Fantasy Library.

Chapter 530 Was it deliberately concealed?
The quiet night slipped by unnoticed as some were busy with their research, while others were making breakthroughs and progressing rapidly.

In the undisturbed Asahi home, the warm atmosphere lingered in the bedroom, permeating the air.

Under these circumstances, Aize opened his eyes and slowly woke up before dawn.

Upon waking, the first thing that caught his eye was an unfamiliar ceiling.

This is not his room.

Aize instantly regained consciousness.

"call……"

Immediately afterwards, a warm breath blew from the side and touched his neck, making him feel itchy.

A delicate fragrance wafts from the tip of my nose, pleasant and refreshing.

He felt something soft and yielding in his arms, with an excellent touch, which made him subconsciously lower his head and look over.

The next second, a beautiful girl with animal ears came into Aize's view. She was still fast asleep, allowing Aize's memories to slowly awaken.

Yes……

"This is Miss Asahi's room..."

Last night, he didn't go back, but slept here, holding the priestess who had unfortunately fallen into the wolf's jaws, and drifted into a beautiful dream.

Recalling the enchanting moments of last night, Aize's lips unconsciously curled up, revealing an indescribable sense of ease and pride.

"I never expected happiness to come so suddenly..."

This is far more comfortable and pleasant than the previous lucky encounters with perverts; it goes far beyond what the word "blessing" can describe.

"Um... Mr. Aize..."

Just as Aize was savoring the memory, a murmur came from his arms.

Asatake Yoshino seemed to wake up at this time as usual, propping herself up from his arms while rubbing her eyes, looking sleepy.

"Good morning."

Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, Aize smiled and spoke.

Good morning~~~

Asagi Yoshino didn't seem to be fully awake yet, and as usual, she made a soft, weak sound.

But when she saw Aize lying beneath her, smiling, and the familiar bedroom scene around her, she finally froze.

Memories from last night began to return, crashing against her brain like waves, causing her to instinctively raise her hand and cover her mouth.

"I...I last night...?!"

The girl's incredulous words made Aize's smile deepen.

“You were very bold last night, which surprised me greatly.” Aize gave Asabu Yoshino a thumbs up and sincerely praised her, “Even I didn’t expect that the usually pure and aloof shrine maiden would become so greedy once the switch was turned on.”

This was indeed quite unexpected for Aize.

It's important to know that at the beginning, Aize was only driven by impulse, which led him to involuntarily take the girl's lips.

He originally thought that, given their previous relationship, this progress was already quite fast.

Unexpectedly, when he calmed down, Yoshino Asagi became completely immersed in the story.

What can Aize do?

We can only accept this gift from heaven.

"me……"

Asahi Yoshino's pretty face immediately turned bright red; she was so ashamed and indignant that she felt like she was going to die.

"No...it's not like that..."

She covered her face, looking ashamed to be seen, and even her ears and skin began to turn red.

Perhaps even Yoshino Asatake herself found it hard to believe that she had become like that...

"That...that's not me! That's definitely not me! I'm not like that...!"

Asahi Yoshino was almost in tears.

"Okay, okay, it's alright." Aize quickly grabbed Asagi Yoshino's hand, making her blush, and comforted her while admiring her face. "Although it was a bit unexpected, we're engaged now, and we agreed to get to know each other. So, things are progressing smoothly, right?"

"Mr. An Qing would be very happy if he knew."

"So, just accept it."

At least, that's how he is.

Thinking back to how much he had agonized over the engagement, Aize found it amusing.

How could she have imagined back then that she and Yoshino Asatake would develop to this point so quickly?

We agreed to give it a try, but this try turned out to be a huge success, it's just fate playing tricks on us.

Fortunately, I was the one who benefited. Last night, I enjoyed the priestess's gentleness and unusual boldness, and ate until my mouth was full of oil, leaving with a full load.

Now that things have come to this point, Aize has no intention of dwelling on it anymore; he will simply accept the arrangements of fate.

Ultimately, it was my own fault for not resisting the temptation, wasn't it?
Since that's the case, it's a mistake that every man in the world makes, so I'll just accept it.

Unfortunately, Yoshino Asatake was still emotionally distraught and didn't accept this reality as easily as Aize.

no way.

"You must think I'm a very easy person, right?" Asatake Yoshino said with tears in her eyes, "You were so resistant to the engagement before, but last night you were so proactive..."

Asahi felt ashamed and aggrieved by this.

"How could that be?" Seeing that Asahi Yoshino was really about to shed tears, Aize quickly said, "The past is the past, and the present is the present."

"While we wouldn't say we hated each other, we never considered spending our lives together, which is why things turned out that way, isn't it?"

“Now that we’ve shared joys and sorrows, fought side by side, fallen off a cliff together, and trained to become stronger together, we’re not as resistant to the marriage agreement as we were before, are we?”

"Times have changed, so why dwell on the past?"

To comfort the tearful girl in his arms, Aize used all his silver tongue, uttering sweet words he would never have said before.

"...Is this really okay?" Asagi Yoshino looked at Aize with a pitiful expression and said, "You really don't think I'm a promiscuous woman?"

"No way," Aize chuckled. "On the contrary, you made me very... um!"

Before he could finish speaking, Aize's mouth was covered.

"That wasn't me last night, don't mention it again!"

Asahi Yoshino blushed and glared at Aize, looking as if she would strangle him if he dared to mention last night again.

"Okay, I won't mention it anymore." Aize shook off Asagi Yoshino's hand, smiled at her, and said, "Then don't look like you're about to cry anymore. People who don't know better will think that I'm bullying you."

"You're the one who bullied me in the first place..." Asagi Yoshino said resentfully, "It's too much to suddenly kiss someone like that."

"The atmosphere was right, so I couldn't help myself..." Aize said somewhat awkwardly, "Besides, didn't you like it?"

Otherwise, she wouldn't have rushed over with teary eyes and asked for a kiss when she was about to stop.

"Because..." Asatake Yoshino wanted to defend herself, but didn't know what to say, so she could only blush and mutter, "Because I really didn't expect that kissing could be so comfortable..."

Upon hearing this, Aize almost got angry again because of the priestess's unexpectedly bold statement.

Who would have thought that Princess Suiori would say such a thing? Is she bold? Or frank?

Aize could only sigh at the previous sentence.

"As expected of the priestess."

This contrast is both deadly and dangerous.

"Don't call me Shrine Maiden," Yoshino Asagi protested, even whispering, "And don't call me Miss Asagi anymore." After all this, it felt really strange to be called that by Aizawa.

"Well..." Aize looked at the stunningly beautiful shrine maiden, chuckled, and said, "From now on, I'll call you Yoshino?"

"Yes." Asagi Yoshino nodded a little shyly and said, "That's what Dad, Mako, and Lady Murasame call me."

In other words, she hopes that Aize will call her that from now on.

"Then shouldn't you change how you address me?" Aize said, following Asagi Yoshino's words. "It's kind of awkward to always call me Mr. Aize."

“Then…” Asagi Yoshino looked at Aize and said cautiously, “Mr. Aize?”

"Why use honorifics?" Aize raised an eyebrow and said, "Just call me Aze, that's what everyone around me calls me."

His parents, his childhood friends, and even his maternal grandfather, Genjuro Kurama, all called him that.

"Ah, Aze?" Asagi Yoshino blushed again and quickly shook her head, saying, "This is too uncomfortable. I'll just call you Ze-san!"

"Not used to it? Then start getting used to it now!" Aize insisted, saying somewhat forcefully, "Although I am half Suizhi, I am still a Chinese at heart. I don't even feel comfortable when Mr. Anqing calls me Ai-kun. If you, Yoshino, also call me that, I will really be uncomfortable."

Aize prefers to be called by his name by people he is close to, and preferably without honorifics.

He wasn't really fond of the Japanese custom of adding honorifics after names.

"Or, why don't you call me something even more affectionate?" Seeing that Asahi Yoshino looked hesitant, Aize immediately said, "Where we're from, at this time of year, we can just call you baby, darling, or even husband."

"H-How could I possibly call you that!" Asatake Yoshino shook her head, her face flushed, and said, "No, I can't call you that!"

"How about we use Chinese instead of Japanese?"

"That's embarrassing too!"

"Or should I call you 'darling'? Isn't that what everyone calls each other here?"

"We're not married yet!"

"So what? My mom called my dad that before she got married too."

“W-What…!?”

Asahi Yoshino immediately looked shocked.

Mr. Aize's mother is the daughter of the Kurama family, right?
Is the Kurama family's daughter really that open-minded and daring?

"No, I still can't do it." Asagi Yoshino shook her head like a rattle drum. After hesitating and struggling for a while, she finally said, "Then I'll call you Azawa."

Aize immediately smiled.

"You said it yourself, so please don't use honorifics anymore, okay?"

Aize laughed heartily, making Asagi Yoshino feel deceived and want to shout that she had been tricked.

But soon, she fell into the trap of tenderness again.

"Yono?"

"Hmm... Ah, Aze."

"Yoshino."

“...Aze.”

"Yoshino."

"Aze."

"Yono!"

"Aze!"

For no apparent reason, the two started calling each other's names repeatedly, louder and louder, and with increasing joy.

Aize was one thing, but Asagi Yoshino genuinely felt happy calling him by his nickname.

In this country, calling someone of the opposite sex by their name is a way of showing intimacy.

As Asahi Yoshino kept calling Aize's name like this, she felt a real sense that their relationship had indeed broken through and changed, and she no longer felt confused as before.

The man in front of her had truly become someone she couldn't live without.

Having experienced this reality, Yoshino Asagi finally smiled and nestled naked into Aize's arms.

This is really tough on Aize.

Just as Aize couldn't help but turn over, causing Asagi Yoshino to gasp in surprise, an extremely anxious voice rang out in the room.

"Yono!"

Murasame appeared, calling out the name Asagi Yoshino.

"Yoshino! Have you found Master? Master is missing......"

Cong Yu, who had been speaking anxiously, suddenly lowered her voice and finally froze, motionless.

"Lord Cong Yu...?!"

Asahi Yoshino's eyes widened, and her face gradually flushed red.

"........."

Aize also froze, unable to move.

The two huddled together in bed, staring at Cong Yu who had suddenly appeared in the room, and fell into an indescribable silence.

"...I apologize for disturbing you."

Without saying a word, Cong Yu disappeared.

"ah!!!"

In the bedroom, Asahi Yoshino's mournful cries resounded, deafeningly loud.

…………

After a long while, everything returned to calm.

Aize and Asagi Yoshino were already dressed and sat side by side on the tatami mat, one pretending to be calm, the other blushing.

Cong Yu reappeared in the room, but with a face full of mockery.

"Gentlemen, aren't you going to say anything?"

Cong Yu's smile was so sly that Aize really wanted to punch her.

"What should I say?" Seeing that Asahi Yoshino was too embarrassed to speak, Aize rolled his eyes at Congyu and said, "Should I say thank you?"

“If Master wishes to thank us, we are not unwilling to accept it.” Cong Yu chuckled and said, “Master should indeed thank us for not coming back to disturb you last night.”

"Oh yeah, thanks a lot," Aize said with a forced smile. "Should I send you a red envelope?"

"That won't be necessary." Cong Yu finished teasing and said, "I just didn't expect Master to be with Yoshino... How could it be so sudden?"

There was absolutely no indication of this development beforehand!

"You didn't deliberately keep this from me, did you? That's so unfair!"

Cong Yu's words gradually turned into an accusation.

Aize really wanted to tell her that, not only was it her fault, but even he himself found it sudden.

But since things had already come to this, Aize didn't intend to explain anything further.

So he said, "Judging from how anxious you were just now, it wasn't just because I disappeared, was it?"

Upon hearing this, Cong Yu seemed to remember something, and her expression turned serious.

(End of this chapter)