The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

If I need to change clothes, it seems I need to go to the shower room. The change of clothes are there, and the shower room is accessible through another door in the living room.

But this means that they have to turn back and walk past everyone else as soon as they leave the house.

After pausing for a moment, Nikaido Hiro took out his phone with one hand, pretending to confirm by opening the Witch Encyclopedia, and then feigning surprise by opening the map.

So, after walking around the corridor once more, she turned around and pulled Hoshino Utsunomiya into the shower room.

"Your change of clothes should be here, but I saw in the Witch's Compendium that there shouldn't be any hot water right now. Otherwise, it might be better if you take a shower and then change your clothes."

Nikaido Hiro opened the cabinet door, and the seven people's changes of clothes were neatly arranged inside.

"Come on, take off Emma's clothes first."

Finally, he let go of Utsunomiya Hoshino's hand, his knuckles unintentionally brushing against the back of his hand, and then he raised his hand. Before he could even finish speaking, Nikaido Hiro had already reached for Utsunomiya Hoshino's clothes.

He grabbed the jacket with one hand and pulled down towards his waistband with the other.

Extremely decisive, without hesitation, speaking with perfect naturalness, and moving with exceptional fluidity.

As if doing something perfectly normal, Nikaido Hiro skillfully pulled Utsunomiya Hoshino's coat up to his elbow and even hooked Utsunomiya Hoshino's belt.

The girl's fingertips, which had just loosened but were burning hot from holding him tightly for so long, hooked around his waist, creating an opening that allowed the stuffy air to escape.

"What are you doing, XiXiXiXiLuo?!"

Before Nikaido Hiro could go any further and help Utsunomiya Hoshino change his clothes, Sakuraba Emma, ​​who was following behind, spoke up anxiously.

“…?” Nikaido Hiro paused slightly, but without much hesitation, he directly let his raised fingertips rub around Utsunomiya Hoshino’s waist all the way to his belt.

Swish...

The belt was quickly pulled out, and the moment Nikaido Hiro let go, the trouser legs slid down to the ground, bunched up.

"As you can see, they are helping him change his clothes."

What's so strange about that? Every time Xiaoxue gets wet, I'm the one who helps her change her clothes, right?

"But but but but but—"

Emma Sakura was so anxious that she was starting to ramble incoherently.

"—But men and women are different." Utsunomiya Hoshino added this sentence for Sakura Emma, ​​who couldn't speak clearly, and squatted down to pull up her trouser leg again: "Although I'm very grateful, I'll change myself."

Nikaido Hiro's movements were so natural and efficient.

He reached out with both hands, intending to block her hand from grabbing his clothes, but she turned around and hooked her waistband up.

If I don't speak up and take action soon, I feel like I'm about to be stripped naked.

Foreword retracted.

He felt that Nikaido Hiro was completely unaware of what he was doing.

We can't let her continue to act recklessly.

"Huh?" Hiro was interrupted from her actions. She paused for a moment, looked up at Utsunomiya Hoshino, then looked down at the belt he was pulling, and blinked a few times: "...Ah."

She realized what was happening.

“…I’m sorry.” This time, she didn’t stammer and express her panic, but instead decisively chose to apologize: “I…I’ve gotten used to it.”

Having gotten used to taking care of Xiaoxue, he couldn't help but start helping her.

Once you put yourself in the role of taking care of others, you can't help but do this.

However, there are fundamental differences between boys and girls. Being able to help Xiaoxue change clothes does not mean that he can help Utsunomiya Hoshino change clothes.

remember.

“…It’s alright, you two can go out first.” Hoshino Utsunomiya wanted to wave his hand, but as soon as he let go, his pants were about to fall down. Helpless, he just turned around and said to the two girls, “I’ll change my clothes quickly.”

Actually, you don't need to change your pants...

But as I said before, Nikaido Hiro's hands are too fast.

"Oh, oh... okay." Emma Sakura took a moment to react, nodded, grabbed Hiro Nikaido with her large hand, and pulled her out of the shower room: "Hoshino, you can change slowly!"

The shower door slammed shut with a click.

The girl's babbling voices mingled behind the door. When Hoshino Utsunomiya saw that the door was closed, he looked away and first put down the iron bucket that he had carried all the way from the cell to the living room, and then from the living room to the shower room.

It was this bucket that restricted his hand movements.

Then, he finally focused his attention on the cabinet in front of him.

That was a very familiar-looking tuxedo.

Like the other girls' dresses, it was gorgeous, but it looked extremely familiar – a tailcoat.

"..."

Utsunomiya Hoshino then remembered that it seemed that at the very beginning, Shito Arisa had pointed at his clothes and cursed him.

The first time, I spotted Meruru on the ice at a glance and was in such a hurry to die that I didn't pay much attention to her.

The second time, I should have had a chance to notice, but I was knocked unconscious by Tachibana Sherry again, so I ignored my outfit.

...That's true, everyone was dressed in such fancy prison uniforms, so it was impossible for him to be excluded.

But this outfit... looking at it always evoked some subtle emotions in him.

He could only wear this kind of thing in this prison; he wouldn't wear it outside.

But now, there's nothing they can do even if they don't want to wear it, since it's clear the prison staff have no intention of providing them with any other style of clothing.

I could wear other girls' clothes, but...aren't those all dresses?

Of course I'll wear it. It might be a little embarrassing to wear it outside, but it's more appropriate to wear it here.

However, if you want to be more sociable...

Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't hesitate much and quickly changed her clothes.

After completing the last step, he checked himself in the mirror one last time before turning around.

The door, which had been quietly opened a crack, was suddenly slammed shut.

Utsunomiya Hoshino: "..."

As soon as the door opened, two waiting girls came into view.

Before he could speak, Emma Sakura blinked.

"Hoshino, what... what is this?" The girl's face was full of confusion.

She was referring to the iron bucket hanging above Utsunomiya Hoshino's head.

Yes, that's right. After changing into a tuxedo, Hoshino Utsunomiya looked in the mirror and put an iron bucket over his head.

The tilt was barely enough not to obstruct the view, and with the help of the handle for slight support, it was maintained at a tilt level that would not obstruct the view or slip and fall.

Nikaido Hiro: "...?"

“Oh, just trying to look more sociable, don’t mind.” Hoshino Utsunomiya waved his hand and handed Emma Sakura’s coat back to her: “Here, your coat.”

Emma Sakura took her coat, clutched it in her hand, still puzzled:

"To fit in?"

Helpless, Hoshino Utsunomiya could only explain, "Look at you guys, don't you all have some kind of hat or headwear?"

“Emma, ​​you’re wearing a little beret, and Hero has a big red flower on his head.”

"Then Sherry also had a detective hat on her head, and Noah also had a beret on his head."

"Hannah has something on her head too, not to mention Anan."

Meluru on the ice wore a headscarf, Rhea had a hair accessory hanging beside her, and Arisa also had something draped over her head.

So, he was thinking about it while he was changing his clothes.

If I have nothing on my head, will I seem a little out of place?

So he glanced at the iron bucket he had brought with him, intending to see if it would disappear on its own as the magic cooldown ended.

He chose to wear the iron bucket on his head.

Surprisingly, it felt alright?

He initially thought that wearing something on his head would feel unpleasant, since he was the type of person who would feel a little strange even if his hand was suspended a distance from his head.

But once he put the metal bucket on top and positioned it correctly, he surprisingly didn't feel any particular discomfort.

So he wore it out.

Moreover, wearing an iron bucket can increase defense, and becoming an iron bucket zombie will greatly enhance defense.

There's nothing wrong with it.

“Ah… um…” Nikaido Hiro’s expression was subtle.

“I see…” Sakura Emma seemed to accept this explanation.

So, Hoshino Utsunomiya nodded: "Yes, that's right."

Let's leave the topic at that.

"However, I've heard the rules of the game, changed my clothes, and they say we'll live together... but what are we actually going to do?"

To put it bluntly, Hoshino Utsunomiya is really a bit lost right now.

The first two times, he had a very clear purpose, and what he wanted to do was very simple, clear, and straightforward.

The idea is to find the witch, then get close to her, and at the right and opportune moment, say those words of wanting to die, and then hand the witch a knife.

But this time he gave up on finding a witch. He had originally thought about catalyzing the witch transformation of other girls, but he rejected that idea himself.

So for the time being, he really didn't know what to do.

Could it be that I should just date any random person and see what happens? After all, the system seems to be a dating system, and twice it cast spells under the pretext of the progress of the romance guide, which has no judgment criteria whatsoever.

But isn't that too disrespectful to feelings...?

Although time might rewind and feelings might be reset, he could recklessly choose to fully accept Sakura Emma's kindness this time. As long as time rewinds, he wouldn't even need to take any responsibility.

Because nothing happened after the backtracking.

But the feeling is still very subtle.