“Nine feet, six inches…”

Honoka said those words quietly, just a bit louder than a whisper.  He couldn’t believe it even as he said them aloud.  But he knew well enough to trust the measuring tape.  As the old saying goes, “Numbers don’t lie.”  So unless he was handed a faulty or mismarked piece of measuring tape, it was safe to assume that Ayaka had shot up again in height once more…

Well…it would be more accurate to say that she increased in overall size once more…for while she had shot up in height, she had kept her overall flawless proportions all the same.  Otherwise, Ayaka would come off as rather lanky in her appearance as opposed to having her practically flawless, supermodel-like figure which she was renowned for all throughout Tougetsu Academy (and probably Tougetsu City to boot).

Once the numbers sank in, Honoka turned to face both Kasumi and Ayaka once more, using the former as a gauge for the latter.  Sure enough, Kasumi appeared far smaller compared to Ayaka than she did the day before, with her head a few inches below Ayaka’s waistline.  Given that Kasumi was just a few inches shorter than Honoka, it helped confirm that Ayaka had indeed grown significantly larger than she was the day before.

As he gazed upon Ayaka’s lovely figure, Honoka was somewhat flabbergasted as to why her head didn’t bump up against the ceiling of their bedroom.  But then something registered:  From what he recalled at the group meeting, whatever room which Ayaka and her mother were in would magically change in size so as to allow them to stand upright without bumping their heads into the ceiling.  So with that in mind, it was a feasible assumption that the ceiling would raise up accordingly so as to allow Ayaka to stand upright so that her head wouldn’t crash into the ceiling.  That was why Honoka wasn’t immediately alerted to Ayaka’s latest growth spurt the moment they all woke up.

“Honoka-kun, are you alright?” asked Ayaka, staring intently down at him.  He must have remained perfectly still for several seconds, staring back and forth between Ayaka and Kasumi as the newfound information registered with him.

“Uh-umm…yeah,” he replied, briefly shaking his head and standing upright once more.  “Sorry, I was just…lost in thought, that’s all.”

As he stood up, Honoka couldn’t help but marvel at just how much bigger Ayaka had become overnight.  The top of his head was now an inch or two below her waistline.  If he felt small standing before Ayaka, he now felt downright tiny in her presence.  Her powerful thighs stood like pillars before him, almost the size of fully-grown tree trunks.  Her breasts hung high and proud before him, like the size of perfectly ripened watermelons.  She looked like an outright goddess come to life standing before him and Kasumi, with all of the regal elegance and splendor that would be expected from such an entity.

As if reading Honoka’s mind, Ayaka spoke up seconds later.

“Honoka-kun,” she began, “are you really okay, Darling?”  Once again, Honoka couldn’t help but feel his heartbeat feel more pronounced at being referred to in such a way.  Ayaka simply had a habit of making him feel like he was the only man in the world for her…which given their conversations over the last few days wasn’t an inaccurate analysis.

“Y-yeah…sorry,” Honoka replied.  “I don’t mean to worry you…really I don’t.  It’s…just a lot for me to take in, that’s all.”

A moment later, Ayaka leaned down slightly and scooped up both Honoka and Kasumi in her arms and held them firmly against her, holding them firmly in one arm a piece.  It was quite exhilarating to feel both Ayaka’s torso and G-cup breasts pressed up against his body.  But before he could respond to what Ayaka was doing, Honoka saw Ayaka’s face coming closer and closer to his once more.

Sure enough, Ayaka had assaulted Honoka’s lips once more, bringing him in for another passionate kiss, holding him firmly but also tenderly against him with one arm as she locked lips with him.  While Honoka expected Kasumi to raise hell over having her love rival plant a kiss on her beloved “Onii-chan,” Ayaka countered this by palming the back of Kasumi’s head and planting the young girl’s face squarely into Ayaka’s bosom while she kissed Honoka.  Honoka himself could just barely make out the muffled grumblings coming from Kasumi as Ayaka both smooched the hell out of him while tenderly smothering Kasumi into her breast.

After a good thirty seconds or so, Ayaka broke off the kiss.  Expecting Kasumi to vocalize her objection to Ayaka’s rather bold and direct show of affection, he soon after witnessed Ayaka doing the exact same thing to his younger sister in turn…by which he witnessed Ayaka planting a rather tender kiss on Kasumi’s lips the moment the young woman’s face was finally released from Ayaka’s prodigious bosom.  Honoka couldn’t help but blush at the rather intimate display he witnessed.

‘Didn’t really peg Ayaka-chan as being interested in girls,’ thought Honoka as he witnessed the girl-on-girl action happening in front of him (even if it was just a kiss, albeit a rather intense one).

Once she was done with her smoochfest onto each of the Takamiya siblings, Ayaka gazed at both of them, firmly holding each one propped up in her arms with the greatest of ease as if they were small children.  Given Ayaka’s current size and the fact that she was crazy strong before the growth spurts, such a feat was quite easy on her part.

“Honoka-kun, I’ve said it before,” said Ayaka, “whenever I sense unease within you, I’m going to do everything that I can to lift that burden and bring you comfort in whatever way I can, and I figured that the quickest way to do that is to kiss you until you’re no longer troubled by whatever is on your mind.”

“B-but why did you feel the need to kiss me as well!?” asked Kasumi.

“Two reasons, I suppose,” replied Ayaka.  “The first is that I figured that you would make a big stink over me kissing Honoka-kun.  And the second…well, frankly speaking, Kasumi-chan, is that I simply felt like doing it.”

“Excuse me!?” replied a flustered Kasumi.

“You heard me,” replied Ayaka calmly.  “Looking at you, so cute and little in my arms like you are, I just can’t help but want to kiss you as well as my darling Honoka-kun.  In fact, as far as you should be concerned, you belong to me just like Honoka-kun here does, understand?  I know that you’re deeply in love with Honoka-kun and to be clear, I don’t have a problem with that.  Just remember the pecking order in this relationship and know that you are mine to enjoy from time to time and we’ll get along just fine.”

For a moment, Kasumi simply stared in wide-eyed surprise, clearly at a loss for words with what Ayaka had just told her.  Apparently, she had effectively claimed not just Honoka as her lover but Kasumi as one as well!  It was all simply too much for the young lady to take in.

“Kasumi-chan,” cooed Ayaka with a small grin, “if you don’t respond, I’m going to kiss you again until you do.”

“Y-yes, I understand,” replied a flustered Kasumi.  “N-now, will you please put us down, Hime-sama?”

“I dunno,” replied Ayaka in playful contemplation.  “I’m kind of tempted to walk around with the two of you propped up against me for the rest of the day.  That way I know where you both are at all times.”

“Please tell me you’re joking, Ayaka-chan,” groaned Honoka.

“Only partly, Honoka-kun,” replied Ayaka, before gently placing the both of them back on the ground (albeit reluctantly).

A moment later, all three of them made their way out the door, though Honoka couldn’t help but notice that the doorway appeared to be too low for Ayaka, given that she had to bend significantly to pass through it.  If he were to guess, the doorway was only eight feet tall, which put it an inch or two below Ayaka’s chin.

“Ayaka-chan, didn’t you say that any room you entered would become large enough for you to fit in it?” asked Honoka.

“Indeed,” replied Ayaka.

“So then, why are the doorways too short for you to pass under them?”

“Well, funny as it may sound, Honoka-kun, I kind of prefer them to be that way.”

“Really?  Wouldn’t that annoy you after a while?  Having to bend down every time to walk from one room to another or in and out of a building?”

“Odd as it may sound, Honoka-kun, I find it to be a rather exhilarating reminder of my size…to be so big that normal doorways are somewhat inadequate for me to walk through normally.  The realization of it all…well…it turns me on, I must confess.”  Honoka noticed the slight upward curve on Ayaka’s lips, which was pretty much as close to a smile as one could expect from the normally stoic, poker-faced Ayaka Kagari.

“Y-you…enjoy becoming bigger and bigger?” asked Honoka.  Ayaka slowly nodded her head in response, slightly grinning down at the two standing before her.

“Indeed I do, Honoka-kun,” she replied.  “But enough talk about that which we’re already aware of.  We should get going and grab some breakfast before heading off to school.  Come along now, you two.”  Ayaka gently nudged each of them from behind, placing her larger palms onto their backsides and directing them towards the elevator, as if she were a parent guiding and directing her children on which way to go.

As the three stood in the elevator, Ayaka had each of her hands draped over a shoulder of each Takamiya sibling so that they were pressed up right against her.  Given that the tops of their heads were basically level with Ayaka’s waistline, that meant that she was still short enough to place her hands upon their shoulders while standing upright (for now at least, until her next growth spurt and she would have to crouch or bend at the waist or knees in order to do so).

Upon arriving at the designated floor, all three vacated the elevator, with Ayaka ducking her head upon leaving it.  In fact, it appeared that in several of the rooms other than the grand hallways and the larger rooms (living room, dining room, front lobby, etc.), Ayaka’s long, luscious hair was practically brushing up against the ceiling, leaving less than an inch between her scalp and the ceiling surface.  This was almost assuredly another feature of the alteration magic which Ayaka and her mother utilized, making the rooms just high enough to accommodate their larger sizes and taller heights.

Speaking of Kazane, Honoka was rather curious if Ayaka’s mother was in fact larger than she was the night before, given the revelation of the shared custody of the magic seals and all that.  Even having been told all of that earlier in the principal’s office, it would still be quite a sight to see Kazane looking just as tall and stunning as her daughter.

Sure enough, when all three entered the kitchen, Honoka got his answer.

Standing at the kitchen counter area with adjacent stovetop/oven was Kazane Kagari, currently trending to frying something up in a pan, and looking just as tall and immaculately stunning as Ayaka, her hair less than an inch away from the ceiling by the looks of it.

“Ahh, Honoka-kun, Ayaka, Kasumi-chan,” she called out, “grab a seat.  Breakfast will be ready shortly.”

Ten feet or so away from Kazane was a large circular table where the KMM Gang was already seated.  By the looks of them, they were all in a state of shock and bewilderment from seeing the 9’6’’ Kazane whipping up breakfast.  Upon Ayaka’s arrival, they all caught a glimpse of her and immediately froze up once more.

“Holy cats!” choked up Tanpopo at the sight of Ayaka,  “She’s huge too!”

“I know,” Mei whispered somewhat intensely.  “I can’t get over just how big she is.”

“It’s record setting in its own right,” muttered Kanna, looking her usual sleep-deprived self.  “As far as I’m aware, the tallest person ever recorded was an American man who was almost nine feet tall, and he had health problems because of his size.  Now we’re looking at two women who are nine-and-a-half feet tall with no signs of health problems at all.  No doubt they’re even more powerful than they were before.”

“So I’m guessing that means we shouldn’t try our luck with them, if I’m reading you correctly?” asked Kotetsu.

“That almost goes without saying,” replied Kanna.  Rin quietly nodded in agreement.

“Really?” grumbled Tanpopo in mild annoyance.  “We’re just gonna throw in the towel and surrender to them without a fight?”

“Unless Medusa-sama gives us an order indicating otherwise, I assume that’s the best course of action for the time being,” replied Kanna bluntly.

“I’d have to agree with you on that one,” sighed Mei, with Kotetsu and Rin nodding in agreement.  Tanpopo simply grumbled, realizing that she was the odd bird out in the matter.

“Fine,” she begrudgingly acquiesced, figuring that she would quietly wait for breakfast.  If nothing else, she could at least enjoy a free meal (along with room and board, since the five of them were taken into the Kagari household…admittedly against their will somewhat).

Kasumi took a seat and Honoka planned on grabbing a seat of his own, but was surprised to find himself being hoisted by his armpits and effectively seated into Ayaka’s lap, effectively making Ayaka herself Honoka’s chair.

“A-Ayaka-chan,” inquired Honoka, “what are you doing?”

“From now on, Honoka-kun, whenever it’s time to eat, I will be your chair, okay Darling?”

“Darling?” asked the KMM Gang under their breath, obviously surprised at how forward Ayaka was being in expressing her feelings towards Honoka.

“Th-that’s really not necessary, Ayaka-chan,” answered Honoka, trying to put up at least some resistance to Ayaka’s insistence.

“It’s not a matter of necessity, Honoka-kun,” replied Ayaka.  “It’s that I simply want to do it, plain and simple.  From now on, you’ll eat your meals sitting squarely in my lap where I can keep a close eye on you, okay Darling?”

“But…that can’t be comfortable for you,” replied Honoka.  “I mean…aren’t I heavy?”

“Not at all,” answered Ayaka.  “It’s no discomfort or inconvenience on my part whatsoever, Honoka-kun.  Now please just relax and get ready to enjoy breakfast, okay then?”  As warm and endearing as Ayaka’s voice was in that moment, there was also the mild lingering sense that the matter wasn’t really up for debate or argument of any kind.  Once she had made up her mind on something - especially when it came to Honoka Takamiya - it was pretty much impossible to dissuade her from acting on her desires.

A moment later, Kazane came up to the table.  Since the group was currently not in school, she wasn’t wearing her suit jacket alongside her business pants, instead simply wearing her white buttoned-up dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow.  Even so, her curvaceous figure and her very healthy bosom were displayed well enough, even underneath the plain white dress shirt.

Kazane proceeded to dish out a serving of scrambled eggs and pan-fried potatoes to everyone at the table (including the KMM Gang).  The frying pan she was holding was quite large, though given Kazane’s frightening physical strength, holding such an item was practically childsplay.  After all, Kazane had the kind of raw strength that gave her the ability to bend iron or steel bars with relatively little effort, or even punch giant holes through walls of stone or concrete.

“There you all go,” said Kazane as she dished out the last of it to each and every member seated at the table.  “Eat up now.  Wouldn’t want it to go to waste.”  The KMM Gang simply clapped their hands in gesture indicating thanks before responding in unison.

“Itadakimasu!” they chanted in sync before digging in.

Honoka himself proceeded to dig into his share of the group breakfast, wondering if in fact him being seated in Ayaka’s lap was or wasn’t an inconvenience on her part.  As he ate, he would occasionally spot Ayaka’s larger arm holding her fork moving to and fro from her plate (right next to Honoka’s plate), moving with some degree of regularity.  It seemed that Ayaka was sincere in stating that it was no bother to have Honoka in her lap while they ate.

‘I get the feeling that Ayaka plans on making this a permanent sort of arrangement, not just for breakfast or for today’s meal,’ thought Honoka during the meal.  He couldn’t help but think that would make for a rather awkward lunch period in school, assuming Ayaka meant for him to eat in her lap each and every single time they ate, and just hoped that her fans and followers wouldn’t go on the warpath over him getting special treatment in front of them while they ate.  While he was certain that Ayaka would put her foot down and put her admirers in their place, he was hoping that she wouldn’t be too heavy-handed in her response.

As they finished up their meal, Honoka set himself down from his impromptu chair known as Ayaka’s lap.  He then proceeded to make his way towards the sink, then paused in realization that the countertop was much higher than he could comfortably manage, being leveled with the top of his head.  Given that the countertops were now altered to be accommodating to Ayaka and Kazane, this made sense, given that they would end somewhere around waist level for the two towering beauties.

“No need to worry about that, Honoka-kun,” said Kazane as she gently plucked Honoka’s plate from his hands.  He couldn’t help but quickly glimpse at Kazane’s enlarged hand as it carried Honoka’s now-empty plate.  Her fingers appeared between four and five inches long, and perhaps a full inch thick to boot!  The sight of such a large but delicate and feminine hand made Honoka’s breath catch in his throat.

“I…really don’t mind cleaning up and putting away my dish,” replied Honoka as he craned his head up and back to look Kazane in the eye.

“I know that, Honoka-kun, and I most certainly appreciate your eagerness in that regard,” replied Kazane with a warm grin, “but it’s really not necessary.  I mean, there’s the obvious reason that getting over the countertop would be rather tricky for anyone other than Ayaka and myself.  But even if that wasn’t a factor, we do have staff here who are well versed in the use of magic, such as levitation for example.”  Upon saying that, Kazane turned to gesture to a nearby maid, who humbly bowed and gave a live demonstration of what Kazane just said.

With natural-born grace and ease, the maid began to hover several feet off the ground and literally floated towards the sink countertop.  Taking the dish offered to her from Kazane, she then proceeded to wash it using a sponge and some dish soap, humming a tune as she worked.  A moment later, she placed the dish on the nearby drying rack and then proceeded to clean another dish.

Honoka simply stood there in awe at the sight of this.  While he knew that Ayaka and Kazane were well-versed in magic, he didn’t really expect the staff and servants of the Kagari estate to also utilize different types of magic as well.  Though it probably was a somewhat fair assessment to make if one thought about it long enough, given that the servants were probably expected to act in a bodyguard-like capacity in service to the Kagari Family and anybody in their care and protection.  That would probably explain in part as to why the Ivory Quintet was so reluctant to try anything clever while staying in Babel, given that they weren’t just dealing with Ayaka, Kazane, and Komachi, but literally dozens of staff members and servants who probably had a decent amount of magic training in their credentials (and of course the other incoming workshop witches who would be extra tenants/residents at the Kagari household to boot).

“Well then,” said Honoka, figuring the matter was settled, “I suppose I’ll be on my way then.”  He was proceeding to take his leave and gather his things up for school…when something rather unexpected ended up happening.

In one swift motion, Honoka was once again lifted up by his armpits, only it wasn’t by Ayaka Kagari, but Kazane this time around.  With his feet dangling literally feet off the ground, Honoka found himself face to face with Kazane’s lovely features.  Given that the ceiling was around 9’6’’ and Kazane’s (and Ayaka’s) head was brushing it, that put Honoka himself just a few inches away from the ceiling as he stared intently (and nervously) at Kazane, wondering what she had planned for him at that very moment.

“Nothing to worry about, Kazuya dear,” said Kazane as she held Honoka gently wrapped in her arms, which he couldn’t help but notice seemed frighteningly similar to the way in which Ayaka did so.  He also couldn’t help but catch on with the regularity in which he was being referred to as “Dear” or “Darling” by both of these women.

‘Why is Ayaka-chan’s okaa-san…why is she being this way?’ thought Honoka, feeling his heartbeat pick up.

Ironically enough, given that he thought of Ayaka at that moment alongside her mother, he felt a weight push on him from behind, feeling Ayaka’s prodigious bosom press against his back as her arms wrapped around Kazane from behind him, effectively enveloping him in a group hug of sorts, cocooned by these two towering beauties.

“Now, now, Okaa-san,” said Ayaka, “let’s not get too ahead of ourselves.”

“What’s wrong, Ayaka-chan?” asked Kazane playfully.  “Not feeling intimidated, are we?  Besides, we’ve discussed this before, so it’s best not to grumble too much over this setup now, okay?”

“W-what setup?” asked a rather confused Honoka, currently pressed between two pairs of G-cup bosoms in both front and back as he was held in the powerful yet tender embrace of these two women.

“Nothing you need worry over in the slightest, Honoka-kun,” replied Kazane with a grin…before leaning in and kissing Honoka on the forehead briefly before planting another kiss on his lips (no tongue involved, mercifully).

If only Honoka could see how adorably Ayaka pouted at the sight of such a thing, given how puffed up her cheeks became at seeing someone else smooch her beloved in front of her.

“Come on now, Okaa-san,” replied Ayaka.  “That’s enough for now.”  Kazane pulled away from the kiss, smiling all the while.

“Oh alright, Ayaka, but only for now, understand?”

‘What in the world is going on?’ asked a confused Honoka.  He could have sworn that if there were any feelings of affection coming from Kazane Kagari, it would be for his own mother, and while that might come off as weird enough in its own way, it was relatively tame compared to what he was experiencing right now.  Was she just being playfully flirtatious with him, or was this something more…intense?  More genuine?  The possibilities boggled his mind.

Before he could raise another question or mull over the situation any longer, Honoka found himself being held in Ayaka’s embrace, having been handed over by Kazane from one towering beauty to the other.

“Now run along, all of you,” said Kazane to not just Honoka and Ayaka, but all the other witches/students finishing up their morning meal in the kitchen/dining room area.  “It won’t be long before school starts.  Don’t want to be running late now, do we?”

With that, all eight of the students left the kitchen and made their way down towards the front lobby area and out the door soon after (Ayaka ducking her head under each and every doorway as they did).  For her part, Kazane simply chuckled in response, unable to not find Honoka’s response rather adorable, given how innocent he was when it came to matters of affection and romance.

‘I suppose that’s why Ayaka and Kasumi are drawn to him the way that they are,’ thought Kazane as she finished putting away the dishes into the nearby dishwasher.  ‘He seems to have that sort of effect on most women, given his character.  Well now, I should be getting ready to head out as well; I don't want to set a bad example for the rest of the students and staff now, after all.’

Soon enough afterwards, Kazane Kagari made her own way out the door, but instead of taking the limo for transportation, she decided to travel in style befitting of a witch, given how lovely the weather was looking this morning.

Donning her witch’s robe and summoning her broom, the nine foot, six inch tall beauty soon after levitated as she sat on her broom and made her way high into the sky, looking over all of Tougetsu City.  She took a moment to marvel over the city which was her literal domain as head of the local witches workshop before proceeding to dart off like a rocket towards Tougetsu High.

As she traveled high above the skyline of town, she glanced down to look at Ayaka’s group walking on their way towards the school, with Ayaka distinctly sticking out in the group, given her towering height at this point.  She caught a glimpse of Ayaka and Honoka, briefly smirking at the latter.

‘We’ll have some things to discuss after school today, Honoka-kun,’ she thought as she continued her journey.  ‘Once the others get settled in, we’ll have some rather big things to discuss when we’re all back home.’

And with that, she darted off like a bullet, straight towards Tougetsu Academy.