When Rin Ito led Ami and Maki into the manga internet café, they were immediately captivated by the rows of manga neatly arranged on the bookshelves. While Rin Ito paid at the counter, the two girls had already dashed off to the shelves to choose their favorite manga. Compared to Rin Ito's past life, the services offered at internet cafés here were incredibly comprehensive.
In addition to manga, one could order various meals and drinks at the counter. For the budget-conscious, there was free water and curry rice near the counter... though one shouldn't expect much from the taste. Furthermore, there were showers for bathing and free washing machines for laundry. Some people who couldn't afford hotels or office workers looking to save money would even live there long-term.
After getting the room key, Rin Ito walked over to the two girls who were excitedly choosing manga. "Have you decided what you want to read?" "Mmm!" Maki excitedly shook the manga in her hand. They were all shojo manga Rin Ito had never seen. However... compared to shojo manga, Ami seemed more interested in another type of manga. Rin Ito noticed that while Ami was choosing her manga, her gaze occasionally drifted to the area of 18+ manga, which was shielded by a curtain. Many manga internet cafés provided 18+ manga, but they were simply separated from the regular manga. While selecting manga, Ami frequently glanced sideways at the 18+ section... if Maki and Rin Ito hadn't been there, she probably would have gone in to browse.
After they finished choosing their manga, Rin Ito led the two to the private room. The small, four-tatami-mat-sized room was fully padded with soft mats. There were hooks on the wall for hanging clothes, and a low platform held a computer host and screen. This was their first time in such a place, and both were quite intrigued. Maki lightly tiptoed on the soft mat with her mid-calf-sock-wrapped feet, then crouched down to touch the mat before settling down cross-legged in front of the computer. "It's great, aside from being a little small." After sitting down, Maki shifted closer to the computer, placed her manga on the desk, and turned her head to look at Rin Ito and Ami. "I'll play on the computer, and you two can read manga... I hope the person I meet online next week is as nice as this old guy." "Haha, I wish every girl I met was as cute as Ami and Maki."
Maki focused her attention on the computer screen. Sitting behind Maki, Ami winked at Rin Ito. The goal of 'leaving a good impression on Maki' had been achieved. The 'human face' part of 'human face, beast heart' had been displayed. Next, it was time to show the 'beast heart' part.
"I'm going to grab two more manga. I forgot to take them earlier." Rin Ito got up and left the room. Around the corner, two figures retracted before Rin Ito could see them.
Arriving at the manga shelf, Rin Ito walked directly into the 18+ area blocked by the curtain. After selecting a few manga from the overwhelming selection, he returned to the private room.
Shhh... Rin Ito made a shushing gesture.
In Ami's confused sight, Rin Ito showed her the manga in his hand. The cover of the manga featured a petite, silver-haired girl lying on a futon, legs spread, and clothes disheveled.
"!!!!"
Upon seeing the cover, Ami's spirits lifted... He actually brought 18+ manga! And it's 'Living with a Wildcat Girl!' How did he know I like this manga?
Rin Ito sat against the wall. He spread his legs and patted the space between them. Ami glanced at Maki, who was focused on her game, then carefully sat in front of Rin Ito. After a moment's hesitation, she leaned back into Rin Ito's embrace. Feeling the body heat coming from behind her, Ami's cheeks flushed. Th-this is just acting for Maki's sake! Her heart was beating wildly. Rin Ito's hand naturally slipped under Ami's armpit, passing through her armpit to open the manga in front of her.
"When I was getting the manga, Ami, you kept looking over there... Do you like this kind of manga?" Rin Ito didn't lower his voice; he spoke openly.
"Mmm... I do." Ami turned her head and looked at Rin Ito with a shy gaze. "O-old guy, how did you know I liked this one?"
"I just picked it randomly. Do you like this 'Living with a Wildcat Girl,' Ami?"
"Hehe~ Maybe the old guy secretly asked around and knew you liked this one, that's why he got it." Maki said, not looking away from the computer screen. "If you like it, why didn't you get it earlier? Were you shy because I was there? Don't worry, I won't look." Maki thought Rin Ito had brought a normal manga, but in reality, Rin Ito had brought an 18+ manga, and... it was a manga Rin Ito had drawn himself.
Rin Ito opened the manga. The main plot of Living with a Wildcat Girl was a pure love story where the male lead finds a wet, homeless girl in the rain and they end up living together. However, since it was an 18+ manga, the male and female leads began their passionate activities after only a few pages.
"What do you think of this manga, Ami?"
"Mmm... the drawing is excellent... it's very warm." Looking at the blush-inducing content in the manga, Ami slightly rubbed her legs together. She had used this manga to get herself off several times at home. Seeing this manga made Ami recall the electrifying feeling of lying in bed and using her fingertips to rub and stroke the clit in her "valley." Even the back of her ears were burning red.
Rin Ito brought his lips close to Ami's ear. "It's starting now." "Eh... mmm."
Handing the manga to Ami so she could flip the pages herself, Rin Ito's hand gently grasped Ami's calf, which was wrapped in white over-the-knee socks. The light touch made Ami's body instinctively tense up, and her legs instinctively squeezed together. Rin Ito's hand rubbed slowly, moving upward along the white socks, then burrowed between her tightly squeezed knees, using his fingers to pry the closed legs a small distance apart. Then, his hand continued upward to the absolute territory between the white socks and the cute floral pleated skirt. His fingertips traced and massaged her thigh.
The tingly, itching sensation made Ami's eyes glisten, and her softened body leaned back into Rin Ito's arms. Her legs, which she had initially tried to squeeze shut, had already parted enough to accommodate the width of Rin Ito's palm. If Rin Ito wanted, he could touch the girl's "secret valley" the very next second.
"...." Rin Ito hesitated.
Where is the safeword!? Where the hell is the safeword!? Say the safeword already! Rin Ito was getting frantic!
According to their previous agreement, Rin Ito was supposed to grope her. Of course, a safeword was set for the groping; as soon as Ami felt he had crossed the line, she was supposed to say the safeword, have Rin Ito stop, and speak up to draw Maki's attention. Then, Ami would push Rin Ito away, yell at him, let Maki know what a human face, beast heart was and that people online couldn't be trusted, and the whole thing would be over.
But now... forget the safeword, he had already touched the absolute territory, and she was still flipping the manga! What the hell was going on!?