[Partner. Are you not missing that Black Prince?]
“Stop with the disgusting noises already.”
Why would I miss a guy?
[Partner, you’re such a liar.]
Just then, when the Black Prince was spewing nonsense.
“Since everyone’s here, let me set the record straight: Eri spent the night with our Master at the love hotel!”
Thud.
Eri places her hand on her chest wrapped in an apron and laughs.
The adult’s ladder?
Is this a joke?
[What the hell is that? Partner? The adult’s ladder? Leaving my lovely little sister aside… …]
“That’s not it. I couldn’t make it to the appointment because I collapsed that day. Eri was waiting until late, so we had no choice but to get a place outside and stay overnight.”
[Is that what really happened? Well… Partner, you still don’t have the guts for that.]
The Black Prince oddly agrees.
Guts, my foot.
I sigh and sit down at the table.
“W-w-w-what do you mean? Spending the night together! How dare you do that without the permission of this exclusive maid, Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte! That’s… that’s scandalous!!”
Olivia clenches her eyes shut, her face turning red as she screams.
“Junior! After the president, are you now after Nishizawa too? What about me…? Why don’t you hug me? I guess someone as ugly as me is just undesirable… Sorry, Junior…”
And then, the face of Senior Kasumi hardens.
She lowers her head, her shoulders drooping.
“I did not… do that. Eri was waiting past curfew, so we just had to sleep outside together. And who says anyone is ugly?”
“…A Junior who toys with a girl’s purity is a bad guy. Plus, with Nishizawa, could it be that you got that close overnight? Suspicious. Black Beast Junior.”
Senior Kasumi puffs her cheeks.
I press my forehead.
This is really driving me nuts.
“I-I-I should have been informed earlier as your exclusive maid… No, still, I-I cannot forgive you!! S-s-s-spending the night together! W-w-w-what about me?! N-no, forget what I just said! Forget it!!”
After hearing my explanation, Olivia looks at me and yells, her face turning red as she starts to ramble.
Really, such a tsundere reaction.
What on earth does she want to say?
At that moment, while I was letting Olivia’s words go in one ear and out the other, Rin, with a serious expression, turns to Eri.
“If Kim Deok-Sung is telling the truth… then the scandalous acts that Bonaparte imagined probably didn’t happen. He’s like a statue that doesn’t budge even in front of my ample chest and desirable thighs. Nishizawa, he surely wouldn’t have moved even an inch against a flat chest like yours.”
“What? Flat chest? Did you just say that? Silly cow? While you’re boasting about your useless fat lump, Eri not only slept with our Master but also took a bath together yesterday.”
Eri shoots back at Rin with a triumphant smile.
Rika shoots a triumphant smile at Rin.
[Partner, is that for real?]
The Black Prince asks.
I don’t bother to answer.
The four girls’ eyes widen at Eri’s words.
“W-wait, a bath?! Hey, you! Did Nishizawa actually say that? It can’t be true, right?”
“Kim Deok-Sung, is what Nishizawa said true?”
“Junior, is that really true?”
“Master…”
Finally, the timid Makoto calls out to me, feeling strangely left out.
“Master, is it true?”
Eri smiles.
Her gaze is definitely on me.
She’s definitely aiming at me.
But after yesterday’s incident, I can’t treat her like usual.
Is this what it feels like to have a mental debt?
“…Well, it’s true, but it’s not what you think, so forget about it.”
That’s all I can say.
Bubbling frustration churns inside me.
[You did it, you really did.]
The Black Prince chuckles in my head.
The moment my words finish, a cold silence descends in the Home Economics Practice Room.
“Hehe.”
Nishizawa laughs as if pleased.
“How dare you go for a bath with Nishizawa first! If you want, I could give you my chest, thighs, everything! Isn’t my ample and soft chest much better than Nishizawa’s washboard? Kim Deok-Sung!”
“Thud.”
Rin places her hand on her large chest and speaks.
“Junior… A junior who enjoys bathing with girls is a Black Beast…”
“W-wait, a co-ed bath? How can you do such a shameless thing!!!! I-I can’t forgive this!! No way!! Ughhhhh!! Really!! Fool, idiot, sea cucumber, sea squirt, anemone, pervert, scoundrel, Kim Deok-Sung!!!”
Olivia points at me, her face bright red, shouting.
Damn it.
Why am I stuck in such a ridiculous situation?
It feels like a crazy light novel world.
‘I’m going crazy. I can’t handle this.’
[You brought this on yourself, partner.]
The Black Prince’s voice echoes in my head.
[If I may offer some advice as a life senior for my poor partner, now’s the time for a strategic retreat. If you keep your distance, the girls will regain their composure.]
The Black Prince suggests I make an escape.
Well, there’s really no other option right now.
But how can I justify that?
“Iiiiii…”
“Ughhhhh, that’s not fair…”
“Junior…”
“Kim Deok-Sung…”
In turn, Makoto, Olivia, Senior Kasumi, and Rin are all glaring at me. How do they expect me to escape?
Just as I was thinking I might be completely trapped…
Bzzz.
In this tense moment, a phone rings.
[Kim Deok-Sung. As the Student Council President, I am summoning you.]
[Please come to the Student Council Hall immediately upon reading this message.]
The moment I see Aris’s text on my phone, I let out a sigh of relief.
I’m saved.
But why did she call me?
I’ll be your love coach.
[Oh, partner. You made it! That was a close call!]
The Black Prince’s voice rings in my head again.
I hold up my phone to the four glaring girls.
“The president called for me, so I’m leaving.”
The girls look at each other, reading the text between Aris and me.
Their expressions subtly harden.
Olivia’s face turns bright red.
“Y-you, after Nishizawa, now the president too! I-I can’t believe you! Why are you so unrestrained!! You’re like the biggest fool in the galaxy!!”
She closes her eyes and shouts.
Unrestrained?
Why is that even a thing right now?
A sigh escapes me.
“Black Beast Junior, are you planning to share a bed with President as well? It seems you’re going to snuggle with everyone but me. A junior who burns a girl’s heart like this is a bad man.”
Kasumi follows with a pout, puffing her cheeks.
Inflated Kasumi-senpai.
What do you mean “sleeping together?”
It’s the middle of the day, what a ridiculous······.
I let out a sigh.
“Ugh······. The president-senpai······. A formidable opponent. I’ll take more lessons on being a bride. Kim Deok-Sung. Right now, it’s just this body, but in the future, I will definitely become the number one bride in every way!”
Rin bites her lip.
She places her hand on her chest.
It’s getting out of hand.
“Master······. Everyone but me······. How unfair······.”
Makoto speaks in a timid voice.
Ssss.
They quickly approach me and block my way.
“I have to go quickly. You know I can’t be late to the president-senpai’s call.”
I shake my phone in my hand.
In this novel world, everyone knows that being late and getting on the bad side of the powerful student council is not an option.
[Partner. Right now, these girls aren’t in a rational persuasion state.]
I hear the sigh of the Black Prince in my head.
“Y-You can’t let him go! W-What if a pervert like him does something perverted to president-senpai! I have to keep an eye on you! As your personal maid!”
Tch.
Olivia points at me, her face turning red.
“Junior, where do you think you’re going? The club activities aren’t over yet. You have to finish them before leaving. That’s my request as the head of the club.”
Peeking.
Kasumi-senpai looks at me and says.
“W-We can’t let you go. Kim Deok-Sung. If you need a girl, then how about sleeping with me instead! I can accommodate all your preferences! Maid costume cosplay, leashes, stockings and garters, even full-body restraint! I’m confident in anything physical!”
Finally, Rin confidently thrusts out her large chest and yells.
Ah, hearing Rin say those words, I feel dizzy again.
I’ll never get used to that ridiculous nonsense, no matter how many times I hear it.
[So, partner. Just give up on persuasion.]
The Black Prince’s voice resonates.
Ah, I don’t know.
Forget persuasion; I just need to get out.
Just then.
“Don’t bother Master, everyone. Master, today Eri will take responsibility and send you off. Because Eri is feeling good today.”
Squeak.
Eri opens the Home Economics Practice Room door.
What a cute gesture out of nowhere.
“Now, quickly go out. Master!”
Ignoring Eri’s words, I barely make my way out of the Home Economics Practice Room.
Phew, I survived.
Bzzz.
My phone rings again.
[What are you doing? Hurry up, Kim Deok-Sung.]
Ari’s urging.
Well, I did take too long earlier.
I put my phone in my pocket and head toward the Student Council Hall.
*
Right after Kim Deok-Sung left.
Not long after, Kasumi declared the end of the club activity.
“Then, even though it’s a bit early, I’ll end today’s club activity here. You’ve all worked hard, juniors. Today’s cleanup duty is for Kamiya and Nishizawa, right? Please handle the cleanup.”
No one objected to Kasumi’s words.
After all, this club was formed to see him.
Since Kim Deok-Sung had to leave due to the student council’s call, everyone implicitly agreed there was no reason to prolong the club activity.
Squeak.
In the strangely awkward atmosphere, Kasumi, Olivia, and Rin leave one by one.
Left behind in the spacious Home Economics Practice Room are Makoto and Eri.
“Hmph, hmhmhm.”
Feeling good today, Eri hums a tune while cleaning up the food scraps.
In contrast, Makoto, beside her, scrubs the dishes with a stiff expression.
‘Falling behind······.’
Makoto’s face darkens.
Recently, she has been feeling the relationships of the girls around Kim Deok-Sung steadily progressing.
On the other hand, Makoto herself hasn’t made any significant progress with Kim Deok-Sung yet.
She could have spent time alone with him in Kyoto, but that was it.
Compared to rivals like Rin, Olivia, Eri, and Kasumi, she’s still at a toddler’s level.
If compared to other competitors like me, she’s still at the beginner level.
Just like earlier.
Unlike the other girls who raised their voices, Makoto couldn’t say a word.
No, she couldn’t.
Makoto bit her lip.
My lord.
Just thinking about him sends shivers down her spine, proof of how much she values him.
Her feelings for the lord are unrivaled compared to anyone else.
That’s what Makoto thought.
‘…It might be presumptuous to think this as his sword, but I want to be loved by my lord too.’
Not as much as the other girls, but still.
She wants to get a bit closer than she is now.
However, Makoto had neither the opportunity nor the reason to do so.
Unlike the other girls who had been together since the start of the first semester, she had joined midway.
‘I have low feminine charm, I look like a boy, and I’m not pretty…’
Makoto bit her lip.
Her reflection ripples on the surface of the water in the sink.
Short hair like a boy, a masculine tone, unadorned and plain.
With the glamorous beauty and elegant demeanor of a French princess, Olivia boasts a beauty worthy of the top-ranked beautiful girl in the area, Eri, and Rin, who showcases a sultry yet demure appearance, along with the composed senior, Kasumi, and the popular idol student council president, Aris.
Compared to them, Makoto feels like she has no charm at all.
‘I feel so isolated.’
She feels particularly out of place among the shining figures around her.
‘Even if I were the lord, I wouldn’t want to see a girl as dull and lacking in charm as me…’
Memories of her date with the lord in Kyoto flash through Makoto’s mind.
Her clumsy appearance from when she had awkwardly dressed up, thanks to the advice of the Japanese organization members.
She wasn’t feminine or pretty at all, but the lord still said she suited him.
‘My lord…’
Makoto’s face flushes.
Her heart races.
Makoto smiles faintly.
Just thinking about the lord brings her happiness.
Just when she thought she couldn’t give up on her feelings.
“Makoto—p!”
Suddenly.
Eri jumps on Makoto from behind.
She feels an unfamiliar sensation against her chest.
“Eek! Nishizawa-san!”
Makoto’s green eyes widen.
“Wow, your chest size is really something. How did you manage to wrap up these lumps of meat with a bandage? Eri-ling, I might be a little envious of you?”
“Nishizawa-san… if you touch there… Eek!”
Makoto’s face turns bright red.
“Hehehe. Just kidding! Eri-ling doesn’t care about chest size.”
With an expression that seems to suggest otherwise, Eri withdraws her hand.
Finally freed, Makoto hugs her large chest with both arms, her face still flushed.
“Uuuh… Nishizawa-san… you surprised me.”
“But Makoto, you looked particularly gloomy today. Eri-ling wants to see you smile like you usually do.”
Eri beams with a big smile.
Makoto turns her gaze to Eri.
‘So pretty.’
True to her title as a galaxy-ranked beautiful girl, Eri’s face is truly beautiful.
It’s compared to her boyish appearance.
Suddenly, a thought from earlier rushes back.
‘The lord said he spent the night with Eri yesterday.’
The moment she recalls that, jealousy surges from deep within Makoto’s heart.
I want to spend the night too.
I want to bathe with the lord too.
She lightly bites her lip, suppressing her jealousy.
Nishizawa Eri is her precious friend.
She can’t let jealousy rear its ugly head.
Makoto’s shoulders droop.
“Is there something bothering you? Tell me everything. As your friend, Eri-ling will solve it all! You can trust Eri-ling!”
“Uh, that is…”
Makoto trails off.
