Chapter 453 Touching Zhu Shi

My next plan is to investigate the ruins of the Humanitarian Affairs Bureau's headquarters with Asaho.

The next morning, I found Ma Zao and Zhu Shi in a park near the university in Xianshui City.

Both of them had participated in the Divine Burial Ceremony yesterday, but only briefly, without intending to attend for three days and three nights like many Witcher. The Great Impermanence's funeral doesn't actually have a strict, explicit rule mandating all Witcher to attend; it's just that there's a similar cultural atmosphere, and it wouldn't be good to quit halfway through. Fortunately, for Witcher outside headquarters, this is much more lenient, and since both of them are related to me, they naturally have more freedom.

Now, Mazao goes to this location in Xianshui City every day to help Zhu Shi complete her daily fifteen-minute training session before Zhu Shi goes to university. To avoid being seen, the training takes place in a secluded corner of the park. Breakfast is also eaten here; Zhu Shi usually buys Mazao some breakfast and soy milk nearby.

I brought my own breakfast and soy milk, and quietly watched as Ma Zao helped Zhu Shi finish her training.

Zhu Shi has been avoiding me lately, probably because she promised me last time that I could have sex with her anytime, anywhere. So she might be worried that I might suddenly become "beastly" and pin her down when I'm around. She's the kind of person who keeps her promises, and she's obviously not really against me having sex with her. Even if I suddenly pinned her down here, she'd probably accept it, and might even cooperate willingly.

But one thing at a time, she's bound to feel uneasy and confused. Especially after the atmosphere of that night has faded, it won't be easy for her to bring up that matter on her own initiative.

After training, she and Mazao sat down here to have breakfast together.

Seeing that she didn't even know where to put her hands, I put down the empty soy milk carton in my hand and brought up the matter with her. Then I suggested, "Why don't we get it done tonight? That way you won't have to overthink it and be scared."

"Tonight, tonight!?" Zhu Shi almost threw the soy milk in her hand away.

Ma Zao nodded in agreement: "Yeah, Zhu Shi, you should just go and do it with Zhuang Cheng. Just now, with Zhuang Cheng sitting over there, I felt like you weren't concentrating on your training..."

"Do you have any other plans for tonight? Or you can do it now," I said.

"Now!?" Zhu Shi stood up as if he'd been electrocuted. "Doing it outdoors? What if someone walks by? Even if you're a powerful being who can make everyone around you ignore you with your mind, you can't play that invisible game!"

“No, I didn’t go to the point of ‘doing it outdoors,’ and what is ‘invisible man play’…” I said, “So when do you think would be a good time to do it, tomorrow night?”

Actually, I didn't necessarily have to do it, but seeing Zhu Shi always thinking about this and that, I simply wanted to get things done first... No, that's too self-deprecating.

Perhaps it's because Asaho is around that I subconsciously try to find some respectable justification for myself. Besides, I think people whose minds are filled with those kinds of thoughts are pathetic, and I don't want to become that kind of person one day, much less be seen as such by others. So right now, I'm just saying in my heart that I'm actually really looking forward to doing it with Zhu Shi.

"Tomorrow night is a bit too soon..." Zhu Shi said shyly, "How about the day after tomorrow... the night after tomorrow?"

"The night after tomorrow, are you sure?" I asked deliberately.

“Uh…” Zhu Shi blushed and lowered her head.

Seeing her in a dilemma, I actually felt very happy, as if I were experiencing the thrill of a hunt.

At the same time, I hope I can be more mindful and not indulge in this childish mentality too much. This kind of behavior is actually desecrating my friend's heart. If I want to treat Zhu Shi as an equal, I shouldn't continue to toy with him like this.

After thinking it over, Asaha asked, "May I watch you do it?"

"—Bystander!?" Zhu Shi exclaimed again, "Why!"

“Because I also want to do it with Zhuang Cheng, after I grow up a bit more…” Ma Zao touched her body, “I witnessed some very brutal and filthy scenes in the post-apocalyptic era, but I felt that those practices were wrong… The real way shouldn’t be like that, right? So I want to learn about the interactions between you two, which should come in handy when I do it with Zhuang Cheng in the future.”

"No..." Zhu Shi made a face showing toothache, "Ma Zao, let me tell you... men are beasts, you know? If you're standing next to them, you might get dragged in too... You don't want to get dragged in at your age, do you? What if Senior Brother Zhuang really does it? Wouldn't he become a pervert? You think that's perverted too, right?"

"I think... I think that's a bit perverted." Ma Zao looked at me after hesitating for a moment. "But, but if you want me now... I'm willing to give in to you."

"Oh my god..." Zhu Shi covered her face, "Is my life destined to be manipulated by these two at will...?"

I looked at Asahi and repeated, "Even though I'm a pervert, you're willing to satisfy me."

"Yes." Mazao nodded vigorously.

"Let me make this clear beforehand, I'm not a pervert. Or rather, I'm only a pervert with you. I'm a pervert who belongs exclusively to you," I said.

Zhu Shi stared at me with wide eyes, then said in an admiring tone, "You really do like Ma Zao..."

Mazao's face showed a mixture of joy, shyness, and bewilderment at the reality she was struggling to process.

Finally, she seemed to swallow all these emotions, as if forcing herself to continue eating after a full stomach, or as if forcing herself to look directly at the midday sun, and said in a serious tone: "That's right, Zhuang Cheng likes me very, very much."

Of course, the initial agreement still needs to be upheld; Ma Zao and I cannot proceed to that stage yet. After quite a while, Zhu Shi finally composed himself and offered me his advice.

“I think it’s better for us to take things one step at a time,” she said.

"What do you mean by 'step by step'?" I asked.

“Even if we’re engaged, jumping straight into it would be too much of a leap, wouldn’t it? You know, we’ve never even kissed. What I mean by taking it step by step is this,” Zhu Shi said. “We should start with basic contact, touching each other first, then kissing, and finally doing it.”

“That makes sense,” I said. “So, this is an adaptive exercise before the formal phase begins, right?”

"That's right, it's practice, so that you can become more proficient when doing things that lovers should do with Ma Zao in the future... Wait a minute, am I getting closer to the character of someone who cheats on their best friend again?" Zhu Shi complained to herself.

I ignored him and asked, "So, where should I touch you first?"

"Hands, right? Lovers always start by holding hands... although we only intend to become husband and wife, not lovers."

As Zhu Shi spoke, he reached out his hand.

Then, she seemed to fall into self-doubt, muttering to herself, "Hmm, isn't there something wrong with this statement...?"

I took her hand and, at her instruction, repeatedly rubbed and kneaded it as if I were applying hand cream to her.

Zhu Shi's hands were incredibly soft, white with a rosy tint, slender fingers, smooth and delicate skin, seemingly boneless. Despite being a master swordsman, there were no calluses. Being a demon hunter, her regenerative abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, and her strength came from magic rather than muscle. Touching her like this, she didn't feel like a warrior, but rather like a princess from somewhere. The feel was remarkably comfortable; one could easily continue touching her without getting tired of it.

"...How is it?" Zhu Shi asked, as if trying to suppress an itch.

"It's a bit boring," I said honestly.

Although Zhu Shi's hands feel very comfortable to touch, I've also touched Ma Zao's hands quite a bit lately. Maybe I have a bias towards Ma Zao, but I feel even happier touching Ma Zao's hands.

After hearing my specific feedback, Zhu Shi looked troubled: "Ah... then where should I touch next? If you're talking about where I'm better than Ma Zao, then it's only... uh..."

As if realizing she had spoken out of turn, she quickly shut her mouth, but it was too late. My gaze unconsciously moved down thirty degrees from her face, and Ma Zao, who had been eavesdropping on our conversation, also couldn't help but shift her gaze.

Zhu Shi also looked down, then swallowed hard, as if groaning, and said, "So, we're going to start here?"

"Is that okay?" I asked seriously.

Zhu Shi gritted her teeth, straightened her back, and said nervously, "...Okay!"

I slowly stretched out my hand, my five fingers gradually spreading.

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Twenty minutes later, just as Zhu Shi's first class of the morning was about to begin, she grabbed her bag and fled in a panic, almost tripping and falling on the way, leaving only Ma Zao and me behind.

I looked at my right hand, recalling the sensations I had experienced repeatedly before. To be honest, this was a first for me.

Ma Zao also looked at her hands. With Zhu Shi's permission, she had also participated in the activity earlier and had touched them for just as long as I had. At this moment, with an expression as if her worldview had been refreshed, she repeatedly closed and opened her small, delicate hands.

Then, she exclaimed from the bottom of her heart: "This is also the first time I've ever touched something like that... at least it's the first time in my memory."

"No wonder men talk about that place like that; it really does have an irresistible, magical attraction... I see..."

She touched her still-weak body again, then revealed a resentful expression, "Waaah..."

By the way, I've already arranged with Zhu Shi how we'll have our next intimate encounter.

The next one is a kiss.

"I want to be there too," Mazao emphasized.

(End of this chapter)