The Harem Protagonist's Succubus Physique

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Hachiman placed the hot coffee in front of Wang Meiyu, who shyly shook her head.

"I arrived too early. We were supposed to meet at the Cafe, but I came to your Dormitory instead. I'm really sorry for causing you trouble."

Wang Meiyu lowered her head as she apologized, though Hachiman had no idea why she felt the need to apologize.

"It's fine. If we were at the Cafe, I'd get distracted easily. Xiao Mei, you coming to my room has been a huge help."

"No..."

Wang Meiyu did not know what to say. Somehow, she had ended up standing outside Hachiman's door.

Even though there was still some time before their appointment, she could not suppress her desire to see Hachiman and had come early to wait outside his room.

Besides that, she had an especially crazy thought in her heart.

If I do this, Hachiman will invite me into his room, right?

The facts proved that Hachiman had done exactly that.

After chatting for a while longer, Wang Meiyu began tutoring Hachiman.

Though Wang Meiyu was usually rather introverted, she did not seem timid when she got serious.

She explained every point in great detail, and when facing Hachiman, an absolute idiot at English, she showed no impatience whatsoever.

This kind of girl is really nice. It would be great if I could date her.

Hachiman thought so from the bottom of his heart.

They did not study for very long. It was already late at night, after all, and he could not exactly have her keep teaching him forever.

"Let's stop here for today."

"Oh... okay."

Rather than showing relief that the lesson was over, Wang Meiyu looked somewhat regretful.

She might not get another chance like this to be alone with Hachiman.

After all, they could not keep studying in the Dormitory forever. It felt a little strange somehow. Of course, if Wang Meiyu had to choose, she would still rather be in Hachiman's room with him.

Seeing Wang Meiyu's feelings, Hachiman was actually a little curious.

He was fairly handsome, but not so handsome that girls should fall for him this easily.

Karuizawa, who had asked him for help; cheerful Sato; introverted Wang Meiyu.

He had clearly done nothing special, yet they had all secretly given him their hearts.

Why was that? His appearance? He did not believe the girls were that shallow inside.

In the end, Hachiman pinned the answer on Ito Makoto's Scumbag Trait that he possessed.

Perhaps that was what attracted them to him.

Hachiman's goal was naturally still to become a scumbag, but for now, he did not want to directly enter into any sort of relationship with them.

Love was something that had to come slowly, so one could savor the enjoyment within it.

With that thought, Hachiman's lips curled slightly upward as he reached out and gently placed a hand on Wang Meiyu's forehead.

She froze for a moment, then her pretty face turned completely red.

"Eh? Ah... Hi... Hachiman...?"

Wang Meiyu flailed her hands about, so flustered that she could barely speak.

"How strange. You clearly don't have a fever, so why does your complexion look so bad?"

"Eh? It doesn't, does it?" Wang Meiyu touched her cheeks, refusing to believe she looked so haggard.

Hachiman smiled faintly, adding a few more hints of charm to his handsome face. Wang Meiyu stared blankly for a moment. To someone who had fallen in love, seeing the smile of the person she liked brought forth a faint feeling called happiness.

"Can I ask you for a favor?"

Wang Meiyu came back to her senses and asked in confusion, "What is it?"

"Could we hold the tutoring sessions in my room from now on? To be honest, I don't really like crowded places."

Seeing Wang Meiyu's expression change, Hachiman added, "Of course, I won't force you if you don't want to."

Wang Meiyu hurriedly waved her hands. "N-No, it's not like that. I don't mind."

Hachiman narrowed his eyes and gave her a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Xiao Mei. I'll be counting on you from now on."

Just one smile was enough to leave Wang Meiyu utterly enchanted. Hachiman even felt as though he were a succubus himself.

After seeing Wang Meiyu off, Hachiman tidied up his room. He then went to the window and gazed into the distance, lost in thought.

It was not until several message notifications sounded from his phone that Hachiman came back to himself.

There was more than one sender. After spending so much time in class, Hachiman's gentle personality, so completely different from his aloof demeanor, had become well known. Gradually, many girls had added his contact information.

Girls sent him messages every day, claiming it was to strengthen their friendship.

"The interesting part of this school is only just beginning."

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

There were less than two days left until the midterm exams.

After receiving Wang Meiyu's English tutoring, Hachiman got a message from Horikita.

"In ten minutes, I will be visiting your room."

The corner of Hachiman's mouth twitched slightly. Her actions really were forceful! Maybe he should do the same next time and head straight for her room.

Still, he would most likely be turned away at the door if he did that.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, he tidied up the room. Just then, Horikita rang the doorbell.

When he opened the door for her, Horikita's familiar face came into view.

"Excuse me."

Horikita said so politely before walking into Hachiman's room.

"Would you like something to drink?"

"Could I have hot cocoa?"

"No problem."

Hachiman brought her drink over and sat down beside Horikita.

A pleasant scent entered his nose. Was this what people called a maiden's natural fragrance? It really did make it easy to have improper thoughts.

Still, after recently gaining experience being alone with Wang Meiyu, Hachiman had developed a little resistance in that regard.

"All right, what did you want to see me about?" Hachiman asked.

Horikita raised an eyebrow and fixed Hachiman with an icy stare.

"I seem to recall someone confidently assuring me that no one from Class D would be expelled.

Yet only a week ago, we learned that the teacher had changed the exam scope. With Sudo and the others' academic ability, there's no way they can master enough material to pass in a single week."

Hachiman took a sip of water, recalling the announcement from a week earlier.

Rather than suddenly changing the exam scope, it would be more accurate to say that their homeroom teacher, Chabashira, had deliberately withheld the information from them.

Faced with that unexpected situation, many students in class had initially panicked. But it did not last long. Most of them managed to calm down and continue studying hard.

Only the Idiot Trio taught by Horikita remained deeply worrying.

Those three were the bottom three students in Class D—and even the entire first year!

It was no wonder Horikita was anxious. Unless they found another way, Sudo and the others being expelled was already a foregone conclusion.