Tsuki Tsuki Vol 8 Chapter 1

Chapter 01: End of Seduction…

The glamorous hair, reaching as far as to the waist, reflected the evening sun coming in from the window of the Dojo and emitted an ebony radiance. Watching me with her dignified eyes, Gogyou Hijiri rested on her knees and then bending over, she closed the distance between us.

“Fufu, Shinobu-kun. You got all stiff.”

“You don’t really need to apologize. And don’t make such a worried face. I’ll properly take the lead, so let’s begin. Okay?”

“W- Wait. I’m not mentally prepared yet. Give me a bit more time.”

“…Yeah, okay. Thanks.”

“Shinobu-kun, you got even more stiff.”

“Really? Somehow, you’re quite cute right now. Your mouth denies it, but you’re rock hard here.”

There, the self-proclaimed Goddess and one of the freeloaders at our house Elni, who had silently watched over us until now, interjected with her snow-white cheeks lightly flushed.

“Wh, Wh-Wha-!?”

“Y- You got it wrong! By no means did I say it with that in mind! I just, tried to teach Shinobu-kun how to use talismans!”

“You’re mistaken!”

“S- Sure, I thought that Shinobu-kun is cool! But I wasn’t having any weird ideas! To begin with, I’m not experienced! Nor am I a sullen pervert— wait, why are you getting away, Shinobu-kun? Don’t be so mean!”

…Mh, I was longer here than I had planned.

But well, while I knew that the needlessly broad garden of the Mansion had a pond and a storehouse, I never thought that there would be a Dojo as well.

Sougo-san seemed to be on bad terms with Elni, so his cheeks had lightly twitched when he saw her, but he didn’t say anything in particular and after calling for Hijiri, he guided us to the Dojo, where we started the lessons.

There Hijiri took over and taught me how to use talismans.

The talismans in my hand looked just like a roll of banknotes and since I got to know per preceding instructions that the talisman would burn up on a wrong usage, I had become completely nervous.

As such thoughts crossed my mind, Hijiri seemed to have regained her spirit. Her usual dignified expression was back and she opened her mouth with a serious voice.

“Well, sure, but will I really be able to use them?”

“Shinobu-kun, it’s not the technique that counts, but this.”

In regards to that, Elni and I looked at each other and then both opened our mouths.

“I don’t have such wonderful things.”

This time Hijiri bashful hid her breasts with both her arms and said with red cheeks.

“I see…”

I slightly increased the strength on my grasp on the talisman, whereupon Elni came and rested her hand on my shoulder.

I rebuked so softly, but Elni didn’t seem bothered by it and lightly kissed the talisman for no apparent reason.

While Hijiri and I both blinked on this completely unexpected development, Elni turned around and gave us a small wink with her hand.

Leaving these words behind, Elni left the Dojo. After watching her off, I returned my gaze, whereupon Hijiri was showing a blank expression on a rare occasion.

As I watched her expression, I formed a smile and called out to her softly.

“Eh? Ah, yeah. A talisman certainly can strengthen one’s physical abilities temporarily, but until you can use it like Elni just did, it takes a lot of practice. Even I can’t use the talismans that well yet. To begin with, I think there are only a few amongst the exorcists, who can do that.”

“Yeah. Maybe I should get Elni to teach me as well…”

Well, at any rate, I resumed my practice, but in the end time just passed by without me getting any better. Amidst that, Hijiri suddenly rested her warm hand on my shoulder.

“…Sorry, but can I continue for a bit longer?”

Following Hijiri’s glance, I looked at the clock on the wall of the Dojo… Like she had said, it was quite late. It really might be better for me to take my leave now. When I regretfully shrugged my shoulders, Hijiri clapped her hands with “Oh, I know” and a smile.

“Mh? Certainly sounds good, but is it okay?”

“Yeah, then I’ll gladly take up your offer.”

I on the other hand, left behind, recalled Hijiri’s appearance in her training uniform from earlier.

Hijiri was beautiful after all. Popular at school, she even got a fan club, though I didn’t know if that was true. And having this charming Hijiri as my fiancée, albeit only as a formality, was still quite unbelievable.

Luna was bad with machines, so she still had a hard struggle with her first cell phone, which she got just recently. But seemingly she mastered how to use it. The occasional mails came to have pictography, smiley or sometimes even a cell phone picture mixed in. Of course calls were perfect as well.
Therefore, I decided to call Luna on her cell phone…

After telling Luna that I would eat dinner at Hijiri’s house over the phone, I continued my training as Hijiri had come back. When I was done, I then started to clean up the Dojo together with Hijiri.

Still, I actually had intended to clean up by myself, but Hijiri had said “Let me help” with a smile and I couldn’t turn her down.

While I wiped the floor rather absent-minded, I suddenly lightly bumped into something soft and a rather bewitching “Ahn” voice raised up.

I tried to move my head to the left and right, rubbing my nose tip onto something plumb, whereupon

A flexibility spread over my whole face and I could hear Hijiri’s sweet voice while smelling a really sweet fragrance. Likewise, there was a warmth.

A gentle sensation with a soft resilience enveloped my face. Ehm, could it be that I plunged into Hijiri’s bottom head on?

In that moment, I jumped back right up and hastily lowered my head.

“…Ah, ehm, I was just a bit surprised, but I know you didn’t do it on purpose, Shinobu-kun. So don’t worry about. I’m also at fault for stopping there…”

On the other hand, I reflexive chased Hijiri’s nice bottom with my eyes and felt a bit of self-hatred. But I reflected on my actions afterwards, cleaning seriously together with Hijiri, when

A sweet voice came from behind and my vision turned black once more. Following, two soft swelling pressed onto my back. Most likely my eyes were covered by two hands.

The sensation of juicy breasts with plenty of elasticity pressing onto my back was still there. A sweet aroma of perfume. Her faint breathing near my near threw my heart in turmoil while I opened my mouth as composed as possible.

“Yes, as you have guessed correctly, I am your angel, Shinobu-sama.”

“Well, you certainly are an ‘angel’ with a ‘str’ in front and a ‘y’ at the back.”

A sulking voice raised near my ear, but I paid it no mind, uncovered my ears and turned around.

Long eyelashes and beautiful eyebrows. Almond eyes and well-formed pink lips. Soft cheeks so white as porcelain. As soon as I confirmed it was the maid Kaorun, I purposefully acted surprised.

“…Thank you very much for this insincere flattery. I feel embarrassed for getting a bit happy despite that. That said, not so embarrassing as your face is, Shinobu-sama….”

“Yes, I am Jack the exclusive cutter of Shinobu-sama’s heart. Cutting soothes my heart. Shall I give you a kiss as an apology for hurting you?”

Our usual exchange was fun. But Hijiri was looking over us slightly worried, so I better stopped now.

“To be honest, I have been preparing for dinner, but… Elni-sama keeps troubling me by snatching away the food. Please say something to her, Shinobu-sama.”

Shrugging my shoulders a bit, I gave Kaorun a piece of advice.

“No, I tried to warn her just in case, but, well, she clung to me with a ‘Please’ and how should I say, she was cute. So I just…”

“Yes, like the flood in a river.”

A bit surprised, I readily stood up as to go to Elni.

However on the way, we found Elni laying in the broad living room and when we approached her, Elni was sleeping soundly.

As I feelt my heart calming down, Kaorun talked to me with a small voice.

“Yeah, please do.”

“Fufu, Shinomuncat, wait. Wait for me…”

As I showed a faint wry smile, Kaorun came back. She gently put the blanket in her hands over Elni and then opened her mouth while pulling on my hand.

“Nah, my existence alone is already like a beautiful flower, so I don’t need roses. I don’t want the duck either. What I want is---”

“Money! What else but money could it be! Fill up the big bathtub with banknotes! I’ll swim butterfly-style in it!”

On my joke, Kaorun purposefully trembled a bit.

“Hey, hey, don’t be stupid. Rich or poor, money will be the only thing for me.”

“Okay, jokes have their limits as well, you know? I’ll get angry if you treat me like a pervert any more.”

“Shinobu-sama, I merely wanted to tell you that it is not a good thing to be too obsessed over money. Neither is it any good to try to solve everything with money, you know? Well, if you should somehow end up in jail, I will free you with the power of the Gogyou Finances though…”

“…If you had mistakenly said ‘Women are convenient’, I would have burst into a big laughter.”

“Yes. I understand. Well then, Shinobu-sama, please enjoy your bath to the fullest.”

“…Sweat, it is?”

“Apparently, you are emitting a lady-killer scent, Shinobu-sama.”

“It was a joke, yet you become bashful!? Well, it certainly was a nice fragrance, but if you react like that, well, even I end up becoming embarrassed…”

“Shinobu-sama, I will not mind it if you use my body soap and shampoo, but please refrain from saying things like ‘Gehehe, it’s the same scent as Kaorun’s’ while getting exited--- hey, please do not ignore me!”

Upon that, it was still the perfect wooden bath that spread before my eyes.

Inadvertently mumbling to myself, I borrowed the shampoo with “Kaoru” written on it, as she had told me, since I doubted that she would get angry about it. Then I washed my hair and body and when I laid back in the bathtub, I suddenly heard a noise from the anteroom.

Was what I thought only for a moment. Suddenly the bath door was opened and a girl with long, black hair came in.

When she took one step inside, her voluminous breasts, opposing gravity by standing up, bounced. Furthermore her slender waist and firm thighs were in plain view, which made my heart skip a beat at once.

Hijiri, an exorcists, wanted to use a yin-yang technique to increase her own power. However that technique gave you power by combing the male’s yang energy with the female’s yin energy, so in other words, it was needed to do perverted things.

Instantly, she flushed her cheeks bright red at once, as she didn’t thought I would be here.

Leaking a surprisingly small scream, she tried to hid her breasts with both her arms.

“Wawah.”

Meanwhile, her sensual hips were lightly trembling, her bewitching bottom flapped and even her precious place was nearly visible.

“This must be your doing, Kaoru-san! What are you planning! Open up already!”

“A- As if! To begin with, you didn’t tell me Shinobu-kun was already in here! You tricked me!”

However Kaorun said to Hijiri persuading.

“I certainly am, but…”

“Ah…”

“I’m sorry, Shinobu-kun. Kaoru-san is doing something weird again…”

As Hijiri herself hadn’t anticipated this, it couldn’t be helped. Besides, the bath was broad enough. It would be no problem if we sat apart.

“…Thanks, Shinobu-kun. I’ll come in after I washed my body…”

To calm the situation, I cracked a usual joke.

Furthermore, after Hijri finished washing her body,

She got into the bath, emitting a sweet fragrance, and sat down besides me, so I turned my position around for 90°, turning my back to her again.

“Ehm, a nice bath, isn’t it, Shinobu-kun. The water is so warm.”

“Then, you can come over every day…”

“…Shinobu-kun, there’s something I want to tell you.”

“I won’t do any weird seduction on you anymore.”

For a moment, my heart was filled with confusion and for just a short moment I was at a loss for words.

“No, that’s not it. That’s really not it, so don’t make such a voice.”

“Do you remember what you told me before? That you, well, wouldn’t do it with me just because of the yin-yang technique…”

When I felt my cheeks getting hot, Hijiri once more opened her mouth with a series tone.

Temporarily stopping her words, Hijiri then said with a calm voice.

…Unsuited seduction, huh.

But even though it agitated me so much, I still couldn’t help but feel somewhat regretful, so I inadvertently made a wry smile.

“I have no plans to back off. I’ll still give my best in my own way from now on…”

…Ehm, this was Hijiri own way of giving her best?

If this were her usual seduction, she would do some kind of action now… but as she had declared, she stopped doing that. She didn’t do anything further.

I could forcefully brush away her usual seductions, but I couldn’t do so now. Unable to get away from the softness of her breasts, I felt pathetic for myself, when Hijiri suddenly released a small laughter.

“…I, Is that so?”

Hijiri embraced me even tighter while smiling. She might just be remembering the old days, but for me it only increased my heartbeat.

As I was in panic like that, Hijiri called out to reserved with “There’s also I want to ask you” after a short pause.

“…How do you know?”

“My father told me that it’s a surprised that you came here for exorcist training.”

“Yeah, my father seems to know your father. So he thought that you would take over the dojo for sure.”

I certainly was surprised, whereupon Hijiri slowly continued.

“I see. That’s how it. But Sougo-san had the wrong idea from the beginning. I’m not taking over the dojo from my gramps.”

Hijiri softly traced over the scar on my right shoulder.

I quietly declared to her.

And that was also the answer to her question. Unlike me, they didn’t get countless unsightly scars on their bodies. There was someone more suited to take over the dojo.

Still, for Hijiri it came as a surprise. She leaked a perplexed voice.

“That’s not it. I just…”

Hijiri asked back like a parrot, but

I dared to brush it off with a joke and before she could say anything, I left the bathtub.

“Ah, wait, Shinobu-kun.”

The moment I turned around, I inadvertently was at a loss for words.

Instantly, Hijiri turned red in a flash and shouted “S- Sorry!” while pulling back her hand with attitude.

“Aahh… Ahh… Ah…”

“Ehm, Hijiri-san?”

Right away I wrapped the towel around my waist again and caring carried Hijiri from the bathtub to the anteroom.

…However, I was impressive on how I didn’t try anything here.

In that moment, I jumped up in surprise and timidly turned around.

“You took an unexpected long bath, Shinobu-sama.”

“I, Is that so. Then I will scrub your back on the next occasion.”

“Thanks. That makes me really happy, but it’s embarrassing, so I’m afraid that I’ll pass.”

Kaorun, readily saying something outrageous, moved her gaze to the fainted Hijiri and then shrugged her shoulders lightly.

“…Mh? Don’t tell me, you saw it all?”

Uhm, more probably I was the troubled one here. My reasoning had a limit. I wished she understood that I went through a lot of troubles as well.

“Kaorun, please take care of Hijiri. As you can see, she’s resting.”

“No! Stay away! I’m going to call for help!”

---In the next moment.

Instantly, Kaorun widened her eyes and flushed her cheeks in a flash.

Raising a hysteric voice, she hastily ran away.

With a distant look, I thought like that as if it didn’t concern me.
Without doubt people called that escaping from reality.

In the end, Hijiri didn’t wake up and stayed unconscious. And like Hijiri had said, her mother and little brother were going to eat outside, so Elni and I didn’t catch a sight of them, enjoying the meal in a threesome with Kaorun.

“The Master entrusted me with this. It is supposed to be a present for you, Shinobu-sama.”

“What are you saying, Shinobu-sama? It is just a scrap of paper. Please use it to wipe your nose.”

“Oh my, how wonderful. If the girl knew of the value of the talisman, she would feel like you had told her to wipe her tears with banknotes and probably beat you to a pulp. That said, I would beat you up either way…”

While playing along with her joke, I sat Elni on the bicycle, whereupon Kaorun suddenly lowered her head a bit.

“Mh? I should be saying thanks, no? Not only did I receive training, but you also treated me to dinner.”

“Hijiri-chan was really pleased. You come paying a visit more often now and Minami-sama also started to come by to play, so Hijiri-chan has always been in a good mood.”

On Kaorun’s warm words, I felt a faint pain running through my chest, though it might have just been my imagination.

“…After all… I want… Hijiri-chan… normal….”

The twinkling stars in the night sky, the warm lights of the surroundings houses and a soft wind stroke my cheeks. Slowly pedalling my bicycle, I turned around my head and softly called out to Elni.

“Mmh~ I will positively reconsider….”

Smitten by her silver hair fluttering in the soft wind, I shifted my vision from Elni with sleepy eyes to the front. Following, I started talking with “Reminds me” to keep her from falling asleep.

“Yeah. I helped Nazucat with her homework until late into the night.”

“I didn’t get the math questions at all, since they were so difficult. I believe the world doesn’t need math.”

Replying half-wearily, I returned to the house without stopping the chit-chat, but Elni wouldn’t get off my back and had fallen asleep without time for me to caution her.

There a beautiful female in maid clothes showed up from the living room right away.

The fascinating girl, who emitted an aura of neatness, was Luna. The natural erotic big sister of our house and a devil, despite her looks.

Along with a smile, she tightly clung onto me.

…F- For some reason, ever since her birthday party, I got the feeling that Luna had become more assertive with her physical contact.

Soft, well-formed and warm, sweet lips. I perfectly froze up on their sensation, when Elni on my back apparently woke up.

Seeing my face, she gave this impression and slowly got off my back.

“Somehow, you smell nice, Shinobu-san.”

“Ehm~ You already took a bath, Shinobu-san?”

“Kaorun told me that he took a bath together with Hijiri.”

On Elni’s words, Luna got away from me and froze up, still smiling.

“Uwah! I carelessly run my mouth! Sorry!”

On the other hand, Luna sulking puffed up her cheeks a bit and stared at me silently.

“No, you got it wrong. I unluckily fell for Kaorun’s trap. It wasn’t my idea, you hear? And while I certainly took a bath together with Hijiri, I didn’t do anything.”

“Yes, quite so!”

“Can I take a bath with you as well next time, Shinobu-san? I want to wash your back.”

“I understand. I will go ask Tomoe-san right away.”

Most likely my mother wouldn’t care for my feelings and readily give the go-sign. Having Luna wash my back would certainly be like having Obon and New Year on the same day. But I didn’t want to do anything that put my reasoning to the test.

“Luna, I’ll ask you to wash my back when I feel like it…”

I personally considered it a half-assed coverage, but for Luna it might have been sufficient. She smiled happily and hugged me once more. Then she went back to the living room while smiling. Following after her, I also went into the living room, whereupon I saw two females watching TV together with Elni.

Amber almond eyes. A smooth nose bridge and lips that looked like pink petals. Moreover, her perfect body line that would embarrass a gravure idol was dazzling in my eyes.

Following their gazing, the TV showed the ending theme of some kind of drama and Machina cried overcome with emotions.

“Hey, Machina. Was the drama so good that you would cry?”

“Yeah, I’m home. Here, use my handkerchief.”

Stopping her tough act, Machina obediently took the handkerchief from me.

“Here, for you as well, Tomoe-san.”

I watched over this situation with Luna next to me, when a short, young girl appeared out of the dining kitchen.

She must have been doing the dishes. She wore a apron with cat illustrations printed on it and smiled when she saw me.

“Yeah, I’m home, Nazucat. You’re in a rather good mood. Did something good happen?”

Nazuna, thanking me with a smile, moved her gaze to everyone and cleared her throat with a cough to get the attention. She opened her mouth with a meek face.

“Big news? What is it? I already know about Machina getting stilettos from a junior girl with the request ‘Please step on me”.”

“Hey, Shinobu! I told you to keep it a secret! Why are you telling everyone!”

“Fufu, I won’t let you off so easily. I’ll gently mess you up <3 As if! Who are you calling Queen! And why is everyone at school calling me that as well!?”

Well, it was the reason I also ended up teasing her though…

Upon that, Machina faced sideways with “…I won’t be fooled”, but started to smile while having her head petted and narrowed her eyes pleasant. There I moved my gaze back to Nazuna to get back on topic.

“Yeah, your school has it’s sports festival soon, right?”

Sometime around next week, our class would surely discuss the sports festival. I made an agreeable response and listened to Nazuna.

Midway in her sentence, Nazuna threw out her chest with pride and grinned ear to ear.

“…That sure is big news. Way to go.”

While I opened my eyes wide, Luna smiled so happily as if concerned herself and my mother was also smiling. Machina and Elni gave joyful looks and both praised Nazuna.

“Yeah, just like Machina said, it’s wonderful. Okay, from this point on, the name Mad Dog will be yours, Nazucat.”

“Then how about Super Cat?”

As such kind of rude thoughts crossed my mind, Nazuna clung to me spoiled and begged me like that.

“Well, if that’s how it is, I’ll help you out, but you’re quite energetic, huh. You stayed up late last night doing homework with Elni, right? Aren’t you tired?”

“I slept soundly during class today, so I’m fine!”

However, she must have noticed her verbal slip right away. Nazuna hastily covered her mouth with both her hands, but it was too late. On Nazuna’s words, my mother made a big sigh.

While saying so, my mother faced me and sighed once more with “Moreover…”.

“Sorry, Mom. I graduated from Shinomun. I was reborn from cute into dandy. So give up on it.”

The instant my mother passed a rather rude evaluation onto me, Luna, who had stayed quiet so far, frowned and interjected.

“…Y- Yes. I’m sorry. I was stupid. Please forgive me, Luna-sama.”

I didn’t think that she was acting.

In other words, the power balance in our household had completely crumbled. My mother, who reigned at the pinnacle of the pyramid until just recently, had given the throne to Luna.

While such thoughts crossed my mind, my mother left the living room in a hurry.

And Nazuna also moved to the garden in an escape. I then slowly followed after her while Elni and Machina looked out into the garden and said both sincere.

“Somehow, Nazuna looks so grown up.”

“Nazuna is cute, so I’m sure she’ll get a boyfriend by that time…”

On Elni’s words, Machina sadly cast her eyes down. Upon that, Elni embraced Machina at the shoulders and made a suggestion with a serious face.

“Yes, Darling---wait, no! How did it suddenly become like we’re married!? If I’m going to marry, it’s going to be with someone that has an evil look, a bad mouth, only fools around, but is surprisingly kind! I don’t want you as my husband, Elni!”

“N- No one said anything about marrying Shinobu---wait, hey! Don’t cling to me out of the blue! Ahaha, no tickling either!”

Nazuna made eye-contact with me, pointed her finger at me and declared strongly.

“Huh?”

“…That’s quite cool. But one attack, you say? Fine, just try if you can, Missy.”

However, she still had a lot of unneeded movements. She made too many unnecessary noises. If I used my sharpened senses, I could dodge an attack of this level with my eyes closed.

…I had read that attack from her previous preparation movement, but she sure pulled it off. As always, her athletic ability was impressive.

“---So? Weren’t you going to defeat me in one attack, Ma’am Captain?”

“Good. Be careful with your choice of words from now on.”

Of course she was pretty capable fighting despite that. No middle schooler was a match for Nazuna. But the kicks or fists Nazuna launched at me were parried, brushed away and pushed off, making all of her attacks ineffective. If there was an opening, I whipped Nazuna off her feet, making her fall on the ground.

But, when the count of her falling to the ground went into the double digits, Nazuna kept laying on the ground without getting up, as she had given up, and asked doubtful.

“Yeah, that’s right. I’m surprised you noticed.”

“Well, I fought with a lot of different schools. It got some grave injuries in it, but in exchange I had a chance to observe their techniques.”

Even if I trained like my father or grandfather, I couldn’t surpass them.

That said, it was unnecessary for Nazuna the genius.

“You’re amazing, Brother!”

“…Actually you’re the amazing one.”

But Nazuna must have not heard it. She tilted her head and looking into my sister’s pure eyes, I asked casually.

Upon entering middle school, my father forbid Nazuna to attend the dojo. Our father decided that Nazuna was unfit to learn dangerous techniques, as she was mentally weak.

So I thought that Nazuna must have wanted to go back to the dojo.

“…I won’t go back to grandpa’s dojo.”

“In the future I’ll be a kindergarten teacher!”

“And when I have become one, I’ll play together with the kids. I’m sure it’ll be fun. But my biggest dream is to marry someone like Dad or you…”

“Mhm~ I think I would be very angry then. I would bite him a lot. But if he properly apologies, I might forgive him with a smile.”

A bit surprised, I wanted to get back on topic, but Nazuna hastily went back into the living room to avoid that.

Unable to comprehend it, I also went into the living room and tried to talk to her once more, but

Nazuna obviously tried to change the topic.

I gave up on it, while Nazuna, drowning in the memories about our father and Kagari— our pet cat, leaked a sigh with a distant look.

“I can relate, Nazuna, but why don’t you make do with Machina’s breasts whilst?”

“I don’t really mind if it’s Nazuna… But be gentle, okay?”

Getting the okay from Machina, Nazuna spoiled buried her face in Machina’s voluminous breasts and released an admiring voice just like that.

“Th- Thanks… But… Uhn, Nazuna, don’t move too… ahh… much…”

“Ohh, so soft, yet also so elastic. My finger gets pushed back.”

Machina started to raise a rather bewitching voice. In regards to that, I turned my back to the three of them, pretended not to hear it and reminisced about Kagari just like Nazuna had.

I inadvertently spilled it, whereupon the nearby Luna clung onto my arm without any pretext, pressing her soft breasts against it.

“Shinobu-san, please make do with breasts as well.”

Quite agitated by the unexpected happening, I was completely captured by Luna’s breasts and after I enjoyed that sensation to the fullest, I got away from Luna and left the living room. And on my way back to my own room, I suddenly remembered about the conversation with Nazuna earlier.

No matter how much I pondered, I couldn’t find an answer for it…

Returning to my room, I finished my review of and preparation for classes and sat down on my bed, watching absent-minded the talisman in my hand.

…I wanted to use talismans as well as Elni, so I might as well try it out once.

“Yeah, a nice touch. The sharp design is awesome as well.”

…I, I wasn’t heard just now, was I?

—In that moment, the talisman in my hand glowed and a gust of wind blew.

…E- Elni had said the truth. This talisman was quite tasteful. Truly a joyful happening.

“Uhm, what was that just now…”

Commenting so to fool her, I decided to change the topic quickly.

“Ah, yes, I wanted to talk to you for a bit…”

“But before that, should I give you a massage, as you look rather tired, Shinobu-san?”

“I will try my best.”

“I, I am not erotic!”

I made a small, wry smile and apologized to Luna with “Sorry, Sorry”, then lay face down on the bed to take up her offer.

The massage by Luna’s soft, slender and warm fingers was really pleasant…and before I noticed it, my eyelids had gradually gotten heavier.

“Shinobu-san, please listen to me like this. What I wanted to talk about is… eh, huh? Shinobu-san, did you fall asleep?”

I pretended to sleep as a joke, whereupon Luna suddenly brought her face closer and with a single “Fuh”, she blew her hot breath into my ear.
Instantly, a shiver ran unmeant down my spine

Chapter end