Chapter 89

Raijin POV

Hearing muffled screaming behind me, I looked back and saw that shrine bitch fainted because of something that was on the towel that was pressed against her nose by Emica. Our eyes met, feeling disgusted at what she was doing at the moment, I forced myself to look away from her in a snap.

“Oh man! I hope I didn’t get brain damage! Does this happen often when you spar? Guess that’s why you’re so braindead!” The masked bitch staggered to stand, wiping the sweat off her chin and snickered.

“Shut… The fuck up…-” I paused, gasping for air. The pain from the limbs was made worse the more I moved the muscles around my torso.

“You know, Raijin, you are the least dangerous person that is against me. After years and years of this feeling of revenge turning into entertainment, no one has ever made me feel irritated. And yet, somehow one of the people that should have been so predictable had made me feel it.” She stepped in front of me, releasing the tentacle back into the ground and making me drop on the ground. Moaning in pain, I was drowning in my own tears. The fuck did she mean? I would think about her words more, but the exhausting pain of blood seeping out of both sides of my shoulders stopped that.

“And yet here you are! In front of me! Not Nikami, not Yasachu, not even one of the stronger senpai’s! You, out of everyone, are standing right in front of me. Or I guess lying down in your own blood while whining like a little bitch.” She scoffed, rubbing her bruise and crouched down to stare at my eyes.

“At the start, you were so so so easy to be swayed by dark magic. You are the most impulsive and STUPID out of everyone! You were… So predictable… Yet why are you the one immune to emotional manipulation? Aha, not only that, you were giving her HOPE! Hope that I was supposed to give her! The only reason why she keeps sticking to you is that she thinks she can be saved without the use of violence.” She snapped, kicking me in the stomach and made me lay on my back. The pain was deafening, I could barely make out any of the words that were used against me.

“But no matter how much a fire engulfs, it will never come close to the sun! Ahahahahahaha!” She cackled, with a large grin that filled up half of her face, opening her arms.

I paid attention to Nikami, seeing her tonguing the shit out of Yasachu. Why is she doing that? Doesn’t she love me? Why is she making such a loving expression for her that she has never directed towards me? Wait, did I really forget she just dated me for the sake of not going insane because of the real Nikami. There was no love involved, it was all logic! Fuck me, she always do things because of logic! What the hell does this situation make this any different?!

I balled up my fists, choking on my own tears.

“I know you can’t save her. You never will. It’s always the protagonist who wins in the end, the one who gets the girl, no matter how much their rival has the most connection to them. It’s called the childhood best friend syndrome for a reason! YOU. CAN’T. WIN. So just give up, so she can give up too.”

“Protagonist…?” I managed to mumble out through all of the pain, feeling my consciousness fade away. What? Huh? She… No, don’t tell me she isn’t from this world too. No no that’s impossible, this can’t be happening. She is NOT reincarnated, she is NOT reincarnated and also knew about the game… That’s just not FUCKING happening!

“I would let you join me, but you’re honestly too straightforward for anything. Too emotional. Can’t you see? This whole world is just a simulation, we knew that from the start. Yet you just had to get emotional connections to robots. I guess I can thank you, without your help, I wouldn’t have gotten the motivation she gave me.” The masked girl explained further, my eyelids fluttering and vision blurring. I took one last exhale, parting my lips as she gazed down at me.

“Awww, Maybe I should stop the villain monologue right? Wouldn’t want to die while letting down your love... Again.” She chuckled, clutching my fists and closing my eyes.

Yasachu POV

I let go of our deep kiss, a line of saliva could be seen as we parted. I wrapped my arms around her, feeling her slender fingers on my waist.

This feels like a dream… She finally looked at her.

“This feels like a dream…” I repeated the voice in my brain, feeling my head being heavier than usual.

I’m sure that’s just because your legs are too weak right now.

“Yes… I’m sure…” I mumbled to myself, pressing my head against Shiromoru-sama. Her heart beat could be heard, it was racing… Oh my god, she…

She loves you!

“You love me!” I exclaimed, making an idiotic love filled grin, lowering my arms towards her sides and squealed.

Finally!

“You’re everything I've ever wanted, the cold kindness in this fake ridden world. My beloved, my darling. Nikami…” I called her by first name, gazing at her complexion with a lust filled expression. I just wanted to take her, to tie her up and run deep into the woods.

Just the two of you without any problems with anything political…

“Just the two of us, without Gakerumi-sama! Please, let’s go!” I begged her, turning my head towards the girl in the mask and flinched when what I could see was nothing but thin air.

“Whatever you say, my golden heart.” Nikami smiled down at me, her lips ever so slightly moving. Yet her voice makes me melt from the inside, especially from such a sweet nickname that she gave me. How wonderful! How sweet! I adore you, I adore you, I ador-

“Whoops! Not gonna let you do that yet!” Some masked bitch exclaimed, snapping Nikami’s head behind and cupping it in her filthy hands.

“”

“What are you trying to do?!” I pulled the unconscious Nikami closer to me, arching my arms down as I made a sword made out of lightning. She barely had any time to react, only able to take a step backward. The sword hit something, and to my dismay it was only her mask.

As I turned my head towards the limp body of my beloved, her eyes were closed. A surge of horror shot down at me, hanging her body in my arm, I changed the formation of my sword to a bow. I reeled in my arrow and aimed at her, but I quickly hesitated.

“Awww, that’s seriously so rude… I promise I won’t stop you, when Nikami wakes up, She’ll be the loving girl that you always thought she would be! But just let her rest, come on!~ You would trust me wouldn’t you…-” She paused, having the halved mask on the palm of her hands and smirked up at me.

“...My cute Chu-chan?” I was greeted by Yuutsu’s face, albeit with no wolf features and with a red eye. My hands trembled, I couldn’t let go of the arrow. I narrowed my eyes, wrinkles formed around my nose as I grimaced.

“Yuu-chan?! It was you who hurt Shiromoru-sama?!” I snapped, keeping my aim at her while taking a step back and dragging Nikami’s body in my hook.

“Well, yes, but didn’t it turn out good in the end? You two got closer didn’t you? Come on!~ I’m your best friend no matter what! Let’s make a deal, I’ll let you two go and not stop you, but in turn tell everyone that got here are already dead, okay? It’s a win! You get to keep Nikami!” Yuutsu proposed a deal, lending out her arm with a smirk.

Fine. As long as she doesn’t get hurt.

“Fine, as long as you don’t hurt her!” I agreed, shutting my lips and lowering my weapon. I fully wrapped my arms around the goddess, sliding the brown hair on her forehead and landed a soft kiss on it. I carried her in my arms and bolted, the anvils on my head disappearing with one last messenger.

You are obsessed with Nikami Shiromoru.

“I’m deeply infatuated with Shiromoru-sama…”

Third person POV

“Now! That’s over! Emica, let’s go and move on to the preparations-” Yuutsu turned to the maid and stared at her when the brown haired girl held onto the legs of Shukona.

“And what are you doing? Trying to help her now? Come on! Onee-san, you know you’re already too deep into this! No matter how much you do know, those three will never forgive you for what you have done to them! It’s already too late, Shukona can’t get out of her fear. Now, come here and-”

Shukona’s eyes shot wide open, restraining Emica that was holding on to her legs and raised her up while bringing herself down with the help of all the vines.

“Guilt tripping your own bigger sister… You surely are the lowest of the low, yes?” The taller female took a step forward and lifted her chin up. A dark expression was evident on Shukona’s anger, running her hands through her forest locks.

“Oh fuck me!~”