『Room of No Exit Without Sex』
I had seen it in a book in my previous master’s room.
It was a spell created to match elf couples without breeding impulses, using the power of the “Mysterious God,” also known as the “God of Prosperity and Abundance,” Inias. It was a “barrier magic” that would keep men and women trapped until they either had sex or solved a riddle.
I heard that creating such magic requires a grand wizard to chant incantations day and night for a week, so how did this magic end up being used around me?
With this level of magic, I should have recognized it…
During the past month, I only felt the magic power of my master using barrier magic.
No way… my master wouldn’t use such a spell.
She probably used it last time to sneakily eat ice cream.
So then, who could it be…?
“Hey… Yuren? What does it say over there?”
“I’m curious too. Yuren!”
While I was in deep thought, Sylvia and Sora asked about the words written on the wall.
It seemed that the three, including Julia, didn’t know Elvish, so they had no idea what was written on that wall.
“Oh!? It… it says it’s a room that opens when you solve the riddle.”
Not being able to honestly reveal what was written to the girls, I told a little half-truth instead.
Then the three of them glared at me with terrifying eyes and said,
“Is that true?”
“Really?”
“Is it really true, Yuren?”
“I-it’s true!”
From my perspective, the three didn’t seem to know Elvish.
So, I figured that my claims would solve it, but suddenly the words on the wall began to change.
The characters on the wall transformed into a common language used throughout the continent, reading:
『Room of No Exit Without Sex』
– To exit this room, you must either solve all the riddles or have sex. –
I guess the God of Riddles and Prosperity couldn’t stand my lies.
Oh, what a kind spirit.
The three who learned the truth attacked me with very frightening gazes.
“Yuren…”
“Yuren, you liar…”
“……”
Unable to endure their gaze assault, I shifted the topic.
“Le-let’s solve the problems first! If we solve the riddles, we can get out of this room quickly!!”
Yes, the important thing right now was to escape this room.
I headed towards the wall that resembled a door.
There, a pile of puzzle pieces that clearly looked like a problem was stacked, and it read:
『Match the Spellbook』
– Perfectly match the following spellbooks. –
Could this be a picture-matching game?
Judging by the puzzle pieces and their size, it looked like about 500 pieces.
The other three approached the puzzle door, following me.
After looking at the puzzle, they said,
“What should we do? There are too many spellbook pieces, Yuren.”
“Like Julia said, this seems way too hard.”
“Wh-what do we do?”
Indeed, the shattered spellbooks had such complex designs that they were challenging to recognize.
Even with magical knowledge, it would be nearly impossible to assemble this.
If it were usual, that is.
“Everyone, just step back for a moment; with matching picture pieces, it’s easier to start with the key landmark pieces.”
I instructed the three to step back and began assembling the puzzle using my picture-matching know-how.
Who would have thought that the puzzles I worked on during my downtime in my past life would actually help me now? Truly, you never know what life holds.
Tap… tap… tap… tap…
“Uh… Yuren?”
“Yuren… you don’t need to try so hard.”
I thought I heard a voice behind me, but I was so focused on matching the pieces that I didn’t pay much attention.
I utilized all my brainpower and completed the entire puzzle after about ten minutes.
“OK! All done.”
Boom…
Once the puzzle was completed, the enormous stone door began to open as lightly as a feather.
“Oh! The door is opening! Let’s go, everyone.”
I shared the good news of the door opening with everyone, urging them to move to the next room.
I felt like we could escape this 『Room of No Exit Without Sex』 if we kept this up.
But why do the three of them… have those looks in their eyes?
Did I do something wrong?
I hurried to the next room, avoiding their gazes.
*
Yuren and the three arrived at the next room.
The next room was strange, filled with a blue bed, alchemical tools, and a blazing fire.
“It’s pretty hot in here because of the fire.”
“Y-yeah, it is. Hot. Yuren.”
Sylvia and Julia fanned themselves, sweating profusely from the heat.
The droplets of sweat on their negligees began to reveal their figures, and Yuren desperately turned away from the sight.
“Wow, this bed feels cool.”
Sora, who sat on the blue bed, exclaimed at the refreshing chill.
While the girls were moving towards the bed, Yuren approached the table with the alchemical tools.
There, it was written:
『Create the Fire Dragon’s Potion.』
– Combine the following ingredients to create the Fire Dragon’s Potion to pass through the flames. –
Upon seeing the problem, Yuren seemed to have figured out the answer already.
“Looks like it’s another one of these problems.”
The potion that would prevent burning from the flames, Yuren had learned how to make this potion for the first-grade exam in the past.
Using the alchemical tools, Yuren started to diligently create the potion.
Meanwhile, Sylvia on the bed said,
“Hey… Yuren? This bed feels cool. Come over and join us…”
“I’m done!!”
Having completed the potion, Yuren drank it down, experimenting to see if it would be fine after plunging himself into the flames.
“I’ve made potions for everyone; let’s hurry on to the next room.”
“Let’s do that…”
“Right…”
“Sure…”
The three, acting like zombies, took Yuren’s potion without much enthusiasm and walked into the flames.
“W-what’s happening with everyone?”
Left alone in the burning room, Yuren felt flustered.
*
After that, a series of various problem rooms appeared.
There was the math knowledge-based 『Ancient Coins』,
the absolute ear-required 『Finding the Voice of the Forest Spirit』,
and the ancient runic script decryption task of 『Yura Kingdom Rune Decoding』.
At first, Julia and Sora couldn’t solve the problems, but by the end, they found themselves in real trouble not being able to figure anything out.
But Yuren somehow solved everything.
He drew upon all his past life knowledge and current magical experience to crack the problems and moved on to the next room.
Was I not going to escape forever?
Just as that thought crossed my mind, an unexpected problem presented itself.
『Women and men, kiss each other.』
It seemed like the God of Riddles thought, “Well, at least please do this,” the three couldn’t hide their joyful expressions, seeing a glimmer of hope.
But then Yuren…
“I guess there’s no choice…”
suddenly started to take off his upper clothes.
“Y-Yuren!? What are you doing right now?”
“Th-that’s true; it’s a little sudden.”
Julia was startled by the sudden removal of clothing, which she had anticipated but did not expect.
Yet, what Yuren said shocked the three even more.
“Oh! Don’t worry, I’m just taking this off to gather magic.”
“Magic?”
“Yeah, I’m going to break this barrier now.”
At Yuren’s proclamation of breaking the barrier, the three were taken aback.
“What!? Breaking it?”
“Break it?!”
“After solving the problems, the barrier has weakened a lot, so with this amount of magic, I think I can destroy it directly.”
As he said that, Yuren began to gather magic in both hands with a serious expression.
Feeling he was genuinely going to blow up the barrier, Sylvia’s patience, which had been held back until now, finally erupted.
Craaack!
“S-Sylvia?”
In a sudden move, Sylvia leaped into Yuren’s arms, pushing her chest against him.
Yuren’s magic scattered into the air as he was caught off guard.
While Yuren was still trying to comprehend the situation, Sylvia looked at him with moist eyes and said,
“Yuren… do you dislike us?”
“Exactly, Yuren… do you really hate doing it with us?”
Julia, stuck to the opposite side, chimed in as well.
Faced with the two girls’ onslaught, Yuren’s pent-up feelings exploded, and he shouted,
“Of course not!! Do you know how much I’ve been holding back!!!”
“Then why won’t you have sex! As a man, don’t let your lower brain rule you!!”
At Sora’s unexpected words, the room fell into silence.
“Sora…”
“Sora…”
“Sora, you…”
『Wow-』
Sora’s shocking words captivated the attention of everyone, even the watching deities.
Only then did Sora realize what she had just said and wanted to hide in a mouse hole.
“So, what I mean is…”
At that moment, when Sora’s face flushed bright red, appearing as if it might explode, Yuren approached her and embraced her.
“I’m sorry, Sora. I didn’t mean to corner you like this.”
“Y-Yuren!?”
In that moment, everyone’s hearts were conveyed to Yuren.
