Rumi acting a little boldly this time was something I pleasantly welcomed. I almost immediately placed Hana back in her seat to catch the girl before she could do or say anything.

And in front of their eyes, I unhesitatingly kissed Rumi, causing the girl to lose her composure. On one hand, she wanted to stop me and preach about the rule she set. On the other hand, her lips and tongue responded quite adeptly to my movements.

Faced with that kind of dilemma. Her body went rigid. Upon sensing that, my arms naturally moved to support her. And the same with Hana, I carried her up before moving us back to her seat.

I sat down on it and settled her down on my lap.

At this point, the four pairs of eyes followed us and each of them had different reactions.

Hana, who I just ditched, was looking a little gloomy. She’s unhappy that our moment got cut short because I prioritize my girl over her. Well, she’s aware that it’s the result of her own stubbornness. Even if she said something here, it would be futile unless she surrenders completely.

I’m looking forward to other methods that she’s going to employ to steal me. However, it’s a fact that at this point, she had been beaten more than once by my girls. Her strong presence and personality weren’t really that effective when each of my girls was also unique in their own way. And that’s not counting how they wanted to protect me from being stolen through their own efforts.

Maaya raised an eyebrow at us but didn’t say or do anything apart from refusing to look me in the eye.

Rae was facepalming at the sight. Even if she was already used to how shameless I could be, this was probably her first time seeing me handle Rumi flawlessly. It hasn’t been that long since Rumi was the one acting too forward by dropping a lot of hints for me to take, after all.

And lastly, Kana looked at us with bright eyes and pouty lips. She surely likes what she’s seeing but at the same time, she also likes to be in the same situation.

Obviously, given how much I love all of them, I won’t stop at just Hana and Rumi. And so, communicating through our eyes, I conveyed to Kana to wait for me. Miraculously she understood it. Her pout disappeared and got replaced by an enthusiastic and excited smile.

Then, perhaps to give Rumi the window to enjoy this time with me, my lovely Kana grabbed the other two and went over to Hana, engaging them all in a conversation.

Even though the three understood her intention, they didn’t have it in them to complain about the cute and shy girl. She even appeared flustered but pushed through it for our sake.

One of these days I’ll take her out for a date. I still haven’t congratulated her properly for passing that second round of selection.

Anyway, bringing my attention back to the girl curled up in my embrace, I saw her looking very conflicted as she muttered silently, “I’m breaking my own rule...”

Yep. Her mind was already in turmoil. Even if Kana and the others continued watching us, she had long lost the capacity to be mindful of our surroundings.

As I let my hand drop on top of her head, I pushed ahead and took her lips for the second time. It’s to bring her out of that state.

I was successful at it but her situation didn’t improve. She looked at me with a conflicted expression as though asking me to help her solve her dilemma.

“It’s not just you who broke it, you know? Both of us did. And if we analyze it more, neither of us broke it. We’re not doing club activities. We’re just here to spend time with each other.”

“Is it really like that? Ruki, you’re just trying to bend our common sense. I told you before that our club shouldn’t be turned into some kind of love nest. I love you. No, all of us love you but I want to maintain its essence. If it disappeared... I don’t know. I think I’ll be sad.”

Alright. She’s making sense there. If not for me, this club wouldn’t be chaotic. They would spend days just doing club activities, maintaining that essence she’s speaking of. But now that almost everyone was involved with me – intimately at that – the club was starting to lose its essence because of how I keep on trying to spoil them or how they also keep on closing in on me.

“Mhm. Then we’ll do it in moderation. What do you think?”

“Elaborate.”

“Hmm. Because I’m the guy who’s always busy running around to see all of you, I also inadvertently cut the time that we can be together. That’s why... in spite of wanting to help you maintain the club’s essence, I don’t think I can stop using all the chances to bond with you. Take the Cultural Festival that we’re working on as an example. We can both maintain the essence of the club and enjoy our time together, right?”

“... I see. You might be right. I’m acting stuck up because of the change you brought here.”

I couldn’t really fault her for that. That’s how she is. And that’s also why I get really interested in her. Her due diligence and headstrong personality despite being a little timid in regard to romance made her really a wonderful girl. And as much as I tried to deny that she was not just an ordinary girl, she was proving herself more interesting as the days we spent together went by.

I can’t see her as that ordinary anymore. Everything about her is just... wonderful. And I really want to stand by her side and bring her out of the loneliness encroaching on her because of that huge, desolate house of theirs.

“Well, you’re not wrong with that. Because of me, everything changes. The dynamics as well as the way you all see things from your perspective. It’s not at all peaceful anymore.”

“Peaceful... I don’t think it was like that before you appeared. It’s more depressing than you think. The club is on the verge of shutting down and we can’t do anything about it... It’s you who brought life back here.”

“Am I? Well, I won’t take credit for it. I’m just satisfied to be here with you and the others.”

Ending our conversation at that, Rumi nodded her head and a lovely smile bloomed on her lips.

Following that, she sweetly whispered at the same time as her arms circled around my nape, “Will you ever stop making me fall in love with you?”

“No. I won’t ever stop.” I replied instantly and without wasting another second, our lips sealed each other again. After that talk, we’re feeling more refreshed that we would probably do more than just kisses if not for not being alone in the room.

Furthermore, halfway through it, my eyes caught the four girls watching us enviously.

Well, they’ll get their turn so... I focused on Rumi first as we both got drunk with each other.