With everything settled, Ryuji checked the time. It was a little past three in the afternoon.
Just as he was about to head to the mall for another round of looting, Himari called out to him.
She stepped up and said softly, "Um, Lord Ryuji, Asami says she also wants to form a contract with Lord Ryuji."
"Oh?" Ryuji turned to Asami.
Under his gaze, Asami lowered her head shyly. She bit her lip, then forced herself to look up again, her eyes full of determination.
Since she had taken the initiative, Ryuji understood the mood at once and walked over.
But as he drew closer, Asami's courage faltered. She blushed again and dropped her gaze.
Ryuji stopped in front of her, lifted her chin, and kissed her under the hazy blue of her eyes.
"Mm…"
A few seconds later, he caught Asami as she went limp and handed her to her senior.
Just as he was about to get down to business — looting — someone called out to him again.
Ryuji looked over. It was the heroic older-sister type who had been standing at the front of the group earlier.
"I'm also willing to form a contract with you."
"I… I am too."
"And… and me too."
…
It seemed he would not be going looting for a few minutes yet.
After taking everyone as his dependents, Ryuji let out a breath, "Hah… finally I can go looting."
Indeed, women only get in the way of my looting.
This time he did not need much food. The focus was clothing and daily necessities. If he did not bring back more clothes, Saeko would have to walk around the base nude.
"Huh? Having her walk around the base nude actually does not sound too bad."
Then Ryuji remembered that, in the original anime, there seemed to be satellites that could monitor the ground. Even if they could only see the terrain, he did not want anyone catching even a glimpse of his women.
After some thought, he decided to collect more clothes.
He arrived at a peculiar clothing store and looked inside. There were nurse uniforms, police officer uniforms, office lady outfits, bunny girl costumes, and more. The uniforms looked proper at first glance, but each had a few cutouts, especially in certain places, with heart-shaped openings.
"Tsk, these clothes are too indecent. They must be confiscated."
And so the peculiar store was left as if bandits had ransacked it, with nothing remaining.
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By the time Ryuji returned to the base with his newly acquired dependents, the sky had already darkened.
After dinner, a group of forty people — lolis, young girls, older sisters, and mature women, plus a cute little dog — gathered around a mountain of clothes and picked out their favorite outfits.
Suddenly, Alice held up a bunny ear headband and said to Myu beside her, "Wow, these are bunny ears!"
Woof Woof!!
Hime stared curiously at the pink headband.
Myu examined the mesh-like strips of fabric in her hands and wondered, Is this clothing?
Tohno held what looked like a leather piece with fluffy round balls, her face full of curiosity, as if she had found something fun.
Seeing this, Ryuji immediately snatched them away and said seriously to the three little lolis, "These are things only adults can wear. You're still too young. They are not suitable for you."
Then he pointed to a smaller pile of clothes nearby.
"Those over there are your clothes. Go pick from there."
"Oh…" ×3
Woof!
"Phew, got rid of them."
Watching the three little lolis and Hime head to the other side to find clothes, Ryuji could not help wiping the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
However, as soon as he lowered his hand, the scene fell into an unusual silence.
Stare!!!
He turned his head and found dozens of eyes fixed on him.
"Um, what's this about?" Ryuji swallowed, suddenly realizing those stares looked as if they wanted to devour him.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Sure enough, late at night, two ladies summoned Ryuji to their room. The moment he stepped inside, he was captivated by the sight before him.
Yuriko wore a form-fitting bright red dress with a cinched waist that accentuated her voluptuous figure. The neckline dipped low, revealing pale curves comparable to Kyoko's (the other teacher). The hem stopped at the top of her thighs, leaving her straight, beautiful legs fully exposed, with faint purple lace patterns visible.
In the dim candlelight, with Ryuji's eyesight, he could even make out two protrusions on Yuriko's chest.
He swallowed and looked at the other lady, whose outfit was just as unbearable for any man. It was similar to Yuriko's, except Kiriko wore deep purple.
The two of them, one in red and one in purple, truly made his blood boil.
Yuriko turned around, about to question Ryuji about his unfaithfulness. Misreading his mother-in-law's intent, he kissed her directly.
Kiriko froze at the side, but before she could react, Ryuji pulled her over.
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The next day.
Ryuji crawled out from beneath five beautiful girls of various styles once again. Supporting his aching waist, he quietly slipped out of the room.
"Phew, four times on the cruise ship, then five more times last night. Yuriko and Kiriko working together almost wrung me dry. This life is unbearable."
There was no helping it. Even though Ryuji's physical condition far exceeded that of ordinary people, he was still made of flesh and blood. After being drained nine times in one day, there wasn't much left.
"I didn't expect that even though it was Yuriko and Kiriko's first time, they'd be even more intense than the other three girls. Truly befitting of mature women."
Ryuji glanced back at the bedroom with lingering fear, then pulled a note from his pocket, his face falling.
Written on the note was: [Debt of 10 billion, installment plan, requires daily payment of 500 million.]
"Phew, thank goodness it's only five times a day, otherwise I'd be completely dried out."
After yesterday's physical and mental exchange with the two ladies, Ryuji learned about their past.
Yuriko used to be a famous merchant on Wall Street in America, and Kiriko worked for her as a self-defense instructor. Their relationship was close.
But the good times didn't last. Yuriko's beauty was as striking as her reputation, and she caught the eye of a man with considerable power in both business and political circles. To escape him, she had no choice but to return to Japan, and Kiriko came with her.
When she met Souichirō, he needed a woman to marry to conceal his homosexuality. Yuriko also needed a shield, so they entered into a loveless fake marriage. To avoid suspicion, they had Saya through IVF and surrogacy. Yuriko even complained about having to strap a pillow to her belly for several months back then.
As for Kiriko's nominal husband, he was the object of Souichirō's affection. Rei's birth followed the same method as Saya's.
After they had daughters, Souichirō rarely returned to the Takagi household and often met privately with Tadashi Miyamoto. For over a decade, neither man laid a finger on their wives.
When Ryuji first heard Yuriko's explanation, he found it unbelievable. But since all his women's first times belonged to him, he was too lazy to care about the reasons behind it.
After breakfast, under Rei and Saya's sharp gazes, Ryuji hurriedly left the base. He couldn't help it. He'd just slept with their mothers last night, and seeing them this morning made him feel a little guilty.
"Hmph, giving me attitude? Sooner or later I'll arrange you four mothers and daughters together and stack you into a pyramid of butts…"
Ryuji muttered under his breath as he headed toward today's destination.
Today's targets were solar panels, water purification devices, and other essential electrical appliances, along with Shizuka's best friend — Rika.
This time, he was heading to a massive shopping mall even bigger than yesterday's.
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After parking the bus, he once again fought his way into the mall. This time, he didn't run into yesterday's hentai scenario.
Even so, Ryuji still recruited several suitable people from among the survivors. After comparing strength and the gender ratio on both sides, they decisively chose his team.
Although the remaining survivors complained, none of them tried to stop them.
By the time the sun was about to set, Ryuji and his group still hadn't found Rika. They did pick up a lead, though, and planned to check her house tomorrow.
Yet when Ryuji returned to the base dock by motorboat, he saw someone who surprised him.
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Several hours earlier, at the Takagi estate.
When the apocalypse broke out, Souichirō enforced high-pressure tactics by force, quickly taking control of many survivors.
But without absolute power to back it up, that kind of authoritarian rule was easily undermined by schemes and plots. As expected, after Souichirō rejected survivors who had no use for clothes and demanded the Takagi estate provide food, the barriers around the estate were destroyed by those same survivors.
At first, Souichirō still tried to keep up appearances, pretending he would lead everyone away together. But when he saw the Takagi estate surrounded by thousands of undead, he immediately fled with his trusted subordinates, abandoning the survivors.
After escaping, he consulted with his subordinates for a while, then decided to find a safe place to settle down before thinking about what to do next.
By coincidence, the place they chose was Ryuji's base.
As soon as Ryuji returned to the dock, he saw Yuriko and the others in a standoff with Souichirō and his men.
"Souichirō, what are you doing here?" Yuriko stood at the front of the women, watching the group of men before her with vigilance.
"Hmm? What a coincidence. I didn't expect you to be here, Yuriko." Souichirō ignored her question. Instead, he glanced past her and, after confirming they were all unarmed women, spoke in a commanding tone, "This place will now belong to the Takagi family. Those who wish to stay will receive our protection. Those who don't should leave this island now."
"Hehe, looks like you only have your loyalists with you. Otherwise, you wouldn't dare talk like this."
Irritated by his words, Yuriko laughed. But when she saw that only his loyalists surrounded him, she immediately understood he no longer needed to put on an act.
"There's no way we're giving this place to you. Considering you at least sheltered the four of us — mother and daughters — I advise you to leave now."
Despite her displeasure with Souichirō, Yuriko still offered advice out of consideration for the shelter he had provided.
Souichirō frowned, glanced behind Yuriko again, and after confirming they were all women, said nothing more. He ordered his subordinates, "Seize them. If they resist, shoot to kill."
"Yes!"
Several loyalists carrying sniper rifles immediately stepped forward, intending to force the women to submit.
Though the women all knew magic, facing firearms for the first time still made them uneasy. Only Saeko and a few others stood at the front, ready to strike the moment the men let their guard down.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, before the men could get close, a sound of something cutting through the air rushed toward them.
Bang! Bang!
Before anyone could react, the heads of the two men closest to each other exploded, spraying red and white matter several meters around them. The scene was extremely gory.
The few men standing close behind were covered in red and white matter, staring blankly at the two headless corpses slowly collapsing.
"Ah, sorry, I didn't expect it would be this bloody."
When an unfamiliar voice spoke, everyone snapped back to reality. After looking at the baseball bat embedded in the wall, they turned toward the source of the voice.
At the dock, a handsome young man spread his hands with a smile, as if the baseball bat embedded in the wall that had blown off two living people's heads was just something he had accidentally thrown.
The entire dock was deathly silent. Clearly no one found Ryuji's actions amusing.
"Ryuji-kun (Husband, Ryuji)" ×N
Suddenly, the women's delighted voices broke the silent air.
The women's voices also brought Souichirō back to his senses. Looking at his two dead loyalists, he immediately turned a sinister gaze toward Ryuji.
"Who are you?"
As he spoke, his loyalists simultaneously raised their guns at the new threat.
"Tch, I really hate having weapons pointed at me."
Of course, except for a certain weapon. Ryuji said with displeasure, while silently adding that line in his mind.
"Whatever, I don't care who you are. Just kill him."
Souichirō didn't know why, but seeing the young man before him filled him with disgust.
Besides, what he liked was the robust type like Tadashi — that was what had flavor for him. (Ugh~ sorry, I threw up)
Bang! Bang Bang!!
His loyalists understood and opened fire on Ryuji one after another.
"Ryuji…!!" ×N
The women cried out in alarm. Although they knew he could catch bullets with his hands, they couldn't help but feel worried.
After his loyalists opened fire, Souichirō stopped looking at Ryuji and instead drew the katana from his waist, slowly walking toward the women.
He wanted to let Yuriko and these women know that before men, they could only obediently comply, otherwise they would only be abused.
"How, how is this possible?!!"
"A mon-mon-monster!!"
…
Several discordant voices made Souichirō stop in his tracks and look over in confusion. Immediately, the scene before his eyes made him widen them.
He saw that all around Ryuji, who had been under concentrated fire from his loyalists, were bullet holes, yet he stood there perfectly fine, holding a baseball bat with several dents in it.
Seeing this, Souichirō immediately had an ominous feeling. But before he could react, he saw Ryuji approach his loyalists at superhuman speed, swinging the baseball bat in his hand.
Bang! Crack!
With just one strike, three loyalists standing close together were swept away. The three who were swept away had their eyes wide open, blood flowing from their mouths as they lay on the ground motionless. Souichirō even heard three crisp sounds of breaking bones.
"Ah! Monster! Monster!"
Bang! Bang Bang Bang!
The remaining loyalists frantically emptied their magazines.
Although bullets were fast, they were still just ordinary people, their reaction speed far inferior to Ryuji's, who easily avoided their bullets.
Ryuji quickly closed in on them, and with a few swift movements struck down the remaining loyalists one by one. This time he held back his strength, merely crushing their necks without making the scene more gory.
He looked toward Souichirō holding his katana, making his heart tighten as cold sweat poured from his forehead.
However, Ryuji couldn't be bothered to waste words with this extreme right-wing element and directly kicked him flying with one foot.
Bang!
Souichirō fell at the dock's edge. Before his consciousness faded, he saw that young man embracing his wife in name, one hand kneading her plump, voluptuous buttocks, looking back at him with disdain.
That look seemed to say "Your wife is quite something".
Souichirō's final image remained frozen on the scene of that young man forcefully kissing his wife in name, after which he fell into eternal darkness.
As for the corpses of this group, Ryuji directly incinerated them with several fireballs until not even ash remained.
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