Chapter 38
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright~!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Aika smiled proudly as she looked at her private messages with Yuuji after sending the naked selfie she took just now. It wasn’t as sexy as she would’ve liked it to be since Miyuki is also with her, but it’d have to do for now.
<span style="font-weight:400">If Miyuki wasn’t here, she would’ve sat down on the floor, spread her legs wide, and spread it with her fingers while looking at the camera lewdly to taunt Yuuji into “attacking” her.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Aika,e on. Let’s get in.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes~”
<span style="font-weight:400">She locked her phone, put it under her clothes that she had neatly folded into the cloth basket, and followed Miyuki to the showers before entering the artificial hot spring.
<span style="font-weight:400">The sound of running water filled the room as the two took their shower. They had taken a bath beforeing here, but as per tradition, they had to clean their body first before entering the hot spring. So now, they’re simply rinsing their bodies without letting much of the water from hitting their hair by tying it up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What were you doing just now?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm~? Ah, I was messaging Yuuji~”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miyuki froze for a moment before peeking out of her shower stall into Aika’s and looked at her with a stern gaze.
<span style="font-weight:400">“... You didn’t take any photo of me or any of our friends and send it to him, right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course not~! I only took one of myself and sent it to him~”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miyuki let out a sigh as Aika’s beautiful humming apanied by the sound of rushing water from the shower echoed throughout the shower room.
<span style="font-weight:400">She… She wanted to tell her that it’s inappropriate to do so, but she also knew how… intimate her rtionship was with Yuuji. In fact, she probably heard a lot more details than she wanted to from Aika herself when she ined” about how ferocious Yuuij was in bed that she had to use her magic to heal herself to be able to go to school.
<span style="font-weight:400">Being so open with the intimacy in one’s rtionship with their partner might seem strange to Miyuki, but after knowing Aika, she had… gotten used to it for better or for worse. In fact, there are a lot of things about Aika that surprised her after bing closer to her.
<span style="font-weight:400">One that she’s extremely perverted, not only towards Yuuji but also towards other girls. She would express her sexual interest in their mutual friends openly, but she wouldn’t cross any line or disrespect them in anyway. In fact, she’s extremely respectful and kind to others if they were also respectful and kind towards her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Second, she didn’t mind Yuuji having another girlfriend aside from her. Miyuki was extremely surprised when Yuuji and Aika told her and her brother that Erika has be Yuuji’s girlfriend as well, and she was even more surprised when Aika told her that she was the one who encouraged Yuuji to pursue Erika.
<span style="font-weight:400">When she asked why Aika would encourage it, Aika unfortunately didn’t answer since it’s a really private matter between her and Yuuji. So even to this day, Miyuki still couldn’t understand why and how Aika could encourage her beloved to be in a rtionship with another girl at the same time.
<span style="font-weight:400">She couldn’t even begin to imagine trying to encourage her beloved brother to pursue another woman romantically… Just the thought of it made the steam from the hot shower she was under turn to mist before she regained her control over her magic.
<span style="font-weight:400">Miyuki shook her head tiredly and lifted her face up, letting the hot water hit her face, and let out a sigh.
<span style="font-weight:400">Even disregarding Aika’s personality and character, Yuuji and Aika have been an enigma in her mind, even with all the exnations her brother gave her.
<span style="font-weight:400">It felt like they just… appeared in this world all of a sudden with all this tremendous power that rivaled even her brother. With such power, background, and rtionship with her brother, she couldn’t believe she didn’t know of them before…
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Yuki. Miyuki… Oooiii~ Miyuki-chan?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? Ah, I’m sorry. What is it, Aika?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You were dozing off, are you tired?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, no I''m not.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is that so? Then have you finished showering? If you have, let’s enter the hot spring already~! It’s been a while since I entered one!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-Yes.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miyuki quickly turned off her shower and put on a thin, white robe as she exited her stall.
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, already outside her shower stall, Aika waited for her d in the same thin, white robe. But in contrast to Miyuki, whose robe seemed loose, hers hugged her figure tightly.
<span style="font-weight:400">Most of the fabric was forcefully raised to amodate herrge breasts, causing it to be much shorter than Miyuki’s and disying her beautiful, white, milky thighs and slender legs to the world. And since she had to tie the belt around her waist to hold everything together, the robe simply served to further entuate herrge breasts, slim waist, and wide hips.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fufu~ You look so cute, Miyuki~ You’re just like a fairy~”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“T-Thank you. Y-You look beautiful as well.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ehehehe~ Thank you~”
<span style="font-weight:400">As they walked towards the hot spring area, they began to hear girls’ shrieks and giggles. But what caught their attention the most was Honoka’s troubled voice.
<span style="font-weight:400">When they arrived, they saw Eimi looming over Honoka. Her fingers moved pervertedly in a squeezing motion as she slowly approached Honoka.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s going on?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh my~ Are you stripping Honoka~? I’ll help~!”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi, Kazumi, Subaru, and Honoka all turned to the sound of Aika’s voice and immediately froze at the sight of two otherworldly beauties before them.
<span style="font-weight:400">With every move filled with elegance and grace, Miyuki slowly sat down at the edge of the bath and put her white, slender legs into the bath.
<span style="font-weight:400">Aika also sat at the edge of the bath first and leaned forward, causing her massive chest to jiggle and threatening to burst out of the confines of her thin robes.
<span style="font-weight:400">Even though they were girls who were interested in the opposite sex, the sight of these two extremely beautiful women made their heart waver and question their sexual orientation…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? What’s wrong? All of you just suddenly freeze.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“E-Eh?! A-Ah, it’s nothing!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“W-We were just stunned by your beauty!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“U-Uhn! Y-You two looked so beautiful…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-Yeah… Somehow… Looking at you two… I’m starting to think gender doesn’t matter…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahahaha~ Thank you~”
<span style="font-weight:400">Aika let out a cute giggle and sat down, entering the bath fully. And fully submerged in water, her thin bathing robe became slightly transparent, disying her beautiful skin underneath it. Her chest began to rise afloat on the water surface, and as she stretched her arms and body up, Eimi, Honoka, and the girls all stared at the two floating breasts in all its glory.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nnnnghhh~ It feels so good~ By the way, what were you guys talking about?”
<span style="font-weight:400">The girls immediately snapped out of their daze in a fluster. Their cheeks blushing furiously for reasons other than the hot bath.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Eh? I-I forgot! A-Anyway, let’s talk about something else!”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“U-Uhn! C-Come to think of it, did you see the Prince of Third High School? The Ichijou family’s heir was at the banquet!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ooooh! I saw him! He’s pretty handsome! And I swear I saw him checking out Miyuki~”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, really?! Could it be… love at first sight~? Or perhaps, they’ve known each other before~?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey, Aika-chan! Do you know anything about this?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi asked, her eyes sparkling in excitement, along with the other girls.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? I don’t know~ I didn’t even see this prince~ How about it, Miyuki-chan?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm, I think I’ve only seen him from a distance at parties. Other than that, I’ve only ever seen him in pictures…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi and the others all sighed in disappointment.
<span style="font-weight:400">Considering how the famous heir of the Ichijou n came to talk to Miyuki himself, they’re sure they had some kind of juicy or romantic history. s, fiction doesn’t always mimic real life.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I guess that’s to be expected. But, what do you guys think of him? For me, after seeing the prince in person, I have to say that he still pales inparison to our king, Tsubakihara Yuuji!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi turned to Kazumi, Subaru, and Honoka.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mm, I agree! He’s quite handsome, but isn’t Tsubakihara-kun’s looks just unfair? I mean, I couldn’t help but stare at him whenever I saw him passing by!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“E-Eh?! U-Uhm… Aaahh… I-I agree as well…
<span style="font-weight:400">Kazumi replied in excitement, while Honoka became flustered, like a spooked little animal. She immediately looked down to her knees, unable to meet anyone’s gaze, as her face blushed redly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“T-That is true… Speaking of which, Kiryuu-san, you’re always with Tsubakihara-kun. Are you perhaps…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Subaru, the bespectacled girl with short hair and fellow athlete that would be representing the First High School’s rookie division, slowly turned towards Aika.
<span style="font-weight:400">What she was insinuating was something even the second and third years had been specting about, including everyone in this bath. And of course, everyone immediately perked up their ears and turned their gazes towards Aika in curiosity.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe~ We''re just that close~! We''re inseparable! Even if we''re separated by worlds, we''d find a way to find each other!!! Ah, but don''t worry! I won''t get in the way if you wanna try to seduce him~"
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi and the others looked confused by her answer. She said they’re inseparable, so that would mean they have an extremely long history together. Perhaps childhood friends.
<span style="font-weight:400">But if she said she won’t get in the way if they tried to seduce him, does that mean she’s not interested in him romantically? Does that mean they’re not dating?
<span style="font-weight:400">The answer to their question was still unclear. But seeing how Aika answered it so confidently, it did give them a small sigh of relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, if Aika was truly dating Yuuji, then they knew none of them would be able to stand a chance… Especially since they’ve seen her body now.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You say that, Aika. But Tsubakihara-kun is known to be an iron fortress, you know? He has rejected an amazing amount of confessions that girls started bing satisfied just watching him from a distance!"
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi let out a helpless sigh as the other girls nodded in agreement, including Honoka. Yuuji receiving a confession was no longer news now. It has be a regr event that happened in their school, just like any other ss. At this point, those who had the courage to confess had been rejected, while those who didn''t were either gathering their courage or had be satisfied by just watching him.
<span style="font-weight:400">And the males, who were upset and envious, had started to ignore the fact that these confessions are happening for the sake of their sanity and feelings.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, with a beauty on the level of Aika and Miyuki by his side, it makes sense why he won''t budge to other girls."
<span style="font-weight:400">Kazumi shrugged and tilted her head towards Aika and Miyuki.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s true... Oh, I have a question about Tsubakihara-kun! Is it true that he''s rich? Is he a young master of a conglomerate?"
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi raised her hand excitedly to ask Aika a question.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe~ He''s not a young master, but he''s suuuuuper rich! He''s a super skilled trader and investor! And he could get thousands of american dors in a few hours if he wanted to! He even lives in a mansion! I''ve been to it!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?! A mansion?! Really?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Uhn! Miyuki had also been there, riiiight~?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"U-Uhn, I had. I visited it along with my brother when he invited us."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Heeeeh, how amazing~ He''s bing more and more of a charming prince~!"
<span style="font-weight:400">Eimi and the other girls began to chat amongst themselves, lost in their fantasy about Yuuji. And as they did, Miyuki nced to her side to see how Aika was reacting when her beloved boyfriend she’s so intimate with is being talked about like that.
<span style="font-weight:400">But to her surprise and confusion, she was giggling mischievously like a child nning a prank.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Aika... Is this okay?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hm~? Of course~ They''re free to fantasize after all~"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Aren''t you... Jealous?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hm... I''ve been encouraging him to get a harem so being jealous now is a bit toote, right? And also... I know he''ll always love me no matter what, so I don''t feel insecure or jealous~!"
<span style="font-weight:400">“...How about Erika?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Aika cutely pouted her lips and tapped her chin with her finger as she looked up, thinking.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm… She might be okay if it’s not just a random girl, though she might need time to ept it. Well, I don’t think it’d be a problem since Yuuji wouldn’t ept just any random girl~”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">She winked yfully, stumping Miyuki who was now looking at her speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Well, I… I’ll be supporting you tw-... you three."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Uhn~ If you want any advice on how to seduce “you know who”, juste to me, okay~?"
<span style="font-weight:400">“I-I don’t need your perverted advice!!!”
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<span style="font-weight:400">The next morning.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mayumi, Juumonji Kaito, and Mari gathered in one of the meeting rooms their school had reserved for their students to hold strategy meetings regarding the uing Nine Schools Competition.
<span style="font-weight:400">The room was quiterge and spacious even with the rows and rows of tables and chairs, and a single long table at the front for the leader or leaders of the meeting, where they were currently seated.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was the room the three had been frequenting a lot since they arrived in this hotel for various discussions. But this morning, their presence was curiously requested by Yuuji, who was currently standing before them.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So? What did you call us for, in the morning? You must have some kind of reason to call the three of us here, right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mari asked, crossing her arms, as they all looked at Yuuji with solemn expressions.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes, I believe it is urgent news that Juumonji-senpai, Watanabe-senpai, and Saegusa-senpai need to know.”
<span style="font-weight:400">He had told Tatsuya about his decision to tell these three about his encounterst night and his reason for doing so, which he agreed to. Tatsuya also told Yuuji to tell them about the three infiltrators he and Mikihiko took down when he reported this to the three.
<span style="font-weight:400">Their eyes all sharpened at his words and they waited for him to continue.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Last night, during my walk outside in search of a breather, I sensed multiple hostile presence within the woods outside of our amodation.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Yuuji then proceeded to tell his encounter with the infiltrators as well as Tatsuya and Mikihiko’s encounter, while omitting his invisibility magic and his meeting with Captain Yanagi Muraji.
<span style="font-weight:400">And as he did, all of their eyes began to open wider and wider at the shocking revtion.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What…? W-Why didn’t you tell us sooner, Yuuji-kun?”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“It was extremelyte at night, Saegusa-senpai. And since they werepletely and utterly silenced, I judged that the mastermind wouldn''t enact any other acts of hostility before they could at least know what happened to their men.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“B-But…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mayumi clenched her hands on her chest. Yuuji’s logic made sense. Even if he told themst night, they wouldn’t be able to do anything.
<span style="font-weight:400">But the fact that he was in dangerst night made her heart tightened…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hah… You’re still as reckless as ever, huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mari shook her head tiredly and let out a sigh once again.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Are they the same one as the one behind the car ident, Tsubakihara?”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“...I believe so, chairman Juumonji. Though, I have no evidence.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I see… Were you injured? Did you make sure that all of them had been silenced, Tsubakihara?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No, I am not injured. And yes, chairman Juumonji. I patrolled the woods around this hotel after leaving the bodies to the officials and found no other hostiles.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mm…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Juumonji took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a few moments, before turning his gaze to Yuuji again.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You did well. But next time, do not act on your own. Just like the terrorists from nche, they wouldn’t hesitate to kill you given how heavily they are armed.”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes. I understand.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mari let out a heavy sigh once again and leaned back to her chair, tired. She couldn’t believe she’d received this kind of news this early in the morning.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So? What are you nning on doing now that you’ve told us? Don’t tell me you’re going to go find their hideout and destroy them, right?
<span style="font-weight:400">“No. We don’t know who we are dealing with right now, so all I wish is a rise in the level of security for the athletes. Especially during the events”
<span style="font-weight:400">“The athletes?”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes. Although we could not be sure what their aim was, we could assume it was rted to the Nine Schools’ Competition or the nine schools themselves. And if their aim was our school, which was quite probable given the previous car ident, it would be best if we could increase the number of personnel guarding our athletes and engineers, as well as the CADs that will be used, during and outside of the events.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mm… That makes sense. I’ll request the security detail of this event to lend us more guards. I’ll also tell the the athletes to be more careful and be on alert for dangerous individuals-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No, if possible, please keep this as much a secret as possible and simply increase the level of security around the athletes, Watanabe-senpai.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? Why?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“The enemies are slippery. If they knew that we''d be alerted to their presence, then it would be even more difficult to recognize and thwart their ns.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nngh… That’s true…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mari stood up from her seat and turned towards Juumonji and Mayumi, who was still looking at Yuuji worriedly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. Then, are we going with this n?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mm. I agree with Tsubakihara’s suggestion. We’ll increase the security for our athletes and engineers without making much of a fuss. I wouldn’t want to chase those rats away before grabbing their tail.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-Yes. I think that would be the best option. But… How awful. Who would do such a thing to apetition between schools…?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Yuuji kept his silence and chose not to reveal his knowledge to them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Because if they were to know, they would certainly be agitated, and their actions would be obvious. What they need now is subtlety as to not let the enemy know about what they know.
<span style="font-weight:400">Right now, Yuuji knows all the threats they’ll be facing during thepetition. But if the enemy knew that they’re aware and actively thwarting their n, they might change their ns into something Yuuji didn’t know of. And it might be even more dangerous than what they did in the anime.
<span style="font-weight:400">If it came to that, it’d be even more difficult for him to predict what will happen and protect everyone.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. Then, I’ll begin my preparations. Mayumi, Juumonji, I will be counting on your help.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mm.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course, Mari.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The three nodded to each other.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then, we’ll continue our discussion about this some other time. But before that…”
<span style="font-weight:400">She turned towards Yuuji and began walking towards him.
<span style="font-weight:400">And when she arrived right before him, she tiptoed and knocked his head with her knuckle.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You little brat… I know you’re powerful, but how could you still be that reckless?! Taking on ten men armed with rifles, are you actually an idiot?! Hah?!”
<span style="font-weight:400">More than the hit, Mari’s words shocked him speechless as he stared wordlessly at her with widened eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s right, Yuuji-kun! Even if you can restrain them with your magic, you never know if they could have some counter magic to defend against your spells!
<span style="font-weight:400">Mayumi also mmed the table and rose to her feet. Her countenance filled with a mix of anger, worry, and anxiousness.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I-I’m sorry…”
<span style="font-weight:400">He mumbled, unable to find any other words to say.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hah… Don’t do any reckless things like that ever again. What if you got injured? Even magicians aren’t invulnerable to bullets, you know?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mari sighed and shook her head tiredly. This must be how it feels to have a little brother, she thought to herself.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hah… You can return now. Thank you for informing us.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yuuji-kun.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes, president?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mayumi began walking around the table and moved towards him. And when she arrived in front of him, she began patting around his body.
<span style="font-weight:400">“P-President?”<span style="font-weight:400">
<span style="font-weight:400">“Quiet. I need to check if you’re truly uninjured.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Yuuji had no choice but to shut his mouth as Mayumi, despite her redly blushing face, continued to check his entire body for any sort of injuries.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...If you feel unwell, go to the medical bay. Understand?”
<span style="font-weight:400">His lips curled into a soft smile at the concern Mayumi showed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes, president.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good… Then you can go now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then, please excuse me.”
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