Ch.289Fashion Guy Shota (5)

“Then let’s go in.”

I said to Aki.

“Y-yeah. But… I…”

Aki suddenly put her hand to her head.

“I’m feeling dizzy, could you hold my hand?”

Aki said with a coquettish smile.

I can totally see through her… but I guess I have no choice.

“Here. Let’s go in.”

I took Aki’s hand. Her face immediately turned bright red.

“Mmmmm…❤ Your hand is so calloused… big… and warm.”

Aki’s expression quickly melted into something strange.

Anyway, I entered the café while holding Aki’s hand.

Swoosh-!

But… I felt an odd killing intent. It was a sharply honed murderous aura. I couldn’t mistake it. It was Kana.

‘Kana… you followed us from the dojo.’

I gave a bitter smile.

I slightly turned my head toward the direction of the killing intent.

Sure enough, there was that distinctive silver hair. It was Kana. I could never mistake that beautiful face.

‘Kana… I’m sorry!’

But… I want to enjoy this moment right now!! I took Aki inside the café anyway.

——-

Once inside, I casually ordered drinks.

“Aki. What would you like to drink?”

I asked her.

“Oh. I’ll pay for my own drink.”

Aki said with an apologetic smile.

“No. It’s on me. I’m the one asking for a favor about the temple stay.”

I said.

Right. Since I invited her anyway.

“Shota… you’re so kind…”

Aki’s face immediately turned red.

Wait. Why does her affection level rise with everything I do? The difficulty level is way too low…

“Then I’ll have… a strawberry smoothie.”

Aki said.

I see. Going for something expensive. But Aki is pretty. So it’s legal.

“One black coffee and… one strawberry smoothie.”

I said as I paid.

Soon after, Aki and I received our drinks and headed upstairs.

“Come to think of it, Shota, aren’t you a writer?”

Aki asked.

“Ah… I make a living writing web novels.”

I nodded as I replied.

“That’s amazing… a man with dreams… who’s actually achieved something.”

Aki’s affection level rose even higher.

It seemed like… the only way to lower her affection would be to soil my pants. Which I’m not going to do.

“Anyway, could you tell me about the temple stay?”

I asked with a smile.

“Oh!! It’s at our temple… I even brought a proper brochure! I got it from my mom!”

Aki immediately pulled out a brochure.

“That’s impressive!”

The curriculum is surprisingly well-organized!!

Of course, it wasn’t free. It cost about 2,000 yen per night. Staying both Saturday and Sunday would cost around 4,000 yen. That was a reasonable price.

‘I’m glad temple stays aren’t popular in this area…’

I sincerely thought.

Yeah. In my original world, temple stays were incredibly popular. As a result, prices skyrocketed to match demand, almost like hotel rates. Seriously… monks… you’re too devoted to worldly matters.

“Honestly… no one wants to do it, so my mom’s been pretty depressed. She says nobody cares about Buddhism anymore! But then you said you wanted to do it.”

Aki said.

“Yeah. And I’m not the only one doing it. My girlfriends are coming too. Is that okay?”

I asked Aki.

“Of course!!!”

Aki immediately nodded.

“I… kind of want to join Shota’s girlfriends too…”

Aki mumbled with a blushing face.

“……”

I seemed to have overheard something I shouldn’t have… but I pretended not to hear it.

“So? How many people? I need to prepare meals.”

Aki picked up her phone, ready to take notes. A gyaru with efficient work habits… this was truly a gyaru masterpiece.

“Well… first, Umi. You know her, right? Umi.”

“Mmhmm. And?”

“And Eri. She’s Umi’s friend.”

“Hmm.”

“And Taiga.”

“Hmm. So three people so far? Still manageable?”

Aki noted the information on her phone, seemingly formulating some kind of strategy.

“And… Tina. She’s a foreigner. But she speaks Japanese well.”

“A-a foreigner…”

“And Cyber Psycho… I mean Kana! She’s a bit blunt but she’s nice.”

“There’s more?”

Aki seemed surprised at this point.

“And Mika.”

I continued introducing my harem members. My full party… I really want to introduce them all!

“Mika? That’s interesting. My friend’s name is Mika too.”

Aki tried to maintain her composure by continuing with small talk.

“Also Kirutan… she’s a bit unique but she’s fine.”

I said.

“There’s… more?”

Aki gulped. She was looking at me with something like awe.

There was also Madoka, but she said she was going to a Girl Scout camping trip that day. Yeah, Madoka is like that. It wouldn’t be right to do lewd things around a child.

“No. That’s all.”

I had to think about whether I’d forgotten anyone because there were so many… just kidding.

“Okay! Mom will be happy there are so many people! Just bring yourselves on the weekend! Everything else is prepared!”

Aki shouted enthusiastically.

“Wow… great service.”

I wondered why it wasn’t popular.

Anyway, I planned to thoroughly pursue Aiko here. Not in a romantic sense, of course, but as a communication target.

“Great. Then… see you on the weekend.”

Aki said with a smile.

“Yeah. You’ll be at the temple too, right? It would be nice if everyone became friends.”

I said.

This could be an opportunity… for my harem members and Aki to suddenly develop a close relationship. Then maybe… Aki could join the harem too.

“Yes!”

Aki nodded with a smile.

A brightly smiling gyaru is nice too… I once again realized the depth of my gyaru preference.

——–

And time passed until Friday.

Aki called her mother, Aiko.

“Mom! Even if there are no visitors, you shouldn’t sleep so defensively!”

Aki woke her mother up.

“Ah… okay.”

Aiko got up.

Though she was dressed casually, her voluptuous figure was clearly visible. Her skin was so firm and her beauty so striking that it was hard to believe she was a mother. Additionally, her glossy black hair exuded a strange sensuality.

There were disrespectful groups who came to see Aiko, but each time, Aiko fiercely drove them away.

“And you’re not even wearing your monk’s robe. Really, you have no discipline!”

Aki said.

“A temple stay… sounds suspicious. Isn’t he just trying to get close to our cute Aki somehow?”

Aiko sat up, yawning.

“Umm… it’s the opposite, I should say. I’m the one who’s fallen for him.”

Aki said with a complicated expression.

“Oh my. That sounds interesting.”

Aiko immediately narrowed her eyes. Even as a monk, she couldn’t help being interested in romance stories as a woman.

“I-it’s nothing special! Anyway… he’s not coming alone but bringing all his girlfriends. My goal is to somehow join them.”

Aki said.

“Hohoho. I don’t know what kind of boy he is… but he certainly needs to reduce his worldly desires.”

Aiko chuckled.

“By the way, Aki, you’re a good girl… do you really want to be this boy’s Nth girlfriend?”

Aiko asked.

“Well… I’m not interested in other boys…”

Aki mumbled.

“Really… our daughter is the type to fall for bad boys.”

Aiko said.

“Well, I’ll judge for myself.”

Aiko said, stretching.

“Don’t say weird things!”

Aki shouted, blushing.

“I won’t, I won’t.”

Aiko chuckled.

———

And on Saturday, back to Shota’s perspective.

“Alright!! Everyone, it’s temple stay time!!”

I shouted.

“By the way, there’s no rule against sex or anything. We just can’t eat meat, right?”

Kana said. Now even our noble lady Kana had started casually saying “sex.” She’s been corrupted.

“Is it really okay to do it at a temple?”

I asked while fondling Tina’s butt in front of me. Sexual relationships get boring if you always do the same thing. The secret to a lasting relationship is to create tension by trying new things each time. You have to put in effort.

“Yes… please offer me our husband’s hot seeds… as an offering.”

Tina immediately assumed a monk-like posture and started role-playing.

This vulgar role-play… it’s my taste!

“Of course. I’ll give you plenty of offerings. Enough to rebuild the temple.”

I immediately entered the role of a donor. If we have lots of children and make them all believers, it would become a large temple. Perfect.

“Everyone, stop saying embarrassing things in the street and let’s go.”

Eri said with a gentle smile.

“Eri… don’t you want my seed offering?”

I whispered in Eri’s ear.

“I-I do…! But that’s not something to say in the street…!”

Eri’s face turned bright red.

Anyway, we headed to the temple.

——–

It’s the only temple in the neighborhood. We found the location quickly.

“Ah!! You’re here! Shota!”

Aki waved her hand.

“That pig bitch… casually calling his name…”

Kana looked at Aki with extremely wary eyes.

“Don’t worry, Kana. She’s in the palm of my hand.”

Umi took the opportunity to show off her competence.

“No… I’m worried because you’re in charge.”

Kana said with a cold look.

“That’s so mean!!”

Umi immediately made a tearful face.

“Welcome. You’re here for the temple stay, right? I’m the head priest of this temple, Biwashima Aiko.”

At that moment, a woman of indeterminate age approached us wearing monk’s robes.

This was Biwashima Aiko. Yes, she was a pursuable heroine in this game. She certainly lived up to being a heroine. Her beauty made it impossible to believe she was a mother.

“H-how does she maintain herself like that?”

Taiga looked at Aiko with disbelieving eyes.

“In Buddhism, they say there’s special breathing training that slows aging… maybe that’s it?”

Tina immediately offered a plausible theory. No, Buddhism doesn’t have such training. Tina’s view of Japan is… strangely distorted.

“Everyone, please come inside.”

Aiko took control and led us into the temple hall.