"The mont you show up, you bring a new girl with you."
"She's pretty too. Dressed like a witch, and she's got white hair."
"What's your na? You're one of the sisters now, so don't be nervous. No need to be shy."
"Um…"
Faced with a whole flock of beautiful won, Elaina was a little overwheld.
There are… kind of a lot of them.
And every single one of them was stunning.
Each of them had an aura that felt more extraordinary than the last.
And why does one of them look like an actual goddess?
"Her na is Elaina. She's a real witch, through and through," Shichen said, helping with the introductions.
"So she really is a witch. I'm starting to wonder what other character types you're going to bring ho," Utaha Kasumigaoka said, arms folded, her tone teasing.
"H-hello… my na is Elaina," Elaina said quickly, lowering her head.
"Elaina, you don't need to be formal with us," Chisato Nishikigi said as she walked over and gently helped her straighten up.
"Um…"
"My na is Chisato Nishikigi. Just call Chisato," she said with a warm smile.
"Chisato…"
"Yeah. You don't need to worry about who ca first or who ca later. In this family, aside from those three, we're all the sa."
"Those three? Does that include Kato gumi?"
"Yep. Big Sister gumi is the eldest. Then there's the second sister and the third sister."
"The second and third sister…" Elaina looked confused.
"There are only those three older sisters. The rest of us can all be older sisters or younger sisters. It doesn't really matter."
"Why is it like that?" Elaina asked curiously.
"Because those three are special. They've been by Shichen's side from the very beginning," Chisato explained.
"I see." Elaina nodded in understanding.
She understood the aning of companionship more than most. After all, Shichen had been accompanying her the whole ti too.
"So besides gumi—Big Sister gumi—who are the other two?" Elaina corrected herself mid-sentence.
At this point, there was nothing left to "accept" or "not accept." She had already known about Shichen's situation before getting together with him.
Before all this, she'd been absolutely sure she could never fall for him. But once she did, that was that.
She didn't want to leave him. After how much he'd stayed by her side every day, she couldn't leave anymore.
"One is Big Sister Jeanne, and the other is Mio Takamiya—Big Sister Mio," Chisato said cheerfully.
"Big Sister Jeanne… Big Sister Mio…"
"And, just so you know, Big Sister Mio is already pregnant. She's about to give birth," Chisato added in a lower voice.
"P-pregnant?!" Elaina blurted out.
"She's the only one."
"The only one? Then what about the rest of you?" Elaina looked at the girls in confusion.
They were all gorgeous, every last one of them. Could Shichen really hold himself back?
She definitely didn't think he was the type of man to be passive. He'd been plenty bold with her already, quick to get handsy and direct.
If she hadn't still been unprepared that night, they probably would have gone all the way.
These girls had clearly been with him for a long ti. She couldn't believe they'd never done anything with him.
So there had to be another reason.
And it obviously wasn't because they couldn't have children—Mio was already pregnant.
"That's because Shichen doesn't want kids too early. He still likes to have fun," Chisato explained.
"That makes sense…" Elaina nodded, finally understanding.
If he still wanted to enjoy himself, then of course he wouldn't want children yet.
Once you had kids, you couldn't play around so freely anymore.
"But then why is Big Sister Mio pregnant?" Elaina imdiately caught the real question.
"Hehe~ I can't really say too much about that. But there's one thing you should understand about why she's the third sister."
"Alright. I get it."
"You two have been whispering to each other for a while now, haven't you?" Shichen walked over after finishing up with Utaha and the others.
"We weren't doing anything~ I was just explaining the family situation a little," Chisato replied innocently.
"You think I believe that? I heard everything. Everyone heard it, actually." Shichen lightly flicked her forehead.
"Ow~ That hurts! Shichen, you're awful. You do that to the mont you get back?" Chisato covered her forehead and pouted pitifully.
"That's a bit exaggerated…"
"I'm super sensitive to pain, okay?"
"I almost believed you…" Shichen sighed. "Just say what you want."
"Hehe~ I need so healing through love." Chisato smiled brightly, then closed her eyes and lifted her chin.
"I knew it."
Shichen smiled and kissed the spot he'd flicked.
"And here too~" Chisato tapped her glossy lips with one finger.
"In your dreams."
"How could you~"
"There's plenty of ti today. Take Elaina around and help her get familiar with everyone first."
"You said it, Shichen. Leave it to ! Tonight, you're mine!" Chisato instantly lit up with energy.
"Sure. Tonight I'm yours."
"Hehe~ I won't let you down. I'm dragging Takina along too."
"Chisato, what are you even saying?!" Takina Inoue shouted, mortified.
"You tell —do you want to or not?" Chisato shot back.
"I…" Takina couldn't answer.
Because she did want to.
"But you can't just say that out loud…"
"I'm just making sure Shichen looks forward to it~ What if he changes his mind halfway through?"
"Am I that kind of person?" Shichen flicked her forehead again, this ti more gently.
"Hehe~ Shichen definitely isn't that kind of person. But what if soone cuts in first? I need to make you look forward to it. That way you'll stay committed."
"Alright, alright, you win. No one's cutting in on you tonight."
"That's more like it~ Though I kind of think it's only because Takina's involved too."
"Stop talking nonsense. Just go show Elaina around."
"Got it~ Takina, you're coming with . You'd be too embarrassed to stay here now anyway, right?"
"And whose fault is that?!" Takina shot back, though in the end she still went with her.
She really couldn't stay there any longer.
Now everyone here knew she and Chisato were going to "deal with" Shichen together.
It was way too embarrassing.
There were other people here who did the sa sort of thing, sure—but saying it out loud was a whole different matter.
Only Chisato could say stuff like that without any hesitation.
"Elaina, let's go. And this is Takina Inoue. Just call her Takina. She's a tsundere."
"I'm not a tsundere!" Takina protested.
"Hello…" Elaina greeted her and followed the two of them out.
"Hi. Really, no need to be formal," Takina replied, visibly gentler now.
"Okay." Elaina nodded lightly.
Her impression of them was pretty good. These girls really were easy to get along with. None of them were putting on airs, and there didn't seem to be any visible jealousy either.
There was just one thing she was especially curious about.
"Chisato… what you said earlier, about you and Takina together…"
"Oh~ That ans exactly what it sounds like. You know what I an, right? Don't tell you're a complete innocent."
"I know what it ans… but the two of you together…" Elaina didn't know how to finish the sentence.
She hadn't even experienced that kind of thing herself yet, let alone done it with soone else there too.
It was shocking.
She couldn't imagine it.
Was that… normal in this family?
If so, did that an she'd eventually have to do it with soone else too…
No, no, don't think about that.
"Elaina, don't look so shocked. It sounds outrageous, but honestly, it makes perfect sense."
"Perfect sense?" Elaina stared at her blankly.
"First, Takina and I are really close, so we don't have any reservations. Second, Shichen is really strong. One person honestly isn't enough."
"What do you an… strong?" Elaina clearly understood, but her brain still failed to fully process the information.
"Exactly what you think it ans~"
"..."
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