Chapter 135: Two sides
"Shit!"
Gray, sitting in one of the expensive restaurants, cursed to himself.
'I can hardly see anything from here!'
"Sir, refrain from swearing."
A waiter with a long twisted mustache showed his displeasure.
"This is the third warning in the last 15 minutes. One more and we will be forced to ask you to leave our establishment."
'Damn you, you old geezer.'
He didn't even come here for food, but they already wanted to kick him out!
"This is an intelligent place, not a pigsty. With that kind of behavior, you can go to the diner across the street."
The waiter's haughty words made Gray grit his teeth. He wished he could go there... but he couldn't. He had no choice but to sit in this extremely expensive restaurant.
All he could do now was stare nervously out the window of the diner across the street, covering himself with some kind of menu.
"Sir, take your order."
The waiter with the mustache hurried him along.
"Get lost, I'm busy."
The waiter left. But he was back in a minute.
"Sir, take your order."
"Get lost."
The waiter left again...and came back again a minute later.
"Sir, take your order."
"...I said get lost."
The waiter left and again,
"Sir, take your order."
"Get lost."
"Sir, take your order..."
"Get lost…"
"Sir, take your..."
"Get..."
The veins on Gray's face swelled, but this chain of offers and rejections continued unabated.
Thud!
In the end all he could do was hit the table and order the five most expensive dishes on the menu.
"Careful, Sir. If you damage the table, you'll have to pay for that too."
"Get the hell outta here."
'I hope I didn't miss anything.'
Gray turned to the window again... and nearly spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Why the fuck is she so close to him?!"
"Sir, you..."
***
Back to Rain and Evelyn.
"A cockroach?!"
A moment after screaming, Rain felt her warm breasts pressed against him.
"W-where is he...?"
With obvious panic in her voice, Evelyn asked, looking up at her past seat.
'Hell, is that even human speed?'
With barely a reaction, he glanced at Evelyn, who was as close to him as possible.
Rain could easily smell her scent from this distance.
'Mmm, beautiful.'
Fresh, slightly tart, with a slight floral bitterness... absolutely delicious.
He remembered that Evelyn had showered before he came in.
At the same time, his hand, as if responding to her panic, slid lightly off the couch, moving to her shoulder and beginning to stroke it.
"It's okay, I think he's gone."
"W-honestly...?"
"Yeah, look. There's nothing there."
Evelyn glanced in the direction of his finger and really found nothing there.
"I almost died."
She let out a sigh of relief. Though it was unexpected, she didn't doubt his words. This place looked shabby enough that it wouldn't be surprising to see swarms of cockroaches starting a turf war.
Hoping the situation was better in the kitchen, she turned to him.
"Thank you...ah."
Only then did she realize the sensitivity of her current position.
Her large breasts were still pressing against Rain, letting him feel every beat of her heart.
At that moment, her heartbeat quickened and her body tensed in his arms. Rain didn't pay any attention to it, pretending it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Are you okay, Evelyn?"
"Yeah...sorry..."
"I already told you, it's okay."
Smiling, Rain quickly brushed it off.
"...Then, if you don't mind, can I stay here a little longer? You know, that thing might come back..."
Evelyn asked, rubbing the ends of her dress. She still didn't seem to be fully recovered from what had happened.
'I don't mind, but...'
Riiip—
Even from here, Rain could hear the sound of the tearing menu in Gray's hands... and see the veins of anger on his uncovered face.
A moment later a waiter appeared, apparently demanding him to pay for the menu. Gray refused. The waiter left and soon returned with the manager.
Gray started to argue with them, waving his arms angrily, but eventually he had to pull out his wallet and pay for the torn menu.
Grinning at that, Rain turned back to Gray's mother beside him.
"Of course I don't mind, Evelyn. Use my body all you want."
"Sorry again..."
"What are you apologizing for? That reaction was quite normal and even cute."
Before she could argue it, he pointed to a nearby table.
"Look."
There were a couple of older ladies sitting there who had seen everything that had happened. They just grinned and smiled.
"Young people are so active these days."
"Haha, you don't understand anything. It's just the energy of youth."
"Oh... so when they finish this, they'll go home and do something more? Damn, I'm so jealous."
These old ladies were quite frank. And Evelyn seemed to sense their sincerity, too.
"No, no... you misunderstand, we're not in that kind of relationship... in fact I'm his..."
"It's okay, we understand!"
Taking the prerogative of her years, the old lady easily suppressed Evelyn and took the initiative in the conversation.
"At your age, it's quite normal to do such things. Just remember to use protection!"
Laughing, they turned away as they continued to discuss various obscene topics aloud, pushing Evelyn even further to her limit. Rain had to admit that he had underestimated their sincerity.
'It was a forbidden technique.'
Burning with shame, Evelyn closed her mouth and stared at the table, muttering "It's over, it's over...".
'But I'm grateful for it.'
Seizing the opportunity, Rain strengthened the position of his hand on her body, and with the other he scooped up the chocolate dessert with a spoon and brought it to her lips.
"Eat this, it'll help you come to your senses."
Without thinking long, Evelyn ate it.
'That's a good girl.'
So, he proceeded to feed her quietly until...
"You know, about what they said. Maybe we should give it a try?"
...!
"Oh, be careful not to choke."
Rain patted her back, who suddenly coughed. Finally, Evelyn managed to get through it.
"What are you talking about...!"
"Just kidding, just kidding, don't take it seriously."
Rain quickly brushed it off, turning their attention to dessert.
"Better try this."
Evelyn first looked angrily at Rain, then at the dessert in his hand, then back at Rain... eventually she leaned toward the dessert, beginning to eat it slowly.
"Mmm, you should eat more carefully."
Noticing that Evelyn's mouth was stained with chocolate chips, he wiped her lips with his finger before licking it. Evelyn froze at his blatant action, but soon decided that it hadn't crossed any boundaries.
Whoosh!
Rain closed the curtains on the window.
'Let his imagination do the rest.'
Rain was getting sick of Gray's stare at them, as if he had something here.
Didn't he realize that he was the third extra?
"Tsk, you tactless bastard."
"Rain?"
"Nothing, just remembered that cockroach again."
"Ah...!"
Her body tensed before she asked.
"Surely he's gone by now?"
"Sure. Forget about him."
The rest of their time was spent quietly, just the two of them, enjoying our time without any unnecessary interference.
Unfortunately, it was soon time to leave. Even these nighttime establishments did not operate without interruptions.
Rain paid for both of them, not forgetting to leave a nice tip for their waiter. This guy knows what he's doing.
"Thank you very much, Sir. I wish you both a pleasant stay."
They walked out of the diner to his low bow.
Rain wanted to tip the waiter who had previously pissed Gray off constantly right away as well... but given the current situation, he decided to do it later.
"Come on, Evelyn."
They walked a few streets before Evelyn opened her mouth again.
"By the way, Rain. I've been meaning to ask... you're not going to tell anyone about this Academy pass card situation, are you?"
Honestly, she was still worried about it. The Academy wouldn't let go of those who broke its rules, no matter how innocuous they were.
So if they found out about her actions...it would be hard to deal with.
"A pass card? What pass card?"
Rain only scratched his head as if he didn't know what she was talking about.
"...Nothing, just thinking about non-existent things. It happens to people my age sometimes."
When Rain, as if under a spell, forgot everything, Evelyn breathed a sigh of relief. One less problem to worry about.
A few streets passed by in this relaxed state.
"Ah, I almost forgot!"
Evelyn turned around abruptly, meeting Rain's eyes.
"Remember that in exchange for this dinner I promised to show you a really special place?"
"I'd rather have this place on your body..."
"What?"
"Nothing."
'Did I say that out loud? Damn.'
Evelyn blinked a couple times before shaking her head and dismissing those thoughts.
"Anyway, this place isn't far from here, so let's go."
Rain continued on his way with Evelyn, passing stores, bars, entertainment venues... and of course, Gray was still following them.
First hiding behind a magical lamppost, then behind a store sign or around the corner of a building.
It looked wildly ridiculous from the outside, but Rain had to commend Gray's concealment technique. It was really good.
The technique perfectly suppressed his internal energy and concealed his cultivation, making his presence so faint that it was easy to simply ignore him.
If it weren't for the Ring of Return, his name artifact, on his finger, Rain might not have even paid attention to him.
Not that you often pay attention to mere passersby, do you?
Therefore, most people didn't even pay attention to him as if he was nothing.