"Miyuri, what exactly did you call us over here to say? You're not trying to make us watch you embarrass yourself, are you."
With light gray-brown hair, long locks covering her chest, dignified features, and a full, voluptuous figure, Minami Hiyoko couldn't help letting a gentle smile appear at the corner of her lips when she saw Asou Miyuri still making bold threats.
As the chairwoman of Otonokizaka Academy, she was the one among them who usually came into contact with female students the most. Even so, from her point of view, if she weren't very familiar with Miyuri, it would still be easy to misjudge Miyuri's age.
"Is this Service Club really territory that belongs to the elf princess? It doesn't look particularly special," With dazzling red hair and a beauty mark at the corner of her mouth accentuating her mature beauty, Nishikino Mizuki examined the surroundings thoughtfully. [T/N: Mother of Nishikino Maki from Love Live!]
They had also been teleported here, but aside from that, they hadn't experienced anything else magical yet.
If it were only that the bath was large, that alone wasn't enough to amaze people like them. After all, she herself ran a large hospital and owned many villas. Building an even bigger pool wasn't impossible, it just wasn't necessary.
"Is that so-called commission really real? A massive improvement in academic performance... can magic really do something like that? Or could it be that Iori could learn magic?"
Takanashi Ouka, who also had a tall, commanding figure, slowly spoke up to ask. [T/N: From Saimin Kanojo]
Unlike her other friends and colleagues who had career ambitions, she worked hard purely for her daughter. Her daughter's happiness was her happiness.
She had come over so late at night this time because Asou Miyuri said there was a way to improve her daughter Iori's grades, making her already excellent daughter even better.
"The commission can wait. You just need to know that the things you're worried about right now aren't problems here at the Service Club. But... right now, we need to carefully vet Otoha."
Asou Miyuri waved her hand, her gaze sweeping one by one across Hiyoko, Mizuki, and Ouka's chests, before finally settling on the last person among them, a blonde, blue-eyed, large-chested woman.
"Otoha, recently you've been pursued by a single father at your workplace, and you've started thinking about remarriage, right?"
Aside from herself, all these mature, voluptuous women were divorced singles with daughters.
With daughters as their weak spot, she felt Hachiman-kun could easily take them down.
But before she could carry out her "revenge" plan, Otoha, who had two daughters, had recently begun thinking about remarrying. [T/N: From "Kazoku Haha to Shimai no Kyousei"]
"Yes. I told you about it last time, didn't I? He's a client of the company, and he also has a child. I feel he's not bad, and I'm thinking about how to discuss it with Fuuka and Nagisa."
Hearing Asou Miyuri's question, Otoha nodded.
She was different from Takanashi Ouka, who only considered her daughter's happiness as happiness and would do anything for her daughter.
While she also valued family deeply and was willing to do housework she wasn't good at for Fuuka and Nagisa, participating in every sisterly activity from childhood onward, she didn't reject the idea of remarriage either.
She had only heard that the other party also had a child, a boy around the same age as Fuuka and Nagisa, so she needed to consider whether Fuuka and the others could accept it.
"But he's a single father, an office worker at a small or medium-sized company. His income is far below yours. His motives for approaching you aren't pure. Otoha, you can't be this impulsive."
Seeing that Otoha was truly considering remarriage, Asou Miyuri immediately tried to dissuade her.
"But don't I also have two children? And I don't think income is something to worry about too much. We both have children already. As long as income is enough to sustain life and save a bit for retirement, that should be fine."
Otoha shook her head. She didn't think there was anything wrong with a single father.
She had considered that since she herself had two daughters, the guy having a child too might make him understand her better.
After all, she wasn't young anymore. She couldn't possibly look for a teenage boy. Of course she had to consider someone of a similar age, maybe even with similar experiences.
"But as far as I know, the remarriage candidate you're considering doesn't value his family the way you do."
Seeing that Otoha was only capable at work but had terrible judgment, Asou Miyuri could only reveal the truth with some exasperation.
"The son he's raising is, in reality, almost entirely entrusted to his parents."
"And he himself frequently visits certain special establishments. There isn't much savings at home."
"Knowing all this, Otoha, do you still think he's a good person?"
"T-this... how do you know all this? I only told you I was thinking about remarriage last time."
Otoha stared blankly at Asou Miyuri, who had suddenly dropped this shocking information, finding it hard to believe.
She didn't even know these things herself. How did Miyuri know more than she did?
"Didn't I say this club has shares held by Rurikawa Tsubaki of the rapidly rising Rurikawa family?"
Seeing Otoha stunned, Asou Miyuri lifted her small, round chin slightly, speaking with no small amount of pride.
"By coincidence, the guy you think is a good match works at a company that the Rurikawa family acquired. I asked the Rurikawa family's head maid to help check."
The Rurikawa family's head maid, Shion, spared no effort in supporting this kind of exemplary behavior that actively brought good friends and their daughters into the Service Club.
Besides, didn't she also have the support of the elf princess Iris? Asking the elves for a bit of help was easy too.
Even though Shion and Iris belonged to different factions, didn't Otoha have two daughters, Fuuka and Nagisa? One could join the human faction and the other the demi-human faction, letting the sisters have a showdown.
"So... I was deceived?"
After listening to Asou Miyuri's explanation, Otoha's eyes dimmed and she spoke with some disappointment.
She wasn't particularly disgusted by the idea of visiting special establishments. Society was like this. Many men went to such places for socializing, and it was unrealistic to demand too much.
Even she herself sometimes felt an unsatisfied restlessness late at night. She had only delayed remarriage out of consideration for her daughters' feelings, usually taking care of her needs on her own.
But she felt hurt and dissatisfied by the guy's concealment.
More importantly, he didn't value family enough.
She had originally considered him because she thought he cared about family and could empathize with her daughters Fuuka and Nagisa, treating them well.
Now that she knew he wasn't as good with children as he appeared in front of her and was actually unreliable, she could no longer consider this matter.
Compared to her own needs, she cared more about her daughters' feelings.
"It's okay, it's okay. He's just a useless guy who only knows superficial disguises. Otoha, if you're really sexually frustrated, I have a pretty good solution that will definitely satisfy you."
Seeing Otoha look downcast because of her words, Asou Miyuri blinked and showed a meaningful smile to Otoha, Takanashi Ouka, Minami Hiyoko, and Nishikino Mizuki.
"Of course, Ouka, Hiyoko, Mizuki, you're all the same. Later, I'll give you each some special tools."
These people always said she looked like their daughter and said things like a daughter's happiness is their happiness.
So she would personally let them experience their daughters' happiness.
"S-s-sexually frustrated... that's not what I meant! I mainly did it for Fuuka and Nagisa. They also want a good father!"
Otoha hadn't expected Asou Miyuri to let her experience her daughters' happiness firsthand. Hearing about these so-called special tools, her cheeks instantly flushed red, and she hurriedly tried to explain herself.
"But you didn't completely deny it, did you?"
Hearing Otoha's instinctive excuse, Asou Miyuri burst into unrestrained laughter.
"Putting your daughters' happiness aside, don't you have any desire to pursue your own happiness, Otoha?"
"..."
Minami Hiyoko, Takanashi Ouka, and Nishikino Mizuki looked at Asou Miyuri, who was smug after breaking up a marriage prospect, and at Otoha, who quickly recovered from her disappointment and was now being teased into blushing. They couldn't help exchanging looks.
What should they say? What Miyuri had just said didn't sound false.
Although Miyuri looked immature, her usual way of handling things was actually quite mature. She only liked to play pranks and go a little crazy over trivial matters.
Still, even if breaking up a marriage that was doomed to have no good ending was a good thing, why did Miyuri know so much about Otoha's remarriage prospect, and in such detail? It was clearly not by chance.
Miyuri had gone to great lengths to stop Otoha from remarrying. What exactly was her goal?
"Aunt Mizuki, good evening."
Just as Minami Hiyoko and the others were silently exchanging looks, Yamada Ryou, who hadn't left yet, suddenly swam over and stopped in front of Nishikino Mizuki.
"You're... Ryou? Good evening. Ryou, why are you... also here?"
Nishikino Mizuki looked at the blue-haired girl in front of her, with long bangs covering one eye, and froze for a moment before recognizing her.
She had always seen Yamada Ryou fully dressed before. Now that she wasn't, it was hard to recognize her at a glance.
"The owner of the Service Club, Hikigaya Hachiman, is our classmate. We came over tonight to receive his tutoring, doing a pre-exam cram for tomorrow's test."
Yamada Ryou lowered her head slightly and calmly made up a casual excuse without blushing or skipping a beat.
The Nishikino family and her own family both ran large hospitals. Nishikino Mizuki had a good relationship with her mother, and she even knew Mizuki's daughter. So she had to come over and greet her.
If it were just classmates or acquaintances who saw her, she wouldn't have gone over to say hello, especially if they hadn't noticed her.
But when it involved elders, she couldn't just pretend not to see them.
That was also why she had chosen to get into rock music, which was completely opposite to her parents' interests, and why she now wanted to dump the hospital business onto Hikigaya Hachiman.
"I see. I've also heard friends say that Mr. Hikigaya's teaching ability is very strong. Many top students at Sobu High have received in-depth guidance from him. It seems she wasn't lying to me."
Nishikino Mizuki glanced at Asou Miyuri, nodded thoughtfully, then asked with some curiosity, "But it's already late at night. If you're studying at this hour, will you have the energy for tomorrow's exam?"
"Aunt Mizuki, you don't need to worry. The elf princess Iris and the others have prepared elf spring water for us. After drinking it, both physical and mental fatigue will be eliminated."
Yamada Ryou shook her head. Elf spring water really could restore stamina and mental energy, but they usually didn't drink it. They drank things that were more effective and improved strength even more.
"The elf princess really comes to this place?"
Hearing Yamada Ryou mention the elf princess on her own initiative, Nishikino Mizuki followed up on the topic.
Takanashi Ouka and the others also looked at Yamada Ryou. Even though they weren't men and all had daughters, it was hard to ignore the existence of an elf princess.
"That's right. The elf princess has a very good relationship with the owner of the Service Club and often appears here. And it's not just the elf princess. Other demi-humans also appear at the Service Club."
Facing Nishikino Mizuki's serious expression, Yamada Ryou answered just as seriously.
"I see... then I won't disturb your pre-exam cramming any further. Let's chat another time. In the future, that child Maki will also join the Service Club. Please take care of her for me."
Nishikino Mizuki smiled and nodded. Seeing the girls waiting for Yamada Ryou, she didn't continue questioning and simply asked Yamada Ryou, as a senior, to look after her daughter a bit.
She had originally thought the Service Club was just a new gathering place. But now, seeing that Yamada Ryou, an heir to a peer large hospital, was here, and that even elf princesses appeared here, she immediately agreed to Asou Miyuri's earlier suggestion to have her daughter Maki join the Service Club.
This Service Club could be entered directly via teleportation. Even if her daughter attended a different school, it didn't matter. She could come in anytime to study and improve together with Yamada Ryou and the others.
"Uh... okay."
Even for Yamada Ryou, hearing Nishikino Mizuki's polite request felt extremely strange.
'You're here yourself. Why don't you take care of her yourself?'
'You're seriously asking me to take care of Maki?'
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"Ryou, who were those people over there? Are they also going to play together with us?"
After Yamada Ryou finished greeting Nishikino Mizuki and came back, Ijichi Nijika and the others couldn't help asking about their identities.
They knew the Service Club had many familiar girls, but those mature women were clearly not students, not even university students.
Still, those women all had refined temperaments and manners, and their faces and figures were still youthful and full of vitality. They even had an extra touch of mature sensual charm compared to them, making it hard to guess their ages.
"The one I greeted just now is the director of Nishikino Hospital. She interacts with my parents regularly, and I know her daughter too."
Yamada Ryou shook her head and explained casually.
"The others are friends who all know each other. Among them is the chairwoman of Otonokizaka Academy, and also..."
"As for whether they'll play together with us... probably not. They might really just be here to soak in the bath."
Although she was a bit puzzled why Nishikino Mizuki would appear at the Service Club, with these auntie-level figures actually gathering here, Yamada Ryou didn't think Nishikino Mizuki was here for magical girl awakening development like them.
If Aunt Mizuki herself were going to participate, she could just take care of Maki herself. Why ask her to look after Maki?
She wasn't good at taking care of people. Asking her to sell Maki for a multi-win outcome might be possible to try.
Judging by Aunt Mizuki's attitude, she probably really thought that she and Nijika and the others were just studying with Hachiman.
Which wasn't exactly false. Hachiman really could raise their grades, it was just that many steps in between were skipped.
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