Chapter 212

Chapter 212

Koga treated me to such a fancy restaurant that I felt underdressed for the occasion. Well, so was he in a simple graphic t-shirt and pants. The upscale Chinese dim sum place had waitresses dressed in qipaos and heels. Their ability to briskly cruise through the restaurant floor had me in awe. I even saw a pair of succubi working here.

We spent most of the time catching up since it had been months since we last saw each other. Bringing the supplies back to everyone back on campus drifted to the back of my mind.

"Wow, you basically went through a leveling up arc. Kind of crazy to think so much went on in one year for you. Meanwhile, it's only been a year of me locked up in my room. Heh... hehe... My life is at a stand still." Koga's eyes became distant.

"It can't be that bad! You're in shape. You mentioned making a living off stocks, too. How's the candy shop and farm you were taking over?" I asked.

"Oh, those? I hired a part-timer for the candy shop and replaced a lot of traditional stuff with more mainstream candy. It's been a hit with kids, especially since Tsukiji Elementary and Junior High students drop by a lot. As for the farm, I also hired workers to grow crops according to the season. The only thing left for me to do is manage the cash flow," he said as a matter of factly.

The way Koga explained them sounded almost like a bore, but also as though he was a natural at managing them. On the other hand, here I was slaving through college to learn the same thing. Well, not everyone could be as lucky.

"What about you? I heard from Masa's extended friend group that you quit Isekai Gohan. They were really heartbroken about it. Still at odds with your folks?" Koga turned the questioning back to me.

"We're fine, it's just that... I said some things that led to me and Mio becoming fully independent. Ugh. We worry about money every month and I watch our expenses like a hawk," I explained.

"That sounds rough. Wait, but since you quit Isekai Gohan, what have you been doing for money now?"

Maybe it was due to the cozy atmosphere and being treated to a nice meal, but I felt like opening up a little.

"Don't tell anyone, but... to make ends meet, I've kinda been... prostituting myself for money—" I made the mistake of telling Koga while he was drinking water, so he spat a mouthful and drenched me.

"You— WHAT?!" Koga painfully coughed up a storm.

"Yeah, that's an appropriate reaction."

"You're not kidding? Why? Who else knows?" he fired off too many questions than I could keep up with.

"No one! You're the only one I told so far," I said while wiping my face.

My answer seemed to catch Koga off guard. The chopsticks in his hand which were reaching for the phoenix feet paused mid-air.

"No one, not even Mio... or Kana?" Koga asked.

That caught me off-guard. Koga was the first person I ever told. I hadn't confided in Kana yet. I for sure couldn't confide in Mio that I was selling myself for her sake either.

"Yeah... not even them." I nodded to confirm. "But it's fine! I'm making a lot of money and getting to have sex. As a succubus, that's—"

"It's not fine at all! Sure you might be a succubus, but you were human once. Isn't this humiliating for you?" Koga sounded a lot more heated about this than I was.

"I mean, obviously I don't want people close to me finding out. But humiliating? Not really. Sex is sex. Money is money."

Though, this was more a testament to how much of a succubus I had become. Human Saeko was long behind me now. Especially after meeting Kanae, who was closer to a succubus than I was and someone worth my admiration. And adoration.

I popped a shumai into my mouth and noticed Koga had both hands clenched on the table. A shadow fell over his eyes. The muscles all over his arms bulged with definition.

"Uh, Koga?" I called out worriedly.

"Saeko!" Koga shouted, his outburst startling me back.

"W-What?"

"Please, stop prostituting yourself. Come to me instead. I'll pay you for sex. Twice— er, three times as much as those men are paying you to make up for having less clients," he insisted.

My brain drew a blank.

"You... with me? I-I don't know... We ended things between us already, remember?" I reminded him and brushed a finger over the choker he gave to me.

"I know this is obviously selfish, but I can't stand the thought of you sleeping with strangers for money. Will you at least give it some thought? We can stop whenever you want, too. It gives me the peace of mind that I tried," Koga said.

Accepting the proposal would eliminate any need to find new clients if they dropped on me. Going with the same person over and over again also reduced the chances of running into past clients.

Ugh. I really wanted to take up Koga's offer. One part of me felt that this was wrong, the other...

"I know you said you've been making a lot of money, but... Are you sure you're able to keep paying for me?" I asked.

"Money isn't a problem. Believe me!" Koga said with extreme confidence.

"What if you aren't enough to satisfy me?"

"I won't stop you from turning to prostitution. This is entirely your choice after all. If it gets too bad, maybe we can screen people together for you to sleep with," he added.

This guy... how could he be so determined and sure of himself?

After all the dim sum I'd eaten, the longer I stared at Koga, the hungrier my other hunger became. I wanted to have sex. I wanted it so bad.

"Well, I guess we... can... trial you for now," I quipped.

"Really?! Is right now fine?" Koga asked.

I nodded, feeling the heat rise to my face and chest throbbing.

Check, please!" He beckoned for the waitress.

We went to Koga's place. I drove us there. His home was actually in the downtown area and sat above the candy store. It was the ultimatum his parents had given him: go to college, or take over the farm and candy store after high school.

A bored part-timer dude sat at the front counter. He scanned candy for children who had bought them with their allowances. They handed a stamp card over to receive the following stamp, a common marketing tactic to cultivate return customers. There were even gacha machines with toys from popular television shows.

Koga led me up the stairs where a short hallway led us to his home. The modest place had a combined kitchen and living room, a full bathroom, and two bedrooms— one of which was used as a storage, and he occupied the master bedroom. When he opened the door to his room, the thick scent of masculine musk and balled up jizz tissues blasted my nose. The tiny waste bin at the foot of his desk was full of them.

"So, yeah! I haven't done much with my place. Same old crib from high school. Here, check it out. This is how I've been making money." Koga turned on his PC and navigated to a brokerage website.

At first, I didn't know what I was looking at. However, a memory back when I entered my parents room resurfaced. All I knew was that a lot of zeros and green was good. Koga for sure didn't have or earned as much as my parents, but it was more than a guy out of college should have. I would never touch stocks even with a ten foot pole or if someone bankrolled me to play. It amounted to gambling, and I knew my luck.

"Alright," I relented. "Let's do it, because I've been horny all day and need an outlet before going back to school."

"Alright, fine. You don't have to tell me. In the meantime, can I use your shower? I'm not going home covered in cum." I pointed to my semen-drenched face.

"Feel free! I'll fix you up a quick snack and drink, too." Koga hurried out of bed, naked and dick swinging between his legs.

As I stood underneath running hot water, my sensitive body pulsed with fresh memories of how great the sex was. What was I going to tell Mio and Kana? I was supposed to bring the crafting supplies back, too...

When I got out of the shower and dried myself off with magic, I sniffed myself to make sure Koga's scent was gone. He had prepared cookies and coffee for me in the kitchen, and was looking like a puppy waiting for my reaction. What a stark contrast to how he was acting earlier.

"So... What do you think?" Koga asked.

I tensed up. About what?

"Th-The sex? I guess it was alright," I mumbled to myself.

"I meant the food!" Koga clarified and cleared his throat, making me go red in the face again. "But since we're on that... We can continue, right? The whole me paying you for sex from now on thing. Which reminds me! Let me go grab the money!"

He ran into his room and returned a moment later with a large stack of Yen bills. My jaw dropped, laying eyes onto the thick stack. Especially since he fetched it like a piece of candy. Fifteen bills of ten-thousand for a total of 150,000 Yen.

"As long as you keep it between us... Thanks..." I grabbed the money and wondered if I was dreaming.

When I descended from Koga's place and into the candy shop, the part-timer shot me a look like he knew exactly what went on. Something was thumping around upstairs, and I realized he must have heard everything down to the bed creaking. Today, the walk of shame was mine to tread.

On the drive back to campus, Koga sent me a flirtatious text about how much fun he had and hoped to do it again. I left him on read, too embarrassed to respond for now. Just so Mio didn't suspect anything, I also bought some super spicy chips from a konbini.

"What took you?" Mio asked once I got back.

Most of the crew had already gone home. Only Daichi, Mio, and a couple of members from the Painting Circle group-drawing the full moon.

"Sorry, guys! My car got a flat. Had to call a tow and get the tire changed at a shop. I have the stuff now though!" I said with my arms full of everything Koga had bought me at the store.

Seemingly doubtful, Mio sidled up right next to me and sniffed like a dog. I thought I was busted, but she snatched the bag of spicy chips from my hands and walked off.

"You were just sucking dick earlier, weren't you? That's why you took so long?" Mio glanced over her shoulder and smirked.

CRAP.

I made sure to scrub myself clean of Koga's scent, but I didn't do anything about my breath.

"You got me..." I sighed.

"Kehehe. I know you like the back of my hand. It's getting around time for me to get my fuck on, but I'll hafta settle on these for now," Mio said, tossing a handful of chips into her mouth.

It didn't look like Mio knew exactly who it was. This wouldn't be too bad if I wasn't taking money from him. More than likely, she could care less if Koga and I were screwing again. However, since this was a paid transaction, it would only lead to her finding out about our finances.

In the days leading up to Culture Day, I spent a lot of that time sneaking off to Koga's place to have sex with him, especially since my sex drive got wilder by the day. The amount of lust he had was higher than when we were in high school. I knew it was possible for the quality of a human's lust to change depending how into a succubus they were, but Koga was closing in on Kana and Hatsumi levels. Still not quite there. Though, it did scare me a little. The more I had sex with him, the less I was able to control myself.

Mio and I saw Hatsumi off to her company training camp with a kiss, some groping, and tears. Since it lasted an entire month, we would have very few opportunities to see each other until its completion.

Afterwards, we flew straight to campus for the fated day—

"It's Culture Day!" All of us who were part of our little alley shouted at the top of our lungs.

"Why are you here..." I asked Hana, who had joined us in celebration.

"Yeah, what the fuck? Don't you have your own Culture Day?" Mio put both hands on her hips.

"Uwahaha! I'm here because... Oh, who am I kidding? It's always work, work, work, work! I can't take it anymore! I just want to play around and cause mayhem, but nooooo. The student council prez has to do this, the student council prez has to act like this. Aaaaahhhhh! It's driving me insane! So, I charmed the student council to do all the work for me. Hehe." Hana rubbed her nose and puffed out her chest in arrogant pride.

We stared at the slacker in disbelief.

"Get back to your school!" Mio and I picked Hana up, and hurled her into the sky in the direction of Tsukiji High.

"You bastaaaaaaaaaaaards—"

"What are the chances she comes back?" I asked Mio.

"90%. Wanna bet cash on it?" Mio rubbed her greedy fingers together.

"Did... Did I just see something get thrown into orbit?" Casey asked on her way up to our alley.

Our roommate was dressed in a beautiful blue and white kimono. An ocean wave pattern decorated the dress.

"Probably just a gnat, but forget that. Damn girl! You look sexy!" Mio purred.

"Hehe. You think so? My senpai picked it out and helped me put it on. She said the blue matches my eyes. More importantly, my club's thing starts tomorrow. Do you two want to check out your kimonos right now?" Casey asked.

"I'm down! It's been a while since I wore one. We should take some pictures, too, since Kana couldn't come," I suggested to Mio's delight.

"Some sexy pics, you mean!" she amended my suggestion.

We followed after Casey to where the Traditional Fashion Club was set up, but the moment we began walking, my whole body tingled.

"Saeko!" Kana waved to me from across the field.

"Boyfriend's here!" Mio sprang into a sprint and tackled Kana with a hug.

However, it was the person next to Kana that gave me pause.

"Boyfriend?" Casey had a light switch on in her head. "Oh, right! You two are dating Kana. So, this is Kana! I can see why. He's kinda cute. But what about the buff stud next to him?"

Koga was with him. I turned back around to the alley that my club group formed. Dolce was staring my way. So, this was what she meant during the fortune reading.

"I thought you couldn't make it?" I asked Kana.

"Sorry for lying about not being able to come. I just wanted to surprise you guys. Also, look who I ran into! I couldn't believe my eyes until he showed me his old school ID." Kana gestured to Koga.

"Hi, Saeko! Long time no see." Koga smiled.