Chapter 122 - Magical Girl
Rio, already a formidable opponent, is about to go commando.It feels like watching a boss monster transform into its second form.
At this rate, I'll be done for.
Even as I stand here, Rio's underwear is being pulled down. Now, it's barely hanging on by her ankles.I have to stop this no matter what, but my body won't move the way I want it to.The alcohol must be seriously kicking in. My mind is getting sluggish too.
Is there no choice but to give up?Am I doomed to have Rio rhythmically commit indecent acts with her undulating slender waist, leading to my social ruin?If that happens, I probably won't be able to work a proper job for a while, so maybe I'll end up being supported by Rio, who's started a part-time job.Spending my days just lazing around at home, comforting Rio with my body when she comes home exhausted...
Wait, isn't that not so bad?
...No.That's not it.What am I almost getting swept away by?I'm an adult over thirty.I'm an old man!
What exactly is demanded of a man of this age?
Dignity. Good sense. Financial stability. Tolerance. Fatherhood.—Fatherhood.
That's right.Even if there's no blood relation, adults have a duty to watch over children and raise them healthily.Youth are a national treasure. They are beings to be protected by the local community.That's what traditional Japanese child-rearing is all about.
Back in the early years of elementary school, I got yelled at by my homeroom teacher for trying to leave my spinach from the school lunch."Don't you feel sorry for the farmers who put their heart and soul into growing these vegetables!?"
At the time, I just sulked and thought he was a scary old man, but looking back now, it was something to be very grateful for.Because if I had been left alone back then, it would have definitely led to worse results for me.Even if it means playing the bad guy temporarily—acting and speaking with a view to that child's ten, twenty years ahead is the duty of an adult.
Gradually. Like water soaking into paper, I felt a fervent sense of duty permeate my brain.It's true, I'm drunk right now.The alcohol might be robbing me of my judgment and dragging out the parts I usually suppress.But the true nature that emerged from that was by no means wicked. It was a desperate sense of ethics, a need to somehow make Rio stop her improper behavior.
Exactly.I don't normally, from the bottom of my heart, want to do lewd things with high school girls.My true wish is to "become a family man."Like other men my age, I wanted to build a happy home. I wanted to become a respected father figure.Because this is my desire—
—Even when I'm drunk, I won't become a pervy old man.
Far from it, my sexual desire was rapidly receding, and instead, I was in the mood to give Rio a stern talking-to.I wasn't aware of it since I hardly ever drink, but apparently, when I get drunk, I'm the "preachy old man" type.
Dad, Mom, thank you. Thank you so much for giving birth to me as an essentially moral human being.
If that's the case, there's only one thing to do.I stood up on unsteady feet and looked down at Rio.
My vision is considerably blurred from being dead drunk, but I can tell the high school girl in front of me is doing something shameless.She's hooked her discarded panties on the fingers of both hands and is spreading them out like a cat's cradle.Her aim seems to be to show me the inside-out crotch part.
"...Stop it."
I say this while looking into Rio's wet eyes.
"Put those back on right now."
"Why?"
I continue with a resolute attitude toward the dumbfounded Rio.
"The inside of your panties isn't something to show off to others. They're meant to guard your crotch. Hurry up and use them properly."
"...They're my underwear, so I'm free to use them however I want."
"Don't you feel sorry for the farmers who put their heart and soul into growing these panties!?"
"Is there even such a thing as a panty farmer?"
Don't talk back! I raise my voice.It's incoherent, as expected from a drunkard's lecture, but it has momentum nonetheless.Rio's eyes widen in shock, and she starts to back away.She's probably surprised by my sudden change in attitude.
"I don't get it. The mood was so good just a moment ago, why are you suddenly snapping?"
"When a minor tries to seduce me with discarded panties, it warrants at least a yell."
"What do you mean? Are you saying my body doesn't excite you?"
On the contrary, it excited me immensely, which is exactly why I grit my teeth and resist.
"I'm an adult, and you're under eighteen. You get that, right?"
"It's fine. I'm not planning to report you or anything."
"It's still no good. It's not allowed. Your mind and body aren't fully formed yet, so hold back on sexual intercourse until you're an adult."
"...What part of this body isn't fully formed?"
Rio gets into a kneeling position and tries to lift her skirt.If she does something like that with her panties off, it'll be way beyond a simple ordinance violation.I instantly reach out and hold down Rio's hand.
"Don't do that when you're not even married yet."
"...No way...!? There's actually a guy in this world who isn't interested in a high school girl's commando skirt lift...!?"
"Unfortunately, there are people immune to that. After all, I'm the Hero."
I try saying a line like when I showed off my unharmed form after taking a fire magic attack and boasted about my high magic defense.We're engaged in what feels like a fierce offensive and defensive battle, but what we're actually doing is fighting over the contents of a skirt.It's an incredibly low-level negotiation, but for the people involved, it's dead serious.
"Being shown a child's lower body just makes me feel pity. Give it up for today."
"...I don't get it."
"Then I'll tell you until you do."
I take a deep breath in, and let it out.Then I tell her.
"First of all, it's a nuisance. Think about your age. Neither the law nor my conscience allows it."
"...It's not... like the law matters..."
"If this kind of thing continues any further, I won't ever see you again."
"...Huh? Then what am I supposed to do?"
"Do?"
"Nakamoto-san, you're getting more and more famous, right? You're always getting along with other girls, right? If I don't try hard too, you'll definitely never look my way."
"...Even so..."
"...I'm aware my first impression was bad. If I don't make up for it, there's no way I can make you turn towards me..."
What am I supposed to do? That's my line.A girl with a face so similar to Elsa's, claiming everything she does is because she wants me to like her.I can't treat her too harshly. But still, I don't want her doing shameless things anymore.
What should I do?Rio and I have to find a compromise.
"...For now, just wait until you're an adult. You can think about love and all that after. Until then, just as friends with an age gap, you know."
"...What are you talking about? ...That's way too slow..."
"It's not a matter of slow or fast."
"It is that kind of matter... about half the kids in my class have already done it. I want to get it over with quickly too."
"...That's enough. 'Wanting to get your first experience over with.' You're hitting on an old man twice your age for such a stupid sense of pride?"
"No... that's not, I mean, that's part of it, but I just normally like Nakamoto-san too..."
"Shut up."
The core of my head ignites.A deep anger, a complex mix of sympathy, righteous indignation, and sorrow, clouds my thoughts.I can even feel my field of vision narrowing.
I sat down on the ground and crossed my legs.
"Lie down on your stomach here."
"Eh?"
"I said lie down on your stomach here."
"Here" means on my lap.
"I know you're interested in this. I'll give you plenty of punishment just like you want. I'll beat that twisted gal attitude out of you."
"...Eh? ...Eh?"
"It's a spanking! You get it, right!?"
"I get it!"
Rio swiftly lay down and placed her stomach on my knees.She then thrusts her butt high in the air, assuming a perfect receiving posture.
Now, no need to hold back.
I'm about to deliver a spanking with all my might.However, a normal hit might destroy her buttocks, so I cast Strength Enhancement on Rio's rear.
"You, always, always... is your head only full of perverted things? There are other things more fitting for a high schooler, right? Think about differential and integral calculus or something."
"...Isn't Nakamoto-san, who's trying to spank a high school girl, the pervy old man here..."
"What's with that way of talking to your father!"
Smack!I slap her butt.
"Ahii!"
The moment Rio cries out, a text message floats into my vision: [Party Member, Rio Saito's Affection Level has increased by 9999.]
"...N-Nakamoto-san, you're not my father...? What are you talking about...?"
"Just for now, I'm your old man. You like this kind of thing, don't you."
I give her another, lighter one.
"Hauu! A-ahh... I-I love it, I love it...!"
"Listen up, okay? It's me, your old man, saying this. Put your panties back on right now. And stop sending me those super lewd selfies."
"...N-No... I definitely won't stop..."
"You still don't get it even after all this!? I don't remember raising a daughter like this!?"
Smack! I slap her with a snap of my wrist.
"Aah! That was a big one! ...I-I haven't been raised by Nakamoto-san for even a single second... we're complete strangers...!"
"Stranger or not, all the neighborhood kids are my children! Good old community, raising children is something everyone does together! That's common sense from the Showa era! Does it not get through to you, born in the Heisei era!?"
Smack!
"Aaaaaahhh! I don't get it, I don't get the Showa era common sense at all! B-But I love Showa! I love the strict Showa-era dads! The feeling that you might flip the tea table is irresistible! And yet, the feeling that you're always thinking of your daughter in a corner of your heart, that bitter 'ora-ora' mixed with a faintly sweet 'dere' makes my heart throb! The bitter kind is best! Sweet, wishy-washy Heisei-era papas are too high-calorie, I can't stomach them!"
"I see, I see. So you like strict Showa-era dads. Then don't tell me, your favorite anime character is that one? The head of that national family, the one with the seafood name."
"Y-Yes... when I see that single strand of hair left on the top of his head, I start thinking I wouldn't mind being held by him."
"Where do you find a high school girl who sees that as a sexual object!"
Smack.Smack.A two-hit combo.
"Here! She's right here! I'm sorry for being a father-con pervert!"
"You've finally gotten honest, huh? Yeah? Say it. Why are you so fixated on sending lewd selfies? It's not just to get my attention, is it? There's something else, right? Come on, say it."
"...I-It's because it feels good..."
"Oh?"
"W-When I think that Papa Nakamoto is looking at me with pervy eyes, it feels good."
"...Oh-ho. In short, you've been sending me things that could potentially kill me socially, simply because it feels good for you."
"Ehehe... is that bad...?"
"Of course it's bad!"
Smack-smack-smack-smack-smack! I add a high-speed combo.And with every hit, her Affection Level rises.
Smack.Smack.Smack.
[Rio Saito's Affection Level has increased by 9999][Rio Saito's Affection Level has increased by 9999][Rio Saito's Affection Level has increased by 9999]
Just like that.This is hell on earth.
"Don't tell me, the reason you always unbutton your uniform so boldly when we meet is because of that exhibitionist streak? I can even see your cleavage, and it's awkward for me."
"...Th-That's just for show. If I don't open my chest and shorten my skirt, people around me will look down on me. Nakamoto-san, you probably unbuttoned at least the first button of your school uniform too, right? It's the same thing."
"In other words, you're saying you dress sloppily purely out of awareness of the school caste system?"
"Y-Yeah."
"Then there's no need to open your chest when your classmates aren't around, right? Why do you show skin even when it's just the two of us?"
"...That's..."
"That's?"
"...I-It's because when I meet Papa Nakamoto, I think if I keep flashing my chest and thighs, you'll get turned on and make a move on me..."
"You fool!"
"Aah! I love that way you yell!"
With the unmistakable heart of a father, I hit Rio's butt.
"Do you even know how old you are!? You're not at an age where that's allowed, are you!?"
"I-I'm sixteen...!? If the person and their guardian agree, you can even get married...!?"
"Rio is still four years old, right!? Did you forget that too!?"
I deliver the biggest blow of the day to her buttocks.At the moment of impact, Rio's upper body jumps with a twitch.
"Y-Yes! I'm still four years old!"
"Say it! What is your status!?"
"I'm a kindergartener! I'm in the middle class! I'm Rio Saito of the Sakura class!"
"Gooood. You've finally become a good girl. Daddy is happy."
I gently stroke the 165-centimeter, seven-heads-tall four-year-old. On the head.Rio entrusts herself to me with drowsy eyes, her cheeks dyed red.
"Haaan... I love being patted by Papa's hand..."
"If you're four, sending indecent selfies is out. You understand that much, right?"
"I understand... Rio understands what Papa says..."
"And if you don't wear panties, your important place will feel all drafty, right?"
"...I'll wear them... I'll put them on..."
"Good girl. I love obedient children."
The whip, then the candy. A basic technique.
"I'm not a demon either. I'll give a reward to Rio for becoming a good girl."
"...Will you do lewd things with me?"
What are you, Angelica? I slap her butt.
"Auu! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Don't hate Rio!"
"I won't. That was corporal punishment out of concern for you. Do you understand?"
"...Sniff. Uuu. ...Yes..."
Rio sucks on my left thumb, making little sucking sounds.Her mind has completely become that of a kindergartener. No, even younger than a kindergartener.An infant.
"The reward I'm talking about is a compromise."
"...Compromise...?"
"You want to feel good by showing me embarrassing pictures. I'm troubled by receiving lewd ones. That's a stalemate, right? So I've found a compromise point we can both agree on."
"R-Really? Can Rio keep sending Papa selfies from now on?"
"Yeah, you can."
I tell her this while tangling the fingers of my right hand in her glossy hair.
"But on one condition. From now on, instead of obscene selfies, send me selfies holding a coloring book."
"...Coloring book...?"
"They sell them everywhere in the stationery corner of any supermarket. The ones from the anime for little girls that airs on Sunday mornings."
"...Pr*ure?"
"That's right. Color diligently in that coloring book, and when you're done, hold it in front of your chest and take a picture. I'll grade it, so send them over one after another."
"Huh!? I'm a high schooler!? There's no way I can do that kind of play that you graduate from by the time you enter elementary school! Y-You pervert!"
"I'm suggesting this out of concern for you! Isn't it far more embarrassing than taking lewd pictures!? It's a brilliant plan that satisfies your fetish for loving humiliation play while also achieving harmlessness! On top of that, you can do your beloved age regression! What's there to be dissatisfied about!? Speak!"
I add a twist and spank her butt.
"Aah! Afuu! B-Because, ever since elementary and middle school, I've always been in the top group at school!? My friends are all gyaru-ish or cute girls! There's no way someone like me can buy a coloring book for little girls!"
"That's exactly why, right!? You like that kind of thing, don't you! Put it in your bag every day and take it to school too!"
"Pervert! Pervert! Pervert!"
"Can't you listen to what Papa says!? You're four years old!"
"U... uuu..."
"At this rate, you won't be able to become Papa's bride in the future, you know!?"
"I'll do it! Starting today, I'll color a whole bunch!"
[Rio Saito's Sexual Arousal has reached 100%][This is a value where sexual intercourse without consent will become consensual midway. Proceed with execution?][If executed, there is a certain probability of creating a child][The born child will inherit the parents' stat tendencies and some skills, and sharing of equipment and items will also be possible][Furthermore, class transfer for the child will also be possible]
"I'm glad you seem pleased. ...By the way, Rio, you'll give me back that lost item, right?"
"...Yes... I'll give it back... I'll return it to Papa..."
Rio thrust her hand into her pocket and took out a small, coin-like object.
"...Ah, the thing I got from Kana at the coffee shop."
Come to think of it, I had gone up to Rio's apartment with this coin still in my pants and fought the goblins and Philia.I moved around violently, so maybe it fell out at some point.
"When did you find it?"
"...When that monster appeared at the Metropolitan Government Building, it was glowing inside the washing machine... that's when I noticed it, but..."
"What?"
Could there be some connection between the dragon's appearance and this coin?Should I report this to Sugitani-san or not? As I'm mulling it over while playing with Rio's hair, the girl starts breathing peacefully in her sleep on my lap.She has a calm face, as if some evil spirit has been exorcised.Was the spanking really that good?
...Didn't I just earn even more Affection Level?Well, whatever. It's true that I achieved my goal by the smartest means possible.I gently lift Rio off my lap, then kill my footsteps and leave the Saito household.
Several tens of minutes later.As I'm heading to the station front to meet Sugitani-san, my smartphone chimes with a notification.It's Rio.
'I tried doing what you said'
A selfie sent along with a short message.Apparently, she took it in the new format right away.In the picture, Rio's clothing is not disheveled at all, and there isn't a single sexual element.
And in both hands, she's holding a coloring book, holding it up to show me the contents.Drawn in the notebook is a carefully colored illustration of a magical girl.The color scheme is refreshing, centered around pink and light blue.
"Hmm."
This Rio is wholesome. The epitome of wholesome.Her cheeks are dyed bright red with shame and humiliation, and there are tears running down her chin, but even so, I think it's far better than the lewd selfies.
Better... it's better, right?...Has it just become a different kind of special...? Is this indecent in its own way...?But there's zero skin exposure. There shouldn't be any element that violates ordinances.My head was pretty far gone at that time too, so I don't remember my words and actions well, but it should have all worked out perfectly.