The morning's classes flew by.
Then it was time for the big cleanup.
Eager to enjoy a lazy afternoon, everyone threw themselves into the work and even skipped their packed lunches.
All they wanted was to finish up as fast as possible and relax.
For students, nothing beats vacation.
And the worst thing is definitely homework.
As class rep, Nibutani Shinka naturally handled assigning the cleaning areas.
Hayashi Maki got paired with Gabriel to clean the bathrooms.
Um…
Me, a great demon lord—cleaning toilets?
Where's the justice in that?!
Still, the school bathrooms are pretty tidy thanks to the daily duty roster.
And each stall is private with a flush toilet, so they're easy to clean.
Even so, Hayashi Maki and Gabriel stuffed tissues in their noses.
Gabriel yawned, looking bored. If this were before, she'd have gladly done all the work herself and told Hayashi Maki to take it easy.
Now? If she can avoid moving, she will.
Because of Satania's chūnibyō antics, nobody wanted to team up with her, so in the end Nibutani Shinka took her along to cover this area.
Moments like this show why she really earns her "Holy Spirit Mother" nickname: she talks big about hating chūnibyō and not wanting to relive her cringey past, but she's actually incredibly kind.
After a few minutes, Hayashi Maki and Gabriel had the bathroom spotless. Hayashi Maki shrugged at Gabriel. "Let's go, Gabriel—we're done."
"Oh." The moment she heard "we're done," Gabriel perked up.
She bolted, probably to grind a game event.
Hayashi Maki shook his head. That little angel's been thoroughly corrupted by the internet—she's completely washed.
He kind of missed the way she was when she first came to school.
Bucket in hand, Hayashi Maki headed off to return the supplies.
Turning a corner, something soft bumped into his chest with a startled yelp.
"Ah!"
Quick on the draw, Hayashi Maki caught the girl by the waist so she wouldn't fall.
A closer look made his eyes light up—she was a very cute girl.
Silky blonde hair, a delicate oval face, and a big pink bow on her head that made her slender figure look even prettier.
She squeaked again, realized she hadn't fallen, and the heat of his hand at her waist sent color rushing to her cheeks.
Then, trembling, she whispered to herself, "A man… it's a man! Mafuyu got held by a man… eek~!"
With that, her eyes rolled back and she went limp, fainting.
Hayashi Maki was speechless. What's wrong with "a man"? I only grabbed your waist so you wouldn't fall. Fainting after one look—am I that scary?
But… this beauty just called herself "Mafuyu." Thinking of how his homeroom teacher is named Kirisu Mafuyu, Hayashi Maki's expression turned a bit odd.
Eyeing the fainted beauty, Hayashi Maki arched a brow, scooped her up, and quickly carried her somewhere quiet.
Since you've already fainted, I won't be polite, he thought. Hayashi Maki didn't consider himself a paragon of virtue; with a beauty right in front of him and totally defenseless, wasn't this basically handing him an opportunity?
Besides, she looked familiar—probably a heroine from some anime.
Lost in thought, he carried the girl who called herself "Mafuyu" up to the rooftop and sat her on a bench.
Then, staring at her rosy lips, he leaned in…and kissed her.
"Mmph… mnh…" The girl frowned a little, sensing something off.
But Hayashi Maki didn't stop. Fainting at the mere sight of him? She needed to be properly "punished."
Her lips were soft and faintly sweet; the kiss fiend in him took his time, trying to leave a deep impression.
Finally, after a few minutes, she couldn't pretend any longer and opened her eyes, cheeks burning as she glared at him.
"Y-you… man, what did you do to Mafuyu?"
Hayashi Maki smirked. "What do you think? Obviously, as the prince, I woke the sleeping beauty princess with a kiss." Then he lowered his head and claimed her lips again.
Shiina Mafuyu's eyes rolled back and she went limp again.
Inside she was screaming: Neesan was right! Men really are beasts! He's totally eating me up—waaah, I'm going to be completely devoured!
Seeing her "faint" again, Hayashi Maki didn't call her out. Tough luck running into him. The great demon lord had just finished scrubbing toilets and was in a mood. He lowered his head and kept kissing.
After a while, Shiina Mafuyu couldn't keep up the act; she opened her eyes and pushed at him hard.
"Mmm—y-you've done enough! Mafuyu doesn't even know your name and you're already going this far!"
Now that the kissing didn't feel outright awful, she stopped fainting—but it was still mortifying… Kissing a handsome guy you just met? Way too weird, way too shameless!
Hayashi Maki ruffled her hair with a grin. "I'm Hayashi Maki, Class B, Year One. And you, Mafuyu-chan?"
"Um… I'm Shiina Mafuyu from Year One, just transferred not long ago." She spoke shyly and gave him another push. "Let go already—how long are you planning to keep holding Mafuyu?"
Hayashi Maki chuckled and dipped down for another kiss. "How about for life?"
At this point, might as well keep going and make sure Mafuyu-chan remembers him. Hearing her name jogged his memory about who she was.
Shiina Mafuyu—from Student Council's Discretion—a dreamlike beauty who somehow turned herself into a bit of a "what a waste" type.
Thanks to her neesan Shiina Minatsu's lifelong "education," she seems terrified of boys, convinced they're bone-crunching monsters.
She's also a total life-inept shut-in and fujoshi—into all things games and 2D, and like Ebina Hina, she enjoys watching BL between boys.
What can you say—pretty ironic: afraid of boys but into BL.
Hayashi Maki felt it was his duty to correct that mindset—time for Hayashi-sensei to give Mafuyu-chan a proper lesson!
After a long while, with her knees a little weak, Shiina Mafuyu was finally spared. She headed for the rooftop stairs, unconsciously speeding up.
Clutching her phone, her heart was in her throat. Men really are scary creatures. Boo-hoo, Mafuyu just bumped into him at a corner and got kissed all over! I'm done for—I'm "tainted" and no one will marry me now!
To top it off, she'd been forced to swap contact info. What a disaster.
Watching her retreating back, Hayashi Maki unconsciously licked his lips. And what's so wrong with a great demon lord? He only wants to give the girls a warm, harmonious home.
A girl like Shiina Mafuyu—once she graduates she'll probably turn into a NEET who only knows how to game. Maybe she'll moonlight writing BL novels too?
Also, Shiina Mafuyu, Shiina Mahiru, Shiina Minatsu, Shiina Mashiro…
Stringing those names together gave him a strong sense of déjà vu. Could they be relatives? If so, doesn't that mean he's about to net the entire Shiina household of heiresses?