"Here is a tissue."
Nifuji wanted to laugh at Chizuru's reaction, but he knew that it was his fault, and she just stared at him silently with a blank expression, which made him unable to control his laugh as he wiped her mouth and nose.
"Sorry, sorry."
"...you should."
Chizuru sighed helplessly, but she didn't stop him from helping her clean her mess.
"Here, try the yakitori. The salty one."
"Um..."
Chizuru was helpless, but she let him feed her.
Still, her cold gaze didn't stop, since how could she not be angry for being mistaken to have an NTR fetish?!
NTR, or Netorare.
For many people who didn't know, they would just be confused, but for those who knew, they would definitely frown or even hate it!
Why did they have such a strong reaction?
It was because those who enjoyed this type of genre or fetish were just sick!
So, in the end, what was this about?
In simple terms, it is a cuckold.
NTR is the term used in this country to describe a cuckold, a strange disease where people want to see their lovers being "held" by another.
For Nifuji to mistake Chizuru as someone who wanted to see him to be "held" by another woman, she had to admit that she was quite angry!
Yet, even so, Chizuru also understood where his misunderstanding came from.
Mini was one thing, as she made the first move first, but Sumi?
Sumi was introduced by Chizuru, and even if Chizuru only asked Nifuji to help Sumi fix her communication disorder.
While Nifuji might only help, it also pictured Chizuru as a kind-hearted woman, but she told him to become a fake, or a rental boyfriend of Sumi, to fix this problem, going on a date together, as Chizuru was away from the two.
Chizuru, who was his official girlfriend (at least in Sumi's eyes), could only watch her boyfriend, Nifuji, go on a date with Sumi, her friend, where it was supposed to be her who went on a date with him.
If this wasn't NTR, then what was this?
"But, I don't have the NTR fetish, okay?"
"Okay..."
"Really, believe me!"
Chizuru pouted when she saw his expression, which clearly didn't believe her.
"I know. I know. I believe you."
Nifuji looked so helpless as he patted her head softly, which made her shiver in a strange feeling, as this intimate gesture was just too lethal for her, and even worse, he kissed her forehead again.
"I am sorry for mistaking you before, okay?"
"...."
Chizuru wanted to get angry, but in the end, she couldn't and just let out a helpless sigh before she leaned on his chest. Still, she couldn't help but look at him resentfully and ask, "Do you like to tease me that much?"
She wasn't sure, but she felt like Nifuji was teasing her.
Nifuji smiled as he played with her hair, lifting it slightly, thinking how soft it was and how it smelled good, looking at her with a gentle expression.
"..." Chizuru.
He might not say anything, but when their gazes met like this, she couldn't look at him properly and wanted to look away despite how much she wished to see him more.
It was so unfair, she thought.
While he was so calm, her heart shook violently when she met him, and it felt as if she had gotten pregnant, and he decided not to be with her; she felt that she could even forgive him, which showed how helpless she was.
Even if in the future, they might part ways, and someone (such as Kazuya) had made her believe in love again, if somehow, Nifuji wished for her again, she would abandon everything and go to Nifuji again, ignoring all the bonds that she had created with the others; this is how dangerous her situation was.
Fortunately, Nifuji wasn't such a scumbag, and he was someone who could be trusted, despite how many women he was with.
How could others think this way?
It was because he could take care of them.
In this era, when everyone wasn't even sure they could keep their job and live a proper life, amid fear of the unknown future, Nifuji gave them stability and safety, the peace of mind they sought most.
As long as he was there, everything would be okay.
While the other men were still a mess, Nifuji had stood tall like a lighthouse, shining brightly to guide them on the dark night of the ocean, leading them out of the stormy waves.
He might not be perfect, yet as he wasn't perfect, that made him irresistible, as it gave the illusion to those women around him that if they weren't around, he wouldn't be okay.
Nifuji didn't know that, but it didn't matter since his mind never wavered, and he never thought to change, especially when they had given their everything to him, and as they were with him, they gave him rewards, money, and unique abilities.
"Your reaction is so cute, and I can't help but tease you."
"You are such a bully!"
Chizuru's eyes were moist, clearly feeling annoyed, yet even so, she loved this playful banter.
"Don't tease me again, okay?"
"What if I don't?"
"I... I will..."
Chizuru didn't know what to do as she had no leverage toward Nifuji, but she decided to get close and clung to him tightly as she bit his collar bones.
"I will bite you!"
"Ouch! Ouch!"
Yet, while Chizuru was afraid that she had hurt him, when she saw the bite mark on his shoulder left behind by her teeth, it gave her a strange sense of emotion. It was as if this bite mark was a sign that she left for her thing.
Yup, she wanted him to be only for hers, yet she knew that it was impossible, especially when she was just his mistress.
It was kind of a sad story, and because of that, when she thought that she couldn't have him, she wanted to break him apart, ruin him, and make him unable to leave without her, yet she knew well that it was hers, who couldn't live without him, and her body was already broken by him, which made it impossible to love others than him.
"You are like a dog."
"That's so rude!"
How could he call her a dog?
"That's true." Nifuji grabbed Chizuru's chin as he looked at her with a smile. "No dog is as cute as you, you are like a puppy, my pet."
"....."
His words were so rude, so sadistic, yet Chizuru wondered why she felt her heart was beating so fast that she wanted to throw everything at him.
Still, when she was about to kiss him, closing her eyes, as she moved forward—
BAAAAM!
The sliding door of the private booth was opened so suddenly as a petite figure announced her entrance, "I have come!"
"....." 2x
Yup, the trouble was here.