Vol 9 Chapter 3 (2/2)
Not good enough, Lisa shrugged
”I-I see But certainly, you're even more attractive than before”
”Hmph, it's too late to say that now”
Despite saying that, Lisa's voice was trehtly
”But I' You're different frorow?”
I spoke while looking at the voluptuous breasts that were spilling out slightly froht red
”W-Where do you think you are looking at!? This isn't praise, it's just sexual harassment!”
Lisa covered her chest and suddenly yelled loudly
”M-My bad”
”Goodness gracious I ardless, take a seat here first With just your feet soaked in the water, this would be a foot bath, wouldn't it?”
Sitting on the hot spring's edge and sub her feet, Lisa asked
”That's right, but I've only done it once before”
It was on a family trip with Mitsuki and my parents There was a foot bath at the inn where ere staying, but my memories were quite fuzzy It probably had not been very interesting for my childhood self
Keeping a e
”Is that so? I thought it would surely be quite commonplace in japan”
Saying that, Lisa kicked her feet in the hot spring, causing water to splash and fly around
”Well, it depends on the region, I guess But—this is surprisingly comfortable”
While soaking in the hot spring with Mitsuki and Firill, my body soon heated up, but like this, we could talk in leisure
”Yes, the hot spring is a bit hot and it is fairly stuffy in the surroundings Very warm”
Lisa agreed with me and exhaled comfortably
Our conversation paused te only water sounds in the cavern Noticing that Lisa was in the process of organizing her words, I wait for her to speak and kept quiet
Knohat the other person thought just by reading theto become more couple-like
”—Mononobe Yuu?”
”Yes?”
She called my name and I responded calmly
”Do you regret the fact that you marked us?”
Looking at me, Lisa asked as a test
”Regret huh? I a However I would've done the sas would unfold into the present situation So rather than regretting or not regretting, it's better to say that I feel that I don't have that right”
Lies could not deceive her I answered seriously
”Fufu—That's a response very much in your style Very well, next question Would you have done the same if the one in peril had been me rather than Iris-san?”
”Yes”
I was able to answer this question iuarantee that I would be able to do the sa, if that was the only way, I would have risked everything to do it
”—Wonderful to hear that from you In that case, my decision is made”
Lisa sradually decreased the distance between us
”Are you sure?”
Even without hearing a clear answer froht now, Lisa had made her decision to make physical contact with me
”Yes, regarding the matter of risk, a conclusion was already reached when I was conversing with Firill-san yesterday You have heard about it, haven't you?”
Lisa nodded without hesitation
”Since people are the ones who decide rules, just change them if they don't suit you—That?”
”Indeed, Firill-san and I are in consensus When illegitimate rules bind us, just oppose them head on Also”
Lisa paused and smiled wryly
”You are not the sole reason why our dragon marks have become colored”
”What do you mean?”
Believing that all responsibility lay with me, I asked in doubt
”It would still be plausible to think that shi+on-san got caught in the wake next to Iris-san However, it is soed color for those of us ere not present at the scene, but none of the Ds at Midgard were affected at all”
”Well, I think it's because of distance”
japan and Midgard were quite far away I believed this was the reason why I had not reed
”However, it is possible that there are shest incidence of Ds Were it sion o unnoticed in their surroundings”
”Now that you mention it That's definitely possible”
Even if people could live while hiding their powers, concealing the glow of a dragon mark was very difficult There would also be people who disclosed their identity out of fear for the anomaly
”In that case, another necessary condition should exist in order for soht, I discovered another point of commonality”
”Point of commonality?”
I urged her to continue, but for sohed
”Ahes for you”
”What?”
Totally not expecting so in that area, I cried out in confusion
”Mitsuki-san, Iris-san, Firill-san and Kili-san are obvious Ren-san also opened up to you during the trip to japan It is also apparent at a glance that Ariella-san is quite curious about you As for s of dislike”
Lisa spoke quite rapidly, glaring at me with her face red
”Although it is uess I am certain that I accepted your color bythe fact that you selected me—I feel sincere joy”
She was al towards the end, but her words reached my ears without fail
This was undoubtedly a confession I felt my heart race and my face burn up
”Lisa”
”Oh I h-have said soardless, I choose to have contact with you—And that's that! S-So Although it is very e Please do what you have to do”
Lisa was blushi+ng to her ears Standing up, she faced me with her back
Then bending over her body that was tre from nervousness, she lifted her well-shaped bottom towards me
”Uh W-What on earth are you doing?”
Lisa's posture was very erotic, blanking out my mind
”W-What aon mark is on my bottom”
Speaking of which, there was indeed a glow co from under the black swiers, exposing the blue-glowing dragon mark to me
”Uh”
However, aze was more drawn to Lisa's bottom that had become less covered by fabric
A hot flow surged froulped
”N-No, I knohere you dragonon that pose”
”Why? Isn't it necessary for your on mark? That hat Mitsuki-san said you did”
With her botto me, Lisa looked at me in surprise
”W-Wait, that was just what Mitsuki insisted Her wish, that's all Kissing the dragon mark isn't required, you know? Direct contact with any part of the body is fine”
”Huh?”
Lisa stared at me in astonishment
Sheto Mitsuki
Already thoroughly red, Lisa's face turned even redder Facing an to shake
I hesitated, unsure what to say In any case, I tried to follow her suggestion first
”Umm If that's your plan, Lisa, I'll do it, even the bottom—”
However, these words see red, Lisa yelled:
”E-Enough!”
Then she suddenly dove into the hot spring, sub herself
She was probably hiding herself out of embarrassment
””
I scratchedfrom the hot water
But after a very long tiroorried
”H-Hey, Lisa!”
The rising bubbles stopped I frantically reached out to search the water where she had subed
The instant lowed froht, I pulled Lisa up
”Pwah Huff Huff”
Lisa was al She panted nonstop as soon as she surfaced, face fully red, tears seeping out from the corners of her eyes, but this was probably not solely due to holding her breath for too long
”Ooh To think I did so myself to face you anymore”
Covering her face with both hands, she slumped her shoulders powerlessly
”Everyone has s some time Don't be so depressed”
I tried to cheer her up but she shook her head with her face covered
”Unacceptable! When I made contact with you, that most important moment ended in confusion Terrible”
The blue light enveloping her had vanished Coe was much more mild
”What would you have preferred, Lisa?”
”A special act sure enough, preferably a kiss Oh, b-but not confined to the bottom!”
Still red, Lisa added a clarification Thinking what a ”boyfriend” would do at a time like this, I held her hand
Even if responsibility rested with both sides, I was the one who changed her Hence, I wanted to fulfill her wish at least
”Then—Is this okay?”
Enduring feelings of eently kissed the back of Lisa's hand
”What Y-You”
Lisa looked rather shocked, staring atopen
”I guess it's futile to make up for it after the fact”
Wondering if I did the wrong thing, I smiled wryly and released her hand However, Lisa shook her head forcefully with a slightly dazed expression
”N-No I am extremely happy S-So you can do it after all”
Blushi+ng, Lisa turned her face away in a huff
”Thank goodness, did I finally earn some marks?”
Seeing Lisa slightly cheered up, I exhaled in relief
”Make no ot that!?”
Saying that, Lisa held the back of her hand where I had kissed, s happily
I could not help but feelsuch an expression ”I'll work on i,” I replied
Part 4
”The water is nice”
”Mm Very nice”
”Really?”
”Mm”
After lunch, Ren and I were soaking in the hot spring side by side, having this sort of brief conversation
Taking consecutive baths in a hot spring was ulti dizzy, I could not talk to Ren properly
However, Ren did notair into her wet bath towel, she made it expand like a jellyfish
”What are your thoughts on risk, Ren?”
Although this silent period did not feel uncoress would be ht up the main point
”I don't er somewhere I want to return to”
Ren gripped the bath towel jellyfish tightly and answered resolutely
”Really?”
”Mm”
Ren nodded and inflated the shrinking bath towel again
Ren's father—Miyazawa Kenya—was such a failure as a father that even I hated hiu all she needed was having irls at her side
”So Anyway, let's recover the color of your dragon mark first?”
To reduce the risk during NIFL's coercive inspection, I suggested
”Mm”
However, Ren looked hesitation without nodding
”S-Sorry This isn't so to decide in a hurry Itelse”
Did I rush her conclusion too much? I hastily added a comment
However, Ren shook her head
”I' the sa However—”
She stopped and stared motionlessly at the bath towel jellyfish by her hand
I waited for her to continue without hurrying her
”But if it's just ether with Onee-chan”
Before long, Ren said softly
”Ariella too?”
I knew that Ariella was the only one whom Ren called ”Onee-chan,” so I asked in return
”Mm”
Ren nodded clearly and pleaded with me seriously
”Onii-chan, please”
”Well, Ariella is up next I can't ignore her oill and touch her by force”
I wanted to accept Ren's requests asI could not prohtly
”M”
”Wrong?”
”M is, if Onee-chan refuses I want you to convince her, Onii-chan”
Seeing Ren look at me extremely seriously, I
”Convince her But since this is Ariella's own decision, I don't have the right to say anything—”
”Wrong!”
Ren disagreed in an even stronger voice
”No, not question of rights Onii-chan do you wish for me and Onee-chan to be happy or what?”
”Uh”
Ren's wordsa choice to so up responsibility in a way
Firill and Lisa had searched for solutions on their own regarding the matter of risk and obtained an answer, thus I spontaneously stopped thinking about it What I was supposed to do afterwards—how to bring happiness to Ren and the others ere facing risks—This was clearly the most important
”—You're right Sorry Can you give me a bit of time to think?”
”Mm”
I apologized and Ren nodded
Feeling her gaze, I pondered Ren and Ariella's current situation
Ren would not find happiness by her father's side She sincerly hoped for me and Ariella to stay by her side Then for the sake of Ren's happiness, Ariella was essential But what about Ariella?
As Miyazawa Kenya's adopted daughter, Ariella had him as her only kin If she did not touchher powers at the onset of adulthood
However, I did not think that Ariella would choose to live with him Most likely, Miyazawa Kenya would also lose interest in her after losing her powers
What would Ariella do after that? She had the fortitude to seek her own happiness, but—
'I hope You can become Ren's true family'
Ariella's words froht—the expression on her face at the time—flashed in my mind
I felt that I ht now Iapart from myself, that hat instinct told me
Slight anxiety was hanging over the depths of n of intense i taken from me
Ah—Right
I realized unintentionally
Lisa had said that it was possibly her oish that caused her dragon e color However, I too must have prayed somewhere inside my heart
To prevent the else, I wished for their dragon marks to be dyed with my own color
”Ren, I think I've made a mistake”
”Mm?”
Ren tilted her head slightly at what I said
”I probably selected all of you through my oill I want to protect everyone with these hands—I don't want you to be taken away That's why I made all of you my mates”
I raised on mark and stared into Ren's eyes
”That's surely because I want to bring happiness to you and Ariella I don't want to hand this task over to anyone—That's why I must tell this to everyone”
While putting ether, I had already steeled my determination I reached out to Ren with my left hand
”I will support you no matter what happens from here on I absolutely won't allow misfortune to befall you So, allow me to protect you, Ren”
This was my actual wish And they were the ones who had made the choice I should have noticed this sooner
”Mm”
Ren's eyes widened in surprise Then blushi+ng, she held her hands against her chest That was the location of her dragon mark
”Will you say the same words to Onee-chan?”
Looking up at me, Ren asked in a whisper
”Yeah Also, I won't give up even if she refuses me For your sake and mine, I will convince her”
”Mm”
Ren's stiff dehtly
Then her tiny hands held htly
”I trust you, Onii-chan”
Our dragon ht enveloped Ren's body
The dazzling light made ain, the blue light had already vanished
Holding on mark whose color had dissipated
”It's over?”
”I think so”
Hearing me reply affirmatively, Ren smiled in relief
”Then Onii-chan has become even more of an Onii-chan”
Ren happily pulled my hand and came closer
Did her shyness decrease because ainst my hand like a cat
”I see”
I smiled wryly and stroked Ren's head
Seeing her close her eyes partially in pleasure, I decided into tell what I had just said to Ariella and Tia, the ones re
Zuuuuuuuun
But just at that
”Not an earthquake It's co from above?”
Leaning againstfrom the roof
”Soet back to the group”
”Mm”
Tensing her expression, Ren nodded
It was definitely unusual for vibrations to reach this deep underground
Praying for Charlotte's safety, I looked upwards
Part 5
”—Main Cannon Babel Replica, right on target Midgardsormr's final defensive line—barriers number thirty-six to forty—Confirmed”
”H considering it's a legacy from a lost civilization, Atlantis It's quite doubtful whether it will reach the level of dragons even after completion”
Listening to his subordinate's report, Loki Jotunheim whispered in disinterest
He was on the bridge of the battleshi+p Naglfar Staring intently at the small island on the other side of the broken barriers, Loki ordered
”This fleet will re small boats Hold the paratroopers for now The island's automated air defense system could still be operational”
”Affirmative”
Listening to his subordinates pass on his orders to various locations, Loki quietly increased his killing intent
This was to allow his blade to reach the head of the accursed ”Gray”—
”They have finally made a move”
Charlotte B Lord was standing in the balcony of her private bedroo with displeasure
The daardsorer stop the fleet fro
”We clearly replied, saying we accept the inspection Yet they still act with such brutality”
”Our ploy to stall for tiardsormr is out of control and the barriers could not be lowered It was a bit too contrived”
Standing a step behind Charlotte, Mica Stuart renation
”It couldn't be helped There was no other way to delay the inspection But with this,their stance”
With her hand on the balcony railing, Charlotte glared at the fleet sharply
”This incident is fundaard and NIFL, conducted under the pretext of inspection Their target is ht in the crossfire”
Saying that, Charlotte brought her thumb into her mouth and bit into it with her sharp canines
Red droplets of blood flowed out froround
”Charlotte-sa to—”
Witnessing this scene Mica's expression stiffened
”Take out the blade, Mica”
”Yes”
Ordered by Charlotte, Mica took out a knife hidden in her sleeve Drawn frorooves rese a leaf's veins
”I entrustand carve my testament into their bodies”
”—Affirmative”
Kneeling on the floor, Mica offered up the knife reverently Charlotte placed her hand on the knife, allowing the droplets of blood flowing froer to drip onto the blade
Falling on the blade, the blood droplets entered the grooves, producing a red pattern on the knife Once Charlotte withdrew her hand, Mica immediately returned the knife to its sheath
”Hand all re 'Blood Bullets' to Haruka”
”You wish to have her attack people?”
Mica stood up, her face subtly clouding up
”She is also a vassal who has exchanged a pact with ht Besides, they won't die unless they're shot in the head”
Charlotte declared coldly and licked the wound on her thu stopped and the wound itself disappeared completely
”Understood I shall inform her”
”Oh, make it quick It'll be too late once students are captured as hostages Initiative will fall into their hands”
”Very well”
Mica nodded and was about to leave the room when she paused with the door handle in her hand Without turning around to face Charlotte, she asked:
”Are you really—certain? Using your authority in thisin the same manner as Leonardo-sama This was not what you wished for”
Questioned, Charlotte continued to stare outside With her back to Mica, she replied quietly
”—I a, I will use this authority to dominate the world I have already resolved er”
”Charl! This obligation, you”
”Mica”
Charlotte's sharp call stopped Mica as turning around with a vehement voice
”Thank you”
Hearing Charlotte say these tords in a tiny voice, Mica clenched her fist instantly Without continuing her sentence, she quickly departed