## Chapter 298 – Episode 298: First Strike (1)
After that, Takuya continued to ravage Sylphia Illicia and Arcelia until they collapsed.
Thanks to that, the room was filled with the scent of chestnut blossoms and the thick, humid pheromones of women.
And in the middle of that room, the only man standing unscathed, Takuya,
“Hoo…”
Was smoking an elf-made health cigarette.
The reason he was smoking such a thing was simple.
“I’m gonna die…”
He had squeezed himself dry, so he needed to recover his stamina.
Should he drink more stamina potions?
This wasn’t a case of “the more, the better,” but rather “too much is as bad as too little.”
Even these weren’t good to drink too much of, so he was just using another method.
In the first place, even though this was called a cigarette, it didn’t contain nicotine or anything like that.
It was said that mana circulated through the body, eliminating harmful substances and making the body healthier.
It was actually a recovery item in the game as well.
Anyway, as he was puffing on the elf cigarette,
Squish~
He felt a soft sensation against his back.
“Hmm, are you inhaling my avatar?”
Unlike before, a calm voice that wasn’t panting.
It was Illicia.
“So this was your mouth.”
He spoke informally because he had held her during her berserk state, so this had become more familiar.
Illicia didn’t seem to dislike it either.
“I enjoyed myself today, thanks to you.”
“Well, I’m glad if you liked it.”
If a woman said she was happy, it filled a man’s self-esteem; that wasn’t just him, but other men would feel the same.
Hearing Takuya’s words, Illicia chuckled and then said to him,
“You are an ordinary human.”
“…I’ve heard I’m not ordinary, but this is the first time I’ve heard I’m an ordinary human.”
Still, whatever.
“It’s not a bad assessment.”
It wasn’t a bad assessment at all.
Because this was the life he had always wanted.
At Takuya’s words, Illicia nodded and said in a benevolent voice,
“I will give you one piece of advice.”
“Advice…?”
“You will have countless choices, and many destinies will be twisted by them.”
Was this a warning?
Or advice?
Takuya quietly began to listen to Illicia’s words.
“Perhaps, if you look at the twisted destinies, you may suffer. So much will change, and there is a high possibility that it will continue to change. But.”
She paused for a moment and then spoke slowly, as if whispering,
“Do not grieve too much, because it will be ‘everyone’s choice.'”
What did those words mean?
Takuya couldn’t guess, but
‘Everyone’s choice.’
He felt a slightly nostalgic feeling.
***
After ravaging Illicia and the mother-daughter pair Arcelia and Sylphia,
He briefly introduced Illicia.
“S-Sacred Tree-sama?!”
“You’re going with us?!!!”
Of course, Sylphia and Arcelia were shocked to the point of fainting, but they soon understood.
“O-Only the clone is going…”
“Hmm, then I’ll properly introduce you…”
Anyway, after introducing Illicia and telling them that she would be returning with them as well,
“Hmm, it’s quite a sight.”
“It’s the Elf Queen’s retirement ceremony, after all.”
“And the coronation of the new Elf King.”
We were able to see Arcelia’s retirement scene.
For reference, Sylphia had already told her family that Arcelia would be going with them.
The reason was that she was worried about Sylphia, so she would go with her.
The family was relieved by this, because Arcelia was stronger than most warriors. It was only natural.
Hmm? But didn’t her husband hate being separated from Arcelia?
“Hehe, son-in-law, please take good care of my wife…hehehe…”
Hmm, he was very happy.
It seems that marriage is similar here as well, I think.
Anyway, after moving to a place a little away from the Elf Kingdom,
“Shall we go now?”
“Yeah!”
With Sylphia’s energetic words, I returned to the original world.
“Oof.”
“This is…”
“Ooh!”
As soon as we returned to the original world, Sylphia had a familiar face, Arcelia was amazed by the appearance of the new world, and the Sacred Tree was impressed by the potential of humans.
For reference, Takuya quickly contacted the Tohmu family and had a car and private plane waiting.
After getting into the car, I went to the airport separately, took a plane back to Miyagi Prefecture, and then summoned Sylphia, Arcelia, and the Sacred Tree to my original home.
“You can live here from now on.”
Sylphia was familiar with it, so she didn’t care much, and Arcelia didn’t seem to have any complaints either.
Perhaps because she was a warrior, she didn’t enjoy a luxurious life as a queen.
Instead, the Sacred Tree asked,
“Where is the library around here? I want to acquire knowledge quickly.”
“Hmm, first you need to learn the language…”
“The Sacred Tree can understand all human languages without having to learn them.”
What a cheat-like ability.
Takuya told the Sacred Tree to ask Sylphia to teach her about the internet instead of going to the library.
Of course, excluding community sites.
After settling the elf and the Sacred Tree at home, Takuya briefly informed them of the common sense of this place and that there would be guards, and then headed back to Tokyo.
And with an indifferent face,
“I’m back.”
He acted as if he had been somewhere for two days.
“Welcome back.”
“Welcome home~”
“Takuya, what did you buy?”
Of course, he wasn’t caught.
Because he had bought various gifts in advance.
Of course, there weren’t any times when he was almost caught.
Perhaps the gap of several months was bigger than he thought. He occasionally made mistakes, but his family didn’t pay much attention.
And so, he began to spend his daily life again with an indifferent face.
“Takuya, wake up!”
“Oppa! Wake up!!”
“Takuya, let’s eat.”
Anyway, it was in the midst of spending his daily life like this.
[Ah, can you hear me, my darling?]
Takuya was surprised by Nyotengu’s voice, which he hadn’t heard in a really, really long time.
After being released from the seal, Nyotengu had spent some time with Takuya and then left for another foreign country.
Apparently, she said she had to meet with youkai from other countries.
Honestly, when he asked what kind of youkai she was going to see, he was surprised to hear that there were creatures like nine-tailed foxes and vampires.
Anyway, Nyotengu, who hadn’t contacted him in the meantime, contacted him, so it was only natural that Takuya was surprised.
Anyway, the contact she made wasn’t a big deal.
She said that it would still be a while before she returned, and to look forward to it when she did.
What did this mean?
Takuya was a little curious, but he didn’t bother to find out.
No matter how he looked at it, it felt like a surprise.
After receiving this contact from Nyotengu, time passed quickly, and as winter began to approach,
Unwelcome news began to come in for Takuya, who was trying to spend his daily life again.
[Takuya-nim. There are movements to suppress religion on the internet and in the news.]
The religion we created and manage.
This news was the beginning.
[Other families are strongly protesting against the Tohmu family.]
Attacks on the families.
[Legal disputes over the relocation of companies are likely to begin.]
Even attacks on companies.
He began to be attacked from countless places.
Takuya was quite taken aback by such news.
Because it was such a sudden attack.
Of course, Takuya contacted both Grandpa and his secretary, Lunako.
Lunako said she would respond immediately to his words, and Grandpa said,
“It seems they’ve realized that the information we gave them was fake.”
“We sent quite a bit of real information too, though?”
“Then the higher-ups must have taken a dim view of us.”
“Tch, there must be a lot of guys who took bribes.”
“Do you think those guys care about that?”
According to Grandpa Yuzuke, it hadn’t even started yet.
“Most of the guys moving are probably families. Maybe companies will join soon.”
“We have nothing to do with them, though?”
“Companies and families have had deep ties since ancient times.”
Takuya felt stressed as he understood those words.
Seriously. Just when he was trying to go to school comfortably, something happened.
“I don’t think I can go to school.”
“No. Even so…”
“I’ll take all the tests this time too.”
“Haa… I understand, so please stop waving money around…”
Takuya started not going to school after taking all the second-semester tests, while complaining that it was a hassle.
Because from now on, it would be a battle against time.
Of course, Momiji and Souta strongly opposed Takuya’s actions.
“You can’t come again?!”
“Takuya… what are you doing again.”
I had no choice but to appease them.
Honestly, this was a crisis that could destroy everything he had done so far.
Thinking so, Takuya changed into a neat suit in his room and looked at the school uniform hanging on the clothes rack.
“It’ll be quite a while before I wear this again.”
He was a little disappointed, but Takuya quietly closed the closet and muttered.
“Until then, I have to take control for sure.”
Muttering so, Takuya left the room.
A room he wouldn’t be returning to for a while.
