Chapter 37: The Harem Assemble!

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At dawn, around 7:00 am, warm sunlight bathed the earth.

On the outskirts of Ashikaga City, A Hummer was parked on National Route 104.

The road was surrounded by farmland. As a major textile city, Ashikaga was enveloped by lush cotton fields. Okukozome, located at the end of Route 104, was the city's agricultural center, providing the staple food for almost 80% of the urban population.

Sayanomiya Kaoru sat in the driver's seat, smoking a cigarette. 

As a Hime Miko, she wouldn't have touched such things before, but since half a month ago, she had gradually become addicted, believing that smoking was indeed the best way to relieve stress.

Since she was the only remaining member of the Sayanomiya main family, many smaller families tried to overthrow the Sayanomiya's position among the Four Families and climb to the top of Japan's power structure. 

She had experienced countless assassinations and counter-assassinations. Only since the Devil King's return a few days ago had those petty scoundrels not to act. 

Therefore, she had been residing in Okukozome recently. To get close to the Devil King, she had even volunteered to be his maid.

Okukozome had become the Devil King's personal territory, or even a forbidden zone in Japan's economic, political, and magical circles. No one dared to act recklessly here. Those who had were now sleeping eternally beneath Tokyo Bay. 

Today, the person Sayanomiya Kaoru was waiting for on the side of the road in Okukozome was none other than the Hime Miko requested by the King – Mariya Yuri, as well as the Migiwa sisters, who were recently rumored to be the Devil King's Mistresses. 

She was here to escort them to the Devil King's castle. 

A Toyota screeched to a halt in front of her. Amakasu Touma, along with Kazuha Migiwa, Akira Amatsume, and Mariya Yuri, stepped out of the car.

Amakasu Touma quickly approached and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle. "I have brought Kazuha Migiwa, Akira Amatsume, and Mariya Yuri as requested!"

Sayanomiya Kaoru flicked her cigarette ash and exhaled a plume of smoke. "Tell them to get in the car. I'm in a hurry."

Amakasu Touma quickly turned and opened the rear door, gesturing for them to enter. "Please, get in."

The three girls got into the Hummer one after another. 

Sayanomiya Kaoru slowly started the car, glancing at the three girls in the backseat through the rearview mirror.

"Say, is all this really necessary for going to Haru's place?" Akira looked at Sayanomiya Kaoru in the driver's seat, her voice laced with curiosity.

The series of transfers had piqued Akira's curiosity. First, she was woken up at dawn and attended to by dozens of maids who helped her bathe.

Then, she was escorted by a group of men in black (military soldiers) in a special vehicle from the main house in Ashikaga to the outskirts of the city. Along the way, they were even escorted by the Self-Defense Forces, special police, and other police officers. 

She even saw a few senior police superintendents (probably equivalent to Police Sergeants/Lieutenant in USA) directing the escort, people she had only seen on TV.

Then, they had to transfer to Amakasu Touma's car 200 meters before reaching Route 104. While things had become simpler, even now, as Akira looked out the window, she could see more than ten helicopters in the sky on alert. Noticing Akira's gaze, the pilot saluted her. 

"It wasn't originally this troublesome, but too many people who challenged me, Sayanomiya Kaoru, have been wiped out recently. There might be some survivors who want to take a risk… Speaking of which, Yuri, why have you been blushing this whole time?" 

Sayanomiya Kaoru's tone was flat and emotionless, yet it carried the weight of countless bloodshed. As she finished speaking, she noticed Yuri's demeanor.

"Um... um... It's been a while, Kaoru!" Mariya Yuri stammered, her face flushed as she fiddled with her fingers.

"What's going on? Why are you so shy?" Although Sayanomiya Kaoru had previously ordered Amakasu Touma to bring Mariya Yuri as if she didn't care, they were actually close friends. They were both Hime Miko from Musashino and had often met during the Musashino Miko training sessions, developing a deep friendship. They were truly close confidantes.

"It's just... it's just... it's so impure to meet like this." For a pure-hearted girl, encountering her childhood friend right before meeting the boy she liked was incredibly embarrassing. 

"Don't be shy. Everyone in this car, including me, is his mistress. There's nothing to be embarrassed about," Sayanomiya Kaoru said as she extinguished her cigarette and placed it in the car's ashtray. 

"Huh??? x3" The three girls in the backseat were stunned. 

"Kaoru, what do you mean? Why are you saying we're all mistresses? What are you thinking?" Standing outside the gates of the Kasugano residence, Mariya Yuri repeatedly questioned Sayanomiya Kaoru. 

Her previous words had left her dumbfounded, and she only came to her senses after arriving at their destination.

"I told you, we're all his mistresses," Sayanomiya Kaoru said, looking at her friend with a helpless expression. It had been like this since they were young. Whenever Mariya Yuri got excited, she would forget everything and start lecturing. 

She would often lecture Sayanomiya Kaoru and the stray cats of the Seishuuin family for hours. She was so energetic despite her weak constitution.

"It's... it's just too impure!" After explaining for a while, the pure-hearted Hime Miko blushed even harder.

Kazuha Migiwa hugged Akira, her face grim as she watched the two girls arguing by the gate of the Kasugano residence. "Akira, this doesn't seem like the Haru you described to me before."

Akira Amatsume was equally stunned. She recalled Haru's past behavior. "When he came back last summer vacation, he was the same as usual. He seemed so pure and innocent to me."

"Would a pure and innocent boy take four Mistresses at once?" Kazuha Migiwa sighed. She had a rough idea of her future miserable life now. No wonder her father wanted both sisters to come. 

Wasn't this a common scene in palace dramas? Two sisters supporting each other in the harem, vying for the emperor's favor....

"Forget it. I'll go ask Haru what's going on." Thinking of the jerk Haru, who had gotten engaged to her sister and was still collecting beautiful girls, Akira stormed towards the gate of the Kasugano house and flung it open.

The sight that greeted the four girls was..

The figures of a silver-haired brother and sister, constantly overlapping, in the grand entrance hall.

The six people were stunned.

"..."

Haru looked utterly bewildered. "What the hell! Why didn't you knock?!" 

"Ahh!!! x4"

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