Vol 2 Epilogue (1/2)

Epilogue

Warm.

With my dizzy consciousness I felt a warmth like from being embraced.

When my consciousness cleared, I couldn’t only feel a warmth, but also a softness on my body, along with a sweet fragrance. That sensation was just so pleasant that I wanted to feel the warmth some more, so I unconsciously reached out my hand to envelop it.

“Kyaa”

An adorable scream raised up and a elastic and soft sensation attacked my palm.

“Mmh?”

I opened my eyes out of curiosity, when the first thing I saw were amber eyes. Flushed cheeks. And soft pink lips—–wait a minute.

Why was Machina sleeping right next to me? And judging by the soft and warm sensation, she was clinging to me….What was going on?

My head filled with question marks, when Machina said shyly while her cheeks got red.

“U- Uhm, how long are you going to touch my b.u.t.t?”

“Eh? Ah, s- sorry!”

So the sensation on my palm was her b.u.t.t! Because I didn’t know what it was, I had ended up caressing it! She’ll blow up!

Thinking that, I hastily pulled back my hand, but

“Ah, don’t move yet.”

Against all odds, I could hear a gentle voice from Machina’s mouth.

Wh- What? That was even more terrifying! What happened?

When I slowly straightened up my body while perplexed, a bright white room span before me.

“….Where am I?”

This obviously wasn’t my own room. I looked around anxious, when I noticed that I was in a hospital. And in a single room at that. That’s going to cost a fortune— or rather, why was I in a hospital?

When I looked down on my own body, I saw that a bandaged was wrapped around my chest region.

“Ah, right, I was cut, wasn’t I?”

Inevitably Gogyou-san had cut my chest and I had lost consciousness due to the enormous amount of blood loss.

Hey, s.h.i.+n.o.bu. You collapsed, how pathetic.

With dropped shoulders I stood up from the bed.

Upon that a pain ran through my chest, but it wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t walk. Grimacing due to the pain, I took a step towards the door, when

“H- Hey. I told you not to move yet. Where are you going?”

“Eh? Home, why?”

“Wh- Why are you saying something stupid while looking like it’s only obvious? You have to rest.”

Machina said worried from atop the bed, when I smiled and answered.

“Wolves don’t rest. That’s my answer.”

“S- Stop. Don’t go.”

“Even if you want to stop me, sometimes men just have to go.”

Besides, I wasn’t really fond of hospitals.

Ignoring her try to stop me, I walked on. Also, Machina’s words “Don’t go” from just now sounded somehow erotic. I had this stupid thought, when suddenly my arm was grabbed.

“Hey, don’t stop m—“

I said while turning around, when I inadvertent fell silent.

What my eyes saw was bright white skin. Two beautiful, swaying swellings. Dressed like she was born. Directly put, naked.  It was Machina’s naked body.

“E, Ehh? Y- You, that, ehh?”

When I perplexed made the smart move of staring at her

“D- Don’t stare at me so much…. Idiot.”

Machina got bright red and mumbled with a quietly while covering her b.r.e.a.s.t.s with her arms.

“W- Well, but you’re so pretty. I hardly ever get such a chance…”

If Nazuan were here now, she would call me a failure as a gentlemen again, since I had not a shred of tactfulness just now. I just smitten looked at Machina’s naked body, when

“…Geez, you idiot.”

It was too embarra.s.sing for her. Machina turned her back to me and covered her body with the blanket.

Still perplexed, I pondered. Was that a F-cup? They looked sof….no, wait. I was too perplexed. I ought to wonder why Machina was naked. And also why she was sleeping with me. And not to forget why she became so meek.

…Mhm, as a result, I could only imagine indecent stuff.

Could it be, I had to take responsibility? Even though I had no memories of it? Even though I got nothing from it? Th- That was just too unfair!

“….s.h.i.+n.o.bu, I’m not sure, but are you thinking of something weird? We didn’t really do anything, you know? It’s just that you lost a lot of blood and your body became cold, so I, I warmed you up.”

“Really? You said that, but until recently you were sucking the life-force of the patient in the hospital. I can’t trust you.”

“I, I feel bad about that!”

I said it half jokingly, when Machina explained fl.u.s.tered.

Crossing the barrier to the human world had taken a lot of her power, so she mostly unconsciously had sucked the life-force of the patients. Afterwards she had sent gifts to the patients secretly. And obviously, she hadn’t tried to suck my life-force.

“Mh, I certainly seem to be fine except for the wound on my chest. You better not be lying.”

With a nod and “But”, I continued.

“I still can’t discard the possibility that you trampled over my handsome body out of your own ambition….”

“I- Idiot! I would never do that to an injured person!”

Machina interrupted me while turning even redder, then mumbled something on the lines of “A- And I wouldn’t even want that when we two haven’t confirmed our feelings for each other…” in a quiet voice, which I couldn’t hear well.

But, well, grat.i.tude comes first.

It would have been bad if I had caught a cold because of my low body temperature. I wouldn’t stand for it when I even caught a cold while injured.

I returned to the bed and sat down besides Machina with my back to her. Then I said while turning around.

“Thank you. Your body was pretty warm.”

I called out to her with a smile, but for some reason Machina looked down with a sad expression.

“…I’m sorry. You were hurt so bad because I did all that and you had to cover me….”

“Nah, it isn’t that bad. I’m completely fine, you know?”

“You’re, not fine…”

Even though I answered gentle, tears piled up in Machina’s eyes.

“The doctor said that the wound on your chest will…. leave a scar. Because of my stupid actions, you—-“

“I don’t really mind a scar or two, you know?”

I interrupted her and smiled.

“My body is scarred anyway, so another big one isn’t much of a deal.”

I acted tough,  but I was a bit scared of swimming cla.s.s….well, it was a trivial problem.

“Anyway, I’m glad you didn’t get hurt.”

I slowly reached out my hand and patted her hand. Upon that Machina had to hold back her tears again, but gently grabbed my hand and put it against her cheek.

“….How mysterious. Your hand is completely different, but it feels like my mother’s or sister’s.”

Saying that, Machina made a happy expression and entrusted her cheek to my hand.

That behavior was unbelievable cute, so my heart skipped a few beats. I felt her cheek turning red, so I hastily averted my gaze from Machina, when—- suddenly a knock on the door echoed.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, how are you feeling….”

Luna entered the room with a worried expression, but once she saw Machina and me, she stopped moving at once.

“Mh? What’s up?”

“What, what?”

Along with these words, Elni and Nazuna showed their heads from behind Luna and looked at me.

Elni gave a normal “Yahoo~ s.h.i.+n.o.bu”, whereas Nazuna froze up immediately like Luna.

I s.h.i.+fted my gaze back to Luna.

“M- Machina, is, n- naked….and close with s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san….”