Chapter 9: Happy Birthday

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"Psst," Issei whispered to me as I came back in, "Why is She here?" He pointed at Aika, currently talking with Mom, being thanked for being a friend and all that.

"Mom Invited her," I whispered back to him, rearranging my glasses as I leaned closer to him, "Try and act natural around her, Mom thinks we're all friends here,"

He nodded and looked over at the small pile of snacks on the table, currently in the process of being devoured by the Monkey-like appetite of the Matsuda boy.

"And Nimura-san?" He quickly changed the topic, Looking away from our best friend and at the final guest of the party. Currently holding a large bowl of Popcorn and sitting on the couch, waiting for the movie to start.

"Mom really likes her, And Her parents do technically pay for most of my stuff," I explained to him, "She's also my super cute Kohai," I lifted my glasses slightly with a grin, the light from the bulb above the snack table reflecting off of them, causing an Anime-like spark.

"What kind of awesome and dependable Senpai would I be if I didn't invite the source of my income- I mean my super cute friend to my birthday party!" I corrected myself mid-sentence when I spotted Ruruko turn her head and look at me with half-lidded eyes, only looking back to the menu screen of the DVD when I complimented her.

Girls are dangerous... Ruruko and her Delinquent-like speech combined with her cheery and bubbly personality? Aika and her cool-and-competitive School Persona mixed with her teasing yet somewhat wholesome private persona?

I'm lucky I haven't gone through puberty yet, because is it just me? Or do all the girls in Kuoh look super cute? I don't think I've seen a single girl who looked ugly, there were some average-looking girls, sure, but nobody that was just repulsive to look at...

Wait a minute...

Super Attractive Teens... A weird group in Kyoto that wants me dead... A Mysterious corporation that for some reason wants me to join them...

Did I actually Isekai into an Ecchi-Battle-Harem Anime? Is the Sekirei going to show up outside my door now?

"Ken? Everything okay?" Issei asked me as he noticed me spacing out.

How come I haven't noticed it earlier?! The changes to company names, the late 2000's early 2010's being my new Teenage years, Koto Sano and the Shin-Corp apprenticeship?!

No... I must be overthinking things... Ecchi-Harem world? Hah!

Maybe remembering the Kyoto Incident is just messing with my head, I'm just overthinking things.

"Mom?" I call out to her, ignoring Issei's worried look, "Can we start the movie?"

"Of Course," She smiles and everyone collectively gathers on the couch in the living room.

The movie wasn't anything to write about, just some Action Comedy about a guy saving the White House from terrorists, Hollywood Schlop. But it was still fun!

Aika pointed out any of the small errors in the movie, like how a gun switched hands between scenes, The insignificant stuff that something like Cinema Sins would point out.

Issei and Oki were both sitting on the carpet in order to get closer to the television, leaving the Couch for the girls and me. Although it was more like for Ruruko, Aika and I had to sit on either side of the petite girl and that was a chore and a half.

Do you know those people who always jump while they are excited? Ruruko is one of those people. Any time something cool happened, she started to jump in her spot, shaking the couch as a result.

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