Ordinary cosplay that can portray the temperament and personality of the character is already very impressive, but if she even learns magic, then if she cosplays magical girls and the like in the future, wouldn't that be super super super accurate.
"You want to learn? As for magic, you can learn from Iris, and Iris wouldn't refuse either, but magical aptitude is a tricky thing, you'd need Iris to test it first," Hachiman saw the eagerness in Kitagawa Marin's eyes and explained with a smile.
The magic of the Elf race is a bit different from regular magic that requires magic power, it is cast by manipulating mana and relies mainly on mana affinity.
However, he is not someone from another world, and since he could learn magic, then Kitagawa Marin should also be able to learn magic.
With the nurturing of the Servant Halo and life energy, they should be able to slowly improve their strength and have the foundation to master magic.
Plus, with the Empathy Bracelets, Iris or Lumilia, who know magic, could teach them hand in hand. For Kitagawa Marin and the others, mastering magic really wouldn't be hard.
"Mhm mhm, today after school, you're free, right, Hikigaya-kun? Let's go to your house together to learn magic," Kitagawa Marin nodded vigorously. Although she wasn't sure if she could learn magic, this was an absolutely great opportunity.
Not to mention learning some super strong magic, just that cleaning magic just now was amazing.
From now on, no matter what she does, she could keep her body clean! She wouldn't even need to wash her hair often anymore, right?
"Um... isn't now not the time to be talking about magic...", Looking at the excited Kitagawa Marin, Ijichi Nijika awkwardly wiggled her little feet wrapped in pure white socks on the side, and softly reminded with embarrassment.
Seriously, wasn't Marin dragged up here together with her to play this bullying game, why is she the only one feeling awkward now?
"Oh right... I don't really understand this kind of thing either, maybe Yumiko should demonstrate first?", Reminded by Ijichi Nijika, Kitagawa Marin snapped out of it, her cheeks instantly flushed, and she quickly looked toward Miura Yumiko, who still hadn't taken a seat.
Before going to Hachiman's house to learn magic, she had to get through this hurdle in front of her first.
"Yumiko, do you want me to hold you? Or do you want to sit up yourself?", Hachiman also looked toward Miura Yumiko, who had her arms crossed and an annoyed look on her face, and asked with a smile.
Trying to drag Yuina and the others to "correct" his preferences? Too bad, Yuina and the others had always firmly stood on his side.
"Hmph! No need for you to hold me, I can sit up myself. But, Yuina, are you all just going to watch?"
Miura Yumiko looked at Hachiman's hateful smile and got even angrier, coldly snorting before stepping on the chair and sitting between Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin. After crossing her slender and smooth legs, she looked at the three gyaru girls: Yuina and her group.
They had agreed to correct Hikigaya together. Nijika and Marin didn't know much about this kind of thing, so they couldn't possibly rely only on her to teach, right?
She had only "bullied" Hachiman once.
"Of course not, but we still need to persuade Gabriel to join. You guys go ahead and play with little Hikigaya~", Yuina smiled playfully at the three who were already halfway into the game, winked, and then turned to find Gabriel and Ichinose Honami.
Although they hadn't used the Empathy Bracelets for extra stimulation, nor tried the Sympathy Wristbands to experience how amazing little Hikigaya was, she believed that since things had already come this far, Miura Yumiko and the others wouldn't be able to escape and would definitely fall for little Hikigaya just like they had.
"Huh? Where's Gabriel?", Yuina was just about to continue dragging Gabriel down into the mess with Minami for everyone to enjoy together, but when she turned around, she found that Gabriel's seat was empty, and only Ichinose Honami was still there looking dazed.
"Rin, you let Gabriel escape?", Minami immediately looked at Rin, who was guarding the door.
"No, I've been here the whole time, how did Gabriel suddenly disappear...", Rin was also confused. She had been standing guard at the back door without moving at all; no one had come by. She hadn't noticed when Gabriel vanished.
"Forget it, we'll find Gabriel next time. Let's get little Honami settled first, and we'll join Yumiko and them to play with little Hikigaya as soon as possible," Yuina scanned the classroom and confirmed she really couldn't find Gabriel, so she waved her hand and set her gaze on the only one who hadn't been dragged in yet, Ichinose Honami, and walked over with a smile.
"Little Honami, since you're not feeling well today, we won't force you. You just need to go over and watch, maybe learn a little~", Gabriel lived next door to little Hikigaya, running away was pointless. For now, better to get Ichinose Honami to join the fun.
Ichinose Ayano already had quite the relationship with little Hikigaya. With Ichinose Honami joining in, they could form a sister duo. Little Hikigaya would definitely love that~
"...Gulp!", Ichinose Honami looked at the current bullying game of the normie group blending black and white, then glanced at the three slowly surrounding her. Yuina, Minami, and Rin guarding the back door without giving any chance to escape.
In a completely disadvantaged position, unable even to run away, Ichinose Honami nervously swallowed, her pounding heartbeat echoing loudly in her ears.
What's going on, how did it end up like this?
Why is she the only one left?
Where did Gabriel go? Why didn't she take her along?
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The passionate and lively gyaru otaku, the irritable and proud tsundere queen, and the gentle and caring little angel.
This trio of blonde beauties formed a very outstanding normie group. While individually not unique among the many girls at Sobu High with comparable looks, temperament, and figure...
As a group, perhaps only the idol group of the mermaid diva Elio and her friends could rival this normie team.
Now they were all in the classroom playing this "bullying" game with him, even Hachiman, who had experienced many absurd things, couldn't help but sigh.
Is this the collapse of humanity, or the degradation of morality...
"What are you thinking about?"
Miura Yumiko sat on the table with her arms crossed, seeing Hachiman looking upward from his chair. At first, she thought he was sneaking glances at them, enjoying the "bullying" with some side dish.
But upon closer look, Hachiman's line of sight was totally off. He was staring behind them.
She was already pushing down her embarrassment to demonstrate this kind of thing for Marin and Nijika, and this guy had the nerve to space out?
It was truly infuriating.
The distracted Hachiman heard Miura Yumiko's voice filled with shyness and anger. Without even needing to look, his body reacted naturally. He immediately grabbed Miura Yumiko's bare foot as she tried to kick his face.
"Yumiko, don't get so worked up. I was just doubting whether I was dreaming. You, Yumiko, would actually go this far for me."
Hachiman held Miura Yumiko's slender and fair calf with one hand, and with the other used the now well-mastered cleaning magic. He looked up slightly at Miura Yumiko, who was demonstrating bullying between Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin, and smiled.
This angle, being bullied by Miura Yumiko from above, was perfect.
Not only could he see the golden hair fluttering in the breeze from the window, but also the slightly lifted skirt. The overflowing youthful energy of the girls came with the wind right into his face.
Although at this very moment, the youthful atmosphere in the classroom did feel a bit off.
"What do you mean go this far for you, I was just indulging my own bullying preferences, don't get full of yourself," Miura Yumiko crossed her arms, watching as the cleaning magic instantly finished. Only the faint remaining warmth proved she had put in the effort, and not in vain. She coldly snorted again.
Had this guy not learned the spell last time?
Or had he already learned it but pretended not to, just to watch her mess up?
She even took off her socks to avoid getting them dirty, but now it seemed that even without doing so, this so-called cleaning magic could instantly make things clean.
Damn it, had she known, she wouldn't have taken them off. Although the magic made it look clean, she still felt like something remained on the surface of her skin that couldn't be removed.
"Is that so? So Yumiko, you actually like this kind of thing too. Then I'll be counting on you from now on."
Hachiman didn't mind Miura Yumiko's cold face. Watching her heaving chest, he smiled.
He had plenty of experience dealing with tsundere who spoke one way but felt another, someone like Miura Yumiko was no match for him.
Still, teasing a tsundere was pretty fun, so he didn't mind doing more of it.
"Hikigeek!", Seeing the smile on Hachiman's face, Miura Yumiko got even angrier and wanted to stomp on him.
But even though Hachiman had only lightly held her leg and wasn't using any real strength, for some reason she couldn't muster any strength herself.
It's not like she could really jump down and chase him around to hit him. Back at Hikigaya's house she couldn't even catch him, and besides, Yuina and the others wouldn't just stand by and watch.
"Yumiko, now's not the time to argue, can't you just make up with him already?"
Sitting beside Miura Yumiko, Ijichi Nijika looked at the two bickering and couldn't help but complain.
Yumiko dragged them into doing all this just to correct Hachiman's preferences and guide him back on track. At this point, what's the point in being stubborn, why not just express her feelings?
"Mhm! Mhm! Yumiko, stop fighting with Hikigaya-kun," Kitagawa Marin nodded hard, strongly agreeing with Ijichi Nijika.
Even though they both had to perform the "bullying" Yumiko demonstrated earlier, their real goal was to get Yumiko and Hikigaya-kun to make up.
"Who wants to make up with him. You saw my demonstration just now, right? Now it's your turn!"
Miura Yumiko rolled her eyes at their words. She no longer had hopes of changing Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin's fixed impressions and directly urged them to begin the "bullying."
After all, she didn't like Hachiman. She just acted on impulse and bullied him once before, and now she was just making it up to him.
Let's just fix Hachiman first. Once he's fixed and stops maintaining such unhealthy relationships with Yuina and the others, she won't bother with him anymore. It's not like she really needed a little errand-boy.
"We can chat while playing the game too. Who's going first?"
Hachiman looked at Ijichi Nijika and Kitagawa Marin on either side of Miura Yumiko, glancing at their dangling slender legs.
Although they were all beautiful girls of legendary blonde quality, right now they had different attributes: black, red, and white.
"Nijika first!"
Kitagawa Marin looked at the clock above the blackboard ticking away and immediately pointed to Ijichi Nijika, her eyes full of encouragement.
Even though she had decided to help Yumiko, and even wore socks so as not to touch skin, it was still super embarrassing.
If Nijika and Yumiko could handle Hikigaya-kun, then she wouldn't have to. Of course, judging by the time, it was very possible that Nijika would be just finishing up right when class ends.
"...", Ijichi Nijika silently looked at her good friend Kitagawa Marin who had pointed to her without hesitation.
That familiar feeling, truly déjà vu.
Why did it feel like she had been sold out again?
Weren't they supposed to help Yumiko together?
"How about... we do it together... Hikigaya-kun probably won't mind, right?"
Kitagawa Marin felt extremely guilty under Ijichi Nijika's stare and could only awkwardly murmur.
Forget it, let's just die together. If Nijika finishes just before class ends and she's left alone, it'll be even more awkward!
Might as well do it quickly together. The only worry was whether Hikigaya-kun could handle it and wouldn't reject them.
They had no experience, so doing it so recklessly, who knew if it'd be okay.
"If you don't mind, then I don't mind at all," Hachiman shook his head and held the ankles of Kitagawa Marin and Ijichi Nijika.
Actually, this bullying game for normal people was truly bullying. Stepping down with no lubricant or props, even with controlled strength, it was a painful thing.
However, his physical condition was strong, and he also knew magic. He could even use water magic easily now to make things smooth for the girls and clean them up afterward.
"Um, Hachiman, what exactly is your relationship with Lala and the others? Why would they come during class and be so close with you...", Ijichi Nijika lowered her head, not daring to look Hachiman in the eye. She felt so embarrassed. But when she lowered her head, she saw her target for the bullying.
The moment her toes touched, Ijichi Nijika's rosy cheeks turned so red they seemed like they'd drip blood. To distract Hachiman's attention and make him stop staring at her, she hurried to change the subject.
It wasn't just to change the topic, she really cared about Yumiko and Hachiman's relationship, but had never figured it out.
Seeing how close Lala and Ursula were with Hachiman just now, she was worried Yumiko wasn't just competing with Gabriel.
"My relationship with Hachiman? Didn't I already tell you, I'm Hachiman's fiancée," Lala, who was pinning Ursula down on a desk as she tried to sneak away, turned her head and looked at Ijichi Nijika in confusion.
"Lala, are you serious? Then why aren't you stopping us?", Hearing Lala once again say she was the fiancée, Ijichi Nijika was a little stunned and stopped her movement.
When Lala and Iris came to the classroom, they introduced themselves and said they were from the planet Deviluke. She had thought it was a joke.
Judging by Lala's appearance, figure, and demeanor, she believed the princess part. But aliens? That was even harder to believe than another world. After all, the solar system was so big, how long would it take for aliens to fly here from their home planet?
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