Chapter 59 - Volume 4 (2/2)

「Mhmmm. But you should know that women want to have men tell them 『you’re light as a feather』」

I imagined a situation exactly like her words and shuddered. I unintentionally added strength to the arms holding her.

「Wolf?」

「……No, I just… can’t help but be scared if you were that light. You might end up flying with the wind」

After taking in my words, she giggled in my arms.

「… sorry for laughing. It’s just… it’s really like you to say something like that…」

When she said that with a light and easy-going tone, I began to laugh.

Having lost her nervousness, Lycoris wrapped her slender arms around my neck. Appearing to embrace me, she allowed me to carry her whole weight. It seems she pressed her face on my collar to hide the smile on her face.

It came to no surprise that I lost composure at having her warm, tender touch offered to me quite innocently.

Even then, her laughter did not cease, its light vibration transmitted to me.

Honestly.

What I have in my hands right now was much more splendid than world domination.

Though she told me to act a little more spoiled, I’ve long been spoiled rotten by her. With her kind voice and bright smile, I’ve always gotten spoiled. This might be what it’s like to have a mother.

–But, she wasn’t my mother.

「Lycoris」

「Yeah. What is it?」

「Would it be better to go to the medical office? 」

「Yeah. But it’s a pretty long way to go, isn’t it. Will you be okay?」

「Of course」

When I smiled, Lycoris had an expression that looked at ease.

「――But, it certainly is quite a distance」

「Thought so, shall I get down? If you lend me your shoulder, I can hop on a foot！」

I, of course, had no plans to let her down at all.

「It’s alright. I plan to safely deliver you until we get there. That’s why, if I accomplish this duty…… could you give me a tiny bit of reward？」

With the hidden meaning in the way I said those words, Lycoris stopped moving in surprise.

But even as I waited awhile, she didn’t remove those warm arms that were wrapped in my neck. She didn’t even ask to be let down. But her white cheeks, her neck, they turned so red that it couldn’t be concealed.

I also thought I’d like to punish her a little for hiding the matter about the shoe sore from me.

–And, quite frankly, I also like her embarrassed face very much.

My lover told me 「it’s okay to act spoiled」.

Isn’t it human nature to want to know how 『spoiled』 I can go?

Author’ note:

Just as the title says, the topic is 『Wolf’s POV』 and 『being lovey-dovey』. I wonder if this feel is okay? This request is probably the most requested that I get.

Wolf’s POV really is hard. I’d like to think that I have no idea why that is, but it’s probably because Wolf doesn’t have the attribute to be a straight man. I like to summon Shade for the straight-man role.

It’s hard, but I really enjoyed writing it. Thank you very much for everyone who requested this!