I love this new life

"And with that, I won."

Ryan spoke presumptuously, placing the last card on the table with a dramatic flourish. It was nothing more, nothing less than a +4.

"Inhaaaaa! That's not fair! You cheated, Kuze-kun!"

Masha protested, covering her face with her hands in an exaggeratedly cute way, feigning a whimper.

"Sniff, sniff…"

On the other side, Alya was sprawled on the sofa, her expression defeated. Her voice was filled with resignation:

"Just go ahead, Masha... choose whether you want truth or dare... and Kuze-kun..."

She got up and looked at him with bright eyes, making an expression like an abandoned puppy.

"Be gentle with me, okay...?"

Ryan grinned, amused.

"Wow, you accepted your defeat quickly, huh?"

But, internally, his thoughts were different:

"Man... I had to go back in time like four times to get a good hand. Good thing I can do this to get the best ending, hehe..."

Masha pouted, pondering.

"Hmmm... should I ask for truth?"

Meanwhile, Ryan nibbled on a candy, equally thoughtful.

"Hmmm... should I go easy?"

Masha clapped her hands lightly, her angelic smile illuminating her face.

"Okay! I'll follow Alya-chan's lead and choose a dare!"

Her lively tone and cuteness were almost disconcerting.

Alya clenched her fist theatrically, sighing.

"Masha, you're such an adorable sister..."

Ryan chewed on another piece of his candy, reflecting.

"What will the limit be here? Heheh..."

Alya noticed Ryan's gaze and felt a shiver run down her spine.

"W-what are you thinking, Kuze-kun!?"

He shrugged, his expression impassive.

"Relax, Alya. You guys gave me the power to choose, now I'm just pondering what I can do with it..."

Masha giggled softly, covering her mouth with her hand. Her velvety voice came soon after:

"Be careful what you ask for, huh... so you don't regret it later..."

Her intonation was so sweet and gentle that it felt like a caress on the ears.

Alya, already as red as a tomato, stood up suddenly, tripping over her own words:

"I-I'm going to the bathroom! I'll be right back!"

She hurried away, leaving behind a brief silence before Masha and Ryan started laughing at her reaction.

Masha rested her arms on the table used for the game, tilting her face slightly in an angelic manner. Her golden eyes fixed on Ryan's.

"Kuze-kun... how did you meet Alya-chan?"

Ryan looked up, as if searching his memories. Then, he began to speak naturally:

"Oh, it was at school. At first, she was really quiet, but I struck up a conversation and we talked a bit..."

Masha shook her head slightly, dissatisfied.

"Uwu~ I think it's better to rephrase the question. How did you become so close?"

Ryan smiled. The memory was sweet, filled with a certain nostalgia. His voice was calm:

"Well... that's a bit of a longer story."

He gestured with his hand before continuing:

"There was a school event that was about to happen, and Alya was doing her best to make everything perfect..."

Ryan paused briefly, resting his hands on his knees.

"But... not everyone cares as much as she does. And, in the end, she ended up overloading herself with tasks that weren't even hers."

He grinned, looking at Masha.

"In short, I gave her a little support. But I won't take away Alya's merit—everything went as it should because she put her heart into it."

His eyes turned to the hallway, where Alya had disappeared minutes before.

"In the end, we had a conversation that brought us even closer... and I asked her to dance."

Masha blushed slightly, her eyes sparkling with a touch of admiration.

"How sweet of you! You really care about other people's feelings, don't you?"

She got up and walked to Ryan's side, sitting close to him.

"It even sounds like a romantic novel, you know?"

Masha's golden eyes met Ryan's, and, for a brief moment, he felt something different. A small quickening in his chest.

The way she spoke, her gentle voice, the delicate perfume she exuded... something about her made him feel strange, he thought as he looked at Masha's adorable expression.

"Why... does she affect me so much?"

Ryan tried to understand why. He had always been surrounded by beautiful girls, it was never something that affected him. But Masha... it wasn't just her appearance.

It was her.

There was something about her that made him lose his balance.

"I'm back."

Alya's voice cut through Ryan's thoughts, bringing him back to reality. He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, only to notice her suspicious expression.

"Why is Masha sitting next to you, Kuze?"

Before he could answer, Masha spoke up with an innocent smile on her lips.

"Well, if we're going to fulfill a dare, I think it's better to be close to the master, don't you think?"

Alya blushed instantly, looking away.

"W-well... I guess you're right..."

She sat down next to him, the redness of her face perfectly harmonizing with her silver hair.

Masha then tilted her head slightly, her sweet and captivating tone filling the room.

"So, Kuze-kun? What's the order going to be? After all, you were the winner of the game, right?"

Ryan closed his eyes, taking a deep breath as if he were about to make the most important decision of his life while thinking.

"Okay... This is a decisive moment... I could say any atrocity and simply go back in time, but that would hurt my pride as a man. I want to be accurate, direct and practical..."

He opened his eyes, determined.

"I want you two to give me a kiss."

The statement came out firm and direct, casting silence in the room. For Ryan, time seemed to stretch out infinitely.

"Okay... maybe that was a bit much—" Ryan thought before being interrupted.

"Okay."

Masha's sweet and gentle voice cut through his thoughts like a hot knife through butter.

Ryan turned to her, blinking a few times, a clumsy smile plastered on his face.

"Wait a minute. 'Okay'?"

Masha continued to smile innocently, gesturing with her little finger in the air.

"It's just a little kiss on the cheek, isn't it? There's nothing wrong with that, right, Alya-chan?"

Ryan felt his heart accelerate, celebrating internally.

"I only wanted silver... but I found gold! Thank you, God. Or... whoever is above that."

Alya, in turn, was completely flushed, her heart beating at a rhythm that probably broke some laws of physics. Her voice came out trembling, drawn out:

"A-a-a-..."

She clasped her fingers together, trying to compose herself.

"W-well... if Masha doesn't see any problems..."

Ryan raised his eyebrows, feeling victory approaching as he spoke internally.

"We won, family!"

Masha rested her hands on the floor, her gentle smile containing a subtly presumptuous touch, as if she were enjoying the situation.

"Look forward, Kuze-kun…"

Alya, her voice still timid, murmured as she shrugged her shoulders in an adorably nervous way:

"N-no funny business, okay?"

Ryan obeyed, looking forward, the smile growing on his face as a solitary thought echoed in his mind:

"I love this new life…"

In a calm voice, Ryan smiled before speaking:

"You can rest assured. I am more than satisfied with my prize in Uno."

Masha giggled softly, moving closer to him. Her sweet and gentle tone brushed Ryan's ears like a caress.

"Okay then… Here goes ♡"

She leaned slightly, resting her hand on his shoulder before placing a delicate kiss on his cheek. The soft touch of her lips was clear, and Ryan felt the gentle warmth that remained on his skin.

Alya, noticing her sister's quick action, widened her eyes and reacted on impulse:

"H-hey!"

She leaned over abruptly, throwing part of her weight against Ryan. He felt, with disconcerting clarity, the soft touch of Alya's breasts pressing against his chest. And then came the kiss.

It was different.

Alya's lips were moister, while Masha's seemed plumper and softer. He noticed these differences immediately, which only made the moment even more surreal.

Alya half-opened her eyes, thinking to herself:

"O-okay… I think that's enough—"

But then she noticed something.

Masha still kept her lips on Ryan's cheek, her hand on his shoulder now lightly caressing the fabric of his clothes.

Alya felt a strange shiver down her spine.

Moved by impulse, she leaned even further over Ryan, relaxing completely against him. Her breasts now pressed against his chest more obviously, while her warm breath brushed his skin.

Seconds passed.

Slow, intense.

When they finally moved away, Alya was so red that she seemed about to explode, while Masha, always impeccable, displayed a sweet and unwavering smile. But Ryan noticed the slight blush that spread across her ears.

Silence took over the room.

The situation was so unexpected that no one really knew how to react. And it was in this vacuum that Ryan's intrusive thoughts found space.

Without realizing it, his hands began to move, slowly sliding behind the two girls.

He was about to wrap them in a hug…

…when a melodic and annoying sound exploded from his pocket.

"Hunyaaa!"

Alya let out a startled squeak, shuddering as if she had received a shock.

Masha looked at his pocket, where the cell phone screen glowed, and commented calmly:

"I think you'd better answer it, don't you?"

Ryan pulled the cell phone out of his pocket while thinking, exasperated:

"Damn Gensei… I'm sure it's him."

Alya blinked, noticing something strange.

"W-wait… his hands were where…?"

Ryan looked at the cell phone screen, reading the contact name.

"Annoying old man..."

With an irritated sigh, he squeezed the cell phone so hard that the device simply shattered in his hand.

Masha and Alya were startled by the sound, but, in an instant, Ryan went back slightly in time, pulling the cell phone out of his pocket again as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry... It's my grandfather."

Masha smiled gently, closing her eyes.

"Don't worry, you can answer it!"

Ryan answered the call, huffing as he brought the phone to his ear.

Gensei's voice came from the other side of the line, full of curiosity:

"Am I interrupting something?"

Ryan opened his mouth to answer, and for a brief moment, let slip the genuine thought that echoed in his mind:

"Yes, I was almost fucking two beautiful Russian girls when you interrupted me."

"WHAT!?"

Both sisters screamed, shocked.

But before they could react, Ryan went back slightly in time, blinked, and replied with all the politeness in the world:

"You can speak, Gensei..."

Alya and Masha continued to look at him, confused, but without understanding exactly why.

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