Chapter 344: Negotiations (1/2)

“Ah, but I could always be mistaken.”

“Nay, do not attempt to console him like that. It will just make things worse, ja.”

“Hauuu…”

“Is that actually true?”

He asked Aoba, and she gave a small nod.

Now that it has come to this, he had no choice but to admit it. He had been looking at Juurokuya with those eyes. He then probed himself, wondering if that meant he liked her.

After thinking on it a bit…

“I don’t see it…”

“Don’t see what, ja?”

“I don’t think I like her. Oh, and that doesn’t mean I dislike her, but I mean as a lover.”

He made sure to expand on his statement when he remembered that Juurokuya was in the room. Juurokuya gave a panicked “Yes” in response.

“So you don’t even like her…seriously?”

“Ye don’t need to concern yeself over this matter.”

“No, I can’t just ignore this…ah.”

“Now what?”

“Could I possibly be thinking…the same thing about other women?”

“You mean you want to know whether or not you’ve been looking at others with the same lust-filled eyes.”

Taiyou nodded. He didn’t even object to her comment about him.

“Well yea, somewhat.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me…”

“It be true.”

“No way…”

He wanted to hold his head.

From Taiyou’s point of view, this was arguably his first experience. As of right now, there were six girls whom he referred to as his brides. From the point of view of other people, this was already strange, and they would likely see it as being unfaithful. Still, he had never paid it any heed, because all that mattered to him was that he liked the girls in question.

Kotone, Suzune, Kazane.

Kohaku.

Youran.

Aoba.

Akiha.

Shirokiyami.

He could declare without a doubt that he loved these six with all his heart. You could even say they were the pillars that held him intact. But now, with Juurokuya, it had all collapsed. To make matters worse, it wasn’t like he didn’t have a clue about her either. Just as Kohaku and the others had said, he did recall “looking at her with lust-filled eyes”. And not even just once or twice.

She strongly resembles Youran, but their faces were still fundamentally different. Now that he thought about it, he had indeed developed erotic feelings for her, desiring to make love with her.

“Tch, this is just…”

“Ye need not be concerned with this, ja.”

“But I—-”

He looked at Kohaku, attempting to retort, but he lost his words. Kohaku, after repeating those words, had a very serious expression on her face. She was not merely making fun of him. She legitimately thought he did not need to be concerned about it.

Upon closer inspection, Aoba to the side was the same.

“If ye want to make love with this lass, then why not? You can absolutely do that.”

“What are you saying?”

“Juurokuya.”

“Y-Yes.”