Chapter 02 — Reset is really scary
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“I told you, I just happened to meet Yuki and Ayano there, you know?”
"Hmmph"
“Gosh, you still don't believe it…”
"Not really? You don't have to cover everything up. Wouldn't it be nice if fellow childhood friends could get along well with each other like that?”
Alisa doesn't try to hide her prickly tone, though she says she doesn't mind it. His classmates, who had casually chatted with him this morning, were now pretending to ignore him because he was in a bad mood.
(Well, it's only natural for him to sulk, it's not funny when he sees his partner secretly meeting a potential opponent in an empty classroom… moreover, Yuki is Alya's friend of the same gender)
Masachika assumed that was the cause of Alisa's bad mood. Yes, Alisa's jealousy is not a romantic feeling. She's cranky not because the guy she's close to meets another girl. That's definitely not the reason.
(Hah… at this rate, he'll be ostracized again in class…)
Taking a deep breath, Masachika decided not to discuss this topic any further, and tried to move on to another topic.
“Ah, well, leaving that matter aside. Alya, will you study together for the after-school exam today?”
Alisa's eyes widen clearly after hearing Masachika's words.
Study for the test. He responded with a very skeptical expression, as if he couldn't believe that such a word had come out of Masachika's mouth.
“…What kind of joke is that?”
"Your words are pretty sticky oi"
Masachika smiled wryly at Alisa's overly honest answer, and shrugged her shoulders as she said, "Well, that's only natural."
“…Well, I also pondered a bit about what Taniyama said.”
Hearing these words, Alisa also remembered what happened last week and fell silent.
The debate that was held last Friday.
After that, Alisa and Masachika found out about Sayaka's feelings, and renewed their resolve to fight for the student council president seat.
(I see… Kuze-kun too, is finally starting to get serious huh)
While Alisa is happy that her partner is getting motivated, she has mixed feelings about the fact that she wasn't the one who triggered it. However, she didn't reveal her heart and replied "Well, I don't mind"
“Ah~…but, if you can't concentrate unless you're alone, you don't have to force yourself, okay?”
Masachika reluctantly says what he thinks about Alisa's naive reaction. In response, Alisa raised her eyebrows in annoyance.
"Who said I didn't want to. Of course I'll accompany you… because, I'm your partner.”
“Ohh… well, alright. How about the place in the student council room instead?”
"Yeah, I don't mind"
Nodding in agreement with Masachika's suggestion, Alisa then twirled her hair.
(Fufufu, well I guess it's my duty to help Kuze-kun study. Gosh, what a troublesome partner.)
Seeing Alisa who had a satisfied smile on her face, Masachika actually…
(Has her mood improved a bit...?)
… silently caressed his chest inwardly and felt relieved.
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After school, Masachika went to the student council room with Alisa. As the exams approached like this, there were many students in the classrooms and libraries to study, but in this room, only the student council members came, so they could study without any distractions. That's why Masachika chose this place.
“Okay then, huh…?”
Immediately after sitting in her usual chair, Alisa also naturally sat in the seat next to her, and Masachika was stunned.
(...No, don't people usually sit across from each other in situations like this?)
Moreover, the distance between them was so close. The distance seemed so close that if anyone else saw it, they would comment 'why not use a wider table'.
"……What?"
"……Nothing"
However, Masachika herself didn't dare to say anything about it. Masachika then turned his face forward to avoid Alisa's gaze.
(W-Well, it's fine as long as no one sees us. The chairman and Sarashina-senpai, as lovers, would probably study together in a place where no one else would come, and even if Masha-san did, she might would ignore it, and the only person who would comment on this situation, Yuki, had probably already returned home and studied with Ayano, so how could she have come here—— )
"Fig? I'm really sorry. I didn't even knock on the door… Turns out the two of you were already inside.”
(Imouto yoooooooo ———— !!)
Masachika screamed in his heart when he was already feeling relieved but got confused again.
When he turned around, he could see Yuki and Ayano standing in the doorway. At first glance, Yuki appeared to be wearing an apologetic expression, but Masachika could clearly see that behind that expression was an evil smile.
You think you can be alone? I won't let it!! ❤
You ... why did you come here? ❤
That 's of course ...
Of course? ❤
To prevent the reproduction lesson study session that will happen in this student council room! ❤
Reproduce your knee! ❤
Yuki tilted her head while maintaining her graceful demeanor, despite the intense look in her eyes.
“Are you two studying for the exam? If you don't mind, can we join you?"
Regardless of Yuki's intentions, Masachika had no reason to refuse if he said it in Ojou-sama's fashion. Masachika could only glare at him, and reluctantly agreed——
I don't want to
(Ugufuohh!)
Masachika was trying desperately not to react to the sulky voice in Russian that came from behind him.
“... Alya? Yuki said so, but how about you yourself?”
Even though he was on the verge of collapsing inside, Masachika managed to control his expression and turned to look at the figure beside him. Alisa responded with an expression of pretending not to mind while shrugging her shoulders.
"I don't think it's a problem. There's no reason to refuse either."
"……Oh, I see"
Putting aside her Russian, Masachika already got Alisa's approval in Japanese, so She turned to Yuki again, but
I want to be alone
(Fugu!)
The sweet Russian muttering that was heard made Masachika unable to stand up anymore. He looks like a newborn fawn.
(You bastard, you tsundere! Don't say something cute like that! Don't say something cute like that!! My heart is about to burst y'know!!)
Inside, Masachika was wincing in pain while banging his forehead on the ground in a crawling state. He wanted to turn around to glare at the person beside him, but Masachika didn't dare because he wasn't sure that his cheeks weren't twitching.
He couldn't help but stare at Yuki while exerting all his strength to control his facial muscles.
(Damn it, what's this? But I can't refuse her request either… If I refuse it, it feels as if I want to be alone with Alya! And you too, Yuki! Why don't you say, "Then, since I've already from Alya-san..." and quickly sat down! Are you that eager to hear the approval from my mouth!!)
Masachika glared at his little sister who, despite being sensitive to the atmosphere, still dared to ignore her. However, Yuki only tilted her head while putting on a fake smile, as if not understanding Masachika's gaze. Ayano is still air.
(Phew, relax. I need to calm down. First of all, about Alya… how seriously she doesn't want Yuki and Ayano to participate. To be honest, I'm also quite annoyed that I have to accept her request… that's right, if I refuse with joking tone like “I don't want to act friendly with the enemy”———)
“Oh yeah, I just borrowed the past year's exam sheet from the Chairman and Sarashina-senpai. If you want———”
“You two, welcome”
Masachika readily agreed when presented with the exam cheat sheet. The words Baka Alisa in Russian stabbed him in the back .
Ten minutes later, the study group of now four was running smoothly, regardless of their inner feelings.
Alisa secretly solves a collection of physics problems. Yuki who sat in front of him, answered some questions about world history. Next to Yuki, Ayano was solving math problems. As each of the three of them moved their pens, Masachika himself actually...
“...”
Silently reading the answer sheets of math problems without taking out his writing utensil on the table.
“... Nee, Kuze-kun”
"Hmm?"
“You've been reading the answer sheets since earlier, but… are you really studying for the exams?”
If you look at the explanations of the answers to exam questions before you can solve them yourself, you'll just feel like you already understand them, but actually you don't understand anything... or that's the general opinion of most people and Alisa agrees with that.
That's why Alisa looked skeptically at Masachika, who didn't seem like he was trying to solve the problem at all, but… Masachika wasn't too bothered by that and shrugged his shoulders.
"Why waste time thinking about things you don't understand? Instead of wasting time like that, it's much quicker to figure out how to solve the problem."
“Geez… that's not how it works, is it? Not that you get the exact same questions on the exam, and if you're not used to solving them yourself, you'll run out of time on the actual exam, right?”
Alisa reprimanded Masachika with a plausible theory, but Yuki interrupted with a slightly troubled smile on her face.
“Fufu, you don't have to worry about that, really? Alya-san. Masachika-kun always looks like this. Right, Ayano?”
"So true. Masachika-sama's study method has always been like this."
Alisa turned around with slightly raised eyebrows when she heard the words of Masachika's two childhood friends sitting across from her.
"……always like this?"
"Yes. He always only reads textbooks and answer sheets. Even so, it's great that he still gets good grades."
Yuki smiled bitterly mixed with a bit of anxiety. However, Alisa still doesn't seem to believe it and takes out four years ago math exam questions from the pile of questions on the edge of her desk (which the student council has accumulated over generations) , then thrusts them in front of Masachika.
"Then, try to solve this 6th part of the problem. As for the time limit... well, about 20 minutes. If you manage to answer correctly, I won't nag anymore."
The math exam consists of sections 1 to 6 main questions, and the time limit is 120 minutes. Through simple calculations, each question must be done within 20 minutes, although the 1st and 2nd part questions are relatively basic questions, but it is very different from the 5th and 6th part questions which usually appear with questions applied questions and not in the question book. Solving the 6th part of the problem in 20 minutes is already a very difficult hurdle.
Sure enough, Masachika accepted the exam paper reluctantly while putting on an “Ehh~” expression as if it was a bother.
“Hmm… well, if this…”
"Are you ready? Then, start."
“Wait a minute, my stationery—”
Masachika hastily took out his stationery and notebook, and started answering questions.
Exactly 20 minutes later, Masachika put down his pen after hearing the word “time is up” and handed his notebook to Alisa.
Alisa frowned for a moment when she saw that the formula that was written was clearer than she expected, then she said “Well, but what matters is whether the answer is correct or not” and started to concentrate on comparing it to the answer sheet… however, the expression on her face gradually became darker. gloomy.
As soon as she saw the change in her expression, Masachika started grinning in satisfaction.
"Hmm? How? Are all the answers correct?”
"... yes, all right"
“Ossha, what did I say! Hooray~!”
Alisa returned the notebook in annoyance to Masachika who looked arrogant because he got carried away.
“…Well, if you can answer that, no problem.”
“Fufu, I can understand your feelings… so it's useless to worry about it. It seems Masachika-kun and us have different levels of intelligence.”
"...On the other hand, I'm curious, if you're so smart, why do you always get scores that are almost above the remedial mark?"
"Hmm? That's an easy thing. Because I didn't study!”
“Is that something you can be proud of?”
Alisa's gaze pierced Masachika's face as she said it without hesitation.
“Masachika-kun is used to studying speeding all night, isn't he?”
Masachika replied with a haughty smile to Yuki who said that while still putting on her sour smile.
“How naive, Yuki… lately I've… learned to speed in the morning! ”
"You really are stupid aren't you?"
"At that level, I'm of the same mind as Alya-san"
“Still, I can avoid not taking the remedial exam. That's great, isn't it~.”
“I'm not praising you at all… wait, could it be that you proposed studying together because…”
In response to Alisa's gaze, Masachika nodded as if it was a natural thing.
“Of course, it's for the sake of watching over me so I don't get lazy in studying, okay? If I study alone, I will definitely be lazy."
“…You seem to know yourself very well, don't you?”
“Still, I can't say that with pride, you know?”
Alisa and Yuki couldn't help but smile wryly when they saw Masachika shrugging his shoulders cutely. And while looking away to avoid their gazes, Masachika saw Ayano tilting her head in front of the math problem book.
"What's wrong, Ayano? Is there anything you don't understand?"
“Ah, no… well, there is indeed a bit that I don't understand…”
"Which matter?"
“No, this is not something Masachika-sama needs to deal with.”
Masachika smiled and moved to the seat next to Ayano, who refused with an even expression.
"Do not worry. So, which question do you not understand?”
“Etto ...”
"Don't worry, I won't make fun of you."
“No, I'd rather you say, Why can't you understand this, you useless people!! With a merciless tone”
"I wouldn't say that, you know"
“I-I see……”
"Eh? Why do you look so disappointed?”
Masachika did a tsukkomi to Ayano who was still expressionless, but lowered her head with a gloomy aura. Seeing this scene, Alisa looked at them with a confused expression.
“Nee… you guys are just childhood friends, right?”
"Eh? Yes that's right? So what?"
“Why do you say… for some reason, even though you are childhood friends, the distance between you is a bit far… just like Yuki-san and Kimishima-san, your relationship is similar to that of master-servant.”
Sensitive……!
Masachika gulped for a moment at the unexpected sensitivity, and began to think quickly about how to trick him. However, before Masachika could say anything, Alisa said with a somewhat urgent expression.
“Could it be… Kuze-kun and Yuki-san… you two…”
“!!!”
Masachika's heart was about to burst when Alisa suddenly mentioned her relationship with Yuki. However, what he said next was something completely unexpected.
“Be-Engaged...?”
“Who was the victim of the Sakuradamon incident [1] ?”
"Eh?"
"Masachika-kun, it's Ii Naosuke."
"Yuki is really great, understand right away, yeayyy!"
Masachika and Yuki high-fived Ayano after putting on a perfect joke.
Alisa, who couldn't react to the sudden joke, looked sullen for a moment and pursed her lips.
“Hey… don't change the subject when I'm asking you seriously.”
“No, I'm sorry. After all, you said something very interesting.
"What's interesting... even though I've thought about it seriously, really?
“Oi, oi, think about it carefully. Yuki, the daughter of the famous Suou family, and I, the son of an ordinary middle class family. What kind of mistakes could cause us to be in a fiancé relationship like that?”
"Is that so... because your parents' relationship is so close?"
“This isn't a manga romcom this time… No matter how close the parents' relationship is, how could they possibly think Then , let's get our children married to each other ”
“…I didn't expect you to say such a tsukkomi.”
Alisa frowned at the fact that Masachika, who usually made otaku-like comments, criticized her otaku idea.
In response, Masachika smiled wryly at him.
“Moreover, your thinking is still a little naive… When it comes to engagements decided by parents, the partner should be a beautiful girl with large breasts, with long black hair that looks perfect in a kimono, and a figure that perfectly describes Yamato Nadeshiko [2] ! ”
“...Isn't that almost right?”
"Hah?"
Hearing Alisa's response, Masachika subconsciously tilted his head and then looked at Yuki again.
(Long black hair, she wears a kimono during flower arranging lessons, well if she goes back to Ojou-sama mode, she looks quite elegant… oya oya?)
Indeed, everything He said was almost true. But ...
“...Yes. That part, you know, right?”
"Masachika-kun? Which direction are you looking at?”
“Masachika-sama, I think your gaze is very indecent”
“Pervert”
Masachika shrugged at the disapproving gazes of the girls directed at him as he spoke the same way to Yuki when they were at home.
"No, yes. Well... anyway, how could we possibly get engaged or something. After all, why are both Takeshi and you so eager to pair me with Yuki?”
“Fufufuu, doesn't that show how compatible the two of us are?”
While saying that, Yuki glanced at Alisa. That meaningful gaze caused Alisa to raise her eyebrows.
“It's nothing… I just thought that the two of you were really close.”
“That's it… our relationship is really very close, isn't it? Masachika-kun?"
“Ah~… well, that's how it is”
Masachika nodded, but immediately averted his gaze when Alisa raised her eyebrows in annoyance. However, it wouldn't be Yuki if not to say something sensational.
“I also often stay at his house”
"No, that's... that's true."
Mumumumu! The word " stay" made Alisa's brow furrow even more and Masachika broke out in a cold sweat... So, he decided to run away.
"Well, let's not talk about it anymore. So? Which question do you not understand, Ayano?”
"About this."
Masachika fled under the guise of teaching Ayano, but even while teaching, he could still feel Alisa's gaze directed at him.
That didn't change even after finishing Ayano's question. Masachika was still breaking out in cold sweat as he returned to his seat and turned to the person next to him.
“... Alya? What is it?"
“...I wonder if there's anything you don't understand...”
“For now, there isn't any…”
"So ……"
Alisa nodded as if satisfied and looked down at her own hands. So, Masachika finally loosened up his body...
At least you can count on me a little
Masachika forgot. This Russian girl likes to stab him with tsundere sentences if she's not careful.
(Th-Perhaps this is the reason why she is sitting so close to me?)
Masachika had a distant gaze as inside he was on the verge of spitting out blood. However, due to the additional damage caused by the continuous stares, Masachika manages to maintain his expression and calls out to Alisa.
"Oh, sorry. There's a part of the question that I don't understand…”
"A-Ara. Is that so?”
“Yeah, can you teach me a bit on this part?”
"Hmm~? What can you do..."
While saying that, Alisa combed her hair happily. Masachika desperately maintains his expression while pinching his thighs, when he sees Alisa's expression which is easy to understand.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. The four of them looked at each other and Alisa responded as another representative.
"Please come in"
“Everyone~ good job~”
In response to Alisa's voice, the person who knocked was Alisa's older sister, Maria, who entered the student council room with a wide smile on her face.
"Masha? Aren't you studying with your friends?"
"Yes. But since it's already done, so I thought I'd make you some tea before going home if you guys still work hard.”
“Wow, I really thank you for that.”
Yuki with a graceful smile on her face, immediately stood up and went to help Maria, while stopping Ayano who was also about to stand up. After a few minutes later, the tea Maria made was in everyone's hands, and they decided to take a short break.
"Ara? What's this?"
Suddenly Maria raised her voice in surprise and picked up a book that was lying on the Chair's desk. On the front cover was the words Introduction to Hypnosis that anyone can do: Today you too are a hypnotist!~ , a really suspicious book title.
“Oh, it looks like it was the book that Sarashina-senpai confiscated. Doesn't he intend to hand it over to the disciplinary committee later?"
"Hmm~"
Maria flipped through the contents of the book with interest, then sat down next to Alisa and raised a finger in front of her face.
"……What?"
“Alright~ take a good look at this finger, okay~? Gradually your consciousness will decrease~?”
"No, what are you talking about..."
“Umm… when I pat my hand, you will fall into a dream world. Are you ready? I'm starting, okay? Three, two, one—— hi!”
While saying that, Maria placed the book on the table and clapped loudly. Then he looked at Alisa with a look full of hope. Alisa looked back at Maria with annoying eyes.
"… how?"
"No, it doesn't work. Where could it work? At least it's a fake book."
“Eh~? Hmm~~ then, one more time, one more time”
"I don't want to. If you're here to interrupt my studies, then head back."
“Then, does Alya-chan want to do hypnosis?”
"No"
“Eh why~ Onee-chan also wants to try it. Wanna give it a try~”
Maria puffed out her cheeks and swayed in the chair, but Alisa didn't care at all. As she was dissatisfied with her sister's indifferent attitude, Maria turned to Masachika instead of Alisa.
“Then, Kuze-kun. Do you want to do it?”
"Uh, me?"
"After all... Alya-chan is cool."
Laughing at Maria's sullen face, Masachika got up from his seat and stood beside Maria, He then picked up the book that was lying on the table.
“Ummm, first of all… how to do hypnosis? This huh…”
He turned to the part of the page that Maria had done earlier, and tried to imitate it.
“Alright, take a good look at this finger. Over time, your consciousness will decrease.”
Masachika bowed slightly, then raised his index finger in front of Maria who was sitting on the chair, and said so.
The change… instantly appeared in an instant. Maria, whose expression was full of hope and joy, suddenly turned blank and lost her expression.
“Hmm, uh…?”
Although surprised by her sudden change, Masachika thought that she might be acting and continued.
“…When I pat my hand, you will fall into a dream world. Are you ready? Three, two, one… hi!”
Then, as Masachika clapped her hands, Maria's head dropped. With a completely blank expression, she stared at a spot on the floor like a doll.
“Umm… eh? Masha-san? Masha-san?"
Masachika hastily waved his hand in Maria's face, whose behavior was too genuine to be called an act, but Maria didn't even blink at all.
"Eh? Masha-senpai… Did she really get hypnotized?”
"How do I know... how are you doing?"
As Yuki's eyes blinked and asked him, Masachika answered in a confused tone. Then Alisa, who was watching anxiously, shook her sister's shoulder from behind.
"Already, already, don't act anymore ... Masha?"
However, Maria just shook her body and didn't respond to Alisa's voice.
“Hey come on… no kidding—”
Alisa raised her eyebrows and stood up to walk in front of Maria, but her eyes immediately widened when she saw her sister's odd situation. However, he didn't immediately believe it and quickly raised his eyebrows again to glare at Masachika.
"Hey, can you stop? Do you all want to try to toy with me…”
“No, this is different. I was also surprised that it turned out like this…”
"Lie. How could such a lousy hypnotic technique actually work?”
“I thought so too… but look, it says here that the more they want to be hypnotized, the more likely they are to be hypnotized, isn't that what's going on here?”
Alisa looked suspiciously at Masachika who was explaining the current situation. However, from Masachika's point of view who didn't prepare anything, he found it difficult to be viewed suspiciously like that.
“E-For now, I will release the hypnosis first…”
In order to avoid Alisa's gaze, Masachika looks into a hypnosis book and learns how to awaken to a hypnotic state. He then bowed before Maria again.
“Umm, then, when I touch your shoulder, you'll come back to your senses. You are ready? One, two, hi!”
Raising her voice, Masachika grabbed her shoulder and shook her, then after a while Maria quickly raised her head. His facial expression gradually improved and he blinked as if waking up from sleep.
“…Um, Kuze-kun? Next?"
"Yes?"
As Masachika tilted her head, Maria puffed out her cheeks and pointed at the book.
“Mou, isn't it clearly written there? After lifting your finger, you should clap your hands.”
“No… no no no, eh? You don't remember it?"
"Eh? Remember what?"
When Maria looked at him with a confused expression, Masachika's cheeks twitched while saying “Ah, this is real”. However, there is still one person who does not believe even though he has seen it with his own eyes.
"Masha ... never mind, don't joke anymore"
"Alya-chan? What's the joke?"
“I told you, haa… never mind”
As Alisa shook her head as if she didn't want to serve her anymore, Yuki suddenly called out to her from across the table.
“Then Alya-san, how about you ask Masachika-kun to hypnotize you too?”
"Eh?"
"Ha?"
When Alisa and Masachika turned their heads at the same time, Yuki smiled and clapped her hands together.
“Masha-senpai's hypnosis earlier didn't work, but Masachika-kun's hypnosis might work. If you could feel a little of the effect, wouldn't that dispel your suspicions?"
At first glance, his smile seemed devoid of malicious intent.
Masachika's cheeks twitched as he felt Yuki's evil smile hidden behind his graceful smile, as if to imply, " I found something interesting ."
However, Alisa didn't seem to notice Yuki's ulterior motives at all, and returning to her seat, she then looked at Masachika with a suspicious look.
“...Alright, I don't mind.”
“Eh… you seriously want to do it?”
“Hurry up and do it. I will finish this joke quickly.”
Feeling a bad feeling, Masachika approached Alisa who snorted in disbelief that she could be hypnotized.
“Ehh~… then, take a good look at this finger. Gradually your consciousness is getting blurry.”
Then, when Masachika raised his index finger in front of Alisa… His expression which was still full of suspicion, gradually became even.
“…When I slap my hand hard, you will fall into the dream world. Do you understand? Three, two, one—— hi!”
When Masachika clapped her hands, Alisa's head fell straight down. Masachika's eyes widened when he saw her blank face, and she continued her hypnotic technique half-heartedly.
“Alright then, when I touch your shoulder, you'll wake up right away~. Do you understand~? One, two——hi!”
Then, he grabbed Alisa's shoulders and shook her, Alisa looked up consciously and blinked slowly. A few seconds later, he looked at Masachika with focused eyes and complained.
“…Hey, don't stop halfway. What is next?"
“It's not like you reacted the same way!!! You also have the same reaction you know!!?”
"Eh? What?"
Alisa raised her eyebrows suspiciously as Masachika shouted. Yuki then called out to him with a wry smile.
“Alya-san… you were completely hypnotized just now, you know?”
"Uh... lie"
"In fact it is. Right, Ayano?”
"Yes. Through my own eyes, you really look like someone who has been hypnotized.”
When told by Yuki and Ayano, Alisa's eyes looked uneasy. However, he quickly glanced at Masachika and said in a pushy tone.
“E-Proof! Show me the proof! I don't believe it unless you can show it on video!”
“Ehh~ ... come on, this is enough. You don't need to get hung up on that…”
"I don't want to! I don't want that I'm thought of as a girl who can be easily hypnotized!”
"No, just stop it. After all, what kind of self-respect is that.”
"Hurry up, one more time!"
“Ya, ya”
Then, Masachika went back to doing hypnosis as Alisa had asked… and the results were unquestionable.
“So easy… I was surprised you were able to trigger another flag so quickly.”
Next to Masachika who is holding his forehead in front of Alisa who has a blank stare, Yuki is waving her hand near Alisa's face. Perhaps knowing that he couldn't remember anything in this state, Yuki was not in Ojou-sama mode anymore.
“Hello hello~, Alya-san~? Are you aware~?”
"..."
"It's free, he doesn't move at all. He looks like a corpse. "
"Don't say that even if it's just a joke!"
Yuki chuckled at Masachika's weak tsukkomi and turned his attention towards Maria, who was sitting next to Alisa.
"So? Why did Masha-senpai get hypnotized even though the target wasn't her?”
"Where do I know"
When two siblings stare at each other, unexpectedly, just because of a suggestion (?) Maria is also hypnotized.
Yuki swallowed his saliva when he saw the brothers sitting slumped in the chairs with blank expressions.
"Seriously... Doesn't that mean, you can do all kinds of erotic things you want?"
“Don't say that, even if you think about it!!”
“Oi oi, what are you going to do, Aniki… the thin book will get thicker, you know.”
"Why are you even the most excited?"
“Who wouldn't be excited to try... there's real hypnosis, you know? Geez, that's why you're a cheat user 10 times more experience points (not counting ball games) . ”
"Don't call me a cheat user!"
“Try to open your status screen? You may notice that “Hypnosis : Lv.3” has been added to your skill column.”
"In the first place, I can't open the status screen."
“By the way, once your hypnosis skill level reaches MAX level, you might be able to hypnotize the entire school, and there will be ridiculously erotic rules.”
"Okay, can you shut your mouth for a moment?"
Masachika looked at him disapprovingly, curious as to why this little brother could be so familiar with the 18+ ban cliché template . Ignoring her sister's gaze, Yuki moved her hands pervertedly.
“Wh-Wh-W-What are you going to do? Do you want to grope oppai first?”
“Who wants to grope anyway!?”
"Then let me just grope it."
"Oi baka, stop it!"
Masachika hastily stopped Yuki, who was really about to touch Alisa's chest.
Yuki made a sullen face, but then she slapped her hand with an “Aha”. He then smirked and gave a thumbs up, followed by a wink.
“Don't worry, Aniki… it's just like a kiss. It's common knowledge that fellow girls groping breasts don't count."
"No, what are you talking about? That's not what I mean, even though girls are allowed to do it to someone who isn't aware it's still unethical.”
“Mu… But, apart from Masha-senpai, Alya-san usually doesn't show such carelessness…”
"Besides earlier, why are you, who is clearly a girl, so eager to grope breasts?"
Yuki opened her eyes wide and shouted loudly at Masachika's simple question.
“ Bakayarou!! Girls also really like big oppai you know!! If possible, I want to bury my face in Masha-senpai's chest! It must be really comfortable and delicious!”
"... Oh, I see"
“S-So……”
"No, I won't let it go, okay?"
Masachika grabbed Yuki's neck, who was really about to try to bury her face into Maria's chest, and pulled her away roughly.
"Unya! I'm not a cat, you know!"
"I know why"
Masachika clutched the back of the collar like a cat, Yuki then styled her hair while looking at her brother with a dissatisfied expression. While gazing at his sister's behavior, Masachika called out to Ayano whose presence disappeared behind her.
“Umm~ Ayano? Just because Yuki likes big tits, doesn't mean you need to compete everything, okay? After all, a girl shouldn't be groping her own breasts in a place like this."
Ayano who had been staring blankly at her own breasts as she groped them, looked at Masachika's gaze and quietly removed her hands from her breasts.
Yuki gave Ayano a thumbs up while smiling brightly.
"Don't worry Ayano. I also really like Ayano's breasts, really."
"You are!! Don't you know the word sexual harassment?"
"Of course I know. Sexy harassment show, right?”
"Alya will scold you, you know."
“...Just kidding, really. Harassment of the secretary, huh?”
"I don't know why it feels wrong, but it's also not wrong"
"You don't have to worry. Because I don't feel like I'm being harassed.”
“Don't show off your mysterious tolerance. This person will eventually get carried away.”
"Ouch, said don't pull my collar"
Yuki looked at her sister with a look of protest while fingering. If this is a scene in the manga, he looks like he's being hung. Of course, Masachika didn't have that much energy.
“Haa… for now, I will release the hypnosis.”
“Oi oi, are you sure you don’t want to take the evidence just yet?”
"Eh? ... Oh yes"
Remembering that he was asked to do such a thing, Masachika took out his smartphone and said, “For now, just taking photos should be enough…” ——
“Suddenly the Otaku bonus event is here! Yes friend! When hypnotizing beautiful girls What's the first suggestion to give him!?”
…and suddenly Yuki's words echoed, he lifted his face with his hands in his pockets and shouted a quick answer.
“Making them act like toddlers!”
“Make them open-minded and undress!”
“Ah ummm… how about getting them to tell an embarrassing secret?”
The three of them exchanged glances as they gave their answers in turn. The one who spoke first was Masachika.
“Isn't the term 'open personality' a bit of a misnomer? After all, it's not too much of an exaggeration to say that 'open personality' = 'undressing' .”
“No, no, isn't suggestion acting like a toddler too aggressive for the first suggestion? If we want to do it, it must be after taking a few steps.”
“Hmph”
After silencing Masachika, Yuki then turned his attention to Ayano.
“Ayano's answer anyway~…well, it's not bad, but it might still be a little weak. If an astonishing secret is revealed, there's a chance the atmosphere will be awkward."
“Is that so…”
“On the other hand, it would be nice if you could limit the questions you want to ask. Maybe you can ask them about the three sizes or their experiences with men.”
“I will study it again”
"No, no, you don't need to study it seriously."
"As for my answer! Isn't that the right answer to make them have an open personality? If we make them open-minded, they'll tell embarrassing secrets as if it's only natural!”
“How cunning! Isn't that very sneaky!?”
"You've taken my answer into account… That's amazing, Yuki-sama."
“Yup, my answer wins with the most votes! The answer to the theme of the question "When hypnotizing a beautiful girl, what is the first suggestion that will be given to her?" His answer was ' Make him have an open personality! '”
After raising his fist triumphantly, Yuki smirked and stood in front of Alisa and Maria.
“Therefore, I will make you two have an open personality.”
"Do not do it. Don't even try to do that!”
“Fu~fu~fu~ Alya-san, Masha-senpai, you two will become more and more open-minded. Both of you will lose your mind, both your body and soul will be naked!”
"No, I haven't heard that two people who are both hypnotized can—"
As soon as Masachika was about to say something, Alisa and Maria's heads fell forward with a thud and they immediately looked up with dazed expressions. Yuki also looked surprised when he saw this unusual situation.
“Eh… eh? Don't you think it really works?"
"Oi you cheater. Why don't you look up if you want to catch people?"
“N-No, how could it be…”
Yuki looked at their faces with a tense expression, but suddenly, Alisa and Maria stood up at the same time and moved towards Masachika.
“Eh, wait a minute——”
Masachika stepped back reflexively, but the distance between them quickly closed and Masachika was pushed down on the sofa. And then--
“... Oi, Yuki”
“...”
"Why am I, being petted like this?"
“I-I don't know? I wonder why?"
"Oi, look at me, you irresponsible perpetrator"
Right now, Masachika's head was being stroked by Maria who was holding her head. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Alisa's head is also being stroked in the same way.
Alisa also seemed to want to try to do something to Masachika, but without realizing it, she found herself already in that position. After all, there is no younger brother who can compete with his older brother, right?
Besides, the usual Alisa would definitely slap Maria's hand in annoyance, but this might also be due to the effects of the hypnosis… Now, she's quietly letting her head be stroked while narrowing her eyes as if she's feeling a bit at ease.
(Rather than being called an open personality… Aren't they becoming more honest personalities? Even though Masha-san is turning into a more motherly persona)
Masachika wondered if this meant that their common sense and shame had faded, as he thought about it and tried to escape from reality.
“Fufu, good boy~ good boy ~ ”
Maria looks happy while stroking Masachika's head in her right hand and Alisa's head in her left hand.
Seeing this sight, Yuki (for now, already changed into Ojou-sama mode) had a horrified expression on her face.
“To think that it won't be Masachika-kun, but Masha-senpai's harem game will start…!”
“That way of surprise of yours is strange in itself.”
After criticizing through her gaze, Masachika looked up and turned to Maria.
“Umm~ Masha-san? Can you let me go for a bit?”
"Hmm~? I can't~"
“Not working, huh”
After being told that, even though Masachika wanted to let himself be petted, he couldn't go on like this. That's because, the position of his body is quite painful.
Right now, Masachika's head was resting on Maria's shoulder, but since Masachika was sitting taller than him, it naturally caused Masachika's upper body to lean towards Maria.
Even though he tried to balance himself with his hands, right next to him were Maria's feet, and on the other side were Alisa's feet. So, there was nowhere to lay his hands. Masachika had also tried to put his hands behind the sofa, but Maria's body got in the way and made him unable to move his hands.
In addition, even though he had tried not to notice it, but at this point, his body had touched a lot of things.
“Excuse me for a moment~…”
Before he collapsed on top of Maria because his strength was about to run out, Masachika hesitantly pushed Maria's hand away and tried to free herself, but...
"Aan, mou. Don't run away~!”
“Wait, the power is really strong—”
Maria wrapped her arms around Masachika's neck and hugged her tightly. Masachika lost his balance and hastily tried to grab something with his hand, it turned out that what he got was Maria's leg, while in a state of panic, he fell down——
Salt
There was a soft touch on Masachika's hand and a more supple sensation that touched her cheeks and nose. Plus, the smell is very fragrant. The tenderness of the thigh in her left hand and the embodiment of motherhood (physically) right before her eyes. You could say, he seemed to be in heaven. The fact that He was undecided about whether or not to move made the situation even more embarrassing and overwhelming.
“S-I'm sorry——!?”
Masachika immediately panicked and tried to move his body away, but his efforts were unsuccessful. He couldn't move at all because his neck was being held back by a force that exceeded the strength of an ordinary human.
In other words, every time she moved, Masachika felt an indescribably soft and supple sensation on her face, and it was extremely dangerous in many ways.
“Wait—, Oi! Help me— ”
"Ayano! Quickly turn back!”
Masachika's SOS request overlapped with Yuki's sharp order. Ayano who was about to try to save Masachika, tensed her body and turned back as if responding to a shout of “Hurry up!” from Yuki. After that, Yuki also turned around, and pointed his thumb at Masachika who was behind his back.
"Do not worry! We haven't seen anything yet! For my part too, please enjoy to your heart's content!”
“I don't need that kind of attention! Ayano! Quickly help me!”
"Ayano! Your master is me, right! Obey my orders!”
"... But-"
Yuki mustered her strength! Then do a direct attack on Ayano's uterine area! And then, a heart symbol appeared in Ayano's eyes!
“…Yes, I will obey Yuki-sama's orders.”
“Oooi !?”
Abandoned by Ayano, who was his only hope, Masachika had no other choice but to make a decision.
“Ahh stupid... Excuse me for the rudeness!”
He grabbed Maria's arm and forcibly released himself, He then stood up from the sofa. He felt like he had touched various places in the process of breaking free, but Masachika decided not to worry about it for now.
(I'm sorry, Masha-san's boyfriend whose face I don't even know)
As Masachika apologized to Maria's boyfriend (who somehow depicted him as a handsome blonde haired boy) in his heart, Maria who looked dissatisfied started to hug Alisa tightly with both hands.
“... Bummer”
However, Alisa pushed Maria away and stood up with an annoyed expression on her face. And then, he took off his blazer without a second thought.
Did my face get hot from the close contact, ya~ … As Masachika was vaguely thinking that while fanning his face with his hand… He tilted his head and muttered, “Hmm?” when he heard the sound of a zipper being pulled down, then turned to Alisa who was behind him.
"Disturb……"
“Wait— What are you doing?”
In front of Masachika who was speechless... Alisa unhooked her jumper skirt.
Naturally, the effect of gravity pulled her skirt down. Smooth white feet and light blue studs peeked out from the hem of his shirt. Masachika's eyes widened at the sight of this overly voluptuous figure——
“The appearance of a career woman in the morning who is good at her job but careless at home!”
"I totally understand!"
"Hmm?"
“Ah——”
As soon as Masachika shouted reflexively, he heard a reply from behind him. He turned around and saw ... Yuki's figure behind him, but still checking the situation with his hand mirror.
"Oi, didn't you see it clearly?"
“Now isn't the time to say that, you know? Behind you, it looks like something troublesome is going on, you know?”
“Eh——?”
Upon hearing the word “ troublesome thing ”, Masachika turned around and saw Alisa, who for some time, had untied her bow tie, and started to unbutton her shirt. And next to him, Maria also started to take off her blazer.
“Wait, wait, why are those two starting to undress together!?”
"Oh, I just remembered, if I'm not mistaken, the suggestion I made was that they "would be more" open-minded and "both body and soul" they would be naked..."
"You bastard, you really are a genius huh! Thank you very much!"
“Your impression is too honest, Masachika-kun.”
However, when they were doing a joke, Alisa had unbuttoned all three, and she couldn't make jokes about it anymore.
While trying to suppress her feelings of confusion and unease, Masachika hastily recalled the spell that was in her mind and recited it with a half-scream.
“U-Ummm then, when I touch your shoulder, you'll come back to your senses! Do you understand? One, two—hi!”
Then, he looked at Alisa's eyes with a feeling of anxious hope...
"...?"
“O-Oii!? Why are you still unconscious!?”
The fourth button slipped smoothly, revealing the stunning white split of the twin hills and the light blue fabric sticking out, and Masachika hastily turned his gaze upwards.
“Oi Yuki, change time!”
"Eh? Take the photo?"
"What kind of demon are you! I mean, you have to release their hypnosis!”
“Ah, ya”
Perhaps thinking that the situation was getting dangerous, he could hear Yuki's voice running towards him, and Masachika left the place while still facing up.
“Umm… Then, when I touch your shoulder, you'll wake up. Do you understand? One, two— hi!”
Yuki's voice echoed and the atmosphere became silent. After a few seconds of painful tension, Yuki muttered.
"Oh, it's bad, it looks like the hypnosis can't be separated"
“Ooooiii!! Seriously!?"
Along with those desperate words, Masachika heard the sound of a skirt falling again diagonally in front of him, and his anxiety grew even more.
“Seriously, what should we do about this?”
"A-Ayano! I will restrain Alya-san, and you stop Masha-senpai—”
"Masha~? I was done a long time ago, you know…?”
Suddenly, with the sound of the door opening, Masachika heard a familiar voice and when he turned towards the source of the sound, he saw Chisaki's eyes widen in surprise.
“...Eh? What kind of situation is this?”
“S-Sarashina-senpai! Umm, umm actually… I was trying out that hypnosis book, but I couldn't let go of the hypnosis!?”
After hearing Yuki's words, Chisaki's eyes fell on the book lying on the long table… After nodding once, Chisaki closed the door and walked over there.
“Excuse me for being a little rude”
Then, as soon as Yuki who was holding Alisa's arm, stepped back, Chisaki hit Alisa's chin from the side with incredible speed.
In addition, the fingertips of both Chisaki's hands moved at high speed to touch Alisa's temples and cheeks as her body shook unsteadily.
Then, Alisa's gaze went blank, and Chisaki gently let her lean on the sofa, her body completely weak and helpless. All of these events only took three seconds.
He then repeated the same process to Maria, and as the siblings sat next to each other on the couch, Chisaki nodded contentedly.
“Young!”
“Wait, wait, wait”
Even Masachika was unable to perform tsukkomi after seeing that incident. Forgetting to avert his eyes, he asked Chisaki with his cheeks twitching.
“Eh, just now— what did Sarashina-senpai just do?”
"Eh? Earlier? I'm just doing a reset , really"
“Only a mad scientist would use that word on humans!?”
Immediately after responding to Chisaki's words with a tsukkomi, the Kujou sisters opened their eyes simultaneously and muttered “Uuhh~”, and Masachika gasped.
“W-Aree…why am I on the sofa…?”
“Ara… it feels like, my consciousness is getting blurry…?”
“Umm, Alya-san, Masha-senpai, I understand you two are still a bit absent-minded… but for now, it's best for you to tidy up your appearance…”
"Eh?"
“Cleaning up...”
Not long after, a shrill scream resounded, and Masachika turned around with all his might. However, a hand with a sinister aura gripped his shoulder, and he stiffly turned around.
Then, in front of him was Chisaki's beautiful face smiling beautifully.
A normal guy would feel embarrassed at such a close distance, to the point of wanting to look away, but… Masachika couldn't turn his head away. He had a feeling that if he looked away, his life would be in danger.
“By the way, Kuze-kun… you saw it earlier, right?”
"..."
Masachika felt that now was not the time to pretend by replying “ See what? ". However, He also couldn't say “ I see it” honestly.
As a result, in front of Masachika who swallowed his saliva without being able to say anything, Chisaki slowly raised her right hand and bent her fingers one by one to make a crackling sound.
"Want to try, reset too?"
Masachika shook his head at high speed at Chisaki, who tilted his head with a smile on his face.
◇ ◇ ◇ ◇
"Then let's hear your words of regret."
After returning home, the study session should have continued at the Kuze residence. Masachika was sitting on his bedroom bed and looking at Yuki who was sitting cross-legged on the carpet.
After that, the situation was really very difficult. Thanks to Yuki who said, "I was the one who hypnotized them!" , Masachika managed to dodge Chisaki's reset action , but Alisa looked at her as if she were a criminal, and Maria, who was blushing with embarrassment, immediately rushed home…. What kind of expression he had to show when he met them tomorrow, just thinking about it made Masachika dizzy.
However, for now, he decided to seal the suspicious hypnosis permanently. When the problem is settled, the only thing left is to clean up the . . . mess.
“Is there something you want to say? O defendant Yuki-san who sexually abused his friends and senpai and made them take off their clothes?”
"... Not me"
"For now, let's stop doing such denials, shall we?"
“Yes, yes, I admit it! I'm the one who already made Alya-san and Masha-senpai half naked! But normally, you wouldn't think that hypnosis would work, would you!”
"Yes. But that doesn't mean you can give whatever you want, okay~?”
Masachika looked at him gently, but Yuki just looked away.
He sighed at his little sister who was like that, and then—— turned his attention to Ayano, who for some reason also sat cross-legged on the floor, even though she wasn't told to do so.
“Umm~ Ayano? You don't have to sit down on your knees, you know? Again[ula. the only person in the wrong is Yuki.”
"No, I can't just stand up while Master is sitting cross-legged on the floor."
Ayano answered as if it was a natural thing. What loyalty. This is what a personal servant should say. However, the only thing that makes Masachika curious is....
“... Wahai Imouto-san yo”
"What's wrong, Aniyan-san yo?"
“…Why does this girl look a little happy?”
"Because he is M"
In response to Yuki's quick reply, Masachika looked up at the ceiling of his room and meditated.
After looking up at the ceiling for about 10 seconds, he slowly leaned forward and held his head. Then he took out his smartphone, started the game application and played gacha.
"Tch, again got Zashiki-warashi character"
“...”
“...”
He clicked his tongue at the dregs of gacha, then threw his smartphone on the pillow, and cleared his throat softly. When he changed his expression and put his elbows on his knees, Masachika turned his gaze to Yuki.
“So, what are your words of regret?”
"No, what's the point of this brief moment of running away from reality?"
“How can I face this without running away from reality!”
Masachika held his head when he heard Yuki's calm tsukkomi . Yuki stared coldly and added another attack to his older brother, who took a defensive stance with both hands in the face of an unacceptable reality.
"And your pretend acting is too long"
"That's it, sorry. Thank you for waiting without a tsukkomi halfway.”
"You're welcome"
Masachika gently peeked through the gap between his arms and apologized for the painful reminder. He thought Ayano should be able to say “What kind of joke is this?”.
“Haaa… Well then, I guess it's time to hear your words of regret?”
“I told you, why were you trying to escape from reality earlier?”
"I'm tidyak to hear apya-apya!"
In front of her sister who was trying to fake a flat expression, Yuki asked Ayano who was next to her.
“Nee, is Ayano an M?”
“Yes, I am the maid M”
“Those are the facts, Aniue”
"Stop it!"
Masachika scratched his head again at the statement that she was an M girl from Ayano's mouth.
"Noookkkkkk! It's not only my little sister who's been weird like this, but it turns out that my childhood friend is also abnormal!!”
“Oi, what does that mean? Your words seem to make it sound like I'm abnormal."
“Do you really think that you are normal?”
“Fumu, that's right, my cuteness is abnormal.”
"Laugh, laugh"
As Yuki nodded seriously while crossing her arms, Masachika gave her a sinister look. Then, Yuki smirked and looked at Masachika with a cutesy expression.
"But the truth is, I'm really cute, right?"
Yuki closed one eye and placed an index finger on her cheek, an expression of a very cute expression. However, Masachika just looked down while frowning.
“May I answer very seriously?”
“Just go ahead, come on say it!”
When Masachika asked with a serious expression, Yuki also had a serious expression. Amidst the tense atmosphere as if a serious confession was about to happen, Masachika made a serious statement.
“Honestly… it's really cute”
"Thanks~. Gabacho ”
"Are you really a Koala!"
In an instant, Yuki let go of his seriousness, then deftly moved from his cross-legged position and jumped on top of Masachika who was sitting on the bed with both arms and legs embracing him. That figure, just as Masachika said, looked like a koala clinging to its mother's body with both hands and feet. However …
“Hm, which one is better to say—”
"Shut up"
"Onii-chan Daishuki"
“Don't suddenly act like a toddler”
“… Aha, there it is.”
Suddenly feeling satisfied with something, Yuki distanced himself from Masachika and put his left hand on his waist and his right hand on his chest, as if he had just got a great idea.
"Okay, okay. In that case, I will receive the punishment for hypnotizing Alya-san and Masha-senpai.”
"What? Punishment?"
"According to the principle of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' principle , I will use self-suggestion to act like a toddler as Onii-chan wants, that's the punishment."
“No, it's true that I answered like that back in the student council room earlier, but I don't really want that, you know…. Ayano, what is your master saying?”
“I don't know… a commoner like me will never understand.”
“No, don't say it as if Yuki has deep thoughts. This person is just babbling.”
“Even though it looks like that, but it seems that he has other intentions…”
" Nai, nai . Are you a cron of the main character who always interprets things positively? The character who would say, “ Sasuyuki” or something? ”
“Excuse me, what do you mean by “ Sasuyuki” …?”
"It stands for ' Sasuga Yuki-sama' , that's why it's called Sasuyuki."
"Masachika-sama, it's not polite to call" Sasuga "to him."
"No, I know why"
In front of Masachika who was staring at Ayano, Yuki spread her legs wide and lowered her hips, she posed as if she was challenging something.
" Ikuze Onii-chan! I will do everything in my power to shake off my embarrassment! I will rewind my mental age as fast as I can!!”
"Serious? Do you really have any shame!”
“Of course you have, you bastard!! Uwoooooooooooooo!!! ”
A large amount of energy radiated from Yuki.
His energy was as strong as that of a warrior who increased his aura for the sake of performing a precise technique. Yuki slapped his hands in front of his chest, he roared as he turned his body upwards, and then stopped in a hunched position.
“... Oi, Yuki?”
“...”
“Oooi ~”
"... So-the same?"
"Gubohaa !?"
Yuki responded while looking up with eyes that looked pure and innocent, and Masachika leaned forward while clutching his chest. Yuki rushed over to him anxiously, as Masachika suddenly reacted as if he had been shot in the chest by a gun.
“Nii-sama, what's wrong? Are you okay!?"
“Ugh, s-stop, my scars, old scarsuuu!”
"Wound ...? Seriously! I will call the doctor!”
"Not that ...! Stop those innocent stares!”
“Innocent eyes…? Why? Though Nii-sama also has the same eyes.”
"No! It might be the same shape, but my eyes are much uglier!”
Yuki placed her hands on Masachika's lap as she sat on the bed and tilted her head. With her petite and beautiful appearance, she is as adorable as an angel. But for Masachika, whose sorrow had been tarnished, that innocent look of his was painful.
“Nii-sama, are you feeling sick?”
“Th-This is it Yuki. I admit that I was in the wrong, so can't you just go back to the way you were?"
"Nii-sama, I don't know what you're talking about."
"I can't take it anymore! Ayano! He's your master, isn't he! Please do something about this!”
Unable to take it anymore, Masachika asked Ayano for help, but the person in question suddenly disappeared with a look as if he saw something valuable.
"Oh wait. Don't try to blend into the air! Come back soon!”
"Nee, Nii-sama"
“That said, stop those innocent eyes!?”
Yuki who turned into an angel and Ayano who blended into the air. The place was so chaotic that in the end, there was no more group study that day.
note:
[1] The incident in question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuradamon_incident_(1860)?oldid=490866890
[2] For those who don't know what Yamato Nadeshiko is, it's a term to describe the ideal woman in Japan