[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse":3,"chapter-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-66":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Esper Harem in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1664157,2131,"Chapter 66 - Exchanging Juice","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Alice and Rudy went to the nearby park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was morning, many people were around doing yoga, exercising, and jogging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to find an empty bench, so they had to walk for a while in search of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finding the bench, Rudy and Alice sat beside each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice wanted to ask if he was feeling alright, but Rudy's head was banging from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His superpowers were going insane in his mind, and he was slowly losing control. It wasn't something dangerous since this had happened once before too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy simply needed a little rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back on the bench and covered his face with his hands because the sunlight was making him annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and slowed down his breath to control the blood circulation in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice was getting anxious. She thought Rudy was having a stroke or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will get something for him to drink!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice got up and dashed to the vending machine to buy drinks for Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy opened his eyes and saw Alice leave, but his vision was blurry, and he couldn't figure out whether she was carrying her school bag or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I have had a headache before; everyone does. But this is at least tens of thousands of times worse than that. I feel like my brain is boiling and being minced before creating a milkshake.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy sighed and muttered, \"I can literally feel every tiny movement in my brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I should take a day off?\" Rudy wondered. \"But today is the first time I am picking up Alice from her house to go to school. I don't want to ruin it for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, Rudy heard footsteps approaching him, so he opened his eyes and saw Alice standing in front of him with an innocent smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bought drinks for you,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy looked at her hands and saw lemon juice in one hand and mango juice in another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one do you want?\" Alice asked in a gentle voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Mango is my favorite, but Alice likes it too. So I will go with lemon,' Rudy decided and said, \"I will go with lemon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in a time like this, Rudy was being considerate of Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to repeat the same mistake again as his past life and neglect the girls who loved him. He was going to give them a happy ending, no matter what it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking a few sips from the can, Rudy let out a loud groan and sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I feel a lot better now.' Rudy looked at the ingredients on the can and wondered, 'Could it be that there is an element that can subdue my condition?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\" Alice asked. She tilted her head to the side and looked into Rudy's eyes before asking, \"That was a loud groan. But your facial expression looks a little less painful. Did the juice help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it did,\" Rudy said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank god~!\" Alice sighed in relief and started drinking the mango juice from her can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy watched Alice drink with her juicy red lips, and he couldn't take his eyes off her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice noticed Rudy staring at her lips, but she thought he was looking at the can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her brows and uttered, \"I know mango is your favorite, but I assumed maybe your taste had changed now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. Mango is still my number one,\" Rudy uttered nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to drink it?\" She asked jokingly with a grin on her face\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\" The grin on Alice's face disappeared, and it was replaced with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face flushed as she stuttered, \"I-I will g-go buy one for you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice stood up, but Rudy grabbed her hand and pulled her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't I drink from yours?\" Rudy asked with a grin on his face. \"I just want to take one sip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oka...y…\" Alice reluctantly gave Rudy her can, but she couldn't stop blushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy grabbed the can and searched for the spot from where Alice had drunk. He placed his lips on the same spot and drank one sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he glanced at Alice from the corner of his eyes and saw her blushing redder than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Am I going too far? Or maybe this is too early?' Rudy asked himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\" Rudy gave the can back to Alice and said, \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… are well..come..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice looked at the can and thought, 'Wasn't this an indirect kiss?! Why was Rudy so calm about it?!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Rudy and saw him drinking lemon juice with a delighted expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Am I the only one who is conscious of all this? I get that we are childhood friends, so he might not find it awkward, but… I want to be more than childhood friends.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice drank a few sips and thought, 'Does he not realize my feelings? Maybe I should tell him?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But… I don't want to be direct. What if he doesn't like me back?' she asked herself. 'It will also ruin our friendship, and I will end up losing him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am happy with how things are right now. And besides, I don't think Rudy is in the mood to date anyone. He broke up with his girlfriend not long ago. I should give him some time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice always considered others' feelings before her own, which created a mentality in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I do good and be kind with others, good things will happen to me, and everyone will be kind to me too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Alice's mindset, and it got worse as she grew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave her false hope and expectations, which shattered, again and again, leaving her heart empty. In the end, that led to severe depression, and she later committed suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And I don't think he can spend his life if we start dating. I don't mind paying for dates and all, but I am sure he could feel conflicted.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Un)Fortunately for Alice, Rudy heard everything using telepathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Alice was thinking about Rudy, it acted on his telepathic ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy smiled wryly and thought, 'She was always considerate of me. Even in small things. She was always by my side, and yet, I never noticed her love.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And when she confessed to me, I took that as a joke. I wasn't considerate of her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But not this time…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy turned to Alice and smiled at her with a sad look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice gathered up her courage and asked, \"Do you want to take one more sip?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy scoffed softly and said, \"I will drink it directly from your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Alice would never process what Rudy had said, she was stopped by a pair of soft lips on her juicy lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a while for Alice to realize that Rudy was kissing her. But when she did, the kiss had already ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice stared at Rudy with a flushed face and teary eyes. Her lips trembled as she said, \"We are getting late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Alice grabbed her bag and rushed her way to school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy looked at the juice can in his hand and muttered, \"Did I mess up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>===\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks, @jonlaca, @puremichigan, @The_Invisible_Man, and @Ok_Two, for the gifts!\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-06T12:42:09.048Z",1,"novelbin.me","ae8fb45ddd4ac2317a4a0e06b00b204a4bae64639be81a8884ae62ab4d12b09f","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-102","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-65",1163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fesper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]