Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 420: Protective Charms and Please Keep Going...

He wasted no time, once again lifting her chin and kissing her.

Yukino's body froze for a moment, but soon she was guided by Rei Ao's lead, moving toward the bed.

Under the light, Yukino was covering her face with one arm.

She shyly said, "Rei Ao-kun, I... I have no experience..."

"I know, so I'll be very gentle. Trust me."

Rei Ao absolutely kept his word.

"!!!"

...

"Tsk!"

Haruno woke up, clutching her dizzy, painful head.

She had awakened because of a pressing need to use the bathroom.

Everything around her was pitch-black, so she groped along the bedside wall and flicked on the light switch. The sudden bright light stung her eyes for a moment; she briefly covered them with her arm before lowering it. A quick look around snapped her to greater alertness.

This was an unfamiliar place.

Looking down at herself, she saw she was only in her underwear.

She knew she'd gone to Shizuka's place to drink off her troubles, so how could she now be... at Shizuka's?

Haruno planned to head out and see for herself. But once she stepped into the hallway, the motion-sensor lights came on, and she sensed something off.

This wasn't Shizuka's place at all. It was clearly Yukino's apartment!

"How did I end up at Yukino's place?"

"Could it have been Shizuka?"

She guessed maybe Shizuka called Yukino, who then brought her drunken self here.

"Ay ay ay. Did my Yukino-chan see her big sister's sorry state?"

Haruno gave a quiet sigh.

She shouldn't have drunk so much, even if her mood wasn't good thanks to Mother's demands.

"It's late, so Yukino must be asleep by now."

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She decided to go relieve herself first, then figure out the rest once morning came and Yukino was awake.

But when she walked along the hallway—

pat pat...

Those weren't her own footsteps.

Stopping in place, Haruno pricked up her ears and followed the faint noise with her gaze.

It came from Yukino's room.

"Huh?"

Suspicion flickered in her eyes.

Yukino wasn't asleep?

Yet that faint noise suddenly fell silent, as though it had never been there.

"Am I hearing things?"

Haruno shook her still-dizzy head and gave a bitter laugh. "I really shouldn't have drunk so much," she said to herself, then went off to the bathroom.

...

On the other side:

Inside Yukino's bedroom.

Tears welled up in Yukino's eyes as she bit down on Rei Ao's hand, holding him back with all her might.

In reality, if Rei Ao wanted to move, she couldn't have stopped him—there was a huge gap in their strength. Yet he didn't move. And he was the one who had told her that Haruno had woken up.

They remained in that hush for a while.

Finally, Rei Ao spoke: "Your sister's gone back to her room. She just got up to use the restroom."

"... ..."

At his words, Yukino slowly let go of his hand, ashamed. "S-sorry... I..."

"No need to apologize."

Completely unharmed, Rei Ao used his free hand to gently wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes.

"I knew you didn't want your sister to find out, which is why I warned you."

"Thank you..."

"Kind of odd saying 'thanks' at a time like this, though."

Rei Ao gave a faint grin and patted her legs that were firmly clamped around him.

"Relax a bit. I'll set up a barrier on this room, so you don't have to worry about any noise leaking out."

"Mmm..."

Her cheeks flushed, Yukino loosened her locked legs, turning her head away so she couldn't meet Rei Ao's eyes.

Then Rei Ao asked, "Earlier, I promised I'd be gentle, right? Yukino, are you feeling any discomfort?"

Flushing in annoyance, Yukino glared at him.

"Do you ask these weird questions when you're with others, too?"

"No, only with you. Seeing your face turn so red is so cute, it's impossible for me to stay calm."

"!!!"

Yukino exhaled lightly in her nose. The moment he said he couldn't stay calm, he started again.

She pressed her lips together, using her forearm to cover the upper part of her face. In that slow rhythm, she murmured in an almost insectlike voice, "Y-you're really gentle. I'm not... uncomfortable..."

"That's good. Then, do you mind if we try something a bit stronger?"

"Wh-why?"

Rei Ao smiled wryly.

"Because if we stay gentle at this pace, I don't know how long it'll take. You don't want me at this until morning, do you?"

"!!!"

Yukino's head buzzed. Even though it was "gentle," she already found it intense enough. Yet apparently, it was far from enough for him!

"Do... do as you like. After all, this is what you're owed in the deal..."

Yukino gave in completely; her mind was a mess. At the same time, before Rei Ao could fully pick up momentum, she said: "...I... want to make another trade with you."

"Huh?"

"Do you have a way to protect other people?"

At those words, Rei Ao immediately knew what she meant.

"You want your family to be able to defend themselves if they ever run into beasts or demons from another world?"

"Mm."

Yukino's voice trembled. Even though she covered the upper half of her face, he could see her struggling to keep her mouth firm. Despite knowing there was a barrier, she still didn't want to make any noise—in front of Rei Ao, especially.

"I'll give you three charms afterward. One for you, your sister, and your mother. Is that enough?"

"Mm..."

Yukino certainly needed that. The way she saw it, now that things had come this far, she might as well deal with the root cause. She didn't want to go on being so fearful every time.

[Ding! Yukinoshita Yukino has initiated a trade request with you!]

[Trade Content: Give her three protective charms!]

[Ding! Please choose trade conditions!]

But Rei Ao didn't pick any condition.

"No need for another formal trade. I'm right here, so if you still feel uneasy about it in your mind, we can keep going until you're at your limit—how about that?"

Rei Ao pressed a light kiss to her earlobe, feeling the heat radiating from it grow stronger.

"Mmph... okay..."

Yukino agreed in a soft voice. He couldn't see her eyes under her arm, but he knew she was dying of embarrassment.

"In that case, I'm not holding back. Yukino, if you can't handle it, let me know."

"!!!"

Her eyes opened wide. A no-longer entirely gentle Rei Ao revealed himself, and the atmosphere instantly changed. Little by little, Yukino lost the thing called rationality.

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