"Takumi-kun~~ tonight…" As she brushed past Takumi, Kayoko let out a soft sigh.
Takumi's palm casually swept over her perky, rounded ass—his answer delivered in action. Kayoko then headed off toward the company, though her heart had already flown to him.
Seeing Airi and Marina follow her out, Takumi greeted them with a smile. "Airi, Marina—this is Yuki Suou, my distant cousin."
"Why is there another little sister now?" Airi eyed Yuki suspiciously.
As Takumi's classmate, she'd already witnessed how easily he attracted girls. The more girls around him, the more Airi felt a nameless irritation.
"Hmph~~" She sniffed and turned away, deciding to keep ignoring him.
"Airi!!" Marina called when she saw her sister's attitude. When that didn't work, she went up to talk with Takumi herself.
From their chat, Takumi learned Marina was two years older than Airi and currently in third-year Class E. During the conversation, Marina also probed, indirectly, into Takumi's interests and hobbies.
Yuki Suou and Mio had the same first reaction: another love rival. But that wasn't Marina's angle. She didn't deny her fondness for Takumi, but after learning about Kayoko's relationship with him, she thought it through and chose to let go—she wanted to bless the aunt who'd raised them for years. Asking about his interests was to build rapport for later, when she'd join this big family.
Watching her big sister chat so comfortably with Takumi made Airi even more sulky. She wanted to do the same, but her tsundere pride nailed her feet in place.
Just then, two figures appeared—and Airi, like everyone else, froze.
"Good morning, Takumi-kun~"
Hakari and Karane showed up in front of the girls, clearly having waited here on purpose, and immediately greeted him.
Seeing the crowd around Takumi, Karane couldn't keep a straight face. "Why are there so many pretty girls with you… Wait, don't tell me they're all your girlfriends!!"
She'd thought she'd be at best the third or fourth. Looking down this entire lineup, she'd have to move two spots further back!
Marina flushed and didn't manage a quick explanation. Takumi, however, cheerfully stepped up to introduce them. "This is Karane. This is Hakari. They're both girlfriends I started dating yesterday."
"…"
The sheer straightforwardness of it stunned everyone present. Even Mio, who'd been well "fed," couldn't help blurting out, "That's way too fast! I mean, I know about these two, but when did you even start dating them?!"
"Uh… after school."
That answer made Mio want to tear her hair out. It was literally the first day of school and he'd added two. Plus the stealthy childhood friend Yuki Nonaka, and the rest swarming around him… Not good. Very not good.
Hearing Takumi so sincerely admit to two-timing, Marina and Airi both blue-screened for a good ten seconds. Marina especially was knotted up inside: from her perspective, wasn't Takumi already together with her aunt? Cheating? No—felt more like three-timing.
Unable to make sense of it, Marina pressed her fingers to her temple; her thoughts were a mess. What hit them hardest was how calm and normal Takumi looked saying all this. Maybe their common sense was what needed adjusting?
Compared to everyone else's tangled thoughts, Hakari was the first to slide up beside Takumi. Her abundant chest wrapped his elbow as her fingers slipped down to lace with his. "Today… the weather's really nice~"
That's what she said, but in her heart she was savoring the pure feel of holding hands. I read somewhere that about 90% of men really love holding their lover's hand.
Takumi-kun's hand is so big, the bones so sturdy—this is a boy's hand♡♡♡!!
Just that simple contact had her floating.
Watching Hakari melt, Karane couldn't sit still. Her face flushed, she stared fixedly at Takumi's only free hand. She inched closer, little hand trembling as she reached out—
"Uu!" And every time, at the last second, shyness froze her in place.
The next moment, Takumi reached over and took her hand himself. "Karane, that whole 'want to hold hands but can't quite do it' thing is killing me here. If you want to hold hands, then hold them!"
"Uuuu!!!" Karane's face went bright red; her embarrassment spiked off the charts. Instantly, her tsundere reflex fired.
"Mmh… hmph! D-Don't get cocky… If there's static, you're going to get zapped too, you know. If you don't mind, then… just hold me already!"
Facing such a mouth-hard, body-honest tsundere, Takumi sighed, "There won't be static, you tsundere."
Even after being called out, Karane kept her tsun-face on and pretended not to hear a thing.
"Chotto matte (hold up), I'm your senpai and I have the noble little-sister pedigree—I get to hold hands too!"
"Ah? I-I want to as well, or I'll kill you a hundred times!"
Yuki Suou and Mio rushed up, grabbing for their share of Takumi.
"Stop, stop, stop—no fighting. Walk side by side. If you want to hold hands, you can hold them to your heart's content later."
At his word, the four quieted down. A glance among them and they naturally split into two pairs: Hakari and Mio—large cup vs. extra-large; Yuki and Karane—medium vs. small. Marina and Airi got dragged in before they knew it. (T/N: Who do you think is bigger, Mio or Hakari?)
The broad street suddenly felt narrow with this row of girls. Noisy as the process was, after some quick introductions, everyone got along fine. Since they'd need a place to gather, Takumi submitted an application to Shizuka Hiratsuka to found a club of his own.
"You can't call it the Harem Club!"
"Or the Club of Mistresses… Don't write your intentions that clearly, you little punk!"
Hiratsuka slapped her desk, fuming at the names he'd submitted. Not even trying to hide it, huh?!
"I'm bad at naming… Any suggestions, Shizuka-sensei?"
"Don't call me Shizuka."
"Then… Shizuka-cute?"
"Worse! What filthy thoughts are you harboring about your teacher?!"
"I think it suits you. You look especially cute right now, sensei."
"…"
Hiratsuka fell silent, a rosy flush creeping across her fair cheeks. Being sweet-talked by a boy like that—dangerously poked her inner schoolgirl. And he was that handsome, a perfect hit to her hear—no, wait, he was a philandering brat and her student!
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