Notes:
() - Heroine's thoughts, Blue Text - Flashbacks
Snake - Black Butler Collab - Main Story
Chapter 1 - The Man Covered in Snakes
Kingdom of Poison, Morfan*... Among the silence, sunlight was shining through the trees. There were cute small red berries and brightly colorful flowers in full bloom.
T/N: Sakia's kingdom
(All of them are probably poisonous.)
A lot of poisonous plants grow in this kingdom. People would lose their lives by becoming charmed by their beauty and get a rash after touching them or eating them.
??: "Danger lies beyond their beauty." Says Wordsworth.
MC: Snake-san.
When I turned around, Snake-san, who has a snake wrapped around his arm, was looking at me from afar.
Snake: ..."We haven't been able to find a way back home." Says Oscar.
MC: ...Seems like it.
Snake-san, who came from another world, somehow wandered into the Dream World. From what I've heard, while he was on a luxurious cruise, it got engulfed by a thick fog and he ended up here...
(I want to help him find a way back home, but I don't know where to start... I kind of feel bad.)
Snake: ! "T-There's no need for you to take responsibility." Says Dan...
A shadow was casted over his eyes...
(He came here from another world... Who would've thought that there'd be someone like me.)
MC: Snake-san... Don't give up, I'll help you find one somehow. I'll do whatever I can.
Snake: ...
His eyes that were facing down looked at me...
Snake: "You... aren't scared of us?" Says Dan.
(Scared?)
MC: Why?
As I was looking at him, Snake-san looked away perplexedly.
Snake: "I-It's nothing!" Says Wilde.
Multiple snakes showed themselves from his back.
(They surprised me at first, but...)
I returned a smile to the snakes that were staring at me...
Chapter 2 - Unexpected...
Searching a way back to his former world, we walked in town, where people's footsteps were coming and going...
(Huh?)
When I looked at Snake-san, he seemed to be walking while hiding his face.
///Choices///
- What's wrong? (☼)
MC: Snake-san, what's wrong?
Snake: ..."If you stay close to me, you'll get mocked as well." Says Dan.
- Are you cold? (☽)
MC: Snake-san, are you cold?
Snake: ..."If we don't do this, you'll get odd looks." Says Dan.
///Choices///
Snake-san said that softly while looking down.
MC: ...What do you mean?
When I got closer to him, Snake-san stepped back in return and kept a distance from me.
(Could it be that he's self-conscious about his looks...?)
His expression with his eyes closed conveyed his sadness to me.
MC: ...I don't think so. In this world, there are all kinds of people.
When I told him that honestly, Snake-san nervously looked at me. Even the snake on his shoulder was looking at me with it's round eyes.
MC: Uh... Emily?
Snake: "No. I'm not Emily, I'm Oscar!" Says Oscar.
MC: I-I'm sorry.
Multiple snakes showed themselves from Snake-san's back.
Snake: This one is Wilde, that one is...
Suddenly, Snake-san pointed towards my shoulder.
MC: ...!?
Without realizing it, one of the snakes was on my shoulder.
(That surprised me...)
Snake: "Let's get along." Says Keats.
As Keats was looking at me, he stuck his long tongue out.
(How cute.)
Snake-san slowly looked around town.
Snake: ..."Looks like we won't be able to find any clues here." Says Oscar.
MC: ...
(A way for Snake-san to return to his former world...)
When I thought about it...
MC: Snake-san, how about we try going to the royal palace?
Snake: "The royal palace!? W-Why?" Says Goethe.
MC: The royal palace has tons of information. We need to hurry and find you a way back home.
I remembered how uneasy I was when I first came to this world.
(I want to do something for him somehow.)
Snake: ......"Okay. We'll go with you." Says Dan.
MC: ...Okay!
Then, Snake-san and I headed to the royal palace...
Once we've received an audience with the king, we discussed about it...
King: ...My apologies, I don't think we can help you.
In the end, we were unable to find a clue.
MC: No... My apologies for bothering you while you're so busy.
After I bowed, we were about to leave the audience chambers and...
King: ...Traumerei Princess.
I heard the king's voice behind me.
MC: Your Majesty?
When I turned around, the king seemed to have taken a deep interest in Snake-san's snakes.
King: ...Actually, we've been trying to process research for a new drug with the use of snake venom. As you can see, it's difficult to bring over rare snakes to our home. If it's all right, we would like you to aid in our research.
Snake: ...!
Towards the king's sudden proposal, Snake-san became speechless.
Snake: ...
(Snake-san seems troubled...)
MC: Um... My apologies. We don't really have much time to spare.
King: True, it was sudden... My apologies. For asking that of you.
After hearing that, Snake-san lightly sighed.
Snake: ..."Thank you. You were very helpful." Says Emily.
Relieved, Snake-san's expression eased up a little.
MC: You're welcome.
When I happily smiled, he looked away bashfully...
Chapter 3 - His Efforts
As the sunlight was shining in from the window, the darkness was starting to come in... In the room that was prepared in courtesy of the king, we sighed.
Snake: ...
While Snake-san was silent, he looked outside the window.
///Choices///
- Do you want to try to help? (☼)
MC: ...Do you want to try helping them?
Snake: ! "No... That's..." Says Keats.
- Are you thinking about the research? (☽)
MC: Are you thinking about the research?
Snake: ..."No. But, I'm a little curious about this kingdom." Says Oscar.
///Choices///
After murmuring that, Snake-san slowly turned towards me.
Snake: "This kingdom deals with all kinds of poison." Says Emily. "Also... No one was looking at us oddly. Aside from that, they wanted our help." Says Dan.
As he said that troubledly, it didn't seem like he was refusing to help.
MC: I think poison will bring happiness to everyone... Especially Sakia... The prince of this kingdom would surely welcome you.
Snake: "Welcome... us?" Says Oscar...
Very surprised, Snake-san widened his eyes greatly.
MC: Yes. Of course.
Snake: ...
He touched his own cheek.
Snake: ..."Give us some time to think about helping them." Says Webster.
Snake-san's snakes nuzzled closely to him as if they were trying to ease his worries...
......
The next morning...
Servant: Big trouble...! Engage the castle security.
Maid: The window in the room has been damaged! They most likely broke in through there...
(What...!?)
It seems like there's a commotion going on in the royal palace... When I went out into the hallway to check it out, a servant and maid were going around in a panic. Even Snake-san, who was beside me, was watching puzzledly.
MC: Um... What's happening?
When I called out to a butler that was passing by, he bowed apologetically.
Butler: My deepest apologies for all the noise. The truth is, the poisonous snake that we've received has been stolen...
MC: A snake!?
Snake: ...!
Butler: Despite that it was heavily secured...
(Stolen, he says...)
Snake: ...
Snake-san placed his hand on his chin and thought about something.
(Snake-san?)
After a while, multiple snakes appeared from Snake-san's shoulders and started moving around freely as they looked left and right.
Snake: "Over there." Says Goethe.
(Eh...!?)
As soon as Snake-san murmured that, he ran off.
///Choices///
- Be surprised (☽)
(Could it be that he knows where the thief went...!?)
Just as he stopped in surprise...
Snake: "You're not coming with us?" Says Wilde.
- Go with him (☼)
Not wanting to lose sight of him, I quickly followed him from behind.
Snake: "Sorry for running so suddenly." Says Emily.
///Choices///
MC: Snake-san, could it be that...
Snake: "Yeah, I know their scent." Says Webster. "Also, stealing a snake, that's unforgivable!" Says Wilde.
(Snake-san...)
MC: I see... Let's go after them!
Going after the thief, I followed him from behind...
Along with Snake-san, we arrived at the forest that was outside the castle.
(Ah...!)
Deep within, we came across a few men.
Snake: "You guys are the thieves!" Says Wilde.
??: ...!!
Rustling through the plants, they tried to get away.
(Ah...)
The moment they thought they could escape...
Snake: "You think you could escape!" Says Wordsworth.
Taking Snake's words as a signal, the snakes started charging after the men with their ferocious fangs.
MC: ...!
Man: Waaaaah!
The snakes wrapped themselves around all the men and constricted them, so that they wouldn't get away.
(That's...!)
I saw a snake that was inside a cramped transparent bottle as it stuck it's long tongue out.
(The snake that was stolen from the royal palace...!)
While the thieves were writhing in pain, their faces turned pale quickly...
(Oh no, if this keeps up...!)
MC: Snake-san...!
Snake: ...
When I suddenly shouted, Snake-san looked at me. At that moment, the snakes that were constricting the men loosened their grip a little.
Snake: ..."We won't kill them." Says Dan.
Just as I became relieved, we suddenly looked at each other.
MC: Thank you so much, Snake-san. You're amazing!
Snake: ..."It was nothing. It's not a big deal." Says Oscar.
When he looked away, I noticed that his face was turning red a little...
Chapter 4 - Taking a Step
In front of us, there were dishes that would be a waste to eat...
(Such luxurious dishes...)
King: You really saved us. The thieves were people from a rival kingdom... Goodness, how careless of us.
Filled with gratitude towards Snake-san for capturing the thieves, the king held a feast for him.
Snake: "It's not a big deal though..." Says Wilde.
As he said that, he was trembling somewhat happily...
///Choices///
- You were so cool (☼)
MC: You were so cool when you caught the thieves.
Snake: ...!
Snake-san's cheeks instantly turned red.
- Stare at him (☽)
As I stared at Snake-san's face, our gazes met.
Snake: "D-Don't look at us like that!" Says Oscar.
///Choices///
King: By the way, Snake-dono, won't you tell us if you'll be able to aid us in our official poison research?
Snake: ...!
Snake-san's eyes shook left and right perplexedly.
Snake: Ah...
King: ...
Looking at Snake-san, who was unable to respond, the king smiled softly.
King: ...Well, let's put a halt to the stiff topic now. We should just enjoy ourselves for today.
As the king's laughter echoed within the room, Snake-san has been looking down the entire time.
Snake: ...
(Snake-san...?)
MC: Do you not want to help with their research?
Snake: "No, that's not it..." Says Keats.
When Snake-san spoke a little, he told me how he felt.
Snake: "Will we really be that helpful to this kingdom...?" Says Oscar.
(Snake-san...)
I don't know what kind of life he's been living through till now. But, I...
MC: ...Each of the princes in this world have gone through a certain kind of life to help their kingdoms. Among them, there was one that was self-conscious about his looks and one with powers that he was born with*... Even so, they did what they could for everyone.
(I want him to have some self-confidence.)
When I told him my thoughts, his eyes widened a little. Unsure on what to say, he kept silent.
MC: ...Snake-san?
Pushing himself to speak, he spoke hesitantly.
Snake: ..."But... Poison hurts people." ...Says Dan.
When he murmured that deeply, he trembled a little.
(Snake-san...)
I remembered the prince of this kingdom, Sakia.
MC: ...The prince of this kingdom can create medicine from poison. Even poison can be used in all kinds of ways.
Snake: ...
MC: If there's anything I can do to help.
Snake: ...
At that moment, our gazes met. His eyes were looking straight at me steadily...
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