Sisters with a deep bond, huh. That's actually pretty interesting, even though Kirishima Touka isn't Fueguchi Hinami's real sister.
He wasn't in a hurry to eat Hinami anyway. If he remembered correctly, in the original story Hinami didn't really go to school much. Given the situation ghouls were in, it really wasn't convenient for them to attend school. Most likely he would have to send Hinami to Komachi's school so she could go back and forth together with Komachi Shion.
Hmm... before he knew it, there were quite a few more little sisters at home again. Now Komachi and Shion were already going to and from school every day with a lot of friends. Even if he was busy and didn't have time to accompany Komachi, she wouldn't feel lonely anymore.
"Thank you, Lord Hikigaya. In a moment I'll come serve you together with Kurona and Nashiro. Hinami can stay to the side first and learn."
Seeing how considerate Hachiman was, Kirishima Touka let out a sigh of relief. Holding the somewhat at a loss Fueguchi Hinami, she bowed to Hachiman, lowering her head as she once again emphasized that she wasn't trying to stop Hinami from serving him, she simply felt it would be better for Hinami to watch and learn first.
They had come here to awaken their bloodline and change the defects of being ghouls. She couldn't possibly let Hinami continue suffering the pain of being a ghoul just because of her own protective feelings.
But if possible, she still wanted Hinami to suffer a little less harm, whether physical or mental.
For the first time, maybe they could wait for a better moment, letting Hinami have a more beautiful experience.
Although she didn't know yet how to make it more beautiful, once she had some experience later, after she went through it herself, she should be able to plan things properly for Hinami.
"Touka-nee… big brother…"
Looking at the Touka who was worried about her, Fueguchi Hinami opened her mouth, unsure how to speak.
Actually, she just didn't understand some knowledge very well. It wasn't that she truly understood nothing. When she saw that balloon-like thing earlier she didn't understand it, so she couldn't react immediately like everyone else did. But now that Sister Eto and the others were eating the freshest food, she suddenly understood.
Even if she had no experience, she could just watch Sister Eto and the others learn while doing it. Touka-nee really didn't need to take such care of her.
"Kurona and Nashiro, huh? You two really do look almost the same. If I only looked at your faces and ignored your hair, I might have trouble telling you apart."
Hachiman didn't care about the tangled emotions in Hinami and Touka's hearts. No matter how many complicated feelings there were now, later they would all melt away like a pool of spring water.
Looking at the twins who had come before him, Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro, he raised his hand and gently pinched their cheeks that seemed to show no emotional fluctuation.
Kurona and Nashiro looked somewhat similar to Suzu, but the emotional fluctuations of the two of them were much lower than Suzu's.
Suzu simply didn't like to talk and appeared expressionless most of the time, but she didn't actually hide her emotions. Given the same stimulation, if Suzu needed to open her mouth wide, she would open it wide; if she needed to stick out her tongue, she would stick out her tongue. Only Kaede would bite her lip tightly and act as if nothing had happened, stubborn to the end.
"Whether Kurona or Nashiro, we both belong to you, Lord Hikigaya. Whatever you command, we will obediently carry it out."
Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro bent down and spoke respectfully in unison.
Because the sisters' figures were not as small as Ursula's or Fueguchi Hinami's, suddenly sitting on Hachiman's lap would affect Yoshimura Eto and Origamine Ouka, who were currently serving him. So they could only follow Hinami's example from earlier, opening their mouths and lightly licking Hachiman's fingers to show submission.
"Call me big brother. That sounds a bit closer."
Hachiman withdrew his fingers from the small mouths of Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro and stroked their black and white hair.
In the original Ghoul story, he remembered the tragic fate of these twins quite clearly.
Not only were their parents killed and their house taken over, the two of them, originally trainee investigators meant to deal with ghouls, were turned into ghouls themselves and forced to stand on the opposite side of humanity.
In the end, it seemed Kurona even chose to absorb Nashiro, who had been too severely injured, so Nashiro could continue living inside her body.
"Big brother."
"Big brother."
Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro's eyes flickered. They didn't know why Hachiman seemed to like them especially, but they obediently called him big brother and each kissed one of his cheeks.
"Hachiman, it looks like you really like this pair of twins?"
Seeing how obedient Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro were, Kaede couldn't help but curl her lips.
Not only were they twin sisters, they even had to call Hachiman big brother. That was basically offending both her and Komachi at the same time.
Still, considering that Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro had lost both their parents, and the two sisters who were originally human had been turned into these neither-human-nor-ghost ghoul creatures, she decided not to argue with them.
She should find some time to bring Hachiman's childhood friend from the countryside over. Strengthen her own childhood-friend attribute through comparison.
"Hehe, jealous? Speaking of which, I came a bit late during lunch break today. Are you still going to take the exam?"
Seeing the displeasure written all over Kaede's face, Hachiman pulled Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro into his arms.
"I'm not going. I'll have Iris send someone to take it for me. Anyway, there'll definitely be a lot of people with full marks this time, so however I do won't stand out."
Kaede rolled her eyes irritably.
It wasn't that she didn't allow Hachiman to be close with these newly arrived ghoul girls.
Before Hachiman came to the office, she had already learned about their situations and knew they had appeared here specifically to please Hachiman. If she truly wanted to refuse, she wouldn't have just watched silently the whole time.
Most of these ghoul girls had parents who died tragically. Now they had no one to rely on and had to hide everywhere because of their ghoul identities. Even Yoshimura Eto, the only older one among them, had an unspeakably difficult childhood.
How could she ignore that?
As long as Hachiman showed them a bit of affection, he could save them. It was impossible to stop him from reaching out.
Besides, she was already used to the others. At school alone there were already plenty of girls who had accepted Hachiman's help.
But when it came to the twin sisters Yasuhisa Kurona and Yasuhisa Nashiro, she still minded it a little.
Because aside from the childhood friend identity, twin sisters were currently another special identity that she and Kaede had with Hachiman.
Of course she knew that with Hachiman helping so many beautiful girls, sooner or later there would be other twins.
For example, Lala's sisters Momo and Nana were twins, they just hadn't come to Earth yet.
"Kaede, you've learned some bad habits, cheating on exams by finding a substitute. Why not just skip it like I do?", Hachiman was a little surprised that Kaede really wasn't going to take the exam today, and was even asking Iris for help.
It seemed the faction war that left blood flowing everywhere at night didn't affect their normal communication at all.
"You skip class every day. You're not qualified to criticize me. Keep your voice down over there, don't interrupt my call!"
Kaede rolled her eyes and picked up her phone to contact Iris, clearly no longer intending to pay attention to Hachiman.
She was the student council president. How could she really follow Hachiman and abandon the exam.
But with their current learning ability, it didn't really matter whether they took the exam or not. If they truly wanted good grades, they could just cram with Hachiman before the test.
"Um… Hana and I still have exams…"
Noticing that Hachiman and Kaede weren't planning to take the exam, and that everyone else was continuing the party in the student council office, Yotsuya Miko, who felt somewhat out of place among the crowd, raised her hand timidly.
Why did it feel like only Hana and she were the ones who still had exams to take? Everyone was clearly in the same school.
"You still want to take the exam? Didn't you want to become a magical girl?"
Kaede, who was on the phone, turned her head toward Yotsuya Miko, who clearly wanted to slip away from the party, and curled her lips reassuringly.
"Don't worry. I'll have Iris find someone to take the exam for you too. You don't have to worry about being absent."
Although she was currently the student council president, second only to one person in the school and holding a lot of power, at home she and Suzu were still just ordinary daughters. So she could understand Yotsuya Miko's thoughts.
Many people in the Service Club were like that. Sometimes it wasn't that they insisted on going to school, studying, and taking exams. It was just that if they didn't, they couldn't explain it to their parents.
They couldn't exactly tell their parents everything about the Service Club. Their parents would probably assume they had joined some kind of cult.
Though she thought the Service Club was far more impressive than some trivial cult. What kind of cult could gather so many powerful people?
"That… doesn't seem very good… If I get too good a score, that would feel unfair to classmates who studied hard."
Hearing that Kaede was also going to find someone to take the exam for her, Yotsuya Miko felt like she couldn't handle it anymore and spoke awkwardly in a small voice.
Although her grades weren't particularly good, she had never thought about cheating before.
And now it wasn't even cheating for better grades. It was simply because she didn't have time to take the exam and had to stay here and keep playing, so someone else would take it for her.
"That's exactly why you need to become a magical girl. Later, when Hachiman develops your magical girl talent, he can also fill you with knowledge at the same time. The knowledge needed for exams is easy to master."
Kaede could see that Yotsuya Miko couldn't quite handle the situation, but she still had no intention of letting her go.
Even the proud dragon clan leader Ursula knew how to recruit people. She couldn't be soft-hearted.
Anyway, Yotsuya Miko had already witnessed some of it before. She didn't reject becoming a magical girl anymore, she was just shy. If the first time was a little intense, then so be it.
In the future she still had to compete with Hachiman's countryside childhood friend. Right now she also had to contend with Iris, Ursula, and those demi-humans. If she wasn't ruthless enough, how could she suppress these increasingly hungry people.
"Hana, say something. Don't you want to say anything?"
Seeing that Kaede's tone left no room for refusal, Yotsuya Miko had no choice but to turn to her good friend Yurikawa Hana for help.
Ever since they arrived here, she had been the only one struggling and worrying, surrounded by the student council president and Miss Rurikan.
Hana had done nothing but eat and barely spoke. Didn't she realize that if Miko was in trouble, she wouldn't be able to leave alone either?
"Isn't it good if we can directly solve both your problem and mine right now?"
Hearing that, Yurikawa Hana put down her chopsticks, swallowed the food in her mouth with effort, and instead looked at Yotsuya Miko in confusion.
"Even if we don't become magical girls, staying at school keeps us safe. Besides asking Vice President Origamine for protective charms, we can also go back to the club after school."
"But we can't hide in the school or the club forever, right?"
"In theory we could learn onmyōji techniques and spells from Vice President Origamine. But how long would that take? And what if we run into a powerful vengeful spirit we can't defeat? We'd still have to return to the Service Club to ask for help."
"Uh…"
Yotsuya Miko slowly opened her mouth wider, staring blankly at Yurikawa Hana, who had just finished speaking and immediately started stuffing meat and vegetables into her mouth again.
She had always thought Hana ignored their conversation simply because she was simple-minded and a bit thick-headed.
She never expected Hana had actually seen things more clearly than she had, and wasn't ignoring the magical girl issue at all.
Indeed, unless they intended to completely cut off all ties with the Service Club, since they frequently entered and left the club, sooner or later they would truly join it.
"If Yotsuya-san feels shy, you don't have to join immediately. You can warm up first."
The maid Shion saw that Yotsuya Miko was now completely isolated. Holding several small bags, she walked over and took out several collars and wristbands of different styles.
"These are the newly improved empathy collars and empathy wristbands from Lady Lala. Besides having more styles to choose from, they now also include a voice group function."
"If others are willing, they can share their current sensations with you."
"Even if you're not used to so many people together, you can still experience Master Hikigaya's passionate care and the beautiful voices of your companions as if you were there, even at home alone."
"Of course, if you want to increase your strength, you still need to personally accept Master Hikigaya's development training."
"But when Master Hikigaya is busy, you can also use the empathy function to extend your time yourself. The longer you last, the greater the reward."
"Choose one. Wear the master's special mark, and anyone who sees it will know your identity. Others will wear them too. You'll recognize each other, and if any trouble happens you can help one another."
"Gulp!"
Looking at Shion's smiling face while she said such astonishing things, Yotsuya Miko, who already knew how terrifying the empathy equipment that almost every Service Club member possessed could be, swallowed hard. She could only stretch out her slightly trembling hand and pick a design she thought looked better.
She knew about the empathy function, but she never expected the Service Club to be playing things this wildly now. There was even some kind of voice group function.
Seeing this, Shion didn't urge the trembling Yotsuya Miko to put it on immediately. After smiling and letting Yurikawa Hana also pick one, she turned and went to distribute empathy collars and empathy wristbands to everyone else in the student council office.
Although most people were already used to it and preferred participating personally on the spot, some people liked being alone, and some were concerned about their pride and didn't want to embarrass themselves in front of others. The needs of these special groups also had to be met.
The Service Club had always been a harmonious and friendly mutual-aid organization, of course it considered the feelings of all members.
Anyway, for Lady Lala, this kind of thing didn't require much technology. She could finish it with a bit of spare time.
The only thing Lady Lala couldn't replicate was the empathy bracelet in Master Hikigaya's hand. There was only one pair. All current empathy collars and empathy wristbands were built on the functions of that empathy bracelet.
Yotsuya Miko, Yurikawa Hana, Kirishima Touka, Yasuhisa Kurona, Yasuhisa Nashiro, Naruse Mio, Naruse Maria, even the half-dragon Miime was no exception. One by one they were all given personal equipment by Shion.
Although Miime held the item with a conflicted expression.
Before coming here she had imagined many things about Lord Hikigaya based on what Lady Ursula had said. She had even prepared herself for the possibility that Lord Hikigaya might suddenly be overcome with desire, and she would have to endure offering herself to preserve her brother's marriage contract.
But now she couldn't even get the qualification to serve Lord Hikigaya without waiting in line. Reality was even harsher than she imagined…
"Lady Mio, Lady Mio, hurry up! If you wait any longer, the newcomers will surpass you again!"
After receiving the new empathy collar from Shion, Naruse Maria couldn't help urging the motionless Naruse Mio beside her.
"Let these people see how amazing Lady Mio is!"
As newly joined stepsisters, they couldn't rashly interrupt when their master big brother was dealing with serious matters. After following him into the student council office, they had been acting like invisible people the whole time.
But now that the serious discussion was finished, they could finally speak.
"…."
Naruse Mio glanced at Naruse Maria, whose mind was full of urging her to rush forward. She suddenly grabbed Naruse Maria, firmly restraining her body, then picked up the empathy collar Shion had just delivered and put it around Naruse Maria's neck with one hand.
"Lady Mio?"
Feeling the empathy collar being placed around her neck, Naruse Maria cried out in shock.
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