I Lose: My Sister's Friend, the Bratty Shrine Maiden's Purifying Ear Cleaning

There are three things indispensable to human life. That's right: eating, sleeping, and "I'll Lose" ASMR. The latest installment in the "I'll Lose" series—which is essentially a vital nutrient for mankind—is an ASMR where you get thoroughly pampered by a scary little girl wearing an outrageously revealing shrine maiden outfit while she performs purification rituals and hard-sells you merchandise. While being gently pampered ear-to-ear with polite manners, you start to sense the worldly darkness leaking out from her inner self now and then, and your expectations for the second half start to rise. What kind of verbal abuse will come out in the second half, and what kind of inner self will she show us? Chewing on my swelling delusions as a side dish, how sweet the wet cotton swab feels. Koshi-koshi, kuri-kuri—with these pleasant sound effects as steady as a metronome for my pillow, I sank into the bottom of my dreams in pure bliss. And then the next morning. Still half-asleep, without taking off my earphones, I started listening to the second half—and was shocked by its content. —Wait, is she still pampering me with the same polite manners in the second half too!? While my ears get poked and I'm made to twitch with super casual speech and being mercilessly mocked, where did that promised second half go—the one where I'd tremble with joy at seeing her true self and be moved by her inner charm?? A promise that never existed, but somehow felt like it did—pushing right through that, Ikutama Asuka keeps up her thick, outward-facing persona, and an unprecedented feeling starts welling up in me. Oh! Being pampered in full-on "customer service mode" from start to finish is seriously addictive!! With that slightly distant polite speech, when she hurls abuse that tickles at your throat, all the little details stop mattering because of how sweet it is. Burying my head in her soft thighs while getting my ears poked, there's a simple yet violent deliciousness to it, like a grilled hunk of meat. That marriage of sweetness and savoriness—there's a flavor magic here like a Mc—Griddle. This sense of distance symbolizes her way of life, and it's precisely at this distance that you can feel— Ah!! At around the last 5 minutes, she opened her heart up a bit and spoke more casually! I'm so happy! So cute! Give me all the bromides!!!

This time, it's a story where the mysterious miasma—aka earwax—coming from a brother with a taste for little girls gets purified by the cute Asuka-chan, dressed in a supposedly pure(?) shrine maiden outfit. While you let yourself be deceived(?) by her gentle, polite manner and tone of voice and entrust yourself to her, her true nature gradually becomes clear. With overwhelming ear-cleaning technique, she melts you body and soul into a gooey mess, and by the end, out of sheer desire to have your ears cleaned, you end up vowing on your own to become a shrine visitor and even make offerings— what can I say, it's the kind of skillful "training" that makes you glad this series exists. She keeps pampering you with a gentle voice throughout, but the occasional glimpse of her sadistic streak feels ticklish in the best way, and the way you get properly disciplined with carrot and stick can only be described as complete and utter defeat (overjoyed).

At first, in the intro, I thought, "Wait, earwax is 'miasma'...? What does that even mean?" But it turned into such a good work that none of that mattered anymore. Her tone is gentle and sweet, giving off a maternal vibe, yet she occasionally drops lines with a sadistic edge—and as someone who's a soft masochist, that's just perfect for me! Teasing me, dangling rewards in front of me to make me endure, and so on... What I especially loved was this: while a different girl might worry about or fuss over a guy who's flinching and twitching, this sadistic shrine maiden just happily keeps poking away at his ears, enjoying herself! Ahh! I'm so envious!! After the scratchy sound of the ear pick, there's the slick sound of the wet cotton swab—getting to savor these two different qualities of high-grade sound along with Korisu-san's sadistic voice was utterly satisfying! Also, something I think every single time: the illustrations are the best. If there's a shrine maiden this... erotic—no, I mean lightly dressed—of course the miasma would overflow! A work that grabbed my masochistic heart even harder than usual! Thank you for the meal!!