He moved his body on his own while constantly talking to me.

“Liri, are you going to abandon us?”

“Why would you think that?”

“You want to go back to your world. The world where the gods live.”

“Didn’t you read the entire story?”

Yuno grimaced, seemingly in pain.

They see me as the female protagonist, and the female protagonist never runs away. Instead, she finds happiness by their side.

“It says we’ll be together forever—”

“—But the ending was missing!”

Yuno’s front was eventually damp with sweat. He held me tightly and caught his breath.

I know.

The diary that I presumably wrote seems to have been deliberately torn, and the novel was old and the last part was missing.

They said the novel disappeared the moment I was summoned.

I remember everything but pretended not to know.

Because I need to figure out how this world became like this, or if there’s a way for me to escape.

“I asked because I don’t know. You never showed me.”

“Oh, right. I’m sorry.”

“So show me.”

Yuno stubbornly kept his mouth shut.

If he was annoyed, he should offer something in return.

“We brought you here by force, so you’re going to leave, right?”

Exactly. He knows well.

“So that’s why it’s not possible.”

This guy?

“I don’t want you to leave.”

Yuno, sitting up slightly, shook his head.

Tears that had been hanging at the corners of his eyes sparkled in the air.

“I don’t want to. Stay here.”

In his wet eyes, I could see my reflection.

After a moment of contemplation, I asked a question.

“Yuno, what would you do if I died?”

“Liri is going to die? Why?”

Yuno’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I was just asking.”

“What kind of damn thing would try to kill Liri?”

“It’s not that; I’m human too, and I’ll die someday.”

“But Liri is a goddess. She can’t die.”

I shouldn’t have asked that.

Wait, am I really not going to die? Maybe I won’t even age?

After a moment, Yuno muttered in a very small voice.

“…If Liri dies, I will destroy this world.”

Ding dong ding dong!

That’s the correct answer for a response to the female protagonist.

I don’t know what the process is like, but the conclusion is the same.

The female protagonist had a moment of pain, and Yuno had said something like this then.

‘If something goes wrong with Titi, I’m going to wipe out this world.‘

The reason I don’t particularly like being called “Liri” is that it feels similar to the female protagonist’s nickname, “Titi.”

The female protagonist, Titianna.

That wasn’t her original name; she changed it to fit this world after coming here.

The male protagonists called her Titi.

…Why do I keep confirming these things?

If Yuno’s mouth says something different than what I expect, would it erase part of my plan to escape this place?

If I’m not the female protagonist, but they want me to be…

A bitter smile appeared.

I gently stroked Yuno’s beautiful blonde hair, and he pressed his cheek against mine.

“Don’t even think about leaving, Liri. If you do, I’ll lock you in the magic tower for life.”

In a nasal voice, Yuno kept talking.

***

I drank 2 liters of water infused with Yuno’s magic every day.

After drinking for a whole week, I had my magic checked by Yuno.

“…Liri, you don’t have any magic in your body.”

“What?”

“In a way, that’s an incredible ability, Liri.”

Yuno’s cheeks were flushed with excitement.

“I can’t even feel a trace of magic. It seems like Liri expels magic from her body!”

One of the wizards beside us chimed in with sparkling eyes.

“Shall I lend you my magic? Let’s see if other people’s magic can accumulate!”

“Do you want to die?”

Yuno’s expression instantly turned cold as he glared at the wizard.

“How dare you suggest that my Liri consume your magic?”

Yuno, who was holding me tightly, looked like he might kill the wizard at any moment, and I pinched his soft cheek.

“Don’t say such scary things.”

“Yes.”

Yuno quickly calmed down and nodded, and I gestured for the wizard to leave.

The wizard left quickly, looking grateful.

I had forgotten that Yuno could act like a puppy, but the personality of the tower master was quite eccentric.

“Hm, this makes it difficult to learn magic.”

I thought I would develop some decent abilities, but is it really impossible?

Yuno seemed to notice my disappointment.

“I’ll do my best to help Liri learn magic somehow.”

He grabbed my hand tightly and shouted.

“If it can’t be done, I’ll make it happen. For Liri’s sake!”

Indeed, the persistent tower master.

Who made him like this?

Well, me.

I did a good job for once.

Yuno was excited and began giving me various magical items. They were completely unrelated to escape or fleeing.

“If you place the magic stone here like this, ta-da!”

“Wow! Whoa!”

It was like a fireworks display!

Colorful sparks flew through the air and popped loudly.

“Is it okay to do this in the magic tower? What if there’s a fire?”

“Don’t worry, if there’s a fire, water will automatically spray out.”

Well, it’s a place that often burns things during experiments, so they probably have that covered.

Taking advantage of the moment, Yuno wrapped his arms around my waist and pressed his lips against mine.

Maybe he was short of breath; he quickly pulled away and looked at me with a dazed expression.

“Liri, let’s—”

“—No.”

“Why? Why do you always say no?”

Yuno, with tears brimming in his eyes, looked beautiful. When he took off his gla$ses, his damp eyelashes were visible.

Oh no, how did he know I was weak against this?

“Liri.”

“I said no!”

Before he could respond, I pinched both of his soft cheeks and shouted, causing Yuno’s face to flush bright red.

…Don’t get carried away with this…

“Liri, please pull my cheeks again.”

Now I wanted to cry.

But my hands were still diligently twisting Yuno’s cheeks.

“Ah, that feels good. Do it harder.”

With an angelic face, Yuno seemed to enjoy the pain, and I sighed but held back.

Just when my fingers started to hurt and I couldn’t pull anymore, Yuno suddenly leaned in closer.

“Just a moment, Liri.”

“I said I’m not doing it.”

“Not that, I want to find out why you have no magic.”

His golden eyes sparkled ominously.

Though he smiled brightly, he seemed to exude a dark aura from behind him.

It was the energy of a mad wizard eager to unravel a symptom never seen before.

“First, I’ll directly infuse my magic into you.”

Yuno merely pressed his lips against mine, and a chilling energy entered my body.