It was a memory still fresh in Ryuichis mind. Itd been before he had regained his memories; while he was wandering around the city at night, he came across a beautiful woman. Ryuichi spoke to her as she walked alone, her eyes tinged with melancholy.
Yo. Whats a beautiful woman like you doing; walking glumly all by herself on this fine evening?
He was clearly hitting on her, plain and simple. For Ryuichi, a good night was a night where he could meet a beautiful woman and passionately make love to her in bed. So that day, Ryuichi was just looking for a woman who was willing to be his partner.
If you want, you and I could talk about it in that store over there?
Fufu, sounds good. I think Ill take your offer up and let all my woes out, just for the handsome man who called out to me on this lonely night.
The woman knew that having a talk was just a pretext of his, yet despite this, she still nodded in agreement.
Ryuichi brought the woman to his favorite bar, run by a high school student-slash-manager who let him do whatever he wanted.
In addition to having a space out front for customers to eat, the bar also had a private room in the back that was prepared forthosepurposes, which Ryuichi had used for his trysts many times.
In addition to having a space out front for customers to eat, the bar also had a private room in the back that was prepared for
those
purposes, which Ryuichi had used for his trysts many times.
Sup, boss. Do me a favor and get the beauty next to me a drink, will ya?
Youve got another one this time? Hey, you. I suggest you get out of here now. All he wants to do is fuck you up in bed.
Fufu, thank you for your concern. But today, I thought Id let his warmth soothe me.
Is that so? Then I wont say anything more.
The manager seemed to have sensed something in the woman and decided to let Ryuichi do what he wanted.
Since Ryuichi was a minor, he wasnt legally allowed to drink yet; despite this, he was about to ignore it and have a drink anyway when he noticed that the woman had downed several cups already. When Ryuichi saw her in high spirits, he brought her to the back room.
Ah
Ryuichi took the alluringly mature woman in his arms and carried her. She seemed surprised at first, but immediately, she put her hand on Ryuichis arm and let out a melancholy sigh.
Its been years now since my husband has passed awayso sometimes, I have nights like these where I cant help but feel lonely. I have a daughter, though, so when shes home, she eases that loneliness. But today, shes staying with a friend of hers.
I see. So you got lonely and decided to roam the streets at night.
I wasnt actually out trying to look for company, though. I was just going to have a quick drink and go home. But then, you found me.
The woman turned around and kissed Ryuichi on the lips. He was used to kissing, but the sudden kiss from her took him by surprise. However, not content with being outdone by her, Ryuichi firmly began to entwine his tongue with the womans.
Youre pretty good.
Yeah, well, Im pretty confident in my handling of women. Dont worry, Ill make sure you enjoy tonight.
They passionately continued kissing each other, then he pushed her body down on the bed. The womans body was as attractive as any college-aged woman Ryuichi had ever had relations with, though she was probably in her mid-thirties seeing as she had a daughter of her own.
I feel so secure in your arms. Youre a little rough, forceful even, but my body is telling me that it wants you to ravage it senseless.
Glad to hear it. Now then Oh, right. Why dont we exchange our names? I dont mind if you use an alias.
Right.
You mightve heard from the manager, but my name is Ryuichi. What about yours?
Im not scared or anything. I just thought you were creepy.
Thats even worse!
Her loud voice rattled his sleepy mind, making Ryuichi furrow his eyebrows.
Seriously, what happened between you two? Whyre you suddenly so close to each other?
I suppose you could say a lot of things happened between him and I.
And what are those things, hmm?
Shut up, you. Keep your nose out of this.
Ryuichi made a shooing gesture with his hand while Makoto laughed as he left the two. Makoto was truly a sucker for anything interesting happening around him, which made him particularly curious about Ryuichis changes, much to Ryuichis dismay.
Ryuichi was also wary of the girl standing next to him, because he never knew when she might let something spill from her mouth.
So? Need anything from me?
No, I didnt have any particular business. I just wanted to talk to you. Is that not allowed?
No, its fine.
It wouldve been easy for Ryuichi to turn her down for being a hassle, but he didnt want to make her sad, and he also didnt want to be seen as rude by everybody. Perhaps regaining his memories had made him a tad bit more timid than before, or perhaps hed just had a change of heart.
Are you worried about rumors popping up?
Surely you wouldnt want them either, wouldja?
Hmm, well, we dont really mind Right, girls?
With that, Shizuna turned her attention to her friends. The girls, whom he had only talked briefly with a while ago on his way back from the restroom, waved their hands energetically when Ryuichis eyes turned to them. Apparently, their encounter that day had produced positive results.
?
Suddenly, Ryuichi felt a gaze and turned his head to see Sohei, Shizunas childhood friend, staring at him. When their gazes met, he quickly looked away, but it seemed the fact that Ryuichi was talking to Shizuna like this was weighing on his mind.
Ah, is it Sohei-kun?
Yeah. He doesnt seem too happy to see you talking to somebody like me.
I wonder why. All Im doing is having a normal, regular conversation with you.
Ryuichi knew why. It was because there were a handful of people who knew how she was before and couldnt accept this new reality.
But in any case, he secretly glanced at Shizunas face without her noticing. In the manga, she would always be smiling when she looked at Sohei. Yet, the look on Shizunas face when she was looking at Sohei now seemed to be a mixture of resignation and disappointment.
Oh, right. Shishido-kun.
Yeah?
Can we exchange contact information?
And so, Shizuna grew yet another step closer to Ryuichi.
HamletJr's notes:
Thank you very much for the Ko-fi, kind stranger! A bonus chapter will be coming shortly after this one.