Chapter 112: Chapter 112 – The Forgetting Soul
Today’s run was simply wonderful.
Sohen had been running for almost an hour and, for the first time in a long while, felt a real lightness in his body.
His legs moved smoothly, his breathing was steady, and his stamina had improved so much that he easily completed his usual route and even added a couple of kilometers.
His heart was beating strongly, but not exhaustedly.
Sohen could clearly feel how his muscles had grown stronger, and his body... more responsive.
(Awesome! I’m breaking my own records. Rest and... "personal training" with Karin seems to have paid off, haha...)
Every time she wore him out in bed for hours on end, Sohen would feel this surge of strength afterward.
It felt as if all the excess was burning away, and his body was only getting stronger.
(Stress relief, increased stamina, and an energy boost — all thanks to that powerful natural stimulant called sex... Fucking awesome, haha.)
He returned home in a good mood, drenched in sweat but satisfied.
As soon as Sohen walked into the house, he was immediately greeted with a warm hug.
- (Me). "Oh! Hi, everyone!"
Karin was the first to run up to him.
She pressed herself tightly against him, not caring that he was soaked in sweat, and kissed him on the cheek.
- (Karin). "My champion is back, hehe."
- (Me). "Mom..."
(It seems everything is fine at home...)
Sohen felt relieved that the atmosphere in the house was just as it always had been.
Then Phoebe approached with a smile and hugged him too.
- (Phoebe). "Welcome back, big brother."
- (Me). "Welcome back you too, my sweet little sister."
- (Phoebe). "Hehe."
Runo was the last to approach, and she made a point of doing so.
When she hugged him, her hands slid lower than they should have, and she naughtily but quite firmly squeezed Sohen’s buttocks with both palms.
At the same time, she murmured quietly into his ear, so that only he could hear:
- (Runo). "Mmm... how firm you’ve become. Grandma is pleased."
- (Me). "..."
Sohen flinched slightly in surprise, but couldn’t hold back a smile.
(What a perverted grandma you are, Runo, ha-ha...)
They all moved into the living room and sat down on the large sofa.
The conversation about Japan began almost immediately and lasted nearly an hour.
Phoebe spoke emotionally and vividly... about the food, the temples, the incredible streets of Tokyo, about how they walked around in the evening, and how delicious the street food was there.
Runo spoke more calmly, more philosophically, sharing his impressions of the gardens, the architecture, and the overall atmosphere.
He and Karin were genuinely interested in listening.
They sat side by side, occasionally exchanging glances.
The conversation went on for a long time, and when it ended, everyone went about their business.
The next few hours passed like that until evening came.
- (Me). "None? I can’t believe it. We are really drink all that?"
Right now, Sohen was in the kitchen, standing in front of the open fridge, which didn’t have a single can of his favorite soda.
(Damn...)
The young man sighed, wondering why the place felt so empty, but then he remembered how he and his mom had spent almost the entire three days in bed and how he’d been constantly drinking cold soda between breaks.
Now the whole supply was gone.
- (Me). "I’m just popping over to the store. We are completely out of soda, and I really want a cold one."
He said this to everyone present and started getting ready.
- (Phoebe). "Get some for me, please."
- (Me). "Okay."
Twenty minutes later, he returned with a bag of cans.
He quickly went to his room to rest a bit, wait for Runo to prepare his meals, and read the book he’d been wanting to continue for a long time... the very same novella he’d been reading back on the trip.
Sohen had ordered the paperback volumes because he really liked the story, and they had just arrived, but... the book wasn’t on the table.
(There’s only one disobedient creature in this house who would take my novel without asking and without putting other people’s things back where they belong...)
He immediately knew who it was.
Outraged, he went to Phoebe’s room.
(This isn’t the first time... Should I yell at her for this?)
- (Me). "Phoebe! What did I tell you... huh?"
He opened the door without knocking and froze.
Maria was standing in the room... half-naked. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
- (Maria). "???"
- (Me). "..."
She was wearing only a thin white tank top that barely covered her breasts and tiny panties.
For a moment, Sohen simply lost his mind and just stared at his neighbor.
(She’s beautiful... Maria is beautiful...)
To briefly describe Maria’s appearance, she had perfectly inherited her mother Nanako’s striking features: a youthful, model-like face with delicate yet defined contours, large green eyes with long lashes, and full, luscious lips.
Maria had shiny, long black hair that fell freely almost to the middle of her back.
She was about the same height as Phoebe, standing at around 5.3 feet.
She had a slender waist that flowed smoothly into wide hips, as well as large, perfectly shaped F-cup breasts, long, slender legs, and a big, round ass.
She was in the same league of beauty as Runo, Phoebe, Karin and Nanako.
(How she had changed...)
Memories flashed through his mind.
Ten years ago, she had been a skinny, shy girl who always hid behind her mother’s back, but now standing before him was a full-fledged young woman with a body it was hard to take your eyes off.
Caught off guard, Maria blushed fiercely.
Her cheeks, neck, and even her breasts turned bright pink.
- (Maria). "What are you doing?! Close the door immediately!!!"
At Maria’s desperate scream, Sohen snapped back to his senses, quickly closed the door, and stood behind it for a few more seconds, breathing heavily.
His heart was pounding, and the image of a half-naked Maria was still before his eyes... her heaving breasts, slender waist, plump lips, and those green eyes, full of shock and shame.
(Damn... What was that?)
Surprised and confused, Sohen... turned around and went to the kitchen, trying to get the image out of his head.
...
The aroma of home-cooked food wafted throughout the house.
When he walked in, everyone was already seated at the table.
- (Runo). "Here comes our favorite man. Sit down quickly before everything gets cold."
They began to eat dinner.
Sohen tried to focus on his food, but the incident that had happened a few minutes earlier kept popping into his head.
A little later, Maria herself began to walk past them.
She had already managed to put on a light dress, but when she saw him, her gaze became malicious and piercing.
She was literally drilling into him with her eyes.
Sohen blushed and immediately looked down at his plate.
Runo, noticing Maria, said softly:
- (Runo). "Maria, would you like to have dinner with us? Sorry to ask again, but maybe you’ve changed your mind, my dear?"
Maria smiled at Runo and Karin, but her voice was cold:
- (Maria). "Thank you, but I’ve already decided to have dinner at home. Enjoy your meal."
She shot Sohen one last angry glance, said goodbye to everyone, and quickly left the house.
Sohen and the other women continued to eat and chat, but Phoebe, out of curiosity, decided to change the subject and...
- (Phoebe). "Sohen, what just happened? Why was Maria looking at you like that, as if you’d done something terrible to her?"
The young man scratched the back of his head and replied as calmly as possible:
- (Me). "An accident... Nothing serious, just a misunderstanding."
- (Phoebe). "An accident?"
- (Me). "It doesn’t matter, Phoebe. I wanted to ask you something... Why was she at our house at that time?"
- (Phoebe). "I needed her help, so I asked her to come over. We were working on a new clothing design for our joint project, and today it was her turn to try it on." freewebnovel.cσ๓
- (Me). "So... she was modeling for your project today?"
- (Phoebe). "Yeah... Why do you ask?"
- (Me). "Just curious..."
(So that’s why she was only in her underwear... How am I supposed to look her in the eye now? I think I’m her number one enemy right now.)
Dinner continued until their bowls were empty.
Sohen thanked everyone for a wonderful evening and went to his room.
A few minutes later, he lay down on the bed and started staring at the ceiling.
(Another crazy day... There have been way too many of them lately.)
To distract himself from the thoughts that had begun to pop into his head due to the intensity of events happening to him with an unusual regularity, he decided to clear his mind in the most effective way possible... TokTok.
He opened the popular international social media platform for entertainment videos and, for a few hours, found himself in a world of absurdity and depravity.
...
- (Me). "Hm?"
After watching various videos for a while, Sohen felt drowsy and fell asleep.
He lay there in that state for only about an hour and a half, until he woke up to someone touching him.
When he opened his eyes, he saw... only darkness.
- (???). "You’re awake, cheater?"
- (Me). "???"
Just like a few weeks ago, his arms and legs were tightly bound, and it looked like he was wearing some kind of mask over his eyes that prevented him from seeing anything.
- (???). "I told you you’d be in serious trouble if you kept fucking your relatives, and you didn’t listen to me..."
- (Me). "..."
(That voice... that of the crazy bitch who blackmailed me with the threat of leaking confidential data online about my forbidden sexual acts with members of my family... Shit, I’d completely forgotten about you!)
As Sohen began to come to his senses after his sleep, shifting from side to side and fidgeting, a woman he didn’t recognize stepped closer and placed her palm on his left cheek.
- (???). "Blame only yourself and your dick for this mistake. Today... the internet will find out about your naughty antics with the people you affectionately call your real family.
(Shit!... Shit!!... What an idiot I am, I just... forgot.)