One Punch Man: Heroics Start with Dual Kamui

Chapter 181: A Lifetime Together

"What is this? Why does it feel like something's pressing against me?" While eating, Tatsumaki suddenly felt something strange beneath her butt and shifted slightly, frowning as she spoke.

"It's nothing… but maybe you should sit a little farther away?" Shinji replied calmly, though in truth he was already struggling to keep himself under control. Even if she had a short stature, she did have the air of a mature woman. And man, she was soft!

"No, I just want to sit here."

Tatsumaki dismissed his suggestion without even thinking and edged a little closer. The more she moved, the harder it became for him to endure, which made Shinji's dinner that night far more difficult to finish than it should have been. However, after he slept with Psykos, he dismissed his desires.

...

Night fell.

No one came to disturb Shinji and Tatsumaki. The house was quiet, leaving only the two of them, a man and a woman, together in the same room. Whenever Tatsumaki was at home, she liked to wear pajamas, and staying at Shinji's place was no different.

"You should go take a bath first. It's almost time to sleep," Shinji said.

"Alright."

Without hesitation, Tatsumaki headed straight into the bathroom. But before stepping inside, she turned back with a serious face and said, "You're not allowed to peek, okay?"

"Don't worry. I definitely won't." Shinji gave a helpless smile.

Since Tatsumaki insisted on bathing every single day, her time in the bathroom was never very long.

...

When Shinji finished his own bath and returned to the bedroom, he found Tatsumaki already lying on the bed, completely defenseless. From where he stood, he could clearly see the faint glimpse of her white panties.

However, Shinji had long since grown used to such sights. At this point, he was almost immune to them. Acting as if he had noticed nothing, he switched off the light and prepared to sleep.

As soon as he slipped under the covers, Tatsumaki immediately scooted closer to the center of the bed.

"Something like that is still too soon…!" she muttered quickly.

"What are you even thinking? I'm just trying to sleep. Tomorrow I still have to train those students. You should get some rest, too," Shinji said flatly. Bro, he had slept with Psykos. Tatsumaki was nothing before him.

"Oh…Okay…" His indifferent tone made Tatsumaki feel a little upset. It almost seemed as though she had no charm at all.

Shinji had no idea she was sulking. Before long, he drifted off to sleep.

"Shinji…?" Still wide awake, Tatsumaki called out softly.

But she received no response.

'Moe! Forget it!'

She pouted, then closed her eyes and decided to sleep as well.

...

Early the next morning.

When Shinji opened his eyes, the very first thing he saw was a pale, jade-like sole resting near his face. Since he had grown used to sleeping alone for such a long time, he didn't react immediately. Only when he focused did he realize it was Tatsumaki's foot.

He couldn't help but think to himself, Tatsumaki really does have terrible sleeping posture. Her foot had almost ended up in his mouth.

Shinji gently moved her foot aside, but since Tatsumaki was sprawled all over him, the small movement ended up waking her.

"Rise and shine, missy. And before you misunderstand, know that I don't have a food fetish…yet," Shinji explained hurriedly. At this point, he did this out of habit.

Tatsumaki ignored him. Without even opening her eyes, Tatsumaki sat up in a duck-like posture and rubbed at her eyes lazily.

"Is it morning already…?" Tatsumaki yawned.

"Yes. Get ready to wash up and have breakfast," Shinji replied as he got up.

"Mm~" Tatsumaki followed him to the bathroom.

While washing up, Shinji noticed her messy bed hair sticking up in all directions, so he casually reached over and smoothed it down with his hand.

"...!"

A faint blush spread across Tatsumaki's face. Normally, she hated when anyone touched her head, but being groomed by Shinji like this actually felt quite nice.

But before long, Shinji stopped.

Tatsumaki immediately felt a little disappointed and quickly said, "You haven't even finished. Since you started, finish brushing my hair."

"Got it…!"

Feeling his hand wasn't quite enough, Shinji was about to grab a comb, but Tatsumaki stopped him with a scolding look.

"What do you need a comb for? Just use your hand to brush it."

"I see…" Shinji suddenly understood. "So, you really do like having your head petted."

"I never said anything like that!" Tatsumaki instantly denied.

"Mm-hm."

Shinji didn't argue further. He continued smoothing her hair with his hand, this time adding gentle strokes as he went.

Gradually, Tatsumaki became as obedient as a little kitten, standing still and letting him stroke her head. However, as the frequency of his pats increased, Tatsumaki realized something was off. She quickly slapped his hand away.

"Don't push your luck!"

"I couldn't help it," Shinji said with a smile.

"Unbelievable… to think you'd lose control over something like this." Tatsumaki gave him a disdainful look, though her voice softened slightly. "Fine, from now on, I'll allow you to pat my head at most once a day…"

After washing up, Shinji quickly prepared two breakfasts.

Tatsumaki looked quite pleased and praised him. "Impressive. Even a fried egg tastes amazing when you make it. It's completely different from the usual kind. Did you use some kind of special ability for cooking?"

"Let's just say I use my psychic power to assist my cooking," Shinji explained with a smile.

He had long since classified the Rinnegan as a form of psychic power.

"No wonder. That means your original cooking skills were already good." Tatsumaki's face lit up with joy. "Since you've given me such delicious food, you must take responsibility! You have to cook for me for the rest of my life!"

"That's quite domineering of you…" Shinji teased lightly.

"How is that domineering? Since we're already dating, isn't it only natural that…" She paused, her cheeks turning red. "Isn't it only natural that we spend our lives together?"

"…That's true."

Shinji was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Tatsumaki to think that far ahead already. They had barely been together for a full day, and she was already thinking about marriage and a lifetime commitment. But it was precisely this kind of pure sincerity that was so rare and precious. After all, how many couples in this world truly stay together until the end?

And… Tatsumaki's innocence only made her seem even more adorable.

At that moment, Shinji couldn't help but feel moved. Although Tatsumaki was arrogant, in truth, she was more of a tsundere than arrogant. Her cuteness and purity far outweighed that pride.

"Don't worry. I'll take full responsibility for you," Shinji replied seriously.

Tatsumaki instantly turned bright red, muttering softly, "D-Don't say something like that with such a serious face…"