Prologue

Part 1
"Hey Ben, we've been working on this for a week already... Are you sure this is going to work?"
As sweat ran on her forehead, Lisha said so.

"Of course it will. Trust the brain of this guy."

As Grey Matter calmly said that, he switch into Brainstorm and grab his Sword Device.

"Come forth, the Branded Winged Dragon which is the symbol of power. Obey my sowrd and fly, Wyvern!"

Armor has covered Brainstorm's body.

"Hmm... Let's try a Pyronite"

He then connected the device to the Omnitrix,flames started igniting from Wyvern's hand ports.

"It finally worked! Needs more adjustment though."

After testing it, Brainstorm switched back to Ben.

"Um-Ben... Now that you're done, can you lend me a hand?"

"Sure. You making something again?"

A disassembled green Drag-Ride was put on the work unit before Lisha.

"Ah, this is a new experiment."

For a small-sized body, Lisha who greatly stuck out her chest replied so.

"An experiment?"

"Yes. Shall I show you a little?"

As Lisha let out a grin, she picked up a Sword Device on her side.

"Capture him, Arms Wyrm!"

The moment when Ben was in puzzlement, a Drag-Ride arm grabbed his body.

"WHAT THE HELL LISHA!?"

"Fufu. You fell for it, Chore Prince. As expected, you're too soft-hearted."

Like a child whose trick succeeded, Lisha turned an innocent smile.

And with a finger, she poked Ben's cheek whose body was rose in the air.

"With this, I've won the contest!"

Hearing that, Ben finally remembered. That the students came up with a contest that the one who will successfully catch him, can monopolize him for a week.

"Do you really intend to catch me? And on top of that, Aren't Drag-Rides prohibited!?"

"Yes. And yes, I'm not wearing it, look."

(That's just cheating...!)

"W-With that said, surrender yourself. Even if it's you, you can't escape from a Machine Dragon's restraint without equipment."

"Is that so?" Ben forcefully reached his Omnitrix. "Give me something good!...Goop? Nice."

Goop escaped his restraints and rushed outside.

"No fair, Ben! Waaaait!"

As he escaped the chase of the students who were outside, Goop turned back to Ben and hid in the bushes outside the Hangar.

"Oh, It's Bi-chan..."

"!?"

As he look on his back, a young girl was standing there.

"Philuffy!? What the hell are you doing here...?"

It was the girl with the fluffy hair and loose atmosphere, Philuffy Aingram.

"Sorry but... Phi-chan, are you after me too?"

Ben asked as he was confused.

"It's for the cake, *gulp*"

"Hmm?"

Swallowing the croissant she was holding, Philuffy said something Ben didn't understand for the moment.

"It's because Onee-chan said that she would give me cake if I caught Bi-chan."

"W-What is that person thinking…!?"

Ben was bewildered at Philuffy's mutter.

Going as far as to incite her own little sister; is she really the Principal?

(…No, Even Philuffy who is lured by one cake is also to blame though.)

"With that said, I'm coming."

Philuffy took a stance with unhurried movements.

In the Royal Military Academy, one can not only learn handling as a Drag-Knight, but also taijutsu and fencing for self-defense.

Ben never thought Philuffy can fight so-

(Philuffy is a girl and she seems not very good at exercise, so I can probably dodge without transforming...)

Thinking so, Ben planned to dodge it head on.

Since he would be found by other students if he dodged her too greatly, he planned to forcibly go through Philuffy's side.

(She's fast!...)

With her taijutsu, she easily caught Ben.

"I was caught, huh."

But, as he put all his energy to undo the restraint with brute force, he was not able to move an inch.

"Just for a note, it's been about seven years, since I learned martial arts a little."

With a serene tone, Philuffy whispered.

"Good for you..."

"Ah, the request..."

At that instant, a red request felt to the floor from Ben's chest.

"Sorry Phi-chan!"

Rapidly removing the restraint, Ben escaped and dialed his Omnitrix but this time, it's not the alien that he want.

"Snare-Oh? I'm done."

Part 2

While hiding from the female students still looking for him, he headed to the waiting room of the practice field.

(Wait, now when the classes are over, there should be no one here...)

Ben thought so and crept in the waiting room.

As expected, there was no one in that wide space.

"All right..."

So as not to be found, he moved to the other side of the compartment for changing clothes just in case.

As he hid himself sitting on the wooden floor, Snare-Oh heaved a long sigh.

(Another 10 minutes like this and the game will be over...)

When Snare-Oh thought so, the sound of the door opening could be heard.

"––––"

Snare-Oh promptly stopped his breath and erased his presence.

He wondered whether it was some kind of mistake that a female student came here now, but––,

"Haa, it became really unpleasant, eh. Even though now is a rare chance to catch Ben-kun––"

"Ahaha. Well, it can't be Drag-Ride's repair is over, so I have to properly to test it––"

Judging from the voices, there were about five or six people who came over.

They seemed to be female students who were members of the academy guerilla squad, the "Knight Squadron".

(W-What to do? at this rate––Even if I hide here, they should come to this side of the compartment after changing into the Dress Gear. So, I should already stop hiding...)

The moment when Snare-Oh resolved himself so, he time out.

(Oh man...)

The sound of the rustling clothes could be heard.

"Oh my, that underwear is pretty. In which store did you buy it? I'm envious, eh."

"D-Don't look at me too much...It's embarrassing..."

"What are you talking about? Even though you have such a splendid thing unlike me."

To the girls' innocent voices, Ben's heart throbbed.

"––Speaking of which, that boy of the rumor. Was he called Ben Acadia? Is it really all right to let him attend this academy?"

He suddenly heard such a voice of a female student who seemed to be a third-year student.

"Hmm. When trying to speak to him, he's a really humble and good person. Also as a Drag-Knight, he's pretty amazing––"

"Yes, besides precisely because he is a former Prince, he also has a cute face––"

"Hmm. But, isn't there any worry of him being a pervert and peeping tom? Like he looked at you with indecent eyes. After all –– most of the "men" are such creatures, right?"

To the words praising Ben, the voice of another girl who seemed to be a third-year student rebutted.

But,

"No, It's not on Ben-kun's case! I don't think he will do such cowardly things!"

"Yes. We, who have seen his way of fighting, trust him."

He was very happy that the second-year student members supported him, but

When, although unexpected, Ben harbored feelings of guilt about the fact that he had seen them in their underwear,

"Ah, Krulcifer-san. Good morning."

To a bright voice emitted by a female student who was changing her clothes, Ben's body froze in surprise.

Krulcifer Einvolk. A foreign student of the academy and daughter of an earl of Ymir, a large and religious country of the North.

A mysterious girl with perfect beauty and ability.

Ben panicked even more since even a girl who was his classmate came.

(This is bad! I have to get out of here as soon as possible by any means...Omnitrix give me Ghostfreak! give me Ghostfreak!)

However, not eventually coming up with any way to evade well, time passed.

"Speaking of which, Krulcifer-san. The Drag-Ride's guidebook. Do you know where it is? If I remember correctly, I think that I had put many volumes in this room, but––"

"Yes… The book would get damaged if exposed to sunlight, so I think I put it here––"

Soon after this voice could be heard,

"Hmm?"

"Ah…!?"

Part 3

The eyes of the girl who came to the other side of the compartment and Ben's met.

It was Krulcifer who was in underwear.

"…!?"

For a moment, Krulcifer looked at Ben with a surprised face.

Similarly, Ben averted his eyes from her while confused to the point that he could not even utter his voice.

A slender body with a snow-like skin tone and sweet fragrance of perfume.

Ben couldn't help but blush at all.

(It's over, even if I transform-)

At this rate, Ben would be caught as a peeping tom and expelled from the academy.

"Krulcifer-san. What's wrong? Is something matter?"

Ben was trembling just now

"No it's nothing. I have found the guidebook."

Krulcifer returned her usually refreshing expression and walked to Ben's side.

And when she picked up the book, she returned to the other side of the compartment as if nothing had happened.

"I will quit today's training after all. I remembered that Fafnir's maintenance wasn't over yet, so––"

"Is that so? Then, we're going."

After Krulcifer said so, the other presence from the had disappeared.

The other female students, who were inside, seemed to have gone to the practice field.

"It's all right now. Cute peeping tom."

Krulcifer who had already put back on her uniform and was reading a book before the table.

Making a small smile on her mouth, she sent a fleeting glance at Ben.

From that gesture, Ben was able to grasp her intention.

"Thank you for that."

As Ben thanked her,

"If you are so pleased, then it was worth it that I have also felt embarrassed."

Being said so in a teasing tone, Ben's face turned red.

"I didn't say thank you in that sense..."

"Oh my! Didn't you have any interest in my naked body? Considering that, you seemed to be fairly looking thoroughly though."

Krulcifer coiled herself with sweet voice as to feel even composure.

(S-She noticed me!?)

"Sorry about that."

As Ben, not being able to endure it, apologized, Krulcifer suddenly returned a serious face,

"It looks like my teasing went a liitle far. It's a bad habit of mine."

As to let Ben calm down, she softly put her index finger at the seat next to her.

It was a signal to ask him to sit beside her.

"Will you forgive me?"

"Yes, I intend to do so, but I wonder why, when I'm looking at you, I want to tease you so badly. There is no malice, so it will save me if you don't let it bother you."

"..."

While having mixed feelings, Ben sat down next to her.

"But, you should be a little more careful. You're at present the only boy in this academy after all."

"I know..."

"It seems that the bell to inform of the end of the event called your contest rang a while ago."

"!?"

As he was said so and looked at the clock of the waiting room, it was certainly past the end time.

"At last, it's over!"

When Ben lay down on the desk, Krulcifer chuckled.

"Haven't you lost that request? It wouldn't be a laughable matter if it was inadvertently taken."

"Ah, that's also true. I'll check whether I properly have it––"

To confirm it, Ben took out the special request from his pocket and put it on the table.

The request in which a blank space, where the winner who became a client would write, remained was safe without being taken by anyone.

"Really, thank you very much. Krulcifer"

"Is that so? I don'y think that you really need to thank me. After all..."

Krulcifer's smile was returned to the relieved Ben. At that time,

"I found you at last, Ben! Now, quickly hand that request to me––!"

When looking, including Lisha at the vanguard, a great number of female students had gathered at the entrance.

(Huh? It should have been over and yet why?)

Soon after Ben tilt his head in puzzlement,

"It's the end time! The female student who has the red request now gets the privilege to do as she pleases to Ben-kun for one week!"

The voice of the female student in charge of the event could be heard along with the high-pitched sound of the bell.

"Eeeeeh…!? What on earth does this mean––"

"That's why I told you, right? That you should be a little more careful."

The moment when Ben looked back, the answer was there.

Krulcifer who had the red request of the "Ben Monopoly Contest" was smiling calmly.

The moment they saw it, the large number of students raised high-pitched screams "kyaaaaah!".

"W-Why…!? But, the time of the clock has already––"

"You just tamper a little with the needles, then it's over."

He was said so without hesitation with Krulcifer's serious look.

"..."

(I was completely tricked, huh...)

Krulcifer's victory was declared by the host after she filled out the red request.

"Okay then..."

Not minding his fatigue, Ben answered calmly.

While the cheers of the female students surrounded the two of them, Krulcifer turned around to Ben.

"By the way, Ben-kun. May I make a request at once?"

"Ah, yes. Do it so..."

As Ben stood up, he replied so with a half negligent state of mind.

Then, Krulcifer showed a graceful smile and softly let a finger crawl over Ben's chest.

"I want you to become my lover for one week from now. That is my request."

"Eh? REALLY!?"

It was not only Ben, who had jumped in surprise.

The atmosphere of the waiting room fell silent. After several seconds, high-pitched screams resounded, the female students who happened to be present raised their voices unanimously.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"It's amazing! Even such a request can be done, eh"

"What should we do? With Krulcifer-san as opponent, it doesn't seem like we can win––"

"Wait. If you think conversely, can't it be said that it was an unprecedented?"

"Yes, let's hope for a next contest!"

While such words flew about among the girls,

"That being said, please take care of me."

As she whispered so to the panicked Ben, Krulcifer left the waiting room.

"Krulcifer?"

"Hey, Ben!? What is the meaning of this?! Even though you already have me––"

Lisha who was standing on the side, had somewhat teary eyes.

"I don't understand any of this!"

『I'll give you the details later...』

Krulcifer's last words had remained on Ben's head for a while.