Chihaya Tetsuya had a dream.
He dreamed that his future self had successfully taken the stage at Paris Fashion Week, spreading the philosophy and clothing of [Starry Sky] to the entire world.
He dreamed that the scale of his studio was gradually expanding, constantly releasing comfortable clothes that allowed everyone to enjoy fashion with peace of mind.
He dreamed that he had established many welfare facilities in the future, passing on the warmth he had never felt in his own childhood to many homeless children.
The fulfilling and happy scenes filled his heart with satisfaction and pride.
However, just as he was immersed in this dream where all his ideals had been realized, the scene suddenly underwent a cataclysmic change.
His surroundings shifted from a spacious, bright studio to an incredibly grim and dark basement. He was like a prisoner, bound in the deepest part of this basement, and gathered around him were the very girls who had always supported him from behind the scenes.
"Tetsu... another new fashion model asked for your contact information today, didn't they? I saw everything, you know..."
Hoshino Ai was staring at him with incredibly hollow eyes.
"Even though you already have me as your exclusive model... or is it that, compared to me, that overseas fashion model is more to your taste?"
"No, no, how could that be possible!"
A chill running down his spine from her stare, Tetsuya hurriedly denied it.
"In my heart, Ai will always be the most beautiful and cutest one!"
"Big brother, Mom started pushing me about us again after watching the Paris Fashion Week show today... It seems just being in a relationship isn't enough to satisfy her anymore."
Before Ai could respond, Chihaya Anon also spoke up.
"So that she and Dad can finally rest easy, why don't we just have a child!"
"Eh, Mother is pushing again..."
Tetsuya felt cold sweat begin to trickle down his forehead uncontrollably.
"About having a child... well, it's not impossible, but at least give me a little more time to prepare..."
"Tetsuya, I've settled all of [Starry Sky]'s overseas business. Now, it's about time you made good on what you promised me, isn't it?"
Even the usually gentle Nagasaki Soyo was now looking at him with a resentful gaze.
"You haven't forgotten our promise to go on a honeymoon, just the two of us, have you?"
"Of course I haven't! The whole reason I came back from Paris so early was to fulfill that promise as soon as possible!"
Faced with Soyo's interrogation, Tetsuya quickly explained.
"How about Milan next, or maybe Shanghai... This time it's really not for work, please, you have to believe me!"
"Alright, everyone, let's not make things too difficult for Tetsuya-kun."
Just as he found himself in a difficult predicament, Togawa Sakiko suddenly came to his rescue with an incredibly gentle tone.
"We've all been by his side for so many years. You should all understand that while he does tend to procrastinate on matters concerning us, he would at least never lie to us, let alone break a promise."
"That's right, that's exactly it!"
Tetsuya nodded eagerly in agreement.
"Although I have indeed delayed many promises to you all, I will definitely fulfill them one by one... But speaking of which, wasn't this basement always your personal studio, Sakiko? Why are there so many... devices for restraining a prisoner?"
"Why, to help you properly fulfill your duties, of course, my dear Tetsuya-kun," Sakiko explained with a beaming smile. "As your student, your assistant, your maid, and your lover, I must naturally make the most basic preparations for you. Things like handcuffs and shackles to prevent your escape, aphrodisiac incense, and various other 'tools'..."
Under his increasingly terrified gaze, she continued, "Now, until you have properly satisfied every single one of us, please stay right here~"
...
This was a classic case of a problem becoming too deep-seated to fix.
Although Tetsuya had initially wanted to wait until he was more mature before fulfilling his duties as a man, as time went on, the girls who had been waiting silently for him had reached the absolute limit of their patience. No matter how much he might try to make up for it later, he could never escape that basement, which was like a physical manifestation of desire, until they had released all their pent-up dissatisfaction from the past.
...
So, was it really necessary to make these girls endure to such an extent?
If I had noticed Ai's anxiety sooner, if I had helped Anon achieve something to put her mother at ease sooner, if I had fulfilled my promise to Soyo sooner, if I had shown Sakiko a satisfactory attitude sooner, then perhaps things would never have reached that point.
Rather than being locked in a basement, Tetsuya would have much preferred to respond to them in a more normal place, and in a more peaceful manner...
"Eh... are we really going to do this?"
In a hazy state, Tetsuya heard Anon's hesitant voice in his ear.
"Doing something so extreme for the first time will definitely scare him, won't it?"
"It won't. The elasticity of this material is very good, it absolutely won't be tight enough to hurt Tetsuya-kun."
As Sakiko explained, Tetsuya's hands were lifted above his head. And then, before he could even realize what was happening, his hands were bound together by a resilient force.
"...An elastic band?"
The familiar touch, which he had encountered countless times in his work, instantly pulled his consciousness from the chaos. When he forced his eyes open, the scene before him made him freeze on the spot as if hit by a petrification spell.
Although the scene was not the dangerous basement from his dream, it still filled him with the exact same sense of tension.
A setting filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, dim and hazy lighting, bound hands and feet, and four girls around him, all frozen in a daze just like him...
Eh? Where is this? Am I still in Tokyo? Or am I actually still in a dream?
To confirm, he closed his eyes again and silently counted to ten. Yet when he reopened them, the scene had not changed in the slightest.
I see. So this isn't a dream. This is reality...
And just like that, he accepted his current situation.
As he gradually regained consciousness, the four girls, who had been caught in the act, also came back to their senses.
"Oh no, everyone, hold him down, just like we planned!" Sakiko quickly ordered.
The other three didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately springing into action according to the plan they had formulated while he was asleep.
First, Hoshino Ai straddled his waist, preventing him from sitting up.
Next, Chihaya Anon held down his bound hands, preventing him from struggling free.
Finally, Nagasaki Soyo pressed down on his legs, completely robbing him of his last bit of mobility!
"...Eh?"
An utterly bewildered sound escaped from Tetsuya, who hadn't even had time to form a thought of resistance.
"W-wait, hold on, everyone, at least give me a basic explanation, would you?!"
Although he had already guessed what was about to happen from the scene that so closely mirrored his dream, even if the outcome was set, he still wanted to understand their reasons.
"Is it because you've reached your limit? Or did I do something to make you anxious?" he asked, his voice filled with confusion.
Faced with his question, the four girls exchanged glances before Sakiko finally took the lead and answered.
"Tetsuya-kun, you're about to go to Paris with Jean, right?"
"That's right, since I received his invitation."
"And when you get to Paris, you'll definitely meet a lot of world-class fashion models, won't you?"
"Well, if I'm to get involved in the Paris fashion scene, it's inevitable that I'll meet fashion models..."
"That's precisely the problem," Sakiko said with a very serious expression. "Because you are far too unaware of your own charm and worth, Tetsuya-kun, you'll surely be as unguarded around everyone in Paris as you always are! To prevent you from unconsciously attracting more girls, we have to make you remember one thing beforehand!"
As she spoke, she reached out and unfastened the buttons on his chest.
"And that is the fact that you are already our 'possession'!"
"Eh..."
So, they're taking such a bold course of action because they're worried I'll cheat on them while I'm overseas?
Realizing the reason, he quickly tried to state his case.
"That's not it! Even if I lack self-awareness, I wouldn't be so careless as to cheat with a foreign model I just met—"
Before he could finish, Ai raised a finger and gently placed it on his lips.
"That's the thing. We're not worried that you'll actively cheat. We're worried that you'll attract more people without even realizing it," she said. "You never had that kind of intention when your relationship with us was deepening, did you? And yet, here we are, a relationship that developed because you were half-pushed into it by our advances... I know you want to say that the four of us are special to you, but how can you guarantee that the next girl you attract won't become a new 'special person'?"
"..."
Tetsuya desperately wanted to defend himself, but the truth was just as she said. His special relationship with them had indeed developed naturally, without him ever consciously planning it.
"You realize it too, don't you, Tetsu? Your conscious thoughts and intentions hold no persuasive power," Ai continued, sliding her finger between his lips. "So, rather than passively praying that no more girls notice your charm, it's better to use a more direct method beforehand... to make sure you no longer have the spare energy to respond to them."
"Mmph!"
With her finger moving in his mouth, he couldn't form any proper sounds.
At the same time, to avoid accidentally biting and hurting her, he even intentionally kept his mouth slightly open.
"See... I was right, wasn't I?" Ai looked back at Sakiko. "Even though he's the one being unilaterally teased, his first priority is still our feelings."
"Tetsuya-kun... you really can't be like this."
Faced with his compliance, Sakiko couldn't help but wear an expression of "profound disappointment."
"If you're so submissive with everyone, the number of people who will try to force themselves on you is only going to increase."
"..."
Tetsuya shook his head slightly. He first gave Ai a look, signaling her to remove her finger, then asked, "So... if I cooperate and do what you want, will it put your minds at ease a little?"
"Eh?!"
Hearing this completely unexpected counter-question, Sakiko let out an involuntary sound of shock.
"Cooperate with us means... you agree to do that kind of thing with us, Tetsuya-kun?"
"Mhm."
Under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone present, Tetsuya nodded.
"Compared to accumulating more doubt and anxiety through a long wait... perhaps responding to your feelings like this is the right choice. And... maybe I've been looking forward to this day myself."
"...Ah."
At that moment, Ai, who was straddling his waist, suddenly felt that unnatural firmness.
It seemed his body, one step ahead of his heart, was already prepared to accept them all.
"What do we do... this isn't going at all like we planned!"
Faced with his compliant attitude, Anon asked curiously, "By the way, if he's doing this willingly, does it still count as 'assault'?"
"Probably not anymore, since he already said he'd cooperate," Soyo moved her hands from his legs and came to his side. "So even at the very end, you still didn't want to leave all the responsibility of 'initiating' to us."
But maybe this is for the best. For a person whose entire personality is built on a spirit of devotion, a mutual journey like this is perhaps what he desired most.
So...
"Although the situation is a little different, what we're going to do remains the same," Soyo said. "Well then, for now, I'll leave him to you, Ai."
On this night that would decide the future for them all, the girl who had been with him since the beginning of the story was the first to turn the page.
[T/N: I genuinely could not find the following chapter and 151.. I strayed the nine seas for it :sob: I even went to a sketchy cn telegram but they had the 2 missing chapters too.. uh I apologize severely.. it seems like they BANISHED it to the shadow realm or it either got hidden, the complete S-X chap.. for that reason I will upload the chaps following this instantly.. sorry to disappoint you guys -.-]