Chapter 106
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 106
Chapter Title: Aaah! My Sponsor!
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"Then! As members of Rubelt's harem! And for the harmony among us who'll become new sisters from now on! Cheers!"
"Cheers."
"Cheers!"
""Ch, cheers...""
The beer glasses clinked together with a clang!, and the bonding session kicked off.
They decided to start light—sipping beer while grilling some meat.
"Leave the grilling to me!"
Kagura jumped in eagerly, grabbing the tongs and swiftly laying out the meat on the hot plate.
"Ah, aaaah~! Can't wait to see how delicious it'll be once it's cooked...!"
"Heehee, Kagura really loves her meat. Ah, one more for me!"
"You already finished it?"
"A single beer is just water!"
"That's 500ml..."
"Ohohoho! We've got all the meat and booze we can handle, so no rush—let's enjoy it!"
At first, folks like Yume, Ayame, and Kagura were a bit tense, but as they downed their beers and popped the grilled meat into their mouths, the tension started melting away.
"Yume, want to try this one?"
"Ah, th-thank you."
"Ooh, this one's grilled perfectly!"
"Hold on! Chisaki! Five seconds! Just five more seconds and it'll be even tastier! There! Here!"
"Thaaanks~ nom nom... Mmm! Delicious!"
"Ohohoho! Look at you all getting along! Isn't it just the best sight? Right, Rize?"
"Yes, it is."
The mood kept loosening up, and once everyone had a decent amount of alcohol in them...
Eli smiled and spoke up.
"Our bellies are nicely full, and the booze has kicked in! Now, let's start the real bonding session!"
"Yess~!"
Clap clap clap clap!
At Eli's call, Chisaki—who was already buzzed and feeling great—clapped first and loudest.
The rest followed suit, and the bonding Eli wanted was underway.
"Let's pick a topic! Of course, it'll be about the man we all love—Rubelt!"
Eli had planned this from the start: for their first bonding session, rather than just introductions, they'd bond over their shared favorite guy.
"Everyone share one thing you like about him! I'll go first! Rubelt's adored me like crazy since we were kids! Every time we met, he'd call me pretty and say how lovable I was! I just love that about him! Next! Who's next?"
"Then I'll go."
Rize raised her hand next.
"The Young Master never stops striving. I love how he always puts in the effort to get better."
Rize wanted to gush about his straightforward affection for her too, but she picked something safe—didn't want to set the bar too high and make it tough for the others.
And to keep the flow going, she eyed Kagura as the next one up.
"Uh... M-me, I...!"
When her turn came, Kagura tensed up, but the booze helped loosen her tongue, even if she stuttered a bit.
"R-Rubelt's face is just so h-handsome. Like a prince on a white horse..."
'Rubelt's got way more great qualities than that, but I can't hog all the points.'
Having been through one of these before, Kagura got Eli's intent and gave a fitting answer.
"Seb... ahem! What I like about Rubelt is how dependable he is. At his age, he gives such a sense of security... and puts your mind at ease..."
Ayame's words had everyone but Chisaki nodding in agreement.
Gulp gulp!
Chisaki had chugged another beer in the meantime.
"Phew! Huh? My turn? Hmm~ What I like about my priest... his scent!"
""Scent??"
"Yeah! Priest smells amazing! Gets me all hot and bothered just sniffing it! Hahaha! Gulp gulp! Phew!"
''Scent...''
Chisaki's comment made the others ponder.
And the verdict? They all agreed—Rubelt smelled great.
Not quite as obsessed as Chisaki, but none of them minded the scent of the man they liked.
"Next up, Yume! Spill it quick!"
"Y-Yeah?! Uh, o-okay! Um, what I... like about R-Rubelt is..."
Her turn hit Yume like a truck—on top of matching the others' pace with booze she wasn't used to.
Add in the rising heat from Chisaki's comment, and Yume's rational side was toast.
So she blurted out the honest truth, straight from her recent experiences.
"Wh-when we're doing it... how he says it feels so good, how happy he is..."
""...!""
Yume's words lit up everyone's eyes.
The boozed-up Yume kept going.
"When we're together, it feels so good, my head goes blank, like I'm losing my mind... but even then, Rubelt calls my name and tells me he feels the same, that it's amazing for him too... I love that so much. Hehe."
"I know! I get it, Yume!"
"Right?! That's one of his best parts!"
"Saying that while giving you even more bliss without missing a beat—that's my man's charm!"
"Uahaha! Yeah yeah! Priest's a sex god! Drives you insane!"
And with Yume's confession, it was like the alcohol in their veins exploded.
They spilled how amazing sex with Rubelt was.
How blissfully he treated them.
The conversation's heat kept climbing.
No holds barred on the acts they'd shared with him.
Eli and Rize loved deep kisses while thrusting, Kagura got off on him gripping her breasts hard, Yume craved pushing the limits of his passionate love, Ayame and Chisaki switched to "hubby" or "priest" mid-fuck for intense play, and so on.
Buzzed as they were, their bonding paths diverged a bit, but the sisterhood solidified.
Luckily, they'd rented out the whole place—no one around to hear and spread the tales.
The next day.
"Ugh..."
"You okay, Rize?"
"I'm... fine."
For the first time, I saw Rize suffering from a hangover.
I knew they'd come home late last night.
But I never imagined she'd drink without restraint.
"Rize, here—hangover cure. Drink up."
"Thank you, Anna..."
Rize downed the remedy Anna handed her in one go.
"Phew, a bit better."
Her face said otherwise, but she forced the words out for Anna's sake.
"Rize, how'd you end up drinking that much?"
"We were bonding and chatting so enjoyably... That's all I can say—the drinks just went down."
"I see. Hmm..."
Rize wouldn't lie to me, so they must've really hit it off.
Girl talk—prying too much would be rude.
"Got it. You all get along better now, right?"
"Yes, I believe so."
"Good. Come on, Rize. If it's too rough, head home early."
"No, it's not that bad."
I rode to the academy with Rize in the limo.
And then...
"Ugh..."
"My head..."
"Urk..."
"Good morning~."
Eli, Yume, and Kagura looked just as wrecked as Rize—still hungover.
Only the booze hound Chisaki was fresh as ever.
"Eh? Not just Yume—everyone's... hungover?"
Isihoon, walking to school with Yume, gawked at them all.
"Heehee! We all drank together last night! Ahh, it was a blast! Let's do it again!"
"Chisaki... please keep it down. My head's... ringing."
"Urgh!"
"Ahaha, sorry sorry!"
"She drank the most and she's fine? How?"
"Hehe, different leagues when it comes to booze!"
While the girls chatted, Isihoon sidled up to me.
"Rubelt, what happened?"
"Girls' bonding night—they overdid it. Chisaki's the only one okay."
"Gotcha."
Isihoon accepted it without question.
The cause was plain as day—no need for more words.
"Hunters with hangovers, though... How much did they drink?"
Beats me.
"Class starts now—focus up!"
Professor Dias entered, and lessons began.
Thankfully, by the end of first period, the hangovers had mostly eased.
Not fully gone, though—lunchtime still had a weary vibe.
'No lunch fun today.'
Chisaki was fine, but going at it with her might make her go wild, so lunchtime was off-limits.
Afternoon brought sparring and the recurring monster hunt practice.
"Today's foe: E-rank Mud Golem! Let's see how you handle a big brute with what you've learned! First up... Eldra!"
In these drills, thanks to my debut performance, I always demo first—like a rule.
"Number 10."
I picked the pistol, harried the Mud Golem lightly, then nailed the core dead-on.
Bang!
Core pierced, the golem crumbled into light and vanished.
"Flawless and exemplary as always! Next!"
"Ooh, so that's how."
"Sweet, I'll copy Rubelt."
"Think you can match that precision?"
"G-Gotta try..."
I stepped back, and the gun users cheered.
This time of day always brought cheers or sighs from cadets based on my weapon pick.
To encourage variety—instead of one weapon always—they mimic my moves, so I mix it up by mood.
Show too many options every time, and they might fixate on copying me blindly.
"Next! Nakazawa!"
"Yup~ Aika's turn!"
Cadets took their shots at the golem, and Aika's turn came.
"Rubelt."
As Aika faced the golem, Anastasia approached me.
"Granov? What's up?"
"Got time after class?"
Anastasia flashed her cool-sexy idol smile.
"There's something I really need to consult you about."
