When I woke up from my strange dream, it felt like a truck had run me over.
I was in a lot of pain in all my joints and also very sleepy, so I didn't get up right away.
I turned over on the other side of the bed, trying to find a way to make myself more comfortable or even try to get back to sleep for a few more minutes before the alarm went off. But when I turned over, I was faced with the innocent face of Asia Argento. She was sleeping next to me again, even though she had her own room.
At first, for the first few moments, I tried to resist, but it was impossible not to look at her body. She was wearing her usual cyan pajamas, which were so comfortable for her because they were a bit baggy. As she lay there, I could see part of her breasts. They weren't big or small, but rather modest, seemingly the perfect size to fit into the palm of my hand.
Asia seemed to sense my aura of perversion because she woke up a few seconds later.
Her green eyes met mine, and she offered me a small, innocent smile.
"Good morning, Leo~!" she said, hugging me tightly.
Even after I had decided to give my cloak to Rias instead of her in the Forest of Familiars, Asia didn't seem to be upset. Why wasn't she?
I remembered the messages I'd received at that moment.
[Some girls around you who like you didn't approve of your decision.]
[You lost 1 heart with Akeno Himejima.]
Akeno was the only one I lost hearts to, and there were three other girls there, which meant that Akeno was the only one who liked me. It was strange because I had the same number of hearts with Rias as I did when I first kissed Akeno.
Was this system confusing, or was I just too slow to notice anything?
Determined to get an answer, I grabbed Asia's shoulders as she hugged me and pulled her away a bit. This was difficult.
Asia immediately noticed that I was looking at her with a slightly more serious expression than usual. She looked at me and asked, looking a little confused:
"Leo? What's the matter? Don't you like it when I hug you?"
How could I ask the question I had in mind without sounding emotional, rushed, and without making it sound like a confession of love?
I took a moment to formulate the question in my mind.
"Asia..." I looked into her eyes without flinching and began.
"Yes?"
"Why weren't you upset when I gave my cloak to Rias yesterday? I think Akeno and Koneko were a little mad at me, but you're still normal."
"Um. Leo... even I would be, shall you say, upset?" Asia said with a slight blush on her face. "But remember what you said? I think it was, '... This is the least I can do for the person who gave me a second life. I'd be a little selfish if I got angry when what you did was actually to help someone else out of gratitude. God would be angry if I were jealous."
"Jealous? Why would you be jealous?"
"Because..." She was about to say when she finally realized that she had said much more than she had intended.
Asia put her hand to her mouth, and her face turned red like a tomato. She then put her hands to her face to hide it and cringed. However, as she made the move to shrink her body, one of her knees brushed against me and both she and I realized at that moment that my penis was so hard in my pants that it was almost sticking out.
Asia hadn't shown me anything, hadn't done anything. Yet I exploded. Was it the closeness of her cute reactions that made me so excited, or was it the dream I had about Rias?
"Le-le-leo? I-is that...?"
I put both hands between my legs, trying to hide the bulge. "It's not what you think, Asia. It's a rat, yes, a rat!"
Between you and me, I was a good liar most of the time, and it was this skill of deception that allowed me to reach eight levels as an explorer. However, when the pressure was on, I lied like a five-year-old. What else could I do? Admit to Asia that my penis was about to explode because I liked seeing her cheeks turn pink? That would practically be a confession, and if I was rejected, I could lose her forever.
Asia hid her face behind her hands, but that didn't stop me from seeing how embarrassed she was.
I wasn't sure how to react in a situation like this, so I started to get up to get out of bed and make Asia comfortable on her own. I placed one foot on the wooden floor of my room and was about to place the other when I felt a small hand grab my left wrist. I turned to see Asia staring at the bulge in my pants instead of my eyes.
"Leo, I know it's not a rat." She said as she stopped me from letting go.
"Asia..."
"I was raised in a church surrounded by nuns, but the Bible taught me to read the world and people." She continued. "There is no need to be ashamed. This is a natural reaction that happens every morning for men, right?"
I swallowed the saliva in my mouth and nodded.
"If it's natural, it's something from God, so can I try to help you with my magic?" Asia asked.
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NEXT CHAPTERS:
Chapter 29 - Vitality Healing (R-18)
Chapter 30 - Confused Mind of a Girl
Chapter 31 - Kitchen worktop (R-18)
Chapter 30 - Confused Mind of a Girl
Chapter 31 - Kitchen worktop (R-18)
Chapter 32 - Choice Point 3
Chapter 33 - Rias Gremory Virginity
Chapter 34 - Challenge
Chapter 35 - Raiser Phoenix, The Worst
Chapter 36 - Boosted Gear X Phoenix
Chapter 37 - Explo... sion?!
Chapter 38 - Devastation of Destruction
Chapter 39 - Gremory Mansion
Chapter 40 - System Update
Chapter 41 - Your chances? Very High! (R-18)
Chapter 42 - Asia Deep Throa... Khum! (R-18)
Chapter 43 - My First Time with a Nun (R-18)
Chapter 44 - Rhythms & Poses (R-18)
Chapter 44.5 - Asia Argento POV (R-18)