Of course, this assignment wasn't because she was especially capable and had to take on more work. It was because she had a decent relationship with Hachiman. If other teachers were sent to receive those transfer students, the pressure on them would be much greater.
Even though Hiratsuka Shizuka really wanted to say she felt a lot of pressure too. Her family conditions were pretty good, sure, but that also depended on who you compared her to.
The heiress of the Shinomiya conglomerate, Shinomiya Kaguya. The second daughter of the Fujiwara political family, Fujiwara Chika. Ichijou Sae, a noble young lady from a prestigious family that had produced daimyo and ministers. The eldest daughter of the Tenjouin Group, Tenjouin Saki.
The eldest daughter of the Kitayama conglomerate, Kitayama Shizuku. Shiba Miyuki, the internationally renowned Yotsuba Technology heiress. The eldest daughter of the Saegusa Group, Saegusa Mayumi. Princess Charlotte Hazelrink of the Hazelrink Duchy. Imperial Princess La Folia Rihavein of the Aldegyr Kingdom.
[T/N: All the mentioned names above are accurate so you can google them.]
Not only were there young ladies from major conglomerates and powerful families across military, political, and business circles, even foreign princesses had gotten involved.
If they hadn't come to Sobu High with their own purposes, and if they hadn't been fairly polite to her, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold up.
"Hm?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka walked all the way back to her student guidance room, which also doubled as her office. The moment she stepped inside, her brows knit together. She immediately sensed something was off.
It wasn't that there was any strange smell in the air. It was that the room was too clean.
It wasn't like she was a total slob who never cleaned, but she usually just did a quick tidy-up. As long as it looked about right, that was enough.
No one would be so bored as to clean her student guidance room until it was spotless.
If this kind of situation appeared, there was only one possibility…
"Hachiman, get out here!"
"You brought people to mess around in my place again?"
"If you haven't left yet, show yourself right now! I'm going to properly—"
Hiratsuka Shizuka clenched her fist, ready to give a hard punch to Hachiman, who had skipped exams and skipped receiving those transfer students, yet had the nerve to come here and taint her sacred student guidance room.
But when she saw a sudden pile of white-haired elves and various mermaid songstresses lying around in disarray inside the room, the sofa and tea table that had just looked so clean were instantly dirtied again.
In the not-so-large student guidance room, only the suppressed, almost overwhelming enchanting singing of the small blue-haired mermaid Elio drifted faintly through the air.
Her anger stopped abruptly.
"You all carry on. I just remembered that Teacher Hanamori was looking for me about something—"
Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly turned around, trying to leave. But to her extreme horror, a white-and-gold-haired elf girl had already climbed to her feet, leaving several wet and sticky footprints on the floor as she swiftly moved to the door and blocked her escape route.
"Did you make plans with Kotomi? I happened to call her too. Little Shizu, you don't need to leave. Just wait here."
Seeing the fierce Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly change her face and try to run, Hachiman couldn't help but laugh. He stepped away and slowly walked behind her, gently patting her shoulder.
Originally, he hadn't planned to do anything to Hiratsuka Shizuka. Coming to the student guidance room to play was mainly because it was convenient and familiar. If a teacher or student he knew happened to come by, he could decide whether to bring them into Love-Life Mode depending on the situation.
But who would have thought Hiratsuka Shizuka would be so bold and call him out herself.
Although judging from the situation, she had called him out thinking he had already left or wouldn't show himself. The moment he appeared, she turned around and tried to run.
"Gulp! Hikigaya, what do you mean by calling Hanamori over?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's body was stiff to the extreme. She swallowed hard with difficulty and didn't dare turn around to look at Hachiman, who had already walked up behind her.
She had only made up an excuse to slip away, but now it seemed like that excuse should never have been used.
"What do you think, Little Shizu? Last time when I was guiding Kaede and the others here, didn't I let you and Kotomi stay invisible at the side to watch?", Hachiman smiled unhurriedly, "Since there's an exam today and Kotomi and the others aren't that busy, I told them to come over when they're free so we can discuss some things."
"Isn't the school planning to expand enrollment recently? I don't know if Kaede mentioned it to you, but I also wanted to ask Kotomi and the others whether they have any good friends who want to come to Sobu High."
Daytime was mainly the demi-humans' time, but that didn't mean he only assisted demi-humans.
The teaching aura's effect was already very strong, but he didn't mind making it even stronger. Besides, he quite liked Hanamori Kotomi, Ebihara Urara, and the others.
There weren't many of them. If they played together at night with Kaede, Tsubaki, Nijika, Marin, and the others, they wouldn't be able to relax.
But during the day, playing with demi-humans like Iris, Elio, and Lala, they felt less psychological burden.
Even though they all shared the same identity, demi-humans and humans were still different. They could at least convince themselves it wasn't that big of a deal.
"You bastard!"
After hearing Hachiman's "today's plan" and "future plan," Hiratsuka Shizuka really wanted to turn around and punch him.
'What do you think this school is?'
'Skipping classes and slacking off all day is one thing. Now he is even reaching his hands toward my colleagues and future colleagues?''
But the tragic state of the elf princess and the mermaid songstresses was still right behind her. She didn't dare do anything to Hachiman. She didn't even have the courage to turn around and look him in the eye.
This guy wasn't harmless. Right in front of her, he had just assisted an elf princess. She didn't even know whether she could safely walk out of this student guidance room today.
Knock! Knock!
"Hiratsuka-sensei, are you in? If no one's here, I'll come in."
Click!
Bang!
A curvy figure with vermilion-red long hair tied in a high ponytail, a cute and gentle face, and long beautiful legs wrapped in Martin boots and coffee-colored pantyhose knocked on the door outside the student guidance room.
Before she could check whether Hiratsuka Shizuka was inside, the door suddenly opened. A hand reached out from within and dragged her inside in shock.
"The Savior is waiting for you."
Once the guardian of the forest and now the guardian of service, the elf Sylpha closed the door and gently pushed the stunned Hanamori Kotomi forward after she was frightened by the shocking scene inside the room.
"Kotomi, come guide me a bit."
Just as he mentioned Hanamori Kotomi, she happened to arrive. Hachiman directly beckoned to her.
It wasn't really a coincidence. He had calculated the timing long ago. After assisting Elio and the others, he had told Hanamori Kotomi and the others to come over.
He just hadn't expected Hiratsuka Shizuka to be that bold and call him out directly.
At this point, he didn't bother pretending anymore. Instead of entering Love-Life Mode with Hanamori Kotomi and the others, he would just play right in front of Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"H-Hiratsuka-sensei is still here… Maybe I… I'll come back later…"
Seeing that it wasn't just Hachiman, the big bad guy who liked bullying her, but also Hiratsuka Shizuka, Hanamori Kotomi's face instantly turned red. Her right hand subconsciously grabbed the tie on her chest. Beneath her uniform, her mature and curvy body rose and fell as she stammered, not knowing what to say.
If it were just with the elf princess Iris and the others, maybe she could accept it calmly. Even the elf princess was like that. Being bullied herself was normal, right?
But Hiratsuka-sensei was different. Although the number of times she had really been bullied wasn't many, let alone being pulled to play together with others.
Still, she could tell that even though Hiratsuka-sensei often interacted with Hachiman and wore the empathy collar like her, it seemed that their relationship wasn't as close as hers with Hachiman.
Likewise, Suzune Rione and Ebihara Urara, who appeared to have little connection with Hachiman on the surface, actually had very intimate relationships with him, just like she did.
"Kotomi, what are you worried about? Later just hold down her hands. Once she's like you all, she won't be shy anymore."
Hachiman smiled and shook his head. He walked from behind Hiratsuka Shizuka to behind Hanamori Kotomi, facing Hiratsuka Shizuka, then opened his arms and wrapped them around Kotomi, who was anything but small.
"T-That's not good… Hiratsuka-sensei is usually very kind to me…"
Feeling the still-burning body heat from Hachiman behind her, fresh from assisting the demi-humans, Hanamori Kotomi subconsciously pressed her long, rounded legs wrapped in coffee-colored pantyhose tightly together. Her cheeks grew even hotter, and she lowered her head so much it almost touched her chest.
Bullying her wasn't enough. He even wanted to bully Hiratsuka-sensei. He was just too bad.
"It's exactly because Little Shizu treats you well that I'm letting you hold her hands."
"If it were someone else, they might not be so gentle with her."
While playing with the increasingly plump and soft Kotomi, lightly stroking her coffee-colored pantyhose-clad legs, Hachiman let out a breath and rested his chin on her shoulder.
Seeing her snow-white neck already stained with a faint blush, he kissed her flushed cheek hard and continued whispering temptingly by her ear.
"Kotomi, you should already feel the power contained in your body now."
"Don't you want Little Shizu, who's always been especially close to you, to gain the same power you have?"
Actually, he didn't truly intend for Hanamori Kotomi to help him hold down Hiratsuka Shizuka's hands.
If he really wanted to restrain Hiratsuka Shizuka, it wouldn't be this girl who only had a cute face and a soft, curvy body but was actually weak in combat. Whether he moved or not, she always felt like he was bullying her.
But Hanamori Kotomi was the type who would sacrifice herself for others. Teasing her was especially fun.
Even Gabriel and Vignette had gradually been dyed in his colors. Turning this saintly Kotomi into his own fallen saint didn't sound bad either.
"Let Hiratsuka-sensei be like us?"
Hearing Hachiman's words, Hanamori Kotomi was extremely conflicted. Her red face slowly lifted, and she quickly glanced at Hiratsuka Shizuka several times.
Among them, only the goddess angel Suzune Rione had undergone magical girl training.
But even without awakening magical girl talent or training to strengthen herself, just the service aura's bonus alone had greatly boosted her strength. Her physical qualities had doubled.
Only in front of Hachiman would she still be that soft, weak fool who couldn't help crying out when he poked her.
Even so, Hanamori Kotomi still couldn't make up her mind to drag Hiratsuka Shizuka into this. Forcing someone else was something she simply couldn't do.
"Hikigaya, what are you saying to Kotomi?"
Seeing that Hanamori Kotomi seemed about to be persuaded by Hachiman whispering in her ear, Hiratsuka Shizuka was both embarrassed and angry. She was about to lose it.
'This guy has ideas about me? And he is even encouraging Kotomi to make a move on me?'
Hiratsuka Shizuka, nearly thirty, didn't know whether she should feel happy or furious.
'He actually wants Kotomi to hold down my hands? His guts are getting bigger and bigger!'
However, despite her anger, she understood Hanamori Kotomi's personality very well.
Among many students, Kotomi was popular not because of just her looks or figure, but because she was extremely kind and gentle. She had never even scolded students loudly. Some time ago, she and Kashima Risako had even run around for the sake of a delinquent student.
How could someone like Kotomi possibly force her to submit?
Yet before Hiratsuka Shizuka could be happy for two minutes, Sylpha, who was guarding the door, opened it again and let two figures similar to Hanamori Kotomi enter.
Suzune Rione in a black hip-hugging skirt with glossy pantyhose beneath it, and Ebihara Urara with her straight, long legs wrapped in sheer white stockings.
"Hikigaya-kun…"
Suzune Rione swept her gaze across the scene in the guidance room and immediately understood what was happening. With complicated eyes, she stepped over in high heels to stand beside Hachiman.
After learning that Hanamori Kotomi and the others also served Hachiman, Suzune Rione had stopped hiding her goddess angel identity. If she happened to sense evil and needed to eliminate it, she would even ask them to cover for her and swap classes with her.
At first, she had felt ashamed about using such methods, similar to those of demons, to strengthen herself. But after getting used to it a little, she had to admit that this shameful-looking method greatly enhanced the power of order to maintain peace and eradicate evil.
Especially after being honest with each other, she was no longer fighting alone. She had many companions she could safely entrust her back to without worrying about being stabbed from behind.
For these magical girls who could grow rapidly, the only thing she needed to worry about was whether they might stab her in the back in bed to win Hachiman's favor, or compete with her to increase their strength.
"Master…"
Ebihara Urara also walked over in white strapped high heels and softly called out while watching Hachiman playing with Hanamori Kotomi.
Unlike Suzune Rione, who came from the divine realm and whose values were somewhat different from humans, she felt extremely embarrassed under Hiratsuka Shizuka's burning, disbelieving gaze.
She knew what Hiratsuka Shizuka meant. But she... she didn't know what to say.
"I thought you were just messing with a few girls. Since it was consensual, I didn't want to interfere too much."
Seeing that the two women who had just entered were actually Suzune Rione and Ebihara Urara, Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression grew very complicated.
"But Urara has a fiance. Don't you know that?"
If they were single, she wouldn't have much right to interfere in how they messed around with Hachiman.
But Ebihara Urara was different. Many people knew that she had a deep relationship with her fiance.
Some time ago, when she learned she had incurred a huge debt due to joint liability, she had almost been tricked into a cult.
"Relax, Little Shizu. You can ask Urara whether I forced her."
Seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka misunderstand, Hachiman didn't get angry. He still leaned behind Hanamori Kotomi, reaching out to pull Ebihara Urara and Suzune Rione into his arms, feeling the different textures of sheer white stockings, coffee-colored pantyhose, and glossy black stockings.
"Urara's fiance not only joined a cult, he also used a fake name to deceive her."
"Talking about marriage was all a lie, just to get her to sign as the loan guarantor."
"But although her fiance was fake, the debt on Urara is real. So now Urara has become my exclusive maid, serving me in her free time to repay it."
It was normal for Hiratsuka Shizuka to misunderstand and think Ebihara Urara, who had a fiance, was being forced.
After all, Urara had always looked so happy before, like she was about to get married. It wasn't easy for her to suddenly announce that she had been deceived and almost dragged into a cult. She could only slowly let the matter of her fiance fade from everyone's view.
"Mmm… what Master said about the fiance is true… Shizu, you don't need to worry about me. I'm doing this willingly…"
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