Airi tensed up, but tried not to panic. With a sigh, she calmed herself before responding.
—Oh, Marina, I'm not asleep; I was just talking to Sana.
—Yeah, yeah, we were just talking —the brunette interrupted.
Marina listened to both of them, but felt a bit uncomfortable. She didn't understand why. Intuition? Airi's voice sounded strange, as if she was trying to hide something.
—Uhmmm… can I come in? I want to tell you what they said about dad —she exclaimed while trying to turn the knob, but the lock was on. This made her even more suspicious.
Airi made a face; that guy wasn't really part of her family and she never liked him. She remembered how he used to look at her and her sister, a look that always creeped her out. Now that she thought about it, it was the same expression those guys in the alley had.
Airi's eyes widened; her expression changed from shock to disgust. That bastard wanted… Just imagining it made her feel nauseous. She calmed down a little when she remembered that the man was still in the hospital, hooked up to machines, unable to do anything.
—Humph. I'm not interested. You know I never liked that guy. To be honest, I don't care if he lives or not —the blonde exclaimed with a disinterested voice.
Marina didn't understand Airi's attitude. Didn't she know how much her mother was suffering? If she heard those words, she might break down and end up in the hospital too.
—Airi! This isn't the time for this. Mom is suffering; we need to support her —she said while turning the knob and knocking on the door. —Open up, Airi. Since when do you lock the door?
—Ever since that guy moved in with us! Okay, I'm coming. Sana and I just got back from playing. Let me change.
Marina stopped knocking.
—We'll wait for you in the living room. Sana can wait in your room —she exclaimed as she turned around.
Noah heard this, feeling a bit concerned. It wasn't a good idea for them to find him in the blonde's room. With no other option, he started to get dressed; at least he would be presentable if the police decided to take him in.
Airi looked for some wet wipes in a drawer; she needed to clean the liquid that was sliding down her thigh from her crotch. Sana also took a few to clean herself.
Then, the blonde opened her dresser to look for underwear. Sana, behind her, commented playfully:
—Lend me some.
Airi sighed with exhaustion before tossing her a simple set.
Already dressed, she sprayed a bit of perfume to mask any odor. Then she turned to Noah. What should she do? She didn't want him to leave, but it was dangerous for him to stay in her house with Marina and her mother nearby. Noah shared the same concern.
Sana approached Noah, wearing Airi's underwear, and held the spray bottle in her hand.
—Should I use it in the living room? —she whispered in the young man's ear. —With this, Airi's mom will stop feeling sad, you know? Besides, Marina and she look very good♡.
Noah tapped her on the forehead while shaking his head. That girl's ideas were becoming more and more extreme and dangerous. Airi, on the other hand, didn't know the use or effect of the spray; she assumed that what happened before was due to the attraction she already felt for Noah.
Sana made a pout; she just wanted to help. If Airi's sister and mother also became interested in Noah, everything would be simpler: there would be nothing to hide, they could see him at Airi's house, and no one would feel sorry for a guy who didn't deserve compassion.
—Right, sensei? —she whispered, remembering that bastard.
Noah thought for a few seconds before saying goodbye to Airi and Sana, and then jumped out the window. Both girls, astonished and anxious, hurried to see if he was okay.
It was unexpected. Noah grabbed the edges and, with considerable agility, reached the ground without any problems. It seemed he had quite a bit of experience in this.
Soon they watched him walk away, confused.
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Noah walked down the street; the cold night air finally dispersed any trace of the spray. As he looked at the stars in the sky, he wondered: where the hell was he?
The theory of kidnapping or the mafia lost sense after understanding what happened with Airi's stepfather. So how did he end up in that house? Noah considered two possible options.
The first: he had been kidnapped by aliens and was now in a simulation, connected to tubes and probes.
The second: he had ended up in another world. He had read some stories about this, so he knew the concept.
Both possibilities seemed totally unreal and illogical to him, but he couldn't think of anything else.
In the end, the second option sounded more credible; after all, he had seen and consumed drugs that didn't exist in his world, like the enhanced contraceptives and the strange pink spray. The latter was what convinced him: for a drug to achieve the same effect, in his world it would have to be administered orally or intravenously.
—Maybe I'll meet some superhero or some Kaijuu —he murmured as he leaned back on the park bench.
Soon his eyelids felt heavy and he fell asleep.
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(N/A: The next series will be JK to Ero Konbini Tenchou, and I will adapt the plot in the same way.)
A new day greeted Noah, as was customary, he got up early. Today he would try his luck again at that supermarket, where he had managed to make some money loading packages.
Without identification, there was no other way, even in casual construction jobs they asked for some.
As he got up from the bench, his whole body let out a crack. Someone irritated clicked their tongue thinking about finding a place to stay. Sana's offer was tempting, although it was ruined by what happened with Airi.
Noah didn't complain; he had enjoyed the experience. Even now he felt tempted to take the blonde to some motel if he had the chance.
With a sigh, the young man shook his head, thinking as he walked towards the supermarket. It seemed that his strange relationship with Sana was affecting him.
Soon he found himself in front of the store. A young woman with black hair and ponytails greeted him cheerfully.
—Noah, you did come. I already talked to my dad, he agreed to give you the job —she said as she approached, her ponytails swaying with each step.
Noah felt his throat dry. Seeing the ponytails reminded him of what he had done with Airi the night before and he couldn't help but see the young woman in front of him differently.
The beautiful girl turned her head, somewhat confused, feeling the young man's gaze.
—Is something wrong? —she asked.
Noah shook his head as he tried to calm down.
—Nothing's wrong, Yui. I appreciate the opportunity —he responded, somewhat tense.
The young woman nodded and led him inside.
Noah watched the hips that swayed with each step Yui took. The plump thighs below her skirt were occasionally exposed, unintentionally teasing the young man behind her.
Soon they entered the store through the back door, intended only for staff.
Yui checked something in some boxes before taking out a uniform prepared for Noah. It wasn't anything too elaborate, just a striped shirt with white and green stripes and the store's logo.
The young man received it and got ready to dress, but due to the large size of his body, the size was wrong and he looked somewhat funny.
—Jajajajaja, it looks like you're wearing kids' clothes —Yui couldn't help but start laughing.
Noah felt a bit embarrassed, but didn't say anything. He didn't want to lose this job. And some innocent jokes weren't a big deal, he wouldn't take it seriously.
—Eh? What is the vagrant bum doing here? —interrupted another female voice.