Preparations for the School Festival

"This is the moment you both came at the same time."

"Ah… This is such a naughty face."

"M-Mou! Master…"

Right now, I'm sitting on the sofa in the living room in my pants. Emily and Erika, who had removed their white brims, were dressed only in maid bikinis and were cuddling up to me on either side.

After that, I used healing magic on the two of them to erase the hickeys all over their bodies and took turns showering. The girls' depleted stamina was restored by the lewd crest that absorbed semen containing magic power.

There were many other positive effects, such as improved physical condition and improved skin tone. Apparently, fellow idols sometimes casually ask them how their skin is softer than before.

While talking about such things, the three of us were also copying the camera data to Emily's laptop and enjoying a friendly viewing session together.

"As expected, Erika looks more like a gravure model."

"That's because the experience is different."

"Is it better for Emily to do gravure too?"

"No, don't do that. I'm the only one who can see you like this."

While looking at the photos and videos I took, I had a conversation with the two of them. Such a situation continued until it was time for me to go home and I left the room.

***

Around mid-October, when I visited the fortune-telling club, senior Margaret, the club president, invited me to her house for the weekend. Her reason was that Jessica was going to try on the shrine maiden outfit and she wanted my impressions.

Of course, there was no way I would refuse. I would have paid money to see a beautiful girl like Jessica in a shrine maiden outfit.

So on a Sunday afternoon, two weeks before the festival was to take place, I paid a visit to senior Margaret's house. It was a pretty big house, I thought, as I pushed the intercom and she greeted me.

"Welcome Ethan."

"Sorry to bother you, senior Margaret."

"Yes, come in. My family is out, so don't worry."

"Huh… What about Jessica?"

"Jessica just arrived."

While talking, I was led to the living room. There, I found Jessica in plain clothes, sitting on the sofa with a beautiful posture.

"Good afternoon, Jessica."

"Good afternoon, Ethan."

"First of all… Shall we enjoy ourselves?"

Senior Margaret offered me a drink and we chatted for a few moments. When the cups served were empty, she finally made her move.

"Well then, let's get to today's main topic, shall we?"

"…Yes, Senior."

"Ethan, please wait here."

"I got it."

"Then Jessica, let's go upstairs."

"Hah…"

Senior left the living room with Jessica, who didn't seem to be in a very good mood. As their footsteps up the stairs faded away, I pulled out my phone to pass the time.

***

After a reasonable amount of time, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I stopped fiddling with my phone and senior Margaret walked into the living room.

"Ethan, thank you for waiting. …You can be sure it was worth the wait."

"Well, if you say so."

"She's ridiculously cute. Then Jessica, come out."

A little later than senior Margaret's words, Jessica made her appearance. At the mere sight of her, my body froze involuntarily.

The shrine maiden costume she was wearing was not a cheap cosplay-like thing but gave me an impression of authenticity. Dressed in such a costume, she overwhelmed me with her divine beauty.

"Hey, it's amazing, isn't it?"

While saying so, senior Margaret was taking pictures of Jessica with the smartphone in her hand. She looked so cute with her face burning with embarrassment and her eyes looking down, but then I thought of a problem.

"Ah, Umm… Senior."

"What? …Ah, don't worry. I'll share the photos with you."

"Is that so? Thank you for that… Wait, not that?"

"That wasn't it?"

She didn't seem to be aware of the problem as she was talking to me and taking pictures of Jessica. I confirmed this with senior Margaret, staring at Kojina-san, whose face had turned even redder.

"…Are you really going to make Jessica wear this outfit for the school festival?"

"That's right… Could it be that you don't want other boys to see her like this?"

"Haa…"

"I'm the only one who can see Jessica in her shrine maiden costume. That makes you feel superior, doesn't it?"

Senior Margaret used Jessica as an opportunity to make fun of me. Apparently, she really didn't understand, so I reluctantly pointed out the problem.

"I'm not saying that's not the case, but… It's probably going to be troublesome."

"Troublesome?"

"Yes. I think the boys are going to be gathering in droves, and it's going to be hard to accommodate them."

"Eh…"

"If we caused such a commotion, wouldn't it affect the survival of the fortune-telling club?"

"..."

Senior Margaret stopped taking pictures with her phone and stared back at Jessica. Her expression became more and more serious.

"…Will things turn bad?"

"Probably. That's how much more attractive Jessica is now, even more so than usual."

"Huuu..."

"Hmm…"

"Senior, a bunch of high school boys will swarm all over the place, you know?"

"I-I don't want that either…"

Jessica, who didn't want to wear a shrine maiden costume, jumped on board with my story. Senior Margaret crossed her arms as if to emphasize her large breasts and began to worry.

"But I've already ordered the omikuji…"

"…I think Jessica will be fine even in uniform. I'll also advertise."

"Y-Yes. I'll do my best too!"

I, who hates troublesome things and Jessica who doesn't want to cosplay as a shrine maiden, desperately persuaded senior Margaret. She would not do anything reckless if the survival of the club depended on it.

"…That's right. It might be a problem, so let's give up on the shrine maiden outfit…"

At senior Margaret's decision, Jessica and I let out a big sigh. It looks like we will be able to get through the festival in one piece.

"But you two will help. So that we can sell out the omikuji."

"Yes, I understand."

"I-I'll do my best."

"…Then, Jessica, would you like to change your clothes?"

Saying that senior Margaret walked out of the living room. Not following suit, Jessica moved to my side, spoke to me in a small voice, and then headed upstairs.

"…Thank you. Saida-kun."

***

With the cultural festival approaching, the school began to buzz. Today, I was alone with Jessica in the club room where senior Margaret was away attending a meeting with the heads of all the school clubs.

Without any particular conversation, I stared at my smartphone and she read a book. In the meantime, I also used affection-increasing magic on Jessica to sway her emotions.

Perhaps as a result of this, she had been glancing at me while pretending to read a book since a while ago. When I made eye contact with her, she blushed.

"What's wrong? Is it about the class play?"

"Yes... Ethan, you worked on it, didn't you?"

"No, when I asked Lily, it was already that scenario."

Lily Thompson is a girl in the literature club and is in charge of the scenario for this play. The story she created goes like this.

The setting is a high school with a long history where a lot of the upper class attend, and the main character is a commoner girl who entered as a scholarship student based on her grades. There is a very famous couple in the high school who are engaged to each other, and the commoner girl has a crush on the guy.

As you can see from this setting, it is a common story in which a handsome man abandons a beautiful woman and chooses a commoner girl. That said, there were many people in my class who found this well-worn setting convenient.

Alexander will play the role of the handsome man, and of course, Jessica will play the role of the beautiful woman. Many girls want to be Alexander's partner who is a model, and boys don't want to see such a scene between Alexander and Jessica, even in a play.

So the play passed this scenario with a majority of votes in favour. I don't even want to recall the subsequent battle for the commoner role as the heroine.

"I-I see…"

Apparently, it was not about the class play. I put my phone down on my desk and sat back in my chair to face Jessica, and she closed her book and faced me the same way.

"Ah, umm… About what happened at senior's house…"

"When you were wearing a shrine maiden outfit?"

"Yeah. At that time… Senior told you she'd send pictures, right?"

"Oh, that's right. She sent it the next day."

"N-No way! Seriously!!"

"…Actually, it's in my smartphone."

"Let me borrow it! I'll delete the pictures!"

I reached for the phone on the desk, but before I could do so, Jessica touched the phone slightly faster. As a result, my right hand clutched her beautiful right hand from above as she grabbed the phone.

"Ah…"

"Mmm!!"

Jessica reacted with a jerk and then stiffened. I was also caught off guard by the unexpected situation and went rigid while still holding her right hand.

Jessica's hand is smooth, I thought in the corner of my head as I looked up at her. As we were staring at each other, Jessica's face turned even redder, and she hurriedly withdrew her right hand.

"…S-Senior is taking too long, isn't she!?"

"J-Jessica?"

"Wait a minute, I'll find her!"

"Well, I—"

"Ethan, please wait here! …Kyaa!!"

She rushed to get up from her seat as if she had forgotten her usual coolness somewhere. At that moment, she seemed to catch her foot somewhere and almost fell, losing her balance.

"Oh, it's dangerous!!"

My body naturally moved in response. Perhaps thanks to my basic physical abilities enhanced by magic, I was able to catch Jessica just before she tumbled to the floor on her back.

"Hiii…!"

"…A-Are you okay?"

"…Y-Yes!!"

I was relieved that I was able to help her. That's when I finally realized the situation where my body position was problematic.

I was in a position as if I was hugging her body. Moreover, we were facing each other at such a close distance that we could kiss if our faces moved forward a few centimetres.

""...""

She and I looked at each other silently. As I looked into Jessica's moist eyes, I thought in a corner of my mind that the closer I looked, the more beautiful she was.

How long had such a time lasted? As I was feeling as if time had stopped, Jessica whose face was bright red, uttered a small remark.

"E-Ethan…"

Then, she slowly closed her eyelids.