Gabriel and Vignette were in a mess in the apartment next door. Things weren't exactly smooth on Hachiman's side either.
Originally, he had planned to deal with Lala's pursuers, avoid his home getting turned upside down, and then sleep peacefully with Iris, Lala, and the others.
But even after Lala finished setting up their room, the pursuers still hadn't appeared.
"Lala, can you make a few more monitoring devices? Just in case the pursuers who want to drag you back for an arranged marriage show up and we don't know," Hachiman lay on Yuina's soft thighs wrapped in flesh-colored one-piece pantyhose, enjoying Yuina's massage while tasting the strawberries and grapes fed to his mouth by Minami and Rin. He suddenly turned his head to look at Lala, who was tidying up her tools, and asked.
He wasn't exactly afraid of not being able to beat the pursuers. Lala's own strength and black-tech inventions were more than enough to handle them. Let alone the many helpers on his side. Lala simply didn't want conflict. Her aim in coming to Earth was to avoid the arranged marriage.
Mainly, he was worried the pursuers would show up before they'd had a good night's sleep. The Love Live mode didn't have teleportation restrictions, but one had to be in a special relationship with him to enter the Love Live mode together. Right now, he couldn't enter it with Lala or Komachi to ignore the pursuers, so he had to plan carefully.
"I did set up an alert magic, but I don't know if it'll work against Lala's pursuers," Iris pondered, thinking that the Royal Guard able to chase Lala around probably weren't weak. If they were around her strength, it'd be fine. But if they were like Gabriel or Vignette who could ignore her magic, then it'd be a problem.
"Hachiman, you don't have to worry. I already told Mom I found someone I like, so she doesn't have to arrange any more blind dates. Ah, she just replied, she said I should stay obediently on Earth and not run around anymore. After she finishes her galactic affairs, she'll come meet you," Hearing Hachiman and Iris' concerns, Lala was just about to explain when her communicator beeped. Her mother had replied after finishing a day's worth of political affairs.
Her mom's message was just as Lala expected: she acknowledged the situation, cancelled the blind date plans, told her to stay on Earth, and also mentioned how her sisters Momo and Nana had been missing her during the time she'd been away.
As her younger sisters, Momo and Nana had also grown up studying in the royal palace. They hadn't finished all their lessons yet, so they couldn't leave the palace at will. Of course, they didn't have to face the annoyance of arranged marriages either.
[Momo, Nana, study hard. When I have time, I'll bring Hachiman to visit you~]
Lala immediately sent a message to Momo and Nana to soothe their restless hearts.
She totally understood how boring the palace's curriculum could be and how her sisters didn't want to study. But they were still young, so they couldn't be willful. They had to study well and behave.
Lala completely forgot the fact that she'd piloted a spaceship and fled her home to avoid a blind date, traveling from Deviluke all the way to an entertainment planet on the edge of the galaxy. If anyone was the disobedient one, she was the worst offender in the family.
However, Lala knew her mother well and didn't think the arranged marriage issue was a big deal. After all, it wasn't a political alliance but simply about finding someone she liked. Now that she had, what was the point of continuing with blind dates?
Lala even patted Hachiman and sent a photo of him to her mother.
Hachiman, on the side, was stunned watching Lala do this.
It was just accepted? She hadn't even met him yet. That was so hasty. Or maybe there would be another test for him once her mom got to Earth?
["Ding~"]
["Mission [To-Love Princess] completed."]
["Mission reward—Ultra Instinct."] [T/N: 😐]
"...", Hachiman.
It's completed just like that? That was way too easy. Lala was so strong, with such high status and power, and yet her character mission was completed so easily?
He had originally prepared to deal with some oddly-shaped aliens. He wasn't sure if those guys would count as cuckolds or not.
But unexpectedly, Lala just said she found someone she liked on Earth, and her mother simply agreed, marking the mission as complete.
More unexpected was that the mission reward was Ultra Instinct. Normally, character mission rewards related to the character's essence. Lala was practically a Super Saiyan in the To-Love-Ru universe, but instead of giving him a Super Saiyan template.
[Ultra Instinct (Passive): Each part of the body performs reflexive attacks and defenses automatically, without brain commands. It enhances reaction speed and movement speed. The body separates from consciousness, allowing each part to surpass instincts and sense surrounding dangers independently, no longer relying on the brain for decisions.]
This thing seemed to be from Dragon Ball too, though his deepest impression of Dragon Ball was Piccolo Daimao. He hadn't followed the later arcs much, so he wasn't too familiar with Ultra Instinct.
The passive ability of Ultra Instinct sounded powerful, automatic counterattacks and defenses, but without Super Saiyan-level combat power, just that ability alone might not be as good as giving him a Super Saiyan template.
Hmm... maybe not. He wasn't one to seek out danger, nor did he have any interest in constant fighting. If he couldn't use the Super Saiyan template to keep leveling up through battle, it wouldn't be very useful. Better to develop steadily with Ultra Instinct.
"Little Hachiman... Lala took a picture to send to her mom, right? Are you sure we weren't in the photo?", Yuina stared dazedly at Lala taking the photo of Hachiman, suddenly pulling on his sleeve and asking in a strained voice.
Even though they were only wearing bunny girl outfits and playing with Little Hachiman, and hadn't done anything.
But in their current position, clinging so close to Little Hachiman, if Lala's mom saw her daughter's boyfriend tangled up with other girls, she'd surely get angry.
"Eh? Lala, can you retract that message?", Hachiman suddenly sat up from Yuina's thighs and hurriedly said to Lala.
Originally, his mother-in-law had been so easygoing and approved of Lala's relationship with him. Wouldn't this ruin it now?
As far as he could remember, the woman hailed as the most beautiful in the universe was a harem-oppositionist. She might not be as understanding as Lala and wouldn't be okay with his harem activities.
"Huh? Retract? But Mom already replied. She said she'll handle her work quickly and come see you, Hachiman," Lala blinked and flipped her communicator screen around to show everyone her conversation with her mom.
Iris, Lumilia, and Shion were laughing. Hachiman was lying on Yuina's lap, being fed by Minami and Rin.jpg
[Mom, look! This is the boy I fell for at first sight! Everyone likes Hachiman a lot!]
[...I understand the general situation. I'll finish up my work soon and come to Earth. Please have Mr. Hachiman wait at home peacefully.]
"...", Hachiman.
"...", Komachi, Shion.
"...", Yuina, Minami, Rin.
"...", Iris, Aegis, Lumilia.
Seeing the chat log between Lala and her mom, everyone fell silent in unison.
Who chats like that? Not only did she say a bunch of people liked her fiancé, she even sent photos of other girls being close with him.
If they didn't know Lala had fallen for Hachiman at first sight and had pursued him herself, they'd really think she was trying to sabotage the engagement on purpose.
Even Lumilia, who was ignorant of the world, and Aegis, who was emotionally distant, felt that even they wouldn't do something that ridiculous.
"Was it not okay to send? The communication network between me and Mom has top-tier security. Your photos won't leak, Hachiman," Lala looked puzzled at everyone's silence.
It was just lying on Yuina and the others' thighs being fed some fruit. Lala, who had grown up in a palace full of maids, didn't see anything scandalous about it.
After all, in her memory, her own mom used to feed her dad snacks while chatting just like that.
"That's not the issue... it's something else... Little Hachiman, sorry. If I'd known, we wouldn't have changed into these outfits," Yuina looked at the still-confused Lala, helplessly hugged Hachiman from behind, and whispered into his ear.
If they weren't dressed like this, they might've been able to explain it away as just being good friends. But now, no matter how they explained it, it wouldn't make sense. Unless Lala's mom was as clueless as Lala, or was incredibly open-minded and didn't care about this sort of thing.
But that was highly unlikely. Judging from her reply, she seemed a little angry already.
"Yeah... we should've just gone home with Miura and the others today...", Minami and Rin exchanged awkward glances, looking rather embarrassed.
———
Little Hikigaya's originally arranged marriage seems to have been messed up by them. This is an alien princess, after all. Without thinking, one can tell her status is noble. Someone super super rich who can ensure little Hikigaya a future of food and clothing without worry.
"This isn't even a mistake, what are you apologizing for? Actually, I didn't intend to hide it from Lala's mother, it's just that Lala suddenly took a photo and sent it over, and I wasn't mentally prepared," Hachiman looked at the three people apologizing one after another, turned his head and gently stroked Yuina's pink silky hair, pulled Minami and Rin into his arms, and kissed them on the cheek respectively.
"If I must say someone was wrong, then it's my fault. If I hadn't been charmed by your cuteness, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened," They changed into these bunny girl outfits just to make him happy, how could he possibly blame them? They didn't intend to stir up anything, it was purely Lala's lack of common sense.
Lala's mother would probably think he's a scumbag who tricked Lala and be very angry. But once she comes to Earth and sees for herself that he's running a harem, he'll just persuade her then.
"Little Hikigaya...", Minami and Rin were moved and hugged Hachiman, both of them kissing him back several times on the face with force.
They had been worrying whether their frequent visits to little Hikigaya's house were bothering him. After all, the people around little Hikigaya were either princesses or rich young ladies, or student council presidents. At the very least, all were top-tier beautiful girls with fulfilling lives.
They only happened to know little Hikigaya first. In truth, they were just ordinary high school girls, and there were plenty of prettier girls at school than them.
They felt guilty for making a mistake this time, thinking it would have been better not to come bother little Hikigaya. They didn't expect him not to care at all about them affecting his engagement with the alien princess.
"Little Hikigaya, you kissed them but not me yet. I want kisses too!", At this moment, Yuina couldn't help but pout, hugging Hachiman tightly from behind and acting spoiled.
Just now she had given little Hikigaya a lap pillow, watching little Minami and little Rin playing happily with him. Now that all of them had made a mistake, little Hikigaya only kissed them and not her. This, she couldn't tolerate.
"Hehe, then I'll give you double," Hachiman released Minami and Rin, turned around and pulled Yuina's soft and voluptuous body into his arms, letting her sit on his lap in high heels, facing him directly, and lowered his head to kiss the tempting fragrance from Yuina's body.
"Mm…", Yuina blushed slightly and looked down at Hachiman, lightly hummed without saying a word.
Now what she wanted was a kiss on the face or lips, not... Never mind, whatever little Hikigaya likes is fine.
"Little Yuina, you're going too far, playing like this right here?"
"Even if it's little Yuina today, I won't let little Hikigaya give himself to you!", Minami and Rin, seeing Yuina trying to monopolize Hachiman alone, immediately stepped forward and hugged his arms, one on each side clinging tightly, each using her own methods to attract his attention.
Although Hachiman had plenty of experience with these three gyaru girls, facing such fiery enthusiasm, he could only find himself busy to the point of parched lips and tongue, unable to cope.
Watching the three who were apologizing and blaming themselves now happily messing around with her brother, Komachi glanced at Iris, who was openly watching and giving guidance to Lumilia, and Lala, who was smiling cluelessly without any reaction, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Where did her brother find so many girls? And they're all so proactive and passionate, not even one of them making a scene.
Still, she had to admire her brother.
Because, to be fair, Yuina and the others definitely weren't as beautiful as Lala and the others. Neither their family backgrounds, status, nor temperament could compare. Judging from her brother's dream of being a househusband, Yuina and the others could help him far less than Iris and Lala.
Yet, compared to potential problems from Lala's side, her brother cared more about Yuina and the others' feelings. He even comforted them in front of Lala and Iris.
That's probably why everyone likes her brother. He treats emotions equally. Even knowing he's a hopeless flirt, they still want to be with him.
"Komachi, Shion, the room next to Hachiman's is ready, but I'm not sure if you're satisfied with it, Shion. Tonight, Komachi, move some bedding in and let's sleep together to test it out, see if there's anything that needs adjusting," Lala ran upstairs with the door to install it, then came back down and reminded Asougi Shion and Komachi.
There were plenty of livable rooms in the palace. She had mostly used those rooms as storage or for setting up oceans and plains for Nana and Momo to play in. She hadn't made a bedroom before, so she wasn't sure whether Shion would like it.
"Shion, you keep oniichan and Lala-nee company tonight. I'm a bit sleepy so I'll go to bed first," Hearing everyone was going to sleep together, Komachi was startled and hurried upstairs without looking back, ran into her room, and shut the door.
"Hmm? Does Komachi not get along with Hachiman? She doesn't seem to like sleeping with him?", Lala immediately looked toward Asougi Shion beside her, blinking curiously.
"Uh… it's not a matter of whether they get along or not…", Asougi Shion was at a loss. How could she explain Earthling common sense to Lala, this alien?
It wasn't that Komachi didn't get along with Hachiman, it was that… they got along too well.
———
The room Lala made looked very simple and futuristic on the outside.
Like the fictional doors in Doraemon, just installing the doorframe on the wall was enough, there was no excess setup.
Considering everyone needed rooms and having too many doors in one place would look bad, Lala added a rotatable nameplate symbol to the door, with names like Lala, Shion, and the others on it.
When they wanted to open a specific room, they just had to rotate the nameplate to the corresponding name, then twist the doorknob to open the door.
Given future research needs and special living requirements, Lala and Iris's rooms were very spacious. Enough for Lala to research new inventions or for Iris to create a forest to accommodate her people.
But tonight's focus wasn't on their rooms, it was Shion's room.
Shion's room was truly a bedroom for sleeping. But before going to bed, Iris needed to decorate Shion's room, so Hachiman had to wait with Yuina and the others in his own room for a while.
Along with Yuina and the others was the youngest elf princess, Lumilia.
She was only 117 years old. As the youngest and most doted-on elf princess, with many older sisters, no one forced her to do anything. But she consciously felt that, as an elf princess, she had to contribute to the tribe.
Though she never imagined that her first contribution would be to offer herself to the Savior to bear the next generation.
Still, for their elf royal family, this was indeed the greatest contribution.
They, as naturally talented elf princesses, once aided by the Savior, would certainly give birth to offspring with outstanding looks and talent, true high elves. If they could receive the Savior's help each mating season and produce more high elves, the elf race's strength would greatly increase.
'Mm... it's just... the process in between is kind of embarrassing...'
Lumilia knelt beside the bed on the floor, her slender, fair hands tightly covering her crimson burning face. Her eyes couldn't help peeking through the slits of her fingers at Hachiman in the middle of the circle formed by Yuina, Minami, and Yuina again.
The related knowledge, she had secretly studied through some forbidden books, but today was her first time witnessing it with her own eyes.
She didn't expect that the Savior didn't even need to do anything to her. Just watching made her whole body weak, legs unsteady, unable to straighten her waist...
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