(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. - Chapter 35: Clues and Daily Life

After hearing everything, Shiina-san let out a very deep sigh. She then heavily leaned back in her chair.

“…I have someone in mind.”

“You do, huh? That’s why you emphasized ‘I…didnt…’ when I asked if you had leaked any information.”

Those words meant she had someone she suspected.

“Yes, there’s one person I can think of. A staff member who has a rivalry with me and is also in charge of Kuzuryu’s case.”

“Oh?”

“And what’s with this nonsense about making a man a concubine? Isn’t that just stupid? The whole reason we have the harem system is because there aren’t enough men in the first place. Sure, I know there are men who are into that, but there’s no way the government would officially recognize it! And what’s with trying to recruit someone from another person’s harem program? Shouldn’t there at least be some communication? Though I wouldn’t approve of it anyway.”

Oh, Shiina-san’s complaints just kept flowing and flowing.

“So there’s someone like that?”

“Yes, there actually is. However, this is just my personal opinion and speculation… May I proceed with the investigation as originally planned?”

“Yes, that was the intention from the start. I’ll leave it in your hands. We’ll arrange for guards on our end as well.”

“No, that won’t be necessary. They likely won’t try to harm me directly… What concerns me more is your sister. There’s a possibility they might try to use her as a hostage, so could I ask for that instead? If you’re willing to provide guards, could you have them stay until the end of March when the fiancée voting ends? That’s also the deadline for the response.”

“Understood. I’ll make the arrangements.”

“Thank you, I appreciate it.”

“Takeda-sama, may I ask one thing?”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Regarding Kuzuryu’s proposal, how do you intend to respond?”

Everyone kept asking about that.

“Who knows how I’ll answer.”

“Takeda-sama.”

“Kyo-sama.”

A warning glance from Kazari-san. I suppose there was no point in troubling Shiina-san any further right now.

“I’m not interested in men, I love girls. I’ve been saying that since the first marriage interview, haven’t I?”

“…Yes, you have. Well then, I’ll report back later. I’ll let you know once the security arrangements are in place.”

Shiina-san left quickly.

“Well, I should get going too.”

“Going? To see that person?”

She probably thought I was going to report back to someone I’d talked to earlier.

“No, just to see my sister like usual. With everything that’s happened, I want to see her soon.”

At that moment, she gave me a suspicious look.

“Of course it’s not because I have business there! I’m not thinking it’s like killing two birds with one stone or anything!”

“…Understood. Would you like me to accompany you as Kyo-sama’s guard? Naturally, I’ll wait outside with the other guards while you’re talking with your sister.”

Kazari-san was being considerate, offering something like that… Come to think of it, I’d never taken her to see my sister before.

“Yeah, that might be nice for a change. I’ve never taken you there before.”

“Y-yes, that’s why I said I would wait outside—”

“—What’s with that smile? You definitely have no intention of waiting outside, do you?”

“Of course not.”

“…Well, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to introduce you.”

“I’d like to especially talk about how you don’t wake up in the morning, and how you become picky when you see food you don’t like, and also…”

“And also…?”

At this point, I was getting nothing but bad feelings.

“And about how you’ve been making great contributions to our sexual relations.”

“Please stop, seriously!”

This was like a public execution.

It was as awkward as a teenage boy talking about sex with their parents. I mean, sure, sex education was important and all, but…

This was different, it was just really uncomfortable, alright?

What’s with this ‘making contributions’ thing.

Directly translated, it was like saying ‘Thank you for providing large amounts of sperm’.

“…Just go normally, as someone who’s been taking care of me, okay?”

Otherwise, my mental state wouldn’t survive.

“…I wonder what we should do~”

“Okay, I’ll try my best to wake up early in the morning.”

“It’s not really a burden for me to wake up Kyo-sama, so that’s fine.”

“Then I’ll properly eat everything equally, even things I’m not good with!”

“But as you said yourself, Kyo-sama, you hardly dislike anything in the first place…”

…That was true.

“T-then! I’ll try harder with the sex stuff!”

“Well, please do your best with that. You’ve only won against me the first time, you know?”

That provocative face of hers was perfectly irritating.

“Oh? You’re going to say things like that? You’re really going there? Alright, want to test that out? …Hm?”

“Are you sure? You’ll end up deflated before seeing your sister, both mentally and physically.”

Why did you have to include that pun? That was actually kind of clever.

“You won’t be looking down on me for much longer!”

“…Well, good luck with that?”

“Damn it, then right now!”

As I headed for the bed, she stopped me.

“What? What is it?”

“It’s still noon, it’s too early.”

“Eh, no good?”

“No good. It’s still bright out.”

“Eh, but that makes it easier to see.”

If anything, I wanted to see.

“Sigh. This is exactly what I’m talking about, Kyo-sama.”

“Huh?”

Kazari-san, who had been showing signs of embarrassment until just now, looked exasperated.

Huh? Did I do something wrong?

“…It seems you still don’t understand much about a woman’s heart, especially before such activities.”

Oh, was I being tested just now?

“I’ll have to report this to your sister.”

“W-wait a minute!”

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Kazari-san left the room, saying something about needing to clean. Left behind was just me, alone.

“Are you serious…?”

“I forgot to mention something.”

As I was sulking on my lonesome, she came back to whisper in my ear:

“I’m glad you’ve cheered up. Keep that energy for tonight, okay? For… va-ri-ous… things?”

Stop with the clever wordplay already.