Childhood Sweethearts II

"It's sho Ghood!~"

"Isn't it?~"

We sat on the bench and I fed Anna, it was difficult to find a takoyaki stall. Sadly her favourite one was closed, but we found another one, it was seven o'clock, there weren't many people around in the streets but we didn't care. 

Anna and I enjoyed our first date as boyfriend and girlfriend, I didn't think it would be under these circumstances. I told her I had to go on a journey and as I thought, she didn't like it, especially because we had just started our relationship. 

"W-Why must you leave?"

"To become stronger... there is someone I must see, Anna. You know... Mom, she had something to do and left far away, I have to retrieve her".

It would be too hard to explain to her all the intricacies, let alone I'm still not ready to tell her that my mom is one of my lovers.

"Then, Ray... if you ever need me, you know I'm here for you, right?"

"I know, you little glutton~"

I am glad she took it nicely, but I feel like she's repressing herself. 

*hic*

A customer entered the stall, she hiccuped and both Anna and I couldn't help but look at her, especially me. I had left her wandering around the street before she entered this stall in particular

"*hic* Could I get a ration, please?~"

"Right away!"

The cook gulped audibly when he regarded her, it was a total mature beauty that could easily cause a war between kingdoms, her golden hair flowed all the way down to her back in a ponytail, and her red and golden kimono made her resemble a goddess. 

She put an unbranded bottle of alcohol on the table and hiccuped once again before looking at the two of us, resting her head on her hand and her elbow on the table lazily.

Her slit eyes glared at me before she moved her more condescending gaze towards Anna who was trying to feed me.

"Y-Yasaka-san?" Anna addressed her first and the beauty merely giggled. 

"Don't mind me, what a coincidence for you two to be here, Anna-chan, Ray-sama~"

"..." I didn't say a word, clearly it was not a coincidence when I felt her wandering around, I knew she was up to something. My plan was to look for her after saying my farewells to Anna, but she came first. 

"Yasaka-"

"You don't need to say a word, Ray-sama, enjoy your date alright?~"

After saying that, she continued to drink her booze or whatever she was drinking. I have never seen Yasaka drunk, I didn't even know she could get drunk. 

"That looks like a splendid and magnificent sake you have there, lady~"

Another woman lifted up the coat that covered the stall, this time my eyebrows twitched, she didn't come by herself.

Yasaka had been sitting to my and Anna's right. Hasshaku-sama and Azrael sat to the left. 

"Kuu-chan!"

"Anna-chan!~"

Anna and Kuu hugged and greeted each other while Azrael took a seat to the side nonchalantly, placing her scythe at the edge of the stall, causing the owner to drop a sweat. His shop had never been this packed up this late at night, he was probably so desperate for money that he didn't open despite the catastrophe that took place just a few districts down the hill. 

He also never thought that all of his customers would be ravishing beauties.

...

When Kuu finally took a seat and crossed her legs, her gaze fixed on Yasaka who was also glaring at her with a gaze that could kill. 

While Yasaka's gaze was aggrieved, Hasshaku-sama's was of victory. I sighed, it was obvious what was going on between the two of them, I had to defuse this situation before leaving.

"Could I get two rations, sir?" Azrael asked the owner with a distinctive accent and Kuu giggled in gratitude.

"The two rations are for me..." Azrael clarified, freezing Kuu and the owner on the spot. He and I didn't think that Azrael was the glutton type. 

"Then make it three rations, boss~"

One just needed to hear her to know that Hasshaku-sama was in the seventh sky. While I told everyone farewells, she knew she was going to come with me to a new world, just the two of us. It put her on a huge pedestal compared to the rest like she was especial; and that wasn't the case.

I'm taking her because she's not tied to anything, she has free reign to go and come wherever she wants.

Yasaka has responsibilities, Kuroka has Koneko-chan to take care of, and even Anna-chan has to go to school like a regular girl. Realistically, among my girls, I can only take Hasshaku-sama with me, but there is an issue that has been on my mind.

I looked at her sitting there cross-legged in all her alluring self, recalling the brief moments of pleasure that we have shared together, and thought: 'She's going to distract me...'

I'm not going to this new world to have my holidays, I'm going there to look for the real Elysir, take customers and train; become stronger and possibly reach the Overgod Stage, I may even hop between worlds while I'm at it. When I think about Hasshaku-sama and me, alone... in a forest... without any inhibitions...

It doesn't take a genius to know that I'm most likely going to spend a lot of time inside her. And that vixen knows this, that's why she's so eager!

I had to think of something and then realised the answer was right here, sitting next to us. Azrael tapped her finger on the table and looked at me when she noticed my gaze. I took the chance since Anna was distracted by Kuu.

'Is there anything you need, my lord?' She asked me telepathically, I didn't know she could do this. 

'You and I need to talk later, not now'.

Her eyebrows tilted and she nodded, 'Wherever you need, I shall answer all your questions. You must be doubtful about my intentions too, my lord'.

'Very...' She came here on her own, when Kuroka finished the teleportation spell to the underworld, she had snuck in, saying he didn't need to mind her as she was just a bodyguard. It wasn't suspicious on his own as he knew the angels were loyal, but she in particular had shown a rather disdainful attitude the first time they met. 

'I have no ill intentions towards you. Instead, I wholeheartedly wish to serve you. I have my reasons'.

'Very well, I shall hear those reasons later, we will catch up'.

...

"So you're both having a date, are you two going out now?~"

Kuu giggled and had her takoyaki while chatting with Anna. After nagging Yasaka to the end, she convinced the kitsune to serve her some of her sake. It turns out it is a way stronger version that is brewed in Takamagahara and she has a few bottles in her stash.

"Yep~"

"I congratulate you both on your new relationship, I'm sure Master is going to make you happy!" 

This woman why is there so much sarcasm in her voice? in the meantime, Yasaka also had her Takoyaki, but I felt it, she secretly materialised one of her tails and started caressing my leg. 

'Yasaka what are you doing?!' She hiccuped and ignored my gaze, continuing to eat her takoyaki, she was upset. I have never seen so much passive violence in my life. 

"I know, we have been in love since we were kids, right, Ray?"

"That is true, she's my childhood sweetheart"

"Is that so, but if I recall correctly, master has several childhood sweethearts?" Hasshaku-sama pursued her lips and both me and Anna perked up.

'Kuu, what are you doing?!' She giggled and ignored my gaze, just like the kitsune. By then the owner was already looking at me like I was a piece of shit. The old man focus on the cooking!

"I know, Ray told me... but he hasn't told me yet who they are no matter how much I ask him. Do you have any hint, Kuu?"

"..."

It may have been my imagination, but I kind of sensed death from her voice. Both Yasaka and Kuu stared at her with Azrael also giving Anna a sidelong glance as she tasted her takoyaki with a rather dull expression. 

"Popopo~ why do you ask, Anna-chan? If you were to know, what are you going to do to them?~" (Hasshaku-sama)

"That's right, Anna-chan, what can you do to them?" (Yasaka)

It wasn't my imagination! There is a threat in that voice and even Yasaka spoke!

When I looked at Yasaka, her slit eyes were crimson red and intense, like a predator. When I looked at Hasshaku-sama, hers was dull and void, that hideous smile of hers never disappeared. 

Azrael was already reaching for her scythe like a battle would break loose any minute.

The owner... he has been gone for about two minutes now. 

I felt like dropping a sweat, why are these women becoming so possessive all of a sudden?! I thought they were all good with sharing and things?!

Anna smiled and ate her last takoyaki, "Hehehe~ I just want to meet them and talk to them for a bit, I want to ask them what they like about Ray to see if we coincide~"

I sighed in relief.

"And also..."

I felt darkness engulf the stall and Anna-chan's eyes began shining like ice crystals, and the temperatures dropped. 

"I will let them know Ray-chan already has a girlfriend. Moreover, his childhood sweetheart is me, they're all... just a bunch of stealing cats~"

"*hic* Fufufufu!~" (Yasaka)

"Popopopo!~" (Hasshaku-sama)

"..." (Ray)

"..." (Azrael)

"Then I'll take my leave, enjoy your date, Anna-chan, Ray-sama" Yasaka stood up first, seeing a 'lovely smile' towards Anna, "We will talk later, sweetie".

"Yes!~"

Hasshaku-sama and Azrael followed, the latter didn't say so much as a word but, I could see the relief on her face that a battle didn't break loose there and then. I didn't know Anna could be so scary. 

"See you later, Anna-chan" Hasshaku-sama kissed Anna's neck and waved her hands towards me before departing. 

Anna laughed a bit, took one takoyaki between her chopsticks and fed it to me.

"Say Ahn~"

I accepted the takoyaki and she giggled. 

"Your other girls are quite interesting, Ray".

"S-So you know..."

"I like Yasaka-san, I like Kuu-chan... w-who was that last lady on the corner?"

"She's just my bodyguard, yeah? there is nothing between us!"

"I see" She pouted as we finished eating. She looked down to her chest for a second.

"You like older women?"

"It is not really a preference, it just happened..." I lied, I do prefer mature women but it doesn't mean I like Anna any less, to be honest, I like Anna more... that's why I have so many considerations when it comes to her, I don't want her to be unhappy or feel uncomfortable. It is as she said, she's my childhood sweetheart. 

"Liar, you kept staring at Kuu-chan... I will be big like that too you know! In fact, I'm big already!" She protested, her breasts wiggling all over the place, I believe her. 

"I believe you! Let's go let's go if you finished"

The owner was nowhere to be seen, I put the money on the other side of the stall and paid for everyone's meals. Those girls... they're shameless. 

As we walked, Anna kept making rather sultry comments.

"H-Have you touched their breasts?"

'Girl, I have done way more than that, to be honest' Her scope was small so I just nodded and didn't divagate further in the topic, but she wanted to continue. 

With my senses, I could tell the girls were all still in the area, even Yasaka, they were just hiding. 

"Y-You can touch if you want, you know?"

"Anna we're still too young for that..."

"But you touched theirs, you are old enough and I'm not? we're the same age" She pouted. 

Damn, is this the puberty? we're both fourteen... I mean, she's fourteen, I can't bring myself to do it yet. 

"Once I return from my journey, we can do plenty of things, don't you want that?" I tried to stall for time, if we keep going as we are, she's just going to get more curious. 

The yuki-onna glared at me, "Sounds good, but... try to cup a feel first".

!!!

She stopped right in the middle of the street! there was nobody around, the night had already fallen but the light posts pointed at me like police lanterns, waiting for me to make the wrong move!

"Anna-chan-".

"Or could it be... you don't like my body?"

I exhaled a heated breath, taking another glimpse at her once again, those breasts are so big for your age, how could I not want to touch them?!

I looked left and right, there was no cop around. But I couldn't be sure.

"Listen, we can do this somewhere else..." I said as a last resort, she looked at me and a huge blush crept up her cheeks.

"T-Then... you want to come in...? I-I'm staying at an aunty's place right now, and... n-no one is home, I don't know if mom and dad are home yet... i-if they're not..."

'That's not what I meant!' I felt the urge to cry, why do we keep going in this direction?! 

...

We reached the house she had been staying, all the lights were off. 

"H-Hmn, mom, I'm with Ray-chan, he came".

"..."

"Yes, we were on a date, he's okay".

"..."

"You and Dad are not coming back for the day? What about Mina-obaasan?"

"..."

"S-She's with you, so... n-no one is home tonight?"

"..."

"I understand. Yes, Ray-chan can stay the night with me".

!!!!

She hung up the call, her face as red as a tomato.

"Y-You heard, Ray-chan, Mom and Dad won't be home until tomorrow evening. S-So I will be on my own tonight".

"Anna-chan, I don't think-"

"Don't you want to come in? You don't need to stay, since you're leaving tomorrow".

"..."

"And we can play some games".

"What sort of games" I gulped, she's not a videogames person so what damn games are we going to play inside?!

"I don't know... y-you're the boy, you decide what games we play"

Before I could even accept she opened the door and led me in.

I'm in deep shit.