Let's go back a while before Thor came to Kizuna and the others' world.
Kizuna and everyone else were just living their normal lives. By now, they had already gotten used to the usual everyday again.
"Aaah, this should be fine for today."
After he finished his studies, Kizuna decided to head back to his room. After another long day of studying, he felt like he deserved a rest.
Well, actually, before going home, Kizuna wanted to visit Thanatos and her mother again. Apparently, there was some kind of news.
Kizuna soon reached the room where Thanatos and her mother were. Kizuna's own mother, Nayuta, was also there with them.
"Kizuna. Ah, did you come to see what we discovered?"
"Yes, kaa-san. I don't come all that often, but I guess I should try to come more, since she's Eros' creator and the mother of a good friend."
Thanatos got a bit embarrassed by what Kizuna said, but it wasn't really a lie. Kizuna asked what was the news, and he was also a bit curious about the new equipment that was in the room, he guess it had something to do with what they found out.
"Well, no matter what I tried, I just couldn't get Thanatos' mother to wake up. I was stuck without knowing what to do, when I remembered something. There should be something like a soul, right? I wondered if I could check that out, so I asked Osiris for some help. In the end, this new equipment was developed, and guess what."
"We found out that, although her body is 'frozen in time,' my mother's soul apparently isn't. Nayuta was playing around saying she was just like a ghost, but we're still not sure of anything."
Thanatos followed what Nayuta said. The idea of ghosts made Kizuna stutter a bit.
"G-ghost…"
Ignoring that last part, Thanatos' mother's body had been frozen in time by Chronos some time ago, but apparently her soul had been going about just fine? It really did seem like a ghost story. This made Kizuna remember he had heard a voice while he visited last time, but he couldn't really remember what he was told (and preferred not to think of it as a ghost trying to communicate).
"I-isn't that good? Since her soul is fine, it should be possible to eventually bring her back, right?"
"Right. There's the chance of making a new body and putting her soul there, similar to what we did to revive you, but preferably we'd just find a way to 'wake her up.'"
Kizuna also thought it would be best to just find a way to bring Thanatos' mother back. Thanatos herself also nodded in agreement.
But overall, this was a good thing. It looked like Kizuna was going to end the day with a little bit of good news.
Since there was nothing left for him there, Kizuna decided it was finally time to head to his room. Nayuta and Thanatos gave him their goodbyes as they saw him off.
"Oh yeah, now that I remember…"
Sylvia was still in London with her family, so obviously there was no one waiting for Kizuna when he got back. It's not like he thought it was her duty to wait for him, but he had already gotten used to it.
Sylvia usually send an e-mail every day to show Kizuna that she was enjoying her time with her family. She would be coming back in about four days, but, seeing how much she was enjoying it, Kizuna thought Sylvia should go back to London next she had a break. After all, it had been a while since she's met with her family.
Anyway, since Sylvia wasn't there, Kizuna had to take care of cooking and cleaning for himself. And, even if it only lasted for a short time, doing all that work himself only made Kizuna appreciate Sylvia's help even more. He should start helping out when he had a chance.
"*puff* F-finally done. That was more tiring than I expected. How does Sylvia manage this every day?"
Just like all the other nights since Sylvia went to London, Kizuna went to bed really tired. Luckily, he had stopped seeing those dreams from when he was being revived, so he felt like he got some proper rest.
A few seconds after lying down and closing his eyes, Kizuna fell asleep, bringing an end to that day.
/
Kizuna felt something soft against his skin. Not only that, he could also smell a sweet aroma around him.
He opened his eyes and, although he was still sleepy, it didn't take long for his brain to process the information he gathered.
"Good morning, Kizuna."
"Good morning, nii-sama."
The two sisters from Vatlantis, Aine and Grace, were lying down with Kizuna. It wasn't hard to guess that the sweet aroma Kizuna had smelled came from them. What's more, they were both wearing only their panties, meaning Kizuna could feel their soft parts against his skin.
Considering everything… there was no way Kizuna could over-react to that. It's not like it was ineffective on him, rather it was very effective, but he was well past the point of getting up from the bed all flustered and barely able to speak.
"Morning. Why are you two here? And how did you get in to begin with?"
"For the how… don't worry about it, nii-sama."
Kizuna couldn't help but be worried about it. Well, it should be fine, so he just let it go.
"As for the why, isn't it obvious? We came to spend some time with you before we have to go to Vatlantis."
So it was just what Kizuna expected. Well, he didn't dislike it, and there was no reason to refuse.
Grace had been acting as Vatlantis' Emperor for a while so Aine could finish her studies. Apparently, something had shown up that would need Aine to be there as well, so the two sisters would have to spend a few days in Vatlantis and had probably came to see Kizuna one last time before going.
Aine and Grace both approached Kizuna and kissed his lips. He had no idea how that worked or how they managed that, but, being the one kissed, Kizuna knew for a fact these sisters managed to kiss him at the same time. He had to say he was kind of impressed.
"That said, nii-sama took too long to wake up, so we're almost out of time now."
"Eh? I did?"
"Yeah. We've been trying to wake you for about an hour, but you only just woke up."
It was a weekend, so there wasn't any problem with oversleeping, but it wasn't Kizuna's style. He didn't really feel especially tired yesterday, so… maybe just random luck?
"S-sorry, Aine, Grace. At least let me see you two off."
The sisters nodded. They put their clothes back on while Kizuna took a quick bath and dressed himself. Once they were done, Kizuna accompanied them for as much as he could.
"Again, sorry, you two. I promise I'll make up for it some other time."
"It's fine, nii-sama."
"But since you want to make up for it, how about you come with us next time?"
Kizuna felt it wasn't a bad idea. He had already been there a few times, but it should be nice to accompany Aine and Grace on one occasion.
"Sure. Next time, I'll go along with you two."
And so Kizuna saw them off, waving them goodbye. Since he was already out, Kizuna figured he'd walk around for a while.
Since he hadn't eaten yet, Kizuna headed for a café were he could eat some breakfast, so he headed to the mall. To his surprise, he met Hayuru on the waiting line.
"Hayuru? What are you doing here?"
"Oh, Kizuna. There were a few problems with my kitchen equipment, so I'm eating out today. What about you?"
"Well… I overslept, then I had to accompany Aine and Grace, so I figured I'd eat breakfast outside today."
This was unexpected, but it was better than eating alone. Kizuna decided to accompany Hayuru for a while.
"So, what are you going to do after this?"
"Even though it's a weekend, I have to head to the public morals committee, since there's still a lot of leftover work. But, while I have some time left… do you want to go on a… d-date?"
"Sure, let's just finish eating and we'll go."
Kizuna made Hayuru's red cheeks look like a joke when he answered so easily, but that was one of the things he found cute about her.
Once they were done eating, Kizuna and Hayuru headed out on a quick date. They walked around through the shopping mall, every now and then stopping to look at a few shops.
"… Alright, let's do it."
Hayuru muttered under her breath, then she told Kizuna she wanted him to go with her to a certain shop so he could help her. Of course, he agreed.
What he didn't expect was that Hayuru, of all people, would take him to a female underwear store.
"H-Hayuru, are you sure you need my help? Why are we even here to begin with?"
Even considering everything he had been through, Kizuna was still awkward around these places. Hayuru found that cute. Then, with all her pride, she proclaimed the reason why she had brought him to this shop.
"The truth is, I took my sizes one of these days, and it turns out my breasts got bigger. A full centimeter more of bust size. Haha, it won't be long before I've caught up, and since we were around, I thought I should already get prepared for what's to come."
So that was it. Kizuna thought that one centimeter more of bust wouldn't really get Hayuru caught up to Aine and Yurishia, who he guessed was who Hayuru wanted to catch up to, but he didn't want to be the one to pour cold water on her.
That being said, he didn't mind if Hayuru stayed just how she was, but he knew that if he voiced that out, Hayuru would snap at him.
Since he wanted to get out as soon as possible, probably because of the other girls in the shop glaring at him, amongst other reasons, Kizuna decided to just help Hayuru with what she wanted. Even so, Hayuru still tried out a few designs, so it still ended up taking some time.
But then, Kizuna was saved when two girls from the public morals committee noticed Hayuru.
"Oh look, it's Hayuru."
"Eh, so she's having her boyfriend pick some underwear for her? Ah, it's fine, you know, you can skip the committee today if you want, we'll cover for you."
"W-wait, it's not like that!"
Hayuru kept trying to convince the girls that they were wrong, but they just jolted out saying "it's fine, just enjoy your date."
"A-ah! Kizuna, sorry, but I have to run after them before things get too out of hand."
Hayuru quickly put her own clothes back on and then dashed out after the other two girls. Kizuna was left awkwardly alone in the store.
"… In the end, I ended up buying the underwear, didn't I?"
Being left there alone, Kizuna just took what Hayuru was trying on to the store clerk, bought it and left the store. Even he couldn't properly explain why he did that.
Kizuna left what would now become a gift for Hayuru on his room and then headed out to kill some time.
/
"And you got the idea to come to my room how exactly?"
"W-well, I just thought it would be best to eat lunch together. Don't you think so, nee-chan?"
Kizuna killed some time doing mostly nothing. When it came time for lunch, Kizuna decided to drop by Reiri's room for some reason. Luckily, she was home and let him in.
Reiri seemed to be working on something. He said that he'd leave if he was being a bother, but Reiri said he could stay.
"I was just going to order something, but since you're here, I guess I can try to cook something."
"Nee-chan's cooking?"
She used to cook for him during the time they lived together. It was never the best food in the world, but Kizuna always thought it was better than most.
"Yeah. It's been a few years since the last time, but I should still be able to do something."
Reiri had stopped cooking after she and Kizuna stopped living together. She preferred the practicality of ordering something. Even so, she figured it would be fine, and even Kizuna felt like helping out.
They thought it would be fine… until the point where something happened and the food exploded on their faces. How did that even happen? Luckily, the food wasn't hot, so it didn't leave them with burn or anything. But their clothes were completely dirty.
"Shit! Let's put these to wash while we figure the rest out."
Reiri and Kizuna took off their clothes and were left with just their underwear. They took the excess food off and then put their clothes to wash, which would take some time, then they headed back to the kitchen.
"Sorry Kizuna, I ended up just getting us dirty and wasting food."
"No, nee-chan. We are dirty, but the food isn't wasted yet."
Kizuna kissed Reiri's cheek, but while he did that, he ate the food that was on her cheek. It shouldn't really harm them if they ate it even like that.
Reiri understood Kizuna's idea and also kissed him and ate the food covering his face. Once they were done, their lips met and they had a passionate kiss for a while.
"Nn, mmh."
"N, chhu."
Since they were left with just their underwear, they could feel a lot of the other's body. They only broke the kiss once they needed to take in some air.
"I guess our faces are clean now. Let's clean the kitchen and, after that, we're taking a bath."
"Yes, nee-chan."
They did clean the kitchen and then took a bath together. Coincidently, they got out of the bath at the same time their clothes finished getting washed. Reiri could just pick up any of her clothes, but Kizuna had to wait until his finished getting dry.
So Kizuna and Reiri waited a while. Reiri got some of her work done, but she still focused mostly on Kizuna while he was there. After Kizuna was able to put his clothes back on, they ordered some food and had lunch for real.
"I guess I shouldn't bother nee-chan anymore, so I'll be going now."
"Ah… fine, but come by again some other day. Just tell me beforehand."
Reiri didn't want Kizuna to go just yet, but she really had a lot of work to do, so she had to compromise. Kizuna said his goodbyes and went off.
/
"Hii, Kizuna."
"Yurishia?"
Kizuna was surprised when he arrived back at his room and found out Yurishia had somehow made her way in. Considering Aine and Grace had also "entered" this room just this morning, Kizuna thought he might have to invest on a new lock, and maybe some kind of security system.
Yurishia quickly explained why she was in Kizuna's room (but when she was asked how she got in she just said "it's a secret~" while winking.)
Basically, ever since they came back to this world, Osiris had been living with Yurishia, since they were already used to that setup. But today, Osiris said she'd spend the night somewhere else, so Yurishia was left by herself.
"But after living with someone for so long, I got lonely very quick, so I decided to sleep here tonight."
Kizuna didn't really mind, and he himself was a bit lonely without Sylvia around, so he appreciated the company for tonight.
Since Yurishia was there, Kizuna wanted to go out and eat something, but she offered to cook instead, saying she couldn't lose to Sylvia. Kizuna offered some help, but Yurishia told him she would be fine alone.
"Wow, Yurishia is actually really good at cooking."
"Right? If you want, I can come over while Sylvia is away."
Kizuna took that mostly was a joke, but he didn't know if Yurishia really meant it. She really was good, Yurishia really didn't lose to Sylvia when it came to cooking.
After that, Yurishia helped Kizuna with the usual daily house tasks he had yet to do. They even got a bit exited and did more tasks then they needed to. Sylvia expected to find this place really dirty when she got back, but, if it depended on Yurishia, that wouldn't be the case.
When they finished, it was well into the night, so all that was left now was to go to sleep.
"I'll let you change now. Just call me when you're ready."
"Okay."
Kizuna let Yurishia use the bedroom to change into her sleepwear. Although it hadn't been more than a few days since their trip to the USA float, Kizuna felt exited by the idea of sleeping with Yurishia.
After a few minutes…
"You can come in, Kizuna."
Kizuna entered the bedroom. What he saw made his jaw drop.
"I guess these weren't for me? I thought they were, but the size is small, so they don't fit."
Yurishia was trying to put on the underwear Kizuna had bought for Hayuru earlier that day. Kizuna had seriously forgotten all about that. The size was too small for her, so the clothes weren't properly put on.
The bra cup could barely hide Yurishia's pink nipple, and it was impossible to put both sides on, meaning one of her breasts was just left exposed. The panties couldn't go much pass Yurishia's thighs, so her whole bottom was just left there for Kizuna to see.
Yurishia just started taking the underwear off. "Well, it doesn't matter. I was planning on going nude anyway," she commented as she got naked.
"Wait, didn't you bring any sleepwear?"
"No. I figured I wouldn't need it anyway."
Somehow, Kizuna felt like he should have expected something like this. He went to his wardrobe to pick a shirt and hand it to Yurishia.
"Kizuna, you didn't get it yet? Let's take this chance and do it."
"While I would like to take the offer, we have classes tomorrow, and I know for a fact we wouldn't be able to pay attention if we did do it tonight. We'd either stay up all night and miss school or we'd somehow get up on time, but we wouldn't be able to concentrate. And, unfortunately, my grades don't allow for either."
Kizuna wasn't lying. If Yurishia had come last night with this same offer, Kizuna might have very well taken it. It was just a matter of poor timing.
Although putting, Yurishia did pick up Kizuna's shirt and put it on. Though she refused to button it, so it really didn't help Kizuna. Even so, she gave up on the idea of them having sex that night, when Kizuna asked why, she said that there would still be a lot of time for that in the future, but Yurishia didn't want to get separated from Kizuna because he got bad grades.
"Then, how about this: I'll teach Kizuna. While you're studying, you can touch my body and do whatever you want, so you'll be able to associate what you're feeling to what you're studying. How about it?"
Kizuna almost fell into temptation thinking 'that could probably work' but he was able to resist his urges. "Let's just go to sleep" Kizuna said as he turned off the lights.
Although, Yurishia still wasn't satisfied, so she made one final offer: "then, kiss me until I fall asleep."
Kizuna knew how dangerous it was, but even he couldn't resist anymore. He agreed to that.
"Nnh~"
"Mmnh."
Just as expected, their skin making contact made it a lot harder to resist. However, Kizuna still somehow managed to hold out and made it through the night.
Though he barely got any sleep, since Yurishia pretended to fall asleep, waited for Kizuna to go "relief some stress" and then offered him a hand. Kizuna was at his limit, so he accepted the "help," but it didn't end with just "lending a hand."
Somehow, Kizuna was able to keep his chastity that night. He didn't know if that was lucky or unlucky, but Yurishia gave up when Kizuna was about to give in.
As for how school went… it doesn't matter, since the next day had a huge surprise waiting for everyone.
