«Attention, passengers. The plane is now landing at Kobe Airport. Please fasten your seatbelts.»

The captain's announcement wakes Hakuto after nearly a full day of travel, a flight that began in Rome with a stopover in Tokyo.

Only two days remain until the meeting with Tony Caspada and Velshekar, and Hakuto has chosen to spend these last moments of peace in Ashiya—the city where everything began—driven by the desire to see both his mother and his dear friend Itsu again.

It feels like a ritual for good luck, the same path he followed before leaving for the mission in the Amazon Forest to hunt Eskari—a mission that ended successfully, apart from Alexia's death.

Waiting outside the airport is Misaki Yuunami—his mother.

«It hasn't even been a month since we last met, and yet it feels like a lifetime…» Misaki murmurs with a gentle smile, holding Hakuto's hand as she drives toward Ashiya.

«Yeah, tell me about it…» he replies.

~Dammit… it hasn't even been a month, and yet so many things have happened it feels like years since we last saw each other… the battle in the Amazon against Eskari, the fight with Raelos, Rika's training, Yuzu and Tony preparing for Velshekar's arrival… time really flies when you don't get a single moment of peace…~

Hakuto's eyes stay fixed on his mother, focused on her as she drives.

~She's so beautiful…~

He gazes at her as if admiring a work of art… until something inside him stirs, triggered by a memory that crashes back into his mind.

That memory strikes him with force—the roleplay with Kagura.

She had played Misaki, and all the filthy things Hakuto had said back then weren't directed at Kagura anymore, but at his mother herself.

Hakuto jerks his hand away, quickly turning his eyes from her.

~That damned Kagura… why do succubi always have to be so depraved? She even managed to plant indecent thoughts about my mother in my head… even now that I know she's my mother! This is humiliating…~

Misaki notices the sudden withdrawal.

«What's wrong, son? Did I do something wrong?» she asks with concern.

«N-No, it's not you, don't worry…»

But her expression shows she's far from reassured.

She immediately pulls over at the first rest area along the highway.

Then she fixes her eyes on Hakuto, intense and stern—the same way she once looked at him as his math teacher at Tsugumi High.

«Hakuto… it's useless to ignore the elephant in the room. I know that after what happened in that hotel—and especially what almost happened—there's a certain discomfort for you. Believe me, I feel embarrassed too, but we can't pretend nothing happened. It did, and there's no denying it. But we have to move forward… for your sake, for our sake. How can we try to be a family if you feel awkward even when I touch your hand? Whatever you want to tell me, do it now. Let's put this behind us once and for all.»

~As if it were that easy to move on after having an orgasm while thinking about her… I could never admit that. She'd take me for a pervert and lock me in some asylum—and who could blame her. After a year living under the same roof with three succubi—and now with one literally inside me—they've infected me with their depraved mentality… No, I refuse to believe it! There's no way I'm sexually attracted to my mother! There must be something else. Succubi have seductive powers I still don't fully understand, even with Ana's energy flowing through me. Kagura, as an expert, must have twisted my mind with her magic, planting these obscene thoughts about Misaki. Yes, that must be it! I don't truly desire her… at least that's what I want to believe… there's only one way to find out!~

«Y-Yes, actually there is something…» Hakuto murmurs, lowering his gaze as his face grows redder by the second.

«Tell me everything, my son. I'm ready to listen, no matter what you have to say.» Misaki's voice is sweet and understanding. She places her hand back over his.

But what Hakuto wants to know isn't something words can solve.

It's something lips and tongues will reveal.

He suddenly lifts his head, eyes burning with determination.

He stares into Misaki's eyes, cups her cheek, and… kisses her.

It's not a fleeting or timid kiss. It's deep, intense—the most passionate kiss Hakuto has ever given anyone.

Misaki freezes, stiff as stone.

His tongue invades her mouth.

His hands pressing against her ample breasts and her firm, shapely backside.

«H-Hakuto… what does this mean…?» Misaki mutters, her voice muffled by his kiss.

But Hakuto ignores her words.

He keeps kissing, keeps touching, his passion burning hotter.

His hands slip beneath her skirt, skin to skin, fingers digging into her thighs and buttocks.

«H-Hakuto… why…?» she mutters again, never once returning the kiss.

At last, Hakuto pulls away, leaving Misaki shaken and uneasy.

But he isn't doing any better.

He abruptly opens the car door and vomits onto the asphalt, Misaki staring in shock, unable to process what's happening.

«O-Okay… I guess that clears up all my doubts and worries…» Hakuto mutters, wiping his mouth with a tissue.

«I… I think you owe me an explanation… and I want it now! You know I'm your mother, so why would you do that?!» Misaki cries, her eyes brimming with tears.

But Hakuto stays calm.

«I only found out you're my mother a month ago. Until then, you were just my teacher—an attractive teacher, too. I just wanted to see if I still felt attraction to you despite everything. And this was the only way I could think of to find out. But thankfully…»

Hakuto pulls his pants down to his knees, standing in his underwear.

Misaki flushes with embarrassment but doesn't stop him.

«…as you can see, not a single reaction. Totally dead. Deader than a vampire with his head chopped off. And honestly, that's a relief. It would've been worrying if, instead of the Great Plains, there had been Mount Everest.» He grins brightly.

Somehow that smile puts Misaki a little more at ease.

«Mount Everest? You're certainly confident in your own abilities,» she smirks, starting the car again and merging back onto the highway toward Ashiya.

«Well, not to brag… but let's just say no one's ever complained. Besides, you saw it when we were in the jacuzzi, right? And that wasn't even at full power,» Hakuto adds with a laugh.

There's no malice in his words, and Misaki senses that, playing along.

«Yeah… it seems you really are your father's son in every way. Shin could never deny you're his child. I don't have much experience with men, but I can tell you with certainty that your father is… unusually endowed. And since you've inherited that from him… well, your girlfriend will be happy.»

Now it's Hakuto's turn to blush scarlet.

«M-Mom… it's embarrassing hearing you talk about that…»

Misaki smiles softly.

«You're the one who started talking about dicks.»