"I'm not very skilled, but I'm learning. Helping out a little shouldn't be a problem."
Iris looked at the aprons in the kitchen, sized them up, and felt that wearing one herself would be just fine.
Hachiman listened to Iris and Komachi chatting idly. After serving the sweet soup, he looked at Komachi and reminded her,
"By the way, Komachi, Iris and Aegis are staying over tonight. Go get some clean toiletries for them later."
Komachi nodded in response and was about to get the toiletries when she suddenly realized something was off. She stared in shock at the elf princess Iris, whose cheeks were slightly flushed and whose gaze was evasive,"Oh, okay, I'll just... Wait, what? Iris-neechan, you're staying over tonight?"
Previously, when Shion stayed over, she could only sleep in Komachi's room. So if Iris and Aegis were staying over tonight, could they also stay in her room?
No doubt about it—Iris-neechan and her sister were going to stay in her brother's room.
She had thought they were just visiting like Gabriel and Yuina did yesterday, playing for a while and leaving after dinner. But they were actually staying overnight?.
'Brother, you're such a scumbag!'
'Didn't you just get together with Vignette-neechan yesterday?'
'And now, today, you're already flirting with—no, not just one, but two?'
Just imagining the scene made Komachi's brain freeze up.
Could it be that her brother had some kind of special hobby? Both times, it was two people together...
"Ahem, Komachi, don't overthink it. Iris and I are just very good friends."
Hachiman saw Komachi breathing rapidly, her face flushed red.
He pressed down on her head and coughed lightly as a reminder.
Although taking Iris and Aegis to Shion's room next door would be more convenient, Iris and Aegis wanted to come to his house, not just to stay the night. Naturally, he couldn't take them to the neighboring apartment.
Besides, he had specifically rented a room for Shion so she could have her own private space. If he kept bringing people to her room every day, what would that be?
At most… he'd occasionally bring someone over to play with Shion.
"Scumbag!"
Hearing Hachiman's words, Komachi glared at him and muttered under her breath.
They were already staying over, and he was still claiming they were just friends? Her brother was getting worse and worse.
If Kaede-neechan found out, she would definitely lecture him properly.
However, thinking about Shion, who had just moved out to live next door, Komachi didn't have much confidence in scolding her brother anymore.
Her brother becoming so bad was probably her fault for indulging and covering for him...
"Komachi, you misunderstood. The president isn't a scumbag. In fact, it's us troubling him, making him accommodate us."
Iris heard Komachi's not-so-quiet muttering. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke up to explain on Hachiman's behalf.
As the ones being assisted, they had already received a lot of care from the president. If they couldn't even help clarify a misunderstanding when he was being mistaken by his family, she would feel guilty.
"Huh? Brother accommodating you guys?"
Komachi hadn't expected her muttering to be heard, nor that Iris, the golden-haired elf princess who seemed to be getting played by her brother, would actually speak up for him.
"Mm, the president is just helping us… because of our elf race…The president has been helping us selflessly all along..."
Since this wasn't an official discussion, Iris couldn't formally explain the assistance situation. Her face flushed red as she stammered out a brief explanation of the special relationship between them and Hachiman.
Although there were some secrets she couldn't reveal, the assistance matter wasn't too complicated. Komachi quickly grasped the depth of her brother's relationship with today's visitor, Iris.
"Onii-chan… Am I dreaming…?"
Komachi slowly turned her head and stared at Hachiman in disbelief.
How could she be having such a bizarre dream? A dream where not only she and her onii-chan were there but also two golden-haired elves from another world?
An elven princess from another world actually needed her brother's help to save the elf race?
And the way to save them… was through reproduction?
This kind of plot… Wasn't this straight out of a doujin at a convention...?
How did her brother suddenly become such a hot commodity, attracting not only gyarus but even an elven princess from another world?
"Yes, that's right, Komachi, you're dreaming. When you wake up tomorrow, you'll find that you wet the bed."
Hachiman patted her little head and nodded in agreement.
If he weren't experiencing this firsthand, he would probably think Iris was joking too. He wouldn't even dream of something this good.
"What bedwetting? Onii-chan, what are you talking about? I'm not a little kid anymore. How could I still wet the bed from dreaming about going to the toilet?"
Komachi quickly pushed his hand away, blushing angrily as she punched him.
When she was little, she had once dreamed of needing to pee and got up to go to the toilet. But when she woke up in the morning, she realized it had all been a dream—and in reality, she had wet the bed.
But this kind of embarrassing childhood memory wasn't hers alone. Why was her brother bringing it up now? So mean!
"Heh, as long as you know it's not a dream, that's good enough."
Hachiman caught her soft little fist, released her hand, and ruffled her hair, chuckling.
That kind of weak little punch didn't affect him at all. Normally, he would tease her a bit more.
But with Iris and Aegis here today, he decided not to make Komachi lose face.
"Onii-chan, you big idiot!"
Seeing the smug smile on Hachiman's face, Komachi clenched her little fists in embarrassment but ultimately let them go.
Not to mention that she couldn't beat her brother, there were guests today, so she couldn't just mess around with him.
She wasn't like her onii-chan, an idiot who shamelessly exposed people's embarrassing pasts in front of everyone.
However, thanks to this little interlude, Komachi and Iris both learned each other's embarrassing stories, making their previously formal relationship much more comfortable.
Hachiman watched as the two got along better and nodded secretly.
But besides them, there was someone else he needed to care for.
He noticed Aegis still standing there. Just as he was about to call her over to sit and chat, he suddenly heard the entrance door open.
"Onii-chan, you're back? Are you hungry? Should I cook now?"
Shion appeared in the living room. She was surprised to see Iris and Aegis, the two golden-haired beauties, but she still quickly walked to Hachiman's side and asked softly.
"No rush to cook. I'll do it later. We're having sweet soup right now. Let me introduce you to these two sisters."
Hachiman noticed Shion's reserved attitude around strangers, pulled her to sit beside him, and introduced them.
"Iris, Aegis, this is my sister, Asougi Shion."
"Shion, these are my school friends, Service Club members, Elf Princess Iris and her sister Aegis."
"Hello, Princess, just call me Shion."
Asougi Shion looked at Iris's pointed elf ears, which symbolized her identity, feeling somewhat surprised and a bit restrained, speaking in a low voice.
She was very shocked that the legendary elves had suddenly appeared in her home, but if it was her brother, then it didn't seem all that surprising.
Her brother was the one who rescued her from that broken home and gave her a place to stay.
However, while she wasn't exactly shocked, her personality was naturally cold. Even though she had been somewhat warmed by Hachiman's kindness, she still couldn't enthusiastically play around with girls she had just met.
"No need to be so formal, Shion, you can call me Sister Iris like Komachi does. Also, the sweet soup you made is really nice."
Noticing that the surname of Hachiman's newly appeared younger sister was different, Iris showed some doubt in her eyes, but she still smiled and nodded, complimenting Shion's sweet soup.
As an elf who revered nature, she had a fondness for fruits and sweet things, and she quite liked this sweet soup.
"Mm, this is called coconut milk taro balls. I made it because my brother said he liked it, so I looked up a tutorial. It's my first time making it, so it might not be very good…"
Asougi Shion responded with a restrained nod, making Komachi, who was beside her, feel quite helpless.
This was the time to say, "As long as Sister Iris likes it, that's all that matters," and maybe even act a little cute. That way, wouldn't the elf princess develop a much better impression of her? Just stating dry facts like this was useless. Shion was still not very good at socializing.
Iris, however, didn't mind these details. Instead, hearing that Shion made it because Hachiman liked it, she felt delighted that she and Hachiman shared the same tastes.
"President, why is Shion your sister but has a different surname? Is it because you have different mothers?"
Iris blinked her deep blue eyes, curiously looking between Hachiman and Asougi Shion.
Wasn't this place supposed to allow only monogamy? How did the president end up with a sister who had a different surname?
"No, no, no, Dad wouldn't dare cheat. Sister Iris, don't think like that!"
Komachi quickly defended her father. If Mom heard something like this, Dad would be in serious trouble.
"Actually, I'm my brother's adopted sister. I have no blood relation to Brother or Komachi."
Seeing the misunderstanding, Asougi Shion hurriedly clarified her relationship with Hachiman. She definitely didn't want to be mistaken for his biological sister.
Although she still wasn't completely used to living in her brother's home, she was already very satisfied with her current life.
She and Komachi were both her brother's younger sisters. She had everything Komachi had, but she also had things Komachi didn't. One could even say her brother treated her better than he treated Komachi.
"Mm, Shion's family had some issues. Her father… because of her mother…"
Seeing that Asougi Shion was willing to talk about her family situation, Hachiman pondered for a moment before briefly explaining it to Iris.
"I see. Shion, you've really been through a lot. If you ever need help, feel free to ask me."
After hearing Hachiman's account, Iris developed a new understanding of the reserved girl before her.
No wonder, even though they were both his younger sisters, Shion, who looked even taller than Komachi, was so withdrawn. So she wasn't actually the president's biological sister.
"I'm doing very well with my brother here. There's nothing I need to trouble Sister Iris with."
Asougi Shion shook her head. While she had suffered a little sleeping in an internet café when she first ran away from home, that was nothing. Soon after, Komachi had found her and invited her to stay at their house.
She had long since realized Komachi's true intention behind inviting her to stay, but she was actually happy with how things had turned out.
"I was overthinking it. My apologies, President."
Iris realized she had spoken out of turn and softly apologized to Hachiman.
"With our relationship, there's no need for such formalities over something this small."
Hachiman shook his head with a smile.
Iris, as an elf princess, truly had excellent manners and education. She even worried about whether minor things might be rude.
That made her easy to get along with, but when their relationship was so close, continuing to be so formal could get a bit exhausting.
Clearly, he and Iris's group were already deeply connected, so why bother drawing boundaries and being so polite?
Hachiman turned to look at Aegis, who was still standing stiffly at the side, and reminded her,"Aegis, when you're at home, you don't need to be so guarded and cautious. You can relax a little."
He had wanted to say this earlier, but since Shion had just returned, this was the first chance he had found.
"President, you don't need to mind me. I'll adjust myself."
Aegis shook her head.
"I meant that you should sit down with us."
Seeing that Aegis had completely missed his point, Hachiman sighed and stood up, then pulled Aegis's soft, curvaceous body into his embrace and sat down with her on the couch.
"Everyone else is sitting. If you're the only one standing, do you think I can just ignore it?"
"Uh…"
Aegis hadn't expected Hachiman to directly pull her into his arms in front of everyone. Her mind blanked out in an instant, and her body went completely stiff, not knowing how to react.
She and Iris had both served Hachiman before, so it wasn't like their relationship wasn't intimate.
But that had been in private. In public, she still maintained her cold and aloof appearance, fulfilling her role as a bodyguard.
Now that the others had seen her being so close with Hachiman, she didn't even know what kind of expression she should be making.
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