Hardcore Group
The Hardcore Group.
A conglomerate run by distant relatives Sutou Iku didn't even know she had.
The company motto is, "Hardcore products, Hardcore quality."
Compromise and die!
Sir!
Now, the group is opening its newest facility, Hardcore Hot Springs,
Hardcore Hot Springs
and the Rentaro Family has won the exclusive pre-opening access lottery!
We won!
Hardcore Hot Springs Pre-Opening Exclusive Access Ticket
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
So many baths!
"When in a hideaway hot spring, go aaahhh!"
It's...
It's not like I think this place is huge or anything, okay?!
There is zero need to give hot springs the cold shoulder.
Hardcore Group
Food Court
Hot Springs Bowl
Hot springs bowl...
You're drooling, dear.
Thine decorated droolies...
Time to hit every hot spring in here.
You want all the healing effects? Efficient.
Let us obtain even more beauty together.
Mm, indeed
Come with me, Meme-san.
Huh? Uh, I...
As we have the place to ourselves, they allowed swimsuits and Rentaro-san in.
Nothin' like some fresh freedom delivered to underground reserves!
Wouldn't be much of a tryst with our hero confined to the men's baths.
Rentaro-san's alive, too.
We can call it the family bath.
For the "Rentaro Family," yes?
Right! So, we have the whole day here.
Let's have a blast!
Yeah!
Hardcore Body Soap
Wow! Look at them hardcore bubbles!
Hardcore Body Soap
Oh my God!
Ugh! Gotta use the shower to wash the bubbles out!
Hardcore Shower
Goddamn, that hurts!
What is this, a water cutter?!
The gang's in trouble!
Gotcha!
That's our Yamame-senpai. It's like she's wrestling an apex viper.
We can't use these showers. They're too risky.
But the bubbles keep coming!
fwoaaaaam
G-Girls!
Hardcore Jet Bath
Kusuri got bubbled into a bath! But now pinned by the jet's pressure!
Ouchy!
I-Iku! Help!
Kusuri-senpai!
Iku!
Now! Get out while I tank the water!
Deed done. You can stop now.
Hardcore Jacuzzi
Yoshimoto Shizuka!
I'll be there right away.
S-So high up...
I'm scared!
Nano-san?
Oh, she froze up because of the height!
What do I do? What can I do? She was trying to help me!
There has to be something I can do!
Yoshimoto Shizuka.
She's trying to comfort me.
Our combined weight in this hug has overcome the lift of the jacuzzi stream.
Let's go find the others.
Ow... Where am I?
Hakari? Is that you?
That voice... Karane-san?
boing
Oh, sorry, wrong person.
Right person!
Huh? Er...
No, I definitely have the wrong person.
And I'm telling you, you don't!
Wh-What happened? Did you hit them or something?
They're not swollen!
Hardcore Bust Enhancing Bath
Looks like this bath has a chest-enlarging effect.
I-Is that so?
Anyway, we should go find the others.
Go on without me.
Huh?
It only works while I'm in here.
It'll wear off once I get out.
So I'm gonna live the rest of my life in this bath!
This is my new home!
Face the facts, Karane-san!
This is just an illusion!
Remember all those moments we shared out there with everyone!
Yes, hope springs eternal!
But you have a future with us!
What is more real to you, Karane-san?!
Haka...ri...
boinga wonga
dash
The wealth gap's even bigger in here! I reject this reality!
No running in the baths!
Hardcore Waterfall
Ugh... the force of this waterfall... I can't move!
Mimimi-senpai.
I can feel the force even with her covering me.
She must have it so much worse because she's taking the brunt of it!
Are you quite all right, Meme-san?
Huh? I-I am.
That's good. But how do we escape this?
Mimimi-senpai...
How can she worry about me when she must be hurting way more?
I need to think.
Figure out what I can do...
to help Mimimi-senpai!
Mimimi-senpai!
C-Could you...
go ahead and k-kiss my neck, please?
What brought that on?!
Wait, I do understand the urge. I am all too beautiful, after all.
As you wish.
hngh
jolt
No way... What have I done?
Eek! No!
Mimimi-senpai!
Meme-san!
Mm, I'm freed.
Mm, I'm freed
Are you okay, Mimimi-senpai?
Meme-san...
I can hardly believe Meme-san made such a daring suggestion.
Let us be on our way, Meme-san. We need to find the others.
Yes.
How you've grown, my Meme-san.
Meme...
slip
splat
Oh, no! My skin's too velvety!
Down to your soles?!
Hardcore Ice Bath
You mustn't enter,
Hahari-sama.
The bubbles pushed me in here,
and my body immediately froze up and turned motionless.
Unmoving like my eyelids.
Wait, was that a joke? Should I laugh?
Hahari-sama?
This is bitingly cold!
You mustn't, Hahari-sama!
Don't risk yourself for a mere maid like me!
What kind of mistress can't keep her own maid safe?
Come on.
Feel any warmer?
Can you move now?
Yes, Hahari-sama.
Oh, I spot Hahari m'woman and Mei m'girl!
Is everybody here?
Chiyo, Momiji, and Yaku-san haven't made it yet.
Not Rentaro-san either.
He jumped inta the bubbles to look for 'em.
What? Into that zero-visibility foam? That'll just make things worse.
Don't worry. All three are okay.
Three, not all four!
Are you quite all right?
Head lacerations are a risk.
It's a long story.
Chiyo-chan!
I found your glasses in the main bath!
Wash yourself before getting ingh!
hngh!!
Rules for me and thee!
Rentaro-san?!
Oh, I spy...
Momiji...
Mon de ring!
I love this springy texture!
hngh!!
A groping angel!
Rentaro-san?!
Hardcore Sauna
This is like a tropical rain forest.
Trench warfare in a sauna?!
*This is the Hardcore Group's fault, not the concept of saunas.
Are you okay, Yaku-san?! Hang in there!
Thank you so much.
You made my last days on Earth so lovely.
You deserve a reward.
Mwah.
Hey, I want to give him a reward too.
hngh ♥
Me too!
Mwah!
A triple loli smooch attack!
G-Gimme!
What is with these hot springs?
All those wounds were self-inflicted?
It was supposed to be our first hot springs date...
Hardcore Heavenly Bath
Check it out. "Hardcore Heavenly Bath."
Oughta be safe.
It does look like an ordinary bath.
We might as well get into the one normal bath we've found while we're here.
I-I must say...
"This is truly..."
Heaven!
Heaven ^
Welcome to Heaven
No! Put them back where you found them!
Okey-dokey.
Hey, kid.
Those the limited-edition keychains?
Our girls were after those.
If you don't wanna get hurt,
you'll share some, won'tcha?
Huh? N-No, sorry.
I had to visit so many stores for these, and they're for my girlfriend—
Yeah, right! You've got so many of 'em!
How many girlfriends you got, huh?
Well...
Sixteen.
You're a scalper, aren't you?
Never.
You there! For shame!
Grown men, ganging up on a boy?
Huh?
Wha?
You got a problem? Then bring it!
It's not safe! You should run!
No.
I'll never turn tail and run from a fight.
But he's got a knife!
Screw you!
If I cowered from these disgraceful thugs instead of doing the right thing,
then all my efforts so far would have been in vain!
Wow.
She's so courageous, gallant, and strong!
She's like a lady knight straight out of a fairy tale!
Let's wait for the next sale!
Are you uninjured?
I... I am.
She's so unbelievably cool!
Krrrack!!
Be seeing you.
C-Could you at least give me your name? Let me repay you somehow!
She's so unbelievably cool.
No need. I only did the right thing.
She's so unbelievably cool!
Please! I beg you!
What are you doing?!
Cease this at once! Have you no pride?!
I do!
And it won't let me leave my debts unpaid!
How can I face my loved ones if I don't?
Is that your code of honor? Then I will oblige.
Italian Wine and Cafe/Restaurant Rhijellya
I'm not entirely comfortable with making a younger schoolmate treat me to a meal.
Huh? How'd you know I'm younger?
Oh, from the way I look?
No. I have simply never seen you among my fellow third-years.
Of course, I can't tell somebody's exact age from their appearance.
After all,
one of my classmates looks like she belongs in elementary school.
There's someone else like Kusuri-senpai?
She even heads the chemistry club.
Nope. It's just Kusuri-senpai.
You're so cute, Kusuri!
pat pat
Attagirl!
Meanwhile, you come off as very mature.
Not in the way you look, but the way you act.
I get that a lot, though I'm not entirely sure why.
Perhaps because I was born the eldest of six,
and I often took care of my brothers and sisters in my mother's stead.
Is that so?
Senpai, you've got some lint on your head.
Don't touch me!
F-Forgive me.
I find it humiliating to let another touch my head, a vital spot.
She's so proud!
No, I should apologize for being so tactless.
Thank you.
It was a lovely meal.
I should go now.
H-Hey...
I'm Aijo Rentaro, a first-year.
Can we meet again?
I'm Kishika, a third-year with the girls' kendo team.
You can always find me at the dojo if you need me.
Yeah?
It's okay. You can come to me anytime.
My sweet Kishika.
Daddy...
Kendo Dojo
The Next Day
Five! Six!
Seven! Eight! Nine!
Ten!
Good!
How was that, Captain?
You're favoring your right hand.
Remember to hold your sword with the ring finger and pinky of your left hand.
The right hand is just for support.
Yes, ma'am!
Could you give me some pointers too, Captain?
And me, please!
She's the captain? And they all respect her.
But it makes sense. She's really cool, after all.
Captain!
Okay, okay. You'll all get your turn.
Aijo? You came?
Y-Yes.
Watch out!
N...
No!
Practice by yourselves for the rest!
Captain!
Senpai?
Not again.
Again?
Oh, uh, do you know the captain?
Yeah.
She gets like that sometimes.
Like she hits a limit with something and runs off.
But she'll never tell us what's actually wrong.
I did it again.
It's okay. Everybody makes mistakes.
It's not your fault, Kishika.
Mommy...
You did well. I'm proud of you, Kishika.
Senpai?
Thanks for all you do. You can give yourself to mom all you want.
It's okay. You can come to me anytime.
My sweet Kishika.
I'm sorry for following you,
but if something was bothering you, I wanted to be there to help.
You must be so disillusioned after seeing what I'm really like.
I don't know if it was because of my pride and gallantry,
or my inability to ignore someone in need,
but I was relied on by family and friends from when I was but a child.
But in truth, I wished to lean on somebody too.
I wanted to be babied and cajoled.
And I've carried that desire from a young age all the way to the present day.
And this is the result.
At the age of 18, I hide from my family and friends here,
listen to my own voice-changed recordings,
and pathetically have this rubber glove, my imaginary mommy and daddy, fawn on me.
Not wanting to be found out, I avoided having my head touched in public.
I was constantly on guard because I knew it would put me in fawning mode, and yet!
Ugh!
Just kill me now!
I have disgraced myself! Put me out of my misery!
I get it, Senpai. You want someone to lean on too.
I don't know if you think I'm good enough for that,
but if you do, I want you to let me do this any time you need.
N-No way...
Hwah!
Hwah?!
A-Aijo...
Yes? What is it, Senpai?
Weally? I can have head pats?
She's blubbering!
blub wub♥
Pat pat.
pat pat
blub wub ♥
Blub wub.
pat pat
blub wub ♥
Pat pat.
Blub wub.
Pat pat.
Blub wub.
3 Minutes Later
Daddy.
She's turned into a baby.
I wub you, Daddy.
Be with me forever. Be my daddy.
I can't be your daddy,
but I can be with you and fawn on you every day like this.
Kishika-senpai, I want to be your boyfriend!
beam...!!
Wub you, Daddy!
Boyfriend.
So please...
Not my daddy? Then... mommy?
Boyfriend. So please...
Well, uh, you know, here's to good times and all that.
I'm Torotoro Kishika, third-year.
O-Of course.