Last Day of First Semester and Summer Vacation

I went up to the third floor of the old building and stood in front of the fortune-telling club room. After a quick freshen-up, I knocked quietly on the door, which had been soiled by the long years.

"...Yes?"

"Hello. It's Ethan."

"...Come in"

When I pushed the door and entered the room, I could see two members of the fortune-telling club other than me. Club president senior Margaret greeted me with a surprised expression.

"What the hell is going on? Two ghost club members are coming."

"Well, Jessica said in the classroom that she was going to the club."

"Is that right, Jessica?"

"...Yeah, well..."

"It was a disaster, wasn't it, Jessica?"

"Disaster? ...Did something happen?"

"You see-"

I sat down on an empty chair while putting down my luggage and told senior Margaret what had just happened in the classroom. Without stopping me from explaining. Jessica took a book out of her bag and began to read it.

"-I see. That's because Jessica is cute."

"It's hard to be too cute."

"Oh, Ethan, do you think Jessica is cute too?"

"Well, there aren't any boys who think Jessica isn't cute."

"..."

When I looked at Jessica, who was looking at the book, her cheeks and ears were slightly red. Senior Margaret, who spotted it with her keen eye, began to ridicule her.

"Ah! Jessica is embarrasssed!"

"...I'm not embarrassed."

"It's the first time I've seen Jessica react like that."

"You're wrong!"

"Oops! Am I in the way? Should I leave you two alone?"

"... Senior?"

"...Hahaha! I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding."

Thinking it was about to get bad, senior stopped making fun of Jessica, averting her gaze. She seems to know when to back off, perhaps because they are related to each other.

"...Well, I guess I'm lucky that the two of you came unexpectedly."

"Lucky... What do you mean?"

"Yes, today is the end of the first semester. And after summer vacation comes the second semester."

"Huh...?"

Jessica was ignoring senior Margaret, probably because she was ridiculed. As a result, I had no choice but to deal with senior.

"Then do you know what will happen in the second semester?"

"Second semester?... Is there any problem with the president's career path?"

"No, there isn't! Despite my appearance, my grades are just barely good enough to be posted on the bulletin board!"

"... Are you in the 20th place range? Well, I'm at the top of the bulletin board and Jessica is right below me."

"...Why are you bringing that up!? It's obvious I'm talking about the culture festival!"

"I know. I just didn't want to talk about it."

As soon as she said the second semester, I thought it was about the fortune-telling club activity at the school festival. I tried to confirm what this senior wanted us to do.

"Are you going to make me and Jessica help out?"

"Kuku! If you hear my great idea, Ethan, you will definitely want to participate."

"...Is that so?"

"No, Ethan will be begging me to allow him to participate!"

"Why are you so confident?"

Senior raised her right index finger and proudly waved it left and right. I thought she looked pretty cute with a smug look on her face, and asked her what her nice idea was.

"In other words, it's a good thing for me, isn't it?"

"Yes. After all..."

"After all?"

"We're going to have Jessica wear a shrine maiden outfit and sell omikuji!"

[T/L: Omikuji is a kind of fortune lottery in Japan]

"...Seriously!?"

"....! I never said that! What are you talking about!?"

At senior's words, Jessica stood up, uttering loudly in surprise. As if senpai did not hear her protest, she continued to talk to me.

"Think about it. Such a cute Jessica will be dressed as a shrine maiden. She'll definitely be the talk of the school."

"Well, that's true, but..."

"I-I'm not wearing a shrine maiden outfit!"

I looked at Jessica, who was not in agreement, and my eyes met hers as I was dressing her in a shrine maiden outfit in my brain. Then, for some reason, her face turned bright red and she looked at her feet.

While thinking about this reaction, I looked at senior this time. When senior looked at Jessica, she had a surprised look on her face.

"...Ah, I think Jessica in a shrine maiden outfit would also be very attractive, but it doesn't seem like she wants to..."

"...T-That's right... There are still a few months left, so I'll try to convince her before then!"

"Hah..."

"Well then, I'm going to talk to Jessica for a bit, so Ethan can go home."

Not much time had passed since I came to the club room, and I was told to go home. Well, I didn't think I wanted to stay in this atmosphere either, so I obeyed those words obediently.

"Okay, I'll go home."

"Yes, thank you for your work. I'll contact you when the second semester comes."

"Alright."

"Look forward to it."

"Look forward to what? Well, then excuse me. Have a nice summer vacation, Jessica."

"What about me?"

"Please do your best in your studies, Club President."

"Stop with that!!"

I greeted Jessica, who had sat back down in her original chair and averted her gaze with a red face, and the laughing senior, and left the club room.

"So it's working..."

As I walked through the corridors of the old building, I muttered to myself unintentionally. I wondered if the favorability-increasing magic that hadn't seemed to work before was actually working all right.

If so, it was worth the effort to continue to apply it even after the seat change. After all, mental magic, including favorability-increasing magic, can only be cast in a straight line.

And if there was someone else between me and the person I wanted to use it on, that someone else would be affected by the mental magic. Because of these restrictions, I had to go all the way to a place where there were no obstacles between me and Jessica to use it.

However, after seeing today's reaction, I have decided to use favorability-increasing magic on the first day of school and from the second semester as well. Perhaps I should also think about using the cultural festival well and throwing in some affection- increasing magic.

Let's hope senior Margaret can convince Jessica to join the school festival as a member of the fortune-telling club, regardless of whether she wears a shrine maiden outfit or not.

If it goes well, I might be able to build a relationship with Jessica as a lover instead of a slave.

***

Then the first summer vacation in high school began. Unfortunately, Emily and Erika were busy with work, and it seemed that we would not be able to see each other during the summer vacation after all.

That's why Isla and Charlotte are the two who will be my sex partners. Generally, I kept embracing them once every two or three days.

One day in August, when I was slumbering on the bed after sex with Isla, she made me a proposal.

"...Um, Master. May I give a suggestion?"

"Hmm?"

"Actually, I have a sister."

"...Is that so?"

"Yes. My little sister seems to have gotten a pair of tickets for the StarBlossom Annual Festival."

"How did she get that!?"

Even if I tried to get a ticket properly, the ratio of getting one would be a ridiculous number, and even if I tried to buy a ticket from a reseller, it would be extremely expensive. I would be able to get it from Emily or Erika, but I would not do anything unnecessary so as not to be exposed.

"Is your little sister a fan of StarBlossom?"

"...To be exact, she's a big fan of Abigail."

"Abigail Carter? Not Emily or Erika?"

"Yes, I once went with her to a handshake session."

By the way, I've already told Isla that Emily has also become my slave. However, the fact that Isla's little sister is a fan of an idol who can be considered an enemy of her big sister's slave comrade is quite ironic.

"...To get back on topic, she will be staying in my room the day before the Annual Festival."

"Your first room, huh?"

"Yes. My family doesn't know about the existence of this room."

If her family found out about the sex room near the school, it could become a problem, like what would happen with the rent. So it was the correct move to keep it a secret. It's important to continue living life as usual.

"How about it? Can my little sister also serve Master?"

"...Is she cute?"

"People say she looks a lot like me."

Saying this, she picked up her phone, operated it, and handed it to me. I looked at the displayed image and saw two women who looked like twins and were both smiling at each other.

"Her name is Nora Bennett. She's in the second year of junior high school."