Chapter 4 – A repeating gag appeared when they had tea
“Oh my, Shindou-san. You properly found helpers. You went to move it alone. Because I told you to do such things, you thought about what to do.” (Negishi-sensei)
All of them had carried the payload to the office next to the library room, and the library teacher, Negishi, thanked them.
“Sorry for causing you worry. I just encountered 2 people, so I got them to help.” (Shindou)
“Indeed. Thanks a lot to you two as well. Wait just a minute. I will treat you to tea.” (Negishi-sensei)
The second Negishi said thus and went into the hot-water supply room, Youko sat down similar to her back falling out.
“……what? Just now……” (Shindou)
“Demon Eyes of Manipulation. My ability.” (Megumi)
After that, she had manipulated Youko who was absent minded, and the 3 people had carried the payload until here.
Even her response from some time ago, Megumi had manipulated.
“Then, you……aren’t human?” (Shindou)
“Yep. The same as you. Although, I’m not a demon but a succubus.” (Megumi)
Youko gulped. Was it because Megumi was related to the thing called a succubus, or the fact she had been exposed as a demon? Perhaps, it would be both.
“How…….do you know?” (Shindou)
“Because Tatsuya has that sort of ability……but if you were lifting up things like that, it would be exposed to everyone sooner or later, right?” (Megumi)
The cardboard boxes they had moved some time ago were before Megumi’s eyes.
Clearly, Youko’s strength which had lifted 3 of those was abnormal no matter what way they thought about it.
Tatsuya only brought 1 and his arms weren’t rising.
“Shindou’s strength……it is approximately 8 times mine. Not adjusting it more, it’s suspicious.” (Tatsuya)
With Tatsuya’s words, Youko reacted with a twitch.
For him, there were concerning matters even with the exception of her true colors.
“Ah, what sort of talk about 8-times your strength or something like that?” (Negishi-sensei)
Negishi-sensei had come back surprisingly quick.
It seemed she brought cake and black tea, but Tatsuya and others……they didn’t particularly care to what extent Youko was asked.
“You were saying this and that, Endou-kun, but you didn’t feel like reviving the table-games club?” (Negishi-sensei)
Somehow or other, it seemed Negishi-sensei thought he was talking about a game.
Tatsuya boarded that misunderstanding.
“Right. Just a little, I was explaining what kinds of things you do.” (Tatsuya)
“Fufu, is that so. I’ll leave the advising to you, okay? Well, I’m stepping away since I have work, but everyone be at ease, okay? Ah, it’s fine to leave the tableware as is.” (Negishi-sensei)
Saying thus, Negishi-sensei left from the room.
“She was……deceived?” (Megumi)
“……looks like it.” (Tatsuya)
Megumi and Youko took a breath of relief. But, Tatsuya was pondering something.
“Tatsuya, what’s the matter?” (Megumi)
To Megumi’s question, Tatsuya thought for a little while and responded.
“No, the story from just now, I thought it was just fine.” (Tatsuya)
“The story from just now……the table-games club?” (Megumi)
“Ah.” (Tatsuya)
The talk of statuses and species from some time ago, it would become a troublesome thing in various ways if somebody asked.
Having said that, they weren’t able to talk like that unless it was a situation they couldn’t be heard by anyone.
Therefore, the table-games club.
As for the extent of their defense of this school’s table-games club which had existed until last year, it was generally TRPG and board games. There were feelings of self-restraint as the club didn’t particularly have Shogi¹ and Go, etc, but it seemed chess was played.
The important thing here was TRPG. Depending on things, both different species and statuses were involved with it.
Even if words such as ‘status’, ‘succubus’, and ‘demon’ come out, it was talk of that sort of game. Wouldn’t it be an easy excuse to say?
While they ate the cake and black tea, Tatsuya talked to the 2 people like that.
“In other words, if the matters are said to be activities of the table-games club, it’s easy to talk like that?” (Megumi)
“Incidentally, didn’t Shindou also quietly reject the invitation from the sports department?” (Tatsuya)
“……eh? You knew I was invited?” (Shindou)
Or perhaps he should say he knew, as Tatsuya and Youko were in the same middle schoolsame middle school……they were far from friends from elementary school, but he was asked to persuade her.
As he knew she was avoiding club activities with exercise the whole time, Tatsuya had turned down that conversation. He didn’t know the reason she was avoiding, but he understood for some reason or another. She wouldn’t and couldn’t enter the sports department with the body of a demon.
Whereas, Youko was impressed. She thought she wasn’t considered and the like in Tatsuya’s eyes, but he knew such a thing.
“Heehh, your eyes are those of a girl in love with pleasant feelings. So, what do you think of Tatsuya?” (Megumi)
“……Ah……um……” (Shindou)
Youko responded to the words Megumi released delightfully.
Inside of the conversation until now, Tatsuya and Megumi were extremely close……or perhaps it should be said, Youko was able to infer they would likely be boyfriend and girlfriend.
In other words, Youko was a third wheel to Megumi, if it was considered normally. Despite this, Megumi was asking Youko what she thought about Tatsuya. She appeared to be awfully delighted. In other words, she seemed to have self-confidence Youko’s love wouldn’t be accepted.
She normally thought so. If you were born and raised inside of Japan’s common sense, everyone thought so. She thought so even though she was a demon.
However, a succubus was different.
More precisely, Megumi was different. Pologamy was regular for her, an ideal family image.
Tatsuya had also been informed about it during lunch break, he understood that.
“I’m extremelyy~ happy, but my love……” (Shindou)
Youko was cute. Anyone would admit it. Although she was ‘cute’ not ‘a beautiful woman’, her youngness was her charm in that way. Even her personality was good. Assuming Tatsuya likes or dislikes her, he’d answer like without hesitation. Liking such girls, it can’t be detestable.
“Is that so. That being the case, Youko-chan is also・ Tatsuya’s lover. Best regards, Youko-chan. Ah, is it fine to call you Youko-chan・・・?” (Megumi)
“Eh? Ah, yes. I don’t mind. Please treat me well……?” (What does she mean by best regards?) (Shindou->Youko)
Youko couldn’t follow the conversation.
Until just several seconds ago, the conversation was about club activities. It became a conversation about what Tatsuya thought about Youko for some reason.
Tatsuya also seemed to like Youko. She didn’t understand what was happening as the conversation was making great strides, but for now it appeared Tatsuya and Youko had become lovers.
(No, she said ‘Youko chan, too・‘? A grand declaration of two-timing!?)
“When you have settled like that, shall we go to the usual room?” (Megumi)
Even while Youko was thinking about various things, Megumi had advanced the conversation.
“Eh? What are we going to do?” (Tatsuya)
Tatsuya wasn’t to the extent Youko was, but even he couldn’t follow the situation.
“Of course, to do things as lovers. ♪” (Megumi)
『……eh!?』(TatsuyYouko)
Tatsuya and Youko’s voices were in harmony.
“How to say it, it didn’t look like anything but you messing around as a lolicon.” (Megumi)
“She consented! We’re in the same year in school! Since we’re of the same age! I mean, I was also handling Megumi, right!?” (Tatsuya)²
While putting their outfits in order in the dressing room several hours after that, Tatsuya was retorting to the thoughts Megumi leaked.
By the way, Youko was one year younger in relation to birthdays.
“At school……at school……moreover, three people……” (Youko)
Though she was skillfully ensnared by Megumi’s words, Youko had done something she wasn’t able to backtrack in various ways of her own intention, and had fallen lightly into self-loathing.
Of course, she didn’t regret even a particle of the things her relationship like that with Tatsuya resulted in, but
(There are problems with the number of people and place……)
As Youko was also a girl of marriageable age, she had imagined things like that. There were situations with just Tatsuya and herself in a room together.
But the likes of 3 people at school, it was something unimaginable by her imagination.
“Tatsuya, exit the room first. Since there are multiple girls.” (Megumi)
“Is that so, I’ll wait outside then~.” (Tatsuya)
Tatsuya and Megumi talked like that, and only Tatsuya left from the room.
(No, even leaving that aside……)
She didn’t find her important thing from some time ago. Specifically, it was her panties.
While it may be true she didn’t find it, it was impossible to give up and go home.
Getting her to help search for it was embarrassing, but as Youko was calling out to Megumi her movements stopped.
“That……my panties……?” (Youko)
Megumi was gazing at it delightfully, it was unmistakably Youko’s panties.
“Ah, this is just similar to your panties? Since Tatsuya’s name is written on them, this is Tatsuya’s thing.” (Megumi)
With a playful tone like that and the panties in her pocket, she went to leave the room as is.
“Tsk, demon! Devilll!” (Youko)³
“Although I won’t deny I’m a devil, I think you’re the demon~ ♪” (Megumi)
Declared Megumi with a triumphant look with all of her might and she finished leaving the room.
(I wonder if I can successfully get along with such a womanperson?)
With the massive question in her chest, Youko also left the room after the two people.
With no panties.
Author’s Notes
This is the end of section 2.
Chapter 3 will take a little time still.
For the time being, as it seems it will take time, I think I will insert a trifling short story before that.
Things like settings that couldn’t be inserted into sections 1 and 2, I want to write without change the exchanges of the 2 heroines the most.