Chapter 72: Netorare Dragon
["You and Melusine have done something you shouldn't have in the living room at home."]
["There's… no turning back anymore…"]
Eikou looked at the text description in the game window.
In the pixelated in-game image, the two blurred figures entangled together sent a strong shock through his heart.
This… is clearly an 18+ game!
On the surface, it's a warm, wholesome family simulation game, but in reality, it's a forbidden adultery game?
No wonder Gawain turned tail and ran the moment he saw the game cartridge—it turns out he already knew this was a game that couldn't be shown to others!
"…"
Eikou stared helplessly at his in-game character, the stamina bar rapidly dropping.
["Your stamina is about to run out, do you want to change tactics?"]
["Go all out, save stamina, conserve energy, judge flexibly"]
Why is this section made into commands like a JRPG, and why is the most important option—run away—missing?
"Melusine-san, what exactly are you doing? Please be serious."
He spoke in a fluster.
"I'm getting used to the game's commands," the silver-haired girl said with a sweet smile.
"Who gets used to commands like you? People are still in the tutorial phase, but you're the only one who jumps straight into live combat right away!"
"Haha,"
Melusine laughed happily, her smile radiant and pure,
"I'm just like Morgan-sama, immersing myself in the in-game role. My character setting is 'unable to suppress feelings for the husband "Mochizuki Eikou"', and 'it's fine even if he already has a wife'. I will act this role seriously, and I won't suppress the romantic feelings in my heart!"
Eikou thought to himself, just how uncontrollable are her "romantic" feelings—she pounced within less than a minute of meeting him; even primitive humans from seven million years ago had more restraint than her!
"Sir Mochizuki, please cooperate with my performance as well. This is just a virtual game, there's no need to care too much about real-world morals."
So she does know about "morals," yet doing something like this in-game means her morals in real life have already shattered into pieces, you know!
This is bad, very bad.
She may look like a serious dragon girl… but deep down, is she actually the reserved type who plays wild in secret?
Is this Melusine's true nature?
All of a sudden, Eikou realized who it was under the table earlier, using those soft legs to tease him.
While her Queen was being affectionate with me, she was secretly flirting with the Queen's husband under the table—her courage is outrageous.
…It's over.
In a terrible game, he's caught the attention of an even more terrible woman.
["Your stamina is about to be completely drained by Melusine."]
["You hurriedly put your clothes on, wanting to escape from Melusine."]
["Melusine used the skill 'Exclusive Possession' on you."]
["Melusine used the skill 'Forced Love' on you."]
["Melusine used the skill 'Cuddling' on you."]
["Your will is collapsing; you no longer have the strength to resist Melusine's sweet embrace…"]
Why does she have so many underhanded moves! She's on a completely different level from our innocent family members!
Eikou even saw that the affection meter of pixel Eikou, which used to be for Baobhan Sith and Morgan, had now been replaced by pink hearts belonging to Melusine.
Perhaps these aren't even affection points—they're more like a "corruption index"!
If these hearts fill up, he doesn't even dare imagine what might happen…
"Melusine-san," Eikou blushed, lowering his voice, "please, I'm begging you, spare my character, stop doing things that make everyone uncomfortable… Morgan and I are still husband and wife, even if only in the game, I don't want to betray my family. Don't get involved with me anymore."
Hearing such a serious declaration, Melusine slightly widened her eyes.
Seeing those large round eyes that seemed to be thinking about something, Eikou couldn't help but wonder if he was being overly tense.
Moreover, there was a good chance she actually liked him.
Being told this outright was basically the same as being flatly rejected by him.
"I understand now…"
Melusine suddenly smiled as if everything had become clear.
"Sir Eikou, so you're the 'tsundere' type, huh? That makes me like you even more."
What kind of tsundere is this? How does it make her more interested? Does she really love stealing other women's husbands this much? And she's not even bothering to call me by my surname anymore—just straight-up calling me by my first name!
"…"
Eikou was so embarrassed he collapsed, unable to look directly, covering his face completely.
Please, Alaya-sama, I beg you—grant me a Grand Class so I can just finish this "Female Lancelot" off once and for all!
She truly lives up to the name Fairy Knight Lancelot—who knows what "Fairy Knight" is worth, but the "Lancelot" part has already reached max value.
Unable to communicate with Melusine at all anymore, Eikou decisively picked up his phone and sent a message to Gawain.
["Gawain, what the hell is wrong with you? Where in your brain got short-circuited that you'd buy a game like this? I've clearly misjudged your character, Knight of the Sun!"]
Gawain quickly replied: ["Actually, this game cartridge isn't mine."]
["Same difference! Thanks to you, my character is currently being violently forced into love by Melusine!"]
["Calm down, Sir Eikou, listen to my explanation…"]
Gawain immediately sent a flurry of messages.
["If I put it this way, you'll probably understand… This game was bought with money pooled together by Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan."]
["Oh, then I get it now."]
Eikou instantly realized.
Indeed, this didn't seem like the kind of game Gawain would buy—but if it were those two Round Table Knights infamous for their forbidden romance escapades, then everything made perfect sense.
What's more, this game's hardware requirements aren't low—it needs multiple headsets and two screens, so they could only come over to Gawain's house to play.
["Looks like you've figured it out. Don't be fooled by its warm, wholesome-looking exterior—it's not a family simulation game at all. If anything, it's like the game 'Don't Cheat On Me'!"]
["Gawain, you mean to say…"]
A chill ran down Eikou's spine.
["Sir Eikou, exactly as you're thinking—this is a game with the theme of catching someone cheating."]
["The four players are split into two groups: one is the cheating side, the other is the catching side. So you and Melusine are on the cheating side, right? Then you two have to find every possible way to hide… your Lancelot acts, making sure the family doesn't find any evidence of the affair, and definitely not getting caught in the act."]
["Meanwhile, my mother's role and Baobhan Sith's role are to find proof that you're cheating, then catch you and Melusine, and after that, impose the harshest possible in-game punishment on you!"]
Damn it, this is absolutely not a family game at all!
If Morgan finds out—forget the game—even in real life we'd both be subjected to extreme punishment, you know?!