「ルシオくん!」
「なにをするんですの!? おやめなさい!」
昼下がり、外から帰ってくると、屋敷の中からナディアが飛び出してきて、直後にベロニカが追いかけてきた。
二人はおれの前に立って、言い争う。
「いいじゃん、ルシオくんに判定してもらうのが一番だよ」
「その必要はありませんわ」
「あるよー。ちゃんと白黒つけるべきだよ」
「そもそもそのことに優劣をつけるのはおかしいことですわ」
「優劣じゃなくて自慢したくならない? ああ、わたしの方がこんなに――って」
「うん自慢。それに知りたいじゃん、あっ、やっぱりそっちもそんなに――ってさ」
おれの前で言い争う二人。
いや言い争うと言うよりも、ナディアが一方的に押しつけて、ベロニカがたじたじしてる、って感じだ。
「待て待て」
おれは二人の間に割り込んだ。
「話が見えないぞ。そもそもなんの話だ? おれに判定して欲しいってなに?」
「なんでもありませ――」
「ルシオくんって、好き好き度を確認できる魔法を使える?」
「好き好き度を確認......? 好感度を可視化すればいいのか?」
「多分それ!」
ビシッ! と指さされた。
ナディアはかなりテンションが高い。一方のベロニカは唇を尖らせて拗ねてる様な顔。
よく分からないけど、その顔は――。
「そそる」
「いやなんでもない。えっと、これでいいのかな?」
手を二人にかざす、脳内検索の一瞬でヒットした魔法を使う。
「『ラブパラ』」
魔法の光が二つのパネルを産み出した、パネルはそれぞれ一つの、三桁の数字がある。
ナディアの前にあるのが121で、ベロニカにあるのが197だ。
「わー、出たね。ねえねえ、これってどういう感じ? わたし達がルシオくんの事の好き好き度?」
苦笑いする。好き好き度はナディアらしい表現だがなんか慣れない。
「まあ、そういうことだな」
ナディアは二枚のパネルを見て、ベロニカを見て、手で口を押さえて「ふむ」って笑った。
そして肘でベロニカをつっついて。
「やっぱベロちゃんもルシオくん好き好きじゃん」
「うぅ......」
ベロニカは真っ赤にうつむいた。
好感度を暴露されて、更にからかわれての二重に恥ずかしい状態だ。
「そ、そんなことありませんわ! これは何かの間違いですわ」
「でも数字出てるよ?」
「それがおかしいのですわ。あたくしがあなたにこんな大差をつけるなどありえません。何かの間違いです」
ナディアがおれに聞く。
「間違いっていうか、変動してるからって言うか。今この瞬間の数字なんだよこれ」
「今の?」
「そう今の」
頷いてやると、ナディアは頬に指を当てて、考えた。
そして、おれに抱きつく。
「大好きだよ! ルシオくん!」
おれの首に抱きついた状態でいってきた。
すると、彼女の数字が上がった。
121、122、123――、と、一気に140まで上がった。
「おー、本当に上がった。うん、それくらいだよね」
「うん、さっきよりちょっとだけルシオくんの事を好き好きしてみた」
よくわからんが、ナディア本人としては納得出来る数字だ。
だが、それはベロニカの悲劇でもある。
おれの首にしがみついた状態のまま、ベロニカと彼女の数字を見た。
198、何故かちょっと上がってる。
「ち、違いますの。違いますの!」
「いいじゃんいいじゃん、ルシオくん好き好きで。ベロちゃんもルシオくんのお嫁さんなんだから当たり前の事だよ」
「それは! ......そう、かもしれません......けれど」
「そうだ! ねえベロちゃん、勝負しようよ!」
「勝負?」
「うん! どっちがよりルシオくん好き好きになるのかの勝負」
「そんな勝負なんて――」
「勝った方がルシオくんにいいことをしてもらえる」
「い、いいこと?」
ベロニカはうつむき加減でおれをちらっと見た。
ほんのり頬を染めてる――何を要求するつもりなんだ?
「......いいですわ」
「ただし、こちらからもルールをつけますわ。競う間、彼に触れてはいけない」
「触っちゃダメなの?」
「触れてあがるなんて当然ですわ」
「うーん......それもそっか」
よく分からないルールを提示されたが、ナディアは納得した。
ベロニカの言うとおり、さもそれが当然であるかのように。
「わかりましたわ」
おれを置き去りにして二人で盛り上がる。
見てて楽しいから、おれは空気ソファを出して、観戦モードに入った。
合図と共に、二人は同時に動いた。
まずはナディア、彼女はいつだったか見たような、自分の体に腕を回してニヘラ顔になった。
「うへへ......ルシオくん、そんなところだめだって」
どんなところだ。
一方のベロニカは彼女らしくおへその辺りで手を揃えた上品な仕草で、同じように目を閉じていた。
その顔は徐々に赤くなっていく。
「これ以上は出来ませんわ!」
何ができないんだろうか。
方やもうダメ、方やもう出来ない。
内訳を聞くのがとても恐ろしい。
「ねえルシオくん、今のどっちが勝ち?」
「勝敗の基準は? 現在値? それとも上昇値?」
「じゃあ上昇値で。ベロちゃんもそれでいい?」
「ええ」
「ならナディアだな。僅差だが」
「やた!」
「......」
小さくガッツポーズするナディア、口をあけてぽかーんとなってしまうベロニカ。
「残念だったねベロちゃん」
「......三本勝負ですわ」
「え?」
「三本勝負で二本先に取った方が勝ちにしますわ」
「いやしますわって。後出しもいいところだろそれ」
二人はいったん屋敷の中に戻っていく。しばらくして、同時に何かを持って現われる。
ナディアはココが愛用してるおれの人形を、ベロニカはおれの普段着、その上着を持ってきた。
二人はそれをもって、おれの前に立って向き合う。
「クンクン」
「スー、ハー。スー、ハー......」
いっせいに匂いをかぎ出した!
「ルシオ......」
変態だー、二人とも変態だー。
何が変態なのかっていうと、パネルの数字がぐんぐん上がってるところが一番変態だ。
しばらくして、二人は示し合わせたかのように匂いを嗅ぐのをやめた。
「大した事ありませんわ」
なんか称えあうような感じになってる。
「うーん、今度もナディアの勝ちだな。僅差だけど」
ナディアが二本先取した。
これで終わるのかと思いきや。
「よーし、じゃあ二回戦やろう。三本勝負を全部で五回戦ね」
「......望むところですわ」
続けるのかよ! っていうかなんで勝ったナディアが提案してるんだよ。
二人は勝負を続けた。ビックリする位の接戦で、ナディアが五回戦をストレートで三回取った。
勝負してる間に日が沈み、夕焼けの中、勝者と敗者は向き合っていた。
「く、悔しいですわ。あたくしが遅れをとるなど」
言葉通り悔しがるベロニカ。最初の頃のいじっぱりはどこへやらだ。
「こうなれば夜の部ですわ」
「ってまだやるのかよ! つうか今までのがもしかして昼の部? 夜の部って同じ三本勝負の五回戦をくりかえすの?」
「当たり前ですわ」
何を馬鹿な事を、という顔を二人がする。
「次はどうします?」
「ルシオくんとお手々をつなぐ! それだけ」
二人がそういって、おれの手をつないでくる。
勝負が続く、パネルの好感度の数字がグングン上がる。
深夜まで続いた勝負は、ナディアの勝利で幕を閉じた。
そして、翌朝。
「二日目いくよ!」
「望むところ、今日こそ勝ちますわ」
「だからなんで勝った方が決着先延ばしにするんだよ」
おれは突っ込んだが、それとは関係なく、二人の嫁は実に生き生きしてて楽しそうだった。
[Lucio-kun!] 
[What are you doing?! Please stop!] (Veronica)
Afternoon, when I returned, Nadia jumped out of the mansion, and soon after, Veronica chased after her.
The two stood in front me, and argued.
[Isn't it fine, making Lucio-kun decide would be the best] 
[There is no need for that] 
[There is?. We should make this clear] 
[In the first place, that is not something that needs to be judged which one's better] 
[Not like judging which one's better, but don't you want to brag about it? Like "ahh, I am being -- this much"] (TL: the -- is actually at the end of the sentence in the raws, but can't translate 'cause sentence construction are different)
[Un, brag about it. And, you'd want to know right, like "Ah! It was really -- similarly"] 
The two argued in front of me.
No, rather than arguing, it felt like Nadia was pushing one-sidedly, Veronica was stuttering.
[Wait, wait] 
I got between of the two.
[I can't tell what you're talking about. In the first place, what is it? What's the thing you want me to judge?] 
[It is nothi--] 
[Lucio-kun, can you use a magic that can show the likes and loves degree] 
[Show likes and loves degree......? Do I only need to visualize favorability?] 
[That's probably it!] 
*Bishi!*, she pointed at me.
Nadia was quite in a high tension. On the other hand, Veronica was pouting her lips in a sulking face.
I don't know what's it all about, but that face--.
[Enticing] 
[No, it's nothing. E?to, is it like this?] 
I reached out my hands towards the two, with an instant of searching inside my mind, I used the magic that I found.
[{Love Parameter} ] 
The light of the magic created two panels, each of the panels has 3 digit numbers.
The one that was in front of Nadia was 121, and 197 on Veronica's.
[Wa?, it came out. Ne?, ne?, how's this? Our likes and loves degree to Lucio-kun?] 
I laughed wryly. Likes and loves degree is very Nadia-ish, but I really can't get used to it. (TL: Favorability= koukando, likes and... = sukisukido)
[Well, that's right I guess] 
Nadia looked at the two panels, looked at Veronica, and placed a hand over her mouth and laughed like "Humu".
Then she tapped Veronica with her elbow.
[As I've thought, Vero-chan also super likes Lucio-kun] 
[Uu......] 
Veronica blushed and looked down.
She's like twice embarrassed with her favorability exposed, and made fun of.
[T-That's not true at all! This is some kind of a mistake] 
[But, the numbers are showing you know?] 
[That is the strange part. There is no way that I would have this difference from you. There should be some mistake] 
Nadia asked me.
[You can say that it's wrong, or you rather, it's changing. This is the number right now] 
[Right now?] 
[That's right, right now] 
After I nodded, Nadia placed a finger on her forehead, and thought about it.
And, she hugged me.
[I love you! Lucio-kun!] 
She said to me with her arms around my neck.
And then, her numbers increased.
121, 122, 123--, just like that, it increased up to 140.
[Oh?, it really went up. Un, about that much huh] 
[Un, I super liked Lucio-kun slightly better than earlier] 
I don't get it, but, it was a number that was completely convincing for Nadia herself.
But, that was also Veronica's tragedy.
With arms around my neck, I looked at Veronica and her number.
198, it increased a little.
[I-It's wrong. That's not it!!] 
[It's okay, it's okay, super liking Lucio-kun. Vero-chan's also Lucio-kun's wife so it's a normal thing] 
[That is! ......that, might be true......but] 
[I know! Ne?, Vero-chan, let's play a game!] 
[A game?] 
[Un! a game where who would be better on super liking Lucio-kun] 
[A game like that--] 
[The person who would win can do "something good" with Lucio-kun] 
[S-Something good?] 
Veronica stole a glance on me while still looking down a slightly.
Her cheeks were flushed--what is she planning to ask for?
[......alright] 
[However, I will also add a rule. During the game, you can not touch him] 
[I can't touch?] 
[It is normal to increase if you'd touch] 
[U?n......well, that's true] 
A weird rule was given, but Nadia was convinced with it.
As if she completely agrees with what Veronica said, as if it was a very natural thing.
[I understood] 
Leaving me behind, the two were fired up.
It's fun watching, so I made an air sofa, and entered spectator's mode.
Together with that signal, the two moved at the same time.
First is Nadia, she was making a grinning face while hugging her body with her arms that I probably have seen before.
[Uhehe......Lucio-kun, stop?, not there?] 
What "there".
On the other hand, Veronica was placing her hands on her tummy with an elegant gesture that was very like of her, and was closing her eyes just the same.
Her face was gradually getting red.
[I can't?, no more than that?!] 
I wonder what she can't do.
The first one's "don't", and the other one's "no more".
It is very scary to hear what they're really about.
[Ne?, Lucio-kun, who's winning right now?] 
[What's the criteria for winning? The current numbers? Or is it with the increase in number?] 
[The increase in number then. Vero-chan's fine with that right?] 
[Yes] 
[Then, it's Nadia. Just a little, though] 
[I did it!] 
[......] 
Nadia made a small guts pose, and Veronica was like *Poka?n* with her open mouth.
[Too bad, Vero-chan] 
[......it's a three-game match] 
[Eh?] 
[It's a three-game match, and the one who would win is the first two win two] 
[No, two wins, you say. Are you sure that's fine being told afterwards] 
The two returned inside the mansion for once. After a while, the two appeared while holding something.
Nadia was holding my doll that was Coco's favorite, and Veronica had my clothes, she's holding my shirt.
The two held that, and faced each other in front of me.
[*Kun*, *Kun*] (Smells)
[Su?, ha?. Su?, ha?......] (Breaths in)
They started to smell them!
[Lucio?......] 
There's a pervert?, there's two perverts?.
If you're asking what's "pervert" about it, the most perverted about it is that the numbers in the panels are rapidly increasing.
After a while, the two stopped smelling as if they had timed it together.
[It is nothing to be mentioned] 
Somehow, it was like they're praising each other.
[U?n, this time is also Nadia's win. Just a little, though] 
Nadia won twice.
I was thinking that it was the end with this, but.
[Yo?sh, let's go to round two. It's five rounds of three-game matches okay] 
[......just what I wanted] 
They were going to continue! I mean, why is the winner Nadia suggesting it.
The two continued the game. It was surprisingly very fierce, and Nadia won the bout by winning three straight rounds.
The game continued until the sun fell down, and under the setting sun, the victor and the defeated were facing each other.
[S-So frustrating. To think that I would be inferior] 
Veronica got frustrated just like she had said. I wonder where her confidence in the beginning went.
[If it's like this, it is the night part] 
[You're still going to continue! I mean, was the thing up until now the afternoon part? Are you going to do five rounds of three-game matches in the night part too?] 
[Of course desu wa] 
The two made a face that was like, "a foolish question".
[What should we do next?] 
[Hold hands with Lucio-kun! Only that] 
The two said that, and held hands with me.
The game continues, the numbers in the favorability panel are rapidly increasing.
The game that continued until midnight, ended with Nadia's victory.
And, in the next day.
[The second day, let's go!] 
[Just what I wanted, I will surely win today] 
[That's why I'm telling you, why is the one who won extending the results] 
I pointed that out, but regardless of that, my two wives were very lively and having fun.
Manga wo Yomeru Ore ga Sekai Saikyou ~Yometachi to Sugosu Ki mama na Seikatsu~
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