A hint of panic and doubt crept into Imaizumi Keita's tone.
"How can you call this taking advantage!"
Yanami Anna immediately retorted. She even proactively shifted toward Imaizumi Keita, narrowing the distance between them.
"This is a very important 'lover-style drill'!"
She explained solemnly, "Besides, it's just practice. It's not like I'm forcing you to take responsibility for me."
As she spoke, she reached out both hands and gently cupped Imaizumi Keita's cheeks.
A soft and warm sensation came from his cheeks.
"So..."
Yanami Anna took a deep breath, her face wearing a touch of movingly shy crimson.
"...This time, it's my turn to take the lead."
As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't give him any more chance to react. She tilted her head up slightly and pressed her lips against his.
The soft touch, carrying the unique sweet scent of a young girl, instantly enveloped all of Imaizumi Keita's senses.
Right at the moment their lips touched, he clearly felt that the'Succubus' power within him had changed once again.
The 'ability,' which was originally just a stable energy pool, now quietly carved out a brand-new space in the depths of his consciousness.
Streams of pure emotional energy were continuously surging from the girl in his arms who had initiated the kiss, and were then absorbed and stored by the newly opened energy pool.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but it wasn't until the girl in his arms let out a faint whimper due to a lack of oxygen that Imaizumi Keita slowly ended the kiss initiated by the other party.
He looked at the girl before him, whose lips were slightly swollen, eyes shimmering with moisture, and cheeks so red they looked like they were about to bleed. He felt the roots of his teeth starting to ache faintly again.
This way of activating the new ability... could it really require intimate contact to the level of kissing to progress quickly?
Then in the future, wouldn't it be...
"Hehe... hehehe..."
Just as he was having a headache, Yanami Anna suddenly cupped her burning cheeks with both hands and let out a series of silly giggles.
She felt as if she were floating on a cloud, her eyes sparkling with light that was both happy and satisfied.
Imaizumi Keita looked at her like this and couldn't help but comment, "I say, you're almost drooling."
He paused, then sniffed with his nose, adding with a frown, "And the taste of that dried plum in your rice ball from earlier just wafted over."
"Eh?!"
Yanami Anna was like a cat that had its tail stepped on, instantly snapping out of her silly state.
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