Witch's Backyard

So, you want us to defeat the Doll King?

Well, to put it simply, yes. I am requesting your involvement.

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...Must I explain it again? I brought a 50-centimeter diorama.

It's a miniature garden I've made. To put it in terms you'd understand, it's a kind of Reality Marble.

Um, well... I mean it's just a small model of a house with figures lined up in it...

What a rude human you are. This diorama is something that, little by little, day by day, with layer upon layer of precise spell...

I finally succeeded in creating. The ultimate Bounded Field. Well, I guess the likes of you wouldn't be able to comprehend it.

You're right, I don't get it at all. My studies have been insufficient. I must reflect on this.

Oh, is it that obvious? I enjoy bottle ship models the best, but isn't it nice to try your hand at something grander?

This time I got excited and made it without considering the profitability. Hehehe.

...Yes, I was beginning to feel that way. This appears to be Medea's special hobby...

Holed up in her room, concentrated yet gloomy. I guess you can call that a nerdy hobby in a sense.

Please refrain from calling it a nerdy hobby. Some people might get hurt by that comment, like me.

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True. I take back my words. This isn't just any model, it's an exquisite diorama.

...Well then. Is the "Doll King" perhaps

Yes. I'm referring to inside this small world.

Inside this diorama is what one might call another dimension. To put it into terms amateurs like yourselves could understand...

...you could even call it the world of dolls. The dolls inside this house are literally alive.

Of course, this is because these are dolls I personally take the time to create.

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You there, what did you say?

I already said this, so I'm sure you got it. I want you to perform some maintenance for me.

The doll I gave administrative rights to over this world is ignoring my orders and has begun to act without permission.

Seriously! He has forgotten the debt owed to me as his creator and bitten the hand that feeds him!

...Ah well. I don't fully understand, but couldn't we just remove that doll from the outside?

If I could have done that, I already would have. If we intervene from the outside, everything will break.

It may be easy to add or alter, but removing takes several times more skill and sense.

There are many people who can revise a completed novel, but very few would erase the characters, no?

That is what it means to draw elements from things that have been completed.

Even by removing a single doll, the damage would be far greater.

This is why the beings that humans think of as gods have not laid a hand on the world since it was created.

No matter how much damage spreads, the creators can only look on from the outside.

In order to minimalize damage, it is best to go in and involve oneself.

Quite right, but... how would one enter...

Rest assured, I will show you the way. Now, calm your minds...hehehehehehe.

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Senpai!? ...Senpai!

...Senpai! Are you awake?

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Thank goodness, you're all right. I lost consciousness and the next thing I know, we're here...

Well? Rise and shine.

Medea! What just... I mean, where exactly is this?

I TOLD you. Inside the box. How is it, the world I so carefully constructed?

"Imaginary Earth: Social Plan World" For short, "Jason World: Japan!"

I have prepared a variety of attractions here!

Basically, any man with a pretty face is set to meet with a terrible fate♡

...Um, Senpai?

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Medea, putting aside the explanation of these "attractions," could you tell us exactly how we got here?

Oh, you still don't understand? I prepared some dolls here to be used by guests.

I shifted your consciousness here. Just think of it as a consciousness-only Rayshift.

Just our consciousness... Isn't that a big deal?

It's all right, I've set it so you can return once you've defeated this world's administrator.

Oh, don't worry about the entry fee. It was my idea, so this time it's free!

...Uh. It looks like there's no choice but to give in to Medea's request.

Senpai, someone carrying a sword is approaching!

That's a Level 10 general soldier, a Jason Hunter. It's programmed to attack normies on sight.

There are also Jason Killers who rampage when they see couples, those who bring friends, or more than two people.

And Jason Aces who challenge any girl under twenty on sight.

Not to mention, Naked Jason who won't rest until he destroys anything and everything around him.

Medea, that's overkill!

Oh, and if you die here, you'll be able to return to your body... But some of the pain will carry over, so be careful.

If you receive enough damage and die, you'll feel pain worse than death when you wake up.

Simply outrageous... Anyway, Master, prepare for combat!

...Whew. We managed to defeat them, but those aren't just soldiers, they're monsters...

How strange... The dolls I made are mutating? ...I wonder what happened?

Eradicate... Eradicate all outsiders... Eradicate! Eradicate! Eradicate! Eradicate! Eradicate!

What? When did I ever make anything like THIS? No, this attention to detail, the smoothness of their movable parts

They've achieved a level superior to my own... I-I haven't been this embarassed in a long time! How mortifying!

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I completely agree, but for now, let us concentrate on the battle! The enemy is formidable, Master!

Whew... We managed to hold them off, but there'll be no end to it if we can't cut off their head.

...It seems you won't have to worry about that. Here comes the head... Wait, wh-what is this?

You dare to trample my dream? What kind of rude human are you?

That's...Medea's shadow? ...But doesn't it look a bit smaller?

Now, my cute dolls. Exterminate these pests who seek to destroy this world of dreams.

For our Princess Medea. For our Princess Medea.

Um... Can this be... Medea's...

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N-NO! That's just a doll! It has nothing to do with me! NOTHING!

I mean what is this "princess" nonsense? Wanting to be a princess... I mean, I am not an adolescent child anymore...

Y-You understand, don't you Fujimaru? I'm not such a hopeless woman, right?

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NOOOOOO! DON'T LOOK AT ME WITH THOSE EYES!!!

It's over... It's all...over...

Curse you, ganging up on an innocent princess like myself and causing me bodily harm!

What do you take a maiden's flower garden for? Can you really live with yourselves if you kill a sweet princess?

Rule Breaker!

AAAAHH! You princess killers! (Flop)

It looks like...it's over.

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...(Glare)

Nothing happened! Absolutely nothing happened here! None of you saw ANYTHING! Understood?

Fujimaru, UNDERSTOOD?

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What? You have a problem with that? I can't dream of being a princess?

No matter her age, every girl is a princess! What's so wrong with that? Huh? WHAT?!

Yeah, that's right! I'm a poor, pathetic, lonely girl who has dolls for friends! Kill me! I'd rather you just killed me!

No, I believe that, someday, you too, Medea, will find someone to love.

Spare me your worthless sympathy! Just you watch, someday, I WILL find happiness, no matter what!