A soft, fluffy feeling.
It was like holding a soft ball of cotton candy, sweet and fragrant.
It made him not want to let go. He wanted to hug it tightly, keep hugging it forever, until even his mind beca soft and fluffy, until he no longer wanted to think about anything at all.
"Ugh…"
In the middle of that sweet sensation, Shido slowly opened his eyes.
This is strange.
He did not have the habit of sleeping while hugging a body pillow. And also…
If body pillows felt this good, I feel like I should buy one.
Thinking that, Shido lowered his head.
"!!!"
Then he saw a girl wearing an off shoulder mini Santa outfit sleeping soundly in his arms.
Ah, so this is the present Santa Claus gave ? Thank you very much…
For an instant, that thought filled his mind.
No, no, no! There's no way that's it! Calm down! Hurry up and calm down, Shido!
Imdiately afterward, he shouted that retort inside his head.
What exactly is going on? Why is Yakumo-senpai sleeping in my bed?
The warm, soft sensation made Shido want to hug the girl tightly, close his eyes, and enjoy a happy second sleep. But right now, he really had to figure out what had happened.
"Wake up… Yakumo-senpai… wake up…"
He quietly shook the girl's fragrant shoulders, trying to wake her.
"Ugh… good morning, Shido."
Gradually, Mikoto opened her eyes, then looked at Shido with a sleepy expression and gave him a drowsy good morning.
"Good morning, senpai… Wait, that's not the important part! Why are you in my room, senpai?"
Shido asked nervously.
"That… I ca to deliver Shido's Christmas present. Then I froze outside for a while, so after placing the present down, I simply crawled into the blanket. Ah… Shido's blanket is very warm."
Mikoto looked around and discovered that Kurumi, who had crawled into Shido's bed together with her, had already disappeared.
Since Kurumi did not seem to want Shido to know she had co, Mikoto thought for a mont and decided not to ntion Kurumi.
"But you didn't have to dress like this, did you?"
Shido sighed. When he lifted the blanket, what he saw was a slightly seductive combination of a mini skirt, fishnet stockings, and gloves.
"Ah, did your heart race?"
Mikoto smiled and leaned closer. Morning sunlight spilled in through the window, covering the lazy girl lying in the blanket with a layer of freshness and beauty.
"Ugh…"
For a mont, Shido's heart sped up. He scratched his cheek and did not know what to say.
"Shido!"
Just then, the sound of soone running up the stairs rang out.
Crap!
Thinking carefully, he had delivered presents to everyone except Mikoto last night. Today, Tohka and the others would definitely co to him excitedly as soon as they woke up to talk about it.
"Yakumo-senpai… hurry…"
Shido tried to make Mikoto hide. However, when he turned his head, what he felt was the cold winter wind. At so point, the window had been opened, and the girl was standing on the windowsill. Her short skirt fluttered lightly in the chilly morning breeze, and her cute panties were faintly visible.
"Christmas Eve is over, so Christmas-chan has to go back too."
Mikoto held onto the window, winked at Shido, then smiled and said:
"I'll be looking forward to today's date."
After saying that, the girl lightly leapt up onto the roof. Then, with a series of light footsteps, she hurriedly left the Itsuka house.
"Shido!"
The instant the girl left, the door was thrown open with a bang. Led by Tohka, the Spirits filed into the room one after another. Every girl's face was filled with happiness and smiles.
"Huh? Shido, why is the window open?"
Kotori walked into the room. Looking at Shido, who was sitting on the bed and seed a little panicked, then at the window that was still letting in cold wind for so reason, she tilted her head in confusion.
"Eh? Um, well… I wanted so fresh air. Yes, that's right. Fresh air. Ahaha…"
Shido laughed dryly.
"That's strange. There seems to be a girl's scent in the room. It's like… Mikoto…"
At that mont, Tohka sniffed the room and said in confusion.
"Ah! Right! Did Santa Claus bring presents? Everyone has been good, so you must have received presents, right?"
The instant Tohka was about to say Mikoto's na, Shido cleverly shouted.
"Oh! Listen, Shido! I received a super huge hamburger! It was already cold when I woke up, but it was still really tasty!"
And so, Tohka, who was drawn in by the new topic, imdiately forgot about the scent of a girl.
"Well… right, Shido, what is that?"
Kotori, who had still wanted to say sothing, noticed the two gift boxes at Shido's bedside.
"Eh?"
Shido lowered his head. Only then did he notice that he had actually received presents too.
Right, Yakumo-senpai said she ca to deliver a present, but… who sent the other one?
Shido wondered.
"Oh! This sweet sll… Don't tell …"
Tohka impatiently opened one of the gift boxes. Then she looked at the yokan inside, her eyes sparkling.
"No way! Isn't that the special yokan that Yuzuru and I lined up for until the very end and still couldn't buy?"
"Astonishnt. So Santa Claus also knows that wagashi shop."
Kaguya and Yuzuru showed shocked expressions.
"Ara, ara. Speaking of which, Mikoto-san seems to really like that shop's sweets."
Miku said with a smile. It seed that the girl had already realized who the original owner of the present was.
Maybe… she even understood what the scent in the room ant.
"I want… a present like that too."
Natsumi looked at the yokan with an unwilling expression.
"Um… if you don't mind, let's all enjoy it together."
Hearing everyone's words, Shido smiled and said that. Although it was a gift from Mikoto to him, he believed sharing it with everyone would not be a bad choice.
That was right. If it were Mikoto herself, she would definitely say the sa thing.
"What is… this present?"
At that mont, Yoshino noticed the other gift box.
"This is…"
Even Shido himself had no idea what was inside the box. He untied the ribbon and took out what was inside.
It was a small golden pocket watch. At one glance, it looked very expensive. It was ticking away with a soft click, like—the eyes of a certain girl.
(TL:Yeah it's definitely from the original light novel encore)
December 25th, Christmas Day, 9:30 a.m.
A girl stood in front of the plaza at Tengu City Station, holding a cute handbag and waiting quietly.
Like a beautiful painting, she made people unable to resist stopping and looking at her one more ti.
"Sorry! I kept you waiting, senpai!"
On the other side, a tall girl with long, light-blue hair jogged over. The four-leaf clover hairpin in her hair bounced lightly. It was a beauty full of life, echoing the girl who was like a landscape painting.
"Eh… Shi… ori..-chan?"
And so, the girl t the girl.
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