Chapter 38: Confess!! You guys… Huh?

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Translator: Soafp

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Several days had passed since I had dealt with the situation before my sister could become a victim.

Summer vacation was almost upon us, and through my sister I had received a fair amount of information about Busujima.

“Well, that figures.”

His attempt to attack my sister was certainly a problem, but from society's perspective, it was not the most serious issue.

The truly serious issue was that he possessed photographs showing the naked bodies of underage girls.

“That's an ordinary crime.”

“C**** P******** (CP).” It was a term most people only heard in the news during an otherwise ordinary life, but Busujima had violated that taboo completely.

Naturally, he had been expelled and was now in police custody. Yet, predictably, he had no idea why he had gone to the police station so obediently.

“I suspected he was that kind of person, but I never imagined he'd go that far… Wait! Does that mean you think I have a childlike body? Hey, Kai! I'm a proper adult woman, right?”

I laughed at the fact that that was what upset her.

But the moment she saw me snicker, my sister realized what I was thinking.

She put me in a hold with enough force to make me wonder where someone so small had found that kind of strength. In the end, I was reminded once again that I could never beat my sister at anything.

“Don't worry, you don't look like a little kid. You look more like a middle-schooler.”

“Excuse me?”

By the time I realized I had said the wrong thing, it was too late.

This morning, I fled the house to escape my sister, who had taken on the aura of an asura.

Eventually, the usual school day progressed into lunch break. As always, I found peace resting against Mari.

“Kai-kun, you really do like this, don't you?”

“Like it? I love it. Being able to touch you makes me realize that a girl's chest really is a treasure.”

“Really? From my perspective, it's just heavy and gives me terrible shoulder pain.”

“Yeah, I suppose it would.”

I moved away from Mari and lifted her chest with both hands.

Her G-cup figure had an overwhelming presence. It possessed a kind of weight beyond mere physical mass.

It wasn't unbearably heavy, but carrying that much all day certainly looked difficult.

“Kai-kun, do you want a part-time job?”

“A part-time job?”

As I continued gently massaging her, Mari made a proposal.

“You could support my chest in place of a bra.”

“What kind of heavenly job is that?”

Getting paid just to do this? Surely any man would accept it immediately.

Mari was obviously joking, so there was no point in taking it seriously. But if such a job really existed, I might do it even for zero yen an hour. In fact, I might beg to be allowed to do it.

“Of course, even if that job existed, I'd only ask you.”

“That's a nice thing to say.”

“Mm—!♪”

I pinched her slightly harder than intended.

Mari's body trembled, and I thought she looked adorable. Then I buried my face against her again.

“…Ahh.♪”

“You're cute.”

No matter how many times I experienced this, I did not think I would ever grow tired of it.

After thoroughly enjoying Mari's body and becoming worked up, I had her take care of me.

Lately, Mari and the others had become increasingly eager. They often took the initiative without my even having to tell them what I wanted, and that made me strangely happy.

“Maybe I understand everything now. I can tell what you want me to do and what you're hoping for.”

“Really?”

“So…”

She immediately demonstrated what she meant.

“Wow…”

Apparently, Mari really could tell what I was thinking.

I stroked her head while enjoying the sensation she gave me. When it was over, I received the familiar boost of post-release calm.

“I like staying like this.”

“Me too.”

“I know.”

Until it was time to return to class, we usually stayed close after we finished.

I leaned against the wall, while Mari sat beside me with her head resting on my shoulder. The peaceful atmosphere provided an indescribably wonderful sense of comfort.

“…It hasn't changed.”

While relaxing, I looked at the thing that had been bothering me every day since then.

It was the screen in the app displaying all the lines connected to my name.

Nothing had changed since that day. Even so, the black, torn-looking lines created an eerie contrast with the pink ones.

“And that name disappeared too.”

The other name that had once appeared alongside mine had somehow vanished.

Tapping it only showed the black lines that had once been connected to it. Come to think of it, those lines were exactly the same as the black lines now connected to my name.

But there was no point in worrying about it too much.

“We still have a little time.”

“Yeah.”

“…Hey. Aren't you a little sleepy? I can give you another lap pillow.”

“I'm good today. I'm not sleepy at all.”

“…Oh. I see.”

Mari looked strangely disappointed.

Maybe she had really wanted to give me a lap pillow.

Her expression soon turned into a smile, however, and the blissful time eventually came to an end.

I sent Mari back to class first, then returned a little later myself.

“…They're still glaring at me.”

The popular guys were staring at me from across the room.

They never seemed to get tired of it. I was starting to think they lacked the courage to actually say anything.

That was convenient because they left me alone, but being glared at whenever I happened to look their way was still annoying.

“What a pain. Still, it's better that they don't know what I'm actually doing. If they found out… I might even feel a little superior.”

I wasn't close to them, and I had no interest in their romantic situations.

But they probably had feelings for Mari.

I was curious what expressions they would make if they learned about the relationship I had built with her. The thought made my shameless side feel energized.

“Well, if they try something, I'll deal with it then.”

If they stuffed another note into my locker, I wouldn't hold back anymore!

I was thinking that way after school when I spotted a familiar piece of paper.

“…Oh, come on.”

As expected, it contained more insults and orders for me to stay away from school.

And as if the heavens themselves wanted me to settle the matter today, the popular guys were walking toward me from the end of the hallway.

“…”

“…Here they come.”

The two of them looked at me, their expressions hardening.

I immediately took out my phone and placed them under hypnosis.

Unable to resist, they became nothing more than obedient puppets. When I told them to come to the rooftop, they followed me without question.

“Seriously, you two have been incredibly underhanded.”

I smiled wryly at my own hypocrisy and held up the note.

“You were the ones who wrote this and put it in my locker, right?”

It was obvious, but confirming the facts was still important.

The two boys stared at the paper in my hand.

Then they gave me an unexpected answer.

“What are you talking about?”

“We don't know anything about that.”

“…Huh?”

Wait, what did that mean?

A person under hypnosis could not lie. Their answers proved that they were not the ones harassing me with these letters.

I was completely confused.

“We are annoyed with you, sure. Why did you suddenly get so close to Aisaka?”

“Exactly. We used to be closer to her than you were. So why is some background-character-looking guy like you suddenly spending time with her?”

“You didn't have to go that far, you idiots.”

Calling me a background character was unnecessary!

For a moment, I considered making them dance naked in the middle of the schoolyard. But the revelation that they were not responsible for the notes was genuinely surprising.

“If we messed with you, Aisaka would hate us.”

“Yeah. Besides, why would we bother with such petty harassment?”

“…What?”

Then who had been doing it?

I released the hypnosis and sent them home, but the mystery remained.

“Maybe I should stake out the lockers and catch whoever's leaving them.”

As I began considering that, I noticed something unusual in the corner of my vision.

“…Emu?”

Emu was dragging a boy who appeared to be one of her classmates. Her expression was severe—more severe than anything I had ever seen from her before.

That caught my attention, so I followed them from behind.