Uncle from Another World: Our Secret Nights – An Adult IF Route
One day, Takafumi finds an old videotape in his uncle Yusuke's room while he's unconscious. Playing it back, he discovers it contains explicit records of his uncle's 'secret relationships' with three heroines from the other world of Gran Bahamul—relationships no one else knows about.
The first to appear is the tsundere elf. Initially cold, she is drawn to his love for the Sega Saturn. On a stormy night, alone with him at an inn, she clings to him with a sweet voice, saying, 'Just for tonight, l
Uncle from Another World: Our Secret Nights – An Adult IF Route - Elysia's Possessiveness – The True Face of the Silver-Haired Elf, as Told by Uncle
The TV static was still burned into his eyes.
Sitting on the sofa, Takafumi stared fixedly at the remote in his hand. His fingertips were still trembling slightly. The second tape—the footage of Elysia pressing herself on his uncle. After that, his uncle had suddenly woken up.
"...You've gotta be kidding me."
His voice was hoarse.
On the bed, Yuusuke leaned back against the headboard, drinking water. His face was so composed you'd never guess he'd just woken up after three weeks. Stroking his stubble, he watched Takafumi intently.
"What's with you? Your face is bright red."
"Sh-shut up!"
Takafumi turned away. Even his ears were burning.
Yeah, he'd been watching. That silver-haired elf, grabbing his uncle's clothes, calling his name—. Just remembering it made something deep in his chest clench tight.
"Is that... really real?"
"It's real."
Yuusuke said it flatly.
"Granbahamal exists. Elysia, the others—all of them are real."
Takafumi dropped his gaze to the pile of tapes scattered across the floor.
Nearly a hundred VHS tapes. Labels marked with place names he'd never seen and what looked like women's names. This weird uncle's secret, gathering dust in the back of his closet.
(*Is this... reality?*)
His mind still couldn't accept it. But that footage he'd just watched—the rawness of it. The way that elf's voice trembled. It didn't feel like something fabricated.
In his pocket, the silver badge pressed cold against his palm. An artifact from another world, engraved with a pattern of ice crystals.
The physical evidence was right here.
"Hey. Play the third one."
Yuusuke jerked his chin toward the mountain of tapes.
"Elf Chapter 3. The label says Fortesia Forest. It's got the whole first meeting on it."
Takafumi crouched down and searched through the tapes. He picked up several, checking each label. *Hot Springs Chapter.* *Cave Chapter.* *The Day of Parting...*
There.
*Granbahamal — Elf Chapter 3 — Fortesia Forest*
The marker lettering was slightly faded. Proof it had been handled many times.
"...Why did you record so much of this?"
"It's a record. I didn't want to forget."
Yuusuke's voice dropped just a little lower.
"Those nineteen years I spent over there—I figured when I got back to reality, everyone would say it was all a dream. So I recorded everything I could."
Takafumi silently inserted the tape into the deck.
He pressed play.
Static.
And then—a deep forest spread across the screen.
The Great Forest of Fortesia.
Gigantic trees filled the frame. Their trunks were so thick that even several adults linking hands couldn't encircle them, their branches crowding out the sky. Sunlight filtered through the leaves in golden bands, illuminating the moss on the ground.
The air was different. Everything was denser than a real forest. Even the scent of green seemed ready to drift out from the screen.
The Yuusuke in the footage was in his mid-twenties. His back was straight, his eyes filled with a strong light. You'd never think he was the same person as the stubbled man lying in bed now.
"Uh, where the heck is this..."
He was wandering around, looking at a map. Completely lost.
And then—
A flash of silver gleamed at the edge of the screen.
"A human."
A voice. Clear as crystal, yet cold to its very core.
The Yuusuke in the footage turned around.
Standing there was an elven woman, her waist-length silver hair streaming in the wind. Long, pointed ears. Jade-green eyes. She wore deep green garments, a longbow slung across her back.
Beautiful—but more than that, she was cold.
Her eyes narrowed, appraising Yuusuke as if she'd found some rare insect.
"What business do you have in this forest? A mere human."
Her voice was low, forged from pure rejection.
Takafumi leaned forward slightly.
(*So this is... their first meeting.*)
She was a completely different person from the sweet, clinging voice he'd heard on the first tape.
The Yuusuke on screen, however—wasn't the least bit intimidated.
"Ah, yeah, I got lost. This forest is crazy huge, huh?"
"Answer the question."
Elysia's hand moved toward the bow on her back.
"Unauthorized entry into the Great Forest of Fortesia is punishable by banishment under elven law. Leave this place at once. Otherwise—"
"Hey, you ever heard of the Sega Saturn?"
Elysia's hand stopped.
"...What?"
"It's a game console. It's the best, seriously."
With a face utterly devoid of caution, Yuusuke started talking cheerfully.
"There's this fighting game called Virtua Fighter, and the realistic movement is incredible. And Panzer Dragoon! You ride a dragon and fly through the sky. It's in 3D graphics, super intense—"
"...Wait."
Elysia's eyebrow twitched.
"What is that? No such thing exists in this world."
"Ah, it's from a different world."
"A different... world?"
For the first time, the coldness in Elysia's voice thinned.
In its place—just the faintest hint of curiosity seeped through.
"What are you?"
Her eyes, for the first time, properly looked at Yuusuke's face.
Takafumi watched that moment as if devouring it.
(*Ah... there it is.*)
The moment that cold elf asked a question of her own volition for the first time.
Something deep in his chest stung again.
"That one line was the start of everything."
Yuusuke's voice came from beside him.
On the bed, his uncle was grinning and pointing at the screen.
"She was really cold at first, you know. Tried to drive me out of the forest, even put her hand on her bow. But—the moment I started talking about the Sega Saturn, she suddenly made that face."
"...Uncle, how could you talk about video games in a situation like that?"
"Because I loved it."
Yuusuke shrugged.
"What's wrong with talking about something you love?"
Takafumi couldn't say anything.
Put that way, maybe he was right. But still—normally, you'd be scared, or nervous. The other person was an elf trying to drive him out, and she had a bow.
And yet, this uncle of his.
The footage continued.
The scene changed. Night. A campfire crackled and popped.
Apparently, Elysia hadn't banished Yuusuke right away. The two of them sat side by side on a log. There was still some distance between them, but less than before.
Elysia was staring intently at Yuusuke's profile.
"...What a ridiculous story."
"You think so?"
"To speak so passionately about something that doesn't exist in this world."
"But it's really amazing."
Yuusuke's eyes sparkled as he started talking again.
"The Saturn, see, was the last home console Sega released—"
Elysia listened with an exasperated look. But Takafumi didn't miss the way her body turned ever so slightly toward Yuusuke.
(*Ah, already...*)
Her eyes were softening, just a little.
The scene changed again.
This time, they were inside a small stone hut. Probably on the outskirts of an elven village. A room with only a rough wooden desk and a bed woven from straw.
Yuusuke was writing something at the desk.
Beside him, Elysia sat.
There was no distance between them anymore.
She rested her head against Yuusuke's shoulder, gazing intently at his writing. Her long silver hair spilled down over his arm.
"...I still don't really understand what this is."
Her voice was no longer cold.
"But it's only when you talk about it that your eyes truly shine."
Yuusuke stopped his hand and looked at her.
"It's not fair. Don't make that face."
Elysia turned her face away. But the tips of her ears were faintly red.
Unconsciously, Takafumi clenched his fists.
(*Why is this—*)
Why was he so envious?
All his uncle did was just say he loved what he loved. That was it. And that alone made a beautiful elf like her open her heart this much?
"The elves have a law. Lifelong marriage."
Yuusuke spoke quietly.
"Once in a lifetime, you choose a partner. You can never change that person. The concept of divorce doesn't even exist. That's why elves don't open their hearts from the start. Especially—if the other person is human, even more so."
Takafumi listened in silence.
"An elf's lifespan is over four hundred years. A human lives a hundred at most. If you give your heart to someone like that, you have to live the remaining three hundred years alone. That's why Elysia had completely closed off her heart at first."
"...And you seduced her with the Sega Saturn?"
"No."
Yuusuke shook his head.
"I genuinely loved the Sega Saturn, so that feeling got through to her."
Takafumi was at a loss for words.
Because he genuinely loved it, it got through—could something so simple really break an elf's laws, her pride, everything?
Just then, the footage changed.
The inside of the hut was dim. Only a small lamp hanging on the wall cast a flickering orange light.
Elysia stood up.
She positioned herself in front of Yuusuke and pinched the clasp of her deep green garment with slender fingers.
Takafumi's breath stopped.
"Yuusuke."
Silver hair spilled over her shoulders.
"Yuusuke."
She called his name again. As if confirming it. As if making sure.
The clasp came undone with a click.
Her upper garment slowly opened, revealing white shoulders. The lamplight dyed her skin orange.
"Yuusuke... Yuusuke..."
She repeated his name over and over.
Of her own accord, she straddled Yuusuke's lap. Her silver hair pressed against his chest, her slender fingers gripping his shoulders tightly.
"Because you're the only one I can see."
Her voice was hoarse, yet it flowed clearly from the speakers.
Takafumi had stood up. He took a step back. His face burned as if on fire. His heart pounded painfully fast. Something was hammering loudly inside his head.
On the screen, Elysia lowered her hips.
Another clasp on her garment came undone, and the deep green fabric fell away. All her silver hair cascaded down, covering Yuusuke's body.
"Only you—"
Every time she moved her hips, the lamplight flickered. Shadows danced on the wall.
(*Incredible.*)
(*I'm so jealous.*)
(*Why is it only my uncle—*)
The words flooded his mind.
Something black and heavy, something he'd never felt before, kept accumulating deep in his chest.
"Her possessiveness was incredible, you know."
His uncle spoke in a hopelessly nonchalant voice.
"One time, I just talked a little with a female traveler, and she wouldn't speak to me for three days."
"...Huh?"
"Just for talking to another woman. Amazing, right?"
Yuusuke grinned as if he were bragging.
Takafumi couldn't say anything. He just stared at the screen.
The Elysia in the footage clung to Yuusuke, moving her hips again and again. Her back was trembling. Her long silver hair clung to her forehead with sweat.
"Yuusuke... stay here forever."
Her voice was close to sobbing.
"Please. I won't let anyone touch you. Be mine. Only mine."
Possessiveness, anxiety, and then—probably, love.
A voice where all of it was mixed together.
Takafumi couldn't tear his eyes away.
Jealousy formed into clear words inside his head.
(*Why is it only my uncle?*)
(*Why not me?*)
The fact that he had never once had an experience like that weighed heavily on his chest. Being wanted this much by someone. Becoming someone's entire world.
Not even once.
The footage ended.
The screen went black.
Silence filled the room.
The deck made a small whirring sound and began rewinding the tape.
Takafumi slumped back onto the sofa and stared up at the ceiling. He covered his eyes with his arm. All the strength drained from his body, his fingertips trembling faintly.
"...Hah."
A long sigh escaped naturally.
"Hey. Do you know why Elysia chose me?"
Yuusuke spoke quietly.
Takafumi lowered his arm and looked at his uncle.
"An elf can never change the partner they've chosen, for their entire life. It's not just about the law. It's closer to a contract of the soul. That's why, at first, they absolutely won't open their hearts. But—"
Yuusuke took another sip of water.
"I loved the Sega Saturn. I genuinely loved it. No matter what anyone
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