Chapter 276: B - What goes up must come down

It’s a peaceful morning like any other, and Hakuto, still half-asleep, is leisurely enjoying his breakfast.

The rest of the extended family is gathered around the table with him.

Silence reigns over the dining room when, all of a sudden, Chantal shoots to her feet.

"I have wonderful news to share with all of you!"

Everyone turns to her curiously.

Once she’s sure she has everyone’s attention, she continues.

"Hakuto and I have decided to seal our love once and for all by getting married!"

At those words, Irina spits out the milk she was drinking, while Claire nearly chokes on her croissant.

Only Shin and Kagura seem genuinely happy about the news.

"You and I are... WHAT?!" Hakuto blurts out, the last one to process her words through his sleepiness.

Chantal shoots him a murderous glare.

"Don’t play dumb! After what happened between us last night, you need to take responsibility! What kind of man are you?!"

"What exactly happened between you two last night...?" Claire asks.

She looks visibly annoyed, and the glare she gives Hakuto is even more threatening than Chantal’s.

Hakuto’s face turns bright red, and he starts nervously drumming his fingers on the table.

"I-It’s not what it looks like..." he mutters, trying to talk his way out of the situation.

What the hell am I supposed to tell them now...?

He thinks it over again and again, but on the spot, he can’t come up with a single excuse that sounds even remotely believable.

Not with Chantal sitting right there at the table with them.

"Hakuto brutally took my precious virginity! Oh, you should’ve seen him in the shower last night! He was like a sex-starved beast! Completely insatiable! He didn’t want it just once, or twice, but three times in a row! Clearly, his wild passion was driven by his immense love for me! That’s why marriage is the only logical outcome of our night of wild sex!"

Hakuto turns even redder, to the point that he looks like a tomato with hair.

Shin’s eyes fill with tears, moved by Chantal’s story.

He throws his arms around his son and pulls him into a warm hug.

"I’m so proud of you, son! I knew inviting Chantal here was the best idea! I always knew you had feelings for her. That’s why you hated her so much! Everyone knows there’s a fine line between love and hate!"

Irina remains completely silent the entire time.

She doesn’t say a word, but her imagination runs wild.

Her mouth almost waters as she pictures the passionate scenes between Hakuto and Chantal.

After all, whenever she and Chantal bathe together, she gets to see Chantal completely naked.

And Hakuto sleeps next to her wearing nothing but shorts.

For her perverted succubus mind, it only takes a moment to put the pieces together and recreate those scenes in every last detail.

"I-I’m... going to get ready for school!" Claire blurts out, jumping to her feet and rushing out of the dining room.

Her face is almost as red as Hakuto’s, a mix of embarrassment and anger.

S-Stupid Hakuto... I was almost starting to change my mind about you, and it turns out you’re the king of perverts!

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

"So? When’s the wedding?" Kagura asks, taking a bite of her croissant.

As she does, she licks some cream off her lip in a rather suggestive way and flashes Hakuto a teasing little smile.

She may be a wealthy, refined, elegant woman, but she’s still a succubus. And talking about certain subjects inevitably stirs her natural instincts.

Hakuto sighs and lowers his head in complete resignation.

I knew I should’ve kept my hormones under control... Of all the girls I could’ve done it with... why did it have to be Chantal...?! I’m such an idiot...

"On a more serious note, there’s something I need your help with," Hakuto says, turning to Shin and Kagura.

"Of course, just tell us. Your father and I will be more than happy to help you with the wedding preparations."

"That’s not it..." Hakuto grumbles, rolling his eyes before immediately turning serious again.

"I want you to teach me how to resist Charming Magic."

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"H-Hakuto... I’m all yours, Hakuto... aaaaah... take me, Hakuto... aaaaah...!"

Aoi Kuze’s moans echo through the luxury suite of the five-star hotel where she’s staying.

She’s lying on the bed, completely naked with her legs spread wide.

She squeezes one of her breasts tightly with one hand, while gripping a huge dildo with the other.

She’s been thrusting it inside herself so intensely and for so long that she’s soaked the sheet beneath her.

"H-Hakuto... fuck me... aaaah... yes, just like that..."

That night, Aoi couldn’t sleep at all.

The image of Hakuto’s face just inches away from her pussy is still burned into her mind.

Ever since then, she hasn’t stopped fantasizing about how the rest of that evening might have gone if only they’d been alone in that private room.

She imagines Hakuto’s tongue licking between her thighs, then slowly making its way up to her enormous breasts.

In her mind, the scenes of Hakuto fucking her on the restaurant table are so vivid they almost feel real.

Another orgasm hits her, making the pool of fluids soaking the sheets beneath her spread even farther.

It’s almost dawn now. The night had barely begun when she started masturbating while thinking about Hakuto.

And yet, even after pleasuring herself for hours, her desire hasn’t eased in the slightest.

If anything, it’s only grown stronger.

Suddenly, her phone rings.

It’s a call from Masato Rōga.

"B-Boss... what is it?" Aoi answers, breathless, her voice trembling.

"Aren’t you the one who has something to tell me?"

"R-Right..."

The night before, Aoi had told Masato she had important information and asked him to call her back.

But after getting swept up in uncontrollable arousal, she had completely forgotten about it.

"...I tracked down the two hybrids. Looks like Itsu’s report was accurate... A-And just like you ordered, I managed to earn their trust pretty easily... At this point... i-it’ll be a piece of cake to lead them anywhere you want without raising the slightest suspicion..."

"In just a few days, you’ve accomplished more than my men have in all these years. Impressive work, Aoi."

"T-Thank you, Boss... So, what do we do now?"

"I’ll explain how we’re going to proceed in person. I’m leaving for Ashiya today. I’ll contact you again as soon as I get there. Until then, don’t do anything on your own. Understood?"

"Y-Yes, Boss..."

"Good."

Masato ends the call, then turns his attention back to the poker game he’s playing against Lisander Valakis, boss of the Inagawa-kai yakuza syndicate.

"Looks like you’re about to add even more to what you already owe me," Masato remarks, eyeing the cards with satisfaction.

On the table are the queen, king, and ace of spades, along with the ace of clubs and the two of diamonds.

In his hand are the two remaining aces.

"Who knows? Maybe your luck has finally run out."

Masato slams his four aces onto the table and rises to his feet.

"I’ve lost track of how much you owe me by now. Work out when and how you’re going to pay with my brother Genzo—and don’t try anything funny, or I really will declare war on you," Masato says, his tone openly threatening.

"So you really intend to handle this personally? That’s not very boss-like."

"Why should I send my men to die for nothing when I can settle this myself in an instant? See you around, Lisander."

With that, Masato heads for the exit.

"I doubt we’ll be seeing each other again, Masato..." the vampire murmurs under his breath, staring at the cards in his hand.

The ten and jack of spades.

Together with the cards on the table, they make a royal flush.

A hand that beats Masato’s four aces.

"...Unfortunately, it looks like your luck really has run out, Masato Rōga..."