All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 62: Sayuri Maternal Care!

"In this heavy rain, it's too dangerous to go home. Yukima-kun, why don't you stay here? My house has plenty of rooms," Sayuri suggested.

Yukima Azuma could hear the cheerful laugh hidden behind her calm tone.

"Then I'll be a bother."

Given the situation, Yukima Azuma didn't hesitate and decided to stay.

Sayuri smiled and went upstairs to prepare a guest room.

Yukima Azuma turned back and sat next to Eriri.

"Today, I'm troubling Eriri and Sayuri-obasan again."

Eriri glanced sideways, her hand brushing through her blonde hair.

"Ah, it's fine. I can't let you go outside in this heavy rain, but just this time, alright?"

As usual, her words didn't match her feelings.

But it was still cute.

On the TV, after the commercials, the news program started.

[Recently, a space probe has detected a comet rapidly approaching Earth.]

[It is predicted that this comet, named Charlotte, will only pass by Earth.]

[At its closest, it will be visible with the naked eye in the skies of Hokkaido.]

[A coincidence that astronomers are calling a rare celestial event that happens once in a thousand years.]

[The specific time that the Charlotte comet will pass by Earth is expected to be on July 1st.]

[Maybe by then, we can all marvel at this natural wonder together.]

Both Eriri and Yukima Azuma were captivated by this news.

Yukima Azuma felt that this event seemed strangely familiar.

He tried to recall his memories, but couldn't find any useful information.

Meanwhile, Eriri's eyes lit up.

She looked at Yukima Azuma, hoping he would say something.

Sensing her gaze from beside him, Yukima Azuma snapped out of his thoughts.

Looking back, he saw the expectant look in Eriri's eyes.

Yukima Azuma paused for a moment and then realized.

Just as Eriri began to feel disappointed, he spoke.

"Eriri, this July, let's go see the comet together."

Hearing this, she immediately forgot her usual arrogance and nodded.

"Okay, okay!"

Then she realized.

She was about to say something like, "It's not that I want to go with you, but since you invited me, I don't mind going with you a little, hum." Something typical Tsundere.

The atmosphere in the living room was full of joy.

At this moment, Sayuri came downstairs and informed both of them that the room had been prepared.

It was getting late, so the two of them went upstairs.

Just as they reached the door of the room, Yukima Azuma's phone suddenly rang.

He took out the phone and saw that it was a call from Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Yukima Azuma answered without any intention of avoiding Eriri's gaze.

Eriri, like a small dog, secretly crept closer to Yukima Azuma, wanting to overhear the conversation.

As soon as Yukima Azuma took out his phone, she caught a glimpse of the note on the screen.

She immediately recognized it was a call from the woman with black hair, black stockings, and fat, who was living with Yukima Azuma.

That girl, calling Azuma at this late hour—what does she want?

Eriri grumbled to herself, tilting her ear to listen.

"Moshi Moshi, may I ask where you booked the 'hostess service'? Give me the address, and I'll report it to the police," came Kasumigaoka Utaha's mocking voice from the other end of the line.

Eriri was fuming with anger.

Azuma didn't book any hostess service!

Besides, if it were a hostess service, wouldn't she be the one involved?

Ah ah ah, no! This whole thing isn't even real!

"Senpai, I was just about to call you. Due to the heavy rain tonight, I might not be able to go home."

Yukima Azuma, accustomed to Kasumigaoka's sarcastic tone, simply stated the truth.

"Then where are you planning to stay tonight?"

Kasumigaoka's voice carried a hint of displeasure, accompanied by some clattering noises.

She must be tapping her long legs in her black stockings on the floor again.

"Eriri mother, Sayuri-obasan, invited me as a guest, so I'm currently at Eriri's house."

Yukima Azuma truthfully responded.

There was no point in lying here, it would be easily exposed.

There was silence on the other end for a moment.

Just as Eriri was about to smirk in triumph, she heard—

"At Sawamura's house? Well, that's fine then. Don't forget to bring breakfast tomorrow."

And with that, the call was abruptly ended.

Eriri: ?

Although Kasumigaoka didn't say anything rude, Eriri felt deeply disrespected.

And, in fact, she was.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha first heard that Yukima Azuma wouldn't be coming home tonight, she had been somewhat worried.

But when she heard that he was at Eriri's house, she immediately stopped worrying, her mood lightened, and she hung up.

If Yukima Azuma had said he was staying at Kato Megumi's place, Kasumigaoka Utaha would have definitely called and talked with him all night.

But Eriri…

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of Eriri's Tsundere personality.

Immediately, she was at ease.

After all, one night was nothing to worry about.

.....

"Well then, good night, Eriri."

Waving, Yukima Azuma entered the guest room that Sayuri had prepared.

This guest room was opposite Eriri's room.

If both doors were opened, they could see each other's beds.

Eriri angrily turned back to her room.

She sat down on the chair.

Taking out her contact lenses, she replaced them with her black-framed glasses.

Grabbing her drawing tablet, she initially planned to continue drawing.

But as she looked at the plotline she had drawn earlier, her gaze unintentionally drifted to the side, where Yukima Azuma had left his draft.

Comparing the two, the difference was truly glaring.

After all, she was a well-known Doujinshi artist with impressive drawing skills, but sometimes she still got criticized online for her weak storylines.

At first, Eriri had been quite angry about that.

But now, looking at the plot that Yukima Azuma had written…

Although both were for H-manga, Eriri had to admit…

Her storyline seemed... a little lacking...

After thinking for a while, Eriri finally decided to take the draft that Yukima Azuma had left behind.

She turned the page on her drawing tablet to the first one.

Starting from scratch, she began to revise her work.

This work was going to be submitted to Comiket in the summer.

It really was better to perfect it a bit more.

She revised it based on the storyline H-manga Yukima Azuma had written for her .

Eriri worked much faster than before.

Before long, the earlier part of the plot had been completely fixed.

The scenes further along were already clear in her mind.

"At this rate... I might finish tonight!"

Eriri realized this and couldn't help but feel astonished.

She was an author who often missed deadlines.

Every time she had to submit something, she almost always worked late into the night just to meet the deadline.

But this time…

She still had half the time left.

And she was about to finish it!?

Moreover, the quality of this work could be said to be the best of her career.

After the surprise, Eriri decided to finish it right away, aiming to set a new record for herself.

However, just as she was about to start drawing…

Eriri suddenly felt something was off.

Why did the chair feel so damp today?

After thinking for a moment, Eriri felt as though an exclamation mark appeared above her head.

Then...

Ah ah ah aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

She silently screamed like a little squirrel.

Eriri couldn't believe it. While drawing Doujinshi, her body had reacted like this.

In the past, whenever she drew manga, she had never encountered this situation.

Not even when she used her own body as a reference had she experienced anything like this.

Aaaaaaaaaa, why is this happening!?

Eriri jumped to the side, carefully searching for the cause.

The chair was still her chair.

The desk was still her desk.

The manga was still her manga.

So, what's different?

Eriri's gaze stopped on the draft beside her.

Does that mean her body reacted because of the storyline Yukima Azuma wrote?

When she thought about this possibility...

Eriri felt embarrassed and twisted on the floor.

Screaming, squirming, crawling in the darkness.

She rolled around for a while.

With a flushed face, Eriri went to the wardrobe.

She grabbed a bath towel and, feeling embarrassed, went into the bathroom.

Eriri's villa had a shared bathroom for the whole family and private bathrooms in each room.

She was rich, no need to elaborate!

She folded her clothes.

Eriri looked at her soaked underwear.

Her mood became a bit chaotic.

She turned on the shower.

Just rinsed off quickly.

Then, she slipped into the bathtub.

Soaking in the warm water, the girl seemed to have found a bit of peace.

After some time, she finished her bath.

Wrapping herself in the towel, Eriri opened the bathroom door, about to change her clothes.

But just then…

A lightning bolt tore through the night sky outside the window.

In that moment, the powerful light made the outside world seem as bright as day.

Eriri was startled and instinctively looked out the window.

Immediately—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A loud thunderclap roared.

At the same time, the lights in the room suddenly went out.

The whole room was plunged into thick darkness, and she couldn't see anything.

"Ah ah ah!"

Eriri screamed in fear, her legs going weak, and she collapsed to the floor.

She wasn't a brave person.

She had always been afraid of the dark, and at night, she always had to leave a small nightlight on by her bed.

On top of that, she had just watched a horror program earlier tonight.

The rain was still pouring outside, with thunder and lightning roaring.

All of these factors combined.

Now, Eriri's courage had almost dropped to negative levels.

"Eriri, are you okay?"

Yukima Azuma's voice called out from outside, accompanied by the sound of knocking.

"Umm..."

Eriri tried to respond, but her voice was already full of tears.

Then, another lightning bolt flashed outside the window.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The loud thunder completely shattered Eriri's psychological defenses.

"God! Help me! Azuma! Help me!"

Eriri cried out in fear, sobbing uncontrollably.

The door to the room opened.

Yukima Azuma entered the dim room, trying to find his bearings in the darkness.

He saw a figure curled up on the floor.

Azuma quickly moved toward her and pulled her into his arms.

"It's okay, Eriri. I'm here, it's okay."

Azuma gently patted her back, soothing her with soft words.

However...

This feeling?

Azuma realized something didn't seem quite right.

But at this moment, Eriri had completely thrown herself into his arms, crying her eyes out.

She didn't give Azuma any time to think.

"Azuma! Huhuhu! I'm so scared!"

The girl buried her head in the crook of his neck.

Large teardrops rolled down his chest.

Her arms were tightly wrapped around him, using a lot of strength.

Azuma patiently patted her back, gently comforting her emotions.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Suddenly, the lights in the room flickered back on.

"There was thunder just now, and the circuit breaker for the villa tripped for a bit. It's fixed now. Are you two alright?"

Sayuri's voice came from outside the room.

Azuma was about to answer that everything was fine.

Then, at that moment, he saw 'something white' right in front of him.

Only then did he understand why something felt off earlier.

Because right now, Eriri was completely 'defenseless'.

The only towel she had on her body had been crushed between their bodies, now a crumpled mess, offering no protection at all.

Eriri clearly hadn't realized this.

Even though the lights had come back on, Eriri still clung to Yukima Azuma, unable to completely shake off the fear she'd just experienced.

Outside, footsteps grew closer.

Azuma scanned the room, trying to figure out how to handle the situation.

Unfortunately, the closest clothes were probably in the wardrobe.

The only thing that could cover her might be the blanket.

But then, thinking about it, it didn't really matter much whether she covered up or not.

In the end, Azuma decided to stop trying.

The door to the room was opened by Sayuri, who had intended to check on the two.

But when she saw the scene inside, she froze.

Then, as if rewinding time, she smoothly closed the door again.

Footsteps sounded as they quickly moved away, only to return almost immediately.

This time, the door opened just a crack.

Something was thrown inside.

Azuma tried to turn his head to look.

And then, he saw a box of condoms lying silently on the floor.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Just like Sayuri!"

The "matchmaking mom" scenario, which seemed like something straight out of anime, was now playing out in real life.

Under the clear light, Eriri's emotions gradually calmed down.

And as the fear faded, her reason returned.

Finally, Eriri realized the awkward situation between them.

"You! You... you... you!"

She stammered but couldn't form a full sentence.

Eriri didn't even know what more to say.

This scene reminded her of the time back on the schoolyard.

It was so embarrassing she wanted to find a hole to bury herself in.

But Azuma had come to help her again.

The only difference was that Eriri had control over her emotions now. She didn't rush to bash her forehead into Azuma's in hopes of making him forget everything like before.

"You... close your eyes."

Eriri's voice was still choked, as though she might burst into tears at any moment.

"I've closed them. I won't open them," Azuma responded.

He understood well that now wasn't the time to tease Eriri further.

If he did, he might truly traumatize this tsundere girl.

"U... umu... hug me up, please."

Eriri whispered softly in Azuma's ear.

Azuma kept his eyes closed, gently picking Eriri up and standing up.

"Go straight... stop, now turn a little to the right, a bit more, keep going... alright!"

Finally, they reached the bed.

Eriri quickly crawled under the covers.

"Can I open my eyes now?"

Azuma asked.

"Umu... you can open them."

Eriri curled herself up completely under the blanket, leaving only her emerald-green eyes visible, shining with a hint of shyness as she peeked out.

Azuma opened his eyes and saw that Eriri was completely hidden under the blanket, understanding that her level of embarrassment had hit its peak for the day.

He was about to say goodbye and leave.

"Well then, I'll go first—"

"No!"

Unexpectedly, before Azuma could finish his sentence, Eriri cut him off with a loud cry.

Her emerald eyes were clearly starting to fill with tears.

"Stay, don't leave me, please?"

Eriri's voice was so soft, almost a whisper.

Seeing her like this, Azuma stood frozen, feeling his heart melt.

Gone was her tsundere shell, and what remained was a tender, vulnerable side of a girl, so alluring it made his heart race.

Very cute!!!

"But... are you sure you're okay?"

Azuma carefully considered his words, unwilling to tease her further in this situation.

"Bottom drawer of the wardrobe, there's my stuff."

Eriri's voice came from beneath the covers, still slightly choked.

Azuma walked over to her wardrobe.

The wardrobe was spacious, filled with all sorts of dresses, each different in style.

There were even a few evening gowns, all tailored perfectly to Eriri's measurements, clearly custom-made.

He pulled open the bottom drawer, and a series of pink, white, and blue clothes printed with small bear patterns appeared in front of him.

Azuma chose the simplest one, a plain-colored set.

He also grabbed another set of pajamas from the wardrobe and brought them over to the blanket.

Azuma gently touched the edge of the blanket, where Eriri was hiding.

"I'll wait in the bathroom, I won't leave, don't worry."

With that, Azuma left the room for a moment.

From under the covers, the "blanket monster" reached out and grabbed the cute clothes he had brought.

A faint rustling sound followed, and then the room fell silent.

A long while later, Eriri's voice finally came from under the blanket.

"You... can come back now."

Azuma walked over.

Eriri had crawled out from under the covers, but her pale face was still flushed.

Her long lashes held a few remaining tears, sparkling like tiny stars.