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Nagisa's reaction was almost instinctual—like a little animal suddenly realizing another creature had marked her territory with scent.
So what else could she do?
Obviously, she had to cover it up with her own scent.
Battle mode: Engaged.
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And so, after a long string of "warm-up laps" that saw them bounce from the desk, to the wall, to the window, to the couch, coffee table, even the damn front door—the two finally returned to their natural battlefield: the bed.
At this point, Akatsuki Nagisa was a far cry from her earlier cheerful and innocent self.
Her lips were bitten red, her flushed face glowing all the way to her ears. The soft rosé of her irises had shifted into a vivid, excited red, shimmering with moisture like she had blood pooling behind her pupils. Her brows arched upward in a way that just begged to be teased.
Her arms clung tightly around Bokue's neck, her pale calves tangled behind his back. Her toes—slightly pink either from circulation or something else—kept rubbing and twitching against each other like they couldn't sit still.
Nagisa exhaled a soft breath of heat, the strands by her forehead clinging to damp skin.
"You don't have to worry today, Big Bro~"
"Hmm?"
Bokue raised an eyebrow at her cryptic tone.
That sounded like she was saying today was her "safe day" or something…
Although—come to think of it, wasn't 'every' time they did it treated like a safe day?
"No, that's not what I meant~"
As if reading his thoughts, Nagisa blushed even harder.
"I just mean, today I didn't make plans with Yukina-chan or anyone else, so you don't have to worry about any surprise knocks at the door like last time. You can take your time and do whatever you want to me… for as long as you want."
For example, three thousand rounds in one go…
Now that's what I call "Love you three thousand."
"Might not be that easy."
Bokue adjusted her position in his lap, wrapping her tighter against his chest. She instinctively tightened her grip.
"…Why not?"
"Because of your sister, Asagi."
He shifted back against the headboard, letting her rest more comfortably on his chest.
"She texted me yesterday—wants to go out for dinner tonight. Probably some walking after, then I gotta take her home, and then…"
"And then you'll be doing her, huh?"
Nagisa finished his sentence for him.
Which—yeah, was true. But hearing it so bluntly from such an innocent-looking girl made Bokue pause a second before nodding.
"More or less."
"More or less" meaning yeah, definitely.
Nagisa let out a tiny huff, her cheeks burning as she laid her face against his chest and whispered.
"…Player."
She didn't even dare use the term "womanizer" anymore—not after last time when Bokue had calmly countered, "So if my 'radish' is big, it's okay to be a womanizer?"
Since then, the phrase "big radish player" had accidentally turned into a compliment.
And honestly, Big Bro was kind of a big radish… always able to stuff her so—
Hehe~
She closed her eyes and focused on the rhythmic, beastlike heartbeat pounding beneath her cheek.
"So, which feels better for you—me or Asagi?"
"...Huh?"
That caught him completely off guard.
Which one felt better?
Well… that really depended.
Asagi looked like a spicy older girl type, but she was basically a paper tiger. One splash and she melted into a quivering puddle, curling her toes and whispering don't bully me~ through gasps.
Nagisa, meanwhile, looked soft and innocent—but thanks to her bloodline as a True Ancestor, her body was absurdly tough and flexible, practically built like a high-end demon. After her "first time," she went from beginner to expert in a flash, picking it up like a natural-born pro.
…But obviously, he couldn't say all that out loud.
For the first time in a while, Bokue truly understood what "sweating bullets" felt like.
"Kidding~"
Nagisa grinned at his panicked silence.
She had done some reading after their first time, and from what she'd gathered, most human girls could barely last 40 minutes. Bokue, on the other hand, probably didn't even warm up until two or three hours in.
Asagi's body type definitely couldn't keep up.
Which meant—yep, it was up to her, Nagisa, to pick up the slack.
"So what time are you heading out tonight?"
"I… don't actually know."
Bokue frowned.
He suddenly realized Asagi hadn't mentioned a specific time. She'd only said tonight.
"If I had to guess, probably around six or seven? She said she had to stop by city hall to file some reports… I think she meant that 'Keystone Gate' place."
"Keystone Gate, huh?"
Nagisa nodded, making a mental note.
So that's where Asagi worked.
"And where is that, exactly?"
"No idea. I was gonna look it up and text her after…"
He reached toward the nightstand to grab his phone.
"I didn't think to ask her last night when she brought it up."
"Keystone Gate should be…"
Nagisa thought for a second, then lifted her hand and started pointing toward the rough direction—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A deafening explosion shook the room—eerily similar to the one they'd heard the night before. The floor rumbled beneath them, the entire building trembling as Bokue's phone slipped from his fingers.
He looked down at Nagisa in shock.
"…Was that… an explosion? Did it come from the direction you were pointing?"
"It… kinda seems like it."
Nagisa blinked, stunned.
She'd just pointed. She hadn't even done anything! Why the hell did it sound like something blew up?!
As the two stared at each other—
A shrill alarm began blaring throughout the skies over Itogami Island.
"Emergency broadcast! Emergency broadcast! Unauthorized forces have invaded the Keystone Gate. All civilians near the area are advised to evacuate and clear the roads immediately. I repeat—unauthorized personnel have—"
BAAAAAAAAANG!
Four seconds into the alarm, the bedroom door slammed open.
Yukina Himeragi stood in the doorway, sword drawn, her eyes locked forward.
"Something happened—Nagisa, are you—uh…?"
Her words froze in her throat.
Because all she saw… was a completely wrecked room.
A bed still messed up from combat. Sheets trailing onto the floor. Pillows tossed aside. Scattered clothes.
And no people in sight.
"What the hell happened in here…?"
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