Chapter 133 - Yuuko Amano (1/2)

”Please, help yourself.”

A splitting image of Megumi, just mature, smiled gently while placing two cups of tea on the table before looking towards the blushing Megumi, waiting for her introductions, and yet, all her courage faltered when Megumi matched her mother's gaze, making Nik smile in amusement.

”Thanks a lot, Mrs Amano. If it doesn't trouble you, can you join us for a moment?

I'm Nik Faran, a friend of Megumi and Manabu.”

He wasn't a friend of Manabu. But Megumi's mother didn't need to know this. Even though Nik might be willing to spit on, or even murder his myriad fathers-in-law that would soon span across the multiverse, he wasn't willing to commit such vile in front of his mother-in-law, not in front of such a kind, at least.

”Ara~ Such a thoughts friend... but aren't you a bit older to be their friend?”

She sat down while her gaze fell on his stubble, making Nik smile a little bit in embarrassment. Although he had only arrived to the Amano Bookstore for a short period of time, strangely, Megumi's mother had a peculiar quality that made Nik feel a sense of uncomfortable restraint that he wasn't used to.

It felt like his own body was not willing to commit its usual roguish actions.

Especially her eyes. Unlike his memories on how a pair of eyes should befit a mother, Megumi's mother sported a clear and spirited look in her eyes. Something, Nik liked a lot, even if his body screamed in uncomfort.

”Ah, you see, Mrs Amano—”

”Please. Just, Yuuko-san, is fine.”

Yuuko Amano interjected politely before pointing out, making Nik nod.

”Yuuko... san, it's true that I don't study in their school... or study altogether, at the moment, but, I still am a friend of Megumi's.

Also, I didn't have the time to shave my beard.”

While Nik had the thought of keeping his facial hair, Yuuko's comment made Nik realise.

It was time to lose the beard.

Screw— no shave September.

Hearing Nik's words and the stiff smile on his face, Yuuko chuckled gently before pushing the glass of tea towards him and smiling.

”Please, make yourself comfortable, Nik-kun. And Megumi...” Unlike the gentle treatment Nik received, Yuuko's eyes seemed to have gained a mischievous quality besides the gentle one as she smirked, making Megumi blush even more.

”Don't you need to change your clothes? It will be bad if you spill your tea on the school uniform.”

”Ah! Sorry about that! Nik, I'll return quickly.”

While Nik's smile cracked a bit for her really wanted Megumi to stay here, he didn't speak up, vocally or mentally. It wasn't like Yuuko was going to devour him or something like that.

”It is truly strange...”

Yuuko suddenly spoke up as she looked at Megumi's departing figure with a gentle glow in her eyes.

”At how she speaks with you so familiarly, Nik-kun.”

'Not that strange, actually.' Nik commented internally, but a part of him was honestly surprised. A woman like Yuuko was someone Nik would have no qualms leering at, or even putting moves and brining her to his bed. In fact, he still remembered how he wanted to claim each and every beautiful woman that would enter his vision.

Yuuko was hot, in some ways, hotter than Megumi. How her sweater stuck over her perky bosom while her yoga pants tightly gripped on her wonderful thighs that Megumi inherited, Nik, still couldn't help but feel a part of him empty and lonely when no feeling of lust or arousal emerged from his body.

And yet, another part of him strangely wanted to pat his own back. As if, reigning on his own lust was recognised as personal growth by his own body. At this moment, his body, or his mentality, to be precise, had been divided into two war fronts just for the sake of Yuuko's thighs.

Cursing himself internally for having such a weak will, Nik took a deep breath before he picked up the teacup and gulped down the entire content.

It didn't matter how hot a woman stumbled across him. The fact remained that while he did think of bedding every beauty, he also wanted a meaningful relationship. Although, he was broken enough to divide his feelings and channel them through seven different women while also using his bed techniques to fill the gaps, the fact remained, that he wished to grow out of his narrow thoughts.

In a span of a few hours, he got to know new sides about all the seven women. The potential of the real, meaningful relationship really ignited his curiosity.

Moreover, he may lie to the entire world to fuck a beauty, but lying to himself and breaking his own promise? Never.

At least, if his life or his loved one's lives did not hang in balance.

”Easy there, Nik-kun.”

Yuuka struggled to prevent her throat to chortle another bout of chuckle. She could feel that the youth, no matter how wild he 'felt', had a hard time restraining himself. Being a natural beauty without a man at her side, Yuuko had easily learnt how to differentiate kindness from motives and leers from passing gazes.

Nik was clearly leering, something, Yuuko couldn't help but sigh about. But the moment Nik drained the hot content of the cup, his eyes never wandered towards her direction.

Not a single bit.

'Youth... ah~!'

A wave of nostalgia soaked through her body when Nik suddenly spoke out, just to diffuse the awkward atmosphere.

”Yuuko-san, the tea was great. Thank you.”

Seeing the honest expression coupled with his beard, Yuuko finally couldn't restrain herself and finally smiled while picking up Megumi's cup and blowing over it, causing the rising trail of steam to distort.