After the kiss, there was only silence.
Judging from Chiaki and Mika's expressions, Seiji knew that he had already conveyed his feelings to them. There was no need to say anything else.
After he calmed down, he was finally able to smile normally.
...
The harem was indeed an unfair relationship.
But I only saw how unfair it was to myself. I didn't carefully consider just how much pressure Seiji was under.
This relationship was his choice, as well as our choice. All of us were responsible for it.
He said "take your time" and treated us sincerely, allowing us to have our own choices. This was a great gentleness.
Yet, I felt that it wasn't enough, and I wanted more … Although it was due to Chiaki's influence, it was a desire from deep within my heart.
The result caused him to tear up.
"There's a limit to pretending to be a handsome man."
This sentence contained a lot of meaning and made me feel a lot of things. It was deeply imprinted in my heart.
'I'll never forget this sentence for the rest of my life, as well as the expression he had when he said it.
'This is probably the same for Chiaki.
We both need to reflect on ourselves and think about what we should do. '
"I'm sorry … for making you see such an unsightly scene."
No, I'm the one who's unsightly.
'You recognized your responsibilities, but I didn't. It's so unsightly.
I'm sorry, Seiji. '
Such a thing … wouldn't happen a second time!
...
Summer Night received a phone call.
She saw that it was actually Mika Uehara.
"Good evening, Uehara -san."
"Good evening, President Wanhua."
The voice on the other end was steady and resolute. Summer Night felt that it contained some sort of power.
"It's already so late. Is something the matter?"
"Some things happened … I feel that I shouldn't delay any longer," Mika told him.
"What is it?"
"Chiaki and I have a … harem discussion with you, President."
A harem discussion … this would make one want to comment on it! But Summer Night could tell that Chiaki was being serious.
Ever since they confirmed their relationship with Seiji, the three of them hadn't met face to face, because none of them had initiated it.
"What motivated you?"
"I'll tell you when the time comes. Guild Leader, you need to know as well."
"What time?"
"Is tomorrow morning okay?"
"Sure, where?"
"Let's go to the cafe where you met Chiaki."
After setting a time and place, Mika hung up the phone.
At this time, she had already left Seiji's house and arrived at Chiaki's room. Chiaki looked at her with a smile.
"What a nice expression, Mika."
"… I didn't have any strange expressions on my face, did I?" The twintailed girl touched her own face.
"What I mean is that your performance just now was very imposing!" Chiaki gave him a thumbs up.
"I don't feel like I have any aura."
"But I can feel it. You're giving off a sharp aura, and you're talking to President Grand Mistress as equals! That's amazing. "
"I only asked her to talk … As for talking to her as equals, Chiaki, haven't you done that yourself before?" Mika looked directly at the tomboy.
"I was just bluffing back then, different from your actual aura."
"Stop teasing me."
"I'm not teasing you. I'm the 'fake,' and you're the 'real.'" Chiaki chuckled lightly.
"As for what happened just now, I was just reflecting on myself. But, Mika, you wanted to talk to President as quickly as possible in order to prevent something similar from happening again. That's the difference.
You should be able to sense that you've grown. Not to mention anything else, the way you face President now … is already different from before, isn't it? "
Mika fell silent for a moment.
"Because of Seiji … I'm slightly different. If it wasn't for him, I'd still …"
"No matter what the reason is, you've grown. That's the truth." Chiaki chuckled. "It's all up to you tomorrow, Mika."
"Chiaki …"
"I told you before, I'm the 'fake.' It's fine if I'm bluffing, but this time, we're having a serious discussion in order to determine the foundation of the harem. That's why you'll have to do it."
Mika fell silent once again.
"Don't worry, as long as you bring out the aura you had just now, everything should go smoothly." Chiaki paused for a moment. "And if you want to ensure that everything goes smoothly, you'll have to invite Kagura-san, but doing so will lower your status."
'She's making it sound like Kagura-san is a special weapon to suppress President Wanhua.' Mika commented in her mind.
"I think it's better not to invite her, but it's up to you whether you want to do this or not."
"… This is a harem discussion. I don't think Kagura-san should participate."
"If you want to think of it that way, fine." Chiaki smiled.
Mika felt that this smile seemed to be hiding something.
Would there be some hidden danger if she didn't invite Kagura-san?
She expressed her doubt.
"That's not it. Kagura-san herself is a hidden danger," Chiaki said directly.
Mika was rendered speechless.
So Kagura-san wasn't a special weapon against the president, but rather a weapon against all the harem members? She revealed a strange expression.
Chiaki could tell what she was thinking and chuckled.
"It's difficult to predict what Kagura-san will do. If we think on the bright side, she won't do anything. But if we think on the dark side … we might have just taken a trip to the gates of hell. "
'Taken a trip to the gates of hell?'
Mika thought about it and understood what Chiaki meant. She instantly felt a chill run down her spine.
"Kagura-san … it wouldn't be that bad, would it?" She wanted to deny it.
"Are you certain?" Chiaki revealed a serious expression.
… She didn't dare.
Mika thought about it carefully and discovered that she really didn't dare!
That was because it was quite obvious that Seiji was her everything to Kagura-san!
What would she do if Seiji was hurt? If she thought on the dark side … it wasn't impossible for something scary to happen.
It was only a possibility, but it was an undeniable "possibility."
Kagura-san was an existence that even the president of Wanhua didn't know how to deal with! If she thought about it from this angle, it would be quite terrifying!!
"We should have a good discussion with the president about how to deal with Kagura-san as well." Chiaki sighed.
"Yeah …" Mika nodded in agreement.
…
The next morning, Mika Uehara, Wakaba, Chiaki, and Wanhua Summer Night met up in a private room at a coffee café.
They met in a friendly atmosphere, exchanged views on various subjects, and succeeded in reaching agreement on the most important matters by means of warm discussion and controlled argument, which produced a very good result.
This discussion basically established the foundation for Haruta Seiji's harem. Although there were no written documents, all three parties followed the results of the discussion in good faith, demonstrating a high degree of mutual trust and a noble spirit of harmony and friendship.
Because there were no records, no one knew what they said and what the process of the meeting was like except for them.
Even when faced with Seiji's inquiry, the three of them didn't tell him the specifics of the discussion, making this incredibly important discussion a secret that only they knew.
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