Miyako’s incident was settled, and Haruka was living a peaceful life.

“By the way, the day after tomorrow is Claudia-san’s birthday, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. I’m going to pick out a present with Hibiki-chan and the others.”

Miyako, who seemed to be chatting with someone next to Haruka, was thinking about the present for Shinku.

“Oh, Haru-kun. Did you get an invitation from Shinku?”

“I didn’t get one. ….

Aa, I see… Is Claudia-san’s birthday party only open to selected people?”

Haruka doesn’t know much about the Claudia family. However, he knew that they were involved in various fields far and wide.

If that was the case, then even the Shinku’s birthday would be a social occasion. The presence of Haruka and Ria would not be appropriate for such an occasion.

“I’m sure I can get an invitation for Haru-kun if I ask her, but not for Ria’s…”

Miyako stammers. Haruka understood what she meant, even if he doesn’t like it.

Ria’s citizen’s rank is E, and even if Shinku wants to invite her, her family would not allow it. It’s obvious that if they insist for invitations, they will only be a bother for Shinku.

“Ria and I will give the presents to Yunika or Miyako on the day of the event, so all you have to do is to give them to Claudia-san.”

While conversing with Miyako, Haruka turned his eyes away slightly and displayed a floating window. He sent a message to Ria asking her if [Want to go shopping for Claudia-san’s birthday present?]. She replied [Sure] a few seconds later.

“…… What are you two gonna do after giving the presents?”

With a quizzical look on Miyako’s face, she approaches Haruka.

Gazing at the Miyako, Haruka smiled mischievously.

“It’s a secret.”

“HIEEEEE”

Miyako clung to Haruka and grunted as he rubbed her head against his chest.

“Whoah there, Miyako…”

“Yahn! nMu… Chu…”

Haruka made Miyako look up at him and took her lips immediately.

Miyako’s expression quickly turns immodest, she wanted to be pampered by sticking her tongue out at him.

Haruka her tongue, she allowed him to enter her mouth, as he rubs her upper jaw and gums up and down with the tip of his tongue.

Her brain was filled with euphoria, as she collapsed to her knees.

As Miyako slumped down, he looked down at Miyako who was looking up at him invitingly, he couldn’t control himself any longer.

Yuzurika, who had just woke up, called out to them.

“You guys have been making out too much in the morning.”

“Good morning, Nee-san.”

“…. Good morning.”

“Good morning, Haru, Miyako-chan.”

Haruka was smiling while Miyako was somewhat indifferent.

Miyako might take some time to getting used to her.

“Nee-san, I’m going out with Ria today…”

“Got it.”

Haruka said and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Yuzurika takes a drink from the refrigerator and pours it into a cup.

“Do you want one too, Miyako-chan?”

“…. Yes.”

Yuzurika prepared a cup for Miyako and poured the same amount into it.

She takes the cups for both of them to the living room and puts one of the cups on the table next to Miyako’s. She sits down beside her.

Sitting down beside her, Yuzurika fills the cup in one gulp.

“You’ve been doing it with Haru all night again, haven’t you?”

“So what?”

“I’m just saying too much is not good.”

“Yuzurika has done it many times so far, so it’s okay for me to keep going, right?”

Miyako stared at her with half-open eyes as she sipped from her cup.

“It’s not that I’m jealous or anything… I just want you to be really careful. I’ll tell you about my experience.”

“?”

“I don’t go to school and I work all the time, right?”

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

“Well, the reason for that is Haru.”

The conversation took an unexpected turn, and Miyako is puzzled.

“Why Haru-kun? Is he spending too much money?”

“No, he’s not. It’s because I can’t think about anything other than doing it with Haru if he does it to me too much.”

“Huh?”

The sudden and shocking words made Miyako stopped thinking.

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

“It’s exactly what it means. I was doing it with Haru over and over again. Sometimes we did it for three days and three nights straight.

I prepared some food, snacks, and a two-liter bottle of water, and we did it all the time. We took three or four baths to clean ourselves off, even did it in the baths, and only left each other for a short time to go to the bathroom. The rest of the time, we just kept on doing it.”

Yuzurika’s expression was serious, which made Miyako nervous.

“When the euphoric state for doing the act lasts for a long time and at a high frequency, I feel very depressed during normal times. In the end I feel lazy, not bothering to do anything.”

One by one, Yuzurika continued talking, recalling her past experience.

“When I came to, I had a mental breakdown and had to go to a hospital.”

“Eh? You’re overreacting.”

“When I wasn’t doing it with Haru, I felt so empty, so depressed, I didn’t feel like doing anything. It’s awful to think about it now.

There was even a time when Haru cut his study time to be with me even though he was working hard to pass the A-10 entrance exam, I couldn’t think about anything but doing it.

In order to restrain myself, I distracted myself by drowning in my job.”

Miyako’s face slightly twitched at Yuzurika’s outrageous statement.

“Thanks to Miyako-chan and Ria-chan becoming his girlfriends, I can finally reduce my workload by sharing him with you two. Thank you, Miyako-chan.”

Yuzurika leaned forward with her hands on the table and patted Miyako’s head.

She looks at Miyako, who pulls her head back with an affectionate expression.

“So, don’t do it with Haru too much. You seem to drown more easily than I do, Miyako-chan.”

“It’s none of your business.”

“You should know you’re worse than me when you’re moaning so hard your throat collapses and you can’t speak.”

“Nn!? Shut up! Mind your own business!”

Acting like a rebellious little sister, Miyako slips out of the living room.

She went upstairs to Haruka’s room without permission, gets into his bed, and lied in it excitedly.

“Uhehehe, Haru-kun’s smell…”

Miyako hugged his futon tightly between her thighs and tries to fall asleep.

(Three days and three nights of doing it with Haru-kun, three days and three nights in a row… I’m gonna lose my mind…)

Miyako imagined, and her body burned.

She rubs her thighs together fidgetily, and her arms clutch the futon tightly.

Just by imagining it, her body begins to prepare itself in order to accept it. Even though Haruka is going to leave soon.

“Haru-kun… Haru-kun…”

Miyako got excited on her own, and fell asleep.

And the fact that she was almost late for her appointment with Hibiki and the others is another story.

★

At the terminal where they were going to meet, Haruka found Ria who had arrived earlier.

Ria also noticed Haruka and opened her mouth even though they were still far from each other.

“Haーruka, good morningー”

Ria waves her hand to Haruka, beaming brightly. Her fluffy blonde hair, shining brightly in the sunlight, fluttered and swayed along with her body.

Today, Ria wears a soft, feminine outfit that makes use of her own atmosphere. Her cute little handbag and brand-name sandals, both of which had been given to her by Haruka in the past, made her face break into a smile.

Haruka runs up to Ria and hugs her vigorously.

“Yaa?! W-wait, we’re in public~”

“Ahaha, sorry”

Having three lovers is a lot heavier than he thought it would be.

He wanted to give all the love he could to them whenever he had the chance, so that none of them would feel lonely or inferior.

Unlike Yuzurika, who understood his decision of making Miyako his girlfriend from the beginning, Ria had only known him for a few months. Even though she has agreed to make Miyako his girlfriend, she’s still not mentally stable. Ria’s mental care was the most important thing.

Although Haruka was aware that he was an indecisive man who cannot choose just one lover, he has no intention of letting any of them go.

Haruka will continue to stabilize his relationship with his girlfriends with his spirit and perseverance. Eventually, he was going to ask Ria to move in with him.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes.”

They joined hands as if it were a matter of course, and walk amicably toward the city.

“Have you decided what you’re going to have for dinner?”

“Yes, I have. What about you, Ria?”

“I’ve decided too. I’m going to go with something safe.”

“Good idea.”

The two quickly bought their presents and sent them home.

The selection process went very smoothly, which is not surprising since both Haruka and Ria had already made up their minds at home.

“By the way, do you know that we can’t attend Claudia-san’s birthday party?”

“Yunika told me. I’m ranked E, not to mention Haruka.”

Ria says smilingly. Rather than self-mockery, she seemed to be simply stating the truth.

Haruka enjoys his date with Ria, making small talk and looking around the various stores in the city.

They sat down side by side on a bench in a nearby rest area to take a short rest.

“Hey, Ria. Do you want to take a break?”

“Ehehe… It’s still daytime…”

He tickles Ria’s flat chest with his four fingers and brings his face close to hers. At the distance of her breath, Ria finally lifts her chin and meditates.

“Nn..Fue…”

The kiss was still just a light peck.

“Hey, Ria… I want to… can I?”

“Nnー?…. It’s fine.. Ehehe….”

She was smiling all the time, looking very adorable, as if her face had not tightened up since a while ago.

“I’ve called a car…”

“You’ve been really greedy lately…”

Ria said with a smile on her face.

“I want to keep doing it with the person I love, you know. I used to do it frequently with Nee-san… Maybe you didn’t want to do that kind of thing all the time?”

“No, I don’t hate it. In fact, I’m very happy that you want my body so much, even though it’s lacking compared to a woman’s.”

Haruka held Ria’s waist, her cheeks tinted like cherry blossoms, they cuddle and wait for the car to come.

They got into the car and drove to somewhere far away.

Ria was released at twelve o’clock the next day.

★

“This is for Claudia-san. Can you give it to her?”

“I’m sorry to treat you like an errand girl, but please, Yunika…”

“It’s fine. I get it.”

Haruka and Ria gave their presents to Yunika on the day of Shinku’s birthday.

Yunika was wearing a brown blazer of thick material and a black and red checked skirt. Everything from the ribbon in her hair to her toes seemed to be of the highest quality.

“Obi, don’t you ever forget my birthday.”

“I won’t forget. I have it written down in my calendar after all.”

Hearing Haruka’s words, Yunika’s face broke into a smile. Seeing her reaction, Ria broke out in a cold sweat.

（Yunika… I knew it…)

Even with her brilliant mind, Ria could not easily come up with an answer to the question of whether she should tell Haruka or keep quiet about it.

“By the way, what happened to your neck?”

Yunika casually pointed out something unusual around Haruka’s neck.

Haruka’s neck had been discolored extensively, and there were several wounds on top of each other. Obviously it was the work of Ria and Miyako.

He puts his hands on his neck to cover the congested area.

“I fell down a little.”

“You fell and look like that?”

“It’s just a bad bump.”

Fortunately, Yunika did not find out because the teeth marks and hickeys were so lined up that there was not an ounce of glamour in them.

After chatting with them, Yunika turns away and gets into a car.

“I’ll see you later… Let’s meet during summer vacation.”

Haruka casually told Yunika, hoping to see her during the summer vacation, Yunika’s car disappears into the distance.

“What do we do now?”

“Nee-san wants to talk to Ria, want to come over our house?.”

“The last meeting was a mess, wasn’t it?”

“She’s interested in the analog game you like, how about it?”

“Sureー. We should have some healthy socializing once in a while.”

“Spending all day in a hotel is also healthy, isn’t it?”

“I’m happy, but I don’t know if that’s healthy…”

★

“Happy birthday, Shinku!”

Fifteen minutes has passed in the line to give a present to Shinku. Finally, it was Yunika’s turn.

Yunika puts the present she has chosen, and the presents given to her by Haruka and Ria into Shinku’s hands.

“Oh my, three? You’re overreacting, Yunika.”

“Those are from Obi and Ria.”

“Eh?”

Shinku’s formal smile fell from her face and she revealed a genuine expression.

“I see… I’ll have to say thank you later.”

Saying this, Shinku placed the presents she had received on the table besides her.

Unintentionally, Yunika did not miss the fact that the three presents were placed in an easily recognizable place.

With the birthday party out of the way, the party turns into a full-blown social event.

The children made friends in the large room allocated to them.

“Kureha-san, please send me a friend request!”

“Moka, that’s not fair. Kureha-san, add me too!”

“Me too, me too, please!”

One of the invited guests, Kureha Shun, was very popular among the ladies.

Not only Shun, but also Akito and Rui are popular. All three of them are not from such good family backgrounds, but they have more achievements than anyone else in the room, so their popularity is understandable.

They are stared at a lot by the other boys around them, but the boys are only there because of their family backgrounds, so they can’t do anything but stare. None of the ladies paid them any attention.

“They’re popular, aren’t they?”

“Yes, they are.”

Yunika feels a slight sense of discomfort when she saw that Shinku was not bothered about Shun being surrounded by the other girls.

It was strange, because when Shinku first entered A-10, she had even reported to Yunika that Kureha Shun was the right person to be her companion.

“By the way, have you opened your present from Obi?”

“No, not yet.”

“Why don’t you open it? I’m a little curious what he picked out.”

“You’re right. I’ll go get it.”

Saying this, Shinku moves to the nearby room where birthday presents are piled up.

She had asked the attendants to put Haruka and the others’ presents in an easily identifiable place, so she was able to find it quickly.

Shinku returned to the former room with a paper bag.

“Is that Haru-kun’s present?”

When Miyako showed her interest in the bag, Hibiki, who was standing beside her, also became interested in it.

“Is this Haru-kun, Obi Haruka? Did he gave you a present?”

“Ah, yes.”

“What’s up with that? That’s interesting, how about opening it now?”

Urged by Hibiki’s words and the glances of Miyako and Yunika, Shinku took out a wrapped box from inside the paper bag.

“My guess is that it’s a pair of earrings. He wears a lot of earrings.”

“Haru-kun sometimes gives me necklaces and rings.”

“Eh?”

Yunika’s smile fell from her face when she heard Miyako’s words. Without anyone noticing, Shinku continued opening the present.

“Fashion glasses…?”

Inside the rectangular box was an oval case, which contained an eyeglass wipe made of a high-grade material and a pair of red-rimmed fashion glasses.

“Glasses, huh. Isn’t it a bit lacking for Shinku?”

Yunika nodded inwardly at Hibiki’s words.

Shinku had received a lot of expensive things in the party, so much so that Yunika thought that it easily exceeded three million yen.

The glasses Haruka had chosen seemed to cost at least 20,000 yen, but even so, Yunika didn’t thought that they would struck a chord in Shinku.

“Why don’t you try them on?”

Shinku nodded at Miyako’s words and put on the glasses. They were sharp and suited her well.

“How is it?”

“You look more intelligent than usual.”

“They look good on you.”

Hibiki and Miyako immediately took a picture of her.

Though she criticized them, Shinku agreed to be photographed by posing for the pictures.

All day long that day, Shinku wore the glasses.

This somehow stirred Yunika’s heart.

(I wish my birthday would come soon…)

It was the first time in her life that she wished her birthday would come soon.

The social gathering called “birthday party” was coming to an end, and the party was closed with Shinku’s speech.

After seeing off her friends who had come to celebrate her birthday and exchanging some words with her family, Shinku was finally alone.

In the mirror in her room, she looks at her reflection with her glasses on.

The size of the glasses was perfect, as if Haruka had used some kind of application to find out for the most optimal one. The design was sharp and tasteful. The material of the lens looks expensive and must have cost at least 20,000 yen.

“Obi-san…”

Shinku thought of the image of Haruka.

She always thought about it.

Cat cafes, field art, and now the red-rimmed glasses.

Haruka thought out of the box, though not too much that it would be considered weird.

This is especially evident with the glasses.

Shinku was sure that Haruka could have easily imagined that she had more expensive ornaments than she could carry.

(He must have thought about it a lot.)

Once again, she looks at herself in the mirror.

In the mirror, she sees herself smiling a little bit.

★

“Hello, Claudia Reiji-san.”

“Reitenshi-sama, what can I do for you?”

Claudia Reiji, Shinku’s father, was having a secret meeting with the King’s private soldier, Reitenshi, in his room.

Her silver hair, which was so bright that one would have thought it was luminous, was tied back in a bun. Her eyes were so jet-black and deep that you would have thought they were not reflecting light. The girl was dressed in an image of a butler.

“My Master desires this man to join the next party.

Reitenshi passes off the data to Reiji.

Seeing the data, Reiji looks doubtful.

“Obi Haruka, is it? Is that right? He seems to be a man of no particular merit, just a man with a somewhat decent face…”

“At any rate, I’ve conveyed my Master’s intentions. I’m counting on you, Reiji-san.”

Reitenshi’s pressure was so great that Reiji felt overwhelmed just by her friendly smile.

“I understand… I will do as the King wishes.”

“Good answer. Well, good day to you.”

Reitenshi disappears in an instant.

“Kuu… What a bunch of selfish people… But, well, I don’t mind adding one more.”

Reiji complained, but soon smiles wryly.

Starting from the next party, a grown-up Shinku will join them.

Although Shinku was a little haughty, Reiji was looking forward to seeing how the innocent girl would react.

The party is just around the corner.

Haruka was unaware of the disturbing shadow that was looming over him.