"Whew—"
The moment the door closed, Maple let out a breath, her face looking strange. She was surprised and shocked at the scene of her arguing with Alex just moments ago; she never thought she'd be so brave.
She actually dared to quarrel with Alex... If Alex decided to do something bad to her or Rin, she was virtually incapable of fighting back.
She hadn't considered this at all while going head-to-head with him, but now that she was out of the room, the memory sent shivers down her spine.
"Ugh, I can't be blamed for this. Why should he be so... brazen as to continue that kind of... lewd instruction work? Of course, I couldn't agree to it."
"Don't you agree, Rin?"
The expressionless Rin met her sister's gaze. After a long silence, she tilted her small head. "Maple, you reacted too strongly."
"Huh?"
What do you mean?
"What Alex wants to do has nothing to do with us. But Maple reacted strongly. Why?"
"..."
The Student Council President's face slowly flushed crimson. "How can you say it has nothing to do with us? We were almost... involved! Of course, we can't allow such an evil club to exist. Isn't that just common sense?"
"But Alex won't do anything bad. Didn't he just want a place to meet?"
"What meeting? He clearly wants to... host an orgy! Even if they don't do anything 'bad,' we can't just stand by and watch them set up a sex party club at school as Student Council members."
As soon as she finished speaking, Maple bit her lip. "It sounds like that guy has many girlfriends. Although dating isn't prohibited at school, dating so many women certainly means he's not a decent person... We must stop it!"
This time, Rin remained silent for several minutes before murmuring faintly, "Maple is being meddlesome."
"...What do you mean, meddlesome! Rin, I notice you've been talking back to me a lot, especially after this incident. It's getting excessive, and you're always defending him."
Maple's pupils contracted, and she abruptly stopped walking. "Rin, you don't harbor feelings for Alex, do you...?"
"No, you're too sensitive," Rin maintained her usual placid, expressionless face. Maple stared at her for a long time but couldn't detect anything unusual.
"Is that so?"
Maple was still somewhat suspicious.
"You're the one who cares a lot about Alex, aren't you?" Rin countered.
"Rin—!"
The twin sisters resumed walking down the corridor, bathed in the sunlight streaming through the windows. They looked out at the playground, gardens, and cafeteria building outside—a picture of warm sunshine, rising temperatures, swaying trees, and blooming flowers, creating a scene of perfect harmony.
In such a harmonious school, who would ever suspect the terrifying events that occurred this morning?
It's truly dangerous...
Class was about to end, so the two girls decided not to return to the classroom but stood by the window, enjoying the view until Maple's phone rang. She glanced at it and frowned in distress. "It's Hayato."
Mentioning her childhood friend, Maple felt a little conflicted. She wasn't sure how to face him right now.
"Just tell him you're safe."
But it would probably be difficult to return to the intimacy of their past childhood friendship anytime soon.
Alex said the effect of the hypnosis hadn't ended. Now, except for the few of them, the rest of the students, including the teachers, were still affected by the 'Sex Instructor.'
They not only found the instructor's existence normal but, after starting to date, they would actively seek him out for 'guidance'…
The thought of this made Maple's scalp prickle. It wasn't just her responsibility as Student Council President; she genuinely felt a profound sense of dissonance. Just thinking about it, she could no longer look at the students around her normally.
Although these students looked no different, still chatting and laughing as usual, Maple and Rin knew they were still under hypnosis, making the sisters feel alienated from their surroundings.
Suddenly, I don't feel like talking to them anymore... sigh.
"Maple, Maple."
"Hmm? Saya?"
A black-haired girl walked over.
"Next class is P.E., so get ready to go outside. Why have you been zoning out?"
"...Nothing," Seeing Saya Sakuramiya, Maple forced a smile. The blue-haired girl stood up and walked out of the classroom, hesitating for a moment before cautiously asking, "Saya, um, do you know about that transfer student?"
"Oh, you mean the Sex Instructor?"
Saya Sakuramiya blushed. "That title sounds so, so embarrassing... Why are you bringing that up, Maple?"
"I was just curious about your thoughts..."
"I don't really have any thoughts. I'm not dating anyone anyway," Saya Sakuramiya said nonchalantly. "But there are quite a few couples in school, so I guess that instructor will be busy."
As she spoke, she suddenly paused, realization dawning on her. "I see! Maple, are you planning on getting guidance?"
Maple: "..."
"I understand. You must want to try it to make sure you're not inexperienced, especially with your relationship with your childhood friend... So, have you two decided to officially date?"
"No, that's not it," Maple didn't know how to explain, following behind Saya into the changing room. "It's not what you think!"
Are you kidding me? I'm not accepting any 'guidance'!
"Then why are you asking about the Sex Instructor?"
"..."
Okay, Saya is also inevitably affected. She couldn't escape it. This feeling is truly awful... Can't Alex find a way to return everyone to normal?
She could tolerate others, but having her good friend like this made her deeply uncomfortable.
Maple contemplated this while changing into her sportswear, preparing for the dreaded P.E. class. The hot weather was truly tormenting. The changing room was filled with vast amounts of pale, enticing scenery, and the girls giggled, completely unconcerned about exposing themselves.
Instead, they teased and groped each other playfully.
Until a gasp rang out.
"Maple! What is that?!"
Hmm?
Maple looked up blankly. Hinata Sakuramiya, Saya's younger sister, suddenly rushed in front of her, startling her. Hinata's big eyes fixed on the tender skin of Maple's abdomen. "That, is that a tattoo?"
Looking down, Maple saw the silver pattern mark on her body and froze.
What is this?
When did this appear on my body...?
Wait, could this be Alex's doing...?
"Wow, Maple, that mark on you looks so lewd," Hinata Sakuramiya exclaimed repeatedly, attracting many other girls. The pink heart-shaped pattern did indeed carry a sensual vibe.
"It's beautiful. Doesn't it look like it's for some special intimate activity?"
"I know! It looks a bit like an Incubus or Succubus mark."
"A Succubus? So it's definitely a special intimate activity between a man and a woman! Maple, are you seeing someone, dating?"
Hearing everyone's chatter, the girl's expression was bizarre. She touched the silver mark with her fingertip, her pretty face beet red.
It must be the mark Alex left!
Ugh, he actually left his mark on my body. What am I going to do? It looks like I can't wipe it off...