Thinking of this, Haruka Kasugano applied himself even more vigorously to his "flower arranging."
"Ah~! Ah~! Ah~!" In the throes of her delight, Azaka Kokutou actually took the initiative to kiss Haruka Kasugano.
Hehe, this is a truly pleasant surprise~!
[Ding~! Azaka Kokutou's Infidelity Progress +10%!]
Afterward, Azaka knelt on her soft knees, cleaning the "Holy Sword" for Haruka Kasugano. She was already an expert at this by now; Haruka Kasugano was nearly roused to action again by the way she took it all in.
"Mmm~! Nngh~!" Azaka had already fallen in love with this taste.
Haruka Kasugano checked his phone and saw it was already 6:00 PM. Touko Aozaki should have already headed to the Ogawa Apartments to begin the battle; it was time for him to head back.
Haruka Kasugano patted Azaka's small head and smiled. "Do you still love your brother very much?"
Azaka, eyes blurry as she continued her work, murmured, "I don't love him at all~! You're the one I love most~!"
"Hehehe, no, no, no. You still love your brother very much. So, from now on, you should call me 'Brother.' I'll be your brother from now on~!" Haruka Kasugano teased.
Hearing this, Azaka froze for a moment. Then, a wicked smile spread across her face. She licked her lips and giggled, "Brother~! I love you~!"
Then, in a fit of extreme excitement, she took a firm bite of "Little Haruka Kasugano."
Slurp—
"Fantastic~!" Haruka Kasugano felt a surge of pleasure once again.
[Ding~! Congratulations to the Host for becoming the object of Azaka Kokutou's Taboo Love. Infidelity Progress +10%~!]
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Touko Aozaki had searched for Shiki Ryougi all day but found nothing. She guessed that Shiki had likely already been lured to Souren Araya's place by Haruka Kasugano. Thus, she didn't dare delay and headed straight for the Ogawa Apartments.
Although her primary goal was to eliminate Alba's pursuit of her, she still wanted to save Shiki. Just like with Azaka, she didn't have a perfectly logical reason; perhaps she simply felt a sense of sorrow for what these girls were going through. After all, in her youth, she wasn't as happy as her sister Aoko; she found it easy to empathize with those falling into tragedy.
"They are my employees. Both emotionally and professionally, I should save them," Touko convinced herself.
Carrying a suitcase, she walked toward the apartments. It was 8:00 PM, and the night shrouded the lonely building standing in the middle of the plaza. The lights of the Ogawa Apartments seemed exceptionally piercing. She wore a leather coat dyed tea-brown, looking like lizard skin. It didn't quite fit her slender frame—it looked less like clothing and more like armor.
She looked up at the cylindrical building and stepped inside. The glass-walled lobby was brightly lit.
"I'm surprised. I didn't think you'd be such an impatient person," Alba said, standing before her with a smirk. He was also wearing a red trench coat, fitting his status as a "Red" magus of the Three Primary Colors. He made a flamboyant, theatrical welcoming gesture. "Welcome to my hell, the world's strongest puppet master~!"
"Hell?" Touko smiled, setting her suitcase on the ground. "Was the manifestation of the Taiji Circle your idea for Araya? Forget it, tell him to come out. You have no interest in the Root, so don't stand in my way!"
"Again with this..." Alba flew into a rage. "You always look down on me... I was the one who researched Runes first! I was the one who earned the honor of being a puppet master first! Why do you get to stand ahead of me? I am the next director of the Sponheim Abbey! I've studied magecraft for over forty years—why am I ranked behind a twenty-something like you??"
"Hehe..." Touko couldn't help but laugh. "Knowledge has nothing to do with age. You're just bad at this!"
Alba grew even more incensed. Though Touko spoke calmly, in his eyes, it was pure provocation. "Go to hell! I have no interest in Araya's experiments or the Root. I came all this way just to kill you!" he roared.
Alba activated his magecraft, and the lobby was suddenly filled with a massive swarm of slimes.
"Heh, how tacky. Do you really want to use these slimes to humiliate me? ...You men are truly disgusting..." Seeing the slimes, Touko was reminded of the disgusting feeling of Haruka Kasugano riding on her.
In a fit of anger, she used her long leg to kick open her suitcase. A projector inside hummed to life, releasing the Shadow Familiar she had used against Haruka Kasugano. The shadow monster took the form of a black cat, instantly slaughtering the slimes before lunging at Alba.
Alba used his secret technique, [High-Speed Incantation], to rapidly cast a terrifying fire spell. But the shadow monster had no physical form; the fire was useless.
"How is this possible..." Alba was swallowed whole by the black cat in an instant.
However, halfway through the swallow, the cat froze.
"What's happening?" Touko blinked.
Souren Araya stepped out from the shadows. He had used his [Six Paths of Boundary] to drain the cat's momentum, rendering it motionless. "Long time no see, Touko," he greeted.
"Indeed." Touko realized what had happened. She saw his boundary and understood the principle behind it.
The two didn't continue talking; they began fighting immediately. They knew each other too well for words. Unlike Alba, Touko was obsessed with puppet research, and Araya was obsessed with collecting deaths. Neither had offensive spells like Alba's. Touko fought by driving combat-capable puppets, while Araya relied on close-quarters combat.
She waited for Araya's charge, setting traps with Runes. Since her black cat was a shadow construct and not a living being, its "freezing" was just an act; she intended to pin Araya between herself and the cat.
But in the next second, Araya vanished.
Where did he go? Touko was stunned.
In her confusion, Araya suddenly appeared behind her, his fist punching through her heart.
Spurt—
Touko spat blood. She hadn't expected Araya to turn the entire building into his own Reality Marble, allowing him to distort space and teleport at will.
"You lose." Araya crushed her heart.
Then, he cut off her head and placed it in a pre-prepared formalin container. He knew Touko had infinite bodies; only by locking her soul away could he prevent her resurrection. Since the soul resides in the brain, he only needed to seal it while keeping it alive. He crushed the projector, and the shadow monster vanished.
Alba "revived" as the cat disappeared. He let out a long breath. "I'm alive..." He looked up and saw Touko's head, becoming ecstatic. "Fantastic! You finally have your day!"
He snatched Touko's head from Araya. "Wait, she's still alive? Why are you being so merciful as to leave her a life?"
Araya didn't tell him about Touko's bodies—perhaps he assumed Alba already knew. But Alba's next words irritated him. "This woman is the vixen known as 'Scarred Red'! If you don't kill her, she'll come back for revenge!"
"Shut up! You've said words you shouldn't have!" Araya roared.
"What?" Alba froze.
"Forget it. Your fate is already decided. This head is yours; take it," Araya said coldly.
"Hahaha, if it's mine, I can do whatever I want with it!" Alba took Touko's head and left. He soon used what he thought was the cruelest method to destroy it.
The moment Touko's head was destroyed, her reserve body in Garan no Dou woke up.
"Damned Alba... how dare he use that title... curse him..."
She stepped out of the nutrient tank. She was completely naked, dripping with formalin, making her already sexy body look even more enchanting. Just as she stepped out of the secret room, she was tackled by Haruka Kasugano.
"So this is where your body was hidden~! I finally found it~!" Haruka Kasugano immediately grabbed Touko's jade-like "peaks" and bit into a "cherry."
"Ah~! ...You're not dead?" A look of terror instantly replaced the blush on Touko's face.
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Touko had just stepped out of the tank; her body was still in the recovery phase, leaving her weak and powerless. She was easily pinned by the strong Haruka Kasugano.
"Touko, you smell so good~!"
Haruka Kasugano immediately grabbed her incredibly sensitive, jade-like feet to play with them. The pleasure shooting up from her feet made the already weak Touko even more limp. "Ah... don't, stop grabbing my feet... I—ah..."
There was no helping it; her feet were simply too sensitive. Touko couldn't even think straight. Saliva began to trail from the corner of her fresh red lips.
"Is it because this body is new that it's even more sensitive?" Haruka Kasugano teased. "Then let me try here."
Next, he used the "Six Medidian Divine Sword" (his fingers) to explore Touko's back garden.
"AHHHHH—AH~! AH~! AH~!" Touko trembled violently. "Stop... I really can't take this..."
Her face was flushed, she was drooling, and her eyes were unfocused—it was a sight that would make anyone dazed. Haruka Kasugano couldn't help himself; he leaned down and kissed her small mouth.