"Ah, um... I'm very sorry! I just wanted to tease you for fun. I didn't expect everyone's reaction to be so big. I'm really sorry!"
I put my hands on my lower abdomen and bowed to the girls in the harem in a very standard business apology gesture. This time, Aili spared me and did not put a boot on my head and make me lie on the ground to apologize.
"It's okay, it's okay! You are joking, that's great, hahaha~ It's true that we are fine, you don't have to feel bad, we have a strong heart hahahaha~~~"
"Yes, yes, it'll be fine if you explain it clearly~"
"I'm really sorry for embarrassing you!"
"We're not angry at all hahaha~~~Don't be angry either~"
"Yes, yes, we are fine."
It seemed that the swordsman girl from the main palace tried to comfort me, as if they were the ones who made the mistake. Other girls also echoed next to them, trying their best to appear indifferent. I noticed that the swordsman girl wanted to pat my shoulder several times.
, but they were all stopped by their companions with quick eyesight and quick hands.
"No, I sincerely apologize, please don't behave like this~" I cried sadly.
"No way, hahaha~ We also sincerely accept your apology, hahaha~~~"
"Yeah, yeah~"
"Still using honorifics... I should be about the same age as you, so there's no need to call me that~"
The poor harem man was just trying to gain some sense of presence when he was gagged and tied up in a strange way by his own harem. Although I don't want to get entangled in what the blue and white strip of cloth with a strange smell was used to gag,
But I'm curious as to why they are so skilled at tying up people. Well, they must be practicing tying up prey, right? That must be the case.
"Oh, what, you can just call me sister. Calling me honorific makes me really uncomfortable~" I looked away from the struggling harem man and touched my face and said.
"Okay...okay sister, no problem!"
The swordsman girl immediately called out affectionately and took a step back calmly.
...I just asked you to call me sister, why would you back off? A small step can hurt so much, am I really that terrible?
The harem man somehow got rid of the cloth in his mouth and asked me anxiously.
"Where's the cloth stuffed in your mouth?" I was shocked.
"I ate it!"
"..."X8
"Hey? Why do you all look at me like this? I was just kidding~ Look, Maria's..."
"Shut him up!"
"Hey!"
"Uh-huh~!"
The harem man just wanted to move away to reveal the fabric hidden underneath, but the next moment he was beaten by his harem until he couldn't take care of himself. Considering that the harem man has a setting that will not be beaten to death by girls, I don't think it is necessary.
worry about what.
"Um, Mei?" I greeted the swordsman girl with a stiff smile.
"Hai! I'm Mei! What can I do for you, onee-sama?" The girl immediately rushed to me and stood at attention.
"Hey! Sister, only I can call you, don't call me like that!" Ellie protested loudly from the side.
"Ah yes! I'm sorry! Sister, what do you want me to do?" The girl stood up straight and looked more energetic than the soldiers who were being inspected.
"Well, can I ask why you are so afraid of me? What kind of monsters are there in our family in the rumors?"
"No... nothing! There are no strange rumors, really! We just respect you and your family!" The girl's eyes flickered, and cold sweat flowed down her face like a stream, dripping on the hillside before being bounced to the ground.
"You can't communicate like this~" I helplessly covered my forehead.
"Let me explain it to you, sister~ According to Sister Aini's setting, the people in our family are immortal souls, and they need to constantly change their bodies to continue. And this way of changing bodies is to trick other girls into coming over and then
Occupy their bodies. Although the occupied girl still has her own original consciousness, her soul has been integrated with the soul of our family, and her thinking and temperament will also become family-style. This is our family.
The inheritance method." Ai Li explained helplessly.
"I'll kill you! Why did Sister Aini create such an evil setting? Look, you're scaring the girls!" Ten thousand alpacas rushed through my heart.
"Of course it's to match the family's chaotic and evil image~ She said that if the background is made more terrifying, no one will dare to cause trouble for my sister."
"Ha... Then she really has good intentions... Speaking of Ellie, why weren't you afraid of me back then?"
"Back then... I had nothing but fighting as a Valkyrie." Ellie suddenly changed into a paralyzed expression and said with dull eyes.
"Huh? What are you doing? Why are you suddenly calling yourself by your old name?"
"Hahahaha, I'm just joking, sister, even though I'm not gray-haired or a double-headed lolita." Ai Li returned to normal and smiled.
"Oh, be serious, why? Is it because you didn't know my background at the time?"
"I'm telling the truth, onee-sama~ Because I really had nothing at that time~ Onee-sama's unreasonable strength clearly exposed her identity, but I'm not afraid of being assimilated... rather, I hope to be
Assimilate and become onee-sama's family, so that I am no longer alone... Well~ Although the situation is different, I have finally become onee-sama's younger sister~ Ellie is very satisfied~"
Ellie recalled the past with some shyness, and a blush bloomed on her face. Seeing her happiness from the heart, I felt that it no longer mattered what her intentions were for me. After all, she
She was just a girl who longed for love. No matter how many thoughts she had at the time, her ultimate goal was just to stay by my side, and that was enough.
"Well! Although Ai Li did plot against my sister, I really just want to be with you all the time!" Ai Li smiled heartily.
This kid is too upright for me~
"Of course! I said I would never lie to my sister again. My oath is absolute!"
"Mom, I'm so touched! Come and give me a hug!"
"Sister~sister~big~!" Ellie flew into my arms ecstatically.
"Then my dear sister, please tell me, how many times have you entertained yourself with my dolls?"
"Never!" Ai Li's body stiffened for a moment, but her words were spoken without delay.
"Who are you lying to, you bastard! You promised never to lie to me again! Where is your oath!" I hugged her harder.
"Ah~! Ellie is a bad boy who doesn't keep her promise. Sister, please punish Ellie as you like!" Ellie raised her head and looked at me with a weird expression of joy.
It's over, I forgot that this guy is a pervert!
"Patch, why didn't you stay away from me when you knew my identity? I remember that everyone knew after I was stabbed, right?"
After stepping on Ellie's boots and letting her scream and twitch strangely, I asked Pachi with an indifferent expression.
"Ah~ Of course it's because you are our friend~"
Pachi replied with a smile, but why do I think her smile is so fake?
"Well, tell us the truth, okay? Your fake smile is so fake!"
"Hehehe~ That's because we were blind in our eagerness to hug you. If we knew your background, we would never get involved with you just to take advantage. But now that we have become involved, then this
The pirate ship won't be able to disembark~ So I'll just continue to be friends with you~" Paqi shook her head gently, and that proud smile was completely from the heart.
"...Hey, did you promise that you would know that we were destined friends the first time you saw me?"
"Ah la la~ When did people say such things~ Amy, you are probably not living in a dream~"
"...Look, I am so undignified. Are you not afraid of me now?"
After being beaten wildly by Pachi, I turned to the girls in the harem with a pale face.
"No, no, no! Sister, you are still full of majesty!"
"Miss Lavanditis is full of majesty!"
"So handsome!"
The girls put on fake expressions and tried their best to compliment me.
"..."
Which one is better, the passer-by who tells lies to praise you or the family who tells the truth to hurt you?