"Ha… That felt really good," Li Ke sighed in satisfaction as he looked down at Mai's breasts, which were still gently swaying and jiggling from the earlier movements. He couldn't help but give her a sincere compliment. "Your breasts are truly amazing."
However, Mai Shiranui was in no condition to respond. Her mind was still buzzing loudly, completely overwhelmed. She lay there in a daze, unsure of what to say or even how to process what had just happened.
Having finally released his pent-up desire, Li Ke looked at her flushed face — now marked with streaks of his thick, white essence — and suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him.
There was no avoiding it. In this brief moment after satisfaction, Li Ke had entered a state of clear-minded clarity, almost like a sage who had transcended desire. Although this enlightened state only lasted a minute or two, it was long enough for his temporarily dormant conscience to return and harshly judge him.
After all, this girl hadn't even gone on a single date with him, yet he had already used her body so shamelessly — taking her from behind and thoroughly enjoying her breasts.
If not for the last bit of his reason — or rather, his personal sense of cleanliness — he might not have stopped himself from using her mouth as well. He had no intention of kissing her lips yet, so having her kiss his cock felt inappropriate. Besides, without her active cooperation and enthusiasm, receiving oral pleasure could be quite unpleasant and even painful. Without the help of her tongue, he would have to push against her throat to feel anything substantial, which could easily trigger her gag reflex. That was far from an enjoyable experience for either of them.
He had only wanted to brush against her soft lips for some mental stimulation, not risk an accidental bite. Even though he could probably heal any injury with his Dragon Flame and Life Return, the psychological trauma would still linger. Life Return wasn't omnipotent either — otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people in the One Piece world with permanent disabilities or deformed bodies. His healing relied heavily on the life force of the Dragon Flame combined with precise control over blood vessels and nerves. Even the slightest mistake during reattachment could cause permanent issues. And even if the body could be restored, the mental scar would remain.
"Sorry, sorry," Li Ke said apologetically, his voice softening. "I got a little too excited and ended up making a mess on your face."
Li Ke quickly pulled out some tissues from his bag and gently wiped the sticky fluid from Mai's neck and chest. Only after the warm, viscous traces were cleaned from her skin did she finally regain some of her senses.
The moment she recovered, Mai snatched the tissues from his hand. While furiously wiping away the remaining mess on her breasts, she suddenly kicked at him with all her strength.
"You—!"
Li Ke reacted quickly, but Mai's surprise attack was too fast. Even with his sharp reflexes, her foot still connected solidly with his inner thigh. The impact knocked him off balance, causing him to fall backward onto the floor.
"—You bastard!!"
In that chaotic moment, Li Ke caught a very revealing sight. Because of her violent kick, Mai's pants had torn open further, exposing her white cotton panties. The thin fabric was visibly soaked, clinging tightly to her most intimate area and revealing the outline of her soft folds. A few small wet spots had even dripped onto the tatami mat beneath her.
The sight instantly re-ignited Li Ke's arousal. By the time Mai frantically stood up, covering her chest with one arm while desperately trying to pull up her torn pants, she was met with the sight of his thick length standing fully erect once again.
For a brief second, Mai didn't know whether to feel furious or completely helpless.
Still, her anger won out. She lifted her leg and stomped down hard toward his exposed cock.
"You damn pervert!!"
This time, Li Ke was prepared. With a swift movement, he rolled to his feet and caught her raised leg in mid-air. Before she could react, he pulled her forward and forced her into a wide splits position, her body collapsing against his chest.
His hard, throbbing cock now rested directly against her soaked entrance. The thin, drenched fabric of her panties offered almost no protection as the burning heat and firmness pressed firmly against her sensitive folds.
"Ahh!! I'm going to kill you!" Mai cried out in panic.
She instinctively reached toward her chest for her hidden fan, but her hand only touched the remnants of the sticky fluid she hadn't fully wiped away. The humiliating sensation made her even more furious. She swung her fist toward Li Ke's chest in embarrassment.
Li Ke swiftly caught her wrist, holding it firmly as he looked at her with serious intensity.
"If you keep struggling like this," he warned, his voice low and calm, "you really will lose your virginity today."
Mai froze. She could clearly feel his cock, now fully recovered and even harder than before, pressing and rubbing against her most private place. The thin, wet fabric between them did nothing to stop the intimate friction. The sensation sent involuntary shivers through her body as her soaked panties were pushed and dragged against her sensitive skin by his growing arousal.
She realized with dawning horror that he wasn't bluffing.
"You… you damn bastard! Let me go! And pull up your pants already!"
Mai Shiranui suddenly twisted her body with surprising strength and broke free from Li Ke's grasp. He released her leg without resistance, allowing her to scramble away.
As her thick, toned thigh slipped from his hand, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. In the heat of the moment, his attention had been completely captured by her magnificent breasts, leaving him no chance to properly appreciate her legs. That was truly a wasted opportunity.
Mai's thighs felt wonderfully smooth and firm to the touch. They possessed the perfect blend of softness and powerful muscle — the kind only a world-class female fighter could develop. The sensation of running his hands along those strong yet supple legs was incredibly addictive.
"If Mai's legs already feel this good… then what about Chun-Li, Cammy, and all the other women who specialize in leg techniques?" Li Ke thought, his mind wandering dreamily.
He really was that kind of person.
Still in his brief moment of post-climax clarity, he calmly pulled up his pants. Mai snorted coldly when she saw this, then rummaged through his bag and grabbed some modern clothes before heading back to her own room without another word.
She had no choice. Although the Demon Slayer uniforms were well-made, they were far too easy for Li Ke to take advantage of. Modern clothing offered much better security.
Even after changing, Mai couldn't stop touching her still-sensitive chest. Her breasts felt warm and slightly sore, the lingering sensation of his rough yet pleasurable touch refusing to fade. A strange, restless heat lingered between her thighs, making her legs feel weak. No matter how hard she tried to suppress it, her mind kept drifting back to the intense, addictive feeling of his hands and body against her.
Meanwhile, Li Ke looked down at the small wet spots on the floor and shook his head with a faint smile.
"So it really is true… Women can reach climax just from having their breasts played with."
He nodded to himself thoughtfully.
It wasn't just men who enjoyed touching breasts — many women could experience significant pleasure from it as well. The nipples and surrounding area were surprisingly sensitive. Some men had similar responses, though far fewer. This was simply nature's clever mechanism to support breastfeeding. That was why focusing on the nipples with firmer stimulation often brought women even greater pleasure, along with a strange mix of shame and comfort.
It was the ancient maternal instincts being gently awakened.
"What a shame," Li Ke murmured softly, still staring at the door Mai had disappeared through.
Looking around the empty room, Li Ke felt a deep sense of regret.
Mai Shiranui and Andy Bogard's mutual affection in their own world was practically at its peak. Under normal circumstances, they were completely in love with each other. If it hadn't been for a massive misunderstanding on Andy's part that led to his lightning-fast marriage to someone else, it wouldn't have mattered how hard anyone tried to intervene—Mai would have remained completely un-romanceable.
However, Li Ke had his own hurdles to clear. Mai clearly despised the concept of polygamy, yet Li Ke had laid his cards on the table from day one, making it completely obvious that he was intent on building a massive harem. If he hadn't been so upfront about it, Shinobu wouldn't even be in the picture right now.
Mai would have actively thrown herself at him long ago.
Even though this approach made courting her incredibly slow, there was no denying the ultimate payoff. As long as he could satisfy all of Mai's standards and requirements, then even if he built a harem right in the world of The King of Fighters, Mai wouldn't actually leave him. She would merely harbor a few complaints.
But that bit of friction would easily cease to be an issue, provided his personal capabilities—and his performance in bed—were sufficiently powerful.
That was just the reality of dealing with girls who had distinct, strong personalities. Many of them simply couldn't accept their lover having other partners.
Even Erina Nakiri, who had accepted the situation the fastest, only tolerated his behavior because she knew he was constantly putting his life on the line across different worlds.
Furthermore, her body truly couldn't handle his demands alone. Coming from a massive, elite family, she had witnessed her fair share of chaotic underlying scandals, meaning her natural tolerance for such arrangements was inherently higher than most.
"Well, at least there's only one final monster left to deal with. It shouldn't take too much time."
Li Ke opened the window to let the room air out. After changing his clothes, he hoisted the child-sized Nezuko onto his shoulder and walked outside.
He harbored absolutely zero interest in hunting down Muzan Kibutsuji, mostly because that particular villain was far too slippery!
Although he didn't have concrete proof, he was willing to bet that Muzan had already packed his bags and fled the country!
Because that pathetic piece of trash was exactly that cowardly!
Li Ke didn't have a perfect memory of the entire Demon Slayer plot, but he remembered two things with absolute clarity: the man had been so terrified of Yoriichi Tsugikuni that he didn't dare show his face for centuries, and the moment he saw Tanjiro, his Yoriichi-induced PTSD instantly flared up!
Therefore, Li Ke held very little hope that Muzan Kibutsuji would foolishly choose to remain in Japan.
After all, even Muzan's relentless search for the Blue Spider Lily was strictly driven by a desire to survive under the sun, rather than some grand ambition to conquer the world.
As for the invading monsters, their current behavior proved they were acting as pure conquerors. Even if Muzan Kibutsuji wanted to drop to his knees and surrender to them, those cosmic entities would never accept his submission anyway.
However, there was another possibility to consider.
Li Ke fell deep into thought. Of the two monsters he had slain, one altered the ecological environment to make it impossible for the native wildlife to adapt—essentially a calculated ecological invasion. The other targeted the environment directly, attempting to terraform the world into a wasteland where no human could survive.
Li Ke didn't know exactly what that strange starlight was, but there was a high probability it was some form of radiation. He had initially planned to check the area with a Geiger counter after returning, but after the golden light swept through, everything had been completely restored. The Geiger counter didn't pick up a single reading at the site, and naturally, there were no traces of it on their bodies either.
"Seriously, these creatures are such a massive pain. Will the next one be a source of endless enemy reinforcements, or something else entirely? Or worse, the most troublesome kind—the type that can directly alter the laws of reality?"
Li Ke couldn't help but frown. Reality had proven that the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps were completely useless to him at this stage. Even Mai Shiranui couldn't offer any real help. They simply couldn't handle the incoming attacks; a single blast of area-of-effect damage would instantly kill them.
In other words, if his goal was to preserve their forces, it was best if none of the Hashira accompanied him to the final battle. However, that also meant if he ran into severe danger, there would be absolutely no one around to back him up.
Therefore...
Li Ke couldn't help but look at Nezuko resting on his shoulder. Only then did he realize he had subconsciously placed her buttocks right next to his face.
When exactly did I develop this kind of habit?
Li Ke silently flipped Nezuko around. After all, Nezuko was currently in her child form, and this position was far too easy to misunderstand. Although this world lacked any strict laws regarding child protection, Li Ke's heart was always guided by proper morals and decency! How could he possibly do something so utterly classless?
Just as he finished adjusting Nezuko's position, he spotted a figure rushing over in a massive hurry. It was none other than his future brother-in-law... no, it was Nezuko's older brother, Tanjiro.
"Nezuko!"
Seeing Nezuko in Li Ke's arms, Tanjiro cried out in pure relief and sprinted straight toward them.
Li Ke didn't hesitate. Grabbing the back of Nezuko's collar as if he were hoisting a small kitten, he handed her over to Tanjiro.
"Keep a close eye on your sister. She wandered into my room earlier. Also, Tanjiro..."
Li Ke fixed Tanjiro with a dead serious expression. Although he had already fed Nezuko using his own life-force, there were still a few matters he needed to make clear to her brother.
"Right now, Nezuko is incredibly hungry."
His words caused a look of pure terror to wash over Tanjiro's face. Nezuko was a demon, after all. If she was experiencing extreme hunger...
"Don't worry too much. I've already fed her using my own life-force... well, you can think of it as a sort of life essence. Once her body finishes its next evolutionary breakthrough, she won't suffer from that hunger ever again."
Li Ke suddenly realized that Tanjiro might not fully comprehend what life-force actually was. To be entirely fair, Li Ke didn't fully understand the fundamental science behind it either; he just knew how to manipulate and channel it.
But when it came down to what exactly this substance was, Li Ke honestly didn't have a clear grasp on it.
He only knew that once this stuff was drawn out, his cellular activity would actively drop and it would even take a toll on his cells' lifespan. He only went through with it because he possessed the Living Flame—which allowed him to directly trade raw physical stamina to replenish his life-force to a certain extent. Otherwise, there was no way he would have used his own life-force to feed Nezuko.
If you called this stuff pure Energy, it still possessed a mountain of strange properties that made absolutely no logical sense. Thus, Li Ke made a firm executive decision: until he had the scientific means to thoroughly analyze it, he would completely stop overthinking how it worked.
Sure enough, Tanjiro completely misunderstood what he meant by life-force. He technically knew what the phrase meant, but he never expected Li Ke to be able to physically manipulate it. Instead, his mind jumped straight to a completely different conclusion.
More importantly...
Tanjiro's nose twitched slightly. He instantly caught a whiff of a distinct scent lingering on Nezuko—the exact type of heavy, musk-filled scent he used to smell whenever his late father and his mother would finish a late-night, panting session together in their bedroom.
His face completely changed on the spot.
Without even leaning in to double-check the specifics of the scent, his head snapped around to glare directly at Li Ke.
"Did you... could it be...?"
Li Ke had no idea what was running through the boy's head. He had completely forgotten the fact that Tanjiro possessed an incredibly sharp, almost supernatural sense of smell. Seeing the boy's face shift dramatically, Li Ke assumed he was simply astounded by his divine powers. He naturally concluded that Tanjiro was just shocked he could manipulate life-force.
"Yeah. It's exactly what you're thinking."
As it turned out, a man should never try to show off.
"Lord Li Ke! How could you do something like that?! Nezuko is currently in the body of a child!"
Tanjiro immediately shoved Nezuko behind his back as literal tears shot from his eyes. Without a single word of warning, his hand flew straight to the hilt of his Nichirin Blade, looking fully prepared to fight Li Ke to the death!
He had genuinely held Li Ke in the highest regard, but he never would have guessed that the man he deeply respected would commit such an atrocious act against Nezuko!
The moment he recalled how Li Ke had intentionally held Nezuko tight in his embrace while they were riding their horses earlier, Tanjiro became absolutely certain of his theory!
After all, aside from a devoted family member, who else would actively cuddle a demon in their arms?
Outside of being completely captivated by Nezuko's beauty, there was simply no other logical explanation!
A flood of horrifying scenarios flashed through Tanjiro's mind. In particular, after smelling that specific scent on Nezuko, his brain immediately visualized a vivid picture of Nezuko being forced to swallow some incredibly bizarre "substance" by Li Ke!
As her older brother, this was something he absolutely could not tolerate!!!
Consequently, even though he knew perfectly well that attacking Li Ke would only result in his own immediate death, Tanjiro still chose to stand up for his little sister without a single shred of hesitation. Even if he ended up crushed into powder, he was going to force Li Ke to give him an explanation!
This girl was his only remaining family left in the world!
"You could have completely waited until Nezuko turned back into a human to formally propose to her! Why did you have to resort to doing something like this?! You are truly making people feel so..."
By this point, Li Ke had finally caught on to what was happening.
With a single, blinding sprint, he materialized right in front of Tanjiro. One of his hands slammed down hard on the hilt of the boy's blade to lock it in place, while his other hand delivered a swift, heavy chop straight to the top of Tanjiro's head.
Thud!
Tanjiro's head snapped downward for a split second from the impact. Li Ke felt a sharp spike of pain shoot through his hand, as if he had just punched a solid block of titanium alloy. But he didn't have time to worry about the physical ache. He quickly shook his hand to ease the stinging while loudly protesting against Tanjiro's slanderous accusations!
"What the hell are you talking about?! How could I possibly lay a finger on your sister when she's that small?! Do not insult my sterling reputation and morals as a professional pervert!"
Staring at a dazed Tanjiro, who was now clutching his head in complete confusion, Li Ke laid out his defense with absolute, righteous indignation!
"Even if I were to go touch a flat-chested girl's breasts, I would never lay a hand on an eight-year-old child! What on earth are you thinking?!"