Chapter 85***

“My hometown and family? Ah, I don’t mind.”

Upon hearing my reply, Gazelle’s expression seemed to lighten.

“What’s going on with my family or hometown?”

“No, it’s just that… this is the first time you’ve talked about yourself after revealing that you’re from another world. I was wondering if it was hard for you to discuss it.”

“Ah, now that you mention it, that’s true.”

I had talked once to Felix about my parents, and that experience taught me that talking about my hometown and family risks revealing that I come from another world. That’s why I’ve avoided bringing it up.

For example, if it came to my brother, it would inevitably lead to him working in a law firm and so on. It would be hard to explain that in terms of this world’s common sense. When I talked to Felix before, it was difficult to find the right words to explain it, so I avoided bringing it up myself.

But from Gazelle and Felix’s perspective, it probably made it harder to ask if I didn’t talk about it.

“I see, I made you tread carefully. I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s fine. In fact, knowing that you’re from another world clarified many things. To be honest, I was worried at first when we met because you seemed so naive. I thought maybe you’d been captured by slave traders or something.”

“Heh, is that so? I’m surprised.”

I mean, really surprised!

Wait, seriously? He actually thought that about me?

But then again, would a weakling like me even be useful as a slave?

Ah, maybe for hazardous labor in mines? Like a disposable type of slave?

“Well, I’m relieved to know you weren’t going through hard times.”

“…I apologize for causing unnecessary worry. But you see, when we first met, even if I had said I was from another world, I doubted you would’ve believed me.”

“True. Even now, I believe you, but if you had said it on that ship, I don’t know if I would’ve accepted it readily.” 

Well, most people wouldn’t easily believe something like that. Initially, I didn’t even realize I was in another world; I thought it was a movie set or something.

“Do you have family back in your hometown?”

“Yes, I think they’re doing fine.”

“Is that so… are you on good terms with your family?”

“Right, I have one older brother, and we got along well. I guess I had a normal relationship with my parents.”

“Eh, you have an older brother?”

For some reason, Gazelle widened his eyes in surprise at this.

“Is it that shocking that I have a brother?”

“Ah, I was a bit surprised. You seem like the type who’s good at taking care of younger siblings, like the young lady from the perfume store, or the shrunken Demon Lord.”

“Really? That’s surprising to hear. My brother often told me, ‘You really can’t do anything without me, can you? You’re useless.'”

Wait, why has Gazelle frozen up?

“Were you really on good terms with your older brother, Takumi?”

“Hm? Yes, we were. He always said, ‘You really can’t do anything without me. But don’t worry, I’ll look after you for the rest of your life.'”

Upon hearing my explanation, Gazelle deepened the furrow between his brows.

“Is something wrong, Gazelle?”

“No… um… Are you really sure you got along with your older brother? Really sure?”

For some reason, he asked the same question again.

Gazelle’s attitude seems off, but what’s going on? He’s usually so blunt, but now he’s speaking as if he’s got something stuck in his back teeth.

“Yes, in my original world, I wasn’t particularly good with human relationships… but my brother never abandoned me and was always kind.”

“Not good? You?”

“Yes, since my teenage years, I started hearing things like ‘Takumi, your older brother is… Never mind, just don’t talk to me anymore starting tomorrow.’ Friends started to keep their distance.”

Come to think of it, even some school teachers in the clubs told me, “Sorry, but don’t come back starting tomorrow. The reason? Well, it’s about your older brother… never mind, just forget it.” Probably everyone had expectations because I was his “younger brother.”

My brother excelled in everything—academics, sports, arts. I couldn’t compare.

For example, when he was in elementary school, he received an award at a county art contest for his watercolor painting. A famous artist on the panel liked it so much that he even came to our house to offer a personal exhibition for my brother. The exhibition in Tokyo was quite well-received, and magazines and newspapers kept coming to our home for interviews.

My brother was talented, and that was without any favoritism. He was amazing.

So, they must have expected me, as his “younger brother,” to be able to do at least one-tenth of what he could. When I couldn’t, they were disappointed and distanced themselves.

But my brother was always kind to me. “Every time I had trouble with people, he’d say, ‘Didn’t I tell you? Wasting your time on worthless guys is pointless. You only need me, right?’ and he’d comfort me.”

“No, Takumi, that’s less like comforting and more like…”

Because my brother comforted me, I felt motivated and thought, ‘My brother is so kind. I can’t be down over something like this! I’ll give it my best starting tomorrow!’

In my original world, whenever I failed or encountered a problem, my brother would immediately come to… solve the problem or do everything for me.

And he’d always comfort me with a smile, saying, ‘You really can’t do anything without me, can you?’

“….Well, I get it. Your brother is an extraordinary guy, huh?”

“Yeah, my older brother is an amazing person.”

Despite saying it as a compliment, Gazelle oddly makes a bitter face. 

What’s really going on with him? Did he catch a cold or something?

“Ah…by the way, what were your parents like, Takumi? No need to say if you don’t want to.”

“My parents were normal. In this world’s terms, they would be equivalent to civilians working in a trading company. Also, I think our family got along pretty well.”

“You got along well…huh. If your brother is such an extraordinary person, weren’t you ever compared to him?”

“Nothing like that happened. Well, there is a huge difference in capability between my brother and me. My older brother was incredibly talented, and there was nothing he couldn’t do. Honestly, our levels were so different that I felt neither jealousy nor envy. Rather, I wondered, “Why is such a person my sibling?” Even my parents seemed to feel the same, often praising my brother, saying, “You’re such a well-behaved child. It’s unbelievable that you’re our son. But, truly, my parents never compared me to my brother.”

“Really?”

“Instead, both of them advised me on how to get along with my older brother.”

“Like how, for instance?”

“Something like, ‘Just listen to what your older brother says, and there will be no problem,’ or ‘Your older brother is working hard to become a respectable lawyer, so what are you doing not supporting him? Just don’t do anything stupid to upset him.'”

Ever since I came to this world, whenever I recall my parents’ and brother’s words, I strangely feel uneasy.

Why is that? Is it because I’ve met people like Gazelle, Felix, and various others after joining the Black-winged Knights Order?

By meeting various people and talking to them, expanding my worldview…did I realize the twisted nature of my family and sibling relationship in my previous world?

Maybe if things had gone on as they were, I would’ve ended up dependent on my brother’s kindness.

And I think my brother would’ve never pushed me away. If I had not been transferred to this world and had continued to live in Japan, would I have lived a life entirely dependent on him?

That wouldn’t be a normal sibling relationship. It would be strange and abnormal.

…When I think about it, perhaps coming to this world was good for both my brother and me.

Otherwise, I might never have distanced myself from him. 

…Even though it’s lonely, maybe it’s better for my family if I never return to my old world? Realizing this sad truth, I feel a bit down.

Meanwhile, Gazelle beside me nodded as if he understood.

“Ah, I see… I finally get why your self-esteem is so low. The more I hear, the more messed up your family sounds. They’re even worse than slave traders, in a way…”

“Eh?”

I tried to ask what Gazelle meant by that, but before that—he pulled my arm, forcefully drew me close, and because of the buoyancy in the water, I ended up sitting on his legs in the bathtub.

“Wh-What, Gazelle?”

Our positions were now reversed, and for the first time, I looked down at him.

Then Gazelle leaned his face towards my chest and whispered in a low voice tinged with anger.

“With a worthless family like that, there’s even more reason you can’t go back.”

The words echoed in the bathhouse, clearly reaching my ears. I tilted my head at Gazelle, who seemed unusually angry.

…Did he just call my family worthless?

Wait, why?!!

Without answering my bewilderment, Gazelle brought his face close to my chest and gently dropped his lips onto the left side of my chest. It was right above my heart.

My heart pounded, and I couldn’t help but feel that Gazelle had noticed it, sending a shiver down my spine.

“Ah, Gazelle… Mm!”

Gazelle’s lips trailed over my chest, and then, he took my nipple into his mouth.

He gently nibbled on my nipple with his lips, and at times, he tickled it with the tip of his tongue.

“Gazelle… This is the bath!”

“Yeah. In the bath, in our house, right?”

Certainly, this house was bought by Gazelle and Felix, but I wanted to point out that I hadn’t paid a single cent, but before I could say that, I closed my lips.

It was because Gazelle’s golden eyes had a sharp glint, and I couldn’t continue my sentence under that piercing gaze.

“Gazelle?”

“Because it’s our house, Felix and mine. Are you trying to say that this is not your place?”

I couldn’t nod or deny it; I mumbled my words.

Well, it’s true that it was referred to as a gift, but that doesn’t mean I can boldly claim a house I haven’t contributed a single penny to, right?

Or rather, what I really wanted to say was that doing this in the bath… it echoes because of the sound! I mean, I don’t like it because our voices and those intimate sounds resonate loudly!!!

However, Gazelle’s response was unexpected. He had a pained expression on his face, and he embraced me with his strong arms, to the point where it hurt.

“Hey… Am I not enough? Do you want to go back so badly to your parents or your siblings, who treat you with contempt?”

I opened my eyes wide in surprise at the words I hadn’t expected.

Want to go back? Come to think of it, did I ever think, “I want to go back”?

Of course, in the beginning, I longed for my peaceful life in the original world. But now…

“Mm! Ah, Gazelle, not there…”

Gazelle’s hand, which he had placed on my buttocks, touched my rear entrance with his fingertips.

My body jolted in surprise.

As his fingertips delved inside, I could feel the bathwater entering me at the same time. It was a strange sensation, and my skin tingled in response.

“G-Gazelle, wait a bit… Ah, yes!”

“Your cute voice really echoes here.”

I hurriedly pushed Gazelle’s head away and tried to get off his lap, but before I could do that, Gazelle buried his index finger even further inside me.

Thanks to the warm bathwater, there was no pain. But with each movement of Gazelle’s finger inside me, the water entered with it, creating an indescribable and slightly uncomfortable sensation.

“Ah, mm… Hah…”

I felt embarrassed by the echo of my own voice and hastily bit my lip to stifle it.

“What’s the matter, feeling shy? Haha, you really aren’t used to this,” Gazelle said mischievously, and by adding two more fingers, he made me let out an indecent moan. Squirming, his two fingers wriggled and, as if scraping the inner walls with the tips of his fingers, created a sensation I struggled to endure.

As I tensed my body to withstand that stimulation, his fingers grazed a sensitive knot inside me with a tantalizing scratch.

“Huh!”

I couldn’t help but let out a splash. My body jumped reflexively, and along with it, splashes of water sprayed around.

While some droplets lightly touched Gazelle’s face, he seemed rather amused by it. However, his expression suddenly clouded. “Hey, Takumi, when I ask you to stay in this world, it’s like telling you to abandon your homeland. So, I know just how cruel I sound.”

“G-Gazelle…?”

“A decent man would probably send you off with a smile,” he continued with a melancholic tone.

Startled by his poignant words, I looked down at Gazelle. Gazelle, with his golden eyes, stared straight back at me with an intensity that pierced my heart. I couldn’t help but shudder under the power of that gaze.

Then, Gazelle slowly withdrew the finger he had buried inside me. With one arm, he pulled my hips closer, and with the other, he supported me from underneath.

“But, even so, I can’t do it. I can never become that kind of person, and I can’t do it…”

“G-Gazelle…! Ah…!”

Gazelle dropped my body onto his erect, hot member, uttering those words with a voice strained from deep within. The opening that had been prepared with his fingers easily accepted the hot shaft. Upon insertion, hot water flowed inside me once again.

“Ahh, ah, ahh!”

“Takumi… If you absolutely want to return to your original world… I…”

He called my name in a low voice, and at the same time, thrust vigorously from below. With each thrust, the water’s surface rippled, and splashes scattered around. In this situation where I was pinned from below, I couldn’t even move my body.

“Hyaah, nn, aahhh!”

Gazelle precisely targeted the sensitive spots inside me with the tip of his firm member, thrusting without reservation. Simultaneously, he took my erect nipples in his mouth, nibbling and teasing them with his teeth, even though he hadn’t touched my penis directly, it had already become fully erect. Pre-cum dripped from its tip, but it quickly mixed with the water and became invisible.

“Gazelle, please, let me… ahh, nn, ahhhh!”

I clung to Gazelle, wrapping my hands around his neck and holding onto his head. However, his thrusts only grew more intense. Thanks to the buoyancy of the water, supporting my body was easier than usual, allowing him to pound me relentlessly.

“Ah, no, Gazelle… mmmnh!”

With strong, intermittent movements, Gazelle reached for my dripping member. He wrapped it in his palm, which was unabashedly asserting itself in the water, and began stroking it up and down.

“Gazelle, ah, that…!”

“I haven’t touched this yet, have I? Look, Takumi. After my touch, your little friend here seems to be very happy, doesn’t it?”

“B-But doing both at the same time is… ahh!”

Amidst the shimmering water, my member trembled as Gazelle touched it.

“Oh, Gazelle… no, nngh!”

“Isn’t it no? Your back, compared to when we first met, has completely memorized my shape… You like this, don’t you?”

“Hyaa!!!”

Gazelle, with a wet hand in the hot water, ruthlessly rubbed the tip of my penis with his fingers, piercing the sensitive part with the tip of his shaft.

“It’s hot, that’s… aah!”

In the hot water, Gazelle’s wet hand continued to mercilessly rub the glans and handle the shaft. The sensation was entirely different from usual, and moans escaped incessantly. Gradually, my head started to spin with pleasure and the heat of the bath.

“Nnaaah, a… mmngh!!!”

Gazelle’s penis was pulled out and then thrust back in, and at that moment, the bathwater re-entered with Gazelle’s flesh into me with a splash. Gazelle exhaled feverish breath and continued to stir the water with his penis, rubbing it up and down.

“Ungh, it’s hot… aahhh!”

Unfamiliar sensations made my body twitch involuntarily. But before I could escape, Gazelle wrapped his arms around my back and pulled me toward him.

“Do you think you can get away from me? With a body so lewd… even so, do you still think you can escape from me?”

Saying that, Gazelle peered down at me from below, as if devouring his prey right before him.

His greedy, golden eyes were like those of a carnivorous animal about to capture its prey.

Gazelle’s lips glistened with moisture, but for a moment, I saw the saliva wetting his lips like crimson blood.

“Takumi…!”

“Tsu, fu, ahh…!”

Gazelle grabbed my hips with both hands and kissed me passionately, as if a beast biting into its prey’s throat. At the same time, he continued to rock my body up and down, vigorously thrusting his penis with a loud sound. Meanwhile, the bathwater splashed onto the floor.

“Ungh…”

His thick tongue slid into my mouth, and immediately, it found my own tongue. It wrapped around sensuously and persistently. While sharing a hot kiss, Gazelle forcibly pulled my hips toward him again and pulled his penis out to the limit. Then, in the next moment, he thrust it all the way to the hilt.

“It’s hot… aahhh!”

“Keugh… Takumi…”

At the moment of the intense impact, sparks flew before my eyes due to the overwhelming pleasure. Heat overflowed vigorously from deep within my body, making my head numb.

Gazelle grabbed my hips even tighter, as he had implied earlier that he wouldn’t let me go. And in the deepest part of my body, still trembling with pleasure, he pressed the tip of his erect penis.

“Haa, ahh…!”

“Tsu, Takumi…”

I was pushed to the brink of ecstasy involuntarily, and I finally reached climax. Then, a moment later, Gazelle also climaxed inside me. I could feel the hot liquid being poured into my body.

“Fu, ahh…”

I still wasn’t used to being filled inside, and my body trembled.

Then, for some reason, Gazelle reached out to my penis, which had just ejaculated, and began to touch it again. He used his fingers to stimulate the urethra and squeeze out the remaining semen.

“Ahh, Gazelle! Stop that… nngh!”

“Look, Takumi, pay attention. Even though you just finished not too long ago, when I touch you like this, you seem so happy, don’t you?”

“Yeah, I get it! I really…!”

As Gazelle relentlessly teased my sensitized member, I couldn’t help but cling to him with teary eyes.

I just want a break, no matter what.

I mean, I came to the bath to relax, but I’m somehow more tired now. What’s going on?!?!?!?

“I see. Well, if you understand, I guess I’ll stop here for today.”

Gazelle smiled with satisfaction and slowly let go of my member. Since I had once again become aroused from the stimulation Gazelle provided, I hurriedly restrained myself with both hands.

Seeing me like that, Gazelle lifted his lips in an amused manner.

“What’s wrong? There’s no need to hide it now.”

Even though I glared at him with a sharp look, Gazelle didn’t break his confident smile.

Instead, he reached out and soothingly rubbed my back, as if to comfort me. “Haha, sorry about that. I won’t do anything else today.”

“Sigh. I came to the bath to rest my body, but I’m feeling more tired now.”

“Is that so? I think I can go for about three more rounds.”

“So basically, you want me to die?”

With that, Gazelle laughed even more oddly.

No, Gazelle-san? I’m not joking; I’m actually quite serious!!!

…But you know, it was embarrassing, and I definitely can’t do a second round… but it made me a little happy.

Neither Gazelle nor Felix showed any signs of trying to stop me, so I thought they wouldn’t mind if I returned to my original world, but… it seems that wasn’t the case.

I still don’t know what Felix thinks, but at least Gazelle seems to want me to stay in this world. That makes me happy.

I’m happy, but… well…

“…Hey, Gazelle.”

“Yeah?”

“I’m probably not the kind of person you think I am.”

Gazelle, who had been laughing oddly, suddenly had a serious expression when he heard my words.

“The hair and eyes you said were beautiful… as I mentioned earlier, they’re nothing special in my original world. They’re commonplace. And there are still many things I haven’t told Gazelle, many secrets I’m hiding. Even with all that, do you really want me to stay in this world?”

For a moment, Gazelle stared at me intently. Then, he wrapped his arms around my back and hugged me tightly.

“It’s not about wanting you to stay,” he said.

“Huh!”

I couldn’t help but jump when he said that. But Gazelle didn’t let go and whispered in a low voice.

“I told you, I won’t let you escape, and I’ll never let you go, even if you resist.”

“G-Gazelle…”

“One more thing. Don’t say things like ‘I’m not someone you think.'”

“Huh?”

I was taken aback by Gazelle’s sudden words.

Gazelle released the strength in his arms that had been holding me and sighed.

“Takumi, you know, you’ve been putting yourself down like that since the first time we met, haven’t you? I’ve been curious about it for a while, but that’s your family’s language, isn’t it?” he said.

I blinked involuntarily. Gazelle’s observation was something I hadn’t thought of.

At the same time, my heart began to flutter. My brother’s face came to mind, and his gentle words of advice echoed in my mind. Suddenly, I felt like I was being ensnared by something dark and heavy, and my chest grew cold.

But Gazelle dispelled that feeling when he gently touched my face with both hands. I looked up, and in his eyes, a deep desire was apparent, making my heart race.

“For me, there’s no one more precious than you. So stop talking about yourself that way. Your family is me now, and your place is here,” Gazelle said.

“Gazelle…”

My face reflected in his golden eyes showed confusion and a fragile expression.

Just when I thought his face was getting closer, Gazelle and I shared a kiss, not knowing how many times we had done it.

“Mmm…”

I still didn’t fully understand the meaning of Gazelle’s words.

But I understood the sincere affection behind those words. That’s why I timidly responded to his tongue.

My caresses were clumsy compared to Gazelle’s skillful tongue work, but he was delighted by my response, and our kisses grew deeper.

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