— — — — — — —
After rewarding Mahiru, Lynn took a moment to check on Kanoe Yuuko and Yurikawa Hana.
"Haah! Take this!"
Hana was full of excitement, her fists wrapped in golden energy as she ruthlessly smashed a zombie's skull.
"Hmm..."
"She really suits this power."
Lynn then shifted his gaze to Yuuko.
In this zombie-infested world, her ghostly state gave her a huge advantage.
The zombies couldn't see her. They couldn't even hear or feel her.
So she could slaughter them without resistance.
"Looks like you two are adapting quickly," Lynn commented.
Hana's eyes sparkled. "Ah! Boss!"
Then, without hesitation, she clung to Lynn's arm. "Boss! This otherworld stuff is amazing!"
"But… um…"
She hesitated, her cheeks slightly flushed as she mumbled in a small voice, "I'm… a little hungry."
Hungry?
Lynn checked her condition.
She had burned through a lot of life energy.
Thinking about how life energy could be replenished, he considered something.
Would Shizuka's recovery potion work just by drinking it?
"Rei, get a bottle of Recovery Potion No. 15 for Hana."
"Yes!"
Miyamoto Rei quickly brought over one of Shizuka's recovery potions.
Lynn handed it to Yurikawa Hana. "Try it out."
Without hesitation, her eyes lit up as she popped open the bottle and gulped it down.
"This milk is amazing!"
Hana looked blissful.
She never expected there to be such high-quality milk in the world!
This was pure happiness!
'…This milk...uh?'
Miyamoto Rei, who stood nearby, had a complicated expression.
'Forget it… Let her figure it out on her own.'
Meanwhile, Lynn was observing her condition.
Her life energy, once reduced to a tiny ember, suddenly flared back to life.
Shizuka's recovery potions were definitely effective.
On the other side, Kanoe Yuuko had also floated over after spotting Lynn, immediately hanging her body over him.
She took a deep sniff, her gaze turning a little… amused.
"So many different girls' scents…"
Her Master was quite the harem protagonist.
In just a short time, she had already gotten familiar with the other Familia members.
And they were all beautiful girls!
A small excitement stirred within her.
Would Lynn do this and that with her too?
The loneliness she had endured for sixty years...She could feel it bubbling up again.
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By evening, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana left the Apocalypse world together.
Hana cheered, "Finally, I can go home with Miko again!"
Seeing her so happy, Miko couldn't help but smile.
"Hana, how does it feel to be part of the Familia?"
"It's so much fun!" Hana was brimming with enthusiasm.
"Everyone in the Familia is amazing! Boss is so cool!"
"And the milk is delicious!"
"…Milk?"
Yotsuya Miko's smile froze.
That very questionable potion…
If it wasn't necessary, she'd honestly rather receive Lynn's magic replenishment directly.
Just thinking about it made her heartbeat quicken a little.
And then, she inevitably thought about Mahiru's reward.
Her expression turned dazed.
Everyone… was being so bold.
Not just Saeko and the others, but even Mahiru.
Even Utaha-senpai seemed to be preparing something.
Only she was doing nothing...
Other than magic replenishment, there hadn't been much real progress.
The other girls in the Familia all lived under the same roof as their Master.
Only she still went home separately.
…Oh. And now, Hana had joined too.
Even though she was new, Miko understood that it was only a matter of time before Hana got eaten by their Master.
After all, every girl in the Familia…Was part of their Master's responsibility.
After all, they were all beautiful.
— — —
In a Luxury Apartment
Yukinoshita Yukino lay in bed, her gaze slightly unfocused.
Then—
A cursed spirit crawled onto the ceiling above her.
"Can you see me? Can you see...meeee?"
Yukino's expression stiffened slightly, doing her best not to show any reaction.
But under the covers, her hands clenched tightly.
Yeah…Even at home, she was surrounded by cursed spirits.
She pulled out her phone, shifting her gaze naturally to the screen.
Just then, a message popped up.
[Yui: "Yuki… I'm so scared…"]
Yukino's fingers froze for a moment.
She bit her lip, guilt welling up inside her.
If it weren't for her…Yui wouldn't have ended up like this.
If she had just listened back then, if she hadn't stubbornly entered the old school building… everything would have stayed normal, right?
This was all her fault.
And she had even dragged Yui into it.
She bit her lip harder, her eyes growing misty.
She was so… so useless.
At the very least—
At the very least, she had to save Yui!
Should she seek help from the Supernatural Research Club?
Her thoughts were scattered.
No… first, she would check the shrine.
Maybe there was a way.
If not…Then she'd have no choice but to turn to the Supernatural Research Club for help.
After all, out of everyone she knew,
They were the only ones who could handle something like this.
— — —
Apocalypse World
Kasumigaoka Utaha sneaked into Busujima Saeko's room, looking around cautiously.
Seeing that Lynn wasn't there, she let out a sigh of relief.
Then, she took out the outfit she had stuffed in her bag.
The exposed bunny girl costume.
Her cheeks flushed.
This outfit was way too… too much!
She held it up, looking at the lower part of the design.
How could it be… that revealing?!
She took a deep breath.
"Screw it! Just change!"
Forcing down her embarrassment, she put the outfit on.
And immediately—She felt so exposed.
She let out a small whimper before throwing herself onto the bed.
Burying her upper body under the blanket, she left her lower half uncovered.
The moment Lynn walked in, the first thing he would see would be a pair of beautiful, black-stocking-clad legs, slightly parted, with soft curves…
There was no way he could resist!
Utaha felt that her strategy was perfect. "At least becoming the fifth isn't that bad."
— — —
Half an hour later
Lynn was about to make his usual trip to Saeko's room.
But on the way—
He was stopped by Takagi Yuriko, who had been waiting for him.
She smiled slightly, a mature charm in her expression.
"Lynn-sama, I have a favor to ask. Would you mind coming to Saya's room for a moment?"
Lynn raised an eyebrow but followed her.
The moment he entered the room—He saw Takagi Saya.
Face flushed, body bare, eyes avoiding his as she fidgeted.
Meanwhile, Takagi Yuriko remained calm, offering him a gentle smile as she—Slipped out of her clothes and gracefully knelt down.
"Please, Lynn-sama…"
"This might be the only value I have left."
Lynn looked at her for a moment—And didn't hesitate.
When someone willingly delivered themselves to his doorstep, how could he refuse?
Without a word, he pulled Yuriko into his arms, pressing her against the wall.
— — —
Saeko's Room
Kasumigaoka Utaha, half-asleep, vaguely heard some… strange sounds.
She had been hiding under the covers for too long and was starting to feel lightheaded from lack of oxygen.
"Huh?… What is going on?"
"These sounds seem familiar."
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