"Matsuura-sensei, you weren't this strict before. Weren't you always pretty open-minded and didn't even mind students dating? Why are you being so serious and by-the-book today?", Hikari looked at Anju in confusion.
"I... I...", Hearing Hikari hit the nail on the head, Anju couldn't answer for a moment. She kept rubbing her thighs together, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't explain her double standard.
The moment she saw Hikari's handsome face, her heart would flutter. Then, thinking about how Takasaki Aika had almost kissed him just now, she felt both sour and annoyed.
Anju immediately changed the subject instead of explaining, "Speaking of thanking you, I should also thank you for saving my life yesterday."
"If you hadn't picked me up in time yesterday, my head might have been smashed by that rock."
"If Aika can thank you, then I can thank you too, right?"
As she spoke, using gratitude as an excuse, Anju suddenly wrapped an arm around Hikari's neck and kissed the corner of his lips.
Feeling the soft warmth of the young teacher's moist cherry lips, Hikari's heart stirred slightly.
"Matsuura-sensei, you..."
"I... What about me? I'm just thanking you too!", Anju replied stubbornly, though her pretty face had already turned bright red.
"Alright then. No problem," Seeing her flushed face and how she stubbornly refused to admit it, Hikari could only nod.
"Once isn't enough. Tomorrow... the day after tomorrow... I'll keep thanking you from now on!"
"That's all for today. I... I'm going back to the faculty office!"
After coming back to her senses, Anju still felt awkward facing Hikari as her student.
After saying that, she hurried away.
As she left, she covered her face with her hand, feeling that it was burning hot.
She didn't know why, but every time she saw Hikari, she felt an uncontrollable urge to get close to him.
After seeing Aika acting intimately with him, that urge had become even stronger.
That was why she'd impulsively kissed him just now.
Now that she'd calmed down, she felt terribly embarrassed.
But deep down, she still looked forward to it, and even wanted to go a step further.
Watching Anju forcefully "thank" him before fleeing in embarrassment, Hikari could only shake his head helplessly.
He knew that, just like Aika and Ayana, who had wanted to stick close to him the moment they met today, the beautiful teacher Anju was probably still under the lingering effects of yesterday's telekinetic influence.
Whenever she saw him, it was like opposite poles of a magnet attracting each other.
Even the slightest favorable impression toward him would be amplified without limit, making her want to stay close to him.
Because the telekinetic power had been distorted by the Pure Love Halo, even after absorbing Takasaki Souichi's superpower, Hikari couldn't completely remove its effects.
Besides, honestly speaking, it was hard to find being treated so enthusiastically by such a young and beautiful teacher unpleasant, so he decided to just let it be.
After wiping the yuzu-flavored lip balm from the corner of his mouth, Hikari left the corner of the hallway and returned to where Matsuura-sensei had caught them.
As expected, Ayana and Aika were still waiting there.
Aika had obviously already told Ayana what had happened.
The moment they saw Hikari return, both girls hurried over nervously.
"Hikari-kun, did Matsuura-sensei give you a hard time?"
"I was so scared that I ran away... I'm really sorry, Hikari-kun...", Aika looked at him with deep guilt.
Hikari waved it off, "It's fine. Matsuura-sensei didn't make things difficult for me. I already explained everything to her."
She hadn't made things difficult for him.
She'd only taken advantage of him.
"Explained... everything...?", Aika and Ayana were both slightly stunned by his answer.
Seeing that Hikari had no intention of elaborating, they dropped the subject and returned to talking about lunch.
"Um... how about we buy boxed lunches and eat on the rooftop? That way we won't run into Matsuura-sensei or anyone else again," Ayana suggested.
"Great idea! A disciplinary committee member really is sharp when it comes to avoiding disciplinary violations!", Aika immediately agreed, giving her a thumbs-up.
Ayana's face reddened.
Hikari had no objections either.
After buying their lunches, the three of them went to the deserted rooftop to eat together.
While they ate, Aika and Ayana kept putting food into Hikari's lunch box and occasionally moved closer to sit beside him.
Their chopsticks went in and out of Hikari's lunch countless times.
Hikari and the two girls indirectly kissed countless times through sharing chopsticks.
After they finished eating and were about to go their separate ways, Aika suddenly kissed Hikari on the cheek, as though making up for what she'd missed earlier.
Ayana also hugged him and rubbed against him briefly.
Watching the two beautiful girls "take advantage" of him in the name of thanking him, Hikari shook his head helplessly and packed up his things to return to class.
Meanwhile, Aika and Ayana, who had left first and were already walking back toward their classroom, both had flushed faces.
After yesterday's close contact with Hikari in the infirmary, Ayana and Aika had become close friends.
Having formed a strategic alliance, both of them wanted to become closer to Hikari and were working toward that goal together.
While discussing how they could get even closer to Hikari,
they suddenly saw a beautiful girl with shoulder-length short hair and an very voluptuous figure walking toward them.
"S-So big..."
Both Aika and Ayana couldn't help showing envious expressions when they saw the beautiful girl's curvy figure.
To their surprise, the beautiful girl walked straight toward them.
"Are you Aika and Ayana?", Akane asked with a smile as she stopped in front of them.
"Uh, yes. And you are?", Ayana and Aika looked completely confused at the unfamiliar girl greeting them.
"I'm Nanao Akane. I'm in the class next door," Akane introduced herself.
"Nanao-san, did you need something from us?", Ayana and Aika looked at her in confusion.
Instead of answering, Akane smiled and asked, "Were you just having lunch with Hikari-kun?"
"Huh? Y-Yes... Why?", Seeing a beautiful girl suddenly ask about Hikari, Ayana immediately became nervous.
The bolder Aika asked directly, "May I ask what your relationship with Hikari-kun is?"
"My relationship with Hikari-kun?", Akane smiled.
"We've already done everything that couples do. What kind of relationship do you think we have?"
'G-Girlfriend?'
'Hikari-kun's girlfriend?'
Ayana and Aika exchanged glances and silently accepted that Akane was Hikari's girlfriend.
It felt as though they'd been caught stealing someone else's boyfriend, making them instantly nervous and ashamed.
"Um... I'm sorry. I didn't know Hikari-kun already had a girlfriend...", Ayana lowered her head guiltily.
"I-I'm sorry too. I didn't expect Hikari-kun's girlfriend to be so beautiful," Aika also said sadly.
Hearing their apologies, however, Akane showed no sign of pride. Instead, she hurriedly waved her hands.
"No, no, no! You don't need to apologize. You've misunderstood!"
"Huh?", Aika and Ayana looked puzzled.
Akane smiled and explained, "I'm not here to break you up with Hikari-kun. I'm here to invite you to join us."
"Oh, right. A few days ago, Hikari-kun and I started a Pure Love Research Club together. Are you interested in joining?"
Faced with the sudden invitation, both girls hesitated.
As if she had expected that, Akane smiled.
"There are lots of like-minded sisters in the Pure Love Research Club."
"And once you join, you'll have chances to get close to Hikari-kun, who's the club president... maybe even become closer~"
The moment they heard that, both Ayana and Aika became excited.
"I'll join!"
"I... I'd like to join too!"
Seeing the two beautiful girls immediately agree as soon as Hikari was mentioned, Akane felt a slight bitterness.
Then an inexplicable sense of satisfaction rose from the soles of her feet all the way to the top of her head.
'Phew... Two more sisters to share Hikari-kun with, but I'm so happy~'
As they walked, Ayana and Aika kept asking Akane questions about the Pure Love Research Club.
Akane enthusiastically introduced everything to them.
The more they listened, the more excited they became.
"So after joining the club, we can really participate in those group club activities? Won't it be embarrassing?"
Hearing about the previous group parties held by the Pure Love Research Club, Aika's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Akane smiled, "Of course you can. Club members are free to participate in club parties. As for being embarrassed, that won't happen at all. There's only happiness and enjoyment~"
Ayana blushed slightly as she asked, "Um... Hikari-kun is only one person. With so many people taking part in club activities, won't it put too much pressure on him?"
Akane glanced at the pink-haired twin-tailed girl and smiled, "Don't worry. Hikari-kun is much stronger than you imagine."
Hearing that, both Ayana and Aika unconsciously swallowed, a strong longing rising within them.
"Vice President Nanao, I'd like to apply to join the Pure Love Research Club. I want to start researching pure love right away!", Aika raised her hand immediately.
"I want to research pure love too!", Ayana quickly added.
"Good, good, good. I'll take you to handle the paperwork right now!", Seeing her recruitment plan go so smoothly, Akane smiled from ear to ear.
———
Meanwhile, Hikari, the hands-off club president, had no idea that his diligent vice president, Nanao Akane, had recruited more members for him.
As he was about to head back to class, he ran into some unexpected trouble.
"Hey, hey~ Hikari, where do you think you're going?"
"You saw us and didn't even say hello? That's pretty rude, isn't it?"
"Looks like we'll have to teach you some manners, Hikari-kun~"
In the hallway, Izumi, Minako, and Hinata, the three lively gyarus, each with her own distinct charm, surrounded Hikari.
Seeing the scene of Help! I'm Surrounded by Gyarus!, the nearby students all looked at Hikari with sympathy, but no one dared say anything.
"Hikari, come with us," After teasing him a bit, the leader, Izumi, gave the order.
The three gyarus escorted Hikari away toward the classroom they often used as their little base for "disciplining" people.
Watching the scene, the surrounding students sighed.
"Sigh... Hikari-kun's really unlucky to get on the bad side of those three."
"Nogami and the others look especially scary today. Hikari's definitely going to get bullied badly..."
"Hmph! He deserves it. Just because he looks decent, he's flirting with everyone. He even dared make a move on my disciplinary committee goddess Ayana. Getting bullied serves him right."
"Hikari-kun looks so pitiful... Why isn't anyone helping him?"
"If you want to help, go ahead yourself! Nobody wants to offend those three."
Watching Hikari being escorted away by the three gyarus, everyone either pitied him or enjoyed the spectacle.
Hikari himself, however, didn't feel miserable at all.
Bang!
The moment they entered the gyaru trio's base classroom, Izumi slammed her fist heavily onto a desk in a well-practiced intimidation move.
"Hand over all your allowance money!"
Faced with Nogami's command, Hikari didn't react.
Neither did Nogami.
Because she hadn't been talking to him at all.
She had been talking to her two gyaru friends, Hinata and Minako.
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