Chapter 169: Hachiman Is After Tohsaka Touka?

"Then what about you, Kaede? Are you planning to stay over at Hachiman's house?", Iris smiled sweetly at Kaede. She originally intended to stay overnight at the club president's house, but now, in front of Kaede, it was inconvenient to do so, since her current identity was just a suitor of the president.

However, since she couldn't openly stay behind, naturally Kaede couldn't either. Otherwise, what would she do when she and Aegis snuck back over in the middle of the night?

She didn't mind being with Kaede and Suzu together. Their aid requests didn't require a whole night, just needed to be satisfied.

But clearly, Kaede and Suzu weren't likely to accept her and Aegis, who had just started pursuing the president, appearing in his room in the middle of the night.

"I-I'm of course going back too," Kaede opened her mouth but still didn't have the courage to say that she and Suzu were staying overnight at Hachiman's house.

Her relationship with Hachiman had made breakthrough progress, but she hadn't even told her own parents. Now she had no way to just brazenly stay at Hachiman's house, so she could only get up and leave with Suzu, following Iris and Aegis.

There was no way around it. If it were just her and Hachiman, she might've already said it. But now that both she and Suzu had been "eaten" by Hachiman, was she supposed to reveal her own relationship with him or Suzu's?

No matter whose she revealed, it wouldn't be fair to the other.

And if she confessed that both she and Suzu… her parents probably wouldn't accept that easily…

"Hachiman, just you wait. Tomorrow I'll see just how many girls in the Service Club like you. If you're having impure relationships, just wait for the disciplinary committee to come shut the club down," Before leaving, Kaede fiercely glared at Hachiman, who had escorted them to the entrance.

The whole evening she had been chatting with Iris and the others, hardly saying a word to Hachiman, Is this guy really not worried I'll be angry?'

Clearly she and Suzu hadn't asked for anything more, and yet this guy still wanted to be a househusband, still wanted a harem.

If Iris hadn't exposed it herself, he might really have sneakily opened a harem behind their backs.

"No problem. Just remember to bring Rurikawa along too, I'll take the chance to take her as well," Hachiman grinned and patted Kaede's head, 'This girl, if she had been this wary from the start, I might have been troubled. But now, the Service Club is already my base of operations, filled mostly with my people, why will I fear Kaede's inspection?'

"In your dreams. I'm calling Tsubaki right now and telling her you have improper intentions toward her, so she stays away from you," Kaede saw Hachiman not taking her words seriously, still trying to ruffle her hair as usual, and directly tossed her head to shake his hand off.

"Mhm mhm, whatever you like," Hachiman nodded indifferently, then looked at Iris, who was standing nearby with a sweet smile, and comforted her.

He knew that Iris and Aegis planned to stay over tonight. But now that Kaede had targeted Aegis, it wasn't easy for them to stay.

Still, that didn't affect Iris much. They could just go out for a bit and sneak back later.

'Hmph! Just keep being smug, Hachiman!', Kaede saw Hachiman talking to Iris again and felt quite upset. But since they weren't doing anything inappropriate, she couldn't really lash out. She could only sulk to the side.

Only after watching Iris and Aegis say goodbye to Hachiman and leave did Kaede return to her own house next door with Suzu.

'This guy Hachiman is getting too confident. I should better think about asking Makoto-chan to help keep an eye on him at the Service Club.'

Makoto, as a disciplinary committee member, had always been stern with Hachiman. She'd feel at ease having her monitor him.

But with Advanced Nurturing High recently disbanded, a bunch of students had been transferred to Sobu High, and the disciplinary committee had been busy dealing with this mixed group. She didn't want to trouble Makoto-chan right now.

Kotegawa Yui from Hachiman's class had a decent relationship with Makoto Usui, but she herself didn't get along well with Kotegawa Yui, who was a bit rigid. If anything really happened in the Service Club, it could easily blow up. Only Makoto could discreetly keep an eye on Hachiman and report back to her so she could personally take care of him.

"Onii-chan, they all left? Not even one stayed to keep you company?", Komachi blinked in confusion as she watched Hachiman close the door and return to the living room alone.

That shouldn't be the case. The love drama had been resolved. Normally her brother should be enjoying his central role.

How come, out of the two pairs of close sisters, not one had stayed behind to warm his bed?

"Iris and Aegis went for a walk. If Kaede and Suzu don't come over later, they'll come back to keep me company," Hachiman waved his hand and plopped down between Komachi and Asougi Shion, his arm slipping behind Shion's slender waist, pulling her gently into his embrace.

If Kaede and Suzu decided to come by for a surprise visit, he couldn't just switch people in the middle of things with Iris. To avoid that, Iris had decided to return later.

Coincidentally, they had some elf matters to take care of while providing aid, so they used this time to handle it.

"Then what are you doing to Shion now, onii-chan? Using her as a substitute?", Komachi looked speechlessly at her brother and Shion sitting intimately together.

It had been fine when everyone else was still around, but now only the three of them were left. Watching her brother cuddle Shion made her feel like the outsider in her own home.

"Of course not. I just want to reward obedient and well-behaved Shion," Hachiman kissed Shion's long, fair neck and gently played with her smooth black hair resting on her shoulders.

Shion, cold on the surface but actually bad at interacting with people, didn't talk much in front of everyone. But in reality, she was the most worry-free one.

She wouldn't get jealous or demand support from him. As long as he treated her well and never abandoned her, she'd obediently follow him.

Of course, just because Shion's standards were low didn't mean he'd treat her poorly. The more she was like this, the more he felt protective. Her original family had hurt her deeply, compared to Komachi, Shion was only more physically developed, but mentally might not even be as mature. If Komachi had gone through the same, and didn't have him to rely on, she'd probably be equally helpless.

"Mmhm... as long as Hachiman-oniichan likes it...", Shion's cheeks turned bright red. She lowered her head, nervously fidgeting with her pale fingers and replied in a voice as faint as a mosquito's.

Things were already good now. Hachiman wasn't harsh with her just because she had nowhere else to go, instead, he treated her better and better, trying to meet all her needs. Even Komachi didn't necessarily get such treatment. How could she possibly be dissatisfied?

The only thing that might be considered not so good was that Hachiman was getting bolder, even doing things in front of Komachi...

Even though she tried to fulfill his desires in private, under Komachi's gaze, she couldn't hide her embarrassment.

"Shion, you're just spoiling onii-chan. Be careful he gets too used to it and then you'll suffer," Watching the affectionate pair, Komachi rolled her eyes.

Hopeless. Shion had already turned into her brother's loyal... something. Whatever he said, she agreed with, never talked back.

But considering Shion's situation, if it were her in Shion's place, she probably couldn't help giving her whole heart to her brother either.

"I-I'm not spoiling Hachiman-oniichan... it's clearly him who's spoiling me...", Shion opened her mouth, blushing, unable to explain to Komachi properly.

Some things, even if Komachi already sensed them, were still hard to say out loud.

As a third party who came into this family, she wasn't here to take what belonged to Komachi. But there was some affection that she couldn't share with Komachi.

"Alright, alright, we know onii-chan spoils you. The bath's ready. Hurry and go wash up, you two," Komachi rolled her eyes, cutting off the topic and urging them.

She didn't know exactly how her brother managed to win over Shion, but lately the radiant and charming Shion had received countless love letters at school. She was sure something naughty had happened between them in the room.

Even though she hadn't overheard anything, they could've waited until she fell asleep and then snuck out of bed.

"Aren't you coming too, Komachi? It's faster if the three of us bathe together," Shion whispered, her face flushed.

Though she couldn't share some of Hachiman's affection with Komachi, they could still bathe together.

She didn't want her presence to harm the bond between Komachi and Hachiman. After all, they were real siblings. No matter how well Hachiman treated her, maybe even better than Komachi sometimes, that fact wouldn't change.

Maybe due to her broken family, Shion didn't trust marriage much. She didn't mind if Hachiman was a little unfaithful, as long as he treated her well.

But she didn't want to become someone she hated, someone who breaks up the family of the girl who tried to help her.

"You two go. If Kaede-oneesan shows up, I still have to answer the door," Komachi pouted, 'The three of us bathing together? That'll only take longer.'

She wasn't going. What if Shion splashed water on her face again?

She understood Shion's feelings. Cold outside, shy inside, incapable of hiding anything. Shion definitely felt guilty and afraid of being misunderstood, but also couldn't refuse her brother. If she misjudged and made things worse, it'd be really awkward.

"Good thing we didn't invite Tohsaka over today, or we might've scared her," Saying this, Komachi sighed.

Though Iris and Kaede's little battlefield didn't turn physical, the dinner table atmosphere was still tense. With so many people around, the usually quiet and withdrawn Tohsaka Sakura might've been too scared to say a word.

"Huh? Tohsaka?", From Shion's hair to her thighs, Hachiman, who had been carefully gauging her softness, suddenly froze.

"Onii-chan, didn't you say we should invite Tohsaka Sakura over to play?", Komachi rolled her eyes at her brother, who had been distracted by Shion's pale, springy thighs.

"Tohsaka Sakura is our classmate. Today Shion and I said hi to her."

"We thought of inviting her over, but she was really cold to us, so we decided to get to know her better first, and maybe invite her later."

"Uh... I was just saying that in passing. You don't have to force a friendship if she's not easy to talk to."

Hachiman felt a bit helpless. He had seen Tohsaka Aoi and Tohsaka Touka at the Poiman family residence and knew they were acquainted with Yukino's mother and Yukinoshita Haruno.

After coming home and finding out that Komachi and the others were classmates with Tohsaka Sakura, he casually mentioned it. He hadn't planned to rely on them for the Tohsaka family management task.

If he really wanted to do that task, why go through Sakura? He'd find Touka instead, or at least Aoi.

It's just that he'd been busy lately, and the family mission from the Tohsaka side, and Touka being added to the romance list, hadn't triggered any alerts, so he hadn't gotten around to it.

"Tohsaka family management, huh... Doesn't sound like something that can be solved just by getting Touka alone..."

"Really just a passing comment? I looked into it, and apparently Tohsaka Sakura and Rin's older sister in college is even prettier. A tall, black-haired beauty."

Komachi looked at Hachiman suspiciously, "I heard their family's in a bit of trouble right now, but still much richer than ours."

"Tall, black hair, pretty, and ambitious too, she could totally fulfill your dream of being a househusband."

"Onii-chan, are you really telling me you have no thoughts about that big sister? Could you say no to such a beautiful onee-san?", Komachi was seriously doubting her brother's intentions. She had never mentioned Sakura's name before him, and yet he knew it. Clearly, her brother had his eyes on her sister.

"Uh... I admit her sister is kinda pretty... but it's really not what you think," Hachiman wanted to say: one girl isn't enough. The "Tohsaka family management" task clearly wasn't something Touka could handle alone. But he couldn't say that in front of Komachi.

Though Komachi always stood firmly on his side, that didn't stop her from despising him. For example, she'd never accept everything he'd been up to with Shion, Iris and Aegis, or Yuina. At most, he'd let her find out on her own.

"Heh... you're just bullying Shion because she doesn't get jealous," Komachi didn't believe a word Hachiman said. Even though she hadn't seen Tohsaka Sakura's sister, she had met her mother during a parent-teacher-student conference.

Unlike the withdrawn Sakura or the cheerful Rin, their mother was calm and elegant, with a mature figure. Your typical Yamato Nadeshiko.

The Tohsaka sisters, along with their mother, were all so beautiful. Without a doubt, that never-before-met Tohsaka Touka must also be extremely beautiful.

She did have confidence in Shion, excellent grades, a narrow social circle, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, well-developed, these were all advantages. But unfortunately, Tohsaka Touka was a big sister who was a college student; presumably, the current Shion was still a bit immature and couldn't quite compare to her.

"Alright, not talking to you anymore. Shion and I are going to take a bath first," Hachiman rolled his eyes, stood up holding Asougi Shion, and headed to the bathroom.

Komachi had been teasing him not just for a day or two. In the past, it was just banter and teasing each other back and forth, which was actually kind of fun. But now, he was truly capable of doing this kind of thing, so he really had no way to refute Komachi.

"Don't take too long in there! I still want to use the bathtub to soak later!", Komachi shouted toward the backs of the two people who were about to walk into the bathroom.

"Mm...", Asougi Shion's arms hooked around Hachiman's neck, burying her blushing white face into Hachiman's chest, embarrassed to respond to Komachi.

If it were just soaking in the bath, Komachi definitely wouldn't stop her and Hachiman, but deliberately reminding them like that was obviously a way of telling them not to dirty the bathwater in the tub.

This... she could only say she would try her best. After all, she really had no way of refusing Hachiman.

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