RP Chapter 88

 Chapter 88 - Lovey-dovey

Volume 4, Epilogue, Part 3

Novel Title: 共鳴熱情 オメガバース (Resonance Passion: Omegaverse)

Author：岩本薫 (Iwamoto Kaoru)

Illustrator：蓮川愛 (Hasukawa Ai)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: MC- 遠峰一紗 (Toomine Kazusa), Lemur & ML- ゼロ (Zero), 首藤零騎/レイキ (Shutou Reiki)

*Moved from knoxt.space, the original site of translation.*

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Maybe he shouldn’t think of a super-elite Alpha as ‘endearing’, but he couldn’t help it.

“It was my mother,” Kazusa answered as he turned around. Zero nodded, saying, “She’s been calling a lot lately, hasn’t she?”

“Yes, she has… She might have held back before, thinking I was too busy.”

In truth, during his days as a doctor, Kazusa neither had the emotional capacity nor the time to entertain his mother’s small talk. He’d always been on edge, which must have come across to her as well.

Although his parents’ dreams had been cut short, Kazusa now wished to do what he could as an ordinary son from here on.

As he was thinking this, Zero suddenly said, “I know. Let’s go greet your parents sometime.”

“What?”

“Since your family is my family too.”

Kazusa’s surprise must have shown on his face, as Zero raised an eyebrow and asked, “Don’t you want to?”

“It’s not that I don’t… It’s just… it’s really rural, and people tend to get a little too close for comfort. I thought it might be overwhelming.”

“Oh, is that all?” Zero shrugged.

“No place could be more dangerous than the depths of downtown, and no one could be more quirky than the residents here. So, no problem at all.”

“...That’s true.”

Given its name, the Deep Downtown was indeed the ‘deepest’ part of the city, filled with peculiar and shady characters. For Zero, who handled people with all sorts of quirks, the curious stares of rural folk might indeed feel as mild as a breeze.

Kazusa nodded, finding Zero’s oddly convincing response amusing, and a chuckle escaped him.

Whenever his own negative tendencies caused him to hesitate or feel lost, Zero would always forge ahead, easily overcoming obstacles and extending a hand to pull Kazusa forward with strength.

When they were together, there was nothing to fear. There was no wall they couldn’t overcome as a pair.

Kazusa felt profoundly happy to have found someone who made him feel that way.

“What are you laughing about?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Come on, spill it.”

Zero suddenly hugged him from behind. With Zero’s arms wrapped tightly around him, Kazusa felt a warm breath against his ear, which made him scrunch up his neck from the tickling sensation.

“I said it’s nothing. Let go.”

“No way. I won’t let go until you tell me.”

Zero teased him with a sweet voice, swaying him slightly.

“Really, you’re the one being difficult here. Are you a child or something? Just let—”

“Ahh! Zero and Kazusa are getting all lovey-dovey!”

They both turned to see Misa pointing at them.

“Misa!”

Gazelle hurried over, covering his daughter’s eyes from behind.

“Don’t look!”

“….”

Gazelle was so serious that Zero and Kazusa couldn’t help but glance at each other—and then they both started laughing.

“Ahaha… s-sorry…”

“Haha… apologies…”

Before long, Gazelle started laughing along with them.

“No, no, I’m the one who’s sorry for interrupting… hahaha.”

“Why are you laughing? I can’t see anything!”

Misa put her hands on her hips and pouted, which made her look so adorable that the laughter echoing through the kitchen didn’t stop for quite some time.

***

And once again, night fell over Deep Downtown.

With only thirty minutes until the lounge ‘Night Safari’ opened, the cast for the night shift began descending to the basement level.

There was Giraffe, a tall, model-like woman with a big-sister vibe; Zebra, whose sleek bobbed black hair was accented with stylish silver highlights; Newt, a shy redhead with a mushroom cut; Leopard, a platinum blonde with a mischievous buzz cut; and Lynx, with hazel asymmetrical hair and a “tsundere” personality.

Kazusa, in his signature look of an untucked white shirt, tapered black pants, and silver-rimmed glasses, was waiting in the entrance hall when a young man with blonde hair streaked with pink highlights raised a hand to greet him.

“Morning, Sensei!”

“…Oops, I mean manager.”

“Good morning, Serval.”

Serval still held the number one spot in popularity among the cast.

The current number two was Lycaon, who had recently returned. He had once lost the spot to Lynx, but his recent efforts had helped him reclaim it.

The day after the incident with Inukai, Zero, Hawk, and Kazusa went to the slums to search for Lycaon.

And just as Zero had guessed, they found Lycaon in the basement of an abandoned building. Sitting in a dim, damp corner of the basement, Lycaon sat with his knees pulled to his chest as Zero stood before him. Slowly, Lycaon looked up, his once-confident demeanour completely gone.

―――I came to get you.

Lycaon, looking as though he couldn’t believe it, muttered in disbelief.

―――But… I betrayed your trust. Twice.

―――”Third time’s a charm” or “three strikes and you’re out”? Which one it’ll be is up to you. To be honest, it wasn’t my choice to come pick you up. I was persuaded by Lemur.

―――By Lemur?

With narrow eyes, he looked up at Kazusa, who was standing just behind Zero.

―――Even though you resented him and he suffered because of it, Lemur never abandoned you. In fact, he urged me to hurry and bring you back as soon as possible. So, the reason I’m giving you this third chance is because of Lemur. If you understand, then don’t make us deal with any more of your trouble. Get up.

With that, Zero turned his back and started walking away. When Kazusa prompted, “Come on, let’s go,” Lycaon, still looking down, stood up. Though it was clear from his trembling shoulders that he was crying, neither Kazusa nor Hawk said a word or offered a handkerchief to preserve Lycaon’s last bit of pride.

After this series of events, Lycaon returned to 'RARE' and, as before, was still working alongside Fossa and Jackal. However, he seemed somewhat less prickly compared to before, and he’s even started interacting with other cast members, albeit gradually.

As a manager, Kazusa keeps a discreet eye on Lycaon, but so far, he hasn't sensed any trouble.

Additionally, it’s become clear that Crow, another person he’s keeping an eye on, is an informant.

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Next update: 2025.09.16

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