Video Games: Starting From Resident Evil

Chapter 416 - 417: Fanning the Flames and the Female Rider

The red-haired girl's sudden behavior of treating him like an insider made Aiden freeze for a moment again. He thought to himself that before he'd only vaguely seen a little, but now he'd seen everything, damn it.

But since Tsukihime didn't feel embarrassed at all, naturally he wouldn't either.

Changing the way he stood, watching the red-haired girl put her underwear back on, Aiden asked in a low voice, "You should've recovered a bit of strength by now, right? Can you go upstairs by yourself?"

"Still can't." Tsukihime narrowed her eyes slightly and shook her head, seeming like she didn't want Aiden to see the ambiguous look in her eyes.

Aiden could only sigh, step forward, pick the red-haired girl up in a bridal carry, and head toward the second floor.

With a completely matter-of-course expression, the girl wrapped both arms around Aiden's neck. Her eyes opened a little wider as she looked at the face so close to hers. Then, with a hint of inquiry mixed into her cool voice, she said, "Have you thought about how you're going to treat me from now on?"

Aiden didn't react right away. After a brief pause, he said, "One month as my lackey. You said it yourself. But don't worry, I won't casually order you around… Hey, why did you bite me!"

"After seeing my body completely, you actually say something like that. Don't you think you deserve to be bitten?" Tsukihime said coldly after letting go, but when she looked at the spot she'd bitten, she inexplicably stuck out her tongue and licked it once, as if that was compensation for biting Aiden.

It's just that…

While they were talking, Aiden had already carried the red-haired girl to the second floor. And just as they passed by Yagami Iori's door, unfortunately, the door opened at that very moment.

"Aiden, and Tsukihime, you're not asleep yet!" Yagami Iori, who hadn't sobered up yet, looked at the two of them without reacting at all. He didn't even notice Tsukihime sticking out her tongue to lick Aiden, and greeted them hazily.

But before Aiden and Tsukihime could feel relieved, a purple flame suddenly burst out from Yagami Iori's right palm. He finally reacted.

"Care to explain what you're doing, Aiden?!"

Aiden hurriedly spoke up. "Iori, listen to my sophistry, no, listen to my explanation. Ah, Miss Tsukihime, you explain too."

Originally, Tsukihime was also going to let Yagami Iori listen to his explanation, but when she heard Aiden call her "Miss Tsukihime," she immediately became unhappy.

She let go of the arm around Aiden's neck, jumped out of his arms, hid behind Yagami Iori, and said pitifully, "Big brother, I drank too much just now. Aiden carried me downstairs to use the bathroom…"

Hearing that, Aiden went numb on the spot. "Hey, hey, hey… you're just fanning the flames, aren't you?!"

"Iori, it's not what you think."

"He saw everything. Not a single thing left," Tsukihime said as she stuck her head out from behind Yagami Iori and added another stab. "I can't get married anymore."

"Very good! Aiden, it's one thing for you to be a womanizer, I can't control that as a friend, but you actually set your sights on my sister… you're asking for death."

The words were practically squeezed out through clenched teeth. Yagami Iori grabbed Aiden by the collar, and his flame-wrapped hand slapped toward Aiden's face.

Rip!

At the critical moment, Aiden struggled hard and broke free, but his clothes were torn to pieces.

Leaping backward, he dodged Yagami Iori's extremely fierce attacks, while glaring hard at Tsukihime, who was wearing a smug expression.

'You little brat, just wait. I'll see how I deal with you next time.'

Then Aiden turned around, smashed open the hallway window, and jumped down.

But Yagami Iori jumped down after him as well. Knowing he was in the wrong, Aiden didn't want to fight him. Explaining wouldn't work either, and Yagami Iori was like he'd gone berserk, nothing anyone said would help. So Aiden didn't even bother with his car, used his light-body technique, and fled far away.

"Bastard, you pervert, you creep…"

Yagami Iori cursed him with every word he knew while trying to chase him.

But at that moment, Tsukihime also jumped down from the window and grabbed his arm.

"Brother, your language is so dirty. Where did you even learn those words? And also, where did Aiden go?"

Yagami Iori didn't explain how he knew those terms. He just said angrily, "He got away!"

But what his sister said next made him freeze. "How could you let him get away! He still hasn't agreed to take responsibility yet!"

"..." Yagami Iori was speechless.

Seeing his silence, Tsukihime kicked him in dissatisfaction, though she didn't use much force. Then she snorted lightly. "Useless brother. Can't even catch one person."

"?????" Yagami Iori was even more speechless.

———

No one knew how long he ran before Aiden finally stopped.

Muttering curses to himself, Aiden looked for a place to rest. Soon, he found a bench by the roadside.

Since there were basically no people around, he couldn't be bothered to take clothes out of his system space. He just sat shirtless on the bench, then pulled out a cigarette and smoked.

While puffing away, Aiden reached into his other pocket, planning to take out his phone and call Kagura Manoki to have her send a car to pick him up.

But his hand came up empty.

Then he remembered that earlier, while cleaning Tsukihime's room, he'd taken out his phone to check the time and casually set it on her vanity table, forgetting to put it back.

"If I go back now, I'll probably get beaten to death by a berserk Yagami Iori, right?"

Even though he knew that was basically impossible, Aiden still didn't dare go over now. It would be better to wait until they'd calmed down, or just go get it tomorrow.

Thinking that, Aiden let out another deep sigh, flicked away the cigarette butt, rested both hands behind his head, and sat on the bench to rest.

He planned to rest for a while before running back home.

But just as he was boredly watching the occasional passerby go by, a speeding motorcycle suddenly slowed down as it passed in front of him. The rider even seemed to turn their head to look at him.

Aiden noticed, but didn't care. Maybe the rider thought he was a homeless person?

However, just as he was thinking that, the motorcycle turned back and stopped in front of him.

Aiden squinted at the rider. Judging by the figure, it was actually a woman.

'A woman who thought I was homeless and suddenly felt charitable?'

Thinking that, Aiden lazily said, "I'm not homeless. I don't need charity. I'm not wearing a shirt because it's too hot. Thanks for your kindness."

Hearing that, the female rider was clearly stunned for a moment. Then laughter came from inside the helmet. "Of course I know you're not homeless, Mr. Aiden. But in this season, Tokyo's nighttime temperature is only in the tens. Your explanation sounds more like you're trying to prove you're not an exhibitionist."

"You know me?" Aiden frowned, then reached behind him with his right hand, and a T-shirt appeared in his hand.

Watching Aiden put on the shirt, the female rider said with a hint of regret, "Mr. Aiden, you didn't have to rush to get dressed…"