Oshi no Shugosha 5 (Patreon)

Oshi no Shugosha 5 - or ‘I refuse to kill this poor Idol, you heartless scum!’ (Oshi No Ko, Ryosuke!SI)

It was a lovely morning for Hoshino Ai.

Her previously messy life which involved alternating between being a successful idol and a young mother had slowly found its balance through the help of an individual she was quite sure had been sent to her as a guardian angel.

Ryosuke didn’t appear like it, but he was the one that was genuinely caring towards her. Yes, he wasn’t trying to play nice with Ai at all considering the few harsh criticism that he raised at her, and he definitely seemed very reluctant of being involved in the world of showbiz, but he wasn’t trying to be a bootlicker as her ‘subordinate’.

He wasn’t fawning over ‘Ai the Idol’, but rather taking shots at ‘Ai the airhead’ in times where her idiocy needed some legitimate corrections. She may be a genius liar, but she wasn’t an arrogant dummy when it comes to taking responsibility over her own ignorance.

By starting this early on in the world of entertainment, Ai had sacrificed the opportunity to get some basic education. She could write and speak just fine, but some stuff presented to students beyond the elementary level tended to confuse her.

Plus, things such as home economics and baby-caring were subjects that Ai was utterly unprepared about. Both things had been briefly tackled by the manager and his wife, but Ryosuke was-

“They have their own stuff like that. So, you’re going to learn this on your own.”

And Ai nodded wholeheartedly at this, thinking it was a fair push in the right direction. What Ryosuke had purposely held back from mentioning was that this meant engaging in some knowledge that was already difficult for a girl her age.

The amount of papers she had to write on to exercise her awareness of basic tax-paying, train her skill in dabbling in house chores, and also being a mother were draining in their combined price, but the results started to pay off within the ensuing two years.

Still, things were not as simple as they may seem through this time period. While Ryosuke was just an ‘assistant’, he also acted as her bodyguard whenever she walked outside to buy things at the grocery store.

It was during one of those strolls that quite the debacle erupted before her and Ryosuke.

“Do you think Miyako-san is struggling with the twins?” A teensy bit of motherly worry hinted within her question, and the young man picked it up with ease as he nodded.

“She doesn’t like playing babysitter like that, even though it’s for a little while,” Ryosuke reminded her, causing Ai to nod in agreement.

“But isn’t it easy to just… like babies?”

“Not if you are the one taking care of them and you shouldn’t have a responsibility about them,” He remarked calmly. “Not everyone feels absolutely compelled to be a good caretaker of a baby or a pet. So, it feels more like a chore and a morally-packed one.”

A double nod came from Ai, the girl looking around when-

“A-Are you Hoshino Ai?”

Tension shuddered within her bones. Ai turned to see a hooded individual and he was holding a bouquet of white roses. She was about to answer that, surprised that someone had recognized her despite the hat, the sunglasses and the fact she had her hair styled so that she didn’t show them off as she usually would but also because of the white roses, when Ryosuke… put an arm around her shoulder.

“What’s with you people nagging at my girlfriend? Who’s Hoshino Ai anyway?”

Ai frowned a bit at that curious lying, but she kept quiet as Ryosuke seemed to have a plan.

“W-What do you mean ‘who she is?’” The hooded man asked in shock. “She is the best idol ever!”

“Well, my girlfriend here, Sora-chan, is not this Ai. I don’t know why so many people have been nagging her for a while about bringing this Ai girl up, but she ain’t it.”

“I-”

“Look, I don’t care what you want with this idol of yours, but someone is clearly scamming you people a lot because we keep getting harassed in the streets by others. Just tell your gang leader or something that’s no longer funny and I will call the cops on them.”

Ai was… awed. After all, this was a rather curious act that was definitely working. The fan was unable to fully confirm her identity and-

“Oh! I-I actually messed up! I am so sorry, I-”

He ran away, and dropped the bouquet on the ground. Revealing a sharp knife within it.

…

“Ai?”

“Yes, Ryosuke?”

“This is why I am around when you’re walking outdoors.”

She nodded in agreement, “It truly is.”

They went to another shop, bought all they needed and were soon back to Ai’s flat where she kind of had to bring up what had just happened. The manager was furious about what unfolded, but didn’t lecture Ai at all since she hadn’t mentioned anything about what she was up to him, so it wasn’t something she caused.

Still, it was jarring. The fact that some fans were willing to jump the gun to kill her at the first clue of ‘betrayal’ was indeed a terrifying thought. And while she was happy to be back to the flat and have put this event behind her for the time being, it was the first time something else awakened.

Up to that point, Ai had regarded Ryosuke as just someone that was helping her. Someone that got to her, but that was, overall, an employee to the company. So, when she went to sleep, her dreams were filled with the idea of spending hours cuddling against his muscular frame, to feel protected by him as she slumbered…

Well, something about that had left her with a pair of soaked panties that needed some cleaning and many curious thoughts she felt compelled to fully explore in due time.

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AN

Ai’s slow descent into actually wanting a healthy relationship for once and feeling aroused by someone that can be trusted.