[WN] Dragon Chain Ori : Volume 7 Side Story 4 [Re-Translation]

This is a re-translation.

Volume 7 Side Story 4

The Outcome of the Turmoil

 

Nozomu, accompanied by Mena and the hounds, came to the residential district and headed straight for Tom's workshop.

As they advanced between the disorderly rows of private houses, the cabin they had visited just the other day came into view.

In front of Tom's workshop, Feo was organizing a pile of wooden boxes.

Noticing Nozomu's figure, Feo broke into a bright smile.

 

"Oh, Nozomu, what brings you here today?"

 

"FEOOOOOO!"

 

Letting out a roar that seemed to echo from the bottom of his stomach, Nozomu charged straight at Feo.

In an instant, he grabbed the dazed Feo's hand, twisted it, and restrained his body by pressing it against a nearby wooden box.

 

"Uoppu! Why are you in max anger mode!?"

 

"You, what did you do to Somia-chan..."

 

"Huh?"

 

"Because of the cat ear goods you gave her, the entire Francilt family is in a huge uproar right now!"

 

The reason Nozomu had suddenly resorted to force was either because he was at his wit's end from the repeated commotions, or because of his lack of trust in Feo.

But in response to the furious Nozomu, Feo's reaction was strangely slow.

 

"N-No. I don't get what you're talking about, but what happened?"

 

To Feo, who insisted he had no memory of it, Nozomu explained the current situation, albeit with suspicion.

Early this morning, Somia had disappeared from the Francilt mansion. As a result of their search, she was found in a somehow cat-ified state, but had escaped.

As a result, Irisdina and Victor had gone on a rampage, and both were currently missing.

 

"So, depending on the circumstances, there is a high probability that a formal protest will be lodged by the Francilt family."

 

"Hey! I don't know either! The production of those beast ear goods was all handled by Tom, and I was just gathering the necessary materials for production and looking around for shops that might be willing to sell them!"

 

Incidentally, although the matter of a "protest from the Francilt mansion" had not been brought up yet, it was a very real possibility.

When Nozomu cornered him with slightly exaggerated information, Feo began to rattle on in a flustered manner that he had nothing to do with it. As expected, when it came to his own profit and loss, this man seemed to get desperate.

On the other hand, Nozomu, who knew Feo's criminal record all too well, was still glaring at him with half-closed eyes even after hearing his story. Precisely because he was trustworthy in a bad way, he couldn't seem to bring himself to believe him.

 

"...Is that really true?"

 

"It's true! Believe me!"

 

"Nozomu-sama, for the time being, I think it would be better to hear the story from Tom-sama."

 

"Understood. Feo, don't run."

 

"I won't run! And please, can you let go of my arm? I think my joint is about to dislocate."

 

"If I let go, you might run, so no."

 

Nozomu was holding Feo's arm with a subtle amount of force, just enough to make him wonder if his joint would dislocate or not. If he were to move even a little carelessly, his joint would probably dislocate from its own weight.

Nozomu made Feo's body stand up while still restraining him and made him walk to the entrance of the workshop. His appearance was like that of a captured criminal.

Perhaps Nozomu had no intention of releasing him, no matter what answer Feo gave.

 

"Then why did you even bother asking?"

 

"Just a formality."

 

Feo, whose shoulders slumped at the rough treatment he was receiving, reached for the workshop door with his free hand while hanging his head.

 

***

 

When Nozomu and the others entered the workshop, Tom was diligently making beast ear goods on the workbench.

He was carving a formula into the base that would hold the ears, carefully brushing the attached beast ears, and checking each and every strand of fur. He was truly the image of a craftsman.

 

"Huh? Is something wrong, Nozomu-kun?"

 

"Somia, wearing cat ears, has turned into a cat. Do you know anything about it?"

 

"...Eh?"

 

Wearing cat ears and turning into a cat. At the tongue-twister-like explanation, Tom tilted his head.

Nozomu for the time being released Feo's restraint and explained the content he had just spoken of to Tom in detail.

Feo, perhaps not convinced even after hearing the explanation again, began to argue in a somewhat confrontational tone.

 

"That's impossible. It's true that what I gave her was a prototype, but at most, it would just twitch with the wearer's magic power, for it to turn into a real cat..."

 

"..."

 

Feo picked up a sheep's ear that was nearby, tapped it, and pouted with a dissatisfied look.

On the other hand, Tom was for some reason silent, his gaze darting around.

 

"Tom, why are you so quiet?"

 

"Eh, umm..."

 

"You know something, don't you?"

 

At Mena's sharp words, a single bead of sweat ran down Tom's forehead.

The expression of the fuming Feo froze, and he dropped the sheep's ear he was holding to the floor.

 

"N-No, I didn't think it would turn out like this, you know? It uses a little more magic power, but there shouldn't be any problem with the human body... And besides..."

 

In a faltering manner, Tom desperately tried to explain himself. It seemed that he was the cause of this incident.

 

"J-J-U-S-T! Spit it out!"

 

"Y-Yes!"

 

Tom, who had straightened his posture as if he was struck by lightning at Nozomu's roar, began to recount the details of the matter in a strangely clear tone.

 

***

 

"So, you're saying that while you were continuing to research a formula to reproduce a cat's movements, you accidentally created a cat-ification formula?"

 

"Yes..."

 

"And then, even though you knew you couldn't use it now, you thought it was a waste to discard it, so you carved the formula into the cat ears?"

 

"Yes..."

 

"And you gave that prototype to Somia when she came to buy new cat ears?"

 

"That is correct..."

 

With a deep sigh, Nozomu let out a long breath.

From what he had heard, the cat ears in question were apparently a product born from Tom's research fever getting too carried away.

The course of events was as follows.

Tom had first completed the first prototype of the cat ears and had given them to Somia. Feo also knew about this, as he had been present at the time.

After that, Tom gradually began to make various types of beast ear goods.

However, Tom, as a result of prototyping for a whole day, trying to see if he could reproduce a cat's movements even further, had accidentally created a cat-ification formula. However, the created formula could not be used as a product now.

However, thinking it was a waste to discard it, he, in the heat of having pulled an all-nighter, had created a cat-ification cat ear goods as a second prototype, with an appearance identical to the first.

Initially, Tom had intended to keep the second prototype in his workshop for a while, but he had come to feel an aversion to the fact that he couldn't experiment with it just by prototyping it, and above all, that his own work would be gathering dust in a warehouse.

And, without telling Feo, he had given that second prototype to Somia, who had happened to come to the workshop in search of new cat ears.

 

"Why did you give it to her..."

 

"Well, Somia-chan was asking me so seriously, 'Isn't there anything that can make me get along better with cats!', and I also didn't want the thing I had worked so hard to make to gather dust in a warehouse...

And besides, it wasn't supposed to be something that would completely turn her into a cat. At most, her tone and gestures were supposed to become cat-like..."

 

According to Tom's story, the formula that was carved was not that powerful originally.

However, in reality, Somia had completely turned into a cat.

 

"What's the cause of Somia-chan's complete cat-ification?"

 

"The formula that's being used is a type of hypnosis magic. It makes a person's subconscious part temporarily mimic the gestures of a cat. That's why the movements of a cat are arranged at the end of words or in small habits.

But if that formula were to work strongly..."

 

"That person's consciousness and movements would all turn into a cat's?"

 

"Yeah..."

 

Perhaps Somia had tried on the cat ears she had just bought in her own room at night.

At that time, for some reason, the formula carved into the cat ears had become stronger, and as a result, that Somia-cat was born.

 

"What's the reason the formula became stronger?"

 

"The formula that interferes with a person's subconscious is in the beast ear part, but the part that supplies the magic power is in the tail. Since both are special formulas, it's possible that this happened as a result of the two formulas interfering with each other."

 

"So, what's the solution?"

 

"I think it would be fine if you just remove either the cat ears or the tail."

 

For now, he knew how to turn Somia back to normal.

The problem was how to catch the cat-ified Somia.

 

"Tom-sama, the movements of the cat-ified Lady Somilliana were so agile that they were unthinkable for the usual young lady. Is that also related to the formula?"

 

"Yes. Perhaps, with her consciousness having turned into a cat's, she might be instinctively using the power that a person doesn't usually use unconsciously, and the magic that she has learned."

 

"Come to think of it, Somia-chan was as fast as a real cat..."

 

Nozomu remembered the Somia he had just encountered.

Her jumping ability, which was enough to easily jump over a person, might have been a part of her hidden talent.

With such physical ability, it would not be easy to catch her.

And she was the young lady of the Francilt family. Even if he were to ask for the cooperation of the military police, if the other party were a high-ranking noble lady, it would also be difficult to capture her by force.

If he were to injure her, he didn't know what the doting head of the family would say. That was also the same for the people of the Francilt family.

That being said, they couldn't afford to take their time either. Although the public order in Arcazam was not bad, there were always people in any city who would think of doing bad things.

If Somia were to be caught by such a person...

They had to capture her as peacefully and as quickly as possible.

 

"Ever since the young lady was young, I have taught her not only etiquette and dance but also magic as a hobby, but I never expected something like this would happen..."

 

Mena was covering her face with both her hands and looking up at the ceiling. She herself had probably never expected that as a result of her own education, such a difficult-to-capture cat girl would be born.

 

"Then it would be better to lure her out."

 

"Do you have a way?"

 

"Just so you know, how do you think we've been gathering materials?"

 

Saying that, Tom brought a bag large enough to hold with both hands from the back of the workshop.

He placed the bag he had brought on the table, took out several bags from inside, and handed one of them to Nozomu.

 

"In this bag are tools that we've been using to catch cats, like catnip and cat teasers. If we use these tools skillfully, we might be able to catch Somia-chan."

 

"I see."

 

When Tom and the others were producing the beast ears, they had been collecting high-quality animal fur. The tools they had used at that time were apparently in this bag.

Tom casually took out some catnip from the bag.

Although it was in the state of unprocessed wood, it should still be an irresistible item for cats.

Incidentally, catnip is more effective on cats if it is in a powdered form, as the scent is more prominent.

 

"And the problem is, where is Somia-chan now..."

 

"Considering that she's running away from my lord and the others' pursuit, she probably isn't in the commercial district. The residential district, the administrative district, or the artisan district..."

 

"Or a place where she can escape to any of them."

 

"Then, the central park?"

 

This Arcazam was built with Solminati Academy and the central park that surrounds it in the middle, and each district was built in a circle in all four directions.

If it were the central park, she would be able to quickly escape into any district.

 

"Well then, let's go."

 

With Mena's remark as a trigger, Nozomu and the others left the workshop and headed for the central park.

 

***

 

Nozomu and the others, who had come to the central park to search for Somia, for the time being, split up and began to search for her.

However, since the central park covered the entire circumference of Solminati Academy, it was quite large.

Nozomu walked around, searching under benches and in the depths of bushes.

However, there was no sight of Somia. All there were were couples with children and elderly couples who had come for a walk. In the shadow of the unseen bushes, there was also a presence that seemed to be a couple whispering words of love.

However, since there were human presences from all over, Nozomu also did not know if Somia was in this park.

He probably had no choice but to check each and every presence he felt, but if he were to stumble upon a couple's love scene, it would be awkward.

However, he couldn't just not check. While walking, Nozomu began to check the presences he had felt.

 

"I wonder if Somia-chan is here?"

 

When Nozomu muttered such words while walking, he noticed a gaze that was peeking at him from the bushes.

When he slowly peeked at the state of the bushes where he had felt the gaze, a black tail popped out from between the green plants and trees.

Furthermore, a head with cat ears attached popped out.

 

"She's really here..."

 

While being surprised that Somia was really in this park, Nozomu fumbled in his bag and took out a piece of catnip wood.

And after placing the taken-out wood on the ground, he stepped back a few steps from there.

Somia, while staring at the placed wood, was slowly coming out of the bushes, while furtively peeking at Nozomu from time to time.

And after approaching the catnip with a wary step or two, she began to sniff it.

However, perhaps she had lost interest after sniffing the catnip wood a little, as she quickly moved away from that spot.

 

"Huh? It's not working?"

 

At the fact that the catnip was not working at all, Nozomu tilted his head.

But that was also a matter of course.

Even if humans were to ingest catnip, they would not become drunk like a cat. Naturally, no matter how much she was under the self-hypnosis of a cat, the effect that a real cat would have would not appear in the human Somia.

Having no choice, Nozomu thrust his hand into the bag again.

What came out was a long-handled cat teaser. He tried waving it in front of Somia's eyes.

 

"Here, here~"

 

"Nyau!"

 

"Ah, it broke..."

 

The moment Somia pounced on the cat teaser, the handle had snapped from her weight.

No matter how light she was, Somia's weight was nearly ten times that of a cat. It was natural for it to break if she pounced on it.

Having no choice, Nozomu thrust his hand into the bag a third time. However, what came out were only things that were more useless than the previous one.

A scratching board, a small cage for capturing, dried meat, and even a pot with a handle and a lid came out.

 

"Why a pot? Am I supposed to make a cat hot pot with this?"

 

At the one-after-another useless items, Nozomu was bewildered.

At that moment, Nozomu felt something soft and fluffy touch his feet.

 

"Huh?"

 

"Fumyaa~~"

 

Before he knew it, Somia was right at his feet.

She let out a purr, raised her tail straight up, and began to rub her own body against him while circling around him.

 

"..."

 

Nozomu, so as not to startle Somia as much as possible, slowly dropped his hips and sat on the ground.

Somia stopped circling around Nozomu and sat down in front of him on the ground.

 

"Could it be, if I do this well, I can catch her just like this..."

 

While thinking about that, Nozomu slowly extended his hand to the Somia who was sitting in front of him.

Then, Somia sniffed the extended finger of Nozomu and began to lick it.

 

"Myau..."

 

Somia licked the extended finger of Nozomu two or three times, then began to rub her face against it with a purr.

Nozomu then turned his palm over and began to stroke Somia's throat and cheeks, and she narrowed her eyes blissfully.

At the loveliness of the Somia-cat, Nozomu's heart skipped a beat.

A strange sensation he had never felt before. However, it was by no means a bad feeling. Rather, it was a heartwarming feeling.

Even when Nozomu stroked her hair or put his hand on the back of her neck, Somia did not run away. On the contrary, as if to say, "More, more!", she was pushing her face against his hand.

 

(Oh no, she's cute...)

 

At the cuteness of the Somia-cat, Nozomu's cheeks relaxed. For a moment, he was on the verge of forgetting about capturing her, but he held it in and waited for an opportunity.

But at that moment, someone's shadow came into the corner of Nozomu's vision.

Wondering who it could be, Nozomu raised his face, and there was the figure of Irisdina, with her eyes wide open as if she had seen something unbelievable.

 

"Ah..."

 

Nozomu's hand, which had been stroking Somia, stopped in spite of himself.

The cat girl tilted her head as if to say, "Why did you stop?", and then licked Nozomu's hand as if to urge him on.

 

"Oh-oh no..."

 

On the other hand, Nozomu was breaking out in a cold sweat.

If Irisdina were to raise her voice, there was no doubt that Somia would run away.

And he didn't know what kind of questioning he would receive from the siscon Irisdina after that.

The eyes of the wide-eyed Irisdina were gradually beginning to well up with tears, and her entire body was trembling.

The moment Irisdina's mouth opened wide, and a roar was about to echo in the area.

 

"N-Nozo~~mph!"

 

"Lady Irisdina, excuse me."

 

Mena, who had quickly circled behind her, covered Irisdina's mouth. Furthermore, Mena held Irisdina from behind, who was about to charge at Nozomu.

 

"Mmph~! Mmph~!"

 

"Young lady, I'm sorry, but please be quiet. Nozomu-sama, please leave this to me."

 

Mena-san, nice! Nozomu couldn't help but shout that in his heart and gave a thumbs-up with one hand.

Mena, while quietly admonishing the struggling Irisdina, who had her mouth covered, whispered a few words in her ear.

Then, the movements of the rampaging Irisdina stopped in a flash.

Next, when Mena whispered something in her ear, this time she had an expression as if she had fallen into despair, with her eyes wide open.

Nozomu could not hear what Irisdina had been told by Mena, but the sign of her making any more noise had faded.

Perhaps feeling that there was no need to restrain the slumped-shouldered Irisdina, Mena had already released her restraint.

 

"No, you don't have to make a face like it's the end of the world..."

 

"Uuu~"

 

"Ah, sorry."

 

Nozomu, who had been tilting his head at Irisdina's changing expression, was urged on by Somia, who was groaning with a dissatisfied voice at his stopped hand, and began to pet her again.

In the meantime, Irisdina was pulled by Mena and was taken into the shadow of the bushes so that she could not be seen by Somia.

 

"Nyah~~"

 

"Ah!?"

 

Every time Somia let out a purr, Irisdina's voice could be heard from the shadow of the bushes. It seemed she was properly peeking at Nozomu and Somia.

As for Nozomu, although he was embarrassed as if he were in the middle of a public display of affection, he suppressed his embarrassed heart and continued to pet Somia.

The gaze of condemnation directed at Nozomu from the shadow of the bushes was gradually growing stronger.

 

"I-If I can catch her peacefully, then it's fine, isn't it..."

 

Although Nozomu tried to say such a line with a trembling voice, the gaze of condemnation from Irisdina from the depths of the bushes did not weaken and was scraping away at Nozomu's spirit.

On the other hand, the petted Somia was in a dream-like state. She had completely let her guard down and was letting Nozomu pet her.

 

"I can get them now..."

 

He slowly extended his other hand and brought it close to Somia's head.

And after measuring the distance, he at once grabbed the cat ears on her head.

 

"Ei!"

 

"Fumya?"

 

Somia, who had had her cat ears taken, the strength left her upper body, and she swayed while sitting.

Eventually, she slowly sat up and turned her unfocused eyes, as if she had just woken up, to Nozomu.

 

"Umm, nya-good morning~~"

 

"Good morning, Somia-chan. It's already noon, though."

 

Perhaps the effect of the cat-ification had not completely worn off, as the ends of her words were drawn out.

However, it might also be the effect of lack of sleep.

She had disappeared from the mansion last night. If she had been wandering around Arcazam since then, her body should have been exhausted.

However, for now, he had managed to turn her back from her cat-ification.

With this, the commotion would probably subside, Nozomu let out a sigh of relief.

 

"Huh~? Why am I here~"

 

"W- well, a lot happened."

 

Somia, perhaps not understanding why she was in the park, was looking around.

However, her lack of sleep seemed to have reached its peak. Even while sitting, her upper body was swaying, and more than half of her consciousness was dozing off.

 

"Alright, Somia! If you're awake, then we're going home! Right now, quickly and swiftly!"

 

With Somia having returned to normal, there was no longer a need to hide, and Irisdina jumped out from the bushes.

She was urging Somia to go home, but the crucial Somia was already at her limit.

 

"Fumyuu~~. I'm still sleepy~~"

 

"Ah..."

 

"Aaaah!?"

 

The swaying Somia's body fell with a thud and landed on Nozomu's legs.

Somia then wriggled her body and placed her own head on Nozomu's thigh. So-called, a lap pillow.

 

"Fumyuu~. Good night~"

 

Somia, who had secured Nozomu's thigh, then departed for the world of dreams.

On the other hand, Irisdina approached Somia with an indignant look.

 

"Hey Somia! Don't sleep in a place like that! How embarrassing and enviable!"

 

"No, Iris, what are you talking about?"

 

Although Irisdina was spouting incoherent words, the crucial Somia was letting out a pleasant snore on Nozomu's lap pillow.

Although Irisdina slapped Somia's cheek and shook her, perhaps she was so tired, as there was no sign of her waking up at all.

 

"Kuh... Nozomu!"

 

"Well, even if you glare at me like that..."

 

When she realized that calling out to Somia was pointless, Irisdina's spearhead turned to Nozomu.

Nozomu tried to let go of Somia for the time being to calm Irisdina down, but the crucial Somia was firmly gripping Nozomu's pants and clothes, and he could not let go.

Having no choice, Nozomu, while giving Somia a lap pillow, desperately continued to soothe Irisdina while suppressing a sigh for what seemed to be the umpteenth time today.

 

***

 

In the evening, Nozomu, who had returned to his dorm room, reached for the doorknob of his own room with a look of utter exhaustion.

After falling completely asleep in the central park, Somia had been sound asleep for about two hours.

Mena had also called out to help calm Irisdina down, but it had no effect on the excited Irisdina, and to top it all off, Victor had come, having heard the commotion.

Naturally, the moment he found Nozomu giving Somia a lap pillow, Victor's anger had reached its peak, and he was about to pounce on Nozomu while letting out a strange cry.

Having no choice, Mena had intercepted Victor. A big commotion had broken out. It had eventually turned into a commotion that even the military police had come.

Although there were no injuries, let alone property damage, and in the end, everyone had gotten off with just a stern warning, Nozomu was mentally in tatters.

Incidentally, Tom, who was the source of the commotion, and Feo, who had been handling his products, was reprimanded by the military police, and all the products they had made was confiscated. Although they had also been glared at by Somia's father as if they were an enemy, for some reason, they were later seen with their arms around Victor's shoulders with a broad smile.

Next to them, who were standing with their arms around each other's shoulders, Mena was standing with a smile on her lips, but Nozomu had no way of knowing what kind of deal was made, nor did he want to know.

 

"Hah, that was a lot. Let's just go to sleep for today..."

 

Along with a sigh, Nozomu turned the doorknob and opened the door.

The next moment, Nozomu's body froze.

 

"..."

 

Perhaps unable to believe the sight before him, Nozomu was blinking his eyes with the door open.

It wasn't as if his own room was ransacked. Although there were still few things, the room was still relatively tidy.

Yes, nothing had changed.

Except for one thing. Irisdina, who was sitting in the middle of the room with fluffy dog ears and a tail attached, was looking at Nozomu.

 

"...What is the meaning of this?"

 

"W-Woof."

 

Nozomu's brain seemed to have temporarily frozen at this situation.

To the words that had unintentionally come from his mouth, the Irisdina-dog's only answer was "woof."

After taking a breath, the finally rebooted Nozomu put his finger to his temple and tried to somehow understand this situation.

Irisdina, in the guise of a dog, was staring intently at Nozomu, sitting on the floor with her bottom on the ground, as if she were a dog that had been told to wait.

A tone and expression that made one feel a certain sadness and shame. Her pure white skin was faintly tinged with a crimson color.

Furthermore, the tail on her bottom was wagging lightly.

A gesture so different from her usual dignified expression, like a pet dog that was reunited with its long-awaited master, Nozomu couldn't help but...

 

"Cute... No, no, that's not it!

Iris-san, what are you doing with those dog ears? And by the way, what are you thinking, sneaking into the boys' dormitory?"

 

Nozomu for the time being entered the room and closed the door. He couldn't have the dormitory students see something like this. Nozomu had also had enough of any more loud commotions.

 

"W-Woof woof..."

 

"It's not 'woof woof.' The only animal-transforming beast ears are the cat ears, so you're not turning into a dog. Come on, if you don't hurry home..."

 

"Kuu~n..."

 

"No, you don't have to look at me with those abandoned puppy-like eyes..."

 

Irisdina's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. Although Nozomu himself shouldn't have done anything wrong, he was seized by a tremendous sense of guilt.

He had to somehow get Irisdina to go home... At Nozomu, who was thinking so, perhaps having lost her patience, Irisdina put on a dissatisfied expression and suddenly bit the sleeve of the clothes that Nozomu was wearing.

 

"Uu~, hamu!"

 

"Hey, Iris-san. What are you doing all of a sudden!"

 

Irisdina, who had Nozomu's sleeve in her mouth, was crawling on all fours, dragging Nozomu to her destination.

The place she had arrived at was by Nozomu's bed. She released the hem of his clothes from her mouth and tapped the edge of the bed with her front 'paw?'.

 

"S-Sit?"

 

"Woof!"

 

Without understanding well, Nozomu sat down on the edge of the bed.

 

"I-I sat down, but what in the world... huh!?"

 

Irisdina sat down next to Nozomu and then flopped onto his lap.

 

"Hey, what are you doing!"

 

"Uuu~~~! Uu~!"

 

"No, please speak in human language."

 

The sudden weight he felt on his lap. And at the sweet smell of a girl, Nozomu couldn't help but try to stand up.

However, Irisdina growled with a dissatisfied look and firmly gripped Nozomu's thigh so as not to let him go.

To Irisdina, who was groaning while gripping his pants, Nozomu let out a sigh and lowered the hips he was about to raise.

Then, in a voice so small it was on the verge of disappearing, Irisdina muttered.

 

"...Unfair."

 

"Eh?"

 

"Just Somia, it's unfair."

 

"Well, even if you say it's unfair..."

 

Not knowing how to reply, Nozomu scratched his head. On the other hand, Irisdina said nothing more and was puffing out her cheeks with a sullen face.

Her tail was also tapping Nozomu's upper arm, as if to say, "Pay attention properly."

 

"Hah, it can't be helped."

 

With an exasperated look on his face, Nozomu began to stroke Irisdina's head, just as he had done for Somia.

 

"...More gently."

 

"Yes, yes..."

 

As per the princess's order, Nozomu stroked her as slowly as possible, as if combing her hair.

Nozomu's rough hands slowly flowed over Irisdina's smooth hair.

Irisdina's tail, which had been wagging with a dissatisfied look, gradually became quiet, and her ears, which had been drooping, began to twitch.

 

"Ehehehe..."

 

From the mouth of Irisdina, who had been complaining until just before, an alluring voice leaked.

Irisdina curled up her body as if to say, "More...", and snuggled up to Nozomu's thigh. That gesture was a spitting image of her younger sister's.

 

"Were you always this clingy?"

 

"It's Nozomu's fault."

 

"Eh?"

 

"It's Nozomu's fault."

 

"Why..."

 

"If I say it's your fault, it's your fault."

 

With a full-on clingy attitude, Irisdina was giving an answer that was not an answer.

Although the words that were returned were so incoherent that they were unbecoming of her usual self, a natural smile appeared on Nozomu's lips.

 

"Yes, yes, I understand. It was my fault."

 

As he said that, Nozomu continued to stroke Irisdina's head. More slowly than before, as if to cherish each and every stroke.

 

"Ehehehe..."

 

While looking at Irisdina, who had a blissful, dazed smile, Nozomu also, for a while, enjoyed the pleasant weight on his lap and the sensation of her hair.

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