Chapter 91
“I feel like I had an amazing experience today…”
“Haha… well, I was more surprised than you.”
After leaving Emu’s house, I was heading to her house to escort Aika home.
Aika was blushing next to me, but the reason for this was simply because she had her first experience with a toy.
[I’m scared, Kai-kun…!]
[Don’t worry. It will get better soon…]
The first time you are scared is understandable, but for me, the sight of Emu trying to drag such Aika into the swamp was more impressive.
Normally, she looks dignified and cool, and when she does that kind of thing with me, her M nature comes out clearly.
However, she seemed to be enjoying herself as she approached Aika with a toy in her hand… if I may say so, it was the first time I saw Emu with a glimpse of S-ness.
“So how was it?”
“I thought it was great for sure… but unfortunately I didn’t go so far as to want it.”
“In other words, Emu’s missionary work was a failure.”
“As for me, it was more embarrassing to be attacked in front of Kai-kun!”
Although the area is dark and I can’t see the others, Aika’s voice is crystal clear and resonates well, so I’m the one who cringes.
Aika also seemed to be aware that she had made a loud noise, and clung to my arm as if to hold back her embarrassment.
“…Well, maybe sometimes such things are good?”
“Yeah? …But as for me, I love Kai-kun many times more, even hundreds of times more than inorganic things.”
“Ah…”
Like dealing a hard blow to the body. Aika’s words stung me.
It’s not just Aika, but the other girls as well, but since we’ve been in this relationship, every single gesture plus every single word that comes out is so cute and adorable.
“That’s a pleasing to hear you say that.”
“I would only say that to Kai-kun, absolutely. Of course that’s not all, I love everything about Kai-kun. And that’s not going to change for a long, looooong time.”
“……”
Not good… I don’t want to let go of Aika.
It is past 5:30 as the time, and as I said before, it’s getting dark, so I can’t be selfish and say I want to stay with her more.
Still… a little bit is good, wouldn’t you agree?
“Aika.”
“Hhh… mmm…”
After confirming that no one was there again, I hugged Aika and kissed her.
I tried not to go as far as a deep kiss, and after a series of kisses limited to just touching, we pulled our faces apart.
“It’s a weekday and this is about as much as I can do.”
“Mmm… you’re right. Sometimes you need to be patient.”
I chuckle that I’m the one who needs patience too.
After that, I walk alongside Aika… I often walk like this with Mari, and the others as well as Aika in the city.
Maybe the shopkeepers, whom I occasionally make eye contact with, are aware that I’m the worst guy with multiple hook-ups… it’s like I’m seven-timing, but this is what I wanted – so get it off your chest. Kai.
“What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Oh no… well nothing. I was inspiring myself to be confident that I didn’t choose any one person, I chose all of you.”
“So that’s what you mean. It’s true that Kai-kun has a lot to think about, and we’ll be there to support you.”
“Thank you Aika.”
“Yes… if it gets really hard or I can’t help myself anymore, I’m prepared to step aside…”
I hugged Aika to my chest with such meaning that there was no need to say anything after that.
Aika was a bit nervous for a moment, but then she muttered sorry and buried her face in my chest and sniffed my scent.
“You’re sniffing there?”
“It can’t be helped, can it? Because I like to do this to you, and I love Kai-kun’s scent.”
Incidentally, unlike earlier, there were a lot of people on the street, so although we were avoiding the crowds, we were hugging each other among the students and adults going home… and there were a lot of eyes on us there.
“Kai-kun.”
“What?”
“I don’t want to go home.”
I’m losing myself, but I have to go home.
I should have felt lonelier than her a while ago, but I realized that the closer we got to home, the stronger Aika’s hold on my arm became.
My cheeks relax as I realize how much I don’t want to leave, but we still don’t stop walking.
“……”
While walking with Aika like that, I was thinking about one other thing.
It was about the slight dream I had when I was sleeping at Emu’s house. I thought I would forget it, but I remembered it perfectly.
(…could that be the person who made my buddy?)
I couldn’t see his face, but the atmosphere was somewhat scientist-like, and what was floating on the screen of that device was a hypnosis app… maybe that was definitely my buddy.
(I know from manga that hypnosis apps are often used for erotic purposes… but from the creator’s point of view, it’s not surprising that he wants it to help or save someone… he wants it to be a power that helps people…).
Mafuyu’s brother and my predecessor probably did the same. but depending on how you use it, it can be a way to satisfy yourself and make others sad… and above all, that’s what I was trying to do at first.
Well, in my case, I just got really lucky and my own way of being and the fate of these girls were just exquisitely intertwined.
“Kai-kun? What are you thinking about?”
“…Did I look difficult?”
“Yes. You had that look on your face.”
I said what I was thinking as I walked away.
“I think you know my buddy’s been acting weird lately…”
“Well… yeah.”
“Actually, I had a strange dream when I was sleeping at Emu’s house earlier.”
“A dream?”
“Yeah.”
I nodded and told Aika about the content of the dream.
It wasn’t that detailed, but even if it was a rough explanation, it seemed to have been conveyed to Aika.
“Buddy-san is to help someone else…”
“Um. It seems that the person who supposedly created it was hoping for that.”
And that person said that the hypnosis application also had a firm meaning of its birth, and that if someone kind wanted it to exist, then the hypnosis application could be satisfied… it could disappear without any after effects.
“…But then, the wish of the person who made it was fulfilled, wasn’t it?”
“Eh?”
“Because buddy-san came to Kai-kun’s hand, and buddy-san helped us… and made us meet a wonderful person called Kai-kun.”
“……”
“I don’t really feel the talk of disappearing or anything like that, but at least I’m… we’re grateful to your buddy. I mean, I’ve told you thank you before.”
“Huh?”
Aika said that on the day she first had relations with me, Aika and Fianna had told my buddy that they were grateful, and Aika said that it was probably the same for the other girls.
Afterwards, Aika and I arrived home talking about what a buddy was after all, and what a hypnosis app was.
“Well then, Aika, I had a good time today.”
“Me too. See you later, Kai-kun.”
“Uh.”
But there was no way we would just exchange words and part ways.
We walked up to each other from either side and we kissed… we might have stayed hugging each other for a few minutes in time.
“…Eee?”
“What’s wrong… Ah.”
I just realized that I saw a woman peeking through the window.
Since this is Aika’s house, but also because she looks surprisingly similar to Aika, it’s probably her mother.
“…What is she grinning at, kuu!”
“Considering Aika’s circumstances, it seems like she’s going to ask you who that guy is.”
“I seem like my atmosphere has changed a lot recently, so… she must have guessed a lot of things.”
“I see.”
‘”Yeah… oh my God, she’s going to ask me a lot of questions when I get back.”
It’s late today. Maybe there will be a time to say hello to her.
I’ll probably have to talk to everyone’s family eventually, not just Aika’s… I really don’t know how it’s going to be, but it’s sure going to make me sick to my stomach.
“Kai-kun… and buddy-san, see you later, okay?”
“…Yeah. See you later.”
Saying that, I turned my back on Aika.
As I walk home alone, I pick up my phone and start the hypnosis app.
“…Hey buddy, I’m begging you again.”
The app doesn’t start for a few dozen more seconds and repeatedly forcefully closes.
Yet for some reason, it continues to run even after a minute has passed now, and the screen, which is flashing as if it is about to fall off, seems to be feeling happy at Aika’s words.
“… You helped me too much to let it go just because you’re just a machine. Hey buddy, you can’t just disappear on your own, okay? Tell me properly when you’re going to be gone, okay?”
When I told him that, the app was force-quit.
With a wry smile, I put my phone away in my pocket and started walking away, wondering if It had heard him correctly.