If a bullying incident had really happened, it would make more sense for Nakata Sae and the others to be the victims. How could they possibly be standing guard for the bullies?
It was far more likely that a couple had gotten carried away and done something that affected school discipline, and Nanasaki Ai and the others were helping cover for one of the people involved.
"Teacher Mikado?"
Ryuzaki Hina was still thinking about helping them smooth things over when she suddenly noticed Mikado Ryoko, wearing a white lab coat, appearing behind Kotegawa Yui. She cried out in surprise and immediately felt things were going badly.
Teacher Mikado wasn't inside the infirmary, which meant only students were inside?
Then nobody was getting a medical examination. In that case, she no longer had any reason to stop Kotegawa from entering the infirmary.
"Teacher Mikado..."
Looking at the late-arriving Mikado Ryoko, Nanasaki Ai opened her mouth, then stopped herself. Her feelings were extremely complicated.
She had waited so long for Teacher Mikado to show up. Why did she come back now of all times?
"Teacher Mikado, this is what happened... May I ask who's inside the infirmary right now? Can we go in and check the situation?"
Kotegawa Yui had also noticed something was off. Turning toward Mikado Ryoko as she approached in her heels, she immediately became alert and explained the situation seriously.
In her classmates' eyes, she was someone who liked reporting people and making a big deal out of rule violations. At the same time, she was also an excellent student. As long as discipline wasn't being disrupted, she remained polite and friendly and was well-liked by teachers. In situations like this, she instinctively wanted Mikado Ryoko to make the decision.
"Of course. Their friend Yukariko-san had a health issue and is currently receiving treatment from Hikigaya-kun in the infirmary. Hikigaya-kun's treatment method is somewhat special, so to avoid anyone barging in and interrupting him, I asked Nanasaki-san to stand guard at the door."
With her arms folded across her chest, Mikado Ryoko saw the different expressions appear on everyone's faces after she arrived and smiled lightly as she explained.
"However, they should be finished by now."
"Hikigaya? What kind of treatment is a boy and a girl doing alone in the infirmary?"
The moment Kotegawa Yui heard that Hachiman was inside, her sense of alarm shot up. She immediately prepared to rush in and stop whatever improper interaction was taking place.
Although she was relieved it wasn't the bullying she had suspected, the situation wasn't much better if Hachiman was involved.
Even someone with no friends like her knew Hachiman was extremely close to many girls, and those girls were considered beautiful even at Sobu High, where attractive girls were everywhere.
She even suspected that Hachiman relied on the fact that his childhood friend was the student council president and that he had good relationships with the Elf Princess and other demi-humans to secretly bully girls from ordinary backgrounds.
The only evidence she had ever found was his skipping class. Whenever she asked the girls involved, none of them ever said they had been mistreated by him.
Still, even without any proof that he abused his influence, she felt something was very wrong.
After all, when Hachiman skipped class, everyone else was in class. How could he possibly build close relationships with so many people at the same time?
Every rumor she heard featured a different girl, yet all of them spoke highly of him. It was as if, if the school didn't prohibit improper relationships between boys and girls, they would all be willing to become Hachiman's girlfriend at any moment.
This strange phenomenon even made her wonder whether Hachiman possessed some kind of power that could influence people's minds, hypnosis, perhaps. After all, demi-humans and magic existed in this world, so abilities that altered people's thoughts might exist too.
Although she herself was just an ordinary person and probably couldn't resist such a thing if it existed, she still couldn't ignore it.
"Kotegawa, I'll do the inspection. You're Hikigaya's classmate, so you should avoid any appearance of bias."
Ryuzaki Hina had worked with Kotegawa Yui for quite a while. She knew exactly what this stubborn and single-minded girl was thinking, so she quickly grabbed Kotegawa's arm and planned to inspect the room herself.
"No! I'm also one of the disciplinary committee members carrying out the entertainment activity. I'm one of the members responsible for supervising Hikigaya's conduct."
This time, Kotegawa Yui ignored Ryuzaki Hina's seniority. She shook off her hand and rushed straight into the infirmary.
"If Ryuzaki-senpai thinks I'll cover for Hikigaya, then you can supervise me!"
If Hachiman had really done something wrong, she would expose his true nature no matter the cost.
When that happened, the kind and innocent Elf Princess and the others definitely wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
She refused to believe Hachiman could do whatever he wanted at Sobu High and control everything.
"..."
Watching the slender figure charge into the infirmary without hesitation, Ryuzaki Hina exchanged a helpless glance with Asai Saki and Iino Kimo before entering as well, hoping to prevent Kotegawa Yui from overreacting to whatever she saw inside.
Nanasaki Ai instinctively reached out toward Kotegawa's back. Seeing all the disciplinary committee members entering the infirmary, she wore a complicated expression and didn't know what to say.
After glancing at Mikado Ryoko, she hurriedly followed with Tachibana Miya and Nakata Sae.
She had thought Teacher Mikado would come up with some excuse to brush the matter aside.
After all, Teacher Mikado knew perfectly well what Hikigaya's special treatment method was.
She never expected her to just say it outright and expose Hikigaya's presence herself.
"Y-You have no shame! Put your clothes back on right now!"
"Kumatsu? Since when did this happen?"
"I'm so jealous... No, this is so embarrassing..."
"Why isn't Kumatsu the only one on the bed? Who are those other two girls?"
"Hehe~"
Walking at the very back, Mikado Ryoko heard Kotegawa Yui's panicked shouting from inside the infirmary, followed by cries of surprise from several girls.
She nodded in satisfaction, a teasing smile on her face, then slowly entered the infirmary and closed the door behind her.
Of course she hadn't arrived late by accident.
She had intentionally come late.
When Hachiman helped Kumatsu Yukariko become a succubus, his goal was to leave her completely satisfied. There was no need for her to fetch any tools or safety measures.
What she hadn't expected was that it wouldn't just be Nanasaki Ai and Kumatsu Yukariko's friends, Tachibana Miya and Nakata Sae, coming to visit her.
She had wanted to see how Nanasaki Ai and Kumatsu Yukariko would deal with Tachibana Miya and Nakata Sae blocking the door, and whether Hachiman would pull the other two girls onto the bed as well.
Now not only were Tachibana Miya and Nakata Sae here, but Kotegawa and the disciplinary committee members had arrived too.
Things had become much more interesting.
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[Inside the Infirmary]
The small room suddenly became crowded after four disciplinary committee members and the three girls entered.
Including Mikado Ryoko, eight people completely surrounded the only occupied bed.
Meanwhile, Kotegawa Yui, the black-haired disciplinary committee member who had charged in at the front, was now tightly covering her eyes with both hands, completely unable to look at the four people on the bed.
"You three girls, let go of Hikigaya right now!"
"Put your clothes on and come with me to receive punishment!"
What had she just seen?
A face so beautiful it looked unreal, snow-white hair that seemed to let light pass through it, and a figure with perfect proportions.
One was tall and mature like a model. The other was small and cute, as delicate as a doll.
The two silver-haired girls lay on Hachiman's chest from either side, wrapping their pale arms around his neck as they competed to kiss him, leaving him unable to speak.
Unlike the silver-haired girls, who looked almost like sisters,
the purple twin-tailed girl with pointed ears was sitting alone on Hachiman's lap with her knees bent. Her body leaned slightly backward as she supported herself on the bed in a dazed state. Her purple hair was damp with sweat and somewhat disheveled.
If she hadn't seen it herself, Kotegawa Yui would never have imagined such a scene.
All this time, she had suspected that Hachiman was the bad student bullying others and simply hiding it well.
She never imagined that Hachiman was actually the one being bullied, with three girls joining forces to bully him in the infirmary.
"Kumatsu?"
"Wasn't she supposed to be resting?"
It wasn't only Kotegawa Yui, who had rushed in first, who was shocked.
When Tachibana Miya and Nakata Sae came running in behind her and saw their friend Kumatsu Yukariko with her succubus tail swishing back and forth and striking Hachiman repeatedly, they cried out in surprise as well. Redness immediately spread across their faces.
As for disciplinary committee members Ryuzaki Hina and Iino Kimo, they didn't even know where to look in the face of such a serious violation of school discipline. Embarrassed, they lowered their heads, yet couldn't stop themselves from sneaking glances at the three girls and one boy on the bed, who acted as though nobody else existed.
"N-No wonder it takes so many disciplinary committee members to supervise Hikigaya..."
Ryuzaki Hina had already guessed there was something going on inside the infirmary, but she never expected Hachiman to be this outrageous.
They had all been outside for quite a while, and the argument had lasted some time too.
Logically speaking, after learning disciplinary committee members had come to inspect the room, even if they weren't frightened, they should have lost interest in continuing.
Yet Kumatsu Yukariko, Amaki Lamy, and Amaki Lily not only hadn't gotten dressed, they hadn't even covered themselves with a blanket.
Instead, they seemed to have become even more intense.
"Why is it at school... and in the infirmary..."
Iino Kimo, meanwhile, was completely unprepared for this.
Confronted by such a shocking sight, her face grew hot and her head felt dizzy.
She didn't want to use her body to gain benefits, and she also believed she wasn't nearly as attractive as the older girls, so she had no intention of joining the Service Club. She only planned to study properly at Sobu High as an exchange student in a place filled with demi-humans.
Yet she hadn't expected that she wouldn't even need to go to the Service Club.
On her very first day as a disciplinary committee member, she had already witnessed Hachiman's abilities.
"As expected! Master is pampering other girls during class again!"
Unlike the two innocent and inexperienced disciplinary committee members beside her, Asai Saki, who constantly longed to be ravaged by Hachiman, looked at Kumatsu Yukariko and the others with both excitement and envy. She even looked eager to join them and immediately stepped forward.
She knew it.
Earlier outside, she had smelled Master's scent.
Depending on the surroundings, Master would usually set up soundproofing, invisibility, and illusion barriers. Unless there were special circumstances, he generally didn't bother hiding smells and only used cleaning magic afterward.
Although the scent was faint and she personally found it especially pleasant, she had experienced it so many times that she was already extremely familiar with it.
She had recognized it immediately.
Those extra silver-haired succubus sisters on the bed had most likely followed Master's scent here as well.
If that was the case, then she could too.
Among the people who had burst into the infirmary, some were shocked, some embarrassed, and some excited.
Only Nanasaki Ai, who knew what Hachiman and Kumatsu Yukariko were doing, had been mentally prepared.
When she saw the two extra silver-haired girls on the bed, she immediately recovered and hurried over, stepping in front of Asai Saki, who was trying to approach them.
"You can't disturb Kumatsu... You can't disturb their treatment!"
She didn't understand why two silver-haired girls had suddenly appeared in what was originally an infirmary occupied by only a boy and a girl.
But since Kumatsu was still on top of Hikigaya, the treatment was probably not finished yet.
At this point, the disciplinary committee had already discovered them.
If they stopped before finishing the treatment, it would be a huge loss.
"I'm not trying to disturb them. I'm going to help them."
Asai Saki could tell at a glance that Nanasaki Ai had no experience at all and probably didn't even know about the Service Club's existence, so she immediately explained.
"No!"
However, Nanasaki Ai didn't have Asai Saki's insight.
Seeing this disciplinary committee member, who was usually serious, hardworking, and well-regarded, she immediately rejected the idea of letting her through and even moved to draw the curtain around the bed.
Help Kumatsu and the others?
As a disciplinary committee member, how exactly were you planning to help?
"..."
Watching Nanasaki Ai, who was clearly embarrassed herself yet still insisted on stepping forward and trembling as she pulled the curtain shut, Asai Saki felt helpless.
Sometimes having too good a reputation was a problem.
If people didn't see it with their own eyes, almost nobody would believe her if she called herself a pervert.
But with so many unfamiliar girls present, she couldn't force her way past Nanasaki Ai and could only continue pretending to be a serious disciplinary committee member.
"When did they get here? Why are there two more succubi?"
Before the curtain fully closed, Mikado Ryoko moved through the crowd and arrived behind Nanasaki Ai and Kotegawa Yui.
Looking at the small silver-haired succubus Amaki Lily, who was as delicate as a doll, and the tall, seductive Amaki Lamy, whose body and face were both captivating, she raised an eyebrow.
Was this the ability of those succubus sisters?
She hadn't even noticed when they entered.
It wasn't as if she had any interest in eavesdropping.
It wasn't her close friend Tearju's first time. That was the occasion she'd actually be interested in watching.
Still, she hadn't completely ignored things either. She had been monitoring the situation around the infirmary to prevent any trouble.
No wonder it had gone on for so long without ending.
She had thought that after becoming a succubus, Kumatsu Yukariko's talent was so exceptional that she could actually last that long with Hachiman.
It turned out that three succubi had been taking turns resting.
However, they probably couldn't continue much longer.
After all, Hachiman could monopolize powerful women like Lala, Iris, Ursula, and many others from races that were even more like succubi than succubi themselves.
As the white curtain closed, Mikado Ryoko could no longer see the exciting scene that had made everyone's blood boil.
Still, after noticing that Hachiman's life energy had become powerful after helping so many demi-humans, and after sensing the dazzling and burning presence coming from him, she couldn't help developing the urge to study him personally.
"Teacher Mikado?"
"Didn't you say Yukariko-san was receiving treatment? This is what you call treatment?"
The sounds of Kumatsu Yukariko, Amaki Lamy, and Amaki Lily's dreamy murmurs continued without any sign of stopping.
Unable to endure it any longer, Kotegawa Yui finally opened her eyes, clenched her fists, and angrily turned toward Mikado Ryoko.
How could a teacher allow something like this to happen on school grounds, especially in the infirmary?
Other than Mikado Ryoko, everyone who had entered the infirmary was simply standing there. Not a single person was trying to stop it.
'N-No!'
'This is bullying!'
'Hachiman has to be rescued!'
Realizing Mikado Ryoko was unreliable and didn't care about what was happening in the infirmary, Kotegawa Yui stopped waiting for her to take charge and immediately made up her mind.
"Ryuzaki-senpai, mm... Forget it, I'll do it myself!"
Kotegawa Yui wanted to persuade the others to help rescue Hachiman, but after looking around, she found nobody willing to help her.
Kumatsu Yukariko was Nanasaki Ai's friend. Even though they were shocked and embarrassed and didn't understand the situation, they would still help Kumatsu continue her "treatment."
Ryuzaki Hina was usually dependable, but now she seemed completely stunned and was standing there at a loss.
Iino Kimo was a newbie and even less reliable.
Only she could do it herself.