Chapter 30: Kurou's harem battle

“Gaahhh…!?”

At that moment, everyone in this place looked up at her.
A blonde female knight stood on top of a building, wielding a white blade.
In front of her absolute presence, even the monsters stood frozen in shock.

“You've been quite impudent,” she said, as a wave of magical power poured down from above.

――The Deputy Commander of the Imperial Mage Knight Order, Iris the White Blade, descended to the ground, enveloped in light.
We were about to witness the strength of one of the top knights in the kingdom.

She silently took up her blade and then said, “Shine bright ――White Emperor Sword, Excalibur'!”

In the next instant, Iris became a beam of light, and her figure vanished.
A moment later, a trajectory of light emerged around the monsters, who were then scattered into pieces as soon as Iris reappeared within the beams of light…!

‘Wait, did she just cut down several monsters in just one second!?’ I was left dumbfounded by her immense strength.
There are still monsters left, but I no longer felt like losing as long as she is there.
No way…
Iris is just too strong, isn’t she?

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And so, three days have passed since the attack.
Or rather, that's what I should be saying.
After Iris joined the fray, I was planning to…
well, lose consciousness, but she forced me to fight.

She sliced through the monsters with lightning speed and fired beams, and one after another they were buried.
The moment I saw that, Muramasa cried out, ――Ah!? Demon spirits, my own!―― and forcibly moved my body.

As a result, I ended up fighting even though I'm usually pretty sluggish…! Fortunately, Iris had crushed the monsters, and the other knights also fought valiantly, so I was able to survive the battle.

Otherwise, I would have been counterattacked and killed.
At the end, I was already high, and back-to-back with Iris, I declared, “We will protect the peace of our country!”

She sparkled her eyes like crazy, apparently because she liked knight stories, so she longed for such a fiery situation~.
And so, after the battle, I finally collapsed and fell into a deep sleep for three days, only to wake up in a treatment center bed.

“…So, Kurou-kun, you were in a state of complete muscle rupture, and your limbs were on the verge of fatigue fractures.
You pushed yourself too hard,” the doctor said, surprised.

“Ha…
even if it's impossible, I'll do it if it means saving precious lives,” I replied, with a lie.
‘Just kidding.
The truth is, I can't move a single muscle right now…’

“Kyun♡”

And now.
For some reason, Vita-chan, who was hiding in my bed, was talking to me with a serious condition.
Well, I'm glad you and I are both doing well.
It's like a 'potion' that can only be consumed by knights and the upper class.

Compared to 1000 years ago, medical technology seems to be misplaced, but that fantasy medicine seems to be amazing even from that time.

If you drink it, your healing power will explode, and if you apply it to the wound, it will heal ten times faster.
Iris-san casually gave it to me, but it seems that if it hits the market, it will fetch an exorbitant price.
Iris’san is so bold…

“So, Vita, what happened to the two from 'Vampurgis'?”

“Oh…they disappeared in the outside land and haven't been seen since,” replied Vita-chan with a gloomy expression.
“It's all

 

because I was useless,” she continued, clinging to my chest (does she think I'm her big brother?).

 

Hmm, I see…Karen and Nia must have got away.
They'll probably attack us again somewhere.
Ugh, I don't want that.

“Hey, Kurou-kun, I heard you’re awake!”

Just then, the door to the hospital room burst open and Iris-san appeared.
She has a very sparkling expression, but upon seeing Vita clinging to me, she exclaimed in a face like she has seen a snake and scorpion.

“Wh-why, Vita von Camblor! Why are you clinging to Kurou-kun?”

“Oh, Iris-senpai! Long time no see! Can't you read the atmosphere when two 'young people' are getting cozy?!” Vita retorted.

“What?! Get away from Kurou-kun, Vita! You're not even a proper woman to appeal to men.
I'll kill you!” Iris-san shouted angrily.

“Aah, scary, Kurou-san! Oh my, I really don’t like the robust knight who fermented without even having an appeal of a woman while critiquing young challengers out of jealousy.
That’s the beginning of being an old fogey, isn’t it?” Vita teased.

“Wh-what?! I'm not that old yet! Get out of here and I'll show you what a real woman's appeal is! Hyaa!” Without further ado, Iris-s jumped onto my bed! What are you doing, you!?

“Hehehe…how's that, Vita? I won't lose either,” Iris-san boasted.

“Ugh, even though you're a senior, Iris-senpai, you're so bold…!” Vita retorted.

“What do you mean, even though?! If you didn't have such a bad mouth, I would have pampered you…” Iris-san complained.

“Hmph, I don't want to be pampered by Iris-senpai!”

…

The two of them glared at each other while clinging to me from left and right.
It was supposed to be a happy space with a pleasant scent, but my heart couldn't rest at all.

Ah, from an outsider's perspective, it might seem like I'm in a super popular state, but Vita-chan only respects me because I saved her life, and Iris-san is just showing off her competitive side.

‘I've heard that when a girl is in love, she can get so nervous that she can't even touch the other person's hand.
So, if these two are being this touchy-feely, then it probably means that they don't see me as a man…’

Kurou-kun is very cautious, so he won't misunderstand anything.

“Kurou-kun! If you're feeling better, let's go for a walk in the city again! I'll give you some pocket money!”

“Please back off, senpai! Kurou-san is going to spend time with me, right? I'll give you some pocket money!”

‘Wait, am I being treated like a child here…?’

For some reason, the two of them started a mysterious battle of ‘I can give more pocket money!’ while trapping me in between them and shouting at each other from a very close distance.

So much saliva is flying around…
Without thinking, I turned my face away and saw the evil sword that was propped up in the corner of the hospital room…

――Vessel! Wake up! Soul!――

‘Oh, right, you're always doing your own thing, Muramasa-kun!’ The evil sword is still an evil sword as always.
Maybe it's really hungry, as it's shaking on its own.

“Did you just say that you want to spend time with me, Kurou-san?” “No, it's with me!”

――Soul――

And so, with two female knights and a vibrating sword causing a commotion, I was promptly kicked out of the clinic…!