Parameter Supremacy: The Man Who Seizes a Harem Through Sheer Effort. - Chapter 84.

Overwriting the Rumors.

I was leaning over Shiina from behind in the cramped bathroom, her hands pressed against the wet wall as she bent forward.

The humid air and steam blurred the distance between us even further.

“Nn… ah…”

The small voice that escaped her carried her heat straight through her back to me.

I reached around to her chest, tracing my fingers slowly across her skin as if confirming every inch of her body. In response, Shiina’s frame trembled sharply.

Each time I moved my hips, her soft, slick ass pressed against my lower abdomen, and the sensation spread warmly through me. The slippery sounds of water mingled with our increasingly ragged breaths, dissolving into the narrow space.

“Ah… nn… it feels… so good… Ah, hey… kiss me… kiss…”

With a voice thick with longing, Shiina turned her head just slightly. Her moist eyes pleaded with me.

I answered her request without a word.

***

“Geez, we’re running out of time~”

I glanced sideways at Shiina, who was hurriedly applying foundation with teary eyes, while I calmly brewed coffee with a relaxed expression. Girls really do have busy mornings.

No… I was the one who made her so busy, wasn’t I?

I poured cheap blend coffee from a sale drip pack into two matching 100-yen store mugs. At least the aroma was decent.

Today, after morning practice, Shiina had stopped by my place. Since the second semester started, these kinds of mornings had been happening once every few days, and I was becoming painfully aware of how addicted I was getting to her body.

I was a horny teenager, after all. And I lived alone. I hoped she could forgive me for turning into a complete animal in front of my cute girlfriend.

Our usual routine now included time for passionate lovemaking. Of course, the main game story didn’t have anything like this, but in this real world, did sex parameters even exist? Lately, I sometimes found myself thinking about such impure things.

For now, I set that aside. It was already getting late.

I handed Shiina the freshly brewed coffee.

“Fuu~ fuu~” She cutely blew on it to cool it down. Without thinking, I reached out and placed my hand on her head.

Shiina looked up at me with an expression that would have made her purr like a cat if she were one.

“Here, drink up quick. We’ve got to get to school.”

“Ehehe, okay♡”

Ahh, she’s too damn cute. I’m getting wrecked right from the morning.

***

After meeting up with Moe, the three of us headed to school.

Several days had passed since I publicly declared myself a two-timer, and little by little, the nasty looks directed at Moe had begun to decrease.

The new rumor was spreading in a positive direction. Apparently, I was now seen as a manly boyfriend who had boldly stood in front of the entire class to deny the rumors about her.

The most sensational part seemed to be the episode where I saved her from the thug. According to Tadokoro from the kendo club, some of the girls were treating me less like a two-timing scumbag and more like a knight who had protected his princess.

That was honestly embarrassing.

To be honest, I had expected all the criticism to fall on me. But it seemed this was a world where polygamy wasn’t particularly frowned upon. As long as I carried myself confidently, having multiple girlfriends appeared to be somewhat accepted.

This was honestly a pleasant miscalculation.

Shiina and Moe acted normal in class, but things had apparently caused quite a stir inside the kendo club. Shiina had complained that she was being bombarded with questions.

Moe was also struggling with the constant questioning. She seemed to be listing off every reason she liked me, but since we still weren’t officially dating and didn’t have many proper “lover” episodes yet, she couldn’t lie and was clearly racking her brains over it.

I found myself resenting the version of me from several chapters ago who had smugly declared that the kendo club seniors’ jealousy wouldn’t spread beyond our grade.

Matsuri-chan, who had been the biggest contributor this time, was laughing and saying “Serves Satou Minato right.”

However, there seemed to be a slight shadow on Matsuri-chan’s face when she said that. She probably still hadn’t fully made up her mind about something.

Satou Minato hadn’t come to school since that day. The teacher said he had a cold, so he should be back within a few days.

I still hadn’t figured out what kind of face I should make when I saw him. In the end, things would probably just play out however they were meant to.

When I entered the classroom and took my seat, I glanced at Satou’s desk right before homeroom started. It looked like he was absent again today.

***

After school, club activities began.

Having finished my swing practice, I was drinking the sports drink Moe had prepared for me. Beside me, she was looking up at me with an upward gaze.

“Umm… is there anywhere you want to go?”

“Anywhere I want to go?”

“Yeah. For our Saturday date. Where do you want to go?”

“Hmm… anywhere is fine, but… Oh, I know. I want to go to Ryuuji-kun’s house.”

“Hey now, it’s a date, you know? Is that really okay?”

“A home date. Is that no good? I’ve never been inside Ryuuji-kun’s house before~”

Ah, that was true. The only ones who had ever been inside my house were Shiina and Midori-san. Even this morning, I had spent time there with Shiina.

“Well, if that’s what you want, I don’t mind. But it’s our first date, you know?”

“Hmm… Then how about we spend the afternoon somewhere and I can come over in the evening?”

“That’s fine. But in that case, I’ll need to get permission from Midori-san.”

“Mom will be okay with it. Ever since you moved back home, she’s been asking me every day if you’ve come over yet.”

Moe said with a small, nostalgic laugh.

Once Saturday was over, I really should go greet Midori-san properly.

“Alright, then let’s make it my place for the evening. That said, there’s not much there—is that okay?”

“Yeah. Can I cook dinner?”

“Oh! Seriously? That would make me really happy.”

“Ufufu. Then it’s decided~”

Moe smiled in satisfaction. Even though she sometimes did strange things, I was reminded once again that she was fundamentally a very adorable girl.

So this girl is really coming to my house on Saturday…

Impure thoughts rose to the surface, but it felt wrong to think that way about Moe.

“Alright, evening at my place is settled. What about the date itself?”

“Hmm… I want to watch a movie. One of my favorite romance novels got turned into a film~”

A movie, huh… That day immediately came to mind. That was the day Moe had been attacked after we watched a movie.

“…Is that okay?”

“Okay? Ah—you mean that day? Yeah. This time Ryuuji-kun will be with me, so it’s fine~”

“Well, I did get beaten up pretty badly too, so it’s not exactly ‘fine’…”

“You didn’t lose~ That day, Ryuuji-kun became my special person~”

“…”

So this is what it feels like to be rendered speechless. It was incredibly embarrassing, but I decided to save my reply to those words for Saturday.

With that in mind, I smiled at Moe.

“Alright, break time’s over. I’m heading back.”

“Yeah! Fight~!”

Time to get back to practice.

I gripped my bamboo sword tightly, pouring strength into my hands.