Looking at Ryuji's back as he gradually disappeared uhe moonlight, Mei Mei's heartbeat began to return to normal.

  "Huh!" She exhaled lightly.

  "What's this strange feeling?"

  She had always heard people talk about this feeling, but she had never experie herself. After all, for Mei Mei, nothing in the world had ever been more important than money. Love? It was a luxury she didn't think she needed.

  But now…

  "This isn't too bad." She smiled to herself.

  As Ryuji's figure pletely disappeared from view, Mei Mei hummed a little tune, her steps light as she walked away.

  ---

  Meanwhile, Ryuji, on his way to Yukino's pce, began cheg out the alents he had triggered from Mei Mei and Utahime.

  "Let's see what we got," he muttered to himself, curious about the entries.

  First up, the goldery he had triggered from Mei Mei.

  "Goldery: Bckbird Manipution!"

  "Hm, a teique?" Ryuji thought. Bckbird Manipution was Mei Mei's signature teique, she could trol birds, share their vision, and evehem on suicide missions using her ultimate attack, Kamikaze.

  It owerful move, no doubt, but it had its limitations. The crows used in Kamikaze were carefully nurtured with cursed energy, and eae lost was a signifit blow to her resources.

  For Ryuji, though? He didn't in the same way.

  He already had teiques far more destructive than Kamikaze. Between his space-dist abilities and his deadly spellcasting, he didn't firepower.

  But still, Bckbird Manipution had its perks. It wasn't just about bat, the ability to trol birds could e in handy for reaissand surveilnbsp;

  "Eh, let's load it," he decided. It wasn't a bad ability to have on hand, especially as an auxiliary tool.

  As he loaded the ability, Ryuji could immediately feel the e. With a simple thought, he could sehe birds in the sky, ready to be trolled by his cursed energy. To test it out, he raised his hand, pulling a small sparrow toward him.

  "Squeak!"

  The bird nded gently on his hand, and with a flick of his cursed energy, he could see through its eyes.

  "Not bad at all," Ryuji smiled, releasing the bird aing it fly off. The ability would definitely be useful iain situations, even if it wasn't a game-ger.

  , he checked the purple entry from Utahime.

  "Purple Entry: Solo Forbidden Area!"

  "Hm?" He was a bit surprised. Aeique, this time from Utahime. Solo Forbidden Area was her support ability, increasing the cursed energy of ahin a certain range.

  "Only purple, huh?"

  Ryuji wasn't too surprised. While useful, the teique didn't have mubat utility. It was a solid support ability, but pared to Mei Mei's Bckbird Manipution, it felt somewhat g.

  And then, there was one more issue.

  "If I remember correctly, to use Solo Forbiddeo the maximum output you have to… dance, right?"

  He couldn't help but frown. Utahime's teique required a performanot unlike Principal Gakuganji's use of aric guitar to activate his ability. But the thought of himself dang to activate a teique? That was a hard no.

  "Yeah, no thanks," Ryuji muttered. "Depose. I'm not about to start dang in the middle of a battle."

  With a thought, the purple entry disied. As useful as it might be for a support sorcerer, Ryuji wasn't willing to use a teique that required dang.

  "Let's check the stats." He opened up his internal status window.

  ---

  "[Talery system]

  Host: Ryuji Hoshino

  Bloodline: Human

  Loaded entries: Soul Dev [Red], Yin-Yang Eyes [Gold], Presence cealment [Gold],Tranquility [Gold], Reverse Cursed Teique [Gold], Motrag Physique [Gold], Third Dimension, Dreamwalker [Gold], Physical Strengthening [Gold], Cursed Speech [Gold], Shadoution [Gold], Domain Expansion- Malevolent Shrine [Gold], Bckbird Manipution [Gold], Iron Fist [Purple].

  Points: 77,120!"

  ---

  Ryuji smiled, satisfied with the list. "Two more triggered purple entries, and I'll get a free pull for another purple entry."

  While purple entries weren't usually game-ging for him, the ones granted by the system were different. So far, the ones he had gotten from people weren't too impressive, but the system ohose had real potential.

  "Well, all in all, tonight's beey good," Ryuji muttered. Not only had he fed on multiple special-grade cursed spirits, but he had also picked up two ries. His strength was steadily growing.

  Humming a tune, he tinued on his way to Yukino's house.

  ---

  Meanwhile, at her home, Yukino was quietly preparing for bed. She g the time, then sighed softly.

  "I don't think he's ing."

  Dressed and ready for the night, Yukino sat down, feeling a little disappointed. She had been hoping Ryuji would stop by, but she didn't want to be a burden. After all, Ryuji was out there doing important work, battling cursed spirits and proteg others.

  "I hope he's safe," she whispered. More than anything, she was worried about him. What if something happeo him? What if he got injured? Her mind was filled with , but she didn't want to call or disturb him while he was w.

  "If it's Ryuji, he'll be okay," she reassured herself.

  Suddenly, a familiar voice broke her thoughts.

  "What's wrong?"

  Startled, Yukino looked up, sing the room. "Ryuji?!"

  She turoward the door, but it was still closed. That's when she heard a noise from the baly.

  "Over here!" Ryuji's voice came again, and Yukino spotted him leaning casually against the baly railing, waving with a smile.

  "Ryuji!" Yukino's face lit up with joy. She couldn't help but ugh as she rushed over. "Since when do you sneak into people's houses from the baly?"

  Ryuji shrugged, fshing his usual carefree grin. "Didn't want to wake you up if you were asleep. Figured this way was quieter."

  His tone was light, but Yukino's heart warmed at the thought. He was always so siderate, even when he pretended not to be.

  "If I had been asleep, would you have just left?" Yukino asked curiously, tilting her head slightly.

  Ryuji raised an eyebrow, thinking for a moment, but quickly made his decision. "Nope. I'd have stayed."

  Yukino ughed softly. "That's the answer I wao hear."

  Ryuji grinned. "By the way, what were you mumbling earlier? 'It's going to be okay'? What was that about?"

  Yukino blinked in surprise, then smiled warmly. "I was just worried about you. But since you're here, everything's fine now."

  "Is that so?" Ryuji smirked, stepping closer to her. He leaned in slightly, inhaling deeply. "You smell nice. Perfume?"

  Yukino's face flushed, and she felt her heart race a bit. "N-No, that's just me…"

  "Oh, natural, huh? Smells great." Ryuji teased, leaning even closer.

  Feeling a surge of boldness, Yukino smiled and tilted her head. "Want to get a better whiff?"

  Ryuji bliaken aback by her sudden forwardness, but then grinned widely.

  "Sure, I'll take you up on that offer."

  Ryuji's grin grew wider as he took aep closer, his breath warm against Yukino's cheek. The heat from his body was a sharp trast to the cool night air that had settled in her room, and Yukino could feel her pulse quiing, each beat eg in her ears.

  Her gaze flickered between Ryuji's eyes and lips, drawn to the pyful yet intense look he gave her. There ark there that made her feel breathless, a tension that stirred something deep inside. She swallowed nervously, w if he could sehe rapid rhythm of her heart.

  "So, you're really going to take me up on that?" she asked, her voice barely audible. Though the words felt hesitant, there was no denying what she wanted.

  Ryuji's expression softened, and he reached out to brush a strand of hair behind her ear. His fingers lingered on her skin, trag the line of her jaw before tilting her up. "Only if you're sure," he said softly, his toh teasing and ear.

  Yukino took a shaky breath, her resolve steadyie the nerves fluttering in her chest. "I am," she whispered. "I'm sure."

  The look in Ryuji's eyes deepened, and without another word, he closed the distaween them, pressing his lips to hers. The kiss started gently, but a jolt of electricity coursed through Yukino, awakening every part of her. She ed her arms around his neck, pulling him closer as his hands settled at her waist, drawing her even tighter against him.

  As the kiss grew more passionate, Ryuji's hands slid beh the hem of her shirt, his touch sending shivers down her spine. Yukino broke away, gasping for breath as Ryuji's lips trailed down her neck, leaving a tingling warmth in their wake. "Ryuji," she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper, "I need you."

  He paused, his breath hot against her ear. "Tell me what you want, Yukino," he whispered, his voice ge demanding.

  She bit her lip, her mind spinning with the weight of her emotions. "I want you," she breathed, the words spilling out before she could stop them. "I want everything."

  Ryuji's kissed her again, more urgently this time. His hands roamed over her body, trag her curves with a kind of reverehat made Yukino's heart ache. She could hardly believe this was happening, that all the longing and unspoken feelings between them were finally finding a voice.

  Ryuji's hands slid up to cup her breasts, and Yukino gasped, her nipples tightening instantly. He teased them through the fabric of her bra, rolling them between his fingers until she was moaning untrolbly.

  Nggh ~ haa~ haa~

  Every brush of his fingers against her ski a wave of heat through her, and she g to him, lost in the sensation of his hands expl her body.

  Ahhn~ Ahnn~

  Yukino couldn't form words, her brain too foggy with lust. All she could do was nod, her entire being focused on the sensations c through her body. Ryuji's hands moved again, this time slippih her skirt to brush against the soft fabric of her panties. He smirked when he felt how wet she was already, his fingers pressing against the damp material.

  "You're already this wet Yukino"

  "Her cheeks burned with embarrassment, but she couldn't deny it"

  She nodded, uo speak, a him guide her, letting herself feel everything without hesitation or doubt. Ryuji fingers slipped beh the estic of her panties, finding her slick folds.

  Hieeeckk~ ahhhn~ ahhnn~

  Yukino cried out as his fingers brushed against her clit, the sensation overwhelming. Ryuji's touch was both gentle and firm, teasing her relentlessly as he circled her sensitive nub.

  Squelch squelch~

  Ryuji used his other hand to fondle her breasts, which fitted onto his palm perfectly, using his fiips to pine of her nipples, Yukino started twitg as if she was electrocuted.

  Mpmhhh mmm~

  Yuki like she was melting as Ryuji's fingers ying with her clit. He was also ping and pulling hard at her nipples.

  Ooooohh~

  The harder he pulled and twisted her nipples, Yuki her mind going bnk.

  She was even drooling.

  Her head fell back several times as her moans grow louder.

  Ohhhhnnn~ ahhhhhhhn~

  When Yukino finally let go, it was as if a dam had burst inside her. She g to Ryuji, her entire being trembling as wave after wave of release coursed through her. He held her through it, his arms steady and strong, his voice a soothing murmur as she came back to herself.

  As she opened her eyes, Ryuji was watg her, his expression soft and full of something that made Yukino's heart swell. She gave a small, breathless smile. "That was… incredible," she whispered, her voice still shaky.

  He kissed her forehead, then started to pull away, but she reached out, catg his hand. "Stay," she said quietly, her eyes searg his. "Don't go."

  He nodded slowly, brushing his thumb over her knuckles.

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