Chapter 167: The Taste of Memory (4K)
The blankness of his brain made Natsume unable to think, and he just stiffened awkwardly in place, as if the world was left with only himself.
He couldn't see with his eyes open, and if the light was better, he might be able to see something through Asai's fingers.
I see.
Naoki Natsume understood why Asai had to turn off the lights.
So he couldn't look at Asai's expression.
After forgetting the memories of his previous life, Naoki Natsume has fantasized countless times about what his first kiss will be like-
Is it an affectionate French kiss after a candlelit dinner, or a sloppy youth in a mall stairwell?
Or is it a kiss that breaks the taboo in a rental house or an hourly room, and then brings the most primitive impulses of human beings?
No matter which one it is, Naoki Natsume is ready to open her eyes and look at the girl's shy face, and imprint her cheeks as red as apples, her shy eyebrows and eyes with her head down, and she will never forget the memories in this life.
But now, Asai didn't give him that chance.
In the endless darkness, only the touch of the lips was infinitely magnified - after the eyes were covered, Naoki's other touches were sublimated.
He even felt like the kiss was eating candy...... Cherry-flavored hard candy.
Naoki Natsume's hand was propped up on the bed and he didn't rush to attack, and it turned out that he missed something.
For example, if he put his hand on Asai's shoulder at this moment, or if he was more bold enough to wrap his arms around her waist, he might find that Asai's body was straight and his muscles were stiff, and he was even trembling slightly.
I've already kissed it once.
Asai's closed eyes quietly opened a slit, his eyelashes trembled, his eyes were a little blurred, and then he closed his eyes again.
Maybe it's a delusion.
The second kiss is no different from the first kiss.
After a long time, before Naoki Natsume became more and more greedy, the softness on his lips suddenly disappeared.
Instead, the air was a little cold because of the rain......
It turned out that the window was not closed, and Natsume Naoki noticed that it was a little cold in the room, and he actually forgot to close the window.
His lips parted for a moment, and the slender jade hand covering his eyes was released.
Outside the window, the clouds covered the moon, so there was no bright moonlight.
All the lights in the room were turned off, and Natsume Naoki looked at the figure that was a little hazy in the distance, and suddenly feared that it was a dream.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand and gently poked his fingertips on Asai's shoulder, and Asai didn't hide.
It's not a dream, that's great......
It's a pity, wouldn't it be better if the silver-white moonlight could be sprinkled on Asai's body, like a wedding dress?
The love has come to this, Natsume Naoki forgot about the senior sister and the little rich woman in his mind, and he is already full of scumbag thinking.
If Asai knew, he didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved...... Or is it self-reproach and remorse?
Natsume Naoki didn't know what Asai was thinking at the moment, just like Asai didn't know what he was thinking.
"How?"
Asai gently covers his mouth with his hand, looking shy, but is actually gently puffing into the palm of his hand.
She did this several times after taking a shower.
Naoki Natsume: "What? β
"Is there any difference from the first kiss you imagined?" Asai paused and replied, "Do you think this is your first kiss?" β
"Of course!"
Naoki Natsume replied wrongly, thinking that Asai was asking if this was his first kiss......
How is that possible? Mio Izumi came to ask, and Chizuru Amamiya came to ask, but it was not Asai Mao's turn to ask this question.
Because he is not the first kiss, she knows best.
"That'...... What about you? Naoki Natsume asked cautiously.
Asai did not answer.
Because this question was not easy to answer, Naoki Natsume was drugged and passed out at the time, and he didn't know it.
But she knew very well that her first kiss had passed away that night...... It was also a rainy night, but it was just a spring rain.
How can I tell you?
Asai looked into Naoki Natsume's eyes.
This wasn't my first kiss?
You should be disappointed.
But my first kiss was also you?
You'd be surprised.
So Asai chose to remain silent, and after a while, he answered the question with a question: "You haven't told me how it is. β
Naoki Natsume licked her lips.
He had only vaguely felt this little bit just now, but now he was even more convinced.
"Very sweet taste...... Like cherry hard candy. β
Asai tilted his head: "What else?" β
"It turns out that kissing is not a meshing of textures...... It's a touch. Naoki Natsume said abruptly.
His brain circuit is different from that of ordinary people, always thinking about where to go.
This sentence is to answer his original guess that when kissing, the lips of the two people will be like gear meshing.
Asai is a normal person, so I can't understand his answer, but seeing that he is so serious, the true meaning of this sentence is not so important.
She nodded, "I see." β
"Eh, where are you going?" Naoki Natsume was stunned, and Asai had already lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
She pulled her hair in a casual ponytail and turned her head to look at him.
Because of the light, Naoki Natsume didn't notice that Asai's cheeks were red for a moment.
Of course, only for a moment.
Then she reverted to her usual tone and expression.
"I'm going to brush my teeth...... Wash. β
With that, Asai went out the door and downstairs, ready to go to the bathroom.
Naoki Natsume waited for her to leave, and hurriedly put his hand to his mouth and whispered a few times, thinking that it shouldn't be his problem......
Just forgetting to wash before bed?
Be sure to brush your teeth before going to bed, which is a habit that Asai has maintained for more than ten years...... Especially after eating sweets.
She had been breathing after taking a shower, and she was also afraid that if there would be any strange effect if she didn't brush her teeth...... No matter how omnipotent a maid is, her feelings are limited to theory.
Natsume Naoki only reacted after kissing and paid attention to his tone, and after realizing it, men are naturally dull and can understand.
Girls are much more delicate...... Especially the little maid, who has been planning for a long time since the bath.
When kissing, she was even more nervous than Naoki Natsume.
Turning on the living room light, Asai caught the girl who was about to escape from the coffee table.
She shook her poor sister and rescued the last candy with wrapping paper from its armsβ
The cheapest kind of fruit hard candy can be sold at any convenience store and grocery store.
Tonight's candy was bought from Grandma Muto and is said to be Naoki Natsume's favorite snack.
"Cats can't eat sugar." Asai shook his head.
"Meow!" Sister Shake protested.
"Cats can't eat too much sugar."
"Meow!"
My sister shook and protested louder.
Asai sat on the sofa and casually put her sister beside her, "Okay, this candy can't be given to you." β
My sister shook and wondered how this guy had become so stingy?
Not a single piece of candy is given!
"Meow!"
"You say I've already eaten one?" Asai turned his head to look at his sister: "You saw it?" β
"Meow!" Mei Xiao nodded.
Of course it saw it, and when Asai came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, something suddenly occurred to him while he was blowing his hair, and he rummaged through the cabinets and found two fruit candies in the drawer.
Two cherries to taste.
Then in the sister's incomprehensible gaze, a trace of willfulness and tenderness flashed under Asui's eyes, and with a shallow smile, he slowly peeled off the candy, and held it in his mouth until the sugar completely melted on the tip of his tongue, moistening the sweetness to every inch of skin on his lips.
That's why she didn't brush her teeth.
"You say, does human memory smell like it?"
Asai muttered to himself, as if he was asking his sister and as if he was asking himself.
She slowly curled up her legs on the couch, then wrapped her hands around her knees and hugged herself tightly.
If I had such a warm embrace just now, would I refuse?
I don't know, this question is as outrageous as whether people's memories will taste good.
My sister didn't know what kind of wind she was smoking, why did she ask such an outrageous question...... Why does memory smell?
The memory of the dried fish is delicious, but I know this...... And the rusty smell of the cage.
Naturally, there was no answer to the outrageous question, and my sister glanced at her, thinking to herself, how do I know about you?
Asai looked at the last cherry hard candy in his hand, slowly and carefully brushed it away again, pinched the pink flavor cube and put it in his mouth, allowing the sweetness of the cherry to spread in his mouth.
"Don't tell him about it." Asai sat on the sofa and looked at the ceiling, and suddenly said to his sister.
"Meow?"
What's up?
"I ate sugar after taking a shower." Asai replied.
My sister didn't understand, Asai looked at it and said softly, "If he knew, he really wouldn't be able to forget it." β
Sister Shake now can't understand what these complex humans think.
Especially women.
It's no wonder that male humans develop a tendency to furry, because they are forced by you women who are in the clouds all day long.
It's better to be an animal, simple and simple thoughts are definitely not difficult for males, and some are just driven by the purest desires.
After brushing his teeth, Asai returned to Naoki Natsume's bedroom, Naoki Natsume with his back to the door as if he had already slept.
But with what Asai knew about him, he just didn't know how to deal with it now.
Gently took off his slippers and got into the quilt again, but this time Asai kept a distance from Naoki Natsume.
The cold wind came in through the gap in the quilt and filled the gap between the two, but this did not make Natsume Naoki feel good, but the biting cold wind was like a mang, which made him very uncomfortable.
He fantasized that Asai might be picked up from behind, and no matter how bad it was, he should be the same as the last time he shared a bed, curled up behind him at a distance of a few feet, and he could feel the even heat from the back of his neck.
But no, nothing happened.
It seems that all the things they have experienced together in between, and even the dream kiss tonight, not only did not make the relationship between the two go further, but became more estranged.
"Just now...... What is it, exactly? Naoki Natsume asked tentatively.
If Asai replied to any of the words of her willingness, she was willing to take a step towards her, and Naoki Natsume decided to let go, turning around and hugging her.
Scumbag or something, think about it tomorrow!
But Asai Mao just said softly.
"Good night."
After a dreamless night, Natsume Naoki slept much more comfortably than the last time he shared a bed.
But it was only physical comfort, and even if he had to choose again, he would rather have half of his body numbed by maintaining his sleeping position, which would be much better than this.
When I woke up in the morning, there was no shallow well beside me, but the bed was still warm.
I can't remember how I slept yesterday, but looking at the position I woke up, Naoki Natsume rolled over and sat up and measured it...... I may not have been that far from Asai last night......
"This is the position in which I woke up." He lay back in bed, using his memories after waking up to reconstruct the position he had been sleeping in for most of the last night.
While simulating, he also had to guess what Asai was in his pose.
It's hard for him to use two minds.
"I'm lying like this, and Asai's hand should be here...... No, no, it's my hand here, so the back of my hand should be on the ......."
Naoki Natsume thought of what he didn't dare to do when he was awake in his sleep, his face turned red instantly, and he quickly shook his head: "No, no, it's definitely not right...... How could it be such a pose? She wouldn't have confronted me and allowed me to squeeze into her arms, after all, her attitude was ...... before going to bed last night."
"What's wrong with my attitude?"
A soft voice without much emotion sounded in the doorway, interrupting Naoki Natsume's thoughts, causing his body to stiffen for a moment.
The sound was heard in my ears like the cold coming from an ice cave.
The last thing that people can accept is that they are still alive, but they are already dead.
He reluctantly turned his head to look at the door: "Shallow, shallow, shallow well!" β
Asai wore an apron and a spatula in his hand, looking at him like a second fool.
"When did you come?" Naoki Natsume was a little weak-hearted, and he still had a hint of luck, so he asked cautiously.
"When you sit up like you have a sudden illness, and then lie down again and try to twist yourself...... Come down and wash up! Dine! β
The last half of the sentence was much louder and much colder.
It's broken, I'm really angry.
Naoki Natsume only felt that this was no longer a matter of social death.
Asai turned and walked out, picking the stray shoulder strap with his little thumb and putting it back on his shoulder.
In fact, she wasn't angry that after falling asleep last night, he couldn't wait to sleep from his hands in Hokkaido to Okinawa.
Instead, he was busy cooking all morning and waiting for him to eat, but he was struggling with this in bed?!
You've done it all!
"Really...... Why didn't you be so cowardly when you started to do it, and after touching it, you started to be scared again? β
Asai frowned and sighed quietly, and began to wonder if he was pretending to be dishonest after sleeping last night.
Ever since she understood what the fourth fragment was, she understood Naoki Natsume's honesty, but the not-so-honest man's nature that he had done recently gave her enough reason to suspect that this was also the work of the fragment.
"And who is the last piece of debris?"
Asai muttered to himself.