[147] Hmm, Did I Forget Something?

Chapter 147: Hmm, Did I Forget Something?

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[Third Person Point of View]

The morning was beautiful. The Hoshino Household glowed under the golden sun, with light dancing through windows onto the wooden floor. Birdsong filled the air, a natural symphony celebrating the new day, while the garden in front of the house was alive with lush greens and floral hues, all of which seemed to awaken with the sun.

It was a perfect, peaceful morning.

Ai felt far from peace, however. On the balcony, she savored her morning tea, the 5th shot in the last couple of hours since she had woken up in the middle of the night. The air was crisp, infused with the scent of dewy grass and blooming flowers from the vibrant garden below, but none of them managed to revitalize her.

There was a sour feeling in her throat that she failed to subdue with tea or the fresh air. She couldn't believe she was acting like this just because Aqua was out there, spending time with another woman.

‘This is not healthy,’ Ai put down her cup and let out a sigh. One of the things that she feared about giving in to Aqua was that it would change their relationship for the worse – so far that hasn't happened, but maybe this was the first sign of it.

She felt too restless when she knew that he was out there somewhere, with another girl. Or was this reaction limited to Yura?

“...But why aren't they back yet?” Ai let out a grumble. Just then, as if summoned, her ears picked up footsteps and she turned to find the two people in question about to walk through the gate.

There they were.

Ai should have noticed them before, her ears should have picked them up. But since she wasn't even paying attention to her surroundings, she missed it. But now that she looked at them, her ears picked up all of their conversations.

Yura giggled as she hit Aqua's arm lightly, “Oh come on~ stop bringing that up.”

“No, but really, you thought all of that was a dream because you didn't find me in the room after you woke up?” He said, his arm around her waist. “I was out to bring food, you should have expected that.”

“Cut it out, my mind was just blank from all the… things from last night, you know? It's too insane to be normal, so it's natural to assume it was a dream. Don't judge me, come on.” She was walking beside him in such a clingy way that she was leaning into him and walking.

“Well, at least now you have the answers you were curious about,” Aqua said.

“Mhm, yes. Not all but I understand your urge to be secretive as a man,” she joked and the two of them stepped through the gate that Blue opened.

That was when Yura and Aqua's eyes met with Ai’s. The lady of the house gave both of them stern looks, and Yura froze on her spot immediately. Did the guilt of sleeping with a coworker’s child finally settle in her?

Ai ignored her and looked at Aqua, her lips parting to talk to her son. “Where were you all night long-”

“Ai!” Aqua interrupted her with a call as he smiled warmly at her and ran up to her, pulling her into a hug. She was stunned but she couldn't muster the strength to push him back. “Sorry for being late, it looks like Ruby and Tsubasa have already left for school. I was showing Onee-sama here in the sky all night long, she loved it.”

Ai opened her mouth to say something, the corner of her eyes noting Yura’s guilty face to know that it wasn't simply just sky-sighting they did, but…

Looking at her son's expression, her mind went back to his talk with her. He couldn't be satisfied with one woman that much she knew, but he might never be satisfied with any number of women. In the end, did it matter for her to get jealous over it all?

She didn't like it but, she sighed and said something that had never occurred in her mind before, “Did you? You better tell me all of it in detail later, alright?”

He tilted his head in confusion before he smiled, “I will.”

She couldn't believe she was doing this but, if he couldn't be alone, at least she wanted to know everything about his other girls. She wanted to keep up… and make sure that she wasn't being outdone by some other girl.

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[First Person Point of View]

Well, I wasn't expecting that. I knew the hug would break her anger, and she'd either just sigh and drop the subject, or blush and move on, but I didn't expect her to say that.

My mother led us inside and I followed a few steps behind. Yura walked beside me, leaning in to ask, “Wait you told her that you were showing me the sky? Does that mean she knows about…”

“I do,” instead of me, Ai took the lead in the conversation. She still walked without turning towards us and spoke, “I didn't till a few months ago, but then I was notified of it. The sky is pretty, I don't blame you for getting lost in it for a whole night.”

Yura appeared surprised at that. Then she hesitated and ran beside her, tugging her by the arm, “Wait, does that mean you have superpowers too, Senpai?! What can you do?!”

“Oh.” Ai was surprised at that, and I let myself shrug as I left the two ladies to talk it out themselves.

I heard Ai hesitating before she began to explain this and that, while I headed into the kitchen to grab myself some food.

School started already, I didn't want to go late, so I'll just enjoy my day today. I think Shizuka Sensei will be a little mad, but it'll be alright.

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What's my end goal with this woman?—I don't know.

I only hit on Yura and made her scream my name for a night because few things are more amusing than stealing the woman of your enemy. Even if she was technically not Hikaru’s girlfriend since I doubt he cared about her, she was still an asset that he valued. Now she wasn't his anymore.

However, that doesn't absolutely fuck over Hikaru's plans. I lack details about how his powers work, and in particular how his ‘faith farming’ works, but I know that he'd want Yura dead one way or another.

He wouldn't come to Japan anytime soon, and neither would any other Norse Gods. So Yura's possible death is impossible as long as she's in Japan.

Sadly, as the 2nd most popular actress in Japan, she often dealt with roles on an international scale. Sooner or later, she'll have to leave Japan, and if Yaggdrissil doesn't want to lose his investment, he'll try to claim her life in that singular chance.

I'm unsure what future I want with Yura.

But I'm sure of one thing, it's not a future where she's dead. Other than not wanting to give Yggdrasil a bag full of faith in the form of her dead body, I would dislike it if she died.

“Hang… Mhmm…”

So, I decided to give her a Mana Heart for starters. It'd take too long to raise her as a mage though, and she didn't have some kind of bloodline or Sacred Gear either. I was giving her a Mana Heart not with the goal of making her a witch, but rather so that her body is strong enough for me to instill some protective techniques upon her body.

It'd be similar to the one I gave Ai which saved her against Freed Sellzen. But much stronger since I'm now a Sage, and unlike Ai back then Yura will have mana in her body which will allow her to store stronger techniques inside her tattoos.

With a plop, I quit sucking the skin over her breasts and moved to her navel. “You like butterflies right?” I asked, not waiting for her response, and began to draw tattoos of butterflies on her abdomen. I drew them with my tongue, my saliva working as its ink.

Unlike getting a normal tattoo, I felt like she loved the process if her whimpers and moans were to be trusted.

“Haah… huff… haangg~” her fingers ran through my hair, her hands clutching down on my skull, as she wrapped her thighs around my neck.

The room grew steamier, the bed grew wetter from her sweat, while daylight was still filtering through the windows.

When I was done inscribing seven small but colorful butterflies around her navel, I took a second to look at them. One of them was colored orange, and it was the only one the size of a normal butterfly; the six others were of all different colors and were all smaller, as they flocked around the big one.

Each of the butterflies held an explosive and powerful lightning-affinity martial arts technique in them. Each of the techniques harnesses the raw, destructive power of lightning and thunder, symbolizing speed, ferocity, and overwhelming force.

[Dozen Palm’s Thunderclap]

[Stormbringer's Dance]

[Buzzing Static Shield]

[Electro-Vortex Kicks]

[Chain Lightning Fist]

[Heaven's Wrath]

[Raijin's Drum]

Some of them were movements supposed to be used with kicks and punches; in their cases, phantom palms or kicks made of lightning would form and to the attack.

Of the smaller ones, the most useful was the Static Shield. It'll keep her safe. Since her mana will regenerate as long as she breathes, these techniques are not one-time usages.

One of them in particular did have an extensive hunger for energy, so it'll take a long time to refill it if used.

The technique sealed inside the biggest butterfly, [Raijin's Drum].

Inspired by the thunder god Raijin, this technique involved powerful stomps and rhythmic movements that mimic the sound of thunder drums. It'll let out of her belly in case of serious dangers, in the form of pure bursts of lighting, sound, and wind. They'll be like sonic booms combined with a wave of electrical energy that'd leave any of her foes fried and squeezed.

It took hours, but I finally finished putting them inside her. Her legs loosened around my neck, and she lay on the bed with a euphoric expression on her face.

The wetness on my torso, my chest that was pressing down against her crotch all this time, was enough explanation for the pleasure she'd been feeling throughout this entire session.

Thankfully I had pulled her into an Instant Dungeon copy of my room for this, or else everyone in the house would have heard the noises she was making.

“Yura?” I called her gently but she didn't respond, her mind was blank. I slapped her cheeks slightly yet she remained silent.

I shook my head and laid down beside her, pulling her into a hug and allowing her to use me as a pillow to get some rest. In the end, she was just a mortal girl after all.

She reminded me a little of Akane. It has been a while since we last met, I hope her progress with her Book of Thoth has not been stagnating.

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By evening, we woke up. We were back in the normal world, and I had dressed her up in a pair of new clothes before going to sleep. The two of us woke up when a few girls walked in.

“W-whoa…” Kana was in the door, her body frozen, while Shoko and Ruby stood behind her.

“Yawn…” Yura woke up in my arms, her eyes blurry for a moment as she blinked at the girls. Her mind cleared a moment later and she recalled these girls’ faces.

A warm smile bloomed on her face, “Oh, hey it's the new B-Komachi! Ai told me you guys will be here.”

Normally, one might expect a warm greeting like Yura's to dissolve any lingering awkwardness, but given that she was in the bed with me, her arms around my neck, it was a hard scene to produce respect from. It caused a series of different reactions among the B-Komachi girls.

“Hm? Guys?” but when Yura asked again, tilting her head, Kana's frozen stance thawed under her sunny disposition, and a cautious smile edged its way onto her face.

"It's an honor to meet you, Katayose-san," she managed, the blend of surprise and admiration making her voice tremble slightly. Despite the initial shock, Kana's eyes held a spark of excitement, meeting a long-admired idol in the flesh.

Shoko, shy yet composed as she was, followed suit with a polite bow, though I caught a gleam of genuine interest in her eyes. "We've seen all your films, it’s great to finally see you in person.”

Ruby, caught between her familial connection to me and the unexpected sight ahead, chose to push it away as she opted for a grin and a more casual approach. "Wake up already, Aunty Yura!" she declared, jumping into the bed and pushing me away to hug her.

I shrugged and backed off, letting them be.

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The evening proceeded with an unexpected ease, the initial tension giving way to lively conversations over breakfast. Yura's presence had a disarming effect, her stories and insights drawing everyone in. It wasn't just her tales from the sets that captivated us; it was her genuine engagement with each member of B-Komachi, offering both advice and encouragement.

But fun times last little, Yura’s time to leave soon came. The sense of sweetness in the air from her presence dimmed as she got ready to leave.

“I’ll see you guys at another time~” she said, pulling me to a soft kiss, on the lips in front of everyone, as she turned around and walked away.

I ignored the gazes of the other girls and waved at her. Other than the looks of the girls, her departure was met with a mix of gratitude and reluctance. Ai's parting words to Yura were an open invitation to return, and I had a feeling she’d visit again soon.

Her presence calmed the lingering laughter and conversations that had filled our home just earlier. To get the girls back on track, I looked at them and said, "Back to our regular programming, then.”

The girls’ big concert was coming soon, and I too had a busy schedule. Ah and, I felt a sad gaze on my back from Tsubasa? I think it’s from her.

Hmm, did I miss something?

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