And at such a close distance, engaging in such an intimate gesture.
For a moment, Mafuyu didn't know what to say.
"It's, uh, um much better."
Her words came out stammered, her voice faltering.
Meanwhile, her eyes darted around, unsure of where to look.
Should she look at Rei Ao's face? That would be mortifying!
But lowering her head? Even worse!
Because she suddenly remembered the "dream" where she had seen Rei Ao's perfect physique.
Instinctively, her eyes traced the outline of his figure beneath his clothes.
'Gulp.'
It matched her dream 'exactly'so much so that she swallowed reflexively.
Noticing her gaze, Rei Ao chuckled softly. "Mafuyu-sensei, is there something particularly interesting about me?"
"Ugh!!"
It was like being caught red-handed. Mafuyu's face turned crimson in an instant.
Feeling utterly mortified, she couldn't bring herself to meet his eyes.
She suddenly jumped to her feet.
"Well, um, I I'll just head home now!"
She blurted out the excuse and dashed out as if fleeing.
In just a few seconds, she had opened and shut the door with practiced swiftness.
This time, at least, she didn't faint from fright.
But outside, Mafuyu wasn't feeling calm at all.
Leaning against the door, she panted heavily.
"What's wrong with me?!"
She silently cursed herself.
She had just harbored inappropriate thoughts about a student!
And worse, she had dreamed about seeing Rei Ao naked!
"How shameless can I get?!"
"Mafuyu-sensei?"
As she berated herself, a voice called out to her.
Looking up, she saw Yukino Yukinoshita standing there, holding a bag of groceries, staring at her in surprise.
"Yukinoshita-san!"
Why was her student here?!
Yukinoshita looked equally confused about why her teacher was there.
"Mafuyu-sensei, what are you doing here?"
"Uh, I was just visiting a friend. What about you?"
Mafuyu gave a vague answer and quickly turned the question back on Yukinoshita, trying to shift the topic.
There was no way she wanted one of her students to know how embarrassing her situation had just been.
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Chapter 113: Dragon Tail, Mrs. Yuigahama
"..."
Friend.
Yukino glanced at the doorplate.
This was definitely Rei Ao's home.
Mafuyu-sensei and Rei Ao were friends?
This thought made her recall Rei Ao's pursuit of Shizuka-sensei.
Could it be
Though the most exaggerated speculation crossed her mind, she didn't show it. Instead, she calmly replied, "I just moved into this apartment recently, right next door."
"..."
Hearing this, Mafuyu Kirisu felt a sharp pain in her teeth.
Right next to Rei Ao's home!
Why do such coincidences always happen?
She was well aware of the strict image she held among her Class 3-1 students.
If Yukino were to learn about her true self, Mafuyu Kirisu felt she might as well reincarnate.
She just hoped Yukino didn't know Rei Ao, wouldn't meet him, and definitely wouldn't discuss her with him.
She forced an awkward but polite smile onto her face.
"Welcome, Yukinoshita-san. I live downstairs in 301. If you ever need anything, feel free to come to me."
"Thank you, Sensei. Please take care of me."
"Alright, I'll be heading back now."
Without another word, Mafuyu Kirisu turned and left, afraid Yukinoshita might ask her anything else.
Meanwhile, she silently hoped Yukinoshita would never come looking for her.
After all, she knew best how messy her own home was.
Watching Mafuyu Kirisu's hurried departure and then glancing at Rei Ao's doorplate again, Yukinoshita thought:
"I hope my suspicions aren't true."
However, whether they were or weren't didn't really matter.
In the group chat, she had already witnessed Rei Ao's flirtatious nature and shocking behavior.
She despised such indulgent and lust-driven behavior.
But since Rei Ao and the others weren't ordinary people, she didn't want to interfere.
Such matters would never affect her personally. She simply couldn't tolerate philandering men.
"Absolutely not!"
Dinner Time.
This was Tohru's chance to showcase her cooking progress.
"Dinner is ready!"
Excited, Tohru carried a large platter to the table.
As her instructor, Mai adopted a serious expression: "Tohru, if it isn't good, you'll face punishment."
"Yes, Sensei!"
"Ha ha, why are you two playing role-playing now?"
Rei Ao teased as he casually lifted the cover on the platter.
"..."
The revealed 'food' left Rei Ao speechless.
A large piece of roasted meatquite fragrant.
"Hmm?"
Mai looked puzzled upon seeing the meat.
"What kind of meat is this? I don't remember there being such a large piece in the fridge. It wouldn't even fit in there, would it?"
She turned to Tohru: "Did you buy this?"
"Hehe~"
Tohru smiled mysteriously.
"Nope. Rei Ao, Mai, just try it."
"This"
Unable to discern what kind of meat it was, Mai hesitated to take a bite.
However, Rei Ao had already noticed something suspicious.
He said to Tohru, "Turn around."
"Alright."
Tohru shrank her neck but obediently turned around under Rei Ao's gaze.
"???"
Mai finally realized what kind of meat was on the plate.
It was Tohru's tail!
When she turned, it was obvious that a section of her tail was missing.
"This is edible?"
Mai recoiled in shock, unable to even look directly at the fragrant roasted meat.
Tohru proudly declared, "Of course, it's edible! And it's delicious!"
"..."
Despite her reassurance, Mai didn't dare try it.
But Rei Ao, curious about the taste of dragon tail, actually took a bite under Mai's stunned gaze.
Tohru's eyes lit up, her heart swelling with joyit was the feeling of trust.
"Rei Ao, w-what are you doing?!" Mai tried to stop him.
But Rei Ao, already chewing, swallowed and exclaimed, "It's really delicious! Tohru, your cooking is great!"
"Hehe"
Embarrassed by the praise, Tohru wriggled shyly.
"Rei Ao, that that's her tail," Mai reminded him.
"Of course I know. But it's also dragon meat. Tohru's tail can regenerate."
"Exactly! It grows back, no problem!" Tohru cheerfully added.
Tohru flicked her tail.
In just a few moments, the missing section of her tail regrew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The dragon's tail was fully restored in the blink of an eye, leaving Mai utterly stunned.
"!!!"
Before anyone could say anything, Tohru suddenly turned her attention to Rei Ao, her eyes widening in disbelief.
Moments earlier, an overwhelming aura had briefly emanated from him, even if only for a fleeting second.
After scrutinizing him for a while, Tohru hesitantly asked, "Rei Ao, did eating my tail make you stronger?"
She didn't recall her tail having such an effect.
"Heh, who knows?" Rei Ao responded with a sly smirk.
Moments earlier, his level had jumped againnow he was level 47. There was no doubt in his mind that it was due to the efforts of his two dragon wives.
Ah, how wonderful it would be to live like this forever, relying on them to support him. Truly blissful.
Watching Rei Ao enjoy the tail meat so much, Mai, despite the tingling at the back of her head, reluctantly picked up a piece and took a bite.
"Mm!!!"
Her eyes widened.
What a peculiar sensation.
The taste was unlike any other meat she had ever tried.
Tohru eagerly asked, "How is it, Sensei? Did I do a good job?"
"It's very good," Mai reluctantly admitted.
The taste was indeed amazing, but she suspected the credit went more to the inherent quality of the dragon meat than Tohru's cooking skills.
"Yay!" Tohru beamed with excitement.
After the first bite, Mai seemed to overcome her initial resistance and started eating normally.
However
The more she ate, the warmer she felt.
Her skin flushed red, her whole body radiating heat.
Mai unbuttoned her shirt collar, but the heat persisted.
"Why why is it so hot?"
Upon closer observation, Mai began shifting restlessly, soft murmurs escaping her lips.
Rei Ao noticed something unusual too. He stared at the dragon tail meat and asked, "Tohru, does your tail have any other effects?"
Tohru tilted her head. "Of course!"
"It originally contained a potent toxin, but I removed it during preparation. However, it still has a strong aphrodisiac effect."
Aphrodisiac
Rei Ao immediately understood the situation as he looked at the increasingly flustered Mai.
The reason he wasn't affected was likely due to his enhanced resistance, but Mai didn't have the same level of strength.
"Sigh, I guess we can't finish this meal."
Without hesitation, Rei Ao carried Mai toward the bedroom.
Tohru, confused, called after him, "Aren't you eating dinner?"
"I need to help Mai detoxify."
Fortunately, he had a special antidote for such situations.
Late at Night.
Lying awake in the guest bedroom, Tohru couldn't sleep.
Her sharp hearing picked up intertwined sounds from the master bedroom.
"Human behavior"
She had a rough idea of what was happening. After all, it was caused by the effects of her tail meat.
But strangely, she felt an unfamiliar heaviness in her chest.
What was this feeling of melancholy?
Placing her hand over her heart, Tohru tried to make sense of it.
In her thousands of years of existence, this was a first.
To figure out what was happening, she picked up the temporary phone Rei Ao had given her and typed into the search engine:
"Why does my chest feel heavy when I hear humans mating?"
The Next Morning.
The sound of a phone ringing woke Rei Ao.
"Rei Ao-kun, d-do you have time today?"
The voice on the other end was female.
Mai, who had been resting her head on Rei Ao's chest, immediately opened her eyes.
Rei Ao could also feel a tightening sensation where they were still connected.
Mai, do you have some kind of built-in cheating radar?
"Shh."
He gently placed a finger on Mai's lips to keep her from speaking.
Although she glared at him in annoyance, she still teasingly licked his finger.
Rei Ao answered the call calmly, "Yui? I have time today. What's up?"
"U-um, I wanted to invite you to the mall," Yui stammered nervously.
"A date?"
"N-no, it's not a date!" Yui panicked. "I-it's to thank you! Yes, to thank you!"
"For saving Sabl last time and helping me with cookie baking I-is that okay?"
Sitting in her room, Yui nervously clutched her phone, her heart racing.
Until
"Sure. Just send me the time and place."
Hearing his agreement, Yui's face lit up with joy.
"Great! Thank you!"
After hanging up, Yui immediately got up, determined to dress up nicely for the outing.
"Hmm? Yui, why are you so excited?"
Mrs. Yuigahama, Yui's mother, watched curiously as her daughter bounced out of the room and rushed into the bathroom.
"It's nothing! I'm just meeting a friend later."
"A friend?"
Mrs. Yuigahama raised an eyebrow.
Her daughter's behavior didn't seem like it was just a friend.
Recalling Yui's unusual mood recently, Mrs. Yuigahama muttered, "It must be a date with a boy."
With a sigh, she got up and left the house for a moment.
When she returned a few minutes later, she slipped a few small packets into Yui's purse.
"Just in case."
Mrs. Yuigahama didn't want her daughter to act recklessly, but if something did happen, these might come in handy.
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Chapter 114: Tohru's Confession, A Date with Yui
Rei Ao had just hung up the phone when Mai fiercely bit his fingeronly to then lick it gently, as though feeling guilty.
Her actions amused Rei Ao.
"Mai, are you jealous again~?"
"Hmph!"
Mai huffed, pulling his hand away. "Yui Yuigahama? You're at the dating stage with her now?"
"It's not like that. She's just sincerely thanking me," Rei Ao replied, standing up.
"Today, you should rest properly. Tohru's tail meat has a strong medicinal effect."
""
Hearing this, Mai blushed deeply.
Even though the medicinal effect had influenced her actions, it didn't erase her memories of what had happened. She remembered her own crazed behavior vividlyshe had almost made a very embarrassing mistake.
"Hmph!"
Embarrassed, Mai burrowed into her blanket and muffled her voice. "From now on, no more dishes made from Tohru's tail meat!"
"Heh, you can tell her that yourself."
Rei Ao chuckled and stepped out, intending to take a shower.
However, as he opened the door, he found Tohru standing there, seemingly up to something.
The moment Tohru saw him, she lunged forward and hugged him tightly, completely ignoring his state of undress.
The sudden move caught Rei Ao off guard.
"Tohru, what are you doing?"
"I like you!" Tohru declared without hesitation.
"???"
Even Rei Ao, who was no stranger to unexpected confessions, was momentarily thrown off by her abrupt declaration.
Tohru blinked her large eyes at him. "According to the logic here, shouldn't you respond by saying you like me too?"
"Logic? What logic?"
"Here, look!" Tohru held out her phone.
Rei Ao glanced at the screen, which displayed a series of search results:
"Why does my chest feel tight after hearing humans mating?"
"What does it mean to like someone as a human?"
"How do humans express their feelings of liking someone?"
So that's how she concluded she liked him?
For the first time, Rei Ao felt what it was like to be liked so casually.
"Are you sure you like me?"
Tohru gazed directly into Rei Ao's eyes. "I don't know, but that's what the internet says."
"Are you an idiot? You believe everything the internet says?"
Rei Ao shook his head with a wry smile. "What if the internet told you that you have cancer and were dying? Would you believe that too?"
He'd seen plenty of people who had a minor cough but, instead of going to the hospital, consulted the internet, only to panic and think they were dying. Small illnesses would be exaggerated into fatal conditions.
Although Rei Ao was both affectionate and a womanizer, with more than a handful of conquests, he wasn't so narcissistic as to believe that someone like Tohru, who had only seen him a couple of times, could truly fall for him.
Even with someone like Akame, who had been intimate with him more than once, Rei Ao had yet to sense true devotion. He was already planning to intensify his efforts with herhe firmly believed in the idea of love developing over time.
