"There's no need to be so tense, Igo. Relax a little bit."
"Your hands are going everywhere, Alice." You would expect someone who has a ring on their left ring finger would not be this perverted but I guess I need to learn more. This married woman's hands are not sitting still at all. "Why don't you do this to your own husband, Alice?"
"What do you think I'm doing, darling~~?" Guh! We have been apart for quite some time and yet, she never forgets how my body works. How much force needs to be applied, where she needs to apply them, or how long. She never forgot even a tiny bit of that information. "You have grown and yet, you're still the same. I love you so much~~"
"Ahn~! Stop! The lift will stop any moment now." I would love to get my hands on this bitch but I know I shouldn't. The more I struggle, the happier this bitch is.
"But you didn't care about them when you were little though." Don't compare my pure untainted self to the manwhore you had created, Alice. "Kukuku~~ There's no need to be ashamed of yourself, Igo. Nobody is going to laugh at you." They're not physically but they are inside. They took pity on me because I had to deal with you, woman!
Ding*
"We arrive, darling~~"
"Gahn~!" I hate how powerless I am in front of her. I hate how much she has me in her palm. I hate how easily she can make me squeal. I hate how easily she can cause me pleasure. "Don't get too cocky." When the door opens, I try to run out and away from Alice but 2 women stop me dead in my tracks "Why are you both here?"
"Didn't I say that we'll meet sooner than you expected?" That's not your exact quote, Kara. This shrine maiden stopped me in my tracks by hugging my right arm. And please stop tickling my nose with your cat tails, Kara.
"She'll get grumpy if you leave her alone. I don't like when Alice gets grumpy. She gets annoying" So you're going to sacrifice me to please Alice, Tsuyo? Now I see why you're Stella's friend. Also, are you not ashamed of hugging my left arm like this, Tsuyo? I can feel your boobs clearly, you know? Will your husband be okay with this?
"My~ My~ Cheating in front of me so broadly now, do we? Kukuku~~ You surely have grown popular, Igo." The bitch comes closer to me and hugs me from behind. "It's okay, I'll learn how to share if you want me to." She clearly has grown past her selfish immature self if she is willing to share me around but why can't she grow much further than this?
"Miss Tsuyo, you need to find a better friend than Alice and Kara, I'm going to tell Ochi that you're being mean to me." Dealing with the 2 of these girls is much easier as they don't exactly have a leash on my neck like Alice does.
"Sound advice."
"That's so mean of you, sweetie Igo~~ Do you rather have Ochi than me?"
"Trying to create a rift between us, eh? Kukuku~~ You have learned so much when we were separated. Make me curious even more as to what else you have learned, darling~~" Just once, GOD! Just once I want a win! Can I at least win once in my fucking life!? "Kukuku~~ Let us continue our journey, honey. We don't want to make our driver wait, no?" I've never had an option when I'm with you, Alice.
I reluctantly let Alice push me around the place. We walk past cubicles, meeting rooms, glass rooms, and pantries and I notice something, everyone here is a woman. That means this place isn't your average run-of-the-mill office and because Alice is here… This place must be Alice's organization's Sakuran base.
On the surface, Alice is a part of the United Nation's Public Relation Agencies but for her, that's just a mask she needs to put on for her real task. Her real job involved more intelligence gathering and she is pretty good at it. It's pretty smart to hide an intelligence agency under the public relation agency because they can easily move from nation to nation under the pretense of public relation's work and none would be the wiser. I know this stuff because I used to work for Alice during my youth days.
"Is it safe to assume that Tsuyo and Kara are members of your agency, Alice?"
"Benefactors to be more precise, darling~~ We're talking international scale now, darling. Nobody would be happy if only one side gains something from the arrangement." I guess she is right about that. This is not personal level engagement where there'll be some case where people will still help others without gaining something. This is international level play where gain must be made.
I'm continually being pushed and led by Alice until we reach a parking lot. "Are we going to use this?" In front of us is a limousine. Not the ridiculous stretchy one but the one that a nation's leader would take. "How much for the fake presidential limo, Alice?"
"Fake?" For goodness sake, this woman doesn't know how to half-ass, huh? "There's absolutely no way I would allow you to ride some cheap knock-off." As long as it can do the basic car stuff, I'm okay with it. I'm not that picky. "If you want to, I can show its features."
"Bulletproof windows, tires, and all that shit, right?"
"That's just the general features. For your sake, I have installed some that I know you'll like." What does she mean by that? Alice guides me to the front of the car where a pair of women are standing guard. "Girls, mind showing my darling Igo the interesting features?"
"Yes, ma'am!" The drivers salute Alice before quickly entering the limo's front seats.
"Come here, Igo! You'll get a better view from the front."
"Tsuyo, Kara, stay here and be ready to call the cops, the ambulance, or even the firefighter."
"How rude. I'm not Aoste, alright." I'm just being cautious. "Come here. I promise it'll be safe." That's a death flag you just raised, Alice. With extreme caution, I move toward Alice. "No need for that, darling." Alice hugs me from behind and uses me as a human shield. I fucking knew it! "Alright, first the front light gun." The front lights of the limo slide back into the limo and a pair of gun muzzles replace them. "So?"
No matter how old I get, this kind of thing will always be cool in my eyes. All those 007 car gadgets and stuff will always be so freaking cool to me. "Guh…" I physically can't say no but I don't want to say yes either. "Perhaps…" I hate how smugly Alice is smiling right now.
"I love you so much." Stop enjoying my reaction! "Treaded tires." The limo's tires grow some small spikes on it. It's the usual driving on ice arrangement you usually see in spy movies. "Missile launchers." Fucking what?! A small section of the hood slides open and a missile head pops out.
"Is that real?"
"Mhmm~~" How in the fuck is the engine not get burned?! If I have to guess, that's not where the engine is. It's probably somewhere else on the car to trick attackers. "Of course it also has features to deal with the enemy on our back." With that, Alice brought me to see the back of the limo. "Of course it has the usual lubricant sprayer and nail ejector but we added something else." Alice rummaged between her chest and brought out 2 pairs of sunglasses and gave me one. "You better wear it if you still want to see, my darling. Don't worry, I'll still love you even if you lose your sight."
"Liar." I'm much more afraid if she is honest with me. I put on the sunglasses that Alice gave me. "What are you going to show me?"
"Back light, please." The trunk pops up and the next moment a beam of light shines from the trunk. It's so fucking bright that even my shielded eyes have to look away. "Thank you~ Now close it down."
"What's the brightness on that one?" I pull off the sunglasses and massage my eyes. It's barely up for a second and my eyes feel like crying already.
"Hmm~~ If I remember correctly… It was one hundred thousand lumens or something like that." You're not only going to blind our tailgaters but also innocent people, Alice. No car window could shelter someone from that monstrosity. "Then let us move to the flamethrower." The backlight moves into the car and in its place, 2 fire thrower nozzles pop out.
"That's just rocket engines that you can aim with."
"It can be used for both." Again, does this bitch not care for any innocent in the way? The cars behind us will be nothing more than a melted metal puddle once this limo activates its rocket engines."Let's go, honeybun. We have a long day in front of us"
"Aren't you just going to deliver me to Stella?"
"Of course not~~~" God fucking damn it. "Let me call Stella just in case." Alice brings out her phone and dial a number. "Hello, Stella? Mhmm~~ Long time no see~~ By the way, I have Igo with me." Why does she phrase it like she is taking me hostage? I won't be surprised if she continues with, 'Send me ten billion dollars if you want him free'. "This is not a scam, idiot! Here! Listen to him yourself." Alice places the phone near my ear.
"Igo?"
"HELP STELLA! ALICE KIDNAP ME!"
"Yep, that's you alright." You're unexpectedly nonchalant when your boyfriend is being kidnapped by another woman. "Igo, I command you to cause as much nuisance for Alice as you possibly can." Was going to do that anyway.
"Seriously Stella? You're so childish."
"Say the bitch who keeps coming even after she loses!" It's nice that Stella can just say whatever she wants to Alice without a filter. "I won him fair and square so what are you doing?!"
"If the finger has no ring, he is free to swing~~" But you have a ring, ALICE! You even had a daughter with your husband for goodness gracious! "I'll be borrowing Igo for today. I promise you that I won't break him." The fact that you have to promise that is concerning.
"You won't leave him alone even if I deny your request." I know, right? "Fine! But he has to be back before eight PM and you owe me one!" Who are you? My mom?!
"Thanks Stella~~" *Beep* "See Igo? Stella has given us permission. You don't need to worry anymore." Alice pushed me into the limo and I entered it with her. "Tsuyo, Kara. Come now~~"
"You sure have an interesting life, Igo." I'm glad that you enjoy my suffering, Kara.
"I won't be looking forward to meeting Stella after this." It's your fault for submitting to Alice's will, Tsuyo.
The limo is separated into 3 compartments. The frontmost compartment is of course where the driver seat is. The backmost is the passenger room where we are sitting with a three-seat bench on the back and a pair of one-seat benches that face toward the three-seat. The pair of one-seat benches is separated by a small walkway that the passengers can use to access the middle compartment that looks like it's filled with the luxurious stuff. I can see a small cooler, a water heater, some screens, chargers, and etc. What the fuck is this car?!
"Are you sure we can use this, Alice? Are you not afraid that I might dirty it?" I tried to pull down the middle seat to be used as an arm rest but Alice stopped me. The hell woman?
"I already have permission to use and don't worry, you can trash this car as much as you want. I don't mind." How about the people you borrowed from?! Don't you think about them?! "An item is made to be used, Igo. What is the point of having a car if you never use it?" She has a very different view of things than your normal rich person who just buys things to have them collect dust.
"Are you afraid of using pristine stuff, Igo?" Eh… kinda, I guess. I almost never use pristine stuff before. Guns that we got are usually hand down that are still working. "So does that mean you haven't touched Stella before?"
"What do you think, Kara? Shall I demonstrate it to you?"
"Hey~~! I'm your lover here!" You have a husband for God's sake, Alice! Don't say something like that. "Do it to me!" Alice rested her head on my thighs and laid her body on the seat. This greedy bitch!
"I'm talking to Kara right now, Alice. Wait a moment will ya? Why don't you tell your driver to start moving while I flirt right in front of you?"
"Mmmhhh! We are already moving, you big dummy!" We are? Holy shit! I didn't feel anything! "No flirting with others when I'm here!"
"I can multitask." I put my hand on Alice's face and squeezed it.
"Say, can I ask how both of you know each other? Was it a chance meeting?" Fair question, Tsuyo. Normally, I would question how a normal person like me can be acquainted with the princess here.
"We both went to the same school together. Igo actually worked for me when we were young." You're not going to tell them how you groomed me, bitch?
"So you're basically a childhood friend, eh? That's so cute~~" Kinda I suppose. I remember how kind Alice was to me with how lenient she is on me using her money but I also need to pay her with something else so… Eh! "You both are so close that if I don't know any better, I would think both of you are married."
"Eh?! Is that so?!" Kara, sometimes it is better to shut your mouth. "Hear that, darling?! Kara thought we were married."
"You are married, dummy." But I'm not. "Look at your hand."
"Yeah, it's weird. Where is your ring, honey?" God damn it…
"Alice, is there something wrong with your husband? You don't sound happy with him." Thank you for asking the real question, Tsuyo. I was about to do it myself.
"He became a normal politician." What does she mean by that? "It's your fault, Igo!" Huh? How was it my fault?! I barely interact with your husband! "The reason I married him was because you broke my heart by choosing Stella over me!"
"How is that my fault?!"
"Because he used to be like you!" Huh? I've seen a picture of Alice's husband and I have to say, he doesn't look like me. I don't know what this bitch is talking about. "He was so honest back then. True to his ideals and so bright. Sigh… It's sad how things have come to be. I wish my husband had some more backbone."
"Then why don't you just tell him, Alice?" She could easily end this by just telling her husband that she doesn't like the current him.
"I ask him to be more true to himself but he rather prefers to save his face than telling what he really is thinking." I mean… He is a politician, Alice. That's what they do. This is not a fantasy novel where telling people what you're thinking out loud doesn't get you in trouble. If this was the era of peace where people don't need to be scared of getting obliterated at any time, maybe being a loud polarizing politician can get you popular because you become someone's headache but this is the era of war where everyone has a lot to think about, being a loud polarizing politician will piss a lot of people off. Instead of getting votes, he'll probably get stoned. "Sigh… At the very least, he should try to stay true to his thoughts and not just become someone's follower."
"Then does that mean Igo is the embodiment of what you are seeking for?" She is just a goddamn pervert, Kara. Nothing more to that.
"Damn straight!" Liar. "Igo."
"Huh?"
"Do you want to grope my breasts?" Alice asks me while she smugly unbuttons more of her shirt.
"Yes." I hate how I can't lie when it comes to stuff like this. But can you blame me?! Look at how defenseless her breasts are!
"Kukuku~~ Feel free, darling. It's only natural for you to play with my breasts." Don't mind if I do. My hands instinctively move to massage Alice's breasts. "See Kara? Igo is an honest man. Michael isn't like that. If you ask him whether he wants to grope your breasts or not, he'll just say 'I love you for your personality and not body' or some shit like that."
"He is dodging your question, huh? What a cowardly man your husband is." He is just being a gentleman, Kara. Don't insult him like that. On the other hand, I'm an asshole.
"He is just respecting you, Alice. You don't need to be an asshole like that."
"Aaaaww~~ You're so kind, Igo." I answer her teasing by squeezing her breasts a little bit tighter than usual. "I understand your concern but look at it this way, Igo. I'm a chef, serving my food that I have meticulously worked so hard on and my husband just says, 'I pay you because I like talking to you'. Like! Thank you but please still eat my food!" When she puts it like that… "Is there something wrong with lusting over your own partner, Igo?"
"No."
"Exactly! I know he likes me because of my personality but don't just ignore everything else! That's not being a gentleman, that's being a cuck!" Michael is just being too gentlemanly with you. He is not wrong, just too extreme. "That's why I love you, Igo. You appreciate my personality but you're still honest with yourself and what you like. Appreciating everything for what they are."
"You're just saying that to increase your point."
"Is it working?" I grab and let my fingers dig into her meaty breasts. "I consider that as a yes."
"Eeeeh~~ Igo is an honest man, you say?" I don't like Kara's tone there. "Do you want to grope my breasts, Igo?"
"Absolutely."
"Hey! Mine's bigger! My breasts feel better than Kara's!" Dunno about that. I have never felt Kara's breasts before. "I can attest to that!" I'm an independent man, Alice. I'll determine that on my own.
"Have you ever tried really talking it with Michael, Alice? He seems like a reasonable man and probably would comply once you ask him clearly enough." Thank you for having the common sense here, Tsuyo.
"I'll try but I won't have that much hope. I'll stick with Igo. Like I said, Michael lost his fire for some reason. I would love to know what happened but he doesn't want to burden me with his problems which annoys me to no end." That's because you love sticking your neck where it's not meant to be, Alice. "I'm his wife! We swore an oath to be together and yet there he goes, breaking that oath."
"Mmh… I see… That kind of man is pretty hard to deal with." Why do I feel insulted for some reason?
"And Igo has some of the blame for this. You'll understand after a night with him."
"That's just because you're a pervert, Alice."
"Pot calling the kettle, eh? Something hard is hitting my arm, Igo." Shut up. Don't say it like it's something you never take into your body. "Calm this bad boy down for now or have you develop a taste of public fucking?" That's a weird way of saying it. "We can do it in front of Kara and Tsuyo if you want to."
"Are you not afraid of these two reporting this conversation to your husband?"
"No." You're far too calm, Alice.
"I don't really understand why I should tell Michael about this. He is Alice's husband not mine. I don't want to put myself into something that I shouldn't." Kara's POV is understandable on this trouble, honestly. I would also pick her option if I wasn't personally involved in this bullshit.
"It's a personal problem between Alice and Michael. I would only involve myself if Alice asked me to. I have plenty of things to deal with and I don't have time to be a third wheel." Being a soldier myself, I understand Tsuyo. We are currently dealing with The Arsenal Bird and we can't afford being in a juicy soap opera. "I'll let you handle it, Igo."
"It's so easy to just throw your problem at someone else, eh Tsuyo?" The girl giggles at me as if she had no sin at all. Damn, she is cute. If she wasn't married, I would marry her instead. "Even though you were the one that suggested Alice talking to Michael."
"Alice did say that she'll talk about it with Michael, no? I can only wait and see now." Curse you for having common sense, Tsuyo.
"Tsuyo, can you get the bowl of berries in the fridge?" Do it yourself, you lazy bum. Without a word, Tsuyo leaves her seat and goes to the middle compartment before coming back with a bowl full of berries. "Igo~~ Feed me~~"
"Stop being a baby. Eat it yourself!"
"NO! Feed me!"
"It's better if you listen to her, Igo. She's not going to stop if she doesn't get what she wants." Tsuyo hands me the bowl of berries.
"I'm starting to have negative feelings for you, Tsuyo." If it wasn't for Alice sleeping on my lap, I would've leap onto Tsuyo and make her break her marriage oath. "Do you have children, Tsuyo? This isn't how you deal with spoiled children, you know?"
"Does this mean you have children, Igo?"
"I have to deal with children." Some of the shipgirls are physically around that age after all.
"Aaaaaaaaaa~~ Feed me~~ Aaaaaaa~~" You have no idea how much I want to shove the entire bowl down her throat. If she wasn't someone that could screw me 10 times over, I would have. "Mmmmmm~~"
"You complain about it but you clearly are enjoying it too, Igo."
"It's called making most of the situation, Kara. I would've gone insane a long time ago if I can't do something as simple as this." That's why I gladly groped her breasts earlier. "I enjoy Alice's perverted body and she gets fed. Win-win in my book."
"That sounds heavy on one side." Yeah, you're right, Tsuyo. Alice's breasts are heavier than this bowl of berries. "Although I do agree that Alice's body is quite perverted."
"I'm sorry for being blessed by Goddess Aphrodite." I grab a handful of berries and shove it down Alice's mouth. Why did Aphrodite blessed a witch like you with a beautiful body?
"Say, where are we going anyway?"
"Kukuku~~ If Alice didn't tell you then that means this is a surprise. We don't want to ruin that now, do we?' Here's the thing about Alice's surprise, Kara. It could either be the best thing in the world or just an absolute fucking nightmare. Nowhere in between.
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"This looks awfully like a normal restaurant to me."
"That's because it is. I understand your concern for me but do understand that I can be normal sometime, Igo." Holy shit! Who taught you to be self-aware!?
"A fishing restaurant, eh? I always wanted to go on one." A what now, Kara? "It's surprisingly tame for someone like you, Alice." Please don't say that, Kara. That's a triggering word for Alice.
"I know, right? How dare Igo call me a freak? I'm just your average everyday frail woman." I'm going to be sick. I'm going to puke right on Alice's beautiful face. Alice led us inside the restaurant and as soon as she stepped foot in the premises, the owner greeted us personally and bowed his body deeply. Calm down buddy. You're going to break your body. "Please don't push your body too far, Mister owner." Alright, I don't know that Alice can speak sakuran. I'm the only one here that needs this translator device.
"How could I not? You would humble yourself to visit our modest place. This is the least one can do." The old man sounded so genuine and full of emotion. It's wasted on someone as sinister as Alice. "Please allow me to guide you to your room." Without further ado, our party followed the old man into his restaurant. This restaurant is built around a big man-made pond. When you go past the receptionist, the sight of tens of open rooms that surround the pond greets you. These rooms look like they're missing one of their walls that look onto the pond. I believe that's intentional.
"There are plenty of young people here. Is there some sort of event that I don't know about?"
"I don't believe so. My establishment, thankfully, has been quite popular with young people. From what I heard, the young ones enjoy the feeling of freedom they got from this place. If only this old one could understand them." Feeling of freedom, huh… Does the sight of the expanding blues give them that feeling? I suppose I can see that.
We continue our guided journey before we arrive at a particular large room. It's clear to me that this is the VIP room. On the other side of the room from the pond is an open kitchen with several chefs standing by. The room itself consists of a smooth sitting table and several pillows. What got me the most was the row of fishing rod on one of the walls. Are we going to catch our own fish? Is this really the gimmick of this restaurant?
"Here we are. Please don't be afraid to call me or the staff if you want anything. Our guests' comfort is our priority." And with those last words, the old man leaves us to our own devices.
"Quite the interesting place you got here, Alice."
"I know, right?! Only the best for you, my darling~~" I'm feeling conflicted. On one hand, how can I not be happy when someone likes me so much that they're willing to treat me to a fancy restaurant but on the other hand, it causes her to ignore her husband. If I was a bastard, I would take this as a win and laugh at Michael's misfortune but I'm not there yet. Maybe I can help Alice mend her relationship with her husband? It'll elevate some of the pressure on me while also making Alice and Michael be indebted to me. It's a win - win situation! "As the man of the house, can you provide for us, honey?"
"A weird place to call a house but I don't judge." I grab a fishing rod and some live bait that are nearby the rod and then I sit on the edge of the plank that is looking over the pond. "Haaaaah…" Damn… Everything just felt to slow down the moment I sat down and looked out onto the blue water. The sound of leaves rustling around because of the breeze, the small waves forming on the surface of the pond, the clouds slowly drifting on the sky, and the fish that occasionally jump out. It's nice to sit down and relax every now and then. "..." I've been living like a king ever since I entered Azur Lane so I wonder where this heavy burden I'm feeling in my mind comes from? "Fuuuuh… Haaaaah…" Well, I think about it later. I want to enjoy the feeling of this burden leaving my mind.
"There's no need to rush, Igo." Alice came and sat right next to me. Nowhere was the annoying spoiled married woman that slept on my lap from earlier, the one that sits next to me is the girl that captured my heart when we were still children. "I will always be next to you. Waiting and supporting you no matter what."
Sorry Michael but I'll be enjoying your wife just for a moment.
"Let's talk about this when we are alone, Kara."
"That girl is all work and no fun. You should've picked me instead of her."
"Let's be real here. I can always make an offer you can't deny, darling~~?"
Out from a pan and into a stove.
Is this the Sakuran secret army?!