The first day of our promise.
“Corbin, there’s a bird over there.”
“Isn’t it an eagle?”
“I don’t know, but it looks like one.”
“Wow… it’s huge.”
Corbin and I had arrived at the snowy mountains.
We didn’t hike up; we took a cable car instead.
Today, we decided to explore nature…? Investigate…?
That was our plan.
“If you stand it up, it might be taller than Lindera, right?”
“That seems a bit far-fetched… But it’s definitely over 160 cm. What eagle is three meters tall?”
“Hmm… Fair point. It doesn’t seem that big when seen from afar.”
We were basically just wandering around the wide hiking trails of the snowy mountains now.
Really, it felt like we were taking a stroll atop the mountains.
It was literally… a place to observe nature and watch animals through binoculars.
Honestly, it was fun.
Yeah, to be honest… it was unexpectedly fun, and I kept exploring.
“Is that a tiger?”
“…No one could mistake that for anything but a cat. The colors are too different.”
“……..”
“I’ve watched too many documentaries.”
“Well, it could be a baby tiger.”
“What tiger leaves its cub alone?”
We didn’t really know much about animals, but this conversation was surprisingly enjoyable.
It felt like we had returned to childhood, leaving behind our chaotic recent lives and genuinely relaxing.
Of course, it was only the first day…?
“Lindera, come here.”
“What is it? Did you mistake another cat for a tiger?”
“No, this one’s cooler.”
“?”
What could he possibly be seeing that he’s calling me over to the binoculars?
Honestly, everything around the snowy mountains was just white, so unless it was something close by, it was hard to see.
I didn’t know what Corbin was seeing, but I decided to go check it out.
“If it’s another cat, I’m really going to get mad.”
“I told you it’s not. Hurry up and look before it disappears. Quick.”
“Fine, I’ll just look…?”
I put my eyes to the binoculars he had set up.
What I saw was…
“A wolf?”
“Isn’t this pretty cool?”
“Oh… definitely…”
Through the binoculars, I could see a pack of about twenty wolves.
I wasn’t counting perfectly, but it seemed like a good number of wolves were roaming in a pack.
Were they going hunting?
I wasn’t a zoologist or anything, so I couldn’t tell exactly what the wolves were doing.
I just kept watching.
Wolves are awesome.
I’ve never met anyone who didn’t think wolves were cool, even if I didn’t have much interest in animals.
“Oh…”
While I was gazing, I turned slightly away from the binoculars to look at Corbin.
When I turned my head…
“…?”
“Oh… oh wow…”
Corbin was not beside me or behind me; he had gone to another set of binoculars… watching wolves all by himself.
What the…
“Huh…”
To be honest, it was a bit ridiculous.
These last few days, Corbin had been like a hormone monster, and now he was just being ordinary… it was laughable.
Really.
Since we arrived, it felt like there were more days of sex than not.
But now, here he was, distracted by wolves in the snowy mountains. I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on.
“…Is this a relief?”
If it were the Corbin from a few days ago, he would definitely be touching my butt or groping my stockings while I looked through the binoculars.
But now, he was quietly enjoying the views in the snowy mountains… which was a relief…
“Is this right…?”
Corbin’s sudden change in attitude was more intriguing than the snowy mountain observations.
Truly…
*
The third day of our promise.
Before I knew it, two days had passed in our promised period.
Now only two days were left, including today, exactly half the time remaining.
The day before yesterday, we spent time wandering the snowy mountains, and yesterday, we bought gifts for Charlotte and enjoyed traveling together.
For these two days, Corbin… surprisingly did absolutely nothing.
Seriously, no grabbing my butt or chest.
He didn’t even talk dirty… it was really just wholesome fun together.
Usually, we would bathe together, but he insisted on showering alone!
I genuinely told him that it was fine if we showered together, but Corbin declined.
Of course, I was enjoying my time immensely.
Anyway… we spent our time like that, and today we decided to go out shopping.
Of course, we could end up doing other things while shopping, but the primary goal was shopping for now.
“Corbin.”
“Huh…?”
“Nothing. Just curious.”
Despite not touching or saying anything, Corbin was still being Corbin, right?
He seemed to be trying his best to hold back…
Even now, he kept staring at my chest sitting next to him.
Emphasized by the seatbelt, no less.
“So what do you want to buy today?”
“I’m thinking of getting some shirts.”
“Shirts?”
“Yeah, some of my regular shirts have buttons that are a bit popped…”
“Oh.”
“Well, it can’t be helped. I’m not good at sewing, and neither are you.”
In fact, the shirts weren’t even ones I cared about enough to get fixed.
They were just shirts.
Anyway, I planned to toss the ones with broken buttons and buy some new ones.
Other clothes might stretch over time, but they wouldn’t break like the buttoned shirts do.
That was a serious downside.
“Hmm…”
“Lindera, what’s up?”
“I was thinking maybe this time, instead of just white shirts, a black one could be nice.”
“Black?”
“Yeah. I don’t think I’ve ever bought a black shirt. Might as well get one this time, right?”
“That’s a good point.”
As we drove, Corbin’s gaze kept stealing glances at my chest.
If he wanted to look, he could just do it openly.
Why was he sneaking peeks like that?
Of course, I somewhat understood his reasoning.
He was probably trying to restrain himself because of our promise…
Looking was fine, but…
“Ha…”
“…….”
Well, if Corbin was trying hard on his own better to just stay quiet.
It’d be better for me to keep quiet instead of bringing it up and making things more awkward for him.
*
The fourth day of our promise.
“Ha…”
Corbin sighed a lot yesterday and today.
Was it because it was hard to hold back…? He kept doing it.
Plus, while shopping, he tried to sit on every chair he could find and avoided standing upright as much as possible.
Otherwise, he was trying to conceal his pants by buttoning up his coat…
He was really trying hard.
Of course, I felt why he was doing that, but I didn’t interfere.
I felt slightly bad to tease him when he was putting in that much effort.
“Ugh…”
“Corbin, why don’t we step outside for a bit?”
“Huh?”
“It’s not even dinner time yet, and we have time left. How about we go out for a little?”
I thought Corbin might be a bit… uncomfortable.
Since we weren’t that short on time.
In fact, it was a place he’d probably like even more than I would, so I suggested it.
Even though it meant we’d still end up shopping, it wasn’t just a regular shopping day.
In fact, it was shopping Corbin would enjoy more than I would.
…Even if it meant more struggle for a few hours.
“Um…”
So, with Corbin, I got into the car, and we made our way.
And we arrived.
The place we got to was just in front of a standard building.
“Why are we here?”
“I have some business in the basement.”
“The basement?”
Corbin looked at me as if to say, “What are you talking about?”
But strangely, when we went down, it turned out to be a place Corbin would likely enjoy more than I would.
Maybe?
To be honest, I was a bit worried since I had never been to a place like this either.
I was just going off reviews.
“Corbin will probably like it.”
I said cheerfully.
After all, if I said more, it would ruin the surprise…?
“…?”
Holding Corbin’s hand, I slowly began to descend the stairs.
Coming down, the first thing that caught my eye was a door decorated with neon signs.
And on that door were the words…
Adult.
R-18.
Toys.
Sex.
BDSM.
Couple.
Play.
Costumes.
Things like those… Hmm.
Hmm…
“What do you think?”
“I……..”
“I did some research in preparation for tomorrow… how do you feel about it?”
Doing things just with our bodies would be… quite a challenge.
Soon, my boss would be sending the aircraft back to pick us up, and until then, I was really… genuinely going to let Corbin have his way.
From the day we were heading back until that day, it would all be about constant intimacy.
But doing that only with our bodies, no matter how you look at it… was way too taxing.
Although the promise I’d made to Corbin allowed him to have free rein, still…
That’s why I thought of a way.
Using tools like clever humans by nature can do.
Of course, I had never used anything like this before, and I was a bit scared… but…
I thought Corbin would like it…
“…Lindera.”
“Yeah, Corbin. If you don’t like it, we could just go out to that convenience store instead…”
“Let’s go in.”
“Huh? Wait, let me catch my breath first…!”
When I asked whether he thought this was okay, Corbin seized my wrist and gave me his answer by dragging me inside.
This proactive reaction… I had expected it, but it was so sudden I couldn’t help but be taken aback.
But…
“……..”
In the end, it seemed like Corbin was fond of this, so… that’s a relief.
Yeah.
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