Chapter 35: Night's... Fair Sashimi, Essence Consommé, and Supreme Bliss!
"However~ No matter what method you use, the premise is that you have the guts."
Hands tied, body leaning against the foot of the bed, Kagarino Kirie wore a disdainful smile.
She maintained that lofty attitude, speaking sharply again,
"Or are you afraid to do anything, just putting on a show to scare people?"
"I don't dislike stubborn fellows, because after 'subduing' them, the resulting contrast is very interesting."
"Who will win isn't certain yet, Luke-san."
"Towards ordinary guests, I wouldn't do these things. Kirie-san is a special case tonight; after all, I don't want to see you clashing with the members of the 'Scarlet Devil Mansion' in the restaurant. As for the 'blacklist' method you mentioned... how to put it, I actually have no intention of blacklisting Kirie-san."
Hearing these words, the smile on Kagarino Kirie's face widened.
"Sure enough, Luke-san is also very interested in me. We admire each other, isn't this precisely a kind of fate? If you are willing to become my exclusive cook, everything I possess can be yours, how about it?"
"My interests differ somewhat from Kirie-san's... Therefore, I cannot accept this proposal. However, on this night, I can become the exclusive cook you speak of."
"Is that so?"
While Kagarino Kirie felt puzzled, Luke untied the towel binding her.
The moment her hands were freed, Kirie experienced a brief sense of weightlessness.
Her entire body was lifted, then tossed somewhat roughly onto the bed.
The soft touch made Kirie feel exceptionally comfortable.
Understanding something, she gently lifted the hem of her beautiful black formal dress with her hand.
The girl's fair, jade-like slender legs were displayed without reservation.
"Luke-san, I will make you fall for me."
As long as this night is enough.
Luke's lips curved upwards as he leaned over the bedside.
The two locked eyes, seeing the reflection of the other's face in each other's pupils.
The girl's captivating beauty and silver hair seemed to sparkle in the mirror.
Slowly raising his left hand, Luke gently touched the girl's cheek.
Unlike the warmth of a human body, it was slightly cool.
Like the wind on a summer night, carrying away some heat, drifting far away.
But Kirie was nearby, unable to go anywhere.
Her cherry-colored lips pursed slightly, her pink cheeks flushed red.
That wasn't shyness, but the passion of a vampire.
"Don't you regret it, Luke."
"I believe those are my lines."
Luke leaned forward, pressing down.
The so-called act of the night was undoubtedly like preparing cuisine.
Like making sashimi, the tender, white raw material needed prior patting and pressing.
Then, the accompanying essence consommé was even more exquisite.
Because after the intense taste stimulation, it was needed to dilute that fiery emotion, to feel another kind of passion.
[Ah ah? Love Love???]
The parrot downstairs heard the cry.
Repeating lines it couldn't understand.
Until silence fell overhead.
A few hours later, in the second-floor bedroom.
Luke sat up and took a sip of the cold tea placed on the windowsill cabinet.
He turned to look beside him.
"Want to take a bath?"
"..."
"Kirie?"
"I have no strength left... you figure it out..."
Luke picked her up and walked towards the bathroom.
After a simple wash, he carried the vampire girl back to the room again.
But this time it wasn't the master bedroom, but the secondary bedroom which was usually unused and generally uninhabited.
The bed here was clean, tidy, with nothing strange.
"I'm going to sleep... feel so tired..."
"That won't do. What I did before was just a warm-up."
"Eh? Just a warm-up? No, wait, wait..."
As Luke wrapped his arms around Kirie's slender waist, there was movement outside the door.
The parrot also shouted downstairs.
[Suspicious! Thump-thump! Thump-thump!]
Although youkai would pass by the restaurant surroundings, once the residents of 'Gensokyo' knew Luke was operating it, they wouldn't cause trouble.
So the current situation was somewhat special.
"Luke, aren't you going outside to check?"
"I need to take a look..."
"I can sleep for a bit too..."
Kirie wrapped herself in the quilt and immediately fell onto the pillow.
Luke didn't continue doing anything else, but changed his clothes somewhat unhappily and went outside.
Just as he opened the main door of the restaurant, he saw a panicked figure in the darkness of the night.
However, that person's movements were quite agile.
Even traversing the complex woods, they didn't bump into tree trunks.
Luke intended to call out to the person.
"Hey, you..."
Thump!
Hearing his voice, that person had an intimate encounter with a tree trunk.
Before Luke could rush over, the person immediately got up, swayed, and flew deeper into the woods.
Faced with such a strange situation, Luke intended to investigate further.
"What on earth is she doing..."
Luke murmured doubtfully.
Because the figure he saw just now was the youkai nicknamed 'little Night Sparrow'—Mystia Lorelei.
At the same time, Mystia was also the owner of the somewhat popular Night Sparrow Diner/Mystia's Izakaya.
From another perspective, the two were also peers.
And facing a peer who might have encountered problems, Luke ultimately followed.
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