My Gift Is “Beauty”. I Think It’s Useless, but It Seems to Be an S-Rank Gift With the Strongest Buff Effect for Beautiful Girls - Chapter 22.2.3: Epilogue - Koharu Kushima

Chapter 22.2.3: Epilogue – Koharu Kushima

I changed.

I stopped wearing glasses and started using contacts. My hairstyle didn’t change much, but I felt more confident.

Then, classmates who never talked to me before started speaking to me.

I’d always tried not to make friends, but that wasn’t necessary anymore.

I could show my real smile at school.

Time passed, and after becoming close with Kirino-chan, Christmas came.

I never thought a day would come when I could save someone.

That day was full of shocking events.

I heard that a member of the famous <Tenchi Guild>, someone Hibiki-chan knew, was near death. A sign almost fell on Hiroyo-kun. Kirino-chan had an incredible Gift.

I didn’t know what I could do. But the moment I entered the hospital room, I understood.

Seeing Shishido-san suffering in pain, I used my newly learned skill, “Reduction Grant.”

This skill lets me give my “Pain Reduction” ability to others. Later, I was shocked to hear that without this skill, they didn’t know how long she would’ve lasted.

Hibiki-chan and Hiroyo-kun saved me.

So, I decided I should save those around me, even if just a few. I went to the hospital room every day to use my skill.

Honestly, it was really tough.

Using “Reduction Grant” at full magic power felt like my energy was completely drained, and the magic recovery potions didn’t taste good.

Losing energy before school in the morning was rough, but thanks to my efforts, Shishido-san truly recovered from her cursed burns.

Hiroyo-kun was also drinking magic recovery potions, but Kirino-chan seemed to manage without them. Maybe she had a lot of latent magic power, or perhaps using only cold energy didn’t consume much.

It was truly a miraculous event.

If even one of us had been missing, we couldn’t have saved Shishido-san. If Hibiki-chan hadn’t introduced me to Hiroyo-kun, I wouldn’t have been there.

Chance and miracles. Many things came together, but we were there to save Shishido-san. It felt like a fated connection.

Actually, after that, Shishido-san called me privately.

“Hey, Koharu-chan.”

“Hello.”

She had the same black hair as me, and now she was healthy, her thin body recovering.

“You can call me Asumin or Asumi.”

“Oh… then can I call you Asumi-chan, like Hibiki-chan does?”

“Of course! Anyway, I wanted to give you this today.”

Asumi-chan handed me a black orb about the size of a ping-pong ball.

“It’s an item I got in a dungeon. Just keep it with you. Always carry it when you go out.”

“…? Okay.”

She didn’t explain further.

So, from then on, I always carried the black orb.

Maybe because of the Christmas events, it felt like the four of us grew even closer.

Sometimes, Hibiki-chan would leave me and Hiroyo-kun alone.

We weren’t always together as a group of four.

So, whenever Hiroyo-kun and I were alone, we almost always ended up being intimate.

Maybe because of my strong sex drive, on days I could be alone with Hiroyo-kun, my body craved him from the morning. I had to endure the aching until we met.

Once I entered his room, there was no need for talking.

I pushed him down, straddled him, and unleashed my desire.

But midway, he’d turn the tables.

When he used his skill on me, I couldn’t resist anymore.

“Say you love me… Say you love me?”

“…! Koharu… I love you… I love you…!”

He said it just as my desperate feelings wanted, and I felt my deepest parts tighten with joy.

“I love you too! I love you, Hiroyo-kun… I love Hibiki-chan… I love everyone! ♡”

While sharing our feelings, I made one more request.

“Choke me! Choke my neck! I’m using my skill!!”

“…! Koharu…!!”

Oh, me. Trained by my dad, I’d become a masochist.

I lied to Hiroyo-kun about using my skill and felt the pain of being choked for the first time.

“Ghh… guh… ohhh! ♡”

Our movements grew heated, overlapping as we sought each other deeper. Eventually, his impulses released inside me, filling me with warmth.

A tingling pleasure rushed through my body, wrapping my heart in happiness.

Taking a breath, wrapped in a blanket, I murmured to Hiroyo-kun.

“Hiroyo-kun… I’ve said it before, but make sure Hibiki-chan is your number one, okay?”

“I know… but if you have something to say, make sure you say it.”

“Yeah… thank you.”

I don’t know when I fell for Hiroyo-kun.

Was it jealousy from seeing him with Hibiki-chan? Gratitude for healing my bruises? Or because he makes my body feel good?

But more than that, I love Hibiki-chan, and lately, I’ve come to love Kirino-chan too.

I’m too blessed with friends. I never imagined I’d live a life like this.

“—Where’s Hibiki-chan?”

“She’s on cleaning duty today. She’ll be here soon.”

“Should I have helped?”

“Kirino’s in a different class, right?”

While we talked, the three of us waited for Hibiki-chan outside the school building.

“—Hiroyo! Koharu! Kirino!!”

Then, I saw Hibiki-chan running from the entrance, energetically calling our names.

Her beautiful peach-colored hair sparkled as she ran, my hero waving and coming closer.

I’m so lucky.

Hibiki-chan might not remember, but I’ve been saved by her ever since she spoke to me in the library.

If she hadn’t talked to me then, I wouldn’t be who I am now.

I owe her a debt I can never repay.

So, with my love for her in my heart, I show my real smile and enjoy life today.