(Chastity Reversed) The Legitimate Wife War: How I, a Harem-Hater, Ended Up Creating an Ultra-Eccentric Harem with a Villainess, a Sadistic Beauty Teacher, a Scheming Classmate... etc.

“Thank you for the meal.”

It had been a while since we all ate together.

Everyone was here without dark faces.

That made me happy too.

Sayaka-san was here, Rio-san was here, Mizuri-san, and Kazari-san too.

Though she’s not here, Ayaka-san will come home at night.

But even so, there’s still someone I want here who isn’t.

Now this place feels comfortable, and depending on Mio-nee’s illness symptoms, she might be able to come back.

I hope Mio-nee can eventually live with us too.

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SIDE Tachibana Mizuri

By the time I finished putting away and washing the dishes, the other two fiancées were already in action.

They had positioned themselves on either side of the sofa where Kyo-kun was sitting.

“Kyoya-san.”

“Master.”

They called out to him as if keeping each other in check.

Sayaka-chan had her hand on Kyo-kun’s knee, asserting herself modestly.

Sensei, conversely, was gripping both his hands and staring into Kyo-kun’s eyes.

I didn’t understand before.

Why the two of them asserted their existence so much—we’re all fiancées, so isn’t it fine?

We’re all in the same position, after all.

…But now I think I understand.

Seeing Kyo-kun getting close to other women makes me feel unsettled.

Is this jealousy?

We’re all fiancées, and in the future we’ll be married.

But that aside, I find myself wanting him to love me more than anyone.

That’s why the two of them desperately appeal—their cuteness. To get him to look at them.

The old me looked at that with cold eyes.

I kept my distance, had no interest, and went back to my room.

Because I didn’t understand their feelings either.

But… I can’t do that anymore.

“To think I’d feel this way.”

Now a flame has been lit inside me too.

Just watching is something I definitely can’t do.

I want Kyo-kun to look at me.

My chest hurts, it’s painful.

Ah, it’s hard, it’s agonizing.

But it’s not painful like before. It’s a happy kind of pain?

I want him to look at me more.

“…Aren’t you going to go?”

“…Onee-chan.”

Before I knew it, Kazari-san was beside me.

Onee-chan asked while watching the three of them playing around.

“Onee-chan, shouldn’t you go too?”

My question.

I could vaguely sense that onee-chan and Kyo-kun had a deep relationship.

There’s no doubt that the person Kyo-kun trusts most is onee-chan.

The other two probably noticed too.

That Kyo-kun’s heart is leaning not toward us fiancées, but toward someone who isn’t a fiancée.

That onee-chan has stolen his number one spot.

“I’m a maid, so I’m not in that position.”

Onee-chan’s expression didn’t move a fraction.

I don’t know what she’s thinking as she watches Kyo-kun, what she’s feeling.

But… I’ve already decided to stop holding back for others.

Even if it makes the atmosphere bad.

Even if it’s onee-chan.

I’ve decided to stop just reading the room.

Because I’m not the old me anymore.

“…I’m going.”

“Yes, do as you wish.”

Onee-chan, who rarely changes her expression, smiled at me unusually.

Somehow, I felt something nostalgic in onee-chan’s smile. I don’t remember much from the past, but it was definitely there long ago.

That smile pushes my back.

I lightly applied perfume to give off a sweet scent.

I brushed my teeth and used mouthwash too.

The two fiancées were still keeping each other in check, and Kyo-kun was smiling awkwardly.

I slowly snuck up on the three without them noticing and circled behind him.

No one noticed yet.

So.

“Kyo-kun?”

“…Eh?”

I hugged him from behind.

So he could feel me.

So he’d be conscious of a girl’s body, her softness.

Tightly from behind.

At first, this was all I planned.

But just this isn’t very artistic.

Sensei did this before too.

So.

“Mmph?!”

While Kyo-kun was surprised, I kissed him with that momentum.

Not a touch-like one, but one where our tongues entwined.

It wasn’t long time-wise.

Kyo-kun’s surprised, wide-eyed look was funny and cute.

“What?!”

“…Tachibana-san?!”

I could hear the dissatisfied voices of the two next to us.

But that doesn’t matter.

“Kyo-kun would rather be hugged by a young, fresh girl than old ladies, right?”

This is my declaration.

Kyo-kun?

Onee-chan and the others are plenty attractive, but the one who’ll capture Kyo-kun’s heart the most is me.

“Ehe, thanks for the meal?”

Everyone surprised and the group in an uproar.

I like this warm yet noisy space… because I don’t feel lonely.

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Mizuri kissed Kyo-sama.

Seeing that, the fiancées made a fuss, and Kyo-sama froze in surprise.

For a moment, his eyes that looked at me were definitely troubled.

“He doesn’t need to worry about me.”

It’s a strange feeling.

I’m the one who pushed her back, and it should be good that my little sister could put her feelings into action.

But there’s a part of me that feels unsettled.

I already know—this feeling of mine is surely…

There’s no point thinking about it now.

I have other things I need to do.

“To think my little sister would be so bold… I wonder who she takes after. But it’s not bad… if I could just see this figure a bit longer, that would be enough… at least until Kyo-sama’s relationship is clear and Kyo-sama can rely on them. Just a little more… if I could just stay like this a little longer…”

Her murmur wasn’t heard by anyone and disappeared into the void.