Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 71 A Dream with Hoshihara Ai (Please continue reading!)
Ken Sakamoto was awakened by a soft, warm touch.

He vaguely felt Natsume Mio hugging him, like embracing a soft, fluffy pillow, but with a warm touch and a faint fragrance.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Sunlight streamed through the sheer curtains, illuminating the room.

wrong……

Sakamoto Ken suddenly jolted awake.

He was lying on the tatami mat in his shabby apartment, intending to take a nap.

But where am I now...?

A soft, spacious double bed, light and breathable silk sheets, and a gentle breeze from the air conditioner bringing a touch of coolness...

Most importantly, in his arms, a soft, warm body was curled up like a kitten.

Ken Sakamoto stiffly lowered his head.

She had a more mature face than Mio. The woman's long hair was tied in a bun, her delicate face had a serene expression, and her smooth, snow-white back outlined a beautiful curve, leading down to her round and perky breasts...

He subconsciously moved the hand around her waist. The delicate touch, the familiar elasticity... made him instantly realize the identity of the woman in his arms.

Ai Hoshino.

Moreover, neither of them was wearing any clothes.

Ken Sakamoto lay motionless, a flood of memories suddenly surfacing in his mind.

He visited this apartment many times last week when he was with her.

This is Ai Hoshihara's high-rise apartment in Bunkyo Ward. Although it's not as nice as Haruna's apartment, the view is still very good.

What happened? Did I travel back in time again?
The thought popped into his head for a moment, but he quickly suppressed it.

This isn't a return to the previous timeline; this is the second time this has happened. The last time I saw it was with Haruna...

Ken Sakamoto felt a slight numbness in his arm, and he carefully tried to pull his arm away from Ai Hoshihara's soft body.

However, his movements disturbed the sleeping woman.

She let out a soft nasal sound, like a dream, and subconsciously tightened her arms around his waist, snuggling even closer into his embrace.

That softness pressed against his chest without reservation, and Sakamoto Ken felt like he was about to suffocate.

Ken Sakamoto lay stiffly on his side, feeling her warm breath spraying on his collarbone, bringing waves of tingling, itchy sensation.

Just then, the eyelashes of Ai Hoshino in his arms trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her eyes.

Ai Hoshino blinked blankly, seemingly not fully awake yet.

When her gaze slowly focused and finally settled on Sakamoto Ken's face, who was so close to her, she was clearly stunned.

Ai Hoshino stared at him blankly for a long while, a light mixed with doubt and a hint of excitement shining in her beautiful eyes.

Ai Hoshino immediately realized that she was in a lucid dream state.

Ken Sakamoto saw that the corners of her mouth slowly curved into a meaningful smile.

“Sakamoto Ken…” Ai Hoshihara whispered Sakamoto Ken’s name.

The next second, she moved.

Instead of creating distance, Ai Hoshihara moved her body up and wrapped her arms around Ken Sakamoto's neck, pressing herself tightly against him.

"Ken... are we destined to be entangled in this way?" Her warm breath brushed gently against Ken Sakamoto's ear. "No matter how the process changes, will the ending... be the same?"

Ken Sakamoto gazed at Ai Hoshihara, who was so close to him. After all, this was the second time he had entered such a dream. Unlike when he first met Haruna Mikazuki in the dream, he did not immediately try to please her and start working on his manuscript.

Looking into Ai Hoshihara's eyes, Ken Sakamoto muttered to himself with a touch of emotion, "Last time I had a dream this vivid, about what happened between us back then. And now I'm dreaming about Ai again. Am I really such a jerk?"

Ai Hoshihara heard these words clearly, and her eyes instantly sharpened.

“Scumbag?” She repeated the word, leaning closer until their noses touched, their lips even lightly brushing against each other as she spoke. “Ken, why would you call yourself a scumbag?”

Ken Sakamoto chuckled self-deprecatingly, then rolled over and lay on his back on the bed.

"I was dating three women at the same time, and then you all dumped me. Would you call that being a scumbag?" Hoshino Ai's eyes shone even brighter upon hearing this.

really!

This phantom, born from memory, carries information about the future!
After all, in her memories of the future, Ken Sakamoto was an incurable scumbag who was indeed killed by them.

She immediately rolled over and straddled Ken Sakamoto.

Ai Hoshino placed her hands on either side of his chest, looking down at him.

"You said you were dating three women at the same time?" She leaned closer, "Then... what are the names of the other two?"

Ken Sakamoto opened his mouth, the two names almost slipping out.

But he stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

It's not that I think there would be any consequences for discussing this kind of thing with Ai Hoshihara in a dream, but rather...

"What are you thinking?" Sakamoto Ken's lips curled into a mischievous smile. "How could I be a jerk?"

I'm in a dream, so I'm not sure of the exact time. But one thing is certain: this is right now, before things are exposed. What kind of scumbag is this? What makes you think I'm a scumbag?

When I was with any of them, I was always sincere.

"Dating three women at the same time, isn't that being a scumbag?" Ai Hoshihara raised an eyebrow.

“There are no three women,” Ken Sakamoto shook his head and said, “I only like you now.”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly raised his head and precisely captured those two cool and soft lips.

Ai Hoshino's eyes widened instantly.

She never expected that this dream image, created from fragments of memory, would react so proactively.

Ken Sakamoto was very forceful; he pushed aside the girl's tight defenses and drove straight in.

Exploring, entangled, and with a bit of a draining force, it emptied her mind into a blank.

Ai Hoshino resisted symbolically for a moment, but soon, she was replaced by an even stronger sense of excitement.

Interesting...so interesting!
This information projection is incredibly realistic and interactive!
Without further hesitation, she closed her eyes and began to respond passionately.

After an unknown amount of time, until both of them were out of breath, they slowly separated.

Ai Hoshihara lay on Ken Sakamoto's chest, breathing slightly heavily, her cheeks flushed.

at this time.

"Thump, thump, thump! Thump, thump, thump!"

It was the iconic iPhone alarm that rang out in the room without warning.

This is the alarm clock that Ai Hoshihara set in real life going off.

But looking down at Ken Sakamoto, he found that Sakamoto seemed to have no reaction to the voice.

Can't he hear me?

Ai Hoshino frowned slightly. After listening for a while, she felt that the voice was ringing directly in her head.

No wonder Jian didn't react.

Sure enough, he was just an information projection, a phantom decoded by my brain based on future information.

He was unable to perceive any interference from "reality".

She had originally planned to sleep for half an hour and then continue working, but she changed her mind.

Ai Hoshino ignored the alarm clock that was still ringing in her mind, letting it ring for a while until it stopped automatically.

Ai Hoshino wrapped her arms around Ken Sakamoto's chest and whispered in his ear, "Ken, would you like something to drink? Red wine, or whiskey? To liven things up."

　Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)