Chapter 157: Back to School After Summer Vacation

“Onii-chan♡, morning♡… chu♡.”

“Morning, Sakura.”

“Ugh… Summer vacation’s over, huh…”

“Yeah… Let’s do our best at school, Sakura.”

“Yup!♡ If Onii-chan’s working hard to go to school, I can’t slack off either!♡.”

Even though the end of summer vacation makes school feel like a drag, Sakura’s all fired up.

“Okay, I’m gonna go change♡… chu♡.”

After Sakura leaves the room, I change into my uniform too.

After breakfast, we ride to school in Satsuki-san’s car.

“Oh! Takuya-kun, morning!”

“Morning…”

My classmates greet me, and I return their greetings before sitting at my desk.

My fiancées gather around my desk right away, showing off their uniforms after the long break.

“Takuya’s uniform look is just perfect~♡.”

“I was thinking the same about all of you… Your uniforms are cute.”

“Nhehe♡…”

“Takuya-kun!♡ Saying stuff like that~♡.”

Kanon-san wiggles her body. By the way, my fiancées have been wearing their shirts with ribbons to school lately, even in the heat.

Why? Probably because I once said I liked that look better.

“Okay~ Time for homeroom~.”

The bell rings, the teacher arrives, and school officially starts.

“It’s almost time for the cultural festival, so during today’s gender interaction period, we’ll decide on our class’s activity. Think about it, okay~?”

““““Yes~.””””

Cultural festival, huh… I wonder what it’ll be like. It’s my first one in this world.

After classes with everyone still a bit sluggish from the break, the gender interaction period arrives quickly.

Why discuss the cultural festival during gender interaction time? Because preparing for it is part of fostering male-female interactions.

Decorating the classroom together promotes bonding. Participation on the day is optional since big crowds can be scary for guys, but surprisingly, male participation rates aren’t bad. Guess you’d want to see the results of your hard work.

“Okay! Talk with the people around you and come up with ideas!”

With Yuika-san leading, it’s time to decide on the cultural festival activity.

“How about a maid café?♡.”

“Super classic~♡.”

“Hmm, just a regular food stall wouldn’t work…?”

Kaede, Arisa, and Kanon-san around me are tossing around food-related ideas.

Well, I’m not sure if I can even participate… Crowds are usually a no-go for me. If other guys are there, it might be fine, but it depends on Mom and Reina-san.

“Takuya, got any ideas? More like what you’d want to see as a guest, not what you’d do.”

“Hmm… I’d love to see everyone in different costumes, so… a maid café or… a butler café?”

“Butler, huh~♡. If Takuya did it, it’d be a huge hit~♡.”

“Nah, I’m good… I’d just cause trouble…”

“No way, just you smiling would draw a crowd!”

“Smiling’s probably the hardest part…”

“Hmm… A goofy, grinning butler might be weird…”

Th-That’s not what I meant… I wasn’t planning on doing it anyway…

“Alright, let’s say our group’s idea is a butler café, and we’ll ask Takuya to be a butler for a bit!”

“Huh…? I’m doing it?”

Arisa’s pushy suggestion throws me off.

“Well, we’d need to check with Mom and Reina-san first~♡.”

“Ugh… I thought we could just go for it…”

Time’s up, and we write everyone’s ideas on the blackboard.

“Hmm… Either a simple food stall or something unique…”

After voting, food-related ideas win out.

“Hey, hey! Depending on Takuya’s mom and secretary, how about having Takuya help out at the stall, even just for a moment?”

Arisa’s suggestion gets the class buzzing. Th-That’s a lot of pressure…

“Then, banking on Takuya-kun joining, a cosplay-themed one could work…”

“Nice!”

Cosplay ideas for me pop up from all over the classroom.

“Nothing too weird for Takuya, okay? Be careful!!”

““““Yes~.””””

Kaede’s warning calms the wild ideas, but it feels like cosplay’s basically locked in.

“The uniform’s fine as is…”

“True…”

“But butler outfits…”

“Both?! Do both?!”

“That could work!”

For now, my participation is TBD, but our class settles on a maid & butler café.

We’ll pool money for maid and butler outfits, and the food will be simple, prepped stuff to heat and serve.

After gender interaction time, I attend more classes, then head to the student council room.

“Takuya-kun, been a while… well, not really, but welcome~♡, chu♡.”

Chiaki-senpai greets me warmly, and I sit on the sofa for tea with everyone.

“Hmm… But maid and butler cafés are always popular, so you’ll probably overlap with other classes.”

“But Masami-senpai! If we get to see Takuya-kun as a butler, other classes might back off, right?♡.”

“True, I wanna see Takkun as a butler too~♡.”

Chiaki-senpai and Haruka-senpai are hyped about my butler look… even though it’s not confirmed yet…

“Takuya-kun, any costumes you want the girls to wear?♡.”

“U-Uh… Maybe… cheerleader…”

“Nice~♡. Cosplay sex with Takuya-kun… hehe♡… drool♡.”

Chiaki-senpai’s lost in a weird fantasy face. Let’s pretend I didn’t see that.

At dismissal, I leave the student council room and head home with my sisters.

“Mom wants to see Takkun as a butler, so I’ll allow it♡.”

“The cultural festival has tight security, Takuya-sama, so it should be fine.”

Our school’s festival is ticket-based: family tickets plus two for friends.

Since it’s a combined middle-high school, even with an attached elementary, most people don’t have outside friends to invite… They’re already here. So, high school entrants often give their tickets to middle school friends. Apparently, those friends go all out to get them.

“Then I’ll give it a try.”

“Yes♡, we’re rooting for you♡.”

“Takkun’s big moment, I’m definitely watching♡.”

Since my fiancées count as family, they’ll come in groups.

When I tell the group chat I can join the festival, everyone’s thrilled.

“Wow~♡, Takuya as a butler…♡. A maid would be fine too, y’know?♡.”

“No more maids…”

“Takuya♡, let’s practice♡. Call me ‘Milady’♡.”

“Kaede Milady.”

“~~~~!♡ Nice! Perfect!♡.”

Kaede’s overjoyed just from me casually calling her Milady.

“I heard everything!♡ Takkun’s butler outfit is on me!♡.”

Masami-oneechan, popping up from nowhere, takes charge of ordering my butler outfit.

The festival’s in November, so two months is plenty of time to prepare.

“Takuya, which do you want me to wear, maid or butler?♡.”

“Maid…”

“Got it♡. I’ll put in for maid then♡… Or, why don’t you pick for everyone? They’d love that♡.”

“M-Me…? Hmm… If they want me to pick…”

“They’ll definitely want you to choose~♡.”

Kaede texts the group chat, and we’ll finalize things during tomorrow’s homeroom.

“Takuya, why not pick for your fiancées at least?♡.”

“Okay… Then…”

Maids: Kaede, Mikuni, Kanon, Marin, Kirari, Nana, Mikoto.

Butlers: Arisa, Rina, Honami, Amane, Yuika, Ran, Fuka.

“Half and half’s good, right?”

“Yeah~… But if you wanna see more maids or butlers… Or we could do a costume swap later♡.”

“Yeah… I wanna see everyone in all sorts of outfits.”

“Then let’s make a Takuya request list♡. Costumes you wanna see♡.”

“Huh… You’ll wear them?”

“Of course♡. If it makes you happy, we’ll wear them♡.”

“Then… Hmm… Like Chiaki-senpai mentioned today… cheerleader…”

“Nice~♡. All frilly and cute, right?♡ We’ll cheer you on tons~♡. Anything else?♡.”

“S-Swimsuits…”

“Hehe♡, you really liked those♡.”

“Yeah…”

“And! You’d want uniform sex too, right!♡.”

“It’d get dirty…”

“No worries! Everyone’s got spare skirts♡.”

“Really… Then, p-please…”

“Yup♡. B-But don’t make me squirt too much, okay?♡.”

“U-Uh, okay…”

“Anything else~?♡.”

“Hmm…”

I can’t think of many costumes off the top of my head…

“Maybe… I wanna have sex with everyone in cute clothes…”

“Love it! That’s the spirit!♡.”

“Then I’ll tell everyone you’re into clothed sex too♡.”

“U-Uh…”

Kaede’s exposing my kinks again, but I won’t sweat it. Our bond’s stronger than that… I hope.

“Alright, Takuya♡, let’s bathe and sleep♡.”

“Yeah.”

I bathe with Kaede… and we have sex, prepping for the next day.

I’ve got homeroom in the afternoon, so I’ll head in then.

I planned to go in the morning, but everyone said, “Don’t push yourself!” so I’m taking it easy.

Oh, I heard the maid and butler café might overlap with other classes. Wonder how that turned out.

“Some classes wanted the same thing, but… thanks to Takuya-kun, they happily gave it up~♡.”

They really gave it up… I gotta work hard so I don’t let them down.

“Now, Takuya-kun will decide who wears maid or butler outfits~♡.”

““““Yes~♡.””””

“Go ahead, Takuya-kun♡.”

“Okay… Um, if anyone wants to pick their own, that’s fine…”

Even after I say that, the line of people wanting me to choose doesn’t shrink.

I assign maids to the cuter types and butlers to the cooler, taller girls.

It ends up about 6:4, with more maids, but since there are so many cute girls, it’s fine. Everyone’s cool with it.

Once the costumes are set, my job’s done. They’re discussing food and decorations now.

“Costumes—make them with the fashion club or outsource with pooled money?”

Maybe this is my chance to shine? I can cover costs and know a good shop.

“Um…”

“What’s up, Takuya-kun?”

I whisper to Yuika-san at my desk.

“N-No way, that’s too much!”

“J-Just bring it up with everyone…”

“Okay…”

Yuika-san returns to the front and relays my words.

“So… Takuya-kun says he’ll introduce a shop… and cover the costs… What do you think?”

The class buzzes at Yuika-san’s words.

“Having a guy pay…”

“But Takuya-kun’s shop is probably super expensive…”

“Probably custom-made, right…?”

They’re hesitant about me paying and going to a fancy shop.

“Takuya… That place is pricey, right…?”

“Yeah… But it’s all I know…”

I’m thinking of the shop that made our maids’ outfits… Was that six months ago?

“Outsourcing everything feels kinda bland, right? We’ve got two months, let’s make them ourselves!”

Arisa’s words hit me. I almost took away the memories and experience of making them.

Sure, outsourcing’s easy, but it lacks the ‘cultural festival spirit,’ the romance.

Others chime in, “Yeah, let’s make them!” I jumped the gun…

“Then let me cover the fabric costs… I can’t do much, so at least this…”

“Okay, everyone, send expenses to me. I’ll bill Takuya-kun later.”

““““Yes~.””””

I managed to contribute by covering costs.

“Then, after school, the fashion club will lead on making maid and butler outfits!”

With everything settled, our class starts moving toward the cultural festival.