Chapter 188

[Third Person's PoV] 

Due to the time they spent training Akane, Cid and Zeta failed to notice how quickly the day had passed.

Akane's training concluded with a sparring match against Zeta. Although it wasn't a surprise that she lost, both Cid and Zeta were impressed by how much Akane had learned in just a single day.

Akane bowed toward them. "Thank you for your guidance. I've learned so much from both of you in such a short time."

Zeta accepted her gratitude with a nod, while Cid just waved it off. "Think of it as a thank you for letting us stay here. Anyway, it's getting late; you should get some rest."

Cid motioned to Zeta that it was time to go. As they left, Cid waved slightly, his back to her. "Sleep well, Nishitani-san."

"IT'S NISHINO!" she huffed as she watched them walk out of the room. But then she froze, her expression shocked.

Akane rushed out after them, but they were already gone. She clicked her tongue in frustration.

Standing there, she held her chin in thought. 'Nishitani... That was a name Minoru once called me. I remember it because it was the same day I was kidnapped. I've replayed that day in my mind countless times... But how could this be? The same face, the same name, and now even saying the same thing? Once is a coincidence, twice could be as well, but three times?'

She shook her head, trying to make sense of it. 'But I don't understand. He's dead. I'm sure of it. I went to his funeral and everything. Could he have come back to life? Been reincarnated or something? But that sounds ridiculous... None of this makes any sense.'

Akane tried to wrap her head around the situation as she got ready for bed. Despite her desire to keep thinking about it, her exhausted body demanded rest. After being beaten down during training, she could do nothing but close her eyes and let sleep take her.

Meanwhile, in Cid's room, he and Zeta were far from resting. Cid sat on the bed in a meditative position, ready to continue his research on the God runes, when Zeta looked at him with a sad expression. "So, we're not going to do it tonight?"

Cid froze, unsure how to respond. But Zeta answered her own question, undoing her outfit. Her slime outfit disappeared into her shadow, revealing her fully.

She purred as she approached Cid on the bed, her voice low and sultry. "I was kinda hoping we could pick up where we left off last time..."

Cid's lips were quickly claimed by Zeta's, and she climbed onto his lap, pressing her chest against his, her arms draped over his shoulders. The atmosphere quickly became heated.

'Well, who am I to decline such a fantastic gift?' Cid thought to himself as he gripped her waist, causing her to purr out a moan. "Wait a minute, let me set something up before we continue," he said, grabbing a handful of her bottom.

She blushed and nodded, but Cid didn't get up. Instead, his shadow expanded beneath him, and out came several versions of himself, standing in front of the bed.

"You guys know what to do," Cid instructed.

The clones clicked their tongues at the unfairness of the situation before they disappeared to study the concepts of Aether and God runes.

Cid then turned his attention back to Zeta with a smile. "Now, where were we? Oh, that's right…" He grabbed Zeta's cheek and kissed her as they both descended onto the bed.

…

The next day…

Akane woke up feeling refreshed, like a brand-new person. She stretched, groaning as she worked out all the stiffness from her body.

"Now to find out the truth!" she declared with a serious expression, kicking the sheets off her bed.

She quickly got ready and made her way to Cid and Zeta's room, ignoring any and all greetings along the way. Today, she was determined to get answers.

As she arrived in front of their room and put her hand on the doorknob, she froze at the sounds coming from inside. Her face turned red as she realized they weren't just ordinary sounds. They were the unmistakable sounds of loud moaning and flesh slapping against each other.

She quickly pulled her hand back, her face growing even redder. She could hear Zeta's muffled cries from where she stood. Akane opened and closed her hand, torn between leaving and the pull of her curiosity.

Leaning closer to the door, she put her ear against it, her face already bright red with shame.

"Oooh! Master! Master!~" Zeta cried out in pleasure.

'M-M-Master!?' Akane inwardly exclaimed, utterly shocked by what she was hearing. 

"Do they have no shame!?" Akane muttered to herself, her ears pressed against the wall as she listened to Zeta's cries of pleasure.

'Just how good is… intercourse… that she's screaming like that? It seriously can't be *that* good, can it?' Akane's cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red as she continued to listen, a strange, unfamiliar itch beginning to build below.

'She must be exaggerating, right?' Akane tried to convince herself, but her ears remained glued to the door, unable to tear away. The sounds of Zeta's moans and the occasional grunt told her that Zeta wasn't faking it. Far from it—she was completely lost in her pleasure.

The itch between Akane's legs grew unbearable, and without realizing it, her hand began to move to scratch the irritation away.

Meanwhile…

Cid looked up at Zeta with a smirk as she rode him. *"You like knowing we have a spectator, don't you?"* he teased.

Zeta bit her bottom lip and smirked back. *"It does add a certain thrill."*

*"Want to take it up a notch?"* Cid asked, his tone dripping with mischief.

*"What do you mean?"* Zeta asked breathlessly.

*"Let's change positions,"* Cid suggested.

With that a few seconds later, Cid began pounding Zeta harder, pushing her against the door. 

Akane froze as she realized how close they were. Her face flushed even deeper as she hastily pulled her hand away, heart pounding. Embarrassed, she rushed back to her room, failing to hear Cid's laughter from the other side of the door.

Once inside her room, Akane locked the door and threw herself onto her bed. 'I'm such a perv! How could I have done something like that in the open?!' she inwardly screamed, burying her face in a pillow to muffle her cries of shame.

As she clutched the pillow, her mind raced back to the sounds she'd overheard. Despite her embarrassment, the memory of those sounds ignited something deep within her. '...It... It felt kind of good...' she thought, horrified at herself.

Unable to ignore the persistent itch, her hand drifted back inside her pants, the irritation demanding to be scratched.

Akane's breathing grew heavier as her hand began to move more rapidly. Muffled cries of pleasure escaped her bit lip, and she buried her face even deeper into the pillow to keep from crying out.

'Is this how good Zeta felt? No... She must have felt even better... I wonder how it truly feels...' Akane's thoughts swirled as she imagined herself in Zeta's place, riding the waves of pleasure.

The more she pictured herself in Zeta's position, the more another face appeared in her mind's eye. As that face fully materialized, Akane's hips bucked, her back arched, and her toes curled.

"Ahhh~ Minoru~!" Akane cried out in pleasure, her eyes squeezed shut as her hand moved frantically, bringing her to her first-ever orgasm.

"This feeling… I've never felt anything like this…" she muttered, her body still trembling slightly as she caught her breath. But as the stimulation faded, shame quickly took its place.

Her face burning with embarrassment, Akane pulled her hand out and stared at her sticky, wet fingers in horror.

"What have I done? Why did I scream out his name?!" Akane wailed, overwhelmed with shame.