Tonight, Jack and Kamisato Ayaka did not return.
Instead, they were kept by the master of Narukami Shrine.
The two stayed in the High Priestess's living quarters.
In the tatami room, Yae Miko set out a low table and poured some sake.
"Alas, with the moon high in the sky and a beauty by my side, I have the sake, but I'm just missing a few snacks to go with it."
The fox lady sighed. If it weren't for the late hour, she would have called her subordinate shrine maidens, who were also chefs, to make her a few plates of fried tofu.
"Snacks, you say? I have some here."
Jack took out some grilled fish and grilled meat from his backpack, casually made a wooden plate, and placed them on it.
"Uh..."
Seeing the large fish and meat, Yae Miko immediately looked at Jack with a resentful expression: "You little rascal, don't you know to consider a maiden's appetite? You brought out two heavy dishes."
"Don't eat heavy dishes?"
Jack thought carefully. The portions in MC's dishes were indeed quite generous, so he swapped them for a different set of items.
Grilled skewers x 12.
However, even though the aroma of the grilled skewers was very enticing,
the two women, looking at the skewers that were a full meter long, instantly lost all desire to eat.
"Are you really not going to eat them?"
The reserved maidens nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, then I'll eat them myself."
These were special dishes produced by the Farmer's Delight mod.
They were much more delicious than ordinary dishes.
Slurp slurp ~
It smells really good, doesn't it?
Slurp slurp ~
It wouldn't hurt to eat just a little, right?
"Give me one too!" x 2
Finally unable to resist the temptation of the delicious food, the two also joined the happy skewer-eating team.
...
After the late-night snack,
the three of them embraced while admiring the cherry blossoms in the courtyard.
Kamisato Ayaka was a little tired and dozed lightly on Jack's lap.
And a certain fox, meanwhile, was tickling Jack's ear with the tip of her tail.
"Stop it."
"I won't, I'll keep teasing you!"
"Tickling someone while they're still awake, Miko, are you really not afraid of me getting angry?"
"Heh, this elder sister has lived for 500 years, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Yae Miko initially acted very smug, relying on her life experience, but she soon wilted.
Jack raised his finger, and countless vines, like poisonous snakes, swayed and rose into the air. Only then did she recall that this fellow had several rather unconventional skills.
"Haha, um... could you be a little gentler?"
"Of course, I'll gently... make you like this feeling."
Jack replied sinisterly, then increased the sensitivity tenfold.
Swish!
The vines shot out like lightning.
One wrapped around Yae Miko's tail, two spread from her arms, two more from her thighs, and finally, even her two drooping ears were not spared. All parts of her body that could be stimulated were covered by vines.
Then Jack added his newly acquired skill, electrocution.
As well as his old reliable function, vibration.
"Eek!—"
"Hiss~ Hiss~"
"Gulp!—"
Ten minutes later,
Kamisato Ayaka, awakened by the noise, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and then was startled by the scene before her.
Yae Miko was actually being attacked by a certain grass element monster right in her own home!
"High Priestess! I'm coming to save you!"
She quickly took out Mistplitter Reforged and assumed the starting stance for an iaijutsu slash.
A hand suddenly reached out and held her back.
"It's nothing, I'm just punishing a disobedient little fox, it'll be over soon."
"Eh?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the chain Jack was holding, no, the vines.
"Did Jack do this?"
"Mm, after all, she painstakingly cultivated the Sacred Sakura Tree to a four-star Boss, she deserves a good reward."
"You call this... a reward?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Yae Miko's gradually crumbling expression.
It was hard to imagine how intense the sensation must be to make the usually carefree High Priestess lose her composure so completely.
Another half hour passed.
Jack finally let Yae Miko down.
The fox lady's eyes were blurry, and she could only walk with her legs clamped together. If she hadn't transformed into a super lifeform with an MC physique, she would have long been dehydrated from excessive sweat loss.
"Heh, how can you be done already? This High Priestess isn't satisfied at all, come again!"
Facing Yae Miko, who was still trying to act tough, Jack merely extended his index finger and lightly touched her arm.
"Eek!!"
Yae Miko immediately let out a cry that was neither pain nor pleasure.
"Gulp~ I, the great High Priestess of Narukami Shrine, will not yield! You won't—gah!!"
Jack seemed to have discovered something fun and turned to look at Kamisato Ayaka.
"It seems quite interesting, Ayaka, do you want to come and try?"
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head, feeling as if the dynamic between Jack and the High Priestess had completely reversed.
Originally, the High Priestess was resourceful, making the two Travelers run in circles.
Now, the Traveler had the upper hand, trampling the High Priestess's dignity underfoot.
At a time like this, she, a humble Shirasagi Himegimi of the Yashiro Commission, had better not get involved.
Lest the High Priestess come to her senses and find ways to make trouble for the Yashiro Commission!
Afterward, the three, each playing their roles, passed the night peacefully, and no one mentioned the Sacred Sakura Tree again.
...
The next morning.
In the room of the High Priestess of Narukami Shrine.
Three people woke up simultaneously from the futons.
Kamisato Ayaka first groggily pulled at her blanket, preparing to go back to sleep.
"Whimper~"
But what she held in her hand was a fluffy fox tail.
"??"
Kamisato Ayaka looked over in confusion.
She saw that she was hugging Yae Miko, the two embracing in an extremely intimate manner.
Her body instinctively recoiled, only to bump into a firm chest.
"Mm, good morning, Ayaka."
A voice sounded beside her ear.
"Jack, good morning... No! Why am I hugging the High Priestess?!"
"Oh my, is little Ayaka displeased with elder sister? I even hugged you when you were little, and I didn't mind even when you wet the bed then."
"N-no, it's not that, I don't dislike the High Priestess, I'm just about what happened last night..."
Kamisato Ayaka didn't finish her sentence, but instead looked back and forth cautiously between Jack and Yae Miko.
Caught between the two, she truly didn't know whose side to take. Thinking back now, she probably should have helped the then-disadvantaged Yae Miko.
"Pfft~ You little rascal, she actually thought we had a conflict last night."
"Indeed, as Miko said, yesterday we were just playing normally, and there was no emotional content mixed in."
The two sang and harmonized, confusing Kamisato Ayaka.
"Huh?"
Jack patted her head: "You can think of it as Miko, while seemingly a very strong person on the surface, is actually someone who wants to be dominated. Yesterday, we simply reached a tacit understanding and played a common game between couples."
"What do you mean, making me sound like a pervert."
Yae Miko pouted, a little displeased, but she acquiesced to Jack's explanation.
Kamisato Ayaka nodded, half-understanding.
"In short, there's no need to worry that we'll truly be at loggerheads. In the future, treat Miko as an elder sister. If the Yashiro Commission has any difficulties, just let Narukami Shrine help you sort them out."
Of course, after this, even Raiden Ei might be the sister supporting you from behind.
"Although I don't quite understand, it's really great that everyone can get along harmoniously!"
Being between the two,
Kamisato Ayaka was truly happy about this, and a pure, lotus-like smile bloomed on her face.
Even Yae Miko was infected, and her heart became calm and relaxed.
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