Near a stream and rocky beach in Chinju Forest.
Kamisato Ayaka, with her silver hair tied in a single ponytail, was practicing here.
She hadn't gone north towards the sea as Thoma had said.
Instead, she had secretly taken a detour to this memorable place.
It was on this small rocky beach that Inazuma's Shirasagi Himegimi bravely performed a dance in front of Traveler.
The white heron dances to seek love.
But the destined wanderer could not stay for her, so the young lady's budding romance was buried in her heart, growing richer with time.
"He will come... he won't come..."
Petal after petal was plucked by Kamisato Ayaka.
She was performing the simplest divination ritual, picking a small flower from the roadside and using the number of petals to determine whether Traveler would come to find her today.
"He won't come... Why is it this answer again? D-does that mean I have to sit here all day again?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked up at the lush forest.
Tall trees blocked the sunlight, and the stream flowed through, stirring up mists that adorned the place like a fairy tale forest.
"Sigh, this meticulously chosen place for my confession, I wonder if Traveler will guess it?"
Kamisato Ayaka recalled her meeting with Yae Miko a week ago.
...
"I want you to make it a bit harder for him to conquer."
"Make it harder to conquer? What... what does the Guuji mean?"
Yae Miko didn't explain, but instead tossed her a popular romance novel with a 'tortured love' theme.
"Read it carefully, learn well. If you don't understand, you can ask me. You have thirty minutes."
So Kamisato Ayaka picked up the novel and began to read it quickly and meticulously.
After more than ten minutes.
Kamisato Ayaka, having roughly finished the synopsis, understood Yae Miko's meaning.
"You want me to make things difficult for Traveler? But the premise for making things difficult is a certain emotional foundation, right? Traveler already has a wife, so why would he still need to pursue an ordinary girl like me?"
"Oh, little Ayaka, you don't understand, do you? Men, ah, they're all creatures who eat what's in their bowl while looking at what's in the pot. Besides, my little Ayaka is so cute, he'll definitely like her!"
"Hmm... But I still..."
"No buts! Don't worry, I have a way to make him have no choice but to pursue you."
Yae Miko winked at her.
The Guuji, who usually had a playful attitude towards the world, made such a guarantee, and Kamisato Ayaka, inexplicably, believed her promise implicitly.
"Alright then... then I'll try a little?"
"Enen! I believe with little Ayaka's charm, she'll definitely be the first one he comes to find."
Subtext: As the easiest woman to deal with, I didn't have much hope for you anyway. Let him have a little taste of sweetness in the first stage.
...
The flashback ended.
Kamisato Ayaka continued to stare blankly at the stream, and soon after, she picked another flower and began to divine again.
"He will come... he won't come... he..."
"Ayaka."
"!!"
A call came from behind her.
The flower in Kamisato Ayaka's hand instantly froze into a ball of ice, and then a bright, spring-like smile bloomed on her face.
She excitedly turned her head, hoping to see that figure at the forest entrance.
However, the surroundings were so quiet that only the ripples of the wind on the water could be heard; there was no one at all.
"Hehe! Shirasagi Himegimi fell for it!"
No! It wasn't a hallucination!
It was a mischievous tanuki playing a prank.
The light gradually faded from Kamisato Ayaka's eyes, and then, a purple demonic blade slowly unsheathed.
Words colder than a thousand years of ice emanated from her lips.
"Kamisato Art: Soumetsu!!"
"Ah! Murdering a tanuki! Lord Ioroi, help!"
A crisscrossing, jagged storm of ice sword energy struck towards the tanuki. With the Mistplitter Reforged's amplification, the young lady's attack power, which was already considerable, directly approached the strongest tier of Genshin below the divine familiars.
Along the way, any flowers and plants that were in its path were pulverized into dust by this destructive elemental force.
"What, who angered our Shirasagi Himegimi to have such a temper?"
The man's voice came from behind again.
But this time, Kamisato Ayaka didn't fall for it and directly slashed towards the source of the voice.
Clang!
Jack used his two hands like sword fingers to catch the sharp blade. Cold air dispersed, all blocked by a golden shield.
"This time, they even imitated the physical form?"
Kamisato Ayaka murmured, "But you forgot one thing: while Traveler is strong in all aspects, he is relatively weak in martial arts, so..."
This Jack, who could catch her blade bare-handed, must also be that tanuki demon in disguise!
"Hehe, Jack, look what I found, a wild tanuki ingredient."
"Kichifoushi isn't an ingredient! Blonde auntie, put Kichifoushi down!"
At this moment, Traveler walked over, holding a tanuki upside down.
Kamisato Ayaka looked over and let out a cute gasp.
"Eh?"
This... wasn't this the mischievous tanuki demon from earlier?
But how could it be caught by Traveler? If that's the case, then the person who caught my Mistplitter Reforged is...
"Wuwu..."
It's over, it's over! I actually attacked Traveler! Will he think I'm a violent woman because of this and hate me?
Just as Kamisato Ayaka was wallowing in self-pity.
Jack took the Mistplitter Reforged from her hand and examined it carefully.
"Not bad. The color and sharpness look like Ayaka has taken very good care of the Mistplitter Reforged I gave you."
"Th-that... Traveler, aren't you mad that I attacked you?"
"Haha, Ayaka did startle me just now, but it's alright. After all, I was the one who broke the promise first, so Ayaka can punish me however she wants."
Under the immersion of the dual divine powers, Jack's appearance became increasingly inhuman, so when he revealed a warm, caring smile, his lethality towards the young girl skyrocketed.
Coupled with Kamisato Ayaka's existing guilt, all the difficulties and schemes that Yae Miko had instructed her to carry out were completely forgotten.
She directly threw herself into Jack's embrace like a young swallow returning to its nest.
"Traveler! You... you finally came to Inazuma! I missed you so much, I really, really missed you!!!"
Clang.
The troublesome Mistplitter Reforged fell to the ground, following in the footsteps of its previous brother.
Jack did not refuse this, gently patting Kamisato Ayaka's back, comforting the young girl who was weeping with joy at reuniting with her beloved.
"Tsk tsk tsk, throwing yourself into his arms the moment you meet him. Jack is truly a sinful man."
Looking at the two, Traveler no longer felt the jealousy she had when she first saw Keqing and Jack embrace.
Instead, she took out her camera and recorded this memorable moment.
"Send me a copy of the photo later."
Jack called out to Traveler.
Kamisato Ayaka then remembered that it wasn't just her and Jack present; there was also Traveler and a talkative, mischievous tanuki.
She quickly pushed away the chest that she was somewhat reluctant to leave, took a few steps back, and bowed respectfully.
"I-I'm sorry, I was a bit too excited and caused trouble for Traveler."
"Don't worry, I don't mind. This embrace will always be open for Ayaka."
Facing the somewhat insecure Kamisato Ayaka, Jack took the initiative.
As expected, the shy Shirasagi Himegimi was most susceptible to such direct approaches, and she smiled sweetly, saying,
"Then... can I hug you again, for a little while?"
Jack answered her with his actions.
He directly took a step forward, wrapped one arm around her neck, and the other under her knees, giving her a princess carry.
"Oh!"
The sudden loss of balance made Kamisato Ayaka a bit flustered. Her hands instinctively reached for the nearest thing, clinging to Jack's neck, creating a situation where their eyes met.
For a moment, it seemed as if only the two of them existed in each other's eyes.
Slowly, the physical distance between them gradually shortened.
20cm... 10cm... 5cm...
With only 5 centimeters left, Kamisato Ayaka was about to lose her first kiss.
She pursed her lips and swallowed, her heart in her chest beating uncontrollably.
"This... is a memorable place, isn't it?"
"Ah? Oh, yes, it... it is."
"Thoma told me you were heading north, and I searched for a long time but couldn't find you. Just when I was about to give up, an answer suddenly emerged from deep within my heart. It told me that you should be here, so I came."
This was a lie!
He hadn't searched the northern area; he had simply searched the entire Narukami Island with brute force. The so-called answer from his heart was utter nonsense.
However, Kamisato Ayaka didn't know any of this; her heart was filled only with emotion.
"Traveler..."
"You, who are called the Shirasagi Himegimi, chose the way of a white egret seeking a mate, subtly asking me a question. At that time, I didn't give you a satisfactory answer."
Jack moved down another 2cm.
At this point, from the side, their lips already overlapped.
"Now, what I want to say is... I like you, Ayaka!"
"I, I also... Mmmph!!"
(⊙_⊙)!!
0cm, reached.
This kiss came so suddenly that Kamisato Ayaka had no time to prepare herself mentally.
She stiffly opened her fingers, then relaxed them, and then tightly embraced the person in front of her, losing herself in both giving and receiving from him.
Five minutes later.
Kamisato Ayaka felt a bit breathless, and her tongue began to retreat.
But a cool, moist Aralia Element Power flowed over, and she felt her oxygen instantly replenished.
So she returned to the battlefield.
Fifteen minutes later.
The intense battle caused fine beads of sweat to appear on both their foreheads and backs.
And the battle had extended to other parts of their bodies.
As a veteran of the battlefield, Jack's few attacks left Kamisato Ayaka in a damaged state.
During this time, he even borrowed the majesty of Morax's dragon form to glare at the tanuki who was preparing to watch the show.
With that glare.
Kichifoushi felt a giant dragon, thousands of feet high and tens of thousands of feet long, appear before him. Its head, larger than the Tenshukaku, cast merciless eyes, stealing all of his courage.
With a strange shriek, Kichifoushi fled from the place in disarray.
Thirty minutes later.
Jack released Kamisato Ayaka.
At this moment, the young girl's lips were slightly red, and her small, fragrant tongue had become numb.
"Ah..."
"Wait a moment, I'll clear your negative status."
Jack took out his level 3 enhanced Archmage's Spellbook and, with great ease, cast a dispel.
Kamisato Ayaka immediately felt her body's fatigue recede, and her beautiful eyes looked curiously at the item in his hand.
"If you're interested, I'll give you one later."
"Ah! This... such a valuable item, I..."
"Shhh~"
Jack gave her a wink.
"My most valuable possessions are only you all; other external things are not important to me."
Upon hearing this, the sheltered young lady, who was not yet worldly, began to look at him with eyes full of affection.
However, Traveler, the seasoned adventurer nearby, couldn't help but want to laugh with disdain.
A man's mouth, a deceiving devil!
She mouthed these words but didn't utter them aloud.
Look at our Shirasagi Himegimi's overflowing love; at this moment, no matter how much badmouthing of Jack she heard, she wouldn't listen.
Rather than making a fool of herself, it was better to quietly watch the show. Traveler had already gained much experience in being a camera.
"Um... Traveler, can you put me down?"
"Okay."
Stepping back onto the smooth pebbles, Kamisato Ayaka then realized that her shoes had fallen off during their earlier entanglement.
After stepping on the ground, her pristine white tabi socks were stained with some water and mud.
Jack followed her troubled gaze to the shoes in the water and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ayaka, I didn't notice I dropped your shoes in the water just now. If you didn't bring a change, I'll carry you back."
Carry, carry me?
Kamisato Ayaka imagined the scene, and her maiden's heart was greatly satisfied.
Even if she had brought spare shoes, she would have to say she hadn't now.
"Ah! I-I really forgot to bring them. Then... I'll trouble Jack."
Kamisato Ayaka wasn't good at lying, but both people present had high emotional intelligence and didn't expose her.
"Hehe, your form of address changed quickly, didn't it?"
The young girl's little secret was instantly seen through, and Kamisato Ayaka's face turned completely red.
Click!
The sound of the camera shutter rang out.
Camera Traveler took another excellent photo.
Seeing that she was consciously acting like an NPC and not causing trouble, Jack simply ignored her and looked at Kamisato Ayaka's beautiful legs.
"These tabi are all wet like this; why don't you take them off too?"
"Ah, yes, yes, that's right."
Saying that, Kamisato Ayaka squatted down, preparing to take them off.
But someone was faster than her, or rather, more interested.
"Come, hold onto my shoulder and lift your foot."
"Mmm... alright."
The slightly muddled Kamisato Ayaka placed her right hand on Jack's shoulder, and held her foot with her left hand, extending her leg in a straight line from ankle to knee to upper thigh.
She performed a difficult vertical split, and Jack was coincidentally squatting directly in front of her raised leg.
"Is... is this height okay?"
Even standing on one leg, Kamisato Ayaka's posture was very stable, indicating that she regularly trained her flexibility.
Jack did not answer immediately.
Instead, he contemplated and admired the beautiful scenery before him.
In this position,
Kamisato Ayaka's skirt, which normally reached her knees, was completely flipped up.
The bloomer-style shorts from the game were absent; instead, there were long, snow-white thighs, and deep within, a conservative white pair of small panties.
Sniff sniff~
Jack reflexively took two deep breaths through his nose.
In the quiet environment, this sound was magnified countless times.
It made the young lady Kamisato's thighs begin to tremble.
"D-don't smell, there..."
"Cough cough, put your leg down. I only meant to help you take off your tabi."
Jack did not let the young girl continue speaking.
Otherwise, he was afraid he would say something like "it smells very good," and then Kamisato Ayaka would truly turn into a steamed princess.
"Oh, oh, okay."
Kamisato Ayaka felt as if she had been granted a great pardon, her jade-like leg curled and tremblingly offered to Jack.
So Jack extended both hands and slowly peeled back along the edge of the tabi.
First the ankle bone, then the heel, then the instep
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