Chapter 109: Misunderstanding Among an Elf, Angel and a Devil

"Nothing, nothing… After I finish eating and washing the dishes, I'll just go rest for a bit," Vignette glanced at Hachiman and Kaede without leaving any trace, then awkwardly shook her head.

No matter who it was, after knowing what Hachiman and Kaede had been up to in the entrance hallway, they couldn't possibly remain unaffected. Especially since Iris's soundproof barrier had no effect on them—what they heard was practically lossless high-quality audio.

"No need to trouble yourself with washing the dishes, Vignette. Shion and I will take care of that later. You guys should stay in the living room with my brother for a while and relax," Komachi felt something was off, but she couldn't figure out what exactly. So, she just followed the usual plan—letting Vignette and the others spend more time with her brother.

Anyway, since Kaede didn't seem too upset about Vignette and the others coming over for dinner, it wouldn't hurt to let her brother interact more with these outstanding girls.

Well… Since her brother was already a scumbag, he might as well be a scumbag with a few more exceptional girls. That way, he might actually have a chance at realizing his dream of becoming a stay-at-home husband in the future.

"Yeah, yeah, we'll wash the dishes," Asogi Shion quickly nodded in agreement with Komachi. Though she wasn't quite used to such a large gathering of strangers, she at least had the courage to go along with the flow.

Seeing that Komachi and the others had no idea what her brother had just done, Vignette's face flashed with helplessness. She exchanged glances with the equally awkward and flustered Gabriel, then sighed in unison.

What should they do in the future…?

Judging from their unspoken understanding, this clearly wasn't the first time they'd caught Hachiman in such a situation. If they continued spending time with him, wouldn't they have to face these embarrassing scenes every day?

'No way! Absolutely not!'

"Wait, don't tell me we got caught? You said they wouldn't hear us! Hachiman, you liar," Kaede suddenly couldn't help but poke Hachiman's waist. Her little mouth moved close to his ear, her face flushed red as she whispered in accusation.

She had no idea that Iris had secretly been assisting them. Naturally, she refused to let Hachiman have his way in the hallway. Under his fierce offensive, she had chosen to kneel rather than surrender.

But now, seeing the strange expressions on Gabriel and Vignette's faces, she felt something was wrong. Had they really heard the sounds she had failed to suppress?

Just the thought of her shameful noises possibly being overheard made Kaede wish she could crawl into a hole and disappear.

'It's all Hachiman's fault! Why did he have to do it in the hallway?'

"Komachi and the others in the living room didn't hear anything. How could Vignette and the others hear from the kitchen?", Hachiman solemnly explained in a low voice. Even though he knew full well that Vignette and Gabriel had heard, he couldn't let Kaede know that.

If he told her, she'd definitely try to bite him to death. And if Gabriel and Vignette found out he had intentionally let them hear, they'd probably get so embarrassed and furious that they'd go berserk on him.

No way was he ever going to admit that he knew Gabriel and Vignette could hear but still continued for the thrill of it. Even if Gabriel's older sister were standing right in front of him, he wouldn't confess to such a thing.

"Mm… If you say so….", Kaede felt a little relieved after hearing Hachiman's explanation.

Though she admitted that sometimes her voice was a tiny bit loud, Komachi hadn't noticed, Makoto hadn't noticed, and neither had Shion or the others. Maybe it really was just her imagination.

There was no way her voice could have traveled past the living room and directly into the kitchen where Vignette and Gabriel were, right?

Maybe the two transfer students were acting strangely for a completely different reason.

That was the only way Kaede could comfort herself.

She had to comfort herself—what was done was done. No matter how much she worried about it now, it wouldn't change anything. Even if they really had heard, the only thing she could do was pretend nothing had happened.

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Dinner ended amidst an unspoken atmosphere of awkwardness.

Komachi and Shion got up to clear the table and wash the dishes. As a guest, Makoto Usui wanted to help, but Komachi politely refused.

Kaede still felt something was off. She grabbed Makoto to subtly probe if she had overheard anything from the hallway.

Makoto had been sitting closest to the hallway. If she hadn't heard anything, then the others probably hadn't either.

Meanwhile, Iris pulled aside her sister and bodyguard, Aegis, along with Gabriel and Vignette, leading them to the hallway for a private conversation.

Even Kaede had noticed Gabriel and Vignette's strange behavior, so of course, Iris had as well.

But she was also confused. She had clearly used a barrier spell—today, she wasn't even struggling to maintain it through intense distractions. There shouldn't have been any leaks. No one else had heard a thing.

Unless… Gabriel and Vignette were also from their world.

Previously, she had only considered transfer students among the demi-human races. She hadn't thought about humans from her world. But now that she did, it was possible.

If Gabriel and Vignette were powerful individuals from the human side, then they might indeed have sensed her soundproof barrier.

"Miss Vignette, Miss Gabriel, are you two humans from this world?"

Iris smiled at them as she and Aegis stood near the entrance to the living room.

She hadn't called the President over. Even though Gabriel and Vignette didn't seem like they would react too aggressively if their identities were exposed, for the sake of his safety, it was better to let him stay in the living room with his childhood friends.

"Uh… actually… we're not from this world," Vignette glanced at Gabriel beside her. Seeing that she didn't object, she hesitated for a moment, then decided to reveal some information.

If sharing a little truth could make Iris stop making Hachiman do embarrassing things in front of them, then it was totally worth it.

But at that moment, she caught a lingering scent in the air and blushed furiously.

Normally, they could ignore these traces, but after hearing everything right before dinner, standing right here in the very spot where it happened was impossible to ignore.

"So, are you humans or succubi?", Iris hesitated before continuing her questioning.

Most demi-humans had visible racial traits. Those who appeared completely human—like Gabriel and Vignette—were usually succubi.

"She's the succubus, not me. Though I'm not human either," Gabriel shook her head and pointed at Vignette.

"???", Vignette was stunned, looking at Gabriel in disbelief, "I'm not a succubus! When did I become one?"

"You're not? Oh, my mistake. So, you weren't the one who seduced Hachiman into corruption," Gabriel suddenly realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself.

She had suspected Vignette was trying to lead Hachiman astray.

But based on the current situation, it seemed that Hachiman had fallen into depravity all on his own—thanks to her unintended influence. Iris, on the other hand, was just devoting herself to love, so it didn't really count as corruption.

"???"

Vignette was even more bewildered.

'When have I ever seduced Hachiman?'

Hachiman was very nice to her. At one point, she had even mistakenly thought he was pursuing her, but later, she realized that Hachiman was nice to everyone—she wasn't a special case.

But no matter how she looked at it, this had nothing to do with her seducing Hachiman, right?

Up until now, the only things she had done were buying groceries, cooking, and eating at Hachiman's place. They went to school together, but they barely met at school, and they didn't always go home together after school.

If this counted as seducing Hachiman, then Gabriel, as an angel, wasn't she also seducing him?

Vignette felt ridiculously misunderstood, but she didn't know how to express her frustration. She wasn't good at scolding people, so she could only stare straight at Gabriel.

"Ahem, Vignette, don't dwell on this—it's just a misunderstanding," Gabriel felt like her mindset had been thrown into disarray by Iris and Hachiman today. Feeling guilty about her slip of the tongue, she quickly changed the subject and spoke to Iris.

"Neither Vignette nor I are humans or succubi. Just think of us as some rare non-human race," If their identities as an angel and a demon were exposed, it might involve Heaven and the Underworld. Since their goal was just to get Iris and the others to tone it down, revealing only that they weren't human should be enough.

"Oh... but aren't you going to tell the club president about this?", Iris nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Vignette again and asked.

"If you don't tell the club president about your identities, then he won't be able to provide you with assistance," In their world, demi-human populations were dwindling. Since Vignette and Gabriel weren't human and were so powerful, they were probably troubled by the declining birthrate as well.

Well, Gabriel had already agreed to assist her, probably as a way to peacefully receive the president's aid.

But she wasn't overly possessive of the president. Before the elves arrived, she didn't mind letting Vignette and Gabriel join in.

After all, neither Saki nor Shion needed it. Each time, the president's life energy overflowed, so why not let Vignette and Gabriel receive assistance together?

That way, once Vignette and Gabriel shared the same interests as her, they could help fend off the other demi-humans lurking in the shadows.

However, Gabriel was a bit confused about the "assistance" Iris was talking about.

"Wait, Iris, what exactly do you mean by assistance? Weren't you asking me to assist you? How did it turn into Hachiman assisting us?"

Did she and Iris have completely different understandings of the same word?

Otherwise, why did she feel like she understood what Iris was saying yet, at the same time, had no idea what she meant?

"I mean the club president will help us get pregnant and have children. Gabriel, didn't you already agree to participate in the assistance?", Iris looked at the bewildered Gabriel and Vignette, suddenly realizing something. A rosy blush spread across her fair, delicate face.

Did she make a mistake? Did Gabriel and Vignette not understand what assistance meant at all?

Then didn't that mean Vignette had heard everything that happened between her and the president in the kitchen?

And earlier at the cinema, when she and the president were only separated from Gabriel by a single chair, she had even propped both hands on Gabriel's chair back...

'Hiss...', The moment Iris thought about how Gabriel had pretended not to hear anything, embarrassment surged through her, making her bite her pink lips in frustration. She didn't know whether to blame Gabriel for not revealing her identity sooner or to regret her own boldness.

Don't be fooled—though she acted more seductive than a succubus when she played with Hachiman in private, that was just for assistance. In formal situations, she was still quite pure and bashful.

Unless Vignette and Gabriel joined in, making everyone the same, she wouldn't feel so embarrassed.

At this moment, even Aegis, standing to the side, felt secondhand embarrassment for Iris.

Thankfully, thankfully, she wasn't the one who had been assisted by the president in the cinema today.

Originally, Iris had arranged for her to do it, but since she had refused, Iris went herself.

If she had agreed, then the one feeling so embarrassed she wanted to flee right now would have been her.

However, at this moment, neither Gabriel nor Vignette paid any attention to Iris, who was dying of embarrassment.

"...Did I hear that right? Iris, the assistance you were talking about was this?", Gabriel recalled her conversation with Iris in the kitchen and suddenly realized that she might have agreed to something outrageous.

When she had promised to assist Iris in her love life, she meant helping out on the side while Iris was with Hachiman.

"Gabriel, y-you also want Hachiman to assist you in having children...?", Vignette covered her small mouth, looking at Gabriel in utter shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.

'Are angels from Heaven really like this?'

'To the point where they will target an ordinary human for childbirth—even starting as a trainee angel?'

"Vignette, what are you even thinking? No matter how you look at it, there's no way I'd ask Hachiman for assistance. This is all a misunderstanding!", Seeing Vignette looking at her with disbelief, as if she had done something to disgrace Heaven, Gabriel's cheeks flushed, and she nearly lost her composure.

How could an angel possibly seek assistance from a human?

They were angels, not succubi.

"Uhh... if you two really don't need assistance, can you help me instead?", Now that Iris had confirmed that the two truly had no idea about the "assistance," she blushed in embarrassment. After hesitating for a moment, she made a small request to Gabriel and Vignette.

"How exactly are we supposed to help you? If it involves assisting you during your assistance, that is absolutely out of the question," Seeing this seemingly pure yet secretly lewd blonde elf princess set her sights on them, Gabriel's internal alarms went off. She quickly declared her stance.

Helping Iris with her love life was fine, but participating in her "assistance" was absolutely not.

She didn't even have those kinds of feelings for Hachiman—how could she act like a demon and behave so recklessly?

"Uh... I'm with Gabriel on this. Anything but the assistance," Vignette pursed her lips, awkwardly murmuring her agreement.

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