Everyone enjoyed the scenery as it rolled by while they rode the train into the heart of the city.
When Tio looked at the map of the underground rails and how they connected to the aboveground trains, as well as the directory that showed the layout of the massive underground station, she exclaimed, “This place is even more labyrinthine than the labyrinths!”
Meanwhile, Yue looked on as people used Suica cards or smartphone apps to pass through the ticket barriers, then looked down at her own ticket and muttered, “Tch, so it’s too soon to think I’ve mastered the train station, huh?” with a pained look on her face.
Shea’s eyes sparkled as she spotted the vending machines on every corner, and she said, “I can’t believe you can get water, or any drink you might want, anywhere you go. There’s no place like this in the forest, or even in all of Tortus!”
To Yue and the others, Earth was just as strange and fascinating as Tortus had been for Hajime and his classmates. But while Myu was also looking around excitedly, Remia seemed a bit overwhelmed by just how sprawling the whole place was. Unlike Yue and the others, she hadn’t set foot in any of the labyrinths, so she was completely unprepared for anything of this scale. She tightly clutched the hem of Hajime’s suit jacket but then changed her mind and instead entwined her hand around Hajime’s, blushing slightly.
Everyone’s reactions were unbelievably cute, and tons of people turned to stare at them, not paying attention to where they were walking, resulting in many onlookers smacking right into pillars or walls.
“Man, I can at least respect the people who try to hit on Yue and the others, but I’m gonna have to do something to stop all those people sneaking pictures of everyone. Maybe I’ll design an anticamera Artifact...” Hajime muttered as they walked into a nearby clothes store.
After getting off at the station, they’d gone to the city’s biggest shopping mall. Everywhere they’d walked, they’d attracted a ton of attention, so Hajime found himself having to constantly glare at people to deter them from sneaking pictures of the girls.
“Hajime. Hajime. How does this look?” Yue asked as she threw open the curtains of the changing room she was in and showed Hajime the sleeveless sweater and long skirt she’d just tried on. The combination was quite powerful, but then she did a little twirl and looked expectantly up at Hajime, which slayed him on the spot.
“Too cute...” one of the female store clerks muttered, overcome by Yue’s godlike cuteness.
“You look great, Yue. Long skirts really do suit you. You already bought some pants at the last shop we visited, so you should definitely get a skirt here,” Hajime replied.
“Really? Do you prefer skirts, Hajime?”
“Yeah, I like them. But frankly, I like anything you wear, Yue.”
“Oh, Hajime...”
“So moe...” the same store clerk muttered, her voice fading as she struggled to remain conscious. Surprisingly, she was able to maintain her business smile even though she was blushing profusely and barely able to stay standing. But then, she suddenly got hit by another cuteness bomb.
“Hajime-saaan! How do I look? I went for a less revealing outfit this time!” Shea said, also pulling her curtains back.
“Hmm, I simply can’t get used to Western attire. I feel like I look like a fool in this,” Tio said with a frown.
Yue and the others were hogging all the changing rooms, but neither the store clerks nor the other customers seemed to mind. In fact, they seemed to be enjoying the impromptu fashion show they were getting. They stared with rapt attention as the girls tried on different outfits.
Shea was now wearing tight jeans that did indeed cover up more of her skin than her usual outfits, but at the same time, they accentuated her slender legs and extremely tight ass perfectly.
Meanwhile, Tio had put on some loose, flowing pants combined with a shirt that revealed a bit of cleavage and a cardigan that went on top of that.
Everyone’s gazes were naturally drawn to her breasts.
“Wooooooooow!” the store clerks and customers exclaimed.
“Great gods above and below, thank you for granting me this blessing today,” someone muttered.
Some people had even gathered outside and were staring through the windows. At this point, the store clerks had stopped trying to act professional and were openly ogling Yue and the others.
“I don’t really want other people seeing you in revealing outfits anyway, Shea, so I think this is pretty good. Though, I have no intention of trying to control what you wear. Still, if you like it, you should definitely buy it. You look great!”
“R-Really? Hee hee hee, if you like it, then I guess I better buy it, Hajime-san. He he he he...”
“Tio...you really would be the perfect woman if you could just keep your mouth shut. A stylish outfit like that really accentuates your looks. It’s great.”
“Must you put a barb in every compliment you give? But still, the perfect woman, you say? Fu fu fu... And this accentuates my looks? I see. In that case, I suppose I’ll buy these clothes.”
Naturally, the onlookers were shocked to see that these three jaw-dropping beauties seemed to be all over this young man who didn’t even appear to be in his twenties yet. The love in Yue’s and the others’ eyes was clear for all to see.
“D-Does that guy seriously have a harem of smoking hot babes?” one of the onlookers muttered. As unbelievable as it was, that was the only explanation that made any sense.
What exactly is that guy’s relationship with those three women?!
“Daddy, we’re back!” Myu said, running through the crowd and hugging Hajime.
“Daddy?!” the onlookers screamed in unison, their eyes nearly popping out of their skulls.
Considering the young man’s apparent age, it made no sense for him to have a kid already.
“Welcome back, Myu, Remia. Well, I was keeping an eye on you the whole time, so it’s not like you were gone from my perspective.”
“Thank you for that, dear,” Remia replied with a smile.
“She’s part of his harem too?!” the onlookers exclaimed. The crowd was big enough now that people were coming just to see what everyone was getting so excited about, making the group even larger.
Also, while Remia and Myu had gone over to the kids section to pick out clothes for Myu, Hajime had sent one of his Arachne golems with them so that he could see what they were doing and communicate telepathically with them. So honestly, it was like he’d been with them as well.
“Good job paying for everything without my help.”
“I’ve been studying how to use this nation’s currency,” Remia said with a proud smile.
“You panicked pretty hard when someone asked if you and Myu wanted to be models for the store, though,” Hajime said with a playful grin.
Remia blushed and replied, “Y-You don’t have to bring that up! It was so mean of you not to help!”
She lightly punched him on the shoulder.