Chapter 23 The Art of Desire, or The Skill of the Mouth
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
The intermediate exams were approaching, but I hadn’t prepared for them, prioritizing my entrance exam studies instead. I figured there was no point in raising my class rank now. Still, I felt a little anxious since my career path wasn’t perfectly clear yet.
On the Friday just before the intermediate exams started, after school was over, I visited Watanabe-sensei’s office to talk about my future. He was pleased when I told him I wanted to become a lawyer so I could help people. He was even happier when I explained that I planned to aim for the National University he had graduated from, since I couldn’t move too far away from home. We even went so far as to decide that I would work at Watanabe-sensei’s office after I graduated.
Mana, on the other hand, couldn’t afford to let her grades slip if she wanted the recommendation for the affiliated university, so she really needed to study for the tests. Since club activities were banned the week before the intermediate exams, she started coming straight to my house after school. We would eat dinner together, study, and then she would head home at nine. She initially said she could stay until around ten, but I couldn’t let her walk home alone on a dark road that late, so we settled on nine o’clock. I also insisted she text me immediately once she got home. Mana protested, “You’re being too overprotective,” but I convinced her that it was better to be safe than sorry.
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It was nine o’clock on Friday night.
”Hiro-kun, can I stay over tomorrow since we don’t have school? I’ll definitely call my mom, okay?” she asked, her voice light and hopeful.
Given that we didn’t have much time on weekdays, we’d only been sharing kisses and hugs—and hadn’t had sex since the previous Sunday. It was easy to guess what Mana was thinking. I remembered her mentioning that she sometimes got intensely eager before her period and that it was supposed to start around the time the intermediate exams began.
”It’s dangerous to walk home late, so you should absolutely stay over,” I conceded easily.
”Hiro-kun, I love you so much!” Mana pressed her body close to mine, rubbing against me.
”Weren’t you supposed to be staying late to study for your test?” I asked, teasing her gently.
”You’re so stingy…” she pouted, but her face was still smiling brightly.
Since tomorrow was a day off, and Mana was clearly restless and unable to focus, we finished studying earlier than usual—just after eleven. Even so, we must have studied for about four hours.
”Hey, Hiro-kun, do you always study this much?” she wondered, sounding a little exhausted.
”This is earlier than usual. If I did any more today, I thought someone I know would get mad at me,” I noted, glancing at her.
”Is that my fault? You must be bottled up, too, right?”
”Anyway, I’m going to take a bath now,” I stated, trying to change the subject.
”Oh! You dodged that! I can join you, can’t I?”
I hugged Mana from behind and we stepped into the tub together.
”I decided to get permanent hair removal here, too. Is that okay?” Mana inquired, touching her pubic area.
”It will be completely exposed. Are you sure about that?” I responded, a bit surprised.
”I only show it to you, Hiro-kun, and I thought it might make you happier, so I decided to take the plunge. But it’s expensive,” she admitted.
”I want you to be beautiful forever, Mana, so spending money on you is no problem at all,” I assured her.
”I want Hiro-kun to look cool too, so I’ll coordinate an outfit for you soon,” she giggled.
While we were having a perfectly normal conversation, Mana suddenly remembered something and said, “You haven’t been masturbating, right?”
”I made a promise to you, after all,” I replied.
”I didn’t really know, but Misaki and the others said that guys have to release it regularly, or it builds up and gets tough. Is it hard for you, Hiro-kun?” she worried, her eyes wide.
”I’ve been so focused on studying for the entrance exams that I hadn’t really thought about it,” I said, trying to avoid making her feel responsible.
It was true that I was bottled up, but I didn’t want to burden Mana.
”Are you really not holding back? I don’t want you to lie to me,” she pressed.
”Maybe a little…” I confessed softly.
”Oh, Hiro-kun, why didn’t you say anything sooner! Making my boyfriend hold back—I was almost disqualified as a girlfriend! Okay, sit on the edge of the bathtub.”
”I’ve never thought of you as disqualified for anything,” I insisted, but she cut me off.
”That’s not the point. I don’t like it,” she declared, her resolve clear.
I sat on the edge of the tub.
”Thank you for the meal¹,” she murmured, before licking my manhood with a quick, darting motion. A shiver ran down my spine; it felt fantastic.
”Does that feel good?” she asked, her voice low.
”It feels incredible,” I breathed out.
Mana looked up at me with those innocent eyes as she continued to lick. I ran my fingers through her hair, and she narrowed her eyes, her face alight with pleasure.
”Hiro-kun’s member tastes delicious. But it tastes even better before we take a bath,” she suddenly announced.
I was stunned by what she just said.
”Well, my favorite thing is your intimacy before a bath too,” I shot back, a playful tone in my voice.
”Don’t say such embarrassing things!” she squeaked, squeezing my manhood tightly.
”But honestly, after the bath, the flavor is weaker,” she lamented.
”I know that… Wait! What are you making me say?!”
We both burst into laughter.
”We might be compatible in many ways, Mana,” I mused aloud.
”I think so too! Because, Hiro-kun, your member fits perfectly into my place. I would absolutely never let any other man’s enter me, and I don’t think I could be satisfied by anyone but yours. Oh! I almost forgot. I’m sorry!”
As if suddenly remembering her duty, Mana started licking again. After a moment, she used one hand to stroke my manhood while using the other to cup my sac and lick the contents.
”Hiro-kun, this feels amazing, right?” she whispered.
”It’s totally amazing,” I confessed.
She then began stroking and sucking on my shaft while using the tip of her tongue to flick and tease the contents. Where on earth did she learn to do things like this? As I wondered, she took only the tip into her mouth and ran her tongue all around the rim. I was completely at Mana’s mercy.
”Mana, this is getting intense.”
She looked up at me, a sweet smile curving her lips. Then, she swallowed me whole. She couldn’t take all of me, but she began to suck, moving her head up and down. I could hear the schlorp-schlorp sound of the sucking.
”This is seriously amazing,” I murmured, my breath coming out in ragged gasps. I was sure Mana could hear every sound I made.
I wanted to savor Mana’s technique, but I was so pent up that I couldn’t hold back any longer.
”Mana, I’m about to release.”
Mana seemed to nod.
”I’m coming.”
When I said that, Mana took as much of me as she could into her mouth, receiving the essence in her mouth.
”Thank you for the meal. It was particularly rich and delicious today!” she announced cheerfully.
”Next, it’s my turn to make you feel good,” I pledged.
”I’m a little tired from that, so you can just love me intensely in bed later,” she replied sweetly.
And with that, we washed each other’s bodies normally and got out of the bath.
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Summary:
The intermediate exams loom, but Hiro-kun’s focus is on his future as a lawyer, a path he excitedly confirms with Watanabe-sensei. Mana, needing high grades for her university recommendation, starts studying at his house nightly. This builds a beautiful tension between them. When Mana decides to stay over on Friday, their affectionate conversation in the bath turns into a moment of intense intimacy. Mana, realizing Hiro-kun has been repressing himself for her sake, takes the initiative to pleasure him, proving her devotion and their deeply compatible bond. The scene is a perfect mix of lighthearted banter and passionate commitment.
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Character Insight:
Hiro-kun is surprisingly selfless, trying to suppress his own physical urges to respect his promise to Mana, showing his deep commitment. Mana, despite her academic focus, prioritizes her boyfriend’s needs, being playful yet direct about their physical relationship. Her proactive behavior reinforces her role as the driving force in their intimacy, and her possessiveness about their unique fit shows how deeply she values him.
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Behind the Scene:
This chapter is a classic light novel beat: the relief of physical tension after academic stress, framed in a domestic, intimate setting. The discussion of Mana’s permanent hair removal and the surprisingly honest conversation about the ‘flavor’ of intimacy before and after a bath establish an unusually frank and comfortable level of intimacy between the characters, setting them apart from typical novel couples.
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T/L:
¹ [Ittadakimasu] is the phrase used before eating a meal, meaning ‘I humbly receive/accept.’ Mana using this phrase before giving oral pleasure is a playful and highly suggestive double entendre, common in this genre, framing the act as a delightful feast. ↩
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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