Honami returned to school, and her aura had undergone a transformation. The first person to notice this subtle shift was Kanzaki.
The feeling was difficult to explain; Kanzaki simply felt that Honami had changed, as if she had become slightly different.
(Has she become more mature?)
Honami appeared full of confidence as she waved her hand to greet her classmates. "Good morning!"
The students around her were stunned. Whether it was merely a hallucination or not, they felt that Honami... seemed to have become more beautiful.
Chihiro, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately threw herself into Honami's arms, rubbing her cheek against the girl's chest repeatedly. "I missed you so much! Honami, where were you all day yesterday?"
"Eh?" Chihiro was suddenly taken aback. She caught the scent of a stranger on Honami's body, and whether it was just her imagination or not, she felt that the other party seemed much more mature.
Honami stroked Chihiro's small head. She did not seem panicked as usual; instead, she spoke with a soft and patient voice, "I'm sorry for making you worry, Chihiro-chan. I'm fine now."
(Good grief, what is wrong with you? Who are you?!) Chihiro screamed in her heart.
This was not the Honami she knew! The Honami she knew would panic greatly if touched like this and become flustered. Why was she not panicking at all now? Instead, she was acting very maturely.
Chihiro, whose head was being stroked, actually felt embarrassed herself; she no longer rubbed her cheek against Honami's chest. This scene was also witnessed by Hachiman, who was nearby; he seemed to realize something and silently clenched his fist.
After Chihiro moved away, Honami approached Himeno. "Can you take me to meet them?"
"To meet that collection of my love rivals."
Himeno's jaw dropped. "You... already know everything?"
Honami continued to smile while touching her chest. There was an extra button there that had clearly just been sewn on. "I realized it vaguely, but I didn't know how many there were. So, can you take me there just once?"
Himeno remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded slowly. "I'll take you there..."
Himeno brought Honami to the round-table meeting room. Ai, who had already received the news, had been waiting there for a long time along with the other girls. They had also long wanted to meet this "11th member" who previously knew nothing.
Previously, the 12th member, Himeno, had told them that this girl had little mental resilience, so it was better to keep it a secret for now so she wouldn't know the reality that she was the 11th person. Because of that, she previously did not know that Ryunosuke had 14 other lovers.
(Ah, no, it's 16 people now, and there are still two mistresses out there.) Ai thought tartly. However, seeing Honami's confident appearance, everyone was stunned.
The expressions on their faces were all too familiar; this was the expression of someone who had already "had a taste."
Honami touched her chest and looked at everyone present. "As it turns out, everyone is someone I know. I didn't expect you all to also have a secret relationship with my Ryunosuke."
Veins popped on everyone's foreheads; it was clear they felt very annoyed, including Ai, who was propping up her chin with one hand.
Just as Ai was about to explode and say that she was the leader here, Honami raised her hand to cut her off and issued a declaration of victory.
"I won't share Ryunosuke-kun's love with anyone else. Let's just use our own respective abilities to see who can snatch him away."
This was already a declaration of war. The other 13 people present kept their faces flat. Especially Hiyori, who closed her book and said with a smile, "Very well~ let's just see who wins."
Arisu was the same; she gave a small laugh. "Interesting, let's prove it."
These two, besides Megumi and Ai, were considered the competitors with the greatest chance of winning. After saying what needed to be said, Honami turned toward Himeno beside her. "Let's go... Himeno-san."
She still smiled sweetly, but Himeno was certain this girl had changed; she had become calmer and full of schemes.
Himeno sighed while massaging her aching head. "Alright then... let's go!"
The two of them were in the same boat; being in the same class and loving the same man, it was only natural for them to prepare to form an alliance.
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Not long after, the time for school dismissal arrived.
Ryunosuke prepared to go home casually. Since Suzune was the Student Council President, she would return at least two hours later, so there was still quite a lot of free time.
Ryunosuke took out his phone and saw a text message from Honami asking him to come to her dormitory. He had no other choice but to comply. Upon arriving at Honami's dormitory, as soon as he entered, he saw her lying on the bed, swinging her legs after having removed her long black socks. She propped up her chin with both hands, and in her mouth was tucked a "safety device"; her meaning was already very clear.
Ryunosuke felt like surrendering to the situation. His school bag slid from his shoulder to the wooden floor, and the door was closed slowly. He had to finish this before Suzune returned.
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The following morning, Himeno asked Ryunosuke to meet on the balcony. She was chewing gum and blowing bubbles, both her hands resting on the guardrail.
As soon as she heard Ryunosuke's footsteps approaching, Himeno, who still had her back to him, began to speak in a sarcastic tone.
"This gentleman truly has a great way of doing things. No doubt about it, you truly are a 'God of Love' or rather a beast; how did you manage to tame Ichinose?"
Ryunosuke approached her, splitting the two-stick popsicle he had bought and giving one part to Himeno. "The weather is hot; eat this to cool down the mood."
Himeno's movement in blowing bubbles stopped, the bubble burst and stuck to her face, but she didn't care. She turned and stared at him with "dead fish eyes."
"After seducing Ichinose, now you come to seduce me? You absolute bastard!"
Even though her mouth said so, Himeno still snatched the popsicle stick from Ryunosuke's hand.
Ryunosuke reached out his hand to help clean the remains of the gum from Himeno's mouth. Himeno did not resist; she just stayed still like an obedient cat—even if this particular cat was a bit wild.
After cleaning the gum residue, Ryunosuke took out a tissue, wrapped the gum so it wouldn't be sticky, then put it in his pocket. He planned to throw it in the trash when he went down later.
Himeno's anger subsided by half. She had no reason to continue being angry; she already knew full well how much of a philanderer this man was. She felt she had resigned herself to loving "scrap metal" like this.
Ryunosuke began to eat the other part of the ice cream calmly on the balcony. Their ice creams clearly had different colors and flavors. Himeno became curious. "What flavor is your ice cream?"
Ryunosuke moved the ice cream away from his mouth. "Mango flavor. Yours?"
"Melon..." Himeno looked at her own ice cream and then at Ryunosuke's. "Hey, give me yours, I want to try."
Ryunosuke: "I don't think this is a good idea, right?"
Himeno: "Stop talking so much!"
Without waiting for Ryunosuke's consent, Himeno immediately leaned over and took a bite of the ice cream with a slightly proud look on her face. Ryunosuke would not be outdone; he also leaned down and took a bite of Himeno's ice cream in return.
"You bastard!" Himeno took an even deeper bite until more than half of Ryunosuke's ice cream was gone.
Instantly, a cold sensation pierced through to her crown; Himeno crouched down while clutching her head, clearly experiencing brain freeze from eating too much ice cream all at once.
Ryunosuke said resignedly, "If you wanted to eat it, I would have certainly given it to you, why did you have to snatch it?"
"You bastard!" Himeno crouched on the floor while gritting her teeth.
Ryunosuke approached her and reached out a hand to help her stand up. Himeno grabbed his hand, then suddenly pulled him with great force. Because Himeno had a petite body, she was afraid she couldn't reach the man, so she used this method to shorten the distance.
Himeno stood on her tiptoes, gave a sudden "attack" of a kiss, then immediately let go. Just as Ryunosuke reacted, Himeno was already at the door with her hand on the doorknob. She turned toward him and snorted. "That was the interest; later I will collect even more..."
*BANG!*
The door closed tightly.
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