If she could find a part-time job that didn't affect her studies and paid very well, then the family would only need to worry about her brother's university tuition.
Thinking of this, Horikita Suzune stared at Kushida Kikyo and asked, "Explain it in detail. How generous is the pay exactly, and what are the working hours?"
"Could you open the door and let me come in to explain? It's so late, talking loudly out here in the hallway will easily disturb other people."
Looking at Horikita Suzune, who still had no intention of opening the door and was confidently asking her to explain the job through the door crack, Kushida Kikyo's smile was almost frozen.
It really wasn't surprising at all that this person was isolated. She didn't understand social etiquette in the slightest.
But the less Horikita Suzune understood human relationships, the easier she was to deal with.
The fact that she was tempted so easily showed that her family conditions really were bad and that she needed money.
Watching Horikita Suzune stay silent for a while before slowly opening the door, Kushida Kikyo felt secretly delighted.
Never mind what Karuizawa Kei's little group had gone off to do. First, she would take care of Horikita Suzune.
Horikita Suzune, who knew about her dark middle school past, was a ticking time bomb to her, but at the same time she was also a super beautiful girl.
Admittedly, various personality factors greatly reduced Horikita Suzune's cold, black-haired beauty. She was aloof and unapproachable, with not a single friend. But even so, Kushida Kikyo couldn't deny Horikita Suzune's stunning looks and figure.
If Horikita Suzune weren't so cold, driving away anyone who approached her with extreme bluntness, relying on her appearance alone, she would definitely be even more popular than herself.
As for now... Horikita Suzune could go serve Hachiman for the rest of her life.
Once she figured out Horikita Suzune's purpose for wanting money, she would firmly grasp Horikita Suzune in her hand.
———
While Kushida Kikyo was entering Horikita Suzune's room and thinking about how to drag her into the water, several girls in Karuizawa Kei's room were already half soaked.
At first, Hachiman sat on the bed while they sat below listening. This time, they maintained a certain safe distance, and the learning effect wasn't much different from last time.
Even when they saw Sato Maya's face flushed red, they didn't suspect anything too much.
But as time went on, more and more people took turns sitting in Hachiman's arms. As their brains grew hotter and their bodies softer, they started to realize that something felt a bit off.
It was clearly just a pre-exam cram study session. How had the atmosphere become so strange?
Facing classmates whose breathing was growing more rapid and whose cheeks were covered in red blush, Hasebe Haruka, who usually didn't like interacting with boys because of her early-developed body, also tried sitting there once.
Just once, and she instantly understood why everyone else reacted like that.
Although it was true that the closer and more intimate she was with Hachiman, the better the learning effect, when sitting on the floor she still needed to listen carefully. But sitting in Hachiman's arms, knowledge flowed into her brain like a stream of water.
Even though Hachiman's voice explaining problem-solving methods sounded by her ear, her idle brain couldn't help but think about other random things, constantly simulating strange scenes in her mind.
How could she reasonably pretend to accidentally touch Hachiman without being suspected, under everyone's gaze.
If Hachiman wrapped his arms around her tightly, how long could she hold on.
With so many people together, how many combinations of knowledge could there be.
The side effects were way too strong, weren't they?
"I-I think I'll just sit down there and listen..."
Hasebe Haruka didn't last more than a few minutes. Feeling like she was sitting on hot coals, she couldn't help but twist away from Hachiman's thigh. Propping herself up with both hands on the bed, she slowly moved back down to the floor to switch with someone else.
They were only sitting in Hachiman's arms, yet they were already having such wild thoughts.
It was really hard to imagine what girls who had a special intimate relationship with Hachiman would do.
They had all come after taking a shower, but after the study session ended later, they would definitely have to wash again before sleeping.
"Hehe! Sakura, what about you? Are you ready?"
Seeing that even Hasebe Haruka, who never showed boys any softness, couldn't last more than a few minutes before leaving with a red face and pounding heart, Karuizawa Kei couldn't help but turn her gaze to the pink-haired, big-breasted girl with twin low ponytails and red-framed glasses, Sakura Airi.
At this point, Sakura Airi was the only one who hadn't personally sat in Master's arms to experience it.
Normally, someone with Sakura Airi's personality would be the easiest to handle. But Sakura Airi was the most beautiful among them, so naturally she had to leave Sakura Airi for last and let Master savor her slowly at the end.
"N-no need!"
Hearing Karuizawa Kei call her name, Sakura Airi stiffened all over and hurriedly lowered her head, shaking it desperately.
She didn't dislike Hikigaya. Just staying by Hikigaya-kun's side gave her a strange sense of comfort. If she sat in Hikigaya-kun's arms and then got gently hugged by him... she didn't know how wonderfully comfortable that feeling would be.
However, not disliking Hikigaya-kun didn't mean she could sit in his arms in front of everyone, under everyone's burning gazes.
What's more, everyone's reactions after sitting with Hikigaya-kun were so strange. There was no way she wouldn't notice that something was off.
She just couldn't understand it without experiencing it herself. How could everyone react so oddly just from sitting their butt on Hikigaya-kun's thigh, at most leaning their back against his chest?
It wasn't like their chests were pressed against his back. What exactly was going on?
"Is Sakura a bit shy? It should be fine once you're more familiar next time."
Realizing that Sakura Airi wasn't resisting Hachiman, but rather the other girls present, Karuizawa Kei could only regretfully say they'd do it another day.
Indeed, with so many people watching, it was a bit too much for an introverted, withdrawn girl like Sakura Airi.
Next time, she would find an opportunity to let Sakura Airi be alone with Master.
As far as she knew, Master's other pets were also using all kinds of methods to attract his attention.
Hayase Saki had created a social anxiety mutual aid group, recruiting beautiful girls who were also socially anxious and withdrawn.
Ichinose Ayano had Ichinose Honami helping her, gradually pulling good sisters from the same family in to serve Master together.
As for Gotou Hitori, she was playing with a girls' rock band, taking a special talent route. She might even contact other girls' bands to accompany Master.
Classmates, family, friends, everyone was using every means possible to attract Master's attention.
"Mas... Hachiman, how late can you teach us tonight?"
Kneeling in front of Sato Maya and Matsushita Chiaki, Karuizawa Kei rested both hands on Hachiman's thighs. Looking down at him, she slowly swallowed and couldn't help asking in a low voice.
After the study session, everyone else would go back to sleep, but she was different. She could still go play with Master afterward, and Master wouldn't refuse her.
But if she didn't build a faction like the others, going over alone and fighting by herself would make it very easy to not get any share.
Even if she managed to get some, without partners forming a defensive circle, it would take a long time to get another turn.
Although she felt she wasn't particularly obsessed with this kind of thing, it represented Master's level of affection for them.
"That depends on you. The teaching effect is especially good today. If you finish learning early, you can go back and rest earlier."
Hachiman put down the textbook in his hand and reached out to gently stroke Karuizawa Kei's thick, smooth blonde ponytail. He understood her little thoughts very well.
Originally, the effect of the teaching aura wasn't that strong. Before, to reach the level of making people blush and unable to stop, he at least had to hold them, knead them a bit, and help massage various parts of their bodies to adjust their posture, like when training Sairenji Haruna.
But with the help of Suzune Rione and Ebihara Urara, the teaching aura's effect had jumped several levels.
As long as they sat in his arms and had some physical contact, he didn't even need to make any other moves. Their bodies would naturally heat up.
Because their temporary learning aptitude shot up too high, the problems in the textbooks became too simple for them. Their excess attention and idle, active brains were unconsciously drawn to him, wanting to challenge the biggest problem beside them.
And trying to defeat someone whose strength far exceeded theirs, stronger than all of them combined, involved a massive amount of calculation that was clearly beyond their current level. Their learning aptitude was temporarily enhanced, but their physical constitution didn't keep up, leading to both body and brain overloading at the same time.
That was the real reason why their bodies went soft and hot as soon as they sat in his arms. If he had actively done anything to them, they would probably all be lying on the floor unable to get up by now.
However, they were all ordinary human bodies. He could easily defeat them anyway. Letting them take turns sitting in his arms with the teaching aura on was just to make them remember his scent.
In the future, under normal circumstances, they wouldn't have any resistance to him. After all, their minds were already filled with theories of serving him and imagined scenarios.
If they really wanted to experience the teaching aura's practical combat effect... it would still have to be activated when everyone was learning magic and undergoing magical girl development training.
After all... productivity is the primary productive force.
———
[Midnight, in a Certain Apartment]
Ding-ding~
The alarm went off. Lying on the bed, Inoue Takina suddenly opened her eyes and got up, walking to the bedside. Just as she was about to habitually take her weapon, she paused and put it back.
As a Lycoris, she should keep her weapon with her when going out, especially when going to unfamiliar places.
But the Service Club she was about to go to was Mr. Hikigaya's territory, so she didn't need to be that vigilant.
After all, with Mr. Hikigaya's strength, if he really wanted to do something to her, there was no need to go through the trouble of tricking her there.
[Proceed to the Service Club immediately?]
'Yes.'
With a thought, Inoue Takina triggered something that seemed to exist in her mind.
The surrounding environment suddenly changed. Her footing vanished, and she appeared in midair.
She didn't panic. She simply looked down at the steaming bath below and calmly accepted her impending fall.
According to Kitagawa Marin, people entering the Service Club would first be teleported above the bath, with all clothing removed. After washing their bodies and walking out of the bath, they would reach the Service Club's front desk and central living area.
Inside the Service Club were many rooms for members to live in. By setting the teleport destination to one's own room, future teleportations could choose either the bath or the room.
However, unless one physically walked into the Service Club, the first teleport in would always involve going through an "initiation ceremony."
She had been wearing pajamas just now, but now all her clothes were gone. It seemed that even if she brought weapons, they would be instantly transferred elsewhere for safekeeping.
Pff!
Pff!
Inoue Takina emerged from the surface of the bathwater, took a breath, and wiped the water droplets from her face. At the same time, several splashing sounds of people falling into the water rang out beside her.
"Takina, it really did teleport us instantly somewhere else. Is this magic? It's amazing!"
Arriving about ten seconds earlier than Inoue Takina, Nishikigi Chisato looked at Inoue Takina with her jet-black hair dripping wet, her face showing both excitement and hesitation.
They both lived in the same apartment building, even right next door. But to test the Service Club's teleportation function, they had stayed in their own rooms and teleported over one after the other.
Although Mr. Hikigaya really did seem to know magic and wasn't tricking them, if it were truly confirmed that they could learn magic and become magical girls at the cost of that special price, then Lycoris combat training would have to add a special training item exclusive to Mr. Hikigaya.
After Nishikigi Chisato and Inoue Takina, the entire Kessoku Band, who had arranged to come together, Ijichi Nijika, Yamada Ryou, Gotou Hitori, and Kita Ikuyo, also teleported over.
Even Kitagawa Marin and Miura Yumiko had arranged to teleport together as well.
Having already satisfied Hachiman's "bullying" hobbies who knows how many times, they knew exactly what they were about to face tonight. If they hadn't all teleported together, they might not have dared to come.
"Why is this bath even bigger than the school pool... Just how much does that guy Hikigaya have privately..."
"Wait, why is there a kid over there?"
Miura Yumiko, entering the Service Club for the first time, cried out in surprise. Ijichi Nijika, Nishikigi Chisato, and the others all turned to look at Miura Yumiko, following her gaze to the other side of the bath where several women were soaking together.
And among these mature, sexy women with exquisite faces and full, voluptuous figures, there was a cute girl whose body type, appearance, and temperament were completely different from theirs.
"Why is there a kid here?"
The small landlady Asou Miyuri was about to go over and greet Ijichi Nijika and the others when she heard them talking about her. She immediately felt a bit unhappy and didn't even want to say hello anymore.
She was just a bit shorter and a bit flatter in the chest. How was she a kid.
Hachiman liked her very much.
"Miyuri, you see, when we usually say you look like our daughter at gatherings, it's not that we're doing it on purpose. Everyone thinks so, right."
"Yeah, yeah. Hiyoko thinks so too, doesn't she."
"There's really no need to get angry. We're actually quite jealous of you. You can wear a school uniform and go straight to school without anyone doubting you at all."
Several women beside Asou Miyuri, all with different hair colors but equally mature and voluptuous, laughed as they surrounded her.
The small landlady Asou Miyuri didn't need to busy herself with work. She only needed to collect rent occasionally. Most of the time, she went out to gatherings, drank tea, and chatted. She could be said to be the most idle among them, but also the one who was most often teased.
Because Asou Miyuri had stopped developing long ago, she would probably stay this height for the rest of her life.
"Hiyoko, Otoha, Sakura, Mizuki, every single one of you... you'll definitely regret this!"
Looking at these women who, in outsiders' eyes, were stern and dignified but privately shameless and loved teasing her, Asou Miyuri puffed out her cheeks and glared at them while issuing a threat.
She wasn't really angry. She had long been used to being seen this way. She was just a bit speechless.
Still, these people always teased her for being immature, saying she was like their daughter. She wondered what their expressions would be like if she got Hikigaya-kun to hook up with their daughters, making their daughters call Hikigaya-kun Father.
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