Wednesday, 24 September 2025

TBITW Chapter 23

 (M) Chapter 23 - A Leech

Main Story 2, Prelude

Novel Title: 獣はかくして交わる (The Beasts Intertwine This Way)

Author:沙野 風結子 (Fuyuko Sano)

Illustrator:小山田 あみ (Oyamada Ami)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 鹿倉 陣也 (Kagura Jinya -MC) & ゼロ (Zero -ML)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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A warmth spread across the back of his neck. The heat travelled in waves throughout his body, ebbing and flowing, gradually pooling as a dull ache deep in his core.

The ache sharpened his dazed consciousness, and Kagura roughly pushed away the man whose mouth was latched onto his neck, almost striking him in the process.

Rubbing his saliva-streaked neck with his hand, Kagura glared at the man through half-lidded eyes.

"Are you a leech?"

The man let out a low laugh, his dark gaze intensifying like the colour of thickened darkness.

"Should I drain every drop of your bodily fluids?"

Kagura considered what exactly that phrase might entail, and the mere thought made the ache in his abdomen throb even more. Lowering the corners of his mouth in irritation, he sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed.

"Leaving already?"

Ignoring the question, Kagura hastily reached out to gather the scattered clothes that had been tossed aside in their rush. Looking down at himself, he let out a wry smile.

His body was covered in marks from where he’d been sucked on. And as if to underscore his situation, his arousal was already stirring to life.

As he crouched in an awkward position, a strong arm suddenly wrapped around his waist, pulling him backward. He landed back on the bed with a soft bounce.

"Stay the night."

The man’s low whisper against his ear sent a shiver from his neck down to his chest as he was held tightly from behind.

Kagura’s smirk deepened.

"Spare me from the idea of waking up next to you in the morning."

"I could make you pass out again."

Zero’s tone was threatening, and he latched onto Kagura's neck once more. It was the same spot as before, right at the edge of his collar―――a place barely concealed by his shirt.

"I told you not to leave marks there."

Kagura tried to push his head away, but Zero only tightened his grip, sucking even harder. All the while, Zero’s broad shoulders shook with laughter.

Following Zero's gaze, Kagura looked down to see―――

"…!"

His bare dick, now standing taller than before, twitched with each suction on his neck, writhing in blatant response.

Worried that he was close to losing control again, Kagura made a big move to escape Zero’s grasp. But the more he leaned forward, the stronger Zero’s hold and the intensity of his sucking grew.

Their struggle reached a decisive moment when Zero's fingers started to explore Kagura’s chest.

"…Ngh―――"

Kagura heard a soft, breathy sound escape his own throat.

Zero’s fingers pressed against his nipples, pinching and rubbing in a way that Kagura knew, from experience, was impossible to ignore, no matter how hard he tried.

With a heavy sigh, Kagura let his body go limp, leaning heavily into Zero's embrace. As he tilted his head, the view of his lower abdomen came into clear sight.

With each kneading of his nipples, his arousal twitched, a bead of pre-cum leaking as Zero’s fingers relentlessly pressed down.

The lips on his neck shifted slightly before resuming their sucking.

"…Ha…"

Driven by instinct, Kagura’s hips started to rock back and forth.

From behind, Zero held him firmly, crossing his arms over Kagura’s chest and playing with both nipples, his rhythm steady and deliberate.

As he thrust his hips, it felt as though he was penetrating some invisible point, a primal, masculine movement―――while somewhere in the depths between his thighs, his body clenched tightly.

The feeling of being pried open there came rushing back. Gradually, from the shallower parts onward, he was pushed and stretched by something familiar. It filled the deep ache that had been pooling in his abdomen with a bittersweet pleasure.

“Ah…―――Ah…”

His feet, planted on the floor, stiffened as his hips lifted into the air.

Under Zero's intense gaze, his dick pulsed, as if it had been struck. A thick, heavy fluid surged from its base to the tip.

“Hah…ah…ah…”

He climaxed in the embrace of another man.

His chest felt raw with an unfamiliar discomfort, while an overwhelming pleasure bloomed deep inside him, making his body ripple with sensation.

“Hah…ha…ha…”

It was as though Zero was truly trying to drain every ounce of his fluids, sucking intently on his neck. Though he had already climaxed, Zero continued to scrape and tease his nipples, forcing his strained dick to release white strands of viscous fluid.

Finally, Zero's warm lips detached from his neck and brushed softly against his cheek.

“…”

With a furrowed brow, Kagura turned his head away. He then bit down on Zero's lips without hesitation, before jabbing his elbow firmly into the man’s muscular abdomen.

Zero’s body flopped onto its back on the bed.

Ignoring him, Kagura stood up, this time collecting his scattered clothes and leaving the bedroom. He headed for the shower, rinsing away the residue of both of their fluids clinging to his body. Drying himself quickly, he slipped on his dress shirt. Casually glancing at the mirror in the washroom, he froze.

The man reflected there was indeed Kagura Jinya, yet it was a different face from the one he had seen for the past thirty years.

His face looked bitter, but his eyes were moist, and his cheeks were flushed.

―――Did I show him a face like this?

A sense of anger tinged more with humiliation than shame welled up inside him.

Trying to counter it, he forced himself to recall Zero’s expression during their encounter.

But comparing himself, still unused to such acts and easily overwhelmed, to Zero, who was fully savouring the pleasure, only highlighted the disparity between them.

He splashed cold water onto his face repeatedly, managing to reclaim his usual composure as Kagura Jinya.

As he reached to button up his shirt, he noticed a broad red mark across the right side of his neck. The collar wouldn’t be enough to conceal it.

“That damned leech…”

Clicking his tongue, he felt the phantom sensation of Zero's mouth sucking hard on his neck, causing a faint, unstable tightening deep in his abdomen.

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Next update: 2025.09.26

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☝🏻Translation: The Beasts Devour This Way




Monday, 22 September 2025

TBITW Chapter 21

 (M) Chapter 21 - Questions

Main Story 1, Chapter 8, Part 1

Novel Title: 獣はかくして交わる (The Beasts Intertwine This Way)

Author:沙野 風結子 (Fuyuko Sano)

Illustrator:小山田 あみ (Oyamada Ami)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 鹿倉 陣也 (Kagura Jinya -MC) & ゼロ (Zero -ML)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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Walking along the Meguro River, Kagura noticed the cherry blossoms beginning to bud overhead.

Spring had arrived. Leaning against the railing in the direction of the river, he thought of two girls whose names were associated with the season, slipping his hand into the pocket of his black overcoat.

His fingers traced the shape of the key inside.

Despite having welcomed spring without any contact from Zero, he found himself here once a week. With this spare key, he entered that room, waiting for the man.

He knew it was futile, yet he couldn’t help but come.

Today, he was aware it would likely be a wasted trip, yet here he was.

Just as he was about to let out a self-deprecating sigh, the other pocket of his coat vibrated. After coming all this way, was he being called back to work?

He took out his smartphone and checked the screen.

“...!”

Kagura inhaled sharply and took off running.

Arriving at the apartment, he grew impatient when the elevator didn’t come right away and dashed up the emergency stairs. Grabbing the doorknob of that room, he found it unlocked and burst inside. The place was pitch black.

As he fumbled around for the light switch, he noticed a pair of black ankle boots on the entryway.

“...”

Frustrated, he kicked off his shoes and ran down the hallway into the dark living room.

A spring night breeze swept in through the open window. Straining his eyes, he saw a silhouette on the sofa.

As he searched the wall for the light switch, a familiar voice told him,

“Don’t turn it on. Come here.”

Not understanding his intent, Kagura was gripped by a sense of urgency, as if Zero might dissolve into the darkness and disappear at any moment. He obeyed the command.

When he approached the sofa, he was made to sit across from the low table.

“You’re out of breath.”

The man, accustomed to the darkness, must have seen Kagura’s flustered state.

Kagura’s eyes gradually adjusted to the dimness. A faint moonlight illuminated the man’s face, revealing something unfamiliar about him.

His bangs were pushed back, exposing his forehead, and he wore a suit without a tie.

This left Kagura uncertain whether Zero was truly here, prompting him to place a hand on the man’s thigh. He felt a solid texture and warmth radiating from him. A bittersweet scent wafted through the air.

“Zero, right?”

“Yeah.”

“I want to see you…-”

His mouth moved instinctively, and he hurriedly cut off his words.

Saying he wanted to meet was too emotional. Clearing his throat, he sharpened his voice.

“I have a lot of things I want to confirm with you.”

“What is it?”

As that question was asked, a torrent of accumulated doubts swirled in his mind. Without being able to prioritise them, he voiced them.

“On that day, was it you who made contact with Enwu? I heard news from Xuan, but how is that kid doing? Why haven’t you returned my messages since then?”

Then he realised he had one more question that he desperately wanted to ask.

“...Who are you really?”

Zero suddenly stood up.

Kagura felt a rush of panic at the thought that he might leave without answering his questions.

As he stood before him, Zero unfastened the front of his slacks, leaving Kagura flabbergasted.

“Hey, what are you trying to do?”

“I’ll tell you, so just suck it first.”

While it was true that they were connected through such acts, Kagura couldn’t believe that Zero would propose such a trade right after their reunion.

So, when he didn’t respond, Zero roughly grabbed his bangs. Forced into compliance, Kagura found Zero's erect dick thrust against him, its glans rubbing against his lips.

“Ugh...”

Although Zero had performed oral sex on him many times, he himself had never taken Zero’s into his mouth.

The only experience he had of serving a man orally was when he was abducted to a warehouse, blindfolded, and forced by a member of the Eastern Alliance. The memory of that moment threatened to resurface.

“If you don’t want to know about me, you don’t have to do this.”

“...”

Kagura shot an upward glare at him.

Perhaps it was due to his suit, but there was a more arrogant pressure than usual.

His lips were pushed forcefully. Looking closely, he noticed that the penis held in his hand was already beginning to swell.

He felt provoked by the sight of Zero’s arousal.

Kagura slightly relaxed his lips to take the tip of the glans, which made Zero suddenly thrust deep inside.

“Mmmph!”

He instinctively tried to hold Zero's waist down with both hands, but the back of his head was seized with great force.

“Mmm... Mmm...”

The dick expanded fully in his mouth. The glans teased the back of his throat, almost making him gag.

When he struck Zero's waist, he pulled back a little. And then Zero smeared his pre-cum all over Kagura’s tongue, imbuing it with the taste of the man.

Kagura frowned slightly.

―――No, is the taste of pre-cum really that similar for everyone?

As he hesitated over that question, the dick began to slide back and forth in his mouth. The pronounced head snagged on his lips before thrusting deeper inside.

Zero’s faintly bitter scent intensified.

“········”

It felt as if he were being pulled back into that warehouse.

The taste and feel he first learned of performing oral sex, the shape and size of the male dick, the rhythm of his thrusts, and the scent emanating from the man.

Zero’s hand, which had been holding the back of Kagura’s head, relaxed, playfully patting Kagura’s head. That confirmed his suspicion.

―――It wasn’t just my imagination.

That was... Zero.

But what in the world was going on?

Could it be that Zero was connected to the Eastern Alliance? 

But if so, why was Zero connected to Enwu?

In a state of confusion, Kagura found his mouth continued to be violated by Zero, who finally thrust his hips violently. A heavy, viscous fluid then filled Kagura’s mouth.

Unable to spit it out with his mouth plugged, Kagura had no choice but to swallow. His throat worked up and down in discomfort.

“Jinya’s mouth really is the best,” Zero murmured with satisfaction as he slowly withdrew his dick from Kagura’s mouth.

Kagura was unable to swallow all the cloudy liquid. But as he lifted his hips from the table, he thrust Zero forcefully down onto the sofa with all his weight.

Then, placing both hands on the backrest, he surrounded Zero to prevent him from escaping.

“Answer me. Who are you really? What’s your name? Are you a member of the Eastern Alliance?”

Zero chuckled softly as he tucked himself away.

“You're so impatient.”

“Just answer already!”

The man, comfortably leaning back on the sofa, looked up at Kagura with eyes that seemed to merge with the darkness.

“I’m not a member of the Eastern Alliance. They’re the enemy.”

“But that guy was you. The voice was different, but there’s no mistaking it.”

Zero’s fingers brushed against Kagura’s lips, which were slick with his own fluids, wiping them with his thumb.

“Yeah. I was the one who violated this mouth back then. I had someone else speak according to our plan.”

“...So you pretended to rescue me from the Eastern Alliance to earn my gratitude? You went out of your way to degrade me.”

With his molars grinding together, Kagura saw a smile spread across Zero’s cheeks.

“I just wanted to get connected with you quickly, and I may have gone a little overboard.”

“A little overboard is an understatement.”

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*Translator’s Note: Yup. That was Zero. Lol. I was also surprised when I found out. He’s really like a stalker who did all he can to get Kagura. -K

Next update: 2025.09.24

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Friday, 19 September 2025

TBITW Chapter 18

 (M) Chapter 18 - No Escape

Main Story 1, Chapter 6, Part 2

Novel Title: 獣はかくして交わる (The Beasts Intertwine This Way)

Author:沙野 風結子 (Fuyuko Sano)

Illustrator:小山田 あみ (Oyamada Ami)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 鹿倉 陣也 (Kagura Jinya -MC) & ゼロ (Zero -ML)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains depictions of non-consensual sexual act. Readers’ discretion is advised.

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With both thumbs bound tightly by something narrow, likely a zip tie, he struggled, trying to throw off the man pinning him, but Zero sat on his lower back, restricting his movements. His coat was flipped up, and Zero’s hand slipped over his abdomen, pulling out the belt from his slacks. The belt was wrapped around his neck and threaded through the buckle.

The message was clear―――Zero could kill him at any time.

The front of his slacks was unbuttoned, and Zero’s large, thick hand slipped into his underwear, gripping both his shaft and testicles firmly.

“You don’t want this crushed, do you?”

Pressure was applied as if Zero truly intended to crush it.

“Ugh…”

Kagura’s body froze in fear.

Then, Zero’s grip eased, and his fingers gently stroked the shaft.

“You’re skilled at kendo, and a rather good detective too. But in the end, that’s just in a world governed by rules.”

His hand tightened around Kagura’s genitals again, squeezing. After a few seconds, he began to knead the tip softly.

“Outside those rules is my world. Just do as I say.”

Zero’s lowered voice held a sweetness, as if he were showing some consideration.

Dizzy, Kagura shook his head in refusal.

Zero’s grip tightened once more, nearly crushing him.

“Ngh...”

“You’re getting hard.”

Kagura thought it couldn’t be true, yet a warmth was spreading in his lower abdomen.

―――No. I… have to go.

Still firmly held, his body jolted as Zero rubbed the tip.

“Tonight, I’ll make you feel that staying with me was the right choice.”

With that, Zero grabbed Kagura’s slacks and underwear and yanked them down.

As Kagura tried to get away, Zero seized his hips, forcing him to kneel.

Kagura’s eyes widened as he felt something slick and warm sliding between his parted butt cheeks.

“No, stop… that…”

His backside was wetly pried open by Zero’s tongue.

Bound hands reached back, pressing against Zero’s forehead to push him away, but this only made Zero’s movements rougher. From between Kagura’s legs, Zero’s hand grabbed his shaft tightly.

“Ugh…”

“You’re twitching here. You want it.”

As Zero’s tongue flicked over his opening, the muscles there began to quiver involuntarily.

He had been taught all too well to feel pleasure there, and his body responded with heat, the inner walls trembling in expectation.

Trying to resist, he clenched his muscles, but Zero’s firm tongue pressed in.

“Agh...ah…”

The raw sensation of his tight opening being invaded by a tongue made Kagura shudder.

“No...stop...ah…”

Psychologically and physically overwhelmed, Kagura struggled again. This time, Zero yanked back on his shaft as though bending it at the base. Fearing it might break, he raised his hips high, balancing only on his temples and the tips of his shoes.

Zero’s warm tongue continued to invade the offered space.

“Ngh...ungh…”

Saliva trailed down to the area between his legs.

He felt a clear fluid dripping from the tip of his own shaft.

When his muscles could no longer clench, Zero withdrew his tongue and twisted both of his thumbs into him, spreading his inner walls wide.

The fingers withdrew, and his hips sagged.

Kagura’s gaze wandered to the wall clock. It was now 9:47 p.m.

If he left now, he might still be able to meet Xuan.

“Please...let me go.”

As he looked back and pleaded, his blood ran cold.

Zero still wore his leather jacket, but he had already lowered his leather pants and underwear. His aroused shaft stood erect, glistening with pre-ejaculate, veins prominently visible. 

―――No way…

Kagura twisted his body, trying to stand and make an escape.

But Zero grabbed his waist and pulled him back. Turning his head, Kagura looked behind to see the man’s dick drawing closer, pressing a slick, heated mass against his backside.

“...Stop…”

His voice came out hoarse.

A sensation completely different from fingers or a tongue―――one that felt crushing―――assaulted him.

“Nngh―――ah…”

The thick dickhead began to push him open, his hips trembling under the oppressive heaviness rather than outright pain.

That weight gradually invaded his inner walls.

The reality of being violated by another man was seared into him, both visually and physically.

“Damn, tight…”

Zero gritted his brow as he managed to press the tip in. “First times are always difficult,” he muttered, leaning over Kagura’s back.

He parted Kagura’s suit jacket, slipping his hands beneath the shirt and tank top, gliding up to caress his chest and the pit of his stomach.

His fingers found one of Kagura’s nipples, already sensitive.

“Mmph…”

Zero’s fingertips gently teased the spot. A slow heat spread, evolving from a tickling sensation into something else entirely. As Zero pinched, he made Kagura aware of the nipple’s hardened, pebble-like state. Rubbing it between his thumb and middle finger, a sweet, tingling sensation sparked through Kagura’s nerves.

“Haa…”

His breathing quickened, and the place where Zero intruded throbbed.

He wanted to resist, but his body wouldn’t respond. Zero pushed deeper inside, widening his inner walls further.

“I’m already halfway in.”

The pressure felt unbearable.

Dazed, Kagura glanced at the wall clock. It was 9:59 p.m.

“You’re still thinking about that woman, aren’t you?”

Zero bit down hard on Kagura’s earlobe, pushing deeper as Kagura squeezed his eyes shut.

“I’ll make sure you can’t think of her.”

Immediately afterward, Zero thrust up violently from below.

“Ah―――ah…”

As Kagura tried to crawl forward to escape, Zero removed his hands from Kagura’s chest and pinned down his shoulders.

“That’s good―――just a bit more.”

Using only his restrained thumbs, Kagura pushed against Zero’s abdomen, trying to prevent him from going any further.

“Nngh…”

He felt Zero’s hips press firmly against his backside.

With himself fully inside, Zero began moving his hips, violating Kagura’s inner walls.

An overwhelming sense of wrongness and a dull pain filled Kagura.

“Jinya…”

At the sound of his first name being called out, Kagura’s eyes opened slightly. It was the first time Zero had called him by his given name.

Was he implying that this act had somehow changed the nature of their relationship?

―――As if anything could change from this.

Their relationship was purely transactional, each using the other for mutual benefit.

He cast a cold, sidelong glance at Zero, who let out a throaty growl as though aroused by it.

Then, Zero started moving his hips vigorously.

Kagura clenched his teeth as the harsh thrusts pounded against his still-tight inner walls, each impact testing his endurance.

“I can’t take it…”

As the man uttered those words, a mixture of humiliation and a strange, shadowy sensation took root in Kagura’s heart and body.

―――That’s impossible.

As he tried to suppress it, a slick, twisting motion suddenly stirred within him, again and again.

His inner walls convulsed.

“What’s this? Looks like you’re responding properly now.”

The whisper came close to his ear.

“You’re squeezing me.”

“―――Damn…”

“Jinya…”

Zero called his name again, pulling Kagura’s hips up to a favourable angle, making it easier to penetrate. The sound of his body being fucked filled the room, echoing repeatedly.

The fierce friction felt as if it were searing his inner walls. Kagura trembled uncontrollably.

He clawed at Zero’s stomach, trying to slow his movements.

“Ah… ah…”

Each thrust forced a sound out of him.

Suddenly, Zero’s movements stopped. The base of his member remained buried inside, pulsating.

“…”

A thick, hot sensation surged into Kagura.

“There’s so much… ngh… ah…”

Zero groaned, releasing again and again as he rocked his hips, the movement transforming back into a rhythm of possession.

Kagura squirmed beneath him as his inner walls were once again pressed by Zero’s hardened dick.

“It’s over now.”

“We’re not done yet.”

Zero’s hand found its way to Kagura’s dampened, semi-erect length, cupping it in his palm.

“I still need to make you cum.”

“Ngh… nn…”

His body throbbed from both inside and out.

―――I…-

There was something he had to do.

He needed to get out of here immediately, to leave and go―――

―――Right away…

But that sense of urgency faded, as Zero thoroughly consumed his body and spirit, leaving it scattered like mist―――

When he awoke in the bed, his entire body felt stiff. Zero was already gone.

A thin light seeped through a gap in the curtains. Glancing at the clock by the headboard, he saw it was six.

He remembered Zero dragging him from the living room to the bedroom sometime after midnight.

The last time he checked the clock while being violated, it had read 2:30 a.m. Although they hadn’t been connected the entire time, Zero hadn’t let go of him even once.

Somewhere in the blur of pleasure and pain, his consciousness had faded.

“...Damn.”

Naked, Kagura climbed out of bed. Still feeling a dull ache and lingering sensation as if something thick was still inside him, he gritted his teeth as he steadied himself and headed for the living room.

His coat, shoes, and everything he’d worn the night before were strewn across the floor.

Reaching into his coat pocket, he pulled out his phone.

There were no messages from Xuan.

An uneasy feeling crept into his chest. Had she found out he hadn’t made it to their meeting spot, realising he had slipped away? Was she safe?

Forcing his aching body to move, Kagura washed away the grime in the shower, threw on his civilian clothes, and hopped on his bike. He couldn’t help but head to Ichikawa before reporting to work to check on things directly.

Riding his bike along the Edogawa River after crossing the bridge, Kagura glanced down at the riverbank and blinked. Police officers in both uniform and plain clothes were milling about. Onlookers stood just outside the restricted area.

It was the area where he was supposed to meet Xuan last night.

―――Could it be… something happened to Xuan…?

His heart clenched.

Kagura parked his bike, rushed over to the perimeter, and grabbed a college-age bystander by the arm, questioning him urgently.

“What happened?”

The young man, taken aback, responded with a startled look.

“Uh, someone got shot. With a gun.”

“Was the victim a girl?”

“No, a businessman, apparently.”

Upon hearing it wasn’t Xuan, Kagura felt his strength drain from him.

Then, a new possibility dawned on him.

“When did this happen?”

“There were people tweeting about hearing gunshots around ten last night, so maybe by then?”

The young man answered, then, as if wanting to escape from Kagura’s grip, shook him off and hurried away.

“Ten o’clock…”

He wanted to know more details, but without his police badge on him, and with the possibility that Rong Lan’s members might be monitoring nearby, he avoided approaching the officers. Adjusting his scarf to cover the lower half of his face, he climbed back onto his bike and left the scene.

10:00 p.m. last night. That was the exact time he was supposed to meet Xuan.

After returning to his apartment, changing into his suit, and heading to the precinct, he found that information about the incident was already circulating. A businessman, sobering up with a walk along the riverbank, had been shot from a distance with a rifle. The victim was in critical condition, and the shooting bore the marks of a professional familiar with handling rifles.

It was almost certain that Rong Lan members had targeted Kagura, knowing he would be there.

“I’m… sorry… I’m so sorry.”

The memory of Xuan’s tearful voice on the phone echoed in his mind.

…Most likely, by the time she made that call, Xuan had already intended to set him up.

It seemed Rong Lan had tracked down the man visiting Xuan at the general store and decided to eliminate him.

Even though Xuan had probably lured him there with full knowledge of the situation, Kagura couldn’t bring himself to resent her.

―――She had no choice.

It was he who had driven her into that situation.

He now realised he needed to get Xuan officially protected as soon as possible.

If only he hadn’t let personal feelings cloud his judgement and had reported to his superiors once he had proof, he could have spared Xuan unnecessary suffering.

“You’re not thinking clearly right now. So, I’ll make the decision for you. Don’t meet that girl Xuan again. Do your job properly as a detective.”

Zero had been right.

And then, he remembered something else Zero had said.

“I’ll be the one to protect you.”

If Zero hadn’t forcibly stopped him last night, he would have gone to the riverbank and been shot.

Zero had saved his life.

―――But how did he know everything as if he’d seen it coming?

No matter how skilled a freelance journalist Zero was at gathering information, it was strange that he’d known even about last night.

However, setting aside that question for the moment, Kagura reported to Takizaki that the Eastern Alliance and Rong Lan were colluding to smuggle minors into the country and forcing them into human trafficking, and that Machida Shogo, who had been murdered, had been investigating this story.

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*Translator’s Note: Well, Zero could have told Kagura that his life is in danger instead of violating him, right? I think his jealousy and possessiveness are what had driven him to assault Kagura like that. -K

Next update: 2025.09.21

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TBITW Chapter 23

  (M) Chapter 23 - A Leech Main Story 2, Prelude Novel Title: 獣はかくして交わる (The Beasts Intertwine This Way) Author:沙野 風結子 (Fuyuko Sano) Illustr...