Chapter 266 264. Death is coming
Watanabe didn't want to use anyone else as a substitute for Naoko.

But when he actually saw the girl who looked at least 30% similar to Naoko holding his head in her warm arms, and even offered to treat her as Naoko... Watanabe found that he couldn't refuse at all.

Watanabe Toru couldn't help but put his arms around the girl's waist, greedily inhaling the fragrance of Sakuraba Miki's body.

She had never been so intimate with a man before, their skins were already in contact. Sakuraba Miki, who was trapped by the strong masculine scent, took two sniffs, and her legs, which were kneeling on the tatami, went limp and fell down. Watanabe Toru, who had his arms around her waist, caught her steadily.

The man and woman, who were both attacking and defending, seemed to be in a state of oblivion. Watanabe Toru held her tighter with his arms around her waist. Sakuraba Miki's consciousness was also a little distracted, and she leaned back instinctively.

The wind outside grew stronger, and, accompanied by the clear and melodious sound of wind chimes, dark clouds gradually gathered and pressed down over the city, bringing a dull and dry heat. Rain was brewing in it, waiting for the right time to spray out.

A flash of lightning and thunder suddenly appeared in his heart, waking Watanabe Toru up suddenly. He pulled himself out of the warmth and softness of Sakuraba Princess and looked at her slightly drunk face quietly.

He really wanted to let go and withdraw, but not only Watanabe Toru had his arms around the girl, Sakuraba Miki was also tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, and the five fingers of her other hand were pinching the man's arm, her crystal-clear nails were exquisite and beautiful.

"…It's been less than an hour now, so it should only be 2:30 in the afternoon. Yanagihara-san won't wake up until at least 4 o'clock."

Sakuraba Miki still didn't let go.

Watanabe Toru stared at her eyes as they became clear from the confusion, and understood the meaning of her words.

When this happened, Watanabe missed Saotome's outspokenness, who always told him everything directly without beating around the bush.

When facing Saotome and the others, Watanabe couldn't refuse even if he felt bad, but if it was Sakuraba Mihime, this wouldn't be the case.

He had no choice but to pretend that he didn't understand: "In order to prevent Yanagihara-san from waking up early, I'd better go back early."

"...That's true." Sakuraba Miki let go, sat down with her legs bent, hugged her knees and turned her head to look at the closed window:

"Feel sorry."

"Sakuraba-san doesn't need to apologize to me. Logically, I should be the one to say thank you to Sakuraba-san...

"Thank you for your help, and thank you for your comfort just now..."

Knowing that there was no need for him to stay here any longer, Toru Watanabe nodded slightly and stood up to return to the Japanese-style room next door where Nao Yanagihara was.

A huge void suddenly appeared in her heart, and Sakuraba Miki felt as if nothing was necessary anymore. She couldn't help but reach out and grab a corner of Watanabe's shirt.

"Is there anything else, Sakuraba-san?" Watanabe Toru looked back at Sakuraba Miki who lowered her head. His tone and expression were normal, without any extra color.

At this point, he had nothing more to say.

Although it was very bold, Watanabe chose to believe Sakuraba-san because her nature was completely different from that of Saotome, Kujo Sakura and other evil girls, and she had morals and empathy that they did not have.

Sakuraba Miki can't use threats, force and other dirty means to satisfy herself or get what she wants!

Watanabe Toru firmly believes this.

Everything she wanted was slipping out of her palms like sand. At this moment, Sakuraba Miki was struggling internally.

The moment what Jiugongying and the others had done appeared in her mind, she suppressed it and threw it into the deepest part, without even giving it the slightest glance.

If she really did such a thing, what's the difference between her and Jiugong Sakura?
If there was even the slightest opening, she would eventually be assimilated into the same species as Jiugongying.

Out of both physiological aversion and resistance to Sakura Kujo, and not wanting to be laughed at and fooled by her every day, Sakuraba Miki would never even glance in her direction.

But she also has what she wants...

Princess Sakuraba came here with high hopes. Even though she knew it was absolutely impossible, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart. What if?
As expected, he was rejected by Watanabe in the end.

Sakuraba Miki knew that this was inevitable with a high probability, but the depression and heartache still haunted her and would not let her go.

So after she got a little comfort from taking the initiative again, she naturally wanted more. Even if they didn't have to go to the end, just a kiss... that would be enough!

She couldn't bear it, so she made one last struggle.

However, the man's words completely destroyed her little thoughts, and in the end, Sakuraba Miki, who let go, only received a gentle hug from Watanabe Toru who turned around.

Looking at Watanabe Tetsuya's back as he opened the door and disappeared, Sakuraba Miki fell on the tatami where he had last sat, and pressed her cheek against it, where some of his body temperature and smell remained.

Counting the other men and women who committed suicide together, who were not lovers? At the very least, they had had in-depth physical exchanges countless times. I'm afraid she and he were the only exception.

"I am such a failure..."

Muttering to herself, Sakuraba Miki pulled the thin quilt over her body, curled up, embraced the last trace of scent and warmth left by Watanabe Tetsuya, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

In the sweltering summer, she actually felt cold from the inside out...

When Toru Watanabe returned to the Japanese-style room where they had been at the beginning, Nao Yanagihara was still lying flat on her back covered with the quilt, sleeping soundly without any sound.

Watanabe thought she was dead, so he touched her skin to check her body temperature and pulse, and then he ignored her.

After waiting for another half an hour, Nao Yanagihara finally woke up.

She felt extremely unbelievable about the "truth" that she had fainted for nearly two hours, but the "fact" had already happened and she could do nothing about it even if she didn't believe it.

Seeing her slow movements and half-beat slow reactions, Watanabe didn't say anything, but was shocked by her next request.

"Yagihara-san, are you really not afraid of fainting again?" Watanabe threatened her.

After hearing this, Nao Yanagihara trembled subconsciously, then she gritted her teeth, knelt down in the quilt, came in front of Tetsuya Watanabe, and hugged him.

Her body, which had just shed its youthful immaturity, was still soft, fragrant and tender. Even if he felt disgusted and rejected it mentally and psychologically, the physical pleasure and acceptance were beyond Watanabe Toru's control.

Nao Yanagihara narrowed her eyes and smiled: "To die under the peony flowers, even as a ghost, is still romantic.

"If I could die in your arms at the happiest moment of my life, I would be very happy!"

She is always a boaster, and all she has a mouth for is talking except for biting and eating. Watanabe knows Yanagihara very well.

So he planned to make her suffer a lot.

This time it didn't take long. Watanabe Toru only used a little strength and made Yanagihara Nao faint in just 20 minutes. It took another half an hour for her to wake up for the second time. She had no energy left in her body and she almost didn't even have the strength to speak. Watanabe Toru didn't intend to let her go.

When Yanagihara Nao woke up for the third time, facing Watanabe Tetsuya who wanted to perform a hat trick, her eyes showed a deep fear for the first time...

Watanabe was kindhearted and did not force her, so he left work more than half an hour early.

The wind outside is getting stronger and stronger. The road is full of passers-by rushing home. Office workers are not yet qualified to get off work.

Even if a small typhoon blows past Tokyo at night, the rain tomorrow will be greatly reduced. However, considering that he will not be with Noriko in the future, Watanabe still went to purchase some daily necessities and supplies.

Fortunately, it was just a minor typhoon and the supermarket was not completely cleared out, so Watanabe still had room to choose.

After shopping, Watanabe returned home at about the same time as usual, and Noriko had already prepared dinner.

Watanabe knew that Noriko had not been to work these days, and she had taken the initiative to talk to him about it.

Watanabe asked Noriko the reason, and the answer she got was that she couldn't stand the high-intensity work in the hospital and the depressing and disharmonious relationships with her colleagues.

Thinking about Kiko's occasional complaints on weekdays, and that day in the car with Kunomiya Sakura... and the laughter and arguments of female colleagues when Kiko called, Watanabe understood Kiko's desire to change jobs.

At the dining table in their cozy little home, Watanabe glanced at Kiko, who seemed to be in a good mood, and decided to explain the circumstances and reasons for celebrating her birthday early that evening after dinner.

"Wow...it's raining so heavily..." She didn't dare go to the balcony to close the windows, for fear that she would accidentally step on the rain and slip, so Kiko pushed Watanabe to close the windows on the balcony to prevent rain from sweeping into the balcony.

The typhoon rain came just when Watanabe got off the car and returned home. He didn't expect that it would suddenly rain heavily after just dinner. Watanabe went to close the balcony window in the wind and rain. When he came back, Noriko wiped it for him with a dry towel.

The virtuous woman was standing in front of him, and the thought that suddenly came to Watanabe Tetsuya was to abandon everything and stay with Shimizu Noriko forever. But the painful reality piled up on him, leaving him no chance to breathe, so he had to face it, and he had to let go...

"Are you ready for Kiko's birthday surprise for me?" Watanabe remembered what Kiko had mentioned before and used this as an introduction to start the conversation.

Noriko smiled sweetly and gently: "I've already prepared it~ It's Tetsuya-kun's birthday the day after tomorrow, so get ready to accept my surprise gift~!"

"Maybe I won't be able to make it the day after tomorrow...Noriko, I just received a notice this afternoon that I need to go on a business trip to Kyoto and Osaka at 10 o'clock tomorrow night at the request of the company. The round trip will take about four or five days."

Watanabe announced the planned matter to Noriko, and Kyoto and Osaka were just the places he mentioned casually.

"Ah? What should we do then? Should we wait for Tetsuya-kun to come back?"

Kiko was caught off guard by the sudden news and was at a loss for words for a moment. She even wanted to tell Watanabe about her pregnancy right away.

"How about celebrating your birthday tomorrow night a day early? Since the company notified me that the time is 10pm, it won't be too late for me to leave home at 9pm."

"Will this really not delay the important matters?"

"No! Don't worry, Kiko... I asked my senior this afternoon and he said it's totally fine. I'll be home around six and out again at nine, so I'll have three hours to spend with Kiko, which is enough...

"Is that ok? My arrangement."

"Of course! But it will make Tetsuya-kun busy all the time and he won't be able to rest for a moment. I feel sorry for that. It's obviously Tetsuya-kun's birthday..."

"Having Kiko by my side to celebrate my birthday is enough! I am already very satisfied~ And Kiko also prepared a birthday surprise, which makes me look forward to it even more. I will be able to see her tomorrow night. What will it be?"

"Hehe~ Just watch tomorrow, Tetsuya-kun!" Noriko smiled and hugged Watanabe's waist, leaning forward but not too close, and rubbing lightly:

"I will never let Tetsuya-kun down!"

Watanabe thought that this was just a subtle teasing from Noriko and didn't think much about it.

He lowered his eyes and stared at the bright smiling face quietly, his mind was in a state of confusion...

At night, typhoon rain blew northward past Tokyo and Chiba, and is expected to land in Fukushima before noon tomorrow.

The sudden wind and rain started in the evening and gradually grew stronger. The rainfall in Tokyo in just three hours exceeded the total of the past three months. The wind and rain were raging outside the window, as if the end of the world had come. The terrifying thing was that there was no sign of thunder or lightning.

If it keeps raining, the absence of thunder is often more frightening than the thunder.

It was not until the storm stopped that Kiko, lying on the bed with Watanabe, holding his hand, finally felt relieved. She could no longer bear it and fell into a deep sleep, smelling the scent of Watanabe.

Because of pregnancy reactions, Jiko felt very weak every day and she often fell asleep quickly and deeply.

But Watanabe Tetsuya couldn't fall asleep.

Tonight is the last night that he and Noriko will sleep in each other's arms. Knowing this clearly, Toru Watanabe cannot fall asleep at all. He just wants to hold Noriko quietly and stay with her more.

Otherwise there will be no chance in the future...

It was past four in the morning before Watanabe managed to close his eyes and rest for more than an hour.

I got up at 6:7 in the morning. June th was the last day exclusively for Hitomi Matsumoto.

This was also the date of her death that Watanabe Tetsuya set for her.

He opened his phone and checked in advance, and sure enough, Matsumoto Hitomi sent him a message at midnight last night.

[Hitomi Matsumoto: Good night, dear! I'm going to sleep!]

[Looking forward to my date with Tetsuya-kun during the day~!]

[Tomorrow morning, Tetsuya-kun doesn't need to eat breakfast. Just come to my house and eat. I'll prepare it for you, dear!]
[mua～～]

Under normal circumstances, Watanabe would simply read the message without replying, delete it, or block it.

But it's not possible today. Today is the date Watanabe has scheduled with this woman, and he also has other things he wants to do. At this critical juncture, Watanabe Toru doesn't want to cause any trouble.

So he replied "OK".

Watanabe got up and quietly put Noriko on the bed and tucked in the quilt. He left a last kiss on the woman's forehead and lips. After making sure the doors and windows were closed, he left the apartment.

Watanabe Tetsuya drove to the apartment location sent by Matsumoto Hitomi to prepare for his last date...

(End of this chapter)