Jacob had regretted it every single day for the past month.
If only he'd been patient, just a few more days, waiting for the perfect moment to deal with Takashi Komuro and Hisashi Igou.
Then Rei Miyamoto would have been his.
He could've rescued Saya Takagi as well, escorting her safely back to the Takagi Family and earning their immense gratitude. With their backing, he would've been treated as an honored guest by now, living in comfort, surrounded by beauties.
Instead…
Here he was, wasting himself away on this jolting, filthy school bus, fooling around with second-rate trash.
Jacob's gaze swept over the chaotic scene inside the vehicle, and disgust twisted his expression. It was humanity at its absolute lowest... raw, ugly, and shameless.
Male and female students were tangled together in depraved heaps, swapping partners without a shred of restraint. The girl he had just kicked aside was already crawling back, slithering toward a group of five locked in a frenzied mess ahead, eagerly forcing herself into the pile.
Elsewhere, several people clutched Koichi textbooks, whispering strange chants under their breath. Their eyes were glazed with fanatic devotion as they solemnly recited the so-called "Doomsday Rebirth" doctrine, Koichi Shido's delusions, treating it like holy scripture.
This was simply a mobile cult!
Jacob always believed he was different from them.
He was a noble Reincarnator!
Even though he had indeed enjoyed himself with every girl on this bus, it was just for fun.
Anyway, he was about to leave soon. You pathetic NPCs can just keep on struggling.
But before that... He checked his remaining stay time; there were still 5 minutes.
Perfect!
There happened to be 5 girls on the bus, so he'd have one last go with all of them!
Jacob smiled, stood up, and walked forward.
"Hmm?"
Shido Koichi, who was driving, suddenly frowned.
He found that the school bus's brakes seemed to have failed.
What was going on?
Ahead was a fairly long slope.
Unfortunately, he had just driven over the crest of the slope.
The school bus kept accelerating, faster and faster, until it was completely out of control.
"Bang!"
A violent jolt sent the unsteady Jacob flying.
His body was hurled straight through a window, smashing out of the bus before crashing hard onto the asphalt below.
The deafening noise instantly drew the attention of every nearby zombie.
Jacob himself never saw it coming.
He had already finished all his missions. All he wanted was to coast through these final five minutes in comfort, yet fate had other plans.
The moment his dungeon run was judged a failure, he was forcibly returned to the Reincarnation Space.
And there...
He completely lost his mind.
"Aaaahhh!!!"
The surrounding Reincarnators barely spared him a glance. They'd seen this scene far too many times.
The Reincarnation Space was a place where opportunity and death walked hand in hand. For every lucky winner who climbed higher, countless others failed and returned empty-handed, crushed by reality.
Men like Jacob were nothing new.
They were no different from gamblers of the old world, those who wagered everything, lost it all, and shattered on the spot.
People like that…
Didn't deserve sympathy.
Dusk slowly settled over the land.
Everyone returned to their vehicles and headed back toward the base.
When Arthur arrived and jumped down from the tank, Saeko Busujima stepped out of the Humvee—but Ellen was no longer inside.
She had already said her goodbyes over the walkie-talkie on the way back.
Her voice had been full of excitement as she told Arthur that she never imagined she'd clear the dungeon, let alone earn an A-rank evaluation.
But her remaining time had been only one hour.
So she had exited the dungeon midway through the return trip.
Arthur, on the other hand, still had nearly twenty-three hours left in this world.
He turned his gaze toward Saeko as she walked over to him, his expression growing complicated.
This had only been his first dungeon in the Reincarnation Space. There were still many things beyond his reach.
He had heard rumors before that someone, once, had managed to bring a character out of a dungeon.
Even then, it had only been a cannon-fodder–level character.
According to that person, bringing a story character into reality was absurdly difficult.
They had poured an enormous amount of effort into it, while clearing the dungeon, they also spent a huge amount of time deliberately building a relationship with the character. Even after reaching the minimum required favorability, they still had to spend thousands of reincarnation points just to successfully bring them out.
Although later experiments proved that story characters could indeed become Reincarnators, or even enter dungeons themselves, the process of training them afterward was reportedly extremely difficult, with an astronomical cost of cultivation.
That person never revealed the exact details, but it was clear enough to bankrupt an ordinary Reincarnator.
Of course, if you brought someone out just to let them live a normal life…
Or worse, simply to serve as a servant...
Then the price paid would be completely unjustifiable.
Still, this realization gave Arthur a strong sense of unease.
He would never allow anyone else to lay a hand on his woman.
He knew he was greedy, but that was simply who he was, and he saw nothing wrong with it.
Could anyone in this world possibly form bonds as deep as the ones he shared with her?
Fortunately, most Reincarnators were too busy racking their brains and gambling their lives just to figure out how to clear dungeons. They didn't have the luxury to think about anything else.
After all, failing a dungeon meant losing precious reincarnation points.
Unless someone could calmly plan a perfect clear like he did, and still have spare time to farm points and build relationships along the way.
Arthur firmly believed that even if another Reincarnator were lucky enough to team up with Saeko-senpai, they wouldn't necessarily earn even her basic recognition.
And courting her?
That was completely out of the question.
"Saeko…"
Arthur's attention returned to Saeko.
Ellen's departure had been dictated by the rules of the Reincarnation Space, so Saeko hadn't noticed it at all.
"You look like you're worried about something. Is everything okay?"
Saeko, as always blessed with an intuition few possessed, noticed the subtle change in Arthur. He smiled reassuringly, took her hand, and replied,
"It's nothing. How about we grab something to eat? I'm starving…"
Saeko intertwined her fingers with his, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and smiled back gently.
"Okay… let's go. I'll prepare something for you to eat."
"This time I'll help. How about I be your kitchen assistant?"
"I might consider it, but I still remember the last time you tried and burned the eggs…" Saeko teased him without missing a beat.
"I already told you, that was an accident…" Arthur replied awkwardly.
That earned a soft laugh from Saeko, one of the sounds that was quickly becoming his favorite.
Watching the two figures walk away together, Rika Minami poked her head out from the tank and lit a cigarette, letting out a sigh filled with mixed emotions. After all, she had already realized that Arthur's eyes would never look at her the same way they looked at Saeko.
"Tsk tsk."
"What a scumbag…"
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"And then you hold the knife like this and cut downward…"
Saeko said as she stood beside Arthur, wearing an apron, patiently teaching him how to slice each vegetable more efficiently for the dish they were preparing.
"Okay… like this?"
As he asked, a completely crooked and uneven cut appeared in front of her, making Saeko let out an exasperated sigh.
"…Let me show you."
She stepped behind him, rising onto her tiptoes. Resting her chin on Arthur's broad shoulder, she guided one of his hands with hers, her well-developed breasts now pressed firmly against his back.
"First, you angle the tip of the knife downward and—" she whispered each instruction softly. Arthur could feel the warm breath of her words brushing against his neck, her closeness sending his thoughts drifting far away as he struggled to keep his little brother down there from waking up on its own.
"Got it?"
"…Yeah."
"Perfect. While you cut the onions and tomatoes for me, I'll boil the water and put the pasta in…"
As she stepped away and walked to the stove, setting the pot and pouring in the water, she felt two strong arms wrap around her waist only a few seconds later.
"…Arthur?"
"My name," he whispered into her ear. His voice was somehow different from before—deeper, heavier—making her heart skip a beat.
"Don't start causing trouble…"
"I'm not doing anything…"
"Then why are you— mmm…" She couldn't finish her sentence as she felt his lips brush against her neck, his arms holding her in place while his mouth traced along the exposed skin there. Her hands rose to grip his at her waist.
"I'm still cooking, wait…"
Without answering, Arthur turned her around in a single smooth motion, making her face him as he grasped her thighs and lifted her up, setting her on the kitchen counter. She wrapped her arms around his neck so she wouldn't fall, her legs circling his waist as he returned to her neck, placing light kisses there before moving up and capturing her lips in a firm kiss.
Saeko's face was already flushed as she responded to Arthur's advances now with a certain experience, their mouths entwined with each other while Arthur's hands roamed over her beautiful curves, making Saeko feel a burning sensation wherever his hands traveled.
"Arthur~"
One of Arthur's hands descended once again to her long legs, slowly rising along with the skirt she was wearing... her black panties were already exposed to the open air...
"I want you, Saeko," Arthur whispers in her ear, giving a light bite to the tip of her ear, which makes Saeko let out a soft sigh.
She brings her face close to his ear while Arthur resumes assaulting her neck, her hand moving to the back of his neck, holding him in place.
"So what are you waiting for?" "make me yours..." a sensual whisper, which seemed to carry all the temptations any man is incapable of resisting, is heard by Arthur who immediately picks her up, walking toward the bedroom with Saeko in his arms.
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The clothes were already thrown around, making a trail to the room where Arthur and Saeko were already naked, her purple hair spread across the bed, Arthur on top covering his lady's body, who was now slightly nervous because it was her first time, especially upon seeing what Arthur was carrying just below, something that could be summed up in just one word... 'big'.
Arthur, noticing her slight nervousness, smiled softly at Saeko and whispered, "I love you Saeko, just relax... okay?"
Saeko, upon hearing his kind words, felt as if all the present nervousness, even if little, completely vanished as she nodded and whispered.
"I love you too..."
Along with that, Arthur positioned his large piston against her lower lips, rubbing it gently at first, deliberately teasing her and making her arousal increase.
"Stop teasing, just do it..." whispers Saeko, already lifting her hips trying to get his cock into her untouched hole.
Arthur smirked at his request, finally positioning the thick head of his cock at her entrance, moving his hips forward and thus penetrating her smooth walls, stretching them to their limit, breaking Saeko's hymen, who immediately stiffened her body upon feeling the pain of being taken for the first time.
"Is everything okay?"
"It's just hurting a little..."
Arthur, still feeling her body tense, did not move his cock further forward, with his mouth kissing her lips while one of his hands went to her breasts, squeezing them and sometimes pinching her already hard nipples, diverting her attention from the pain she felt down there and drawing her toward the pleasure his mouth and hands brought her.
"Arthur... you can continue... it doesn't hurt anymore."
"'Kay..." With Saeko's permission, Arthur moved his hips forward again, making most of his cock enter her, but not completely.
Moans began to escape from Saeko's mouth as she felt Arthur's thrusts, which with each passing second became harder and faster.
"Ahnnnn~ harder, fuck me harder Arthur..."
The sound of skin hitting skin spread throughout the room, the headboard of the bed they were lying on banging against the wall, making the noise of their lovemaking spread even more.
"Damn, you're so fucking tight..."
"Thats cause you're too big, master~ Mmmm~"
Saeko placed her hands on his shoulders, trying in some way to 'lean' on something, her nails scratching his back, leaving marks that burned slightly for Arthur, who lowered his mouth to her neck and bit her sharply, leaving a bite mark in place.
The sex became increasingly wild and frantic between the two who didn't know exactly how much time had passed...
"Master, I'm close to climaxing!" I'm going to come!"
"Fuck, me too..."
Arthur's thrusts became increasingly erratic, and at the same time, Saeko's body tensed as a guttural moan escaped from her beautiful mouth. This while Arthur shoved the head of his cock against her womb, ejaculating a large amount of cum inside her, making her have a second orgasm that felt heavenly, her eyes rolling back as her tongue slipped out.
And that was just the beginning of a battle that would last for hours...
Early in the morning, the sun appeared rising in the sky, with the light passing thru the curtains and falling toward the bed where two bodies, glued to each other, snuggled together.
"...are you leaving?"
Saeko asks, simply out of nowhere.
"What do you mean?"
Saeko looks into his eyes, Arthur able to see the love shining in her pupils.
"I don't know, I just had this feeling..."
Arthur, looking at the woman in his arms, whispers.
"I will never leave, I will keep you by my side forever... okay?"
Saeko smiles softly and whispers back while snuggling into Arthur's chest.
"Forever is a long time, y'know?"
"Well, not for me,"
Arthur whispered to himself while running his fingers thru her purple hair... "I promise."
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[Time is up, reincarnator 'Blank' is sent back to the reincarnation tower.]
"Welcome back, Blank"
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Chapter delivered, hope you enjoy it. I also hope you'll tell me in the comments what you thought about the +18 part... did you like it, or did it feel like something was missing?
I'll also have to do a bit of bargaining here — don't you think your dear, kind, and lovable Shadownameless-sensei deserves a few more reviews from those who've read this far? Please? Every time I see that "Not enough ratings" on this book, I feel like WebNovel itself is laughing right in my face… *spit*, bunch of idiots they are.
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