Opening the door to the kitchen I saw a very tired and hungover-looking auntie Hana sitting at the small low table, a glass of water in front of her. On seeing , she brightened montarily, before gagging, her pallor green.
“Ugh…” she muttered, taking a sip of her water. “I feel dreadful. Anyway, good morning, Aki. Did you sleep well?”
I suppose I should heal her. I’ve already done mom when she woke up. “Yeah, not bad. It’s a bit odd being over at your ho, it’s been a really long ti. Still, I stayed over plenty as a child.” I reached out and put my hand on her head. She shivered at my touch, looking surprised, but then her eyes widened as her hangover started diminishing rapidly. Though as a side effect, she began to sweat heavily, the toxins flushed out.
“That really is incredible. I still find it hard to believe.” She said, after I finished fixing her hangover. “I wonder if I could learn that, it seems very useful.”
I shrugged. “Who knows? Maybe if you work hard. As for being useful, it is, although the downside is I find it near-impossible to get drunk now. I’m not sure how Shaeula manages it.”
“Shaeula, huh?” a complicated expression crossed her features, and I winced, realising I had touched on a difficult subject. Seeing my displeasure, auntie sighed. “Don’t pull that face, little Aki. I promised to be open-minded, rember? As long as my Eri is happy, that’s all that matters.”
“She will be. You have my word!” I promised. “By the way, is Eri ho yet?” Since our house was full of girls, including a few from our school, it seed, mom and father ended up staying the night here. Mom was already up, and I had healed her hangover, leaving mom marvelling at the ease of it, just like auntie had. As for father and uncle…
“Yes, she’s in her room, she got ho a little while ago. I think she’s very excited for today. So, I hope you have sothing nice planned? I’d hate for you to disappoint her!”
“Don’t worry auntie, when I accepted her confession I made a vow that she’d never regret it. The sa… the sa when I accepted Shaeula. If I’m ten tis as great as any other guy, then even sharing they get five hundred percent of joy each, right?” I joked.
“That’s a little arrogant, Aki. Still… I hope you can manage it. And also, I’ve told you, call mother-in-law.”
“Fine. Sorry, mother-in-law Hana. It’s just all still a little strange to . Anyway, I was hoping for a favour. I want to take Eri out later, so I was hoping you could pack a decent picnic basket for us? I’ll also need a few other bits and pieces.” I listed them out, and she smiled, guessing my intent. “You can get mom to help, I fixed her hangover earlier.”
“I see. And what about Junpei and your father?” she asked, and at that I shrugged, smiling a touch maliciously.
“Well, father and uncle … I an father-in-law, I guess… they can recover on their own. After all, a man should be resolute, and take responsibility for their own actions, right?” I quoted my father’s own words, justifying my decision.
“Oh my, Aki, when did you get so cunning?” Hana chuckled. “But I do understand. They put you through the wringer last night. By the way, Eri doesn’t need any presents, just your company, but… I trust you did get her so birthday presents?”
Well, she’s already had the Boundary ones, but… I nodded. “I have, of course. What’s the point of money if you can’t use it to treat your loved ones? I’m just nipping ho to get them. I’ll leave the other preparations to you.”
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Knocking on the door to Eri’s room, I spoke. “I’m coming in.”
“All right.” Eri replied, and as I slid open the door, I saw my smiling fiancée waiting for , sitting on her bed.
“Happy birthday Eri.” I said then, and I produced my first gift, handing her a small, prettily wrapped box. She took it with her delicate hands, her fingers touching mine intimately, before she leaned in and kissed greedily, our tongues tangling lasciviously. As we parted, a thin strand of moisture connecting us briefly, her breath coming fast and her face flushed, she giggled.
“I dread of this. Spending birthdays together again. I don’t know why I was so worried about things last night. My opponent doesn’t matter, I know you love , and want to spend ti with !”
“I sure do!” I said, looking around her room. It had been a few years since I had last been in here, but it looked largely the sa, apart from one significant difference. The room which had been bare and had few possessions, due to the poverty the Mori’s laboured under, was now full of clothes and other personal items. I smiled to see it. The old saying that ‘it’s better to give than to receive’ is true. I feel warm inside when I see all the stuff Eri has now. She’s a good girl, and deserves the best. Besides… as I watched Eri carefully removing the wrapping around the box, I thought of Shaeula. Eri would have to match her royal taste for extravagance going forwards.
“I wonder what this is…” Eri looked at the small, carved wooden case she had unveiled. “Is it jewellery, or…” as she opened the lid, revealing a plush, velvet-lined interior, she gasped. “It’s beautiful. But… isn’t it expensive? Do I need this?”
I pulled her into a hug, silencing her reflexive protests. “Of course you do. But really, it’s not a case of whether you need it, it’s whether I want you to have it. Which I do. Besides, your fiancé is quite the important man nowadays.” I boasted, though I was mostly joking. “And you’ll have to accompany to a lot of places to et a lot of important people. So you’ll definitely need to look the part. Though you’ve already got beauty that outshines them all.” I praised her, and she blushed, hot in my arms. “I didn’t feel comfortable buying you dresses, but a watch… that I can manage. This is a good one too, you won’t feel sha wearing it in any company. It’s a Patek Phillipe.”
“But… what happens if I lose it, or soone tries to steal it…” Eri’s poverty mindset was hard to shake, even now.
“Well, if you lose it, I’d be sad, since it’s a birthday gift full of my love… but I wouldn’t hate you for it. And steal it? Eri, you forget, you are strong now. Anyone who tries to mug you will regret it!”
“Oh yeah… right.” Eri giggled, realisation in her eyes. Putting the watch around her wrist, she admired the sleek silvery colour and delicate engraving and jewels that gave it a cool, elegant yet expensive look. “I love it. Thanks.” we kissed again.
“I also have another present.” I blushed myself now. I found it hard to believe I’d managed to buy these, and to be honest, if it wasn’t for Shaeula accompanying , I’d never have found the bravery to venture into this store alone. Still, fortune favours the bold, right? Handing her the bag, I grinned. “The girls did say you’d appreciate more adult gifts, so here you go!”
“I’m a little nervous all of a sudden…” Eri said, opening the bag and peering inside. On seeing the contents, her eyes widened. “Really? I’m… well I’m surprised.” Eri was burning red, mirroring my complexion. Still, there was a hint of interest in her eyes as well. Pulling out the first of the matching sets of what was expensive silk and lace underwear, she eyed the sheer black panties and matching bra curiously. “They are very pretty, but… I think this is more a present for you, rather than , right?” she giggled.
“Well, I can’t deny I want to see my fiancée in beautiful underwear. Don’t get wrong, your normal clean look is fine, but…” Sotis a man wants to see his beloved looking sexy.
“I see. I get it.” She nodded, seeing more underwear in blue, red, green and other shades. At one particularly risqué piece, she let out a little squeak of shock. “So… any worries I might have had you didn’t desire have just vanished.” She smiled shyly. “Though I think most of these are for use in private. I’d feel scared to wear a lot of these under a skirt or light shirt.”
“Well, so of them are designed that way to be worn under the sort of expensive dresses you would wear to high-class parties. They aren’t all my fetish.” I grinned, pleased at her adorably embarrassed yet accepting reaction. As I did so it was as if I could see wisps of blue darkness drifting off her for a mont before they vanished. I blinked a few tis, but they didn’t reappear. I wonder if her Dark Temptress class is reacting to her emotions? She looks even more charming than ever.
“I see. That makes sense.” Eri agreed, looking at one backless bra, eyes distant, perhaps imagining wearing such a dress. Shaking her head, she put them down on her bed, before grinning at impishly. “So, I’m going to try so of my gifts on. Can you wait outside a minute?”
“You don’t want to see you change?” I asked, surprised. After all, it isn’t like I haven’t seen her naked before.
“It’ll ruin the surprise. Go on, shoo, shoo!” she waved out of the room, so, despite my curiosity, I let her usher out. I then spent what seed like an eternity waiting, but was likely no more than ten minutes, before she called back in. I opened the door, stepped inside, closed it behind , and then paused, shocked. Really? That’s… a curious choice.
“You like it?” Eri asked, twirling around, her short, blue-chequered skirt flapping up, showing off her pale thighs that peeked out.
“I like whatever you wear.” I admitted. “But our school uniform? That seems an… interesting… choice.”
“You think?” Eri asked . She was wearing dark knee-socks, our schools’ blue skirt, a white shirt with a blue ribbon, and a blue blazer with gold trim, and our school badge on her chest. “I thought I’ll only be wearing this uniform for a few more months, so… besides…” she blushed again. “… I heard that guys find stuff like school uniforms irresistible. I just wish ours was cuter, like the one Fukumoto-san wears. The sailor-types are pretty.”
“Just where did you hear that?” I asked. Well, it’s not like she’s wrong, but still…
“It’s a secret between girls. I’ve sworn not to say.” Still blushing, she smiled. “So…” she glanced towards her bed. “… did you want to… well, you know.”
In Eri’s room? That’d be… fresh. “Of course.” I grinned like a wolf, hungry and eager. “It’s your birthday after all. It’d be wrong not to!”
“In that case…” Eri lifted up the hem of her skirt, and I could see she was wearing so of the underwear I had bought her, the sheer black fabric and low cut revealing her slit clearly, her thin and well-grood pubic hair around it. The fabric was already a little damp, she must have been thinking of what was to co while she was changing. “… co and eat this schoolgirl up! Maybe I’ve been a bad girl, and senpai needs to punish ?” she tugged at her ribbon, casting it to the ground, and unbuttoned the top part of her shirt, revealing her cleavage held in the lacy black bra that matched the panties.
“Yeah, I can see it too.” I grinned, Saturn in focus, crystal clear and pinpoint sharp. “Still, my stats are obscenely high compared to yours, so I reckon I can probably even see Uranus or Neptune if we can find it in the sky. I know it isn’t a planet anymore, but how about Pluto?”
“Lucky!” Eri pouted jealously, nudging aside. She was also pretty drunk, I’d have to purge her with Ether Healing before we descended the mountain.
“In ti, we might even be able to see the planets with our naked eyes. If I concentrate I can really improve my vision, working like crude binoculars. It’s a talent worth learning.”
“Right.” Eri nodded. “I have a lot to learn.” After a comfortable while of silence, she turned away from the telescope, back to , and she hugged close. “Thanks. I know it’s past midnight so my birthday is over, but… how about one late gift?” I followed her gaze.
“Outdoors? You’ve got so very bold, my lewd little Eri.” I joked.
“There’s no-one else around. Besides, I need to keep my place as first wife. Otherwise… well, Shaeula might not try and overthrow … but there’ll be many rivals.”
“There won’t be, I promise…” I stopped as she pushed a finger against my lips.
“Hush, my dense little Akio. Just trust on this.” She sighed, though her expression was resolute. “But I believe in myself now. I do. I’ll be so amazing, you’ll love so much I’ll have nothing to… ouch!” she moaned as I bit her finger. As she withdrew it I silenced her mouth with my own, and we fell onto the blankets, scattering dishes and empty cans everywhere, locked in a close embrace…
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