Infatuation

With the exception of Haruna, an old flame of his, and Mahiru, Mikan's friend and Rito's acquaintance (who had spoken to her no more than six times), nothing about the morning or breakfast differed significantly from the usual routine.

Rito, however, was feeling a little strange about it for some reason as he observed the girls and sensed something odd, but his intuition was insufficient to identify the peculiarity he was feeling.

"Hmm!" Rito experienced a feeling of dizziness and relaxation in his mind, but the sensation of sinking into it was not life-threatening and felt incredibly alluring.

'Stupid Rito!' As she picked up all the dishes and utensils from the table, Mikan muttered under her breath. Haruna and Mahiru tried to assist her, but Mikan told them to leave politely because she did not want them to get busy with her.

"But we also wanted to help you out, given that I do not know what to talk with Yuuki-kun about!" Mikan was stunned as Mahiru's inner voice somehow managed to escape her grasp, sending Haruna and Mikan into a state of confusion as they both stared at them in disbelief.

Although all three of them did not notice the blush creeping on their faces, as if they were being drunk with alcohol, their mind control was losing up to their heart content.

"Rito also has such a cute junior by his side."

Haruna flushed and wore a slightly off-putting expression as she gazed at Mahiru and considered how the junior might be particularly alluring to the boys from their school.

"What are you girls saying? At least you can be with him." Mikan spoke with little grievance in her tone as she looked at Haruna and Mahiru with little control over her thoughts.

Haruna and Mahiru were left speechless as they pondered the fact that Rito had not even spared his sister from having such attractive feelings toward him, despite the fact that they knew it was not his fault.

"What are you girls talking about?"

Rito joined the conflict because he had been hearing their murmuring and had considered joining them, even though he could tell from their glare that he was not welcome to their conversation.

"Nothing!" All three of them almost speak in the same sync.

Rito was left there alone, standing a little perplexed as the three of them made their way over to the sitting room, followed by Haruna, who was grinning and scratching her cheeks in Rito's direction.

"I can never understand them!" He contemplated as he watched television with them. After a while, he went back to his room to finish writing the novel when he heard a knock on the door.

He answered it to find Mikan standing outside his door, wearing a little makeup compared to usual.

'Wait, is she drunk, That is not makeup, right?'

When Rito noticed Mikan was breathing a little more heavily than usual, she realized that the slight blush Mikan had on her cheeks was the result of some sort of stimulation, not makeup or anything else.

"Are you alright? Hmm!" Rito tried to speak to Mikan, but as he did so, he felt a warm sensation on his chest and a soft sensation on his lips, along with a pair of dainty hands enveloping his neck.

While Mikan kissed his lips with a small, trembling figure, he was shocked, but his hand instinctively held her waist and drew her in.

He was also shocked by Mikan's blushing and crumbling appearance.

Although he had a sneaking suspicion that Mikan's mind was being affected by something to push her in this way, he soon discovered two more figures standing next to Mikan, as they both had the same expression on their faces as they both entered the room and turned to face him.

"Rito!" While sitting next to Mikan and picking Rito's lips as well, Haruna's voice was trembling, but her arm was already encircling Rito's neck. Her top was also sliding down from her arm, exposing a side of the bra, which was a creamy purple color that suited her well.

"Wait!" Rito's mana suddenly encircled his body; his foggy mind began to gain resistance to something; Mahiru, who was unaffected by that thing, collapsed unconscious; and before Rito knew it, three girls in loose clothing had fallen over his body.

"What the hell was that?" As he looked at the three girls in his arm and attempted to lift them when their eyelids began to tremble and they all opened their eyes, Rito muttered.

"Ahh!" X 3 "Slap!" X 1

"It hurts!" X 1

"I say it was your girls who barged into my room and even tried to kiss me; now why am I being punished like this?"

Rito, who was sitting on a dogeza, spoke as he turned to face Mikan and the other girls, who were hard-bobbing when they saw him, while Mahiru turned her head away and Haruna was attempting to fix her outfit. Mikan, on the other hand, had a vivid memory of everything.

Despite the fact that everyone knew it was not Rito's fault, the two of them were still a little hurt that they had lost their first kiss in such a way.

"Okay! That was Big Brother's fault here, and I was not prepared for it." Looking at Mikan, who might just end up crying, Rito felt bitter and walked and hugged his baby sister's head while patting her head.

He then turned to face Haruna, but he was at a loss for words because they both knew Rito was engaged to Lala, and he could not just accept responsibility for it.

"It is alright, Rito-kun. It was either fault, so I hope you will not mind it." Haruna and Rito did feel the cringe as Haruna walked out with a smile, but Rito could tell that she was hurt by all of it and looked at Mikan and then followed Haruna out.

"Haruna!" Rito called Haruna out after she had left the house and noticed that she had started to tear a little.

However, she had attempted to wipe it off from the side. "Rito!" Haruna was surprised to see that Rito had followed her like this when his hand gently touched her cheeks and wiped off the tear.

"To be honest, I had feelings for you before I met Lala, but because I am a bit of an introvert and have a lot on my plate, I was unable to confess to you. As a result, I was very hopeful when we first met that morning."

Rito decided to come out very straight as he spoke to her, saying it out clearly.

"I am greedy, and I had something beyond normal, so I will have many girls in my life—what do we call that, right? A harem, or something."

"And maybe I will tell Lala the same thing, too, so I am not sure if you think I am worthy of it or not. Plus, I will give you all the time and attention you need, so will you let me date both of you and Lala for the time being?"

"Haha! You are greedy; you know that, right? But will you really always look at me the way you are doing it now?" Rito heard Haruna's words, and, despite the fact that she was still sobbing, a smile appeared on her face. Rito also began to feel a little infatuated.

"Yeah! I will, although it is just a promise for now; hence, I will make sure that you will never regret this decision."

After saying that, he gave Haruna a gentle hug while smelling the faint scent of her body enveloping him and a sweet smile on her face.