Reincarnated as the Promiscuous Protagonist in a Netori Game, Only to Find the Heroine, My Step-Sister, Already Threatened to Be a Submissive Slave~ Liberating the Slave and Planning to Leave Home, Yet Unexpectedly Becoming Loved by My Step-Sister~ - Chapter 26 - A Loving Relationship

Chapter 26 – A Loving Relationship

“And so they pledged their eternal love and lived happily ever after. The end.”

After finishing another eroge, Kokoa muttered to herself.

The recent trend for Kokoa is exclusively the pure love genre.

The protagonist and heroine meet, get to know each other, confess, make out, have sex, get married.

The general of the pure love genre is basically like that.

Everyone gets bored because they’re all the same, right?

No, that’s what’s great about it.

The people who read this are all looking for a dreamlike, gentle, fairy-tale-like romance.

Modern people need healing.

And interesting works show their uniqueness. Sometimes they can even make you cry.

Once you have been seduced by this dream story, it is impossible to get out of it.

“Eternal love, huh…”

As a girl, Kokoa can’t help but have that longing.

But at the same time, she can’t help but think that such a thing doesn’t exist.

After all, the very existence of Kokoa—or rather, someone’s own existence is like a miracle in itself. And there is no telling when it will end.

Forget eternal love, Kokoa doesn’t even know if she can stay as herself until she dies.

Kokoa knew that.

“If I disappear, I wonder if senpai will remember me.”

Kokoa said that, but she was just a sex friend.

“Let’s go outside!”

In truth, Kokoa is a complete indoor person, but on rare holidays, she feels like going out.

Once in a while, she might even hook up with a guy she fancies—well, maybe not anymore.

That phase has ended.

“Ramen♪ Ramen♪”

With a cheerful mood, she left the dim room.

Kokoa lives faithfully to her desires, embracing the everyday life that might come to an end someday.

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Sunday afternoon.

I was having a hard time concentrating on my studies, so I went for a walk for a change.

–-I love you, Nii-san.

What loops over and over in my head are the words thrown at me by my little sister.

I know it’s sibling affection, but it still bothers me.

I still can’t forget the kiss on the cheek and the feeling of her soft lips.

“She’s too cute. No, she’s too cute and erotic…!”

She was also very active last night.

Well, she’s a girl at that age. Erotic heroines would do that much.

I wonder if Tsumugi will have another boyfriend…

“I found you, senpai♡”

“Hmm?”

I was walking along, thinking, when suddenly I was hugged from behind.

“K-Kokoa?”

“Yes, it’s senpai’s Kokoa♡”

I was thinking about my sister and then a bitch junior came along.

She’s a beautiful silver-haired girl who always surprises me.

There are just too many beautiful girls around Takuma.

“I wonder if it’s fate that we can meet at a place like this. I’m so happy to see you, senpai♡”

Kokoa smiled.

I wonder how many men would be instantly corrupted by this one smile.

“Hmm, since we’re here, do you want to go to a hotel? We haven’t done it recently.”

“I’m not going.”

“Boo~ Senpai is playing hard to get~”

“I don’t have time for this. I have to study for the test when I get home again.”

I have a good reason to dodge.

“I’m quite pent up, too.”

I hope it’s just my imagination that her glancing eyes are on my crotch.

“Oh well. Tests are important. I’d be sad if senpai didn’t graduate.”

“Don’t say that. It’s giving me more stress.”

Seriously, can I graduate with my credits?

Now that it’s come to this, I’m determined to do whatever it takes to tackle the test with all my might…

But how long has Takuma been slacking off up to about this June? I can’t control the attendance.

“Well then, senpai, let’s have a mini date to refresh ourselves.”

“Mini date?”

“Yes, it won’t take that much time.”

“Well, I’m happy to go out with you for a bit, but… Where are we going?”

“Hmm~ For that…~”

Kokoa, who shook her silver hair with a grin and smiled at me, took me by the hand and headed for a place.

“Here we are, senpai♡”

The small building in front of us had a curtain hanging from it.

And the scent pierced through the nostrils…

“A ramen shop?”

“Yes! Ramen! I love ramen~!”

“Heh… I see.”

“What about senpai? Does senpai like ramen?”

“Me? Well… I like it.”

Introverted otakus truly love ramen.

I’m no exception to this rule, and in a previous life, I’ve gone through countless solitary meals in ramen shops.

It’s no exaggeration to say that ramen was the main heroine of my previous life.

“That’s glad to hear~♡”

Kokoa broke into a really happy face and clasped her hands together.

This girl… She certainly knows how to hit the mark when it comes to my preferences, whether it’s eroge or ramen…

Even though she’s a bitch!

“This is my favorite ramen shop~”

“What kind of ramen shop is this?”

I have some idea what to expect from the smell, but I thought I’d ask just in case.

“Tonkotsu!”

“Ooh!”

It’s impressive to see a beautiful girl willingly enjoy tonkotsu ramen. She’s impressive, indeed.

“And not only that, but the tonkotsu ramen here is incredibly rich and thick, you know~♡ It’s super pungent and slurping it down is a challenge~♡ It’s so delicious that it becomes addictive♡”

Is it just my imagination or did it sound erotic when Kokoa said it? No, I’m sure she did it on purpose.

“L-Let’s just get inside.”

I was feeling hungry anyway.

Above all, I wanted to eat ramen so badly too.

Generally, there is no opportunity to eat out because either Tsumugi or Mizuki-san cooks… I am extremely grateful for that, though.

“Yes, senpai♡”

I went through the curtain with Kokoa who was hugging me.

“Alright, here’s your rich and creamy tonkotsu ramen, just as you ordered! Enjoy!”

The ramen arrived at the counter.

“It’s here, it’s here~♡”

Kokoa’s eyes lit up as if she had been waiting for it. It was a pure and lovely expression with no alluring elements, and I could feel that she really likes the ramen here.

My expectations naturally grew.

“Nnn~ So delicious~♡”

After taking a sip of the creamy broth, Kokoa held her cheeks and smiled widely.

She then began to slurp the noodles wholeheartedly.

As she brushed aside her silver hair that fell over her eyes, she made a slurping sound.

“……”

She has a surprisingly bold slurping. And yet there’s something elegant about it that doesn’t diminish her beauty. I can’t help but be charmed by it.

“Sen~pai~? What’s wrong? Eat fast or the ramen will stretch, you know?”

“Ah, yeah. You’re right.”

I said “Itadakimasu” and picked up my chopsticks too.

Then, I slurped the noodles in one slurp to keep up with Kokoa.

“T-This is…!”

The rich, thick, and intensely flavorful tonkotsu broth flooded my mouth, leaving a lingering aroma.

But it wasn’t too rich, too salty or overly heavy.

The taste was overwhelming.

This ramen is so delicious…!!!

I devoured my first ramen in a long time.

……

…

“Eh? It’s fine, senpai. I’ll pay.”

When I tried to pay the bill, I was held back by Kokoa.

“It’s fine. I’ll pay. I’m your senpai.”

“Senpai…”

When I’ve been called senpai over and over like this, I start to become conscious of it naturally.

“Thank you for telling me about this delicious ramen shop.”

In my previous life, I never had any juniors.

The fact that this junior is so fond of me, likes eroge and even likes ramen noodles, makes me feel a bit touched.

Seems like I’m getting along well with Kokoa…

But it can’t be helped because she’s cute.

She’s still a bitch, though.

“Fuu~ Senpai is so kind♡ I love you♡”

Kokoa hugged me.

“Let’s go to a hotel, after all.”

“I’m not going.”

That’s the only thing I won’t do.

“I see. It can’t be helped.”

Kokoa withdrew obediently.

We left the noodle shop and walked home. We were to part around the place where we met today.

“It’s fun to be with senpai~ The ramen was much tastier than usual~”

Even though I refused to go to a hotel, Kokoa seemed to be in a good mood from beginning to end.

“I really can’t help but desire you, senpai♡”

“……”

She looked up and stared at me.

“Just kidding.”

After saying that, she let out a giggle and her expression broke into a playful smile…

“I wasn’t lying, though.”

“W-Wha…!”

The momentary relief was short-lived, and what she said was enough to shake me to my core.

As if fleeing, Kokoa ran away.

“Someday, I’d like to have naughty and full of love sex with you senpai♡”

With those final words, the bitch junior left.

Love…?

I wonder where such a thing exists in a relationship that is only physical.