Is It Wrong To Have A Harem In Daily Life?

The time reached 11:30 PM. After watching Tachibana Hina walk out of the bar's front door, Murakami Yuu let out a long breath.

The mission was completed quite well—not only did he get her contact information, but his relationship with Tachibana Hina had even reached the point where they could joke with each other.

Murakami Yuu felt that things had gone so smoothly not only because of his looks and flawless response tactics, but also because those few empty beer bottles had helped him tremendously. Thanks to the alcohol, Tachibana Hina's initially somewhat wary defensiveness had gradually relaxed, making her easier to approach.

He got up and came to Tachibana Rui's side in the corner position. He had expected to receive caring words like "good work" or "thank you," but the reality was that Tachibana Rui stared at him with slightly cold eyes without any response, and her gaze even slightly revealed dissatisfied emotions.

"You two looked like you were getting along very well."

"Shouldn't you be happy about that? Isn't this steadily progressing according to your plan?"

Murakami Yuu pinched the bridge of his nose. Having consumed so much alcohol with Tachibana Hina, he was now somewhat dizzy, but fortunately it was only to a minor degree that didn't affect his normal thinking and activities.

"Are you okay?"

Tachibana Rui noticed his abnormality.

"It's fine, just a few bottles of beer."

After drinking the ice water in one gulp and feeling somewhat clearer in his head, Murakami Yuu stood up.

"I'm going to the restroom. When I come back, let's leave here."

"Mm."

Murakami Yuu walked toward the restroom. After finishing his business and washing his hands, someone pressed down on his shoulder from behind with considerable force.

"What a coincidence, Murakami Yuu-kun..."

A familiar lazy voice.

No way...

Murakami Yuu slowly raised his head and saw in the mirror a face he absolutely didn't want to see—his homeroom teacher, Sakata Gintoki.

"At first I just thought it was someone with similar looks, since the attire and methods of hitting on women were too much like those of someone in society. But the more I looked, the more something felt off. How could there be two such similar people in the world? I only dared to follow and confirm when you were alone, and it really is you."

Sakata Gintoki's tone contained anger.

"Don't get excited first, Sakata-sensei. I can explain."

"Alright, go ahead."

"..."

Murakami Yuu was still thinking of ways to break the situation in his head, so for now he was stalling as much as possible.

"How about we talk after leaving the restroom? This isn't a place for conversation."

Sakata Gintoki put his hands in his pants pockets and turned to leave.

"Follow me."

Murakami Yuu followed behind him while quickly pulling out his phone to send a message to Tachibana Rui at lightning speed:

[Something unexpected happened, I ran into a school teacher. You can go back by yourself first.]

She replied almost instantly:

[I'll wait for you at the 24-hour convenience store downstairs from your apartment.]

Fine, whatever you want.

Murakami Yuu followed Sakata Gintoki to a booth. When he saw clearly who else was sitting there, he became somewhat unsettled.

Kirisu Mafuyu, who taught world history. Hiratsuka Shizuka, who taught Japanese. Yukino Yukari, who taught classical literature. Plus Sakata Gintoki, who taught physical education.

A total of four teachers gathered together.

"Ahaha, it really is you, Murakami-kun! hic... Dead-fish-eyes Sakata, you said I was definitely seeing things wrong, but the facts prove you were the one who was wrong. Drink up!"

Kirisu Mafuyu pointed at Murakami Yuu and laughed loudly, her face flushed red and consciousness unclear—she was obviously drunk.

"Kirisu-sensei, please don't drink anymore. Have some fruit."

Yukino Yukari took the glass from her hand and comforted her.

When she looked up and met Murakami Yuu's gaze, she immediately lowered her head like a startled deer.

"Sit down, Murakami Yuu-kun. What are you standing there for?"

Sakata Gintoki said with dissatisfaction.

Murakami Yuu could only sit down as he wished. It was only after sitting that he realized the sofa's backrest was quite high, blocking a considerable portion of sight lines. No wonder he hadn't noticed them earlier.

"Coming out for a meal and encountering such an interesting thing—the entire process of hitting on a strange woman was simply amazing. You really opened our eyes, Murakami-kun."

Hiratsuka Shizuka lit a cigarette between her fingertips, seeming to be in quite a good mood as she joked.

"Did you teachers see everything?"

"Ah, crystal clear. It was just too far away to hear the conversation, but judging from that lady's expression just now, you probably made her quite happy, right?"

"Please stop talking..."

Murakami Yuu covered his face. Having his pickup process completely exposed was a massive social death scene.

"Haha, don't be shy. If your homeroom teacher Sakata had half your understanding of women's hearts, he wouldn't still be single at this age."

Hiratsuka Shizuka flicked ash into the ashtray and happily leaned back on the sofa, crossing her legs.

"Shut up, you fellow single dog! The smell of nicotine is wafting over here!"

Sakata Gintoki retorted at Hiratsuka Shizuka, then turned to face Murakami Yuu and sighed.

"Come on, let me hear your explanation about underage drinking and your host-like behavior that's so skilled it makes this adult ashamed."

"I'm sorry. Just as you teachers saw, I simply came out to drink normally, then saw a beautiful older sister and instinctively went up to hit on her."

In such a short time, Murakami Yuu couldn't think of any reasonable excuse to justify what he had done today, unless he revealed what Tachibana Rui had asked him to do. But that would violate his agreement with her, so to save time, he might as well just confess directly.

The worst case scenario would be a school-wide criticism or expulsion, but through his contact and understanding with Sakata Gintoki, he didn't think the other party would do that.

"Do you take me for a fool? There was clearly a girl wearing a mask with you over there earlier!"

Sakata Gintoki pointed to where Tachibana Rui had been sitting before.

"A friend."

"Are you sure it's not your girlfriend?"

After Sakata Gintoki said this, Yukino Yukari, who had been taking care of the drunk and sleeping Kirisu Mafuyu, looked up at Murakami Yuu.

"Really not a girlfriend."

Murakami Yuu answered definitively.

"Then why did you kiss her earlier?"

"Through the mask, it was just a joke."

Sakata Gintoki stopped questioning and silently took a few slices of cut apple from the fruit platter and put them in his mouth, seemingly thinking about how to handle this matter.

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had been smiling and observing the situation's development, spoke up to break the dull atmosphere:

"How wonderful, this is the brilliant and colorful youth."

"Hiratsuka-sensei doesn't need to sigh. In my opinion, you are also in your prime."

"Eh? Really?!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka raised her eyebrows and smiled, looking quite pleased.

"Of course, this is absolutely genuine truth."

Murakami Yuu looked serious.

Listening to the two people's conversation without any sense of tension, veins popped on Sakata Gintoki's forehead.

"Enough, you two! Murakami Yuu, you'll write me a 2,000-word self-reflection, and also, I want you to get into the top ten of your grade on the next test.

If you don't achieve this goal, don't think about going anywhere after school—just obediently write practice problems in the faculty office until school closes!"

"Yes, I understand."

Murakami Yuu obediently lowered his head. His guess was right—Sakata Gintoki ultimately chose not to report this matter to the school.

"You should be grateful that the academic director who suggested having drinks after tonight's dinner left due to an emergency. Otherwise, with that balding old man present, you would probably get a major demerit, and this disgraceful mistake from your student days would accompany your resume for life."

After deciding not to pursue the matter, Sakata Gintoki's tone became calm again.

"I know you're doing this for my own good. Thank you, Sakata-sensei."

Murakami Yuu sincerely thanked him.

"You studying seriously like a normal student would be the best thanks to me."

Sakata Gintoki replied.

"...Haha, alright, alright. Lecture time ends here. It's getting late, so let me take him back. We still have classes tomorrow."

Hiratsuka Shizuka extinguished her cigarette in the ashtray, stood up, and announced this matter was over.

"Can you manage?"

"It's fine, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol."

Hiratsuka Shizuka understood his meaning.

After Sakata Gintoki nodded, he waved his hand indicating for Murakami Yuu to follow Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Actually, you don't need to specially trouble Hiratsuka-sensei. I can just take a taxi."

"Shut up. The smell of alcohol on you is making my eyes water. How could I let a minor go back alone after drinking!"

Sakata Gintoki didn't give in.

"Alright then, that's how it is..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka reached out and hooked Murakami Yuu's neck.

"Come with me, enviably drunk Murakami Yuu-kun. You'll have to treat me to ramen later to reimburse the gas money..."

The two walked out of the bar's front door.

Yukino Yukari withdrew her gaze from that direction, looked at Kirisu Mafuyu sleeping soundly on her lap, and showed a gentle smile.

"Yukino-sensei, if possible, please don't tell the school about this matter. Murakami Yuu is a very good student, and I don't want him to stain his entire life because of a momentary mistake."

After thinking for a while, Sakata Gintoki slowly spoke.

Unlike the familiar Hiratsuka Shizuka, this Yukino Yukari was a new teacher who had transferred to St. Chronia Academy not long ago. Sakata Gintoki's relationship with her wasn't that close, so he was still worried and wanted to remind her.

"Don't worry, Sakata-sensei. I won't say anything."

Yukino Yukari gave her promise.

"That's really very grateful."

"It's fine."

I should be the one thanking you, Sakata-sensei.

Yukino Yukari lowered her head, thinking about Murakami Yuu's mature appearance just now, her eyes revealing inexplicable meaning.

...

The Aston Martin sports car sped through the streets. Murakami Yuu silently labeled Hiratsuka Shizuka as a rich woman in his mind.

"This is the place. Thank you for the trouble, Hiratsuka-sensei."

"Hurry back to shower and sleep, understand?"

"Yes."

After the beast-like roar of the engine faded from near to far, Murakami Yuu walked into the 24-hour convenience store downstairs.

The moment Tachibana Rui saw him, she stood up from the table and chairs meant for eating and came in front of him.

"I'm sorry."

This was the first thing she said upon reaching Murakami Yuu.

"Why apologize?"

"Because I caused you trouble."

"That was force majeure. No one expected to encounter my school teacher in that kind of place, so you don't need to feel guilty."

Murakami Yuu walked toward the inner part of the store.

"Your teacher... how does he plan to deal with you..."

Tachibana Rui followed behind Murakami Yuu.

"Nothing too severe—just write a self-reflection plus get into the top ten of my grade on the next test. If I remember correctly, I was sixteenth last time. If I work hard during this period, I should be able to meet the standard."

"What happens if you don't meet the standard?"

"I'll be kept at school writing practice problems every day until closing."

"I'm sorry..."

Hearing this, Murakami Yuu helplessly turned around, just in time to catch the guilty expression on Tachibana Rui's face.

"If you really want to compensate me, actions would be more convincing than just words."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Come to my house and I'll tell you."

After paying at the cashier, Murakami Yuu turned back and said to Tachibana Rui.

...

"Hah... ah..."

Murakami Yuu continuously let out pleasured moans due to physical comfort.

"Is this... enough...?"

Tachibana Rui sat on Murakami Yuu's bed, breathing heavily. Although the air conditioning was on for cooling, beads of sweat still appeared on her forehead.

"Mm... this is already... enough... ugh... just this pressure..."

Murakami Yuu lay flat on the bed while Tachibana Rui gave him a head massage.

"That's enough."

After twenty minutes, Murakami Yuu called a timely stop.

Tachibana Rui shook her somewhat sore and swollen palms and slowly slid down from the bed.

"Well then, I won't disturb your rest. I'll take my leave."

"Wait, it's already almost 1 AM. Where are you going now?"

"Get a hotel room or rest overnight in an internet cafe booth or something..."

"Huh?"

Murakami Yuu showed an incomprehensible expression and laughed out loud.

"How about you let me earn that money instead? Give me the hotel money, and I'll let you rest in my guest room for the night."

Without explanation, Murakami Yuu grabbed Tachibana Rui's wrist and brought her to the guest room.

"This is where you'll rest tonight. The bed sheets and covers are ready—you can sleep directly. If you feel hot, the air conditioning remote is in the bedside table drawer. You can adjust it yourself."

"Murakami, I..."

Tachibana Rui wanted to say something more.

"Quietly shut up and rest, or..."

Murakami Yuu leaned against the door, reaching out to tug at the tie around his neck that he hadn't had time to remove.

"Do you not want to shut up all night?"

After hearing this, Tachibana Rui sat on the bed without a sound.

Murakami Yuu was very satisfied with her reaction.

"Miss Tachibana Rui, I wish you sweet dreams tonight."

...

Morning sunlight streamed into the room. Murakami Yuu opened his eyes before the alarm clock rang.

His head hurt a bit, probably from drinking last night.

Groggily standing up, he came to the living room and immediately saw steaming breakfast on the dining table, along with a note and 2,000 yen beside it.

[I randomly made something with the ingredients from your fridge. Just eat it casually. (Note: 2,000 yen should be enough for accommodation fees, right?)]

Are you an idiot...

Murakami Yuu couldn't help but laugh.

He casually picked up a spoon and tasted the soup.

But although she's an idiot, her cooking is surprisingly good...

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