"I remember that Suzuran, who Nijika-chan is cosplaying as, is a codename, and the character's real name is Lisa."
"According to the character setting, Vulpisfuglia and Suzuran are mother and daughter, so it is impossible for them not to know each other's names."
Therefore, Star-sister, when you greeted Brother-sama just now, you should have used Lisa to address Nijika-classmate."
Shiba Miyuki pursed her lips and smiled gently.
She herself was not an arrogant or tyrannical young lady, so any casual form of address was fine for this kind of minor matter.
What was more, at this moment, Ijichi Seika and her group were considered the first batch to witness her intimate relationship with Brother-sama.
Mm... Kuroba Ayako and Hayasaka Ai, these two who served Brother-sama together with her, did not count.
"Eh, is that how it is? Uh, hahaha... I didn't remember it, I thought she was just called Suzuran."
Shiba Miyuki's friendly reminder caused the cool hitman wife image that Ijichi Seika had been trying so hard to maintain to collapse in an instant, and she smiled somewhat awkwardly.
She only remembered that the hitman wife she was playing had the codename Vulpisfuglia, her real name was Ingrid, and her daughter was Suzuran.
So Suzuran was also a codename, and her real name was Lisa...
Ahem, it wasn't a big deal.
When all was said and done, today's Cosplay Hot Springs Comic Market was just for fun in nature, without so many rules.
Even if she and PA did not understand it very well, they could still put on cosplay outfits and wear this attire as their ticket to participate in this Cosplay Comic Market held in a hot spring inn.
However, after communicating with Shiba Miyuki, Ijichi Seika, who had been suspecting whether Hachiman was the heir to a super zaibatsu, secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Although she did not believe that a Nijika so pure and cute would give her body to Hachiman so quickly, Nijika's affection for Hachiman had long been beyond words, so how could she not notice it at all.
Therefore, for this private gathering over the weekend, even if Nijika had not invited her to come along, she would still have followed.
It was just that, after coming here, she saw that there were so many young ladies of wealthy families in the Service Club who were unreachable to ordinary people like them, and the regular members were also prettier than the last, with figures better than the last.
Although there was not a single boy except for Hachiman, this made her even more worried.
She really thought that Hachiman, who was surrounded in the middle by so many beautiful girls, was some second-generation zaibatsu rich boy.
If that was really the case, it would be very troublesome.
Their family was just an ordinary family, and even the live house she ran was a bit tight on funds; her good younger sister Nijika could simply not reach up to Hachiman's level.
At this moment, Ijichi Seika really looked a bit like Vulpisfuglia, the mother who worried about her daughter's marriage.
"..."
Ijichi Seika, who was in the middle of her embarrassment, did not notice the eyes of the others.
Kashima Risako, Matsubara Miria, and Kirisu Mafuyu had very strange expressions on their faces.
Because in their eyes, Hachiman was completely teasing Ijichi Seika.
What did he mean by the Service Club President not managing things?
What did he mean by not being clear about what they were doing every day?
So many young ladies of wealthy families rack their brains to please you, and even the Elf Princess is working hard to serve you, and now you say this?
However, they did not dare to say anything.
If they ruined Hachiman's good time, they would definitely be severely punished at night.
Although not everyone among them was punished during that gathering that day, and some people only had their Empathy Collars activated and were fed Elf Spring Water, empathy that lasted for so long made no difference whether one actually went on stage to be punished or not.
Now even Kirisu Mafuyu did not dare to talk back to Hachiman, only keeping a stiff face without speaking.
They were deeply afraid that they would involuntarily display a foolish, infatuated state in front of Ijichi Seika and PA.
Perhaps Kirisu Mafuyu still thought that she had not bowed her head to Hachiman and was not afraid of Hachiman's Resonance Bracelet and Empathy Collar, but if she was really not afraid, how could she conscientiously change into a student outfit to cosplay as the shipgirl Memphis from Azur Lane?
This pink-haired shipgirl Memphis, who was extremely similar to Kirisu Mafuyu in aura, figure, and appearance, had a character setting where she was madly in love with the Commander.
Under normal circumstances, she was fairly rational and just held the persona of a little girlfriend, but once she went "dark," she became cold with a hint of yandere, her love being extraordinarily deep.
Without a doubt, in their Service Club, the President Hachiman was the only candidate to play the Commander.
It could be said that the shipgirl Memphis cosplayed by Kirisu Mafuyu could put on an "oath ring" at any time and become Hachiman's oath ship.
Watching the atmosphere at the table gradually become subtle, Hachiman was also very helpless.
Actually, what he said was the truth.
Every day he just ate, drank, and played.
Ever since the Rurikawa family helped him take over the Poiman family's properties, through the subsequent development and growth of the Service Department and the Service Club, he had almost never managed the Service Club.
At most, he considered the posture for helping troubled girls and worried about how to play the service game.
Other matters were basically handled and settled by Iris, Lala, Kaede, Tsubaki, and the rest.
If Lala's mother came to Earth, recognized his marriage with Lala, and made him inherit the throne to take over political affairs, he might really be like Lala and not want to bother with those things, tossing those political affairs back to his mother-in-law to continue handling them.
However, the fact that Kirisu Mafuyu, Kashima Risako, and the others were so obedient gave him quite a bit of peace of mind.
They were all meat that had been bitten into his mouth, so it was naturally impossible to let them go.
But leaving them alone was not very good either.
Previously, Kanzaki Sayaka had fled before the battle, so Shion, Kikyo, and the others would no longer rashly bring in newcomers.
When the time came, in order to prevent accidents, he specifically went to toss around Kirisu Mafuyu and the others, making it hard for him to even punish Shion, Kikyo, and the rest.
"Hachiman, Miyuki-san, what are you talking about with Sister and the others?"
At this moment, Ijichi Nijika, who had finished changing her outfit, wearing a small western-style dress and white pantyhose, with nine fluffy tails behind her bottom, walked gracefully into the pavilion.
She came to a stand beside Hachiman and looked suspiciously at Hachiman and Ijichi Seika, acutely perceiving that the atmosphere was off.
"I was asking Star-sister whether she wants to stay for the night. Miyuki told me that there is also a performance by your band at night, and it feels like a bit of a waste if it's only shown to me."
Seeing Ijichi Nijika come over to break this subtle atmosphere, Hachiman smiled and explained unhurriedly.
Although Nijika's figure was not that petite and could not perfectly match Suzuran's original setting, her sweet and cute aura that was healing like an angel made up for this point very well.
"Of course! I will definitely stay!"
Without waiting for Ijichi Nijika to react, Ijichi Seika agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Due to various reasons, Ijichi Seika had not been informed by Nijika and the others about the nature of the night Play session; she only knew about the large-scale cosplay during the daytime session.
Now, hearing Hachiman's "provocation," she naturally could not let Nijika perform here for Hachiman alone.
She was both worried that Hachiman's status and position were too high for Nijika to reach up to, and worried that Nijika would be deceived, seeking to obstruct the intimacy between Nijika and Hachiman.
These two thoughts sounded a bit contradictory, but they were indeed the true thoughts inside Ijichi Seika's heart at this moment.
All along, she had protected Nijika so well; she could not let Nijika be deceived by Hachiman in a state of confusion.
Although she did not know how to stop Nijika, it was impossible for Nijika not to see Hachiman's playboy nature, and if Nijika really insisted on her own view, she could only listen to Nijika's opinion.
However, if Hachiman wanted Nijika, he had to pass her checkpoint first.
Even if Nijika liked Hachiman very much, she could not let Hachiman get Nijika so easily.
"Hachiman... Sister... Do you know what kind of performance there will be at night for you to just stay like that?"
Seeing her sister Ijichi Seika being easily coaxed by Hachiman into staying behind to participate in the Play session, Ijichi Nijika was both angry and amused, her face flushing red as she glared at Hachiman, who had deliberately set a trap for her sister.
Sure enough, he had ideas toward her sister, not hiding it in the slightest.
Hachiman, do you like sister-pairs that much.
"Nijika, you can stay yourself, so why can't I stay!"
Ijichi Seika glared back at Ijichi Nijika unconvinced.
Clearly she was the adult, so why did it seem in Nijika's eyes as though she was the child who needed to go home early to sleep.
"We are not the same, we are just performing, ah? Hachiman, what are you doing?"
Ijichi Nijika felt she was about to be angered to death by Ijichi Seika.
Usually at home, she didn't see her sister acting this mature, but now outside, her sister actually started complaining.
She wanted to persuade her sister to go home obediently, but she did not expect Hachiman to directly grab her "tail" to toy with.
Calling out subconsciously, she hurriedly covered her little mouth and hurriedly pressed down on Hachiman's unruly hand.
She didn't know how Lala produced this black-technology tail.
Even though it was an external tail, there was still a strange sensation when it was stroked.
It was as if it could transmit all the way from her tailbone to her brain, rendering her completely unable to escape, only able to barely press down on Hachiman's hand.
"Right now my identity is the Doctor."
"For the sake of your health, sit on my lap so I can check your condition to see if it has worsened."
"Lisa, come over quickly, let me take a photo of you."
While holding Ijichi Nijika's tail, Hachiman patted his own thigh.
He decided to exercise the authority of the hot spring comic market's sole designated photographer.
"Miss Lisa, please comply with Brother-sama's order."
Shiba Miyuki stood on Brother-sama's side without any hesitation.
Ijichi Nijika had no choice, so she could only sit obediently in Hachiman's arms, letting Hachiman stroke her tail with one hand while holding the camera with the other to take photos of her.
However, watching her younger sister yield so obediently like this, Ijichi Seika instead widened her eyes in disbelief.
Had the relationship between Nijika and Hachiman already developed to this extent?
Doesn't Sobu High forbid improper relations between the opposite sex?
Or do they just not care about these things outside of school?
Ijichi Seika looked left and right, wanting very much to make her younger sister Ijichi Nijika, who was cosplaying as Suzuran, get down from Hachiman's thigh.
If you're taking photos, just take photos, why do you have to sit on his thigh to take photos!
However, Kirisu Mafuyu and the others did not make a sound, and Ijichi Nijika had gone over on her own initiative.
If she rashly opened her mouth to stop it, it would instead make her own thoughts seem filthy and make Ijichi Nijika and Hachiman feel embarrassed.
In the end, Ijichi Seika could only stare fixedly at Hachiman and Ijichi Nijika sitting together beside her, watching Hachiman's hands so they would not touch places they shouldn't touch.
Fortunately, Hachiman could be considered to have a sense of propriety, not acting recklessly toward Nijika in front of her, the older sister.
He was merely playing with Nijika's nine external tails, while his other hand held the camera pointed at Nijika, pressing the button from time to time to take one cute and seductive cosplay photo after another.
On the contrary, it was her younger sister Nijika who was photographed as if sitting on pins and needles, even her fair neck stained with a crimson blush.
Her hurried, suppressed breathing was heard with absolute clarity by her, sitting right beside her.
Mm... Where had her pure Nijika gone?
Why did it seem as though Hachiman had no bad intentions toward Nijika, and Nijika was the one who was plotting bad things instead?
The more Ijichi Seika looked, the more complex her mood became.
Her gaze wandered back and forth between Ijichi Nijika, who was biting her lower lip tightly, and Hachiman, whose expression was normal, deeply suspecting whether she had seen things wrong.
Seeing that Ijichi Seika was merely staring without moving her mouth or hands, Matsubara Miria and Hanamori Kotomi looked at each other, both letting out a quiet sigh of relief.
Among them, there were only some who were addicted to studying and did not understand some physiological knowledge, but their professional qualities were there; they were not people who did not understand worldly affairs at all.
However, at this moment, what could they say to Hachiman?
Let go of Nijika-classmate, and come at us instead?
That would be even worse than letting Nijika continue.
Ijichi Seika and PA-san had not experienced it and did not understand, but all of them could clearly "smell" the faint, familiar scent lingering on Shiba Miyuki, who was cosplaying as Kamisato Ayaka and sitting upright next to Hachiman.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Ijichi Nijika did not hesitate, obediently going over as soon as Hachiman called out.
"Mm..."
PA, who was sitting beside Ijichi Seika, likewise did not speak, only observing the expressions of the people around the table with a smile at the corner of her lips.
After observing mature female teachers like Kashima Risako and the others who accompanied students to play cosplay outside of school, she then observed Ijichi Nijika and Shiba Miyuki.
Seeing that Ijichi Nijika had no abnormality toward the intimate distance between Hachiman and Shiba Miyuki, and had intimately sat into Hachiman's arms herself, allowing Hachiman to perform some intimate actions toward her that exceeded the boundaries of ordinary friends, PA could not help but fall thoughtful.
Store Manager Seika's belief that Nijika would not be corrupted so easily was not wrong, and she also felt that Seika was not a girl who would turn bad so easily.
However, she felt that if one truly believed in Nijika's character, then one should believe even more that Nijika had already made a breakthrough development with little brother Hachiman to have such intimate behavior.
Otherwise, given Nijika's personality, how could she wear these cosplay outfits that were not lacking in large exposure to participate in a private gathering, and even let her friends, her sister, and herself come along...
Now, she was even sitting in this boy's arms just to take a cosplay photo.
Perhaps these intimate behaviors did not count as anything to passionate and open girls, but to Nijika, it was extraordinary.
Ryou was always muttering that rock and roll was just smoking, drinking, and playing with women.
Although there was a nature of making jokes using stereotypes, in reality, the rock circle had many such phenomena, which was why the stereotype in the eyes of outsiders was formed.
For Nijika to be able to grow up healthily in STARRY, a live house frequently visited by rock bands, not only full of energy, bright, and lively, but also understanding, considerate, and gentle.
On one hand, it was because Store Manager Seika deliberately protected her, only letting rock bands with good reputations perform at the shop, never compromising even when there was no business sometimes.
On the other hand, it was also because Nijika was sensible and obedient, keeping a respectful distance from those vulgar phenomena in the rock circle.
Therefore... it was impossible for Nijika not to understand these things... to be able to be so intimate with Hachiman in front of them actually already explained a lot: Nijika was confessing her relationship with Hachiman to Seika...
There existed an abnormal relationship between Nijika and Hachiman, and there were even Ryou, Ikuyo, and Bocchi-chan; perhaps they all had abnormal relationships with Hachiman...
Although this guess was very bold, many times, the more incredible a thing was, the more likely it was to be the truth.
"Th-That's about enough... Hachiman... You should take photos for Sister... for Mother and Ho'olheyak and the others..."
Ijichi Nijika did not know that the understanding big sister in the shop, PA, was about to figure out the truth behind her inviting her sister to the hot spring inn to participate in the hot spring comic market.
Once Hachiman had taken a dozen or so photos, she could not help reminding Hachiman not to play for too long.
Although she could not refuse Hachiman, she was also embarrassed to be stared at by Seika the whole time.
Therefore, while her rationality was still present, before she completely sat back into Hachiman's arms like she normally did when participating in the service games, she diverted Hachiman's firepower.
Taking photos for her sister couldn't possibly involve pulling her sister onto his lap too, right?
Besides her sister, there were also PA-san, Matsubara Miria, Kashima Risako, Kirisu Mafuyu, and the others watching.
The daytime hot spring comic market was a Cosplay session, and they couldn't directly skip to the night Play session.
"Heh heh, then I'll take some photos for you guys."
Looking at Ijichi Nijika in his arms who was truly about to be unable to endure it any longer, Hachiman did not continue to tease her, merely smiling as he let go of Ijichi Nijika's tail.
Although he had long mastered soundproof magic and illusion magic to total perfection, and it was not his first time doing these things in front of little Mafuyu and the others, just now he really had not done anything bad.
He had merely played with the fluffy tails for a bit, and taken some photos for Nijika from above.
The others could only guess and could not face him directly; was he himself still unclear about why they all couldn't hold up?
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