They thought their actions might offend Iris after all. At worst, it was asking for help; at best, it was exploiting the supporter, which might affect the continuation of the elf royal bloodline.
"...", The guard Aegis, who was beside Iris, frowned slightly, but still remained silent.
She was different from Iris. She didn't like having more people competing for their supporter. Even though the President's strength meant stamina wasn't a problem, it would still take up a lot of his time.
But she had already given up her status as a princess. Now, as a guard, she naturally couldn't say more.
Past events had proven that Iris was right. Her own thoughts had been nothing but willful and reckless.
"It's okay, you don't have to be so polite. As for the President... he can support all of us," Iris looked at the three mermaid idols, Elliot and the others, whose faces could not hide their joy. She pressed her lips together and nodded with a smile.
Even when Sakurase Shino and Ichinose Ayano got close to the President, she didn't mind much. So naturally, a few more mermaid songstresses didn't bother her either.
As long as it wasn't another race trying to take him away, she felt most situations were acceptable.
These normal social interactions, as long as the President liked it, he could do whatever he wanted.
"So strong...", Elliot and the others looked at Hachiman, their eyes fixed on the thick life aura radiating from him, the strong male energy.
They could clearly sense that the supporter favored by the elf princess was very strong. Supporting the three of them wouldn't be a problem at all. However, Urusla hadn't told them exactly how strong Hachiman was. They could only roughly guess.
Seeing Iris's attitude now, Hachiman's strength was probably far beyond the level of supporting just two elf princesses. Otherwise, a princess who valued her race wouldn't be so generous.
"As for you, Urusla…", Seeing that Elliot and the others had been moved and accepted her 'recruitment,' Iris finally looked at Urusla, the petite, brown-skinned dragon chief.
"Will you choose to leave on your own, or do you want to try another challenge?", It had been four versus three just now. Now it was six versus one. And Urusla was alone. The outcome was already obvious.
"Damn it...", Seeing the little mermaid girls defect without hesitation under the elf princess's soft tactics, Urusla stared at them hatefully.
'These girls are too spineless. Why ask for Iris's opinion? They should have just snatched Hachiman!'
But now she couldn't even hold Elliot and the others accountable. And unlike with Rurikawa Tsubaki, she couldn't manipulate them into doing her bidding.
The mermaids were weak in strength, but their racial gift was [Song of the Mermaids]. By injecting magic into their singing voices, they could produce sound that charmed beings and made them lose control, so they had no fear of her manipulation.
Although she was strong and could briefly control Elliot and the others, Iris and Aegis were watching from the side. The moment she acted, she would likely be stopped.
"Looks like you don't have another plan. Then please leave. Our Service Club is about to begin its club activities," Seeing that Urusla was only glaring fiercely and not doing anything, Iris knew she had no follow-up plan. She had just impulsively talked Elliot and the others into coming along. So she smiled and showed her the door.
The dragon race was powerful, yes, but too often, they put too much faith in brute strength and didn't like using their brains.
Their Dragon Island was far from the land just like the mermaids, yet the dragons came to land to participate in a war, resulting in many casualties. Now, they had no choice but to compete with the elves for a supporter.
"...I want to challenge again!", Seeing Iris's meaningful smile, Urusla became irritated, gritted her teeth, and abandoned the idea of coming back another day to stir up trouble. Today, she would take away the elf race's supporter and make this elf princess regret it.
"Are you sure you want to challenge now? The external help you lured here won't support you anymore," Looking at the overconfident Urusla, who still wanted to challenge, Iris smiled sweetly.
Urusla hadn't succeeded before, and there was no way she'd succeed now.
"I'm sure. But I want to duel him one-on-one. You're not allowed to use that kind of sensitivity-boosting magic on me. And he can't exploit my weaknesses either," Urusla wasn't completely blinded by anger, she made her terms clear while challenging.
She believed that as the dignified dragon chief, she had inherited both the necessary memories and powers. There was no reason she would lose to a human. Even if the pure and dense life force from this human was impressive.
She had only been careless, letting Hachiman exploit her weak point. On top of that, the elf princess Iris, who lacked elf royalty's pride, had sneakily used a vulgar, underhanded buff spell on her, catching her off guard and overwhelming her with stimulation.
"You might as well just ask me to forfeit. You, the great dragon chief, want to brawl with a human but won't let me hit your weak spots?", Hachiman rolled his eyes in annoyance.
'Did she even hear what she is saying? No weak spots allowed and has to be an honorable fight?'
"Just say yes or no! If not, I'll go find other demi-humans! Next time, I'll make you beg for mercy!", Seeing that Hachiman didn't agree immediately, Urusla got angry. Of course she had to make conditions, otherwise, wouldn't it end like the other night?
The dragon race had scales on their skin and high magic resistance. Ordinary spells couldn't catch her off guard.
But Iris used a harmless buff magic. And the place she targeted wasn't even her skin...
There was really no way to guard against that. Unless she could separate Hachiman and take him away alone. But if she could do that, she might as well drag him back to Dragon Island, what's the point of a challenge?
"Actually, it's not like I'm afraid of you. But in front of Iris and the others…", Hachiman rubbed his chin, looking at the angry and frustrated Urusla while muttering.
He didn't care about having Iris's help. It wasn't like he was scared of Urusla. His physical endurance resisted damage, but it didn't resist pleasurable stimulation.
As for grabbing the base of Urusla's tail, was that really exploiting a weak spot? Wasn't it just... adding a bit of fun?
The real problem was that if Urusla insisted on a one-on-one, wouldn't that mean he couldn't support the elves, dragons, and mermaids at the same time?
"This won't work, that won't work, then I'm leaving!", Urusla couldn't hold back anymore. She turned to leave, intending to find other demi-human races in this world to bring over to deal with Iris and Hachiman.
Although there weren't many otherworldly demi-humans, this world still had native demi-humans who'd lost their strength but retained some racial traits. Like that quiet girl behind Hachiman, who had a succubus constitution.
If she went looking, she could bring back many demi-humans with no magic who would be very 'obedient', and completely win over Hachiman from Iris.
There were even things called "yokai" in this world. Maybe she could find some and see if they were easy to control.
"Ahem, wait a minute. Actually, I think you can join our Service Club," Seeing that Urusla really was about to leave, Hachiman quickly stopped her.
"Join the Service Club?", Urusla blinked, confused, and looked at Hachiman.
"Yeah. You want me to support you, right? As long as you join the Service Club and follow my instructions, I can support you," Hachiman nodded and explained.
He had the Servant Collar that made him immune to control. Urusla couldn't forcibly take him. But her temperament was wild and unruly, so she needed to be managed.
Iris, Elliot, and the others had extraordinary powers, but they were from peace-loving races and wouldn't act recklessly.
Urusla was different. Last time, she controlled the head of the Poiman family and lured Rurikawa Tsubaki with his life.
This time, she had lured Elliot and the others over. If left unchecked, who knew what kind of chaos Urusla would stir up next.
"But I want to bring you back to Dragon Island...", Urusla felt uneasy. As the dragon chief, she needed Hachiman's support. But she was just one dragon. Even if she gave birth, her child would only grow up to replace her in the boring duties of the dragon chief.
If she really wanted the dragons to recover and grow in number, she had to bring Hachiman back to Dragon Island.
"We can talk about that later. You don't really want to go back to Dragon Island now, do you? Weren't you just bored and came out for fun?", Seeing her hesitation, Hachiman pressed on while the iron was hot.
Iris had told him a lot of info about the dragons when Urusla showed up with the intent to abduct him. Though it was their first time meeting her, the long-lived elves had preserved records of past dragon leaders.
Truthfully, with Urusla's strength, she could've already taken him. Iris and the others couldn't guard him 24/7.
The reason she hadn't done so likely had two sides: she wanted his consent to go to Dragon Island and also... she didn't really want to return. She was probably using the "finding a supporter" excuse to hang out outside longer.
He felt this was very likely.
Urusla was so hot-tempered and wild. She couldn't possibly enjoy the tedious duties of a dragon chief.
"Urusla, you wouldn't want to go through all this effort to bring the President back to Dragon Island, only to find out he can't get the dragon race pregnant, right?", Iris looked at Urusla, her eyes flickering before she suddenly smiled and joined in persuading her with Hachiman.
"Why don't you join the Service Club for now? After the President supports you and you succeed in getting pregnant, then decide what to do next," This idea of the President's was pretty good. She didn't mind the President having normal social interactions with girls. But clearly, Urusla's constant manipulation and causing trouble had already crossed the line.
Bringing her into the Service Club as a temporary ally was better. That way, they didn't have to worry about who Urusla would drag in next time.
And if Urusla got pregnant and still wanted to take the President to Dragon Island…
It was even harder for dragons to get pregnant than elves.
Well, more accurately, dragons had longer pregnancy cycles than elves.
By the time Urusla gave birth and confirmed the President could give the dragon race offspring, they would've already taken the President back to the Elf Forest.
"Well...", Urusla didn't expect even Iris to agree to letting Hachiman support her and to encourage her to join the Service Club. For a moment, she was conflicted.
Truth was, she really didn't want to go back to Dragon Island so soon. The human world in their world was already boring, Dragon Island was even worse.
Dragons on Dragon Island either guarded their collected gold and jewels, sleeping for years or decades, or ran to land to play "Hero vs. Dragon."
If she took Hachiman back, she'd still have to continue doing the dull work of the dragon chief. Compared to that, it was better to play here first, and take him back only after confirming he could get dragons pregnant.
Yes. She shouldn't rush. If she made her tribe happy for nothing, it'd be bad.
"Alright! Then I'll join the Service Club first. But when I want your support, you're not allowed to refuse! And Iris, you can't use that dirty magic on me again," Urusla made up her mind and immediately looked at Hachiman and Iris, stating her final condition.
She wasn't going to join only to get bound and restricted. If she wanted support, she would get it.
"No problem, that kind of stimulation really doesn't feel good. Normally, the president is already amazing," Seeing the matter settled, Iris also no longer hid her slightly flushed face, nodding a bit shyly.
This kind of magic was indeed a bit indecent, but against a high magic-resistance powerhouse like Ursula, it was indeed very effective.
"Can't refuse aid… In general, I won't refuse, but if I have other things going on, or if it's an inappropriate situation, I also have the right to refuse. Of course, I'll make up for it afterward," Hachiman was a little speechless at Ursula's request, but after thinking it over, he still agreed.
With the Love Live Mode, he wasn't too worried in most situations, the main concern was Ursula deliberately causing trouble.
"Then let's start now! And you few mermaids, come here and sing for me," Seeing that the two had agreed to her conditions, Ursula nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly threw herself onto Hachiman.
While pinning Hachiman to the chair, Ursula also turned her head and said fiercely to Elliot and the other traitors who had switched sides.
"Um… can we also join the Service Club and receive aid…", Elliot shrank her head back, and along with Eluciaira, the two looked weakly at Iris and spoke softly.
Although Iris and Hachiman had agreed earlier to help them, their current situation seemed even more awkward than Ursula's.
"Of course. As long as you listen, the president will aid you too. The Service Club is originally a group that helps and supports each other," Iris smiled and nodded, agreeing to Elliot and the others joining on behalf of Hachiman, who could no longer speak.
Standing quietly on guard at the side, Aegis saw the enemies who had just been confronting them now all join the Service Club without even a fight. She couldn't help but sigh quietly in her heart.
As expected, someone like her, neither cute nor understanding of people's hearts, wasn't fit to be a princess. Among so many elven princesses, Iris was the one most suited.
———
[First-Year Class F]
"Hikigaya-kun… why hasn't he come back yet?", Ichinose Honami, who had rushed to move desks and chairs from the Service Club before class, sat to Gabriel's right. Her gaze skipped over Gabriel's petite, adorable figure and landed on Hachiman's seat, full of puzzled confusion.
Hikigaya-kun had only passed her a notebook and goofed off a little during class. It shouldn't have led to such a long lecture from teacher Kirisu.
They had all returned after moving desks and chairs from the special building, and the next class was about to start.
"Uhh…", Hearing Ichinose Honami's confusion, Gabriel's delicate and flawless little face turned slightly red. She didn't know how to explain where Hachiman had gone.
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through Patreon.
https://discord.gg/bYAfGyp98y