While there were many things that Tobe wanted to say, in the end, when they parted, he didn't immediately go to his class, but sat down on the bench under the stairs of their school that was quite hidden, which hardly anyone went, and was also quite a nice spot to sit calmly, thinking of what would happen, and what should he do.
Many chapters had passed since his beginning in this world, and naturally, he had encountered many people who loved him and he loved, too. They had become important people in his life.
While there were some who had feelings towards him, he didn't make a move on them, yet even so, as usual, he wouldn't refuse them if they made a move on him, but then again, he had a feeling that everything would be exposed and by then, whether he wanted to or not, he had to settle everything with Yukinoshita.
Yup, he had entered deep inside her, but their relationship was still short.
Then again, like always, he knew that he had to expose everything, so that way, it would be better in the long run.
His feelings were sincere, and he had fallen for Yukinoshita, but could he give up the others?
As he bit part of the chocomint ice cream that he bought from the vending machine nearby, the sudden coldness made his brain freeze, and his face flinched till he was used to the temperature and slowly ate his ice cream.
Tobe did nothing, and he just sat there in silence, like a middle-aged man who smoked in the garden as they stared at nothing during their rare moment of respite after a long, arduous work in the office.
"...what are you doing here like an old man?"
"...."
Tobe looked up and saw that it was Hiratsuka, one of his lovers, but he didn't answer her question and just patted the free space by his side. "Are you going to smoke?"
"It's okay, right?"
Hiratsuka was thinking about smoking, but stopped when she thought that Tobe probably didn't like it.
Tobe knew that it was hard for one to fix a certain addiction of theirs, and even if it was possible, one should have the determination to do it, or else, it was impossible.
Then again, with the stress that happens in the workplace in this country, or rather most countries, it is understandable for one to seek comfort in nicotine, or try to cope in ways that might harm their bodies.
"Do you want to stop?"
"Well..."
This question was unexpected since instead of trying to stop her, Tobe asked her a question, which meant that everything was her decision, and he gave her a free choice with her decision, so Hiratsuka looked at him for a while, then crushed the cigarette with her fingers. "I want to stop."
Smoking is bad.
Even children understood that, or rather, there was a reminder on it; moreover, it would make her age faster.
Their age difference was so high, and he was so young.
Many beautiful and young women were attracted by him, so if she became ugly and aged due to her smoking habit before losing him, how could she bear it?
Hiratsuka had given him everything, and she wished to be together with him, so she made up her mind to stop smoking. Then again, with him by her side, did she even need to smoke?
"I need your dick, though."
"...okay."
The last sex that they had was just unbelievable, but as she wasn't young, she needed some time to recover, especially since she had just lost her virginity. However, this time, she had returned, and she was like a tigress, who wanted to leap onto her prey~!
"...." Tobe.
"Will you?"
Still, Hiratsuka stared at Tobe and asked, "Your girlfriend is a priority, right?" After all, she also knew that it had been a while for him to meet Yukinoshita, and they needed time to be together.
While she had prepared for it, as she had decided to be with him, she would be lying if she wasn't jealous, yet wasn't that normal?
If she didn't feel anything, then it meant that she didn't fall for him.
It was because she fell in love with him that she felt this ugly feeling that wanted to monopolize him.
Yet, as she also cared about him, she wanted him to be happy, especially when she knew that she was quite old.
"She is, but you are also important to me."
"...how important?"
As he pulled her closer, Hiratsuka also leaned on him as she asked him.
"At this moment, you are the most important."
"Hmph, even if you sweet-talk me, I will give you nothing~!"
"Well, we're in school, after all."
"... Do you think that I will give you something good if we leave the school?"
"Are you not?"
As Tobe looked at her with an obvious expression, Hiratsuka couldn't argue. Still, she let out a helpless sigh, then stood up as she patted his back hard. "Come on! Let's go back to the class. Stop being in a daze all the time."
"No, I am just thinking of something."
"Thinking? Thinking about what? Is it your new family? Did you sleep with your stepsister?"
"...why would so many people think that I would do that?"
"Because it is you!"
If it was someone else, they wouldn't think that anything would happen, but it was Tobe, after all.
"...."
Yet, Tobe couldn't argue since he really did it.
"But, what is it? If there is something that you want to talk about, then please talk to me."
"...you are so helpful."
Hiratsuka smiled softly at his words. "Because you are important, after all."
"..."
Tobe blinked his eyes and took a deep breath, thinking that if he continued like this, then he would hurt everyone, and because of that, he also made up his mind.
"Let's go back to the class."
"Oh, you are not worried anymore?"
"...can you tell?"
"Your eyes seem different now."
"You are right. I am not confused now."
Harem.
Probably, many men wished for it, but could they confidently say that it was the correct way to treat women?
After all, unlike in the past, where men had to go to war, and many women became widows, so to protect themselves, and to live, they had to become concubines or the second or more wives of those stronger men.
Harem wasn't a way for men to solve their lust, but also a form of solution for a certain problem.
What was his problem?
It was how to make everyone happy, and because of that, he had to see this problem through.
Only, when he arrived at the class, he was dumbfounded since Yukinoshita was there, standing in front of Hina, who seemed to be asking for help.
"....."