Vol 11 Chapter 23 (2/2)

Shaken, Jeanne explained herself Kili casually began to tease her

”In that case, why don't you just wear a girl's uniform? I'm sure you'll look very cute in a skirt, Jeanne-chan”

Saying that, Kili picked up the hem of her skirt Jeanne went red and shook her head

”I-I can't accept that kind of disgraceful attire!”

”You do realize your coirl in the school?”

Kili's surprised question proize to Lisa and the others

”Oh I-I a it I don't think it suits me”

Her voice grew softer and softer and she lowered her head

”I think you're mistaken”

”Eh!? C-Captain—Please don't make fun of me!”

I was si my honest opinion but Jeanne went red to her ears and shouted at me

Silently listening to our conversation, Mitsuki looked at Jeanne as thougha decision

”—No other way To prevent Jeanne-san fro followed, please exit fro the staff dor the coast, you will be able to return to my dorm”

”Ehhh!? I can't go home with the Captain?”

Jeanne asked Mitsuki with an expression of shock

”—No If you were to be discovered, Jeanne-san, it could cause chaos In that case, Nii-san and erous for shi+on-san who is still young, would it not?”

”Hmm T-True I understand Let's do that”

Jeanne nodded with difficulty once shi+on was brought up

”Mama wE haVe to seParAte?”

shi+on clutched Jeanne's clothing with unease

”Yes But Captain—Papa—will acco Zwei in your hands”

”Yeah, no probleo home with P-Papa, okay?”

Still slightly reluctant to call myself 'Papa,' I nodded stiffly and extended my hand to shi+on

After hesitating between me and Jeanne for a while, shi+on held my hand

”Papa tOgethEr”

Her tiny hand gripped stronger than I expected, causing an emotion I had never felt before to swell up within me

An intense desire to protect her naturally filled my heart I suppose this hat you would call paternal instinct

”Hmm—”

However, Iris was staring ata word

”W-What's wrong?”

”Nothing”

Iris put on a poker face and others reacted the same way except for Kili who leaned in and smiled mischievously at me

”Fufu, Iris-chan and the others are jealous You guys really look like a family”

”Wha—”

”Of course, I'm jealous too, okay? Hurry and make a baby with me”

Her s my heart rate to quicken

However, Mitsuki stepped in between us and drove Kili away

”Kili-san! Please distance yourself from Nii-san! We are still students and inappropriate interactions between the genders are forbidden!”

”Eh—Why?”

”There is no why!”

While this battle of words was raging, shi+on gripped htly

”Yes, what is it?”

”Papa, hOw aRE baBieS maDe?”

””

My thoughts froze I stood there, unable to say anything

Next to us, Jeanne was also rendered speechless, but as soon as she regained her senses, she directed an angry outburst at Kili

”Hey! Kili, you are being a bad influence on Zwei!”

”What are you talking about? Can't you just teach her properly?”

”Shut up!”

Amid the commotion, I heard a tiny rumble

Following the sound, I saw Vritra, who had not participated in the dialogue so far, rubbing her stomach

When our eyes met, Vritra spoke to hide her surprise

”I care not about any of this, but could ye all hasten the journey back? I ary”