The Seryu Military Company Picnic
The evening meal was barbecue. After a quick wash, I grabbed the large quantity of Wagyu beef I had stored in the pension refrigerator before heading outside.
Of course Sawayanagi Azuma had probably prepared for the barbecue as well, but from what I had heard she was getting beef tongue, pork, sausages, chicken skewers, and similar items ready. That was why I had brought some higher-grade Wagyu to elevate the spread.
There was a barbecue area on the west side of the pension that allowed for outdoor dining. A red-haired, flat-chested beauty who had arrived before me was already there. It was Kiyona Mari.
“Uh, um…. Hello? M-Mr. Investor?”
Kiyona Mari, a pyrokinesis user, was lighting the firewood and charcoal as she greeted me. Her attitude seemed a little strange?
Normally Kiyona Mari spoke with a slight tsundere edge, yet today her demeanor felt off. What was going on with her?
Unable to figure it out, I simply decided she must be in a weird mood and set the meat down on the table.
Soon the others began arriving at the barbecue area one by one. Sawayanagi Tobe showed up carrying several boxes of beer, while the rest each brought something with them.
The only thing that caught my attention was how Kiyona Hori, Sawayanagi Seari, and Sawayanagi Mikiyo blushed and looked flustered the moment they saw me. Why were they reacting like that? Had they been entertaining naughty thoughts about me?
“There’s so much meat….”
While I was wondering about it, Alice, who had appeared beside me at some point, opened her mouth wide and spoke. Between the meat Seryu-tai had prepared and the Wagyu I contributed, it certainly looked like an enormous amount.
There were twenty of us, so I figured it would be just enough. If anything remained, we could eat it tomorrow. That was what I thought until Sawayanagi Azuma approached and spoke.
“Hmm, we should send about half of the Wagyu you brought back to the refrigerator. Twenty kilograms is far too much. We can ask the pension owner to prepare tomorrow’s meals with it.”
Sawayanagi Azuma shook her head as she surveyed the piled-up food. Hmm… now that I thought about it, twenty people each eating a kilogram of Wagyu would indeed be excessive.
“I’ll take it back.”
Iduyoung gathered up half the Wagyu and headed back toward the pension. Since I had carried it here, it needed to return to the kitchen area. He was a perceptive one.
“The fires are all lit.”
Kiyona Mari reported to Sawayanagi Azuma. Looking around, I saw that four grills had been prepared because of the large number of people. Five per grill still felt a little tight…
“All right, those assigned to cooking, please place the meat on the grills.”
It seemed the cooking duties had been decided in advance. Several people moved to the grills and laid out the prepared ingredients. Along with the meat, sliced potatoes were also placed on the grates.
“While the meat is grilling, how about we all have a drink?”
At Sawayanagi Azuma’s suggestion everyone picked up beer or highballs. The trainees who were not yet adults pouted as they held cola or juice instead. As I opened a beer can, Konoe Akina approached with a beer in her hand and smiled.
“Konoe, is a high school girl allowed to drink alcohol?”
“Hehe…. Legally I’m an adult. Would you like to see me drinking in my school uniform?”
It was true that although Konoe Akina held the status of a high school student because she had been captured by slavers, she was legally an adult. I was quite curious to see her in a school uniform, but we were not close enough for me to ask. A shame.
“You don’t have to drink while wearing your uniform.”
“Still, that feels more like breaking a taboo… hehe.”
While I was chatting with Konoe Akina, someone called for a toast, so I raised the beer in my hand. I clinked glasses roughly with the people nearby and gulped it down. When I glanced sideways, Alice was drinking strawberry milk and Jung Darim was sipping apple juice.
As the meat grilled, several more toasts followed. People gathered in small groups and lively conversation bloomed.
“The meat is roughly done, so please help yourselves.”
Kiyona Hori, who was watching one of the grills, called out. Everyone rushed forward with a cheer and cleared every piece of meat from the grills.
With twenty people who had worked up an appetite from exercising at lunch, it was only natural that the meat disappeared in a single wave. I quickly wielded my chopsticks and placed two fairly large pieces into the bowl I was holding.
“We should add one more grill.”
At Sawayanagi Azuma’s words, Kiyona Mari laid firewood and charcoal on another barbecue grill and lit it. Once the extra grill was running, the meat no longer vanished instantly and everything flowed more smoothly.
“Ah, Mr. Investor! Did you hear about that story?”
“What story?”
Sawayanagi Azuma had come over to speak with me. Since “that story” could mean anything, I asked out of curiosity.
“Black Tech was acquired by some company.”
Black Tech was the company that had kidnapped Sawayanagi Azuma back when we acquired Seryu-tai. I had heard rumors that they suffered massive losses after we destroyed their laboratory, but to be bought out by another company…? I was curious who had taken them over.
Given their research into biological weapons and superhumans, it made sense that a major corporation might target them.
“Which company acquired them?”
“It seems they were acquired by the Kujo Group.”
The Kujo Group ranked around fourth or fifth in Japan’s business world, which was split between Taira and Minamoto. Their headquarters were in Kyoto, and they apparently wielded considerable influence in that region.
Naturally, because Taira and Minamoto were so powerful, the Kujo Group had little presence. However, according to what Yuukiko and Mimata Chieri had told me before, their outward appearance and inner reality were quite different, and many people preferred to keep their distance.
They were deeply involved in conspiracies, so neither Taira nor Minamoto thought highly of them. It was fortunate they had not been acquired by Minamoto or another Taira successor, but Kujo would still prove quite troublesome.
“What was his name again…. What happened to the president of Black Tech?”
“Gomisawa Renya? It seems he is still serving as president because obtaining a PMC license is difficult.”
“Then he may continue targeting Seryu-tai. Be careful. If you need help, ask me anytime. I will support you without fail.”
Gomisawa Renya had already been obsessed with Seryu-tai’s superpowered individuals. With superpowers gaining prominence lately and the company now under new ownership, he might attempt something reckless. That was why I warned Sawayanagi Azuma to stay alert.
“I am aware, so I already informed everyone in advance.”
“That is a relief. I will make separate inquiries through my information channels.”
Since I had no intelligence on either the Kujo Group or Black Tech, I would need to ask through the Dark Web app.
After that, instead of serious topics I was surrounded by the women and enjoyed only pleasant, everyday conversation.
My master Fujigasaki Rinka kept roaring “Kahahaha!” as she poured sweet-potato shochu down her throat nonstop. The trainees glanced around nervously before secretly taking sips of alcohol. Of course, if I had noticed, the others probably had too, but it seemed everyone was letting it slide today.
“Ryuta, ah~!”
“Lord Ryuta, open your mouth♡”
Even if I stayed still, Alice and Konoe Akina fed meat into my mouth. All I had to do was enjoy the conversation.
The only regret was that, perhaps because intoxication was treated as a status abnormality, my trait Body Enveloped in the Abyss prevented me from getting drunk at all. Everyone else was happily intoxicated and having a great time, yet I alone remained completely sober….
So I switched my drink to cola and accepted the meat that Alice and Konoe Akina offered. They rotated the types so I would not grow tired of any one kind, letting me eat with satisfaction.
Indeed, alcohol and meat together heightened the atmosphere. Only Alice, Jung Darim—who was focused solely on eating meat—and I remained clear-headed, but we still laughed and enjoyed ourselves, swept up in the festive mood.
The evening-cum-drinking party that continued until late at night finally ended. Those who wanted more alcohol took drinks and headed to the dining hall, while those who wished to rest returned to their rooms, bringing the barbecue party to a close.
After showering to remove the smell of meat and smoke that clung to my body, I lay in my room. As if by appointment, the three members who had gathered before dinner appeared once more.
All three were flushed from alcohol, and any trace of self-control had vanished from their eyes. Without a word they approached me where I lay on the bed and began removing their clothes one by one.
They competed with sensual movements, arousing me. Then they climbed onto the bed and stripped off the clothes I was wearing.
All I had on were a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and underwear, but with exactly three of them the division was perfect: Sawayanagi Azuma took the shirt, Lianna Holden the shorts, and Mimata Chieri the underwear, leaving me completely naked.
“Who’s going first?”
At my question all three answered “Me!” The night was long, yet it seemed the three of them intended to compete right away to quench the flames of their lust.
The women from room 203 gathered once again in the room next to Taira Ryuta’s.
Unlike before dinner, they were not being particularly cautious. It was because everyone was drunk, including the women from room 203.
When Taira Ryuta asked who would go first, they began to compete. Eventually it seemed Sawayanagi Azuma had won, because her moans started to echo.
Sawayanagi Azuma’s moans sounded sweet and sticky to anyone listening, making it obvious how good she felt. The second was Lianna Holden, and once again she could not control her telepathy—her moans rang inside everyone’s heads.
“D-Does it feel that good?”
To Sawayanagi Seari’s question, everyone remained silent. In truth they had all tried masturbating, but having no real experience they could not know for certain.
I… I want to try it once too….
No one said it aloud, but the same thought rose in every mind at the same time.
Konoe Akina.
Fujigasaki Rinka, who doesn’t even realize her pants button is undone haha.
Big-breasted gothic-lolita Kiyona Hori.
Flat-chested Kiyona Mari!