Chapter 74: Pets ①

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Translator: Soafp

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Nodoka sat down on the edge of the bed.

Her face was bright red, her back perfectly straight, and her hands rested neatly on top of her knees.

Even then, she kept nervously swallowing and glancing over at my face.

(She really seems excited about this somehow.)

The words saying she was fine without protection probably hadn't just slipped out because of the mood.

Even if I pushed her down right now and gave in to my desires—

Nodoka would probably accept it.

No, she might even welcome it.

I climbed onto the bed too and sat beside her.

“So, are we doing it like this?”

“I-I mean… do whatever you want.”

“Then if we kiss, it's going to taste like yakiniku. You okay with that?”

“Eh!? T-that might actually be kind of gross!”

Nodoka suddenly sprang to her feet and hurried into the bathroom.

Chuckling softly, I opened the bag Airi had given me.

The things I'd ordered online were properly inside.

When I took them out, one of the items had a sticky note attached.

—Nodoka-san will probably be happier if Ren-kun puts this on her himself.

…What even was this comment?

Had Airi started giving me instructions now?

She kept saying she wanted to be a slave heroine, but maybe she was actually the master instead.

(Well, I'll try following her advice for now.)

Even if she was indulging my wishes, I wanted Nodoka to enjoy herself too.

Besides, she wasn't the type to force herself through something she hated.

And even if she did try to endure it, it would probably show on her face immediately.

I picked up the item without the sticky note and headed toward the bathroom.

“Nodoka, could you put this on and come out?”

“Hm?”

Still brushing her teeth carefully, Nodoka took it from my hand.

At first she just stared blankly, but once she unfolded it, her eyes blinked rapidly.

“U-underwear…?”

“Well, yeah.”

“S-so you mean you want me to come out wearing only this…?”

When I nodded, her face grew even redder.

Of course, it wasn't ordinary underwear.

Still, compared to the micro bikini, it was less revealing.

But maybe swimsuits and underwear really felt completely different.

Nodoka fidgeted with her fingers nervously, her body stiff as if she didn't know what to do.

“Don't force yourself too much.”

“I-I'm not forcing myself! It's just… um… wearing underwear in a love hotel already feels kind of… you know… and then having the underwear picked out for me too just feels… really weird…”

“Are you getting excited?”

“N-no I'm not! I-it's not like I'm not either! I told you, I'm not!!”

Apparently flustered by my question, water sprayed out of Nodoka's mouth.

That was definitely the “no” people gave when they were embarrassed.

Just like Airi said, Nodoka really was a huge pervert too.

Though honestly, seeing her like this and trying not to grin made me no better.

I lightly placed my hand on her head.

“There's one more thing too, so hurry up and get changed.”

“One more thing?”

“Yeah. Look forward to it. I'm looking forward to it too.”

“O-okay…”

I left the bathroom and closed the door behind me.

Sitting on the bed while waiting for her, my thoughts drifted aimlessly.

(…I really do love both Nodoka and Airi, don't I.)

We hadn't even known each other for that long.

And yet, I could no longer imagine an everyday life without either of them.

No—that wasn't quite right.

It was more that I didn't even want to imagine it.

What if, like with Yuzuki, someone stole them away from me too?

This time, I felt like I wouldn't recover.

I might even lose myself and seek revenge.

(In the end, the real issue is dating two people.)

At least for now, Nodoka and Airi got along surprisingly well.

But once I actually started dating both of them simultaneously, would things really stay problem-free?

Right now, they had only just confessed, and they themselves were the ones proposing this arrangement.

Maybe things were only working out by coincidence.

(And society definitely won't be kind about it either…)

Even if we were personally okay with it, it would be impossible not to care if everyone around us criticized us.

Sure, concepts like polyamory existed, just like Mom said, but in Japan it still wasn't exactly considered normal.

That didn't mean recklessly moving abroad was realistic either.

And even overseas, there was no guarantee people wouldn't still see us strangely.

(Come to think of it, I'd have to convince our parents too.)

I hadn't even properly greeted Nodoka's parents yet.

Would they really accept a guy openly saying, “I'm going to date two girls at once”?

As for Hideki-san, Airi's father, maybe telling him after the fact wouldn't cause much trouble…

But honestly, even my own mother had only avoided openly opposing it because the two girls were present the other day.

If I seriously declared that I was going to date two girls, she probably wouldn't accept it so easily.

(For now, I should at least tell the two of them how I feel.)

Whether we actually dated simultaneously or not, I still had to answer their confessions.

Just as I reached that conclusion—

Click.

The bathroom door opened.

“S-so? What do you think?”

Nodoka timidly walked over in front of me.

The moment I saw her, a sound escaped my lips.

“Whoa…”

Black lace thigh-high stockings hugged tightly against her thighs, drawing a vivid contrast against her bare skin.

Black panties hung from thin strings resting against her hipbones.

Small pink bells dangled from both sides, while the smooth line of bare skin continued from her waist to her lower stomach.

Her black bra had frills along the top and bottom, and through the cat-shaped opening in the center, soft cleavage peeked through.

Pink whisker-like decorations sat on either side of the opening.

On her head rested a pair of cat ears with pink inner lining.

“Turn around for me.”

“O-okay…”

Nodoka nodded timidly and slowly turned around.

On the back of the panties was a pink-outlined cat paw-shaped opening, leaving the curve between her cheeks completely exposed.

Even the micro bikini hadn't shown that much.

“I knew it'd suit you. You look really cute and sexy.”

“R-really…? T-then I'm glad…”

She still hadn't relaxed completely.

Apparently, a love hotel put even more pressure on her than the inn did.

I stood up and walked behind her.

Wrapping both arms around her from beneath, I hugged her from behind.

“Hyah! Y-you surprised me. R-Ren, you're really a-aggressive right from the start today.”

“You're the one who said I should take the lead today.”

“R-right…”

“Or do you want to lead again like last time? I don't mind.”

Nodoka immediately shook her head.

“No. I don't understand any of this. S-so… t-train me.”

“…You're just repeating what Airi told you to say, aren't you?”

“I-it's your job to teach me all of that too and tame me!”

“Tame you, huh…”

She was probably deliberately choosing words like that to provoke me.

Maybe she and Airi had even planned this beforehand.

To seduce me and push me past the point of no return.

I slipped my fingers through the cat-shaped opening in the center of her bra and gently caressed her soft skin.

“Hau!?!” she squeaked, her whole body trembling violently.

“Ren's touching my ch*st… uwa, uwaa…”

“What's with that weird voice?”

“B-because! Having the boy I like touch me in such a lewd way feels s-so good… R-Ren, does it feel good for you too? Do my br**sts feel nice?”

“Of course they do. Tell me if it hurts.”

“Do whatever feels good for you. If you want to be rough, you can be as rough as you want.”

“Got it. Then I'll do whatever I want, okay?”

I pulled my hand out from her bra for a moment, grabbed both her shoulders, and turned her back toward me.

Just from touching her ch*st, she had gone beyond merely relaxing—her eyes were already melting hazily.

Maybe she was getting intoxicated by the atmosphere itself.

“Stay still for a second.”

“Hm? What?”

I opened the plastic bag with Airi's sticky note attached and took out the item inside.

Then I gently fastened it around Nodoka's neck.

“Today, Nodoka's my pet.”

“Huh? P-pet?”

“Yeah. You really are like a cat, Nodoka. Makes me want to keep you.”

Around her neck sat a pink leather collar with a little cat bell attached.

A leash was connected to it too.

Keeping her like that, I resumed kneading her chest while whispering into her ear.

“Look at the mirror over there. That's what pet Nodoka—or rather, Nodo-chan—looks like.”

She swallowed nervously and turned toward the mirror I pointed at.

There stood a blonde bob-haired girl dressed in cat lingerie, wearing cat ears and a bell collar, having her leash held by me while her chest was being fondled.

The moment Nodoka saw herself, she quickly looked away.

Chirin.

The cat bell rang softly.

(Maybe this was too much for her after all?)

This kind of play definitely depended on personal preference.

Maybe she disliked the feeling of being treated like an object.

If she genuinely hated it, I'd stop.

That was what I thought—

“Haa… haa…”

Nodoka kept glancing repeatedly at the mirror.

Chirin, chirin.

The cat bell continued ringing one after another.

Her breathing gradually became heavier too.

“I wonder why I never thought of this before.”

“Hm? What's wrong?”

“That's right… being someone who gets doted on isn't limited to girlfriends.”

“…Huh?”

Something about Nodoka felt strange.

And then, the next moment—

She suddenly jumped onto me and forcefully pushed me down onto the bed.

Straddling me, she curled her hands slightly like cat paws.

“Not just today—I'm going to stay Ren's pet forever…!”