After separating from Suzuka, Haru immediately returned to the same bus stop. He waited for a while until his bus arrived to take him back home.
At this moment, Haru was sitting alone. Surprisingly enough, the bus was rather empty.
Haru wished the bus that carried him and Suzuka before was this empty. But of course, it was only his wishful thinking.
To kill his free time, Haru accessed his Status Board. He'd noticed that he'd gotten some EXP from completing menial tasks.
His EXP was filled by 0.3 points; 0.1 EXP after gathering information on the net this morning, another 0.1 from washing dishes, and the last 0.1 from escorting Suzuka. Still, he needed 49.7 EXP to level up.
If completing a chore/task rewards him with 0.1 EXP, he must complete almost 500 chores to achieve Level 6!
It was inefficient!
'I wonder how much defeating what the system considers as units will reward me with EXP. Too bad I can't just beat up random people for EXP. There is also no Quest Function there.'
Haru dismissed his Status Board and took out his flip-phone from his pocket, after which he surfed on the internet to pass the time.
Before long, the bus arrived at the stop near Haru's apartment. Haru then went to his apartment after exiting his bus.
"I'm home!" Haru announced his arrival after unlocking the door. He'd locked it when he left to escort Suzuka to Hakuo Academy.
Haru had no worry about Sora getting trapped here. After all, Sora also carried a duplicate key with her. Therefore, she could get off to safety if an earthquake or other disaster ever occurred.
Just like Japan in his past life, Japan in this alternate world often got hit by an earthquake. So, it was good to be more careful.
"Welcome home, Haru." Sora suddenly came from the direction of the kitchen and greeted him. She was still in her nightgown.
When Haru heard Sora's greeting, he felt warmth in his chest. He never received such a welcome in his past life because he lived alone, nor he had a family to welcome his arrival.
Haru quickly snapped out of his bliss-induced daze and looked at Sora. He noticed that her mood had improved after his departure. Simultaneously, he discovered that Sora had been eating before his arrival. Likely, she had been consuming her leftover breakfast. Her glistening lips because of food's grease and the smell of their breakfast were telling.
Haru's gaze lingered on Sora's glistening lips a bit longer than necessary. Then, his heart throbbed when he saw those enticing lips.
It had been years since their last kiss, or so the memory from assimilation told Haru. His body was longing for another intimate contact with Sora. It became a great urge that was hard to endure.
"Haru?"
Sora's call jolted Haru out of his daze. He then shook his head to clear his muddled mind and responded.
"Ah. Never mind that."
Sora gave Haru a doubtful gaze, apparently not entirely convinced by his answer.
Haru gave Sora a deadpan in return, and they started a staring contest. It continued for a short time until Haru's eyesight unconsciously trailed down to her luscious lips. Then, his gaze lowered to her beautiful neck and continued on until it arrived at her shallow yet still enticing cleavage.
Haru felt his throat become dry and unconsciously swallowed, creating a loud gulping sound.
In his past life, Haru never experienced sexual intimacy with his opposite sex. He had no time for it because his mental energy and stamina were poured to create a stable future. After all, it wasn't easy for orphans to build a stable future because of their stigma.
However, it didn't mean that Haru lacked interest in his opposite sex. He'd sampled JAV, watched Hentai, read Doujin, and did left hand aerobic. Thus, he could control his carnal urge and didn't fall into the temptation to be a sexual deviant.
Even so, Haru was still curious about the real thing.
In this new life, Haru had assimilated his predecessor's experience. And his predecessor was no virgin. What a surprise, or not!
Anyway, Haruka Kasugano had lost his virginity five years ago; his partner was Nao Yorihime. Therefore, Haru also had the memory and experience of having sex with Nao Yorihime.
But of course, it wasn't satisfying because Haru didn't experience it firsthand. It was only a secondhand experience, after all.
Because Haru was transfixed by Sora's enticing figure, he missed the glint of realization and then a sly gleam in Sora's eyes.
"Haru? Are you okay? Your face is red. Do you get a fever?"
Haru snapped out of his lust-induced daze when he heard Sora's concerned voice. When he looked up, he found that Sora's face had gotten so close in front of him. His body became stiff when Sora put her forehead on his. Their lips were so near that he could feel her warm breath on his face.
Sora stayed like that for a while, her eyes eager for something, and Haru wasn't dense enough to be oblivious of her want.
'Ugh… What should I do? Do it? Don't do it?'
Haru mentally struggled as he carefully weighed his options. In the end, he succumbed to the temptation.
'You know what? Fuck it!'
Haru suddenly grabbed Sora's face, lowered his face, and pressed his lips on hers. As if she was waiting for this, Sora immediately wrapped her slender arms around Haru's neck.
"Hrmmmgh~" Sora's chest rumbled as she purred in satisfaction. Simultaneously, Haru felt as if he had fallen into a trance after sensing a pleasant electric jolt spreading from his head to his toes.
Their lips overlapped. At first, it was a chaste kiss. But, soon, Sora licked Haru's lips, asking permission to access his mouth, and Haru unconsciously parted his lips. They began involving tongues in their kiss, wrestling for dominance as they pushed each other tongue to invade their kissing partner's mouth.
"Mmmmph~" Sora's moan was muffled by Haru's mouth; she unconsciously made that alluring voice when Haru's tongue brushed her sensitive palate.
At the same time, Sora tightened her embrace and pulled Haru's body closer. In return, Haru wrapped his arms around Sora's slender waist. He possessively held her in his embrace.
They immersed in their passionate kiss for a while before they finally pulled their heads back, breaking up their kiss.
"Hah! Hah! Ha-Haru…" With short and rough breath, Sora called out Haru's name with a coquettish voice. Her eyes were glazed over.
"Sora…" Haru called her, breathless.
"Haru. Let's do it… Let's become one…" Sora said without hesitation.
It was when Haru snapped out of his lust-induced daze. He was almost pushing off Sora's body but stopped himself at the last moment.
Haru stared into Sora's needy, glazed eyes. His eyes were regretful.
Although Haru also wanted to do it with Sora, he wasn't ready. No! That's not it!
Haru was always ready for discarding his V-Card. But, he wasn't prepared for the repercussion after the deed was done.
If Haru ever pushed Sora down, the fragile balance and harmony in his new family would surely crumble. He was aware of Suzuka's affection for him. It was so deep that he was uncertain of how she would react if she ever found out about him and Sora having sex.
But, Haru was sure of one thing: Suzuka would surely become devastated.
Haru wouldn't allow it. He wouldn't let either Sora and Suzuka become upset and sad. And he was aware of how unreasonable and unrealistic it was, but he couldn't accept other results.
It was a "do or die" situation.
Either Sora and Suzuka became his women, agreeing to share him. Or they kept the status quo that was preserved until this moment.
If you ask Haru's honest opinion, he preferred the former. But, let's put the digression aside.
"Sorry. Let's stop for now."
Sora was stunned. She looked at Haru with a wide-eyed, disbelieving expression. All traces of lust and passion evaporated from her lovely face.
"…Why?" Sora asked in an uncomprehending tone.
Haru opened his mouth, planning to answer Sora's inquiry. However, Sora overtook him after coming into a "realization."
"Suzuka, right? You want to stop because of that little bitch, right?"
Haru was stunned when Sora insulted Suzuka. A part of him was outraged, but he was at a loss for words because the one who insulted Suzuka was Sora.
"I hate you!" Sora raised her voice and tried to push Haru away. Her face contorted in hatred and grief.
However, Haru unconsciously tightened his arms around her slender waist. When he saw her expression, he felt like he shouldn't let her away.
"Release me, you asshole! I say, release me!"
Haru watched Sora struggling her way out of his embrace. Then, he pushed his lips on hers.
"Hmpft!" Sora tried to protect her lips by shaking her head to left and right, but she was unsuccessful in the end.
Haru successfully sealed her lips. He poured his love and passion for Sora in that kiss.
Although Sora struggled to break up their kiss, she succumbed in the end. She returned the kiss with a fiery passion, and at the same time, she vented out her grievance to Haru.
They stayed like that for some time, pouring their true feelings for each other, uncaring of what they were doing was a taboo.