Chapter 509

After parting ways with Renka, I headed straight for Chinami's apartment.

I didn't bother calling ahead. I was absolutely certain she would be home anyway.

After parking my car at the Park near her building, I gave her a call.

"Hello."

Her cute voice greeted me before the phone could even finish its first ring.

Her tone was—how should I put it?—a bit muffled, as if she were talking with a peach stuffed in her mouth.

"Are you eating a peach?"

"Yes."

"I figured. I'm in front of Master's building right now. Can you come out for a bit?"

"Ah? Are you here right now?"

"At the nearby Park."

"Aha. Could you wait about ten minutes, then?"

"Give me a call when you're ready, alright? It's raining, so I'll pick you up right out front."

"Okay."

While I waited for Chinami, a message from Renka popped up.

[I told you not to bully Chinami.]

My little slave really didn't know how to handle people.

Telling someone not to do something only makes them want to tease her more. That was just human nature...

Of course, I wouldn't actually bully her—I was just going to shower her with affection—but thanks to Renka, Chinami was going to be left completely delirious today.

She had successfully provoked my rebellious streak.

[Aren't you meeting your friend?]

[I'm with her right now.]

[Then stop saying useless things and go hang out with your friend. If you have a problem with it, come over here. Bring your friend too.]

[What, you crazy bastard?]

[What?]

[What the hell are you talking about? Bring my friend? You want the three of us to service you or something?]

Mmhmm. I felt like my slave was thoroughly trained.

Just like earlier, she was reading her master's mind perfectly.

[I hadn't thought of that, but it sounds like a good idea. Could you casually bring it up with her?]

[Fuck off!]

[Don't be like that. Just ask her.]

[Eat shit.]

I could already picture it in my head.

Renka blowing her top while texting me, her friend looking on in confusion and asking what was going on...

Renka grumbling that some pervert was bothering her, which would pique the friend's curiosity, prompting her to ask about me...

Renka relaying my words, telling her flustered friend to ignore me, only for the friend to actually grow interested...

Wasn't that a wildly arousing scenario?

This was how a harem expanded. It was like I had just watched an entire porno in my head.

While I entertained those thoughts, I spotted someone approaching from ahead, shielding her head beneath an umbrella.

A thin pink hoodie draped over a petite frame...

Combined with that adorable, slightly waddling walk.

It was Chinami.

Wearing open-toed sandals, she scurried up to the car, offered a polite bow, and opened the passenger door.

Smiling brightly, she folded her umbrella, slipped it into a plastic sleeve she seemed to have brought herself, and climbed in.

"Hello, Junior."

"I told you to call me, so why did you walk all the way out here?"

"Ah, was I not supposed to?"

"It's raining."

"It isn't raining that hard, so I was fine."

"Well, I'm not fine with it. I guess you'll need to be punished."

"What...? T-That's..."

Chinami's eyes went wide.

Taking in her deeply shocked expression, I spoke.

"I'm joking."

"Aha... So it was a joke."

"Though it was about half serious."

"I-Is that so...?"

"Yeah."

"Then, um, what should I do...?"

Chinami took everything so seriously that I couldn't even joke around with her.

I didn't think she was this bad before... but ever since our threesome with Renka, she seemed even more docile.

"Let's call it even if you move into my place after graduation."

"Ah... T-That's..."

"Why? Haven't you thought about it?"

"No... I have... And I even asked my mother for advice..."

"You did—wait, what?"

I felt like I had misheard her.

What did Chinami just say?

Did she actually say she asked her mother for advice?

"What did you just say?"

"Pardon...? That I thought about it..."

"After that."

"I said I asked my mother for advice."

"...Seriously?"

Unable to hide my disbelief, I let my jaw drop slightly. Chinami blinked, looking as though she wondered if she had made a mistake.

"Yes."

"What exactly did you tell her?"

"That I would be living with Renka later on..."

"Ah... just that?"

"Yes..."

Hearing her answer, I breathed a sigh of relief.

She should have just phrased it like that from the start... Our Chinami really had a talent for giving people heart attacks.

On the other hand, it was a little funny.

If my heart was pounding this hard just from hearing that she asked Momoka for advice, I could only imagine how nerve-wracking it would be when the time came to live with all the heroines.

I needed to learn how to bring things up as directly as Chinami did; I really ought to take a page out of her book.

Or, as I had considered earlier, I could just keep the whole thing a complete secret.

If I waited until after we registered our marriages, or even after having kids, to tell them, the heroines' parents probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Why...? Is something wrong?"

At Chinami's follow-up question, I offered a gentle smile and shook my head.

"No. What did your mother say?"

"She said it was fine."

"I see. Did you not mention me?"

"Ah, I was going to..."

"And?"

"But right then, my grandmother rang the doorbell... She came over with some peaches for the first time in a while..."

"So it fizzled out?"

"Yes... That's what happened. Should I ask her next time?"

Honestly, I didn't care about the other heroines' parents' reactions, but I was curious about Momoka's.

What would she think of my harem plan?

Considering how eccentric she was compared to normal people, she might actually praise me for being capable.

"Let's talk about that later."

"Didn't you tell me to make a decision quickly last time?"

"So are you scolding me for putting it off?"

"No...? I didn't mean it like that at a— Hngh...!?"

Waving her hands in denial, Chinami's body suddenly shuddered.

It happened right after my hand slipped under her hoodie.

Massaging Chinami's belly, which felt as warm as always, I looked at her and spoke.

"You wore a hoodie even though it's hot out."

"I-It's raining, and it's a thin hoodie, so it's not that hot..."

"Is that so?"

"Y-Yes..."

Chinami's eyes darted toward the backseat.

More accurately, she was looking at the makeshift curtains newly installed there.

"Umm... Junior, when did you..."

"What? The curtains?"

"Yes..."

"I bought them yesterday and put them up."

"W-What are you planning to do..."

"I think Master already knows."

"..."

Hearing her increasingly heavy breathing, it seemed she was having some very, very dirty thoughts.

I couldn't exactly let Chinami's expectations down now.

With that in mind, I lifted myself from my seat and slipped into the space between the driver's and passenger's seats.

After folding down the rear seats and laying out a mat, I grabbed the wrist of the fidgeting Chinami and pulled her toward me.

"Mngh..."

Letting out her signature little gasp, Chinami tumbled over as if swept away.

Positioning Chinami—who was rapidly losing all the strength in her limbs—in front of me, I slowly lifted her T-shirt and spoke.

"Let's go watch a movie after this."

"O-Okay... But what about taking a shower..."

"Do we have to?"

"Well, of course..."

"Then we can just stop by a Hotel to wash up and come back out."

"A-Are you telling me to spend the night..."

"I'd be perfectly fine with that."

"I don't think that'll work... My grandmother..."

"Then we'll just wash up there and leave."

"C-Can we really do that...?"

"Why not? We'll be paying for it."

"I suppose... Heek...!"

Crashing my lips against the thoroughly persuaded Chinami's and sliding my tongue in, I watched her eyes squeeze shut as her mouth parted softly.

Whether on the inside or the outside, Chinami always gave off a sweet peach scent.

That made it even better. It was a fragrance that would smell delightful mixed with anything, so if we all lived in the same house, it would blend perfectly with the other heroines.

After finishing my steamy, intense date with Chinami and dropping her off at her place, I returned home, only to narrow my eyes at the empty atmosphere.

I had managed to live like this well enough until now, but suddenly, I hated being alone to the point of disgust.

I needed to go see Hiyori.

I had met Miyuki, Renka, and Chinami, so Hiyori was logically next.

And rather than meeting them sequentially, the desire to live under one roof and see all four of them at once every single day was growing stronger.

Just as I changed my clothes and was about to head out of the house again, I paused.

I had just remembered that Hiyori was restricted by a curfew.

In that case, should I go to Miyuki's place instead?

No, I figured it was the right move to seize the opportunity to meet Hiyori's parents today.

It wasn't that late, so if her parents were home, I would probably be able to meet them.

Having made my decision, I called Hiyori right away.

"Whaaat."

Hearing her ever-energetic voice made me want to see her even sooner.

"You're at home, right?"

"I am."

"Can I come over right now?"

"Huh? You want to come over?"

She replied after a brief pause, evidently taken aback by the sudden proposal, but her voice sounded quite positive despite that.

"Could you ask your parents if that's okay?"

"No, no, no... We can just meet tomorrow, so why do you want to come over...? And so suddenly, too..."

"Because I miss you."

"I-Is that why...?"

"Yeah."

"...Then, well... I'll ask them for you. But don't get your hopes up..."

She spoke as if she were doing me a huge favor, but it was obvious she was thrilled by my words.

"Alright. Let me know."

"Understooood..."

"It's rude to bring it up out of nowhere, so make sure you explain it calmly, okay?"

"I can handle that myself."

"Got it."