Such a powerful alien civilization suddenly descended upon Earth without making a sound, and the princess of this civilization came to high school just as a high school student's fiancée? Isn't this way too sci-fi?
"Why stop it? Don't you all like Hachiman? Or is it that Hachiman doesn't like you?", Lala instead was confused by Ijichi Nijika's words, looking strangely at Nijika, who was playing games with Hachiman along with Kitagawa Marin.
In her eyes, everyone seemed to be having fun, so why would she play the villain and stop everyone?
"..."
Ijichi Nijika was at a loss at Lala's justified tone.
Is just liking someone enough?
Could this princess named Lala really be an alien? Why does it feel like her sense of common values completely clashes with Earth's?
Just now, when Yumiko was "bullying" Hachiman, Lala was totally unmoved, which made Nijika feel that Lala's relationship with Hachiman might be similar to Yumiko's, just more intimate.
After all, if she were truly his fiancée, there's no reason she'd watch them act so close with Hachiman.
"Lala didn't lie to you. She really came from another planet, she's the first princess of the planet Deviluke. But you don't have to worry, just treat Lala normally. She doesn't have any princess airs."
Seeing the conversation between Lala and Nijika couldn't continue, Hachiman had no choice but to step in and explain himself.
"...So, Hikigaya-kun, you really are Princess Lala's fiancé? How did you become Lala's fiancé? When did this happen?", Kitagawa Marin looked hesitantly at Lala, then at Hachiman, her face full of confusion.
Actually, what she most wanted to ask was: what about Yumiko? If Hikigaya is Lala's fiancé, then what about Yumiko?
Although Yumiko never said it outright, judging by her attitude toward Hikigaya, their relationship couldn't be simple either.
But now in front of Lala, she couldn't ask that.
Yumiko was already excellent in their eyes and matched well with Hikigaya. Even Gabriel, who was like a little angel, would sometimes help Yumiko. But the identity gap between them and an alien princess like Lala... was simply impossible to compete with.
If Lala really was a princess from another planet, even all of them together probably wouldn't match her.
"It hasn't been long. My meeting with Lala was due to an accident," Thinking about the way Lala appeared at his house, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh emotionally.
He had the physique that attracted succubi, and Lala was an alien succubus. Their encounter was almost like fate.
"Even though it was an accident, and we haven't known each other for very long, my feelings for Hachiman are real~"
Lala hugged Hachiman from behind, smiling brightly at Kitagawa Marin, Ijichi Nijika, and Yumiko Miura as she added.
"You're planning to go to Hachiman's place to hang out this afternoon, right? Right now, Iris and I are living at Hachiman's place. Komachi and Shion will also be back this afternoon. Can we join you all and play together?"
"...", Miura Yumiko.
"...", Ijichi Nijika.
"...", Kitagawa Marin.
Facing Lala's cheerful and innocent appearance, they really didn't know what to say.
Are all alien princesses like this? Not only are they not angry about their fiancé having intimate relationships with other girls, but they even want to join in and play together?
"Wait! Lala, did you say the elf princess Iris is also at Hachiman's house? Then what's her relationship with Hachiman?", Nijika suddenly noticed a blind spot. Last time they only knew Iris was going to arrive late at Hachiman's house. But now, it seemed she already treated it like her own home.
"Iris and I are both Hachiman's fiancées," Lala blinked, resting her chin on Hachiman's shoulder. Her hands stretched from his waist as she resumed "bullying" Nijika in the game, while explaining.
"Iris and I support each other in our relationships with Hachiman. We've agreed that if anyone tries to take Hachiman from us in the future, we'll unite against them."
"Of course, Iris and I know about all of you. As long as you sincerely like Hachiman, we won't stop you."
"Not just Yumiko, Nijika, and Marin, you too, Yuina, Minmai, Rin, and Honami."
Lala didn't care about a lot of things. She never had any intention to monopolize Hachiman.
However, since she was once forced into arranged marriage meetings, she knew many people didn't truly like her but only pursued her for Deviluke's throne. Naturally, she didn't want people who only liked Hachiman for his wealth or power, not for himself.
Luckily, she hadn't seen any girls like that around Hachiman. Almost all of them really liked him. Maybe not madly in love, but definitely fond of him.
"???", Ichinose Honami, who had been dragged by Yuina and Minmai to observe and learn on the side, was completely stunned.
Why did this involve her now?
It was one thing for Yuina and the others to like Hikigaya, but she didn't have any such thoughts.
"Um... we understand now, can you please let go of your hands first? We'll do it ourselves...", Nijika glanced at Lala's serious expression, exchanged looks with Kitagawa Marin, and blushed as they softly spoke.
Though Lala's tolerance meant they wouldn't be viewed as bad w*men intruding on someone else's love, and they only needed to ask Yumiko for her opinion, still, could she please not say serious things while helping them "bully" little Hikigaya?
'Lala, you're a princess! How can you act without a trace of shyness or restraint?'
———
"Ding-ling-ling~"
"Alright, class is over. Class rep Rurikawa, come with me to the student guidance office."
As the bell rang, the young and promising senior teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka finished her last sentence right on time. Before leaving, she called Tsubaki and glanced at Hachiman in the back row.
Hikigaya had been quite well-behaved this class, not whispering with Gabriel sitting beside him, nor passing notes or doing anything suspicious. In fact, the entire back row was paying close attention. She didn't even find a chance to catch someone daydreaming for a pop quiz.
Still, she hadn't forgotten how Hachiman and elf princess Iris had taken over her student guidance office previously.
Recently, even the usually obedient class rep Tsubaki had missed two classes for no reason. Student council members Kaede, Suzu, and Shion also seemed to have skipped class during the same time. Her intuition told her this had something to do with Hachiman too.
What a shame, this guy only behaves in front of her. If only he acted this obedient in front of Kirisu Mafuyu too.
Hikigaya skips class every day. Mafuyu is already thinking of doing a home visit with her. She's really worried that if Mafuyu tags along, something might happen. But it's hard to refuse her, since she's only doing her job as a teacher, not specifically giving Hachiman a hard time.
"Yes, Miss Hiratsuka," When she heard Shizuka calling her to the office, Rurikawa stood up and glanced toward Hachiman, gently rubbing her pink wristband and walking out blushing with Miss Hiratsuka.
Just last night, she and Kaede, Suzu played watermelon-bashing games with Iris and Lala. She naturally had a copy of the newly developed empathic wristband that could be turned on and off.
From the start of class, she had felt a familiar sensation rushing through her uncontrollably, and only after pressing the wristband to deactivate it did she feel relieved.
Still, even if she didn't dare "play with fire" during class, she knew exactly what Hachiman in the back row was doing the whole time.
If it wasn't Iris, then it was Lala. No one else had both the obsession with Hachiman and the ability to go invisible and fool around with him during class.
———
Back row of the classroom.
Even under the double watch of Hiratsuka Shizuka and Tsubaki, Hachiman still sat leisurely in his seat.
After a full period of being "bullied," not only was he not physically exhausted from Nijika, Marin, and Yumiko's "attacks," he even felt in better condition than before.
There were more participants this period than the last, but Nijika and the others still couldn't compare to Iris and her group. Especially since Lala and Urusla only participated in the first half, and then just slacked off.
Nijika and her group's clumsy bullying wasn't even painful; instead, only they ended up with weak legs and limp bodies afterward.
"Hikigaya-kun, stop fooling around..."
"Hachiman, help us get clean quickly..."
Nijika and Marin, their legs sore and weak, left their seats and surrounded Hachiman, gazing at him with embarrassed, quiet pleading, afraid others would hear what they were saying.
Lala and Ursula had left before class ended. Ursula, in particular, had glanced at them mischievously before leaving, saying the barrier would vanish once the bell rang.
So, when class ended, the startled Nijika and Marin hurriedly jumped off the table, put their shoes back on, adjusted the desks and sat down properly to avoid attracting attention from Miss Hiratsuka or classmates.
But once they were seated, they realized something was wrong.
Now that Hiratsuka had left, they quickly went to Hachiman for help.
They couldn't clean themselves properly, and there was no place in school where they could wash up without being noticed. Not to mention, once cleaned, they'd be soaking wet. Only Hachiman's magical cleaning spell could rid them of that humiliating, sticky, damp sensation.
"Don't worry, I'll help you get cleaned up now."
Hachiman looked at their smooth, fair legs under the checkered skirts, nothing appeared amiss, and then looked up at their nervous and bashful expressions, almost bursting into laughter.
They had been so bold when "bullying" him with Yumiko, but now that the group atmosphere was gone, they panicked?
Well, this kind of thing really did need cleaning. Otherwise, next time, Nijika and Marin might not want to play again.
As a faint glow lit up from Hachiman's hand, both girls sighed in relief. If he hadn't agreed to help, they would've had to endure the sticky shame all day.
Yumiko watched Nijika and Marin's flustered expressions from the side and rolled her eyes, pulling out two wet wipes to help wipe their faces.
She'd told Nijika and Marin not to be so shy. Just go at it boldly and forcefully. Otherwise, they'd end up scrambling at the last minute, and forget to wipe up after the bell rang.
If no one had been distracted, people would've seen the stuff on their faces already.
As an experienced "bully," she knew just how amazing Hachiman really was.
"....."
The two girls froze as Yumiko wiped their faces. Then their already flushed cheeks turned even redder in an instant.
They really had no experience, and didn't know that Hachiman could be that powerful.
Even after Lala, Ursula, and Yumiko had drained him earlier, he still showed no signs of fatigue.
Is that why such a considerate, gentle, helpful guy like Hachiman had such a perverted hobby?
Under the school's strict rules against impure heterosexual interactions, this was the only way to deal with it.
According to Yumiko, Yuina and the others also "bullied" Hachiman all the time.
"What a waste...", Yuina looked at Nijika and Marin's red faces and expressed regret at the crumpled wet wipes in Yumiko's hand.
She and Minmai had wasted the results of their hard work like that before too. But after learning the true use of life energy, she felt it was such a shame.
Next time, they definitely had to let Nijika experience Hachiman's "strength." One time wasting it like this was already too much.
"Oh right, tomorrow's Saturday. Hachiman, when will you introduce me to that guitar expert you mentioned? Even if we can't perform this time, I'd still like to meet them first."
Nijika, embarrassed by Yumiko's wipe and flustered under Yuina's stare, quickly changed the subject.
Though she had resolved to help Yumiko and set her up with Hachiman, she either underestimated her own resolve or Hachiman's perverted energy.
Just one class of "bullying" and she already couldn't take it. She needed to talk to Yumiko and see if there were other ways to help Hachiman.
"Yeah, tomorrow night is Kessoku's band's debut performance. Yuina, Yumiko, if you're free, come cheer her on~", The blush on Marin's face slowly faded, and she quickly nodded and explained with a smile to Honami and the others who weren't familiar with the Saturday performance.
Kessoku had been busy forming and practicing with her band for the show. She herself was preparing to cosplay at the comic convention, so they couldn't always accompany Yumiko shopping.
But the performance was tomorrow. Of course, she and Yumiko would go. As for cosplaying the elf, she hadn't finalized things with Princess Lumilia yet. She could deal with that on the weekend.
"If you're free, come along. I'll pay for the livehouse tickets," Seeing this, Yumiko also extended the invitation.
Since Kessoku's band was totally unknown, most of the attendees would be friends. Considering it was Kessoku's first time performing on stage, she didn't mind pulling more people in to support her. After all, her allowance kept accumulating.
"Uh... if the tickets aren't too expensive, I'll pay for mine. I should be free Saturday," Honami was slightly surprised, but nodded right after.
She didn't know much about livehouses or bands, but going to support Kessoku with everyone was fine.
Yuina and the others kept trying to pull her in, even Gabriel did too.
Now that Gabriel had left her behind and run off, she was ready to side with Yumiko and help her get with Hikigaya-kun.
But even Yumiko's side seemed kind of wild, Nijika and Marin's "bullying"... was that also to help Yumiko....?
"Then we're going too! We're free Saturday!", Minmai, Yuina, and Rin all chimed in, eager to join in the fun.
They had failed to pull Honami in many times. Now that Honami was about to side with Yumiko, the pro-Gabriel and pro-Yumiko sides were evenly matched at three each.
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