The first thing I noticed when I woke up was a lemon-like scent.
The next was the soft feeling of sothing touching my lips.
“Mm...”
Shion was leaning over , kissing .
When our eyes t at close range, she smiled at in a sultry way.
Without pulling away, she tangled her tongue with mine, and I responded while wrapping my arms around her waist.
It went on for a little while, but then—
Bang!
At the sudden noise, both of us froze.
It sounded like soone had co out of a room into the hallway.
After that, things stayed noisy for a bit, but no one ca to my room.
“W-what was that?”
“Hehe, I’m not sure... Good morning, Sousuke.”
“Yeah. Morning.”
With obvious reluctance, Shion gave one last quick kiss before sitting up.
“It makes happy, waking up and finding the person I love right beside .”
Hearing her say sothing like that with a shy smile made my heart jump.
“Honestly, it was the best way I could’ve woken up too.”
“Ahaha. Then can I do it again next ti?”
“Of course. Actually, I’m asking you to.”
“Request accepted.”
Shion took the job happily.
I got out of bed and opened the window.
Cool air ca in with the morning sunlight.
My room was next to Shouko’s, so from this window too I could see the Fenrir hut below.
“Huh... Mashiro’s not there.”
“A walk...? Maybe he’s doing patrols for us.”
“Maybe...”
“Sousuke, do you have a minute?”
Shion, sitting on the edge of the bed, called out to .
“Of course. What is it?”
“It’s about the dream.”
Her expression had turned serious.
“The event?”
“Yeah. We’re going to go for it too, right?”
“I was planning to talk it over with everyone later, but I do want to take part. From what we’ve heard, there’s no downside to securing a Right to Return.”
I didn’t really want to think about it, but there was no guarantee there would be enough Rights to Return for the whole class.
Part of also wanted to make sure our own people got them first.
“Yeah. I agree with that too. But... um, I have a favor to ask.”
“Sure.”
“I... I really don’t want to forget what happened here. So until I’m able to take my mories back with , I want you to wait before going ho.”
...Was that all?
“Of course I will. I an, we already talked about that before, didn’t we?”
Shouko desperately wanted to take Mashiro back with her, and everyone else probably wanted to bring back their abilities and mories too.
“That’s true, but... becoming close with everyone, and... eting soone like you, Sousuke, soone I can truly trust from the bottom of my heart... I don’t want to lose that. Those feelings just keep getting stronger and stronger.”
Looking at the anxiety in her face, I realized just how frightened she was of losing her mories.
I sat down beside her.
“I don’t want to forget becoming close with you either, Shion. We don’t know the conditions for bringing things back yet, but let’s work together and definitely clear them. Let’s rember everything, and if anyone wants to, let’s bring our abilities back too. Then we’ll go ho to Japan.”
Shion looked at with moist eyes and a happy smile.
“Yeah. Definitely.”
Then she threw her arms around .
I hugged her back gently, but... this was bad.
I suddenly rembered that Shion wasn’t wearing a bra.
The softness pressing against my chest, her scent, and everything from last night ca rushing back, and blood imdiately started heading south.
She’d just opened up to seriously about sothing important, so calm down, calm down...!
But no matter how hard I told myself that, morning made things even worse, and I wanted to bury my face in my hands.
And unfortunately, Shion noticed.
“Hehe, after letting out that much yesterday, you’re already this big again.”
“S-sorry. Right in the middle of a serious conversation too.”
“Why? We already finished talking... and honestly, I’m just happy you react to .”
A dangerous gleam lit up in her eyes as she slowly stroked my thigh.
“I have to make breakfast, so... I can only stay with you once. Is that okay?”
“We already caused everyone trouble yesterday because of that. I should really control myself...”
“It’s okay. Just once. And if that’s not enough, we can make ti again after breakfast.”
Then Shion lay back on the bed again without any hesitation and lifted her clothes.
Her large chest slipped free at once.
“At least let help with your morning properly.”
There was no way I could refuse an invitation like that.
So I climbed over her, and the two of us lost ourselves in each other again for a while.
This ti, I sohow managed to stop after one round so I wouldn’t repeat yesterday morning’s mistake...
But like Shion said, it looked like I’d probably need her to make ti for again after breakfast.
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Afterward—
“Shion, are you okay not taking a bath?”
Even though we’d wiped down with wet towels, wasn’t it still going to bother her?
“Mmm. Breakfast cos first, I think. And if Chiyu uses Purify on , hygiene-wise it should be fine.”
“I-I see.”
“And besides, Sousuke, you probably still haven’t had enough, right? I was thinking I’d save the bath for after I’d helped you feel fully satisfied.”
“Ugh...”
She’d seen right through .
“Hehe. Then should we head downstairs?”
“Yeah.”
When I stood up, Shion casually reached over and took my hand.
“...Not allowed?”
“It’s allowed.”
“Good. I heard about it from Minori, and I thought, I want to do that too!”
“I see.”
She was right—yesterday, I had walked back holding Minori’s hand.
We went downstairs together.
“Want to help with anything?”
“Nope, leave it to .”
“Got it. I’m counting on you. Oh, should we find Chiyu first?”
“Hehe, yeah. Good point.”
The two of us headed to the living room.
“Ah... good morning, Sousuke, Shion.”
Minori noticed us, froze for a second at our joined hands, and then spoke.
“Good morning, Minori. I got jealous, so I copied you.”
After saying that, Shion let go of my hand.
“Sousuke doesn’t belong only to , so I don’t mind.”
“And you can have him do it with you again as many tis as you want, Minori.”
“Y-yes. Of course, that is... if Sousuke doesn’t mind.”
“Morning, Minori. Why would I mind?”
“Th-then I think I’ll ask again soti.”
“Yeah.”
Minori was the only one at the table.
She was drinking water from a glass.
I’d made the pitcher along with the glasses and left them there so anyone could drink whenever they wanted.
“Just you, Minori?”
Shion poured a glass for from the pitcher, then one for herself.
“Yes. I did hear so kind of noise earlier, though.”
“Ah, I heard that too. ...Co to think of it, Mashiro wasn’t there either...”
“Do Fenrirs need walks, I wonder? Even so, Chiyu’s whereabouts are still a mystery.”
“Yeah.”
And while we were talking—
we heard a cock-a-doodle-doo from outside.
“...Now I understand.”
“Yeah, too.”
“We haven’t known each other for very long, but I feel like I’ve learned how Chiyu moves.”
The three of us looked at each other and nodded at the sa ti.
“Waaah, I’m tired. Sousuke, Chiyu wants you outside.”
Shouko ca into the living room, then collapsed flat onto the rug.
“O-okay. I can pretty much guess, but... good work.”
After thanking her for her efforts, I stepped outside.
The morning sun and my childhood friend greeted .
Behind her, Mashiro walked past with a yawn.
“Morning, So-kun. Build a chicken coop.”
“I thought so.”
Outside, there were two vine-woven baskets making rustling noises.
She’d apparently gone and pulled them out of the storage room.
“There are five of them. Chickens lay one egg a day, apparently.”
She must have gone out first thing after waking up, motivated entirely by wanting to make sothing with eggs.
“Thanks, Chiyu.”
“You’re allowed to fall for your childhood friend’s love all over again.”
“Yeah.”
When I nodded honestly, Chiyu smiled—just barely, and with a hint of embarrassnt.
“............Hehe.”
I walked a little way off and generated a chicken coop.
I pictured a slightly oversized doghouse, but instead of using boards, I supported the roof with posts.
For so reason, I just had the image of a chicken coop being made of sh.
For the netting, I used fibers made from vines.
Then I imdiately placed the finished coop.
“Ooh. As expected of you, So-kun.”
She picked up one of the baskets, so I picked up the other, and we transferred the chickens into the coop.
One of them escaped, and I had to chase it down, but sohow we managed to get all five inside.
“What do chickens eat, anyway?”
“Grain...? Bugs?”
“We don’t have either... Let’s ask Minori later if there’s anything else. For now, I guess the eggs will be tomorrow.”
“So-kun.”
When I turned toward Chiyu at her call, I saw—
an egg in her hand.
“I found it near where I found the chickens. There’s enough for everyone.”
Apparently she had the rest in her uniform pockets.
“You were really fired up.”
“Your stomach belongs to , So-kun.”
“My stomach belongs to .”
Smiling wryly, I went back inside with my childhood friend.
“I’m looking forward to it, Chiyu.”
“Get ready for your ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) cheeks to fall off.”
After casting Purify on herself, Chiyu joined up with Shion and headed to the kitchen with her.
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