She felt furiouslike she'd just been turned into a fool.
Rei Ao: "No, I'm not."
Mafuyu: "Then what is the meaning of all this?! Youplus you and Mai already??"
Gripping her phone, Kirisu Mafuyu felt as if she'd discovered the guy she was starting to like was apparently a jerk.
Rei Ao: "It's unrelated to that. But now I am quite interested in Ms. Mafuyu."
Mafuyu: "You?!"
Rei Ao: "Me."
Mafuyu: "Don't fool around!"
Rei Ao: "I'm not. Mafuyu, since you decided to add me, that means you do want someone dependable in your life, right?"
Mafuyu: "that has nothing to do with you or with your situation with Mai!"
She typed, feeling stifled. Rei Ao calmly responded:
Rei Ao: "True, it's none of my business, but I'm quite interested in being 'teacher' to Ms. Mafuyu."
Mafuyu: "??? You want tobe my teacher now?"
Role reversal to the max!!!
Rei Ao: "Yes. I'm someone who sees your true nature. If you really do want a boyfriend, you can gain some 'dating experience' from me. And I can help you make a change."
Mafuyu: "Dating experiencea change"
She lacked both. And these were precisely what she needed.
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Chapter 229: Love Mentor, Static, Migration... (Bonus Chapter)
Kirisu Mafuyu: "How would we do that?"
Asked right at her sore spot, Kirisu Mafuyu subconsciously posed the question.
Rei Ao: "Put aside your position as a teacher and treat me like a man when we talk."
Rei Ao: "As for changing yourselflet me help you alter your habits in life, how about that?"
Kirisu Mafuyu: "That"
She did not want to abandon her teacher identity and see Rei Ao as a man. Yet her mind involuntarily recalled that shape her cheek had bumped intolikely a sign of a truly grown man's maturity. Buthe seemed far too "mature"!
Kirisu Mafuyu's face burned bright red, her breathing quickening.
Kirisu Mafuyu: "Sigh, are you sure you can make me into someone other people like?"
Rei Ao: "Not entirely sure, but there's no harm in trying."
Kirisu Mafuyu: "Finefine. Thenthen what do I say now?"
"Why are you smiling so wickedly?"
Noticing the "sinister" curl of Rei Ao's mouth, Sakurajima Mai got the sense he was up to no good.
"Haha."
"Nothing much. I just remembered something interesting."
Becoming Kirisu Mafuyu's "love mentor" was indeed a fascinating prospect. Conquering the fortress-like Mafuyu's heart would need some special methods. It would have to happen little by little.
He put away his phone, and Mai, picking up on his mood, pressed her palms lightly against his shoulders:
"Take a rest."
"Mm, I'll go shower first."
Mai intended to bathe. Just as she walked to the bathroom, she noticed Rei Ao not heading for their usual bedroom but the spare bedroom instead.
"Huh?"
Under her curious gaze, Rei Ao knocked on the spare room door. Very soon, Futaba opened it, and he stepped boldly inside.
Click!
The moment the door closed behind him, Mai finally realized:
"???"
"Futaba, were you waiting for me like this?"
Rei Ao smiled, taking in Futaba's shapely figure wrapped in just a bath toweltruly "tear open the packet and eat" convenient.
"Yes."
Futaba bowed her head, embarrassed. Even though she was the "outgoing" personality, she was still mortified right now.
After a few seconds, Rei Ao saw how shy she was and teased:
"Seems like you were really waiting. All done bathing?"
She fidgeted, nodding. "Rei Ao-kun, areare we officially dating now?"
Because earlier they only had a kiss but no absolute confirmation, Futaba felt uneasy, worried that their relationship was unclear. She softly asked, voice so small that Rei Ao didn't immediately respond. Futaba grew more apprehensive, but was about to speak again when Rei Ao, a man of action, simply moved in.
He embraced her, giving her a true answer with a kiss.
Futaba froze at the suddenness but soon responded enthusiastically, hugging him firmly, as if trying to fuse into his body. In a matter of moments, they had made their way to the bed. Rei Ao smiled:
"Futaba, do you know the phrase 'tear open the pack and eat immediately'?"
"N-nono idea"
Futaba, flustered all over, trembled in her eyelashes.
"Then let me teach you."
"!!!"
Meanwhile at Futaba Rio's own house:
"Hoo"
Inside a steamy bathroom, Futaba "Rio" (the original) soaking in the tub, letting out a long sigh. She had inspected the whole place; nothing seemed out of order. The outward "Futaba" hadn't done anything bizarre to raise family suspicions. She'd gotten her room and identity back, so by all logic she ought to be happy.
Yet somehowFutaba Rio just could not feel happy.
Emptiness.
Living in that other house only a few days had already let her experience a wealth of unimaginable things, plus the noisy bustle and lively atmosphere she'd never had in her solitary life. Now the silent house
Oh, it lacked Tohru and the others' chattering. So that was why it felt empty
"Will 'I' be living there permanently?"
Futaba Rio found herself imagining. Then she blinked:
"Huh?"
Her brow creased. Lifting an arm above the water, her damp fingers brushed over her lips. A faint tingle, an inexplicable static shock-like flutter jolted her.
"Static electricity?"
That notion had barely formed when
"Mm!!!"
Suddenly, the tingle was more than on her lips; it spread to her tongue, to inside her mouth! She jolted upright, fighting the urge to stand. But as soon as she tried:
"Wah!!!"
A rush of peculiar sensations shot through her body, so overwhelming that her knees went weak, and she slumped back into the bathtub. She was seeing something bizarre happen to her reflection beneath the water.
"Ugh!"
Futaba Rio pressed her mouth firmly shut, or else she might have moaned at the intense wave of pain and fleeting pleasure. Confusion coursed through her mindwhere was this stimulation coming from?
Her cheeks glowed fiercely, her breathing ragged. It felt like some kind of "disease." Was something inside her body being triggered? Yet no known illness caused illusions like being touched so intimately from a distance.
In the midnight forest, typically so silent, the ground quaked as chaos reigned. Beasts and magical creatures stampeded, braying into the night.
Large swaths of animals and monsters all fleeing at once, as if from something. The entire forest lost its usual tranquility.
Up in mid-air, Izawa Shizue peered curiously at the scene below:
"Are these beasts migrating?"
She was uncertain. Could it be they were escaping from some threat?
"So interesting," commented Velzard, scanning the distant darkness with a keen glint in her eye.
Yet Velgrynd snorted in annoyance:
"What's so interesting about it? Just a demon-lord creature causing an uproar, disturbing my restlet me just wipe it out."
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Chapter 230: Treyni
"Demon Kingseed?"
Velzard shook her head. "Not yet. It's merely a higher-ranked demon stirring up trouble. However, that fellow does indeed have the potential to evolve into a Demon Kingseed."
"Huh?"
Izawa Shizue was full of question marks in her head. She had no idea what the other two were talking about.
"Three honored ones, please save this forest!"
Suddenly, a green silhouette appeared in front of the trio.
"And you are?"
She was a mature woman dressed in green clothes with twigs and leaves. Her appearance made Shizue rather puzzled.
"She's a tree dryad. Several days ago, she was already observing you from afar," Velzard said calmly. Merely, since this tree-dryad was quite weak and showed no hostility, neither she nor Velgrynd had bothered to pay attention.
"High-level forest beinga tree-person race?"
Shizue had some impression. It was an extremely rare species.
The woman bowed politely: "Honored ones, my name is Treyni. I am a tree dryad entrusted with guarding this forestone of its caretakers."
"No need to call me a 'Honored One.' My name is Izawa Shizue. You can just call me Shizue."
"UnderstoodShizue-sama," Treyni said respectfully, not daring to show any irreverence. She sensed the trio's powerful aura, so each one of them was far beyond her.
Shizue felt a bit awkward. "Ahif you must."
Realizing Treyni wanted to plead for help, Shizue asked directly, "You just said, 'Save this forest'? Judging from the chaos, what exactly happened?"
Treyni answered gravely: "Not long ago, tens of thousands of Orc soldiers rushed into the Great Forest, marching like a terrifying army. Every creature in their path is devoured, not even the bones remain. If this continuesthe entire forest's living beings will be wiped out!"
"Hehso they're just Orcs, that sort of low-ranked race." Velgrynd gave a dismissive snort. "If this forest can't even handle Orcs, perhaps it deserves destruction. Survival of the fittestthat's natural law."
All these fleeing beasts were making noise that disturbed her sleep, which left her quite displeased, but she did not see how it was her problem.
Treyni pleaded desperately, "Honored ones, I beg of yousave this forest! I am prepared to offer everything I have!!"
Velgrynd yawned loudly. "I have no interest. I'm going back to sleep now. Humans say we must get enough rest to keep our skin glossy and soft."
"Honored one!" Treyni tried to beg her again, but Velgrynd did not even glance back.
Velzard stood aside watching idly. This little forest caretaker was too insignificant to matter. The pair had no reason to get involved.
Only Shizue, whose heart was kinder, took a long look at Treyni's resolve, her eyes flickering with a strange gleam. "ActuallyI think it might be worth considering?"
"Huh?"
Treyni had not responded yet, but Velzard and Velgrynd looked baffled. They knew Shizue was good-natured, yet didn't think she was such a meddler.
Seeing the pair's confusion, Shizue discreetly gestured to them. Soon, they realized what Shizue intended.
Inside the chat group, Shizue sent a message:
Izawa Shizue: "@Rei Ao, are you there? We have a bizarre situation here."
Seeking Rei Ao?
That surprised Velzard and Velgrynd. They exchanged glances, waiting to see Shizue's plan.
Rei Ao responded:
Rei Ao: "What strange matter? Go ahead."
Leaning on his bed, Rei Ao gave the still-sleeping Futaba a glance, then replied to Shizue's DM.
Shizue explained:
Izawa Shizue: "We're in a forest where something happened. According to Velzard and Velgrynd, it involves a Demon Kingseed or a high-level demon."
Rei Ao: "In that case, can't your two companions handle it easily?"
From Rei Ao's viewpoint, any non-True Demon Lordlevel threats should be trivial for the two dragons.
Shizue: "Yes, but they have no interest in helping."
Busujima Saeko: "Meaning that, for them, it's irrelevant?"
Shizue: "Exactly."
Saeko: "So why bring it up to Rei Ao?"
Shizue: "I suspect Rei Ao might be interested. A dryad wants to beg us for help and is willing to offer everything."
Frieren: "Oh'a trade,' I see."
Shizue: "Yes, basically. 'Picture Attached'."
Sharing Treyni's image to the chat.
Akame: "So she's not human?"
Frieren: "Beautiful, exuding a sense of nature."
Shizue: "She's Treyni, a Dryad in charge of this Great Forest."
Stella: "Hmm, looks exactly like the sort of woman Rei Ao would fancysome exotic beauty, right?"
Rei Ao: "She's a forest caretakerdefinitely a graceful type."
Stella: "As expected, a lecher."
But Rei Ao was not worried about accusations. He recognized Treyni's identity from another storyline: she should have ended up begging Rimuru for help in a certain scenario. Now she'd encountered Shizue's group first.
He was indeed somewhat intrigued.
"Mm, Rei Ao-kunyou're not asleep yet?" murmured Futaba, stirring against his chest, still connected by a "charger." She hadn't woken fully.
He gently smoothed her hair. "I have some urgent matters that need me to go out. Keep resting, okay?"
"An urgent matter? Something I can help with? If so, just tell me." She offered. But Rei Ao only smiled and shook his head.
Meanwhile, in the forest:
Velzard and Velgrynd saw Shizue quietly conversing in the chat group. Realizing Shizue wanted Rei Ao's involvement, they made no comment. If Rei Ao took an interest, so be it; they wouldn't interfere.
Rei Ao typed:
Rei Ao: "Alright, I'll come over. Let that Dryad know I'll handle it. Send me a direct Trade request. She can pay via 'body use rights' or something else."
"Body use rights" was Rei Ao's typical catchphrase in the group for a transaction's exchange. Everyone was used to it.
But Treyni, the Dryad, had no clue. Shizue told her about a "Chat Group," telling her that if she wanted Rei Ao's help, she must initiate a transaction.
Sure enough, Treyni cried tears of joy, wholeheartedly consenting.
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Rei Ao picked up on Futaba's desire to help.
After considering and seeing no real danger, Rei Ao nodded and said,
"Alright, put your clothes on. Next, I'll tell you what to do."
"Mm-hmm."
The charger was disconnected.
Futaba, cheeks flushed a deep red, quickly began to get dressed.
Rei Ao was not idle, either.
Rei Ao: "Shizue, please initiate the trade. I'm going to catch a quick nap."
Izawa Shizue: "Alright."
[Ding! Izawa Shizue has initiated a trade request!]
[Trade Content]: Give her a hug.
[Ding! Please select your trade terms!]
This trade content clearly showed Shizue's inner longing.
"Looks like once we get over there, I'll have to take good care of Shizue,"
Rei Ao mused, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
Before long
[Ding! Trade begins!]
[Trade Partner]: Izawa Shizue
[Trade Content]: Give her a hug.
[Trade Terms]: 'Usage rights of the body' once
[Duration]: 24 hours
Meanwhile, Futaba had already finished putting on her clothes.
Apart from standing a bit awkwardly, she still looked breathtaking,
showing no trace of her previous wild demeanor.
Rei Ao nodded and said,
"Just follow the prompts and agree, then I'll take you to see the scenery of another world."
