After all, first time unfamiliar, second time familiar; this time, Takamine Ayako wasn't flustered, feeling only anticipation.
But just as those long-anticipated warm hands touched her skin, Hikari suddenly stopped his movements and asked her, "Takamine-sensei, you know what exactly happened between Serizawa-san and me in the library today, right?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Takamine Ayako was slightly taken aback, not knowing why he was suddenly bringing this up.
But she still nodded and replied, "Mhmm, I... I know."
Then Hikari asked again, "Then, Takamine-sensei, do you know what you are doing right now?"
"I... I know!", Takamine Ayako's face flushed intensely, unable to understand why Hikari was asking such embarrassing questions at a time like this.
If it weren't for her considerable fondness for Hikari and her genuine anticipation and desire, she would have wanted to just run straight back to her room and leave.
After getting Takamine Ayako's confirmation, Hikari laid his cards on the table, saying to her, "Takamine-sensei, Yukiha said she wants to be with me from now on, and I don't plan on missing out on her either."
"So, things like what happened in the library today, she and I will probably do many more times. And Takamine-sensei, are you sure you want to serve me together with your student?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Takamine Ayako froze.
'Serve Hikari to...together with Serizawa Yukiha?'
That... wouldn't that be equivalent to her and Serizawa-san co... sharing one husband?
Thinking of this, the expression on Takamine Ayako's face stiffened. The blush receded slightly as she felt somewhat dazed.
Perhaps she had been aware of this point before too, but because that anticipation and desire were too strong, she just didn't want to think about it.
Given her personality, it should actually have been very difficult for her to accept such a thing.
When she first met Hikari, she knew Serizawa Yukiha liked this boy.
If it weren't for that accident, she definitely wouldn't have interfered in the relationship between Hikari and her student, Serizawa Yukiha.
But the accident already happened. That matter, compared to Serizawa, she should have been first, right?
Whether emotionally or physically, she truly couldn't bring herself to give up.
But Hikari also made his stance clear: he wouldn't give up Serizawa Yukiha either.
This left Takamine Ayako in a bit of a dilemma.
If Hikari hadn't brought it up, given her personality, this matter would probably have been discussed after the fact.
At that time, embarrassed as she was, she didn't know what state of mind she'd be in, maybe better, maybe worse.
But Hikari bringing it up early instead actually gave her some space to calmly reconsider in advance.
Although thinking about these things while leaning in Hikari's embrace was somewhat awkward now, it was much better than thinking about them later while lying in bed together, leaning against Hikari's chest.
Even though Hikari had given her time to think about it, Takamine Ayako was still very much in a dilemma.
On one side, her personality and her professional ethics as a teacher; on the other side, the happiness and pleasure she found hard to part with.
To be honest, even though Hikari brought it up early, when she recalled the desires she'd been having in her recent dreams, she still leaned more toward accepting the idea of being with Serizawa Yukiha.
But the thought of Serizawa Yukiha and herself lying on the same bed, the two of them looking at each other, made Takamine Ayako feel shame to the point of overload.
This kind of thing... it's impossible to accept, right?
Takamine Ayako's pearly white teeth tightly bit her lower lip. Her heart tangled for a good while; she almost wanted to say let's end this relationship here, that she had been impulsive today.
But when she raised her head, looked at Hikari's face, and felt the warmth of being held in his embrace, as if guided by a ghost or spirit, she nodded.
"I... I can accept being with Serizawa her together...", Extremely shameful words spilled from between Takamine Ayako's vermilion lips, which had parted just a narrow slit.
Looking at Takamine Ayako, whose face was now red to the back of her ears, so ashamed she almost wished the ground would swallow her, yet still holding him tightly,
Hikari also understood her feelings clearly.
Without hesitation, after carrying Takamine Ayako back to her bedroom, he once again kissed down towards that soft, pink, moist petal.
———
Several hours later.
Hikari sat at the head of the bed, twisted open a bottle of Pure Love Brand Nutrition Express, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one go.
Wiping his mouth, he turned to look at Takamine Ayako, who was still curled up under the covers, her body twitching from time to time.
"Ayako-chan, you okay?", Hikari had also fed her some Nutrition Express. After she recovered slightly, he spoke up and asked.
"Mhmm, Hikari-kun was very gentle, I'm mostly fine, just still a bit sore...", Regarding Hikari's intimate form of address, Takamine Ayako showed no resistance whatsoever. She just poked her head out, a slight hint of shyness still on her face.
However, under the covers where it couldn't be seen, she gently hugged one of Hikari's arms.
"Sore? Then let me give Ayako-chan a massage," Hikari unceremoniously reached his hand under the covers and started massaging Takamine Ayako.
"Ah...", As the fatigue in her body eased with the massage, Takamine Ayako let out a soft moan of comfort.
Under Hikari's skilled technique, Takamine Ayako's body, which had been somewhat stiff before, soon relaxed.
Once Takamine Ayako had mostly recovered, with only her cheeks still quite rosy, Hikari finally asked, "Ayako-chan, are you really okay with me having other women?"
"At a time like this, Hikari-kun still asks me this...", Takamine Ayako gave Hikari a coquettish glare, thinking he was testing her.
She smiled and shook her head, "My answer is the same as before. I don't mind. As long as I can be with Hikari-kun, it's fine even if I have to share with other women."
"It's not just Serizawa-san alone," Hikari reminded her.
Takamine Ayako smiled and shook her head, "It's fine. Since I agreed before, I don't mind this. And actually, I had a vague guess before. After all, Hikari-kun is so outstanding. I'm willing to share with them..."
"Alright."
Having received Takamine Ayako's confirmation, Hikari, while pressing her head down and stuffing a sausage into her mouth to keep her quiet and prevent noise, pulled out his phone.
Under Takamine Ayako's wide, puzzled gaze, Hikari dialed a number.
["Hello, Hikari-kun?"]
Takamine Ayako, her small mouth stuffed full with sausage, only heard a somewhat familiar, clear female voice come from the other end of the phone.
"Yukiha-chan, you've finished dinner, right? Do you have time tonight?", Hikari directly asked Serizawa Yukiha.
["Yes! Is Hikari-kun looking for me to hang out?"], Serizawa Yukiha's tone clearly became happier.
"Mhmm, come to the apartment in Kyonei-cho. It's close to your place, less than two kilometers, I think. I'll send you the location; you can just navigate here," Hikari said.
["Okay! I'll come right away,"] Serizawa Yukiha said excitedly.
"Mhmm," After speaking, Hikari hung up the phone and looked down at Takamine Ayako, who was still looking up at him with puffed-out cheeks.
After Hikari hung up, Takamine Ayao kept staring at him blankly.
But noticing the smile on Hikari's face, Takamine Ayako also understood.
So when he asked earlier if she minded him having other women, it wasn't a test, but for this.
He actually called Serizawa Yukiha directly at a time like this, and even asked her to come to her house?
Looking at Hikari's smiling eyes, Takamine Ayako couldn't care less about her sore mouth.
She spat out the unfinished sausage from her mouth, choked and took several consecutive gulps of yogurt, swallowing the thick yogurt with some difficulty.
Only then did she stare at Hikari and ask, "Hikari-kun, were you just calling Serizawa her, and you asked her to come to my place?"
"Mhmm," Hikari patted her head and nodded in confirmation.
"Eek!", Thinking that her own student from her class was about to come to her house, Takamine Ayako's face flushed crimson with shame, and she couldn't help but hide directly under the covers.
"Hikari-kun, how could you do this?", Takamine Ayako curled up under the covers, only her head poking out, blushing as she pouted at him.
Seeing her like this, Hikari stroked her fair, jade-like cheek and said with a laugh, "Ayako-chan, before we started, didn't I ask you? And you agreed, right? What's done is done, so just prepare yourself."
"As a teacher, you can't be so shy. You need to set an example for the student who will be arriving soon," Hikari said cheerfully.
"No... I don't want to!", Thinking that Serizawa Yukiha would be here soon, Takamine Ayako was too embarrassed and nervous to even think about that.
But Hikari simply pulled Takamine Ayako out directly, "Be good, let me see."
As his words fell, the two happily played the Royal Knights game together for a while longer.
———
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Persistent knocking sounds came from the entrance.
Coupled with the ringing of a phone, Hikari directly got up from the bed, pulled on a pair of pants, and went out.
Opening the door... A beautiful girl with short hair reaching her shoulders, a sweet appearance, exquisite features, and a tear mole at the corner of her eye stood gracefully at the doorway.
Seeing Hikari, who was only wearing a top at the moment, she showed no shyness.
"Hikari-kun~", The beautiful girl greeted Hikari happily.
The beautiful girl was none other than Serizawa Yukiha.
Hikari saw that Serizawa Yukiha was wearing a milk-white, fitted T-shirt with a lotus leaf hem on top, which accentuated her ample and prominent bust.
On the bottom, she wore a cross-strap wrap skirt, and her full, beautiful legs under the skirt were tightly wrapped in smooth black stockings.
Looking at Serizawa Yukiha, with bean-paste-colored lipstick on her lips, curved eyelashes, a necklace around her neck, and a delicate bag slung over her shoulder, clearly having dressed up with care, Hikari realized she had misunderstood.
Probably this beautiful girl, who had just interacted with him in the library lounge today, thought when she received the call that tonight's outing was a date.
Hikari didn't explain directly, just smiled and invited her in.
"Come in and sit for a while first."
"Okay," Serizawa Yukiha followed Hikari into the house.
Confirming that there probably wasn't anyone else in the house, Serizawa Yukiha couldn't hold back anymore and directly threw herself into Hikari's arms.
Softness accompanied by the girl's body fragrance assailed him. Hikari gently embraced that slender waist as Serizawa Yukiha's lips offered themselves up.
Faced with Serizawa Yukiha's such active eagerness, Hikari, being half the host, naturally entertained her warmly as well.
Only when Serizawa Yukiha's mouth was dry and she was panting did the two slowly separate.
"Have a glass of water first," Hikari walked over and poured a glass of warm water for Serizawa Yukiha.
As she drank, Serizawa Yukiha suddenly noticed that this didn't seem to be Hikari's place.
Because of the high heels in the entrance, the women's clothes hanging on the wall... and the decor, furniture, ornaments, etc., almost all indicated that this was a woman's residence.
Because Hikari was there, Serizawa Yukiha wasn't nervous, just a little curious as she asked, "Hikari-kun, whose house is this?"
"This...", Hearing Serizawa Yukiha finally ask, Hikari smiled.
He turned his head and called out towards the bedroom, "Come on out."
Following Hikari's words, some commotion came from the bedroom.
After dawdling for a good while, Takamine Ayako's somewhat timid and hesitant figure slowly emerged from the bedroom into the living room.
"Takamine-sensei?", Seeing Takamine Ayako's all-too-familiar face, Serizawa Yukiha's beautiful eyes widened, her lipstick-adorned pink lips forming an 'O' shape; she was completely stunned.
"Takamine-sensei, I... I...", The moment she saw her homeroom teacher, Serizawa Yukiha was both shocked and afraid, almost wanting to explain immediately, but she was too flustered to get the words out.
Although embarrassed, Takamine Ayako greeted the currently tense Serizawa Yukiha, "Yukiha, good evening."
"This is Takamine-sensei's home," Hikari chimed in response, speaking to Serizawa Yukiha.
"Hikari-kun, this...", Looking at Takamine Ayako, whose face was rosy, her delicate body merely wrapped in a blanket, exposing most of her long, jade-like legs and a large expanse of pale, creamy skin on her chest right in front of Hikari, Serizawa Yukiha vaguely realized something.
"This is how it is. Do you remember that day when Kitou Masami chased you to your home, and you called Ayako-chan for help?", Hikari asked.
"I remember," Serizawa Yukiha nodded.
"That day, Ayako-chan also went to your place. After I helped you deal with Kitou Masami, I also discovered that the guidance counselor guy was trying to dr*g Ayako-chan. Then...", Hikari briefly explained the course of events to Serizawa Yukiha.
After hearing it, Serizawa Yukiha fully understood the exact nature of the relationship between Hikari and her homeroom teacher, Takamine Ayako.