Chapter 117: Bathing with Komachi?

Komachi pouted and turned her head away, refusing to look at Hachiman.

"This stupid Hachiman, does he really think I will envy Shion?'

'How could I possibly envy Shion?'

'I am his biological sister. What biological sister would envy an adopted sister!'

"By the way, why are you all so surprised that I'm back? Didn't I say I was just going out to see Makoto-san off?"

Hachiman looked at Asougi Shion, whose face was flushed with shyness, and then at Komachi, who was pouting, and chuckled.

Shion wasn't a noble and incredibly soft-bodied elf like Iris, but her cuteness was no less than Iris and the others. Even though she had been so intimate with him, she still got shy every time.

If it weren't for the fact that he had to deal with Kaede and Suzu tonight, he would have wanted to play with Shion in Komachi's room again.

"Um... it's just that you were out for so long, Hachiman nii-san, I thought you were going to spend the night outside with Princess Iris and the others...", Asougi Shion, her face bright red, sat in Hachiman's lap and looked into his eyes as she explained in a soft voice.

If it were just going out to see someone off, they wouldn't have thought much of it, but since Iris and Aegis, who were originally staying here, had made excuses to go back and followed Hachiman out, they couldn't help but suspect that their brother, who hadn't returned so late, was spending time with those two elf princesses.

"Your thoughts are off track. How could I just run off to spend the night outside without saying a word? No matter what, I would have told you," Hachiman reached out and pinched Asougi Shion's cheek, then tried to pinch Komachi's, but she dodged.

"Haha, nii, don't you realize how much of a scumbag you are? Only Shion would be so foolish as to be fooled by you," Komachi took a few steps back to avoid Hachiman's hand, and glared at him as he returned and immediately started teasing Shion.

"Shion isn't foolish. Shion is much smarter than Komachi, right?", As he spoke, Hachiman winked at Shion, who was in his arms.

Compared to Komachi, who struggled with her studies, Shion was an honor student who often ranked at the top of her grade. For Shion, getting into Sobu High School would be a breeze.

Although in the original story, Komachi managed to get in after working hard, for the current Komachi, she still needed to learn more from Shion so that she could attend Soubu High together with Shion in the future, join the Service Club, and become his junior.

"Um...", Caught between her good friend and her good brother, Asougi Shion looked back and forth between the two, biting her lip, unsure of what to say.

Her personality was different from Komachi's. Even though she knew she had been accepted into this family, it was still unlikely for her to be as uninhibited as Komachi.

"You just keep bullying Shion. I regret introducing Shion to you, Onii-chan," Seeing how Shion, a top student who was adored by all the boys at school as the cool, long-haired beauty, was being treated like a little pet by her brother at home, Komachi couldn't help but feel speechless.

"Do you regret it, Shion?", Hachiman grabbed Asougi Shion's slender, pale hands, playing with them as he smiled and asked.

"No! I don't regret it!", Faced with this question, Asougi Shion shook her head vigorously without hesitation.

When she decided to stay in this family, she had already made up her mind not to compete for anything. As long as Hachiman nii-san and Komachi treated her as family, she would be satisfied.

Although Hachiman nii-san's actions sometimes made her shy, being treated like this by him, in her eyes, was a sign that he really liked her. Deep down, she actually felt a little secretly pleased...

After all, Hachiman nii-san was surrounded by such outstanding girls, and yet he still spent so much time with her. Didn't that prove that he was keeping his promise to her?

"Shion and I are going to take a bath. Komachi, don't peek, okay?", Seeing this, Hachiman stood up, holding Asougi Shion, and warned Komachi, who was momentarily speechless.

"Who would peek at you taking a bath?", Komachi's face turned red as she glared at Hachiman, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

At most, she would just eavesdrop, and she hadn't heard anything, so could that even count as eavesdropping?

"By the way, Shion, didn't you already take a bath? Why don't you have any reaction?", Komachi stared directly at Asougi Shion, who was in Hachiman's arms.

"I, I'm going to help Onii-chan scrub his back...", Feeling a bit flustered under Komachi's gaze, Asougi Shion whispered.

"Haha...", Komachi rolled her eyes in exasperation, completely speechless at these two who were so infatuated with each other that they forgot about their sister.

Well... Shion was a bit older than her, so after integrating into this family, Shion could actually be considered her sister now.

"I, I really am just going to help Hachiman nii-san scrub his back...", Seeing this, Asougi Shion couldn't help but emphasize again in a small voice.

"Uh-huh, I believe you. I just hope you don't scrub so long that Mom and Dad get back from work," Komachi nodded without any emotion. Just scrubbing his back? If Shion's face hadn't been so red when she said it, she might have believed it.

But all she could do was talk. There wasn't much else she could do.

Hachiman had ulterior motives toward Shion, and Shion had ulterior motives toward Hachiman. These two were practically running toward each other.

But even though this was the development she had initially wanted, she couldn't help but feel a bit left out and uncomfortable.

Seeing Komachi sulking, Asougi Shion bit her lip and suddenly took Komachi's hand, saying seriously, "I-if you don't believe me, Komachi, then come help Hachiman nii-san scrub his back too!"

"???", Komachi was stunned, her eyes fixed on Asougi Shion.

'Shion, what do you mean by that?'

'Is it really just scrubbing his back?'

"Komachi, you don't want to? Then I'll just scrub Hachiman nii-san's back by myself," Seeing that Komachi seemed shocked by her words, Asougi Shion came back to her senses and whispered, her cheeks flushed.

Hachiman had promised her that she would be treated the same as Komachi in this family. Whatever Komachi had, she would have too. But she hadn't come to this family to compete with Komachi for her brother. Whatever Hachiman nii-san gave her, she would naturally share with Komachi. [T/N: 😱]

Just now, she had instinctively not wanted Komachi to feel left out, but had she accidentally said something outrageous?

Well, it was normal for Komachi and Hachiman nii-san to be a bit more intimate in their usual interactions, but Komachi was already so grown up. For her to scrub Hachiman nii-san's back like her would probably be really embarrassing.

"This... I've taken a bath with Onii-chan before, but I was just thinking that since we just took a bath, doing it again would be a waste of water...", Komachi looked at Asougi Shion, who was being held by Hachiman like a couple, and hesitated for a moment, her voice lowering as if afraid someone might hear.

"Well... if it's just once in a while, it shouldn't be a big deal, right...", Seeing that Komachi had agreed, Asougi Shion couldn't help but look at Hachiman for his opinion.

"It's just helping me scrub my back. How much water could that waste? The water in the bathtub has to be drained anyway, so what's the harm in using it a bit more?", Hachiman rolled his eyes, just like Komachi, and said helplessly.

Lately, his interactions with Shion seemed to have stirred something in Komachi, making her feel uneasy? Well, tonight he would treat them equally and let them both scrub his back.

Seeing that Hachiman didn't suspect their intentions and made the decision directly, Asougi Shion and Komachi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After Hachiman entered the bathroom first, the two girls exchanged a glance, then followed behind, changing into towels before entering.

Although it was just helping him scrub his back, for some reason, both of them felt a bit guilty.

"Komachi, you help Hachiman nii-san wash his hair. I'll scrub his back first," ntering the bathroom and seeing Hachiman sitting on a small stool with his back to them, Asougi Shion whispered to Komachi beside her.

"Wash his hair? Okay, okay!", Komachi, who had been at a loss for where to start, immediately nodded upon hearing Shion's words. She quickly picked up the showerhead to test the water temperature, then wet Hachiman's hair.

Wetting his hair and applying shampoo.

As the foam on Hachiman's head gradually increased, Komachi also relaxed, massaging his scalp while secretly thinking to herself, washing hair is nothing. If Shion can do it, I can do it easily too.

'But while I'm washing Onii-chan's hair, how is Shion scrubbing his back?', Before Komachi could think too much about it, she saw Asougi Shion move in front of Hachiman, pressing some body wash and squeezing a generous amount of the milky-scented soap onto her hands.

"This, this...", Standing behind Hachiman, Komachi's eyes widened.

'So this is how Shion usually washes Onii-chan?'

'No wonder she almost never calls me to help...'

Komachi glanced down at herself, unsure if she should feel relieved...

Asougi Shion wasn't entirely used to wrapping herself in a towel to help Hachiman scrub his back. Normally, she would let Hachiman lean against her, closing his eyes to rest while she massaged him.

But seeing how much more uncomfortable Komachi seemed, her own confidence grew.

Although her voice was still soft and her movements not too bold, compared to the hesitant Komachi, she was much more natural and skilled.

Hachiman didn't pay attention to the mental struggles of these two girls. He closed his eyes, enjoying the hair-washing services of both Komachi and Shion, while thinking about the task he had triggered today at the Poiman family estate, the Tohsaka Family Affairs.

[Character Quest—Tohsaka Family Affairs.]

[Tohsaka Touka's childhood was not ideal. Her father passed away early, and her two younger sisters were too young to understand. As a young girl herself, she could only watch as her mother struggled alone to maintain the family business.]

[Although she wanted to work hard to help her mother escape this hardship and take on the burden of the Tohsaka family, she didn't know what she was about to face.]

[Please help Tohsaka Touka protect the Tohsaka family.]

[For her mother, for her sisters, Tohsaka Touka is willing to do anything.]

'Tokiomi died again?' [T/N: Father of Rin Tohsaka— Tokiomi Tohsaka]

When Hachiman triggered the Tohsaka Family Affairs quest, he was momentarily stunned, thinking he had misread it. After all, he had triggered it on Tohsaka Touka, a girl who was with Yukinoshita Haruno.

'Isn't the Tohsaka family supposed to only have Rin and Sakura as daughters? When did a Touka appear? I only know Kirishima Touka.'

[T/N: Kirishima Touka from Tokyo Ghoul]

However, when he realized that the gentle and virtuous Mrs. Tohsaka next to Mrs. Yukinoshita was Tohsaka Aoi, he knew the system hadn't made a mistake. The Tohsaka family that Tohsaka Touka belonged to was indeed the Tohsaka family he was thinking of.

He knew so many heroines from the 2D world, so he was naturally familiar with the Tohsaka Family Affairs storyline. From what he remembered, it was a classic tale of trying to escape debt but being caught and forced to repay it with their bodies.

But the original work of the Rurikawa Tsubaki and Kaede Suzu series also seemed to have a doujin about Tohsaka Rin and Tohsaka Sakura.

He wasn't sure which work the current Tohsaka family had merged with, resulting in the addition of Touka.

Although when he activated the dating sim mode, he could clearly see that Tohsaka Touka, a young lady around Haruno's age, was indeed very beautiful, with a tall and proud figure, and a pure yet fragile appearance tinged with melancholy, like a much larger version of Yukino.

If the Tohsaka family's problem was just debt, he should be able to easily resolve Tohsaka Touka's family affairs quest.

But given that Tohsaka Aoi was still alive, he wasn't even sure how many members the Tohsaka family had, let alone able to determine the worldview to solve the problem.

'What a headache... Which work has the Tohsaka family merged with...'

Even if the world of doujins couldn't be explained by common sense, he could accept the Tohsaka family suddenly having a Medusa or an Artoria, but this Touka was someone he really couldn't recall.

"Tohsaka Aoi, Tohsaka Touka, Tohsaka Rin, Tohsaka Sakura..."

Unable to find any useful clues from the names, Hachiman reluctantly opened his eyes, deciding to call Ichinose after the bath to have him look into it.

He hoped that Tohsaka Sakura was still Tohsaka Sakura. Otherwise, given the ages of Tohsaka Aoi and Tohsaka Touka, Rin and Sakura should be quite old by now. If there had been a situation where they were adopted into the Matou family, he wouldn't have time to stop it.

'But since Tohsaka Aoi is still alive, maybe someone like Irisviel is also still alive.'

'Hmm... Could it be Prisma Illya? But there is no Touka in Illya either...'

"Hmm?", Asougi Shion suddenly looked up, puzzled at Hachiman, who was muttering to himself.

'Onii-chan, what were you just saying?'

She thought she heard a familiar name, "Onii-chan, were you just talking about Tohsaka Sakura?"

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