"Um, Hikigaya-kun, have I... absorbed enough now?"
"Whether it's enough isn't for me to decide. If you're satisfied, and you feel like you can fully control a succubus's abilities without losing control easily, then that counts as becoming a complete succubus."
Hachiman shook his head. Looking at the shy and inexperienced Kumatsu Yukariko, he could only personally use the cleaning magic he rarely used lately to clean things up afterward.
His awakened magic essence could only awaken demi-human bloodlines and completely turn Kumatsu Yukariko into a succubus. But just like how magical girls awakened at different speeds, every demi-human was different, so he couldn't say how long he needed to keep helping Kumatsu Yukariko.
"By the way, succubi actually have very strong needs. Some special medicines can suppress and ease those urges to allow self-satisfaction, but using them for too long will also create resistance."
The professional Mikado Ryoko kindly reminded them from the side at the right time.
"But after tasting Hikigaya-kun, Yukariko-san probably won't be able to hold back."
"Normally, succubi either have zero times or countless times. Especially when facing someone as tempting as Hikigaya-kun, with Yukariko-san's willpower...", Mikado Ryoko didn't continue the rest.
During the past two days, whenever the succubus instinct flared up, Kumatsu Yukariko completely lost awareness herself.
Now that Hachiman had helped her regain her senses, she probably no longer needed awakened magic essence to awaken her bloodline. She already couldn't leave Hachiman anymore and could only become his captive.
Even if she didn't want to become Hachiman's captive, there was no other choice, because no substitute existed for him.
Compared to Hachiman, whose whole body gave off a fragrant and delicious scent, the smell of other males would only make them frown. They would rather starve than get close.
"N-No way..."
Hearing Mikado Ryoko's "comfort," Kumatsu Yukariko nearly cried.
'How did this happen?'
'Although Hikigaya-kun is very handsome, if it comes to dating, I probably won't reject him. But I don't want to cling to him like some crazed girl.'
'Especially since there seems to be many girls around Hikigaya-kun chasing after him. Forget the demi-human, even many flashy beautiful girls constantly pay attention to him. How can an ordinary high school girl like me possibly pursue him?'
'If Hikigaya-kun refuses to respond to my unreasonable requests, then what will I do?'
"Gulp..."
Kumatsu Yukariko looked at Hachiman pulling up his pants and swallowed again.
This time the sound seemed a little loud. Her expression changed slightly, and just as she was about to hide her embarrassing reaction, she suddenly noticed something strange about Nanasaki Ai beside her. Her face was red too, and she was also staring at Hachiman while swallowing.
"Nana, what's wrong with you? Don't tell me you also—"
"N-Nothing..."
Hearing Kumatsu Yukariko's words, Nanasaki Ai hurriedly waved her hands in denial. But her eyes stayed fixed on Hachiman without moving away for even a second.
For some reason, she suddenly felt that Hikigaya seemed to be giving off waves of a pleasant scent that made her mouth water.
"She's just in heat. Yukariko-san, you probably didn't control your succubus charm ability properly and caused Nanasaki-san beside you to develop the same desires as you. It's fine. I'll help her outside."
Mikado Ryoko immediately saw why Nanasaki Ai's whole body felt hot and her face was flushed. She placed both hands on Nanasaki Ai's shoulders and pushed her toward the exit.
"I'll leave this place to you two. Hurry up and finish. There's only one class left before school ends."
"Ah?"
Kumatsu Yukariko opened her mouth and subconsciously reached toward the departing Mikado Ryoko and Nanasaki Ai. But the slender, soft, fair legs under her mini plaid pleated skirt seemed rooted to the floor and wouldn't move at all.
"..."
After closing the door and leaving the area, Nanasaki Ai finally relaxed. Her lips parted slightly as she quickly breathed in and out, trying hard to calm her violently beating heart.
Even without a mirror, she knew her face had to be very red right now.
Too terrifying. She never expected thoughts of pushing down Hikigaya-kun to appear in her head just now.
Was this the power of a succubus? But shouldn't the succubus be charming Hikigaya-kun? Why did it look more like Kumatsu was the one charmed by Hikigaya-kun.
Even though she didn't understand which of them was actually the succubus, Nanasaki Ai finally understood why Kumatsu had thrown herself at Hikigaya-kun so aggressively earlier.
With this unbearable feeling, she felt she probably wouldn't be able to hold back either. She wouldn't last long at all.
"Nanasaki-san, stay here and keep watch. I'm going to get some things for you girls. After the first time, you need some supplements and proper rest. Also, it wouldn't be good if Yukariko-san got pregnant."
After leaving the infirmary, Mikado Ryoko glanced at Nanasaki Ai, whose face was still red, then left with a smiling expression and the sound of high heels clicking away.
"Mmh... okay..."
Not knowing Mikado Ryoko simply didn't want to stay here listening through the wall, Nanasaki Ai, who only had a little textbook knowledge, thought Mikado Ryoko was really going to get medicine or balloons, so she could only answer with a red face.
Although the infirmary seemed well soundproofed and she couldn't hear a single sound after coming outside, she knew something she couldn't bear to look at had to be happening inside.
But she couldn't stop it at all. She even had to stand here and guard the place to stop students from barging into the infirmary and disturbing Kumatsu and Hikigaya-kun.
Maybe because Kumatsu Yukariko's charm ability was still affecting things inside, Nanasaki Ai stood nervously outside the infirmary keeping watch for her friend while recalling every scene inside the infirmary. She even remembered every scene from the changing room before.
Last time, besides Sakurai Rihoko, there had also been several well-trained female swim team members with strong physical abilities. This time there was only Kumatsu alone. Could Kumatsu endure it?
Don't be fooled by Hikigaya's gentle temper. Even after being attacked by Kumatsu, he calmly chatted with her and willingly helped her, looking completely unaffected. But Nanasaki Ai had seen his violent side in private before.
Besides the timid, quiet, introverted vice captain Saki, the cheerful and optimistic captain Tsukahara Hibiki, the male-hating vice captain Orizuka Momoka, and the lively troublemaker upperclassman Tachibana Mikari, in front of Hikigaya-kun, they only had the right to lie on the ground wagging their tails and begging.
Now that Teacher Mikado wasn't here and nobody else was around, she was the only one who could help Kumatsu.
If she personally had to step in, could she accept that?
Or maybe... call for help from the girls' swim team?
Although that would expose Kumatsu's secret about becoming a succubus, Kumatsu had collapsed in class today. The tail she usually kept hidden had already been exposed, and it seemed other students saw it too while they were bringing her here.
"Nana-chan! Hey, Nana-chan! Did you hear what Miya said?"
"What's wrong with Nana-chan?"
After who knew how long, familiar voices calling beside her finally pulled Nanasaki Ai out of her overactive thoughts.
"Why are you two here? Didn't we say I'd take care of Kumatsu this afternoon, and you'd come after school?"
Nanasaki Ai looked at the black-haired girl and the brown twin-tailed girl in front of her with confusion.
The newcomers were Tachibana Miya and Sae Nakata, good friends of hers and Kumatsu's.
Kumatsu Yukariko had started feeling sick in the morning, so as classmates and close friends, they had all brought her here together.
Since they still had classes today, they took turns watching over Kumatsu in the infirmary.
Anyway, exams had just ended, so there was no need to stress too much about studying.
"But school's already over. Nana-chan, didn't you hear the bell?"
Hearing Nanasaki Ai's confusion, Tachibana Miya, with black hair, black eyes, an ordinary figure, and a bright smile on her face, looked at her in surprise.
"Why are you standing outside the infirmary? Did Kumatsu's... condition get worse again?"
Sae Nakata, with brown twin-tails whose ends curled slightly in waves, subconsciously lowered her head and tucked her neck in, making her chest look even fuller. She was also surprised. Normally dependable and cool-looking Nana-chan somehow didn't even notice school had ended. But she was even more curious why Nanasaki Ai was standing outside the infirmary instead of staying inside with Kumatsu Yukariko.
"N-No, she's fine now. Kumatsu regained consciousness this afternoon. It's just that Teacher Mikado said she needs a quiet enough space to rest and recover, so I'm waiting outside the infirmary. Let's wait outside a bit longer. We can go in after Teacher Mikado says it's okay."
Nanasaki Ai's expression turned extremely strange as she subconsciously blocked the infirmary door with her body, afraid Tachibana Miya and Sae Nakata would go inside and see Kumatsu Yukariko still receiving treatment on the bed.
What could she even say? That the treatment happening inside probably wasn't suitable for others to watch?
Even though they were close friends, Kumatsu probably wouldn't want Miya and Sae seeing that either.
"As long as she's okay. Then let's wait here. Nana-chan, drink some water too."
Since Nanasaki Ai had always been dependable before, and although her usual attitude and behavior gave people a cold, slightly cool, handsome feeling, after getting to know her people realized she was gentle and considerate, Tachibana Miya, who wore a bob haircut, didn't think too much about it. She casually handed Nanasaki Ai a bottle of water and immediately started chatting excitedly about gossip between friends.
"Oh right, listen to this. According to my reliable information, next week, lots and lots of daughters from political and business families are transferring into Sobu High!"
"Next week? That soon?"
Sae Nakata looked at Tachibana Miya in surprise, and even Nanasaki Ai paused while unscrewing the bottle cap.
The student council's actions had been obvious and not hidden from the students.
Many students guessed Sobu High might be getting new transfer students again, but nobody expected a large group to arrive next week.
Nanasaki Ai herself had only confirmed it this afternoon after hearing Hikigaya-kun chatting casually with Teacher Mikado about Sobu High's student and teacher recruitment plans. Yet Miya already knew about it.
Still, shouldn't Sae have known first?
Even though Sae looked soft, weak, and introverted, she was actually the daughter of the chairman of a publishing company. She was still a rich young lady, after all. Her information network should be much broader than ordinary family girls like Nanasaki Ai and Miya.
"Hehehe, I've got a relative working in the Metropolitan Police Department. The information came from their side, so it's definitely reliable!"
Tachibana Miya placed both hands on her hips and laughed proudly. This news wasn't exactly a secret, but showing it off a little in front of her friends still made her very satisfied.
"The Tachibana family in the Metropolitan Police Department? Don't tell me it's the Kyushu Tachibana family? Miya, is your relative the Superintendent General?"
Sae Nakata immediately covered her mouth in shock, looking at Tachibana Miya as if meeting her for the first time. Her beautiful eyes kept blinking while staring at her.
Tachibana was a famous noble surname, no less well-known than Fujiwara's, but the number of people with that name had always been small, making it relatively mysterious and rare among noble families.
If speaking of someone surnamed Tachibana in the Metropolitan Police Department, then without question it was the Kyushu Tachibana family. Someone from that family currently held the position of Superintendent General.
Second-year student Tachibana Yui and teacher Tachibana Hina were already Miya's relatives. She never expected Miya to also have such powerful relatives in Tokyo.
"My family actually rarely contacts them anymore. We're basically no different from strangers. But unexpectedly, they contacted us today. Apparently the Superintendent General's daughter is transferring here. Her health doesn't seem very good, so since she's coming here, they asked us to help take care of her. That's why they explained things to us ahead of time."
Tachibana Miya continued with a grin.
"Us?"
"Yep! And not just the Superintendent General's daughter. My Aunt Kyoka also seems to be planning to let her daughter attend our school too."
"There are suddenly so many people with the surname Tachibana in school, and they're all relatives!"
Nanasaki Ai didn't pay attention to their conversation. Instead, she slowly drank ice water from the mouth of the mineral water bottle while her eyes constantly moved between Tachibana Miya, Sae Nakata, and Kumatsu Yukariko inside the infirmary.
Maybe she was overthinking things, but she felt her relatives transferring schools definitely had something to do with Hachiman.
How could one school suddenly have so many transfer students, even specially accepting large groups of them?
The current transfer students, whether human or demi-human, all seemed to revolve around Hachiman. Hardly anyone managed to become close with them.
However, most of the transfer students already knew each other and seemed to have divided themselves into factions and small groups before arriving.
Thinking about how Hachiman could easily solve Kumatsu's succubus transformation problem, Nanasaki Ai became even more certain everyone came because of him.
Though even if she was one hundred percent sure, it was useless. She wasn't one of those young ladies who needed to seek benefits for their family.
Compared to that, she was more concerned about why Teacher Mikado still hadn't returned. Did getting some things really take this long?
So much time had already passed. It was already club activity time after school.
Kumatsu probably didn't need those things anymore.
———
Ding! Ding! Ding!
As the dismissal bell rang, students from every class rushed out all at once. The students on cleaning duty went to clean, and those heading to clubs went to their club activities.
The discipline committee members from each class also put on their armbands, gathered together for a short meeting, then split up and started patrolling the campus.
Normally, discipline committee members didn't have to work after school every day. Only mornings required everyone to act together at the school gates and inspect student appearance standards.
However, if committee members had free time and were willing to volunteer help, the members on duty naturally wouldn't refuse.
For example, the recently joined Karuizawa Kei and Kushida Kikyo. With Hachiman backing them, they didn't need to flatter anyone, and nobody dared bully them either.
But they still needed to appear more often in front of classmates and build a better image. That would make it easier to attract more students to join them later.
The young ladies had the resources of financial conglomerates behind them, while they had personal connections through classmates. Not every student lacked money. Unless someone had fallen into desperate circumstances and needed a huge amount of money badly enough to sell themselves, using emotional ties was the best way to expand a small group.
"Ryuzaki, you're the only one who still hasn't submitted your report about customs activities. Please hand it in as soon as possible."
"As for the Iino-san... Asai, Ryuzaki, and Kotegawa, the three of you will lead together and help Iino-san get familiar with our discipline committee patrol routes."
Hearing discipline committee president Shinomiya Natsuha arrange things for the new discipline committee member, Karuizawa Kei and Kushida Kikyo both looked toward Iino Miko, who wore low twin-tails, with traces of regret in their eyes.
As pets of their master and members of the Service Club, they had already received information and knew this Iino Miko had an unusual background. Her twin-tails could supposedly be grabbed hard if left tied, and if untied, she became the kind of black long straight-haired girl their master liked very much. Her small and delicate body type was also considered rare.
But unfortunately, they had also only recently joined the discipline committee themselves, so it wasn't their turn to guide newcomers.
"Understood. I'll submit the customs activities report as soon as possible."
The main target being scolded by the discipline committee president, Ryuzaki Hina, felt her cheeks burning hot, but she couldn't explain anything at all. She could only try hard to ignore the surrounding discipline committee members' embarrassed, surprised, or teasing looks.