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 23.1: Ababababa!

Chapter 23.1: Ababababa!

The light coming through the window mixed with a cherry blossom color, letting you feel the cheer of spring.

“Wow, so pretty…”

A silver-haired girl, standing alone by a window in the school hallway, whispered as she saw a peach-haired beauty in her view.

“Hibiki-chan, your hair looks so pretty now!”

“Right? Right?!”

“Can it work on my long hair too?”

“Of course it can!”

She suddenly noticed a trio of beautiful girls in the school.

One was the center of the talk, a stunning girl with shiny peach hair and a super cute smile. Next to her was a girl who seemed quiet at first but was surprisingly lively when she spoke, with partly styled black hair. Beside her was a graceful girl with long blue hair, polite speech, and known as the school’s most beautiful girl.

The three were walking toward the silver-haired girl.

Feeling shy and starting to panic, the girl moved further to the corner of the hallway, trying to hide herself.

“Aba, ababababa!”

“Hm?”

A strange chant came from her trembling lips. The peach-haired beauty noticed and glanced toward the window.

“Hey, Hiroyo! Let’s go eat lunch!”

But, having found the person she was looking for, she quickly lost interest—

Or so it seemed.

“Huh…?”

“Aba!?”

For some reason, the peach-haired girl looked back at the silver-haired girl, her gaze moving back and forth between her and the boy ahead several times.

The silver-haired girl, embarrassed, covered her face with both hands.

“Ababababababa!?”

Unable to stay still, she ran away from the spot.

“Hey, Yaginuma! No running in the halls!”

“Aba!? S-Sorry!”

But a teacher nearby scolded her for running.

“…That girl was glowing… right?”

For the peach-haired beauty, this was the third “glowing” person she’d seen in the school.

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It was April, and they had become second-year high school students.

Last fall, Hiroyo Takanashi turned sixteen and learned through “Appraisal” that he had received the “Beauty” Gift.

But Hiroyo, who wanted to be an adventurer, was briefly upset when he learned his Gift couldn’t make him one.

That’s when a peach-haired beauty, Hibiki Hayashido, a classmate at the top of the social ladder, spoke to him.

At her request, Hiroyo used his Gift, but the backlash made him see her in an unexpected way, and they ended up becoming intimate. When the Gift’s effects started to show, her looks and skin changed, and she was thrilled.

After that, Hiroyo met Hibiki’s friend Koharu Kushima and Kirino Hyoudou, the school’s most beautiful girl, whom Hibiki brought during lunch. He solved their problems too.

Now, Hibiki was his girlfriend, and somehow, he ended up regularly being intimate with Koharu and Kirino too. For now, the four of them were living happily.

With the new school year, a class change put Hiroyo, Hibiki, Koharu, and Kirino in the same class.

The three girls high-fived, excited to be together.

Watching from the side were Hibiki’s close friends, Himari Motoya and Umirin Ihara, who were also in the same class.

This class quickly became known for having more beautiful girls than others, with students from other classes even coming to look into their classroom.

A little after the second year started, a noticeable change came to Hibiki.

“Hibiki, what’s with your hair?”

“Yeah, it’s so glossy and smooth!”

Himari and Umirin asked, eyes wide.

“Hehe, pretty, right?”

Hibiki’s hair was already quite pretty.

She spent some money on regular salon treatments within her allowance, and she always took care of it, so it was naturally pretty.

But today, Hibiki’s hair was even prettier compared to the day before.

“Which salon did you go to?!”

“Tell me too!”

Himari and Umirin crowded around Hibiki, touching her smooth hair and squealing.

Why did Hibiki’s hair become so pretty?

The reason goes back to when they were still first-years—before spring break.

“I learned a new skill.”

That day, they were all hanging out at Hibiki’s house when Hiroyo suddenly said that.

“What!? What is it? What did you learn!?”

“I wonder what it is… With Hiroyo-kun’s Gift, I can only think of amazing skills!”

“I’m curious…!”

Each of them, excited about Hiroyo’s skill, leaned in so close their knees touched, waiting for his words.

“Hair Quality Improvement.”

When Hiroyo said that, the three girls went wild.

“Kyahhhhhhh!?”

Hiroyo, startled by their loud screams, covered his ears with both hands.

“Tell us! What does it do? Come on!”

“Yeah, Hiroyo-kun, hurry… hurry!”

“I want to know! What kind of effects…!?”

The three grabbed and shook him. Even Kirino, who usually didn’t act like this, was excited.

“I’ll tell you! I’m telling you now…! It has lots of effects… hair growth, nourishment… moisture, shine, strength… basically, it makes your scalp and hair pretty.”

“Amazing! It’s a god-tier skill for hair!”

“Incredible skill! Hiroyo-kun, you’re really amazing!”

“Will it get rid of my split ends…!?”

Here’s what Hiroyo’s new skill does:

<Hair Quality Improvement>

Method: Massage the target area

Effects: Hair quality adjustment, hair volume adjustment, hair root regeneration, hair growth, hair loss prevention, moisture, strength, shine, split end treatment, blood circulation promotion

Backlash: Body feels warm and sensitive for a while

It’s a skill that makes hair pretty.

For girls who care for their hair every day, it’s a dream skill, and for those with thinning hair, it’s an incredible effect.

“Girls say hair is their life, right?”

“Exactly! Do you know how much money and effort we put into hair care every day…!?”

When Hibiki first became friends with them, she had a bob to her shoulders, but now it reached below her collarbone. The longer the hair, the harder it is to care for.