Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha

[Direwolf18]

Now comes the hunt for volume 5 raws. If I could find a place that I could order it to the USA.

[PROzess]

The illustration for the new volume 5 look really delicious.

Spoiler! :

“Nah, it’s the opposite. Since ‘Byakko’ is the guardian beast for it, it cannot attack in the western direction. But on the other side, with it’s back to the west and launching an attack into the eastern direction, it utilizes an enormous power.”
That said, the West originating in China was different from the West of the cardinal directions. [Note: The Chinese have the “Five Cardinal Points” with an extra direction called the center]
However, the “Byakko” in question was the spirit lance that was created as a sacred treasure from the belief in Japan’s Heian period. Therefore it should be safe to assume that the normal cardinal directions applied to it. And,
“According to Five Elements of China, the ‘Byakko’ is associated with metal, but in terms of the four classical elements, it’s assigned the air element--- For a speed type like Takashi, it’s the most befitting attribute.”
“Air…? Then what froze that devil?”
“That’s because Orion and Taurus, which are part of the seven mansion of the original ‘Byakko’, are winter constellations here in Japan. It must have a limited ice attribute from that. But it’s a sub-attribute at best. Otherwise he wouldn’t have shown it to us so easily.”
“Basara-san, have you seen the main power of that spirit lance before?”
“Definitely not myself. But I heard that it releases a ‘powerful gust that mows down everything’.”
Even so, said Basara.
“The long spear has a wide reach, but Mio’s magic and even wider and Maria’s at an advantage in a close range fight. Just keep your back to the West while fighting Takashi. But he should be anticipating that and he moves even faster than us. Even if he manages to get his back to the West, avoid standing in a directional line to the East by all cost then.”
One breath,
“Distance and directions--- If we keep these two points in mind, we’ll definitely beat him.”

2

“Mhm, I won’t find a suitable place so easily in the city after all. How’s it on your end, Takashi?”
“…Same for me. It might be better to give up the idea of using a common barrier.”
Takashi indifferently responded to Shiba’s voice, which he could hear from the wireless earphone.
---Already two days passed since the night of the reunion with Basara. Now it was early afternoon. Takashi on the others had split up and looked around the city. They were searching for a suitable place for the battle with Basara and the girls. If they simply took human causalities into consideration, the public park with the wide ground and forest would be optimal. But in the nature of forests or mountains often happened to be spiritual points, which protected and cleanse the land. There was a proper reason to why the main river of the north intersected with the forest and hill of the park.
He had heard from Yuki that during the fight in that forest the other day, Naruse Mio let her own power go out of control and wrecked the place beyond recognition. And as expected, the flow in the earth there was still in disorder, making the place unsuitable for the upcoming battle. If they carelessly harmed the place, the flow would completely break down and might cause the destruction of the whole area by natural disasters in the future.
Besides, he had “Byakko” with him now. The places, where he could utilize it’s enormous strength, were inevitable limited from the beginning. In the worst case, he would have to consider holding back with the power, but
…No, it has to be a place, where “Byakko’s” full power can be released.
The enemy wasn’t just Naruse Mio and her retainer Succubus. They would be facing Basara as well.
---Hayase Takashi hadn’t forgotten what an overwhelming existence Basara had been in the village.
A genius.
The talent he was born with was cruelly out of league with Takashi’s and even while they were both speed types, Takashi never managed to catch up to Basara, no matter how fast he ran.
But that was five years ago. Takashi was different from his past-self now. And not just him. Yuki and Kurumi too.
Likewise--- Basara was different from his previous self too. Quite crucially at that.
“Basara and the girls must desperately coming up with a plan right now…”
“……Let them try. It won’t change anything anyway.”
From that gruesome incident until today, Takashi and the other had undergone fierce training.
Not forgetting the tragedy of that day and embracing the despair in their hearts.
Precisely because of that they could endure the harsh training and become stronger.
---However, each of them had a different reason for becoming stronger.
Yuki changed her feelings for Basara, who was chased out of the village, into her strength.
Kurumi gained her current strength because she wished to help her older sister.
And Takashi--- He didn’t want such a tragedy to occur ever again.
Just wishing for that, he became strong. Compared to Basara, he spent his time far more significantly.
It wasn’t like they were on bad terms. Just like Yuki and Kurumi, Takashi was a childhood friend of Basara.
He was with Basara just as long as Yuki and Kurumi were. But,
…What was he doing after leaving the village?
Of all things, Basara was together with the previous Devil Lord’s daughter, who would only bring disaster to the world.
How could he do such a thing when he witnessed such a tragedy.
Forgetting his mission as a Hero, he might temporarily be driven by an emotional sense of justice, but it seemed that the tragedy of that day had completely become a thing of the past for Basara.
“If so, I’ll remind him…”
About his sin. About the irredeemable souls of their comrades, who he erased.
Because everyone who survived that incident was a victim, but also an offender.
Yuki would stand up for Basara due to her feelings for him, but Kurumi, who looked up to Yuki as her little sister, couldn’t forgive Basara, which Takashi could relate to. His own feelings were the same.
Hayase Takashi spit out.
“Don’t forget, Toujou Basara--- Your past won’t be undone.”
Regardless of how much time passed.
Because the memory of that day engraved in their hearts would never fade.

3

“------”
Naruse Mio gulped on the chilly sensation on her throat.
In front of her, Basara pointed the tip of his magical sword Brynhildr at her.
He had stopped the sword at a paper-length away because they were practicing. But if this had been a real fight--- If her opponent had been Hayase Takashi, Shiba Kyouichi or Nonaka Kurumi, then Mio would have been dead for sure.
“---Good, let’s take a small break.”

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[deathmailrock]

Thanks PROzess for the translation XD

[PROzess]

Not making good progress this week, since I'm lazying around.

I spotted a mistake in the previous part.

"The mythological guardian beast of the west… I guess, it would be fatal to let him attack in the western direction?"<<
Basara shook his head to Maria's uttered question.

I forgot the " after the question mark. The next sentence is narration then. Please fix. Thanks.

Spoiler! :

Basara relaxed his expression and withdrew his sword.
“Ah…”
Mio slumped down with her bottom on the ground after being released from the pressure that had sealed her movements.
At the same time, all the tension left her body and in exchange a sudden exhaustion befell her. However,
“I… I can still go on…”
Mio tried to stand up despite that, whereupon a soft, white towel was put around her shoulders.
“I know. But we’ll continue when you’ve rested a bit and regained some stamina. If you overdo it, you lose focus, which is dangerous.”
“……”
With his hand gently on her head, Mio nodded.
---Basara had told them about Hayase Takashi, who was holding the spirit lance “Byakko, Nonaka Yuki, Nonaka Kurumi and even about Shiba Kyouichi’s battle style just in case, even though he had said that he wouldn’t participate in the fight this time. Afterwards they were training real battles every day.
This city wasn’t short on places, where they could practice after setting up a barrier or casting a spell to keep humans away, like the famous park, rivers or various golf courses. After school, they were immediately training in the forest on the golf grounds next to the park. Taking Basara up on his words, Mio took a deep breath to control her breathing, whereupon
“Here, Mio-sama. A sports drink with minerals. Please rehydrate yourself with it.”
“Mm… Thanks.”
Taking the pet bottle of the drink with the catchphrase of having the same composition as sweat from Maria, Mio opened the cap and wet her throat. The pleasant cold streamed into her whole body through her throat.
“---Ah, Basara-san. Can I ask you to spar with me next?”
“Mh? Yeah, sure.”
It had already been two hours since they started the training today. Basara wasn’t just taking on Mio, but also Maria all by himself, yet he didn’t show the slightest shred of exhaustion.
“Then I will begin” “Yeah--- Come.”
After a short exchange, the two of them erased their smiles--- and attacked upfront in the next moment.
A close range fight with Basara swinging his Brynhildr and Maria fighting barehanded with her superhuman strength, spread in front of Mio’s eyes. Basara’s beloved sword Brynhildr was single-edged with a thick and huge build. Thus he could launch heavy blows even with the back of the sword, but Maria, being a succubus and power type on top, had high physical strength and easily absorbed the blows.
This was training of course. Basara wasn’t attacking with his full might, but if Mio were to carelessly take one of these hits, she wouldn’t just break some bones, she would be smashed. They exchanged blows, Basara with slashes and Maria with kicks and punches, one after another while each changing back and forth between offence and defence.
“……..”
While watching their fight, Mio felt frustration inside her heart.
…I understand it in my head, but.
In the past few days, Mio had fully realized how lacking her own strength was.
It had been half a year since she came to know about the existences and powers that went beyond the laws of this world. As she luckily had a talent for magic, she could cast powerful spells now.
According to Maria, that was an astonishing learning speed. However, compared to Basara and Maria, Mio overwhelmingly lacked actual battle experiences, even though she had trained with Maria so far.
Therefore she was now conducting training in the form of real battles against Basara or Maria, which brought about good results in the beginning, but since she wasn’t used to the tension and pressure of a long battle, her stamina and concentration would run out before the other two, getting her cornered gradually.
She was already like that during training. A real fight was even more exhausting. Moreover, Hayase Takashi, the hero she would be facing soon, had a strength on par or even greater than Basara.
…At this rate
She would only drag down the others. That was what she felt.
The decisive battle was in four days--- Only unrest and impatience swelled up inside Mio.

4

Going to school in the morning, doing nothing but training after school until the sun sets and then back to bed.
Repeating these three activities, the last few days went by in a flash.
And in the night two days away from the decisive battle--- Basara got a call from Takashi. The stage for the battle was set. Not wasting a single second on chit-chat, Takashi only reported the place and time, then hung up.
“…..”
Basara had taken the call in the living room and wordlessly stared down on his cell phone. Upon that, the door behind him opened.
“…Has it been decided?”
Maria came in with a calm voice. She must have just finished washing off the sweat from today’s training in the bath.
Basara headed to the sofa with his back still to her.
“Yeah. It’ll be at night to avoid people.”
“I see… Well, that certainly is better.”
Maria’s voice moved into the kitchen, then the sound of the refrigerator opening resounded. She surely was taking out something to drink. While Basara sat down on the sofa, he said to her.
“Both side will cooperate in setting up the barrier to avoid getting an advantage of it. I think Mio can also use an spatial barrier spell besides the one to keep humans away, right?”
“Yes. She never set one up in cooperation with someone, but I believe it will be all right.”
The battlefield was taken care of then. Now they only needed to make the last preparations for the fight.
“Basara-san, would you like to have some milk too?”
“Mh? Yeah, why not.”
Okay~, Maria replied like that, but didn’t come over to him. He could hear the low electric noise from the kitchen. It seemed like she was using the microwave. And then,
“I made you a hot milk, Basara-san. If you like, please put in some maple syrup. It will relief your tension and let you sleep soundly.”
“Thanks… wait, why’re you dressed like that!?”
Holding a plastic tablet with a mug filled with hot milk and a big bottle of maple syrup on it, Maria was practically naked, except for a single bath towel.

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[BlazingKid13]

Just wanna ask if this series contains NTR or anything like that.

[LordZero25]

I would like to ask what did Mio called Basara in the original Japanese, because it is translated only as "Brother" in English??

[Arcsol93]

Just wanna ask if this series contains NTR or anything like that.

As far as I've read there's no NTR, maybe in the later volumes.

[PROzess]

Just wanna ask if this series contains NTR or anything like that.

No novel can do without NTR these days anymore.

I would like to ask what did Mio called Basara in the original Japanese, because it is translated only as "Brother" in English??

It's written somewhere here in the thread.


Two more pages for today.

Spoiler! :

“Why, you ask… This is a rather normal attire for coming out of the bath. It would be far more surprising if I were to wear a fancy dress instead.”
“Who told you to wear a dress! There’s only one thing you wear after getting out of the bath.”
“Erotic underwear, you mean.”
“I mean pyjamas!”
Maria said “Oh dear” to his retort and sat down next to him on the sofa.
Her small body steamed a bit from the remaining heat of the bath and gave off the faint fragrance of shampoo and body soap.
“You see, Basara-san, I just wanted to ask you for your opinion.”
“M- My opinion…?”
Basara became excited from her unbelievable sex-appeal for her young appearance.
“Yes--- On a very important matter.”
Naruse Maria said so and brought her body closer to him.

---A few minutes after Maria, Mio, who had been in the bath with her, finally came out of the bath.
She stayed in a bit long, but she did so that her fatigue was washed away for tomorrow’s training.
Besides, it was still relatively short today. Usually she would stay in another ten minutes. The bathing powder she used today probably took it’s effect on her. Either way, they had Basara take a bath first, so she could take it easy and warm up her body completely.
Mio wiped the water drops on her faintly flushed body with a towel. The mircofiber towel properly even sucked up the water from Mio’s wet hair.
Putting her legs one after another through the new shorts, she pulled it up to her bottom.
“Mm…”
After pulling out the finger, which she used to fix the wedged part, from the side, the highly elastic fabric made a small flicking sound on her bottom.
Next she put on a shirt in place of a pyjama and buttoned it up. She started from below instead from the top, since she left the chest open to prevent constriction in her sleep. That exposed pretty much her breasts, let alone her cleavage, but Mio wasn’t afraid of showing it to those in inside the house. For one thing, Maria was a girl like herself.
…And besides,
Basara had already seen her in more embarrassing appearances or situations.
---It wasn’t like she was trying to provoke. She certainly was embarrassed. However, if she were to put on extra clothes like a barrier, even though she was seen so messed up during the Master and Servant Contract or the shared bath-time, it would appear like she was strangely conscious of Basara.

16/67

[deathmailrock]

Thank You PROzess

I would like to ask what did Mio called Basara in the original Japanese, because it is translated only as "Brother" in English??

She called him Onii-chan (お兄ちゃん)..... I guess Mio was submitting in adoration verse respect and showing a closeness with Basara

[BlazingKid13]

Just wanna ask if this series contains NTR or anything like that.

No novel can do without NTR these days anymore.

So there is still no NTR in the released volumes?

[deathmailrock]

So there is still no NTR in the released volumes?

Thankfully, no.... not direct maybe (I mean, Basara might make another guys girlfriend fall for him.... ya never know)

[PROzess]

Because all this b*llsh*t with password restrictions like needing at least XY letters, upper and lower case, numbers and whatnot in addition to a force password change every month or two, I keep forgetting my password and need to rely on cookies. But when I'm away from my personal computer, like just now, I can't log in anymore. So annoying. Had to reset my password and change it again, sigh...

Long story short, here's an update worth of two days:

Spoiler! :

Therefore Mio dared to behave normally even after that and sometimes gave herself in an exposing attire. Occasional she felt Basara’s glance on her breasts or bottom, whereupon she was embarrassed, but happy as well.
Because at least during these times, Mio had the initiative--- even though the Master and Servant Contract ended up in an unexpected form and gave her a weird weakness.
After drying her wet hair with the dryer, Mio left the bathroom and headed for the living room.
“Basara-san--- Could you subjugate Mio-sama some more?”
Suddenly she could overhear Maria’s problematic statement through the gap of the living room’s door.


Maria saw Basara making a doubtful face in front of her to her mentioned suggestion.
“…What do you mean? If you’re playing around again…”
“I am not playing around. This is for Mio-sama and your sake.”
said Maria.
“We have only two days left until the fight with your former comrades. The past few days, we continued our training with the countermeasures in mind, but we cannot level up so easily after all. I am afraid you are the only one, who currently has a chance of fighting upfront on par with them, Basara-san. Unfortunately, Mio-sama and myself are currently still one… no, two steps behind.”
“That’s…”
Basara was at a loss for words. It meant that Maria’s analyse was correct.
Most likely Basara knew their difference in strength even better than Maria.
“Even you, our last hope, have a blank of five years, Basara-san. Moreover, you said the person with the spirit lance has a strength even greater than yours--- As things stand now, we cannot win against them.”
Basara stayed quiet on her assertion.
“However, I have a breakthrough solution. As you are aware, the contractors of the Master and Servant Contract gain a stronger power with deeper trust. If both of you obtain that, then I see a chance.”
“That’s why you want me to subjugate Mio…”
“Yes. Because even though I told you to deepen your trust, it only needs something adequate with the contract--- with the Master and Servant relationship. I am afraid that is our only chance for victory at this point. And I do not think we should pass on this chance.”
“…I agree. It’s a fact that it would be effective to make use of the contract. But the trust you speak of surely won’t be deepened or strengthened so quickly.”
“No, the intensity of feelings stands in no proportion with time. The feeling born in a single day can surpass the one gained from a year, likewise a single second can outrival a whole life. If you simply make up your mind, the chance of Mio-sama being helpful will go up quite a bit.”
But Basara remained silent with a stiff expression on Maria’s words.
“…Basara-san?”
Before long, Basara slowly answered her question.
“I get your point… but if possible, I don’t want to do it.”
Maria narrowed her eyes on these words. Did he think that they had the flexibility to be fussy at this point in time?
“Why? Are you holding back because we are family? Or does your sense of duty or hypocrisy keep you from doing something like that to your little sister?”
Maria asked with a precarious voice.
“Nah… That’s not it.”
It’s the opposite, said Basara.
“I’ll tell you on this occasion, Mio and you are precious family members to me. I consider you my real sisters. But don’t trust me just because of that. I’m not a saint. I’m just your average teenager. Do you know how much effort it takes me to keep my reasoning in check while I live together with two girls not related by blood to me? If not for that Master and Servant Contract magic, I might have done something to you long ago.”
“? What do you mean by that…?”
The Master and Servant Contract between Basara and Mio had Maria’s succubus characteristic added to it. That made it easier to conduct a mistake, but it didn’t warrant his uncompliableness.
“You don’t know? For the sake of relieving the curse, for the sake of becoming stronger…This indulgence of “Because it’s for Mio’s sake” and embarrassing her is just cowardly. It’s one thing if it’s done for pure intentions, but I just can’t do it like this.”
“Eh… Is that so? But I get the feeling that you were rather calm midway during the time when you made Mio-sama submissive for the first time to form the contact?”
“It would just make Mio more embarrassed if I were to show shame. Besides, I thought I needed to appear calm so that Mio would submit faster.”
“I, I see…”
On Basara’s explanation, Maria received a light shock. Not towards the fact that Basara had been embarrassed. But because Basara was thinking about how to subjugate Mio better--- even in light of Mio’s flustered appearance due to the aphrodisiac effect in addition to her already incredible looks and proportions.
…Wait, could it be.
During the cake scene in the bath, she had half-jokingly teased him as a brute, but he maybe actually had this kind of temper? Maria felt a light shudder.
“Anyway, it’s wrong to do something by saying it’s for Mio’s sake, even though I have ulterior motives. Of course I’ll put her at ease when the curse activates, but… I’ll do it then by saying ‘I want to do it’, since that’s more honest.”
“So you are taking the villain’s role upon yourself…?”
“Nah. It’s not something so noble.”
It’s just, said Basara.
“Saying that I do these kind of things only for Mio’s sake without any guilty feelings would be a lie for sure. If I cowardly sugar-coated it like that, it wouldn’t just damage the trust in our Master and Servant relationship, but also our trust as a family. But I don’t want that. Because even though it was a turn of events, I‘m still her Master--- and her brother before that.“
Basara said to her with a serious expression, whereupon Maria inadvertently widened her eyes.
Maria, a succubus, knew very well how weak men were to this kind of desire. And how they may have dirty and wicked thoughts towards the female gender somewhere deep inside. Even more so for a cute girl like Mio.
…But.
The boy named Toujou Basara in front of her properly admitted to having these desires without covering it up. Looking at him, Maria suddenly felt a shiver running down her spine.
“….I understand. I have another idea, so let us go with that.”
“You still have more, huh… wait, hey!?”
Suddenly Basara raised a flustered voice. Because Maria had sat into his lap and loosened the knot of the bath towel that wrapped around her body. Maria rolled up the front of shirt that the surprised Basara was wearing.
“Please do not move…”
Saying so, she started to rub her bare skin against Basara. Unlike the previous time where she had slipped into Basara’s T-Shirt, Maria was now showing Basara her naked body and lewd movements.
That gave Basara even a visual sensation of Maria’s body heat and softness.
“W- Wait, Maria… What’s up so suddenly?”
“If you feel sorry for Mio-sama and cannot do it, I will have you help me instead with the power-up.”
As the succubus she was, she could increase her power by absorbing desire and arousal.
From a young boy with a pure heart like Basara, the effect was tremendous.
Maria laughed a “Fufu” with glazed eyes.
“Forgive me… But you are at fault, Basara-san, because you say such things with such an expression.”
She could tell how surprisingly aroused she was herself. Her succubus instinct shot up inside her and couldn’t be suppressed. Maria let her tongue crawl over Basara’s chest, clung to him and increased their direct contact by winding her arms around his sturdy back.
“Ahh… You are so delicious, Basara-san.”
It was like a drug to her. Wanting to suck up everything from the boy in front of her, Maria let her hand slide down from his navel. When she let her small hand glide into this pants like this,
“H- Hey…!”
Basara’s body suddenly shivered. This sensible reaction only turned Maria on even more. However--- Basara’s eyes, who she had thought were only focusing on her, weren’t looking at her, but behind her.
“……”
Maria turned around puzzled and froze in place.
In the opened door of the living room--- There stood Mio.


In that moment Toujou Basara was prepared for a bloodbath.
Because it was the same situation like when he was caught in the act of Maria making him play an erotic game.
No, this time it was even worse. After all, Basara was in a close embrace with the naked Maria. Mio would flare up at them--- So he thought.
“No, this---”
He hastily tried to explain, but couldn’t find the right words on the spot.
---This situation was brought about by Maria without Basara’s consent.
However, he couldn’t unconditionally blame only Maria for it. They certainly couldn’t win as thing stood at the moment.
So Maria, the succubus and Mio‘s retainer, had requested of him to deepened their relationship of the Master and Servant Contract by subjugating Mio through pleasure, all for the sake of victory, for the sake of protecting Mio.
Considering her upbringing in rank and race, it was an absolute natural suggestion.
He knew what he had to say. Even so, Basara couldn’t find the right words for it, whereupon
“Oh my, Mio-sama--- What are you standing there for?”
Of all things, Maria tightly squeezed Basara to show off to Mio.
“------”
Basara saw that Mio’s face turned red upon seeing that. Maria totally added oil to the fire.
“M- Maria…?” “(Ssh, it is alright… Please watch.)”
He raised a bewildered voice, but Maria whispered back.
…No, even so…
While he did like he was told to, Mio came over briskly.
Then she stood in front of him. But,
“….”
That was all. He had thought for sure that she would hit Maria and launch a lightning attack at him. Yet Mio just stood still in front of them with her face still red.
…Mio?
In response to his doubtful glance, Mio bit into her lips and averted her eyes. Towards her,
“Mio-sama… Excuse me, but Basara-san and myself have important preparations to make for the fight in two days. When you are standing there like that--- it is a bother, to be frank.”
Maria showed a provoking smile. Her succubus instincts had totally gotten the better of her.
“….”
The red Mio glared at her. Her expression looked somewhat mortified.
“Why are you making such a face? Well, if you insist on watching, then be my guest. However, please do not interfere with us.”
Along with a smile, Maria put her hand into Basara’s T-Shirt from below again. At that time.
“…Please, stop it.”
Mio said so with a fragile voice.


Mio saw Maria stopping her hand on the plead she had uttered.
Then Maria looked up to her. Her childish, yet bewitching eyes were telling her:
What is the matter--- Please go on. Therefore Mio said with a trembling voice.
“…I’ll do it… No, let me do it.”
Because,
“The one that needs to get stronger the most isn’t you, Maria… It’s me. So please, Basara--- Subjugate me.”
“No, but…”
Basara raised a confused voice, whereas Mio shook her head to the sides.
“I don’t want to be a burden… Besides, if there’s anything I can do for our victory, I want to do it. I mean, we might not win at this rate. But we still have a method to get stronger, right?”
“…So you were listening in to after all.”
Mio nodded a “Yes” to Maria’s words.
“If the contract as such an effect, I don’t mind. If we lose without having tried anything possible--- then I would find no peace in death.”
And Mio wouldn’t be the only one losing her life in a lost battle. They were after her, but Basara and Maria, fighting with her, might get killed as well.
That alone she would never let happen.
“Still, you say so, but… do you know what’ll happen to you?”
“……Yeah, probably. It’ll be like when we formed the contract, no?”
“If you know all that---”
“---Even so, I want to get stronger!”
As if to ask why, Basara tightly clenched his fist.
“Of course… it’s really embarrassing, to be honest… And I would have never thought that I could become like that. I got the feeling that I gradually stopped being myself and was really scared.”
While lightly embracing her own body, Mio remembered the time when she formed the Master and Servant Contract with Basara.
On that day, where she laid her true nature, Naruse Mio called Basara brother for the first time. And while she numerous times felt a pleasure that nearly drove her crazy, she accepted Basara, who gave her this pleasure, as her Master.
The memories of that day were hazy, yet only the engraved pleasure remained vivid. Even now she sometimes dreamed about it.
Not only Basara was conscious of the other gender while living under the same room. Mio was the same.
“But…”
She didn’t expect Basara to hold her so dear. She didn’t want Basara to get the upper hand and sometimes teased him by wearing revealing clothes, yet Basara was thinking about Mio’s well-being and endure it desperately every time.
…I have always been treasured.
The moment she overhead Basara and Maria’s conversation from the hallway, Mio felt a shiver from the deep inside her body. It was a sensation on par or even greater than the one she had when she overheard the conversation with Yuki in the café about how Basara felt about her.
Therefore Mio showed a smile even while her face remained red.
“Thank you, Basara… for worrying about me. It made me really happy to hear that you’re considering my feelings and slowly want to build up the trust.”
“Mio…”
Basara called her name, whereas Mio nodded with a “Yes”.
“But I’ll be fine… If enduring the embarrassment--- No, if pledging a greater loyalty by letting you subjugate me, can get us even a bit stronger, then I don’t want to throw away this chance. I too want to become stronger together with you.”
When she put her own feelings--- her wish into words and declared it to Basara,
“…..”
Mio said nothing anymore and waited silent.
Because Naruse Mio knew the boy called Toujou Basara. That he wasn’t the kind of man that would let her down after hearing all this, no matter how strong his feelings were for her. And,
“………….Okay.”
Mumbling so before long, Basara let Maria get off his lap and slowly stood up.
And looking at Basara standing before her, Mio remembered the incident from the other day.
---The time when Basara had forcefully pulled her closer and covered her mouth with his hand. Mio had been in disbelief.
Not towards Basara. But towards herself, who couldn’t resists while she was handled roughly like that.
She had been in the shameless attire of just one bath towel after coming out of the bath. When Basara had came at her, she had thought for sure that he would push and pin her down.
She had tried to resist at once. But when his hand went around her waist and forcefully pulled her closer, she couldn’t resist at all, even though the curse of the contract hadn’t even activated. She had been herself--- A sane Naruse Mio, yet she could only think about how she should take on, how she should accept whatever Basara was going to do to her now.
Because Basara had fallen into a panic then, she was able to return to her senses.
…But.
If Basara had really tried anything back then, what would have happened to her?
The answer to that--- was told to her by the current Basara, who was different from back then now.
Basara’s hand that softly touched her cheek slowly started to go down. Gliding down her neck and tracing her collarbone.

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[deathmailrock]

Thank You PROzess XD

[Smobbly]

Pr0zess, I cannot even begin to express my full gratitude to you for translating this series. Thank you SO MUCH for all that you have translated so far. I love this series and always frequently check for updates (which i usually will never do for a LN) just because I enjoy the plot that much. Your translations are top notch. I rarely if ever notice any mistakes in the translation at all and its clear that you are extremely good at what you're doing. I just wish some other translators would pick up the series as well to help you out, as I feel kinda bad that youre the only one working on this project. Nevertheless, THANK YOU SOO MUCH for your translations of Shinmai, keep it up! )

[OculisTerrae]

As always: Great work on the Shinmai update, PROzess. Thanks for always delivering such superb translations, even though it must be very difficult.
I must say though, you did give us quite the cliffhanger this time