"Hiroki Hyuga..."
A resentful voice echoed in her mind.
Hiroki Hyuga paused for a moment but didn't respond.
Before him stood a woman with long hair cascading down like a soft silk ribbon, her graceful figure resembling a blooming daffodil.
Tracing his hand along her smooth skin, he carried Kaguya Moon into the bathroom.
What's more fun than playing around in the bath?
Kaguya Moon reached out and seductively hooked her arms around his neck.
Her bright eyes shimmered with boundless allure, glowing with a thousand hues.
Gentle yet enchanting.
Her red lips parted slightly, exuding an irresistible charm. Her delicate body swayed subtly, as though dancing to a melody drifting through the air...
Crack... crack...
The mirror before them fractured repeatedly. Finally, Kaguya lost control.
Disappointment and burning anger flickered in her eyes. She stiffened, clenched her fists tightly, and threw a punch.
The cracks spread rapidly, and the entire mirror seemed ready to shatter at any moment.
Even without seeing clearly, she could already picture it—exactly what was happening.
The figures of a man and another woman locked in passionate embrace, kissing intensely, even going much further...
Inside the bathroom, mist filled the air and steam rose, yet her mood was completely different.
Under the dim lights, her silhouette resembled a lost soul wandering through this damp space.
The heat made her feel suffocated, but it couldn't erase the surging feelings of emptiness and loneliness in her heart.
"...I'm not watching anymore."
Though she said that, Kaguya hesitated to cut off her connection with Hiroki directly. Instead, she leaned weakly against the wall.
Caught between hesitation and conflict, she ended up watching everything unfold.
She saw how "she" was treated...
And naturally, she also saw the affection and flushed cheeks on "her" face.
Scene after scene crashed through Kaguya's mind, leaving her agitated and on edge.
Could it be—that when he said whatever he did to "her" was equivalent to...
What did that mean?
Was he deliberately showing this to me?
She dared not think further, struggling to steady her breathing and force those images from her mind.
"Wait, when exactly did I define my relationship with him as something romantic?"
"Am I the one who developed feelings for him?"
Kaguya whispered softly to herself, her thoughts in chaos.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed her own flushed face reflected in the cracked mirror.
Quickly, she splashed cold water on herself, dried off with a towel, wrapped herself in a bathrobe, stepped out of the bathroom, and slowly climbed onto the bed.
Wrapped in the blanket, she lay there wide awake.
No matter how hard she tried, the scenes replayed in her mind, keeping her up all night.
Early the next morning, the three exited their rooms one by one.
Kaguya kept her face blank, pretending to be calm.
Kaguya Moon, however, was practically glowing with radiance, oozing charm from every pore.
When they met, the atmosphere was quiet—awkwardly tense.
"I think we should talk," Hiroki Hyuga said, glancing at both of them.
Glancing at the two linked arms, Kaguya remained silent.
"You two keep talking. I'll take my leave first."
With a light voice, Kaguya Moon took the Shikon No Tama and left the scene first.
Her triumphant posture inexplicably annoyed Kaguya, stirring up irritation inside her.
"Kaguya..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kaguya let out a cold snort and interrupted, "You'd better not tell me that when you were sleeping with her, it was me you were thinking about."
Hiroki hesitated, opened his mouth, but found himself speechless for a moment.
After a while, he calmly said, "You saw everything?"
Then why didn't you stop me? Didn't you even feel like making a sound?
Kaguya coughed slightly, saying nothing.
Should she offer some kind of commentary?
Hiroki smirked quietly, "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. So did you receive my message, Kaguya? Did you feel what I felt?"
Kaguya rolled her eyes helplessly at his shamelessness. She sighed softly, "You've really changed..."
"I've wanted to do this for a long time. Before, I just dared to think but not act."
"When a mature woman keeps swaying in front of you, isn't everyone tempted? It's you who has been tempting me all along."
Once again, his matter-of-fact tone made Kaguya both angry and amused.
What now? Just because I showed you some affection, suddenly it became my problem?
"Humans are corrupt at heart," she muttered coldly.
"For such a short-lived species, reproduction is the ultimate driving force..."
He advanced step by step, closing in with every move.
With nowhere else to retreat, Kaguya ended up leaning against the wall.
Hiroki then leaned an arm against the wall, smirking slightly as he asked with interest:
"Kaguya, I'm actually curious. Are the Otsutsuki naturally free from desires, thinking only of cultivation without any other thoughts?"
"You saw last night, how she was... I can make you feel pleasure too."
"You... behave yourself. It's broad daylight."
"Oh? So it's okay if it's not daytime?" He teasingly exhaled near her neck and ear, causing Kaguya's breath to quicken and her body to stiffen.
"Kaguya-nee~ Kaguya-sama~ Surrender your entire soul to me."
"And besides, I don't want to choose between either one; I want you both entirely for myself."
"I know you're two people, and I know you represent two different destinies of the same person, but I won't give up..."
He continued speaking as he pleased, and Kaguya listened in silence.
Until he drew increasingly closer, Kaguya called out mentally, "White Zetsu..."
The summoned White Zetsu looked rather confused.
Normally, Kaguya never allowed them to come close.
Immediately, Hiroki stopped his advances and straightened up.
With a third party present, he wouldn't take advantage of her anymore; maintaining her proper decorum mattered.
"White Zetsu, during his absence, inform him of whatever happened."
After giving her orders, Kaguya turned sharply and strode away.
...
Meanwhile, White Zetsu and Black Zetsu continued their usual exchange of intelligence.
Black Zetsu especially cared about Kaguya's recent condition.
Faced with his inquiry, White Zetsu slowly recounted the events of recent days.
"Things are getting messy..."
"..."
Black Zetsu lost his cool and stormed toward the Country of Frost upon hearing about Kaguya and Hiroki Hyuga's increasingly intimate interactions.
At this moment, Kaguya and Hiroki Hyuga were having dinner.
Under the table, Hiroki Hyuga was playing footsie with her on purpose, brushing his leg against hers every so often.
Kaguya stayed stone-faced, betraying nothing.
From the shadows, Black Zetsu watched everything unfold—his rage made him tremble.
Hiroki Hyuga, aren't you ashamed?
Mother raised you from childhood. Even if you've become attached to her, it should have been purely maternal, like between a mother and child.
How dare you...
How do you even have the nerve to think about violating her!
You're scum! A total lowlife...
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