Chapter 167: Already Unable to Turn Back
[You and Jeanne Alter have developed into a special relationship.]
[Already, unable to turn back...]
[At present, many women have confirmed their relationship with you, and their feelings for you continue to heat up. From now on, the difficulty level of the emotional battlefield scenes around you will only become higher and higher.]
[Especially on February 14th next year, Valentine's Day — that day is very likely to be your death day.]
[Because no matter how you struggle, you cannot peacefully escape from the encirclement of all the women on a day meant exclusively for couples.]
[Balance, time management, excuses, running away — all those choices will be useless before the hellish battlefield...]
[Before next year's Valentine arrives, please, by any means necessary, upgrade your own strength and give everything you have to survive that day!]
These lines appeared before his eyes.
Regarding this, Eikou already looked very open-minded.
As for the chaos later, although he had not thought of a countermeasure, he had already determined his working attitude —— since it was something that would definitely happen, instead of sitting and waiting passively, it was better to take the initiative to attack!
Instead of letting himself and Jeanne Alter fall into such an awkward passive situation, it was better to take the initiative and openly express all the feelings in his heart.
The feelings that needed to be conveyed had already been conveyed, and what needed to be made clear had already been made clear.
Such honesty without hiding anything, to Eikou, was already taking a gamble.
[And Jeanne Alter agreed to you.]
Eikou was slightly surprised, then a joyful smile bloomed from the bottom of his heart.
"...Thank you so much, Jeanne Alter."
"Ah? What's there to thank for..."
Jeanne Alter slightly lowered her head, wanting to bury her face into her collar,
"Just… consider it something, like paying back the favor I owed you at the beginning, and also our last date wasn't fully enjoyable, um, uh, count it as interest or something... roughly that."
"Haha, so that's how it is."
Eikou smiled gently, choosing to see through her tsundere words without exposing her,
"Because I know my skill is a bit troublesome, yet you still don't mind. So I really don't know how to thank you enough."
"...Don't talk so seriously, doesn't it sound weird!"
She shyly turned her face away, but her body leaned slightly toward him, like a stray cat that likes hugs and warmth, wanting to let her body heat touch Eikou.
And Eikou suddenly reached out and held her tightly.
"Kya!"
Jeanne Alter let out a startled cry, instantly pulled into his embrace.
"W-what...?"
"Jeanne Alter, there is something I must make clear to you..."
Eikou held the Dragon Witch in his arms, his face flushed red, his deep blue eyes staring intensely at her.
Both of them could hear each other's slightly tense heartbeats, thumping loudly.
"I already told you, from now on I'll be the one actively attacking, right? Since that's the case, when faced with a 'delicious treat delivered right to my door', a cute girlfriend like you, I'll eat you up completely..."
"W-wait... wait a second..."
Hearing his strongly suggestive words, Jeanne Alter hurriedly explained,
"I'm still not mentally prepared for that kind of thing, and also... um, it's already really late today, going out at night is inconvenient, let's do it another time..."
"It's fine. We'll go at your pace." He said seriously. "Just reminding you beforehand, from now on I won't hold back with you."
"Uu..."
Really, sometimes rough, sometimes gentle — this kind of unpredictable emotional offensive is way too easy to make someone fall...
Jeanne Alter's face was burning red as she lay in his arms, her heart beating so fast it was in chaos, thinking that if this continued she would truly become his captive —— though she already was.
"But,"
Eikou was actually also very nervous and embarrassed, but still wanted to take a further step with her,
"Since tonight I can't eat you, then you have to put in effort, a lot of effort, to make it up to me, okay?"
"H-hey, wait..."
But he had no intention of waiting anymore. He gently yet firmly wrapped his hand around Jeanne Alter's slender neck, drawing close to her flushed white face.
"Mnn mmm..."
His lips blocked the red lips of Jeanne Alter that were about to say something.
Under the bright moonlight, with the gentle night breeze, it felt as if a warm current brushed past their ears, carrying the sweet message of a summer night. The two of them kissed—both intimate and shy—sharing a quiet yet ambiguous night scene.
After a while, Eikou slowly moved away from her lips, while Jeanne Alter's face had turned so red she couldn't say a word.
In this regard, Jeanne Alter was truly very "weak," only able to let him bully her.
But to Eikou, that was exactly her adorable point.
"Hateful, you bad guy..."
Jeanne Alter glared at him resentfully, intertwined her ten fingers with his like a real lover, complaining with her face yet taking the initiative to lean in to kiss him,
"Only know how to bully me. Just wait and see how I'll punish you later..."
[You have successfully obtained the heart of Jeanne Alter.]
[The two of you, beside the quiet flowerbed, spent a sweet time that belonged only to the two of you.]
[Whispering sweet words that make people shy, watching her blush-and-anger reactions, kisses full of hormones, enjoying the world of just the two of you...]
[Time gradually passed to ten o'clock at night; it was time to go back.]
"You dummy, don't touch me anymore...!"
Jeanne Alter pretended to be angry and pushed his hand away, her face bright red as she fixed her now-messy collar.
"Ah... sorry..."
Eikou blushed all the way to the ears and obediently pulled his hand back.
"Hey, why are you acting obedient only at times like this..." Jeanne Alter gave him a side glance, "Earlier you even pretended to be some kind of love master in front of me, but in the end your shame threshold is only this much. Alright alright, it's late, let's go."
"Eh, going back this early?" Eikou still wanted to stick to her a bit longer.
"Because I have work tomorrow, and I need to wake up early." Jeanne Alter brushed her hair with her hand, "A long break like this is rare. I've already scheduled to work part-time for the next few days, because after that we still have to go to the beach with Lily and everyone."
"I see."
"And you..."
Jeanne Alter used her beautiful golden eyes to stare straight at Eikou, seriously reminding him:
"Next, you also have to work hard to earn money and save properly. Don't forget we still have to travel this summer."
"Umu!" Eikou smiled, nodding strongly, "Then let's go back together."
"...Fine."
And not far from the flowerbed, Jeanne White was secretly watching the two of them on their date.
This love-struck saint, with her mature voluptuous body, had been squatting under a tree for quite a while, her whole body radiating a thick vinegar smell.
"Oh my, really..."
She bit her thumb in frustration, her alluring blue-violet eyes revealing a resentful, yearning gaze:
"Same face, but I'm even more proactive, yet why did he choose Alter first...
"How can I make him like me?"
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