Her trait is strength. She can sense nearby mouth events, and she can also absorb desire and excitement as power, boosting her own strength for a short time.
Judging from the power she absorbed, the mermaid princess in front of them who looks proper and dignified has been extremely excited ever since they showed up.
Although it might be because of this mermaid princess, Meroune, that felt shy and silently signed the master servant contract without any reaction.
But it was also because of Princess Meroune that during the whole process of signing the master servant contract, nothing ambiguous happened between Lady Mio and Master.
Originally she was planning that after the contract was signed, she would guide Lady Mio on the spot to trigger the curse of the master servant contract, and then let Master give Lady Mio an early morning lesson in love and education.
But looking at the situation now, she could not help but give up the idea of stirring things up.
She could not possibly let Lady Mio lie in the mermaid princess's pool and get intimate with Master. If the first time was like that, it would be too pitiful.
Naruse Mio did not know that Naruse Maria had already imagined countless positions in her heart waiting for her to trigger the curse of the master servant contract. She followed Hachiman out the door. Seeing that Maria was still sitting on the bed without moving, she immediately urged her.
"Maria, what are you spacing out for? Hurry and put your clothes on and come downstairs for breakfast. Don't make everyone wait too long."
Brother came back so late, and signing the contract took so long. The living room was probably already full of people.
Right now she and Maria were the last newcomers in the house. They could not let everyone wait for them to eat.
"Got it, I'm coming."
Naruse Maria lowered her head and looked at the wet black pantyhose on her legs. Her pretty face turned red. She quickly wiped away the water stains, casually threw on a white shirt, buttoning it as she went. Without even putting on slippers, her black silk clad feet stepped directly on the clean, dust free floor as she hurried toward Naruse Mio.
Only after Maria came over did Naruse Mio walk downstairs with her.
Just as she expected, the living room was already full. Around the large dining table sat Brother's fiancees Iris and Lala, childhood friends Kaede and Suzu, little sister Komachi and Shion, classmates and friends Gabriel, Vignette, and so on.
Except for the seat of the head of the household, which was still empty, almost every other seat was taken. Only some edge corners were left for them.
That kind of position was Princess Meroune's favorite, but Naruse Mio could accept it too.
After all, the house was only so big. With so many people squeezed together for breakfast, there was no other way. It was not that they were deliberately targeting her.
However, just as she was about to sit with Naruse Maria beside Gabriel and Vignette, almost the farthest seat from Hachiman, he, who had already taken the main seat, waved at them.
"Mio, Maria, come sit here. I have something to tell you."
"Ah? Sit by you, Hachiman-nii?"
The moment she felt everyone's eyes focus on her, Naruse Mio's scalp went numb and she sensed trouble.
Where was there any space beside Brother? If she did not want to sit duck style in front of him like Maria last time while eating breakfast, then the only option was to sit on his lap.
But even sitting on his lap...
"Hachiman-nii, how about Maria and I just sit over here. If there's something, we can talk about it later—mm? Mmm?"
Thump!
Naruse Mio had just tried to politely refuse going over when the pink servant mark on her neck lit up and her expression suddenly changed.
She did not even have time to react. Her whole body dropped straight to her knees.
'Wh-what is going on?'
'This feeling surging through my body?'
Trembling, her hands pressed against the floor as Naruse Mio knelt there, biting her lip hard. Staring at the floor inches from her face, her eyes were filled with panic, confusion, and disbelief.
Naruse Maria, standing beside her, also had a stiff expression.
Originally she wanted Lady Mio to build a closer relationship with Master in private and secretly play the you are the master and I am the servant game.
Now it was over. Lady Mio's first time was in front of so many people.
After this, she probably could not escape Lady Mio's anger.
"Uh... Master, actually this is the curse of the master servant contract. Because Lady Mio refused your order to go over, the contract triggered the curse to punish her."
"However... maybe because I am a nightmare, my magic carries a hypnotic effect, so the contract's curse makes Lady Mio become sensitive and makes her need your affection, Master..."
Even though she knew making Naruse Mio embarrass herself in front of everyone might cost her her life, Naruse Maria could not ignore it at this moment. She could only brace herself and explain to Hachiman, and at the same time explain to everyone at the table why Naruse Mio was like this.
She could not really let Lady Mio carry the name of a pervert woman.
Lady Mio only needed to sign the contract and lie in Master's bed. She had much more to consider.
"..."
Naruse Mio's limbs were almost pressed to the ground. Her waist could hardly straighten. She bit her lip so hard her fair skin flushed red in patches, sweat forming at the tip of her nose and dripping onto the floor.
Hearing Naruse Maria's explanation that sounded like she was shifting blame, she was about to explode with anger.
'That was not what you said before.'
'You clearly said that as long as I do not betray Master, nothing would happen. Signing the contract would instead show that I meant no harm and help us be accepted by Master's family.'
'Now just because I refused to sit in Master's arms, it turned into this?'
'I trusted you so much, and you actually tampered with the contract and set me up!'
But even though Naruse Mio had countless things she wanted to say, she could not say a single word right now. The moment she opened her mouth, she would definitely lose control and cry out.
"Master? Hachiman, you're playing new tricks again? Next you won't make Shion and the others call you that too, right?"
Hearing Naruse Maria's words and seeing Naruse Mio's reaction, Kaede, who was sitting beside Hachiman, immediately rolled her eyes.
She knew it would turn out like this.
On the night Naruse Mio and the others joined, she had already concluded that within a week, this master servant pair would end up rolling onto Hachiman's bed.
Look, in less than two days Naruse Mio and Naruse Maria were already calling Hachiman Master.
Just now they were upstairs with him for more than half an hour. Now at breakfast there was a problem and she needed Hachiman's affection.
"..."
Suzu, as usual, did not like to talk. Under the table, she quietly gave Kaede a thumbs up.
Kaede's acting was getting better and better.
If she had not known that three hours ago Kaede dragged her to a family restaurant to find Hachiman, only to be directly defeated by him and left collapsed on the table, and after recovering teleported home without looking back, leaving a messy table behind, she might have believed Kaede's serious look.
After begging Hachiman for mercy as well, noble young lady Tsubaki would only lower her head guiltily without saying a word. Kaede, on the other hand, could strike first and crawl back to shore to laugh at her good sister who got dragged into the water.
"President, since it's the master servant contract acting up, then relieve Mio's curse while we eat breakfast. We can't just let her suffer like this."
Iris, who had always supported Hachiman having a harem, was clearly pleased to see Naruse Mio in such a state. She immediately smiled and looked at Lala and Komachi with a meaningful smile.
"Lala, Komachi, you agree, right? Some things can't be helped."
"Mm! Hachiman, hurry and give Mio some Hachiman energy. She looks really uncomfortable."
The innocent and lively Lala naturally had no objections. She nodded while curiously observing Naruse Maria's tail.
Earth's nightmare succubi were quite similar to her mother's race. Their tails also looked alike, though the way nightmares and succubi gained power was different.
Like Maria. Her trait was also strength. She could burst out power far beyond normal, just like her. But Maria needed to absorb power from other people's desire and excitement.
Mm... actually she could understand that.
She grew up in the palace and did not need to absorb power. But after falling in love with Hachiman at first sight, she really liked hugging him.
Even though she did not absorb his essence like a succubus, every time she hugged him she felt extremely satisfied, as if an invisible energy flowed from him into her.
'Hm? Why does Hachiman feel a bit different today, like... there's really some kind of energy that makes me want to hug him.'
Suddenly Lala blinked and wrinkled her nose, looking at Hachiman whose aura seemed clearly different today.
"I have no opinion."
Facing Iris's meaningful smile, Komachi could not help rolling her eyes.
For this kind of thing, they should ask Naruse Mio, the person involved, and then ask Brother's fiancée Lala and childhood friend Kaede.
Why ask her? She was just a little sister.
Last night she only slept with Sakura Tohsaka and Rin Tohsaka. She knew nothing.
"Then Mio can sit on my lap. If you hadn't refused just now, it wouldn't have turned out like this. In the end you still have to sit on my lap."
Seeing that almost no one objected, Hachiman gave up the idea of taking Naruse Mio upstairs. He crouched down, slipped his arm under her knees, lifted her up around the waist, and carried her back to his seat. While opening his mouth to eat the breakfast Iris fed him, he personally helped relieve the curse symptoms of Naruse Mio, who subconsciously clung tightly to him.
Although taking her upstairs would have been better and spared her embarrassment here.
But considering Naruse Mio's current feelings and thoughts, he felt this would instead open her heart more and help her build relationships with the others.
Naruse Mio had not personally participated in the Hikigaya family's service activities, so she did not clearly understand their relationships. Iris, Kaede, Lala, Komachi and the others would not reject her joining.
On the contrary, they welcomed her very much.
With her current identity, she could only stick with Shion and the others. But Shion's side was too weak and often got pulled into other camps. As long as Iris and Kaede fought for it a little, Naruse Mio, Naruse Maria, and Shion might all turn into their strength.
It was just that Naruse Mio had joined only recently and did not know how intense the service war in the Hikigaya household and club was. She only felt that she and Maria did not fit in with the others, which made her anxious and insecure.
Mm... although in the end there was not much difference from now. She would still be dragged into it.
The only difference was whether she was dragged into the water by the Maria she trusted, or by Iris and the others.
"Haah... Haah..."
Wearing a camisole and ultra short shorts, Naruse Mio sat sideways on Hachiman's thigh, burying her face tightly into his shoulder, biting her lip with all her strength to keep from making a sound.
'Why are you all so calm, eating while this is happening...'
'Even if it wasn't me, wouldn't you feel embarrassed?'
But she no longer had the courage to look at her shameful situation. She could only let Hachiman guide her, hoping it would end soon... end.
'Maria... you awful Maria...'
'When everything is over... I will definitely teach you a lesson...'
Her fair delicate toes stretched tight unconsciously. Her calf almost kicked Iris as Naruse Mio clung to Hachiman, one dazed eye exposed, washed over and over by tears.
"Gulp! Lady Mio, don't get excited. I'll come help you right away."
Feeling the resentment mixed in Naruse Mio's excitement, Naruse Maria shivered and quickly slid over on her knees to apologize.
Burying her head against Hachiman, Naruse Mio suddenly felt Naruse Maria seemed to be biting at his pants.
A fiercer wave of shame and anger exploded inside her.
'Maria!'
'What are you doing now!'
Naruse Maria did not speak. She only stuck out her pink tongue, licked her lips, swallowed, and then gathered her courage to cheer Hachiman on.
Since it was already like this, she might as well make the curse come even harder.
Lady Mio was the former Demon King's daughter. How could her first time be looked down on by others? At least it had to be ten times or more.
"President, did your strength break through again last night?"
Now that breakfast officially started, Iris enjoyed the special treatment of serving Hachiman while smiling and asking as she looked at him, whose finger Naruse Mio was biting tightly.
Lala immediately sensed something different about him. She had also noticed the change.
The president's strength grew every day. The life energy bursting from him became more and more pure and rich.
She knew that. Everyone did, since they felt it personally every day.
However, today's change seemed not only to be an increase in strength, but more like a huge change in his body.
If she had not already been spoiled by him so many times, her self control might not have been enough, and she would have thrown herself into his arms, craving his affection with everything she had.
"Mm, Iris, you noticed too? The bloodline awakening I've been talking about finally has some progress. By using awakening magic elements, I can help demi humans awaken their bloodlines without side effects. Just now upstairs I was helping Meroune complete her awakening."
Hachiman fed Naruse Mio and Naruse Maria breakfast while enjoying Iris's service. Hearing her question, he swallowed his food, nodded with a smile, and explained.
"Now Meroune can transform into human form and walk on two legs like Elleo and the others. Her human form is even more perfect. If you don't look closely, you can't see any mermaid traits. But she just awakened her bloodline and hasn't fully recovered yet, so she needs to rest properly."
He had thought his awakened magic element physique was rather restrained and would only show when needed.
He did not expect that it was simply that he had not noticed. In Iris and the others' eyes, his change was obvious.
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