The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

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Hannah Tono couldn't help but raise her hand, her long sleeves covering her face as she opened her lips and bit the hem of her clothes.

But she still wanted to listen.

"..."

The lights went out.

It's time.

It seems like I could close my eyes, but I also want to keep them open and stare at the dark ceiling.

"The first time I met Meruru, she looked exactly the same as she does now." His voice came from below, as if he were telling a story:

"His eyes were always brimming with tears, and there was always a look of self-blame in his eyes. He couldn't speak clearly and would burst into tears at the drop of a hat."

"Squeaky, timid, soft, and sticky."

"Melulu on Ice".

This is my first impression.

Hannah Tono's first impression of Meruru Ice Ride was actually the same.

She'll cry if you poke her, and she might cry really hard if you bully her.

Is that all?

Is Hoshino's attraction to Meruru driven by sadistic desires? The more he bullies Meruru and the more she cries, the more excited he becomes, and the more he likes her.

"However, what is visible on the surface is only part of 'Meruru on Ice'."

"What I can also see is that Meruru on Ice has a gentle side."

Hoshino Utsunomiya's voice continued.

“She actually cares a lot about other people, mainly because of her injuries.” Hoshino Utsunomiya wanted to say that Meruru would take care of other people’s feelings and notice when they were feeling down or sad.

But he suddenly realized that it seemed that Meruru had only shown concern and care about her injury.

"When someone gets hurt, she becomes extremely worried. With a very serious expression, she abandons her usual soft and tearful demeanor and uses her healing magic to help others."

Well... how should I put it...?

"It's a bit of a contrast."

The contrasting side, the completely different side, the side that seems to be seen only by me, is always easy to make people's hearts flutter.

Of course, this is clearly not the fundamental reason why I was attracted to it.

After all, he had said something that sounded like a confession before the first timeback, and Meruru had held his hand.

But that wasn't a confession.

At that time, my only purpose was to die; no other emotions arose.

However, the goodwill remained.

My first impression of Meruru Ice, the lingering fondness in my heart, and that close touch before the second flashback—it all comes down to Meruru Ice's incredibly impactful and unforgettable soft body.

The label 'soft and fluffy' has become tangible and real at this moment.

Tono Hannah: "..."

She seems to know... about this.

When she fell while changing her number plate, the minor scrape she suffered was healed by Melulu on the ice, who was extremely worried about her.

That's why she had this idea that 'Meruru on Ice might be a good person'.

correct.

What suddenly came to mind was that Meruru was blushing and covered in sweat at the time.

"—Hoshino." Thinking of this, Tono Hannah couldn't help but interrupt his narration slightly: "Did Meruru also...do that with Hoshino this morning?"

The exercise that comes to mind is one that results in a flushed face and profuse sweating.

Is there only one left?

“I didn’t do it,” he said.

And then, when Tono Hannah couldn't easily believe and accept it.

“I touched it,” he said again.

"Start with your hands, fingers, palms, wrists, and work your way up, gently pinching and stroking. Then move to your thighs and rub back and forth repeatedly. Finally, grab your waist with both hands, circle around it, and then pull back, using your thumbs alone to rub your skin."

The actions at that time were described in detail yet concisely.

He didn't think much of it while doing it, but when he described it to Hannah, even he himself felt that it seemed a little bit perverted.

But since we've come this far, let's just say it's clean.

“Labels, perceptions, and contrasts are all initial impressions. They might give me a good impression of Meruru, but not enough to make me like her.” After answering, Hoshino Utsunomiya returned to the original topic and continued:

"To put it bluntly, I came here with the goal of making myself like Meruru."

It is despicable, perhaps even disgusting, and full of ulterior motives, which taints the purity of love itself.

"Purpose..." As the lights dimmed and the surroundings became gloomy, Tono Hannah was almost falling asleep as she listened to Utsunomiya Hoshino's soft narration.

But the words that are being uttered, the words that are being heard.

She suddenly became much more awake.

"Wait, wait, wait, did Hoshino come in on his own?!"

Does "coming to like Meruru" mean that Hoshino was willingly dragged into this situation, or what?

“No, that’s not it.” Hoshino Utsunomiya thought for a moment and said, “But if I had known about the situation here beforehand, I might have actually tried to come in on my own.”

After all, this place is full of witches.

"Wow, you really are..." Tono Hannah couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

She was starting to admire him.

Is this some kind of overwhelming sense of oppression?

Hannah Tono was unaware that Hoshino Utsunomiya had previously expressed a desire to die at the hands of a witch.

This is what she can understand from her perspective.

He fell in love with everyone because he saw that there were only girls here.

A depraved and promiscuous woman.

"But what can I do? I did it voluntarily." With that, Tono Hannah slightly sat up.

A rustling sound came from the upper bunk.

She was getting ready for bed.

Although Hoshino Utsunomiya seemed to have not finished speaking, the feeling of being able to fall asleep while listening was quite nice.

Thick dresses should be placed at the head of the bed.

The girl, dressed in only thin clothing, slipped into the bedsheet.

The feeling of being close to the skin.

It's somewhat like the feeling he described, from his hand to his waist.

"I hoped that I could fall in love with Meruru, but Meruru accepted me with such tenderness. She allowed me to touch her body until I grew tired of her body."

"She will make a sound, she will exhale a sweet breath, she will blush, and unable to bear the feeling, she will say words of self-blame in a pitiful tone, and ask me to come again tomorrow."

"So, when she took my hand and said, 'Help me,'..."

“I will put my hand in, and I will become completely infatuated with her.”

"That's why I like Meruru Ice Ride."

Hoshino Utsunomiya breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, his affection for Meruru Ice Ride is probably proven.

The fact that the person answering was Hanna Tono and not Meruru Ice felt very strange to him.

But after this process of reflection, he could clearly understand that he did indeed like Meruru.

I like Meruru, and I like Noah.

These are both facts.

I like Hannah, and I like Coco.

These two will need some more time.

The voices faded into the cell, and a quiet atmosphere filled the air.