Chapter 127 – A Date with Kana and Mio (Part 1)
<span style="font-weight:400">All I had was the Goddess of Everlight''s word that she lifted the curse. There would be no telling if it seeded until some monthster when the dark elves start showing baby bumps.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s about all I can do. I wish there was a better way to prove that it worked," I said to Queen Elendir.
<span style="font-weight:400">"It has." She nodded. "I can feel it in my very soul, the Everlight''s presence. Thank you, Queen Saeko. I''m not sure what it is you two spoke about, but a feeling within my heart assures me that our affliction is lifted."
<span style="font-weight:400">In that case, thank goodness. Or thank goddess was more appropriate this time around?
<span style="font-weight:400">Regardless, I was able to repay Shayle, the artifact hunters, and the dark elves for helping me defeat Sarena. Even if they were part of the reason that put me in the situation to begin with.
<span style="font-weight:400">"So, what''s the n for the dark elves now?" I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We make up for lost time, of course." Elendir smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?"
<span style="font-weight:400">When I nced behind me, all the dark elves and subi had already disappeared back into the manor. The only ones left outside were Mio, Hana, and the light elven artifact hunters who were blushing at their peers'' baby making sounds from within. They certainly had a lot to do in order to repopte their people.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Perhaps you would like to stay a while longer and provide me with an offspring?" Elendir waved the potion that granted a dick between her two fingers.
<span style="font-weight:400">I gulped hard and declined her advances. "I-I don''t think I''m ready to have children yet, and I should really get back home before my sister gets angry at me."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, that''s too bad. A child birthed from two queens would surely be a strong one. I shall at least like to name my first child after you." Elendir bowed in an excessive disy of respect.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m honored!" I instinctively bowed back..
<span style="font-weight:400">My memories wandered back to the talk fromst night about how she would take charge of educating her children on sexual matters… Future Saeko was a lucky one indeed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I won''t keep you waiting then. My deepest gratitude isn''t enough to thank you for what you have done for my people. If you ever return to Elza, please do not make yourself scarce." Elendir cut open a portal and embraced each of us in turn.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Queen Saeko, wait!" La came rushing out of the manor before we entered the portal.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sorry, La! We didn''t get much time to get to know each other. Maybe when Ie back next time—"
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''ve been meaning to ask if I cane to the human world with you?" she asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sounds fun to me, but then no one would be here to run the subi," Mio said.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mio''s right," I added worriedly. "Not that I mind youing to Earth if you behave, but the subi of Elza won''t have a leader."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Technically, I am their superior since defeating you has put me above you in the hierarchy of leadership," Elendir interjected.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh," I simply uttered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although I lost in a battle of sex <i><span style="font-weight:400">as a subus</i><span style="font-weight:400">, it wasn''t as humiliating or disgraceful as I thought. Against someone like Elendir, losing wasn''t so bad. Apparently Mio and La couldn''t match the dark elven queen''s techniques either. Maybe one day when I returned, we could have another go for me to reim my crown.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Queen Elendir has actually been ruling the subi in my ce for some time now. She is exceptionally good at keeping them in line! So, will it be alright? It isn''t that I want to have sex with humans. Exploring Japan just sounds like so much fun!" La got all up in my face with glittering eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">There might be money in opening up a travel agency between worlds one day.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Fine, but you have to report to my home first. I can''t risk letting rogue subi run around in the open," I relented.
<span style="font-weight:400">The masochistic subus grabbed my hand and shook it like crazy. "Thank you so much! Once I have everything in order here, I shall go straight to finding you!"
<span style="font-weight:400">We all said our farewells, then crossed the portal''s threshold and came into my living room.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well, my dearest little sister. Are you ready to hear what it is that I wanted for letting you go to another world?" Hatsumi asked, sending a chill up my spine. She was sitting on the couch, one leg crossed over the other, sipping on coffee. Though her eyes were closed, a smile shed across her face.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Lotta fun, guys! Guess I''m gonna just skedaddle and leave you to it!" Hana took off running.
<span style="font-weight:400">I took a deep breath to steel myself. "Y-Yes… I''m ready."
<span style="font-weight:400">It had to just be sex, right? After all, we''ve done so much with each other. What''s the worst that she could ask for next?
<span style="font-weight:400">"For the next three months," Hatsumi began, "I will take over the role of being the queen subus in your ce."
<span style="font-weight:400">Mio and I blinked absentmindedly with our mouths hanging, trying to process the words that came out of Hatsumi''s mouth.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m sorry… what?!" I eximed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I received a call from your homeroom teacherst week. Your grades have been slipping since May. Selene also tells me she has been picking up your ck at kendo club. She doesn''t mind, but aren''t you supposed to be their club manager?" Hatsumi folded her arms.
<span style="font-weight:400">Wait… Hatsumi was absolutely right. Ever since bing a subus, focusing on school has gotten a lot harder. With the recent eventstely, I''ve been slow to finish homework and keep up with studies. Regarding kendo club, I''d pretty much forgotten all about it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Uu… So… You''re going to take over my rule so I can focus more on school?" I pressed my fingers together in shame.
<span style="font-weight:400">My sister nodded. "With college over the horizon and entrance examsing up, you need to stay focused. This will only be temporary. I''ll turn over the crown to you at the end of February."
<span style="font-weight:400">January and February were going to be the most grueling months for high schoolers trying to get into college.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Guh… Even after I just got back to being queen… Okay, fine."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hatsumi as queen, huh? This oughta be good. So much for being a model student." Mio shed a toothy grin.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What about you? Your grades can''t possibly be better than mine!" I used her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Actually, Mio has been excelling in every ss and subject. The homeroom teacher expects that she can get into Tokyo University if that''s her first choice," Hatsumi said.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Heh. Your human studies ain''t shit but child''s y to me." Mio turned her nose to the ceiling to bask in Hatsumi''s praise.
<span style="font-weight:400">Could she have charmed her way to good grades? No way. Something like answers on tests and homework could easily break logic.
<span style="font-weight:400">A deal was a deal, and I had to hold up my end of the bargain. I summoned the de of the First Temptress. The only way to make Hatsumi queen was to transform her into a subus, and thest time she became a subus…
<span style="font-weight:400">"Are you going to be okay, too? Isn''t college and career-hunting keeping you really busy?" I asked my sister.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Your big sis is already on top of everything! What''s important now is ensuring you enter college. Otherwise, we''ll have bigger things to worry about than exining to our parents that you''re a girl," Hatsumi said.
<span style="font-weight:400">I had no choice… If my grades continued dropping, I wouldn''t be able to get into college. This much was true.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alright… Here you go…" I reluctantly handed the sword over to Hatsumi.
<span style="font-weight:400">The moment she took hold of it, a blinding light illuminated the room. When it subsided, Hatsumi was transformed back into the subus form that Ist remembered during Beatrice''s reign of terror. She was, suffice to say, absurdly powerful. The subtle feeling of having a secondary energy bank disappeared from me, and I felt hungrier for it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm. The sword still remembers that I was worthy." Hatsumi swung it around a few times, then vanished it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Subus Hatsumi, huh. Color my pussy dripping wet." Mio licked her lips.
<span style="font-weight:400">Already, I was regretting my decision.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe. I''ll start taking care of things as queen. You two have until this weekend is over before you have to put your all into school. Is that understood?" My sister asked, grinning and narrowing her eyes at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">Shivers crept up my spine again as I found myself under the burning lustful gaze of Hatsumi, the new subus queen.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Y-Yes, sis— mmpff!"
<span style="font-weight:400">Hatsumi cupped my face in her hands and lifted me up for a deep kiss. She was practically deepthroating me with her tongue.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good girl," she said once our lips parted. "I hope you''re prepared for the next three months."
<span style="font-weight:400">Leaving me with that cryptic message, Hatsumi left home to demand fealty from the other subus in Japan.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Dunno about you, but I like where this is going." Mio cackled at my expense.
<span style="font-weight:400">College, huh? This was going toe up inevitably. I just wished I had more time, like another year. My youth was slipping right by, and before I knew it, adulthood would smack me in the face after college.
<span style="font-weight:400">The doorbell suddenly rang.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Who could that be?" I wondered aloud.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hatsumi wasn''t airheaded enough to leave her keys behind, and none of us were expecting any packages today. When Mio and I went to answer the door, Kana was there fiddling his fingers at the entrance.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, good timing!" Mio leaned into my back from behind. "Hatsumi''s not home. Wanna fuck?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"N-No! Today I actually… Saeko, Mio… I, uh… I… I want to take you guys out on a date!" Kana eximed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Date? W-What brought this on?" I asked, quickly turning red.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Well… We''ve been in a rtionship for a while now and haven''t gone on a real date yet. So while you were gone, I''ve been nning a whole day for us to surprise you. I-I even had a nice ce reserved! What do you say?" he asked timidly.
<span style="font-weight:400">A… A date… with Kana…
<span style="font-weight:400">My heart was already throbbing. The three of us had been together for a few months now, but aside from sex, we never didn''t anything that couples did. Part of that was because Mio and I were subus, and this rtionship was a rather unconventional one.
<span style="font-weight:400">"The whole point of a date is to get to the fucking, right? Why don''t we just skip the boring parts and get straight to it?" Mio folded her arms, appearing slightly disappointed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We can''t keep having sex all the time!" Kana cried.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We can''t?" She scratched her head in confusion.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Rtionships are more than just sticking it in. I want to make more memories with you guys— memories that aren''t just sex. How about it?" he asked again.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mio and I traded nces, then nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">A date would be a nice change of pace. Hatsumi did say we had until this weekend was over, so we might as well make the best of it.
<span style="font-weight:400">We got changed and took the train out to Yokohama. With winter upon us, everyone was bundled up in warm clothes and blowing into their hands. If it got any colder, we might even get some snow down in Tsukiji.
<span style="font-weight:400">Like a good boyfriend and guide, Kana took us to a number of ces. He had tickets to the Sea Paradise aquarium, where Mio was running all over the ce, face pressed to the ss and mouth agape in awe from all species of fish swimming around us.
<span style="font-weight:400">We visited Yokohama Bay Quarter, a shopping mall where they erected a two-story tall Christmas Tree in celebration of theing holidays. Mio couldn''t hide her childish wonder. Kana and I had to hold her back from flying up to the decorated tree.
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s so pretty! How do humans put all the decorations up without being able to fly?" Mio asked, who was at the edge of the fence that kept people like her from trying to climb on it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Same way we make big things. With big machines anddders," I answered with amusement.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I wanna take a picture! Let''s take a picture, guys!"
<span style="font-weight:400">The most surprising thing to me was how bubbly Mio was. I understood that it was her first time seeing it all and somewhat expected a unique reaction given that she didn''t belong in this world, but this wasn''t it. But no one wasining.
<span style="font-weight:400">After taking a bunch of selfies and having a stranger take a picture for us, Mio was eager to see more and took the lead from Kana despite it being his date.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Did you know this was going to happen?" I asked him, squeezing his hand as we trailed behind Mio.
<span style="font-weight:400">Kana shook his head. "I''m honestly just as surprised as you are. I didn''t expect her to be enjoying it this much."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Who''s that old guy and why are kids sitting on hisp?" Mio pointed to a man dressed in red, surrounded by children and fake presents in a scenic photography section.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s Santa use," I answered. "On Christmas night, he goes from house to house, delivering presents to good children. "
<span style="font-weight:400">"For real?" Something clicked in her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">At Mio''s insistence, we got in line with Santa us. Thankfully, it wasn''t as awkward being high school students because there were a number of adults also in line. Christmas was a growing tradition in Japan, an excuse to give each other gifts and enjoy time with family. I was going to have to think about what to get my friends soon.
<span style="font-weight:400">When it finally came time for our turn, Mio threw herself onto Santa''sp.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ho, ho, ho! Quite the eager youngdy, are you?" Santa bellowed joyously.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I heard you''re in the business of giving good kids presents. What about naughty, naughty girls?" Mio asked, drawing circles on his chest and leaning in too close forfort.
<span style="font-weight:400">Kana and I had a very bad premonition.
<span style="font-weight:400">The man behind the costume grew visibly anxious. "Well… Th-There''s still time to be a good girl, and maybe there will be a present under your tree when I visit your house!"
<span style="font-weight:400">Even so, Santa maintained a professional appearance and kept his cool.
<span style="font-weight:400">"But Santa~" Her hand began to slowly move down his chest. "If I am a good girl, will you show me what''s inside this Christmas <i><span style="font-weight:400">present</i><span style="font-weight:400">?"
<span style="font-weight:400">Both of us dragged Mio off Santa''sp.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sorry for the trouble!" we eximed, pulling her away from the area.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I can''t believe you tried hitting on Santa…" Kana groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"There are kids here, Mio!" I scolded her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hey, hey! What did Santa mean by ''under your tree''?" Mio asked, our admonishing flying over her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Kana threw me a look to just let it go.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Traditionally, people buy and decorate their own Christmas tree at home. It won''t be as big as the one you saw earlier, but it can look just as pretty," he exined.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Does that mean—" Mio turned to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah. Hatsumi and I celebrate Christmas, too. We always buy a fresh tree to put up," I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sweet! I can''t wait to decorate it with you guys!" She threw her arms around me.
<span style="font-weight:400">If Mio was going to be this excited, then it would be difficult to be angry at her earlier offense.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was starting to get dark, but Kana apparently had several more things he wanted to do before going home. Imagine our surprise when Mio and I got to the pier, and a boat was waiting for us with guests eating dinner on the deck.
<span style="font-weight:400">"No way. You got a reservation for a dinner cruise?" I thought I was seeing things.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Reservations were out a while ago. I''ve been checking almost every hour for the past few months, waiting for a cancetion. It finally paid off though," Kana said.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mio was at a loss for words as she nced up at therge boat. One of her greatest wishes was to travel the seas on a ship. I still remember when she first told me. Though I had told Kana once as a passingment, I didn''t think he would make ite true.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Come on, guys! I booked a private room. The ship is due to set off in a few minutes!" he said.
<span style="font-weight:400">Dinner was exquisite. The ship took us out to Tokyo Bay, and we ate in a private room with a beautiful view of the sea thanks to being seated by the wide windows. I must have had enough seafood tost me a lifetime. Oyster, crab, lobster, sushi, salmon… you name it, the menu had it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Uuu… I''m stuffed…" I moaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You said it… I don''t think I can even move right now." Kana loosened his belt and burped. "By the way, Mio''s gone to the restroom for a while now. You think she''s seasick or something?"
<span style="font-weight:400">Mio had gone up to go to the bathroom almost twenty minutes ago. Someone who liked the sea as much as her couldn''t possibly have gotten seasick. Or maybe it was possible and she was just all talk.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''ll go look for her." I left the room and searched the restrooms, but Mio was nowhere to be found.
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn''t until I reached the top deck did I see her, standing against the railing, hair fluttering from the winds, and gazing out to the seas. She didn''t flinch or react when I joined her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Your food won''t eat itself."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Figure I''ll have my fill of you and Kana to make up for itter," Mio said, finally turning my way. "I can''t put into words how much fun I had today. Guess the cum hydrant was right. <i><span style="font-weight:400">Maybe</i><span style="font-weight:400"> there are some things just as good as sex. I''m starting to see why you fell in love with the guy."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Funny way to say you''re also in love with him," I teased.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Heh. Maybe I am. Thanks to him, I''m on a boat! Dunno what it is, but seeing all this while standing on my two feet instead of flying… There''s something nice about it."
<span style="font-weight:400">We enjoyed the view of the seas for a little while longer. The cold stopped registering when I was with Mio. Eventually, she wrenched herself from the railings and skipped up to the door.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m d it was you I turned into a subus back then. It was a shitty thing to do to you, but I really wanted someone— anyone just to not be alone. Now I have a cute girlfriend and boyfriend who makes me so happy, I could cry. So… thanks." Mio smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">I walked up to Mio and grabbed her hand, then pointed to the mistletoe above us.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What''s that? Another Christmas thing?" she asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Without answering, I got on my toes to kiss her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You''re supposed to kiss the one you like while under it," I said after pulling away.
<span style="font-weight:400">Maybe it was my imagination, but Mio appeared to have blinked away a tear and looked away from me.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You humans and your weird traditions. Can''t say I hate it though. What say we get our boyfriend over to get in on this?" Mio smirked.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe. Sounds like a n."