Chapter 71
Kasumi's musings were interrupted by the cheerful voice of Kenshin, who said:
- Well, girl, come to me, let me get my reward!
- NO! - Kasumi shrieked, refusing to admit defeat. - A rematch, the last one!
- Hmm? You want to bet something else? You already owe me ten thousand kisses, and the softness of your firm arse. - Kenshin said with a sly smile.
- Whoo! What a pervert you are! - Kasumi growled, blushing at the embarrassing words Kenshin was saying.
- Since you don't know what else to suggest, let me help you. How about if you lose for good, you sleep with me all week?
- WHAT?! No, never! How could you even think that about a girl from the Nara clan! - Kasumi was furiously indignant. She still wasn't used to such shameless and blatant behaviour from Kenshin, so she was completely confused, not knowing what to do in such a situation.
- Come on, Kasumi, don't be so dramatic. I'm not forcing you to have sex with me. Just sleep together. I promise I won't do anything we didn't agree to. Unless you ask me to. - Kenshin whispered affectionately, stroking the girl's arm again. - Besides, I'll increase my bet. If you win, you'll be free this very second.
Kasumi abruptly shifted her gaze to Kenshin, not believing her ears. It was an incredibly tempting offer, especially coming from the mouth of a man who could kiss and grope her all week. She thought deeply about whether or not she should agree to this shameless condition.
On the one hand, she knew that being defeated twice in a row couldn't be a coincidence, and she concluded that Kenshin could really analyse all the moves ahead of time. She remembered how Kenshin sometimes frowned heavily, as if he was trying to calculate future moves, but many people did that, including herself. On the other hand, she was already obliged to fulfil two of the most shameful conditions, and the third didn't seem particularly awful.
- All right, I agree, but we'll sleep in our clothes! And I'm warning you, if you do anything particularly embarrassing, I'd rather die than put up with it, understand?! - Kasumi bellowed, being cornered and feeling embarrassed.
- Kasumi, I told you I don't want to hurt you. Besides, you were moaning so sweetly during our caresses...
- SHUT UP! - Shrieked Kasumi, not wanting to hear those embarrassing words. Especially because Kenshin was telling the plain truth.
- It's not comfortable to sleep in clothes. Let's settle for underwear. - Kenshin suggested, not wanting to turn down such a wonderful prospect. He realised that within a week, Kasumi would probably give up under the influence of his charms, but he was enjoying playing with this stubborn beauty.
- No! Not in underwear! - Kasumi shook her head.
- What's the difference between your underwear and the swimming costume I've seen you in before, and even touched? - Kenshin asked with a smile. He liked to make this proud daughter of the Nara clan blush and embarrass her with lewd innuendos.
- You're such a scoundrel! - The black-haired kunoichi said, wrinkling her nose in embarrassment.
After a while, they agreed on an option that suited both of them. If she lost, Kasumi had to sleep with Kenshin in short shorts and a tight little top. That was the most she was willing to do.
Several times the thought flashed in the corner of her mind to stop enduring this humiliation and slap the scoundrel hard, but the young daughter of the Nara clan refused to admit to herself that these conditions were monstrous for her as a Nara clan girl, but didn't seem so terrible for a mere young girl named Kasumi.
There were two personalities struggling within her all the time. The first was the obedient and loyal kunoichi, honouring all its traditions and precepts. And the second, which until now had been buried very deep, and refused to come out - a small, affectionate girl Kasumi, who had been purposefully suppressed for many years. And now she was beginning to wake up, and even fight for her existence, having seen this incredible young man as her salvation.
- Okay, but before we begin, I have an additional condition. You have three seconds for each move, not five. - Said Kasumi, determined to limit Kenshin's potential, and increase her chances of winning. She was sure that even the most brilliant Nara clan member ever born would not be able to calculate even half of the moves in three seconds.
- Then I have a counter-condition. For the next week, you will sit on my lap whenever I want you to. - Kenshin answered her, for whom the shortened time to move was a significant obstacle.
After thinking for a few seconds, Kasumi agreed to the condition, deciding that nothing drastically would change.
The third game was the shortest, and at the same time the most intense for both of them. Kenshin kept his focus at x120 and tried to think ahead, but even so, he couldn't. There were always 10-20% of combinations left unaccounted for, and the winner was unknown until the very end.
To Kasumi's own surprise, the flickering prospect of victory made her partially upset, but she quickly banished the unnecessary thoughts and focused on the game.
Kenshin was very worried, and inwardly cursed himself for his overconfidence, because Kasumi came out exactly in the combination he had not considered, and could finish the game in a few moves. And when he already thought that now she would put an end to his victory, the girl suddenly made a completely different move, which simply could not make a person with her intelligence, and lost very quickly.
A sepulchral silence hung in the office for a second, and then Kenshin jumped up happily, staring at Kasumi, but quickly regained his composure, and cleared his throat.
- Ahem, so I win. - As if to ask the girl's opinion, Kenshin asked.
- It turns out so..." the black-haired kunoichi replied in a displeased tone, crossing her arms over her chest.