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The Pool side,
Hanayo and Aiko have finally told Rin about Reiko's death… Rin has started to feel nauseous after hearing the whole story…
"T-that's a really gruesome death-nya!" Rin complained.
"Hehe, exactly, but it will never be known if she died from her own actions or because someone pushed her…rumor says, she was pushed, and that's why she became a vengeful spirit…"
"But Reiko-chan isn't vengeful… she is kind and a little mischievous…but she isn't someone who holds grudges…she got over everything quickly…" Aiko said.
"Myth, people likes to make up stuff to make it creepier" Hanayo replied.
"Those are just a made up….?" Rin asked.
"I wouldn't know…hehe… but the thing is, Rin-chan… we shouldn't sweat over the details…some things are best unknown…."
"Ah—by the way, can I ask…about why you are all here again…?" Aiko asked.
"Oh…about that….! I almost forgot!" Hanayo said.
"Ah—you're right nya! We're supposed to ask about what happened to that woman who chased us all night before-nya!" Rin said.
"Oh! Hmm…I don't really know… I was with you all, remember….?" Aiko replied.
"You don't know anything else after….? I mean…not even when a ruckus was made?" Hanayo asked again.
"Hmmm…I don't know… it was so calm last night… this is an Inn after all so, they are always trying to make this place as calm as possible…"
"Good point…" Hanayo replied sadly.
"But! When we returned last night, I could feel a presence of a Holy Beast come into this area—but I wasn't too sure…so that's why I didn't tell anyone about it…."
"A holy beast….?" Rin and Hanayo flustered,
"Yeah…Like…that blonde woman…. She was a holy beast, right…?"
"Ah—so you mean, Eli-senpai returned here last night…?"
"Yep! The presence was strong and her scent was strong too! I wasn't sure because there was a time where I felt like the atmosphere was overwhelmed by a strong spiritual power…like…that one Boobs-san…"
"B-Boobs-san?!" Rin and Hanayo gets confused again,
"Yeah! Purple haired boobs-san!"
"W-Why do you remember her boobs! She has a name and a face-nya!" Rin said.
"Because, that's what Reiko always tell me about her.. Boobs-san this, boobs-san that…. she has really big boobs and it feels like her spiritual power is stored there…"
"S-Say…does Reiko no like her…?"
"Not that she doesn't like, but Reiko often feels jealous of someone for almost no-reason…
"Almost no-reason…?"
"yep… there was this one time where she suddenly got jealous of Bird-chan's legs…"
"B-Bird-chan….?"
"Yup, the one with ash brown hair…"
"Oh…Kotori-senpai…."
"Yeah, she said, her legs are so smooth and slim! It almost looks like a bird's legs!"
"Ah…."
"Then later, she got jealous of that ginger gulper…."
"G-Ginger gulper…?!"
"Yep… said, her appetite is so big, she can eat and taste everything…."
Rin and Hanayo couldn't do much to make a comment…
"Then also the time when she got jealous of the she-sea warrior….said, her arms are so fit and yet it looks so feminine…and her silky blue hair looks like an ocean…"
"She hasn't said anything about you two, but I suppose she said something about the chirping little rice-loving chicken, not so kind recorder, snotty broken stereo and cat-wanna-be girl….and I assume two of them are you….but I don't know…."
"Oh…."
"The only person she rarely mentions is that blonde girl—I think she was somewhat scared of her…as much as I fear her…. but yes, Reiko tends to give too much respect on someone she fears…"
"I…I see…." Rin and Hanayo replied.
"Anyhow, I don't know if I could help you with the information… if only I could possess one of the staff…. But I don't know how to do that…."
As Rin heard it, she gets reminded of her ability
"Oh! Then I have a little idea-nyaa!"
Meanwhile,
Maki and the others have started to inspect from the top. It took a while for them to finally reach the place where Maki and the Snow girl stopped on the chase...
"W-wow…I swear…this woman looked so creepy here…" Niko said.
"I don't know how she looked like, but I suppose if she was being like that to me, I'll probably have knocked her out…." Umi said.
"Now you made me think, did anyone knock her out last night…?" Kotori asked to Maki.
"Not that I remember… I told you I was sort of separated from the group… then they returned through that hall!" Maki replied.
Niko nodded and started to inspect with her power….she closes her eyes and stretches her hands forward…
"Well…. I totally can recover some things here… but sadly… I can't see her anywhere during very time of them all running here…."
"Maybe we should try going through this hall and use the power on where we find suspicious….?" Honoka asked.
"Yeah….let's do that…."
She swears…
She has almost no memory of how they ended up to be on top of her own bed,
Or about how she was stripped into nothing but her underwear…
When her eyes finally gained their focuses, she could see the blonde is now about to strip herself… but she suddenly stopped as she notices her waking up…
"Ah… You're awake…. What a coincidence…." The blonde said—with a mischievous smile coloring her face….
"Ericchi….?" Nozomi called her out innocently.
"You dropped again—from a massive nose bleed…" the blonde replied,
Nozomi quickly tried to touch the tip of her nose, she could not see any blood remains…but she does smell it…
"I cleaned you up… but I suppose I'll have to do that again later…." Eli turns her sight to a pile of tissue with bloodstains. Nozomi might know where this is going, but….
Is it really going to go where it might be…?
The blonde sat on the bed, grabbing the purplenette's ankle and lifting up her feet….Nozomi tried to pull her body up, trying to get a better angle of what is happening to her right now—but as she tried to use her hands, she realized that both of her hands are tied against the bed. It wasn't that tight, but the rope is connected to the two bed pillars on each side, preventing her from getting up.
"You have such a great looking body… I alway felt hungry to have a taste of it…" The blonde said before she licks her toe, seductively trailing her tongue up to the tip and repeated the process over and over. At times, she let her tongue pass through the gap, then began to tend the other part of her feet.
Nozomi swears that even if she wasn't tied like this, she would let this be done…
Why did Eli tie her up?
Is she scared of being rejected…?
Either way, Nozomi didn't mind anything that was done until now…
Once the blonde looks somewhat satisfied with enjoying both of her feet, she could see her climbing slightly up to her knee.
Nozomi doesn't know how her nose condition is right now. For all she knows, she can't feel anything. But she does smell the scent of blood and her head feels dizzy from all the excitement.
"….you look so nice with that blood on your nose, it makes me feel so special…. But…." the blonde pauses. She runs her tongue over her thighs, rubbing her hands slowly and passionately on every inch of her skin…
"…I was always so worried, if what I wanted to do to you will harm you…" she continued suggestively, reaching her groin. Eli places her fingers against her underwear—right on top of the latter's core.
Something made Nozomi's heart jump. When she could feel those tentative fingers touching the most sensitive part of her…all parts of her body could feel the blood rush…
"I don't want to be selfish…I wanted to be your friend…I wanted to care about you…. and all the teasing you did to me…about us dating and so on…."
Teasing….?
Was it just a mere teasing….?
Nozomi knows that she could always just think it that way…
What's the description of dating for her again?
"It always aroused my inappropriate thoughts… but I didn't want to be selfish….not on you…but what do I care about that now? I want you so bad and this is what I want…." the blonde continued again as she gently pulls the bottom of her underwear, revealing the wetness of her core.
Should Nozomi say anything about this?
She knows what's happening down there right now….
And she knows that soon enough, her wetness will increase as her mind imagines everything that will be done to her….
The azure eyes only stared at her, and it's enough for her to make her cheeks feel warmer…
When those sapphires orbs finally shines on her core, Eli inches her face closer until her lips touches Nozomi's pleasure spot….
The purplenette squeaks out an attractive moan, thinking of how good it feels inside her body.
But why is she tied for this?
She wanted this to happen. If her hands were free, she would pull Eli's head closer so that her tongue could reach deeper into her. Perhaps that will come later, since it appears that Eli is only on the mood to play around the surface…
From the way she plays with her core… it shows Nozomi that the blonde truly wants her. She is so passionate and gentle. It really feels like nothing was held back from her…she could argue that Eli is influenced by lust, but Nozomi knows Eli as much as she knows herself…
With every motion made, Nozomi could feel herself getting tensed. After penetrating with her tongue the blonde inserts two fingers into the hollow. Seeing Eli slightly lift her face, the spiritual girl started to get much more excited with every sensation running through her veins, tingling her neck and jaw, she also could feel her center delicately stretched and soon it became a lot more slippery and warm from the thrusts delivered from the latter's long, slim fingers; fingers that she always dreamt of to be inside her….
Nozomi's tight walls could feel Eli's nails dig deep. The feeling was indescribable – not with any words, Nozomi couldn't think clearly due to the pleasurable sensation numbing her normal humanistic senses. The sound made, each time Eli's fingers went in and out, Eli's warm breath on her body and the planted kisses on her core, was making Nozomi more and more ecstatic. Adding in the fact that all this is happening in present time and not in her imagination, made it ten times more worthwhile.
Even during the mix of emotions, Nozomi couldn't help but wonder what the blonde was trying to express to her… after everything that occurred…. It doesn't make sense to her that she is now doing what she always wished to do with her…
Could this be a failure attempt of being raped? She loves this after all!
Did she never acknowledge this desire within her as well?
Is she that oblivious?
What about her guessing that she is thinking of something perverted about her….?
Did she think that as a joke Nozomi made for her? Or again… a mere teasing, made because of her sexual orientation…?
Perhaps she should forget all that for now—and focus on enjoying what was being done to her…
She began to moan in pleasure as Eli continued to express love and lust to her body, suckling into her hardened pink nipples, tentatively squeezing her soft breast and blissfully licking her everywhere she wishes to.
At some point, Eli took the liberty of sniffing Nozomi's sweating, body scent.
"I love you so much, Nozomi…." she whispered seductively.
"But you don't have to love me back… if you want to hate me because of this… I'm fine…" she continued along with her kisses.
That's so unfair…
Nozomi replied in her thoughts. She wanted to speak—but will that end what she has been enjoying?
Her thrust gradually hastened, making Nozomi arch her back along with erotic moans escaping her lips. The purplenette's legs began to move wildly, demanding to be held. Eli understanding the latter's action, did just as Nozomi wanted. Though perhaps, it wasn't quite the same as what Nozomi expected…
Once Eli grabs both of her legs, she pushes it up, exposing the wet shape of pink, which was stretched wider from how it was. The blonde smiles before leaning in to taste her incoming juices.
Without doubt, even though this is her first time, she could already say that this is the most addicting feeling she has ever felt in her entire life. The blonde is too good at this... how did she know how to treat it professionally? Did she practice on herself? Just like her…?
By the time the turquoise eyes began to get watery from the sinful joy, a loud scream of euphoria escaped from her lips as something squirts out of her.
Is everything alright down there?
Did she make the blonde…dirty…? Dirtier than she believed she was…?
"You just came…" Eli chuckled—an unexpected respond, but at least Nozomi was able to hear the small laugh she has missed so much.…
"That's unfair… I haven't reached half of my satisfaction…." She continued as she wipes her lips which was covered by transparent liquid from the bonded girl.
Nozomi really wanted to say something about this…but she truly doesn't want to risk making a wrong move… she wants some more intimacy…
"Let's play some more… shall we…?" Eli sits on one of her thighs, while lifting the other one…
It feels like a dream for Nozomi, she knows what Eli is up to…
A position that's loved by most girls who're in love with the same sex… something that is called as scissoring…
Their cores are touching, awakening all of Nozomi's senses—while it also made the blonde's fox soul become so much clearer in her eyes, a thousand times visible and she swears she could also feel the existence of many souls around her….
When the blonde started to rub together, the purplenette's heart jumped in excitement, she couldn't hold herself but to moan louder with each rub. The slippery skin and erotic sounds made when their flesh meets each other, makes it hard for her to resist the temptation of calling out to her crush, but she has no idea of what to tell her if she does.
Eli grips Nozomi's waist with one hand, while other holds strongly onto the bed's cover. With the repeated motion, they rubbed harder and faster, eventually causing a bigger mess. But while doing so….
The rope that was used to hold Nozomi, loosened up and released both of her hands after some more wild motions were made.
After all, Eli didn't have the guts to hurt her physically…or so Nozomi guessed.
Should she pretend that the rope is still holding her?
Watching the way the blonde was looking at her passionately—enjoying every stroke they made with each other. Will she be too busy to notice?
Maybe she will…
But does Nozomi want this to be over…?
Maybe at the right time…
Which comes up to her sooner than she thought...
The blonde takes a moment to get away from the flaming sparks and decides to close the gap between their lips with a passionate kiss. Eli could be on the advantage on almost everything, but Nozomi isn't that far behind on strength, agility and wit…or perhaps luck in this case.
When Eli deepens her kiss, Nozomi takes the chance to hold the blonde up close to herself. Being in the bottom position doesn't always mean that she will be the one to get a treat…. Or so she believes.
She turns their position slightly, where Eli is right beside her—but surprisingly not that panicked. Did she realize that she is no longer tied?
Or did she do this for a specific purpose…?
what exactly is the plan?
What did she exactly want from her?
Either way, Nozomi just wants to enjoy her freedom. She maneuvered her hands down Eli's back, while their kisses become a passionate fight to enter each others mouth. Seeing how well Eli was at moving her tongue, Nozomi intentionally used her own to match with Eli.
It will be a lie if they say that they are doing this without love…
They wanted each other so badly…
A few minutes passed, their lips finally parted away…
Taking a moment to breath, they stare into each other. Both of their faces, red…
Nozomi gives out a faint loving smile as she caresses the blonde's cheek, but she was quickly rejected as Eli gets up, preventing each other from looking eye-to-eye.
"Ericchi!" Nozomi called her out again.
Eli didn't stop, she quickly picks up all of her clothes.
It's time to act some more for Nozomi, she quickly jumps from her bed and stops the blonde from trying to wear her clothes.
"We're not done yet… you haven't reached your limit yet…right?"
Eli completely ignores her and continues to try to wear her clothes. Nozomi swiftly clings to Eli, giving her a deep lustful kiss that she isn't ashamed to give.
When she released her lips, she noticed that the blonde break into tears. Nozomi, finding herself a bit dumfounded, didn't now how to approach the matter.
"Why…" Eli finally speaks to her…
"Why can't you just hate me….?"
"I don't understand, Ericchi… This is…what I want…and this is also what you want…. But you're expecting me to hate you for this….? I mean… are you truly oblivious to the fact that I wanted this as well?"
"Won't everyone hate it if someone takes their virginity out of selfish desires…? I did that to you! You really should hate me!"
Nozomi tried her best to not laugh…
It's not making any sense—and its funny about how innocent she sounded… the way she tried to be mean to her yet it was actually great that she did this to her…. She doesn't even know where to start explaining…
"What? Why are you laughing? I can see that smirk! You never take me seriously…! You're always mocking me!"
Who is never taking someone seriously, Nozomi could accuse her the same thing, but will that do anything? Blaming will only make things worse…
Maybe the only thing she could do right now is to prove that she is serious…
Without a word, Nozomi once again presses her lips against Eli's…with no hesitation.
"Will you listen to me?!" Eli tried to retort, but Nozomi has no ears for her now. She will not listen nor will she utter a single word of response to any kind of offense—only love and the way she want to love her….
She pushed the blonde against the wall, grinding her own thighs between hers, aggressively kissing her neck. Eli couldn't help but enjoy it—she tried hard to make herself stronger against the charming scent of her crush.
What got her most was their breasts pressing against each other— maybe this was just her luck, but she could feel their nipples are rub against each others as well. The hardened sensation it gave out…made Eli feel aroused. She wanted to do more of it but if she gives up to this…
She might as well give up from Nozomi…
Which is bad—and makes her feel stupid…
Knowing Nozomi's thought process, she would already say that Eli is silly for trying to be mean and avoiding her….for whatever the reason…
She knows that they love each other…she knows that Eli is just being cautious about her intentions… and she also knows that Eli did what she did out of jealousy...but…
Nozomi had a good intention, Umi also supported her that sometimes its necessary to scold the people we love, to help them realize what's important to them…
While Rin said that we should accept our friends just the way they are and not think of anything else…
Along with Niko, who tried to communicate with Eli about their relationship….
And lastly, the society around them already judged them as an inseparable pair…
What else stopped her from doing all these sinful deeds with her…?
Maybe she should take it as her way to punish herself for everything she did?
As the blonde tried to retort some more, Nozomi had enough of holding her and she decided to use all of her strength to move themselves back onto the bed,
She pulled her down—letting her be on top while locking Eli down by crossing her legs around her hips. Now it's too late for Eli to stop—she is too aroused from the purplenette's tentative touches, the scent, and the beautiful sound that they made together.
Everything else is soon forgotten, not even the things she intend to do after making Nozomi hate her was remembered. They enjoyed each others lips… they played, sucked and intertwined their tongues, gaining entrance into each other's mouths, letting their hands freelance over each other's bodies, exploring every curve.
The steamy atmosphere thickens, their love deepens, and eventually, they once again connect their core to each other. This is what they dreamed of...and this is what they wanted… their pace hastened and their face looked seductive, eyes full of passion.
At the heat of the moment, nothing is better than listening to each other's erotic moans and knowing that now they have shared their body fluids with each other…Reaching up to the orgasm, they kept their pace fast… heating their skin with each rub until finally…
Something hot and sticky sprayed out on each other's thigh…
This time, they did it together….
And this time… no one held back….
Is this enough….?
Is this truly…. Enough….?
Perhaps it's not….
The blonde approaches the purplenette, attempting to give her a nice and sweet kiss…but a single finger on her lip stops her….
"Ericchi…before we go for another round…." Nozomi started,
Eli pauses…
"….I want you to realize…. That I never joke about my feelings…I truly want you… and… if you're still not convinced by it…." Nozomi pauses as she turns her sight to the end table next to her bed. There's a drawer and a key hanging on its door.
Eli doubted, she averted her eyes and blushes slightly on both of her cheek…
"Will I find another girl's picture there….?"
As the question was put out, Nozomi realizes that it wasn't about the seriousness in her feeling…but it was about the loyalty in her feelings. Maybe, after all, Eli wasn't oblivious about her feelings…but she was…once again…just being cautious…
She is afraid to not be the only one for her…
And she takes that as mockery to play with her heart…
Eli loves her so much…
And she wants her all for herself…
There's no option to share with others….
"You see, Ericchi…. maybe I finally started to understand what you want from me…."
Eli remained silent,
"…but I have love for those girls I hung out with…."
Eli bit her lips as she heard it, she was quickly about to jump out off the bed, but Nozomi held her tight…
"It's not the same love I have with you…. maybe it's better if i call my relationship with them something close to sisterly love….just like with you and your sister…." Nozomi continued.
The Azure eyes seemed to show that she is slightly convinced.
"Didn't I tell you that I had a crush…?"
Eli nodded.
"She was the only one that I ever thought of having a relationship with…until you came into my life and became my next target…" Nozomi said.
"….You'll be having more to go on… won't you?" Eli replied.
"If you're going to reject me…then I will… but if you're going to accept me…you'll be the last…"
Eli is about to say something…but Nozomi beats her to it…
"Should I remind you again….? Just be honest to yourself… I love you….and you love me… no matter what we have or what we don't have…. we love each other…and thats all that matters…"
Eli shut her mouth again, trying to think of a response…
Putting that aside, Eli started to think that she should just open the very drawer… she wanted to know if Nozomi really kept something from her. In her selfish mind, she wanted to see that Nozomi was obsessing over her…she won't mind if she took her picture without permission. She always knows that a part of her will enjoy the image of Nozomi yanking by seeing her face in the very picture…
Could she call this a teenage dream? The naughty kind of teens…?
Surely…if this was known by others, her image as the good classy president will crumble. But will it really…? As long as she didn't intend to show this to anyone, it will be fine…right?
When the drawer opened, it exposed all the stack of printed pictures that contained a specific blonde, along with a professional camera and a long medium sized box, where the contents were still unknown, Eli could feel herself rather satisfied than relieved that she didn't see any other girl but Nozomi and herself in the picture.
Eli decided to pull a little further….noticing a strange belt neatly placed inside. She took it carefully and dangles it to understand the design—which only took a second for Eli.
"A strap-on belt…?"
"It took me all my courage to get that off the shop…but it was worth it…even though my poor pillow will have to substitute for your body…I still enjoy it…"
Eli wondered when Nozomi even had the time to get this... but then again, they don't always stick together all the time anyway… sometimes they have to take care of each other's personal business…
"I have two types of toys… one that you could attach there—or the double headed one…." Nozomi said as she tentatively pulls the blonde back to the soft and fluffy bed of hers….
"Would you like to make my imaginations come true….?" She whispered seductively against the blonde's sensitive ears.
Back to the Inn,
The group has finally found each other—and when they met, they immediately discussed about what they should do next.
Surprisingly for them, they were able to synchronize their thoughts quickly and soon acted on it. While a few of them were fishing for attention from some of the staff, Aiko and Hanayo possessed them. Niko attempted to be smuggled to the place where Niko herself believed to be where the manly woman was taken after her incident—causes still unknown…
"Excuse me! Excuse me!" said the staff—who is now possessed by Aiko.
"We need to pass through!" said the other staff—who is now possessed by Hanayo, after splitting her consciousness, she was holding onto her unconscious body. Niko ran next to them, she said she would be the one responsible for the kids, who were told to wait outside the "staff-only" door by the other staff.
They were all in panic, but of course, the group only pretended to be panicked. While Maki sets up a fake hospital call, ones that she didn't even contact to begin with and the others pretended to help the other staff prepare some things for Hanayo.
Niko and the others had to quickly make their move on their mission as they got into where Niko believes to be where the manly woman was taken...
"Think later, just memorize everything—and every single detail possible…"Aiko said.
"Yeah…I don't think we will stay here long enough to do everything...so you really have to record it in your own mind…"
"Huh? I'll try." Niko replied.
For a moment, they all remained silent to let Niko concentrate on what they needed her to do. They also tried to take in all the details of the room to help out,
Niko, who has been quiet and calm—suddenly opens her eyes wide in shock, breaking all the concentration she build on herself. No one notices yet, she quickly changes her face again to a calm one and focuses on what she saw once more.
Meanwhile,
Nozomi's legs are held tight while her lover penetrates both of their hollow with the double headed toy, it was their choice to enjoy their favorite position with an additional sensation. They haven't yet grown tired of hearing the erotic moans that came of of their mouth…
Eli could feel hunger in her, but she doesn't know what she is hungry of…and the only thing in her mind right now is to keep pleasuring themselves from each others presence. It's addictive and unforgettable, they don't want to stop…
Not until they finally feel their legs close to numb…
Fortunately, they both made it to reach the peak before they were barely able to move again. Nozomi hasn't really paid attention to the other details her eyes could see currently…
Maybe something was awakened inside her, but she wasn't sure and the only thing she knows is that she began to see some high-grade details of spiritual vision. She could see Eli's soul clearly… it isn't that big, but a massive aura surrounds her…as expected from a holy beast…
There are also some souls watching them being busy with a sinful ritual….But they quickly escaped as soon as they realize she could see them…should she be embarrassed?
She doesn't think so…
She has learned enough to not care about those spirits… it's not like she was the one at fault. She already did it in a very private place….
Now she slightly regrets for not putting up a protection seal in her own house. She thought that even if a soul wanted to come by, she could at least communicate with them to ease her loneliness…some also often come by to ask for help, which she never minded…but now that some decided to use the chance to break into her privacy…she would consider putting it up.
Putting those thought aside for now, she started to think of what she just did—with the exhausted blonde who leaned herself against the bed, next to her. They are not even in the appropriate age to do such actions—nor their status…
She decided to turn herself to face the blonde, caressing her cheeks and—this time, Eli didn't reject her, but she was still too shy to accept it. She averts her eyes, letting the red shade paint her cheeks, speaking nothing but a short huff.
Nozomi giggled to the reaction, maybe this is the best time to show her everything she wanted to do with her…
But not to forget to be true to herself as well…
"Is that what you show me after attempt to force into doing all this….?" Nozomi says teasingly.
Eli remains silent,
"It's not quite a failure, you see… I like it rough…." Nozomi adds again as she shortens their gap.
"You're such a proficient lover…let's do it again next time…." She whispered to the blonde suggestively, which was still replied with a silence.
"Should we call ourselves as girlfriends? It's just a status, but this should do it, right?"
Eli sighs heavily,
"You don't want to….? I thought you want me…."
"I do…. But… I might've been too late…." The blonde gets up from the bed,
"What makes you say that…?" Nozomi asked as she also did the same.
"Nozomi…. this might be the only thing that could make you hate me…." Eli said.
"Speak up…." the purplenette replied confidently.
"I made a contract… with a soul that has been following me around….she didn't tell me her name… and… her command was simple…. Find any soul, collect and devour half of them… I should collect about a hundred each month…."
"Collecting soul…? How are you even going to do that….?"
"There's something….about my soul… she taught me that my soul could swallow another, then store them inside….And when I'm hungry, they'll be used to fulfill it…and if not, another soul who could extract that soul, will use it…she also taught me that I can give that soul to others—which she intend to make me give it to her…."
"I didn't know you can do that… she surely knows a lot…."
"Yes…and she is… a lot stronger than me and obviously a lot stronger than a specific someone who has been slacking on spiritual training…." Eli said coldly.
Nozomi giggles,
"I'm sorry— but I was somehow enlightened by your talented tongue, you see…"
"Or more like, giving you some of my spiritual food to you? I can't believe you're that low of spiritual level…"
"You did….what?"
"I was experimenting on what I learned… and since you told me that, now I know it works… but I won't give you that again. You have to work up on your own level…"
"I know….but…can you now tell me exactly what you were planning, Ericchi? I mean… I feel like, there's something else you wanted…."
"I just want to learn about myself...even if I have to do it in the dirtiest way possible…"
"Do you really have to…?" Nozomi asked.
"Who else could tell me about myself if it's not her…?"
"Maybe you can…. You don't have to always learn from someone else…"
"I have no idea about myself, nor understand my own feelings…"
"Really? You just did something that purely came from understanding about your own feelings…and I helped you to do that…and maybe you can put them into the credit as well… if they didn't make you jealous, you wouldn't show this side of you to me now…"
Eli remained silent to it, knowing that there's so much truth in that statement.
"Or….Hmm….there's something else that comes up to my mind… maybe you can stick with her after all…" Nozomi said.
Eli lifts her eyebrows, wondering about what Nozomi plans to do…
"I should throw the challenges on her myself…and stop her from bugging you…" she said.
"Nozomi….." Eli let out a small sigh,
"She is stronger than you… didn't I just tell you that?"
"Well, I still have a chance on my wit, don't I….? Plus… you can just say that this will be how I show you my protection—you're not the only one who can feel jealous…"
Once again, Eli sighs…
"Fine… if this is too dangerous–…."
"—you will protect me…" Nozomi cuts in with her playful smile.
Eli sighs heavier….
Nozomi giggles before she reaches out to her lover again, embracing her and pressing her lips against her skin, dragging her back down on the bed.
"Should we go for another round…?" she whispers.
"You're still raring to go?!" Eli exclaimed in surprise.
"We still have one toy to play with, Ericchi… you can be the horse, I'll ride on you…"
"Huh? What are we playing again…?"
Back at the Inn,
Niko and the others are gathered inside Maki's car. They are planning to return for now while listening to what Niko needs to tell them…
The group waited for her to speak up in silence until Maki lost her patience…
"So are you going to tell us anything? We've tried our best to support you… you know…" she said.
"I know! Sheesh! I'm just…trying to arrange my story…"
"Just say it already, we don't have forever…!" Maki said.
"Alright-alright!" she grunted,
"So she stumbled on her own feet while she was chasing you all…"
"Huh? Don't tell me, her soul went out because of that…?"
"Yeah…but I could see something else there… something that felt like someone's presence… someone with a great spiritual power…"
Hanayo and Rin turns their eyes to each other, wondering if it's related to a statement that was made by Aiko before.
"What did you actually see…?" Umi asked politely.
"I don't really know, but it's something that was always seen when Nozomi and Eli were in the vision…I can see the similar hint too on Maki, Rin and Hanayo… but it's not quite clear…"
"Hmm…Alright…. So do you have any idea where she might be right now…?"
Niko remained silent…
Hanayo and Rin seems to be worried, Maki and Honoka seems to be very curious, Kotori seems to be troubled, while Umi waits for her in enthusiasm….
What should she say to them….?
See you next chapter!