The two girls, faces flushed with tension and emotion, looked straight at Takumi.
"Takumi-kun, who do you want to go out with—me or her!?" x2
Both Karane and Hakari spoke in unison.
Staring at the choice laid before him, Takumi was silent for several seconds. If it had been a woman like Raynare, he wouldn't have hesitated for even half a second. But when faced with girls who genuinely loved him… it was hard for him to stay cold.
Taking a deep breath, he didn't hide his thoughts.
"I can't—no, I won't—choose one and abandon the other. If you want my answer… then I want to go out with both of you."
Both girls froze, eyes widening in disbelief.
"Haah!? What are you saying!? Are you crazy!?" Karane screamed, her voice breaking from shock, while Hakari stared at him with the same stunned look.
But Takumi's expression didn't waver; his gaze was firm and resolute.
"I don't want to betray anyone's feelings. I don't want to let go of anyone I care for. No matter how many times you ask, my answer will be the same. All I can promise… is that I'll do everything in my power to make the ones I love—and who love me—the happiest people in this world!"
Hearing that, Karane's voice faltered. After a long pause, she muttered in frustration, "You idiot… even if you say that, you're still just two-timing!"
"Hm… in that case." Takumi pondered for a moment, then crouched down by the flowerbed in the courtyard. Under their puzzled gazes, he stood again a few seconds later—holding two four-leaf clovers in his hand.
"Then let me use these to confess properly. Will you accept that?"
"Pink… four-leaf clovers!?" x2
Both girls gasped in amazement.
Hakari's eyes sparkled. "We searched so long and couldn't find a single one! Takumi-kun, you're amazing!"
Karane, blushing furiously, retorted, "A-Are you stupid!? You're a high schooler—do you seriously believe in that kind of love magic!?"
"Calm down, Inda-san," Hakari teased. "You just insulted all of us there."
Scratching his cheek awkwardly, Takumi explained, "I don't believe in that kind of magic. I just wanted to respond to your feelings. You two worked so hard looking for these, so I thought you might like them."
Both girls were moved beyond words—so much so that blood trickled from their noses.
Unable to contain herself any longer, Hakari lunged forward, hugging him tightly.
With a serious yet lovestruck expression, she declared, "Since you said that, I don't care if you two-time! I'll accept it!"
"Wha—what are you saying!?" Karane froze, utterly dumbfounded by her friend's sudden betrayal.
Hakari held Takumi even tighter, her voice trembling but passionate. "I love you so much, Takumi-kun! I can't imagine being with anyone else! So if I have to choose between being rejected or sharing you, I'll take the latter! Please take care of me from now on, Takumi-kun~~!"
Feeling the soft, supple warmth of her body pressed against him, Takumi stammered, "O-Of course…"
Karane, blushing furiously, lunged at him too—wrapping herself around his other arm. "F-Fine! I'll agree to date you! But if you don't make me happy, you'd better be ready for trouble!"
Looking at the two adorable girls clinging to him, Takumi chuckled softly and hugged them both around the waist in return.
Hakari, still teasing, looked at Karane from the other side. "So, Inda-san~ you've accepted being part of his two-timing, huh?"
"I-I so did not! Don't say weird things!" Her denial was cute, but her words were weak against the obvious.
Seeing the two bicker, Takumi sighed lightly and said, "Actually… I don't think it counts as two-timing."
"Eh?"
Both girls turned to him, puzzled.
Feeling their eyes on him, Takumi scratched his head, looking uneasy. Still, he decided not to hide anything.
"The truth is… I'm from the Hero Village, and I'm also an Exorcist. I have some ties to devils now too. I live with my sister Mio, and I have three Fallen Angel servants under me. It's… a bit complicated."
He explained his situation in detail.
Both girls froze for a long while, their brains buffering from the overload of information.
"This… this has to be a joke, right? You're totally making this up…" Karane muttered. But when she met his serious eyes, her words stopped. Deep down, she could tell he wasn't lying.
Hakari, meanwhile, was trembling—not with fear, but emotion. Tears welled up in her eyes as she whispered, "To think that someone loved by so many girls still didn't abandon me… Takumi-kun, you're such a kind and gentle person!"
Karane's composure snapped. "Your brain needs a deep clean with a steel brush!!!"
Still, that outburst seemed to help her vent her emotions. She finally muttered, "I don't get all this demon or hero stuff… but I'm not letting go either! And it's not like I like you or anything, okay? I'm just generous, that's all!"
Smiling, Takumi patted her head gently. "Thank you, Karane. For understanding and accepting me."
Her face flushed bright red; she closed her eyes with a small, blissful smile.
Hakari, drooling from the side, pressed her ample chest against him.
Duang~~
Her voice turned honey-sweet. "Takumi-kun~ say my name too~"
"Uh… Hakari, you're amazing too."
"Ahh~~ Heheh~ something's overflowing~"
Her body trembled with pleasure at the praise, her voice melting into soft moans. The air grew thick with heat as the two girls clung to him—bound together by a love neither could deny.
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