Back then, Komachi had worried about her own future. But now that there was no shortage of girls in the house, Komachi not only was not jealous, she even let Naruse Mio call him Onii-chan. Was something wrong with her?
"If you don't like it, then what should I call you instead?"
Seeing Hachiman's reaction and feeling like she had not been accepted, Naruse Mio swallowed nervously and asked cautiously.
Although this boy looked very gentle, she knew just how brutal his strength actually was.
Last night, she had originally planned to go soak in the large bath together with Mio and Maria. But she had been pulled aside by many girls to chat. Later, when they realized Hachiman had not come out of the large bath, they went to the Hikigaya house to bathe instead.
Even though she had no experience, she could guess what had happened in the large bath last night. She just had not expected it to last the entire night. According to Maria, who had gotten up early to sneak a look, even the powerful Goddess Angel Suzune Rione had been sprawled beside the bath.
"Don't worry, it's not that I dislike it. I'm just a bit surprised, that's all. Whether it's Onii-chan, Hachiman-nii, or some other title, anything is fine. Call me whatever you like, Mio. It's up to you."
Hachiman slowly sat up from the bed. Looking at Naruse Mio, who was trembling with anxiety over his slightest reaction, he gently reassured her.
Since Komachi was not jealous and did not object, then having a Demon King as a little sister was not bad either.
It would be even better if he could have an angel as a little sister. He wondered whether Gabriel would agree.
"Whatever I like… then Maria and I will follow Shion and call you Hachiman-nii, okay?"
Seeing that Hachiman did not seem to dislike her and even comforted her, Naruse Mio let out a sigh of relief. After hesitating for a moment, she looked at him expectantly.
Although Shion had told her to call him Onii-chan like Komachi, she herself had never had an older brother. She had been an only child her whole life, so suddenly having a brother felt a bit strange.
Hachiman-nii was not overly intimate, nor was it awkward. Calling him that together with Shion felt just right.
"Sure, Hachiman-nii it is. But what was that just now, sitting on top of me? Did Komachi and Shion teach you that too?"
Looking at Naruse Mio, who had now become his stepsister, Hachiman reached out and gently grabbed her fiery red twin ponytails as he continued asking.
Do not be fooled by Naruse Mio's slender figure. In reality, she had a devilish body, a huge-breasted beauty with G-level strength at such a young age.
With such tremendous potential, even among the many otherworldly heroines around him, she could be said to rank among the very top.
"Iris and the others said that you need this every day to wake up. That only if you call you like this, with force, will you wake up properly."
Staring at Hachiman at such close range, close enough to clearly feel each other's breath and presence, Naruse Mio stiffened. Unable to help herself, she averted her gaze, lowered her eyes, and spoke softly.
This was not what everyone had described at all. Why was waking someone up in bed so awkward.
They said it was fine even if she was clumsy or not used to it, that he would get up quickly.
"Mio, you don't really have friends, do you?", Hachiman looked at Naruse Mio, who was not resisting intimacy but simply seemed unaccustomed to it, and pondered for a moment.
Naruse Mio's reaction did not look like that of some twisted otherworld heroine. It looked more like someone who had never interacted much with boys her age and did not know how to gauge proper boundaries.
"Uh… I guess I do have one or two girls who could be considered friends."
Naruse Mio could not quite figure out why Hachiman suddenly asked this. After hesitating, she answered cautiously.
Although she did not have many friends, she did have one or two.
"You were tricked by Shion and Iris and the others. Do you know how Shion and the others usually wake me up?"
After getting Naruse Mio's answer, Hachiman stopped playing with her twin ponytails. His index finger gently pressed against her moist, pink lips as he looked into her bright eyes and smiled.
"They didn't have you come here just to sit on my stomach and press down a few times. They wanted you to truly become a member of this family."
Although he was not entirely sure what Komachi and Shion agreeing to let Naruse Mio become part of the family really meant. Was the little sister faction also recruiting members?
But Iris, Kaede, Tsubaki, and the others were quite simple in their thinking. Seeing that Naruse Mio was cute, pretty, and full of potential, they wanted to pull her in to help.
"It's not about pressing down a few times. It's about truly becoming a member of this family… I, I didn't mean it like that! I'm getting down right now!"
Naruse Mio stared blankly at the smiling Hachiman. Suddenly understanding something, she hurriedly tried to climb off him.
'So that is what Iris and the others meant!'
'No wonder so many people were sitting in the living room, yet they had me come up alone to wake him.'
"Heh!"
Hachiman quietly watched Naruse Mio, barefoot on the floor, not even bothering to put on slippers as she stumbled away in a panic. He smiled, then got up from the bed and left the room.
It was not that he planned to let this stepsister Demon King, who had delivered herself to him, off the hook.
But Naruse Mio had gone through drastic upheaval in her family. The foster parents she thought were her biological parents had been murdered, and she had been hunted by demons for so long. It would be better to let her settle in, experience the feeling of home first.
Before that, he could consider working on Naruse Maria, that nightmare.
Unlike Naruse Mio, who grew up in the human world and knew little about the demon realm, the nightmare Naruse Maria, a close relative of succubi, was born in the demon realm.
Naruse Maria also seemed to have a silver-haired nightmare mother named Sheila in the demon realm. In the original story, Naruse Maria betrayed others because her mother Sheila was captured and used as leverage.
However, back then he had mostly been paying attention to various master-servant contract punishments. He did not really remember the detailed plot. He was not sure whether Naruse Maria's mother had been captured from the beginning and was already acting as a traitor, or if that happened later.
Hmm, not a big problem. She was just a Demon King. He had plenty of combat power on his side. With the Service Club halo boosting them, they would only grow stronger over time. He could find time later to have a deeper exchange with Naruse Maria.
"Onii-chan, good morning~"
Hachiman was still thinking about how to deal with Naruse Maria when he went downstairs and saw a silver-haired twin-tailed shorty wearing a white apron, standing by the stove with a ladle in hand. She turned around and sweetly called him brother.
Before he could respond, the silver-haired shorty who had been smiling suddenly swayed, as if she could not stand properly, and fell forward.
"Maria?"
Shion, who was also working in the kitchen, reacted quickly and hurriedly supported Naruse Maria, who was about to fall.
"What happened?"
Naruse Mio, who had just returned to the living room sofa and was being questioned by Iris and the others about the details of waking him up, heard the commotion from the semi-open kitchen. She immediately turned around, saw Naruse Maria seemingly unwell again and being supported by Shion, and hurried over.
"No, no… it's nothing… I was just… happy to see Onii-chan!"
Supported by both Naruse Mio and Shion, Naruse Maria barely raised her head, tugged at the corners of her mouth to show them a normal smile.
After being held in Onii-chan's arms last night and absorbing that intoxicating aura for a while, she had returned to normal. She thought she was fine. Who knew that after just one night, being so close to Hachiman's presence would make her whole body tremble, her legs go weak, and she could not help but collapse again.
"..."
Naruse Mio looked at Naruse Maria's still trembling legs, then at the unnatural flush on her face, and silently let go of her hand.
Happy? This was not happiness. This was clearly excitement.
That shameless nightmare. She had even thought Maria's body was having problems.
"Ah! Lady Mio!"
Shion, who was supporting Naruse Maria on one side, did not expect Naruse Mio to suddenly let go. Naruse Maria's powerless body immediately fell toward the floor.
But just as she was about to hit the ground, her vision went dark, and she realized she had fallen into a warm embrace.
"O-Onii-chan…"
Naruse Maria did not even have time to thank Hachiman. The enticing aura that made her brain tremble washed over her. She hugged him tightly with both arms, burying her head at his neck and inhaling deeply.
"I'll carry Maria over first. She needs to rest and recover for a bit in her current state."
Glancing down at Naruse Maria, who had already stuck out her little tongue, Hachiman explained to Shion and Naruse Mio while reaching out to grab the long, restless tail that had extended from beneath Maria's apron.
Although Naruse Maria was a nightmare, her bloodline seemed even purer than that of ordinary succubi.
Affected by the same allure of succubus constitution, the vampire Tsukishiro Sayo could not wait to rush over and bite him. The succubus Tenkai Lily would lose all reason and need to absorb for quite a while before regaining composure.
Only Naruse Maria could not even move her legs once she got close to him.
"Mm?"
Having her tail grabbed by Hachiman, Naruse Maria shuddered, her whole body instantly tensing up.
But soon after, she relaxed again.
Soft all over, she lay against Hachiman's chest, her misty, watery eyes shyly fixed on him.
Seeing this scene and already guessing what Naruse Maria was doing, Naruse Mio could not help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
How had she never noticed before that Maria was so shameless, collapsing the moment Hachiman-nii hugged her, and then…
If Maria were doing this to ask Hachiman-nii to protect them, she would have dragged Maria away immediately, even taken her place herself. But this was clearly not that. This was simply Maria's springtime desires running wild.
"Mio-neesan, breakfast is ready. Can you help me carry it over to Hachiman-nii and the others?"
As if nothing had happened just now, Shion's cheeks only faintly flushed before she immediately turned to the distracted Naruse Mio.
This was nothing. She had done far more embarrassing things than this, some of which even Komachi did not know about.
But now that Mio and Maria had both become Hachiman-nii's sisters, those things probably would not remain secrets known only to her and Hachiman-nii anymore.
What exactly was Komachi thinking, suddenly taking the initiative to let Mio and Maria call Hachiman-nii Onii-chan, willingly letting his stepsisters increase in number.
"Shion, you don't need to call me sister. Just call me Mio. I'm not much older than you," Hearing Shion call her, Naruse Mio snapped back to her senses and quickly said.
"Mio-neesan, you don't need to worry about that. Hachiman-nii doesn't like us being too stiff. It's not that he'd get angry, but to keep Hachiman-nii from worrying about us, we should relax a bit."
Seeing how nervous Naruse Mio was, afraid of displeasing someone, just like she herself had been when she first came to this house, Shion smiled and comforted her.
"Since Hachiman-nii has agreed to let Mio-neesan join this family, then whatever we have, you and Maria will have too. You don't need to worry about Hachiman-nii favoring one over another."
There was no problem at all with calling her Mio-neesan. They would all be good sisters from now on. She might even need Mio and Maria to help her someday.
After all, Mio-neesan was a demon. Her physical abilities and recovery were far superior to hers.
"Whatever you have, Maria and I will have too."
Looking at the genuine, overflowing smile of happiness on Shion's face, Naruse Mio froze slightly and turned her head to look at Hachiman, who was already sitting at the dining table holding Naruse Maria.
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[The Dining Table]
Hachiman sat down between Iris and Komachi, holding Naruse Maria.
All the demi-humans who had not participated in the magical girl development conference last night were here. Even the Goddess Angel Suzune Rione was present.
However, dressed in her office lady outfit and black pantyhose, Suzune Rione kept a certain distance from Iris and Komachi, sitting alone in a corner with her arms folded, silently watching Hachiman.
Unlike Maijima Yuuri, who knew nothing, Suzune Rione had already experienced many things, so she had been kept there last night.
Although she was a Goddess Angel from the divine realm and not human, unable to awaken through the magical girl development conference, she could still be considered a magical girl as a Goddess Angel. She could also participate in subsequent magic power and physical training.
However, after discovering Hachiman's powerful abilities, not only to mass-awaken magical girls of justice but also to enhance her own strength, Suzune Rione fell into deep hesitation.
She had thought that Hachiman, with his strong abilities, could serve as an assistant and provide some help. But now his abilities as an assistant far exceeded her expectations, far beyond her imagination.
Should she tell Yuuri and let Yuuri accept Hachiman's training as well?
As a Goddess Angel, she was not like those inexperienced girls who only sought pleasure. During last night's training, she had already carefully explored the principles behind the special training that led to rapid power increases.
Rapid growth in abilities required injecting a certain special energy through special means. Once that energy was consumed, it had to be replenished by Hachiman again.
This method was fine for her. After all, things were already like this. Being able to grow stronger and eliminate evil was a good thing for her. But for Yuuri, who was still a pure girl, the sacrifice would be rather great.
But if she did not tell Yuuri and did not let Yuuri accept Hachiman's training, with so many newly awakened magical girls growing rapidly under Hachiman's guidance, their strength would soon surpass Yuuri's. She did not know whether that would hurt Yuuri's pride.
Yuuri had already joined the Service Club and gotten to know Hanabishi Haruka and the other magical girls. If everyone else grew stronger quickly while only Yuuri lagged behind, would that not be the same as isolating Yuuri, bullying her together.
No one knew about Suzune Rione's inner struggle.
However, even if Suzune Rione did not tell Maijima Yuuri the truth about the Service Club, Yuuri would not be alone. There were still others just like her.
"Onii-chan, do you like it?"
"You're not going to get jealous, are you? Maria and Mio both said you agreed to let them join our family."
Hachiman swallowed his breakfast while playing with Naruse Maria's slender tail and silver twin ponytails, all while being attended to by Iris. He looked speechless at Komachi beside him.
If Naruse Mio and Naruse Maria were girls he had brought home himself, he would accept Komachi's little temper. But these were sisters Komachi herself had found for him. Getting jealous over that was a bit too much.
"Should I find you a few more little sisters? Maria, Mio, and Shion, three of them seem a bit few," Instead of answering Hachiman's question, Komachi smiled sweetly as she looked at him and Naruse Maria clinging tightly in his arms.
As expected, Hachiman accepted any beautiful girl who came knocking.
Even so-called demons were fine. He did not reject them at all.
"If you're willing, Komachi, then of course I'll listen to you."
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