"Are you going to support us next?", The tan-skinned gyaru Ayla didn't care about Urusla's departure. She simply straightened her back upon seeing Hachiman no longer indulging himself, her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at him.
"Will the president aid Elli first?", The pink twin-tailed Elusi was also tightly hugging Hachiman's arm from the side, sticking out half her tongue like a kitten and gently licking his cheek.
The youngest, Elliot, was kneeling in silence, only pursing her moist cherry lips and looking up at Hachiman with a shy, timid expression.
Waiting for Hachiman's instructions.
"Ahem, although I really want to continue, it's almost lunchtime now. How about we take a break and resume in the afternoon?", Seeing the eager expressions of Elliot and the others who had been watching and learning for a long time, Hachiman felt a little embarrassed and decided to call for a halftime break.
Although he really wanted to keep going, and even had the stamina to do so, it was already the last period and almost lunchtime.
Starting from the second period until now, more than two hours had been spent entirely on Urusla.
Experienced ones like Iris and Sakurase Shion could at least demonstrate personally, but Elliot and the others only had a taste from the sidelines and hadn't truly been supported by Hachiman.
Iris's sneak attack on Urusla with magic also had this reason behind it.
Without amplification magic, Urusla, as a physically strong dragonkin, wasn't as easy to bully as an average human or demi-human. Though Urusla would lose to him, it would also take a lot of time, and the others were still waiting to be supported.
But actually, it was already too late now. There wasn't enough time to support all three mermaids, and if he helped only one, it would seem biased.
They were a national idol group that advanced and retreated together, mermaid songstresses as close as sisters. He felt it was a bit too rushed to proceed like this today.
If Urusla hadn't come causing trouble, he definitely wouldn't have hastily had Elliot and the others receive support in the Service Club like this.
Even though a space had been cleared here, there were only tables and chairs, not even comfortable to sit on.
"Can't we continue while eating lunch here?", Elusi still tightly held onto Hachiman's arm, swaying her pink twin tails and looking at him in confusion.
The supporter clearly had strong capability, and even after driving off the dragonkin's leader, he still looked energetic. Not the least bit strained.
She didn't care much about how comfortable the seating was here. On land, all conditions were pretty much the same anyway.
As mermaids, their ideal environment should be in water.
Once they became more familiar and closer with the supporter, they would ask him to aid them in places like swimming pools or the ocean.
"Uh… continue while eating lunch…", Looking at the pink and cute Elusi, Hachiman wasn't sure if she was faking or just really that airheaded, but still raised his free hand and pinched her soft cheek helplessly.
"This building is relatively secluded, not many students come here, but the Service Club doesn't just consist of us. There are other members."
"You mean other people will come here to eat later?", Elusi blinked and tapped her delicate finger on her crystal-like cherry lips, then suddenly understood.
'So he is worried about being discovered by others', She thought so. He had already agreed to aid them and even had time now, so why else would he pause?
She almost thought they lacked charm, and that the supporter only wanted to help Urusla but not them.
Thank goodness. The supporter wasn't rejecting them for being unappealing or too many in number.
"Yeah, even though they're members of the Service Club, some don't participate in club activities."
Hachiman thought about the members who hadn't come. Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to be the only exception.
The rest, like Hayase Saki and Ichinose Ayano, had all participated in club activities before.
Oh wait, also Gotou Hitori.
"Then let's clean up a bit first. Once we're done, we can discuss lunch,"nIris looked at the messy tables and chairs, then at Sakurase Shion and Elliot, who were dusty from lying on the table and kneeling on the floor. She reached out and used a cleaning spell to remove the dirt from them.
Today was their clash with the dragonkin Urusla, but they hadn't neglected Sakurase Shion, who had a weak succubus physique.
Sakurase Shion just wasn't the center of the clash. The quiet Sakurase Shion only needed to lie down obediently.
"I originally wanted to enlighten and educate Shino, but it got delayed again," Looking at Shino, who still had a blush on her cheeks but seemed otherwise fine, not at all like someone who had been taught a lesson, Hachiman doubted whether he'd failed.
He'd been teasing Yukinoshita Yukino before, but if he still hadn't handled Sakurase Shion by afternoon, Yukinoshita might mock him back for bluffing.
"President, don't worry about Shino. I'll get her to speak. For now, try the cleaning spell again and see if you've mastered it," Iris smiled gently and comforted him.
She hadn't known how to guide Shino properly before, without knowing the details of her condition. But now that she knew Shino was simply stubbornly refusing to speak, wasn't it easy?
Just have Shino wear the empathy bracelet with Hayase Saki, then use amplification magic to secretly stimulate Saki. That way, Shino definitely wouldn't be able to maintain her shut-in persona in front of Yukinoshita.
Though it would sacrifice Saki a bit, but with her affection for the president, she'd probably enjoy it.
"Alright, then I'll try the cleaning spell again."
Hachiman saw that Sakurase Shion had already been fully cleaned by magic, so he gently pulled the dazed, kneeling blue-haired mermaid Elliot up and sat her on his lap before slowly reaching toward her slender, fair legs.
Legs like white jade, with incredibly smooth skin.
But from kneeling too long, her round knees were tinged with pink and had some dust from the floor.
As Hachiman communicated with the mana in the air, his fingers lit up with a soft glow and gently stroked Elliot's knees and calves. The tiny specks of dust gathered into a small ball, and her delicate legs returned to a pure white state.
He glanced at his fingertips and flicked the dust ball into the trash can.
Last night, he had Iris cooperate with him using the empathy bracelet to see if he could learn the cleaning spell.
Elves didn't store mana in their bodies like others; instead, they communicated with the mana in nature and then cast spells.
The benefit of using mana was that spellcasting relied entirely on mental strength, no need to store mana. Whether a warrior or archer, any elf could dual-wield magic.
The downside was that if mana in nature diminished or dried up, the elves' power would drop drastically as well.
Iris and the others had hidden away because the global mana concentration had decreased and their population had declined drastically after the war.
Fortunately, though the ecosystem of this world wasn't great either, the mana density here was even higher than in their world, allowing their power to increase instead.
Normally, in Iris's world, humans couldn't directly use mana like elves. They typically stored mana.
Hachiman could only grasp a simple cleaning spell thanks to the empathy bracelet. To learn spells like soundproofing or invisibility, he'd need to work more. Powerful spells were even further out of reach.
"Thank you, President…", Being held in Hachiman's arms while he rubbed her calves and knees, Elliot's face turned so red it looked like it might bleed. But knowing he was cleaning her body, she moved her lips and thanked him in a barely audible voice.
Mm… the cleaning spell really was useful… it just seemed like the president had just learned it, and had to stay very close for it to clean thoroughly.
"Sorry, I haven't mastered the cleaning spell yet," Seeing Elliot blush even though they'd done much more intimate things, just from him touching her legs, Hachiman chuckled and leaned down to kiss her smooth, elastic cheek.
So cute. Though her figure wasn't too striking, Elliot, like Iris, made people instinctively want to protect her.
No wonder Elliot and her group, even as singing idols, were more popular than Iris, the elven princess.
Still, he wasn't teasing the bashful Elliot on purpose. He'd really just learned the spell and wasn't skilled enough, he had to be close to clean effectively.
Of course, the spell didn't have to be cast from the fingers. As long as one could mentally communicate with mana, any method worked.
He simply wasn't practiced enough, so he had to stay close for accurate cleaning.
Anyway, now that he'd mastered cleaning magic, even if Iris wasn't around, he wouldn't have to worry about safety measures and could enjoy things to the fullest.
Though the declining birthrate was a problem, not everyone was as eager for children as Iris and Urusla.
After giving birth, Iris and Urusla probably wouldn't even have to raise the kids themselves. One was an elf princess, the other a dragonkin chief, their children would be well taken care of by their clans.
"Mm…", Elliot blankly stared at the nearby face, feeling a strange warmth spreading through her from the cheek that had been kissed.
"President? Why did you only kiss Elliot? We need your support too!", Seeing Elliot's entire body blush like steamed shrimp, Elusi pouted and clung tighter to Hachiman's arm, whining.
"This has nothing to do with support, right?", Speechless, Hachiman kissed Elusi's smooth, fair cheek too.
Was she really the cute, innocent pink idol everyone believed?
Why did she feel like a naughty, flirty pink idol?
"Hehe~ of course it matters. If you're going to support, support thoroughly~", Elusi gave a sweet smile and kissed Hachiman's cheek twice in return.
"What about me, what about me!", The tan gyaru Ayla also enthusiastically hugged Hachiman, her voluptuous figure pressing tightly against him, grinning as she waited.
They had long wanted to fall in love, but their status had restricted them. Now that they had a legitimate reason, they were going to fully enjoy it.
"Alright, alright, you get a kiss too," Hachiman withdrew his arm from Elusi and gently cupped Ayla's face, staring into her eyes.
When she blushed and finally closed her eyes, he suddenly kissed her hard.
After soothing the three mermaid songstresses, Hachiman practiced cleaning magic a bit more on Elusi's pink twin tails and Ayla's proud figure, then changed clothes with Iris and the others, preparing to head to the cafeteria.
Originally, Iris or Shion could've gotten up early to make him a bento, but last night he and Iris, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, had dragged Shion into "researching" for quite a while, and none of them got up in time to cook. He had only grabbed breakfast before rushing to school.
Plus, with Elliot and the others here, there were too many people today. Better to just eat at the cafeteria.
Hmm… although Gabriel must've prepared a bento for him, and Yuina and the others had brought delicious food too, he had skipped class the whole morning and hadn't shown up at all. Now he was too embarrassed to go mooching.
He'd wait until the lunch break ended and talk to them in the afternoon.
The first class this afternoon happened to be swimming class. After assisting Elliot and the other mermaids, it would almost be time for school to end. He might as well skip another class, that way he wouldn't have to face the awkwardness.
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[Noon, Cafeteria]
A somewhat inconspicuous corner.
"Why did you come to the cafeteria to eat? Didn't I prepare a bento for you, little Gabi?", Vignette brought the reheated bento and sat down opposite Gabriel, finding her behavior a bit strange.
"Pfft, do you think she can still sit in the classroom waiting to eat lunch with Hikigaya-kun? Didn't you all find out about the 'good things' happening between him and those demi-human races during class today?", Before Gabriel could speak, Raphiel, who had come along to join the fun, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Even though she wasn't asked by Iris and the others, and their activities were blocked by a soundproof barrier, she noticed both Gabriel and Vignette were paying attention to a certain place in the school, so of course she didn't turn a blind eye.
The end result was that she, too, discovered the secret of the Service Club.
'Mm... gotta say, it is pretty exciting.'
She hadn't expected that Hachiman, a mere human, could pull off something like that. Even dragons from another world had to crawl before him.
She even suspected Hachiman had been tempted and corrupted by a demon, otherwise how could he possibly go that far?
"Uh... well...", Vignette gave an awkward smile at those words, mumbling as she didn't know what to say.
She had wanted to pretend she didn't know, but after Raphiel pointed it out, she couldn't play dumb anymore.
Even though she only took a quick glance and didn't dare look again, she knew that what happened to Hachiman that morning was utterly absurd.
If she didn't know that both she and Gabriel couldn't have mistaken it, she wouldn't have believed that the usually gentle and considerate Hachiman had such a fierce and terrifying side.
'Could this be a side effect of falling to corruption...'
Vignette's ears turned red, her cheeks flushed as she tried to stop herself from thinking about the scene she saw that morning. But the more she tried not to think about it, the less she could control herself. She even started imagining scenes she hadn't seen at all.
That shocking sight from just one glance had truly startled Vignette, the "well-behaved demon."
[T/N: If you're liking this story, I just started a new one: "Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System." As evident from the name, a Pokemon fanfic, OP MC and OP system, check and throw some Powerstones while you are at it. Have a great read 🥳]
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