.
To see a comrade suddenly suffer right in front of you must be incredibly worrying and distressing.
Even though it only took a few minutes to defeat the large slime, it must have been quite shocking.
When Momo regained consciousness, she must have felt deeply relieved.
She must have been shaken as much, if not more, than the rest of us who were there.
Having ‘Charisma’ alone doesn’t mean everyone follows Shouka.
In addition to her leadership skills, she has a sense of empathy, which allows her to unite the girls.
I felt like I learned another aspect of Shouka’s charm.
I gently pat her back. “It’s okay.” ”…Yeah.”
“Also, since Shinpo and Inshin did great, I’ll leave the hugs to them.”
“Ah, yes. But this is only my thanks to you.”
Shouka smiles with her usual confident expression, and the sparkle in her eyes makes my heart skip a beat. “Hmm. Caught in the act.”
「I think it’s just a matter of time before Sousuke gets into twenty-four relationships.」
Chiyu and Serina say that in a cold voice.
Twenty-four relationships, that’s every woman on this island.
「Huh. I would welcome that future, but if that happens, I’ll aim to be his legal wife.」
Cleona, who had moved away from me, stood in front of Chiyu and smiled challengingly. 「I accept your challenge.」
Chiyu took a step closer and looked up at Cleona.
Their chests bumped into each other in the process, and since neither of them gave in, both of their chests squished together.
They were sparking, but it was a sight that was very unpleasant for me. 「An opening.」
While my gaze was involuntarily drawn, the one who wrapped around my arm was Momono herself.
Serina was on the other side.
「Thank you very much, Souza-kun.」
Momono, who was blushing and looking at me with moist eyes, thanked me. Even though she wasn’t exuding her devilish charm as before, she was now radiating the charm of a normal girl. 「Y-You’re welcome.」
「I said earlier, Sousuke. The original cats have been favored all along.」
Seirina, who had been giving off a lone wolf vibe, was now puffing out one cheek cutely.
The girls in the Shouka party were left speechless by Seirina’s unexpected actions, which they never would have imagined from her before the transfer.
“Buuuu. If you say that, then the kids who joined later will never catch up, right?” “I don’t know.” “Old lady!”
Momo probably wanted to say that she was being tyrannical.
“S-Something like that, then, I’m…”
Saying that, Shinpo hugged my back. She pressed herself against me, modestly but firmly.
My heart raced at the warmth and the feel of Shinpo’s chest against my back.
The active behavior of the serious Shinpo, the class committee chair, surprised several of the girls in the Shouka party. “M-Mi, Shinpo…?”
“Um, I-I was living here before Seirina-san, right…?”
Turning her head alone, Shinpo said that with her face flushed red.
I imagined cat ears on her head.
That kind of behavior is something you wouldn’t expect from the old deep method.
If that’s a change brought about by her becoming my girlfriend, I wonder if it’s good or bad.
The only thing I’m sure of is that it makes me happy.
“Um, I should be more proactive like that… but if I did the same thing, it would just look pathetic…”
“I have to try harder, I have to… but everyone’s watching right now…”
Kumori and Genju are whispering to each other, but I can’t quite hear what they’re saying. “Oh my, you’re quite the popular one.”
”…Looking at it again, it’s quite a sight.”
“Considering Kouno’s actions, it makes sense. He’s not just some guy who looks at girls with lecherous eyes.”
Shikishige, Tokiwa, and Shippu, who fought alongside me, say as they pass by.
“Well, you might have heard from Momo, but I took down two unique individuals. I’m planning to look for the remaining ‘Red-Black Arvanc’ after lunch.”
So far, that’s the last unique individual on this island.
“That one is our prey, but are you offering to help?”
I nod in response to Sumiwa’s words. “I’ve been helped out too.”
“Hmm, then I’ll have to ask for your help.”
“Mm. Once that’s done, we start the male expulsion plan?” Chietsu joins in the conversation. “What a nasty-sounding plan.”
“Oh, I like it because it’s simple.”
Return rights can be held by multiple people and transferred to others without charge.
This “without charge” means that you can’t ask the other person to do something in exchange for the transfer.
To be more precise, you can’t ask someone to do something in exchange for using the return right as “payment.”
This was something that Sumiwa and the others had researched in the dream of the mysterious blackboard.
In other words, saying “I’ll give this to you for free. Use it to return to your old life” is allowed.
But saying something like “You want to return to your old life, right? Well, then…” is not allowed.
The transfer and recommendation of return rights that we are planning doesn’t seem to violate the conditions.
After all, we’re just giving them away for free and recommending that they use the return rights…
「If more monsters appear in the future, the boys will be in danger too, so we should deal with it as soon as possible.」
「If there are fewer of us, I can protect everyone with my barrier. That would be less troublesome.」
Though she speaks coldly, her suggestion is still helpful.
But if that happens, the current strategy of having the boys gather materials and explore in exchange for supplies will likely end quickly.
Well, I didn’t mind using them for convenience, and I don’t mind helping my classmates, so it’s fine.
Besides, the main reason I did it was to ease the worries of my friends and Lumina-sensei, so continuing it isn’t that important.
Because of that, I gained a friend called Transcendental Wheel.
The rapidly changing situation on the desert island.
But maybe the riddle blackboard is watching how we respond to this. “Then, see you later.” “Yes, see you later.”
The black dragon Mikuron bit Mom’s neck and pulled her away from me, then let her go. “Aww, Sōsuke-kun!” “M-Mom, see you later.”
“Can’t I take Mom with me for a while? Don’t you think every family needs a cute Mom?”
The clones lined up and started appealing to me.
I had a lingering feeling of regret, but… “No, I don’t need it now.”
“Besides, I should confess and come back.”
Seirina and Senyuu coldly rejected me.
In the end, we headed towards the boundaries of each other’s parties and returned to our own bases.
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