Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

"For physically powerful beings like dragons, their strength doesn't diminish too much here."

"So aside from inherently weak races like merfolk, only strong races such as dragons and elves would come to this world. Heroes from the human world and demon kings from the demon world would probably lose their power here due to the lack of magic. Plus, they are always at war, so they likely wouldn't come."

"I see..."

Hachiman pondered. As expected, there were limitations to crossing worlds. Besides power constraints, there were probably restrictions on numbers as well. Otherwise, the number of beings from other worlds wouldn't be so small.

Both Heaven and the Underworld were sending little angels and little demons here for training. It was unlikely that they wanted them to experience war—if that were the case, they could just go directly to a different world and start a battle. There was no need to choose a peaceful, everyday world like this one.

Forget it, thinking too much about this was pointless. The more he thought, the more he felt this world wasn't just being watched by Gabriel's sister, White.

"Today, Yukinoshita definitely won't be able to console Sakurase. Iris, make sure you're ready for tomorrow's outing."

Hachiman gently rubbed Iris's white, slender elven ears as he reminded her.

"Got it, President... but..."

Feeling the warmth from Hachiman's fingertips on her sensitive ears, Iris tightly hugged his arm to her chest. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she gazed at him with moist, glistening eyes.

"Tonight... can I go to your place?"

"You want to go to my house tonight? Why the sudden interest?"

Looking down at Iris's eyes, brimming with tenderness, Hachiman found it a bit odd.

She had been fine all along, so why the sudden request?

"Because... I realized that everyone else seems to have been to your house..."

Iris lowered her head in embarrassment, her fair cheeks tinged with pink.

Just now, she had been chatting with Gabriel and discovered that not only had Gabriel been to Hachiman's house, but several gyarus from his class had as well.

Initially, since her relationship with him was just about assistance, she hadn't thought about interfering in his life too much. It wasn't something she considered.

But after learning about his attitude toward them today, she couldn't hold back anymore.

"...Are you jealous?"

Hachiman was stunned for a moment and then looked at Iris's blushing face with a peculiar expression.

"I'm not jealous... just... a little concerned..."

Iris quickly shook her head, denying that she was jealous.

She and Hachiman were merely in a relationship of mutual assistance, not lovers. What right did she have to be jealous?

"Alright, alright, you're not jealous. Now, may I formally invite the esteemed Princess to my house? Please, Iris, do accept my invitation."

Hachiman smirked at Iris's flustered denial and teasingly extended his hand toward her.

"Mmm... It would be my honor~"

Seeing Hachiman extend his hand so naturally, Iris's cheeks grew even warmer, but she still reached out and held his hand. Despite her shyness, she couldn't hide her inner joy.

Though she was an elven princess, she was still a girl.

Just because she often took the initiative didn't mean she wasn't capable of feeling shy.

Hachiman glanced at Iris's face, which was filled with excitement and anticipation. He shook his head slightly, tightening his grip on her cool, soft hand with a helpless smile.

Iris had always been so generous—enthusiastic and proactive, even helping him build his harem. He had thought she wouldn't get jealous.

But now, this small hint of jealousy actually made her seem even cuter.

Originally, he had planned to look into Rurikawa's competitor tonight and deal with her family's issues, but he had no intention of hiding any of that from Iris.

Iris was kind and adorable. For the sake of her race, she had endured her own shyness and boldly sought his assistance. But she was by no means naive—he believed she could even become a valuable ally.

"Hachiman, since when did you and Iris get so close?"

Gabriel stared at their interlocked hands with surprise and curiosity.

She knew that Hachiman had an unusually strong life force, so it was normal for someone like Iris, an elf from another world, to be drawn to him.

But Iris had transferred in at the same time as her. It hadn't been long since she arrived—how had their relationship progressed this much already?

Originally, Gabriel had just thought that Hachiman and Iris were a little closer than normal. But now, seeing this level of intimacy, it was clearly much more serious than she had imagined.

"Iris is so understanding and considerate. Isn't it natural for us to be close?" Hachiman glanced at Gabriel and said straightforwardly, "Besides, you and I are close too, aren't we?"

If he wanted to keep slacking off while having Gabriel take care of him, there was no way he could keep his relationship with Iris and the others a secret from her.

Rather than hiding it and making Gabriel feel deceived, it was better to be upfront from the start. That way, when Gabriel eventually found out, she would just blame herself for not saving him sooner.

"That's true..."

Gabriel glanced at Iris and her sister, Aegis, deep in thought.

She knew that someone as kind as Hachiman naturally attracted elves, especially given his abnormally strong life force. It made perfect sense for them to be drawn to him.

But this situation was getting troublesome. It seemed like she needed to speed up her moving plans—she had to move in within the next two days. Otherwise, if Hachiman and the elf princess spent more time together, breaking them apart would be difficult.

She had originally planned to move in to prevent him from being corrupted by demons. But now, it seemed like the elf princess, who was exactly his type, was the real threat.

"Huh? Is Iris staying over at the President's house tonight...?"

Hayase Saki looked at Hachiman and Iris holding hands with a pitiful expression. Why wasn't she invited too? They even went to the bathroom together before—why not this?

"What are you looking at, Saki? Would your parents even let you stay out overnight?"

Hachiman rolled his eyes at the naive girl and flicked her forehead.

Yesterday, Yuina and the others had stayed over at Shion's rental house for the night. If Saki wanted to come over, he wouldn't stop her, but unlike Yuina, Saki didn't have many close friends. What excuse could she even use?

"...No, they wouldn't."

Saki pouted, looking dejected.

She had been timid and friendless since childhood. If she suddenly wanted to stay out overnight, her parents would definitely find it suspicious and interrogate her endlessly.

Ugh... She had actually planned to invite the President to her house tonight. Yesterday, she and Miki had bought a white thigh-high cat-eared maid outfit—she had hoped to show it off to him with Miki...

Although she hadn't managed to convince Miki yet...

"Don't overthink it. If you miss me tonight, just call me."

Seeing Saki's abandoned puppy-like expression, Hachiman ruffled her hair to comfort her.

Now that he had unlocked teleportation privileges for both Saki and Asougi Shion, and even for Yuina and the others last night, he could teleport to them at any time. Distance wasn't an issue.

But he had a lot to do tonight—he might not have time to visit.

"Alright..."

Saki perked up, deciding to go home, take a bath early, and chat with the President later.

———

Hachiman, along with Iris and Hayase Saki, left the school while chatting and laughing. Midway, near the school gate, Hachiman let go of Iris's small hand and only held it again once they were out of the disciplinary committee's sight.

Although only a few members of the Sobu High disciplinary committee strictly enforced the rules against inappropriate relationships between boys and girls, most of the time, male and female students walking together and chatting wouldn't attract attention. However, holding hands was definitely not allowed.

Not to mention, Iris was extremely popular. Just walking beside her already drew a lot of attention to him, and holding hands in front of the disciplinary committee would undoubtedly be seen as a provocation.

"Again, with so many girls..."

Hachiman didn't notice that among the disciplinary committee members, Kaede's close friend Usui Makoto clenched her fists tightly, watching from a distance as Hachiman left with Iris, Gabriel, and the others. She kept watching until their figures completely disappeared from view.

She felt like her good friend Kaede had been deceived by a scumbag.

She had once learned from Kaede that Hachiman was Kaede's childhood friend. Although he usually acted like a lazy bum and even had a pair of dead fish eyes that lowered his attractiveness, his personality and character were actually pretty decent.

Back then, she had nothing to say about Kaede's choice. After all, it was someone Kaede liked. Even though she didn't particularly like guys with such a lazy attitude, she had no right to criticize Kaede's decisions.

But looking at things now, wasn't the guy Kaede liked just a massive scumbag? If she continued to stay silent, it would be a betrayal of Kaede and her role as a best friend.

Tomorrow was the weekend—just the right time to find an excuse to visit Kaede's house and, at the same time, observe what Hachiman was really like in private, since he lived right next door.

Usui Makoto quietly pondered how she could help her friend Kaede.

———

Hikigaya Household.

"I'm home."

"Onii-chan, welcome back. Shion made some sweet soup for you; it's in the kitchen. If you want some, go serve yourself."

Komachi lay on the sofa, kicking her small feet while reading a manga. Sensing movement behind her, she spoke without turning her head.

She had never joined a club, and since her school wasn't Sobu High, she usually got home quite early.

Her brother had also refrained from joining any clubs because of her early return schedule, but ever since he started the Service Club, he had been coming home later.

However, now that there were more people in the house, with Shion around, she no longer had to wait alone for her brother to come back.

"Ahem, Komachi, I brought guests home today."

Seeing Komachi still lying on the sofa and kicking her feet, Hachiman lightly coughed to remind her.

"Guests?"

Komachi looked up and saw the two blonde beauties, Iris and Aegis, standing beside her brother. She quickly got up from the sofa, walked barefoot over to them, and greeted them somewhat shyly.

"Hello, hello! I'm Hikigaya Komachi, Hachiman's little sister. Just call me Komachi. Sorry for not noticing you earlier."

As she spoke, she suddenly shot Hachiman a glare, blaming him for not warning her in advance about the guests.

"Hello, Komachi. Sorry for the sudden visit and any inconvenience." Iris felt a little embarrassed facing Hachiman's little sister, so she quickly introduced herself. "My name is Iris Thea Eaderlindt, and this is my sister, Aegis Thea Eaderlindt."

Aegis didn't speak, only giving a slight nod when Iris introduced her.

"Your names are so long—like demons! Are you foreigners? Huh? Elves?"

Only now did Komachi notice the pointed elf ears peeking out from beneath Iris's golden hair. Her eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, Iris is an elf princess from another world and also a member of the Service Club."

Hachiman nodded, smiling as he watched Komachi's astonished expression.

"Komachi, you should have heard about the transfer students, right? Your Kaede-neesan mentioned them before. Gabriel and Vignette were part of the same group of transfer students as Iris."

"Yeah, she did mention it, but I didn't know the elf princess also joined your Service Club, Onii-chan." Komachi couldn't hold back her surprise and stared at Hachiman. "Onii-chan, you're amazing! You even managed to bring an elf princess into your club."

Although she knew her brother had befriended many girls at school, she still thought of the Service Club as just Yukinoshita Yukino and Hayase Saki—the one tall and one short black-haired beauties.

"It's not that I'm amazing; it's because Iris is kind-hearted. After learning about the Service Club, she approached me on her own."

Hachiman shook his head, explaining.

Even though his relationship with Iris had deepened for other reasons, she had initially taken an interest in him because of the Service Club.

"I see. Iris-neesan, you're so kind—just as expected from an elf princess."

Komachi looked at the petite and adorable Iris and kept praising her.

As expected of her brother—he even managed to bring an elf princess home.

"Komachi, where's Shion?"

Hachiman didn't pay much attention to Komachi and Iris's conversation. They were both considerate and thoughtful, so even if he didn't intervene, there wouldn't be any conflicts.

He was more concerned about Asougi Shion's whereabouts. Since they were classmates and neither had joined any clubs, they should have come home together. Yet, the living room only had Komachi.

"Shion went next door to buy some things and set up her room. She should be back soon."

Komachi answered while leading Iris to sit on the sofa.

"Setting up her room? Then I'll get some sweet soup for you guys first, and later, I'll start cooking dinner."

Hachiman nodded and headed to the kitchen to serve some sweet soup for Iris and Aegis.

"I'll help with dinner later."

Seeing him leave, Iris quickly got up and followed him into the kitchen. Aegis also trailed behind her.

Komachi watched as the two beautiful elf girls followed her brother and could only tag along to the kitchen to continue chatting with them.

"Iris-neesan, do you cook even though you're a princess?"

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