episode_0022

I was very confused.

As was Frayf’s bizarre behavior after returning home.

Being suddenly subdued was also surprising.

‘Is the power difference this big?’

I knew there was originally a large power difference.

But being tripped and even subdued with a single movement, like twisting a child’s wrist, was simply confusing.

The important thing wasn’t a trivial issue like the power difference.

Why Frayf was suddenly acting like this and what she wanted.

It seemed I could escape this situation only if I knew that.

“Frayf…? Why are you suddenly like this? Come on, even as a joke, this is too much.”

“…Counselor. I feel like I’m going crazy.”

“First… please come down. If you have something on your mind, I’ll l-listen…”

In the darkness, eyes like a faint light in the deep sea stared at me.

Eyes deeper and darker than usual.

And she looked more unstable and anxious than ever.

“When I just watch… it feels like the counselor will leave for that woman… and I’m also scared to hold on, haha. I’m like an idiot, right?”

That woman… scared I’ll leave?

Could it be that she followed me all the way to the date spot?

Only then did Frayf’s sudden behavior begin to make sense.

Given her dependence, seeing me flirting with another woman was bound to make her more unstable.

But how?

I definitely never told Frayf I was going on a date.

I just said I was going out because I had a brief appointment.

‘Did she even eavesdrop on the call?’

If so, it might become even more troublesome, and my head started to ache.

I openly called Ai ‘honey’, so from Frayf’s perspective, it would appear I already have a girlfriend.

It seemed there was no more room to back down.

‘How can I reassure her about this?’

“Counselor…. please whisper ‘I love you’… to me too.”

“….”

“Smile at me like you did for that woman… and kiss me too. I’ll even let you touch my chest… You were touching Oppa so much earlier because you liked it, weren’t you…?”

You saw everything?

You even saw that whole scene when I lost my reason for a moment.

‘I should have somehow pulled myself together.’

That moment when the past, swept away by the atmosphere, felt cursed.

-Drip.

Water droplets began to fall below her face.

Water of a lukewarm temperature.

Soon I could tell what this liquid was.

‘She’s crying.’

It was Frayf who covered me, but conversely, it was also Frayf who was crying.

Seeing her crying tears and desperately wishing for something from me, my heart felt like it was slowly breaking.

“Please, please love me too… I’m really too anxious to do anything. Then I’ll do everything the counselor wants… If you say die, I’ll die, if you want my body, I’ll give you everything.”

In the end, I had already decided in my heart how to deal with this.

Because if she was already this dependent on me, I would have to accept it to some extent in the end.

So.

“Ah. I don’t know… what to do.”

“Frayf, first please listen to my…”

But my words couldn’t be completed.

Thump.

The force strongly pressing down on my shoulder and the soft sensation blocking my mouth.

And when I came to my senses again, Frayf’s eyes were already right in front of my nose.

Huh?

If I parted my lips to speak, Frayf’s flesh would push its way in.

Cherry-scented saliva filling my mouth.

Because we kissed so suddenly, there was no time to breathe.

Ah, my vision is gradually blurring.

I tried somehow to maintain breathing through my nose, but the amount of oxygen being consumed was too great.

And Frayf’s body, pushing in relentlessly, seemed to interfere with everything, preventing me from coming to my senses.

“Haa, ha… Haha! Ha…”

“Cough… haa. Ha…”

After the brief, if only moment’s kiss, I gasped for breath and put strength into my eyes to hold onto my sanity.

My blurred vision returned, and what was there was Frayf, crying and laughing.

The bizarre smile gave me goosebumps, but then I also felt pity.

The person was too broken.

Living until now without knowing she was broken, she must have realized she was broken upon meeting me.

And thinking I would leave must be accelerating her breakdown.

That’s why I had to convey it clearly.

That I would absolutely not leave.

So, for now, for this moment, she could depend on me as much as she wanted.

I couldn’t convey those words.

“Mph…”

“See. Counselor… No, you prefer being called Counselor Oppa, right?”

Before I could say anything, my mouth was covered, and I was robbed of the chance to speak.

“Y-You’re so weak… You can’t do anything when you’re in my hands. You, you lured me in like this. And then you go around playing with other women.”

“….”

“If I’d known this would happen, I should have done this from the start… I did. See, what can Oppa do?”

Frayf’s gaze began to descend.

Her destination seemed to be my neck and collarbone.

Yes, it was the spot where I found Ai’s traces when Frayf offered to use magic last time.

-Rip.

She easily ripped my clothes, exposing the injured area once again.

Although it had faded compared to before, the kiss mark or bite mark would likely still remain.

Frayf, having discovered that again, stared for a moment before taking action.

-Beee…

A strangeness coming from a ticklish yet lukewarm temperature.

Frayf began licking the injured area.

My neck where the kiss mark was, my shoulder where the bite mark remained.

And licking my collarbone, which was pure white without anything, she gradually expanded the range.

Finally.

-Smooch.

Not content with simply painting over the traces Ai left behind, Frayf even added her own traces.

Satisfied with this, she finally gave me a chance to speak.

However, I didn’t say anything.

Just, I only looked at Frayf.

Perhaps feeling my gaze that was simply staring, she tried to avoid eye contact.

She turned her head to the side, and also looked down, revisiting the traces she had left behind.

Then, finally reaching her limit, Frayf began to shed tears again.

“I’m sorry……”

“….”

“I’m sorry. Counselor Oppa. That I did such a crazy thing… I’m sorry. I’m really sorry… I’m beyond saving, Counselor Oppa.”

After suddenly committing all those actions, she blames herself.

But I refrained from speaking until the end.

Frayf, whose face gradually began to grow dark.

She gradually watched my reaction, then her eyes wavered as if unable to turn back.

“Please don’t hate me. I’m sorry… I’m sorry……”

Frayf, crying and asking for forgiveness.

Having felt the strength that was constricting me gradually weaken, I could slowly push her to the side and stand up.

-Hug.

I hugged the crying girl.

I didn’t say anything.

Because I was worried that if I said anything now, she might interpret it wrongly on her own and become twisted again.

“Please… say something, anything.”

Still holding the crying Frayf, who was asking me to say something, I said nothing.

Rather, seeing her trembling even more with anxiety, I hugged her more tightly.

As the warmth she so longed for was conveyed, her trembling gradually decreased.

Only when her crying began to subside could I speak quietly.

“Frayf… I neither resent nor dislike you.”

“I only cause trouble for the counselor every time… I’m sorry.”

“No, that can happen. And I understand that Frayf is anxious.”

I know it’s a situation where she’s likely to tremble with anxiety.

That’s why I can say it even more.

That I can understand.

However, I had to clarify things definitely.

“And Ai and I are not dating.”

“Yes…?”

About my relationship with Ai.

To reduce Frayf’s anxiety, I had to clear up all misunderstandings.

“You’re really not dating…? Then what was that date? And what was the physical contact…? Even if you’re trying to deceive me…”

“I’m not deceiving you. Ai and I… Yes, we’re not dating, but are in a temporary relationship.”

“Temporary…?”

I explained that this current relationship was temporary from the start.

We’re not dating.

Just maintaining a romantic relationship until next week.

However, it seemed there was a part that Frayf was not pleased with.

“Then… what about the physical contact? Even when you’re not dating… is that possible?”

“It’s possible.”

“….”

In a way, it might be words that defy common sense.

If you say you’re not dating but are biting and sucking on each other, who would easily believe that?

However, these words might actually present an opportunity for Frayf.

Even without dating, physical contact is possible.

Then, even if it’s not Ai, it means there’s also an opportunity for her.

Perhaps having clearly realized that, Frayf asked me a question.

“Is that… all a type of counseling too?”

“Yes.”

“Counseling……”

Frayf, who at first refused counseling and got angry.

But now she seemed interested in the word counseling.

“Then, if I also receive that counseling… does it mean I can have the `same` relationship as that woman?”

The same relationship.

It must be what Ai and I called the `special relationship`.

A relationship where we aren’t dating, but acknowledge mutual feelings and engage in physical contact, effectively half-dating.

“Yes….”

“Then, I… will also receive counseling. Counselor Oppa……”

I hugged back Frayf’s hands that were tightly holding me and patted her back.

Let’s slowly proceed with treatment while maintaining a similar relationship to Ai.

Yes. This is probably the best I can do right now.

And Frayf, who seemed to have regained energy, stood up.

She pulled my hand, made me stand up, and then smiled.

“Then since it’s the first counseling session… let’s go to bed, Counselor… No, Oppa.”

“Bed…?”

“Yes, we’re in that `special relationship`, aren’t we?”

The grip pulling me was strong, so I had no choice but to purely follow her.