Chapter 44: This is a new attempt!

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Translator: Soafp

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“Ara, are you going somewhere?”

“Just to a friend's house.”

With that, I left home.

From the moment I woke up, I had been brimming with energy. I practically sprinted toward Mari's house.

But I had made one mistake: it was summer, and even if I tried to walk calmly, moving quickly like this made me sweat.

“…I should just walk normally. Fortunately, there's a breeze. By the time I arrive, it should be fine.”

I wasn't sweating that heavily, so I might have been overthinking it.

After that, I repeatedly suppressed my eagerness and forced myself to walk slowly, even though I didn't want to.

“Hmm, around here should be good.”

Actually, I wasn't supposed to go directly to her house. Mari had told me to call her once I was nearby.

I called her, and she answered immediately. I told her I would arrive at her house soon.

“Okay. I'll be waiting.”

There were no words more exciting than a girl saying she would wait for me.

I reached her house and pressed the intercom. From inside, I heard hurried footsteps.

The door opened with a click, and Mari appeared in casual clothes.

“Welcome, Kai-kun.”

Her cute smile and the obvious swellings visible even through her light clothing… Dangerous. Something inside me was about to explode.

(…Mari really is wonderful.)

My main reason for inviting her out today had been to relieve my pent-up desires. But even so, spending time with her like this felt incredibly good.

If asked whether this meant I had special feelings for her, I would hesitate. Perhaps it was simply because she had been my first partner under hypnosis.

“Oh, are you…?”

“Ah, hello.”

At that moment, a woman emerged from the door leading to the living room—probably Mari's mother.

“…Nice.”

Oops, I accidentally let that slip.

As the woman who had given birth to Mari, she was quite beautiful, and moreover, she was well-endowed. A truly magnificent specimen.

But considering she was probably around the same age as my own mother… Well, no. Women with the title of “mother” were off-limits.

(Besides, she has a husband. I don't touch women who are already in relationships. As a user of hypnosis, I must at least uphold that rule.)

That was my policy.

While I was thinking that, Mari suddenly pulled my hand with considerable force.

“Let's go.”

“Ah, yeah…”

As I passed Mari's mother, I gave a small bow and hurried by.

“…Hmm.”

On the way to Mari's room, I reflected on what had just happened.

The situation with her childhood friend should have been resolved. I had thought that her relationship with her family had improved as a result.

But Mari had mentioned that her family still had complicated feelings, having listened only to her childhood friend for so long. Perhaps that was what I had just witnessed.

(There's not much I can do about that… Telling her to get along with her family is easy to say, but what matters is how Mari feels.)

For now, there seemed to be nothing I could do for Mari and her family.

Still, the moment I entered her room, such thoughts became completely unimportant.

“Hypnosis!”

“Ah…♪”

The instant I entered Mari's room, I activated the hypnosis app.

Still holding my hand, Mari entered a dazed state. She stared at me intently, as if to say that only I existed for her.

“…Oh, right, Mari. I sweated a bit on the way. Sorry if I smell.”

“I don't mind. Besides, I like your scent, Kai-kun.”

“Oh?”

Then there was nothing to worry about!

I embraced Mari and began touching her body as usual.

“I've been looking forward to today so much. I can't handle it unless I touch this softness.”

“Really? I feel the same. If I don't get to be touched by you, I think I'll go crazy.”

“You say such wonderful things!”

We were basically mutually in love, at least within the limits of hypnosis!

“Kai-kun, kiss me?”

“Of course.”

I sat down and embraced Mari from behind as she settled comfortably between my legs.

While running my fingers over her ample chest, I turned my face toward hers and pressed my lips to hers.

“I really love this position.”

“Do you?”

“Yeah. Feeling you against my back, being touched by you, and then kissing while surrounded by such happiness… If I don't do this all the time, I think my body won't be satisfied anymore.”

I had been thinking this for a while, but this girl was just too cute.

Lately, I had begun noticing that it wasn't only Mari. Emu and Saika were also showing more and more of this side of themselves.

“…This is a little dangerous.”

“What is?”

“Nothing. Fuhaa.♪”

I had Mari turn to face me and buried my face in her ch*st.

While feeling the softness against my entire face, I reconsidered what I had glossed over earlier.

When I said it was dangerous, I meant that the restraints on their behavior were beginning to slip. I was starting to feel as though I might cross the line I had set regarding going all the way.

(Especially Saika—her advances are incredible. Part of it is that her hidden sensuality has been unleashed, but she seeks me so intensely that she makes me feel as though she would be happy no matter what I did.)

I was beginning to think that maybe it was fine to remove those restraints and release my desires.

Still, the first time was supposed to be important. And the thought that someone like me—a coward who relied on the hypnosis app—would be the one to take that step made me hesitate.

I had no resistance to what I was doing now, yet I stubbornly clung to that one line. I was truly spineless.

“Kai-kun, may I?”

“Leave it to you. But it's been a few days, so I'm intense.”

“It's okay. I'll take everything.”

…Are you a succubus?

Her expression was so enchanting that I almost said it aloud. But I decided to leave the rest to her.

Afterward, through Mari's efforts, I obtained the post-release buff.

“It has a strange taste, doesn't it?”

“I don't think it's a good smell or taste… but I was incredibly excited.♪”

Hearing her words as she tightly embraced my arm, I recalled what had just happened.

It was knowledge from manga, but since Mari's house was clean, today I had tried a certain position with her for the first time.

“Let's do it again sometime?”

“…Yeah.”

That experience had been completely different from anything before, which was precisely why it had been so amazing.

I wanted to feel that sensation of being drawn out while in that position again. The person who had invented that posture must have been a genius.

“Mari, could you let go for a moment?”

“No. I want to stay like this all day.”

“…Ah.”

Mari had no intention of releasing my arm.

The air conditioning was comfortably cool, and this warmth felt incredibly pleasant. I found myself not wanting to let go either.

But I couldn't release the hypnosis while we were like this. So, steeling my heart, I managed to make her let go.

“Why do we need to—”

“To release the hypnosis.”

At this point, I deactivated it.

Mari looked around blankly for a moment, then turned her gaze back to me and smiled softly.

“What's wrong?”

“Nothing. I just feel really good. But it's a little fresh. Having you come over on a holiday morning like this.”

“Yeah. But I'm still a little nervous.”

“Hmm?”

For some reason, Mari suddenly cried out and threw herself at me.

I fell backward onto the cushion, and I could only stare at her in astonishment.

“How was that? Were you surprised?”

“…Well, yes.”

“Are you less nervous now?”

“Ah, that's what you were doing? That's a new way to ease tension.”

Still, being pinned down by a beautiful girl like this… wasn't bad at all.

Thanks to Mari, my nervousness eased somewhat, and I returned to my usual state. But then I let out a huge yawn.

Actually, I had imagined today so intensely last night that I hadn't slept well.

“Are you sleepy?”

“A little.”

“Shall I give you another lap pillow?”

Mari, those words to a sleepy man were nothing less than temptation.

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“…Ah, he's already asleep.”

Looking at Kai sleeping on her lap, Mari smiled.

He was snoring slightly, perhaps because his nose was congested. He would probably be embarrassed if he knew, but for Mari, it was a scene she wanted to keep watching.

“This has happened before, hasn't it? Hey, Kai-kun?”

Mari continued gazing at the sleeping Kai.

Then, suddenly, his phone on the table vibrated.

It was close enough that she could see the screen without leaning forward.

The text that appeared was strange.

“…What?”

Mari clearly read the words displayed on Kai's phone.

“A time that will remain in neither his nor your memory, yet I shall let you experience what you desire, just once. Now, touch the screen.”