Chapter 165: Intermission / Dragonlike Like a Dragon (1/2)
Chapter 164: Intermission / There’s Still, Something Different Chapter 166: Intermission / The Girl's Fight - Phili Edition
Translator: Reflet
「Wh-What are you doing letting out such a loud voice」
Youran said, flustered. She appeared to be shaken by Taiyou’s unusual reaction.
「Cause short cutting means that you’ll cut your hair right. That long hair」
「Well yea――」
「That’s no good！」
Taiyou cut her off once again with a loud voice.
The first time she was surprised, but Youran adjusted to it enough for the second time.
Regaining her composure, she objected to Taiyou with a glare.
「But that’s up to me. You don’t have the right to criticize me」
「You’re seriously going to cut it no matter what」
「I’ll cut it, I’ll show you me cutting it」
The two of them glared at one another, neither yielding.
「……You’re going『to show』him you cutting it, eh」
Hera’s murmur didn’t so much as reach their ears.
「Alright, if you insist on cutting it then――Do it after you defeat me」
「Whaaat？」
「Now come at me！」
「Ooo, looking cool, Taiyou-chan」
Hera clapped with her eyes wide open. As before, that line didn’t reach their ears.
「Are you stupid！Why should I have to do all that just to cut my own hair！」
「No use arguing！」
「I didn’t need questions or answers in the first place！」
They said glaring at each other.
It was concerning her so of course Youran, and Taiyou as well, had no intention of yielding.
In his mind, when he thought of Youran it was with twintails, along with an image of long hair he’d take millions of measures to keep intact.
Just like a space emperor dancing around shooting beams from right to left, the idea of her doing a short-cut birthed both discomfort and interest.
Youran was beautiful, or at least to Taiyou.
That little bit of interest was something unnecessary.
That was how they went about glaring at each other. As if raising tension to a ridiculous level had bore fruit, Taiyou won in their fight of stubborness, Youran being the one to break.
She breathed a sigh.
「Haah, okay I get it. I won’t cut it, sheesh」
「Really！」
Taiyou’s eyes sparkled. Seeing that reaction of his, Youran was pulled in another sense of the word compared to earlier.
But that soon shifted to exasperation and resignation.
「Really. Just go ahead and pull them as much as you want」
「Is it actually okay？」
「I’ve already given up. I can’t stop you after all. However」
She glared sharply at Taiyou.
「No more suddenly doing it. You have ridiculous strength so when you suddenly do it my neck hurts. Mess up and it’ll be torn off」
「Right, it would be bad after all if your hair came off. They do say that hair is a woman’s lifeline」
「Not that! I’m talking about my freaking neck！」
「Oh, you meant that」
「Geez……」
「Then, can I pull them right now」
「Immediately！？」
Youran’s voice cracked. She seemed to not believe what she was hearing.
「……Haah, do what you want then？」
After a sigh, she averted her face. Turning back to the ocean, she fully exposed her back to Taiyou.
「Th-Then……」
Perhaps because of what had happened earlier, Taiyou timidly touched her twintails, grabbing both, and gently pulled on them.
Rather than pulling them, his handwork was that of admiration.
Handiwork like that of someone handling a just-born infant, treating something fragile.
「Nn……」
A voice leaked out of Youran’s mouth.
「S-Sorry. Was it too strong」
「……The contrary, go a bit stronger」
「Huh, I can really go stronger？」
「That would be better than the last one yeah」
Youran said. Looking closely, the bases of her ears had become red.
Thinking that he had instead angered her by being too weak, he adjusted his power, pulling on them once again.
Being straightforward for the third time.
Her neck didn’t move……He pulled with a strength that was neither too strong nor too weak.
Enveloped by the sound of the waves, Taiyou pulled both strands of twintails, and Youran let him do as he pleased.
A bizarre space, yet an atmosphere that wasn’t half bad.
Taiyou did that to her, enough to forget about that time.