‘Why are Emily and Mary...’

Seeing the two of them as new guards made me freeze momentarily.

When Mary's eyes met mine, she blushed slightly with an expressionless face and waved her hand subtly.

Emily, on the other hand, smiled mischievously, like a predator eyeing its prey when our eyes met.

‘...Come to think of it, it would be easier to escape with the help of the guards.’

I naturally assumed that, like Raphne and me, both of them would enter as prisoners here.

That was a short-sighted thought.

Getting along with Diena comes second; without escaping, nothing else matters.

If all four of us were prisoners, the difficulty of escaping would be high, but with Adrian's power placing two as guards, the difficulty drops significantly.

Adrian's decision made perfect sense to me.

However...

‘...For some reason, Emily's gaze is unsettling.’

Given that I've been transformed into a female, making my heart tender, looking into her eyes felt like a mouse staring at a snake; my body stiffened, and I felt a chill.

Soon after roll call ended, my anxiety came right to the forefront.

"Prisoner number 2508. You have an interview. Come out."

“An interview? All of a sudden?”

“Yes, Emily and Mary said they want to talk about what happened yesterday. Follow me.”

“…I suddenly feel sick.”

“Do you want me to make it real?”

“No, I'm feeling better already.”

It seems that with Adrian's power, Emily and Mary were manipulated to appear as guards with quite a high level of achievement on paper.

Thanks to this, even the female guard who gave me candy addressed them with honorifics, treating them as equals.

‘But an interview?’

It seems that through Adrian's influence via the warden, Emily and Mary have been granted a certain amount of authority.

Isn't he being too accommodating just because they're his friends?

Raphne and I are treated as prisoners.

Considering this, wouldn't it have made more sense to just make all four of us guards?

"Ken!"

"It's okay, Raphne. It's just an interview. Besides, it's both of them."

"...Okay."

Raphne, worried about me, obediently sat back on the bed at my words.

She seemed a bit dissatisfied, but it looked like she wouldn't cause a scene like in the shower room.

With that tension in mind, I followed the guard to the interview room.

The rusty sound of the old iron door echoed as it opened.

Inside, there was a decent-looking iron desk and three chairs.

Two women sat side by side, looking in my direction.

"Thank you, Rietil. I really wanted to see the troublemaker who caused yesterday's incident."

"Oh, it's nothing at all. If you need anything else, please let me know."

To what extent Adrian's influence had reached, I wondered, as the guard called Rietil treated Emily with extreme politeness.

Emily, familiar with such behavior, waved her hand dismissively.

Witnessing this, I felt even more tense and swallowed hard.

Creak... thud.

Soon, the guard named Rietil left, closing the door and leaving only me and the two female guards in the enclosed interview room.

"Ken!"

"Thank goodness, you seem alright."

As soon as Rietil left, the two women paused briefly before immediately embracing me.

One on each arm.

With my lovely fiancées hugging me like that, my tension finally eased, and I could smile naturally.

“Oh, thank goodness. You weren’t trying to bully me.”

"Bully you? Me?"

“No, more like...”

When I awkwardly looked at Emily, our eyes met, and she tilted her head for a moment before giving a cat-like smile.

“Hehe, what’s this, Ken? Were you expecting it a little?”

Then, blushing, she gently tickled the nape of my neck.

“Kyaa!”

“Hehe, chubby Ken was cute too... but it’s kind of fun seeing you so shy even as a girl.”

“Emily. No matter what, I can't just watch you hurt Ken.”

Seeing me trembling at Emily’s suggestive words, Mary shot Emily a stern look and cautioned her.

Emily, in turn, playfully smiled and patted Mary’s shoulder.

“Oh, I'm just kidding. It’s just a little affectionate play between Ken and me. I mean, Mary, you also sometimes sit on Ken's lap and snuggle, right? It's similar.”

“Is it, really?”

Mary looked up at me naively, her stern look fading as she listened to Emily.

I had no choice but to nod at Emily’s poking gesture at my side.

Now even Mary couldn't protect me...

In the past, Mary would have stood up for me against Emily’s teasing.

Unfortunately, Emily is now my lover.

Her actions, as she says, are just her way of showing affection.

I made the decision to marry three women, so I have the duty to accept her peculiar sexual desires.

At that, I nodded with a cold sweat forming on my forehead.

"Then it should be fine."

"Hehe, did you hear that, Ken? Let's have some good time later. I've always wanted to try being a guard."

"I didn't really want to be the prisoner, though."

"Oh dear, are you whining in front of me now?"

"I'm sorry..."

Emily caressed my cheek and smiled seductively, seemingly finding me even cuter as a woman.

For some reason, my heart raced, yet I also felt a chill.

"So, do you need an opportunity to get close to this Diena person?"

After that, I entered a meeting disguised as an interview with the two of them.

Fortunately, with Mary and Emily joining as guards, handling things here seems to be much smoother.

From the American prison break dramas I watched before, there were always guards posing challenges to escapes.

Because of that interference, the protagonists always faced hardships.

But now, I'm in a situation where those guards are allies.

Moreover, based on the attitude Rietil, a guard, showed earlier, it seems like the two of them have a favorable standing.

With this, my freedom here should be fairly assured.

"Luckily, having taken down that Giant fellow, even the other inmates are afraid of me."

So now, the only thing left is to establish connections and get closer with Diena.

"Is there any way we can do that?"

"Um... if it's that, I have a good idea."

"Oh! What is it?"

Emily seemed to have an idea, her eyes sparkling as she pointed her index finger.

Mary and I looked at her in admiration, and Emily smiled confidently.

"Move it properly! You guys should be the ones repairing the public facilities you destroyed, shouldn't you?"

Swoosh!

The sharp sound resonated as Emily lashed a whip across the floor of the shower room.

‘No, it’s certainly a good idea…’

Currently, I was stirring cement, preparing to repair the wall of the shower room that I had broken.

Then Emily, who was beside me, approached and pinched my side.

“Ah, ouch!”

“What was that look just now? Do you not want to do it?”

“N-no, that's not it…”

“Hmm… no matter how I see it, your gaze seems arrogant.”

“…Pardon?”

“Get down.”

“Pardon?”

Emily, face flushed and letting out a strangely rough breath, ordered me.

“A chair, be a human chair. I've always wanted to try this.”

Caught off guard by her real intentions showing, Emily cleared her throat, attempting to return to her harsh guard persona.

“Are you talking back? Hurry up and get down! I'll make you realize your position.”

Unable to resist Emily's authoritative voice, I helplessly got down on the floor.

“With such a big chest and bottom. How are you ever going to do any work properly?”

“I’m sorry…”

“I’m just a useless prisoner unless I'm Emily's chair. Repeat it.”

“I-I’m just a chair for Ms. Emily…”

As soon as I finished speaking, Emily laughed joyfully and slapped my backside.

I caught sight of her flushed face and heavy breathing.

No, she’s enjoying this way too much.

“You and you, go fetch more materials from the storage together since we’re running low.”

Despite everything, Emily diligently performed her duties and, once satisfied with indulging in her hobby, assigned Diena and me to fetch repair materials from the storage.

As I left the shower room, Emily gave me a playful wink.

My heart skipped a beat for a moment, and I blushed as I turned away.

‘What is this, have I developed a masochistic tendency?’

Honestly, the chair situation earlier might not have been that bad...

No, focus.

If I keep indulging in Emily's hobbies, living a normal life might become difficult.

I should stop this once we escape.

Yes.

‘...Well, maybe sometimes.’

I found myself musing, remembering the feeling of Emily's bottom on my back earlier.

"Um, excuse me… Are you okay?"

At that moment, Diena, who was accompanying me to the storage, hesitantly spoke to me.

She seemed concerned, glancing at me with reddened cheeks.

‘...Oh, it had such an effect.’

I silently admired Emily for this inside.

Humans, especially women, tend to empathize and feel compassion for others.

In a situation where a fellow prisoner repairing the shower room is punished alone...

Diena, being a woman, feels sympathy for me.

And it becomes an opportunity for us to grow closer.

‘Well, it’s not like Emily intended this.’

Still, since it helped in the end, being her chair wasn't so bad after all.

"Yes, I'm fine. It's because I didn't try hard enough."

"But still, that was too much. I saw that you were definitely working hard… She sometimes gives you strange looks."

"R-Really? Haha..."

Diena seemed confused regarding Emily's odd behavior.

As we talked, we arrived at the storage room and went inside.

Feeling it might be risky if this topic continued, I quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Diena, what brought you here?"

To create a bond, it’s important to find common ground.

For us prisoners, that common ground is usually talking about the crimes we've committed.

...Does this make sense? I'm not sure, but as we keep talking, we’re bound to become closer.

"Well, everyone here has a similar story. My colleagues and I tried to carry out a magical explosion terrorism during an international conference at the Royal Palace, but we were stopped."

Her innocent smile didn't match the fierce nature of her statement, so I couldn't genuinely laugh.

"And you, Kenna? What brought you in here? If you did something with Raphne, it surely wasn't a small matter."

"Huh? Ah, well, I..."

Come to think of it, creating common ground requires sharing a similar experience.

The problem is, I've never actually committed such a crime.

'...Uh, what should I do?'

Should I make something up? But creating a massive incident that would lead two people to be imprisoned here...

Just then…

Bang.

“Huh, what?”

“T-The door suddenly closed by itself…”

The storage room door, which had been open, suddenly shut on its own.

Clang, clang.

And then it wouldn't open.

Startled, I shook the handle, but the door wouldn’t budge, so I peered through the iron bars of the door.

There I saw Mary peeking up at us, and our eyes met.

She gave me a nonchalant thumbs up.

It seemed to mean something like, ‘Get to know each other in there.’

“…Um, Diena, the door seems to be locked, and it won’t open.”

“What?! Then what should we do?”

“Let's wait a bit… If someone passes by, we can ask them to open it for us.”

Despite the surprise, I decided to make the most of this perfect opportunity created by Mary and Emily.

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