「N-No-No-Noie?」
「……」
Ahh! Something incredibly soft is pressing against my chest!
Don’t push it like that～. How can something so soft be this assertive? What kind of dangerous weapon is this?
「……」
Hmm? Is she muttering something?
「Hug. Press chest against. Then…」
I knew it. More bad advice from someone… That leftover is gonna get it tomorrow! I’ll give her the worst punishment ever!
「Noie. If possible, let go」
「…Close eyes」
My brain stopped working.
Her lips, slightly pouted, radiated an overwhelming charm.
It felt like a black hole had formed, sucking in my heart, my feelings, everything.
No, no. Hold it back, hold it back!
Sure, she’s my wife, and it seems like she’d do anything if I asked.
That’s right. She’d do anything I wanted.
But there’s no 「will」 of her own in it. No emotions, no feelings, nothing.
She just accepts and processes things.
「You can do it, me!」
I hugged her back with all my strength, suppressing the excitement, desire, and lust.
I took deep breaths over and over… Why does Noie smell so sweetly?
Calm down! And begone, impure thoughts!
As I struggled like this… I could almost hear brother’s voice from afar. 『Just do it already?』
Way too direct!
「Noie. Open your eyes」
Her eyes snapped open.
So close. Somehow our faces had gotten way closer without me noticing.
「Did the vice-captain tell you to do this again?」
「Yes」
「…Noie, you don’t have to do things like this. It’s okay」
Her ahoge twitched a little, or so it seemed.
Just my imagination…? Ah, it perked up.
「That’s not okay」
「Yes?」
「Family, husband and wife, make children. So I will make children too… do reproductive activities」
Don’t show that stubborn side in such a weird way～!
「I’m probably human. If human, can make children」
「……」
「If no children, not human. If not human, cannot stay where humans live」
Ah, I see.
I’ve been completely misunderstanding from the very start.
I hugged her tighter once more….the girl whose body looks like a normal woman’s, but has been crammed full of so many unreasonable things… Somewhere in my heart, I’d been seeing her as 『something different from a human』 too.
She’s definitely not like ordinary people. Her actions, thoughts, words—all different.
「Sorry, Noie」
「Why?」
「Yeah. You didn’t do anything wrong. It’s my fault」
「…I don’t understand」
「That’s okay. I just want to apologize to you」
In the end, I was looking at Noie through colored glasses too.
I kept making excuses to keep my distance.
Who cares if it’s my first time? If I mess up, we can just keep trying until it works.
Who cares about her having her own will? She has it inside her. Even if it’s different from normal, it’s definitely there.
So, what am I afraid of?
Doing it with someone I don’t like?
No. That’s not it.
Because I fell in love with her at first sight.
The sight of her ripping a dragon apart and holding the pieces in both hands… somewhere deep down, I thought 『That’s so cool』.
There’s no meaning in being different from normal. I just shouldn’t worry about it.
「Noie」
「Yes」
「…Could you close your eyes? And relax your body a little more?」
「Yes」
Following instructions is her choice.
Pitying her because she was raised that way is wrong.
If she doesn’t know something, I can teach her one thing at a time. For the rest of our lives… one by one.
I gently adjusted my hold on her and kissed her lips.
Did I imagine that tiny tremble from Noie?
「Noie」
「…Yes」
「Could you teach me how to turn off the lamp?」
「Yes」
In the darkened room… I held her close.
-0-
When I opened my eyes, Noie’s face was right there.
Second time. I’d built up some resistance.
「Good morning, Argusta-sama」
「Arg」
「……」
「Close people call me that, so you can too, Noie」
「…Understood. Arg-sama」
「Yeah. Good morning, Noie」
Same situation as yesterday. But definitely different in some ways.
This morning, she was sitting right on my stomach.
Technically using me as a chair, I guess.
「How about it? Think you can memorize my face?」
「If I do it every day, I will」
「…Maybe if you touch it more, you’ll remember better?」
She tilted her ahoge a little and started patting my face gently.
Her fingers were slim, cool, and felt really nice.
After letting her touch for a while… her ahoge was standing straight up.
「Satisfied?」
「Tomorrow too」
「Yeah, keep at it」
She smoothly slid off the bed and naturally came to my side.
Is it just wishful thinking, or did our personal space get a little closer?
「Come on, let’s get dressed. Time for your work, Noie」
「Yes」
「And me… probably getting another weird lecture?」
「……」
Complaining won’t change anything.
With the maids’ help, we changed and headed to the dining hall.
「Oh right, Noie. Didn’t you say you eat at the barracks?」
「Yes. Yesterday everyone told me 『You’re married now, so eat with your husband』」
「I see. Then starting today, meals together, just us two」
「…Yes」
Her ahoge swayed back and forth.
I kinda get it now. Her mood shows up in that part.
Even something this small is an important piece of understanding her. I’ll keep piling them up little by little from now on.
That way, surely… yeah.
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