Ayane’s big brother Yuzuru and I are currently shaking hands and glaring.
He’s really trying to crush my hand, but it doesn’t even tickle because of my immense Constitution. Conversely, my grip strength is pretty weak.
A few days ago when I got the updated gacha, I got the Weakening skill. This is basically a skill for the sake of safety, so my high stats don’t hinder my daily life.
A normal level one person has five to ten Physical Strength, but with the help of Command, mine is close to four thousand. I don’t have to hold back with monsters, but I’ve had to be very careful to not accidentally hurt my girlfriends or others around me.
Normally, veteran adventurers get strong gradually, so they learn how to hold back as their stats get higher, but my growth was too rapid for me to learn that. It was really lucky that I got this skill just before my relationship with the girls became deeper.
With this, I can hold back my stats so they’re just a bit higher than a regular person’s.
And I’m bringing this up now because Weakening is working wonderfully for me right now.
I’m holding back my Physical Strength to just a hundred, and leaving the rest where they are. That means that from Yuzuru’s point of view, he can’t bother me no matter how much strength he uses, but I also don’t have the power to strike back.
But then again, if I don’t attack back, he’ll think I’m weak and look down on me. If I can’t talk him down, I’ll have to make him feel it.
“Ayane.”
“Yes darling?”
I turn to Ayane, who isn’t particularly flustered. She’s in her formal mode.
“Hey, where the hell are you looking instead of me?”
“Can I break this?”
“Please do, for the sake of your dignity as well.”
“Okay.”
With my fiancee’s permission, I grab his hand back without the Weakening skill.
“…Guh!? You’re using a skill!”
“Skill? No way. Ah, but if you want to use one to shake hands, go right ahead.”
I gradually increase the strength in my hand, I start to hear bones creaking and my brother in law groaning.
“Guuuu…!”
He desperately tries to hold on and hurt me back, but it doesn’t look like he has a lot of experience with people turning the tables and gripping his hand strongly. He immediately falls to one knee and grits his teeth.
…I don’t like to hurt people, so I think that should be enough.
I release him, and he staggers to his feet while holding his hand.
“You were holding back?”
“True strength is not to be shown, it is to be hidden. I heard that from an assistant instructor.”
That’s what the sensei said.
Since the Houjouin family has been under his care, surely he’s heard that too.
“…! Yes, precisely.”
Hn? That’s pretty understanding all of a sudden.
I look at him again, and that haughty air from before is completely gone, being replaced by something softer. I don’t really get it, but I think I got a bit of recognition.
His maid heals him, and he looks back at me.
“Can I ask you your level?”
“Aira.”
“Yes master.”
Aira hands me a piece of paper, where I write two hundred four before handing it to him. If the assistant instructor didn’t tell me I shouldn’t do that, I would’ve just said it out loud.
Yuzuru is clearly surprised, but returns it silently, and I have Aira dispose of it.
“With that much power, the position of vice-captain of the second unit really would be beneath you.”
“Even if it was not, I have no intention of doing it, so please don’t invite me.”
“But we can’t have someone as good as you roam free. I promise I will find a suitable role for you.”
“No, I said…”
“Until we meet again. Enjoy the party.”
“Hey, listen to me.”
He doesn’t, and instead the dumb big brother walks away quickly.
What’s with him?
“…Ahh. Ayan…”
“That was incredible, the way you turned Yuzuru away.”
“Yes. You’re pretty good for someone who lays low.”
Suddenly I feel something soft on my arms, as two beautiful girls surround me.
They showed up with Sakuya, and were standing behind Yuzuru. I figured they were maids because they weren’t stepping forward, but their dresses tell me they’re also a part of the Houjouin family.
So after the dumb big brother, it’s two sisters in law.
“Nice to meet you. I am Takane, the eldest daughter of the Houjouin family. I like strong people.”
“I’m the second daughter of the Houjouin family, Yukine. Let’s have a little talk.”
“Hello. But I…”
“You have a cute face now that I see you more closely.”
“Yes, and the power to turn away our big brother Yuzuru. We can have high hopes for that too.”
I try to call Ayane, but they keep throwing words at me, not giving me a second. They’re both stroking me, with Takane holding my upper half, and Yukine the bottom half.
If this was just a short time ago, two beautiful girls whispering in my ear would’ve gotten my heart racing, but my girlfriends did plenty of that while we were traveling.
I’ve built up a lot of resistance, or I guess I’m just used to it. Or maybe girls that aren’t my dear girlfriends don’t really get me going. Anyway, my heart is pretty cool when faced with their attacks.
“I’m sorry, but my dear fiancees are here, so that’s not appropriate.”
I turn them down gently, and they look surprised. Did they think I was an easy mark?
But it seems my cold treatment is firing them up, because they push themselves against me even more.
“Don’t you find us charming?”
Asks Takane while clinging against me tightly and holding my neck. She turns my head towards her, and my eyes are taken to the cleavage emphasized by her dress. Her skin is almost see through, and she has a mole under her long eyelashes. It feels like her eyes would suck me in if I let my guard down. So this is a daughter of that witch…
But while I do feel a little unpleasant, she doesn’t grab my heart like Sakuya did, and I strongly turn her down.
“I’m sorry.”
I escape her arms, and this time, Yukine grabs my hand and places it on her plump part.
“You can do what you want with this body now. How about we go to a room in the back?”
“I’m good.”
“What!?”
It’s a tempting offer, but I have no intention of cheating. Not to mention in front of all these people. Actually, it would’ve been the same if we were alone. And is this perfume? It’s sweet and feels like it’s melting my brain, but I feel a sense of deja vu that tells me to stay away.
I shake my head to remove those bad thoughts from it.
“…You really are a lolicon, aren’t you!?”
“Rude.”
What do you mean ‘you really are’?
Then Ayane gets between them.
“Darling is just as loving with the sisters and Aira as he is with me. He is not going to be swayed by you, so leave.”
““Wha!?””
I can see Ayane’s legs shaking a little as she takes this assertive stance, and the way she’s trying her best to fight makes me hug her without thinking.
“You’re a nice girl, Ayane. Let’s go back to the others.”
“Yes, I will join you, darling!”
My sisters in law are left dumbfounded as we return to my dear family watching from afar.
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