It's my second night in Rigforeshia. I've been enjoying some alcohol
earlier with Sieg-san, and returning to my room in a good mood, I was
looking forward to tomorrow but… That mood was immediately blown
away.
Now, Sieg-san and I are in an odd position, sitting on a seiza on the edge
of the bed, facing each other. I don't need to think that much why we're
like this, for the cause was that we're still sleeping on a single bed.
[…U- Ummm, Sieg-san.]
[Y- Y- Y- Yes!?]
Without a second thought, I tried calling out to her, and in response,
Sieg-san's linched, her face turning red.
Feeling my heart jump seeing her reaction, I continued to speak.
[…I- I guess I should really go sleep on the loor, right?]
[T- That's no good!]
[H- However, if I don't…]
[Auuuu… uuuuu…]
The kind Sieg-san still won't let me sleep on the loor, but unfortunately,
the situation we are in now is very different than it was yesterday.
We're now lovers… To describe it in words, the nervousness we're
feeling now is incomparable from yesterday.
I was very worried, especially in terms of my reasoning, so I thought of
talking her into somehow letting me sleep on the loor, but with an
embarrassed expression on her face, Sieg-san softly spoke.
[…H- However… When you think about it, unlike yesterday, there
shouldn't be any obstacles stopping us from sleeping together now…
Ummm, we're lovers… anyway.]
[…Y- Yes.]
No, rather than not having anything, the obstacle stopping me now is a
much higher wall than yesterday.
It's just the two of us, the room is completely soundproofed, and we're
lovers… A perfect battle formation developed to obliterate my
reasoning.
[…T- That's right. We're lovers anyway, so there's no problem with
sleeping together…]
[T- That's right.]
No, rather, it's a big problem. I'm begging you here, please have some
sense of security. I'm a guy too, so shouldn't you not know what I may
do?
Doing such an act immediately after dating… Even if Sieg-san may
accept me or even if Sieg-san isn't thinking about such a thing at all… As
far as I'm concerned, I want to make sure that our relationship is
deeper before we proceed towards that, so I'm not going to let my
desires get the best of me here.
That said, I understand after yesterday that she won't agree with me
sleeping on the loor… and I deinitely don't want to let Sieg-san sleep
on the loor.
In that case, I don't have any choice but to endure it… I have to hold on
to my reasoning and ight through this phase of what could be called a
complete siege.
…At that moment, it was decided that it would be another all-nighter
for the second day.
Just like last night, Sieg-san and I were together on the same futon.
The only difference is that we're not sleeping back to back now, but
lying face to face… And Sieg-san, who was wearing her sleepwear, is
mercilessly damaging my sense of reason, but it's still bearable.
If we are sleeping back to back here, and if I were… to feel surprised
from touching each other's back, I felt like the small thread of reasoning
I'm holding on to would snap.
Yes, this is a kind of battle… A decisive battle against my desire. I would
only be at a disadvantage if I were caught by surprise from behind, but
if I were to face her in front and stand irm… As long as there are no
unforeseen circumstances…
[…Ummm, Kaito-san… Can I get a little closer?]
[ ! ? ]
The unforeseen circumstances immediately swooped upon me!? WWait a moment, you're going even closer than this… No, no, wouldn't
that make our bodies touch with each other…
T- This is bad, I should somehow try to avoid this…
[…Is that no good?]
[N- No, it's alright! Go ahead…]
…If she immediately uses that technique, I would deinitely fail in
avoiding this… The battleield really is ruthless. Unfortunately, I didn't
seem to have the protagonist's status correction… No, was it because I
have the protagonist's status correction that she was approaching me?
Or rather, what the heck am I thinking about?
As I felt my thoughts getting confused, I saw the blanket move, and
Sieg-san moved closer to me… Wait, aren't you too close!?
Isn't that almost zero distance already!? I- I'm telling you, that's
dangerous… Ahh, she smells good and I could feel her breath on my
skin… No, not yet. Endure it, free myself from obstructive thoughts!!!
Feeling my heart beating fast when Sieg-san moved so close to me that
our skin was almost touching, Sieg-san put her hand lightly on the
center of my chest and smiles.
[…I guess it was because you're really a man huh? Kaito-san feels
robust.]
[Eh? N- No, rather than that, I'm quite weak… Isn't Sieg-san stronger
than me?]
It was a compliment I've never been told in my life, so even though I
was surprised, a little calmly, I asked back.
I've been running with Hina-chan recently, but I've never really
exercised that much, so I think I'm still considered as a non-combatant
compared to people of my generation…
[Certainly, I'm probably better than you when it comes to combat
ability… But when it comes to muscle strength alone, Kaito-san is better
than me.]
[I- Is that so?]
I have more muscle strength than Sieg-san… It's true that Sieg-san
appears to have little or no muscle mass from how she looks like, but
since I've seen her punch Lilia-san and Rei-san lying, even though I
know it's due to Body Strengthening Magic, I don't really feel like what
she said has any meaning.
[Yes, the elves ind it dificult to build up muscle to begin with… We
have lots of magic power though, so we make up for it with Body
Strengthening Magic.
[I see, so it's a racial trait huh.]
[Yes, maybe that's why… when I touch you like this… I thought that you
really are a man.]
[Errr, is that a compliment?]
[Yes… You look manly and cool.]
[ ! ? ]
With a gentle smile, Sieg-san sweetly whispered so.
I'm not used to being told that, so to be honest, I'm very happy to hear
her say I'm manly… Though when she said that with her bewitching
beautiful voice, I felt my head turning giddy.
Even though I didn't get more than a little tipsy thanks to Shiro-san's
blessing, I was still feeling hot, perhaps due to the inluence of alcohol.
D- Do your best… Do your best, me… You should still be able to hold on,
right?
As I'm desperately trying to calm my overheating head and trying to
endure my situation, but unfortunately, Sieg-san doesn't seem to be
aware of my situation… Slowly, her hand moved towards my back…
Sieg-san closely sticks to my body.
[S- Sieg-san!?]
[…Kaito-san… Could I fawn on you… for a bit?]
[ ! ? ! ? ]
Eeeehhhhh!? Right here!? Right at this time!? A gap-moe attack from
the usually dependable, mature woman, asking me to let her fawn
towards me with her leeting voice!? Stop… Please stop… It's going to
break. The inal thread of my reasoning will break…
[…Y- Yes.]
[…Thank you… Kaito-san…]
[Eh?]
[Hnnn…]
[ ~ ~ ! ? ! ? ]
I moved my face when my name was called, but at that moment, Siegsan's head also moved… and her lips lightly touched mine.
It was really just a simple lips-to-lips contact, but it was… unmistakably
a kiss… And my head felt so hot as if I had been plunged into boiling
water.
[…I'm really happy… to have met you… and to be your lover.]
[Ahh, errr…]
[Kaito-san, I love you. I hope you'll continue to be with me even in the
future.]
[…Y- Yes.]
After announcing it with a happy smile, with a faint blush on her
cheeks, Sieg-san closed her eyes and tightly hugged me.
I- I'm already at my l- limit… N- No, I can still hold on! Not yet! I can still
hold on a bit more! Be a hero, let's exceed our limits!!!
A little later, I heard Sieg-san's peaceful breathing, making me know
that she had fallen asleep but… Unfortunately, I guess I really won't be
getting any sleep today.
With the soft, warm feeling of Sieg-san's body all over my body, I
continued to pinch my hands until morning, desperately trying to keep
it from moving…
Dear Mom, Dad——– It's often said that the greatest enemy is oneself,
and today, the battle between my desire and reason unfolded. It seems
that my reason has somehow won again this time, but seriously,
someday——- I feel like I won't be able to bear it anymore.