"Didn't I just call you Kurumi-nee? You seemed pretty excited about it."
Hachiman looked at Itashiro Kurumi with a bit of speechlessness himself.
To make it easier for them to accept things mentally, he had only made a concession on age and called them older sister.
Once they got used to being intimate with him, he'd switch back to a more formal address later and gradually increase the stimulation.
"You did call me nee, but not in that tone!"
Itashiro Kurumi wrapped her arms around Hachiman's neck and planted a few kisses on his face before she felt her frustration ease a little. Then she turned her head to look at Kisaragi Miyuki, who was letting Hachiman do whatever he wanted with her without any resistance.
"And what's with you, Miyuki? When I tried to convince you, you wouldn't listen and kept struggling."
"But Hikigaya-kun just whispered 'nee' in your ear, and you stopped struggling and let him have his way with you?"
She had enjoyed herself quite a bit too. Theoretically, the pain only lasted a moment, and soon she experienced something that was probably unmatched in her life.
But seeing that Hachiman didn't just take Miyuki right there on the bed, instead separating them first and pulling each into his arms to ask for their consent, she felt like she wasn't as popular as that dummy Miyuki.
She had been so forward. So enthusiastic.
She had even helped Hachiman hold Sakayanagi Arisu close so he could spread his attention evenly.
"Hi-Hikigaya-kun is pretty rough... I don't know how to resist..."
Hearing Itashiro Kurumi's blunt words, Kisaragi Miyuki's face turned even redder. She reached out and lightly pushed against Hachiman's hand holding hers.
She didn't know why either. As soon as Hachiman held her, she instinctively thought of what she had just seen between Hikigaya-kun and Kurumi-nee, and all the strength left her body.
Her body was limp and weak. What could she do? Bite Hikigaya-kun with her teeth? She didn't have the strength for that either. It was all Kurumi-nee's fault.
She herself was already like this with Hikigaya-kun, and she had even been holding her down so Hikigaya-kun could take advantage of her.
Now she couldn't resist and had to accept being teased by Hachiman, yet Kurumi-nee was blaming her instead.
"Hmph..."
But upon hearing Kisaragi Miyuki's answer, Sakayanagi Arisu rolled her eyes hard and let out a light snort through her small, delicate nose.
'Two idiots! Both of them are exactly the same, submitting the moment Hachiman holds them.'
Even she could confirm that Hachiman was quite rough... but it was still annoying.
She was still serving Hachiman, yet he was flirting with other women, completely ignoring her efforts. It made her want to puff up her cheeks and complain too.
But thinking about what would happen if she did...
Sakayanagi Arisu just puffed her cheeks, quietly swallowed, and lowered her head again, choosing to stay silent and accept it, so Hachiman wouldn't let go of Kisaragi Miyuki and Itashiro Kurumi to focus on tormenting her instead.
It was so strange... She had drunk plenty of the black tea and even eaten quite a bit of the fruit salad at the club earlier, supposedly all very fresh, but there had been no effect at all.
Now that she was personally serving Hachiman, her body showed visible changes right away.
Her frail body, which couldn't handle intense activity and should have given out long ago, remained within a healthy range with no signs of danger.
No work, no food? Even after becoming a magical girl, she still needed to put in the effort herself?
Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't figure it out at all. Even magic didn't seem to explain it. But right now, there was no time to think first and act later, she could only try her hardest to serve Hachiman.
If she didn't improve her physical condition as much as possible and undergo the magical girl awakening ceremony soon, she would definitely end up being made miserable by Kamuro Masumi, who had already become a magical girl, under the pretense of serving Hachiman.
This was an open strategy. Once she truly became a magical girl and stood on equal footing with Kamuro Masumi, there would be no point in finding ways to get back at her.
Hachiman wouldn't let Kamuro Masumi bully her, but he also wouldn't let her bully Kamuro Masumi.
Thump... Thump...
Rustle... Rustle...
The sound of a strong heartbeat, the faint noise of hair being stroked by a palm, the sound of fingertips gliding over soft skin, the rush of breathing.
All these sounds intertwined in Sakayanagi Arisu's ears, but she seemed not to hear any of them. She closed her eyes contentedly, fully enjoying a body that still appeared delicate and frail on the surface but was actually already completely different, healthy.
After personally serving him, she finally understood why so many people liked to surround Hachiman, knowing full well how unfaithful he was, yet still trying to win his attention and dragging even more people into it.
Even though she looked like she was being taken advantage of by Hachiman, she still felt a deep sense of security, and both her body and mind were so happy.
If even she felt this way, then those girls who lacked security and wanted to attach themselves to someone strong would be even more devoted to pleasing Hachiman.
Still lost in her own world, Sakayanagi Arisu silently analyzed the psychology of the girls around Hachiman, thinking about how she could use his advantages to win over the remaining girls in her class, unify the class, and compete against other classes across the school.
Competing and vying for favor at Sobu High against so many heiresses and otherworldly demihumans was way more interesting than the childish exams at Advanced Nurturing High School.
Unlike Sakayanagi Arisu, who enjoyed scheming and competing, Kisaragi Miyuki and Itashiro Kurumi had already started serving together as senior and junior sisters.
Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't in great health and still needed exclusive treatment for now, so they didn't need to help. But Hachiman was used to being served by many people at once.
With Itashiro Kurumi and Kisaragi Miyuki held in his arms, caught up in the group atmosphere, they simply couldn't say no to Hachiman.
Even though Ebihara Urara and Mizuho Kazami didn't join in directly and just watched from the side, at most they swapped in for Mori Nene and Shinohara Satsuki to gently massage and push behind Hachiman.
The atmosphere in the bedroom grew hotter and hotter, and everyone was completely absorbed in it.
Just then, Hanamori Kotomi walked in with Kashima Risako.
"Um... Hikigaya-kun, can Risako join us? She wants to become one of your people, like me, so that if she ever runs into trouble, she can ask you for help."
Watching the very busy Hachiman, Hanamori Kotomi swallowed and pulled Kashima Risako up in front of him. She observed the increasingly intense Hachiman up close and carefully asked.
If possible, she didn't want to bother him at a time like this.
But if she didn't say it now and instead found a chance to speak privately, then she and Risako would be the ones to "suffer" later.
"Hello, Hikigaya-kun. I'm Kashima Risako."
Watching Hachiman, who showed no sign of restraint, even someone lacking common sense could feel his intensity. Kashima Risako couldn't help swallowing too. Her face flushed as she quickly lowered her head and quietly explained why she was here.
"Thank you so much for helping Kotomi and for being willing to resolve the convenience store incident for us."
"If you don't mind, please allow me to take Kotomi's place. Anything Kotomi can do, I can do too."
She was very grateful to Hachiman for stepping in. Back then, she and Kotomi had run around everywhere, but no one had been willing to help. Yet she couldn't just stand by and watch Kotomi bear the cost of that help alone.
She and Kotomi had worked together on this matter, so the consequences should be borne by both of them.
"..."
Hearing Kashima Risako specifically bring up her "deal" with Hikigaya-kun, Hanamori Kotomi couldn't help covering her face.
She was touched that Risako was willing to sacrifice herself to take her place, especially since Risako wasn't good at these things and didn't even know many basics.
But Risako had it wrong. It wasn't that Hikigaya-kun was forcing her anymore, it was that she didn't want to leave him.
The only thing that embarrassed her about being with Hikigaya-kun was that he always brought in so many people she knew, and she'd feel awkward watching her former seniors and juniors become her sisters.
If Hikigaya-kun would just be intimate with her privately, she probably wouldn't have any complaints about him at all.
Maybe Hikigaya-kun knew what she was thinking too, because he never brought up any deals or favors anymore. She never brought up that embarrassing past either, and she just did whatever Hikigaya-kun told her to do.
She never expected Risako to bring it up herself, that would only make Hikigaya-kun more interested in Risako.
She only needed to go through the motions on the side.
If Risako got thrown into the deep end on her first time, could she handle it?
"Risako, you want to take Kotomi's place..."
Hachiman slowly released the dazed Kisaragi Miyuki from his arms, looked at Kashima Risako's mature yet innocent face, thought for a moment, and then waved for Hanamori Kotomi to come over. He pinched her round, soft, fair cheeks.
"Kotomi, Kurumi, the two of you will guide Risako and Miyuki in serving me."
"The losing pair will have to accept my punishment later."
"Huh?"
At Hachiman's words, Kisaragi Miyuki, Itashiro Kurumi, Kashima Risako, and Hanamori Kotomi were all stunned.
Since when were they playing a competitive punishment game?
Wasn't doing this in front of so many people already punishment enough?
He wasn't going to make them accept punishment out in the hallway in front of Chabashira Sae and the others, was he?
Even Sakayanagi Arisu, who had been keeping silent all along, couldn't hold back anymore. She lifted her small head and stared silently at Hachiman.
'You want to play with them, fine, but now you're leaving me out too?'
Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako, both were very beautiful blue-haired women.
One was tough and cold on the outside but weak and muddled in private, a clumsy fool.
The other looked mature and voluptuous but actually knew nothing—a natural airhead.
In fact, their reactions were exactly as Hachiman had expected.
Kisaragi Miyuki had just been forcefully held in Hachiman's arms and couldn't muster any thoughts of refusing him.
And Kashima Risako, who thought Hachiman was blackmailing Hanamori Kotomi and had come to take her place, was even less able to refuse his demands.
She had already prepared herself to endure whatever Hachiman would do to her in Kotomi's place. Now that she was doing this together with others, wasn't that actually sharing half the burden?
Though she wasn't sure if it really counted as half. She had heard that Hachiman had been going for a long time before they came in, and even now, after all this time, she still didn't feel like he was showing any signs of slowing down.
"Heh! Heh..."
Looking at Kashima Risako and Kisaragi Miyuki, one nervously swallowing, the other blushing and lowering her head, neither offering any further objection, Itashiro Kurumi and Hanamori Kotomi exchanged glances and both smiled a little sheepishly.
Now it seemed like they were the more embarrassed ones.
They had already prepared themselves mentally to drag their friends into this and become sisters for life, but this development still caught them off guard.
Had they really succeeded in bringing people on board that easily?
They weren't even sure if Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako counted as their achievements.
It felt like even without them, Hachiman, who had already figured out their personalities, could have easily carried both of them onto the bed.
Mm... just like they had been themselves...
"Ahem! Miyuki, let's begin. First, we need to do a little preparation."
"Risako, don't rush. That wouldn't be enjoyable anymore. We're here to serve Hikigaya-kun, but he doesn't intend to make us uncomfortable."
Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako came up in front of Hachiman, with Itashiro Kurumi and Hanamori Kotomi standing behind them, guiding them step by step.
Even though they didn't have much experience either, only Hanamori Kotomi had more experience being teased by Hachiman, in front of Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako, who had no luck with men at all, they could actually play the role of instructors.
"Also, you don't need to take off all your clothes. Just leave them loosely on."
Mizuho Kazami, who had been trying hard to stay invisible, finally spoke up quietly once things were clear. She stopped Kashima Risako and Kisaragi Miyuki from unbuttoning further and told them to just remove their outer shirts.
Even though keeping clothes on made them more likely to get dirty, Hikigaya-kun had cleaning magic. In fact, the first spell everyone learned as magical girls was cleaning magic, so there was no need to worry about clothes.
Besides, everyone was staying overnight here anyway. Even if their clothes got completely dirty and unwearable, they could just teleport to the Service Club and find plenty of clean clothes to change into.
Most of the clothes at the club couldn't be worn outside, but they did have regular clothes ready for them to change into.
From her experience, Hikigaya-kun really liked it when they wore clothes, especially stockings. The club offered all kinds of colors and styles, ankle socks, thigh-highs, suspender stockings, pantyhose, along with matching high heels, boots, and everything else.
No matter how good the texture and feel of the pantyhose, they were basically one-time use when it came to Hikigaya-kun. Cleaning magic could only remove stains, not fix holes.
"Sakayanagi-san, take a rest for now. The master is very capable. There's still plenty of time tonight, so there's no rush."
Ebihara Urara smiled and nodded at Sakayanagi Arisu, who was slowly getting up and standing to the side, telling her to go rest.
However, her gaze unconsciously drifted to the white suspender stockings wrapping Sakayanagi Arisu's slender, delicate legs before finally landing on her flawless, exquisite face.
Hachiman's tastes were actually quite broad. Besides sisters and long black hair, he also showed special care for girls in unique situations.
Homeless classmates, socially anxious shut-ins, bullied girls seeking protection, fallen noble daughters.
She herself, having nearly been dragged into a cult by her former fiance, also fell into one of those categories.
And Sakayanagi Arisu, being a petite, frail, white-stockinged girl, was indeed easy to favor.
But Sakayanagi Arisu's health wasn't great, so she needed to participate in more service activities first; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to enjoy the daily benefits of being a Service Club member.
Although Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako still felt some shame, the warm acceptance from everyone, without any teasing, put both of them at ease. They began seriously learning the service experience from Ebihara Urara and the others.
Come to think of it, when they had been drinking and playing games earlier that night, they had talked about love and marriage. They had initially wanted to ask Ebihara Urara to share her experience.
They never expected to end up in Karuizawa Kei's room, just one wall away from the hallway outside, learning this kind of experience from Ebihara Urara...
"Thank you, Urara-san and everyone. Don't push yourselves too hard, we can rotate in at any time."
Sakayanagi Arisu responded to Ebihara Urara with a bright smile, but as she returned to Kamuro Masumi's side and looked at the still-disgusted Kamuro Masumi, her gaze flickered with unreadable thoughts.