Makoto, Lucy, and Sasa
“Heavy...” I grumbled.
I was just waking up, and it felt like there was a weight on either side of me. Last night, I’d tried to enter the Seafloor Temple again but had accomplished yet another flawless tactical withdrawal.
I’d decided that barging in on Prince Leonardo’s room every night would be a nuisance, so I was in my own bed this time. As I’d expected, the usual intruders had arrived.
Well, it’s not like I locked the door... I thought to myself.
I glanced to my side and noticed the long red hair draped over my neck. The elf wreathed by all that hair was breathing softly in her sleep.
“Lucy,” I murmured, “come on.”
“Mmph... Oh, you’re back, Makoto?” she asked, stirring awake and rubbing her eyes sleepily. As always, her nightwear was more like underwear because of her high body heat, and the strap of her camisole was slipping from her shoulder.
“It feels like I’ve said it a few times, but the way you wear that—”
Suddenly, I was interrupted by a pair of arms slipping around my neck.
“Takatsukiii.” Her voice was close to my ear, and she brushed Lucy’s hair away. The owner of those chilly arms was none other than...Sasa.
“Morning, Sasa.”
“Good morning. So you came back to your room this time! It’s been a while...” As she spoke, she pulled me closer with her arms and wrapped her legs around mine. She was coiling around me...almost like a snake. Well, she was a lamia, so I guess that made sense...
“Come on, Aya, you’re clinging too much,” Lucy protested. She pulled off Sasa’s arms and replaced them with her own.
“Luuu, what’re you doing,” Sasa whined, grabbing Lucy right back.
“We promised we’d help each other, right?” Lucy asked.
“So why are you getting in the way?” countered Sasa.
The two of them glared at each other over me. Uh...guys?
“You’re too close to him.”
“And you’re not wearing your clothes properly.”
Meanwhile, I was being deprived of air. “C-Can’t breathe...help...” Sasa had superhuman strength, and Lucy was stronger than she looked... I was being crushed between the two of them.
“Ah! Makoto!”
“Oh no, Takatsuki!”
The two of them quickly realized what they were doing and backed off.
That was close... I’d been heading for a bad end, crushed between girls.
Are you sure that’s not a good end? Noah interjected.
No, goddess, that’s not how I want to go out!
While I caught my breath, Lucy and Sasa stared at me in worry.
“Are you okay, Makoto?”
“Are you angry?”
“Nah,” I replied. “Actually, we should all go out today.”
I honestly felt kinda bad... During our vacation, I’d been focusing entirely on the Seafloor Temple, so I’d barely made any time for them.
At my suggestion, their faces both broke out into smiles.
“We’ll go change!”
“Wait here.”
The two of them quickly scampered off to their rooms.
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“Makoto!” exclaimed Lucy. “First off, there’s this really pretty beach! After that, we can stop somewhere good for lunch, and I want to buy a new outfit for practicing magic...”
Sasa then cut in with her own ideas. “Takatsuki! I want to look around that bazaar. There’s this place with great cake, so we can go there. I also want you to help me pick out some new shoes...”
“That sounds great, Aya!” Lucy said enthusiastically. “Maybe I should pick up a new pair too.”
“That’s fine!” Sasa agreed. “What about plans for tonight?”
“Leave that to me! I booked a private room at a restaurant—the view is supposed to be amazing! Prince Leonardo told me about it, so it’ll be perfect!”
“Yay! Then we can play cards in your room, Takatsuki.”
Our schedule was packed to bursting. The pair of them just didn’t stop...
Just as we were confirming our itinerary for the day, I felt someone’s eyes on us. I glanced around and found Princess Sophia looking our way. But when our eyes met, she hurriedly averted her gaze. What was that all about...?
Makoto, time to show your manliness.
Noah... All right. I’ll speak to Princess Sophia as well.
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