I started dating a cute girlfriend I met during my eighth grade days when we reunited in high school. - Chapter 26
Translator: Galado
Editor: Matsu
Proofreader: AJ1703
- Halloween Party <The Witches Feast>
We ate lunch as usual in the astronomy club room. Beni is really happy eating pasta with tomato meat sauce that I made, although it is not that very tasty since I was on duty today. Next time, I should ask Eriko about some tips for cooking.
When I looked at Beni, she smiled and opened her mouth.
“I’ll make sure you’ll remember the event that will take place tomorrow.”
“Oh, of course. After all, we’re having a Halloween party at Beni’s house.”
“Yes, it’s Halloween, and there must be a lot of evil spirits that have been driven out of their homes. So I’m going to welcome them. You don’t have to dress up, I won’t too. But you have to bring some candies. Otherwise, they’ll play tricks on you.”
“Oh, you’re not going to dress up as Beni?”
I would love to be pranked by Beni, but I felt that if I told her that honestly she would pull me away, so I decided to keep my mouth shut. Halloween party huh… It has become famous as a costume event in the last few years, but it is originally a Celtic festival to celebrate the autumn harvest and to drive out evil spirits.
[TL/N: There are a lot of theories regarding Halloween. The most common one is from Celts. But it’s correct that it came first from Europe, probably because of Christianity.]
Beni wants to gather in her room the evil spirits that have been cast out and increase their magical power. Sounds kinda witchy to me. As a Knight of the Black Dragon, I think I’ll bring my favorite sword and some snacks just in case. Oh, but no masquerade. I would have loved to see Beni in cosplay. Even though I’m definitely going to meet a witch…
“What’s with that look? You want me to dress up? You can beg down on your knees and say, ‘I really wanted to see it, Beni-sama.’”
“I really wanted to see it, Beni-sama!”
“Hah! What happened to your pride as a Knight of the Black Dragon?!”
I immediately got down on my knees. It was my favorite girl in disguise. I immediately threw away my knightley pride. Beni looked at me like I was a fool.
“Well, okay, …let me know if there’s anything you’d like to eat with it, and I’ll take as many requests as I can.”
“Yes, I’d prefer some Yggdrasil leaves, a dragon flesh dripping with its blood, a lump of wheat blessed by God, the living blood of a saint, and the residue of a jack-o’-lantern.”
“Oh, so you want a salad, medium-rare steak, some bread, tomato soup, and a pumpkin pie to finish it off. Yeah, I think I can do that. You’ll definitely enjoy it.”
Yay, a home-cooked meal by Beni! And so I was looking forward to seeing Beni’s costume to motivate me for the Halloween party. Wow, I’m so excited!
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I brought some souvenir sweets and I also was dressed well so as to not act rude, and I also brought the sword of the Black Dragon Knight to ward off evil spirits. I’m ready! I tapped the chime of Beni’s house with great enthusiasm. I’m nervous because this is a formal invitation.
“Yes, I’m on my way.”
“Um, I was invited by Tanaka-san today. My name is Kisaragi Shinya.”
Wondering if I was acting too formal, I bow to the woman who opened the front door and greets me. I think Beni called her “onee-chan” or something like that. She was a beautiful woman, just like I imagined how Beni would be when she became a college student. Except for the breasts… No, I don’t like big tits, no, seriously. The previous DVD was also an intellectual curiosity.
And it’s also because of that, the time stop genre is not for erotic purposes either, but rather to enhance your power as a knight of the black dragon by searching for such… magic. No really, I’m being serious here.
“Oh. I believe you are the time-… Sachiko’s boyfriend, aren’t you? I’ve heard a lot about you. Come on in. Oh, that sword is in the way, so put it in the umbrella stand.”
Wait, that woman just looked at me and said “time”. My name doesn’t have the word “time” in it… Where did she know that? Also, my cursed sword Fafnir is not an umbrella…
“Excuse me for intruding.”
“We’re almost done getting ready, so just wait here. Is coffee okay for the being?”
I entered the house and was shown into the living room, not Beni’s room. It was an ordinary living room that was well kept. There are no chuuni elements at all. The concealment of the fact that it is a witch’s mansion is perfect. I put my hand on the coffee served to me.
“So how far you two have gone?”
“Haha, We’re both busy so we didn’t do anything.”
“Heeh, you’re pretty calm.”
I answered her with a sly grin and a nasty smile on my face with plenty of time to spare. I, the Knight of the Black Dragon, have read so many novels, and I’m expecting this kind of conversation to come up.
She looked a little bored and puckered up her lips as if she was dissatisfied with my reply with a wry smile on her face. I think she just looks like Beni here.
“Sis, have you seen my Witch of Hades <Halloween Ver> costume I put in here? There’s some weird stuff in there instead.”
“Ah, that weird outfit is here. If you want me to return it, come over here.”
“You’re saying something stupid again… If I don’t hurry, Shinya will come.”
“I know you’ve been working hard since this morning, cooking and all. I hope your beloved boyfriend will come soon.”
‘Ugh, Onee-chan no baka!” (TLN: “Big sis, you idiot”)
Beni’s voice echoes from the hallway. Hey, doesn’t Beni know I’m here? I look at the sister and she is holding her index finger up to her mouth with a nasty smile on her face.
“I’m satisfied now… Hehe…”
“Ah, he-hello there Beni…”
Beni appeared. She was wearing a cat ear catsuit on her head, a bikini-like swimsuit that covered only her breasts, and shorts with a tail which was a little naughty.
When she saw me, she instantly went back to her room while she was blushing.
“Wh-wh-wh-wh-why are you here already?! You idiot!”
“Haaah, it was fun.”
Her sister was laughing hysterically when she saw me stunned and Beni rushing out.
“I welcome you once again. Isn’t my sister adorable? She may not have told you this, but our parents aren’t here today, and I’m going to a Halloween party at a friend’s house, so no one will be around, but don’t you do anything weird to my sister, Mr. Boyfriend-san~.”
The witch’s sister seems to be an even meaner devil. She smiled at me as if she were the demon king who leads heroes to their doom. I think she’s teasing me. But I got to see Beni dressed a little naughty, so it’s not so bad… or rather it’s NICE!
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Afterword
Lmao the last part, very NICE.
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Halloween wasn’t really a thing in Japan until the l
90s. It was definitely popularized by a certain mangaka who was an Otaku for all things American to the point she moved to New York. Watch the godawful American arc in the Marmalade Boy anime for reference, as well as her volume extras in any number of works.