After saying that, Tohsaka Sakura directly looked at Tohsaka Rin, who was lying on Hachiman's other side, and said with a smiling expression.
"Big sister Rin, are you done resting? If you are, you can switch with big sister Yukino."
"I-I'm not done resting yet."
Tohsaka Rin looked at Tohsaka Sakura, who had that little devil smile on her face again, then glanced up at Yukinoshita Yukino, who, just like her earlier, was overwhelmed from sharing sensations with her sister. A trace of lingering fear flashed through her as she swallowed, then slowly lowered her small head. Her black twin tails drooped over Yukinoshita Yukino's slender, well-shaped, fair legs.
If she hadn't worn the shared-sensation bracelet and bell collar to experience what so-called empathy and shared feeling were like, she might have chosen to take Yukino's place just like before, helping her avoid the "torment."
But now... Just hold on a little longer. If Yukino can hold on a bit more, it'll be fine.
Big brother Hachiman isn't someone who enjoys tormenting them. Once big sister Haruno really can't keep going, then Yukino will naturally get to rest too.
Tonight, they're not the only ones here. There are many beautiful older sisters around them waiting.
Among the Tohsaka and Yukinoshita families, only Sakura and big sister Touka have undergone the magical girl awakening ritual. Big sister Haruno is currently undergoing it.
She and Yukino are only experiencing it on-site for now, adapting to it firsthand. They haven't truly begun yet. At the very least, they'll have to wait until next time to be held by big brother Hachiman and undergo the awakening of their magical girl talents.
"Since you want to rest, Rin, then continue."
Seeing that Tohsaka Rin had stopped resisting and lowered her head in line with her true feelings, Tohsaka Sakura nodded in satisfaction. Then she lowered her head as well, and together with Rin, one on each side, bit onto Hachiman's ears, leaving him completely without vision and only able to lie there and let them serve him.
Compared to serving Hachiman together with Rin and the others, Tohsaka Sakura actually wanted to monopolize his embrace all by herself.
But clearly, there were too many factions within the Servant Club. She had only just become a magical girl. No matter how much she made a fuss, it was impossible for her to monopolize him. She didn't even get much time to enjoy things.
She could only borrow the strength of her sisters and indulge in father's embrace in another way.
Originally, she hadn't planned to let everyone know her true nature so quickly. But if she let Haruno, Touka, and the others drag things out, there would only be more and more competitors in the future. Even if the Tohsaka and Yukinoshita families joined forces, it wouldn't matter.
Yesterday, Yukinoshita Kiyuki came to the Tohsaka household to find her mother, Tohsaka Aoi, to discuss Touka's marriage and also talked about recruiting other allies into the Servant Club.
If they waited until the Yukinoshita family gathered more allies first, then the Tohsaka family would become dispensable.
She had no choice but to push things forward early, letting big sister Haruno, big sister Touka, and even Rin accelerate their entry.
Although Yukino was an exception, once Yukino also became a magical girl, then father should have more time to spend with her.
Ignoring the tears splashing from Yukinoshita Yukino, who couldn't control herself, Tohsaka Sakura stared at Hachiman's face without blinking, quietly thinking about how, in the future, she could get her dear sisters to bring him back home to live together.
Flower arranging, rope art, horseback riding, making bento, it could be said that among all the daughters of the Tohsaka and Yukinoshita families, the one with the strongest desire to pursue Hachiman, the one who most wanted the two families to become a single small group, was Tohsaka Sakura.
However, no matter how close the Tohsaka sisters and Yukinoshita sisters were, the two families were still not one. They couldn't truly merge into a single entity to compete against other small groups.
Unless...
"Mmm... Haruno..."
As the eldest daughter, Tohsaka Touka didn't pay attention to her two younger sisters who lacked fatherly affection. Instead, she looked past Yukinoshita Yukino, who had her back to her, and stared blankly at Yukinoshita Haruno, whose forehead was covered in glistening sweat, whose tears at the corners of her eyes had dried and wetted again. She seemed like she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
At this point, since Sakura liked playing roleplay, then let her play. Even if Rin joined in, it didn't matter. As long as the two of them were restrained a bit and their mother didn't find out, it would be fine.
As long as mother didn't know, and they protected her well, it wasn't impossible for the three sisters to guard the Tohsaka family together. After all, Sakura and Rin seemed to have a good impression of little brother Hachiman too. If they were with him, then in the future she could also look after Rin and Sakura, without worrying about their happiness.
However, Haruno wasn't a daughter of the Tohsaka family, so she couldn't arbitrarily interfere in Haruno's decisions.
Tohsaka Touka stared at Yukinoshita Haruno, who was struggling to endure, and suddenly let out a long sigh.
She was willing to suffer on Haruno's behalf. After all, it wasn't her first time. Even though facing Hachiman's performance was becoming increasingly difficult, her constitution was much better than Haruno's. With a bit of rest, she could get back up again.
But right now, it was Haruno's first time developing and awakening her magical girl talents. The longer she endured, the better the effect.
Since Haruno had already made up her mind, she clearly wouldn't want to give up easily. How could she compete with Haruno for it?
Aside from the preferential treatment during the first time of developing magical girl talents, at other times, many people had to fight for more intimate time.
"Sorry... Yukino..."
Yukinoshita Haruno felt the concerned gaze of her good friend Tohsaka Touka, but she was really about to be unable to hold on. She could only look at Yukinoshita Yukino in front of her, who wasn't in much better shape, and apologize in a broken, intermittent voice.
She hadn't intended to involve Yukino. She only wanted to bear everything herself. Who would've thought Yukino would come on her own initiative.
Yukino knew about the club's affairs. After learning about her and their mother's plans, it was probably inevitable that she would join in. They couldn't stop Yukino, who had the authority.
Strictly speaking, Yukino being involved and becoming a magical girl wasn't a bad thing. Many people wanted to become magical girls but never had the chance.
In the Servant Club, becoming a magical girl meant interacting daily with many others, even helping Yukino better find friends.
It was just that, for her first time, to be watched by so many people... It was really unfair to Yukino, who had always kept herself pure and distant from others.
If she had made up her mind earlier and privately brought Yukino to apply to the club leader for magical girl talent development, it would've been better.
"Yukino... I'm sorry..."
Filled with regret, Yukinoshita Haruno reached out and hugged Yukinoshita Yukino, murmuring weakly.
"Sister..."
Feeling that warm embrace from Yukinoshita Haruno, which said everything without words, Yukinoshita Yukino trembled all over. Suddenly, she realized she had always been the one who didn't understand.
A sister is a sister. Why did she have to chase after her, to surpass her?
Her sister had taken on responsibilities to protect her, yet she thought it was because her sister felt she couldn't handle them, so she wanted to take them back.
For her sister's sake... she had to make this guy Hachiman focus his attention on her.
Feeling that Hachiman seemed even more energetic, even reaching out to hold her calf, Yukinoshita Yukino was shocked, but at the same time, she quietly made up her mind.
However, what Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know was, their display of deep sisterly affection was not only seen clearly by Hachiman, but also fully observed by their mother.
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"Haruno... Yukino..."
Yukinoshita Kiyuki stared blankly at the vivid scene displayed on the ceiling. Along with faint, indistinct sounds coming from somewhere around her, it felt as if she were right beside Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Yukino, watching their sisterly bond.
In fact, Yukinoshita Kiyuki had already prepared herself mentally.
In the Servant Club, whether demi-humans or humans, aside from the club leader Hachiman, all members were female.
Demi-humans required extremely intimate interaction to receive assistance; humans needed an equally intimate awakening ritual to become magical girls; the standard pink servant wristband allowed members to remotely share sensations with those undergoing awakening rituals; all of this showed clearly what kind of relationship sustained the club's core interests.
Still, Yukinoshita Kiyuki hadn't expected her daughters, Haruno and Yukino, to so decisively choose to devote themselves.
Even more unexpected... was that Haruno and Yukino would, in front of so many people, together with Touka, little Rin, and little Sakura...
'It seems Aoi doesn't know about Touka and her sisters. Should I tell her about this?'
Yukinoshita Kiyuki's gaze moved back and forth between the seated and kneeling Yukinoshita sisters and the three Tohsaka sisters. Her emotions were complicated. Then she suddenly thought of the head of the Tohsaka household, the gentle and refined lady who stayed within her chambers.
She couldn't quite remember how she had become acquainted with the mild and kind Aoi and the somewhat absent-minded Irisviel, or why families with completely different personalities had such a good relationship. But they were indeed close, often in contact, and she had watched Touka grow up.
It was good that Touka could rely on her own resolve to protect the Tohsaka family and also find her own happiness. With the strength of the Servant Club, even being one of Hachiman's lovers would be enough for the Tohsaka family to rise again.
But now, little Rin and little Sakura were also involved. Would this stimulate Aoi, who was somewhat mentally unstable.
Once Aoi learned of this, she would definitely want to enter the Servant Club. Then she would personally witness little Rin and little Sakura calling Hachiman "father".
"Um... Aunt Kiyuki..."
While Yukinoshita Kiyuki was deep in thought, Ijichi Nijika in the bath, along with Kitagawa Marin and Kita Ikuyo, who had climbed onto the shore, exchanged looks, unsure what to say to her.
There were already many close sisters in the Servant Club. There were plenty of demi-human and human sister pairs. Even Nijika herself was wavering, wondering whether to bring her own sister in to become a magical girl.
But the woman in front of them was Yukinoshita Yukino's mother.
Seeing her daughters being treated like that by Hachiman... she should be both embarrassed and angry, right?
And it was both daughters together.
However, just as they were racking their brains trying to figure out how to comfort her, Yukinoshita Kiyuki withdrew her thoughts, gave them a gentle smile, and took the initiative to change the topic.
"Nijika, you're all magical girls, right? Haruno said that aside from our generation, most of you have undergone the awakening ritual and become magical girls. By participating in training every night, you can steadily grow stronger."
"But don't you need to continue training tonight?"
"Why do I only see Miss Rurikawa inside hosting the awakening ritual? Isn't the elf princess Iris here?"
As an elder, she felt embarrassed to continue listening if Nijika and the others wanted to keep talking about Yukino and Haruno.
Moreover, strictly speaking, there was nothing to be ashamed or angry about regarding Yukino and Haruno serving Hachiman together.
She herself had been contacting familiar wives and their daughters, bringing them into the Servant Club as allies for the Yukinoshita family. It was also to give Haruno companions and help her secure her position as vice president.
If the Yukinoshita family wasn't willing to let their own daughters step forward, how could they persuade their allies to let their daughters do the same?
Although she was indeed surprised, she had thought Haruno would find someone to take Yukino's place, but unexpectedly, Yukino had joined in silently. But those matters could be discussed after Haruno returned home. Right now, her original purpose was more important.
To find out why the families that had originally been unwilling to deal with the Yukinoshita family had suddenly sought an alliance.
Haruno's relationship with Hachiman had clearly crossed that barrier. But obviously, both Haruno and Yukino were too busy and had no time. It was unlikely anyone had spread the news overnight that the Yukinoshita family had secured the future. There must have been other developments.
And in the projection on the ceiling, she only saw Rurikawa Tsubaki and others from the Rurikawa family. She didn't see the elf princess, nor Hachiman's childhood friend Kaede.
After all, many people initially came because of the elf princess. It was only because she lived at Hachiman's house that many shifted their target to approaching him instead.
Although from the current situation, approaching Hachiman was indeed the right choice, it couldn't be denied that the elf princess still held great status and influence.
"Mmm, everyone in the club is playing hide-and-seek. We're waiting for the game to end. Later... later we'll also go participate in the nightly training..."
Ijichi Nijika was caught off guard by Yukinoshita Kiyuki's calm demeanor. Seeing her smiling and quietly waiting for an answer, Nijika's soft, delicate face flushed red, and she hurriedly explained in a low voice.
"As for Iris and the others... they went to welcome a new club member. They should bring the new member back soon."
Although Raphiel hadn't joined voluntarily, it probably didn't count as lying. With so many people going to capture her, Raphiel would definitely be brought back tonight.
Of course, she wasn't blushing because of the small white lie, but because Yukinoshita Kiyuki spoke so matter-of-factly about awakening rituals and daily training.
'So Aunt Kiyuki already knows.'
Indeed, she was wearing a shared-sensation wristband. Even if she hadn't experienced it herself, she should understand its function.
Then does she also know what the bell collars they wear around their necks actually are, and know that while they're talking they're also...
"Welcoming a new member? At this hour?"
Yukinoshita Kiyuki paused slightly, not noticing Nijika's unusual blush, and began thinking.
'I see... It seems that when the elf princess and the others were welcoming the new member, they must have caused quite a commotion, even displaying astonishing strength, which led many forces in the supernatural world to change their cautious stance.'
However, the Yukinoshita family didn't have many connections in that world. The only ones they knew were exorcist families in the construction industry whose bloodlines had already thinned and abilities faded. That was why they were the last to know.
After thinking for a moment, Yukinoshita Kiyuki had already decided how to respond to those suddenly proactive allies. She smiled at Nijika.
"Since you still want to continue your game, I'll take my leave and not disturb you."
"Next time, when you have time, you must come visit our home. Yukino doesn't have many friends, so I should properly host you."
After speaking, Yukinoshita Kiyuki cast another faint glance at the ceiling.
"Of course, Aunt Kiyuki, we'll definitely visit together when we have time."
Hearing the invitation, Ijichi Nijika instinctively responded politely.
However, after watching Yukinoshita Kiyuki's full, fair figure disappear from the large bath, she suddenly came back to her senses and quickly looked at Yamada Ryo, who was lying by the bath's edge.
"She just left? Aunt Kiyuki saw all that and didn't react at all?"
"What else would she do?"
Seeing that Nijika's mind still hadn't caught up, Yamada Ryo curled her lips and asked back.
"If you had no relationship with Hachiman and suddenly saw your sister with him in the living room, would you run over to stop her? Or would you join in?"
"Uh... I guess that makes sense..."
Ijichi Nijika reacted, her already soft and delicate face turning even redder.
If it were her, she'd probably hide in her room first. Then after her sister and Hachiman finished in the living room and went to wash up and rest, she'd come out to clean the messy sofa and coffee table, and make something for her hungry sister and Hachiman to eat.
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