Chapter 410: Alice too?! This Beast!!! (Bonus Chapter)

Not long ago, in the large bathtub of the bathroom:

Rika Minami and Shizuka Marikawa exchanged information in earnest.

After hearing Shizuka's explanation, Rika wore an odd expression.

"You're saying that Rei Ao, the one who saved me, is from another world?"

"Mhm."

Shizuka nodded.

"You're saying Rei Ao rescued me because you initiated a trade?"

"That's right."

Shizuka smiled.

"And you're saying the trade's price was your own body?"

"Ugh… y-yes…"

Shizuka lowered her head in embarrassment.

Nestling shyly in Shizuka's arms, Alice also blushed. She too had made a trade not long ago. She was also embarrassed by the softness pressed behind her head and by Rika's ample bosom right before her eyes. Meanwhile, her own… was small…

With Shizuka confirming everything, Rika was at a loss for words. Never mind how her best friend had come to know that otherworldly man—just that she used her body as a price to save Rika? What was that about?

"Shizuka, can the price be changed? Or can I do it instead? I'm not particularly confident about my looks, but I don't mind being submissive or trying all sorts of things. Plus, I'm still a virgin, so maybe that's at least somewhat valuable?"

Rika didn't want her friend to pay so high a price.

"That's not possible."

Shizuka shook her head.

"In a trade, the one who made it has to fulfill the terms."

She'd heard that from Yuriko.

Back then, she'd wanted to offer payment on Saya's behalf, but in the end, all she could do was share the cost with Saya.

"I really don't mind, Rika. As long as you're safe, that's the best outcome."

"You…"

Rika felt deeply moved, yet she was still unwilling to accept it.

At that moment, Alice raised a small hand and timidly said, "If… if you actually like Rei Ao-nii, then it's no problem, right?"

"Eh?"

Both women's gazes shot to Alice, who fretted that maybe she'd said something wrong. Her cheeks were burning red.

Rika quirked an eyebrow. "So you're saying Shizuka actually likes that guy~?"

She looked at Shizuka. "What do you think, Shizuka?"

"M-me?"

Shizuka half-closed her eyes, pouting.

"Well, Rei Ao-kun helped us a lot, even saved my life. Plus, Rei Ao-kun is handsome—of course I'd like him."

"Mhm, mhm, that's how I see it too."

Alice nodded repeatedly.

"… …"

Rika suddenly felt her worrying had been pointless. She glanced at Shizuka's generous bust and silently grumbled: Seems Shizuka's going into heat from all this love, huh?

…

Before long, in the bedroom:

"Um, could you all… maybe not stare at me like that?"

Under the gazes of Saeko and the others, Shizuka Marikawa felt extremely uneasy.

"But this trade is yours, so we're giving you the first turn,"

Saya Takagi teased, leaning at the waist.

"Hmph, but Alice also has a trade, right?"

"Huh?"

Alice, who was wrapped in Yuriko's embrace, was flushed all over. She didn't dare look Rei Ao's way. That big, big… was so intimidating.

"Heh."

Rei Ao chuckled, taking hold of Shizuka's ankles and pulling her toward him.

"Don't you think you should set an example for Alice?"

"… …"

All right.

Shizuka realized she couldn't bear to let Alice be first. After all, she herself really wanted this.

"Th-then, Rei Ao-kun, c-could we do it bit by bit?"

That was her request. She wanted to experience it gradually.

"Of course. We've got plenty of time. At the very least, I need to teach you and Alice a few new things."

"N-new things?"

"Heh, Alice, watch closely and learn!"

"O-okay!"

…

In the living room on the sofa:

Fumino Furuhashi, watching the livestream, was practically like a boiled duck, her reddened face buried in a cushion.

She finally grasped the meaning behind the "price" Rei Ao mentioned for the trade.

This matter… this kind of thing…

If there weren't another person here, she would've screamed. She never imagined she'd witness such a scene in her lifetime.

"Ugh, so Shizuka can actually do… that? Really eye-opening,"

Rika commented, legs crossed, feeling she'd underestimated her good friend. She could even tell which voice belonged to Shizuka through the door.

Hearing that, Fumino sneaked a look at Rika, only for their eyes to meet.

Caught!

She jumped in fright and ducked her head again.

Sizing her up, Rika asked curiously, "What's your name? Why aren't you in there? Even that little Alice went inside."

By her estimation, Fumino certainly looked more mature than Alice. Rika couldn't figure out why so many people had gone in, yet left out this one girl. Did Rei Ao not like her, or something?

She was mistaken, of course.

Fumino didn't dare look up. In a timid voice, she explained, "W-we're not in that kind of relationship."

"Oh?"

Rika's eyes lit in sudden realization.

So this was just a pure, innocent girl.

But the "pure, innocent" girl actually felt like a depraved voyeur. Because she could easily close the livestream if she didn't want to see it—yet she didn't. She kept watching until her whole body felt hot, only then sending a message to Rizu.

Fumino Furuhashi: "Rizu, are… you there?"

Rizu, blushing under her blanket, was startled at Fumino's message.

Why was she sending a private message now?

After hesitating, she answered:

Rizu Ogata: "I'm here."

A few seconds of silence.

Fumino pursed her lips and typed another message:

Fumino Furuhashi: "Are you…watching Rei Ao-kun's livestream?"

"?"

Rizu was taken aback.

Why would she ask that?

"… …"

Glancing at the livestream, Rizu quickly shut her eyes again. She'd seen something she shouldn't, and it was way too embarrassing. How to respond?

Fumino Furuhashi: "Ugh, sorry, I meant to ask if you already knew Rei Ao-kun's identity and what he does?"

Rizu Ogata: "Uh… I only found out a few days ago, when I had an accident and was saved by Rei Ao-kun."

Fumino Furuhashi: "Accident meaning the otherworld incident?"

Rizu Ogata: "Rei Ao-kun told you, huh? That day I went missing at school, I accidentally entered another world. Without Rei Ao-kun, I might never have come back."

Fumino Furuhashi: "Could you…tell me about it in detail?"

She wanted to distract herself this way.

Otherwise, watching the livestream, she feared she'd do something odd.

Rizu Ogata: "Sure. Since you're in the chat group as well, it should be fine to talk."

Rizu Ogata: "That day…"

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