[Teaser] DCO Side Story : the End of the Commotion

 

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Side Story: the End of the Commotion

 

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 it's not fair..."

 

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.