RL Chapter 46

Chapter 46 – Self-reflection

Resonance 6, Part 1

Novel Title: 共鳴劣情 オメガバース (Resonance Lust: Omegaverse)

Author：岩本薫 (Iwamoto Kaoru)

Illustrator: 蓮川愛 (Hasukawa Ai)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 本浄天音 (Honjou Amane) & 苅谷煌騎 (Kariya Kouki) / 首藤煌騎 (Shutou Kouki)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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After Amane had reached his third climax and collapsed against him, losing consciousness, Kouki kissed his hair. As he stroked Amane’s nape, damp with sweat, Kouki placed another kiss on the top of his beloved’s head.

(Feels like a dream…)

Now, he was finally inside Amane, fulfilling his long-held wish.

They kissed, embraced, became one, and in the end, they climaxed together.

He had dreamed of the day they could embrace each other like this again. It wasn’t just a metaphor. He had actually dreamt of it many times—repeated scenes of holding Amane in his arms.

Ever since the day he confessed, “I love you,” for the first time in his life—it had been like this.

―――However, even if we’re ‘soulmates’, we’re both free. I have no intention of being bound to anyone, and I won’t bind you to me either.

Even though he had been rejected with those words, he never had any intention of giving up.

His ‘soulmate’ was someone he had miraculously encountered. The first person he had ever fallen in love with. Regardless of obstacles like being coworkers, Amane being an Omega, or even if he was a Stray Omega, none of these reasons were enough to make him give up.

Amane had accepted becoming his partner on the condition of ‘no touching’. And he had even shared his true name with him.

Kouki was the only person in the world who knew Amane’s true name.

That thought alone made him endure any cruel treatment or cold demeanour from Amane.

He even endured the torture of having his ‘soulmate’ right next to him but being unable to touch him at all. Looking back, Kouki felt he had been quite patient.

However, his steel-like patience had finally reached its limit today.

One of the reasons his limiter broke was because of Odagiri’s existence.

He had been shocked to learn that the person who inspired him to become a detective was Amane’s first partner. At the same time, he felt he had finally identified the source of the unease he’d been harbouring.

Within Amane, Odagiri still existed as his permanent, unmatched partner.

That fact alone had been shocking enough, but then came the final blow.

―――I’ll be back soon. But if Kourogi shows up while I’m gone, contact me on my phone.

―――I’m sure you already understand this, but please don’t act alone. Okay?

Despite giving those instructions, when Kouki rushed back after greeting his relatives, Amane was nowhere to be seen.

There was only one possible reason. Kourogi had appeared at the venue while he was away.

Frustrated by Amane’s reckless behaviour, Kouki searched the venue. But there was no sign of the two of them. He thought they might be on the terrace and stepped outside, where a faint Omega pheromone caught him in the breeze, making the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. It was so subtle that normal Alphas or Betas wouldn’t notice it. But Kouki recognized it instantly—it was Amane’s pheromone.

His head went hot and he sprinted after the Omega pheromone.

Sure enough, he found the two of them at a box sofa. The man with dark skin sitting next to Amane was Kourogi, the target. They hadn’t met in person, but Kouki recognized his face from photos.

The two of them were unnaturally close for two men. Kourogi was gazing dreamily at Amane’s face, holding his hand.

If Amane was in the mood, it didn’t matter whether the other person was a Beta or an Alpha—seducing them would be a piece of cake. Moreover, tonight, he was dressed in a high-quality tuxedo, making him even more attractive than usual.

It was understandable, in a way, that Kourogi would be under the spell of Amane’s pheromones. But the real problem was Amane. Despite imposing a ‘no touching’ rule on Kouki, he was letting a stranger, brimming with ulterior motives, hold his hand.

In an instant, Kouki’s chest was consumed by dark, seething emotions.

He knew the name of the darkness that lay dormant in the depths of his heart.

Driven by maddening jealousy, he approached the two. He must have been radiating murderous intent because Kourogi quickly fled. But Amane remained unapologetic, even going so far as to snap, “Why’d you have to barge in, you idiot?!”

―――You know how I feel… You know how I feel when I have to watch you flirt with another man like that.

―――I’ve told you before—this is my weapon. What’s wrong with using it when the moment calls for it? It’s no different from how you used Shutou’s influence to get Kourogi to come here.

―――I don’t want you to use that weapon.

―――Don’t act like you’re my boyfriend.

Amane exploded. To sum up his argument…

―――In the end, all you Alphas ever think about is using Omegas like pawns.

That’s not true. At least, Kouki wasn’t like that.

He wanted to support Amane, who was hiding the fact that he was a Stray Omega while working as a detective, in every possible way.

He would do anything to lessen Amane’s burden.

With that in mind, he did everything he could as his partner. But his feelings never reached Amane. Amane rejected him simply because he was an Alpha. No matter how much Kouki tried to explain, Amane wouldn’t listen from the start.

―――And I’m serious about you. I truly want to make you, my ‘soulmate’, happy. Please, believe me.

―――Step aside. I’m going back.

Amane brushed off his plea without hesitation and wanted to leave. Something inside Kouki’s head snapped at that moment. His mind went blank. And when he realised it, he was gripping Amane’s upper arm.

Resonance heat surged between them, as Amane was in heat, sending electric jolts of pain through Kouki’s entire body. But he had no intention of letting go of Amane.

He dragged the struggling Amane up to his room on the second floor by force. By that point, Kouki had already entered rut mode, and Amane had started his heat.

They had both gone too far to turn back, and so what followed was inevitable.

As Kouki reflected on the chain of events during his post-coital clarity, the happiness and satisfaction he had felt began to gradually fade. A sinking feeling crept into his heart.

(…He’s probably going to be furious.)

Of course, Amane would be angry. Kouki had gone mad with jealousy, broken their agreement not to touch, and forced himself on Amane.

And he did it at Shutou’s mansion, his family home.

During a party with over a hundred guests.

Next to a window, where anyone could have seen them.

He had been out of control…

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*Translator’s Note: Heh. Now he knows he has to face the consequences. -K

Next update: 2025.02.16

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