Part 2 Chapter 21 - Training, and...
Kei... Kirigiri...?
.....
Kirigiri quietly pulled me along to the beach, then led me straight into the beach house beside the sand.
"Wait... why are you suddenly doing this...?"
"Kei."
"Yes."
Kirigiri stepped right up in front of me, slipped off her gloves, and began gently stroking my neck.
"Good, considerate, righteous... our wonderful Kei..."
"Uh... yeah...?"
"When something happens, you always take the lead more than anyone else... and you treat everyone else's problems like your own, pouring everything into solving them... you're truly kind..."
"Um... over there..."
"But."
Kirigiri stopped mid-sentence and suddenly tightened the safety rope around my neck.
"Kehek..."
"Why do you always try to handle everything alone...?"
"T-that..."
"Why do you always try to bear everything by yourself...?"
"Uh... ugh..."
Kirigiri kept tightening the rope looped around my neck with one hand while her other hand began stroking the scar on my face.
"And... why do flies keep buzzing around you...?"
".....?"
"Is it because you look so delicious...?"
"Eh...?"
Right after those words, Kirigiri suddenly grabbed the rope around my neck and yanked me toward herself, then... me...
"...Chuuup."
".....!"
The world froze.
"Um... I'll go in for a second... before swimming, I need to drop off the bags..."
"Why are you stopping? Why did you suddenly halt?"
"What? Did something happen...?"
"W-what is it? Sonia! Danger...!"
"H-huwee! I... I didn't see anything..."
The kids who had come in to drop off the bags froze one by one, staring at the scene inside the beach house.
"...Chuuuurup."
"Uh... um..."
Even after the kids entered, Kirigiri paid them no mind and kept licking. The intensity was so intense that the kids' faces flushed bright red.
"You guys!! What the hell are you doing here!!!"
Finally, Koizumi snapped and shouted with a "Bam!" The moment Kirigiri pulled her head back, wiped the drool from her lips with her hand, smacked her lips, and answered with perfect calm.
"Kiss."
"T-that's something I know too!! Why here!!"
"Why? We're dating, is there any reason you can't?"
"....."
Kirigiri watched Koizumi, whose words had died in his throat, and the kids whose faces were turning scarlet, then smiled wickedly.
"You all, don't worry about us and go do your thing. Then..."
Just as Kirigiri was about to resume her affection, the kids hurriedly tossed their bags into the beach house and bolted outside.
"Heueng..."
"Kei."
"Heuueueng..."
"....."
Kirigiri stared quietly at the broken Kei, then soon pressed her lips to the scar on his face and whispered softly.
"Pull yourself together."
"N-no..."
"Listen to your sister, good Kei?"
"Rehe..."
Kirigiri watched the Kei who answered her sweet words with "kkojak kkojak" while cooing, then leaned in again and whispered right into his ear.
"You're mine."
".....!"
"So... don't get hurt or run around wagging your tail. Got it?"
"Heuueueng..."
"Answer."
"Re... rehee..."
"Good."
Kirigiri kissed the scar on Kei's cheek once more, then released the safety rope she had been pulling since earlier.
"Haa... haaaaa..."
"Marks left... marks 'left by me'..."
While stroking the red rope around Kei's neck with a satisfied smile, Kirigiri muttered quietly.
"Since we've come this far... the next step..."
"That's not allowed!! There!! That's beyond the 19+ restriction!!"
"...Hmm?"
Holding a sign that read '19+ forbidden', Monokuma rushed out and glared at Kirigiri, who then asked in a cold voice.
"Why? According to the rules, it shouldn't be a problem."
"No! But... you know, right? This is a live broadcast for the Future Foundation..."
"...Perfect timing, there's one guy there who's after my thing too."
"Uppupupupu..."
Monokuma scratched his head in thought, then sighed and muttered.
"Haa, what is this..."
"Once you've done your business, get out."
"Uppupu..."
Monokuma's expression turned relieved, then he vanished.
"Well then, Kei."
"N-no...?"
"Close your eyes."
In Kirigiri's sweet yet firm voice, Kei trembled and shut his eyes. Kirigiri approached him again...
*Thud!*
"Ayaa!"
"...That's it for today."
Kei, hit with a night, stared at Kirigiri with a dazed expression, and Kirigiri smiled with her eyes and whispered gently.
"Why? Were you expecting something?"
"Ah... no... that's..."
"Even this much, everyone should have clearly understood who their master is."
"M-master..."
"If you disappoint me after doing this much, you'd better be prepared."
"...Yeah."
"....."
"Ye... yes..."
Watching Kei stutter and use honorifics, Kirigiri smiled brightly, suddenly pulled him into her arms, and began patting his back.
".....!"
"You've been through a lot, haven't you?"
"He... heu..."
"It's okay, I have you. From now on, I'll be your counselor."
"Heu... heuue..."
"So, let's... try a little harder?"
"Heuueueueueng..."
Kirigiri hugged the blushing, moaning Kei and patted him for a long time.
'What did I do...'
And although Kei didn't see it, Kirigiri's face was also turning red while patting his back.
.
.
.
.
"Well, the kids will be waiting... shall we go out?"
"Heuueueng..."
"Kei? You still haven't come to your senses? Then..."
"Ah, no! I'm back to my senses!!"
If I kept stimulating him, he might have a shock. Shouting that he had come to his senses hastily, Kirigiri chuckled and said to me.
"Don't worry, I won't eat you."
'I'm... going to be eaten...'
"...I'll go out to the kids, you quickly come to your senses and come out too."
"Yes..."
With those words, Kirigiri smiled and stepped out of the beach house.
'Could it be... that I was already killed by Kuzuryu and Pekoyama and am now seeing my last illusion before dying?'
Since it was a quite possible fact, I pinched my arm hard, but only a stinging pain came. Only then did I realize that the events so far were starting to feel real.
"It's not a dream... it's reality..."
The moment I realized this enormous event was reality, the stress and gloomy emotions that had been building up vanished cleanly.
I feel like I can smash Monokuma, Alter Ego, Komaeda, Sonia, whatever.
With renewed vigor after a long time, I suddenly recalled why I came here: for the beach.
'Kirigiri and beach? This I can't hold back...'
I tried to change into swimsuit hurriedly, but remembered the rule "no changing in the beach house". I didn't understand why changing was prohibited in the beach house, but since I didn't have the mind to care about such things, I decided to ignore it.
Anyway, I came out of the beach house to change into swimsuit, but the kids were gathered around the entrance of the beach house.
"Liars... you bastards... I was just a plaything... right...? Is that so...? You envious bastards..."
"Kieeeeeeeek!! How far did you take it after that!? Hurry up and blow!!"
"I saw it only in dramas... actually seeing it... it's quite stimulating..."
"You... you... are you really dating!? Really!?"
"U-um... I... I didn't see anything! Really!"
"Hey, Kei! You look pretty happy? Your man's tail too..."
To avoid the countless handshake requests, I entered the restaurant and took out the swimsuit I had prepared in advance.
'Good... finally... Kirigiri and beach...!'
Just as I was about to change into the swimsuit with a happy heart, suddenly there was a presence behind me. I, about to take off my clothes, was startled and turned around and shouted.
"Surprise! Who is there..."
"....."
"What? What? Pekoyama? Why are you here... ugh!! Ubuubuub...!!"
"...Don't resist and quietly sleep."
Pekoyama, covering my nose with a towel soaked in anesthetic, said to me calmly with a cold expression.
'Safety rope...'
While my mind was getting hazy, I remembered the safety rope around my neck, gathered all my remaining strength, moved my hand to the button of the safety rope, but...
"It won't work like that."
"Aa... a..."
Pekoyama cut the safety rope with the knife on the table, mercilessly stomped on the limp safety rope that fell to the floor and broke it.
'Ke... Kei... sorry for not keeping the promise...'
Thus, I lost consciousness without being able to resist the anesthetic's influence.
"...For the young master."
Pekoyama, staring at the fallen Kei for a moment, soon quietly put him into the shoulder bag he had brought, muttering as if someone might hear.
"Then, the red-haired woman..."