"I… If possible, I'd like to just die of old age,"
Ryuji weakly raised his hand, but Kiri only smiled sweetly.
"Denied. Next."
"…Then can I die from pleasure?"
"Sure! I'll help you with that right now!"
Without hesitation, she switched to a different shotgun in front of him and began loading it shell by shell with a grin.
"Let me give your little buddy a thrill with my big baby here!"
Ryuji glanced at the enormous weapon, then looked down at himself. He had to admit—it really was bigger than his. But this wasn't something a man could back down from.
"I mean, I don't think mine is that small…"
Before he could finish, Kiri pressed the shotgun barrel to his forehead, her smile still as gentle and serene as ever.
"But is it as hard and hot as this? Wanna find out?"
Feeling the cold metal against his skin, he wanted to argue that his was definitely hotter. Sure, maybe not in terms of literal temperature—but that wasn't the point here, was it?
Also, he'd clearly noticed Kiri had ejected the shells mid-loading; the gun was empty. Still, just the act of having a gun pressed to his head was something he'd definitely remember.
One day, he was going to return the favor—put a gun to Kiri head too. Just like he did to Lux!
To be honest, that moment with Lux had made him really want to… explore that deep passage of hers. But in the end, he couldn't get in.
But with Kiri? He'd definitely do it.
For now, though, he had to back down.
"Uhm… but seriously, you don't even know how to use that thing. Also, Kiri,"
Ryuji's tone grew more serious.
"Lux just tested it. You can get energy by using your mouth."
"..."
Kiri's face went blank for a moment, then twisted in rage.
She whipped out a revolver, pointed it at Lux—who'd been trying to sneak away—and made the girl jump in fright.
"You think I wanted to do it with you?! I've got a line of people dying to have sex with me! And you, you little homewrecker—get over here and suck it! I don't wanna stay in this damned place a second longer!"
"Eh?" Lux blinked.
But as she looked at Kiri's furious eyes and embarrassed expression, she quickly realized the reason.
Kiri had been convincing herself that "this is the only way to go back." But now, if there were other ways, she no longer had an excuse.
Yet her curiosity was real, her feelings for Ryuji were sincere, and her personality? Well, this was exactly the kind of reaction she'd have.
"But only the original person can trigger the return…" Ryuji added, raising his hand again.
That was the truth. While Lux now had the prompt for "return," she definitely didn't before.
"Damn it!" Kiri snarled, lowering her gun and shoving Lux aside. She peeled off her gloves and grabbed Ryuji's dick, squeezing and sliding with deliberate force, her thumb ruthlessly flicking the tip.
The intensity hurt, but Kiri didn't care.
"If using the mouth works, then maybe hands do too! You bastard!"
Lux had drooled a lot, so Kiri's hands were soaked. As she continued stroking, Ryuji —unlike with Tsunade, Erina, or the merchant—didn't bother holding back. As soon as he felt it coming, he let it go.
In a flash, his energy surged from 880 to 1120.
"..."
An increase of 240 points?
Kiri looked thrilled?
He took a deep breath. So did Kiri. She threw away the… mess on her hands and stared at him with a complicated expression.
"So this works too?! You asshole!"
Ryuji glanced at her—and sure enough, the "return prompt" had appeared over her as well.
He hesitated, eyes trailing down her shapely thighs, her plump rear, the smooth curve of her chest. Then he nodded.
"It works."
"You bastard! You—!"
Kiri grabbed him by the collar, opened her mouth like she was about to shout—but ultimately let go, exhaling sharply.
She wanted to ask whether he was lying or not, but in truth, her feelings toward him were already a tangled mess.
Her inner struggle was almost… stupid.
Taking a deep breath, she straightened her back, casually fixing her hair—completely forgetting the mess still on her hand.
"Looks like big sis here doesn't even get a goodbye kiss."
She turned around and picked up the clothes near the door, a kimono-like outfit from her home world. As she slipped it on, she walked back up to him, smiling with fury burning in her eyes.
"Fine! Since you said you're not lying—then send me back right now, you son of a bitch!"
Even she wasn't sure what she was feeling when she said it.
"Alright."
Ryuji didn't argue. One less girl to drag into his mess was probably for the best.
He pressed his hand to her arm. Kiri jerked her head up—remembering what he had told Tsunade earlier.
"You really are a bastard!"
Her voice shook with emotion—but in the next moment, Ryuji tapped the return button.
And then the world changed again.
In an instant, Kiri vanished from their world and reappeared in her own—
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
This was the scream Ryuji imagined in his head—because once she left, they couldn't hear her anymore. But they could still see her.
Kiri was plummeting, falling straight from the sky, eyes wide with horror.
She'd completely forgotten—she was falling off a cliff when she left her world!
So the moment she reappeared, her descent resumed—straight into the sea.
By the time Ryuji and Lux processed what was happening, Kiri had already turned into a dot on the horizon… and splashed into the ocean.
"!!!"
He and Lux exchanged shocked glances. He immediately opened his status menu, looking at the "Endless Traveler" skill, now upgraded to LV2.
He tapped the skill—and instantly, three avatars appeared beneath it.
One was the cold-faced Erina Nakiri.
One was the drunk-looking Senju Tsunade.
And the last—was Kiri, mid-drowning, her face a perfect picture of panic.
Below each avatar was a "Traverse" button.
Without hesitation, he tried to warp to Kiri—but the system flashed a warning.
"Insufficient Energy! Traversing to Lady Kiri requires 200 Energy."
Ryuji froze. He glanced at his pitiful 120 remaining points… then at Lux, who looked equally stunned.
Without a second thought, he grabbed her head and pushed it down—once more pressing against that sweet, soft tongue!
"Sorry, Lux! But this is to save a life!"
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Bonus chapter target: 400 PS.