Chapter 131: Atom-kun Returned
"I look forward to working with you."
"I will take full responsibility."
I heard them talking, so I went to check on them and saw my mother's back at the door. I felt it was not a good idea for me, her child, to go there because when mother welcomes guests at the door, it would be an important one.
"Ara, you must be Elana-chan, right?"
I was about to turn back, but the person, who had been out of sight, appeared.
"...Beautiful."
Her purple hair reached down to her waist, and her eyes were like sparkling jewels. She was dressed in a dress that exposed her shoulders, making her look like an adult woman and very attractive.
While I was admiring the beautiful woman, mother looked back at me.
"Elana, you're just in time. Come here. I told you the other day, right? Starting today, we will have a guest living in our house."
“Yes. Ma... mother."
I straightened my back so as not to embarrass my mother, the head of the Shield family. The beautiful woman's gaze returned to her mother.
"No, no, Rosina-san. We are the ones who are indebted to you, so please feel free to use us."
Then I noticed a rather grumpy-looking boy standing beside the beautiful woman. The boy seemed to be in a bad mood and roughly brushed away the beautiful woman's outstretched hand.
"Don't touch me."
The boy, who was about my age, said such a terrible thing to the beautiful woman, who was probably her mother.
Seeing that, I was a little displeased. But the beautiful woman just smiled prettily and didn't get angry at all, which I thought was great.
"Well, he's a bit arrogant, but I don't think he'll cause any trouble because he's basically a good boy. But if he did something wrong, please feel free to scold him, okay?"
"Yes. I understand."
When mother nodded at the beautiful woman's words, next she went to the cheeky boy.
"My name is Rosina. Nice to meet you, um..."
"...Atom. My name is Atom."
The cheeky boy bowed his head. I thought it would be a little difficult to get along with him, seeing as how he was so well-behaved toward my mother, while he looked so grumpy toward her mother.
ーーーーーーーーーーーーー.
ーーーーーーchaーーー
EーーーOjouーーー
ElaーーOjoーan。
"Elana Ojouchan!"
“Eh? Ah... s-sorry. I was dozing a little.
The royal palace of light. In terms of area alone, this place surpassed the place, where Floria-sama is said to reside, and was the headquarters of the various organizations that support the Kingdom of Light.
"That's rare. Are you lacking sleep? Has your long-overdue break been restful?"
The top floor. The room given to the Knights of Light was large, with desks for only a few people, shelves for storing materials, a safe, and a sofa for napping. And the current situation, with only a sofa for napping, looked terribly unpleasant, as though a blank sheet of paper were displayed in a magnificent picture frame.
The marble floor is beautifully colored by the light coming in from the terrace.
I watched Aina-san add new materials to the desk piled high with documents, fed up with my unusually heavy eyelids, but somehow I managed to keep my gaze fixed on her.
......I still think we should add more people. The attendant is free to decide who would support the knight of light, but as a result of fear of falling prey to Aquim, there is only me and Aina-san. However, I can't help but realize that this is impossible in the current situation. It is not a question of physical strength, but purely a matter of not being able to handle it.
A woman that Aquim can mess with, for example, the head maid... No, I'll ask Sheila-san.
I took the added materials in my hand and decided that this time I would put this idea into action, which I had pondered many times before. Suddenly, I noticed that Aina-san was looking at my face.
What is it? …Ah, she asked about my break.
"I spent my break on a date with Aquim."
"With Aquim-sama? That's enviable."
Her smiling face is so bewitching that one can't help but be struck by it. If a beautiful woman like Aina-san were to stand up straight in her butler's uniform, which is not at all revealing, it would create an atmosphere of a beautiful woman who captivates the same sex, but on top of that, she has this sexy scent.
Usually, Aina-san doesn't make me aware of the fact that she has become a vampire, but sometimes, as now, a side of her that I don't know about comes out.
Our relationship is the same, but has definitively changed from the past. Atom's face in my dream came to my mind.
"That's a sad face. Did something happen with Aquim-kun?"
"...I dreamed of a nostalgic person."
I had been with him since I was a little girl, and I thought we would be together forever. Being Aquim's attendant, all I could think about was myself, and now I was wondering what kind of life Atom was leading now.
I hope he is not feeling responsible.
"Aina-san... no, it's nothing after all."
When I tried to ask her about Atom, I immediately swallowed my words.
The image that comes to my mind is that of a vampire who is frighteningly strong and shows a strong sexual obsession.
I don't think Aina-san would act in a way that would undermine me, but it would be better to ask permission from Aquim first before acting. That's how I felt.
Seeing me go silent, Aina-san's face loosened. It was the same expression she used to show when I, a young girl, had successfully performed magic in the past.
“Elana Ojousama, would you like to take a break and have some tea?”
"...That's right. Then just one drink."
Aina-san bows her head respectfully. I looked up at the bright sun outside the window.
If I get permission from Aquim, I'll go see Atom. Now we can talk like we used to. I felt that way.
...
The familiar townscape didn't seem to have changed at all, and I felt my heart, which had been cold ever since I saw the big hole outside the capital, slowly regain its temperature.
I had heard that they were able to repel the attack of the Demon King's army with miraculously little damage, but seeing it with my own eyes like this, I finally felt relieved. At the same time, I was strangely moved to know that I had returned. Kuryuna-san, who was walking ahead of us, looked back at us.
"I have business with the guild branch here. What are you guys going to do? Want to follow me?"
"Ah, I'm thinking of meeting my mother."
"I see. Well, in our line of work, you never know when you're going to have to say goodbye to someone. Even if you don't, these are the times we live in. Go without hesitation."
"Yes, thank you."
I bow my head to Kuryuna-san. It's been a while since I've seen my mother, but... how is she?
"Well? What are you two going to do?"
"Of course, I'm going to say hello to Atom's mother."
"Me too! Me too!"
"Eh? You guys are going to follow me?"
The unexpected turn of events made my words criticize them. Just as I had expected, Kuku-san's gaze sharpened.
“What, kohai? Do you have something to complain about?”
"Complain about?"
The two who had put their arms around my shoulders from both sides looked at me like a pair of thugs. Whatever it is, just do something about this closeness.
"No, I don't."
"Umu. That's good."
"Good."
Kuku-san nodded her head in a very arrogant manner, and Inua-san imitated her. Kuku-san, however, is the only one who is trying to make her body levitate with magic in order to match my shoulders. It's a little bit cute, like a child who wishes to grow taller.
Smack*!
"Uu? I-it hurt?"
"It's the punishment for thinking of something rude as a kohai."
"Eh!? Kuku is amazing. A master of dark magic?"
While holding my aching head, I remembered that Kuku-san was good at reading minds.
"Jeez, you guys are always so lively wherever you go. I'm going to go now. I'll meet you at the inn we decided on. You can stay at your parents' place but be back by nine tomorrow."
"I understand."
I watched Kuryuna-san's back disappear into the crowd, and I turned to Kuku-san and Inua-san.
"Then, I'll guide you two."
"All right. Let's go sightseeing!"
"Yes!"
"Eh? Please stick togetherーー"
A cute weight was placed on my shoes. Kuku-san's green eyes looked up at me provocatively.
"Hmm? Did you say something, kouhai?"
"No, it's nothing."
"Okay. Then let's eat first. Atom, take us somewhere delicious."
Inua-san crosses her arms as if to press her large breasts against me. I think being friendly is one of Inua-san's strong points, but this defenselessness is at a level that worries me a little.
Inua-san's large eyes, fair face, and cheerful personality make her easy to attract people's attention. Inua-san's white thighs tend to be accentuated by the shorts she wears for ease of movement, not to mention her upper body, which is covered with protective gear. Although she was wearing black stockings, they only accentuated Inua-san's attractiveness as a woman.
As I stared at Inua-san, she smiled at me as if she were a child plotting mischief.
"Are? Are? Atom, are you in heat? Do you want to touch my breasts?"
"I'm not in heat, and I won't touch you."
"Atom is so mean~"
Inua-san laughed. Kuku-san nodded as if she understood something.
“Kouhai is overwhelmed by my charm, so it can’t be helped that he isn’t interested in that big fat lump.”
Her personality is a bit off, but Kuku-san is certainly a beauty. Also, unlike Inua-san, her white shirt with a ribbon around her neck and her dark blue long skirt is not revealing, which is good because it doesn't cause unnecessary trouble.
Like Inua-san, I couldn't help but notice her outfit, and Kuku-san smiled at me triumphantly.
"See, kouhai is very interested in me."
"Shock. Atom likes small breasts."
"Haa, whatever, let's go now. Let's start with dinner first, shall we?"
""Yes""
The honest and energetic reply came back, and I thought that these two were more interested in eating than sex.
...
"As expected from the capital city, it's pretty good."
"Yes. The food was delicious."
"I'm glad to hear it was to your liking."
I was wondering if I should just go and finish my visit, but I was returning to my hometown after all. I took this opportunity to go to a restaurant that I used to go to with Elana. The food tastes good, but it's not so good for my wallet. It was a fine restaurant...... but it was embarrassing that I had forgotten that reservations were required.
“Even so, Atom is a famous person~. We didn't have a reservation, but they let us in and gave us a pretty good price."
“My friend and I used to go to that store a lot. I was just a bonus, but I'm glad they still remember my face."
Should I have asked him about Elana? I thought so, but hesitated to ask the question to the man who seemed to care about me.
"Heh. It was quite expensive, but Atom's friend is rich~!"
"Ahaha. She is indeed rich."
After all, it is one of the top families in the Kingdom of Light. Whenever we went shopping together, I would break out in a cold sweat because of our different financial standings.
“Kouhai, where are the magic tools?”
"Ah~ I want to see it too! Atom, where is the best magic shop?"
"That's right. A little further down the center of the city, there are shops for nobles. The ones they sell are the best among the magic tools you can get in the capital."
"Then, let's go there. Kouhai, guide us."
"Do it~"
Inua-san pulled my arm and Kuku-san pushed my back mercilessly.
"Alright, but I don't know enough about the place to guide you guys, you know?"
"Why? They sell the best magic tools, right? Don't you usually check it out?"
"No, it's not a place that I could easily go to as a student."
If it was just money, I could have asked my mother, but it was an option I didn't have at the time when I was rebelling against my parent.
"Heh. Atom is also having a hard time. Shall I buy you something?"
“Then, let me treat you, kouhai.”
"No, I don't understand what you mean. Can you please stop being so snarky? Ah, this way."
After passing through the city center and making a detour towards the Royal Palace of Light, I found the place I was looking for.
The stores lined up along the main street were the same as those in the center of town, but the people walking along the street were all well-dressed, not to mention the high-class storefronts.
"The clients has changed. They all look important."
“Inua-san, should I show Kuku-san a mirror?”
“It’s no use, Atom. She would just say, 'Ah, I'm looking at a beautiful woman'."
"Well, looks like this kouhai and pet need to be punished."
Kuku-san kicks me and Inua-san in the buttocks. It didn't hurt, but I was worried about the eyes of the people around us. This kind of exchange is very conspicuous on this street where many influential people of the capital gather.
"Um, Kuku-san. I'm sorry. Please don't do that."
While I was distracted by Kuku-san, the door of a store in front of us opened and I almost collided with a woman who came out from the inside.
"Wah... oops. I'm sorry... eh? A-Atom-senpai!?"
"...Laura? I-it's been a long time."
Laura came out of the shop wearing a black jacket over a white blouse.
“It’s been a long time. Atom-senpai, what have you been up to now? I was worried when you suddenly disappeared."
“I'm sorry for disappearing without telling you. I'm an adventurer in the guild now. Laura......."
Then I suddenly realized that the shop where Laura had come from was one of the most famous clothing shops in the capital. The clothes made from fabrics that have been meticulously enchanted are excellent products that even the most famous knights and adventurers love to use. However, in proportion to the performance, the prices are also very high. To put it bluntly, this store is for the upper class. The expensive-looking paper bag that Laura was carrying was bulging as if it was claiming the amount of goods it contained.
"Well, this is, ahaha. What is it?"
Laura's eyes swim around as she hugs the paper bag with care. At that moment, the store door opened again.
"Oh, well, well, well. I wondered what kind of idiot was hitting on my girl, but it turns out to be a familiar face."
A silver-haired, silver-eyed man wearing a white vest over a black shirt was smiling a smile that could be described as hostile. My heart beats fast.
“…………Aquim-kun.”
"Yo, Atom. I haven't seen you since you lost to me, but how are you?"
Aquim-kun's hand reached out and hugged Laura's shoulder. I was curious about his strangely friendly demeanor.
“…………I told Laura that I had left the Kingdom of Light and was an adventurer. But more than that, um, the two of youーー"
"Ah! Can't you see? We're on a date. A date."
Now I know why Laura had come out of this store. At the same time, a dull pain hit my chest.
"... Laura, I know you're going through a lot with your mother and everything, but I'm going to help you as much as I can. So if you don't want toーー"
"Eh!? Ah, no. It's not like that at all. Please don't worry about it."
"Really? Don't push yourself."
“Yes. At least it's not what Atom-senpai imagines. Look.”
Laura voluntarily hugged Aquim-kun's body, which was holding her shoulder. When she was at the academy, she had no man, so doing such a thing naturally, I couldn't believe my eyes. She didn't look like she was pushing herself.
"Besides, My mother is fine. Aquim-senpai cured her."
"Eh!? Aquim-kun?"
"Yes, easily with magic. It was amazing."
Looking up at Aquim-kun, Laura's face was flushed. That face is just likeーー
"Oi, oi, Atom. You're being rude after a long absence. I don't know what you're suspecting. In the first place, my relationship with Laura started when we were in academy, you know?"
"Eh!? Is that so?"
Academy? I stare at Laura's face in disbelief.
An embarrassed look. That alone made Aquim-kun's words more believable, but even without having to guess, Laura nodded toward me.
"Um, uh, ahaha. …Yes, that's actually true."
"I'm the one who took Laura's first time."
Aquim-kun's hand came around behind Laura and touched the woman's precious place on her skirt.
"A-Aquim-senpai. Not here."
The front of the skirt was rolled up, revealing a glimpse of white, heavily embroidered underwear. That alone was an unbelievable sight, but to my surprise, Aquim-kun put his hand inside the underwear.
"Hya!? No, no, no, no! This is really not good, everyone is watching, you know?"
"Isn't it fine? Let's show them."
“Ah!? N-no... I can't... nhh ❤ A-Aquim-senpai."
Laura's breasts are rubbed so hard that they change shape over her clothes. His hand is wriggling inside her skirt, almost stretching the elastic of her underwear.
I had to stop this. Just before I was about to move, Aquim-kun looked at me and smiled meaningfully.
"Look, Laura. Atom is looking at you with nasy eyes. Those are the eyes of a male who hopes that he too want something delicious to eat."
“Fue ❤ haa, haa… A-Atom-senpai?”
"No, I didn't mean it that way."
"I know. Bastard, you've got two fairly good bitches."
Aquim-kun looked at Kuku-san and Inua-san behind me as if he was licking them.
I felt a frightening aura behind me and quickly shielded Kuku-san and Inua-san from Aquim-kun's gaze.
"Aquim-kun, please don't touch them."
"Ha!? Oi, oi, don't talk to me like I'm a rapist. Can't you see this wonderful woman in my arms?"
"Hyaaa ❤❤ A-Aquim-senpai"
The paper bag Laura was holding distorted, and both legs trembled violently. Don't tell me, this isーー.
"Waa."
Apparently, Inua-san came to the same conclusion as I did. But there was no way for us to answer each other's questions, so we could only stand there like scarecrows.
As soon as the trembling subsided, Laura hid behind Aquim-kun's back and began to clean herself up.
Aquim-kun walks right up to me.
“How is it, Atom? We haven't seen each other in a while. Let's warm up our old friendship with each other's women............ hmm? You, no way."
Aquim-kun's well-proportioned face came very close to me. The silver eyes that I saw up close seemed to have a sparkle in them that I didn't know existed.
"A direct descendant? What? For that matter..."
Aquim-kun's atmosphere changes so drastically that even a slight change in his tone makes him no longer bothered by such things. I don't know what changed. But there was no doubt that something had definitely changed.
Before that something, I could not even utter a word. I was like a frog staring at a snake. But I didn't even think of resisting it in the slightest.
Aquim-kun was just staring at my face, but before longーー
"Well, I guess I'll save the fun for later."
After saying that, he returned to Laura.
“Oi, how long did it take you to dry your pants? Here."
"Hya!? Ah... thank you very much."
"You really are a troublesome woman."
“Ahaha. I'm sorry to trouble you...... but that was Aquim-senpai's fault, you know."
"Don't get mad, don't get mad. You're ruining your pretty face, you know?"
"P-pretty, w-well, I'm not really angry, you know?"
“Then, isn’t it fine?…………Well then, Atom. Let’s play sometime soon.”
In the middle of a conversation with Laura, Aquim-kun looked at me and said so in a good mood, then put his finger on Laura's chin and made her look up.
"Eh!? Ah, um, Aquim-senpai?"
Laura looked at me once as Aquim-kun's face slowly approached her, but it was only for a moment, and she immediately closed her eyes to accept the man in front of her.
The two lips overlap. Aquim-kun wasn't satisfied with just that, and devoured Laura's lips.
Kiss*, kiss*. With a sound, the lips of the two deformed obscenely. It was Aquim-kun who was actively moving, but I found that Laura was also following Aquim-kun's movements.
They're used to it. To each other, to this act. When I realized that fact, Elana came to my mind for some reason.
Drawing a thick line of saliva, the intense kiss that seemed to devour each other finally ended.
"Phew. Let's continue our date then. Or should we just go fuck somewhere else?"
"Um, it's like Aquim-senpai to do it, um, please."
"I want you to have fun. Tell me what you want to do."
"Is that so? Then I was wondering if we should go on a date a little more, but a-ahaha."
"Alright. Are there any other shops you still want to visit? Now is the time. Let's complete everything. Of course, if there's anything you want, I'll buy it for you."
“Eh? No, it's bad to ask you to go that far. It's enough that you bought this for me."
Laura hugged the paper bag as if it contained treasure.
"I'm the one who is saying it. It's the least I can do for you. Don't hesitate to accept it."
“Aquim-senpai… did you eat something strange?”
"Oi, oi, what? That reaction would hurt my pure heart."
“Eh~!? Because today’s Aquim-senpai is a bit strange, though? You don't usually care about me that much."
"You're an idiot. I'm just a dull man that finally noticed your charm."
"Eh?! T-that's?"
Laura's face turns visibly red. Aquim-kun put her arm around Laura's shoulder.
"Ora, let's go."
“Y-yes......... Ah!? W-well then, Atom-senpai."
"Uh, yeah. See you."
As they were leaving, Laura bowed her head as if she remembered me, and I hurriedly waved my hand.
The cityscape, which I thought had not changed at all, suddenly looked like something from a world I did not know.
Atom, sure is nice to reacquaint himself with old friends.
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