Ch.61 The Following Day, Afternoon. A Normal Tea Party

"Ahhhhh... So tired nojaaa..."

"You're melting, Mahiro-chan."

"Unuu~~~~~~... I am just that tireeeed..."

"Ahaha, well, that incident yesterday was a pretty big deal, after a."

The following day, around lunchtime.

After lunch, everyone spent their time as they pleased, and around 3 pm, we all gathered in the coffee shop.

By the way, Yui-nee also started living in this mansion just yesterday.

After school ended and she had a small welcome party with the teachers, she apparently moved here right away. It seems that Touji's side took the initiative to do so ja. (TL: Touji is Yui's dad, in case anyone forgot)

So quick.

And right now, everyone is having a tea partt in the tea room.

As for me, I had melted, just as Mizuki had pointed out.

Of course, that is only a metaphor.

"Honestly, even though 'tis after school, those boys in our class keep coming up to me and bothering me like this..."

I muttered disgustedly as I tossed cookies from the table into my mouth.

Mu, these cookies are delicious.

It looks like it has matcha mixed in ja. Delicious!

"That was quite an ordeal, wasn't it? Men's jealousy is such a pain."

"True ja. With guys, you just get straightforward stares or jealous glances and stuff, but with girls, they all get petty and insidious... I hate both ja."

"It doesn't seem like you'll have an opportunity like that though."

"Really?"

"...Mahiron is popular, after all."

"This me, being popular? Not happening. Sure, I am a little girl right now, but... I think I will grow up someday, you see? It does not seem like my growth will stop in this state, after all."

Apparently, I was supposed to stop in this form though.

Actually, regarding that ability issue from yesterday, I became a little curious about what "TSF syndrome" is, so I did a bit of research.

As a result, I found out that under normal circumstances, the body will be the same age as the infected before they contracted the disease.

However, it seems that they are usually kept in a fairly young state.

So, in my case...

Considering the analysis of the ability from yesterday, 'tis possible that it involves moving time forward or backward.

In that case, my case might be a little unusual.

'Tis like my ability is activated unconsciously, and I will still be growing because of it.

Well, that is something we will look into later in the month.

"Eh, Mahiro-chan, are you going to grow up?"

"I wonder? I think I told you all a little about this yesterday, but you see, my ability might be to advance or reverse my own time. Maybe someday I will go from being a lol* to a normal adult? I do not dislike that idea myself."

It seems like my breasts will get quite big as I grow up...

In fact, despite this body seemingly looking like a third grade or so, they are big enough to feel like a normal high schooler.

Apparently, 'tis a C cup...

"...I'm jealous of big breasts."

"...Mihorin, it's okay. Apparently, if you have big breasts, they'll sag in the future. So, we small ones are the winners...!"

"Ha! Right, Mashiro-san!"

The two of them shook hands firmly.

I wonder what they are talking about.

But... now that you mention it, we certainly do have a high percentage of big-breasted women here.

Even though I'm in a lol* form right now, I will grow up to be big.

It goes without saying that Mizuki is big, and Aria is also big, probably because of her strong American heritage, but Yui-nee is the biggest of them all.

I wonder why that is.

...But if the two of them are worried about it,

"I have no preference about breast size. Whether they are small or large, that is part of a person's charm. In the end, what matters most is how the person you like feels about you, right?"

I should follow them.

Because they are my husbands.

Of course, I mean it honestly.

""""...I-Ikemen...!""""

The 4 husbands, excluding Yui-nee, murmured this, visibly moved.

Why though?

"Wow, Hiro-kun, you really are a gigolo~!"

"That sounds rather dishonorable, does it not?"

"Hehe. But Hiro-kun has always been like that~."

Have I always been a gigolo...?

I wonder.

"Oh, by the way, Mahiro-kun, what do you find attractive about girls? Their looks? Or their personality?"

"Mu? Well... as I said, I have no particular preferences about appearances. What matters is whether I like the person ja. Of course, I would like them to dress nicely, but... the most important thing is their personality, not their looks. So, basically, I choose based on personality. 'Tis better if they are cute, but even then, looks do not matter much."

Having said that, my husbands ended up being 5 women who are all quite good-looking...

"...I guess I finally understand why Sasanishi said back then, 'Mahiro is super popular with girls.'"

"What? He said something like that?"

"Yes, he said so. ...By the way, I'd like to ask you this in conjunction with what he just said: Mahiro, what kind of things about girls make your heart flutter?"

"Making my heart fluttee, is it? Fumu... I suppose 'tis their smile?"

"...S-so strong."

"What ja what ja? 'Tis a normal thing, is it not? Should I have lied and said something about breasts or buttocks?"

Well, I feel like I have seen that kind of thing to death recently, in life.

That is why lately I have been especially comforted by my husbands' or-di-na-ry smile!

Those fellows are not normal. If anything, thet are more of a sadist...

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"Mahiro really has a great personality, doesn't she?"

"Is that so?"

I think I have a rather laid-back and lazy personality noja, but...

Wait a minute, does the "good" part of "good personality" in this case mean something like...? Like, "I don't care"...? No, that cannot be it. Aria could not possibly be that kind of devious person.

...I seem to trust my husbands a lot, do I not?

The weakness of being in love...

"...People with bad personalities wouldn't say something like, 'Smiles made my heart skip a beat.' Although, some people do lie like that to make themselves more popular."

"Well, I suppose so. As far as I know, Yuya is similar to me ja. He has a lot of dating experience, and from that experience, he said that a genuine smile is the most attractive thing of all."

"Wow, Mishima-kun is impressive. Not only is he good-looking, but he's an ikemen on the inside too."

"That is true. But sometimes I wondered why someone like him keeps hanging out with me and Kengo."

Anyway, whenever Kengo, Yuya, and I were talking, a girl with a red face would come over, and every time Kengo and I saw her,

"Oh, another Yuya's case."

Was what we thought nona.

As you can see from that reaction, well, 'twas a confession.

Of course, we have never felt any jealousy towards Yuya.

I am simply not interested, and Kengo prefers messing around with other guys.

So, whenever something like that happened, Kengo and I would just smile wryly and wave goodbye, telling him to go.

Then, Yuya would give a slightly apologetic smile and leave with the girl—that was a common sight noja.

Because such things happened so often, Kengo and I were puzzled.

Why is that ikemen hanging out with us?

He is popular with girls, and he does not get bullied by other boys either. He gets along well with them, so he is actually someone that other boys rely on.

Well, to put it simply, he is the kind of guy who is popular with both men and women...but why did such a guy hang out with two ordinary people like me and Kengo so often?

For the time being, his reasoning was,

[Well, I've gotten a little tired of dating women... so I find it more relaxing and enjoyable to spend time with Mahiro-san and Kengo-san like this.]

And so on.

I had a feeling there might be something else, but I did not want to pry too much, and besides, Yuya probably had his own things going on, so the conversation ended there.

"If I remember correctly, Mishima-kun is a boy in the same class as Hiro-kun, right~?"

"Umu, that is so ja. Along with Kengo, he is one of my closest male friends. He is a good guy ja."

"That is good to hear. Hiro-kun is so good at charming girls without even realizing it, so I was wondering if he was disliked by boys and did not have many male friends~."

"Is that not an awful thing to say? I have plenty of male friends, you know?"

Yui-nee sometimes says really blunt things to me, does she not...? And what is more, 'tis the kind that subtly damages my sanity.

"Ah, I know what you mean."

"Why!?"

Why does Miho also sympathize?!

"Mahiro-chan really does unknowingly charm women, so I guess it's understandable that people would say that."

"Yeah, I think so too. Because Mahiro-kun really did seem to be thinking something like, 'I'm not interested in girls,' when he talked to me."

"Eh, is that related...?"

Well, certainly, I did go on a date with Aria without any ulterior motives...

"...Now that you mention it, Mahiron, when we first met, you treated me to a meal even though it was our first meeting. You were a god."

"That is enough for you?!"

Seriously, I think the criteria for certifying Mashiron as a good person or a god should be a bit more thorough!

No matter how good you are at judging people based on past experience, that is still a bad explanation.

"...Getting back to the topic, Mahiron, did something happen after school yesterday?"

"Mmu? Ah, well... As you know, Yui-nee has started working at the academy, right?"

"...Mm, that includes becoming the assistant homeroom teacher for Mahiron's class."

"As expected of the student council president."

"...Fufun. I know everything about the academy."

"Ohh, Mashiro-san, that's amazing!"

Amazing is an understatement...

Looking at them, Miho and Mizuki are both giving wry smiles.

But then again, Mashiron looks so cute puffing out her chest proudly, so maybe 'tis not worth worrying about.

"...Because I'm the student council president. ...So, what happened?"

"Well, as I said at the beginning, 'tis jealousy from the boys."

"Well, I suppose your situation is something that many men would envy."

"Is that how, 'tis going to be..."

To be honest, 'tis a hassle.

So, as Mashiron just said, Yui-nee has unexpectedly become the assistant homeroom teacher for my class.

Here is what happened.

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"Okay, you guys, this might be a really weird time, but I have some fairly important news to share, so listen carefully."

"""Yees"""

Umu, sounds about right.

But, there are some things to tell you...

I wonder what it is. I have a really bad feeling about this.

Ignoring my frown, Teacher Yomogi began to speak.

"Well, as you all know, this class didn't have a assistant teacher. Originally, Osato-sensei, who was supposed to be the assistant teacher for this class, 'had a fortune teller who said that if she did a triple twist in the park she would get a boyfriend, so she foolishly followed the fortune teller's advice, and she actually got a boyfriend, and even got pregnant and married, and ended up retiring at the last minute.'"

"""Pfft?!"""

W-what kind of reason is that...!? Ugh, no, no ja... 'Tis really hard to hold back my laughter...!

Looking around, I saw that everyone in the class was trying to hold back their laughter, and most of them could not contain their laughter at all, either bursting into laughter or snorting with laughter.

If you look closely, you can see that Mizuki and Aria are also trying to hold back their laughter.

Damn, that is cowardly, Teacher Osato...!

To drop the biggest laugh bombshell after retiring...!

"So, well, that's how it is... ha, hha. Oh, that's bad, I can't stop laughing just thinking about it... damn, I never thought there'd be such a crazy reason for quitting a job in real life...!"

You are laughing too?!

Well, given the content, 'tis understandable... Pukuku...!

"Hahahaha! No way! Absolutely impossible! What the hell, if you do a triple twist during my lecture, you'll get a boyfriend!? What kind of eccentric fortune-telling is that!? Hahahahahaha!"

Why does this guy laugh like a final boss?

So, after waiting for the students, including Teacher Yomogi, to calm down from their hysterical laughter, Teacher Yomogi finally began to speak.

"So, although it's a strange time, a new teacher will be joining us. I already told you about them in this class today, you know, that English teacher. Anyway, that teacher told the director that they really wanted to teach this class. As a result, the director remembered that this class didn't have a assistant teacher, so they made them one here."

"Teacher! Are they a man or a woman?!"

"It's a woman."

"""ＹＥＡＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨ!””” (TL: fun fact, this part is also full alphabet in the raw)

Ugh, so noisy!

"I think she was 21 years old, right?!"

"A young female teacher? That's just too lucky!"

"Wow, I'm seriously so excited!"

Well, the boys were looking forward to it as usual... but the girls' reaction was different.

"...Could it be, could it be, that this is a Mahiro-kun's case after all?"

"A female teacher, and one who specifically requested this position—there's no other explanation!"

"Yeah, and it's a strange time too."

"This is getting fun!"

They are sharp...

I guess they have finally come to understand after all the mess I have made...

"Okay, her actual work will start next week, but since she'll be your assistant teacher, she'll get to meet you all, so she's already waiting outside the classroom. ...Sakurakoji-sensei, please come in."

When Teacher Yomogi called out to her, Yui-nee, dressed in a women's suit, came in.

Yep, I thought so...

"""OOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo..."""

Mu, it seems like the boys are getting really excited looking at Yui-nee. How annoying...

"Hello everyone, nice to meet you—. My name is Sakurakoji Yui, and I will be the assistant homeroom teacher and English teacher here starting next Monday—. I look forward to working with you all~."

Clap, clap, clap, clap! A very loud round of applause echoed throughout the classroom.

Especially the boys.

Well, as long as nothing strange happens, there should not be a problem...

When I thought that, it happened ja.

"Ah, Hiro-kun—, I asked for it and now I am the assistant homeroom teacher for this classroom—! I look forward to working with you both at home and at school from now on~!"

With her usual gentle smile, she waved at me and said in a happy voice.

Snap!

The class has solidified.

Yui-neeeeeeeeeeee!

Saying that now would be a bad idea!

This is definitely going to cause trouble!

"Hahahaha! Wow, this class is really interesting! Well, as you all just heard, this person is apparently one the husbands of Ouka, who is, as usual, an insensitive, clueless, sleep-loving, airheaded flirtatious guy. Don't do anything weird. I mean, a romance between a teacher and a student is generally taboo, but in the case of these two, they're apparently married and both families approve, so it's okay! The teachers were also amused by everything that was happening to Ouka."

What are you doing?!

Wait, what? Are the teachers enjoying watching my situation?!

Also, are you finding teacher-student romances amusing?!

Seriously, what is wrong with the teachers at this school ja?!

Also, have I not been given a dishonorable title?!

"So, as I have a bet with the teachers about Ouka, the homeroom is over. Oh, and it seems like there's some kind of welcome party for Sakurakoji-sensei, so we'd like you to come, of course it's not mandatory."

Hey, wait a minute. Did you not just say something about a bet?!

"Oh, really—? Since I am already here, I will go check it out~."

"Okay, I'll pass the message on. Alright, how much would I get from this bet?"

Uwa, they are really gambling?!

Teachers should not be gambling ja! Especially when it concerns their students!

"Hey, wait a minute, Teacher Yomogi! What is this about betti—"

Before I could finish asking, Teacher Yomogi had already left.

And then,

"Oukaa, you bastard, why are you the only one living a successful life?!"

"Wai, what do you guys want ja?! You are all scary! Your faces are scary! I mean, seriously, why are you creeping up to me with such scary expressions?! I am really scared!"

Also, is this not visually inappropriate?

I mean, this is a situation where men with scary faces are creeping up on a little girl, you see?

That would get them arrested immediately.

"Shut up! What's wrong with you?! You're going to marry a tsundere beauty like Otoda, a beautiful young lady like Uishi-san, the energetic half-Japanese beauty Tokino-san, the cool, lol* student council president Hidaka-senpai, and the beautiful teacher Sakurakoji-sensei?! What incredible luck! Share some of that luck with us, you bastard!"

"That's right, you bastard! Not content with just becoming a beautiful little girl, you want to marry five beautiful women and girls?! Are you serious?! Don't mess with us!"

"I am not! I mean, I have my own struggles in everyday life too! 'Tis not all smooth sailing!"

"""Shut up, are you being sarcastic, you bastard!"""

Ah, this is no good, I cannot get through to them at all.

"M-Mizuki, help me!"

Honestly, I just need anyone to help me!

This is way too much trouble!

"Huh? But Mahiro-chan did run away yesterday. And it all started when she ran away from us."

"I am sorry! I am really sorry about what happened yesterday, please forgive me!"

"Is apologizing all you're going to do?"

Damn, this fellow is getting too cocky...!?

But, at this rate, it does not look like I will be able to go home anytime soon...!

"O-okay, I get it! I will do anything you ask, just help me!"

"Okay, I've got your word on it!"

Uuuugh... Do I have no true allies...?

"Um, well, everyone..."

With a smile far brighter than usual, Mizuki approached the boys.

And,

"Mahiro-chan has already taken a step up the ladder to adulthood."

"Wait—!"

"And it was... every single day, she looked so magnificent..."

"""Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"""

"That actually works?!"

The boys fell one after another, letting out terrifying death cries.

And what is more, they are twitching and convulsing.

Uwaa...

"By the way, my nighttime life is very fulfilling. Mahiro-chan is especially cute—"

"""Guhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"""

Thud.

Ah, they are dead.

"...U-uuuu...I am incredibly embarrassed nojaaa..."

If I had known this would happen, I should have just managed it on my own...

◇◆◇

Something like that happened.

So, well... that night was quite something, you see.

"...Fumu, Mahiron, as expected."

I wonder what is so impressive about it.

"Oh, this is a complete change of topic, but... there's something that's been bothering me."

"What is it ja?"

"Um, how did everyone first meet Mahiro-kun?"

""""Ah, certainly.""""

"Huh, are you that curious?"

"I'm curious. Now that I think about it, I don't know anything about how everyone else met you."

"Yes, I'm also curious about what happened."

"...I'm curious to know what method Mahiron used to win everyone over."

"Me too—. Besides, I do not know everyone very well yet, so maybe that is why~?"

I see... everyone is curious about it.

"Okay then, let's each share a story to use as conversation starters at this tea party!"

""""Agreed!""""

"...Well, not that I mind. Though I do not think it will be that interesting."

So, that is how it all came to be.

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