Kopii did not take his gaze off the stranger's face. There was a smirk on her face, and anticipation could be read in her eyes. He squinted as her grip tightened, but not too much — he could still free himself from it at any second, considering the fact that before him was not an adventurer, but… a goddess. But before he could open his mouth to ask, he was preempted:
— Oooh~, what a lovely boy!
The goddess pulled him into her embrace. Before he could do anything, his face ended up between her charms. Quickly realizing what position he was in, he froze, not knowing what to do. His face rapidly flooded with color.
— This isn't fair! I can't feel anything! Damn, this is unfair… But even so, what a beautiful sight!
He heard how Kane quickly shifted from hatred to joy. But right now, that was not so important; he decided that it was enough, so it was time to get out of such an embarrassing scene.
— You're even cuter than we thought.
But before he could do anything, he heard another beautiful voice, and then felt a touch. Feeling an impressive bosom, he felt his face reddening to the tips of his ears.
— You got even cuter when you blushed… Simply magnificent!
— What a cutie.
The goddess placed her hands on his cheeks and lifted his face; now they looked into each other's eyes. But he could not hold her gaze for long and dropped it limply. It would have been better if he hadn't, for before him opened a view of her deep cleavage.
— Ha-ha-ha, how beautiful, simply magnificent! Lean forward, Kopii! Lean towards paradise! Just one step! Come ooon! Don't hesitate!
— Ah, cutie~.
The goddess hugged his head and slowly stroked it. Because of the embrace, he ended up between her breasts, and he could feel her heart beating.
— Yessss! This is what paradise is! Aha-ha!
— I-I… I c-c-can't b-b-breathe.
— What a beautiful little voice you have. Simply charming~.
— Hey, see, he's uncomfortable with you! He wants me!
Before he could answer anything, another goddess pulled him into her embrace. Before he could do anything, she leaned to his ear and whispered:
— Silence is a sign of consent.
He felt a shiver run through his whole body when her hot breath touched his ear and her impressive chest enveloped his back.
— I-I-I…
Before he could recover, she continued, pressing him tighter to herself.
— Do you like it? If yes, then join my familia… and all your fantasies will become reality.
— Come ooon, Kopii, say yes! Just imagine, hee-hee!
— And why should he join you!? Huh?! In any case, he'll be better off with me. Right~?
Starting to pull him to her side, not holding back one bit.
— No-no-no! He wants to join me!
Starting to pull him in different directions, until they both bumped foreheads. He understood one thing: if looks could kill, they would have destroyed each other.
— Let him choose where he wants to go. Well, of course, we both know the answer.
— Let's do it! Who will you choose, cutie…?
…
…
They looked at the place where the boy should have been, but there was no trace of him.
«He ran away!» – They both understood at once. And their gazes collided with hatred.
— It's all your fault!
– Really?! It's all your fault, you bitch!
— Well, what else could I expect from a loser? What a disappointment.
— Can you shut up already? Ready to sell everything for tits.
— To each their own. And most importantly, I admit it, unlike some. We won't point fingers.
— You think I'm the same as you? You're wrong. I… You're just thirst, and without me, you can't exist.
— Oh, how we've started talking? If it weren't for me, you'd have been killed; you couldn't have leveled up so fast; you'd even have been raped.
— I didn't ask you for help.
— A-ha-ha. You didn't ask me for help; you begged me for it. Or have you forgotten?
— Enough, stop! You want to start this useless argument again?!
— You started it.
— Oh, fine, I admit I started this argument; satisfied?
— Of course… See, thanks to me, you learned to admit your mistakes. If it weren't for me, who would have taught you that? Do you understand?
— Yes, yes.
Slowly calming down, he quickened his pace, but suddenly stopped, examining the streets he was on, and, most importantly, wondering why he was here.
«Huh!? Where was I going?» — he thought, tensely trying to remember where he had been heading and, most importantly, why. His face strained more and more in an attempt to remember the reason.
He never managed to remember where he had been going — probably because of the goddesses and the argument that had started, everything had flown out of his head. Looking at Ais, who was devouring all the food he had prepared for the whole day, eating it in one go, he asked, trying with all his might not to show that her appetite was hitting his wallet:
— Ais, can I ask a question?
— Yes.
— You eat so much, but why don't you gain weight?
…
…
— I don't know. – She said, returning to her food.
«What else could I expect.»
— You know, I've got a very good idea.
Waiting until she fully turned her attention to him again, he smiled slightly and continued:
— Let me teach you how to cook. What do you think?
— … I don't know.
— No, think about it. If you like my food so much that every day, I emphasize, every day, you come to such a… place, just to eat.
— I'm not…
— Yes, I know you come to learn the truth.
Interrupting her, he saw contradiction reflected on her face. He roughly guessed what she was thinking. She probably did not even admit to herself that she came here to eat.
— How adorably cruel this is!
For the first time, he could not disagree with Kane, because when Ais's brows were furrowed and she slowly stroked her chin, showing that she was seriously thinking. The longer he looked at her, the more he understood that she was just like him. At first meeting, he had always thought she was cold and distant, but then he understood that she simply, in simple words, could not express her feelings correctly. Or was that his assumption?
— Well, fine, if you don't want to. Oh, never mind.
— No, I… don't know how to cook… and when I was taught… I did badly.
— They simply didn't try to teach you. But I…
— You?
— I.
— You… We can try.
— A-ha-ha, I knew you'd agree! Let's not waste time and start right away.
Getting up from the bed, he took an apron and walked over to Ais, holding it out to her. After hesitating a little, she reached out, took the apron, and put it on, and the apron only emphasized her figure.
— Let's start.
— …yes, let's start.
He was, of course, skeptical of her words, for she was a genius who appears once in a millennium, and she had no talent for cooking? He could not believe it.
— Let's cook one dish, and then compare what each of us made. Of course, I'll help you.
Thirty minutes later, he could not believe his eyes. They had cooked together; he had helped her every second, but when he turned away for a second, everything went off plan.
— Well, I think this is… maybe edible. I'll try it.
— Ah, of course. You can try it.
— When did you manage?
Before he could even try it, Ais was already eating what he had cooked. She only cast a fleeting glance at him and began eating faster.
«How much faster?» — Kopii thought, taking a spoon to try it. But he hesitated, carefully examining the contents of the spoon.
«Is this really edible?» — he thought, casting a glance at Ais, but however hard she tried not to look at him, pretending that all her attention was on the food. But he noticed how she paused to watch his reaction. Understanding this, he had no way back.
— Ah, it's alright… But you know, there's room for improvement. So we'll cook every day, at least thirty minutes — even that's good.
— I'm full, so let's go spar.
Today, he managed to resist for quite a long time. Of course, he did not even touch her with a finger, but that was not so important; the main thing was progress, even if it was small.
— Ha-ha-ha, you could have not hit the head so hard.
Rising a little onto his knees, he saw on the chair a dish and a note.
"Enjoy your meal."
Looking at this dish, he saw that it was almost no different from her first one, but even so, he ate it all, even if it was disgusting. But even so, it was the first time a girl had cooked for him. Just like that.
He did not count Naaza, for they were one familia.