However, now that she was the vice president of the service club, Saegusa Mayumi and the others probably wouldn't slight her.
But Rurikawa Tsubaki and the others hadn't gone over, and even Princess Iris and the others weren't interacting with Saegusa Mayumi's group right now. It didn't seem very appropriate for her to go over alone.
Thinking of this, Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. She understood why she lacked confidence. It seemed she had to become a magical girl like Touka.
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"The eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, it looks like even the maid you sent out is quite shy about this kind of thing. I wonder if she can become a magical girl tonight. Let us see for ourselves the strength of a newly awakened magical girl."
Not far from Yukinoshita Haruno and the others, Saegusa Mayumi looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, who had long jet-black hair draped over her shoulders and a cold expression, and spoke with a smile.
There weren't many human forces that had enrolled early this time. On top of that, some people didn't know their true purpose for coming to Sobu High. So this group of them just sat together, discussing how powerful magical girls were.
Although they had already obtained relevant data from Lycoris, it was said that the awakening of magical girl talent differed from person to person. They wanted to see how much of a gap there was between this maid of the Shinomiya family and those two from Lycoris.
The two foreign princesses, La Folia and Charlotte, both with silver hair, tall and sexy figures, and exquisitely beautiful faces, also looked toward Shinomiya Kaguya.
It wasn't that they were unwilling to step forward. Anyone who could come here had that level of resolve.
It was just that they hadn't even formally met Hachiman yet, so rushing up to him like that wouldn't be appropriate.
Hayasaka Ai, as Shinomiya Kaguya's personal maid, had chosen to test the waters first for her. This way, they could observe the process of a magical girl's awakening.
"...", Shinomiya Kaguya ignored Saegusa Mayumi and the others, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Hayasaka Ai on the big screen.
Seeing Hachiman on the screen take out a pair of silver empathy bracelets, fastening one to Hayasaka Ai's wrist and the other to another "criminal's" ankle, Shinomiya Kaguya frowned slightly.
'Can Hayasaka handle it? She won't force herself, will she?'
It was said that the longer the first awakening lasted, the higher the talent, and the stronger the power gained afterward.
With Hayasaka's personality, she might push herself until she passed out.
"Kaguya, are you really going to activate that wristband? Can you endure it?", Just as Hayasaka Ai's delicate nose was repeatedly pressing close to Hachiman's lower abdomen, a lively, cheerful voice sounded beside Shinomiya Kaguya's ear.
"Mm..."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slowly. The finger that had been resting on the hidden button of the wristband pressed down gently.
Hayasaka was her personal maid, her attendant, but she had been by her side since childhood. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were like sisters.
Now that Hayasaka was sacrificing herself to test things for her, it was only right that she remotely experience the humiliation Hayasaka was feeling.
In truth, she understood clearly. No matter what Hayasaka found out, neither she nor Saegusa Mayumi's group would be able to escape.
They had already watched such private scenes here. Princess Iris would never just let them leave like that. In fact, before coming, they had more or less already known or guessed this outcome.
It was just that all the main decision-makers in the Shinomiya family were male. Among the younger generation, only she could barely represent the Shinomiya family to participate.
The Shijo family, a branch of the Shinomiya family, also had Shijo Maki come here. But since the Shijo family had long been driven overseas for development and their relationship with the Shinomiya family had become like fire and water, her relationship with Shijo Maki wasn't good. As someone from the main family, she naturally had to suppress the arrogance of the branch family.
The pink-haired, large-chested girl beside Shinomiya Kaguya, with a black ribbon tied on her head, saw this and couldn't say anything more. She could only watch helplessly as her ice-cold, sculpture-like friend pressed that forbidden button, ready to stop her at any time.
However, to her surprise, as Shinomiya Kaguya lightly pressed it, her body trembled, and she immediately collapsed onto the sofa.
'S-she collapsed just like that?'
'Is Kaguya too sensitive? Or just not used to it the first time?'
'Her physical condition is usually quite good.'
Fujiwara Chika hurriedly turned off the empathy function of Shinomiya Kaguya's wristband, then couldn't help but turn her head to look at the big screen.
Seeing Hachiman, after Hayasaka Ai's warm-up preparations, begin his intense "interrogation" of the "criminal" imprisoned within the barrier, Fujiwara Chika swallowed nervously.
'I-it's this intense right from the start?'
They weren't given any time to get used to it at all?
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[Barrier of Desire Game Stage, In Front Of The Wall]
"Mm~"
Hachiman slowly stopped what he was doing to the white-silk gym uniform girl in front of him. Lowering his head, he looked at Hayasaka Ai, who had her head resting on his thigh and was breathing heavily. He gently wiped her lips and asked with concern,
"Ai-chan, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine. Master, please continue. You don't need to worry about me."
Feeling Hachiman's strong concern, Hayasaka Ai pressed her moist lips together and shook her head slightly, trying her best to steady her uneven breathing.
"Making Master worry… is a maid's failure…"
Although the blush on her fair face lingered for a long time, and her voice sounded as if she were choking back tears, making it sound a bit strange.
Of course, she wasn't crying. She was an extremely outstanding maid. How could she cry while serving her master?
When serving Lady Kaguya, she had encountered plenty of headaches. Even when she was physically and mentally exhausted, she never cried. It was even less possible now. This task had only exceeded her usual work scope; it wasn't particularly difficult.
It was just that she hadn't expected that merely assisting her master from the side in punishing a "criminal," or rather a "s!ave," would make her lose composure like this.
As she adjusted her breathing, Hayasaka Ai lowered her head to look at the silver bracelet on her wrist. Following the thin chain attached to it, her gaze moved toward the gym uniform girl lying in front of the "Barrier of Desire."
Only a small section of the elastic gym uniform extended to this side of the barrier.
Like Hachiman, she couldn't see the girl's full figure, only her long, straight, well-shaped legs.
The other end of the silver bracelet was locked onto a slender ankle wrapped in white thigh-high socks.
Although the combination of white thigh-high socks and a gym uniform wasn't exactly proper, it clearly had a very effective result.
She hadn't experienced anything before, and usually suppressed her own desires to the lowest level. Yet just now, she had such a strong reaction. It was all because of this "criminal" wearing white thigh-high socks and a gym uniform in front of her.
She didn't know whether it was the other person's issue or her own, but the sensations transmitted through the empathy bracelet were extremely, extremely sensitive.
Even though it had started gradually and she had adapted a little, once the other party began to enjoy it, she couldn't control herself anymore.
If she had encountered such intense stimulation without any preparation, she felt she would have fainted instantly.
It wasn't pain.
Perhaps this was why so many girls gathered in groups on sofas late at night. It wasn't just because Hachiman could help improve their strength, but also because this feeling was unforgettable.
If she didn't think about these potentially addictive factors, she could just devote herself. But once she considered it, the difficulty of this task rose to another level.
Could this be the real reason the elf princess didn't care at all, even knowing that the Shinomiya family and other major families coveted the power of magical girls and wanted to master a fast-track method of becoming one?
Either remain stagnant and be swallowed by other families that advanced and possessed many magical girls… or slowly fall together and become Hachiman's s!aves?
Was this the elf princess's true goal? The peace-loving elves were actually carrying out a kind of peaceful evolution?
As long as they swept up the upper class and the children of top families in one go, without any conflict, once those who became magical girls gained control of their families, they would naturally continue to support this group's interests.
Otherwise, why would a dignified elf princess, a future queen of her race, fawn over a human man, move into his home, and even gather so many beautiful girls for him to form a harem and indulge freely?
Even if Hachiman truly had some special ability, it shouldn't warrant this kind of attitude.
Thanks to the elf princess, the mermaid songstress, and others promoting things publicly, the general public now had a high level of favor and support for demi-humans. The demi-human alliance was also making new moves, and demi-humans were beginning to appear and become active in many places.
Next, it wouldn't just be the elf princess. Even human princesses from other worlds would likely come to promote things.
Of course, the ones arriving first weren't princesses from other worlds, but princesses from other countries in this world.
Hayasaka Ai's thoughts raced. She internally criticized the absurd atmosphere of the service club, clearly orchestrated by the elf princess. Yet her movements didn't pause at all. On the surface, she still appeared devout and focused as she served Hachiman.
Let alone an invasion from another world, even if the world were about to end, it wasn't something a maid earning 500,000 yen a month needed to think about.
If she could see these things, how could those powerful and wealthy families not see them? But could everyone really give up this easily attainable magical girl power?
Even if the main family could give it up, could branch families? If this family gave it up, what about others? As long as someone tasted the sweetness of this power, other families would rush in, unwilling to fall behind.
Of course, the reason Hayasaka Ai thought so much was mainly to comfort herself. With so many noble ladies accompanying her, what more could she say?
Maybe in the future, with this experience, she could even find another maid job within the service club.
"It's good that you're fine. Ai, since it's your first time today, you should switch to shared-sense mode first and get used to it. If it feels wrong, turn it off."
Seeing that the misty look in Hayasaka Ai's eyes gradually cleared, though she was still short of breath, Hachiman finally relaxed. He gently stroked her golden side ponytail.
The service halo meant that the more someone liked him, the higher the boost to their strength, while their resistance to him decreased more and more, even dropping into negative values.
Originally, this was a good thing. Those who liked him gained strength and also got the best possible experience.
But combined with the empathy bracelet, it became problematic.
It was fine if it was someone experienced, but for a novice like Hayasaka Ai, the gap between her and a seasoned expert was too large.
Encountering such intense stimulation all at once exceeded what her body could handle. Her body's self-protection mechanism would make her faint.
Still, the game had to go on. Hayasaka Ai was only acting as a maid. She didn't necessarily have to wear the empathy bracelet.
There were two main differences between the shared-sense series items and the empathy bracelet. One was that they couldn't share a fully immersive experience mutually; it was only one-way.
The other was that they could be stopped anytime. With shared-sense items, pressing the off button would gradually let you recover, unlike the empathy bracelet, which couldn't be stopped immediately.
Hayasaka Ai was already doing quite well. If it were a girl who really liked him sharing the experience, that would be truly intense. The sensations transmitted through the empathy bracelet, combined with her own feelings, would come in waves. Even Lala and the others' physical strength might not hold up.
For Lala and the others, their only advantage in front of him was their recovery ability. Others would need a long time to recover, but Lala could quickly get back up and cling to him again to replenish energy.
"Switch to shared-sense? Master, I can do it. I just wasn't used to it the first time..."
"It's okay, Ai. Don't worry. There's still plenty of time tonight. You will become a magical girl."
Hearing Hachiman tell her to switch, Hayasaka Ai froze for a moment and quickly insisted she could continue.
The empathy bracelet and the shared-sense wristbands or collars didn't look very different. The shared-sense wristband could be turned off at any time, but empathy allowed her to share her own feelings with others, while shared-sense only let her experience others' feelings.
Was she really supposed to admit that just now had been her first completely unprecedented experience?
Once she got used to it, she definitely wouldn't lose control like that again.
But before she could continue explaining, Hachiman comforted her while removing the silver empathy bracelet from her wrist. He then walked behind another girl in a half-loosened kimono and fastened it onto her slender ankle wrapped in pure white tabi socks.
The five beautiful "criminals" imprisoned within the Barrier of Desire stood very close together. Standing behind the gym-uniform girl, one could easily reach the kimono girl beside her.
However, Hayasaka Ai had just said that the rule of this stage was that they could only touch them after pressing the timer button. Otherwise, they could only observe.
Turning the empathy bracelet into an ankle bracelet, Hachiman lightly pressed the timer button near the kimono girl's hip. Then he returned behind the gym-uniform girl, rubbing the smooth, elastic area between her uniform and her white thigh-high socks.
"Is the one in the gym uniform Yumiko, or Nijika? Or… Shino?"
Feeling the gym-uniform girl and the kimono girl tense up one after another, Hachiman smiled and didn't continue.
Unlike the previous stage's maids, the girls imprisoned in this Barrier of Desire were all familiar faces.
The gym-uniform girl with long straight legs who had nearly overwhelmed Hayasaka Ai just now was Kitagawa Marin. The kimono girl with her feet wrapped in tabi and her thighs tightly pressed together was the quiet, timid succubus Sakurai Shino.
The one in the middle wearing fishnet stockings, possibly a bunny outfit on the unseen upper half, was the perverted disciplinary committee member Asai Saki.
The fourth wore a simple white apron, with only a thin strap around her slender waist, maid Shion.
The fifth, and last, wore a competitive swimsuit. She was Kamijou Maki from Excellent Private Girls' Academy, just as much of a pervert as Asai Saki.
White-silk gym uniform, tabi kimono, fishnet bunny suit, apron, competitive swimsuit.
Although they had chosen different outfits to conceal their identities, their physical traits were already extremely familiar to him. Even blindfolded, he could identify them by scent and touch, let alone now.
To him, their clothing only added a layer of amusement.
But unfortunately, in this stage he could only name three people. The remaining two would have to stay and accept punishment, with shared-sense activated all night but unable to "eat."
He believed the others had added this rule precisely because they knew he could easily recognize everyone, making it difficult for him to choose who would be punished.
Though, considering Asai Saki and Kamijou Maki's level of perversion, they might actually enjoy that feeling of wanting but not getting.
In the original story, Kamijou Maki liked to play at the edge of taboo, and Asai Saki enjoyed being treated that way by her boyfriend.
Both of them even had younger sisters, and didn't hesitate to drag them into things.
Of course, he wasn't any better. In fact, it was because Kamijou Maki saw him on the balcony that she ended up joining them.
But even for them, no matter how perverted, they would still want it. Teasing them a little to stir up uncontrollable desire was fine, but making them endure the whole night would drive them crazy. By the next morning, they'd probably crawl over to him and cling to him, refusing to go to school.
Anyway, the game's revival system had already been designed. Not continuing would just be a waste.
The five maids who had just helped clean him were all newcomers. The five "criminals" in this Barrier of Desire stage were all familiar faces.
Then in the next upgraded stage, wouldn't it likely be a mix? Five newcomers and five familiar ones?
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