The Girls' Interrogation / Kyosuke Kosaka Gets NTR'd

"Our relationship is terrible!!!" Eriri, Kirino, and Kuro Neko shouted at the same time.

"Let's see what happens, everyone! I want to know the truth!" Ayase clapped her hands and said to the people gathered in the pavilion.

"Yes! Let's do it this way." The girls present all agreed in unison.

"This holds the secret of the urban legends that lead to the story world, and I, the Demon Detective Kuro Neko, will unravel it!" Kuro Neko said, covering half of his face.

"Stop nagging, just watch quietly," Kirino said impatiently.

The human girls had a vague feeling that the doujinshi here were somehow connected to them. It seemed to be related to the time they lost consciousness last night. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why they were so familiar with the background buildings in the doujinshi, and why the characters in them were so similar to themselves.

The girls carefully flipped through the pages, but the contents still caused them to blush brightly from time to time.

Compared to the depressing main stories with grotesque plots, the "if" doujinshi leans more towards fan service. Although it's not a happy ending, at least the protagonist isn't killed off, but instead ends up with the girl, living a shameless and unashamed life.

"Hehehe, they don't actually believe what's going on inside is true, do they?"

"Fine, let them think that way."

Because it looked so amusing, Hime no Toki, chuckled to herself. She was just secretly tagging Shirou on her phone, urging him to hurry over. She wished she could turn the place upside down. As for this malicious manga that threatened to decapitate her, to be honest, she didn't care much.

Meanwhile, Kouko-san Servant, was also pulled aside by Hime no Toki, who wouldn't let her say more. So Kouko-san also flipped through the doujinshi of the "what if" scenario, wondering how the mastermind behind it all had depicted her and Shirou's ending.

The girls sat on the stone benches under the pavilion, examining the notebooks they had bought with the air of academic experts studying artifacts. At first, they maintained the reserve expected of innocent girls, but later they completely let loose.

"Waaah... So embarrassing..."

"That's going too far..."

"I'm not that scary at all! My face is completely ruined! No! This isn't me at all! Okay?!"

"Yeah, I was right! The world in this story is really weird! Even I wouldn't do something like that. Ah, but that gothic lolita's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and the way she died from poisoning was really stupid."

"Hmph! Even for a horror film, this development is going too far! But killing that stupid female knight was surprisingly satisfying."

"Eh... Shirou actually did this to me?!" This time, the girls exclaimed in unison, and surprisingly, there were many of them speaking.

"Huh? Did I kill Shirou? Why?"

"Am I pregnant? That's what happened in my dream yesterday, the person was... Shirou -san...?"

"That sticky feeling of warm liquid flowing onto your hands."

"I... I... I'm not that kind of bad woman!"

However, there are just too many storylines in the manga, which has confused the girls.

Around 2 PM, Shirou arrived outside the convention venue, with Utaha Kasumigaoka clinging to his arm. The two had just started dating and were in the midst of a rapidly escalating and passionate phase of their relationship.

Although the weather was very hot, and the venue was even more stuffy with people, Utaha Kasumigaoka didn't want to leave Shirou's side for a moment. Shirou couldn't do anything about it, so they walked in like this.

When they reached the vicinity of the pavilion, they noticed that the atmosphere was strange. The girls who had been chatting and laughing yesterday were all blushing and silent. Shirou came over and noticed that something was wrong, so he asked Utaha Kasumigaoka to wait a moment and went in first.

"Hey everyone... what's wrong with you all?" Shirou asked, looking at the strange girls.

"Um... Mr. Shirou, can I ask you a question?" At this moment, Saori, holding a notebook in both hands, walked towards Shirou with a blush and asked.

"Is that so?" Shirou followed the girl in and saw the cover of the notebook. What was going on? It was a cartoon version of him and the girl! And the clothes they were wearing were exactly the same as those of medieval nobles in the dream world.

"What the hell is this? What's going on? Why would you buy something like this?" Shirou asked in surprise. Why was he in the notebook? Which bastard drew this?

Seeing Shirou's reaction, the girl seemed to become even more certain of something.

People often have a skeptical and rebellious psychological mechanism. Sometimes, the more you tell someone that something doesn't exist, the more they doubt it. The more you deny it, the more they believe it.

You can never change a person who only believes what they believe, even if you present the facts.

Chapter 768 The Girls' Interrogation

"Achoo!!!" Inside the mysterious space, a black-haired girl with curly hair, wielding a long, weapon-like calligraphy brush, sneezed and said in an Edo-accented accent, "What's going on? In this state, how can an old man like me catch a cold?"

"Pfft, you're actually being resented, aren't you? But it's so nice to see you looking troubled, senpai~!" The purple-haired girl beside her was floating in the air, lying on her side, watching a small virtual Projection TV.

"Isn't that the guy with the lucky streak last night? He got caught cheating on someone, huh? He's so young." Hokusai leaned closer to look at the small screen and saw Shirou fretting over his doujinshi, surrounded by the girls.

"No, no, it's actually because of your extra works. Those 'what if' scenarios were discovered. You only intended to release the main series, right? So now you've been misunderstood, senpai," BB said indignantly, though her expression was one of schadenfreude.

"Hmph! Aren't there many things that don't follow my script? So, fan art and all that is completely unreliable." The blue-haired little boy, Hans Andersen, said with a disgruntled expression. He was clearly pursuing tragedy, but in the end, the artist twisted it into fan service. But at least the whole series was preserved; he didn't acknowledge the other "what if" scenarios.

Hokusai sighed and said, "As a painter, when I see ideal subject matter, I really do want to draw more. Whether it's old erotic paintings or modern doujinshi, once I get into it, my hand just can't stop. The innocent love of young girls is so evocative and inspiring, so I couldn't help but draw the routes of every beautiful girl based on my fantasies. And... isn't it you who's been promoting these works so much?"

"Eek, I'm doing this for my senior's happiness. If I do it this way, he'll have enough reason to be with the beautiful girl next to him, right?" The purple-haired girl, BB-chan, shrugged and said with a smug smile.

"The female body is so complex that it can affect not only those close to us, but even the little maids hiding behind the scenes. It's truly profound, a unique human physique." Hokusai stroked his smooth chin and sighed.

"It's a doujinshi, what are you pretending for, Shirou! You, Eriri, and I were drawing something similar together in our room just a few days ago." Hime no Toki teased with a mischievous grin. Since her true nature had already been exposed to Shirou and there was no chance left, she was happy to make things even more interesting.

"Exactly! What happened?! Explain yourself! You still have memories of last night, right?!" Eriri said to Shirou, annoyed.

"Hey? So there are works like this? I don't think I'll have a role too, do I?" At that moment, Utaha Kasumigaoka quietly walked in, took the notebook from Eriri's hand, and started flipping through it.

"Utaha Kasumigaoka!!! Why are you here?" Eriri, whose notebook had been taken from her, cried out in surprise when she saw the girl walk in.

"Sawamura-san, could you please be a little quieter? Hello everyone, I'm Utaha Kasumigaoka, Shirou's girlfriend. Nice to meet you." Utaha Kasumigaoka ignored Eriri, stepped forward, put her arm around Shirou's shoulder, looked at the other girls, bowed slightly, and showed a friendly smile that emphasized her status as the legitimate girlfriend.

"Wh... what!!!" Eriri stared at the girl in disbelief, her mouth agape, her jaw agape as if she couldn't close it, frozen in place, as some white mist-like substance floated out from there.

"Hey~! Eriri, something weird is coming out of your mouth." Shirou said, looking at the girl in surprise.

"Wait! Wait! When did this happen? Kasumigaoka and Shirou! Are you betraying the organization?!" Hime no Toki was outraged. She was still single, how could others be in relationships so easily!

"I decided this morning," Utaha Kasumigaoka said with a sweet smile.

"Yes, that's it." Shirou nodded, wondering why the atmosphere around him seemed to be getting worse.

"Well, you're quick." Kouko-san said with a smile, looking at Utaha Kasumigaoka. Although she knew from the beginning that the girl was eyeing Shirou, she didn't expect her to succeed.

At this moment, Kirino Ayase, and the other girls looked at Shirou with resentful eyes, emanating a dark aura. They no longer cared about being shy; they just wanted to know the truth. Their woman's intuition told them that things were not so simple.

Their positive feelings towards Shirou last night, the subtle affection they harbored, are now slowly turning into Shirou's betrayal of them.

While Utaha Kasumigaoka Kirino and Ayase have no intention of hiding their strength.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things!"

At this moment, Kirino and Kuro Neko rushed up and stepped between Utaha Kasumigaoka and Shirou, glaring at the boy and questioning him.

"We've already explained these things clearly! You owe us an explanation!"

"It's really just a dream, nothing in it should be taken seriously. Everyone should just let it go," Shirou advised.

"Then what about the memories we have?!" The girl pressed the notebook directly against Shirou's nose and asked.

"Why would you buy something like that?" Shirou asked in surprise. If they hadn't touched it, this trouble wouldn't have happened. They say curiosity killed the cat, but now it's killing us!

"Hey... You've drawn doujinshi with other girls, but you won't let us buy them?"

"And it happened in the same room... huh..."

"No, even in the room, there aren't just two people," Shirou argued, seemingly becoming more and more adept at handling misunderstandings caused by being caught between multiple women.

"Really? So men can buy them? Does that mean women can't?" Kirino said, displeased. "I've played with so many eroge that they fill an entire closet. You'd be shocked if I told you!"

"No, it doesn't mean you can't buy it... that's your freedom," Shirou said, not wanting to offend the girl.

"Then tell us what really happened! If you don't tell us, it just means you're guilty, right?" the Kuro Neko questioned Shirou.

"Brother Shirou ... I believe you must have acted impulsively and made a mistake. If you repent, you will definitely change for the better. But being too flirtatious is not a good thing..." Miss Saori clasped her hands together and looked at the boy earnestly.

'Miss Saori! Wait! Why? You're going to speak to me in a tone of tolerance, like you're giving money to a gigolo? Just like those women who get scammed at host clubs!'

"Everyone! Please believe me!" Shirou said earnestly to the girls, just as he had said to them that night in the castle in order to break the curse.

"Do you really think someone who already has a girlfriend and still goes out with girls so openly is trustworthy?" Kuro Neko said bluntly. Don't think that just because you have a little bit of affection, you can toy with their girlish hearts.

"..." Shirou found himself speechless. Did having a girlfriend mean he couldn't be friends with other young girls? Wasn't that a bit too harsh?

Chapter 769 Kyousuke, the Minotaur

"Speak! Be a man and confess all the shameful things you did to us last night!? I promise I won't kill you!" Kirino said, brandishing her doujinshi (a novel about Knight Princess and a noble young master) and roaring.

"Wait, this is a misunderstanding! I know! I'll give everyone an answer. Please calm down first." Shirou had no choice; considering the girls' feelings, he couldn't keep it a secret forever.

Shirou looked at the girls, carefully choosing his words, and spoke earnestly.

"Since you want to know what happened last night, I will recount everything in as much detail as possible. There are some unpleasant memories, but it was all just a nightmare and didn't actually affect us at all. Please don't worry about it. If there's anything you don't want to hear during the story, just let me know and I'll skip it."

"I see..."

"Since you put it that way, then let's hear what you have to say."

"Um, Shirou... brother, I just want to confirm the facts."

Seeing Shirou's sincere expression, the girls calmed down and listened to Shirou recount the story of the previous night.

"First of all, we were accidentally drawn into the world of the story last night," Shirou said.

"So the urban legend was true after all," the Kuro Neko nodded and said in a low voice.

"Then in the story, my relationship with you is actually that of competitors for the throne, which means you are all my sisters," Shirou continued.

The girls' reactions weren't too unusual; after all, they knew some of the plot from the comics, and their memories from last night had given them some mental preparation. However, one of them jumped up first.

"Wait a minute! This guy is my sister!!! You brought so many sisters!!!" Kousaka Kyousuke, who had been silent, suddenly went berserk and roared at Shirou. He had actually had the delusion that he was the same kind of person as this guy; it was absolutely insane!

"Shut up! Sit down and listen to Shirou!" Kirino said irritably, pressing down on her older brother.

"Yes, this is an important time, don't cause us any trouble," the Kuro Neko said disdainfully.

The other girls nodded in agreement.

"Eh..." Despite being a hero, Kousaka Kyousuke felt neglected, as if more than fifty spears had pierced his heart.

"And let me clarify beforehand, it was because of what happened last night that I finally decided to commit to my current girlfriend," Shirou said gently, trying not to upset the girls.

"Well, I am your girlfriend, I'm so sorry." Utaha Kasumigaoka walked up at this moment, put her hands on Shirou's shoulders, and shamelessly showed a victorious smile to the ungrateful girls.

"What!?" The girls once again exuded a murderous aura, like those of resentful women trapped in the deep palace.

Utaha Kasumigaoka's eyes flashed with murderous intent. She was glad she had come along, and glared at the girls with an unyielding, defiant look. In her dream last night, she had to hide in a trash can to protect her chastity; it was a complete mess. Shirou must have gone through a lot too, so it wasn't impossible that something had happened between him and the girls in that kind of world.

Utaha Kasumigaoka felt a bit of a headache, but she cheered herself up and comforted herself.

'But that was all a dream. Shirou finally found her. None of that matters. The most important thing is that she and Shirou got together this morning. She is the absolute winner.'

"Besides, Shirou is already dating me. Since you're making so many demands, then you should stay away from other people's boyfriends. You ignorant middle school girls, can you please stop being so unreasonable?"

"Huh!?" Kirino and the Kuro Neko frowned.

"You must be older than Shirou- nii! An old cow eating young grass! You old hag!" Ayase's eyes widened as she retorted.

"Ayase... Ayase?" Kyousuke's eyes widened as he looked at the black-haired girl. Where's the little angel we were promised?

"Oh dear, at your age, don't you even know what sexy is? Shirou said he likes people like me, you know," Utaha Kasumigaoka retorted, though her smile was somewhat menacing.

The girls faced each other on both sides, as if thunder had collided. On one side was a dragon that broke through the sea and rode the clouds, and on the other side was a fierce tiger that leaped out of the mountains and stood on a high peak, revealing its saber teeth.

"Ugh..." Caught in the middle, Eriri trembled like a hamster, feeling like she was outmatched on both sides.

"Excuse me, but could I possibly take a look at what's inside?" Shirou covered his face. His situation was no longer just a matter of his own life, but if things continued like this, he would be in deep trouble. In the end, Shirou simply gave up his wild thoughts and asked in a low voice.

"Here you go!!!" Eriri handed over a bag full of the main series she had bought, not just the main series, but also her own very similar "what if" doujinshi.

It wasn't just her; the other girls felt the same way, hoping to get a proper explanation from Shirou.

Under immense pressure, Shirou sat down and, under the intense gazes of the girls, silently flipped through the main storyline of the system.

The author of this series has great ambitions. This story is a high-quality work with a compelling plot, and then they released doujinshi based on the characters in it. It was supposed to be a comic convention, but it felt like a doujinshi circle that had accumulated several years' worth of influence all at once.

They're just as shrewd as a certain company, often jokingly referred to as a super-powerful adult game company on par with Marvel.

Back when anime adaptations of visual novels were all the rage in Japan, the company discovered that relying on others to produce anime was consistently unsatisfactory. After that, they simply released their own mobile games, attracting a large fanbase and making a living by selling in-game currency. They also assembled their own story-writing team and recruited popular doujinshi writers.

They invested in producing animation, movies, games, comics, novels, and figurines, continuously increasing the influence of the IP and ultimately forming a once-popular, mutually reinforcing industrial chain.

Every successful adaptation of a character means a significant financial gain within the industry chain.

Popular characters like Scathach, Jeanne d'Arc d'Arc (Alter), and Musashi, who are considered iconic female characters, actually have the potential to have their own movies, novels, or comics. As long as the plot is decent, people will be willing to buy it.

However, this comic book circle is clearly not the money-making, pandering-to-otaku type, but rather the type that enjoys challenging the psychological limits of readers with its quirky tastes.

The whole story is indeed very similar to the dream, only presented in comic book form. It takes place in a strange castle, and besides the heir, there is only a clown-dressed, enigmatic witness and two servants.

The heirs fought each other for the inheritance and the right to the title. The protagonist, amidst his constant deaths, found a way to break the deadlock and finally saw through the clown's scheme, but ultimately became the Border Lord's puppet.

In the final cycle, the protagonist escapes the castle and, with the help of fairies, foils the clown's plot.