Thinking of this, Lumaria hesitated for a moment. She didn't immediately activate the shared sensation bracelet on her wrist to experience the Savior's blazing radiance along with them. Instead, she turned her head to look at the girl beside her, who had a cute face and a full, well-developed figure, yet gave off an innocent vibe, Majima Yuuri.
The reason she didn't activate the shared sensation to enjoy it together wasn't because she feared the side effects of the bracelet.
The number of elves who came wasn't particularly large, but it wasn't small either. Given how close the Savior and Princess Iris were, it wouldn't be a problem at all for him to assist one more elf like her.
If the Savior was too busy, she could even share a portion with Leticia. After all, Princess Iris was already pregnant, and Leticia and the others would likely be pregnant soon as well.
After that, she could help share their burden, taking turns with Princess Nina, Saphie, and the others, continuing to serve the Savior.
However, right now, she wanted to take this chance to learn more from Majima Yuuri. As for experiencing just how "hungry" a succubus like Amaki Lami, who had been starving for hundreds of years, really was… she could wait a bit.
Like Suzune Rione, Majima Yuuri was also a goddess angel. But unlike Suzune Rione, who came from the goddess realm, Majima Yuuri belonged to the category of human magical girls.
She had always been curious about what exactly magical girls in this world were.
Given how scarce magic was in this world, many demi-humans couldn't even awaken their bloodlines, let alone use magic. Because of that, many didn't dare come to this world. Once their magic ran out and couldn't be replenished, they would fall into danger.
Elves relied on something similar to magic called mana, which allowed them to maintain their combat strength in this world. But magical girls, despite being called girls who used magic, didn't need to absorb magic from the outside to cast spells, nor did they need to manipulate mana.
Strangely enough, magical girls didn't seem particularly outstanding in combat strength. In fact, most of them were just ordinary girls who didn't understand combat at all. Yet when they were pushed into desperate situations, they could erupt with power far beyond normal.
Even the magical girls themselves couldn't explain this phenomenon.
But since she had come to this world and happened to encounter it, she naturally wanted to understand this special group better.
"Haa… haa…"
Majima Yuuri had no idea that the elf beside her, Lumaria, still had the leisure to study magical girls at a time like this. Under the influence of Amaki Lami's succubus instincts, which were like a high-pressure pump, she nearly felt dehydrated. With difficulty, she pressed the button on her bracelet to turn off the shared sensation.
Only then did her whole body relax. She panted heavily, beads of fine sweat uncontrollably forming and dripping down her thighs onto the floor.
'Th-this is way too intense…'
'No wonder… no wonder Teacher Rione is so protective of Hikigaya-kun…'
Even without considering the matter of increasing strength, if such powerful energy wasn't handled carefully, it could absolutely be exploited by evil forces to gather desire energy and do harm.
She had already felt Hikigaya-kun's power earlier while sitting in the main hall, but she hadn't expected the difference between people to be this huge. Depending on who she was sharing sensations with, the intensity felt completely different.
All the exhaustion she felt from fighting evil forces day and night with Teacher Rione didn't compare to what she had experienced in just the past minute or two. That blazing life energy, as if striking straight into the depths of her soul, almost made her unable to resist transforming into a goddess angel to counterattack Hikigaya-kun.
Luckily… luckily she didn't embarrass Teacher Rione. When she actually receives Hikigaya-kun's assistance and development later, she should be able to endure it… she shouldn't last too short a time.
Seeing how Miura Yumiko, Ijichi Nijika, and Kitagawa Marin, who had originally just been ordinary people, were developed by Hikigaya-kun into awakened magical girls, and with Suzune Rione personally demonstrating it, Majima Yuuri had been half-persuaded into joining the servant game.
Although she wasn't sure how much Hachiman's special training could improve her strength, even a powerful goddess angel like Teacher Rione was willing to accept his training. The improvement must be enormous.
If the results were good, she might even recommend it to other magical girls.
There were already many magical girls in the servant club, but outside of it, there were still many who fought alone. If those magical girls could join, supporting each other and improving together to protect humanity, wouldn't that be a win-win?
Sure, the method of improving strength was a bit embarrassing, but if you weren't strong enough, how could you protect humanity? And if you were captured by evil forces due to weakness, the outcome would be even worse.
"Miss Yuuri, goddess angels belong to the goddess realm. Are there many other spiritual realms like it? Do other magical girls come from different worlds as well?"
"Huh? Miss Lumaria, are you talking about Hyper Angels? Or Haruka and the others?"
Majima Yuuri was still trying to calm her sensitive body when Lumaria's question caught her off guard. She hesitated, then glanced at Suzune Rione nearby. Seeing no sign of objection, she softly explained.
"Teacher Rione didn't explain it very clearly, but from what I understand, there are many spiritual realms based on this world, and quite a few material worlds too. The strange creatures Haruka and the others encountered came from other worlds."
"Some magical girls get their powers from other worlds, while others gain theirs from certain forbidden technologies."
"But as long as they have the heart to help others, using special abilities to help people or fight against dark forces that bring misfortune…"
"No matter what world they come from, no matter where their power comes from, they can all be magical girls."
Since fellow magical girls like Hanabishi Haruka had asked about these things before, Yuuri immediately understood what Lumaria wanted to know and explained everything she knew.
Come to think of it, the idea of magical girls selflessly saving the world aligned quite well with the purpose of Hikigaya-kun's servant club, extending a helping hand to those in trouble.
Maybe that was why he could awaken and develop magical girl potential.
"I see… as long as you have that kind of heart, you can be a magical girl…"
After hearing Yuuri's explanation, Lumaria nodded thoughtfully.
It sounded a bit unbelievable, but in the world of magical girls, it was probably normal.
Most magical girls were very young, hadn't been worn down by society, and still held beautiful hopes for the world. Only those with pure hearts could unleash such powerful strength and sacrifice themselves to protect humanity and the world.
So when the Savior awakened magical girl potential in these human girls, was he breaking their limitations and granting them abilities they couldn't originally possess, or was he cleansing the impurities in their hearts, giving them the pure, crystalline heart of a magical girl?
As Lumaria pondered, she felt she had grasped the truth. That vast, pure life energy could indeed wash away the impurities in their hearts, making them clear and flawless.
But then she noticed Yuuri staring at her, seemingly waiting for her next question.
"Want me to turn on shared sensation for you? You can just say it."
Lumaria reached out and lightly pressed the button on Yuuri's bracelet.
"???"
Yuuri's eyes widened in shock. She had kindly answered her questions honestly, and this was how she was treated?
She didn't even wait for her to recover before turning it back on?
But at this point, Yuuri couldn't say anything more.
It started again. And this time it was even more intense than before. It didn't even feel like a high-pressure pump anymore?
"Hiss…"
Whether Yuuri was enjoying it or rolling her eyes, Hachiman didn't know. But he himself felt extremely comfortable. Especially when dealing with a succubus like Amaki Lami, there was no need for any recovery time. Continuous output was enough.
While punishing Lami, Hikigaya pried open the mouths of the vampire and snow woman beside her, giving them a bit of light discipline at a steady pace. Meanwhile, his gaze was fixed on the display screen on the wall.
More precisely, on the screen, where Lami's figure appeared, her back bent, unable to straighten, her smooth pale skin covered in fine beads of sweat, her whole body almost collapsing to the ground.
With her silver hair and beautiful appearance, Hikigaya immediately recognized her as Lami, the second of the three succubus sisters. Though they had avoided him before, he had already seen their profiles and even spotted them tailing him from afar.
Honestly, there were too many ways to identify people in this desire barrier game. It wasn't difficult at all. Even if he didn't recognize some of the newcomers, he at least knew Yuuri.
Vampires, succubi, snow women… they were all highly susceptible to his charm due to his special physique, and now he also possessed awakened magical essence, a powerful ability that could dominate demi-humans.
If he really wanted to clear the game quickly, he could simply punish them a few times and judge by their expressions, whether they looked fully satisfied or still wanting more.
Only the one truly being punished would show the most blissful, happiest expression.
Smack!
As Hikigaya felt Lami's instinctive, continuous reactions, he kept switching the display, observing each of them.
Then suddenly, he noticed something subtle about this round.
Tsukishiro Sayo, Amaki Lily, Leticia, Suzune Rione, Majima Yuuri, Amaki Lami… he recognized most of them. He just needed to determine who exactly he was interacting with at any given moment.
Besides Lami, the youngest of the three succubus sisters, the doll-like and petite Amaki Lily, was also among them, near the end of the row.
Lami and Lily were sisters. Yuuri stood beside Rione, both goddess angels.
'Is that more mature-looking elf related to Leticia? Are they sisters?'
There were also two vampires. Besides Tsukishiro Sayo, the other one looked quite similar to her.
'So many sisters?'
Tsukishiro Sayo did seem to have a cousin named Akase Kuon.
Although he hadn't met her, he had heard her mentioned.
Their vampire lineage had many strange customs. For example, they could only enter his house with his permission. They would seek his consent before drinking blood, but if they had a lover they could drink from, they had to share with other vampire relatives.
Hikigaya had no trouble believing this. After all, even elves sought assistance from other races, and some magical girls even had systems involving replenishing energy.
Anyway, sister pairs were something he liked.
Vampire sisters, elf sisters, succubus sisters… that made three pairs already.
Suzune Rione and Majima Yuuri were both goddess angels, but they weren't related, which was a bit of a pity.
As for the last two… Were they snow woman sisters? It didn't quite seem like it.
"Lami, take a break. I'll check on the others."
After finishing with Lami, who was still clinging to him even on the verge of passing out, Hikigaya patted the plump, shapely vampire beside her, Tsukishiro Sayo's cousin, Akase Kuon, before withdrawing and moving behind Lumaria.
Lumaria, who had been eagerly waiting, was happy as well. This stood in stark contrast to Yuuri on her left, who hadn't even recovered yet and was about to face another round.
Fortunately, Yuuri was still just playing as an ordinary human. If she really couldn't handle it, she could transform into a goddess angel and continue.
But on Lumaria's right, Yukino Mifuyu was already struggling. Cold energy leaked uncontrollably from her body. The fine sweat on her smooth skin froze into ice and fell to the ground.
It wasn't just because snow women were weaker, but also because she was sandwiched between Lumaria and Lami.
Just now, when Lami was being punished, she suffered as well. Now that Lumaria was being targeted, she was suffering again, with no time to recover.
The only silver lining was that the shared device was now on Lumaria and Yuuri. She could turn off the shared sensation at any time.
Even though Hikigaya was only lightly teasing her, she already felt like she couldn't endure it.
Weren't snow women supposed to have strong desires, making human men unable to withstand them?
Was the village chief lying to her? From the looks of it, the ones who couldn't endure were the snow women themselves.
This was only the second round. There were still so many people left. If she had to go through all of them, she felt like the cold energy inside her would be turned into scorching heat.
While assisting Lumaria, Hikigaya continued switching the display to observe everyone's reactions.
This upgraded desire barrier had ten participants. Since there were quite a few, he planned to skip one person each time, and when he reached the last one, adjust the barrier so the last and first could share sensations.
This way, after two rounds, no one would be left out, and everyone would be evenly assisted while experiencing the difference between the devices.
This stage wasn't difficult. Aside from humans, most had obvious racial traits.
Vampires had tails, elves had pointed ears, succubi were extremely sensitive, and snow women had lower body temperatures.
But since half of them were newcomers, he still needed to determine who exactly he was interacting with.
Most could be identified at a glance, but there was one person he had to think about.
Hikigaya suddenly stopped switching the display, staring thoughtfully at a familiar-looking figure with long black hair.
Unlike the others, this person was facing the barrier.
Because she faced it directly, the camera on the other side didn't capture her face. He could only see her slender back, with long black hair falling behind her.
From the camera angle, it was clear she was crouching.
Given the vampire sisters, elf sisters, succubus sisters, and the goddess angel teacher-student pair, even if this black-haired girl wasn't related to Yukino, she was likely a snow woman.
Yukina, Miyuki, Yukari, Shirayuki Mizore, Yukino Mifuyu… could she be Yukari?
Hikigaya stared at the screen, continuing his movements as he thought in silence.
Maybe it was a naming tradition, or perhaps because snow women spent so much time in the mountains, their naming was limited. Most of them had "snow" in their names.
Miyuki and Yukina were twin snow women with nearly identical faces.
Yukino Mifuyu was shy and bad at socializing.
Shirayuki Mizore liked to hide in corners and secretly observe others.
Yukari was lively and loved food.
However, since they had enrolled early without photos, he had only heard about them from Iris and Kaede, and hadn't met them in person.
He recognized some names like Mizore and Mifuyu, but the timing didn't match. Mifuyu, who should have been a widow, had just left her village.
As for Yukari… he had no recollection.
Then why did she feel familiar?
He knew quite a few black-haired girls, but he wouldn't fail to recognize someone he interacted with regularly.
Considering she was likely a snow woman with a familiar silhouette, Hikigaya suddenly had a bold guess.
During a trip back to the countryside, when he went hiking in the snowy mountains with his childhood friend, he had once encountered danger and was saved by a black-haired snow woman.
At the time, he had been just an ordinary person. She hadn't told him her name and disappeared after bringing him to safety.
Kaede had been talking about that countryside incident recently. Could it be that she had brought that snow woman here?
Or were these snow women all from that same mountain?
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