Chapter 3
A School life for this Prince
Part 1
When I came to the Crimson Demon village with Komekko, I thought that it would be a relatively simple task.
"These two will be your new classmates. You two, introduce yourselves."
I found myself in front of a room full of Crimson Demon schoolgirls, all staring at me as if I was a strange oddity.
I was also wearing the male version of the school's uniform.
"I am Komekko! The Number-One Femme-Fatale Little Sister of the Crimson Demon clan!"
"...I'm Revi."
"Please introduce yourself in the proper Crimson Demon custom."
"I-I am Revi, the number one, um… I don't really know."
"...It seems you'll require a lot of work if you want to learn our ways. Very well, go and take a seat."
The admittedly very sexy teacher of the class, Arue-sensei, pointed to the empty seats. I couldn't help but stare at her open blouse, at the cleavage she's showing.
How am I supposed to learn anything with those things out in the open?
Komekko-chan and I were seated together. She took the seat to the right, I sat down at the left.
I looked at Komekko-chan, and she weakly grinned back.
"S-Sorry, please put up with it for a bit longer."
Just when things were getting good with Iris back in the capital, I, Revi Elroad, got stuck in this village filled with chuunibyou.
Even though all I wanted to do was make out with Iris all day…
…Although, a part of my psyche told me that Komekko-chan practically confessed to me the night before. If I wanted, I could probably make out with Komekko-chan all day.
I shook my head. I already had Iris and I was already thinking of cheating on her with Komekko-chan of all people. It was an open secret that Iris had some kind of inferiority complex towards Komekko-chan. It would be too cruel of me to cheat on her with that same Komekko-chan.
…Can it really be called cheating, though, if Iris and I never really specifically decided that we were officially dating?
No, no, this is the reasoning and ruminations of a true scumbag. These aren't some random girls I'm dealing with, Iris and Komekko-chan were my closest friends. I couldn't impulsively do things that would create a rift between us.
As for why I was in a classroom with Komekko-chan, participating as a student, it was a decision made by Haru-sensei.
It was clear that Komekko-chan lacked a basic understanding of magic. Even though she could cast it, she didn't understand the mechanics of how her magic actually worked.
The ultimatum was that Komekko-chan needed to attend classes until she proved that she was ready to graduate.
As for why I was dragged along, I promised to take care of Komekko-chan during her trip to the village. I couldn't just ditch her while she was forced to go back to school. At least she was allowed to join a class with girls her own age, and she didn't need to go up all the way from the youngest grade.
I didn't know a lot about magic, aside from some basic things I knew from handling magic items, but I considered myself a good student. I wanted to help Komekko-chan, if only for a little bit.
As I listened to Arue-sensei's lecture, I found the lesson actually pretty interesting to listen to. I had always been interested in magic, ever since I started using magic items. I took down notes and even participated in the class.
Meanwhile, Komekko-chan was doodling a drawing of Hoost on her notebook.
The drawing didn't even look good.
"Alright, how about we do a pop quiz about today's lesson, to make sure that everyone was paying attention?"
"...?!"
Komekko-chan panicked as Arue-sensei started handing out papers.
"S-Sensei, I have a question."
"What is it, Komekko-chan?"
"What was our lesson about again?"
"...Just make sure to spell your name properly this time, 'Komek'."
The class giggled as Arue-sensei shook her head and placed a sheet of paper on Komekko-chan's desk.
I was a bit nervous, too, about suddenly getting a quiz, but when I looked at the quiz, I found that I was able to recall all of the material I just learned.
I had a pretty good memory to start with, and I was attentively paying attention to the lesson, too.
I wrote down the answers and finished the test in three minutes.
"Alright, time's up. I'll collect your papers now."
"...Sensei, it's my first day so please keep that in mind."
Komekko-chan said, before she handed her paper over to Arue-sensei.
Arue-sensei raised a brow, then wordlessly accepted the paper.
After ten minutes of silent reading, Arue-sensei had finished marking our quizzes.
"Before I hand back the quizzes, I'll announce the top three scores. First, there's Rueka."
A girl with ringlet curls similar to Arue-sensei, and wearing an eyepatch with the same design, stood up. She was undoubtedly related to Arue-sensei, perhaps her sister. She looked exactly like I'd imagine Arue-sensei as a child would look like.
…Compared to Arue-sensei, she was severely lacking in the chest area, though. She was also a short, petite girl.
Rueka walked up to Arue-sensei, who gave her a vial. Rueka took it and went to her desk. I saw her drink the vial, then pull out her adventurer card to look at it.
"The second highest score belongs to Shubaru."
A confident looking young girl with short hair stood up, grinning to herself. She gave Arue-sensei a thumbs up. She received a vial as well.
"The third highest score belongs to… Revi-kun!"
Arue-sensei raised the volume of her voice and looked at me proudly. I blinked and stared at her.
"Eh? Me?"
"It's only your first day, but you're already showing results! We look forward to your future exploits!"
I smiled as everyone clapped for me.
Komekko-chan looked at me in disbelief.
"S-Shouldn't this scene be happening for me…?"
I didn't mean to steal the show from Komekko-chan. I didn't think that I'd score so high.
I accepted the vial and looked at it.
"What is this? A treat?"
"It's a skill-up potion. It gives you skill points when you drink it."
"Aren't these expensive?!"
"Yes, but they're given as rewards to students for performing well academically."
I eagerly drank this rare potion. I looked at my card and saw that I received a skill point.
"You're so cool, Revi-kun!"
"He's so smart and handsome!"
"His red hair is so cool!"
I could feel the heat of Komekko-chan's stare on me as our classmates heaped praises on me.
Part 2
During lunchtime, I was immediately surrounded by girls.
I managed to slip away with Komekko-chan, as we left the classroom and headed out to the courtyard with our bentos.
I understood why they were so excited about me. Aside from Somahiko, who was in the same class, I was the only boy in the class.
This school was technically a mixed gender school, but there were way more female students than male.
So when a guy shows up, and an outsider at that, it would make sense that the girls would get excited.
Komekko-chan didn't seem to understand, or better yet, accept this fact, though.
"The devil thinks that Revi was enjoying all the attention."
Komekko-chan said, while pouting. We were sitting on a bench, opening up our bentos.
"...I've already used up all the luck in my lifetime and future lifetimes somehow getting both you and Iris to take an interest in me, I'm not gonna push my luck any more than that!"
"It's funny how you can easily acknowledge the fact that the devil has taken an interest in you, but you still don't want to do anything?"
She smiled, leaning closer.
T-This temptress…!
"W-Well, maybe just a little bit…"
Just when I was starting to fall for this devil's charms, I felt a gaze watching me.
I turned around and saw Rueka standing in front of us, quietly staring.
"...Please don't let me interrupt you. Proceed. Jiiii…"
Why is she just watching us?!
Komekko-chan sighed, seemingly taken out of the mood.
"This is Rueka, Arue-sensei's little sister."
"Yeah, I figured… They look alike. In terms of the face."
"Why did you need to specify that? Anyway, my name is Rueka! The one that still has potential to grow big breasts! Nice to meet you."
I shook her head when she offered it.
"I'm Revi… Good luck on your goal."
"So, Rueka, what do you want with us? If you just wanted to introduce yourself, then you can go now."
Komekko-chan made a rude shooing motion.
"...Even though we once agreed that we'd let each other watch if one of us got a boyfriend in the future. You have forgotten your roots, Komekko. What a shame."
"I-I never made that kind of promise!"
Komekko-chan said, more to me than to Rueka.
"...You agreed to let each other watch what, exactly?"
I was curious about this arrangement they made. Also, it seemed like they were close, or at least comfortable with each other. Then again, most of the kids in this village were probably close with one another.
"If you two are going to do some lovey-dovey things, then it is within my right to watch you two for my own entertainment. After all, we agreed."
"I told you, the devil doesn't know anything about that!"
"After all, we were part of the 'onee-chan spying club'."
What kind of club is that?
While I attempted to make sense of what Rueka was saying, I noticed that a crowd was gathering around us.
The rumor about a new male student was spreading fast among the school. Younger kids and older kids alike were gathering in the courtyard, looking at me curiously.
"...I didn't think that it'd be this bad."
"Well, the fact that you're handsome probably has a lot to do with it."
"You're surprisingly forward, Rueka."
"The female to male ratio among the youth is 8 to 1. My advances are pretty modest compared to the others."
How bad can the others get?!
As I was thinking this, I saw several girls suddenly go into a sprint towards me. There was a dangerous look in their eyes.
"They're actually sprinting towards me like their life depends on it!"
Komekko-chan grabbed me in a princess carry, then started running back to the school.
"That was a close one…"
We made it back before the girls could crowd around us.
"You need to be careful in this school, Revi. The devil can't always be around to watch you…"
"Yes, I'll be careful…"
Before, I would have welcomed the advances of many cute girls who wanted a piece of me, but after I found out how Komekko-chan felt about me, I found myself being more reserved with how I acted.
After all, if I fooled around with some girl and Komekko-chan found out, I would not only lose my chances with her, but she'd probably tell Iris, too.
So, for the sake of my future prospects with those beautiful girls, I must resist every temptation.
"Ara, Komekko-chan and Revi-kun, are you done eating your lunches already?"
I turned around and saw a pair of breasts shoved up against my face. I looked up and saw Arue-sensei smiling at me.
The most dangerous source of temptation arrived.
"...The devil had to fend off the beasts that wanted a piece of Revi. Arue-sensei, you have to tell those girls to keep their hands away from Revi!"
"Well, that's a bit cruel, isn't it? This is probably one of the only times they'll get to see a boy around their age from the outside. That is, of course, if they don't leave the village like some of the others."
"So you're just giving them the chance to take Revi away from the devil?!"
"Eh? Are you two going out? If that's the case, I'll tell them to leave him alone."
"O-Of course we're going out! Remember, I told you when we took the exam!"
Komekko-chan said, even though she was vague in that regard.
Also, I don't think I ever agreed to this, Komekko-chan.
"Oh, that's right. I felt like my brain actually melted after that three hour exam, so my memory has big holes in it right now."
"S-Sorry about that…"
Arue-sensei took the opportunity to mention that exam.
"Hmm… So, are you two actually going out? I haven't seen you two do anything couple-like."
She leaned down, glancing at the both of us.
"Hey, Revi-kun… It's not good to lie to a teacher, you know? Bad boys will be punished…"
She leaned close to my ear and whispered huskily.
"W-We're not exactly going out! I guess you could say we're more than friends, less than lovers!"
"Gah!"
Komekko-chan let out a surprised gawk as I was forced to tell the truth.
Arue-sensei chuckled when she forced the truth out of me.
"So, it's like that? Let me guess, Komekko-chan confessed but you don't know what to do about it, even so, she wants to hog you herself, huh? How selfish, Komekko-chan! If this is the case, then Revi-kun is available to all!"
With Arue-sensei's declaration, a bunch of red eyed girls suddenly appeared around us.
"That's right, Revi-kun is for everyone…"
"He's an idol that must be shared between us…"
"Girls who get a zero on their tests have no right to hog Revi-kun!"
The circle was getting closer towards us. However, before they could strike…
The school bell rang.
"Alright, alright. Fun time is over. Everyone head back to your class."
Arue-sensei clapped her hands. The other girls let out disappointed groans before sulking back to their classes.
"T-That was close…"
"Oi, don't think that you're free just yet."
"Eek?!"
I felt a hard grip on my shoulder. Komekko-chan was glaring at me.
"Why'd you deny that we're dating, huh?!"
"I told you that I have Iris! At least wait until we talk it out with her!"
"T-The devil actually has to play along with this love triangle?! This is unexpected!"
Komekko-chan, who had a very high image of herself, looked like her world was crumbling around her.
No, she should have had this revelation after she got a zero on a test.
The fact that she assumed an automatic win over an actual princess showed that she had an admirable amount of self-esteem, though. It's honestly pretty amazing.
Receiving a dose of self-awareness for once in her life, Komekko-chan dejectedly followed me along back to the classroom to finish off the last classes of the day.
Part 3
After classes were over, Komekko-chan grabbed me before the girls could crowd around us again.
"Hold on, where are you two going?"
Arue-sensei, however, stopped us before we could head out.
"Erm… Heading home?"
"You have supplementary lessons after school, Komekko-chan. We'll be going to my house. Revi-kun is free to come along, if you'd like, although you did score high on the quiz…"
"I'd like to come, too. I want to know more about magic."
Even though I technically didn't need to study and get good grades, I was still very interested in magic.
"Supplementary lessons… But I was planning on lazing around at home and forgor everything I learned today!"
"That's exactly why you're getting supplementary lessons!"
Arue-sensei grabbed Komekko-chan's wrist and dragged her out to her house. I followed behind, watching Komekko-chan being dragged along like a kid.
After a short walk, we made it to Arue-sensei's house. She took out her keys, opened the door, and led us in.
"Make yourselves comfortable in the living room."
"The devil will never feel comfortable while studying…"
"I'll prepare some snacks for us."
"...Snacks will go a long way in making the devil feel comfortable."
We sat around the coffee table. I brought our textbooks out, since Komekko-chan didn't even want to touch them. She sneezed when I opened the reference books, as if she were actually allergic to studying.
While we were waiting for the snacks to arrive, the door opened and Rueka came in. She looked at us, sitting in her living room.
"You two got dragged here by nee-chan, huh?"
"Sorry for the intrusion."
"No, please intrude as much as you want."
She gave me a thumbs up and there was a twinkle in her eye.
Arue-sensei came in with a tray of drinks and biscuits.
"Oh, Rueka, you're here. Why don't you study with them? I'll change into something more comfortable., so entertain our guests."
"Got it, nee-chan."
Rueka sat down and joined us on the table. She took out her own textbooks and reference materials.
"Since your sister is your own sensei, you must study a lot at home, Rueka."
I said, while taking a biscuit and tasting it.
"Yes, but I like studying anyway, so I don't mind."
"...I don't understand how someone can like studying so much."
"I can say the same to Komekko-chan who likes working out and exercising. I don't understand how you can put your body through so much pain and enjoy it."
"It's even more painful to use your brain and look at a book for several hours in a row! The devil think that's torture! Besides, if you exercise your body more, then maybe you'll fulfill that so-called 'potential to grow' that you keep talking about in your self-introduction…"
Arue-sensei came back while those two started arguing about exercise versus studying. Arue-sensei was wearing a red sweater that hugged her figure well and a skirt.
Arue-sensei in casual clothes also looks good!
"Alright, so how about we start the study session?"
"...No matter how much you make me study, the devil will only pretend to pay attention. Somewhere, deep in my mind, I'll be in another place far away from here. This is my technique, Advanced Daydreaming!"
"You do realize that if you don't pass this class, you're the one who's screwed, you know?!"
Arue-sensei sighed, not sure how to handle the stubborn Komekko-chan.
"How about this? I'll give you all a quiz at the end of the session. Winner gets a reward."
"What's the reward?"
"I bought a deluxe bathing set yesterday, and I haven't used it yet. I'm talking about luxurious soaps and bathing oils. Winner gets to use this bathing set with me."
She smirked, tossing her hair back.
"B-But what if Revi wins?!"
"Then he'll get a chance to bathe with me… And who knows what might happen?"
"Gack…!"
If Komekko-chan wins, then she'll get a chance to try out this deluxe bathing set while also preventing me from getting a chance to bathe with Arue-sensei.
It was both a reward and a threat. How cunning. As expected of Arue-sensei.
"Revi, why do I feel like your fighting spirit is going up?"
Komekko-chan said, as she noticed a shift in my aura.
"...I'll try my best."
"Hey! This study session is supposed to be for me, so don't take it so seriously! Rather, do you really want to bathe with Arue-sensei that much?!"
Do I even need to answer that?
When Arue-sensei began her lesson, all three of us focused on everything she was saying. She was going over the material we learned, while also introducing some material that we'd learn in the coming days to prepare us for it.
Studying is kind of like painting a picture, you need to add bits to it one at a time. You can't draw a whole picture all at once, otherwise it'll look like a nonsensical mess.
Well, I mean, some artists go for that effect, but still.
After a few hours of studying, we took a break.
Komekko-chan collapsed in exhaustion, laying down on the couch, hand on her forehead.
"I can't take anymore…"
She looked pale and sickly. Studying really was torture for her, she wasn't exagerrating.
Meanwhile, instead of taking a break, Rueka was going over her notes.
I decided to take a break, but I wasn't as tired as Komekko-chan. I sipped on some juice after Arue-sensei refilled our glasses.
"Arue-sensei, what made you decide to become a teacher?"
I asked, starting some small talk with Arue-sensei.
"I lived in the capital a year ago, since I'm a writer and my publishing house is based there."
"Oh, I didn't know that you're a writer, Arue-sensei."
"I'll give you a copy of my books later. While I was living in the capital, I wanted to have a more stable source of income, since it's not enough to simply rely on royalties from my books. I saw some ads for magical tutoring at a noble's house. It paid a lot of money, so I accepted the deal."
My face twitched as I tried to smile politely, but she caught on.
"It seems you know how nobles operate. Of course, I didn't know at the time, but being hired by a nobleman as a woman pretty much means that you agree to give them all kinds of 'service', as well. I worked for a bit, but I couldn't take the sexual harassment anymore, so I quit the job. However, that meant that I couldn't afford the insanely high prices at the capital, so I moved back to the village and used the educational license I got from the capital to get a job at the school."
"I-I see… That sounds like you had a terrible time."
"No, not at all. I was more annoyed than anything. He didn't really do much aside from peeking at me and asking me to wear very revealing clothing. I got tired of it after a while."
"When nee-chan came back, she had an air of maturity around her that she didn't have before… She must have graduated as an adult when she was in the capital…"
Rueka looked at Arue-sensei with pride in her eyes.
"...What kind of things are you imagining, Rueka?"
Arue-sensei said, shaking her head and sighing at her sister's antics.
However, Arue-sensei didn't actually deny what Rueka said.
She had an air of maturity about her that I wasn't used to. It's pretty hot!
"Ahem… Maybe we should get back to studying now?"
All of a sudden, Komekko-chan was eager to go back to studying as she glared at me.
Part 4
After three hours of studying, Arue-sensei made us close our books as she handed us quiz papers.
"Your quiz will start now! Remember that there's a reward at stake…"
Komekko-chan looked at Rueka.
"Rueka, I already know that it'll be a miracle if I get even one answer right. I leave Revi-kun's chastity in your hands."
Rueka gave her a blank stare. Then she put her hand to her mouth and made some chewing sounds.
"Just because I left his chastity in your hands, doesn't mean you can eat it! Just get the highest score, so Revi-kun won't get eaten up by Arue-sensei, OK?"
"Well, I don't really care about the reward. Looking at my nee-chan while we're in the bath is pretty much just like looking at the mirror. I'm not that conceited."
"What kind of distorted mirror are you talking about, you delusional girl? Go bathe with your nee-san and you might absorb some of her oppai powers."
"Well, I don't plan on losing, anyway."
Rueka grabbed a pen. I didn't think that she was a competitive type, but she looked like she wanted to win for the sake of winning. She was still a Crimson Demon, after all.
As for me, I had a good reason to win. After all, bathing time with Arue-sensei was the reward.
"Alright, you may begin the exam."
I flipped the quiz paper over. I smirked to myself. Arue-sensei probably didn't know this, since I didn't really like to brag about it, but I pretty much had a picture perfect memory. All of the questions were the same as the ones in the reference material. She didn't even change the order.
Even if I didn't understand the questions completely, I just filled in the answers as I remembered them in the reference material. I even copied the way the text was in the book with the penmanship I learned in the palace, in order to prove a point.
Feeling confident about my victory, I handed the paper over to Arue-sensei before Rueka or Komekko-chan could finish theirs.
Arue-sensei looked surprised that I finished it this quickly. She flipped the paper over to check the answers.
"...Revi-kun, cheating isn't good, you know?"
"What do you mean?"
"This looks like you just ripped a page from the reference material. Where are you hiding your notes? If you confess now, I won't discipline you."
I stood up and raised my hand.
"You can strip search me if you want. We'll be bathing together soon, anyway."
I smirked confidently, Arue-sensei looked around, but all of the reference materials and textbooks were already put away, on her side. There was no way I could have looked at them.
"...You must have a pretty good memory."
"If you show me a cookbook or something, I can probably recite the whole recipe to you after seeing it for a few seconds."
"That's still cheating! I don't even want to finish the quiz anymore! That's so not fair! The devil hates cheaters!"
Arue-sensei sighed and put my quiz away. Rueka didn't bother finishing her quiz, too, setting her pen down.
"I'll make sure to at least switch the questions around, or word them differently. That's my mistake."
"Still, you have to keep your promise, Arue-sensei! You can't turn back."
"Yeah, yeah. Honestly, I thought Rueka would win. I wouldn't actually let a male student bathe with me, you know?"
I thought that it was something like that, so I didn't tell her about my perfect memory.
Komekko-chan was pouting as I did a victory dance, pointing my fingers in the air and shaking my butt.
"I'll go ahead and prepare the bath, then."
Arue-sensei seemed like she resigned herself to the situation and went away to prepare the bath.
"...Oi, Revi, if you take a bath with Arue-sensei, I'll tell Iris about it!"
"Then I guess I'll have to tell her about the story of Komek and the miraculous three hour test that ended up with a zero score."
"...Please enjoy your bath."
"Don't worry, I will."
After Arue-sensei finished the bath, she called me to come with her. With a beating heart, I followed her upstairs into the bath.
The room already had a fair amount of steam when we entered.
"I see. You're trying to make the room steamy, so I won't see much, huh?"
"You shouldn't underestimate an adult."
"Too bad I have an archer ability called Farsight. I can see through annoying steam like this! It even has a wonderful zoom feature! Even if the bathtub was the size of a lake, and we were placed on opposing ends, I can still see you stark naked!"
My eyes glowed as I activated Farsight.
To my pleasant surprise, Arue-sensei actually blushed when I said that.
"F-Fine, I'll let out the steam, so just don't use a skill to look at me like that! That's actually worse than just having you see me naked."
After all, with Farsight, I can see every detail. She was right to be afraid.
She sighed, then started stripping. Of course, I made sure to watch carefully. She turned around, choosing to let me see her behind instead of her front.
"Fufu… You think that hiding your front now is actually better, huh? However, you'll have to show your front to me eventually once we get into the bath, so I'll have plenty of opportunities to see it. However, I won't have many chances to see your bottom, since you'll be sitting in the bath. So giving me a show right now before we enter actually maximizes my full enjoyment of this situation. By the way, let me remind you that I have a perfect memory, so there's no use hiding your amazing ass now, since I've already saved it away in my brain."
"...I don't know whether to be impressed by the sheer lengths you go to seeing me naked, or very disturbed that a child like you has this kind of vigor and dedication to lewd acts. I'll have you know that once we get in the bath, I won't face you, I'll just turn my back to you."
"Please do so. The bath isn't very big, you know? If you turn your back to me, then I can do something and you won't even notice. Also, with the way our bodies will fit in the bath, if you turn your back to me, you might find your way on my lap… And who knows what'll happen?"
"...Alright, face-to-face it is."
While we were talking, I was carefully watching her strip. She had dropped her skirt, showing her black panties to me. She took off her sweater next, leaving her only in her underwear. She shimmied out of the skirt, letting it fall to her ankles, then she reached behind her to unhook her bra. I made sure to enjoy her figure from behind, as well as her bare bottom, before she hid her front then slipped into the bath.
I began to strip as well. I didn't bother to hide myself and gave her a free show. I felt her glancing at me as I took my clothes off, showing off the body that I trained with Komekko-chan during those intense workouts.
Of course, my son was also showing off the full extent of his powers. I didn't bother hiding that.
I slipped into the bathtub, facing Arue-sensei. I placed my hands comfortably on the sides of the bathtub and leaned back. I gave her a confident smirk.
"Yo."
"...You know, I just realized, Revi-kun…"
"What is it? You've fallen for my charms?"
"Well, I was hesitant to do this since you're my student, and I didn't know what to think about that ethically. But are you even my student? You're not even officially enrolled, you know. We just let you accompany Komekko-chan as a favor to her."
"Erm…"
She smirked, then came closer to me. I felt all my earlier confidence draining away.
"And you're like, what, 16 or something? You're only two years younger than me, you know?"
"I thought that Arue sensei was at least in her 20s?!"
"I'm the same age as Komekko-chan's sister. We're in the same graduation class, after all."
I felt comfortable teasing Arue-sensei because I was seeing it from the point of view of a brat playing a lewd prank on his older sister, or maybe a babysitter.
However, after she established that we were pretty much peers in the same age group, I felt just like I did as if I were around Iris. Arue-sensei must have realized this, too, which was why the mood changed.
"What's wrong? Didn't you want to do something lewd?"
She leaned over, emerging from the bath and the bubbles floating on it. I saw her bare chest, not hidden by anything. I actually felt like my eyes would pop out of my head.
"I thought that Arue-sensei would just laugh it off like a younger boy's prank!"
"The way you're reacting… You're a virgin, huh?"
I blushed as my status as a cherry was exposed.
"Y-Yes, sensei!"
"I'm not really your sensei, remember? Just call me Arue."
"...!"
My body tensed as she didn't hold back in seducing me anymore.
The cold, professional attitude she displayed earlier that made me comfortable enough to tease her was gone.
"W-Well, maybe just a little bit."
"A little bit, huh? Well, I guess you wouldn't really want to lose your virginity in a bath."
"I don't really care even if it's a bath or not."
"...You're surprisingly indecisive."
Rather, what's with my recent string of good luck with women, I thought.
My mind was racing to figure out how and why I entered this sudden wellspring of popularity.
I thought that I already lucked out with Iris, but I even had Komekko-chan and Arue-sensei wanting a piece of me.
Should I just give in and let myself fall into this paradise of indulgence?!
"...Hold on, Arue-sensei. I have a mentor named Satou Kazuma… I don't know if you know him."
"Ah, I know him. He's Megumin's husband."
"Indeed. He taught me once that there's such a concept that controls the universe called 'flags'. In this kind of situation, if you are to get swept up by your emotions and help me ascend to manhood, so to speak, that door over there will surely be busted open by Komekko-chan, and she'll stop us."
"...Is there really such a thing?"
"Yes! It's a universal concept that ensures guys like me won't go all the way in moments like this! At least, that is what Kazuma-sama taught me."
"I-I see."
"So, my proposal is that you 'help me out' in such a way that won't raise any flags. After that, in the future we can do even more in a place where we won't be interrupted."
"...I feel like you're just chickening out but it's true that if we stay any longer, the girls will get suspicious. Alright, lean back and I'll 'help' you."
I leaned back, then watched in awe as Arue-sensei proceeded to 'help' my son.
Part 5
When I came out of the bath, Komekko-chan and Rueka were waiting outside.
Just like I thought, Komekko-chan was waiting to jump in the moment she heard some lewd sounds.
I avoided the flag and still got something good out of it.
"...Looking at Revi's face, it doesn't seem like anything happened. In fact, his expression looks so blank and empty that it seems like he's almost disappointed that nothing happened."
My expression was like this because I had reached an enlightened state.
All the lust had been flushed from my body thanks to Arue-sensei's expert technique.
"Alright, alright. Komekko-chan and Revi-kun can head back now. It's around dinnertime, anyway. Here, show this to your mother."
Komekko-chan instinctively covered her butt.
"You're not in trouble, it's a stamp book. Every time you finish a class and supplementary lesson, you get a stamp."
"Does a stamp get me a reward?"
"You won't get spanked again if you properly collect your stamps every day."
"I-I guess that counts as a reward."
After leaving Arue-sensei's house, Komekko-chan and I headed back to her place.
Komekko-chan was pouting at me the whole time.
"You really wanted to take a bath with Arue-sensei, huh?"
"Of course I did. It can't be helped."
"...I'm jealous, you know?"
"Urk!"
She looked at me with those puppy eyes of hers.
"Well… I guess I should say congrats for surviving the first day."
"Why can't you just say that the devil did well?"
"I don't want to have to lie to you."
The night was chilly, but I just had a warm bath, so I didn't mind it too much. However, I noticed that Komekko-chan was hugging herself. I shared my bath warmth with her and put my arm across her shoulder.
I still didn't really know what to do with Komekko-chan. I think I liked her. I found her attractive, that was for sure. Not only physically, but I really liked her unique personality. I don't think I've ever met a person like Komekko-chan, and I doubt I ever will.
The only thing really holding me back was my relationship with Iris, even if it was an undetermined one.
Fooling around a little with Arue-sensei in the bath is one thing, but Iris had a legitimate complex when it came to Komekko-chan. It would probably hurt her if I rushed into anything without explaining it to her first.
When we got to her house, true enough, Yuiyui-san was waiting anxiously outside the house. Komekko-chan proudly showed her the stamp.
"Thank goodness. I didn't think it was possible."
Yuiyui-san's knees got weak from the tension leaving her body, and I had to catch her as she fell down.
"...I knew that expectations were low for me, but please don't lose lower body function just because you found out I didn't flunk out of school on the first day."
"We prepared a feast, so let's head inside."
Are they going to prepare a feast for her everyday that Komekko-chan manages to pass?
Actually, rather than a reward, Komekko-chan probably needs a feast every night to get through the school day.
We went inside and ate our dinner.
While we were eating, the madam was asking about our studies.
"I passed! Barely!"
"That's good enough for me, Komekko. Keep doing that."
Talk about severely lowered expectations.
"How about you, Revi-kun? How did you do?"
Hyoizaburo-san asked, looking at me from his plate.
"Actually, I got the third highest mark in the class today, and I got a higher mark than Rueka during Arue's mock quiz. I really like magic, and I'll keep studying to get better at it. That way, the madam won't be disappointed in me."
"...You seriously expect me to believe that you got a higher score than Rueka-chan on your first day?"
To the madam who didn't believe me, I began to recite everything I learned during the day, using my perfect memory. I pretty much read out all the chapters we went over in the textbook.
They both looked at me in awe. Even Yuiyui-san couldn't hide how impressed she was.
"T-That's not bad, I guess."
Why is this mother of two acting so tsun-tsun?
"Come on, dear, give our son some credit…"
"...What do you mean by 'son'?"
"Ah! It slipped out! Well, I've always wanted a son, so I kind of saw Revi-kun as one of our kids, I guess!"
As someone who wasn't really close with my father, I felt touched by Hyoizaburo-san's words.
"I see. Then perhaps you should sleep with your son tonight and read him bedtime stories."
"Gurk!"
After dinner, we moved over to the living room.
Since there was some time before bedtime, Komekko-chan took out some cards for the whole family to play with.
Since I was from a nation filled with casinos, games and gambling, I won every round of any card game we played.
"Does the family normally play card games like this as a bonding experience?"
I asked, while shuffling the deck and distributing the cards.
"We didn't have money to buy cards before, so we drew numbers and suit symbols on toilet paper."
What a sad image.
"We had to keep remaking them, since we couldn't afford to not use toilet paper, either."
It kept getting sadder, somehow.
"Why are you so good at cards?"
Yuiyui-san said, when I easily countered her move again.
"In my country, you can lose your life if you lose at a game of cards."
"...That sounds intense."
The only one who can beat me in games of chance is probably Kazuma-san.
I was confident against anybody else, though.
After the card games, Yuiyui-san and Hyoizaburo-san went up to start preparing for bed.
Komekko-chan sat down on the couch, which was technically my bed.
"Hey, Komekko-chan, I need to start preparing for bed."
"It's fine, I can stay here?"
She turned to her side, giving me a charming smile.
"...Your mother will kill me if I do that."
"She was always lenient with Kazuma onii-chan. It's not fair!"
"Well, at least your dad likes me."
"...He doesn't really hold any power in this household, though."
I stood around, waiting for her to leave, until I finally sighed.
"So, what do I have to do to get you to go up to your room, Komekko-chan?"
"How about a massage? I had a stressful day, you know?"
"I went through the exact same day you did, and I didn't find it particularly stressful."
Technically, I had a much more strenuous day thanks to Arue-sensei's advances.
"If that's true, then you have some energy to spare, right? Come on, just a bit!"
"Alright, I guess you do deserve a reward of some kind."
I looked at Komekko-chan laying on her stomach, on the couch. It was an awkward position for me if I went down to massage her.
"Can you sit up, Komekko-chan?"
"Why don't you just hop on and straddle the devil's waist? It's easy for you that way."
"I can already see the event of the madam coming in and seeing me straddling you. I'll just kneel by the couch."
I kneeled beside her, even as she let out a disappointed sound.
I tried to give her a shoulder rub to the best of my ability, but I wasn't that good since I was used to getting massages from servants, not giving them.
Komekko-chan seemed to enjoy it, though. She hummed happily while I gave her a massage.
"Ahh… That's good, Revi… Mnn! Keep going! The devil loves it~!"
"Oi, stop with the weird noises!"
This little devil was having too much fun teasing me.
My hands got a bit tired from rubbing her shoulders for a while, so I asked to take a quick break.
I went to the kitchen to get some water, that was when I saw Hyoizaburo-san coming downstairs to get some water for himself.
"Hm? What's Komekko-chan doing on your bed?"
They already considered the couch my bed.
"She wanted a massage, but I'm not very good at it."
"Oh? I can give you a few tips if you want."
"Really?! Then please show me."
"Alright. Hmm… Maybe you can bend over the kitchen counter and I can show you."
"Like this?"
I put my hands on the kitchen counter and bent down.
Hyoizaburo-san leaned in and started rubbing my shoulders.
"Oh! This does feel good."
"Yup, you should take care to remember this spot."
"Yeah, that spot does feel good…"
At that moment, Yuiyui-san came into the kitchen.
"Dear, where's my water? It's taking you a while… Eh?"
For some reason, she had a look of disbelief when she saw Hyoizaburo-san and me.
"...What are you two doing?"
"I'm just teaching him how to hit your favorite spots. He wanted my advice, so… Oh, how about we have him practice on you?"
"Not happening!"
Yuiyui-san went over and grabbed Hyoizaburo-san's wrist and pulled him away from me.
"Wait, I want Hyoizaburo-san to teach me some more!"
"I'm not letting you steal my husband, you pretty boy twink!"
…She really didn't want me learning those shoulder rub techniques.
Disappointed that my lesson was cut short, I went over to Komekko-chan.
Thanks to my perfect memory, though, I was able to memorize the spots Hyoizaburo-san showed me.
When I went down to continue my massage on Komekko-chan again, it had an immediate effect.
"Eh…? It feels different…? Mnn…"
She was making all kinds of weird sounds before, but she started getting quiet when I massaged her after using Hyoizaburo-san's advice.
I rubbed her shoulders, working down to the rest of her back.
She seemed to like the massage, as I felt the tension leave her muscles.
After a while, she went quiet.
"...Komekko-chan?"
"Zzz… zzz…"
She fell asleep on my bed.
"...Where am I supposed to sleep now?"
I went up to ask Yuiyui-san and Hyoizaburo-san, but before I could knock on their room, I heard the sound of a bed creaking, as well as some passionate moans.
"...Well, I guess I'll take your bed, Komekko-chan."
It was nice sleeping on a real bed after a few nights sleeping on the couch.