Chapter 490: The Chain Kissing Incident!

“Mr. Himekoji.”

The Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye in his arms seemed like she wanted to say something more.

Himekoji listened quietly.

“Um…”

She began hesitantly.

This made Himekoji even more curious.

“Um… shall we kiss?”

“Huh?!”

This was an unexpected turn!

“You said it, right? That we could kiss anytime, later.”

“Huh? Wha-was there such a thing?”

Himekoji scratched his head, feeling guilty and pretended to be clueless.

He had indeed said that, but heavens knew, it was just to calm the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye down at the time!

Seriously, the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s memory was way too good?!

“No taking it back!”

“No…”

Himekoji only got halfway through his protest when he suddenly discovered he couldn’t make a sound, because his mouth wouldn’t move.

No, not just his mouth!

He couldn’t even move a finger anywhere on his whole body!

Hey, hey, hey! That’s too sneaky!

Himekoji stole a glance at Ayame Hanjo beside him, who was also under the same frozen spell…

Man, the shared, frustrating, helpless feeling was so strong!

The Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye gave him a shy, timid smile, then stood on tiptoe.

Her small, moist lips came closer, little by little.

Himekoji’s mind instantly turned into complete chaos.

What the heck? Was he about to be attacked by the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye?!

That was too exciting— no, that was way too reckless!

In just an instant, Himekoji felt it… Several killing glares stabbed straight at him, sharp as knives, aiming to slice him into pieces. It felt like needles on his back.

Seriously, couldn’t this kind of thing be done quietly in private?

There were so many people watching right now!

This situation was going to get out of control!

“Qiu~~”

No!

Don’t make such a weird sound effect yourself while kissing, okay?

As the one being kissed, Himekoji felt shame just hearing it.

The Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye seemed to feel that way too. After making that strange sound effect, her whole little face immediately flushed bright red.

She hastily planted a quick kiss on Himekoji’s lips, then panicked, covered her crimson face, turned around, and ran.

Himekoji froze for a second. Then he realized he could move now.

So, he immediately chased after her, full of anger.

How dare she!

He, Himekoji, was always the one taking advantage of others! Now the tables were turned? But the worst part, the absolutely unforgivable part, was that the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye kissed him and then just took off!

Where did she learn that bad habit?

With agile moves, Himekoji caught up to the escapee in just two or three steps.

He completely forgot he had just been in a big fight and was still an injured person.

Wait, his injuries seemed to be gone?

But forget the injuries, that wasn’t the point! The point was—

How was he going to get revenge!

“Not running anymore?”

Himekoji grabbed the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye— who had stopped for some reason— full of fury, his mind was filled with revenge!

Him! Such a mighty, domineering person! Getting forcefully kissed today? It was a lifelong stain! So utterly humiliating! Anger swelled dangerously inside him.

“Wa-wait! It wasn’t me!”

The Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye, who had just been recklessly pulling off such a stunt, now wore an expression of extreme grievance and panic, shaking her head violently.

Himekoji sneered inwardly upon seeing it.

Hmph!

Did she think pretending to be pitiful would make him let her off? How naive!

“Wasn’t you?”

Himekoji decided to hear the defendant’s final statement.

“Really! It wasn’t me who kissed!”

“Huh? If it wasn’t you who kissed me, then was it me?”

Hearing Himekoji’s annoyed retort, the girl shrank her head weakly and spoke up timidly in a small voice,

“O-of course it wasn’t you either, Akito… I-it was the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye…”

“So, you mean you, right?!”

“It wasn’t me…”

Rikka looked like she was about to cry from unfairness.

After the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye finished the kiss, she gave the body back to her! It was so unfair! She wanted to kiss him too!

“Hmm? Wa-wait! Let me get this straight…”

Himekoji seemed to understand something. He calmed down, stroked his chin, and carefully studied the girl before him.

Her eyes were clear and jet black…

Meaning, she had switched back?!

The pitiful figure standing in front of him now, with drooping eyes, was Rikka?

No wonder she looked so wronged.

“Well…”

Oh. That’s how it is? Fine then.

Himekoji was just about to say exactly that when Rikka cut him off—

“I, I can prove it!”

“Huh? Prove what?”

“Prove that the one who kissed Akito just now wasn’t me!”

“Huh?”

How could she prove that?

Just as Himekoji thought this, Rikka’s face suddenly seemed huge to him.

Oh, Himekoji got it.

Wasn’t this the rule of big things near and small things far?

So why did Rikka’s face get so close to him all of a sudden?!

Way too close!!

She kissed Himekoji and caught him off guard!

Himekoji didn’t even have time to move back, and his lips got attacked again!

He lost on the same pair of lips twice!

It was a light touch and pull, with shy skill.

Rikka hid her hot cheeks and asked softly,

“Akito, now can I show I’m innocent?”

Himekoji came to his senses, held his head without thinking, and answered sadly,

“No, now your innocence is all gone!”

Along with Himekoji’s own innocence.

Ayame Hanjo, who could move again beside them, watched with hate, her eyes wide in anger!

“No! Stop now… stop that! That’s mine!”

Hanjo Ayame ran to stop it, but it was too late.

She wasn’t quick enough!

The first kiss from Rikka, which she planned to save for her wedding day and enjoy, was taken by someone else!

Her heart hurt a lot!

“Give it back! Give it back! Give it back!!!”

Hanjo Ayame grabbed Himekoji’s collar tightly, not wanting to give in!

“Huh? Give back? Give back what?”

Himekoji looked totally clueless.

“The first kiss! Of course, the first kiss!”

Hanjo Ayame stared at him, teeth clenched.

“N-No, that… you got it wrong, I’m a little shy to say it, but my first kiss was gone ages ago, it had nothing to do with Rikka, not her fault.”

“Hmph!”

Rikka, who was just shy, heard this and got mad; her cheeks puffed up, she glared, her dark shiny eyes had a little gold glow.

“Who cares about your first kiss? I said Rikka’s! Rikka’s first kiss! Give it back!”

“Huh?”

Only then did Himekoji remember—he nearly forgot—Hanjo was a Rikka fan under the System!

Himekoji’s face turned funny—

“Even if you say that, asking me to give you Rikka’s first kiss or something…”

How could he possibly do that?

“Aren’t you giving it back?”

“…”

Not knowing what to say, Himekoji blinked, dumb and innocent.

“If you don’t give it back, I’ll take it myself!”

But Hanjo Ayame didn’t care how Himekoji felt; she always did her own thing and acted very fast.

She held Himekoji’s collar and pulled him near to her.

“You know the three-second rule, right?”

“What?”

“If a first kiss drops on the ground by mistake, as long as you pick it up in three seconds, it’s fine!”

“No…”

No… my mouth wasn’t the ground! Also, did your “three-second rule” mean food? Plus, the time was way past three seconds! So everything was wrong!

Himekoji didn’t even have time to say his thought.

“Itadakimasu!”

Hanjo Ayame’s kiss, full of belief, came right at him!