While she now also felt that their relationship with Hachiman was somewhat absurd, not understanding how they had all gotten into this messy relationship with Hachiman so muddle-headedly, it really couldn't be called defilement.
After all, to speak a truth that didn't go against her heart, she actually found it quite comfortable. She had never imagined this sort of thing could be so captivating. No wonder Chiba High School's discipline was so strictly managed, and the Discipline Committee had always prohibited impure interactions between boys and girls. If they didn't ban such interactions, probably many people would become addicted to these things.
However, having it with Bocchi-chan and Ryou during the first band training camp really made her feel particularly ashamed. If it were just her alone, she wouldn't have to be so embarrassed.
Though if that were the case, she might have felt utterly hopeless. Her small frame would have been completely unable to hold out until Class Representative Rurikawa Tsubaki and Student Council President Kaede arrived.
"Anyway, Hikigaya, you let go of Nijika right now! As long as I'm here from now on, you are not allowed to bully Nijika!"
Miura Yumiko looked at Ijichi Nijika, whose eyes had lost focus and was staring blankly into space with flushed cheeks, then glared fiercely at Hachiman.
'It's happening again. Recently, Nijika often spaces out suddenly while talking.'
If it weren't for the fact that Nijika was completely normal except for occasionally spacing out, she'd suspect that Hikigaya had broken Nijika.
"Shameless! Hikigaya, what are you doing? Don't you know the school has always prohibited impure interactions between boys and girls?"
From the middle seat in the front row of the classroom, the cold-faced, black-haired, straight-laced Discipline Committee member, Kotegawa Yui, who had been bowing her head to review, couldn't help but turn towards the noisy commotion coming from the back of the classroom.
Seeing this, she immediately frowned, stood up, and reprimanded loudly.
Normally, she didn't bother when these people whispered in the back of the classroom, but now Hachiman was openly holding a girl in the school, in the classroom, causing a ruckus. She could no longer turn a blind eye to it.
"Sorry, Kotegawa-san, we didn't mean to. Nijika was feeling a bit unwell, and we wanted to take her to the infirmary."
Seeing their classmates all looking over because of Kotegawa Yui, Kitagawa Marin immediately stood up from her seat. While explaining to Kotegawa Yui, she made eye contact with Ijichi Nijika.
"But Nijika kept saying she just needed to rest a bit, and since there's an exam soon she doesn't want to go to the infirmary. That's why Hikigaya-kun thought of just picking her up and taking her there."
"Is that really the case, Ijichi-san? If Hikigaya-kun is bullying you, you can tell me directly. I will report it to the teacher and have Ms. Hiratsuka punish Hikigaya-kun for you."
Hearing this, Kotegawa Yui looked at Ijichi Nijika, who was sitting in her seat being held in Hachiman's arms, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Uh... I was feeling a bit unwell just now, but I'm fine now, I feel much better."
Ijichi Nijika was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up from Hachiman's embrace, offering an awkward smile.
"Many Discipline Committee members have told me they've seen Hikigaya-kun acting very intimately with many girls, suspected of having special, impure relationships. Please be vigilant, Ijichi-san, and don't be deceived by Hikigaya-kun."
Looking at Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin, who were both speaking in Hachiman's defense, Kotegawa Yui frowned deeply and bluntly reminded Ijichi Nijika.
"If he bullies you, you can tell me immediately. Even if he isn't bullying you now, please be careful to maintain a safe distance from Hikigaya-kun."
Student Council President Kaede is Hachiman's childhood friend, and Princess Elf Iris is also friends with Hachiman. The other Discipline Committee members, even if they see Hachiman flirting with girls, are unwilling to intervene.
But she wouldn't be deterred by this. The Student Council President cannot openly show favoritism towards Hachiman, and she has spoken with the Elf Princess, whose gentle personality and amiable nature make it impossible for her to cause trouble over these matters.
However, the problem is she simply hasn't managed to catch any concrete evidence of Hachiman having impure relationships with girls.
Sometimes when Hachiman skips class, the teachers have already gone to talk to him, leaving little room for her, a Discipline Committee member, to intervene.
Yet when Hachiman doesn't skip class, he genuinely sits quietly in the back of the classroom, listening to the lectures with utmost seriousness, completely unlike what Ms. Kirisu previously described, constantly distracted and hara*sing female classmates.
"Thank you for your concern, Kotegawa-san. I'll be careful."
Seeing Kotegawa Yui's seemingly pointed reminder, Ijichi Nijika's face stiffened slightly, but she still hurriedly thanked Kotegawa Yui and pushed Hachiman, signaling him to return to his seat.
Could she say that she herself is one of the girls involved in an impure relationship with Hachiman?
It's just that those Discipline Committee members probably weren't referring to her. At school, her more intimate interactions with Hachiman mostly happen in the classroom, and most of the time Hachiman uses magic to conceal them. Not even Kotegawa Yui knows, so Discipline Committee members from other classes are even less likely to know.
"Then, Hikigaya, you should quickly return to your seat. The exam will start soon, so don't disturb your classmates during their final review."
Kotegawa Yui watched Hachiman return to his seat, then scanned the classroom, making the students lower their heads and review quietly before finally sitting back down and picking up her book.
She wondered if Ijichi-san was really feeling unwell or not.
Previously, Ichinose Ayano frequently went to the infirmary, and now Ijichi Nijika also wants to go.
Kotegawa Yui shook her head vigorously, temporarily putting these thoughts aside to focus on her review.
Although she very much wanted to deal with Hachiman, the sole name on the Discipline Committee's blacklist, right now she should focus more on the exam.
She'll ask Usui-san about it later. Usui-san had previously told her to keep an eye on Hachiman, but recently, Usui-san hasn't seemed to care much about the rumors surrounding Hachiman in school. Instead, she often hangs out with Asai-san and the others.
[Little Hikki is amazing~]
[Now Yumiko will take Nijika's place and get bullied by Little Hikki~]
[Little Hikki, when are you going to win over Kotegawa-san?]
As soon as Hachiman returned to his seat, he immediately saw the small notebook passed over by Minami and the others.
At first, they were puzzled when they saw Hachiman suddenly hugging and teasing Ijichi Nijika right in front of Yumiko.
So Little Hikki was doing it on purpose.
Thinking about it carefully, Yumiko has a stubborn personality, cares about her pride, and does the opposite of what she's told not to do, but she also deeply values her friends.
Now, seeing Little Hikki bully Nijika, probably to protect Nijika from Hikki's bullying, Yumiko will go to the club tonight with Marin to participate in the Magical Girl Development Conference.
Once Yumiko, Marin, and Nijika all become magical girls, and after taking care of the remaining two pretty girls in the front row of the classroom, Class 1-F could truly be called their territory.
Ichinose Honami watched the excited trio of Yuina and the other gyarus, then silently turned her gaze toward Rurikawa Tsubaki at the front, who seemed unrelated to them, as well as Ichinose Ayano and Horigome China, who had finished talking with Sugisaki Kasumi and returned to their seats.
Aside from Sugisaki Kasumi, who reportedly encountered a pervert on the train and was saved by Hachiman, the only remaining pretty girl in their class is Kotegawa Yui.
Hmm... although she feels Kotegawa Yui might be difficult to win over.
Similar to Yukinoshita Yukino, the vice-president of Hachiman's Service Club, Kotegawa Yui, also a black-haired beauty, is quite unpopular. Despite having a good aura and being very pretty, it could be said she doesn't have a single friend.
To some extent, Ichinose Honami admires them. Even if they are alone, they aren't affected and still do things their own way.
She couldn't do that. After approaching Hachiman with ulterior motives and being forgiven by him, truly becoming his friend, she gained a new lease on life. Relying solely on herself, she wouldn't be able to survive.
After being subdued by Discipline Committee member Kotegawa Yui, the classroom fell very quiet, with only the faint rustling of turning pages and the soft scratching of pen tips on paper.
It wasn't until the class bell rang, signaling the start of the exam, that Gabriel's short figure appeared at the classroom's back door at the same time as Kirisu Mafuyu, holding test papers, entered through the front door.
Gabriel didn't participate in last night's Magical Girl Development Conference. As an angel, she couldn't use, nor needed, such human power. Compared to transforming into a magical girl, they could simply manifest their true angelic forms.
However, Gabriel didn't completely escape Hachiman's clutches in the end.
She and Vignette were dragged by Iris, Lala, and the others to watch the blush-inducing Magical Girl development ceremony for a long time. When Iris tried to put the Sympathy Wristbands on them, Gabriel immediately used Divine Step to escape.
Although her Divine Step had been somewhat unreliable recently, prone to dropping things, being in the large bath left her with no dignity left to lose.
This experience of live observation with others was much more torturous than peeking under the covers.
However, even though she used Divine Step to escape to Raphiel's room and accidentally caught Raphiel in the act of peeping, Raphiel still wouldn't admit it.
She was the top graduate of this year's Celestial Academy, while Raphiel was second. The difference in their abilities was limited. She alone couldn't teach Raphiel a lesson, and if she went with Vignette, Raphiel would be alerted and slip away in advance.
Could it be... that Raphiel really would escape punishment unscathed?
But how could she catch Raphiel and make her suffer Hachiman's punishment, experiencing the same shame she and Vignette felt.
Maybe... sacrifice Vignette a bit, put on an act with Hachiman to shock the peeping Raphiel into a daze for a while, then seize that opportunity to strike.
After all, Vignette is a demon who tempts people; dignity isn't that important to her. Vignette is already so intimate with Hachiman; taking it a step further wouldn't be a big deal.
"Onii-chan!"
Gabriel sat quietly in her seat, waiting for the test papers to be handed out, her mind wandering with endless thoughts. But at that moment, she suddenly heard a somewhat unfamiliar girl's voice.
Turning her head, she saw a silver-haired, white-stockinged succubus shorty standing on Hachiman's desk, sucking on a lollipop. Her vision nearly went dark, almost fainting from anger at these shameless demi-humans.
"Lily? Aren't you taking the exam?"
Hachiman took the test papers passed from Ijichi Nijika in front of him, casually casting a barrier enveloping the back of the classroom. His gaze traveled up the long, shapely white-stockinged legs before him, lifting to look at the silver-haired, white-stockinged succubus, Amaki Lily, who stood atop his desk looking down at him.
Don't let Amaki Lily's small stature fool you; her body proportions were truly excellent. Especially from this angle, Amaki Lily appeared to have legs as long as someone 180 cm tall.
"Onii-chan~"
Seeing that Hachiman showed no excitement at her appearance, Amaki Lily immediately switched from standing to kneeling, her white-stockinged legs kneeling on the desk as she gazed at Hachiman with eager eyes.
After returning home, she had been thinking of her brother nonstop. But even though she was the succubus, it seemed she held little attraction for him.
There was no other way; she had to take the initiative to find her brother. After all, he was the only human in so many years who could touch them without being affected.
Even the most powerful Oni Priestess would be affected by their succubus abilities and generally wouldn't actively approach them.
If she, her elder sister, and Lami had known of her brother's existence earlier, they definitely would have... wait, no, her brother wasn't even born back then.
"Not taking the exam? Does your elder sister know about this?"
Hachiman raised his hand, pressing on the small ribbon bow atop Amaki Lily's head, ruffling her smooth, silky silver-white hair like satin. He watched as Amaki Lily, with her doll-like delicate and beautiful features, smiled with curved eyebrows, continuously rubbing her face against him.
This Amaki Lily who called him 'Onii-chan', could she be considered a little sister?
Previously, Komachi was prone to jealousy, so he hadn't told her about Amaki Lily. But now that Komachi had allowed Naruse Mio and Naruse Maria to become his little sisters, adding one more succubus little sister shouldn't be a problem, right?
After all, the Nightmare Naruse Maria and the Succubus Amaki Lily weren't that different; it's just that their desires grew stronger one after another.
"It doesn't matter if they don't know! Exams and such are unimportant! Compared to exams, playing with Onii-chan is much more important!"
Seeing that Hachiman didn't keep his distance but instead affectionately ruffled her hair, Amaki Lily could no longer restrain herself. She immediately lowered her head and kissed Hachiman.
They were succubi, succubi who would cause people to die upon contact.
Even if they aced every exam, what good would it do? They couldn't possibly go out to work.
Even entering school required extreme caution, constantly maintaining distance from others. After living in an area for a while, her elder sister had to erase the memories of the people around them and move to another place to continue living.
For so many years, Elder Sister, Lami, and she had lived like this.
However... from now on, they would no longer be succubi unable to make contact with others.
Amaki Lily exerted force with her hands, clinging tightly to Hachiman, deeply intoxicated by the captivating aura emanating from him.
Of course, faced with Hachiman, who possessed a Succubus-Attracting Constitution and emitted vast, pure life energy, Amaki Lily easily lost her rationality and couldn't control herself.
Although Hachiman himself couldn't claim to be completely in control either.
"If your elder sister finds out you're like this, Lily, won't she really come to drag you back?"
Hachiman looked down at Amaki Lily kneeling on the desk, her head bowed as she hugged his waist, her shiny silver hair cascading over her smooth, jade-like back. He then glanced at the test papers in his hand and sighed helplessly.
If it were just a regular class, he'd be quite happy with Amaki Lily like this. He might even want to see how long the short, adorable, and extremely flexible silver-haired, white-stockinged succubus Amaki Lily could maintain this position.
But they were in the middle of an exam. Amaki Lily kneeling on the desk, dripping and pattering, was really affecting his ability to answer the questions.
After pondering for a moment, Hachiman scanned the room. Seeing that only Gabriel could ignore Amaki Lily's cognitive interference, staring at Amaki Lily's figure with a mix of embarrassment and helplessness, he smiled at her. Then, he reached out and slowly lifted Amaki Lily, who was kneeling on the desk.
"Onii-chan? Lily loves you so much!"
Seeing that Hachiman was not only willing to have intimate contact with her, a succubus who had lived for hundreds of years without friends, but was even willing to let her sit in his lap, Amaki Lily was instantly overwhelmed with excitement.
Amaki Lily gently stood on the tips of her white-stockinged, jade-like feet, tightly embracing Hachiman. Her delicate, lovely face rubbed vigorously against Hachiman's cheek, her nose pressed against him as she greedily inhaled the life energy radiating from him.
She had thought her brother didn't really like her, only reluctantly allowing her to touch him.
After all, both times it had been her who initiated contact. If she couldn't clearly feel the changes in her brother, seeing his almost unchanging expression would probably make her doubt her life, thinking she had no charm at all.
Hachiman lowered his head, sniffing Amaki Lily's silver-white hair as she grew increasingly infatuated with him in his arms. His hand, which had just picked up the pen, paused slightly. After simply using a cleaning spell on the desk, he spread out the test papers and began the exam like everyone else in the classroom.
Actually, it wasn't that he felt nothing. His ever-improving body only made him stronger, preventing issues from physical weakness, but it didn't dull his senses. How could he be so clueless as to not notice the adorableness of Amaki Lily, this white-stockinged succubus?
It's just that he had, after all, undergone trials with the Three Gyarus, the Student Council, the Women's Competitive Swimming Club, the Discipline Committee, the Kessoku Band, the Elf Princess, and numerous other beautiful young maidens.
Facing the intense and perilous training challenges from so many beautiful girls every day, even describing his experience as 'battle-hardened' fell short. How could he be so easily flustered by Amaki Lily?
Although he had to admit, the succubus's innate talent was truly formidable.
Or rather, the desires of Amaki Lily, a succubus who had endured for hundreds of years since birth, were very strong.
His Succubus-Attracting Constitution made him immune to mental control, completely ignoring succubus abilities like charm, cognitive interference, and other mental-type skills. However, there was no way to ignore their physical attraction to him.
Even if he didn't experience the same physiologically irresistible urges as Amaki Lily and other succubi, faced with a horde of succubi losing their rationality and sanity, without his 'Ever-Improving' ability making him fight harder the longer the battle, he'd probably be drained dry, unable to satisfy the appetites of so many succubi.
Thinking carefully, among the succubi currently at Chiba High, aside from Sakurase Shino, a timid, quiet succubus who hasn't awakened much, there were also the Amaki sisters who had lived for centuries, Nanasaki Ai's newly awakening best friend Kumatsu Yukariko, and the young female teacher Satou Sakie, who concealed her succubus charm with a tracksuit and glasses.
But considering his Succubus-Attracting Constitution was effective against succubus-type female beings, beings like Cham people, vampires, snow women, elves, mermaids, nightmares, etc., all could be considered related to the succubus type.
If he waits until he finishes the task of awakening magic essence and gains the awakened magic essence that gives special effectiveness against demi humans, then the demi humans' offensive will probably become even fiercer, not succubi yet better than succubi.
Still, now Kaede and the others have all become magical girls, and in the future they will also be able to keep getting stronger under his training, so there is no need to worry about Kaede and the others being weak.
Hachiman gently stroked the little head of Amaki Lily resting against his shoulder with one hand while quickly answering on the test paper with the other, when suddenly the tip of his pen paused again, and he turned his head to look toward the back door of the classroom at two small figures about the same size as Amaki Lily who had slipped in while invisible.
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