Before Return

"I'm back."

Haru returned to his home and went to the living room to see everyone was laying on the sofa while holding their stomachs.

"Haru, dinner!" 3x

"....."

*Growl!*

"....."

Haru almost forgot about it and asked, "So what do you want to eat?"

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The four of them sat down in the living room and started to talk about the quest.

"Chrome Disaster is going to appear tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I've made an appointment with Black King and Red King. I've also told them about my identity."

"Well, it doesn't really matter when they know about our identity or not."

The quest for Chrome Disaster will be over tomorrow and they don't need to worry too much about it.

"So what about the Level 10 quest?" Charlotte asked.

"I'll hack the game to level up my levels after we are done with Chrome Disaster." Haru had thought that it was better to do that since if he killed five of the Six Kings then the game might be over. He didn't want to steal the limelight from Haruyuki since Haruyuki was the main character and this game was the reason why Haruyuki had grown from a bullied boy to a strong boy, probably. His only regret in this world was that he hadn't been able to succeed in making Haruyuki become slimmer.

They agreed and thought that it was their time to return since it had been few months since they had stayed in this world.

"So have you told Fuuko about this matter?" Sumire asked. She knew about Fuuko's feelings towards Haru and she felt that it would be too cruel for him to leave without saying anything.

"Don't worry, I've solved that matter."

But he knew that the atmosphere turned weird, especially when he noticed both Tabane and Charlotte didn't even say anything for a while.

"That's good. Then I'll sleep first." Sumire left the group and returned to her room since she felt something bad was about to happen.

"Then, I'll go back too. I feel a bit sleepy." Charlotte yawned and followed Sumire. She glanced at Haru and sighed.

Haru looked at Tabane and Tabane also looked at him.

"What were you saying to Fuuko?" Tabane had a smile on her face.

Taabane's smile was a bit weird and somehow, but Haru said, "I told her that we would go to the United States to study." He felt that it was something normal since Fuuko knew that they were university students.

"Then?"

"Then....."

Haru sighed and said, "You've hacked the Social Camera near Fuuko's house, right? Then why do you need to ask me again?" When he kissed Fuuko, he knew that Tabane had hacked the Social Camera and peeked at them.

"It's because of what you've done! I've been giving you a lot of chance, but... but..."

Tabane stared at him and asked, "Why is it her? Not me?" At their first meeting, she was quite curious about him and at the same time, she knew that this guy was a predator, but after knowing him, she knew that he wasn't bad and he would take care of his women dearly. She had chosen him, and had given him a lot of chances, but somehow this guy didn't even move on her. She felt frustrated and thought that it was better to make a move by herself.

Tabane didn't wait for his answer and tried to steal his lips, but of course, she was stopped by him.

"Why did you stop me?!"

Haru had mastered Kenbunshoku Haki and it was almost impossible to send out a sneak attack on him.

"It's because you were trying to kiss me."

"Do you hate me?" Tabane asked.

Haru shook his head and said, "No, I like you."

"Then?"

"You know my situation, but even so, you're alright with it?"

"Of course!"

"I'm scum."

"No, I know that you'll treat me well!"

"I've got other girls beside you."

"Isn't that good? You can also have Houki so you can have a sister sandwich."

"........"

Haru flicked Tabane's forehead.

"Ouch!" Tabane held her forehead and asked, "What are you doing?!"

"It is because you've said something stupid." Haru sighed and looked at Tabane. He would be lying if he didn't have a good impression of her and both of them had stayed together for few months. Their relationship had become closer and they knew each other very well. He knew that about her feelings, but it felt very scummy when he had just kissed another girl a few hours ago then he kissed another girl again. If it happened after they had returned to their original world then he didn't hesitate, but it had happened after he had confessed and kissed Fuuko.

However, it was at this moment that Tabane stole his lips suddenly.

"........"

Haru was helpless and decided to accept it. He hugged her waist and kissed her deeply.

Kissing him, Tabane understood why this guy was called a harem protagonist since it felt very good. It was her first kiss, but she didn't expect it to be this good. She had seen a lot of practical videos, but it was first time doing the real thing.

"Satisfied?"

"Very good!"

"That's good. You can do it anytime later."

Tabane hugged him tightly and felt very happy. Her mood was festive and asked, "Can you return me back to being an adult?"

"Well...?"

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The next day in the evening, there were a lot of people gathered in Haruyuki's house. They were here to enter the "Unlimited Neutral Field" together to hunt down Chrome Disaster.

Although Haruyuki, Chiyu, Taku, and Yuniko had prepared themselves, they didn't expect to see a full member of the "Pets".

The real identity of Sumire, Haru, Charlotte, and Tabane were the "Pets".

Haruyuki was really amazed and wanted to shake their hands, but he was too nervous to do so.

Fuuko also joined them and she also told her about her identity. Her identity was known as a Sky Raker who was a powerful Level 8 player and also an ex-member of Nega Nebulus.

Yuniko was even more confident when there were a lot of high level players gathered to help her. She bowed her head and said, "Thank you." She was very grateful for everyone who came to help her.

"It's alright."

Haru thought for a while and said, "After we have hunted Chrome Disaster. I'll have something to talk about with everyone later."

"Eh?"

Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyu, Taku, and Yuniko seemed a bit surprised, but they nodded.

"Well, how about we go now?" Sumire asked.

They nodded and got ready to go to the "Unlimited Neutral Field" to catch the Chrome Disaster. They looked at each other before they nodded.

"Burst Link!"