Chapter 21 – Confrontation

Monday Morning, 8:32 AM, May 1st, 2056 - Himitsu Academy - Class 2A

I see Ria's expression and facepalm.

"Can I catch a fucking break...PLEASE!?!"

Her blue hair and eyes burn into me as I rub the bridge of my nose. 

"Silverscale-kun! Watch your language!" Sasumi-sensei berates me for my loud exclamation. She calls the girls by their first name but not the boys for some reason. I am not sure why, but she is a Yōkai, so I imagine it has something to do with her culture. "And Ria-chan, are you ...alright?"

The rest of the class is looking between the blue-haired girl and myself curiously. It was obvious something was going on from the way Ria's hands were holding her abdomen and her thighs were rubbing together. 

Certainly, the heavy panting and whimpers weren't helping. 

{I told you this would happen~} Samantha coos in my mind.

'FUCK! What!?!' I scream internally as I look around wildly for my eldritch horror fiancee. She is nowhere in sight, so she must have said it telepathically.

'How the hell can she even see me right now!?! ...I-I probably don't want to know the answer to that question...'

{Let her join the harem. With her strength and the boost in power she will get from you, she will be useful to the protection and longevity of our family...Plus, she is adorable and I want to play with her ears.}

Ignoring the looks I am getting from everyone, especially Takasone Hikaru-kun the now-female-male-protagonist, I calm myself down and answer back.

[I give a power boost?] I ask in confusion.

{Zeneff...Sometimes I wonder how someone so handsome and powerful can be so dense...Haven't all of the women you slept with grown in power explosively? Your sperm is like the most potent steroid on earth...to them at least. There are conditions to it, but you don't need to worry about that for now.}

[I definitely feel like this is something I should worry about! Also, need I remind you that I have only been Zeneff for a week! I don't even understand how I understand half the shit I understand...Let alone trying to understand the things I don't understand, understand?] I think back to her with a smirk, feeling clever. 

{Darling...I know you think you are funny, but...Anyway, I suggest we accept the Fenrir Beastgirl into the harem. See if you like her and if you two are compatible.}

[We just met though...] I grumble internally.

{Isn't that how Suki and Sophia joined? It will be fine. I sense lots of potential from her...Also, I can already tell you find her attractive. Wasn't she the reason you kept reading the manga even if it was 'shit'~?} Samantha coos with a chuckle.

[How do you even know that!?! That is an invasion of privacy!] I exclaim, but, despite my grievances, I give up. 

The only answer I get back is a few 'Fufufu~'s

Now to the situation at hand...

Takasone is switching between glaring at me, for some reason, and trying to get Ria's attention. She ignores him as her breathing gets heavier and more labored. 

"Um...You can go to your seats now..." Sasumi-sensei says awkwardly, feeling something is very off. 

Ria chooses this moment to act. She crouches down, tenses her legs, and jumps at an impressive speed...aimed right at me. I see it in slow motion as she leaps across the classroom to reach me, arms extended out, and a big goofy smile on her face. 

...Only to get karate chopped down to the floor by Hagiwara and Sophia a second later. 

*Boom*

Sighing, I freeze time for all those around us except for myself, Sophia, Hagiwara, Ria, Taksone, Asuda (The Chuni Classmate), and Hakari-sama (The Cosmic Entity). I wipe the last few seconds of the classe's memories, and I repair the now broken desk and the broken boy that was sitting at said desk. Good as new!

This is getting tedious...

"Ria, this isn't the place to attack him! Also...Hagi...Couldn't you be more excited to see me again?" Taksone asks with a sigh. 

"I am excited...but I am also extremely confused. You died, Take. I checked to make sure. You were very much a corpse the last time I saw you. You also were a boy, and now you are quite obviously a rather curvy girl. How do I know you are who you say you are?" She asks while crossing her arms under her chest as she and Sophia secure Ria to the ground by stepping on her back. 

"And you brought this wolf with you. She was obviously trying to attack Zeneff immediately after meeting him. I would be an idiot to trust you now."

"Pretty sure she wanted a different kind of battle with him..." Sophia says, tilting her head to the side in thought. Her race made her much more in tune with the sexual energy one was giving out. Ria was most certainly in heat at the moment.

Hagiwara ignores her and continues on.

"Hey, Ria was it? Care to explain why you jumped at Zeneff so suddenly and in the open? Also, Take, you had better stop glaring at my Zenny. Even if it is you, I have no problem killing you for real this time if you disrespect my husband."

"H-Husband!?!" Taksone flinches back as if he has been struck. He looks at Hagi with deep pain in his eyes...and I can't help but truly feel like a villain right now.

So I decide to do something about it.

Standing up and clapping once, I pat the shoulders of Hagi and Sophia and give them both a quick kiss on their cheeks in praise. 

"We are not alone, so compose yourselves. Let the girl up, I will listen to what she has to say, but first..." I trail off looking past Taksone to the other two who are not frozen in time.

Asuda seems to have passed out on the desk and Hakari-sama is smirking at me clearly enjoying the show.

The spell to freeze time is draining me quite quickly. The longer your freeze time, the more power it takes. I can hold this for another hour or so before I am out of energy, but let's just say a few minutes, since it is really annoying to hold the spell.

"Hakari-sama, please forgive my rudeness." I bow to the Cosmic Entity, "I figured this would be the easiest way to handle these unexpected events. I did not touch Asuda-san, as I felt it was not my place to do so." I say not raising from my bow. 

"Um...My name is Hakaru, not Hakari," Taksone says in confusion, "And who the hell is Asuda?"

I can't believe this moron. Seriously? Is this really happening right now?

"I wasn't talking to you," I say in a deadpan, looking up slightly from my still bowing position.

"Then who were you talking to?" He asks in confusion, crossing his arms over his enormous chest.

'How the hell did he even fit in that uniform?...' 

"Hakari-sama." 

"As I said, my name is Hakaru, not Hakari, and is calling me 'Sama...' Is that some sort of insult?" He asks defensively while moving to a more aggressive stance. The sudden movement causing certain assets to bounce dangerously.

"What? How could calling you 'Sama' be considered anything other than respect? But I didn't call you that and I was not talking to you..." I answer with a sigh, standing up straight again.

"Then who were you talking to!?!" He demands, throwing an arm to the side and causing more jiggling and waving of his chest. Hell, it looks like he almost loses balance from the movement. 

'I think I am starting to really pitty him...'

"Hakari-sama!" I answer in exacerbation. 

"My name is Hakaru! Who the hell is-"

"Are you two practicing for a slap-stick comedy routine?" Hakari-sama asks from behind Taksone. She leans casually in her desk, her plain black hair straight and her black, fathomless eyes glittering in mirth.  

Taksone spins so fast that he almost falls over again. His new...weights, throwing him off and making the move very comedic and slightly lewd with all that bouncy flesh. 

"Whaaaa? Who are you!? I thought Zeneff froze time?" Taksone demands as he points at the seemingly ordinary girl. 

"Pointing is rude, stop it or I will rip it off," Hakari-sama answers with a huff and a finger motion of scissors being closed with force. 

"Rip it off...My finger?" He asks crossing his legs and moving his hands down protectively.

"Well considering you have tits and a vag now, I couldn't very well be talking about your dick, now could I?" She asks with a raised eyebrow, Her crass language at odds with her rather innocent appearance. 

"T-Tits and Vag..." He trails off and I can't help but feel bad for him. I have no idea what I would do without my member. Just the thought...*Shudder*

"You have not earned my name, but since Zeneff has, you have learned it all the same. You may call me Hakari, though, for you, I expect a 'Dono' at the end." She demands. A reasonable demand if you ask me. Almost an honor, really.

"I...what? Who are you???" He barks out in indignation as his eyes starting to spin.

"He is not as much fun to tease- *Ahem* talk to as you are, Zeneff." She says with a flip of her hair, turning back to me.

I just smile and nod at her. If a Cosmic Entity wants to tease me, that's fine. Better than removing all traces of me from existence. I will take it as a win. 

"I will not be able to hold this for too much longer. Maybe 10 or so minutes. Forgive me Hakari-sama, I will return things to normal shortly." I announce.

"Let's speed things up, shall we?" I say with a clap of my hands and a look at the others. 

I offer a hand to Ria, who has been laying on the ground in a daze, and help her up off the ground. She grips my hand like it is some sort of lifeline, but I barely feel her tight grip. Her breathing is a bit more even and I even see some semblance of control in her eyes.

"Hello, Mrs. Anderson. I am Zeneff Silverscale, what can I help you with?" I ask with a polite smile and a slight bow. 

"Marry me!" She shouts with no hesitation and with stars in her eyes. 

""NO."" Both Hagiwara and Sophia say savagely, also without hesitation.

"Urg! Not you too! What is wrong with you girls!?! Can you not see how evil he is!?!" Taksone demands with a stomp of his foot. Predictably, this causes his chest to bounce wildly.

'Oi. At least respect physics, bro...'

Before anyone can respond two loud thuds interrupt our conversation.

*Boom* *Boom*

Diana and Suki make their appearance at the doors to the classroom.

"We felt Zeneff's magic. What's goin' on-" Diana starts and then freezes as she sees Ria on her knees looking up at me while holding my hand. She then notices Taksone and tilts her head to the side in confusion. "Weren't you dead? ...And...Male?"

"Suki! I was so worried about you! How are you doing? Have you been alright?" Taksone yells in happiness and relief at seeing his little sister. He had tried to get in contact with her, but she has been with Zeneff all weekend and didn't answer her phone.

Suki's angry eyes leave Ria and glance briefly at Taksone. She does a double-take at his appearance but then turns her attention back to Zeneff.

"Oh, hey. Good to see you again. I'm fine." Suki says in a monotone, then yells. "Now, who the fuck is that and why is she holding onto Zeneff!?!"

I swear Taksone dies once more right then and there. 

"Do what you need to, Zeneff. I have put Asuda to sleep." Hakari-sama says with a sigh and stands. "I will leave you to solve your...family drama." She chuckles and leaves past Diana who visibly shivers as she passes.

"Alright. Why don't we all calm down? I have 10 minutes of frozen time left. If you assist me with your mana, we can stretch it by another couple of minutes or so. Let's all talk this out nice and peacefully-" I say to placate the room, but I am not able to finish my sentence. 

Ria loses it again and lunges at me to try and kiss me. She is unceremoniously punched from 4 different angles by 4 different Yanderes and knocked out.

She collapses to the floor in a heap and Taksone starts screaming about us killing her or something. He then starts pointing at me and spouting nonsense about how he knows I am pure evil and the leader of a shadow organization-

'Oh wait...I was those things...'

I try and fail to get a word in, but he doesn't let me. He continues to insult and curse at me. This leads to a rather obvious conclusion. 

He is unceremoniously punched from 4 different angles by 4 different Yanderes and knocked out as well. 

Sighing to myself over my ruined "Normal Life," I tell everyone that we are ditching for the rest of the day so that we can discuss things with them back at home.

The least I can do is ensure the school isn't destroyed the same week it was reconstructed.

I move to throw Ria over my shoulder, but Hagi picks her up by her ankle and starts dragging her out of the classroom. I can see even Ria's panties as there is no consideration for her modesty in the actions.

I look to Suki to carry Taksone. It would be less awkward for her to carry him rather than any of us.

She looks back at me in confusion. I gesture at Taksone, and she looks down, and then back up at me, clearly not getting it. I wave to Ria, who is being pulled outside the room at this point, and Suki looks back down with a dejected frown. She then picks her brother up the exact same way as Hagi did for Ria, by his ankle, and drags him out of the classroom. 

I sigh once more and make my way out with the group to a nearby teleportation room. Luckily, classes are still going on and no one notices us. As soon as we reach the empty teleport room, I drop my time spell and send us all back to my manor. 

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Monday Morning, 8:37 AM, May 1st, 2056 - Silverscale Manor

When we arrive, Aki greets us and leads us to the living room where two chairs with restraints on the arms and legs are set up. Apparently, she and Ares have been appraised of the situation and have already prepared for it.

Such good girls...I will need to reward them.

Samantha and Ares also join us, but Azuza is still sleeping, the lazy fox.

'Ah, right. They must have brought these up from the basement. I forgot we had a hidden torture room...'

That will need to go...probably. We'll see. It might be one of those "Better to have and not need to use than need and not have" type things. 

'Am I really thinking that about a torture room...? How far into depravity have I sunk...?'

Ria and Taksone are thrown into the chairs and tightly secured, despite me saying that is not necessary. I mean honestly, what are they going to do to me or any of them? Taksone might as well be a baby compared to me.

But they are only trying to protect me, so I see no reason to get upset at or deny them.

...At least I think that is their motive. 

"Alright. Let's have a quick meeting to discuss what we will tell them when they wake up. No. More. Punching." I say firmly and the 4 from before look away, refusing to make the promise or eye contact. 

'Good enough.' I think with a begrudging nod. If they take it too far, I can always just put them to sleep or something. I am not too worried about it. 

I am sure this will be fine. We will reconnect Suki and Taksone and fix whatever misconceptions he has about me.

I can hear more about Ria and see if she is a good fit for the harem or not. I really am not opposed to adding her if she wants. She is extraordinarily beautiful, after all. I feel a bit weird deciding that for such a superficial reason, but the dragon in me sees no problem with taking things because I find them appealing.

I mean...I know nothing about her!

...Then again...What would I do with her if I refused her? She might go on a killing spree or some other random Yandere BS...

Everything has worked out fine so far, so I am sure it will go smoothly...Probably.

...hahaha...