TBITW Chapter 36

 (M) Chapter 36 - Zero’s Scent -END-

Side Story, Zero’s Scent

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 familiar, subtly bitter scent drifted over, making Kagura Jinya blink on the station platform.

Almost at the same time, a voice called out to him from slightly behind.

"Good morning, Kagura-san!"

It was Sanae Suguru, a coworker with a face reminiscent of an otter. Not only his face but also his oddly sloping shoulders, which didn’t suit his suit, gave him an otter-like look.

Pressed forward by the people behind him, Kagura found himself closer to Sanae, and the bitter scent grew stronger.

"…You’re wearing something, aren’t you? I can smell it."

At his comment, Sanae’s round eyes sparkled.

"Oh, you noticed? This fragrance is the one you wear on dates, right, Kagura-san? It was hard to find!"

There had been several times when Sanae, who lived in the same apartment building, had picked up on the lingering scent from that man. Sanae seemed to like the scent and kept persistently asking Kagura what fragrance it was, but Kagura couldn’t answer because he didn’t know.

Fragrances change subtly when mixed with a person’s body temperature and natural scent. So even though Sanae was wearing it, it didn’t perfectly match the scent that came from that man―――but throughout that entire day, Kagura was continually reminded of that man by the fragrance wafting from Sanae, stirring up memories of his bittersweet, intimate encounters with him.

“What’s wrong? Hey, ah, whoa―――”

As Kagura opened the door to Sanae’s apartment, he practically pushed Sanae inside. Wearing sweats, Sanae fell back onto the entryway floor in surprise. Ignoring him completely, Kagura, still in his suit, strode into the apartment.

For a 28-year-old man’s room, it was packed with small items, yet everything was neatly organised.

Kagura didn’t find what he was looking for in the living room or the bedroom.

“What on earth are you doing?” Sanae protested, struggling to keep up.

Kagura brushed past him, checking the bathroom.

His eyes landed on a bottle on the shelf. It had a design with a black top that faded into transparency toward the bottom.

He picked it up, opened the cap, and sprayed it on his wrist.

Since it was the top note, the scent was a bit different from what he remembered, but this was probably it.

Kagura examined the label on the bottle.

‘ZERO BLACK’

Sanae spoke from behind him.

"Rising Wave Zero Black―――that’s your signature fragrance, right, Kagura-san?"

―――Zero…

The name made Kagura’s heartbeat falter.

"When I wear this, I feel like I could take on anything. Like a sexy, mature man, you know?"

Sanae spoke proudly, but Kagura looked at him coolly from the corner of his eye.

“Just because anyone wears it doesn’t mean it’ll smell the same. It doesn’t suit you. So, I’ll be taking this.”

“What?!”

“In exchange, I’ll buy you something that’ll make you smell your best.”

Hearing this, Sanae, though shocked, gave a reluctant nod.

Kagura turned on his heel and left Sanae’s apartment, climbing one floor to his own.

Leaning against his closed door in the dark entryway, he pressed his wrist to his nose. Beneath the citrusy top notes, the familiar scent reminiscent of that man began to emerge.

And yet, it was still subtly different.

Feeling a touch of impatience, Kagura let out a sigh. Just then, a subtle vibration from his suit pocket travelled through his body.

Checking his smartphone, he saw that, as if the man had been watching him all along, a message from him had just come through.

‘Sakura’

That single character alone was enough for Kagura to understand.

He quickly changed out of his suit into casual clothes, grabbed his bike keys, and left his apartment.

He rode the used bike he’d bought for personal investigations all the way to Nakameguro. The whole ride, impatience simmered within him, and by the time he reached that specific apartment building, the anticipation was almost unbearable.

Using his spare key, he entered the seventh-floor apartment.

The room was dark. As he moved further inside, he spotted a large figure on the balcony, facing away from him. Moving beside him, Zero handed over an opened can of beer. Kagura took a gulp and then pressed his wrist up against Zero’s nose.

"Hmm, what’s this?" Zero narrowed his eyes, inspecting.

“You’re using this fragrance, right?”

Zero grabbed Kagura’s arm and took a sniff at his wrist. The sensation tingled its way up his arm, making his neck prickle.

“So, it smells like this when you wear it?”

A smile seeped into the man’s deeply set eyes.

“It’s tempting.”

Zero bit Kagura’s wrist―――not exactly a gentle nip. After examining the mark, Zero asked back.

“And what do you use?”

Kagura replied, a bit puzzled.

“I didn’t use anything.”

“Liar.”

The man pressed his nose to Kagura’s neck and started sniffing like a dog.

“Hey, what the―――”

Kagura held Zero’s head in both hands and pulled him away, causing the beer can to roll across the balcony floor.

Zero’s dark eyes stared intently into his from close up.

“You always smell good.”

“…”

“Is it your natural scent?”

For some reason, the question made Kagura feel acutely self-conscious.

A bitter scent wafted strongly from Zero. Even with the same fragrance, it wouldn’t smell like this on anyone else.

A shiver ran deep through him, and Kagura pushed the man back, turning to face the fence.

He gazed down at the sakura trees along the Meguro River, now mostly bare of their leaves.

“You must have called me here for a reason.”

He said this curtly. Zero suddenly pressed himself against him from behind, his weight heavy.

“That can wait, don’t you think?”

Kagura’s black chinos were yanked down, and Zero’s thumb traced over his dick through his underwear. His hips jerked as Zero stroked the tip.

“You’re already getting hard?”

Zero murmured in a voice laced with pleasure as his wide, thick hand pushed down into Kagura’s underwear.

In the night air, Zero’s fingers felt unbearably warm as they wrapped around him.

A thrill shot up from Kagura’s core. He gripped the railing tightly.

Zero pressed himself closer, his body flush against Kagura.

Kagura’s underwear was shoved down to his thighs, and he felt something hot and firm pressed against the base of his spine.

Forced into a bent-over position, Zero’s rough length dragged between his buttcheeks, repeatedly brushing over his entrance.

“Ugh…uh…”

The tight ring was being thoroughly stimulated, growing hot, and the inner walls beyond it trembled and contracted.

As the man moved, Kagura’s dick, straining against his lower abdomen, began to sway from the base. The motion grew faster, and clear fluid dripped from the tip.

Zero pressed his nose into Kagura’s neck.

“The scent is getting stronger.”

Kagura could feel it too.

He was becoming increasingly enveloped by Zero’s scent, a heady intoxication settling over him.

The throbbing in his lower abdomen grew almost painfully intense.

Any semblance of self-control was gone.

Kagura began moving his hips on his own, rubbing his tightness against the man’s hardness.

“Ah―――…kuh…hah…”

“Jinya…”

With a breathy murmur of pleasure, Zero sank his teeth deeply into the back of Kagura’s neck, finishing him off entirely.

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*Translator’s Note: You can continue to read the next volume. Teehee. -K

Next update: 9th Oct 2025. If you see no updates, wait for announcement on Discord

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