Chapter 13 – Two Beasts

When we arrived at the hotel, I returned to our room with Yukimori in tow.

I was seriously exhausted—not so much physically, but mentally.

Still, my stomach felt a lot better, thanks to the medicine Miyabe-san gave me in the car.

“Yukimori, let’s call it a day. You must be tired from going out when you’re not used to it.”

“…………”

“…Yukimori?”

Something was off. Yukimori was just standing there, not moving.

Normally, if she was tired, she’d be the first to flop onto the bed or couch.

Is she feeling unwell…?

“Yukimori, are you okay? I’ll go call Miyabe-san—mggh!?”

Huh—wait, what… A k-kiss…!?

Yukimori suddenly moved, pulling me into a kiss. It was intense—passionate, deep, invasive.

A kiss isn’t new at this point, but this timing… I don’t get it.

Her hand wrapped around the back of my head to keep me from pulling away, her tongue aggressively claiming my mouth.

“W-wait, Yuki—mmph!?”

“Nn… ahh… fu…”

“W-wa… wait, seriously!”

Yukimori completely leaned her body onto mine, throwing off our balance. Crap—!?

Poof—

T-thank God. The couch broke our fall.

I let out a slow breath of relief, but then Yukimori, now straddling me, boldly slipped off her one-piece dress.

Before I could stop her, she was already down to her underwear.

Stunned, I could only watch as she kissed me again, just as deeply.

“W-wait, seriously! What’s going on? I thought your ‘desires’ were already taken care of…!”

“…They’re not…”

“…Huh?”

Yukimori murmured something under her breath.

But the look on her face—it wasn’t the serene, goddess-like smile she usually wore. Nor was it the carefree grin she only showed me.

It was a seductive, sultry expression, completely consumed by lust.

“I don’t understand… but I want you so badly. I need you, need you, need you—I can’t help it!”

“Yukimori…”

“My body’s burning. My heart feels dry. I just… I just… I just want to feel you from the inside. I want to feel every part of you, Hatsuse-kun!”

I’d never seen Yukimori like this.

No matter how stressed, tired, or fed up she got, she’d never lost control like this before.

I didn’t know what had triggered it…

But if Yukimori—my master Yukimori—wanted this, needed this, then as her servant, I’d give her everything I had.

Because that’s all I can do.

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That night, under the soft light of the bedside lamp, Yukimori clung tightly to me.

She wasn’t asleep. She just stayed quiet, wrapped around me with her entire body.

“…That was intense.”

“You’re the one who came after me.”

“D-don’t say it like I’m some kind of pervert.”

“Aren’t you?”

“…Our bodies are just…too compatible. That’s your fault.”

“What kind of logic is that?”

Well, I can’t talk either. I was more fired up than usual.

I pulled Yukimori in closer as she hugged me with a lonely look on her face. She responded with a smile and nestled in like a content kitten.

Now might be the right time to ask.

“Yukimori, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to, but… what really happened today?”

“Ugh… I don’t want to say it… but…”

Glance, glance. She kept sneaking glances at me. Looks like she doesn’t want to say it, but she wants me to know anyway.

Maybe all that time together has made it easier to read her feelings. Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking.

“Um, so… Hatsuse-kun, do you… have someone you like?”

“…Huh?”

What kind of out-of-nowhere question is that? What does that have to do with this?

Also, I’ve already… you know… done things with Yukimori. For me to say I like someone else now would just make me an absolute piece of trash.

Though, I mean… she’s the one who initiated it, so I guess it’s not entirely my fault, but still…

“Someone I like, huh…? Honestly, because of how I grew up, I never really thought about that stuff.”

“…Ah… I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be. It’s fine.”

Yukimori knows about my family situation.

Apparently, when she chose me as her… outlet, she did a full background check.

Of course she did. If the guy you’re going to be your stress relief turns out to be a total lunatic, it wouldn’t matter how compatible your bodies are.

But if you asked me whether I like Yukimori… I don’t know.

Actually, maybe I shouldn’t like her. It’d be wrong to.

She’s just in another league. If it weren’t for this strange arrangement, we’d never even have spoken.

We’re from completely different worlds. And to think that spending time with her, playing around, sharing nights… might make me fall for her—that’d be an insult to Yukimori.

I have no right to fall in love with her.

“Then… if someone said they liked you, what would you do?”

“Huh? …Never thought about it.”

If someone liked me, huh… If that really happened…

“I think… I’d feel guilty.”

“What kind of answer is that?”

“Emotionally, I mean.”

I’m not the kind of guy people fall for.

I’m average height, average face. So-so at sports and school. My family’s broke. I have nothing to be proud of.

…but…

“If someone really did like me… I think I’d give everything I have to make them happy.”

I don’t know if that’s the right answer.

But if there was someone out there who liked me, I’d do everything in my power for them. That’s all.

“…You’re really kind, Hatsuse-kun.”

“I’ve always been kind.”

“Hehe. Maybe you’re right. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t have gone along with all my selfishness.”

Yukimori sat up again and straddled me.

“Again?”

“You’re the one who’s already ready to go, aren’t you?”

“Can you blame me? No guy can say no when Yukimori asks for it.”

“See? You are kind.”

She kissed me again, and slowly lowered her hips…

“Wait. Before that—tell me what that question earlier really meant.”

“Hmm… still a secret.”

“What the hell.”

“A secret is a secret. Right now, Hatsuse-kun, all you need to do is look at me. …Mmm—”

(TL: Maybe it’s Inori that Toudou likes? And Yukimori got Jealous?)