Chapter 2
Challenger/Challenger
Part 1
Kingdom of Elchea, Capital of Elchea— Western Region, District 3.
After threatening the boss to stay in the Inn, the siblings didn’t even last one night before
wordlessly checking out. However, the second morning had already arrived for the siblings who
were currently lodging in Stephanie Dora’s ho.
No, to be exact— on the second morning, the siblings had arrived in the bathroom of her house.
".......Nii.......I hope.....you can explain."
The naked s.h.i. ro asked while being shampooed.
"Explain? If it is about the cleaning scene, then there won’t be any sort of developnt if it isn’t a
bathing scene, should I explain more?"
"........Nii...........bathing scene.......otherwise..........grade schoolers.............are, perfect
NG’s[16]......" "Don’t worry little sister, the infamous [Mist block] will play a role, and make the
scene [Pure]." Sora gazed at the unnaturally thick mist in the bathroom and said this.
"Could it be, because of this reason, you actually ’boiled up the entire bath’?" Steph responded
with a dumbfounded expression while was.h.i. ng s.h.i. ro’s hair. "Exactly this reason. This is an
important place after all."
"Did you know, because of this, the servants had to needlessly burn that much firewood?" And
after boiling the bath, it was common sense to not soak into it.
Senselessly wasting all that water to create a mist effect.........
"If you want to say it like that, then what about a particular person who gets to enjoy such a large
bath and still has the audacity to accuse soone of being wasteful."
"—Guuu...."
(As expected of the lineage of royalty.)
Steph was actually much wealthier than what Sora had imagined.
The house was built with Roman-styled infrastructures, so it would not be inappropriate to call it
a [Castle], much to the chagrin of the siblings who only knew j.a.pan. Furthermore, the personal
bath that Steph had was s.p.a.cious enough to fit ten people inside.
The baths, which were also Roman-styled, were currently boiled up to make the scene [For all
ages].
With this level of luxury displayed, people really couldn’t help but wonder if this was really a
house from a race that was on the verge of destruction.
"And also, I’m sorry. Because my sister hates to take baths— She also stubbornly believes that
[This includes even if an eleven-year old girl is in an eighteen-year old’s ero book] so she
wouldn’t let
help her wash, which explains why she rarely takes a bath. But yesterday she
said that if it was in a clean scene then it was okay, so I thought there was no reason not to take
advantage of that."
"........Guuuu......Nii, hate."
But the bottom line, this rule should be the most applicable to Steph. s.h.i. ro lanted, implying
that she was protesting.
"Little sister, if you take care of yourself then you will beco super beautiful, so be a good girl
and take a bath." "......It’s fine.....if I’m not a beauty."
"Your brother loves a beautiful s.h.i. ro." "........Guuuuuuuuuuu........"
Muttered s.h.i. ro in a low voice. She found it hard to complain more after hearing Sora say that.
But it will be fine either way.
No, they had attracted unpleasant emotions due to their intimate relations.h.i. p as siblings, but this
fact was ignored. Compared to that, there was sothing even more concerning that was at hand.
(This situation. Why did it happen in the first place?)
(Why am I was.h.i. ng a fully naked s.h.i. ro’s hair, while Sora is wearing clothes and standing on the
opposite side?) "—Sora.......why, do I have to wash s.h.i. ro’s hair?"
—No, it shouldn’t be this thorough.
These queries were raised after suffering from a deep remorse on why she did not reject him
before. "Did you listen to what I said? It’s because if you don’t do it, s.h.i. ro will refuse to take a
bath."
"Do- does it even matter to ?!?" "Un, you want to let
see?"
"He—h.e.l.l no! I am just asking if you are intentionally creating more trouble for !"
"Rest a.s.sured, Steph. I will use my [Additional asures] to appreciate and feel your naked body
later." "—Wuh!"
Being told off like this, Steph blushed and covered her body.
But on the other hand, hearing the indication that Sora might have interest in her allowed her a
sense of "peace of mind".
Thinking that Sora was looking for a hole in the wall in which he could peek through, Steph
surveyed the room. "But now, even if included — You can’t blindly trust this [Mist block]."
"...........Huh?"
"Just like after my bath, my "little brother" would rise up, or the mist block is too insufficient to
block off my little sister, then that wouldn’t be M18[17], but issued ban." [18]
"—Th-this, ah.."
Steph didn’t understand what Sora had just said.
But most importantly, Sora had no reason to peek over.
However, this was the limit of understanding that Steph has, which couldn’t be helped.
What was set in the bathroom were two mobile phones and laptops.
And Steph didn’t know that the two tiny holes were caras.
— After the bath, s.h.i. ro would confirm the screen, if there weren’t any problems, they would
start watching. So in Sora’s heart, he swore to repress the impulse of wanting to go back to that
world.
Part 2
"Fuu......how comfortable......" ".....Muwuuu........hair slippery........very ticklish...."
While waiting for s.h.i. ro to finish, Sora hurriedly took a shower himself.
The seemingly refreshed Sora was in total contrast with s.h.i. ro’s unhappy look.
—It appeared that, it was exactly what Sora had ntioned earlier, after s.h.i. ro’s white hair was
being combed.
Her gently wavy hair, which was as white as snow, was drawn down. Accompanied by that
porcelain-like white skin and coupled with her red eyes...she was just like a doll produced by a
professional craftsn.
"It would be fine if you’d remain in this state forever. Really, it’s such a waste." "....Anyways,
apart from Nii.......won’t show it."
Speaking of which, Sora did also have a hearty appearance after he shaved his stubble. How to
say it.
(Wh-what a failure.....)
Staring intently at Sora, Steph desperately tried to suppress her nosebleed, that.....
Currently, Sora did not have the vile feeling that he emitted out during their first eting, but
instead had the hearty image of a [Good Youth].
However— The problems didn’t stem from here.
Trying desperately to endure the forthcoming gus.h.i. ng nose bleed, Steph blurted out. "Y-you,
both of you— get dressed!"
—Steph got so shocked that she stood up, while the siblings, with only towels wrapped around
themselves, replied. "......Didn’t you say you wanted to wash our clothes? We only have those
clothes to wear...unless they’ve already been dried?"
Said Sora, who didn’t expect that dryers would exist in this world.
"Th-that, that.........then I will prepare you so clothes— male, do we have male clothes to
wear.......gu, guuuuu...................why did it end up like this.........."
Grumbling, Steph turned around and left to search for clothes.
—10 minutes later.
The exact sa location as before, Steph was currently kneeling on the ground with her head
down, deeply regretting what she had done.
(Wh-what a failure.....)
"Ho ho, this is a butler’s uniform— the so-called [Tuxedo], right..........although moving around
in it is quite inconvenient, it’s quite interesting, like cosplay! And it matches with the white
lining."
Standing in front of the drooping Steph, was a butler-dressed Sora. "............Fluttering, too much.
Inconvenient for movent......."
And s.h.i. ro who was wearing Steph’s dress from when she was a child.
This was her satisfactory choice after searching for suitable clothes that would fit both of them.
There was only the servant’s clothes for the n— which was the butler’s uniform.
Similarly, for clothes suitable for an eleven year old girl, only the clothes that she wore in the
past could be acceptable.
The gesture of both siblings, were like of a highborn Ojou-sama with her personal butler beside
her.
Steph stole another glance again.
Probably because of his slender body and broad shoulders, the subtle butler kind of style
perfectly matched Sora, which made Steph’s heartbeat pound furiously.
Looking at the little sister who looked like his master, Steph’s heart clenched for the third ti.
"Really, a failure...." "Hmm? What’s wrong?" "Nothing at all!"
Carelessly misspeaking out her inner anxiety, Steph hurriedly shook her head. Patting on her
knees that were still planted on the ground, Steph stood up.
But if this slender girl’s mind could be easily perceived, then Sora did not resent the eighteen
years of being a virgin. Whispering to himself.
"Slept, refreshed after a bath— Steph." "Hm, ah, eh? Wh-what is it?"
"What are you panicking for. Erm....this house............this building........castle?"
For the Tokyo-born Sora, he was unable to cla.s.sify what Steph’s "residence" type was within his
cognitive range, but he concluded that this was [Just fine].
"Does it have a library or a stack room where books can be accessed and reviewed?" "Ah,
yes...............there is one..........what are you going to do?"
"Steph, are your ears bad? Didn’t I say I want to review the books?"
"Th-that of course I heard it! I am just asking what do you need to check!" "Check
what...........hmmm, naturally about all the things in this world." "—[This World]?"
Steph was sowhat confused about these words that would normally co out of inhabitants
from a different world.
"......Nii, that.....we haven’t told her yet."
Said s.h.i. ro with a dejected expression, seeming unwilling to accept her dried hair. "—Hmmm?
That? Is that so?"
"Erm...I don’t understand what you are saying?"
"Ah, how to explain this. This will feel awkward explaining things now."
This kind of topic, whether if it was believed or not, could be said to be the biggest obstacle.
Sora thought carefully on what he should say in order to gain trust.
—Scratching his head, he sighed.
It was obvious that Sora was showing a troubled expression. Then, without affectation, he
casually said,
"To put it simply, we are [From a different world]. So we want to acquire knowledge of this
world."
—Just like that.
Part 3
They were guided to the library— or what looked like one.
Almost the sa proportions as a high school library, it was actually Steph’s [Private stack
room]. Huge amounts of books filled the bookshelves that were neatly arranged against the wall.
Although they wanted to investigate sothing— "......Eh, Steph."
"Hmm? What is it?"
Sora unexpectedly ran into a huge obstacle.
"—The common language of this country, it isn’t j.a.panese?"
Holding the book that was in a foreign language, Sora hugged his head and groaned.
"j.a.panese? I don’t quite understand, but the natural lingua franca for the human species is
[Human language]." "Whoa............a really super, straightforward world."
Obviously there wasn’t a problem with communicating. Yet the text written in the book could not
be identified. ".........Then, are you guys really from a different world?" "Yeah, I know you’ll find
it hard to believe—"
People wouldn’t believe Sora’s words, but rather think that it was a plot in a story. Even Sora
didn’t expect to be trusted easily.
"Ah, no. On that point, I have never doubted it."
Hearing Steph’s soft reply, Sora could not help but be stunned. "Huh? Why?"
In return, the conversely shocked Steph also replied.
"You ask
why.......the Elves who possess high level magic were originally summoned from
another world, so this is not an eye-catching thing. Moreover, looking at your appearance, it was
certain that you were not people of this country, but you could only be human........"
—After all, there was only one country left for mankind. "Ahhh.......that’s right~. This is a
fantasy world after all~.......Fuu." Seeming to be too paranoid, Sora sighed deeply.
Once again, he flipped through the foreign book and scratched his head.
"Hmmm........it is indeed troubleso to not be able to rely on our general knowledge. Can you
rember it...........s.h.i. ro?"
"........Un."
"How?" ".....Un."
Sora and s.h.i. ro.
They seed to be exchanging information with a communication thod known only to the
siblings. Casting their line of sight on the books, both of them fell silent.
Unable to stand this awkwardness, Steph sighed. "......So, what should I do?"
This ti, she would probably have to [Contribute] and be a tutor for both of them, which could
not help but add a little self-deprecating flavor.
But, Sora who had moved his sight away from the book, proposed sothing different. "No.
What I want is sothing different."
Hearing that, Steph suddenly rembered what had happened last night and this morning, before
a.s.suming a defensive posture.
Even though Steph would not be surprised if she heard dozens of Perverted-H things coming
from his mouth— "Could you answer a few questions for ."
"— Okay.......ah, huh? That, no problem."
Hearing sothing unexpected yet serious, Steph stroked her chest in relief. Putting on a serious
face, Sora continued.
"Yesterday, when I groped your chest, you had no resistance, so why did you hit
when I tried
to flip your skirt, just why— okay, okay, I’ll be serious, that was just a joke........."
Feeling the penetrating gaze of Steph, Sora’s gaze once again fell back onto the book. "Hmm, I
often hear the words ’Human race’, so what are the other ’Races’, then." Looking like she had
heard an incredible question, Steph rejoined.
"...........Is there only the human race in Sora’s world?"
"Well, at least the only form of interaction we have should only be with that of a [Human]—
so?" "Ah, guu.......this, eh...."
As they had claid, they were not from this world, so what should be clarified first. After
considering this point, Steph began talking.
"Firstly— do you know about [G.o.d’s words]?"
"How the [Ten Oaths] ca into being? We heard it from so choir group by the fountain not
too long ago." "I understand...— then— "
—Cough cough.
"The so-called [Races], for which the [Ten Oaths] were laid down for, are the intellectual 【
Sixteen Races】 ." "Sixteen races......"
"With the [Ten Oaths] as the basis, the rights to encroach, violate, destroy, and mutually kill for
the 【 Sixteen Races】 — were all taken away, and the result was, war disappeared from this
world."
"......I see. And I was originally wondering where would the food co from — but it turned out
that the [Oaths] were only limited to intellectual life."
While flipping through the book, Sora felt quite satisfied with what he had said. Seeing this,
Steph sighed and muttered ’How smart’ in her heart, before continuing.
"However, let’s see, using gas to determine ongoing wars. Which are also territorial battles—
’Gambling for the country’. Even as we speak, soone would most likely be playing this sort of
ga."
[Gambling for the country]— Sora had so reaction to this previously heard phrase.
"—The human race’s country is only left with Elchea, right?"
".........Currently, it is indeed true...........even though it was not said that other races would have
only one country— but for the human race, we are only left with Elchea."
— Even till here.
Sora kept asking questions which he had already known the answers to.
And comparing with this world, their own world seed to have more common sense. Which
ans,
"So if there is no war, why fight for territory? Can’t interlocution solve anything?" ".....Guu,
that....."
But, s.h.i. ro replied instead of the halted Steph.
"...........Resources are limited...........as long as continuous propagation is infinite........sharing will
also be limited...............leading to common demise."
"Y-yeah. Just like that!"
Hearing the opinions of s.h.i. ro who had s.n.a.t.c.hed her chance to speak, Steph hurriedly nodded.
"........You...didn’t even consider that before, right......."
Because s.h.i. ro answered first, Sora, who did not receive the perception a resident of this world
might have, helplessly watched Steph.
"Wh-wh-what are you saying, this type of thing!"
—Indeed, she did perceive all of this as "common sense
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