CH 24

Lately, I’ve had to return to Heath's house with him, but in preparation for tomorrow's raid, I decided to return to my own house for the first time after a long time. Heath also tagged along.

Once we were in the room, Heath hugged me from behind.

"I will definitely keep you safe tomorrow."

"...I've already realized that I'm weak and need to be protected, but tomorrow, I'll also do my best. I'll try not to drag you down, umm… that's why I will protect Heath too."

When I desperately told him how I felt, he put his hand on my chin and kissed my cheek.

In fact, since we became loversーーwe haven't connected our bodies even once.

The way Heath touches me is as if he was handling a fragile object, and he only kisses in a pampering way.

Tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle, so maybe this isn’t the time to be thinking about such things, but… there’s still a possibility that we may lose. To be honest, I'm terrified. I know I'm not going to die, but regardless of whether I'm able to log out, this might be the last time, so I want to sleep together at least once in a situation where other feelings are mutual.

"H-hey… Heath"

However, I've never madeーー such sexual advances to anyone, even before when my sex level was low. As I touched Heath's arm, I frantically searched for the right words.

"What is it?"

"Ah, well… that… uhh..."

"Are you scared?"

"...Yeah. That too."

"If so, you should call off your participation."

"I won't quit that!"

I have a buddy named Nachi, and I also know that Heath is relied on by everyone, including Mao. There's no way I'm going to call it off now because of my own discretion or fear.

"No, I mean… well"

"What's the matter?"

"I love you, Heath."

"ーーI also love you, Neji ."

"..."

"Neji?"

"...Why don't we go to bed?"

I mustered up my courage.

My voice was trembling, in addition to being a lower volume than I expected. I looked down in embarrassment, then blushed and glanced at Heath. Heath looked as if he had been caught off guard, which made me feel even more embarrassed. But soon, Heath smiled broadly.

"I want you, too. There's not a day that goes by that I don't want you."

Heath said and hugged me again.

Soon after that, we moved to the bed.

"Ah..."

It’s not necessarily because it's been a while since we've connected our bodies, but... Heath is gently easing my body. When he put a hickey by my collarbone, I felt a tingle in my body. Heath traced my left areola with his finger and sucked on the other. Soon my nipples were red and hard. My penis had long since become responsive just from getting my chest caressed.

My throat shuddered when Heath inserted his huge penis into me.

It was then that Heath caressed my cheek and made a gentle expression.

"I love you."

"Ugh, ah... me too. Ah, I love you too. I love Heath."

He went in deep all at once and proceeded to thrust himself to the base, and I struggled to breathe. Heath, who had grabbed my hip, burst into a smile a bit and then nodded a few times.

"Will you meet me even after logging out?"

"Yeah, ah... I want to be with Heath forever. I don't mean that I just want you to protect me, ah… ah"

"As lovers?"

"Yup."

"Me too."

"Ahhh!"

Heath began to move passionately. His hips gradually thrusted faster and faster, and the sound of our bodies colliding against each other began to echo. A tingle ran up my spine as he pounded on my sweet spot.

"Ah, uh coming! Aahh...!!"

The moment he thrust the hardest, I finished. At the same time, I realized that Heath had come inside me. I felt that having sex, when our feelings were mutual, had made my body melt into a puddle more than ever.

And so the day of the decisive battle arrived for us.

The four of us proceeded up the hill and made a final check of our equipment at the place where we had met up before. The other attacking players are also keeping watch around us.

Nachi whispered as he stood next to me.

"You got a hickey."

"!"

"This day might make it possible for us to finally log out, so have you exchanged real-life contacts properly?"

I looked at the smiling Nachi and nodded, turning bright red. Heath had told me his details yesterday.

After the final check of this and that, we decided to take down the mountain whale.

When I entered the party field, the scenario came up with the audio. As I listened to that, I steeled myself. As soon as the audio ended, Heath stepped forward and stalled the mountain whale with his sword. Mao was on stand-by ready with his gun. I casted the bard skills on their position, increasing their defense and attack power, and putting the enemy in a state of shock. Next to me, Nachi was using his recovery skills on the three of us.

As long as we don't rush it, even though it's the last boss, it's an opponent we can defeat. After all, it's an opponent we've faced for four hours and defeated in the past..!

"This is the finishing blow."

Mao informed us in a quiet voice and unleashed the final blow. Instantly, my vision turned white and I was swallowed by the light. I reflexively closed my eyelids and covered my eyes with my arm.

"ーーHave you regained consciousness!? Are you okay!? Can you hear me!?"

The next thing I knew, I had my IV drip arm over my eyes. A figure in a white coat peers at me as I blink a few times in a daze.

"... Ah ...perhaps I logged out..."

"I am glad, you're awake! Yes, yes! You're gonna be okay! You're in a hospital. You guys have successfully logged out on your own!"

The moment I heard that, all the strength vanished from my body. It seems that the strength I had inside the game had not been in me, to begin with.

Henceーーthe incident of us not being able to log out from the game, came to an end.