The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Afterwards, the two ate dinner harmoniously and with a touch of joy, and then sat together in the living room watching TV for a long time until after 11 p.m., when they finally returned to the bedroom because Inoue Orihime was too sleepy to keep her eyes open...

Yes, in the same bedroom.

In Inoue Orihime's words, she wanted to experience sleeping with her brother again.

Even though she knew that her brother Inoue Hiroshi's body belonged to someone else, his consciousness was still that of her brother, wasn't it?

She believed that her brother would not lay a hand on his own sister just because he was using someone else's body.

Then the two of them spread out the blankets and crawled into bed together.

Orihime Inoue then moved closer, wrapped her arms around Ishihara Akira's arm, gave him a sweet smile, and then peacefully closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep...

They really weren't on guard at all.

This made it difficult for Ishihara Yuzuru to proceed. He shook his head slightly and closed his eyes to rest.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day arrived.

Although Ishihara Sho himself had no particular thoughts, due to his physical instincts and habit, he still found when he woke up in the morning that his hand had slipped inside Inoue Orihime's pajamas and grasped some kind of treasure.

Meanwhile, Inoue Orihime was also sleeping very restlessly, with one leg draped over his body, her knee bent, hitting his treasure and making their position look quite awkward.

Before Ishihara Akira could stop, the shrill alarm clock rang out in the quiet room.

"Good morning, brother." Inoue Orihime opened her eyes and greeted Inoue Hiroshi with a smile as he looked at his face, which was very close to hers.

"Good morning, Orihime." Ishihara Akira chuckled dryly, removing his hand from Orihime's clothes...

"Huh?" Inoue Orihime was taken aback and looked at her brother with some surprise.

"It's Ishihara, oh, the guy I possessed. It was his body's instinct that made him reach out, not me," Ishihara Akira explained, feigning ignorance.

"Oh, I see." Inoue Orihime exclaimed in realization, "The thing you possessed is really mischievous. I almost thought it was my brother who wanted to..."

Then Inoue Orihime sat up and rolled off the bed.

"I'm going to wash up."

After saying that, he ran towards the bathroom.

Ishihara Takeru let out a soft breath and relaxed.

"Living with a beautiful woman...it's really hard to maintain a pure and celibate state...If I had known this, I should have gone after Arisawa Tatsuki or that female pervert named Honjo Chizuru. That way, even if I did something, it wouldn't have any consequences." Ishihara Akira muttered with some regret.

She then sat up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for herself and Inoue Orihime.

"Brother, I can handle this. How can I trouble you again? Why don't you go back to your room and get some more sleep?" Inoue Orihime said in surprise as she looked at Ishihara Akira, who was busy in the kitchen, after she had finished washing up.

"Forget it, after I leave this time, I will become a Buddha, and I will naturally have plenty of time to rest. But I can only spend these two days with you, Orihime. Besides, it has been a long time since you have eaten a meal cooked by your brother. Consider this as making up for it. So, Orihime, you can just watch from the side, okay?" Ishihara Sho said gently as he prepared the food.

"elder brother……"

Chapter 189 Habits

And so another day passed.

"Orihime".

"What's wrong, brother?" Inoue Orihime, who was lying on the sofa and had stuffed her feet into Ishihara Sho's arms, turned her head and looked at him in confusion.

“I should leave,” said Inoue Hiroshi, played by Ishihara Sho, sadly.

"Huh?" Inoue Orihime was startled and immediately sat up from the sofa, abandoning the TV. She moved to sit next to Ishihara Akira, grabbed his arm, and said sadly, "Do you really have to leave?"

"We have no choice but to leave," Ishihara Akira nodded affirmatively.

"Why? I've just gotten used to your presence again, and I've rediscovered the feeling of living with you. Why are you leaving now?! I don't agree! I absolutely don't agree!" Inoue Orihime hugged Ishihara Sho tightly and shouted her refusal.

"Orihime, stop being so willful. You'll only make me fall into depravity, and in the end, we won't even be able to preserve the last bit of memory we have left." Ishihara Akira grabbed Inoue Orihime's arm, looked into her tear-filled eyes, and said seriously.

"Fallen?" Inoue Orihime asked, bewildered.

“According to Master Ishihara, after death, a person exists in two states. One is like me now, retaining a human form and memories of my previous life. Apart from not being able to be seen by ordinary people, I am not much different from an ordinary person—this is called ‘the whole.’ The other is ‘the void,’ where, due to obsession or resentment, one is unwilling to accept the fact of death, causing the soul to become distorted and turn into a monster like those in legends, attacking the living everywhere. Orihime, you don’t want your brother to fall into a monster because of you and fail to become a Buddha, do you?” Ishihara Akira explained.

"No, I don't want you to become a monster, brother!" Inoue Orihime shook her head.

"Then let me go, let me ascend to heaven with satisfaction, so that I may be reincarnated in the future." After a pause, Ishihara Akira continued, "Although I will no longer know you by then, as long as I can live in the same world as you and know that you are doing well, I will be satisfied as your older brother."

"So, Orihime, be strong and don't make your brother feel troubled and worried, okay?"

"I understand, brother." Inoue Orihime raised her hand to wipe away the tears streaming down her face and said firmly.

"Then I'm leaving." Ishihara Sho leaned down and kissed Inoue Orihime on the head, smiling slightly.

Then, he unleashed his power, transforming his body back to its original form while using illusion magic to create a soul entity beside him that retained Inoue Hiroshi's appearance, allowing it to appear alongside him in Inoue Orihime's eyes.

“Benefactor,” Ishihara Sho called out.

“Master,” the fake Inoue Hiroshi replied.

“Then, please proceed on your journey, benefactor.” Ishihara Akira then sat cross-legged on the sofa, placed his hands together, and softly began chanting the Buddhist Rebirth Mantra—

Namo Amitabha Buddha, Tathagata Buddha. Tadyatha, Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha, Siddham Buddha, Amitabha Buddha…

Then, the fake Inoue Hao gradually began to emit light, as if he had truly attained Buddhahood. Guided by a golden beam of light that suddenly pierced through the roof, he slowly rose into the sky until he disappeared from Inoue Orihime's sight.

"Brother..." Inoue Orihime murmured, her sorrow tinged with a blessing.

……

Much later.

“It’s getting late, let’s rest too,” Ishihara Akira said, turning to Inoue Orihime beside him.

"Huh? Master, aren't you leaving?" Inoue Orihime asked in surprise.

"Leave? No, I'm not leaving. The condition I agreed to allow your brother to use my body was that I would have the right to stay in your house temporarily until I left on my own. Now that I've fulfilled your brother's wish, it's natural for me to start collecting my payment." Ishihara Akira replied with a look of surprise.

“But, but, my brother didn’t tell me about this! Besides, I’m a girl, it’s not appropriate for you to stay here with me.” Inoue Orihime hesitated.

"But haven't we already slept together?" Ishihara Sho asked in surprise.

"We've slept together?" Inoue Orihime asked in surprise.

"That's right. After all, your brother is using my body. Sleeping with him is the same as sleeping with me. Since you've already slept together, why do you mind if I stay overnight?"

"But you were the older brother back then!"

"I can be your brother now, at most I've just changed my appearance, everything else is the same, isn't it?"

"That's different."

“What’s the difference?” Saying this, Ishihara Sho reached out and grabbed Inoue Orihime’s treasure: “Look, aren’t they the same?”

"Ah!" Inoue Orihime exclaimed softly, shifting her body backward.

"In short, we can't sleep together." After saying that, Inoue Orihime jumped up from the sofa and ran back to her bedroom as if fleeing, slamming the door shut and locking it from the inside.

"Really..." Seeing this, Ishihara Shō shook his head speechlessly, sighed, and lay down on the sofa as if he were at home, watching the variety show that was playing on TV.

……

After a long while, accompanied by the sound of the door lock clicking, Inoue Orihime's head peeked out from the bedroom.

"Hey!" Inoue Orihime tentatively called out to Ishihara Sho, who was sleeping on the sofa.

Ishihara Sho did not respond.

"Hey," Orihime Inoue called again.

Ishihara Sho remained unresponsive and didn't even change his posture, as if he were truly asleep.

Only then did Orihime Inoue muster the courage to leave the bedroom and tiptoe towards the bathroom...

But when she returned from the bathroom, she found that Ishihara Akira, who had been sleeping on the sofa, had appeared in her bedroom, in bed, and had reached out and pulled her into his arms while she was still half asleep.

"Alright, go to sleep," Ishihara Sho said to Inoue Orihime, who was trying to struggle.

"Then you should go out," Inoue Orihime said weakly.

"It's so cold outside."

"I can prepare a blanket for you."

"That's too much trouble. Let's forget about it. I've gotten used to sleeping with you in my arms these past few days, so let's just sleep like this. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you," Ishihara Akira said with his eyes closed.

"Then what are you doing with your hands?" Inoue Orihime asked angrily.

"Naturally, we're looking for a place he's used to staying in."

"..."

"Alright, go to sleep. You have school tomorrow."

Inoue Orihime was helpless. She couldn't fall asleep for a long time, but it was only temporary. Later, whether she was too tired or had gotten used to Ishihara's presence and embrace, she eventually fell asleep without realizing it and snuggled into Ishihara's arms...

Ishihara Akira's lips curled up silently, revealing a satisfied smile.

Chapter 190 The Transaction is Completed

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

As usual, the alarm clock rang, and Orihime Inoue woke up from her sleep.

"Ah!" Inoue Orihime instinctively gasped as she looked at Ishihara Kaname lying beside her, propping her head up with her arm and tilting her head to look at her.

"I never expected that the little sister Inoue Hao mentioned would be such a cute and beautiful girl like you. I suddenly feel that lending him my body this time was the wisest choice. Otherwise, who knows how long I would have had to wait to get to know you." Ishihara Akira held Inoue Orihime's treasure and smiled.

Even if you say that…

Before she could finish speaking, Ishihara Akira covered her mouth with his tongue.

Use your lips.

Orihime Inoue stared wide-eyed at the strange 'master' who had suddenly barged into her life because he was helping her brother.

After a while, he suddenly pushed Ishihara Sho aside with great force and rolled off the ground.

"What are you doing?" Inoue Orihime asked Ishihara Sho, wiping her lips with the back of her hand.