「Nyohoooo…」
「It hurts… I feel sick…」
Frea sighed deeply as she looked at the two people whose heads were spinning from hangovers and overeating.
She had come here with so much energy, hoping to hear even a little bit about yesterday and how the ceremony went, but then she saw this.
Feeling a sense of emptiness rather than just giving up, she ignored the two who had turned into oversized piles of trash and prioritized finishing her own work first.
-0-
「I mean, really. What kind of mistake do you have to make for a person’s backside to end up on their chest?」
「Saying it is a backside is going too far, don’t you think?」
「Huh? If I do not describe those things as a backside, then what am I supposed to call them?」
「…Maybe two whole babies?」
「So, she is just carrying them around while nursing! How advanced!」
Lunch break.
Frea was finally listening to the two who had somehow recovered, but for some reason, all she heard was talk about chests being like backsides.
「If they are that big, she probably cannot even use a bow, right?」
「Exactly! When the bowstring snaps back, it would hit her chest with a…actually, that is a kind of pain I have never felt! I do not really get it, but is this boob-person just bragging to me?」
「Mische-senpai, I told you! Please stop squeezing them!」
「Eee-hee-hee! I will squeeze and squeeze and wring out every last bit of that useless fat!」
To make matters worse, they started acting shamelessly and showed no sign of stopping.
Frea felt exasperated but just left them alone and let out a sigh.
It was a mistake to try and ask these two anything.
「I am going to submit the report, so try to keep it within reason.」
「Please help me!」
「…Within reason, okay?」
Everything became too much of a bother, so Frea quickly left the area.
As she did, she passed by Noie, who was dressed entirely in white.
「Oh, Captain? What is it? I see, I see… you want to do more 『amazing』 things with Argusta-sama. Leave it to me! I have a perfect life-sized doll right here, so use this!」
「Noooo! My treatment lately has been way too cruel!」
「Hmph… I have no grudge against you. If you want to blame someone, blame those breasts of yours!」
「Aaahn! …Ah.」
Frea did not look back even once as she headed toward her horse.
-0-
「My idiot aniki’s wedding?」
「Yes.」
「Hmm～. Her chest was incredible.」
No matter where she went, it was the same story. Just what kind of standards did that man have… Well, clearly those kinds of standards.
Frea felt a surge of emotion bordering on murderous intent, and suddenly everything became a bother.
「Well, I think the ceremony itself was quite ordinary.」
Argusta continued to flip through the documents he had received, the pages making a fluttering sound.
「It was probably the same as mine, I think? Oh, wait, was the entire Noie Platoon at the standby station back then?」
「Yes. Since our Captain was not there, everyone except the Royal Guard protecting the castle was out in the countryside dealing with dragons.」
「I see. Then even if I describe it in detail… it was basically a long story, then those two entered and made their declaration. After that, they had the wedding kiss, and that was about it.」
He smoothly signed the documents and placed them on the finished pile.
「At my wedding, things were difficult because Noie had to leave for work right after the kiss.」
「That is true.」
Frea remembered that story well.
A large number of dragons had approached Fort Bajar on the border of the Republic, and Noie had been summoned in a hurry. Frea had been the one sent to clean up the aftermath, so she could never forget it.
「So, the ceremony ended without any issues?」
「Yeah. There were no interruptions, so it ended safely.」
While looking at the next document, Argusta stole a glance at the woman standing before him.
「Would it have been better if some kind of commotion had happened?」
「No. That would be very rude.」
「Personally, I thought it would have been nice if something had occurred.」
He let out a soft chuckle, making it hard to tell how serious he was being.
They were supposed to be on good terms, yet he was always arguing with Hafren whenever something happened.
Perhaps they were simply too close for their own good.
「By the way, Argusta-sama.」
「Yes?」
「Where is Krea today?」
She was curious about the absence of his two subordinates.
Since one of them was her younger sister, she was especially concerned.
「Ah, those two said they couldn’t move because they ate too much yesterday, so they are resting.」
「I will go and make them throw up everything right now. Excuse me.」
Argusta watched her back as she straightened her posture and left the room.
He wondered which part of her was supposed to be 『shy, timid, and withdrawn』.
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Noie woke up with a start and looked at the ceiling to check on her condition.
Her entire body still felt hot, and she even felt a certain shortness of breath. However, the moderate exhaustion felt pleasant.
She did not quite understand it, but perhaps this was what it meant to do something 『amazing』. She decided to ask the thin Vice-Captain about it later.
With a faint smile, she turned her gaze toward the person sleeping beside her.
Watching him sleep peacefully, she sat up and leaned over to get a better look at his face.
It was terrifying when he called her by a different name. Yet, he was always there for her.
Feeling a mixture of frightening cold and comforting warmth within her chest, Noie moved her body and brought her face closer.
She kissed him, then lifted her head to gaze at him again.
It was all right. He was the same as always. The person she had spent her time with… someone kind?
Her own thoughts became confusing, so Noie stopped thinking for a moment.
Even without understanding, there were things she knew. He was surely “kind”.
While everyone else looked at her as if she were a different kind of creature, he was the only one who was always kind.
The depths of her heart grew hot, and Noie kissed him again.
Every time they kissed, the heat in her chest vanished for a brief second, only to return immediately.
As they exchanged kisses over and over, his eyes slowly and heavily blinked open.
「…Who is it this time? Shushu? Please, stop playing around with Noie’s body.」
「…」
Noie fled from the bed as if escaping the gaze of his eyes, which had quietly closed again.
She ran to the corner of the room, hugging her knees and trembling.
It was scary… so scary.
That name she did not know. More than anything, she did not understand his words.
It was scary… so scary.
From that day on, even when Noie slept with Argusta, she made sure to turn her back to him.
She was terrified of him… she could no longer even look at his face.
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