"Hey, hey!"
Alistair was deep in thought about how to conquer Professor Ariel Hatsufuji, and the voice beside his ear failed to interrupt his contemplation.
Slap!
"Hmm?!"
Alistair, concentrating on his thoughts, suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder and instinctively flinched, looking at the person who had touched him.
"Senior Akane, don't you know that interrupting someone's thinking is extremely rude?"
Alistair looked at the seemingly angry Akane Nanao, feeling somewhat bewildered, wondering what she was up to now.
"Thinking? I didn't see you thinking. I only saw you staring fixedly at Coach Hatsufuji's ass. Are you interested in Coach Hatsufuji too? You're her student, after all."
Akane Nanao pouted slightly, her eyes full of disdain.
"So what if I'm interested? So what if we're student and teacher? I was just admiring beauty. The love of beauty is universal. Are you going to deny that Professor Hatsufuji is outwardly stunning? Besides, can you control me? If you can, what standing do you have to control me?"
Alistair watched Akane Nanao with a teasing smile. He seemed to detect a hint of... jealousy? Something similar, anyway, in Akane Nanao's tone. This was a good sign, indicating her resistance to him was slowly diminishing.
"I... I... I'm controlling you from the perspective of a proper student! A student with normal morals should correct the unhealthy thoughts of a student like you!" Akane Nanao paused for a moment, then seemed to find some confidence, speaking righteously.
"Would a good student enter into a physical transaction with an unhealthy-minded student like me? Is a good student supposed to grip me for a bad student like me?"
Alistair remained unfazed, still watching Akane Nanao with a playful smile. Akane Nanao felt completely uneasy, yet at the same time, a strange sensation welled up inside her, causing a subtle spread of clear, glistening fluid from the spot Alistair had previously explored.
"I... I..."
Akane Nanao's mouth opened slightly, but she couldn't utter anything to refute Alistair. Her mind was blank. Under Alistair's intense gaze, her brain seemed incapable of thought, and strangely, some ideas of having procreative activities with Alistair surfaced, which made her feel ashamed.
"What about 'I'? Besides, since the teacher has left, there's no one to disturb us. Everyone else went to check on Shouya Katase, so no one will come here. It's the perfect time for me to collect my reward."
Alistair slowly raised his hands and walked towards Akane Nanao, seemingly intending to claim his staged "reward" as he had stated.
"Uh, uh, ah, next time! When you complete the request, I'll help you with a blowjob when I grip you! I'll take care of everything then, just skip it for now!"
Akane Nanao suddenly backed away just as Alistair was about to reach her full assets. She seemed to panic, adding a new stake to her reward in her haste, solely to make Alistair settle everything at the end. Then, she turned and ran, not waiting for Alistair's reaction, fleeing without looking back.
"Uh, I guess this counts as an unexpected bonus?"
Alistair watched Akane Nanao quickly leave. He wasn't angry, stroking his chin in thought. He had initially approached her with the attitude of "if I get it, great; if not, oh well." Now, Akane Nanao had spontaneously raised the price, which was surprising, considering she had firmly refused him just moments ago. However, this was a good sign, indicating Akane Nanao's heart was increasingly leaning toward Alistair.
Sure enough, in the world of Hentai, you need special abilities and threats to win a girl's heart. Normal romance only belonged in mainstream shows. In this perverse world, the fastest way to get what you want is through perverse means. As for how he treated them afterward, a normal approach was better, as Alistair wasn't truly a pervert.
"Hmm, since Akane Nanao ran off, what should I do now?"
Alistair put his hands in his pockets, feeling a bit bored. It was only around 4:30 PM, and activities usually lasted at least another half hour, or even until 6 PM if they ended late, when it would already be dark. He could go home now, but there was nothing to do there besides playing games, which wasn't very exciting.
Screw it. I'll just check out the other clubs.
With that thought, Alistair started walking toward the building that housed the club rooms.
The inspection period was coming up in two days, where he would have to check every club. Alistair hadn't visited many clubs yet, but most of them were somehow related to that strange religion. He didn't know what the religion was or how long it had existed, but he could assume it definitely contained many anomalous artifacts. If Alistair could absorb them, he could probably boost his progress by at least half. But that was only wishful thinking. For now, Alistair wasn't confident in dealing with the religion's underlying power.
Speaking of which, shortly after the inspection period, Alistair would be going to St. Lux Academy as an exchange student with a few other students or seniors. So, Shizuku Hatsufuji would probably have to handle his accounting job for a while. Since his subordinates did the most troublesome work, Shizuku Hatsufuji would mostly just be organizing the data submitted, so it wouldn't be too difficult.
As for St. Lux Academy... Alistair wasn't entirely sure about it, only knowing it was an aristocratic all-girls school with a religious affiliation. Due to declining birth rates in recent years, they were forced to admit boys, but only a very small number, fewer than thirty across all grades. According to some rumors, the boys admitted there not only lacked equal status but were also bullied and oppressed by the girls. Furthermore, since the admitted boys were generally commoners, they couldn't fight back.
Any family with a bit of background or wealth wouldn't send their sons to such an aristocratic all-girls school. Thus, the boys who entered were merely subjected to continuous bullying for the sake of excellent educational resources, which was quite regrettable.
However, a rumor about St. Lux Academy had recently surfaced. The academy designated a certain period—which could be from one day to another, or one hour to another—as the "Midnight Mark" (Meikoku no Toki). The meaning was hard to grasp, so it was generally considered just a way for the school to display its religious ceremony.