The
four favored princesses are seated at a round table in the center of the dance
floor.
On the
chairs that surrounded the table, my other girls, who had been hurriedly
gathered, were sitting in a row.
There
were nine girls: Ryoko Terashima, Akira Mizuki, Saki Shiratori, Natsumi Shima,
Kei Takasago, Yui Kayama, Kyoko Terashima, Chihiro Kijima (aka Kaneko), Kiyoka
Yamauchi (aka Lolisla Yamauchi).
I was
seated in what seemed to be a special seat some distance away...
**a
（...what's
this?）
I was
just bewildered.
The
whole thing made no sense, and they're all dressed in swimsuit for some reason
The
only ones with serious faces were the four princesses in the center.
The
other girls looked puzzled or confused.
Except
for one who has fallen asleep, obviously.
Then,
as if the volume of the house music had suddenly been turned down, a cheerful
female voice came from the speakers on the ceiling.
『Well,
it's finally begun! The Harem Member Draft Meeting! The host is me, Freesia,
and the commentary will be provided by the mysterious masked devil』
『Thank
you, Devi』
（What
do you mean by “masked”!!）
『In addition,
the live coverage of sub-voice will be provided by the four Short Cuts from Kashimashi
Maids』
（What
sub-voice!?）
Not
only me, but even Shima-san was shaking her head in confusion, because there
were so many things to talk about.
『Now,
this event, in which each of the four favored princesses will compete for a
faction member, is simple: all four favored princesses will write the name of
the person they want to be their member on a flip chart and announce it, and if
there is a conflict, the winner of a simple game will win the right. Although
it is a draft, it is not a right to negotiate. The member is confirmed at that
point』
『The
members have no right of refusal, Devi』
『By
the way, masked devil. Why are everyone wearing swimsuit?』
『It's
partly a service, Devi, and now the game has already begun, Devi. An appeal to
Fumi Fumi, Devi』
『I
see. By the way... they're all wearing rather revealing swimsuits, aren't they?
Masaki-sama is almost a pimp. It's really quite revealing』
『Oppai-chan
recently learned to use her weapon, Devi』
『On
the other hand, Shiratori-sama doesn't seem to be motivated at all. It's a
one-piece swimming suit, and it's of the spats type』
『Well,
actually, she's unwilling, Devi』
『Lolisla
is going for it, isn't she? The classic old school swimsuit. Also... is
Tashiro-sama an idiot? She is dressed in a seashell swimming suit』
『This
is a good example of an uptight person desperately trying to appeal to the
public and then doing something crazy that turns everyone off, Devi』
『I see』
『By the
way, those are scallops, Devi』
『So, she
is scallop girl』
Tashiro-san's
face turned red and she was trembling. Even Shima-san couldn't follow up on
this.
Still,
Lili and her friends do as they please.
『Now
then, we will begin with the nominations for the first order. All the favored
princesses, please write the name of the member you want on the flip chart at
hand』
All
the favored princesses pick up the magic ink at once. Some of them pretend to
think about it, while others suddenly start writing.
『Now,
for the first round, what do you think, masked devil?』
『Well,
Devi... each of them has their own target, Devi. I predict they'll get their
hands on it first』
『I
see. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Now that everyone seems to have
finished writing, please show your flips
at once!』
The
next moment, the room was abuzz.
『Masaki
Haneda nominated ―― Natsumi Shima!』
『Ui
Tashiro nominated ―― Natsumi Shima!』
『Misuzu
Kurosawa nominated ―― Kei Takasago!』
『Mai
Fujiwara nominated ―― Kei Takasago!』
『Whoa!
This has been a turbulent opening! What's the meaning of this, masked devil?』
『Oppai-chan's
strategy is to reduce the power, Devi. Once she gets “Nandeyanen” , the ponytail is
just a scallop, Devi』
『So,
what's the Fourth Favored Princess Mai's choice...?』
『I
don't know, Devi. I don't think she's trying to be like Oppai-chan, Devi...』
『Then
let's ask her. Mai-sama! Why are you choose her?』
「Well...
Honestly, just go with it?」
『Otto,
she's showing her gal-like side here. She's a little more innocent than I
thought!』
『So,
we will begin the simple game in case of conflict, Devi... Freesia!』
『Yes,
I'll announce it then. It's not really erotic, but it makes you fantasize about
erotic thingsss...』
（It's
like a late night variety show!?）
『The
rules are simple: Each of you will write one word on the flip side that is not
really erotic, but makes you have an erotic fantasy. Then, Confinement
King-sama will judge which one is more erotic based on his own judgment and
prejudice』
「Eh!?
I'm judging!?」
Ignoring
my confusion, Freesia-san said, "Then please write!" and Freesia-san
goes on with her story.
Masaki-chan
finished it easily, and Tashiro-san, after much hesitation, somehow managed to
finish it.
『Then,
Ui-sama, let's open the flip!』
《Chinsuko》
『Then,
Masaki-sama, open the flip!』
《Numeri-tori》
Although
it pains me to do so, I'll make a judgment.
**b
「...Masaki-chan」
『Otto!
Masaki-sama wins! Now Shima-sama is Masaki-sama's faction』
『Chinsuko
is a middle-schooler's level of eroticism, Devi. Compared to that, Numeri-tori is
a dissatisfied housewife and it’s kind of erotic, Devi. It’s eros, Devi, I
think it's a fair judge, Devi』
As I
look towards the table, Tashiro-san is slumped down. Shima-san, who she had
said was like a part of her, had been taken from her. The damage must have been
unimaginable.
『Next,
Misuzu-sama, Mai-sama, please write!』
Fujiwara-san
finished easily, while Kurosawa-san took much longer, but nodded with
satisfaction when she finished.
『Then,
first, Mai-sama, open the flip!』
《Mangosuchin》
『Then,
Misuzu-sama, open the flip!』
《Mentaiko》
『Otto!
Confinement King-sama is twisting his neck!』
「...Fujiwara-san」
『Apparently,
the eroticism of Mentaiko didn't get through to Confinement King-sama』
That's
right.
I had
no idea what was so erotic about Mentaiko.
『You
see, Devi, Mentaiko is a little too advanced for Fumi Fumi to feel eroticism,
Devi. That form, those muscles...』
『To
put it another way, Misuzu-sama, who brought this out, is quite a dirty girl,
isn't she?』
「Who's
a dirty girl!!」
Kurosawa-san
shouted at the speaker.
However,
the two people on the other side of the speaker don't seem to care at all and
quickly proceed with their conversation.
『Then,
the two losers, please choose again!』
Tashiro-san
was stunned and Kurosawa-san was pouting, but somehow they managed to finish
writing the flip chart.
『Ui
Tashiro nominated ―― Ryoko Terashima』
『Misuzu
Kurosawa nominated ―― Akira Mizuki』
『I see,
it seems, both of them have succeeded in getting the best candidates. Now let's
move on to the second round of nominations! Now, please write your flips!』
While
the other three princess finished writing quickly, only Tashiro-san wrinkled her
brow and pondered for a long time. I wondered if the loss of Shima-san was too
much for her.
『Then,
please show your flips at once!』
『Masaki
Haneda nominated ―― Yui Kayama!』
『Ui
Tashiro nominated ―― Chihiro Kaneko!』
『Misuzu
Kurosawa nominated ―― Kyoko Terashima!』
『Mai
Fujiwara nominated ―― Yui Kayama!』
『Otto!
Masaki-sama has been covered again!』
『No,
maybe.... She's attempting to play with Hinnyu, who has just won, Devi. She's pretty naughty, Devi』
When
I look at Masaki-chan, she's making a face like "I don't know what she's
talking about, ehehe ☆”.
Masaki-chan
has been scaring me a bit lately.
『Now,
as before, it’s a showdown of words that aren't really erotic, but make you
have erotic fantasies! Masaki-sama and Mai-sama, please write a flip chart
each!』
The
two of them finish writing without any hesitation, and each of them seems to be
very confident.
『Then,
Masaki-sama, open your flip!』
《Nameko
djiru》
『Then,
Mai-sama, open the flip!』
《Experiment》
「...Fu-Fujiwara-san」
When I
pointed to Fujiwara-san, Masaki-chan puffed out her cheeks.
『This
turned out to be quite a good match!』
『Devi
Devi. Nameko djiru is a pretty high-level erotica, Devi. The immoral eroticism
with the feeling of a mother who's tired of life, Devi, and the fact that it's
called “Djiru” instead of “Jiru” is a very clever little trick, Devi』
『Even
so, I think Fumi Fumi-sama's perverted nature was revealed when he chooses
"experiment"』
「Don't
send a stray bullet in my direction!!」
As
usual, my protests were ignored, and the two people on the other side of the
speakers proceeded without a care in the world.
『So,
Masaki-sama, please pick another name!』
With a
pout, Masaki-chan took up the pen.
And
wrote...
**c
『Masaki
Haneda nominated ―― Saki Shiratori!』
『Whoa!
This is not good. This is a ridiculous combination. In a sense, this is the
strongest, but in a sense, it's probably the worst combination』
『It's
a combination that could kill you, Devi』
『And
here, the special rule comes into effect!』
「Special
rule?」
A
question mark appears above the heads of everyone on the floor.
『Now,
three of the four chosen will be accompanied by an extra person』
『For
various reasons, they're inseparable members, Devi』
（I
mean... I think Lolisla is the only one who hasn't been selected yet）
『Lolisla
Yamauchi-sama for Chihiro Kaneko-sama, and Nozomi Amemiya-sama for Yui Kayama-sama. Incidentally, Amemiya-sama
has already been taken to another room』
（Who
is that? Amemiya...）
To be
honest, I can't think of anyone. I think I've heard of her somewhere before.
『And
Shiratori-sama is accompanied by Detective JK Claudia-sama, a detective who is
currently being trained to great trial』
「Huh?
Wait, wait, wait! I haven't even gotten Claudia-san to fall for me yet, have I?」
『As a
condition of cooperation, after the two detective JKs are corrupted, they will
be under Shiratori-sama's control, Devi』
I
heard from Lili that Shiratori-san played an active role in the Detective JK
plot. However, I didn't expect it to be such a story.
（Shiratori-san,
a detective JK with abilities... and on top of that, Masaki-chan... isn't that
a big deal?）
I feel
like things could easily spiral out of control.
Despite
my uneasiness, the two on the other side of the speaker went on talking again.
『Now,
the whole process is finished. Now let's see the results』
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
The
First Favored Princess, Masaki Haneda――Natsumi Shima, Saki Shiratori, Claudia
The
Second Favorited Princess, Ui Tashiro――Ryoko Terashima, Chihiro Kijima, Lolisla
Yamauchi
The
Third Favored Princess, Misuzu Kurosawa――Akira Mizuki, Kyoko Terashima
The
Fourth Favored Princess, Mai Fujiwara――Kei Takasago, Yui Kayama, Amemiya Kibou
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
『Since
Kurosawa's faction is the only one with one member missing, we can dispatch a
member from Short Cuts if requested. Now, here's the main topic!』
『Faction
rivalry! Let's start the Fumi Fumi competition presentation, Devi!』
『Each
team will split up into a separate room, and decide what they will play』
And
then the girls leave the dance hall, chattering away.
They
looked like they were having a good time.
All
that was left was me, alone in the huge dance hall.
There
was the sound of house music and lights turned down, and the sound of mirror
balls spinning when it got quiet.
（Stop
the mirror ball... it's making me lonely）
『What
do you think, masked devil? Look at the faces of the various factions』
『Well,
Devi... Kurosawa-chan's faction seems bland, Devi... and the Ponytail's team...
seems like they might be limited in their play, Devi』
『The
age range is high...』
『Devi,
Devi. Hinnyu's team seems safe at first glance, Devi, but having an
uncontrollable slacker is a good thing or a bad thing, Devi』
『I
guess so. But in many ways, it's Masaki-sama's faction that's in trouble. I
can't help but feel sorry for Shima-sama, the most sensible person in
Confinement King's Harem』
As I
watched the mirror ball spinning, I listened to what they were saying without
thinking.
**a
（Indeed,
Shima-san seems to be a bit worried...）
『Oh,
it looks like the teams are ready to play. Fumi Fumi-sama, please pay attention
to the projection on the wall』
And
when the lights went down, the words were projected on the wall.
『First
up is the faction of the First Favored Princess, Masaki Haneda-sama!』
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
【Natsumi
Shima and Claudia! Thoroughly humiliating M training 24 hour pack】
Masaki
Haneda and Saki Shiratori, the Double S, will train them to be a complete M!
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
『It's
so predictable! I'm sure that Shima-sama's opinion is not reflected in this one』
『Taking
advantage of the fact that Detective JK is in training, Devi』
『Next,
we have the faction of the Second Favored Princess, Ui Tashiro-sama!』
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
【Image
Play! Threatening Rape and Humiliation of a Female Boss】
You
are a dull businessman working for a lingerie manufacturer.
You're
always being mocked by your female bosses and your seniors, and when you get a
hold of their weaknesses...
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
『Is
this Lolisla's entry in the adult mode? She seems to have made good use of the
relatively high age bracket』
『Pantyhose
ripping is a must, Devi. The reason why this group didn't go for the “Babu (baby?)”
angle is probably because they wouldn't stand a chance if Oppai-chan went for
that angle, Devi』
『I
see, it's a deep reading. Next, the faction of the Third Favored Princess
Misuzu Kurosawa-sama!』
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
【You're
the manager. Lovey-dovey with Idol!】
The
four idols all love you! It's a great way to get to know your fellow idols.
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
『I'm
sure they want to use the fact that they are entertainers to their advantage.
Even though Kyoko is an indie, she has performed on stage. It's a little hard
for Kyoko to be an idol, but I guess that's the charm of image play』
『The
four of them, including one maid, Devi』
『Last
but not least, the faction of the Fourth Favored Princess, Mai Fujiwara-sama!』
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
【Daruhame
24 Hours】(Slow and relax?)
I have
no motivation. I'm not sure what am I to do. I feel sorry for Amemiya Kibou,
who loses her virginity to such play.
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
『This
is terrible www』
『Whose
idea was it, obviously, Devi?』
『It's
very interesting to see if they made the most of Takasago-sama, or if that's
the only way they could have done it』
『That
last one was the work of Ringlet, Devi』
『The
important thing is that Amemiya-sama didn't participate in the meeting... Is
she okay?』
『Well,
it doesn't matter what she wants, Devi』
『Now,
based on the above presentations, Fumi Fumi-sama's choice is...』
