...
After helping clean up the venue, Lucian prepared to return with the team members.
He glanced around and noticed someone was missing. "Where's Suzuka?"
"Suzuka just said she had something to do and went to Grass's dorm. She asked me to tell you she might not come back tonight," Special Week replied.
"Alright." Lucian nodded. It seemed his earlier sense of crisis had been unnecessary.
The bitter taste still lingered in his mouth. "When did you all defect? Aside from Teio, everyone actually gave the Trainer low scores, huh?"
"I've drunk that stuff so many times, and the Trainer only had to drink it once," Seiun Sky said with a pout.
"Low scores? But they told me the highest score was one point," Special Week recalled, immediately exposing two culprits. "At the time, Gold Ship and T.M. Opera O asked me to rate it."
"You believed them?" Lucian found Special Week's naivety endearing.
"I did, but I never thought the Trainer would have to be ranked too," Special Week said, rubbing the back of her head with a laugh. "The Trainer's expression just now was pretty funny."
"Fine, go have fun." Lucian then turned to Dextrous Bailey. "What about you, Little Bailey?"
"I just... wanted to see the Trainer get punished."
Lucian sighed and looked at Rice Shower. "Rice-chan, what about you? You couldn't have been fooled too, could you?"
"I saw Urara give a low score, so I gave one too."
"Urara?" Lucian noticed that Urara seemed unusually subdued today. She was far less lively than usual and barely spoke. "Urara, were you tricked too?"
"No." Urara shook her head. "Urara just felt a little sad tonight."
"Oh? Why's that?"
Urara walked over and tugged on Lucian's sleeve, lifting her small face tinged with melancholy. "Because when I saw Teio and the Trainer singing together on stage, I felt so envious... and then I got sad."
"Urara wants to sing a duet with me too?"
Lucian was actually quite touched.
If all the team members were like Urara—willing to openly express their negative emotions—it would make his job as a Trainer much easier. But the older members were usually too proud for that.
If he didn't notice or ask, they might end up crying somewhere alone.
"Yes, I want to sing with the Trainer."
"Then how about next time? You can pick the song, and I'll learn it so we can sing together."
"Okay~" Urara's voice was sweet, and the gloom on her face finally lifted.
"Ehehe, is Urara jealous of me?" Tokai Teio teased.
"No! I'm just a little envious. Next time, it'll be Teio's turn to envy me!"
"That's not certain. The Trainer just said he'd sing with me again next time," Tokai Teio said proudly.
"Alright, alright, we'll sing with everyone~"
"Trainer, everyone else has already left. How much longer are you going to chat?" Seiun Sky urged.
She couldn't wait any longer!
"Let's go, let's go."
...
By the time they returned to the dorm, it was almost 10 p.m.
Even though the next day was a rest day, routines shouldn't be disrupted. So after letting the horse girls play for a while, Lucian sent them off to bed.
Back in his room, he closed the door and was about to check his phone to ask about Silence Suzuka's whereabouts when someone suddenly hugged him from behind.
Lucian was startled at first, but the familiar fragrance made his tense body relax.
"Didn't Spe-chan say you went to Grass's dorm?"
"You're still thinking about Grass?" Silence Suzuka wrapped her arms around Lucian's waist, pressing her cheek against his back.
"I'm innocent... I wasn't."
"Hmph. If I hadn't said that, how could I have had an excuse to stay here tonight?"
The room's lighting felt too intrusive—too clear, robbing Silence Suzuka of some unnamed feeling.
So she casually turned off the light.
The faint moonlight streaming through the window suddenly became visible, tracing patterns as if a pool of clear water had already spilled across the floor before anything even began.
"Wait, I haven't taken off my clothes yet." Lucian reached to turn the light back on, but his wrist was firmly gripped by Silence Suzuka. "Suzuka..."
"Isn't that perfect? I'll help you, Lucian-kun." Silence Suzuka leaned close to his ear, enunciating each word deliberately.
Her lips brushed against his earlobe teasingly, her warm breath seeming to drift straight into Lucian's heart.
Even with the lights off, the bright moonlight still outlined Lucian's features clearly for Silence Suzuka.
"They're definitely not asleep yet." Lucian felt a pang of panic.
Damn it! He really couldn't break free from Silence Suzuka's grip—her strength was overwhelming. No matter how he struggled, his trapped hand remained firmly in her grasp.
Well then... no more struggling~ (helpless face)
"It's fine. If Lucian-kun is gentle and I'm quiet, no one will notice, right?" Silence Suzuka had already begun unbuttoning Lucian's shirt.
One button after another...
Like the locks on the cage restraining the wild deer in her heart, they were undone one by one. The room was so quiet only their breaths remained, and Silence Suzuka's increasingly heavy breathing was proof.
His jacket was discarded, and the white shirt beneath stood no chance.
"Turn around. I want to kiss..."
The moonlight bore witness to their kiss.
But the moon's chill couldn't extinguish the fire in Silence Suzuka... perhaps because she was feeding on fuel, making it burn even fiercer.
"Su-Suzuka..." Lucian gently bit Silence Suzuka's lip, finally managing to catch his breath.
He couldn't match her strength, nor could he outlast her lung capacity.
"When the apocalypse comes, none of you are allowed to turn into zombies."
Silence Suzuka paused but didn't laugh. Instead, she pushed Lucian onto the floor. "No more jokes, Lucian-kun. I'm very angry today."
"It's not my fault, is it...?" Lucian saw Silence Suzuka's cold expression under the moonlight—beauty and the moon sharing the same hue.
He immediately shut his mouth. "I was wrong... but what exactly did I do wrong?"
"I've never ridden on the back of Lucian-kun's scooter, and I've never sung a duet with you either."
"You didn't object to the duet earlier. And when I made plans with Teio, you were there too..." Lucian's voice trailed off again.
"Back then, I hadn't devoured you yet," Silence Suzuka said.
"Then you can't blame me for the duet, right?"
"Doesn't matter. I'm angry, and nothing Lucian-kun says will change that." Silence Suzuka traced Lucian's abs. "These are all mine. I won't let Seiun touch them."
Lucian kept his mouth shut, absolutely not admitting that Seiun Sky had not only touched them but kissed them too.
Silence Suzuka arched her back like a cat, gathering her hair as her lips danced across Lucian's abs like pieces on a chessboard, landing in mysterious places as she played a game against herself.
"Su—"
"Shh—"
Silence Suzuka pressed a finger to his lips.
The training for the Winner's Ceremony had just ended, but the real performance was only beginning.
Tonight, he was the stage.
...
Lucian: "Suzuka, you're really not holding back tonight, are you?"
Silence Suzuka: "Mmm I told you, I'm angry. You're mine, Lucian-kun, and I'm going to make sure you know it~."
The moonlight spilled across the room, casting a silvery glow over Silence Suzuka's lithe form as she straddled Lucian, her hands deftly peeling away the last of his shirt. Her fingers traced the contours of his chest, teasingly slow, her nails grazing just enough to send shivers down his spine. She leaned down, her lips brushing against his collarbone, leaving a trail of soft, heated kisses that made him groan low in his throat.
Suzuka's hands slid lower, tugging at the waistband of Lucian's pants with a teasing smirk. She didn't rush, savoring the way his body tensed under her touch.
"Mmmph~ You're already so hard for me," she purred, with a sultry whisper as she freed him, her fingers wrapping around his length with a gentle but firm grip. She leaned down, her breath hot against his skin, and pressed a slow, deliberate kiss to the tip, her tongue flicking out to tease him.
"Ahhhn~ You taste so good,"
She pulled back, her eyes glinting with mischief as she licked her lips. "Not yet, Lucian-kun I want you to feel everything." She crawled up his body.
Her tail swayed behind her, catching the moonlight, and her ears twitched as she lowered herself onto him.
"Ahhhn So big~" she gasped, her voice trembling with pleasure as she took him fully, her walls clenching tight around him. She rocked her hips slowly at first, her hands braced on his chest, nails digging in as she found her rhythm. The slick heat of her body enveloped him, and Lucian groaned, his hands gripping her hips as she rode him, each thrust drawing out soft, needy moans from her lips.
"Fuck, Suzuka You're so tight," Lucian thrust up to meet her, the sound of their bodies colliding filling the room.
"Ahhhn!" As she leaned forward, her breasts brushing against his chest, her lips finding his in a messy, desperate kiss. Her tail flicked wildly, and Lucian couldn't resist reaching for it, his fingers brushing the soft fur as she gasped, her body shuddering at the touch.
"You like that?" he teased, giving her tail a gentle tug, and she cried out, her movements growing faster, more frantic, as pleasure coiled tight within her.
"Lucian! Don't stop!" Suzuka whimpered, her voice breaking as she ground against him,
"Ahhhn!" she came, her body convulsing as she squirted, the warm rush soaking them both. Lucian groaned, the sensation pushing him closer to the edge, but Suzuka wasn't done. She slid off him, her breaths ragged, and turned around, getting on her hands and knees.
"I want you to fuck me hard," she panted, her tail raised invitingly.
Lucian didn't need to be told twice. His hands gripping her hips as he slid into her, hitting all the right spots.
"Fuck, Suzuka You're perfect," his thrusts hard and steady, the sound of skin slapping against skin mixing with her desperate moans. He reached forward, grabbing her tail again, this time with a firmer grip,
"Ahhhn! Lucian! Harder!~" The tug on her tail seemed to ignite something primal in her, her moans growing louder, more animalistic, as she pushed back against him, meeting every thrust with equal fervor.
Her walls tightened around him again, and Lucian could feel his own release building
"Suzuka~ I'm close,"
"Mmmph~! Come with me~!" she gasped, and with a final, deep thrust, Lucian let go, his release spilling inside her as she came again, her body shaking as she squirted once more, the sensation leaving them both breathless. They collapsed together, panting, their bodies slick with sweat and moonlight, the room filled with the lingering echoes of their pleasure.
Suzuka turned to face him, her cheeks flushed, her eyes soft but still burning with that possessive fire. "You're mine, Lucian-kun Don't forget it~" she whispered, pressing a gentle kiss to his lips before nestling against his chest, as they lay there, tangled in each other and the moonlight.