First, I'd like to summarize the current situation.
Kawasaki asked Yukinoshita for advice because she needed to tell her younger sister an interesting story, specifically a scary one, and wanted some ideas. As a result, they decided to hold a ghost story competition at Yukinoshita's house.
And now.
Kawasaki (big boobs, cute when she cries) is attached to my left arm, Yuigahama (big boobs, silly and cute) is attached to my right arm, Komachi (flat-chested, super cute) is attached to my chest, and Hiratsuka-sensei (big boobs, beautiful and surprisingly cute) is attached to my back.
...What is this?
...What is this?
I said it twice.
And, although Yukinoshita was talking about it herself just a moment ago, she still hasn't come clinging to me.
...I'm surprised I even said "not yet" myself. Sorry about that, Totsuka.
"...Well then, I'll be the last one."
It's my turn.
⑥ Hachiman Hikigaya.
...But before that.
First, there's something I need to say.
"Yukinoshita, are you alright?"
"? What?"
Yukinoshita tilted her head, perhaps surprised by my question. Well, I suppose that's understandable.
"Well, what I'm about to tell you is really scary, so I thought it might be a bit much for you to be there alone..."
Well, if Yukinoshita says it's okay, then we'll just go ahead and start."
"W-w-wait a minute. Is it really that bad...?"
He let out a voice filled with anxiety. Of course he would.
Let me emphasize this once more.
"Oh, this is really bad. To be honest, I'm worried. So don't push yourself too hard."
Towards the end, I softened my tone and expression a little. How's that for a smile!
"...That expression you just made is creepy."
...You bitch...! Shall I make you cry until I get excited?! You'll get caught! The teacher is behind you!
"...But if you're going to say that much..."
After muttering something softly, she picked up the cushion that Pan-san had been sitting on and stood up straight.
Then, she sat down right in front of me, beside me, and grabbed my right sleeve tightly.
"...This...might make me feel relieved..."
She said that, looking up at me with a hesitant expression.
Huh, what is this destructive power?
Komachi, stop grinning so hard when you see this scene. Yuigahama is seeing this and it's making her chest pressure on me even stronger.
Seriously! Stop it! My right arm is getting enveloped in tenderness!
"This situation...well, this is fine. Yuigahama, could you dim one of the lights?"
"Huh... wait, are you going to make it dark here?"
"I really wanted to create the perfect atmosphere."
At first I wondered how it would go, but it seems like everyone in this group is a scaredy-cat except for me.
...Now that things have come to this, I feel like I want to make them all cry. I won't let them cry, I'll make them cry.
The former is just too cruel.
"Okay, here we go."
"Here you go, big brother."
That's my sister for you. She looks so confident, but actually she's already terrified.
"This is a story that a man in his mid-50s actually experienced."
When the man was still in his twenties, he lived in Kyoto.
Back then, I had a senior colleague I was close to, and we often went out drinking together."
Everyone is clinging to me, watching the conversation unfold.
"One day, while I was out drinking as usual, I met a woman and we hit it off. She said she worked at a club."
We hit it off so well, it was hard to believe we'd just met, and then the woman suggested, "Why don't you come stay the night? I'll bring another girl with me."
I heard a teasing "Kya!" from Komachi, who was clinging to my chest, and a voice saying "That's nice..." from Hiratsuka-sensei, who was clinging to my back.
I cried.
"And that night, we split into two rooms, one for men and one for women, and spent the night together."
I could hear Yuigahama's small, embarrassed voice saying "Oh my..." and Hiratsuka-sensei's sad voice saying "...How nice..."
...I cried.
"Even after spending the night with the man, the woman frequently invited the men out to hang out, and the four of them stayed at a hotel in Osaka and did all sorts of things together."
"...Perhaps a month or two later, a police officer visited the man's house."
Kawasaki whispered "Eh..." and flinched.
"The police officer asked, 'Do you know this woman?' and showed me a photograph."
The woman was someone the man had met at a drinking party, and they had spent the night together and hung out."
Yukinoshita, with a pale face, placed the hand that had been gripping my sleeve onto mine. Now I'm getting nervous.
"When the man answered that he knew, the police officer then asked, 'Did this woman come over here?'"
I tried to recall the last time we hung out was when we stayed at a hotel in Osaka, and since then we haven't seen each other or even been in contact. Back then, there were no cell phones, so I suppose that was to be expected.
The man became anxious and asked the police officer what had happened to the woman.
The police officer,
"Actually, this woman has borrowed money from a male customer at the club where she works."
I couldn't pay it back, so I ended up killing the man."
"He said with dark eyes."
Komachi let out a small groan, "Fuguh...!" and tightened her grip. I'm happy, but... I'm worried about what will happen next.
"So, what happened then...?"
Professor Hiratsuka asked me, his hand trembling as he rested it on my shoulder.
"Yes... The police's investigative skills are incredible, and they asked me, 'You were visiting her room around this time, weren't you?'"
Since the timing and location matched perfectly, the man answered with a nervous expression, "Yes, I went."
Then the police officer said to the man:
"At that very moment, I was hiding the body on top of the closet."
"
"~~~!!!"
No one screamed. Only tiny, terrified sounds escaped, as they inhaled.
I wasn't sure if everyone would be scared, but when I looked, they were all trembling and pressing their faces against me more than ever before.
Before I knew it, Yukinoshita had buried her face in my chest, just like Komachi.
From Yukinoshita's mouth, a small, tearful groan could be heard: "Uuuu... Uuuu..."
...Maybe I went too far.
It's slow, though. Really slow.
I felt incredibly guilty.
Perhaps because the apartment building has excellent soundproofing, the only sound you can hear in the living room is the ticking of the clock.
I was about to conclude by saying, "The woman was eventually caught," but I decided against it, judging that telling this part wouldn't alleviate their fear.
Instead, I patted everyone's heads as much as I could.
I hesitated to pat Professor Hiratsuka's head, but when I actually did it, he responded very readily.
I wish she'd show more of this side of herself... Men are so easy to win over... Wait, am I being completely conquered by Ms. Hiratsuka today?
About 10 minutes had passed.
Everyone finally started to lift their heads.
I quickly shifted my focus and started thinking about what to do next.
Even though tomorrow was a day off, the clock already showed 9 PM.
"What should we do now? It's getting late, should we just call it a day?"
As soon as I spoke, Komachi opened her mouth.
"...Whaaaaaaaaat!? In this situation!? In this situation where everyone except my brother is terrified!?"
His expression before he even opened his mouth was already saying "Whaaaaaaaaaaat!?" He looked incredibly furious.
"Oh, no, but we'll have to break up sooner or later, right? In that case, it's better to do it sooner..."
As I fumbled to find the right words, my right sleeve was pulled in two directions.
When I turned to the side to see what was going on, I saw Yukinoshita and Yuigahama still looking frightened, shaking their heads from side to side.
...Begging from cats and dogs...
A fierce desire crossed my mind, and I shook my head violently. I freaked them out. Sorry.
As I pondered what to do, Komachi suddenly had an idea.
"Hey, why don't we all stay the night at Yukino's house tonight?"
"...Huh!?"
I involuntarily let out a strange sound.
Yukinoshita tilted her head with a look that said, "Huh?" She's so cute.
"It's your responsibility too, big brother! In fact, it's all your fault! Take responsibility!"
"Wait, wait, wait, that's a very misleading way of putting it. How much child support will you be paying?"
"That idea is obscene! You stupid, idiot, Gomi-chan! You moron! Hachiman!"
"No, I mean, Hachiman isn't saying anything bad about it."
I haven't heard that insult since New Year's.
Suddenly remembering that time, I turned to Yukinoshita and saw her trembling and turning her face away, just like back then.
And in a low voice
"You idiot, moron, Hachiman...heh heh, I knew it..."
He whispers.
You must really like it...
But if even these insults can cheer you up, then it's no trouble at all.
...My heart has been worn down, so it's not going to be cheap after all.
"If we're all going to stay together, that might lower the barrier and make it easier. Is Yukinoshita okay with that?"
"Heh heh... ha, that's funny... Oh, you mean that. It's alright. I've prepared extra bedding for guests... Do you have any complaints?"
I was thinking, "This guy, a loner, has prepared something like that...?" when he read my mind. I averted my eyes with all my might!
"Oh, well then, since we're all here, why don't we all sleep in Yukinon's bedroom? Yukinon, let's sleep together!"
Yuigahama has become incredibly naturally yuri. Damn you, Yurigahama.
"Oh, then I'd love to join you!"
Wait, Komachi too? Yuritani Komachi?
"I mean, wouldn't it be better if I stayed in a separate room?"
"Y-y-yes! If he were in the same room, who knows what he'd do...!"
Kawasaki came pointing at me with his face bright red. Shut up! What do you want?!
"It's alright, Kawasaki. I'll sleep next to Hikigaya. ...If he makes even the slightest suspicious move, I'll unleash my Last Bullet of Annihilation on him..."
Professor Hiratsuka bent his fingers, making a snapping sound.
...I don't think that's a sound a woman would make...
In the end, Yukinoshita (Yurinoshita), Yuigahama (Yurigahama), and Komachi (Yuriya) ended up sleeping together in bed... no, not tangled up, but peacefully together, while Kawasaki, Hiratsuka-sensei, and I slept on futons on the floor below.
We ended up sleeping side-by-side, but for some reason I was in the middle. Seriously, why?
I did as Komachi ordered, and before I knew it, I ended up like this...
Once it was decided that they would have a sleepover, not only Yukinoshita but everyone else seemed relieved, and they had a fun time chatting until around midnight.
Every time I tried to throw in a ghost story, I got punched by Hiratsuka-sensei, insulted by Komachi, given Yukinoshita a really cold look that almost stopped my heart, collapsed and saw Kawasaki's panties (black lace, of course) and got kicked hard, and then Yuigahama gave me a lap pillow and stroked my head.
...Only Yuigahama looks like an angel...?
By the way.
When Kawasaki contacted Taishi to let him know he would be staying over, he received a message saying, "Please say hello to your brother for me." So I immediately snatched the phone from Kawasaki and yelled, "I'm going to spend the night with some cute and pretty girls, including Komachi, whom you'll probably never have the chance to interact with properly once you get to high school. Aren't you jealous? If you're jealous, then never come near Komachi again, you gnat!" and hung up. I was satisfied that I had managed to insult him, even though it didn't make any sense, when Kawasaki grabbed me hard by the collar. I apologized profusely. If this had been an extortion, I would have jumped high and high, making a lot of noise.
But everyone's faces were red, including Kawasaki's. Why?
Then, everyone laid out their futons, got ready to sleep, and went to bed safely.
I was dozing off, and right up until I lost consciousness I could hear Yukinoshita's most yuri-yuri conversation yet: "Hey, hey, Yuigahama-san, Komachi-san, stop it...!" "Ah, it's fine, it's just a little bit!" "That's right! We're sleeping in the same bed after all!" But I didn't mind.
...I wonder if Yukinoshita's chastity is alright?
I suddenly woke up around 2 AM.
It's probably because he's in an unfamiliar environment. Plus, there are women on both sides of him.
I sat up abruptly and looked around the dimly lit room with sleepy eyes.
The three people on the bed were breathing softly in their sleep.
...In the end, both Komachi and Yuigahama are super close to Yukinoshita...
Even from my lower vantage point than the bed, I could see Yukinoshita groaning and tossing and turning, looking uncomfortable in her sleep. Each time, either Komachi or Yuigahama, with nothing to do, would wiggle their hands before firmly gripping Yukinoshita's back again. Poor thing...
Suddenly, I realized that Kawasaki and Professor Hiratsuka were missing. The blanket right next to them was empty.
Wondering what was going on, I looked around a bit more and saw the two of them sitting and talking a few meters away from me.
Oh, I wonder what those two are talking about at this hour. I'm curious.
I tried my best not to look in that direction, but I strained my ears.
"Wow, so shochu highballs aren't all that tasty... hiccup."
"Hahaha, are you drunk already? Well, it seems like it's your first time, so I guess it can't be helped. I'll have plum wine... hiccup."
"What's going on? Are the teachers getting drunk?"
"Hey Kawasaki, your speech is getting slurred (you can't speak properly)?"
...Hey teacher. Are you serious?
And he's totally drunk, too.
It reminded me of a time when I was little, I woke up in the middle of the night and my parents weren't in their room, so I went to the living room to look for them and witnessed them having a drink and then passionately kissing.
...There was a string of thread...
Let's leave the trauma talk for now.
The way they're both drunk... they give off such a strong vibe of being hopeless office ladies.
The teacher is still young enough, but Kawasaki, you...
As I was mentally making all sorts of sarcastic remarks, I suddenly realized I was staring intently at the two of them.
The two of them, completely drunk, suddenly turned towards me, and our eyes met.
"Huh? Is that... perhaps Hikitani-kun over there?"
"Oh, really? Hikitani..."
Why is the teacher using polite language? I don't understand it at all.
...Oh, those two are crawling towards me on all fours.
Because they were both dressed casually to sleep, their positions really emphasized their cleavage, which was amazing.
No, that's not the point.
Why are both of you coming towards me?
To be continued.