I Am Honkai

Tokiwadai Middle School has two dormitories: one located within the School Garden and the other outside it, officially known as the "Tokiwadai Middle School 7th District Dormitory."

Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko live in the dormitory outside the School Garden, while Selene's luxurious dormitory is located within the School Garden.

Considering Tokiwadai Middle School's educational style and conditions, it should nurture elegant and well-mannered young ladies. However, just as there are outliers in quality education, Tokiwadai also has its cases of failed upbringing.

"Onee-sama~!"

"Uh…"

"Though it should be prominent, this chest isn't fierce enough. Ah~! This flatness is Onee-sama's sin. Oh, this modest yet troubling temptation, Kuroko's heart is… Kuroko's heart is surrendering…"

"Get off!!!"

"Puh—ah—!"

To the other students in the Tokiwadai dormitory bathroom, this scene was nothing new. Such classic scenes had been happening daily for the past month.

Although Shirai Kuroko seems serious on the surface, for some reason, she turns into a pervert when she's around Misaka Mikoto. Perhaps this is her true love.

Unsurprisingly, the reddish-brown twin-tailed girl, groping the short-haired, chestnut-haired girl, was kicked away.

"You've been broken since you came out of the womb!"

…

Despite the deviation from her plan (like the computer parts not arriving), Shirai Kuroko still remembered today's significance, "Today is a memorable day for Kuroko and Onee-sama…"

In broad daylight, in the dormitory room, Shirai Kuroko wore lipstick and a shamefully seductive purple outfit, exuding a seductive aura. Looking at her current appearance, she could probably be arrested for public indecency without any issues.

Click.

Hearing the door open, Shirai Kuroko, who had been waiting for a while, leapt over.

"Onee-sama~!"

Mid-air, Shirai Kuroko tried to showcase her charm by revealing more skin, oblivious to the three people behind Misaka Mikoto.

"Sorry to…"

"…interrupt."

…

Erm, huh?!

…

Thud!

Maybe because she got punched hard, Shirai Kuroko obediently changed back to her original school uniform.

"Honestly, what were you thinking?"

"Onee-sama, why are Uiharu and Saten here? And why is Selene-senpai with them?"

"I happened to meet them on the street. After playing at the arcade, they accompanied me shopping. Uiharu wanted to see my dorm room, so here we are."

After explaining the situation, everyone sat on the bed.

At this moment, Shirai Kuroko lay on the bed in frustration, striking a somewhat…well, inappropriate pose with her hands holding her head and her bottom in the air.

"It's really amazing, the Tokiwadai dormitory for girls. I'm so envious; don't you think so, Saten?" Uiharu Kazari, as always, was full of admiration for Tokiwadai, her eyes practically sparkling with excitement.

"Yeah, even the nearby dorm cafeteria is so big." Saten Ruiko agreed, indeed feeling the hardware gap between the schools.

Although she previously had a grudge against Tokiwadai, her close encounter dissolved those feelings, even allowing her to fantasize about studying there.

"This is my first time in a student dormitory. So, this is what a double room looks like." Selene's comment attracted everyone's attention.

"Huh? Selene-senpai doesn't live here?"

"Yes, Tokiwadai has two dormitories. Besides here, there's another within the School Garden."

"Wow, the School Garden. I heard it's a collaboration among five prestigious schools. I'd love to see it."

"Then it's settled. I'll invite you to my dormitory to take a look after a while. It's quite large, and I'll show you around the School Garden."

"Really?" Hearing Selene's invitation, Uiharu Kazari's eyes filled with tears of joy, as if afraid Selene might change her mind.

"Haha~ it's no big deal. If you want to go, you can just come with me…" Amid their pleasant conversation, Misaka Mikoto suddenly noticed Shirai Kuroko's excited panting and became alert.

Even though there wasn't any new perverted act, Shirai Kuroko rolling around on her bed made Misaka Mikoto uncomfortable. It was fine usually, but there were guests in the dorm now.

"…Kuroko, what are you doing?"

"Nothing! Well, since there's nothing special, please help yourselves." Who knows what dreams Shirai Kuroko was dreaming of, but she quickly sat up, gazing at Misaka Mikoto with infatuation.

"Hm?" Moving her gaze downward, Shirai Kuroko sensed something amiss and looked at Saten Ruiko, who was rummaging under her bed, confused. "Saten-san, what are you doing there?"

Saten Ruiko pulled out a rectangular box from under the bed. "Oh, nothing much. When visiting a friend's house, it's customary to check things out… Wow!"

She picked up a black thong with golden embellishments, blushing slightly, and exclaimed, "So sexy!"

"Sa… Saten-san, going through someone else's things…"

Unsurprisingly, Saten Ruiko mistook it for Misaka Mikoto's. "As expected from Misaka-senpai, so mature!"

"No… That's…"

"It's mine."

Shirai Kuroko's candid admission brought a stunned silence to the room.

"Kuroko's?" Clearly, Uiharu Kazari couldn't process such shocking news, her mouth agape as she stared at Shirai Kuroko in disbelief.

"Such bold underwear?!"

Selene knew that this wasn't even the limit of Shirai Kuroko's eccentricities.

With calm confidence in her taste, Shirai Kuroko played with her hair and explained. (Kuroko's Pervert Classroom in session)

"It's not that bold; black underwear is a lady's preference."

"Then, what about this red butterfly-patterned one?"

"For when I want to feel fiery."

"What about this barely-there G-string?"

"That's a treasure to avoid leaving marks on my skin…"

"And this full-body stocking?"

"Sometimes, a woman has to show off her body…"

…

Having such mature tastes in just the first year of middle school shocked everyone, Selene included. Knowing it was one thing, but seeing it firsthand was different. Selene, with a far better figure than Kuroko, always kept herself fully covered.

In response, Saten Ruiko lifted Uiharu Kazari's skirt to calm her shock.

"Whoa! Saten, what are you doing suddenly?"

"Nothing, I just needed to find my sense of normalcy. Seeing Uiharu's striped panties helps me feel grounded."

"Ugh…"

After smoothing down her skirt, Saten Ruiko nodded in satisfaction, finally feeling back in familiar territory.

While Shirai Kuroko indeed needed to dress lightly due to her powers, even adults might hesitate to wear such things, yet for her, it's standard practice. Her taste is… unique, to say the least.

"This is just some exaggerated underwear. Look, there's more." Shirai Kuroko, seemingly exasperated by everyone's "timidity," began showcasing her collection.

"Look, this transparent bra with flowing lace edges… Stockings and lace underwear… And this…"

After revealing a few scandalous sets, Shirai Kuroko suddenly pulled out a pink, cartoon-patterned child's underwear. Both Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko sighed in relief.

"Thank goodness. Kuroko-san wears normal underwear too. My Kuroko is back."

By now, Shirai Kuroko had realized the gravity of the situation.

Misaka Mikoto quickly grabbed the item and held it protectively, blushing. "Sorry, that's mine."

"But… Kuroko! You were the one who took those panties!"

Before Shirai Kuroko could explain, Misaka Mikoto grabbed her cheeks and began stretching them like dough.

"Forgive me, Onee-sama…"

Seeing this, the other two hurried to change the subject by suggesting looking at photo albums, temporarily saving Shirai Kuroko.

However, Selene knew this was just the start of Misaka Mikoto's fury.

After viewing Misaka's photo album, everyone turned to Shirai Kuroko. But she simply declared that she lived in the moment, having no need for an album.

"Unlike everyone else, Kuroko lives for the present. Instead of reminiscing about the past or fantasizing about the future, I choose to focus on the here and now…"

Though Shirai Kuroko insisted on this, "script-reader" Saten-san was undeterred. In Shirai Kuroko's horrified gaze, "No!!! You can't!!!"

Saten Ruiko unearthed a secret album from the bottom of the bookshelf. (With a giant "secret" written on the cover, as if fearing others wouldn't notice.)

"No!!! Not that!"

"Ah~"

"Wow~"

Taking the "secret" album, Selene flipped through various candid shots of Misaka Mikoto's private life, realizing that Kuroko was a genuine pervert.

The original work didn't show much of the "secret" album, but here, holding the album and seeing the multitude of candid shots from various angles was enough to shock Selene for an entire year.

"Kuroko!!!"

With her face flushed, Misaka Mikoto was furious, grabbing the fleeing Shirai Kuroko and pulling her cheeks once more, kneading them like dough. "Indeed, you should reassess the present moment more than the past or future!"

"I'm sorry, Onee-sama..."

As if hearing a piano tune, Shirai Kuroko slumped to the side, covering her face with one hand, as if wiping tears, and spoke with a sobbing tone, "My feelings for Onee-sama are so... doesn't Onee-sama remember what today is? I thought bringing Uiharu, Saten, and Selene-senpai here was for today..."

"Today?" Misaka Mikoto looked puzzled. "Speaking of which, today is..."

"Do you remember?" Shirai Kuroko asked excitedly.

"...Today marks a week since meeting Uiharu and Saten. Right, Selene?"

Crack. With a sound as if something shattered.

"Misaka-san, I've known them much longer than you."

"Who cares, you've only known each other for a week, so consider it a one-week anniversary."

"That sounds good. I'll treat you all to dinner tonight."

"Yay!"

They completely forgot about me, thought Shirai Kuroko, sitting alone as if petrified, gradually crumbling.

"Empty nest old Kuroko" sat alone, "What is this, this difference in treatment? It's understandable for Selene-senpai, but Onee-sama too, is Kuroko a child nobody wants?"

Holding her red bean soup and seeing the lone red bean at the can's rim, Shirai Kuroko grew increasingly upset. "This red bean, no one will eat it, just discarded, I'm like this lonely red bean!"

Gulp, gulp!

Gulp, gulp!!

Gulp, gulp!!!

"Shut up! You've been doing that the whole time."

Misaka Mikoto Crushing the empty can in her hand, Shirai Kuroko turned with an aggrieved look, like an abandoned woman, her tone filled with jealousy. "Just drinking red bean soup."

"Uh..."

"How could I not be jealous? Known for a week? Hmph, what a joke... It's been a month, today is exactly one month since the red thread of fate tied me to Onee-sama, one month ago..."

"Stop, stop!" Misaka Mikoto remained unfazed, unimpressed by Shirai Kuroko's theatrics. "Kuroko, you forced yourself in, didn't you? It wasn't 'coincidental' or a 'thread of fate'! You're talking about joy? Sadness? And red bean soup?"

Immediately, the forlorn attitude disappeared, replaced by a palpable tension in Shirai Kuroko, sweat forming on her forehead. "Um, I think I have urgent matters..."

"How could you even say that!!!" Misaka Mikoto grabbed Shirai Kuroko's face again, pulling hard. "Right, perverts should be disciplined."

Breaking free, Shirai Kuroko quickly retorted, "I meant 'different perspectives'! I just wanted to celebrate this day with Onee-sama..."

Suddenly.

Ding dong!

The doorbell rang, "Delivery, is this room 208's Shirai Kuroko?"

The sound startled Shirai Kuroko. Misaka Mikoto seemed to sense something and went to talk with the delivery person.

"Yes, and what is it?"

"It's computer parts."

Shirai Kuroko breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, the staff over there is still aware.

"Who sent it?"

Misaka Mikoto's follow-up question made Shirai Kuroko's heart race, this could be bad.

The delivery person didn't hesitate, answering truthfully, "'Ultimate Love and Medicine Aphrodisiac Co., Ltd.'"

"Ahhhh!"