1st Lie

[fictionalize]

Characters: Kumagawa and you!
Setting: Various parts of the tower
Format: Any
Summary: BIG HUGE LOSER exploring the tower
Warnings: Screws, random acts of violence, some gore?

[Dormitories]

[First order of business is, of course, putting on his uniform. He can't wear white! It really just doesn't suit him. Even if he's not on the student council anymore and should really wear the normal uniform. Of course, this didn't really look like Hakoniwa Academy...

Plus, the last thing he remembered was having just rescued Shiranui, so this was pretty mysterious. Had he been hit by some kind of style?

Well, whatever! He's going to look for someone to harass. No matter who you are or how busy you look, there's an annoyingly smiley face bothering you]

「Hi, do you have a few moments to fill out a survey for the latest issue of Shounen Jump?」

[Cafeteria]

[Kumagawa is just. Staring at the oatmeal.

Yeah, no. He doesn't want to eat this.

You, who were passing by, gets a tug on your sleeve or other grabbable piece of clothing]

「...I don't suppose I could get the shiyo ramen instead, can I?」

[Floor 75]

[The snowy of the ruins of the castle here look like they've been through a more recent battle: there's blood and ichor everywhere, the bodies of dead monsters all over the place, ranging from the more mundane and even completely harmless to a few that look like they'd be quite dangerous. The most striking feature of the scene is how they were apparently annihilated: everywhere, there are giant screws stuck into everything, drilling through their heads, their guts, armor, carapaces, pinning them to the ground, the trees, even into the walls of the castle.

Investigate?]

Comments

[fictionalize]

「It wasn't fair, she had a magical beast Cerberus.」

[Is he... sulking?]

「Ahh, I'm so hurt! Even girls from video games don't want to share their names with me!」

「Humans have all sorts of delusions though! They used to all believe the world was flat as well.」

[koncubine]

A magical beast-wielding weirdo...? That sounds dangerous.

[Wow, he totally looks like he's sulking. she fights a grin and decides to keep messing with him.]

Names are power, after all! And I can't go around sharing my secret identity with just anyone, can I?

[She says it teasingly.]

But magic is real, even if humans are wrong a lot of the time about how it works. After all, I'm here right now because of magic, so I know it's true!

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「Oh no! Does that mean you're going to use my name against me? Well it's a good thing that's just an alias. My real name's way cooler than that.」

「Are you sure? Maybe you've just been made to believe that. Scientifically, of course. Don't ask me to explain it though; science was always my toughest subject, along with English, Japanese, History, Math and Physical Education!」

[koncubine]

Hmm, is that what you want? Are you the kind of masochist who wants to be abused in such an intimate way, Kumagawa? Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm a happily married woman!

[She laughs again.]

Are you asking for proof? I could give you some myself, but I think it would be easier just to take you to one of the more bizarre floors. I wouldn't want to waste my MP, you know. ♥

[fictionalize]

「Ehhhh!? What kind of perverted thing are you talking about? Do you really think I'm the kind of person who would smile when they were hurt?」

「And now you're inviting me on a date? Are you sure you're married? That seems like a lie!」

[koncubine]

You seem the type to enjoy being put down and at the bottom of the ladder for your entire life, actually.

[She points at him, trying to refocus his attention.]

But it isn't a date, so don't jump to conclusions like that! I'm just going to prove what is and isn't real to a person who doesn't believe me, that's all.

[fictionalize]

「No way, it's totally miserable!」 [He says with a smile]

「I guess I could indulge you, though in the end, things like magic, secret societies and student council presidents are all fiction anyway.」

[koncubine]

There's a few things wrong with your list, you know...

[What kind of weird life do you lead, Kumagawa?]

Come on, then, Mr. Miserable! I'll show you that you're in waaaay over your head, after all.

[fictionalize]

「Well, then lead the way! These candy bars weren't sitting right with me anyway!」

[He'll... eat the oatmeal some other time]

[koncubine]

Just don't get sick on the stairs this time, Kumagawa!

[She waves him towards the stairwell, heading up.]

Floor ten might be enough to convince you, but then again... Maybe one of the floating islands would be better? So many choices!

[fictionalize]

「A floating island isn't necessarily magical! It's like... wasn't that a Ghibli film? I think that was mechanics or something.」

[koncubine]

Ohh, picky, picky! Then why don't you just tell me what cliche would convince you? I'm not up for guessing games today!

[fictionalize]

「If all your clothes disappeared, that'd be pretty magical.」

[koncubine]

Shall I burn all of yours off, then, you perverted brat?

[She holds up a glowing ofuda in one hand. Despite that smile, she's totally pissed off.]

[fictionalize]

「Why is everyone trying to set me on fire today?」

[koncubine]

Maybe it's because you can't keep your perverted thoughts in your head!

[She snaps her wrist, and the ofuda is tucked away. For now, at least.]

[fictionalize]

「I just thought it'd be really, really convincing!」

[koncubine]

No girl with even half a brain would fall for that one. Maybe next time, you should try that on one of the retrieval units. ♥

[Good luck with that, Kumagawa.]

[fictionalize]

「A retrieval unit? That doesn't sound sexy at all!」

[koncubine]

Of course it doesn't! But they're much more your speed than someone like me. Your league is going to be robotic, unresponsive machine-types until you can level up to talking with real girls.

[fictionalize]

「Hahaha, don't say that! Even I know you can't get experience talking to girls using galge and simulations!」

[koncubine]

Ohh, that's too bad, since that's as close as you'll get to a real date until you clean up your act, Kumagawa!

[fictionalize]

「Hey now, you don't know how popular I might be! I've even had a kouhai offer to show me her panties!」

[koncubine]

Ehh? Don't tell me you're into the loli-type!? At your age, that's almost criminal!

[Judging. Judging so hard.]

[fictionalize]

「I didn't ask her to! I didn't even look!」

[Mostly because she didn't actually show him. Well, until he tore her skirt off...]

「It's not my fault I'm so popular!」