Chapter 149: Tomoe Gozen, A Heart Trembles!
[You activate 「Disaster With Women EX (Married Woman)」]
[...Check great success!]
[You gently kiss Tomoe Gozen on the forehead, binding the already tangled fate of the two of you even tighter.]
[Under this powerful karmic force, an unbelievable miracle occurred.]
Activating the skill required a corresponding ritual, and this moment was exactly that.
Eikou gently kissed the smooth forehead of the woman before him.
He originally intended to kiss her lips, but he was so embarrassed he couldn't bring himself to do it.
In the end, he chose the pure and courteous forehead kiss.
He suddenly felt her breathing return, and her soft body trembled slightly, as if her heart had just skipped a beat.
Her body, once drained and frail, seemed to receive new life from that kiss.
"..."
Tomoe Gozen's long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her ruby-like eyes.
In her field of vision appeared Eikou's face.
His lips were pressed against her forehead, giving off a warm and comforting heat.
And the moment this beautiful white-haired married woman awoke, Eikou instantly let go, unsure whether he should be happy or terrified.
"...Tomoe,"
Eikou's heart pounded violently, but he still tried to act normal as he greeted her,
"How do you feel, does your body feel uncomfortable anywhere...?"
"..."
For those few brief seconds, Tomoe Gozen did not say a word. She seemed dazed, deep in thought, observing her surroundings.
In her mind, she recalled what had just happened, the strange reaction of her body. Her lips, her chest, and the forehead that had been kissed—all still seemed to retain his warmth and breath...
Finally, when Tomoe Gozen understood what had happened, and when she looked at the young man holding her in his arms, she suddenly felt a violent tremor in her chest.
Thump thump thump thump...
Her heart began pounding wildly like a startled fawn.
Bop!
"Waa..."
Being held in a princess carry, Tomoe Gozen's face turned bright red, as if steaming. Her beautiful eyes turned hazy as if covered in mist.
"Y-y-y-you're too close!"
"Uh..."
What a pure reaction—was she really a married woman who once had a husband?
Eikou was about to put her down, but Tomoe Gozen tilted her head aside, her mind spinning as she murmured,
"Lord Yoshinaka... forgive me, it seems Tomoe has..."
"Miss Tomoe?"
"Has reached a point of no return..."
[Tomoe Gozen probably couldn't withstand the shock and shame, so she fainted on the spot, but her body had no issues.]
[Fortunately, before fainting, she muttered the name of her late husband, so she probably won't get entangled with you.]
"No matter how you look at it she sounds like she's about to abandon her past love. Only married woman who've been successfully NTR'd say things like that!" Eikou complained angrily.
Next to him, Artoria was completely shaken.
"What in the world is happening, why do I understand less with every step? Why did she wake up just from you kissing her forehead, and then faint again?"
Artoria tilted her head adorably, her bright green eyes filled with pure confusion.
"It's normal if you don't understand,"
Eikou sighed, patting her blonde hair,
"To be honest, even I don't understand what these women are thinking anymore...
"But at least she survived."
...
[June 2]
[You experienced a dangerous "river surfing" adventure, using your courage and abilities to save everyone.]
[Reward: one encouragement dice.]
[The boys woke up one after another, all looking perfectly normal. You brought the fainted Tomoe Gozen to the girls so they could take proper care of her.]
[Tomoe Gozen's weak body and the shame-induced fainting require plenty of rest.]
[The current relationship between you and Tomoe Gozen... still cannot be determined.]
[It is also impossible to know whether Tomoe Gozen will report you or not. Because of this experience, she might forgive you, or she may resist temptation and insist on reporting you, or things may even develop in another direction...]
[When Tomoe Gozen wakes up in the afternoon, you will know the final result.]
[...]
[Because you rolled a great success with Disaster With Women, and also because you saved everyone, the affection of the girls toward you has increased even more.]
[Especially the married woman like Marie Alter, who has become even more clingy.]
[Bradamante really wants to say something to you, but she doesn't seem to find a chance to be alone with you.]
[Jeanne Alter looks at you with an expression of running out of things to say, her eyes full of resentment.]
[Realizing all these kinds of dangers, you do not hesitate to stay far away from these girls with questionable motives, and go crab hunting on the mudflats with the boys.]
Around one in the afternoon, on the soft, muddy flats.
"That's the situation, save me!"
Eikou carried the crab trap, his face full of helplessness,
"My trouble about being put on public trial seems to have been resolved, but now an even more serious trouble has appeared!"
"So that's how it is, the method of resolving problems is to make that disciplinary committee member become 'persuaded' into obedient submission. Sasuga Sir Eikou," Tristan gave a thumbs-up, "I really do value you highly!"
"You bastard, you're really just watching the chaos like it's entertainment, aren't you..."
Eikou said,
"Guys, for the sake of brotherhood, help me! What should I even do!"
Finn-sensei smiled gently: "You silly child, what are you talking about, look at the mudflats behind you, don't you see it's giving you a hint?"
"What do you mean..."
Eikou thought for a moment and looked at the mudflats shimmering under the sunlight,
"You mean... life is like the rising and falling of the tides, when the tide rises everything becomes murky, but when the water recedes, beachgoers like us can discover many interesting things? The hardships from Disaster With Women are actually opportunities for me? Is that what you mean?"
"Definitely not. What I mean is that the married woman you encounter are like these mudflats—deeper than they appear, and just a little carelessness will cause you to sink in, and you have already sunk so deep you can't escape."
"...Sensei, don't give up on me like that!"
[Everyone discussed endlessly without reaching a conclusion.]
[Since it has come to this, you decide to catch crabs first and patiently wait for Tomoe Gozen to wake up.]
[...]
[At one in the afternoon, the boys catch crabs together.]
[Roland's Little Holy Sword got pinched off by a crab.]
[At two in the afternoon, everyone has been catching crabs for an hour and still happily refuses to stop.]
[You accidentally step into the soft mud. In your panic to regain balance, you grab Arjuna Alter beside you, but because you used too much force, you pulled his pants down.]
[And like that, all of you enjoyed a very lively and joyful crab-hunting session.]
[Time passes...]
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