Seramu did not know whether Sara had discovered her relationship with Aoba, but she was definitely suspicious.
That had been half a year ago, when Aoba spent the night in Roran.
Sara, who had already fallen asleep, woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly came knocking on her room.
Thankfully her reaction had been fast enough at the time and she had muddled through it.
But afterward, Sara would occasionally launch sudden midnight attacks.
So Seramu rarely stayed in her own room anymore.
Seramu pulled herself out of her thoughts and saw Sara looking at her suspiciously, which made her straighten her face immediately.
"Alright, if you want to rest, then hurry and use this time to rest well. When you wake up later, you'll help me with the work again."
"Okay."
Sara could only shelve her fantasies for now and prepare to sleep.
But her mouth still didn't stop, "Mom, don't you miss Sensei?"
Seramu paused, then said, "If you don't want to nap, then get up and help me sort these documents."
"No! I'm sleeping right now!"
Sara immediately shut her eyes.
She had found that over the past year her mom seemed less and less human. She was still only thirte*n, yet her mom wanted her to read documents many adults didn't understand.
'Obviously Mom is still so young, why is she rushing to pass the queen's position to me?'
While thinking that, Sara's breathing soon became steady.
Seramu noticed and couldn't help letting out a breath.
'Young bodies are great. They fall asleep instantly.'
Setting aside Sara's suspicion, Aoba also had been busy lately. It had been a long time since he visited.
Every time she thought about it these days, she just couldn't muster any energy.
The work was the same, but she felt like she could barely breathe.
They say going from frugal to extravagant is easy, going from extravagant to frugal is hard.
And that was exactly her situation now.
She didn't know when Aoba would come.
Seramu drifted in her thoughts, temporarily forgetting the work in her hand.
Then, just like wishful thinking made real, the space in front of her rippled.
She raised her head instinctively, and right then she saw the boy appear before her.
"Aoba!", Seramu jumped up from her seat. She was about to throw herself into his arms when she suddenly remembered the situation, made a shushing gesture, and pointed at Sara still asleep on the sofa.
Sara had finished training that morning and was sleeping deeply, not awakened by Aoba's appearance.
Aoba, seeing this, also softened his voice.
"Seramu," Before he could finish greeting her, Seramu was already in front of him, so close their chests nearly touched.
Her smooth, fair hands had already slipped around his waist with practiced ease. Pouting, she asked, "Tell me. Where have you been lately? Why haven't you come to see me for so long?"
She was standing in a perfect position right now. His answer had better satisfy her.
If it didn't, she would pinch him. Hard.
Aoba could obviously feel her intent and said immediately, "I've been busy recently and couldn't get away."
"Busy going on dates with other girls?", Seramu would not be fooled that easily.
"How did you jump straight to that?"
Even though she was right, Aoba certainly wouldn't admit it, "Recently Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone had a Five Kage Meeting. I went with my Sensei."
"R-Really?"
Not expecting it to be something that serious, realizing she had misunderstood him made Seramu blush slightly.
But she would never admit it out loud.
"What can I do? You have so many girlfriends. Did you pick up any new ones recently?", Seramu tilted her face up in mock threat.
Aoba didn't answer right away. After all, it was true.
There were indeed a few new additions at home, but saying so outright wasn't great.
In this situation, it was better to simply act.
His hands slowly lowered until they reached the edge of her skirt, fingers pressing against her thigh wrapped tightly in black stockings.
With a little force, he lifted her up.
Feeling the battle horn already blowing, Seramu's cheeks flushed deeper. She had been eating light meals for a while now, and now that a feast was before her, she couldn't help wanting it.
But she still didn't let him off easy.
Now her eyes were level with Aoba's, her hands automatically shifting from his waist to his neck.
"Why won't you answer? Feeling guilty?"
"A little," Aoba nodded honestly.
"Knew it. You definitely found more."
Seramu snorted, giving him a sideways glance full of mild disdain.
"Didn't you?"
"Yes."
"Knew it."
She snorted again, but her tone immediately softened.
"I don't care how many new ones you find. From now on, at least one night every week, you must come here."
"That's enough for you?", Aoba was surprised.
'It seemed age does not always increase combat power. Tsunade is simply a special case.'
"Of course it's enough. If you came every night, I wouldn't be able to work. I'd just be stuck in bed all day."
"That serious?", Aoba was startled.
"What do you think? I'm a shinobi, sure, but I sit in an office every day now. My stamina is nothing like before. And do you even know how much of a monster you are?", Seramu pouted.
"At this rate, once a week might leave me wanting more. Twice and I'd be struggling. If you came every day, I'd fall apart."
Very familiar words. Anko had said something like that too.
But Anko had Isaribi as her assistant, so she held up better.
Aoba thought for a moment, counting the days.
"Thinking about it, it really has been a long while."
He was about to carry her upstairs.
"Wait," Seramu suddenly stopped him.
"What is it?", Aoba asked curiously.
Seramu looked at Sara, who still had drool at the corner of her mouth.
"Just do it here. I still have work after this, and I don't feel like moving." [T/N: Ooh! Kinky!]
"Huh?"
Aoba's eyes widened, "But Sara is right there. If she wakes up and sees— Mmph!"
"Keep your voice down!"
Seramu released his mouth and glared at him.
"It's fine. Just keep quiet. Worst case, if she wakes up, let her watch."
"Isn't she always wanting to see for herself anyway?"
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