Although what Otsutsuki Kaguya was talking about right now was extremely tempting to him, Aoba was not the kind of person who would let his lower half do the thinking when something was clearly off.
He did not answer immediately. Instead, he walked over and sat beside her on the bed, holding her hand as he said, "Let's not talk about having a child for now. Up to this point, we've only held hands, right? We haven't even kissed yet."
"..."
Aoba could clearly feel the palm of the hand he was holding getting hotter after he said that.
He turned his head and met a pair of deer-like eyes.
The two looked at each other for a while.
Then those deer-like eyes slowly closed, and her face tilted upward slightly.
Aoba understood what she meant. He pushed aside the messy thoughts in his mind and leaned in.
"Mmm~"
The moment she felt those warm lips, it was as if a bolt of lightning suddenly entered her mind.
Otsutsuki Kaguya's body stiffened for an instant.
Aoba had originally planned to guide her slowly.
But after a while, she seemed to figure it out on her own. She wrapped both arms around his head and took the initiative to part her lips. Following instinct completely, she lost herself in it.
As if nothing else existed.
No one knew how much time had passed. Aoba felt like his lips were about to swell.
Only then did Kaguya finally release him, looking completely satisfied.
She rested her head against his shoulder and breathed lightly.
Aoba licked his somewhat dry lips. Even he had not expected Kaguya to be this.
"Kaguya..."
"One more time!"
Kaguya interrupted him directly and moved closer again, her lips still damp.
"?"
'How did this become addictive?'
Aoba was full of confusion.
After several more rounds, he eventually had to pour two glasses of water to ease his dry mouth and throat.
Only then did he realize...
'She might really be addicted.'
But after drinking the water, Kaguya simply lay down with her eyes closed, spreading her arms out as if leaving everything up to him.
"Y-you can do it now!"
But right after saying that, she quickly added, "Though I... I've heard it hurts a little. You should take it slowly..."
"..."
Seeing her like this, Aoba did not know whether to laugh or cry.
He simply reached out and pulled her back up.
"?"
Kaguya opened her eyes, full of confusion.
Bonk!
Aoba flicked her forehead.
"You should first tell me why you suddenly want a child. You weren't like this before."
"..."
Kaguya rubbed her forehead. It did not hurt. It felt a little itchy instead.
After a brief silence, she sat properly again, seemingly wanting to show how seriously she was taking this. Only after getting herself ready did she slowly speak.
"Do you remember the Otsutsuki Clan I told you about in the sealing space?"
"Mm."
Aoba nodded and squeezed her hand.
"You're worried the Otsutsuki Clan will send someone to capture you?"
"They definitely will."
Kaguya's expression was very serious.
"A thousand years ago, I wanted to use the Divine Tree's power against them. But in the end, Hagoromo and Hamura sealed me away. Looking back now, it probably would have been useless anyway."
"After all, I couldn't even defeat Hagoromo and Hamura. How could I possibly stand against members of the main family sent by the Otsutsuki Clan?"
By the end, her voice had grown quieter.
This was something she had deliberately avoided thinking about during this period.
Following Aoba's advice, she had been enjoying her current life.
But after sensing the child inside Kurenai's stomach, she could not stop worrying again.
'Is it really okay for me to keep relaxing like this?'
The Otsutsuki Clan would come sooner or later.
When that happened, everything here would disappear.
However, after hearing her words, Aoba's expression became rather strange.
Putting aside the fact that Kaguya's stats and abilities were both higher than Hagoromo and Hamura's, yet she still managed to get sealed by them.
That was purely an issue of how she handled things.
As for the Otsutsuki in the Boruto storyline...
Other than Otsutsuki Isshiki being somewhat intimidating, the rest did not seem all that impressive.
But the meaning behind Kaguya's words...
"You're not planning to leave a child behind for me and then quietly go off on your own, are you?"
Aoba let go of her hand and pinched her cheeks.
No matter how he looked at it, she seemed like she was preparing to leave behind something to remember her by before carrying everything herself and running away.
It was the kind of plot that often appeared in novels.
Maybe letting Kaguya stay home every day reading novels and manga was not such a good idea.
"Mmph~"
With Aoba pinching her face, Kaguya's cheeks puffed up. She wanted to resist a little, but after hearing his words, she felt somewhat guilty.
"I wasn't thinking that..."
That was a lie.
She really had thought about it.
But she had no other choice.
For the first time, she had experienced feelings between a man and a woman. For the first time, she understood what it meant to like someone.
Two happy things had come together and brought her even more happiness.
It should have been a dreamlike time.
But the Otsutsuki Clan could come looking for her at any moment.
She did not want Aoba to be hurt because of her.
The Otsutsuki Clan was coming for her. As long as she left the ninja world, they would naturally chase after her and move away from it.
With her abilities, if she had nothing holding her back, even members of the Otsutsuki Clan would have difficulty catching her.
That way, no one would get hurt.
Except that she would never see him again...
"..."
Looking into her somewhat sad eyes, Aoba asked seriously, "Then what were you thinking?"
"I-I..."
Kaguya hesitated.
How could she possibly come up with an excuse so quickly? If she were that clever, she would not have been tricked by this scumbag back in the sealing space.
In the end, she simply said, "I was thinking... Hagoromo and Hamura were already so powerful. Wouldn't our child be even stronger than them..."
"?"
Aoba had not expected that answer at all.
For a moment, he did not know how to respond.
"Y-you've gone silent again. Why?"
Kaguya had already been blushing, and when he failed to answer, her face grew even redder.
"Ahem! It's nothing. I just think what you said actually makes some sense."
Aoba came back to himself, withdrew his hand, and said seriously, "Then let's start right now."
"Eh?"
Kaguya had not expected it to happen so suddenly.
"I... I understand."
But she had been the one to suggest it, so she lay down again.
Nervously waiting for whatever Aoba would do next.
Although she looked determined, she was so tense that it felt like her heart might jump out of her chest.
"?"
But soon, her face filled with confusion.
'Why is he suddenly grabbing my foot?'
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