「Sorry for all the trouble…… I’m really sorry.」
「Honestly. But well, we got everything back, so it’s fine.」
Once everyone returned, finished their baths, and gathered in the living room, or rather, around the kotatsu, Hikari-chan properly bowed her head in apology.
Being able to apologize properly is a good thing.
Since everyone’s back and things turned out okay, no one seems particularly angry.
And…… everyone is in Santa outfits!
I thought they might refuse after what just happened, but right now I’m surrounded by beautiful, sexy, adorable Santa girls, and I’m in absolute bliss!
「Haa…… So that’s what happened, huh.」
「Yeah, yeah. A staff that grants small dreams, apparently. Though it was broken.」
Wendy brought over some hot chocolate. I take a sip, and the sweet, melting chocolate makes the happiness feel even stronger.
Hikari-chan also takes some from Wendy, but it’s too hot for her cat tongue, she blows on it fufu before making a blissful expression.
……Come to think of it, Hikari-chan is just staying like this, huh. Fine by me.
Still, if the staff that grants small dreams hadn’t been damaged, a normal Santa would’ve probably just given Hikari-chan her present.
That said, the wish was for accessories made by me, so what would’ve happened in that case?
Would I have been forced to make them or something……?
Well, if it ends up like this incident, I’d rather just make them myself.
「Hey, is it really okay for my lord to be holding that?」
「Yeah. Apparently it only works once. Just one small dream granted, that’s it.」
「A small dream, huh…… Hmm. If all of you could have one small dream granted, what would you wish for?」
「A small dreamssu……? Hmm…… The ‘small’ part is kinda trickyssu.」
「Hmm. Want to eat lots of meat.」
「Sure. I’ll prepare the same amount of vegetables too, though.」
「Then it won’t come true……」
Shiro’s dream is as straightforward as ever.
Adorable. Eat lots of meat today, okay?
We bought all kinds, chicken, pork, beef!
「What about Sorte?」
「Me? Hmm…… I don’t really have any complaints…… Ah! My chest! I want my chest to get bigger! At least go from chippai to pai!」
「That’s…… not exactly a small dream, so I think it won’t work……」
「Why not! It’s fine! Isn’t that way simpler than suddenly creating some weird unknown creature or whatever!」
Yeah, sorry, but I think that’s impossible too……
A small dream…… it’s just way too…… way too……っ!
Ugh…… Sorte, hang in there…… I’m cheering for you.
「What about the one who brought it up, Aina?」
「Me? Hmm…… Well…… I don’t really have anything in particular, but…… if I had to say, I’d like to get better at cooking…… maybe? Sometimes I get a little envious watching Wendy and Mizera always making food for my liege.」
「Ara. Then how about we cook together sometime?」
「Really? I’d probably just get in the way, though……」
「It’s fine. I’m still nowhere near Wendy-sama’s level myself.」
「I see…… Then, please teach me.」
Yeah, yeah.
They’re smiling warmly at each other, what a perfectly happy atmosphere.
Just watching this kind of thing makes me feel good too.
「Mizera has already improved quite a lot, you know. Could it be that Mizera’s wish is also to get better at cooking?」
「No no, Mizera’s definitely alchemy, right? Mizera’s working super hard at it toossu!」
「Hmm…… Yeah, I don’t really have anything in particular.」
Huh. That’s a little unexpected.
I had the impression Mizera was always rushing to grow stronger, so I figured it would be alchemy for sure.
「I’m already perfectly satisfied with my current life…… Working hard at alchemy every day, taking a nice bath, sleeping in a soft bed…… and spending days like this together with milord, that’s the greatest happiness there is. There’s nothing more I could ask for.」
Mizera scoots over to my side, slips into the kotatsu, and gently leans her head against me with a soft ‘koten’.
That little gesture melts me, so I quietly wrap my arm around her shoulder and pull her closer, letting her rest more comfortably.
「Yes…… Mizera is right.」
On the other side, Wendy slips in and does the same thing, so I draw her in too, just like Mizera.
Ah…… The kotatsu is wonderful on its own, but having someone right beside you makes it so much warmer.
Warming both body and heart, this is exactly what that means.
「Yeah, that’s rightssu.」
「Hmmm. Right now is already ideal.」
Everyone gathered together, all cozy and content……
This Christmas is shaping up to be a really good one.
「……Wait, doesn’t this make me look like the only one full of greed? Wanting accessories and stuff…… I feel way too worldly all of a sudden……」
「There, there. It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s Christmas, after all. I’m in a good mood, so tomorrow I’ll make something for you.」
Something decent, at least.
For a full-on, special-edition masterpiece, my affection level still isn’t quite high enough yet!
While I’m thinking that, the living room door suddenly slides open.
「A small dream……? In that case, of course it would be ice cream for me!」
「Iris. Welcome.」
「Hmm. Shion let me in. Let me enjoy this kotatsu thing too.」
「Yeah, go ahead.」
「Then I’ll prepare some hot chocolate.」
「Hmm. Much appreciated. Even though it’s only a short distance, the snow really makes it cold……」
「So no ice cream then?」
「No no. Ice cream is delicious no matter how cold it is! If I can get some, I’m not letting it pass me by.」
「Well…… ice cream under the kotatsu is pretty good, actually……」
The goddesses did so too.
Kotatsu with ice cream. The ultimate luxury.
「So, where’s Shion?」
「Ah, that one……」
「Hmm. I can hear voices……」
Hmm? Oh, you’re right.
Some kind of voices are coming this way…… Shion and…… is that Ayame-san?
「I told you! I’m not wearing it!」
「Come on, just for a little bit! Just a teensy-weensy moment! We have to attack together as sisters here! To outdo everyone on this special day, we need the ultimate sister-Santa double attack! I’ve even prepared a secret plan!」
「I have no idea what you’re talking about!」
「You don’t get it? Look, we both put on these Santa outfits, right? This outfit actually has a lot of gaps, so anywhere is fine…… we just slip under m’lord’s arm like this……」
「Still makes no sense! Outdoing everyone is just for your own convenience, isn’t it? I have no reason to do that!」
「That’s why I’m begging you! Isn’t this your cute little sister’s cute little request?」
「That’s exactly why I refused! I can’t wear something so shameless!」
「I heard you wore it once before!」
「Who told you that!?」
Oho. Their voices are gradually getting louder, they must be coming closer.
Which means they’ll end up here eventually.
But who could have told her…… there’s only one person, right……?
「It was me.」
「What are you two arguing about?」
「Whether or not to wear this thing called a Santa outfit. But well…… with everyone else already wearing them, maybe I should too?」
「Hmm. Shiro has a spare. Want to wear it?」
「Hmm. Then let’s match.」
Wait, is that okay?
Iris is royalty…… ah, but she’s already a citizen of Einzheil now, so maybe it doesn’t matter……?
Still, she probably still has noble connections to the kingdom and other countries, and technically she’s a representative figure here in Einzheil…… but if she wants to wear it, I guess it’s fine.
「Ugh! Just stop it already, onee-chan! M’lord definitely wants to see you in a Santa outfit too!」
「I don’t want to be seen in it!」
Well…… if you ask whether I want to see it or not, of course I want to stare openly…… but it’s probably impossible.
If Ayame-san would just wear the Santa outfit one more time…… that really would be a small dream come true…… huh?
「M-milord? Why is that staff glowing!?」
「I don’t know! Why!? Isn’t it supposed to be only once!?」
W-What in the world……?
Could it be that because my wish earlier wasn’t complete, it’s giving me one more service shot……?
No no no, wait, if that’s the case…… then……
The wish I just made in my head was……
「O-Onee-chan!? Why are you suddenly stripping right here!? Completely naked without any shame!? Eh? Eh? The Santa outfit? You’re actually going to wear it!? When did your mindset change so drastically……!? No, that’s not important right now! Come on, let’s go together, onee-chan!」
And then, the door burst open with force.
「Yay! The main act has arrived! Sisters in Santa outfits! How do you like it, m’lord…… Wait, huh? Onee-chan?」
Shion struck a dramatic pose, but Ayame-san completely ignored her and marched straight toward me.
She stopped right in front of me, paused for a moment, then slowly turned around, showing her back.
Ooooh…… I rarely get a chance to look at Ayame-san’s figure this closely, but everything that should stand out does, everything that should curve inward does, and the outfit makes the lines from her waist to her hips to her thighs perfectly clear and beautiful…… Wait, I’m going to get yelled at!
……Huh? I’m not getting yelled at?
My head just got grabbed, though?
Eh? Ehhh? She’s pushing me down? W-Wait a second?
If she forces me down in this position, I’m going to see something that’ll get me killed! Or rather, I’ve already seen plenty of the Santa outfit! Every single part…… Ah…… I get it.
So this is…… the secret plan Shion was talking about.
An adorable red, white, and green Christmas color scheme forms a beautiful upside-down triangle, even more perfect than an equilateral one.
The base is red, dotted with cute snow-like flecks of white, accented by lovely green lines……
And standing out against it are those two patches of skin-colored thigh……
I see…… Santa-special underwear, huh……
I’m completely satisfied……!
「Wh…… What in the world is this……!! Wh-What are you doing!?」
「O-Onee-chan……! That’s not fair! We were supposed to show it together! Togetherrrr!」
Looks like she finally noticed.
I see. So when the staff that grants small dreams is used, it really does force the outcome……
All right. Time to brace myself.
「Wh-Why am I wearing something like this……! For how long are you going to keep staring!?」
Ayame-san pressed her skirt down tightly, her face flushed bright red.
Santa-san…… what a wonderful Christmas present!
Thank you so mu――.
And with that, I carefully saved it all in my mental folder. The very last thing I saw…… was the sole of a shoe.
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