'Likes not taking it off, huh...'
She suddenly understood why Hachiman liked Hanamori Kotomi, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and the others.
Compared to youthful beauties like Karuizawa Kei and Kushida Kikyo, "older women" like them were probably at their most charming only when they were properly dressed.
"Sakura-san, are you tired? If you want to rest, I can serve Master for you first."
Seeing this, Hoshinomiya Chie bit her lip hard and hinted to Sakura Airi, who was still standing blankly on Hachiman's other side.
"Hm? O-Okay!"
Sakura Airi froze for a moment. After coming back to her senses, she quickly responded, shifted out of Hachiman's embrace to Hasebe Haruka's side, lowered her head deeply, and only stole glances with the corner of her eye at Hoshinomiya Chie, who had taken her place.
Being beside Hikigaya-kun made her feel especially safe. Even surrounded by so many girls, she only felt shy.
But as soon as she left Hikigaya-kun, she couldn't control the uneasiness in her heart and returned to her usual self.
'Sob! I want Hikigaya-kun to keep holding me...'
"So it was Sakura..."
Kneeling beside Hachiman and wrapping her arms around him, Hoshinomiya Chie glanced at Sakura Airi, who had lowered her head so that her pink hair hid her face, and surprise flashed through her eyes.
'Is this really Sakura Airi from class, the timid girl who always wears glasses and looks down?'
If Sakura Airi hadn't lowered her head until her chin rested against her chest, almost burying her face and looking exactly like the plain country girl she usually appeared to be in class, Hoshinomiya Chie would never have realized that this pink-haired beauty, prettier than an idol and with a figure that could rival Hasebe Haruka's, was Sakura Airi.
After her brief surprise, Hoshinomiya Chie pushed the matter out of her mind. She had no time to think about why Sakura Airi hid her beauty because she needed to hurry and win Hachiman's favor.
"Master, don't just look at Chabashira. Look at me too."
Hoshinomiya Chie forced a smile, unwilling to lose. She pressed herself tightly against Hachiman, slowly squeezing Chabashira Sae aside as she kissed him, competing with her longtime "good sister" for Hachiman's affection.
This was all Chabashira's fault. If she hadn't acted recklessly, Hoshinomiya Chie would never have ended up like this.
She wanted to unite the whole class and bring their grades to first place?
As long as Hoshinomiya Chie was here, it wouldn't be so easy.
She would make Chabashira Sae regret it.
Watching Hoshinomiya Chie's smiling face, Kushida Kikyo blinked and suddenly sensed someone of the same kind.
Whether they came first or not, she didn't care, and Master cared even less.
As long as she could offer all kinds of beautiful girls to Master, it didn't matter whether they were classmates or not.
Once tonight was over, she could use the excuse of doing things for Master to go after those yakuza groups that ran loan sharks and debt collection.
She didn't dare bully ordinary people. Master only liked having them serve him willingly; he didn't actually let them do whatever they wanted. But if she bullied yakuza organizations, Master probably wouldn't blame her.
She didn't dare provoke the evil forces that opposed magical girls, but dealing with bad people among ordinary people felt easy enough. Of course, to be safe, she could also bring along the magical girls from the club.
"Now everyone's joined..."
Watching how unbelievably eager and proactive Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie were, Kisaragi Miyuki and Kashima Risako felt an inexplicable sense of deja vu, as though they were looking at themselves. They exchanged glances and sighed at the same time.
Another one... no, another two had been pulled into Hikigaya-kun's arms.
They also couldn't understand why Chabashira Sae would rather sacrifice her own body.
Kashima Risako felt it was even more outrageous than Hoshinomiya Chie offering herself to Hachiman just to prove she wasn't inferior to them.
But there was no doubt that the only person who could fulfill Chabashira Sae's wish was Hachiman.
She herself had wanted to replace Hanamori Kotomi in serving Hachiman because of what had happened before, so she had no grounds to persuade Chabashira Sae to stop.
"It's over... it's over..."
Standing hesitantly at the bedroom door, Kirisu Mafuyu's mood was much the same as Hoshinomiya Chie's, who had been forced to push herself harder and compete, but she was even more nervous and uneasy.
The maid outfit had already stuffed maid-serving techniques into her head until she was dizzy. She didn't dare face Hachiman at all, afraid she would be unable to stop herself from crawling over to him and begging for his affection.
She had managed to endure before, but now everyone around her had gone to Hachiman, leaving only her by herself.
With no one standing in front of her anymore, she probably wouldn't be able to hold out much longer.
Just thinking about how she was about to lose all her dignity made Kirisu Mafuyu burn with shame.
This was disgraceful.
If her younger sister saw her like this, would she think she had no sense of shame?
Although... she had already lost her dignity when Hanamori Kotomi, Mizuho Kazami, and the others had lain on her bed asking her for help while she ignored them, kept her head down, scrubbed the floor, and pretended nothing had happened.
Beside Kirisu Mafuyu, Hiratsuka Shizuka, as the senior, felt much more relaxed.
She had no intention of letting Hachiman win over every one of these juniors who had been single for years.
To be fair, Kisaragi Miyuki, Kashima Risako, Matsubara Miria, and the others were all quite pretty, and each had a better figure than the last.
But if they had stayed single all these years from their student days until becoming working adults without even dating once, then they absolutely all had their own problems.
It could be said their issues were even more serious than those of ordinary troubled girls. If it was a personality issue, then it was deeply rooted and difficult to change.
Besides, if he won them all over, how would she invite Hachiman over for tea and conversation in the future?
Not a single one of them would be able to stay serious in front of him anymore.
But things had already come to this. There was no way for her to restore their bodies to how they had been before entering this room, so she might as well enjoy herself together with everyone.
Hachiman's womanizing was already outrageous. Without taking the initiative and without refusing, he had almost gathered all the beautiful girls in the school into his arms. If he ever started taking the initiative... she didn't even dare imagine it.
Still, she had always trusted Hachiman's character.
If they ran into difficulties, as long as they appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, Hachiman generally wouldn't refuse outright.
Though it could also be said that it was Hebihara Rei, Hanamori Kotomi, Chabashira Sae, and the others who had been persuaded by Hachiman.
But with so many of them forming a special little group, they could gather the troubled girls from each of their classes and let Hachiman properly talk things through with them.
It was just... if this kept going, Sobu High might really turn into a special training school like Advanced Nurturing High School, just in a different way.
After every exam, what reward should the winning class receive?
And when the class that graduated in first place finally did so, what reward should Hachiman give them?
Forget it. Those were things for student council president Kaede, the elf princess Iris, and the others to think about.
"Mafuyu, it's time for us to go in and join everyone."
Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head, throwing all those thoughts she didn't need to worry about out of her mind. Smiling, she placed a hand on Kirisu Mafuyu's shoulder and pulled her into the crowd.
"W-Wait! Shizuka-senpai, I'm still not a magical girl!"
Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand on her shoulder, Kirisu Mafuyu's panicked, and she quickly clarified that she and Hachiman were still innocent.
Had Shizuka-senpai forgotten? She was different from everyone else. She hadn't even crossed that first step.
"I'm not asking you to go that far tonight. You can't squeeze to the front like this anyway."
Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled at Kirisu Mafuyu, who still hadn't accepted reality, blinked at her, and gestured toward Hanamori Kotomi, Kashima Risako, and the other colleagues.
"But you can't keep your distance from us forever. You can start by getting used to Hikigaya's scent while you're with us."
Since she'd already come, there was no way Hiratsuka Shizuka would let Kirisu Mafuyu be left out by herself.
She certainly couldn't go back to cleaning. Even if she agreed, the others wouldn't.
"H-His scent?"
Looking at Hanamori Kotomi, who was already thoroughly familiar with every part of Hachiman, and Kashima Risako, who hadn't yet made any real breakthrough with him but also carried his unique scent, Kirisu Mafuyu's ears turned bright red, and she became too embarrassed to speak.
'Hikigaya-kun's scent...'
'I don't want to get used to that kind of scent!'
'Just smelling it on you already makes me feel like something is wrong with me!'
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[At the Entrance Hallway]
After resting for a long time, Tachibana Hina, Tsukioka Anna, Takamine Ayako, and Matsubara Miria slowly woke up and pushed themselves up from the floor with their aching arms.
But none of them could leave Karuizawa Kei's room. They could only hide by the entrance, leaning against the wall and listening to the sounds from the bedroom.
Before long, under Karuizawa Kei's supervision, they began another round of immersive shared sensation.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.