S'up dxd fandom. I'm back better this time.
To be fair, this chapter end up being really different from both you and I were expecting to change, and all things considered, I'm sorry if this chapter were to dissapoint or even disrespect some of you readers, and I'm sorry also for the delay. But now I'm feeling a lot better and more confident in this story, and now I know the direction i want to give this story, and this already gives me a sense of accomplishment, somehow. If you liked it, I'd be honoured for you to accompany me into the story. Thanks in advance and have a good read.
As always, dxd doesn't belong to me.
"Haaaaaaah~…"
"Hohoh? What's the matter, Takumi? Still a bit confused after all we did?"
"You shouldn't be all worked-up. Just relax as you should, it's good for your mind and heart."
They both say that to ease me, but here I am, almost expelling steam out of my system due to the overload of information in my brain after all I did with them. Haaaah~, I know I wasn't a virgin anymore since that incident, but so, doing it consciously and with two hot women, is so different from just a vague memory from the back of my skull even with both my crushes that I can't stop thinking about it. We did so much, so much~…
Here I am, again fully dressed on top of a crimson soft mat on a heart-shaped bed in a dimly-lighted room filled with exquisite furniture like a mirror on the wall, carpeted floor and a shower room with a large bathtub and cleaning products for our clothes, waiting for my two… Companions to pick their own clothes on the laundry and put them on so we can continue with our day. I still cannot believe that I did this and that with them, just by thinking about it is making my head spin, and I'm just not having an awakening down there because I spent all that I've saved up to the end of this very stressful week on them, quite literally. Hah~, it was so nice, so nice~…
"Good to see that you enjoyed yourself, Takumi~. Like our boss always says, the ultimate goal of a place like this is 'Ultimate satisfaction'." I snapped back from my sugary and erotic daydream when Mayura-san came from behind and sat next to me. Instead of her scandalous, sexy attire from before, she was now wearing something like a red-coloured pajama, which in no way was detracting her natural appeal and beautiful curves, if anything, the loose clothing would only enhance them plus the fact that her perky breasts were pointing out of the soft cloth, as she's doing a no-bra. I stared so much from the line below her collarbone, didn't even notice her coming closer to pat my head. "Hohoh~, still thinking about that? I know you really liked me, but let's be honest here dear, if we continue, we might even kill you, or break your mind. Come back when you're readier to face the two of us again~."
"Y-Yes, ma'am." I turned back to her green eyes behind a curtain of pink hair(By the way, the carpet does match the drapes), and she opened a cute smile at me, pecking me in the lips yet again. I flinched a little for that because of my sore lips and tongue, and she chuckled, patting my head yet again to ease my burning face.
"Don't worry, Takumi. You did well for being your first time, so you can gloat to your friends all you want~." She keeps praising me with kind words and encouraging warmth, making me feel a bit guilty after everything we've done. She kept couching me during the whole ordeal, and as expected from someone who calls herself a professional, my time with her was intense, erotic and romantic, a bit too intense for me. I kept trying to repay her with my best, but in the end, she wrung me to the last drop without breaking a sweat. I sniffed a little, I know I shouldn't feel this guilty, but my pride as a man has been damaged a lot. As expected from a brothel from hell. She pecks me yet again, on the cheek this time. "By the way, you're a good kisser, if I say so myself. Not bad, have you kissed before?"
"Not… Not really." I say. Have I really kissed someone? Not really since Lilith-san's understanding of that is a bit off, a light peck on the lips and nothing else, not like Mayura-san's and Noin-san's adult kisses, tongue and all. I lick my own sored tongue after all the bites and licks, a bit dazed with all the things happening to me, when Noin-san snaps me back with a pink towel over my shoulders, as she, wearing a pink vest just like Mayura-san's, also next to me and offered me a porcelain cup of some red and steaming. It smells like pomegranate. "Oh, thank you."
"Drink it, it'll refill your energies and ease that body of yours. Also, dry your hair up, you'll catch a cold." She says in her typical stoic and quiet voice, showing me that other side of her. She also comes closer to pat my head a little and pass me a small wrapped candy too. I drink the cup on my hands, and hums about how delicious it is, feeling that hot sensation of sudden energy embracing my whole being, like I'm already in full health, and for some reason, I can breathe normally now! I let out a mute 'wow' escape my mouth, Noin-san patting my head to spread the towel on me. "It's good, isn't it? It's called 'amor', it also heals minor injuries like nail scratches and it also masks the odour you might've acquired during your… Stay here."
"I see. Amor, it does roll well on the tongue." I said to no one, taking another sip of that bittersweet-flavoured tea, again sandwiched between the two beauties that did all sorts of things to me and each other. One sip after another, no words being shared, only them caressing their hands on my face and I doing my best so my heartbeat would remain stable. That makes me think, I leave a bit of the tea on the cup and turned to them. "I'm sorry, do you want a sip out of it? It is delicious, after all."
"Nah, I'm good. As long as you feel good, we feel good." Mayura-san pats my head yet again, followed by Noin-san, and I can't help but sigh in delight, pomegranate-scented breath escaping my lips as I feel the sticky strawberry-flavoured lipstick stuck on my lips. Another moment of silence and light pats and caressing, and I sighed once again, now crossing my legs on the bed, finishing my drink and putting the cup on the nearby drawer, now unwrapping the candy next. It had the shape and size of a bonbon, and the smell of chocolate practically invaded my nostrils, making me take a bite out of it and making me realize it's a liqueur bonbon.
"This is… Delicious." I murmur, taking another bite out of it and feeling the dripping, drowsy alcohol and juicy chocolate mixing in my mouth perfectly, but at the same time the smoldering feeling of the liqueur is making my head a bit dizzy, but it feels good nonetheless. I swallow that piece of candy in one go, and the women next to me clap politely for that. Really good indeed, this is not the first time I eat alcoholic confectionaries, but this is by far the best I've eaten so far. "This is good, so good. Is it another devil candy? Like, it has some magic that makes it that good?"
"No, it's just some liqueur bonbons I prepare myself." Noin-san comments stoically, but I can see from here she's starting to blush a little, offering me another wrapped bonbon. Amazing, she prepare those herself, and they are so delicious and professional, and to think she works in a place like this… Although she seems to enjoy both. I picked the other bonbon the eat it. "Those are nothing special, just little gifts I give to my clients for choosing me. Being cut and dry, just trading gold and fucking, sounds so unromantic and sad, at least having a moment to enjoy a piece of delicious candy by the end of it might leave the bittersweet farewell more sweet than bitter."
She's so cute! I can't believe a night companion like her would be this cute and soothing to talk to and hear about, even more than this is the woman I shared the bed with… And the shower… And the bathtub… And the floor… Hah~, my body is starting to get hot again. Mayura-san notices my sudden change of shade and pinches my cheek with a certain sense of tenderness, taking me to another kiss. Maybe it's because everything else has been so erratic, but only now I notice that beyond her adult charm and work, she also has a cute side, if not on the wilder part.
"Aw~, are you falling for any of us, Takumi? How cute, so cute. You sure are so green." Mayura-san laughs under her breath, gently tapping my head a few times in a sign of affection. Hah~, I know it's their job to make me feel good, but I can't deny the fact it feels so good and her smell and touch feels so nice, kinda reminds me of both Kunou-san in some way. She moves her legs in a way that she could lock her feet around my waist, then moved in a way that I would lose my balance and instead land myself on herself, more specifically my face right onto her cleavage. I could feel the warmth of her chest, even more when she hugs my head. "But so~, how are you feeling now, dear darling Takumi? Lisa said that you were heartbroken, so I put extra care into my services. I hope you're feeling way better now, whatever your problems are. Nothing but the bust of a beauty such as me to make all your problems go away, right?"
"Hmmm~…" I couldn't speak very clearly since my entire face was buried into her bosom, her smell and warmth making me wanting to stay stuck there forever. However, when I could finally escape free from her grasp, I look her deep in the eyes and let out a sigh. If I feel any better after being subjected to so much? Yes… Yes, I do feel much better. I never knew real sex would feel this amazing, way better than beat my meat, even while thinking about Lilith-san or Kunou-san; and during the time with the kisses, the blowjob, the boobjob, the sumata, the erotic massage and the threesome I even forget about them, even if it was for a small, insignificant moment. I feel like crying, even. Wonder if it means anything, if at all. "Yeah, it felt really nice. Mayura-san and Noin-san are soft, and smell nice, and they treated me with kindness and patience during the whole thing. Even if they're being paid to do all of that, it's nice to feel loved…"
"Aw~, don't be gloomy. You make it sound that we don't like our job or something." She shakes me off my little reverie with a double pinching and then slaps on my cheeks, coming closer to land a kiss on my lips, again with the strawberry-flavoured lipstick, that didn't wear off even after so many oral activities. "Here, at Sarah's Stravaganza, there is no such thing as an unbroken heart or a scarred soul, and that is why we are here. You want company to gloat with, a hug to mend something that hurts, or a room to release all your griefs and frustrations, and who's better to do that than beautiful and wild big sis like me and Noin? Although, there are even more beauties downstairs waiting."
"Sure, there are always some old farts that are more forceful and pound us really hard, it's a bit of a letdown, but that aside, helping guys feel better it's always a pleasure. Pun intended." Ah, Noin-san made a joke. She also came closer and laid on me, I can feel her perky nipples through her pajamas poking my back, but I was so enchanted by her perfume and warmth, I completely forgot about that lewd note, patting my head from the back. Hah~, now I feel like I'm in some kind of erotic bed, Mayura-san being the mattress and Noin-san the blanket. Being between two busty beauties I just had sex with, this is one of my wildest fantasies ever since I hit puberty, yet somehow, I don't feel like moving, at all. "The money is always a good extra, but don't think this is some deranged, debaucherous brothel. It kinda hurts our pride."
"Hm, I'm sorry~…?" I have no words for that, but if she feels bad in case I'm insinuating anything negative, I better apologize for my lack of care. Mayura-san again buries my face on her cleavage, and Noin-san holds me tighter.
"No harm done, we all know very well what we are." She pats my head and kisses my lips. "But~ this is fine. Just remember that whenever you are heartbroken or depressed, even a little down or just want to chat a little, you know where to find us… Or any other pretty downstairs; until you have your own lover to do this instead. Until then, feel free to stop by, if you have the gold, of course."
"Okay." I said matter-of-factly, and buried myself even more into her cleavage, Noin-san also coming closer to smell my nape. This situation is very so erotic, but I'm too tired to have any kind of reaction. I just want to get lost in those mounts of maternity and embrace of warmth and forget about stuff, even by a little. I feel a lot better now, so much better. I yawn a little, taking a deep breath. "Sorry Mayura-san, I'm… Feeling a bit… Sleepy now. May I?"
"Sure, we still have a plenty of time to spare." She ruffles my head a bit more, then points at Noin-san, who was now fast asleep on top of me, adjusting herself so she wouldn't fall off my back. Indeed, she's really cute, specially so fast sleeping. Without noting anything else, I sigh and close my eyes a bit, so I could rest even a little bit into the breasts of this lovely lady. She sighs and smiles, pecking a kiss on my forehead before snapping her fingers, making all the lights go out. "Good nap, Takumi dear. May your dreams be filled with sugar and sweets, while your body rebirths for another lovely day."
And so, I fell asleep between two beautiful women, ending this whole session on such a cozy and calm note, doesn't even look like I'm in a brothel(although this is my first time in such place, so I don't have any other experience to compare this one to.). With Mayura-san as my matress and Noin-san as my blanket, I closed my eyes to the soothing darkness, finally at peace with myself, even if just for now…
Lisa-san was right. I am having a good time…
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And after the time was out, Mayura-san, Noin-san and I picked up our stuff and left the room on the second floor, the bracelet on my arm going from golden to silver, a sign that my time here at Sarah's Stravaganza was running out, so to speak. Still wearing their pajama-like uniforms, Mayura-san and Noin-san locked the door to the room and left it on a hanger right next to it, soon walking back to the stairs.
Apparently, after every… Session, the girls here spend a few hours as waitresses or barwomen and those clothes are a sign for such, so will go around on pajamas serving guests and taking orders for a while. Like Noin-san said, this place has quite an order, so different from what I thought a brothel was. This also means that cute waitress from before is also available for service. Hah~, she was beautiful too, with such big tits too…
"Takumi, hand." Noin-san calls for me, and when I turn to her, I see that she has one of her hands extended to me. I give a question mark for that sudden action, but then she goes ahead to reach my own and grip it tightly. We're now holding hands. As always, her skin is so cold, but I don't dislike it. "Again, courtesy. Let me guide you downstairs with your hand on mine. This is the least I can do to end our contract."
"O-Okay. Okay, this is fine." I said a bit lower, and as if they're thinking in synchro, Mayura-san also holds my other hand, and now both of them drag me down the hallway and to downstairs. The music from before fills my ears again, and the fresh smell of macaroons and perfume could be felt from up here. I hear laughter and moans as well, so I can only assume the place is running smoothly. When we reached to the first steps, I turned to them and bowed deeply. This has been a fun night, and I only have them to be grateful for, so better play my courtesies as well. "Mayura-san, Noin-san, thank you for all of your hard work. I… Guess that I'm feeling a lot better now, and I only have you to thank. If there's anything else you want, I'll… Gladly comply it."
"Hah~, he's so cute. He's really starting to grow on me. You should really find yourself a girlfriend, Takumi. She'll have something to gloat about, I'm sure." And picking me by the chin again, Mayura-san makes me stare back at her. "You don't need to worry about anything, darling. Your happiness is our happiness, just to be clear. Just relax, have fun and come back when feeling down, that's all we ask. Okay? Okay."
"You can't take us to a date during worktime, but if you have some golden coins to spare, you can always drop by and have a nice chat with macaroons, tea and a bit of coffee and cream. You won't be able to get a room, but we'll catch up and maybe we can give you a speedy pass. Just Kidding." Noin-san added. That made me blush a little. In the end, they both reached me to plant a kiss on my cheeks and pat my head, again leading me to the floor downstairs. "Live your life here to the fullest. Life is short, so find a way to pass the time."
"Oh my, Noin. Since when did you start pondering such deep thoughts that don't make any sense at all? How mystic." Mayura-san laughed a bit under her thought, her little mean comment not passing unnoticed by her coworker, who just lightly slapped the back of her head. To think I would see those kind of things in a place like this. But fortunately, things didn't escalate any further, so we finally started to walk down the stairs, into the floor master is waiting for me…
'Woooow~ Lisa, you're so cool and sexy~. I can't believe I didn't choose you earlier~.'
'her skin is so white, and her muscles are so developed, how can someone be so wonderfully gifted~?'
'Haaaah~, Lady Lisa! Just take me already~!'
… Only to see the whole set of women fawning all over Lisa-san, who was sitting in the heart of that crowd like a queen would, a glass of chianti on one hand and a whole plate of candy hanging from her cased other. It took me a few seconds to realize what was going on, and even so I couldn't even begin to describe what was going on at all. I turned to my two night companions, and by the shine in their eyes, they are just as lost as I am. Seriously, what is going on here? Before I could do anything else, the receptionist, Lunamaria-san, came to me with a frown I couldn't expect someone like her to make. I just met her a few hours ago and she went from quite a beautiful woman to someone who doesn't look it has slept for days…
"There you are, Takumi-kun. Took you long enough." She says in a heavy and droopy tone, pointing her thumb to the troublesome master behind us all. "This is why I hate when she drops by. She never gets a room and keeps attracting all the girls to herself. Takumi-kun, please pick up your mess of a master and get the fuck out of here, she's ruining my business and everyone's evening."
"S-So sorry for that, Lunamaria-san. I'll be… Taking Lisa-san now." I scratched the back of my head and bowing to apologize, walking towards my intoxicated master surrounded by fawned women all over herself. Seeing me across her own ocean of beauties, Lisa-san blinked once, twice, and opened the biggest smile, jumping from her seat, or should I say throne?, and trotting her way towards me, stepping all over the girls on the floor who could only moan in delight for that. Wait, what?
"Hey~, Takumin, did you have fun this time? Only me to pick such a good pairs for you, my dear apprentice who I don't know anything about~!" And she came down on me and hugged me in a big one-handed glomp. I couldn't even help myself but to almost barf against her acid breath that smells like wine and alcohol. She has been having her time as well, I can tell. I look back at Lunamaria-san, and then turned to my master, who was smiling and blushing deeply, clearly intoxicated. "I was also taking some girls for myself, if you don't mind. Since this is probably your first time here, I thought you wouldn't mind me picking all of them~. Am I or not a big stud?"
"Yes you are, Master Lisa. Now could you please get off me, you stink of alcohol." I said while turning my nose away so I couldn't be directly facing her dragonic breath. "Also, Lunamaria-san said that you are ruining her business. Please stop before she gets even madder."
"Hah~?" And she again blows a toxic one up to my nose, making me hold my breath the best I could, turning now her eyes to the apparent owner of this place, who also frowned her angry, dark eyes back at us. Lisa-san pointed a finger at her. "That's so rude, Lunamaria. I came by so that my apprentice could have the time of his life with the most beautiful hoes in the Underworld, and paid you a good one for that, and that's how you treat us? Your business was already in ruins before in that case."
"Don't ever call my girls 'hoes' again unless you want your own eyeballs to marinate that wine of yours and your marrow to be serve with caviar as well." And even with her typical bored and calm voice, there was a sudden change of climate around here, the air became heavier and shadows started to spread all over Sarah's while Lunamaria-san's face became darker and started to leak a dangerous aura. Myself can feel a cold shiver run all over my body, while Lisa-san jokingly held me tighter asking me to protect her. I should be the one asking that, Lisa-san! In the end, Noin-san and Mayura-san came closer to calm Lunamaria-san down who, after a few seconds to realization, took a deep breath and adjusted herself, the place turning back to normal. "Their job is not solely carnal pleasures, but also delightful company and emotional healing, to downgrade them to simple prostitutes… You should really mind your mind and mouth with Others, Elizabeth, rather call them 'courtesans' at least. You too, Takumi-kun. Never forget that."
"I… I would never." I said in a lower tone, gulping down a ball of air down my throat and looking back at Mayura-san and Noin-san. I would never call them just… Prostitutes, despite their line of job. 'Courtesans' does sound a little better, so I can go with that. Also, something tells me that messing with a devil like Lunamaria-san is a bad idea altogether. I turn to Lisa-san, and her intoxicated look was no more, only a sly grin and a tongue out. This is... A joker situation. Wonder what she will come up with now.
"Okay, okay. You win, darling. No need to be upset. I got what I wanted, and so did my little apprentice. So we'll be going for now. And, by the way, your business is not in ruins, I was just joking." Still with an arm hooked around my neck, Lisa-san shrugged and let go from me, putting herself up and picking one last macaroon from her plate. With one more salute, Lisa-san turned around and walked towards the exit, still walking all over the moaning courtesans. "Come now, Takumi-kun. Our time is almost up, let's hit the road. It's almost dark, I still have to drop you by, anyway."
"Uh… Coming, Lisa-san." I screamed back at her, but now turning back to Lunamaria-san and the others, who could only help now the former regain her composure and avoid getting a bigger headache. For them, I could only bow, thankful for everything that happened upstairs and here. I dunno why, but my head is a lot lighter, and now I can think a little better without any depression afterwards. I don't actually know how to feel about this, whatever the intentions, but I can only say: "Thank you all for the great evening. I'll… Try to come back someday, and I'll try to make Lisa-san behave herself. So, uh, have a great night."
"You, I like." Lunamaria-san points at me with a serious face, yet soothing and certain voice. "Don't be afraid to come by, Takumi-kun, if only to have a talk and a drink. Just… Don't get any ideas like your stupid master over there. Remember that: we comfort those who cry and humour those who gloat…"
"But we always love those who come." And both Noin-san and Mayura-san finished her boss with a blown kiss to me, making me blush for that. So that's the brothel's logo, the one Lunamaria-san tried to tell me earlier. Makes sense if one pays attention. With everything said, I waved them one last goodbye, and both did the same. Before I could turn around. "Oh, and Takumi."
"Yeah?" I turned around and saw both of them quietly by Lunamaria-san. They opened small smiles, and also bowed to me.
"Come again." I smiled, the confidence building up a bit in my heart. I nodded shyly for them, and took my way to the exit. I feel a bit cooler now, both ways. I just hope I didn't make nee-san too worried about me, also hoping she doesn't ask any questions. But today was too nice to ruin it with such a downer thought. I feel a lot better now…
In the end it's all nice…
"And here he is, the #1 apprentice of our dear Lady Lisa, coming all fresh from the entrails of the love den that is Sarah's Stravaganza: Higurashi Takumi-kun~!"The moment I stepped out of the brothel and the bracelet on my wrist faded away like pure golden dust, Lisa-san jumped from the darkness and extended her arm to me, like she was presenting me to a talk show. I couldn't help but to laugh a bit at her joke. She's also in a high mood it seems. "What did I say? What a good way to relieve some stresses, don't you think? And you even made some new friends, so this was a very eventful yet pleasant evening. Wasn't that nice for me?"
"Y-You should've told me it was an adult shop inside, Lisa-san. I almost had a stroke around Mayura-san and Noin-san!" I couldn't help but to express all of my desperations and frustrations at her now that we were away from them and into the coldness of the night outside. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed every second I've spent with them and within the sweet-filled and pomegranate-scented rooms, but there was so much to absorb in that situation I almost had an attack when they started to undress me. She pouted a little at me.
"Why? I heard boys get more excited during those moments of high tension. Besides, what kind of 'relaxation' you were expecting when I brought you there?" She shrugs under her broken bones and white cape with a face that mixes both amusement and a bit of mischief, which I don't know why, makes me a bit more uncomfortable as she puts a hand in front of her mouth to laugh under her breath. "For a so-called pervert, you are surprisingly pure even for a guy your age. Is that what they call feet of clay? But it's understandable considering this is your first time and all."
"…" She's wrong about that, this is not my first time. Talking about it seems to be very problematic though, so better not touch such subject for now. But in my head, yes, that was my first time, being covered in lotion and soft and warm flesh of two busty and beautiful girls was the best. "I guess you're right."
"Right? Your master knows her stuff, I'm a woman too, y'know." She winks, or at least I think she did considering the eyepatch, at me with a flying kiss and a bit of charm, which didn't faze me much. "What's more, since Master Vali let me keep the rest of the budget when my researches are finished, I can bring you here every two months or so. Until you find yourself a cute girlfriend, that is."
"Really?!" I practically jumped at that, but of course, soon recovered myself from that embarrassing reaction despite being too late and Lisa-san already been laughing at it. I feel my ears turning hot, but just by thinking that I could go back inside from two to two months is such a great idea. No, I need to control my libido, otherwise I'll make a fool out of myself. I'm a pervert, but not that of a pervert. "Sorry for that, Lisa-san. Also, you don't need to do that. I'll be happy for it if you do, though. But the money is yours, you shouldn't be so reckless just because… I'm your apprentice."
"Don't worry, don't worry. The gold is mine, and I spend it the way I want. There is so much I can eat within it, after all." She laughs, and I couldn't help but to laugh a little, my mouth shut so it sounded like I just whimpered a little. I don't know why, but I feel so weak on my stance now, my breath out of rhythm and my hands, trembling. I've never seem so much care from someone out of my circle, it feels a bit weird, but in a good way, warm too. I sniff a little as she comes closer and pulls me again in a half-hug. "Also, remember that you didn't answer my first question since then. So I'll ask you again, Higurashi Takumi-kun, who has his head on the land and peace of mind for now: If you have any wish of you granted, any wish at all, what would it be?"
"A single wish." I echoed for myself, taking a few steps away from her and looking at the endless night sky. A single wish, anything in the world and more, granted. I thought about it back then, and all things considered I figure that I'm not that of a good person either, and I at least am somehow a bit more on the physical side of enlightenment and pleasure. I'm not becoming a Butsu after this incarnation, but that's okay as well. However, I know one thing: all things considered, I know how painful departs are, yet thinking about them are as not as grim as before. If ends and life itself are so ephemeral, so are their enjoyments. Therefore… Therefore. "I think I know my wish now, lisa-san."
"Oh-hoh. That's nice and all. And you have quite a shine in your eyes, dear. Means you finally found your answer. Am I an awesome teacher or what?" She puffs out of her chest in pride, patting my head gently this time, while she twirls around in her own world as she pushes another card from her pocket and toss it on the ground, opening that same shade of darkness of a portal in the middle of the street. She turns at me. "Now, shall we be going? I forgot to say, but I've discovered plenty of information that might help me finding the entire whole terrorist thing but to get further I'll have to do a lot of outside research as well. Apparently, there wasn't much time between the whole bar brawl and Francoise's disappearance, and without a doubt the perpetrator was a devil since he came by here, so I'll have to check all the new servants from between those two moments or so, not to mention I'll have to keep bothering master and Lord Beelzebub for them to give me that kind of information."
"…"
"*BURF* Sorry for my rumbling, I'm not still thinking straight." She burfs again a pink smoke out of mouth that smells like alcohol, dismissing her own words with a hand wave and an intoxicated smile. "Just need the alcohol to go and the hangover to come so that I can start thinking properly again. Don't mind my rumbling, my apprentice."
"Do you… Do you want me to help you?" I offer her, mostly out of charity and maybe a bit of worry.
"Nah, don't you worry about me. I can handle it, you go around and just have fun with your own discoveries and epiphanies, I'll be handing the adult stuff." She clicks her tongue a few times and even with one of her eyes covered by an eyepatch, I can still see her winking at me. She tilts her head to the side, as if she's telling me to get into the portal, making me look back at her with a bit of worry. "now go, your sister might get suspicious if you spend more time in here."
"How about you, master?"
"I'll stick around a little bit. I'll need to go back to the institute and take a few notes and… Possibly wait for master to break one of my legs or something. Anyway, I got work to do, which requires me to be alert and sober, which I am none right now, therefore I'm gonna do it." She smiles patting my back leading me to the said portal, but before she could finally teleport me away from here, she gives me an 'ok' sign. "When I think you're ready, it means you're indeed ready, if that makes any sense. Until then… Keep on fighting, Takumi-kun."
"I… I got no choice, right?" I chuckle at her, and she responds me with the same tone, before pushing me through the portal, letting me be engulfed by the darkness. Before I knew it, I was back in the park, the sun still setting across the horizon, telling me a few hours have passed since I entered and walked away from Sarah's Stravaganza. Good, having me walk around late at night gives me goosebumps just by thinking about it, some bad nostalgia kind of affair. Still, better not play with luck, so I took my quick path back home. By this hour, Nee-san is probably back from work and preparing dinner. Even if not, I should be doing it myself…
'Keep on fighting', right? I thought during my walk back home. It's not like I have much of choice considering it was my idea to follow Lisa-san, and with all the training that awaits me according to her words and what I just happened to bump into during the wedding, I'll keep on fighting no matter the situation, expected or not. Yet somehow, I feel a bit lighter now, even with the expect of death lurking on every corner, more now due to the supernatural encounters up to this point. I look at the setting sky, and smile to myself…
Life is short, so live it to the fullest… Pleasures are also as ephemeral as pain or sorrow, but don't mean they are meaningless at all, as such something that is eternal, but sometimes don't mean anything at all, like rocks or the fact I'm not a virgin anymore. Even if I'm a bother, I'll try my best considering this small life of mine. And then it was then, during my pillow talk with two beautiful courtesans and a question from my master, I knew what kind of wish I want, if any…
Yes. My wish.
"Quick, Kiba-san! The girls are still patrolling him, but they are so scared too!"
"Yeah! He has been doing that since morning, it's really freaking everybody out! Please do something about it!"
Geez, what's all the fuzz about? I barely stepped inside Kuoh's ground and the girls from the Pervert Kings's came all flocking at me with the urgency of a burning building(which fortunatelt wasn't the case). Among the endless cries and warnings from desperate virgins, I couldn't figure out what was going since I know ¾ of the perverted kings are still suspended from coming to school and the only one left wasn't a problem most of the time. Maybe Takumi awoke the silent beast inside of himself? Just kidding, but the way they are dragging me down the hallway was starting to alarm me a bit.
When we finally reached the said classroom, another flock of female students came down on me, all crying and sobbing on me like something quite sinister just happened, making me sharpen myself for an upcoming disaster. I entered said classroom, and then… Nothing. I mean, the only perverted King was there, yes, the perverted serpent King, but he was just looking outside with window like some generic light novel protagonist that Isaiah would joke around about. I mean, I could feel some uneasy glow coming from him, but I can assume only I can see it.
"Uuuh… Very well. I don't see what's the fuss is all about, girls." I said to then, and for some reason all of them gasped as if I just said something exquisite. I seriously fail to see anything wrong with Higurashi, and even looks a bit glowy today unlike the usual gloomy demeanor. Wonder if something good happened to him. "You mean Higurashi-kun? I don't think he's doing anything particularly malevolent."
"B-But Kiba-san! Look at him! His distant look and that small smile! He's clearly thinking about something perverted and wrong this exact moment, and waiting just the right moment to strike!" One of the girls says to me while the rest of the posse nods altogether. I look back at Takumi, and he sees a bit distant now, but doesn't seem to be thinking about butts and boobs like that. They pull my attention again. "Please do something against this! Our chastity is in peril as long as he's there, menacingly! Please, you have to do something about that!"
"Girls, I'd love to help, but I think you're just imagining things about Higurashi-kun. He's on his spot doing nothing, so no reason to worry, I guess. Sorry, but nothing I can do." I explain, and honestly I'm a bit curious but in the end he's quiet on his seat and honestly seems even calmer today. Also, it's not like I can read minds. All died in death ears though, as they could only moan and sob among themselves, like I just left them to the wolves, or wolf. I sighed, shaking my head so I could retain my composure and avoid my heart to melt even more under this pressure. "But I guess I can ask him to leave a bit so your hearts can be at ease here. However, next time as long as he's doing nothing, you better leave him alone."
"Hyah! Thank you so much, Kiba-san!" They all cheered like I'm some kind of heroine, I only sighed for that. Isaiah did say sometimes the feud between a perverted and a girl can be less one-sided than one can imagine. Hearing the cheers of my classmates behind me, I came closer to Higurashi Takumi, and for some reason, he didn't react at all. He is all that distant. Only now I noticed, there is something of a glow around his whole being, something like a clean aura, unlike the usual gloomy one. I can hardly explain, but he seems a lot healthier too. I reach a bit closer to him.
"Higurashi-kun?"
"Hyah!" And all that enchantment suddenly disappeared the moment I called for his attention, and his response was a less-than-manly yelp with a jump to the side, almost falling off his seat. Oh, so he's still reacting like before, good to know, I guess. Holding himself on his chair, Takumi regains his composure and scratched the back of his head, laughing meekly like always. So it was just a passing thought, good to know. "I mean, hey Kiba-san. Good morning."
"Yeah, good morning for you too, Higurashi." I saluted him back, and as always he seems innocent enough, red all across his face and a bit on the nervous side. Even so, I have a small bone to pick up with him considering all the moaning girls right behind me. "Say, Takumi, I know this might sound a bit too much to ask, but could you not stay here for long? Some girls are complaining that you are 'planning something' quite foul, and while I don't think you're up to anything, they are starting to get a bit too scared of you."
"Ah. Okay, sorry." He sighs out loud and stands up from his seat, picking the rest of his lunchbox as he dusts his uniform a little and turn back to me. Just for that, the crowd on girls behind me cheers and start to sigh in relief, making him react by tilting his head to a side and see all the commotion he caused. He turns to me and laughs nervously, as expected from him. "I see. Sorry for that, Kiba-san, I was just daydreaming too much. I'll be going now."
"…" Obedient and polite as always, but there's something quite different now, he seems a little more positive and his laughs are a bit less forced. He just stands up from his seat and walks away from the class, his presence alone making all the other girls spread themselves across the room to avoid coming in contact with him, like he's Moses parting the red sea. Before he could say goodbye to his classmates, I reached for him and touched his shoulder to call for his attention, making him turn for me. "Say, Higurashi, would you like to have lunch with me instead? That way you can be a little less lonely without your friends."
"…" He blushes a little for that. "Did… Did Lilith-san or Kunou-san ask you to do this?"
"No, not at all." I said. Kunou is too busy rearranging the funeral for Hebihara and Lilith is back with Ophis-sama to talk about Lord Issei and her time as a highschooler, so they are not here for now. Wonder why he would ask that? Takum sighs in relief.
"Okay then, let's eat together."
"I'm glad."
And after excusing myself that I would take 'the foul serpent King' away from them, I guided Takumi for the rooftop of Kuoh academy where we could have a little time alone from the common eye. As romantic as this situation should be, the boy didn't respond much for this sudden invitation with someone like me. Maybe he is developing some kind of resistance against the opposite sex, which is understandable in some way, but, I must say, it hurts a bit. He didn't even reacted when we finally were outside, only taking a deep breath to himself with the air of someone different. He did have something good happen to him…
"Hah~, that's nice. Fresh air and all." He moans to himself leaning on the fence, looking down on the lower floors and with an expression that mixes both boredom and some sense of refresh.
"Sorry for that, Takumi. Being the manager of the disciplinary committee means I have some duties to fulfill, and general security is among the top priorities. I hope you don't resent me for that." I said to him now that we're finally alone. He apparently had the time to react for my little apology, as he turned around to face me, again his cheeks being tinted by a bright shade of red, and a finger scratching his face.
"No worries, Kiba-san. I should be apologizing for that entire problem we bring to you. Must be hard to deal with all the complains you get from us." He laughs nervously. I don't actually mind dealing with the four perverted demon lords, it's not like it is any better ever since I met with Isaiah's and his companions, and honestly I may be the few people who can see pass his perverted urges. He's just a kid with kiddy problems, one day he'll grow up and see the world beyond his box. As yours truly, I can only turn him to the right direction.
"Not really, dealing with the likes of you, just quirky individuals, is no such problem. I appreciate your words, though." I smile at him, and as always, he blushes and bows down a little, a smile decorating his lips. It's a nice smile, all things considered, the only one that shines through from the Four Kings. Even so, there was something quite bizarre hid behind his sudden shift. "That aside, Takumi, you seem to have been on a really good mood today. Did something good happened?"
"Am I?" He slightly touches his own face in an instinctual manner, then turns his eyes back to me at first in surprise, then in embarrassment, blushing even more now. I couldn't help myself but to chuckle to his so-typical reaction, but he turns back to me with an even bigger glow. "Sorry for that, maybe I'm really on a good mood today. I feel a lot lighter since yesterday, I must've let that leak through my face or something."
"Don't apologize. Being on a good mood is not a crime." I shrugged under my breath. That induced my curiosity about it though, as I came closer to him, not very far so I could still be approachable yet not very close so I wouldn't startled him. But do tell, what's with the sudden good mood? I do appreaciate a change of pace to a brighter one, but since you're so eager to share it, I'm all ears."
"Heheheh, it was nothing, Kiba-san." He responds. Not a very fitting or satisfactory answer, but I won't force him to do anything as long as he doesn't threaten the order around here. Didn't even needed to, he continued looking back at me. And his statement, surprisingly, was quite bold. "I just… Know what I want to do with my Sacred Gear, [GOSPEL JESTER], and all the things that comes within the realm of the supernatural."
"…" Hohoh, that is surprising. Something very bright must've happened to him to reach such a contrasting idea for what happened the other day. Although being someone his age, maybe it won't surprise me at all. After all, for one of the perverted kings of Kuoh academy, or as a male student of Kuoh academy, it must have a dime a dozen reasons for him to become such: either a harem, to impress Risu and Kunou, maybe to become the one true ruler of his own place in the world or at least some monetary gain. I won't judge him for any of those, and I wouldn't be surprised if those were the ones he chooses. Still, I have to say, with Isaiah's friend and Lord Vali's around, it won't be an easy task. Very well then, I shall humour him a bit. "Ohohoh, what an interesting twist, coming from you of all people. Very well then, I must ask, what is your wish you want as the holder of such powerful sacred gear?"
"Uhhh… Welll… It's a bit embarrassing to say that out loud. It was because of that I was daydreaming too much." He suddenly shifts to a more timid persona, and honestly, I was expecting such from him. Mustn't be easy to come in terms with that, but I've heard those same dreams from a certain someone, so I'm used to such. Like I said, he's still so young. "You… You promise me you won't laugh."
"Of course not, Takumi, you have my word." I reassured me, which words were enough to calm his heart a little, despite the still red hum over his face. "Go on, say it, I've come to expect the most grandiose words or the pettiest words ever since I was younger. Speak up, after all, no ambition is too little for those who want them."
"Very well…" He took a deep breath, nodded back at me, and looked his deep eyes into my own, now filled with momentary confidence, the first I've ever seen from him. "Kiba-san…"
"Yes?"
"I want… I want to become Immortal!"
And it ends with Takumi's ultimate wish. What does it mean, you might ask. Stick around for the next chapter to find out. Also, maybe toying with all the ship tease might be bad for my health, so I might add Tosca into the harem later. Maybe, maybe not. I won't toy with such for long, I'm sure so next chapter i might have the answer.
Also, another great note: I apologize for those waiting for the lemon within this chapter, that was quite a red herring. I deeply appologize because, for some reason, I didn't feel in the mood anymore to write the lemon once the chapter started, maybe ebcause, I things considered, some intimacy was needed for someone like me, and even when they are so nice. I still want Mayura and Noin to appear later, so stay tuned for such. Again, sorry for the dissapointment, I promise to come with a lemon later.
Nothing else to add only that I hoped that the chapter was a decent one, and greetings~.