"I think… I've already started to like you a little~"
Feeling the sweetness of her tongue, a playful smile flickered in Eto's beautiful eye.
"Well, that's truly an honor."
Hayashi gave a graceful nod, his lips curving with a faint smile.
"I'm very curious… just what are you?"
"You have such an enticing scent and taste, yet you also possess incredible strength and regeneration."
Eto whispered softly, clear confusion glimmering in her eye.
"Hayashi… are you human, or are you a ghoul?"
At her words, Hayashi fell into thought.
He had never really considered what he was.
If he said he was a ghoul, then he had no kagune to summon, his eyes didn't turn red, and he didn't need to eat humans.
If he said he was human, then how could he regenerate infinitely and wield such overwhelming strength?
Thinking carefully, it seemed he didn't belong to either side at all.
After a moment, Hayashi lifted his head, a serious gleam in his eyes.
"I am something beyond both ghouls and humans… I am Superman!"
Though in truth, compared to Superman, his behavior seemed more like Homelander.
But Homelander had everything Superman did.
So in a way, by rounding it out, he really was Superman.
"Superman?"
Eto blinked, stunned by such an unexpected answer. Her beautiful eye shone with a kind of innocent foolishness.
"That's right, you could put it that way. It's close enough."
Hayashi nodded solemnly, as if it was beyond dispute.
Compared to a cheerful Superman, the only difference was — he had to be Superman even when he wasn't cheerful.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter what you are."
Eto shook her head lightly, coming back to her senses.
Even if she didn't know exactly what Hayashi was, at worst she could treat him as an unknown lifeform from now on.
"What matters is… I'm very interested in you, boy~"
"You don't just give off a tempting aroma — you have a strange, irresistible pull."
Her eye shimmered with hunger, and she swallowed unconsciously.
"Wait… You're not planning to…"
Seeing her expression, Hayashi suddenly felt uneasy.
But before he could finish, Eto's soft lips pressed against his.
Perhaps to keep him from pulling away, her slender hand cupped the back of his head and held him firmly in place.
With just a little force, their faces were locked tightly together.
Her tongue slid past his teeth and slipped inside.
Staring at her exquisite, lazy face so close to his own, Hayashi's thoughts gradually went blank, as if his very mind was being drained away.
After who knew how long, the two finally separated.
Perhaps because their saliva had already mingled, even the air between them felt warm and sticky.
"Boy, I like your taste~"
Eto licked her full lips, her delicate face flushed with a faint blush.
"You flatter me."
"Your water is quite good too—tastes nice."
Hayashi wiped his mouth and replied casually.
"You're simply too delicious. I really do want to eat you whole~"
Her slender fingers caressed his cheek, her eye shimmering with hunger.
"Are you hungry?"
Hayashi looked up, a spark of amusement and curiosity on his face.
"That battle drained a lot out of me. I am a bit hungry~"
Eto nodded, swallowing again, almost unable to resist herself.
"I saw a noodle shop nearby. There should be some noodles stored inside."
"If you're hungry, how about I cook you a bowl?"
Glancing at the closed noodle shop not far away, Hayashi's eyes shone with innocence and sincerity.
It seemed he genuinely meant nothing more than preparing noodles for her — pure and simple.
Seeing that gaze, purer and clearer than anything she had ever encountered, Eto froze for a moment, almost unable to react.
She had never expected Hayashi to respond with such an attitude.
In fact, everything that had happened so far had gone beyond her expectations.
"I'm really starting to like you more and more, boy~"
Coming back to herself, a faint smile curled Eto's lips.
"If I had the time, I'd truly love to sit and talk with you."
If she weren't so desperately hungry right now, forced to find food immediately, she really would have stayed longer with this intriguing boy.
"It's fine."
Hayashi shook his head, smiling innocently.
"Next time we meet, we can talk all night long."
"Talk all night?"
Her eye flickered with interest at the phrase.
"That might be a very good idea… I'll remember it."
With that, Eto cupped Hayashi's face in both hands and pressed her forehead against his.
"Next time we meet, I'll savor the taste of other parts of you~"
"So until then, you'd better wash yourself clean and wait obediently for me~"
After speaking, she released him and stepped back.
A moment later, her small figure disappeared from sight.
"Wash up and wait obediently, huh?"
Recalling the kiss, Hayashi touched his lips, still tingling with her lingering warmth.
But… he had just been forcibly kissed by a petite loli. And it wasn't just a kiss—it was a deep one.
Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel strange.
A soft, petite loli body, paired with the personality and charm of a mature woman.
Eto perfectly embodied the strengths of both a loli and a femme fatale.
Now that he thought about it… wasn't that just too damn powerful?