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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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“Ha… ha…!”
Juno’s breathing grew ragged. She placed a hand on my shoulder.
“Again…?”
Her lips approached. They met, and her tongue slipped inside my mouth.
“Hmm…!”
The taste of fabric softener. It grew wetter, more precarious. A thin layer of fabric separated our lips. I closed my eyes.
‘How did this happen?’
It all started when we entered the room cafe.
Room cafes. They had everything you needed, and nothing you didn’t. Essentially budget hotels for teenagers, these places usually had a sign that read:
[No PDA Allowed]
“Oh…?”
That was standard. They must have dealt with a lot of teenagers. Discreet PDA was one thing, but the staff probably had to clean up some messy aftermaths.
“We should probably leave.”
We came here to learn about PDA, to learn how to seduce the protagonist. But this place forbade PDA.
“Should we go?”
“…”
Juno hesitated, then lowered her head—wait, was she—?
“What exactly… constitutes PDA…?”
“…”
The staff member’s face contorted. “You’re here to fuck, aren’t you?” his expression screamed. I shook my head.
“I have a girlfriend.”
“…”
His expression changed to, “This guy is trash.” I didn’t care anymore. As I turned to leave, Juno asked the staff member,
“Holding hands is okay, right?”
“Uh…? Yes, as long as it’s not excessive…”
“…See?”
“Hey…”
Don’t look so smug. It was embarrassing. Who asked about holding hands? But perhaps because she seemed so innocent, the staff member led us to a room.
“Room 6. No excessive PDA.”
‘This naive staff member…’
Did he really think they wouldn’t do anything? How many times had he been fooled? ‘…Well, asking about holding hands was a dead giveaway.’ I wished he’d been more forceful.
The room was nothing special. Two PCs, a tissue box, a trash can, some flyers, and a cheap leather mattress.
“Let’s order some food first.”
We hadn’t eaten anything yet. I picked up the phone.
“One ramen and one cola… what do you want?”
“…Hmm? Chrono, you choose!”
“…”
She’d been looking at the parfait menu. An expensive one, at that. ‘Typical heroine.’ High-class tastes. I placed the order.
“One parfait, and for drinks?”
“…Coffee…”
“One coffee, please.”
I hung up and turned on the PC.
“…How did you know?”
“Know what?”
“That I wanted a parfait.”
“Well…”
It was hard to miss her staring at the menu.
“Ther always orders the same thing…”
“…Yeah.”
NTR game protagonists could be like that. I typed away on the PC.
“You were looking at the menu when I said I was ordering. So I ordered it for you.”
“…Chrono, I have a boyfriend.”
“I’m not trying to seduce you.”
“But… if you’re this attentive, even I might get the wrong idea.”
“Are you serious?”
Were we even communicating? How many question marks could she add to a sentence? I cut her off before I lost my mind.
“Shut up before I bring Mars here and have pregnancy loss orgasm sex in front of you.”
“…I wouldn’t mind.”
“Damn.”
Backfired. She blushed and fidgeted. A woman who got stronger when you pushed back. I had to change my approach.
“Goo goo ga ga.”
“…?”
“Goo goo ga ga.”
“…I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
That worked. Juno apologized and sat down properly. It was effective, but she was giving me the cold shoulder now. Still better than the weird atmosphere earlier.
“Here’s your order.”
“Parfait…”
I hadn’t anticipated this.
“…Chrono.”
“What?”
“Aaah~!”
“…”
She was feeding me the parfait. ‘Should I eat it?’ It was harmless, but it felt like a poisoned apple. One wrong move and my life could be over.
“…Juno, shouldn’t you do this with your boyfriend?”
A desperate attempt to salvage the situation.
“I don’t have any other male friends…”
“Um… then Ther—”
“—Should I make a new male friend?”
“Aaah~!”
NTR flag deactivated! Absolutely deactivated! I opened my mouth and ate the parfait.
‘…So sweet.’
Sweet, sour, I didn’t know what it tasted like. I didn’t like it. I cleansed my palate with cola. Juno seemed amused.
“Is it funny?”
“Heehee… was it hard to eat?”
“Don’t answer a question with a question. Didn’t your parents teach you that?”
“So you ate it even though it was hard to eat?”
“Why can’t we communicate?”
Were we even the same species? I finished my ramen and rinsed my mouth with cola. Juno rested her chin on her hand and stared at me.
“You eat well… was the lunchbox good?”
“Yeah, it was delicious. Why?”
“Should I make you another one?”
“…Make it for your boyfriend.”
“Will you eat it if I make it?”
“Don’t answer a question with a question…”
Those were rhetorical questions! I glared at her, but she just giggled and offered me more parfait—no, I wasn’t eating it.
“Just try it!”
“???”
She shoved a spoonful of parfait in my face.
“Here.”
“Hmm… delicious!”
She smiled and chewed. ‘There’s something…’
She’d gotten some cream on her lips.
“Stay still.”
“Huh? Uh…?”
I wiped it off with a tissue and threw it in the trash can. I went back to my ramen.
“…Chrono.”
“*Slurp* …Hmm?”
“…Nothing.”
“???”
What was it? I finished my ramen and cola.
“We’re done eating… want to watch a movie?”
“Hmm? Oh… sure!”
Juno seemed a bit slow. I didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t life-threatening.
“How about this one?”
“[John Warlock: War of the Cold Wind Abyss]… what’s that about?”
“I don’t know. It was at the top of the list.”
“Hmm—wait!”
Juno grabbed the mouse. Did she suddenly get her period or something?
“Romance! A romance movie!”
“…I don’t mind, but why?”
“I saved a movie to watch with Ther!”
“Ah…”
This was supposed to be a practice date for the protagonist. ‘Right, she hasn’t forgotten her original purpose.’ Very commendable, true heroine. I relaxed and watched the romance movie with her.
“Chrono.”
“Yeah?”
“Can I… hold your hand…?”
“…”
I took the bait. ‘Dammit!’ Trapped like a fish in a net. Zhuge Liang’s strategy?
“If you say no…”
“I’ll do it with another man.”
“…With Ther—”
“—That’s what I’m preparing for, right?”
“…”
There was no escape. I closed my eyes. ‘It’s okay.’ Just holding hands. Even friends could hold hands, right? I’d never had a female friend, but it seemed plausible. ‘It’ll be fine.’ It was just her hand.
“Do what you want.”
“…Then…”
Juno linked her pinky with mine. Why not just hold hands normally?
“They do this in movies…”
“…”
That was something couples did, and movies exaggerated everything. Like learning soccer from Inazuma Eleven.
“…This feels… strange… heehee!”
Pinky. Fingers intertwined like children making a promise.
“Like this…?”
She gradually interlaced all her fingers with mine.
“Chrono…”
“…Sigh.”
I understood what she meant. I turned my palm over.
“…Hmm…”
Our palms met, fingers intertwined. Complete contact. Her heart fluttered. The atmosphere grew warm and fuzzy. The movie played suggestive sounds—wait, this was R-rated.
“…Hey, Chrono.”
“No.”
“…”
Juno glanced at the screen. I had to stop the movie. I muted the sound.
“…”
“Don’t look at me like that.”
No kissing, even if we were close. Juno asked,
“Will you do it with another man?”
“If you want to, go ahead.”
“…I will.”
“If you’re serious, I won’t stop you.”
“…”
Juno turned to me. Her eyes were unfocused in the dim light.
“…Why?”
“You’re asking me?”
“…”
She looked heartbroken. I said,
“Lips are different.”
“…What if our lips don’t touch?”
“Then… I’ll let it slide.”
“…Really?”
Juno stepped closer. What was she going to do? I raised my hand to push her away.
“It’s the lips that matter, right?”
“…Hey, what are you—mmm…?”
Something touched my lips. Not hers. She’d taken off her ribbon and placed it over my mouth.
“This is fine, right?”
“…Juno.”
No, this wasn’t right. I blinked.
“Just once… just this once…”
“…”
I felt her lips through the thin fabric. Meanwhile, Ther was with Merck.
[Hera’s Apostle – NTR Rank 1]
“…Juno…?”
“Huh? Juno?”
He didn’t want to know, but—
[Zeus is feeling uncomfortable.]
“…I need to excuse myself for a moment.”
“Going to Juno? Aww… wasn’t today supposed to be just us?”
“…”
If he left, he might lose her. He stayed.
“Ther, are you listening to me?”
“…”
He was physically present, but his mind was elsewhere.
‘Why…?’
The nightmare was returning.
Juno has been NTR’d, Ther received another NTR notification and Zeus is uncomfortable.
This stupid bitch is staying with Merck instead of running to his girlfriend. When did Chrono get so mentally weak to sex?
Whatever, my hopes are for her to dump the trash boyfriend
Chrono always had a weak spot for the heroines
Come to think of it, it’s strange that the apostle of Zeus is the champion of pure love in this game when Zeus would be an NTR villain if anything going by mythology.