Confinement King

「Oh, my~ it’s amazing. Hey, President Chihiro~. This is CG, right~?」

「Yes, yes, of course, CG, CG! Hurry up, let's get out of here!」

I grabbed Aoi-san's hand, who was distractedly clapping her hands, and dashed for the door.

（Lili had said there was a possibility of devil appearing, but I never thought they would actually show up）

Today I'm Aoi Umidori's escort.

Under Lili's orders, I was secretly waiting in the studio in case of emergencies, but I didn't expect anything so serious to come out.

（If this is the case, I should have brought Lolisla with me）

Lili has told me that Lolisla is very strong. So strong that many devils are afraid of her.

But she had a swimsuit shoot today as a "J(J)u(u)n(n)i(i)o(o)r(r)-()I(I)d(d)o(o)l(l)".

Apparently, she looked like a teenager at thirty-one. She's the same age as Ba(バ)*(〇)bonpapa(ボンパパ), but she's wearing an old school swimsuit with a label that says "Lolisa" on it, and she's most likely spreading her legs wide.

Despite the fact that she only debuted a few days ago, she's surprisingly popular, and we're getting a lot of requests. It has even begun to gain loyal fans.

I feel that it's the end of the world, but as a business owner, I can't help but think that now is the time to sell.

Regardless of what happened to Lolisla... Despite my impatience, this natural-born actress(Aoi Umidori) says something casually.

「Umm, Is the shooting over yet, President Chihiro? If you don't mind, there's a good Anmitsu (Sweet azuki bean paste) store nearby, why don't we go check it out?」

「Yes, yes! You can stop at any sweet shop or Isuka(イスカ)*(〇)daru(ダル) or anywhere! At any rate, can we run now!?」

I pulled her hand with all my might while I was getting a bit pissed.

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「I didn't expect them to attack...」

The crew and performers run away screaming, and I gently lower my eyes to the hellish scene that has unfolded downstairs.

I'm not a fan of gore or splatter, and I feel pity for the victims, but there's no need for me to feel responsible.

I knew there was a good chance that this would happen, but I was sure that people would think I was crazy for saying so.

One of the reasons why I didn't put back the sign in the dressing room was the existence of Teruya-senpai.

Personally, I don't dislike her.

From the point of view of a junior member of the track and field club, she was a good person to look after, and above all, she was faithful to her desires and easy to understand.

Her obsession with Junichi Kasuya, the most prominent of her desires, is well known to anyone in the track and field club.

What will happen if she sees him in trouble?

Of course, she'd jump in without a second thought. It doesn't matter if it's a live broadcast or not. She's sure to jump in, more so than if a catnip is placed in front of her.

Then there's the fact that if Kasuya gets into trouble, Teruya-senpai's sister(Ane) will intervene as well.

I've already done my research on the Confinement King's enemies, and the ones who might become them.

And these women are at the top of that list.

Two sisters who have supported each other since the loss of their parents. Perhaps that's why she(Ane) loves her sister(Imouto) so much.

There was no way she could turn a blind eye to her sister's(Imouto) danger.

Well, I didn't expect something so dangerous to come out.

But this completely removes all doubt about Fumio Kijima.

The devil appears and kills and injures people in front of the camera. On top of that, he acted as if he was protecting Junichi Kasuya and Teruya-senpai, and the video was broadcasted on the national network.

There was no excuse now.

Claudia's mention of the devil just before the incident is also a good sign.

With this, Detective JK's fame went up. They will probably be celebrated as heroes.

After that, all that is left is to bring in Detective JK with the whole prop.

（Well then... I guess I'd better evacuate too）

At about the same time I twisted my mouth, the monitors in the studio turned into a sandstorm one after another. It was probably Lili's work. Perhaps, the image of a ship floating on the calm surface of the water was being shown to the audience.

If this happens, it's not my place anymore.

After all, it's just the devils fighting each other.

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「Y-you two, let's get out of here!」

Ponpoko-san grabbed my cuffs while crying hard.

My sister(Onee-chan) saw her and spoke.

「Claudia, you go with her」

She steps forward to protect us with her back facing us.

「How's Onee-chan?」

「I'll catch up with you. I'll hold him off」

With that, she looks at the devil standing on the bloody set.

（Geez... What the hell is this?）

To be honest, I was confused.

I was supposed to frame Fumio, but a completely different person came out.

And just when I thought Hikaru had broken in, a real devil broke in and slaughtered the guards in an instant.

「Claudia-san! Let's get out of here!」

Ponpoko-san pulled me by the hand and I shouted.

「Onee-chan!」

「Don't worry. I'll be right behind you!」

Almost at the same time as she was preparing herself, a woman suddenly appeared behind her.

「Please step aside. I'm sorry, but if you can't even beat my maid, you're no match for the butler. You've only got a few seconds left」

「What!?」

My sister(Onee-chan) jumped in panic.

Standing there was a tall, slender foreigner.

If I may say so, she was clearly not Japanese, but a silver-haired woman in a British-style maid's uniform.

As if she didn't care about my sister, she walked towards the set and confronted the devil.

「It's been a while. Are you feeling all right?」

「Well, well, maid-dono, for you to take on me instead of a fallen angel... you must be a real jerk」

The skull of a goat showing no expression. Its hollow orbits stared at the maid.

「Don't worry about it. The other day, I was rudely and unexpectedly surprised and delayed, but today, I have come properly prepared」

With that, she thrust her hands into the air, and out of nowhere, pulled out a sword in each hand.

Two swords with dragon shapes painted on the swords' handles, with blue tassels swaying on the hilts.

「Hoo~... this is interesting. It seems to be quite a work of art...」

「Yes, I borrowed this while I was still a concubine of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Administration Wang(Odo) Dao-()sama(sama)... Cough, and it was given to me as a gift. It's a treasured sword forged by Kanshou(Gan Jiang) and Bakuya(Mo Ye)」

「Oh...」

「Originally, there were two pairs of swords, one pairs of male and one pairs of female, and Lord(Odo)Wang()Dao(sama) owned two pairs of them. But only the female sword was broken in battle, and the two male swords remained. That's what I call them--」

Then, the maid crossed her swords and shouted loudly.

「A classic BL sword, where husbands who have lost their wives fall in love with each other! It's called as the Sword of the Rose Tribe for short!」

「...I see」

（I see... that's not it! Hey, Goat-head! Why are you sounding so impressed! And don't look so smug, maid!）

I forgot to run away and complained in my heart.

Apparently, there's a big difference in perception between devils and humans.

.....But then I saw my sister(Onee-chan) staring at the sword with an envious look on her face.

I forgot... she's rotten (Fujoshi?)