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—Ehehe, why get upset about something from the past?—.
—Why? You two aren't right in the head!
—Mmmm, Mommy, is something wrong?—.
Shio waking up after Yuuna raised her voice for the second time, seeing Sayaka and Rinka's carefree attitudes.
Javier, who still couldn't get out of the jam, said nothing. But even he knew that Rinka and Sayaka were already broken in some ways; depression, anxiety, and stress issues were all common among Yuuna, and while living in the mansion, she had been diagnosed with an eating disorder, a common occurrence that appears after rape and persists for many years.
For Rinka and Sayaka, those symptoms had passed, or they never existed. First, their world was a fictional one where humans in front of a screen masturbated to their misfortunes. Javier was one of them, meaning his psychological environment was ideal for forming two beings with a rape-resistant mentality, so to speak. Yuuna's environment was the opposite; her fictional environment wasn't in keeping with hentai; it was just a normal world, with a normal past and a normal future, like a normal human in front of a screen.
Yuuna's reaction was normal. But even Yuuna was psychologically broken, to a lesser degree than Rinka and Sayaka, who accepted it as a fundamental part of their daily lives. Although they themselves rejected that side of themselves, she couldn't help but think it was common.
—Back there, stop talking about those things when there are children around you.
—K…—.
—...Onii-chan, did something happen?—.
I ask Asahi who took her on his legs.
—It's okay, you can go back to sleep.
-... I'm hungry-.
Shio said, touching her belly.
—Now that you mention it, we haven't eaten anything either.
Rinka mentioned without caring about Yuuna and Asahi's gaze.
—We were certainly planning on going out to eat when we met, but with the whole incident we didn't get the chance, and I don't think any of the places are open... Did it shake?
—He trembled.
Asahi answered instinctively.
—It's just a minor earthquake, nothing to worry about. When we get home, we'll prepare something, Yuuna.
—Will you cook, Mr. Javier?—.
—Yes, what do you want to eat, Shio?—.
-... I don't know-.
Shy about not knowing what to choose, Javier smiles and says, thinking about a dish.
—How about meatballs, with pasta and a white sauce?
—White sauce? I don't know how to make it.
—I'll make the sauce, nothing to worry about.
Following a silence of about fifteen minutes, another small earthquake was felt. Javier, having nothing else to do but stare at the traffic jam outside, called Sekai.
—So you're fine... I see, call me if something happens... I can't be trusted... ehehe... tell Set-chan I'll be there if he calls me... the family problem wasn't that serious... well, I'll call you later, mmm, see you.
—It seems you get along very well with your friends!—.
—Jealous, maybe, Rinka-chan—.
—Ehehehe, you're very funny, Javier Onii-chan—.
—Mmm, I'm glad I made you laugh, Rinka-chan, what do you think, Sasa-chan?
—That you can harm those girls or worse, hurt them—.
—How rude! I would never do that kind of thing. You know very well that if I could do it, you would be the first.
There were no responses from either girl, other than blushing after experiencing the caresses on her skin firsthand. Yuuna, a little lost in the conversation, forgot about the previous conversation.
—Mr. Javier, were you human before? That is, you had a family.
—Oh, you're interested in my past, Yuuna—.
—Uh no, what I mean is… he did have children.
—...—.
Yami, who hadn't said a word since getting into the vehicle and had only stared out the window, lost in thought, slowly turned her gaze upon hearing Yuuna's question. Javier felt a suffocating pressure, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
In the closed environment where they were, no one said anything, but even the most innocent Shio felt that something was happening with Yami, while the most experienced in that field, Rinka, smiled assertively.
—Come on, Javier Onii-chan, tell us about your love affairs!—.
—Why are you so happy all of a sudden?... Well, there's not much to tell. I've had my girlfriends, a few office flings, and I've visited those places, which I won't mention for the sake of the little kids.
Saying it for Shio, Yuuna, who somewhat knew what he meant, blushed and said nothing. Asahi only understood half of what he said, while Rinka was disappointed.
—How boring—.
—Well, I'm sorry for not being fun. Besides, having children was never in my plans. Of course, it wasn't that I didn't want to, but my job didn't allow for time. Before I knew it, I was 31. The job gave me enough money to survive for 20 years, if I used it well. I was an administrative manager in logistics for eight years, and I also had considerable experience in the stock market. When I started working, I was a simple con man who traveled all the time. Later, I moved up to freighter and was promoted to inspector supporting loading and unloading.
—Mmm, I mean, he was a responsible adult, who had nothing and no one to be with.
—I feel offended by your comment, Rinka-chan… Although it's not bad either, well, I was thinking of quitting my job at thirty-five, to make my life together with the money I had saved and earned in the stock market. I was thinking of moving out of some city, while I immersed myself in my hobby of anime, manga and light novels. Ehehe I also had the dream that one day I would meet a lady in a bar. We would talk, and who knows, we could be together, but I died on my birthday and now they are the Hentai God—.
Having heard a little about Javier's past, Yuuna is the first to be surprised.
—You're the same age as me—.
—Thirty-one years old, no more, no less, although I look like someone sixteen.
-Although the truth is I am thirty-two, but a year absorbing the dust of that star in its old age does not count as experience, so I am thirty-one-.
Javier tucked that thought away, pushing a little further into the traffic jam. Asahi let out a sigh.
—Ahhh, wouldn't it be easier to appear at the entrance like the day you took me to the mansion?
—And losing the experience of a traffic jam because of someone I won't name, but for some reason she's all happy, impossible. Someone wants a pocky.
Taking out two boxes of white chocolate Pocky candy from his space pocket, the Pocky game common in anime. The traffic jam that still persisted after entering the only path to the mansion.
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[Saturday, April 20]{5:36 PM}[Ryuto Branch Campus]
Swaying her long, light brown hair as she walked, Asai Yuuko wore a mint green, figure-hugging, short-sleeved button-down dress that fell above the knee. Following two steps behind was the maid Lola, wearing a beige yukata against a daffodil-patterned background.
—Lola, you talked to Hoshi—.
—Yes, Head Maid Hoshi informed me that Ryuto-sama hasn't gotten up since he arrived on Friday.
—Mmmmm—.
—He's thinking of talking about that topic.
—That's right, the sooner the better, I'd rather not waste my time nodding off over things I can't figure out with my power.
Stopping in front of a sliding door, Yuuko glances at Lola for a second and enters the room. Lola, knowing what she had to do, closes the door, leaving her standing in the middle of the dead-end corridor.
Yuuko turns on the light as she enters, looks at the familiar room, as well as the mess on the desk.
—It must have been Hoshi who cleaned this dump, the one he calls a room.
Snore, Snore
Paying no further attention to the room he knew like the back of his hand, he approaches the snoring being.
Ryuto was asleep face down, his head resting against his forearm. The quilt was on the floor, and he had a pillow between his legs.
—He's still sleeping, he doesn't care that there was an earthquake... mmmm, he should be around here.
Turning her attention to a shelf filled with books and magazines on global economics, Yuuko crouched down to one side and found a small string invisible to the human eye.
Pa!
—What a waste of treasure, a thread from the red-pitted alligator, and just to keep his collection—.
In a flat tone, as if no longer surprised by Ryuto's tricks, he looks at a ladder leading to the ceiling of the room and shakes his head. Not taking the ladder, he walks to the desk and lifts the lamp.
—Tricks and more tricks, you know I was trained by Lola, an expert in espionage and assassinations, you have nothing you can hide from me—.
Injecting a little magic into the nightlight, the bulb flickers a bit before splitting in half, revealing a small piece of paper with turquoise lines.
—Mistwood Paper: A rare item from Scotland, used by runemasters for its easy mana flow and overwhelming resistance to experiments. To think I'd use it for this, ahhh—
Letting out a deep sigh, Yuuko soaks the paper in her own magic and throws it away.
The paper turns into a hummingbird and flies around different parts of the room, from under the bed to the clothes closet. The hummingbird, stopping its search, turns into a turquoise light, heading for the top corner of the bed.
Tin!, tatatatatata.
—That's the slot… You collect, stupid action figures, yours—.
Appearing annoyed by this, while the gears could be heard turning in the background, she glanced at Ryuto, who was still fast asleep. Without bothering to wake him, Yuuko stared at a five-story wooden shelf, five meters wide, that was lowered from the ceiling.
—Let's see. As I recall, he was chattering away about a rare figurine he found at an online auction; this must be it.
Taking from the top shelf, a pink package with an illustration of a teenage girl in a white uniform and another with a magical girl outfit.
—... It's time to wake him up by force—.
Smiling in a subtle way, but one that embodied evil for collectors, Yuuko first left everything as it normally was, except for the box in her hand.
Igniting a flame with his magic in the palm of his hand, he placed the collection box on top of the fire with his other hand. Soon, the sound of scorching plastic was heard in the room, and the smell of plastic spread throughout the room.
—... Mmmmm, w-wait—.
Frowning, Ryuto, who kept talking in his sleep as if he were having a nightmare, Yuuko leaned closer.
—Ryuto-kun, hurry up, wake up, or your beautiful Mizuki will burn—.
Yuuko whispered maliciously.
—Nooooooooooooooooooo!.—
With a scream that could be heard a block away, the first thing Ryuto saw when he opened his eyes was the collection box that contained Mizuki burning in a corner.
Taking the box to his chest, he steps to the corner of the bed and shouts to Yuuko.
—You're crazy! How can you do this to Mizuki-chan after she told you about her? You're a monster!
—Good morning Ryuto, don't you think you're calling your fiancée too much, monster?
—Hey Yuuko, what are you doing in my room?... Our date is at seven thirty, it's only six fifteen—.
Barely waking up when Yuuko speaks, he looks at the analog clock on the wall and turns to look at her, frowning.
—... You say that, but you were about to burn Mizuki. You know she's one of the few figures made by the Mar studio, before it went bankrupt, and wherever they produce her, she'll burn down along with the sketches, making her irreplaceable.
Turning a deaf ear, Yuuka sat up in bed.
—You're not listening to me, are you?
-No-.
Voltio smiling.
Ryuto sighed as he shook his head, getting out of bed and leaving Mizuki on top of the desk full of important papers.
—So why are you here? It's not time for our meeting yet, or did your family call you?—
Without even looking at him, Yuuko crosses her long legs.
—I'm asking you, since you don't know, but what date is it?—.
—Hmm, what's up with that question?
—Just answer.
—April 19, 2028—.
—It's April 20th, you've slept for almost twenty-four hours—.
—...—.
Turning around with a jump, he looks at Yuuko who was serious.
—That is, our date has already passed.
-Yeah-.
—I'm in trouble—.
-Because?-.
-... Very sorry!-.
Throwing away all dignity, Ryuto slowly kneels and hits his forehead against the ground. Assuming the dogeza position, Yuuko crosses her leg again, resting her soft thighs on top of each other. She stretches her leg slightly and cups Ryuto's chin so that he looks at her.
—You don't have to apologize, I wasn't in the mood yesterday either, but I want you to answer me something—
—Y-yes—
—Do you know how you got home yesterday?—.
—Hmmm… Oh, I remembered now. I think my friend Javier brought me. Uh, maybe you knew him.
—...—.
Responding with a charming smile, Ryuto is terrified and takes Yuuko's soft foot in his hands, surprising her.
"He may be a bit promiscuous, and he may have a bold tongue for the ladies, and he sort of has a dangerous, charming air about him for the girls who don't seem bothered by his advances! But he's a good guy, Yu-tan. Whatever he's upset you about, please forgive him. I'll see to it that it doesn't happen again."
Using his imagination, from psychological torture to physical torture, Ryuto imagined Javier being thrown into Tokyo Bay with weights on his hands and feet.
Offended by the comment, her foot hit Ryuto's face and she kicked him again in the cheek, causing him to fall to the floor and smash his head against the cold floor.
—I don't know what you're imagining, but let me tell you, I didn't do anything. You should be more respectful to your future wife.
—I-I'm sorry, but... don't you remember what happened to my cousin at the New Year's party? You cut off his ear?
—Hmph, whoever thought that repulsive animal was grabbing my buttocks should be grateful I didn't kill him. He should be on the ground crawling like the caterpillar he is… no, caterpillars are useful to the world's wildlife.
—Ehehehe—.
Only able to keep from laughing stiffly at the comments that left a person's humanity in doubt, Ryuto stood up, rubbing his cheek reddened from the previous kick.
—What are you getting at, asking me about Javier?—
Changing the subject, Ryuto sat down on the only wheeled chair in the room.
—I didn't think he was a bad guy, he was respectful and there was nothing wrong with what you're telling me.
—Really? How strange, until now that I've known him, he's flirted with every girl in the room.
—That was also in Lola's report.
—You sent him to investigate, reason?—.
Not surprised by that, Ryuto sensed something else in Yuuko's words, who smiled when she saw that she had the full attention of the Ryuto family treasurer.
—A couple of hours ago your friend had a confrontation with some low-level men from the Radiant clan.
—...—.
Changing the air in the room, Yuuko continued.
—It was an overwhelming victory. The remaining links of the Radiant Clan were lost even though they had an elderly "cloak-grade" mage with them.
-That!-.
—Hehehe, you knew you'd react like that, but it wasn't your friend who did it. It was his servant, and he only saw everything inside the area, while taking care of three civilians in the fight.
Not believing what he heard coming from Yuuko's own mouth, Ryuto began to think, but no matter how he formulated it in his head, he still couldn't believe it.
—You don't believe me—.
—If you told me that the archipelago called Japan was about to sink into the sea, I would believe you without hesitation…—.
Blushing and smiling at Ryuto's confidence in her, his eyes looked at her bare feet.
—But I can't imagine Javier in this world. How do I put it? He has a kind of trustworthy air, like Lola.
—I felt it too, but comparing him to Lola is too much, he would be more like a responsible adult, like a teacher.
—... Even if I'm useless at storing magic in my body, I can sense the magic in the air, and the quality of people. Yu-tan is like a whirlpool; if it catches you, you'll be destroyed. Lola's is like a flowing river, but raging…—.
—You've told me this many times… let's leave it here for now.
Ready to leave Yuuko, Ryuto takes the hand that opened the sliding door.
—Do you want to say something?—.
—Well… I thought, since we couldn't go out to eat yesterday, I'd reserve a spot, what do you say?—
—Ehehe… chu—.
Kissing him on the lips, Yuuko licks her lips smiling mischievously.
—I like it when you take initiative, but watch the news and if you find an open place, certain restaurants will be full.
—And if I prepare dinner here—.
—You want to bother Hoshi… Why don't you prepare it? Your seasoning is delicious.
—At eight, I have to take a bath while I have Hoshi get everything ready—.
—It will be at eight o'clock—.
Leaving the room in a good mood, not being the only one, Ryuto looks for his cell phone and finds it among the pile of papers on the desk, learning about the earthquake.
—7.9 on the Richter scale, those must have been the consequences of the fight, although it is strange that a fight to the death takes such an earthquake, usually a fight of rank cape, and if I am talking about the weakest link of the Radiants, at most it would cause an earthquake of 2.3… Damn, it is not time to think about it, I need to inform Hoshi and take a bath—.
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{6:56 PM}[Valderrama Mansion]
Shio was the first to rush out of the car and into the mansion, while the girls and Asahi grabbed the shopping bags. Meanwhile, Yami helped clean the seats and rubber mats with Javier.
—Fuuu, it's clean, thanks for helping me, Yami, I'll... —.
—Hkkkkk—.
Javier, who suddenly lost consciousness, was briefly grabbed by Yami, who was on the other side of the car, by the armpits and worriedly called out to him in his language.
—I-I'm fine, thanks, I must be tired from driving and everything that happened today, let's go in, I'll prepare a delicious meal today—.
—adniucnoajoc—.
—Ehehe, nothing to worry about, look, I'm strong, just like a mule—.