Venelana pulled her daughter into one of the rooms on the second floor and immediately began 'interrogating' her. "Rias, quickly tell mommy, how did you meet Yusuke-kun? How far did you go? You did not do anything more than kiss, right?"
Even after the engagement broke, Rias refused to return to the Underworld to see her parents, making this the first time Venelana actually had this kind of conversation with her daughter.
Rias stood next to her mother, her head shyly lowered. How could her mother ask her something like this so directly?!
But those words still reminded her of the beautiful time she shared with Yusuke, the day their eyes met for the first time and ignited the sparks of love between them.
How the two fell so deeply in love with each other, so much so that they lost sleep over one another. So much so that they could not focus on anything except each other.
Their first date.
Giving him her first kiss.
The way he stood up for her, breaking the engagement for her, and declaring that he would be her man.
While fidgeting, she answered, "Yes... We... we shared the same bed."
She did not lie. She did share a bed with him in the infirmary when he passed out from Sona's poisonous food.
Her mother formed a ring with her thumb and index finger on one hand, then repeatedly pushed her other index finger through it. "Did you do it?"
The way she acted made it seem like simple curiosity about her daughter's love life, but in truth, she was burning inside with jealousy and envy.
Why was it not she who met Yusuke first? Why did she even have to marry her husband, Zeoticus Gremory, in the first place? Why did her clan push her away and force her into that marriage for nothing more than political reasons?
Why was Yusuke Aoki not born earlier?
Why didn't she refuse when they ordered her to marry Zeoticus Gremory? Why didn't she leave her clan and live in the human world, waiting for Yusuke to be born?
Venelana watched her daughter with a complex gaze. She still clearly remembered the day Yusuke invaded her heart. She had only seen him through a broadcast, yet at that very moment, her soul seemed to gain a piece it had been missing for so long.
It was a feeling she had never known existed. In that instant, she knew she was in love.
However, even if that was the case, she tried to push these sudden and irrational feelings aside. After all, she had a family. How could she fall in love with another man?
At first, she felt disgusted with herself for even harboring such feelings for the man of her daughter, the man who would soon become her son-in-law. The guilt and self-loathing tormented her for days. However, the more she tried to fight it, the more she realized her efforts were futile, because that man's silhouette refused to leave her mind for even a second.
He occupied her mind every moment. Her feelings slowly shifted from desperately rejecting them to accepting them, and eventually to longing for the time she could see Yusuke.
The number of times she held herself back from rushing to the human world to meet him was incalculable. She could barely restrain herself, convincing herself that she should not be impulsive and reckless, dragging him into unnecessary problems.
After all, her identity right now was the wife of the head of the Gremory House. If her feelings for Yusuke were exposed, he would be dragged into danger. The Gremory House, her son, and even the Bael House would all be at Yusuke's throat.
She also did not want to hurt her daughter. She could clearly sense the intense, obsessive feelings her daughter radiated, and she loved her daughter deeply. Given all the circumstances, all she could do was endure the aching urge to rush to Yusuke and wait for the right moment. Perhaps in the future, when her daughter became the head of the house, she could convince her to share Yusuke with her.
Compared to other yanderes, Venelana was tamer than Grayfia and far less extreme. She didn't start disliking her children or viewing them as stains. On the contrary, she still loved her daughter and son deeply and felt even more guilty for harboring feelings for her daughter's man. All she wanted was to be with him and live happily with him, alongside her daughter.
As for whether her husband would be hurt by this, Venelana never considered his feelings at all. Why should she care about a monkey's feelings in the first place? Besides, that man already had a large harem, which she herself managed for him. She was certain it would not matter much to him if he lost one of his women.
"Mom, how could you ask such a question?!" Rias flushed bright red at her mother's blunt words. She quickly broke free from her mother's grasp and ran out of the room. "I have something to talk to Grayfia-oneesama about!"
She needed to meet Grayfia and discuss the plan. Whether all the necessary items were already gathered, whether everything was ready. If so, she wanted to execute it as soon as possible. After all, it had taken her a great deal of effort to convince Yusuke to come to the Underworld, and she had no intention of letting him leave it in this life.
When the door slammed shut, Venelana remained still, staring at it for a long time. Her eyes grew unfocused, and her cheeks began to flush faintly. Now that she was alone, she started reminiscing about the sensation of holding Yusuke in her arms, replaying his voice in her ears as he praised her beauty, and the way he had sized her up with those hungry eyes, especially lingering on her breasts.
He absolutely did not size her up with lecherous or hungry eyes, but yanderes always see the world differently.
"Even... if I keep telling myself to hold on, I can't... I can't help myself... Yusuke~! I want to see you right now!" At some point, she started fondling her breasts. She slid down to the floor, spreading her legs, one hand moving between them to touch herself, her eyes closed as she imagined Yusuke doing unspeakable things to her.
Time slowly passed, and her hand movements grew more restless and quicker. At some point, her body stiffened, and her legs straightened, her toes curling. She tilted her head to the side as she achieved her orgasm.
"Haahn! Haahn!! Yusuke! I want you! Where are you?" She pulled her hand from between her squishy thighs and, staring at the lewd fluid on her fingers, whispered in a breathless, enamored voice.
"Just having a little fun won't hurt, right? As long as no one finds out?" She licked her own squirt, imagining it was Yusuke's baby creme, murmuring with a dazed expression.
...
Because Akeno and Koneko had originally lived in the Gremory castle, they already had their own personal rooms. When Grayfia took Yusuke to his assigned room, the other two went to their own rooms to settle their luggage, which the servants had already brought up.
Once Akeno finished settling into her room and changing her clothes, she immediately grabbed a few items from her luggage and ran to Yusuke's room.
"Yusuke! Open the door~!"
Click!
When Yusuke opened the door, Akeno immediately slipped inside and closed it behind her, even making sure to lock it. "I missed you so much, honey~!"
"We literally parted for less than half an hour," Yusuke chuckled at his clingy yandere. His eyes caught the items she was holding, and he asked, "What are these things?"
"Didn't you promise to do it earlier? I want to do it right now~!" With everyone else away, she was now the only one of Yusuke's women around, and she intended to make the most of this rare and precious opportunity. She raised the items in her hands, grinning very lewdly. "I brought these to add some fun!"
"A whip and a rope?" Yusuke stared at the pink rope in her left hand and the black whip in her right, his eyes wide. He hurriedly said, "Let me tell you beforehand, I am not an M. There is no way I'll allow anyone to tie me up and whip me!"
He liked playing SM games with his women, especially Aika, but he was never the one on the receiving end. It was not only because he didn't enjoy the humiliating acts, but also because being tied up triggered his PTSD.
Aside from his abandonment issues, Yusuke had many other mental health problems that remained undiagnosed and likely would never be diagnosed.
"Of course, I know my manly Yusuke isn't a pathetic M," Akeno laughed. She licked her lips and bit her plump, kissable lower lip, speaking while trying not to look directly at him. "It's for me. I want to try something new with you, honey."
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