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Chapter 178 Part 1

Hot Spring Resort of Dreams! (4) ~Men & Women~

Perhaps the fact that Yuu had come had become widely known, it seemed that most of the regular and guest members had come to the dining hall.

Just as Yuu was about to go in there, hearing the commotion inside the dining hall that was audible even from the hallway, he was stopped by Satsuki and Masaki, so Mana and Rina alone went in first.

「We’d like to introduce you to our brothers who are here first, you see.」

「On a good day, close to 10 of them may gather here, but today, including you, there are only five of them, so it’s a bit lonely. Now, come over here.」

Getting called out by Satsuki, three men who appeared to be in their 20s who had been standing behind them stepped in front of Yuu.

He had a recollection of one of them.

Nearly 2 meters tall, he was a massive, sturdy and muscular man.

His chest, which was perceivable through his tank top, was thick, and his upper arms were as thick as the thighs of a slightly slender woman.

His hair was short, although not quite on the level of crew cut, and his skin was tanned to deep black color.

「Ah, the person at the pool earlier…」

「Oh, so you’re Yuu! Hmm. You’re slender, but it looks like you’ve worked out quite a bit. But you should eat and work out more and build up some more muscle! Muscles you’ve built will never betray you, after all! Ah, right, my name is Kousaku. Best regards!」

「Ahaha. Best regards.」

When Yuu shook the hand he held out to him, he not only had his hand gripped tightly, but also shaken up and down vigorously.

When it came to men of this world, he was a rare hot-blooded type, and all Yuu could do was reply to him with a wry smile.

「Good grief, you meathead… is that something to say to a little brother you’ve met for the first time? Ah, you don’t need to worry about that. For boys, studying is more important than such a thing, after all.」

「What did you say?! It’s exactly because we live in such a world that we need muscles!」

「Study!」

「Geez, Kou-chan and Taku-chan always argues about that whenever they meet!」

After the elder brother who introduced himself as Kousaku, Yuu greeted the remaining two and shook hands with them.

「I’m Takuya. Best regards.」

「I’m Yuu. Nice to meet you.」

「I’ve always been the youngest, so I’m really happy to meet a little brother! I’m Tooru. Let’s get along.」

「Ahaha. Best regards, big bro Tooru.」

「Just Tooru is fine!」

「Whoa!」

The elder brother who introduced himself as Tooru didn’t just shake hands with him, but also hugged Yuu.

It would be understandable if it was between sisters, but he never thought he would come at him like that as brothers.

That was why Yuu, who was caught by surprise, ended up getting hugged tightly.

To his chagrin, a soft, girlish, nice scent tickled his nose, and even though they were both guys, it didn’t make him feel uncomfortable.

「Umm, b, big bro Tooru…」

「Like I told you, just Tooru is fine. Fuu」

「Hyah!」

Yuu tried to gently push him away, but Tooru, who looked slender, was unexpectedly strong and wouldn’t let go.

On top of that, he blew on his ear.

「Oh, Tooru, who is extremely picky about people, has taken a liking to him, huh!」

「Rather, Tooru, let him go already.」

Yuu, who was finally freed thanks to the interference from his three elder brothers, including Masaki, exchanged a brief introduction and chatted with each of them.

The eldest, Masaki, worked as a staff in the Toyota Sakuya Memorial Foundation.

Because of this, he traveled back and forth between Hesperis and the headquarters every week in August.

Kousaku was 25 years old. He worked as a physical education teacher at a coeducational high school in Shizuoka Prefecture. Apparently, he was spending half of his summer vacation here. He spent most of his days swimming or working out at the gym.

Takuya was 23 years old. He was a graduate student living in Kanagawa Prefecture. He was tall enough to be described as gangly, probably around 180cm. On top of that, he had unhealthily pale skin and wore silver-rimmed glasses, giving him a finicky impression, but he showed a friendly attitude towards Yuu.

He worked hard on his research every day, even during summer vacation, but apparently, after getting forcefully invited by Kousaku and the other brothers, he reluctantly came there.

The last one, Tooru, was 20 years old. He lived in Tokyo and attended a famous private university.

With his silky brown hair grown to his shoulders, he didn’t not look like a frivolous person, but his androgynous face reminded him of his high school friend Higashino Rei.

His most distinctive features were, as expected, his pigeon-toeing sissy-like mannerisms and girlish speech. He was almost like an okama.

It was unclear whether he was just posing or if he really had such a disposition.

Incidentally, it seemed that other than Tooru, all three of them were already married and even had children.

Setting aside Masaki and Kousaku who were both employed, he found it surprising to hear that Takuya also had wives and children, but as expected of Yuu’s elder brother, they properly did what they had to do.

「Sorry to interrupt you when things are getting exciting, but everyone is waiting, so why don’t we get going soon?」

「You’re right. Especially since we have Yuu with us today.」

Masaki agreed with Satsuki’s words.

Yuu was also starting to feel hungry so he nodded his head, but something came to mind during the chat, so he called out to Kousaku before going inside.

「You see, tomorrow, if I have time, I’m thinking of swimming in the pool…」

「Oh! That’s a great idea!」

「I’m not sure if I can swim properly, so if it’s alright with you, will you join me?」

「But of course! It’s a request from my cute little brother. I’ll gladly accept.」

Kousaku pounded his chest and sported a hot-blooded smile on his face.

Since they had pools there, Yuu wanted to try swimming, but he was a bit worried, so having someone who was good at swimming accompany him would put him at ease.

「Rather, Kousaku swims in the pool pretty much every day, doesn’t he?」

「Indeed. I’m surprised his body doesn’t get mushy.」

Takuya and Tooru, who were watching from the side, showed a somewhat exasperated look on their faces.

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Being able to accommodate 300 people, the dining hall was large, but since less than 60 people were using it today, they seemed to be gathering in the area closer to the adjacent kitchen.

Of the four rows of long tables, only the inner two were in use, and they were sitting facing each other.

The food had already been brought from the kitchen and laid out on the tables.

Everyone seemed to be eagerly waiting for the arrival of Yuu and the others.

「「「「「Ooh!」」」」」

When Yuu entered through the one of the two entrances closest to them, the women let out a cry.

Some of them had crossed paths with them while Yuu and the others were touring the facility, but for most of them it was the first time they had seen him.

Under their intense gazes, Yuu, accompanied by Masaki, stood by the wall of the dining hall. In a classroom, it would be where the teacher’s desk and blackboard would be.

Standing there with Satsuki was Rina, who had a hopeless look on her face.

Yuu stood next to Rina, and from the left they stood side by side in this order: Satsuki, Rina, Yuu, and Masaki.

「Alright, everyone be quiet.」

*Clap clap* Satsuki clapped her hands to calm the place down.

「Looking from here, the ones sitting on the left side of the table are our sisters. There are 19 of us in total today.」

「I see.」

Aside from Yuu, Masaki, and the three brothers scattered around each table, most of the people here seemed to be women in their 20s.

The others were in their teens and 30s. No other age groups could be seen.

He had heard that he had over 200 brothers and sisters, so even those present here barely made up over 10% of the total.

There were probably also some who lived overseas, so it seemed difficult to meet all of his half-brothers and sisters.

Looking at them like this, it seemed like most of the half-elder sisters sitting on the left were beautiful women.

Their father, Sakuya, was undoubtedly a handsome man, and the wives he chose were all beauties, so the children must have inherited their beauty.

Just as such a thought crossed Yuu’s mind, the chatter finally died down and Satsuki started to speak.

「Well then, we have two regular members who came to Hesperis for the first time today, so I’ll introduce them. Let’s start with… Rina.」

「Y, yes.」

Having everyone’s attention focused on her, it was clear that Rina was getting nervous and stiff.

So, making sure no one could see it, Yuu lightly patted her on the buttocks from behind.

「You can do it, big sis Rina.」

「Yes… t, thank you.」

After nodding her face, Rina raised her face and started speaking.

「U, u, umm… I, I have been basked, tasked with the introduction… I, I’m Yamazaki Rina. Err, I’m 19 years old. I’m from Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture… and now I live with my older sister over there in Kawasaki.」

「Yes! She’s my little sister. The vibes around us aren’t really the same though」 Mana said, waving her hand enthusiastically.

Thanks to Mana’s antics, the mood lightened up.

「Everyone, please… take care of me!」

When Rina bowed her head, she was met with a round of applause.

The ones who were clapping enthusiastically with affection-filled expressions were the half-brothers and sisters sitting to the left of each table.

In comparison, it was striking that the female guest members only gave obligatory applause.