Kamijou Yuki thought for a moment, then spoke up to explain why she had come here.
But the moment she said it, Kanzaki Moe and Fueguchi Hinami both fell silent.
One of them had done it for her father and mother, the other for the awakening of her bloodline. Although none of this could really be blamed on Hachiman, and they even had to thank him, both of them had still been forced into it in a way, choosing to accept it while feeling helpless.
Only Kamijou Yuki was unbelievably perverted. She had actually come here on her own initiative to be a s!ave, just to enjoy the thrill.
"Here. When Miss Shion brought me over, she told me to bring a few ice pops. These are yours."
Being stared at by Kanzaki Moe and Fueguchi Hinami made Kamijou Yuki blush. She hurriedly took three ice pops out of her small shoulder bag and handed one to Kanzaki Moe and one to Fueguchi Hinami. Then she licked her own ice pop while staring toward Hachiman's side.
"Thank you, Yuki..."
Kanzaki Moe knew why Shion had brought them here. She took a deep breath and, just like Kamijou Yuki, put the ice pop into her mouth while looking over toward Hachiman.
Watching while learning naturally required a bit of practice equipment.
And ice pops could be eaten and used to play with, which made them extremely convenient.
"I-ice pop? Sorry, I can't eat... huh?"
When Fueguchi Hinami saw it was human food again, she was about to refuse and return the ice pop to Kamijou Yuki.
But the faint chill coming from the ice pop felt incredibly comfortable to her, and she couldn't help sticking out her pink tongue to gently lick it.
The moment she did, she was shocked to realize that she could actually eat this ice pop?
Just then, because the ribbon tied to her had activated shared sensation, Fueguchi Hinami also felt the changes happening on Hachiman's side. While biting on the ice pop together with Kamijou Yuki and Kanzaki Moe, she watched the afternoon tea activity beginning over there.
At that moment, the shared-sensation bracelet switched wearers again. This time it was Kirishima Touka, who wanted to awaken her bloodline, and Yotsuya Miko, who wanted to become a magical girl.
'Touka-nee… it looks like she finally got to eat it too...'
When Fueguchi Hinami saw Kirishima Touka being patted on the head by Hachiman, her eyes slightly narrowed. As if she could feel the same thing, she bit down on the ice pop in her hand.
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At a certain junior high school where the number of transfer students had been steadily increasing, during break time between classes.
"Shion, Sakura, are you sure you two don't want to go to the infirmary and get checked out?"
The cheerful and friendly pink-haired girl Hanabishi Haruka came to the desks of Asogi Shion and Tohsaka Sakura. Seeing them lying on their desks, their faces flushed red and burning hot while their breathing grew heavier and heavier, she asked with great concern.
She had already felt something was wrong with them during class. It was normal for the usually gloomy and introverted Tohsaka Sakura to keep her head down, but Asogi Shion was an excellent student who always paid attention in class.
She simply didn't like talking much, which made her seem a little cold and hard to approach.
So why were both of them suddenly not paying attention in class, constantly lowering their heads and spacing out?
Only after coming over during the break did she realize they weren't spacing out. They were sick.
"Their bodies feel really hot. Could they have a fever?"
Another sincere and kind blue-haired girl who loved helping others, Mizukami Sayo, also walked over. She reached out and touched both of their foreheads, discovering the temperature was unusually high.
"..."
The last member of their trio, Tenkawa Kaoruko, who appeared gentle and polite on the surface, didn't say anything. She simply stared at Asogi Shion and Tohsaka Sakura, whose eyes looked hazy and whose consciousness seemed blurred, suspicion filling her gaze.
Was it really just a high fever? Why did it feel so strange?
"It's fine. Just a fever. Shion is like this every day at home. Sakura might not be used to it yet, but it'll get better soon."
Seeing that Asogi Shion and Tohsaka Sakura were getting bolder and actually dared to activate shared sensation inside the classroom, Komachi's lips twitched slightly. She had no choice but to speak up to help cover up the abnormality.
Back then, Shion would always endure it while at school. Whenever Komachi teased her about whether she was thinking about her brother again, Shion would blush so hard she didn't even want to talk.
Who would have thought that after seeing Sakura boldly activate shared sensation in the classroom, Shion couldn't hold back and followed along.
By the way, when exactly did her brother get together with Sakura?
How did she have absolutely no memory of that?
"Compared to Shion and Sakura, shouldn't you be more concerned about Utena?"
Without waiting for Hanabishi Haruka, Mizukami Sayo, and Tenkawa Kaoruko to keep thinking about how serious Shion and Sakura's "fever" was, Komachi turned her head and pointed out that the classroom's invisible background character, Hiiragi Utena, had disappeared.
"Utena is gone. She was probably called away by that mysterious creature Venalita."
"Utena?"
Hanabishi Haruka and the others turned to look at the innermost corner seat. Only then did they notice that Hiiragi Utena, who had been sitting there, had vanished.
And secretly, Hiiragi Utena was a female officer of the evil organization "Enormita," capable of transforming into Magia Baiser. If she suddenly disappeared from school, there was no doubt she had skipped class again to go out and do bad things.
Because a certain blonde princess had asked Gabriel and Vignette to use divine magic to project the live scene, even though the cognitive obstruction after Hiiragi Utena's transformation hadn't disappeared, Hanabishi Haruka and the others still discovered that the ordinary background student Hiiragi Utena in their class was actually a member of the evil organization fighting against them.
However, precisely because of that, when Hiiragi Utena transformed into Magia Baiser, the female officer of the evil organization "Enormita," they didn't immediately try to eliminate evil the moment they met her. Instead, they tried to figure out why Hiiragi Utena had become an officer of an evil organization.
Although there had been no progress so far. After transforming, they couldn't reveal their own identities, and Hiiragi Utena would swing her evil Dominating Whip and summon monsters to attack them, forcing them to fight back immediately.
Once the battle ended and Hiiragi Utena realized she couldn't beat them, she would run away again.
And when they tried to force the untransformed Hiiragi Utena at school to explain herself, she would just tremble like she was about to cry, making it look as if they were bullying her.
"Komachi, what should we do then? Utena is already on guard against us, and her strength seems to be increasing really quickly. It's getting harder and harder for us to deal with her lately. If Sister Yuuri hadn't come to help, we probably would've lost."
Hanabishi Haruka, Mizukami Sayo, and Tenkawa Kaoruko didn't immediately chase after her. Instead, they looked at Komachi and asked if she had any good suggestions.
Although Komachi wasn't a magical girl, she had a very amazing brother.
Last time they had all seen it. Hiiragi Utena, who was evenly matched with them in strength, immediately knelt on the ground the moment she saw Brother Hikigaya. She looked nothing like the troublesome enemy who kept causing them problems.
"..."
Komachi felt a little troubled when she heard that. Asking an ordinary girl who wasn't even a magical girl about this kind of thing?
But they were friends after all, and she understood why they were asking her.
"For now, why not just call Sister Yuuri or Teacher Suzune to go together with you this time? Don't give Utena a chance to perform. She shouldn't be able to beat that many of you by herself."
Komachi thought for a moment before speaking slowly.
She wasn't that smart and couldn't come up with any clever strategies. If they wanted to beat Utena, then the only way was to make sure their side had greater strength.
She knew the fastest and best way for magical girls to grow stronger, but she was too embarrassed to suggest it to Hanabishi Haruka and the others.
Although it seemed a little wrong to gang up on someone. But they were magical girls. Even if it was a group beatdown, it was still a righteous group beatdown.
Compared to having Hanabishi Haruka and the others join her brother's Magical Girl Development Training Convention, this was nothing.
"Then Shion, do you want to come with us?"
Mizukami Sayo thought for a moment, then looked at Asogi Shion, who had only recently awakened but already possessed powerful magic.
"You and Komachi are both Hachiman's younger sisters. Utena probably wouldn't dare attack you. You could help eliminate the monsters she controls and gain some real combat experience."
For some reason, the Service Club was no longer just a group of magical girls. Recently, more and more club members had awakened as magical girls, and their strength was increasing incredibly fast. It had practically become a magical girl headquarters.
Take Shion, for example. Her strength was growing very quickly, yet she still wasn't the fastest-growing magical girl in the Service Club.
They felt that besides the long-established magical girls Majima Yuuri, Suzune Rione, and the three of them, the strongest magical girls in the Service Club right now were Sister Kaede and Sister Suzu, who lived next door to Komachi.
"Uh… I won't go... I'll stay here to protect Komachi. She hasn't awakened magical girl powers yet."
Asogi Shion, who had already exited shared-sensation mode and was still lying on the desk trying to recover, froze for a moment when she heard that. She shook her head awkwardly and used Komachi as an excuse to decline.
It wasn't because she was afraid of fighting and unwilling to help.
It was because of another reason.
Unlike Hanabishi Haruka and the others, she knew a little more about Hiiragi Utena. Utena kneeling before Brother Hachiman was far from the full story.
Although she still didn't understand why Utena had become an officer of an evil organization, Utena seemed to like magical girls quite a lot, and Brother Hachiman didn't seem to care much about her being an officer in an evil organization either.
But compared to Hanabishi Haruka and the others, Shion felt that Utena had a closer relationship with Brother Hachiman.
Naturally, she couldn't help them beat up one of their own.
"Alright then. We'll go stop Utena from doing bad things. Komachi, please help us ask for leave later."
Seeing that Asogi Shion had no intention of joining the fight, Mizukami Sayo didn't force her. After asking Komachi to help them request leave, she immediately left the classroom together with Hanabishi Haruka and Tenkawa Kaoruko to eliminate the evil aura spreading everywhere again.
"Even if you really can't beat her, just teleport back to the Service Club and call for backup. Even if my brother isn't free, Sister Iris, Sister Lala, and Sister Kaede can help us."
"Got it. We'll contact Sister Yuuri first and see if she has time before bringing others along."
Komachi watched Hanabishi Haruka, Mizukami Sayo, and Tenkawa Kaoruko disappear through the classroom door and sighed inwardly.
When it came to eliminating evil organizations, there was no need to stubbornly hold the line. If it got dangerous, they could just run away. At worst, they could come back later when they were stronger.
Although she felt that if this continued, Hanabishi Haruka and the others would sooner or later end up joining the Magical Girl Midnight Development Convention list just like the goddess angel Suzune Rione.
But that was still better than being defeated by an evil organization. After all, they were magical girls. They wouldn't do anything bad to their own side.
The worst outcome would just be not being able to join the Magical Girl Development Convention.
'Hmm...'
"Komachi, the updated shared-sensation collar from Sister Lala added a group voice chat function."
Shion looked at Komachi, who seemed to be thinking about something. Her eyes flickered slightly as she leaned close and whispered in Komachi's ear.
"Also, I think I heard someone among the new demi-humans who has the same voice as you."
"It's that long black-haired snow woman named Kasumi from the Yuki-onna clan."
"The same voice as me?"
Komachi froze and looked at Shion with uncertainty.
The voice group function was nothing special. She had known about that for a while.
But what did it mean for a snow woman to have the same voice as her?
"Brother Hachiman hasn't met the five snow women from the Yuki-onna clan yet. Maybe when the time comes to officially assist them, Sister Iris will arrange another blindfold game."
Shion looked at the expression on Komachi's face with great anticipation.
"Komachi, what do you think?"
Although Shion only looked cold on the surface and was actually shy and introverted inside, after being dragged around by Hachiman to play so many games, she felt she might have developed a tiny new hobby.
Sometimes she even felt like she didn't need to use invisibility magic or soundproof magic at all. Just lying on top of Komachi like that, risking the chance of Komachi waking up, might feel even better.
"Blindfold game..."
Understanding the hidden meaning in Shion's words, Komachi's cheeks instantly turned bright red. She bit her lips tightly, not knowing how to answer the increasingly bold Shion.
'Shion really is...'
'Completely corrupted by Nii-chan.'
Thinking about these strange things all day long. Not only daring to be so bold at school, she even dared to tease Komachi directly now.
———
[Hiiragi Utena, you wouldn't want the whole world to know you're an officer of an evil organization, right?]
[Hurry up and come do your job, or I'll post all your photos online and expose you!]
[Come quickly! Come quickl! Come quickly! Come quickly!]
The ordinary otaku girl Hiiragi Utena was dragged out by a barrage of life-threatening calls. With a depressed face, she transformed and arrived at a gathering point in a certain industrial district mentioned in the message.
When she saw the mysterious creature that looked like a black cat, she immediately couldn't help complaining, "Can you stop calling me while I'm at school? Hanabishi and the others are always staring at me. If I suddenly leave, they'll definitely chase after me right away."
"Haven't we been losing constantly these past few days? Can we calm down for two days? There's a comic convention this weekend and I want to go. I don't want to be dragged away halfway through to do bad things."
Although she didn't want to help Venalita, the one who had deceived and forced her into becoming an evil villain, defeat magical girls.
She also didn't want to be the kind of evil villain in anime who got defeated by magical girls every single day.
Now she had to find chances to sneak out and get beaten up every day. She was seriously sick of it.
"That's only because you're too weak. Don't worry, this time there are only the three magical girls from the Tres Magia group. I secretly observed them. The goddess angel who's been helping them lately is taking exams and doesn't have time to help them."
Venalita waved its little hands and let out a smug laugh.
"Eh? You discovered the goddess angel's real identity? Then did you expose it?"
Hearing that, Hiiragi Utena froze and hurriedly asked.
Venalita had always threatened her with exposure. If Venalita had discovered the real identity of the goddess angel, wouldn't it also spread that identity everywhere?
"Expose it? Why would I expose it?", Venalita asked strangely.
"W-what? Then why have you been threatening me all this time?"
Hiiragi Utena stared at Venalita in disbelief, the creature that had previously threatened her at every turn.
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