Book 4: Chapter 19 (1/2)

I was caught off guard when the Principal suddenly picked on me at the very start of class. She gave me eyes that seemed like they might cry if I refused her. The men in class couldn’t help but shoot jealous looks in my direction. If I refused her, I’d definitely earn the ire of the jealous men and the hatred of the women who seemed to worship her. However, I could also feel how calculated her expression was. It was as if she was aiming to put me in this situation.

Of course, I wasn’t planning to back down. This was just an introductory skirmish. I wouldn’t allow myself to lose to her. Although that was the thought placed strongly in my mind, if one asked whether I meant I didn’t want to lose to the Principal or lose to Rose, I probably wouldn’t have an answer

I put on my best smile. “Yes, Vienna-sensei, what would you like me to do?”

A lot of the class was surprised at how clear my voice was and how straight I held my back. I matched Principal Vienna’s look directly. If someone knew the truth, they might even say it was a challenging look. Vienna smiled, not showing any indication of whether she was disappointed I didn’t grow flustered at her sudden provocation.

“Come up to the front of the class.”

I pushed back my chair and stood up, walking to the front of the class without saying a word. I turned to face all the men and women of this class. In total, there were 24 people, 12 women, 12 men. Other than Rose and Tiana, there were ten other beauties. As for the men, other than Matt and me, there were ten rather normal men. Comparatively, they didn’t stand out at all.

Some of the girls were looking at me with some interest. The one that caught my eyes the most was a redhead with long curly hair on her head. She was wearing makeup and it looked like she had stuffed her bra. It was clear that she wasn’t good at it to make it look natural. This meant that she had decided to do it today for a particular reason. That reason would be the boys in the class. She wanted to impress the boys with her body, which meant she was already a girl that had the mindset of a slut. She had a pen in her mouth and was sucking on the cap, which told me she had a bit of an oral fixation.

She also had her eyes on me while seemingly trying to catch my attention. It would be a small push to enjoy her body. Well, she was probably not in a relationship, so having her was not going to be a lot of points, but I didn’t want to rush things. Before I chased another girl like Tiana, it was clear I needed more practice. I didn’t want her to end up like, well, another Tiana. An easy slut that wasn’t in a relationship was probably the best prey.

While I shared a few discrete glances with the redhead girl, prepping her for some future seductive techniques, the Principal started to talk again.

“This is one of the boys who is transferring to the class from a different school. Can you give them your name?”

“Hakaru,” I responded simply, not bothering with my last name.

It was increasingly normal in Japan to just give everyone your first name anyway, and I didn’t want any of the girls in class to get used to using my last name. It’d force an intimacy between me and every girl in this class by forcing them to use my first name. At least, that was my thought on the matter.

“I picked male students from many different demographics to give you girls a variety of encounters. Some come from rich schools, some come from poor homes. Some are distinguished students at the top of their classes, and some are scoundrels.”

I didn’t like how she gave me a look when she finished. It was like she was saying I was one of the poor scoundrels. My grades were always average and so was my parent’s wealth!

“Hakaru, the game we’re going to play is one that is necessary for you all to become familiar with each other. Through my experimental program, I hope my girls learn everything about men, and you men can learn a thing or two about my girls as well. That is the point. So, I feel that an introduction is in order, don’t you agree.”

“Oh… of course,” I was surprised that all she wanted was a simple introduction. “My name is Hakaru, I came from Douglas Public. My father works in marketing, I-”

Just as I was starting to think things were simple, Vienna-sensei interrupted me.

“Ah… I’ll stop you right there.” She chuckled. “These kinds of introductions are boring, and they definitely won’t tell us anything about you. I truly want to learn the kind of person you are. I want to see what you’re made of. Don’t you, class?”

She asked the whole class, and a few people responded with a weak yes. The strongest reply was from the redhead, who then blushed as she realized she spoke a lot more excitedly than everyone else. Although she also gave me a look as she bit her lip. She was really quite pretty. If I had to guess. These twelve women were the twelve top beauties of this school. In that case, sensei had only saved me the time of finding them myself.

“What do you have in mind?” I asked, not letting Vienna completely control the conversation.

“The game! It’s really simple. I’ll ask you questions, and you answer them honestly. If you lie, then you must remove an article of clothing.”

My eyes widened, and several people in the class made noises of shock.

“Principal…” I responded defensively, “Is that really appropriate?”

She smirked. “If you’re an honest person, then you’d naturally have nothing to hide. You can choose. Bare your soul naked, or bare your body.”

“What if I tell a lie though, how will you know?”

She let out a laugh, “I always know when a student is lying to me. I will be the test. If I feel you lied, you strip. As long as you answer honestly, then you can keep your dignity. Unless… you have something to hide?”

Her grin that at one point seemed charming was starting to grate on my nerves. I couldn’t wait until the day I pushed her under me and made her submit! Well, today was just the first battle, and if I backed out now, I would lose a lot of respect in the eyes of the girls present, and my future pursuits with them would be more difficult.

“Fine!” I said, keeping myself from grinding my teeth. “Ask!”

She laughed gently, her chest shaking in a hypnotic way that made the guys blush and the girls look with envy. “Very well. The first question, have you ever had sex?”

“What?” She immediately asked such an inappropriate question as to her first one. I really couldn’t believe it. “Sensei?”

The class was also buzzing with people whispering to each other until the teacher held up her hand.

“Answer the question. This is a gender studies class, and you’re all mature adults. If you can’t even discuss such simple biological things, then how can you succeed in this program? So… have you had sex?”

“No, I haven’t!” I said angrily, blatantly lying in her face.

Naturally, Tiana jerked in surprise, but then she grinned, finding my declaration to be funny.

“That’s a lie. Take off an article of clothing.”

“Tsk… I’m not lying, and you can’t prove it.”

Suddenly, she slapped a ruler on the desk, causing a resounding noise to pierce the air. Her gentle smile turned to a frown. Her gaze turned icy, and it felt like the temperature had dropped several degrees. I wanted to continue to fight back, just because I thought the whole situation was ridiculous, but under her piercing gaze, I suddenly felt like I couldn’t. It felt like when she was seducing me in the office all over again. Was this some kind of godly power?

“Pick an article and strip it, or I’ll pick one for you!” She said, her eyes suddenly looking at my pants.”

I growled and reached down, pulling off my shoe and then tossing a sock away. I really felt like I had to test her lying abilities, but now I felt somewhat terrified if I pushed things any farther.

“So, you’ve had sex?” She asked. “You did take off the sock…”

This was a trick. If I denied it again, she’d make me take off another article. She didn’t want me to simply strip if I lied, she wanted to force me to speak the truth.

“Yes…” I said as I ground my teeth a bit.