Half an hour after he had passed out, Ren woke up. He found himself alone in his room. The world outside his door was back to its normal, peaceful rhythm. He felt a wave of relief wash over him. His harem, despite all his reality-bending tricks, had not lost their core personalities. Sagiri was likely engrossed in her studies, a diligent student who saw Hibari as her rival to overcome. Hibari, in turn, was likely plotting how to surpass Sagiri, her goal as clear as ever. Yuuna wasn't obsessing over him just because she was now his lover; she was still focused on helping the living and the dead. Nonko and Ichika were probably lost in their respective creative worlds—Nonko with her mangas and Ichika with her scripts and acting. Chisaki was likely out with her friends, living her life as a popular high school girl.
Ren smiled to himself. His 'Ticket of Charm' and 'Ticket of Relationship' had brought them to him, but it was his unwavering effort to be there for them that made them stay. Being a perfect boyfriend with reality tickets was both easy and hard. It was easy to provide anything they wanted, but it was hard to remember that their happiness didn't come from his tickets, but from his presence.
Today was the day he had to face the newest additions to his harem: Itsuki, Nino, Yotsuba, and Miku. The memory fragments he had received from the tickets were a little unsettling. The tickets didn't just alter their feelings; they altered their entire worldview. In this new reality, Nino had fallen in love with him at first sight, and her strong moral code against womanizers had been replaced with the understanding that an outstanding person like Ren naturally attracts many girls. The same was true for her sisters. Instead of being angry that he had other lovers, they were happy that they had a place in his heart. They knew he couldn't marry all of them because of the laws in this country, but they were content with the love he offered them. It was a reality too convenient, and Ren knew it. This could never have happened in the real world, but his tickets had made it so.
He got up and got ready for school. He felt completely recovered. As he left his room, the other residents saw him and immediately voiced their concerns.
"Ren-kun, you should rest!" Nonko said, her face etched with worry. "You were just..."
"I'm fine," he said, giving them a reassuring smile. "I'm completely recovered."
They wanted to insist, but they could see the determination in his eyes. They knew he wouldn't change his mind, so they let him go.
When he arrived at school, he saw five familiar figures waiting for him at the gate. Ichika, Itsuki, Miku, Nino, and Yotsuba—the Nakano sisters. His timing couldn't have been worse. Just as he approached them, Sagiri, Hibari and Chisaki appeared, walking up to him from the opposite direction.
The eight of them, three from Yuragi-sou characters and the five sisters from the Nakano family, stared at each other. Ren's tickets had made the Nakano sisters accept his other lovers, but he had no idea how they would react when they were all confronted with each other. A strange silence fell over the group, a silence that was more palpable than any noise. The calm before the storm…or a blessing in disguise.