(M?) Chapter 12 – Using Someone
Chapter 2, Part 3
Novel Title: 融愛~Melt Down~ (Melted Love ~Melt Down~)
Author：風結子 沙野 (Fuyuko Sano)
Illustrator：雅良 水名瀬 (Masara Minase)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 葉越海理 (Yougoshi Kairi -MC), 葉越翼久 (Yougoshi Tasuku -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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On the days when he had to go to work at the host club, Tasuku left the house earlier than Kairi returned. And by the time he came back, Kairi had already left for his own job. So, he couldn’t know for sure, but judging from the state of the apartment, there were days Kairi hadn’t come home at all.
Even when they did meet, it was obvious Kairi was avoiding eye contact. He’d quickly take a bath and go straight to sleep. This busy period, Kairi said, would continue for a while.
――Is it really because of work?
Could he be sneaking into a hotel with that guy, Tokiya, the one he kissed?
Just thinking about it made Tasuku burn with jealousy to the core.
The only thing he had been able to take from Kairi was his lips.
They kissed.
Pretending to be half-asleep, Tasuku had pinned down his older brother and pressed their inner lips together. In his blurred vision, he could see the deep black eyes of his brother. His entire body was wrapped in bliss. Tasuku had kissed countless women before, but he never knew a kiss could feel that good.
Since then, every day, he has been recalling that kiss. It comforted both his mind and body. He would trace his left hand over lips that resembled Kairi’s while his right hand would stroke his throbbing dick. His dick spilled so much it ran down to his wrist. The memory of his brother’s stiffened fingers, the pained way Kairi moved, every tiny detail was recalled in his self-pleasure, bringing him to tears from how good it felt.
…Could it be that Kairi had realised Tasuku’s twisted desire? Is that why he was avoiding him?
―—But I have a right to this… I have a right.
Those sweet, bitter nights he spent lying in the same room as he suppressed his raging lust. He waited for Kairi to fall asleep, then watched over his brother in the faint light… that had been the ‘reward’ Tasuku gave himself for all the ‘protection’ he had provided Kairi.
He had been content with that—until this outsider appeared out of nowhere, claiming the right to something more.
With nothing left but dry heaves, Tasuku wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
The chill that had covered his body had subsided somewhat. He stood shakily, flushed the toilet, and washed his face vigorously in the sink.
As he stumbled out of the restroom, Tatsuya appeared, chin and neck stuck out, flanked by his underling host, Youhei.
“Holed up in the bathroom again? You look like shit. What, are you on drugs and having a bad trip?”
Tatsuya was a short, stocky guy who, despite his unimpressive looks and lame chatter, had locked down a solid clientele of sex workers. He’d been in the top five earners at the club for the past few months.
Tasuku gave him a bored look from above, and Tatsuya’s thin eyebrows twitched in irritation.
“If you’re feeling that bad, why don’t you just take it easy and rest up? I’ll take good care of your clients for you.”
His crude, gangster-like tone sounded like it didn’t belong to a host.
Of all times, Tatsuya picked the worst moment to provoke Tasuku.
Tasuku shot him a venomous glare.
“Yeah, I’m sure I’d rest easy knowing there’s no risk of you stealing my clients.”
“The hell you just say?”
With a feral grin, Tasuku landed punch after punch into Tatsuya’s left cheek as the latter grabbed at him. Youhei quickly joined in to help Tatsuya, and the three of them became a flurry of fists and kicks.
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Ever since the decision to launch a restaurant focusing on the ‘Harvest Series’ in the recent meeting, things had been insanely busy.
Today, the meeting with the interior designer had run late into the night. By the time they left the office in Shinjuku, it was already past 1 a.m. With the trains no longer running on the Toyoko Line, Naofumi had no way to get home. Kairi’s apartment was just a short taxi ride away from there though.
“If you just let me crash on your sofa, I’d really appreciate it.”
Naofumi clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture.
Letting someone with romantic feelings for you stay over was something to hesitate about, even if they were of the same gender. But Kairi agreed.
Since today is Friday, Tasuku is at work. In other words, he would be spending the evening alone with Naofumi. As he watched the rain trace slanted lines on the taxi window, Kairi thought it might be okay to at least kiss him.
To be precise, it wasn’t that he wanted to kiss Naofumi.
―—I just wanted it erased…
He wanted Naofumi to erase the lingering sensation of his younger brother’s lips that had been tormenting him.
In those random moments, memories of that morning would suddenly resurface vividly. Although he was undeniably his brother, there was an intense, masculine charm that was beyond that of a mere sibling in the kiss and embrace he had given him.
Just remembering it made a mix of sweetness and pain well up from the depths of his chest, causing his core to tremble.
He needed to put a lid on that memory as soon as possible.
Asking Naofumi, who had feelings for him, to help him with this was… he knew, incredibly selfish and unfair… But still…
“Is your little brother not at home?” Naofumi asked.
When Kairi unlocked the door and opened it, the interior was dark.
“He probably won’t be back until morning,” Kairi replied, allowing a hint of suggestion to slip into his tone as he invited Naofumi inside.
“You want something to drink? Beer or coffee?”
He switched on the entrance light and motioned for Naofumi to come in, while removing his suit jacket and walking down the hallway towards the living room.
“Hmm… which should I choose…” Naofumi mused.
Suddenly, the light from behind flickered out. The entrance light had been turned off.
For a moment, Kairi blinked his eyes. But there was only solid blackness filling his vision.
His entire body trembled as if dipped in ink.
“To-Tokiya-san, could you… please turn the light back on?”
Cold sweat seeped from his skin. He lost his balance. He felt as though he was tipping over—though he wasn’t sure if he really was or if it was just his imagination.
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*Translator’s Note: This is where I think Tasuku is being toxic. It’s his obsession that caused him to think he has a right to own Kairi. *Sighs* But then again, that’s why we’re here. It’s a red-flag Seme after all. -K
*GLOSSARY:
- Onii-san / Onii-chan / Nii-san / Nii-chan / Aniki = (Big/Elder) Brother
☝🏻I’ll be using these throughout my translation.
Next update: 2025.01.07
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