Side Story:
the End of the Commotion
Translator : PolterGlast
Nozomu, accompanied by
Mena and the hounds, came to the civic area and headed straight for Tom's
workshop.
As they made their way
through the rows of houses, they came upon the hut Nozomu had visited just a
few days before.
In front of Tom's
workshop, Feo was sorting through a pile of crates.
Feo noticed Nozomu's
appearance and smiled brightly.
"Oh, Nozomu, what
can I do for you today?"
"Feooooooo!"
With a gut-wrenching
yell, Nozomu rushed toward Feo in a straight line.
In the blink of an
eye, he took one of Feo's hands and twisted it up, pinning his body against a
wooden box that was nearby and restraining him.
"Oops~! Why are
you in maximum anger mode!?"
"You bastard,
what did you do to Somia-chan?..."
"Ha?"
"Because of that
cat ears you gave her, the entire Francilt family is in an uproar right
now!"
The reason why Nozomu
suddenly took the initiative to use force is either because he is at his wits'
end due to the repeated disturbances, or because he has little trust in Feo.
However, Feo's
reaction to the angry Nozomu was rather slow.
"W-, wait. I
don't know what you're talking about. What happened?"
Nozomu was puzzled,
but explained the situation to Feo, who insisted that he had no idea what was
going on.
Early this morning,
Somia disappeared from the Francilt mansion. After a search, she was found in a
catlike state for some reason, but she escaped.
As a result, Irisdina
and Victor went berserk, and both are currently missing.
"So, depending on
the situation, there is a good chance that the Francilt family will make a
formal complaint."
"Wait a minute! I
don't get it either! Tom was in charge of the production of the animal ears
products, and I just gathered the materials necessary for the production and
looked around for stores that might be able to sell them!
Although the
"protest from the Francilte household" has not been brought up at
this point, it is quite possible.
When Nozomu pressed
him with slightly exaggerated information, Feo, looking impatient, began to
talk about how he had nothing to do with it. As one would expect, when it comes
directly to his own gain or loss, this guy seems to get desperate.
On the other hand,
Nozomu, who knew Feo's crime record to the point of disgust, remained staring
at him with half-open eyes even after hearing his side of the story. Nozomu
seemed to have a hard time believing it, because Feo seemed so convincing, in a
bad way.
"... Is it
true?"
"It's true!
Believe me!"
"Nozomu-sama, for
the time being, I think it would be better to ask Tom-sama about it."
"I understand.
Feo, don't you dare to run away."
"I won't run
away! And please, can you let go of my arm? I think my joint's about to give
out."
"If I let go of
your arm, you might run away. So, no."
Nozomu was holding
Feo's arm with a subtle force that may or may not dislocate the joint. If Feo
carelessly moved even a little, his joints would dislocate under his own
weight.
Nozomu raised Feo's
body, but kept him restrained as he proceeded to the entrance of the workshop.
His appearance was like that of a criminal who had been seized.
Nozomu probably had no
intention of releasing Feo, no matter what his explanation might be.
"If so, why did
you take the trouble to ask me?"
"Just making an
excuse."
Feo's shoulders
slumped with disappointment at the way he was treated, and he reached out with
one hand to the door of the workshop with his head hung down.
When Nozomu and the
others entered the workshop, they found Tom busily making animal ears products
on the workbench.
A magic formula was
engraved on a pedestal to hold the ears in place, then he carefully brushed the
ears to inspect the hairs one by one. He was the very picture of a craftsman.
"Huh? What's
wrong, Nozomu-kun?"
"Somia who wore
the cat's ears turned into a cat. Do you know what happened?"
"…Eh?"
Somia, wearing cat
ears, turned into a cat. Tom tilted his head in response to that explanation.
Nozomu, for the time
being, released Feo from his restraints and told Tom in detail what he had just
told him.
Feo, perhaps not
convinced by the explanation, retorted in a somewhat abusive tone.
"Impossible. The
one I gave her was certainly a prototype, but at best it could only make the
ears move with the wearer's magic power, and would never turn the wearer to be
a real cat."
“…………”
Feo picked up a
sheep's ears that was by his side and patted them, his lips pouting in
frustration.
Tom, on the other
hand, for some reason remained silent, his gaze darting about.
"Tom, why are you
silent?"
"Eh, umm..."
"You have an
inkling about it, don't you?"
Mena's sharp point
made a bead of sweat trickle down Tom's forehead.
Feo's expression,
which had been pouting and angry, froze, and he dropped the sheep's ears he was
holding to the floor.
"U-, umm, I
didn't mean for this to happen, okay? It's just that it will consume a little
bit more mana, but there shouldn't be any problems for the human body ... And
also..."
Looking flustered, Tom
desperately tried to explain himself. It seemed that he was the cause of the
incident.
"Just answer the
question! Speak up now!"
"Y-, yes!"
Tom straightened his
posture as if struck by lightning in response to Nozomu's angry voice, and in a
strangely brisk tone of voice, he began to recount the details of the incident.
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"In other words,
during your ongoing pursuit of a formula to replicate the movements of a cat,
you accidentally created a cat-ification technique?"
"Yes……"
"And even though
you found it was not useful at the moment, you didn't want to throw it away, so
you carved the formula into the cat's ears?
"Yes……"
"And you gave the
prototype to Somia when she came to buy new cat ears?"
"That's
right……"
Haa~~, Nozomu let out
a big sigh.
Nozomu sighed loudly.
According to what he
had heard, the cat ears in question were the result of Tom's excessive
enthusiasm for research.
So that is how it
happened.
Tom completed the
first prototype cat ears and gave them to Somia. Feo was there, so he knew
about this.
After that, Tom
gradually made various kinds of animal ears products.
After working on the
prototype all day and all night, he accidentally invented a cat-ification
technique. However, the technique he had developed could not be used as a
product at that time.
However, he thought it
would be a waste to discard it, so he allowed his one-day-and-night enthusiasm
to take over and, thus, created the second prototype that looked exactly like
the first one.
At first, Tom intended
to keep Prototype No. 2 in his workshop for a while, but he felt aversion to
the fact that he could not experiment with it, and above all, that his work
would gather dust in the warehouse.
He gave the second
prototype to Somia, who happened to come to the workshop in search of new cat
ears, without telling Feo.
"Why did you give
it to her?..."
"It's just,
Somia-chan was asking me very seriously, 'Do you have anything that could make
me get along better with cats?' and since I didn't want the stuff I had worked
so hard to make to end up collecting dust in the warehouse, I decided to give
it away... Besides, it shouldn't have been a complete transformation like this.
At most, her tone of voice and gestures were supposed to be the only thing that
was catlike..."
According to Tom, the
engraved spell wasn't all that powerful to begin with. Nevertheless, in
reality, Somia has become completely catlike.
"What caused
Somia-chan to become like that?"
"The technique
used is a kind of hypnotic magic. It makes the subconscious part of a person
temporarily imitate the gestures of a cat. Therefore, it would be either the
person's end of the sentence or their little habits arranged into a cat's
behavior. However, if the technique works too powerfully, then......"
"So everything
about the person's consciousness and behavior become cat-like?"
"Yes……"
Perhaps Somia tried on
the cat ears she had just bought in her room at night.
At that time, for some
reason, the spell engraved in the cat ears became stronger. As a result, that
Somia cat was born.
"How did the
spell become so powerful?"
"The spell that
interferes with a person's subconscious is placed in the animal's ears, but the
one that supplies the magic power is in the tail. Both of them are specialized
techniques, so it's possible that the two could have interfered with each
other, and that's why this happened."
"So what's the solution?"
"I think it would
be fine to remove either the cat ears or the tail, whichever it was."
At any rate, they now
had a way to get Somia back to normal.
The problem was how to
catch the cat-ified Somia.
"Tom-sama, the
movements of the cat-ified Somiriana-ojōsama were so agile that one would not
normally expect from a young lady. Do you think that, too, had something to do
with the magic spell?"
"Yes, I believe
so. Perhaps having her consciousness transformed into that of a cat, she is
instinctively using powers that humans don't normally use, or magic that she
has acquired."
"Come to think of
it, Somia-chan was as agile as a real cat..."
Nozomu remembered
Somia, whom he had just encountered.
Her ability to leap so
easily over a person may have been part of her hidden talent.
With that kind of
physical ability, it would not be easy to catch her.
Moreover, she is the
daughter of the Francilt family. Even if they asked the Military Police to
cooperate, it would be difficult to catch her by force since she was the
daughter of a high-ranking nobleman.
If she were to be
injured, there was no telling what the head of the family, who is a parent and
an idiot, would say. The same goes for the people in the Francilt family.
But that did not mean
that they could afford to take their time. Arcazam's public order is not bad,
but there are still people willing to do something nefarious in any town.
If Somia were caught
by such people, it would be .......
That's why they need
to catch her as quietly and quickly as possible.
"Since the young
lady was very young, I have taught her not only etiquette and dance, but also
magic as a hobby, but I never expected something like this to happen..."
Mena covered her face
with her hands and looked up to the sky. She herself would never have thought
that her education would have resulted in the birth of such a
difficult-to-capture catgirl.
"If that's the
case, it's better to lure her."
"Do you have any
ideas?"
"Just in case,
how about you bring along these materials?"
After saying so, Tom
brought from the back of the workshop a bag so large that he had to hold it
with both hands.
He put the bag on the
table, took out several small bags from inside, and handed one of them to
Nozomu.
"In these bags
are the things we used to use to catch the cats, such as catnip and cat toys.
If we use these things well, we might be able to catch Somia-chan."
"I see."
When Tom and Feo were
making the animal ears, they collected high-quality animal fur. The items they
used at that time seemed to be contained in this bag.
Tom suddenly pulled
out a piece of catnip from the bag.
It was still in the
form of unprocessed wood, but it was still an irresistible item for the cats.
As a side note,
powdered catnip is more effective for cats because it enhances the scent. The
scent of the powder is more appealing to cats.
"The question is,
where is Somia-chan right now..."
"Considering that
she is escaping from the pursuit of milord and milady, she is probably not in
the commercial district. She could be in the civic district, or the
administrative district, or the artisan district..."
"Or somewhere she
could get away from them."
"Then the central
park?"
This Arcazam was built
with the Solminati Academy and the central park in the middle, with each
district surrounding it in a circle on all four sides.
The central park would
provide a quick escape from any of the districts.
"Shall we go
then?"
Starting with Mena's
words, Nozomu and the others left the workshop and headed for the central park.
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Nozomu and the others,
who came to the central park in search of Somia, split up and started looking
for Somia for the time being.
However, the central
park is quite large, as it covers the entire perimeter of the Solminati
Academy.
Nozomu just walked
around, looking under benches and behind bushes.
But there was no sign
of Somia. The only people in sight were a couple with a child and an elderly
couple out for a walk. In the shadows of invisible bushes, there were also
signs of couples whispering about their love.
However, since there
were presence of people everywhere, even Nozomu was not sure if Somia was actually
here in this park or not.
The only thing he
could do would be to check each and every presence he senses, but he would feel
awkward if he were to accidentally run into a couple in a love scene.
However, there was no
way he could avoid checking. As Nozomu walked along, he checked the presence he
sensed.
"Somia-chan, are
you there?"
As Nozomu muttered
these words as he walked, he noticed a gaze peering at him from the bushes.
Slowly, he peeked into
the bushes where he felt the gaze, and saw a black tail sprouting out from
among the green grass and bushes.
Furthermore, a head
with cat ears popped out.
"She really was
there..."
Surprised that Somia
was really here in the park, Nozomu rummaged in his bag and pulled out a piece
of catnip.
He then placed the
stick on the ground and took a few steps backward.
Somia slowly emerged
from the bushes, keeping an eye on the placed stick, while occasionally
glancing at Nozomu.
Then, taking a
cautious step or two, she approached the catnip and began to sniff it.
However, Somia seemed
to lose interest after sniffing the catnip for a bit, and quickly walked away
from the place.
"Huh? Is this not
working?"
Nozomu tilted his head
at the fact that catnip didn't work at all.
But that was to be
expected.
Humans would not become
intoxicated like cats even if they ingested catnip. Naturally, no matter how
strong the cat-ification was, Somia, whose body is still human, would not be
able to experience the effects of the drug as a cat would.
Reluctantly, Nozomu
put his hand into the bag again.
What came out was a
long-handled cat toy. He waved it in front of Somia's eyes as a test.
"Ho~i ho~i."
"Meow!"
"Oh no, it's
broken..."
The moment Somia
jumped on the cat toy, the handle snapped off due to her weight.
No matter how light
she was, Somia weighed nearly ten times as much as a cat. It was only natural
that it would break when she jumped on it.
Nozomu had no choice
but to put his hand into the bag for the third time. But all that came out were
things more useless than what he had just brought out.
A nail grinder, a
small cage, dried meat, and even a pot with a handle and lid.
"Why a pot? Does
he want me to make a cat hot pot with it?"
Nozomu was bewildered
by all the items of unknown use that kept appearing one after another.
At that moment, Nozomu
felt something soft and fluffy touching his feet.
"Hmm?"
"Fumya~~"
Before he knew it,
Somia was right beside Nozomu's feet.
She made a purring
catcall, and with her tail perched up, she circled around Nozomu, rubbing
herself against him.
"…………”
Nozomu slowly lowered
himself to sit on the ground so as not to irritate Somia as much as possible.
Somia stopped circling
Nozomu and sat down on the ground in front of him.
"Maybe, if things
go well, I can catch her like this ..."
With such thoughts in
mind, Nozomu looked at Somia, who was sitting a little in front of him, and
slowly held out his hand to her.
Then Somia sniffed
Nozomu's finger, which was offered to her, and began to lick it.
"Mi~yau..."
Somia licked Nozomu's
finger a couple of times and started rubbing her face against it.
Nozomu turned his palm
and stroked Somia's throat and cheeks, and she squinted her eyes pleasantly.
Nozomu's heart skipped
a beat at the sight of Somia's adorableness.
It was a strange
emotion, one he had never felt before. But it was not a bad feeling at all.
Rather, it was a comforting feeling.
Nozomu stroked her
hair and put his hand around her neck, but Somia did not run away. On the
contrary, she kept on pressing closer and closer, as if to say, "More,
more, more!"
(Oh my God, she's so
cute)
Nozomu's cheeks
relaxed at the cuteness of this Somia cat. For a moment, he almost forgot about
capturing the cat, but he suppressed his thoughts and waited for an
opportunity.
However, at that
moment, a shadow of someone appeared at the edge of Nozomu's field of vision.
Nozomu looked up to
see Irisdina's eyes wide open, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
"Ah……"
Nozomu's hand, which
had been petting Somia, suddenly stopped.
The catgirl tilted her
head as if to say, "Why are you stopping?".
"T-, this is
bad..."
On the other hand,
Nozomu was sweating cold sweat from anxiety.
If Irisdina were to
shout loudly, Somia would definitely run away.
And he had no idea
what kind of pursuit he would receive from the sis-con Irisdina afterwards.
Irisdina's eyes, which
were wide open, gradually began to moisten, and her whole body was trembling.
Irisdina's mouth was
wide open and her angry voice was about to reverberate around the area.
"No-, Nozo~~
-mmph!"
"Pardon me,
Irisdina-ojōsama."
Mena, who had quickly
rushed behind her, held Irisdina's mouth. Furthermore, Mena held Irisdina from
behind as she tried to rush toward Nozomu.
"Mmph~~!
Mmph~~~!"
"Pardon me,
Milady, I beg you to remain calm. Nozomu-sama, please leave this one to
me."
Nice one, Mena-san!
Nozomu shouted so in his mind and gave a thumbs-up with one hand.
Mena quietly rebuked
Irisdina, who was struggling with her mouth clamped shut, and muttered a couple
of words in her ear.
Then, Irisdina's
violent movements suddenly stopped.
Then Mena whispered
something in her ear, and this time her eyes widened and a look of despair
appeared on her face.
Nozomu could not hear
what Irisdina had said to Mena, but the signs that she would make any more fuss
faded.
Irisdina's shoulders
slumped in disappointment, and Mena had already released her restraints, as if
she felt they were no longer necessary.
"You don't have
to act like it's the end of the world..."
"U~~"
"Sorry"
Nozomu, who had been
tilting his head upon seeing Irisdina's ever-changing expression, was urged by
Somia, who growled in dissatisfaction when his hands stopped and he began
petting her again.
During this time,
Irisdina was pulled by Mena and taken to the shadows of the bushes, out of
Somia's sight.
"Nau~~"
"Ah!?"
Every time Somia made
a catcall, Irisdina's voice could be heard from the shadows of the bushes. It
seemed that she was closely watching Nozomu and Somia.
Even for Nozomu, it
was embarrassing as if he was playing a game of shame, but he suppressed his
embarrassment and continued stroking Somia.
The reproachful
glances directed at Nozomu from the shadows of the bushes gradually grew
stronger.
"I-, if I can
catch her without any trouble, none of this matters..."
Although Nozomu spoke
such lines in a trembling voice, from behind the bushes, Irisdina's reproachful
gaze did not weaken, and it whittled away at Nozomu's spirit.
On the other hand,
Somia, who was being stroked, seemed to be in a comfortable, dreamy state. She
had completely lowered her guard and was entirely absorbed in Nozomu's petting.
"I think I can do
it now..."
Slowly, he extended
one hand that was not stroking and brought it close to Somia's head.
And then, measuring
the time interval, he grabbed the cat ears on her head in one swift motion.
"Ei!"
"Fumya?"
Somia's upper body
lost strength as her cat ears were taken away, and she swayed dizzily as she
remained seated.
Eventually, she slowly
raised her upper body and turned her unfocused eyes to Nozomu, as if she had
just woken up from sleep.
"U~nya, go~od
mo~rning nya~~"
"Good morning,
Somia-chan. It's already noon though."
Perhaps the effects of
cat-ification have not completely worn off, her tone of voice seemed to be
slurred at the ends.
But perhaps it was
also due to lack of sleep.
It was last night that
she disappeared from the mansion. If she had been wandering around Arcazam
since then, her body must be exhausted.
Nevertheless, he was
able to undo her cat-ification for the time being.
Nozomu breathed a sigh
of relief, thinking that the commotion would stop now.
"Huh~? Why am I
here~"
"W-, well, a lot
of things happened."
Somia was scurrying
around, perhaps not understanding why she was in the park.
However, it seemed
that her lack of sleep had reached its peak. Even as she sat up, her upper body
was swaying dizzily, and more than half of her consciousness was spent.
"All right,
Somia! Now that you're awake, let's go home! Now, quickly and swiftly!"
With Somia back to
normal, already no longer needing to hide, Irisdina jumped out of the bushes.
She was urging Somia
to return to the mansion somehow, but Somia was already at her limit.
"*Ya~wn~~*. I'm
still sleepy~"
"Ah……"
"Ah!?"
Somia's body, which
had been swaying dizzily, collapsed and fell onto Nozomu's feet.
Somia shuffled around
and placed her head on Nozomu's thigh. It was the so-called lap pillow.
"*Ya~wn~*. Good
night~"
Somia, having secured
Nozomu's thighs, proceeded to depart into her dream.
Meanwhile, Irisdina
approached Somia in exasperation.
"Hey, Somia!
Don't sleep in there! How embarrassingly envious!"
"I-, Iris, what
are you saying?"
Irisdina was saying
incoherent words, but Somia, the person in question, was breathing comfortably
on Nozomu's thighs.
Irisdina kept patting
and rubbing Somia's cheeks, but Somia, perhaps too tired at this point, showed
no sign of waking up.
"Kuh~…… Nozomu!”
"Well, even if
you stare at me like that..."
When it became clear
that talking to Somia was not going to get her anywhere, Irisdina turned her
attention to Nozomu.
Nozomu tried to calm
Irisdina down by separating himself from Somia for the time being, but Somia
had a firm grip on Nozomu's pants and clothes, and she wouldn't let him go.
Reluctantly, Nozomu
had no choice but to keep Somia on his lap, stifling a sigh for what seemed to
be the second time today, as he desperately tried to calm Irisdina down.
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In the evening, Nozomu
returned to his room in the dormitory and put his hand on the doorknob of his
room, looking exhausted.
Somia had slept
soundly for two hours after falling completely asleep in the central park.
Mena also tried to
calm Irisdina down, but it had no effect on the agitated Irisdina, and then
Victor heard the commotion and came over.
Naturally, Victor's
anger reached its peak the moment he found Somia sleeping on Nozomu's lap, and
he was about to pounce on Nozomu while making strange cries.
With no choice, Mena
intercepted Viktor. A huge commotion broke out. Finally, the Military Police
came out to investigate the incident.
No one was injured,
and no property was damaged. In the end, everyone received only a stern warning
on the spot, and the matter was resolved, but Nozomu was left mentally
exhausted.
By the way, Tom, who
was the instigator of the commotion, and Feo, who handled the products, were
reprimanded by the Military Police, and all the products they had made were
retrieved. Somia's father also glared at them as if they were enemies, but
then, for some reason, in the end, they put their arms around each other with
big smiles on their faces.
Mena was standing
beside them with a smile on her mouth, but Nozomu had no way of knowing, nor
did he want to know, what on earth the deal was.
"Haa, that was
tough. Let's go sleep for today..."
With a sigh, Nozomu
turned the doorknob and opened the door.
The next moment,
Nozomu's body stiffened.
"…………”
Nozomu's eyes blinked
in disbelief at the scene before him as he held the door open.
It was not that his
room had been raided or anything like that. The room remained relatively neat
and clean, although there was still a small amount of stuff in there.
Yes, nothing much had
changed.
There was only one
thing. Except for Irisdina, who was sitting in the middle of the room with her
fluffy dog ears and tail attached, staring at Nozomu.
"... What's this
all about?'
"W-, woof"
Nozomu seemed to have
a temporary brain freeze over the situation.
In response to the
words that came out of his mouth, Irisdina only answer was "woof".
After taking a breath,
Nozomu finally reactivated his brain and tried to understand the situation by
placing his finger on his temple.
Irisdina, dressed as a
dog, was staring at Nozomu with her butt on the floor, as if she had been
ordered to wait for him.
Her tone of voice and
facial expression conveyed a sense of loneliness and embarrassment. Her pure
white skin was slightly tinged with vermilion.
Furthermore, the tail
on her butt swayed gently.
Her gesture was so
different from her usual dignified expression, like a domesticated dog reunited
with its long-awaited master.
As a result, Nozomu
couldn't help but .......
"Cute ....... No,
no, that's not what I meant! Iris-san, what are you doing wearing those dog
ears? Or rather, what are you thinking of sneaking into the boys'
dormitory?"
Nozomu entered the
room for the time being and closed the door. It would be bad if the dorm
residents saw him in such a situation. Nozomu had had enough of the commotion
today.
"W-,
woof-woof..."
"Don't give me
that woof woof. There is only one type of animal ears that can transform the
wearer into an animal, and it's a cat one at that. So there's no way you're
turning into a dog. Come on, just go home..."
"Ku~u~~n..."
"No, don't look
at me like such an abandoned puppy..."
Irisdina suddenly
became teary-eyed. Even though Nozomu himself had done nothing wrong, he was
overcome with a tremendous sense of guilt.
He thought that he had
to get Iris back to her home somehow ....... Perhaps annoyed with Nozomu for
thinking this way, Irisdina put on a dissatisfied expression and suddenly bit
the sleeve of the clothes Nozomu was wearing.
"U~~, mm~!”
"Wait, Iris-san.
What are you doing all of a sudden!?"
Irisdina, holding
Nozomu's sleeve in her mouth, pulled him along on all fours to the desired
location.
She ended up by
Nozomu's bed. She took her mouth away from the hem of his clothes and tapped
her paw on the edge of the bed.
"You want me to
sit down?"
"Woof!"
Nozomu sat on the edge
of the bed, unsure of what to do.
"O-, okay, I'm
sitting down, but then what-... eh!?"
Irisdina sat down next
to Nozomu, and then, with a thump, lay down on his lap.
"Wha, what are
you doing!?"
"Uu~~~!
U~~!"
"Please speak to
me in human language."
Suddenly, he felt a
weight on his lap. And the girl's sweet smell made Nozomu involuntarily try to
stand up.
But Irisdina groaned
in frustration and clutched Nozomu's thighs tightly, not wanting to let go.
As Irisdina groaned,
"U~ u~", while clutching his pants tightly, Nozomu dropped down from
his raised position and heaved a sigh.
"...It's not
fair."
"Eh?"
"You did it for
Somia... It's not fair."
"Well, even if
you say that..."
Nozomu scratched his
head, not knowing how to respond. Irisdina, on the other hand, did not say
another word, her cheeks puffed out in a sulky expression.
Her tail was also
slapping Nozomu's arm, as if to tell him to be more mindful of her.
"Haa, it can't be
helped."
Nozomu made a dismayed
expression and began stroking Irisdina's head, just as he had done for Somia.
"...
gently."
"Yes yes..."
As ordered by the
princess, Nozomu stroked her hair as gently as possible.
Nozomu's rough hands
slowly ran over Irisdina's silky hair.
Irisdina's tail, which
had been wagging in dissatisfaction, gradually became more docile, and her
ears, which had been flattened and drooped, began to wiggle.
"Ehehehe……”
Irisdina, who had been
complaining earlier, let out a seductive voice.
Irisdina curled her body
into a ball and snuggled up against Nozomu's thigh as if to say,
"more...". Her gesture was very similar to that of her younger
sister.
"I don't remember
you being such a spoiled child."
"It's Nozomu's
fault."
"Eh?"
"It's all your
fault."
"How
come..."
"If I say it's
your fault, then it's your fault."
Irisdina, who was in
full spoiled mood, replied with an answer that could not be answered.
Her words were so
incoherent that they did not resemble her usual character, but a smile
naturally appeared on Nozomu's lips.
"Alright alright,
I understand. It was my fault."
Saying so, Nozomu kept
stroking Irisdina's head. Even more gently than before, as if cherishing each
and every stroke.
"Ehehehe……”
Nozomu also enjoyed
the comfortable weight on his lap and the feel of her hair for a while, while
looking at Irisdina, who was smiling a happy and carefree smile.