"Rin and Sakura are out of the question! They're still l!ttle!"
Hearing Yukinoshita Haruno actually bring up her two younger sisters, Tohsaka Touka hurriedly shook her head and refused.
It was enough for her to become a magical girl herself to protect Rin and Sakura. There was no need for Sakura and Rin to also become magical girls.
She could give everything for her family, but she could not let her family have to give everything as well.
"They're not l!ttle anymore. You should have noticed it long ago. Komachi's classmate, the President's sworn younger sister, Shion, has already become a magical girl."
Looking at the flustered Tohsaka Touka, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled faintly.
"Several people in her class like Hanabishi Haruka are magical girls themselves, and there's also Hiiragi Utena in their class who seems to have mastered some kind of evil power and stands on the opposite side of Hanabishi Haruka and the others."
"If Sakura and Rin don't become magical girls, do you think they can keep playing with Shion, Komachi, and the others like before?"
"The forces trying to curry favor with the President aren't just watching Sobu High. Even the school his sister attends has been added to their observation list. They just don't know the President's exact attitude yet, so for now they've only sent their own ch!ldren into Komachi's school and haven't rushed to approach Komachi directly."
"But if little Sakura and little Rin don't seize the opportunity, other girls with ulterior motives won't miss the chance to replace them."
Although the Yukinoshita family could not really take the stage among the current interwoven powers and could not compare to one financial conglomerate after another, Yukinoshita Haruno was still the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family. She understood very well how those major forces that swarmed in wherever there was profit thought.
To be honest, if the Yukinoshita family had a suitable girl, and if she herself were not already the vice president of the Service Club and able to just pull people directly into the club whenever she wanted, she probably would not have been able to resist sending someone to Komachi's school as well.
Just making contact was no big deal.
The fact that the President had earned the favor of the peace-loving elf princess, and that there were many peace-loving demi-humans with no violent tendencies around him, all showed that the President had a good temperament. As long as one approached Komachi openly, sincerely, and naturally, even if the President disliked such behavior, he would not make a big scene out of it.
"As for little Rin, it's hard to say, but little Sakura clearly has feelings for the President that aren't ordinary. Every time I see little Sakura, she's always asking where the President went and when he'll have time to play with her."
Watching Tohsaka Touka's expression grow heavier and heavier, clearly struck by her words, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and added the final line.
"You might not want little Sakura to get close to the President, but little Sakura probably wouldn't be happy about that."
"...", Tohsaka Touka felt a bit frustrated. She wanted to refute her good friend Yukinoshita Haruno's analysis, but she really could not.
Haruno was not exaggerating. She herself had already noticed the signs.
Perhaps because she had lacked a father's presence since childhood, little Sakura was especially clingy toward Hachiman, always wanting Hachiman to play with her, with none of little Rin's pretending-to-be-grown sense of embarrassment.
They had clearly only met two or three times, yet little Sakura's level of attention toward Hachiman far exceeded even her own as an older sister. She had even wanted to stay overnight at Hachiman's place just to wait for him, sleeping together with Komachi and the others.
If it were not already late at night, little Sakura would have long since fallen asleep together with Komachi and the others. She would not even have been able to teleport over to the club.
If little Sakura had followed her over, she really might have rushed straight into Hachiman's arms and shouted, Father, hold me!
"It's getting late. I won't fight you all for tonight. I'll go back and rest first. Tomorrow I'll visit some other ladies who have daughters and pull in a few allies for you~"
Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno and Tohsaka Touka suddenly wearing the same troubled, understanding expressions, the little landlady Asou Miyuri waved at them with a grin and directly teleported back to her room to rest.
Both Yukinoshita Haruno and Tohsaka Touka had younger sisters.
'Hehe~ sister pairs really were nice~'
Too bad Tohsaka Touka's engagement was already only nominal. The third son of the Takamine family, who had formed the engagement with Tohsaka Touka, had barely met her a few times. Tohsaka Touka had no feelings for him at all, leaving no room for her to step in and help little brother Hachiman steal someone away. What a pity.
However, she had heard that the third son of the Takamine family had an older brother who was engaged to a young lady from England... never mind. She would first have Otoha, Hiyori, Ouka, and Mizuki offer up their daughters.
She had originally planned to let little brother Hachiman make contact with them first, then take down their daughters. But now that little brother Hachiman was busy until so late every day, they would have to take the initiative themselves.
"..."
Watching Asou Miyuri disappear on the spot with an innocent face wearing an evil smile, Yukinoshita Haruno and Tohsaka Touka both fell silent, looking at each other without speaking.
'Miss Miyuri… really did not mind stirring up trouble at all.'
Still, they could not really say anything. They were just not as fierce as Miss Miyuri. They might not even have fully explained the functions of the empathy bracelets before giving them away.
But in the end, they were all doing the same thing, pulling people in. Yukinoshita Haruno was doing it herself, Yukinoshita Haruno's mother Yukinoshita Kiyuki was doing it as well, mother and daughter working together to look for suitable allies.
If the Tohsaka family had not declined in recent years, Tohsaka Touka could also have pulled in some people. It was just that right now there were indeed no trustworthy allies to recruit.
The only ally that still maintained good relations with the Tohsaka family, the Einzbern family, had its base far overseas. Only Aunt Irisviel's two daughters and a few maids lived here long-term.
But pulling Aunt Irisviel's two daughters in to become magical girls… better forget it. Probably only the little landlady Miss Miyuri would be that shameless.
"Haruno, I'm going back to rest. We'll talk about the other things tomorrow."
Thinking this, Tohsaka Touka suddenly felt utterly exhausted, feeling like she had no ability at all to manage family affairs. She said goodbye to Yukinoshita Haruno and left.
Even though little Rin and little Sakura were sleeping over at Komachi's place, she still had to return to the Tohsaka residence. After all, their household did not employ any maids.
With only her mother left at home now, she could not let her mother sleep alone.
"Yeah. Good night. I should head back and rest too."
Yukinoshita Haruno nodded, swept her gaze over the central living room where the number of human girls had dwindled even further, leaving only the Ichinose extended family who seemed to be huddled together plotting something, and likewise chose to teleport away from the Service Club.
There were rooms to sleep in at the club, and they were completely soundproof.
But just thinking about how, in the same Service Club, everyone else was undergoing the President's magical girl development training, staying up all night until dawn, made her unable to sleep peacefully.
The vice president position of the Service Club… was really not easy.
She finally understood why Hachiman had not stated any conditions back then and had directly made her the vice president of the Service Club, placing her in such a particularly special management position within the club.
Even if Hachiman did not deliberately trip her up, as long as she herself had no strength and made no contributions, she simply would not be able to sit securely in that position. No one would respect her as a "connection hire."
Although from the current situation, the Yukinoshita family's relationship with the President was the most distant.
———
Returning to the Yukinoshita residence, Yukinoshita Haruno quietly went back to her bedroom without disturbing her mother, who should have long since fallen asleep.
She had originally gone to the Service Club to gather information on the snow women and vampires, then return to discuss alliances with her mother, to see if they could pull in the upcoming Nanakusa family and Yotsuba family.
Forget it. She would talk it over with her mother tomorrow, and also bring up Yukino's matter then.
Yukinoshita Haruno returned to her room, did not turn on the light, locked the door, and lay down on the soft bed. After taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
She did not have to think about university classes at all right now, but just studying and pondering the Service Club, allies, and demi-humans had already left her utterly drained and mentally numb.
She really did not know how long it would take to sort out the Service Club's affairs, successfully secure her position as vice president, and let the Yukinoshita family rise.
"Mmm…"
She did not know how much time had passed. In the pitch-black room, the sound of Yukinoshita Haruno tightly hugging a pillow and biting down hard on the blanket slowly rang out as she rubbed against it.
Although she did not know the principle, awakening magical girl talent seemed to require the President's special development ritual.
According to Touka, the President had not rested at all and could go all the way until dawn.
She really wondered how long it would take for those women who had not been told about the empathy bracelet's functions, and had been directly given one by Miss Asou Miyuri, to figure out how to stop it after accidentally triggering the empathy function.
If it lasted too long, they would absolutely be unable to straighten their waists or legs for an entire day. They might even faint.
Fortunately, fortunately she could turn off the empathy function at any time. When she could not take it anymore, she could turn it off, take a breather, and then turn it back on. Otherwise, she really could not withstand the President, who was a complete pervert.
If she got used to the President's development training in advance now, when she truly underwent the President's training and development later, she would be able to last longer.
In the pitch-black quilt of the Yukinoshita household, the suppressed movements continued for a long time, only slowly quieting down deep into the night.
———
While Yukinoshita Haruno and Tohsaka Touka both went home to accompany their mothers, the magical girl development ritual at the Service Club was still proceeding extremely intensely.
In the family restaurant, the newly transformed magical girls Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue had finished their meal, gone to the bathroom to take a shower, and then teleported away to rest. Kita Ikuyo had also successfully integrated into Kessoku Band, becoming companions at the same table. Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin no longer had to secretly feel sorry toward Miura Yumiko.
Although Takina Inoue still wanted to keep eating and keep increasing her magical power, more and more dishes were brought out afterward, and Ijichi Nijika, Kitagawa Marin, Miura Yumiko, and the others were all teleported in. There was no way for them to keep occupying the spot.
In the end, Takina Inoue was persuaded by the physically and mentally exhausted Chisato Nishikigi with the reason that they needed to go back and write a report to get headquarters to send more Lycoris to support them.
Lycoris were the operational forces under the independent public security maintenance organization known as DA. They dealt with criminals and terrorists before incidents occurred, secretly maintaining social order.
But as extraordinary forces continued to appear and more and more demi-humans from other worlds arrived, there were more and more cases that Lycoris, who were all ordinary people with not a single extraordinary among them, could not resolve. Now, the Lycoris also had to seek a new path.
And the magical girl ability, which allowed one to grow stronger through effort and was almost unaffected by talent, was clearly very suitable for Lycoris.
As long as they frequently sent Lycoris to Mr. Hikigaya to receive training.
Actually, Hachiman felt that Takina Inoue and Chisato Nishikigi were both thinking too simply. How could DA possibly accept a method of power growth where the path of advancement was firmly held in someone else's hands.
Even if it were truly proven that the magical girl abilities he granted were harmless and had no side effects, DA's upper management would definitely not be able to accept that all of Lycoris's high-end combat power was trained by him. In that case, who would Lycoris really listen to?
However, he was not worried about what DA might think after learning of his abilities.
The weak phase of quietly growing in hiding was long over. Now, it was DA that needed to worry and curry favor with him. All he needed to do was enjoy himself in the cracks between the clashes of major powers.
Mermaids, snow women, vampires, elves, succubi, and other demi-human races all obeyed him unquestioningly, not to mention the major human families and financial conglomerates.
As for Lycoris… in the original work, it seemed they deliberately selected plain-looking orphans to train. Aside from Takina Inoue and Chisato Nishikigi, there did not seem to be many good-looking Lycoris.
But the Tohsaka family's Sakura and Rin both had Tohsaka Touka as an extra older sister now, and Lycoris might also have trained some orphans he did not know about.
"Master~ did you like the new pet I brought you today~"
"Ayano, your good sisters just arrived at the Ichinose household today, right? You brought them over so quickly. Aren't you afraid they'll resent you?"
Ichinose Ayano's bone-meltingly seductive, syrupy voice sounded by Hachiman's ear.
Leaning back against the sofa to rest, Hachiman looked at Ichinose Ayano, who had half her body sprawled over him, arms tightly wrapped around his neck, wishing she could fuse with him completely. He lowered his head and lightly bit her, his gaze sweeping over Ichinose Ayano's flushed face before falling on the three girls in front of him.
One of the three, Ichinose Marika, had already transferred to Sobu High earlier. He did not recognize the other two, though they felt a bit familiar.
One was a girl with short light-purple hair tinted with pink, wearing a sailor uniform with a red ribbon at the chest. The other was an adult woman with long blonde hair, wearing a purple off-the-shoulder, low-cut short dress, her figure and aura clearly more mature than the former.
After Miura Yumiko and Kita Ikuyo finished eating and lay down to rest not far away, Ichinose Ayano brought him the Ichinose family's new pair of sisters, the elder sister Ichinose Riko and the younger sister Ichinose Anna.
"Master doesn't need to worry. Becoming your pet is their honor. So many people want to become Master's pet but don't even have the chance."
Ichinose Ayano hugged Hachiman tightly, offering him an incredibly soft, artificial massage to relieve the fatigue from eating for so long, while glancing at the three kneeling girls in front of him, one in black, one in pink, one in gold, all of them very beautiful.
"Besides, I didn't force them. Once Anna knew Master was you, she took the initiative to join us as a pet."
"I didn't even lay a hand on them~ Even Anna's older sister Riko was brought over by Anna herself~"
"Is that true? Anna."
Hearing Ichinose Ayano's answer, Hachiman reached out and patted Ichinose Anna's purple-pink short hair, his thumb lightly tracing over her tender, fair cheek.
Although saying this now was a bit late, judging from how obedient and compliant they had been from the moment they came in, they probably had not been forced by Ayano.
Still, he was curious how Ayano had talked this pair of sisters into coming over. After all, unlike Tsubaki or Haruno, Ayano was neither in school nor in a position of power, yet every time she tried to persuade someone, it worked. She was still far from Iris and the others, but she was already impressive.
If Ayano ever gained power, her gaze probably would not stop at just the Ichinose family.
"Mmm… Master, I did it willingly. Being favored by Master is Anna's honor."
Kneeling in front of Hachiman, the sailor-uniformed girl Ichinose Anna pressed her lips together and slowly raised her head. She made room for Ichinose Marika and Ichinose Riko beside her, then opened her small mouth in a fawning manner, her eyes gazing up at Hachiman with fervor, as if waiting for his blessing.
"Master, do you remember me? Back at that Kokutetsu Academy, when you led some girls to wipe out that cult organization, you even asked me whether I knew Ayano and Honami."
"Kokutetsu Academy… so you were one of the victims who had just been tricked into it back then."
Looking down at Ichinose Anna's face, no longer puffed up in a cute way like before, Hachiman's eyes flickered as he suddenly remembered who she was.
The cult organization he had eliminated was the Self-Liberation Association. The Kokutetsu Academy where Hebihara Rei had almost gone was one of their gathering spots.
Ichinose Anna had been one of the girls who had just been deceived into joining at the time, along with some other innocent girls who had just entered and had not yet been harmed.
Back then, he had not thought much of it. After wiping out the cultists, he had simply let the Lycoris handle the aftermath, at most asking Koene to follow up and provide the victims with some financial assistance, and then he had forgotten about it.
He had not expected that the Ichinose family would now find this pair of sisters and have Ayano bring them over to serve him.
It was understandable that the younger sister Ichinose Anna, having been saved by him, would now want to repay him by offering herself. But what about the older sister Ichinose Riko?
Hachiman pondered and looked toward the older sister Ichinose Riko.
Before he could speak, Ichinose Anna, who had been watching his expression closely, hurriedly answered for Ichinose Riko, who was busy competing with Ichinose Marika and had no time to speak.
"Master, my sister is also willing."
"Ayano said that as long as we can please you, Master, we can have whatever resources we want. Of course, even without any reward or compensation, I'm still willing to serve you."
After saying that, Ichinose Anna secretly glanced at Ichinose Ayano, as if afraid she had said something wrong.
"Ayano?"
Hachiman turned his head to look at Ichinose Ayano, who had just said she had done nothing.
"Master, I can't just help them for free, can I?"
Ichinose Ayano glared at Ichinose Anna, who looked innocent on the outside but was actually quite calculating, not only persuading her sister to come serve Master in private but even selling her out in front of Master to step on her and rise herself. Ayano was secretly annoyed, but she did not panic at all. She even looked somewhat justified as she clung to Hachiman.
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