Chapter 218 – Reins or Ponytails? (2/2)

「I guess you can’t….」

When Taiyou said this, he felt nothing back from the twin-tailed girl.

「I told you, I’m not a horse!」

「I know that. But I was wondering if I could really talk to you like through a bit and reins.」

「Like a horse? You mean the tools made and improved over thousands of years?」

「Yeah, I guess.」

「I heard they work well with horses. Horses are sensitive to them. It’s a world that only someone experienced in them would know.」

「Yeah, I guess.」

「Maybe you could do that with Aoba Miki? She has a ponytail.」

「You’re just playing with me now.」

She laughed about it, but was half ordering in the jest as well. Youran then turned her head away with a 「hmph!」

It was strange, but she didn’t tell him to do any more.

While Taiyou held on to her twin tails, he looked out the window of the nurse’s room.

Flowing white clouds, flying sparrows.

The sounds of lunch break far away.

After watching it for a while, he thought about waking up Leticia finally.

Just then.

(What the hell is he thinking.)

Huh, Taiyou thought.

Something had flowed directly into his mind.

He turned to Youran, puzzled, and as her back was still to him, he grabbed her two ponytails with one hand and began winding her hair up in his finger.

What was that…Taiyou wondered.

(Messing around, even though I thought it was mean, what is all this.)

Again, the same words reverberated inside his mind.

No, these words were a bit different.

You could change the thoughts in your own mind, but those were in the mind, these seemed to be emotions flowing directly into the heard.

These must have been Youran’s emotions.

Taiyou was shocked, puzzled, and tried to understand what was happening.

Maybe, these are the emotions she has, Taiyou thought.

While he held the twin tails, is fingers squeezed them a bit tighter.

(Do you not like this?)

He could feel a small emotion of confusion from the hair.

Taiyou had made no mistake, the reason being is that he wasn’t just messing with her hair any longer.

I guess this is really happening, Taiyou realized again.

Another indirect expression.

And a connection from the bottom of his heart to the heart of this stubborn girl.

(Does she not like this?)

(She doesn’t dislike it…she finds it quite pleasing.)

His question was answered.

Youran again, he thought.

(I’m happy if she likes it.)

(She doesn’t think she likes it.)

(How would she come to like it?)

(I wonder if I could ever like it.)

(Then do.)

(I haven’t liked it until now.)

(Well, then how about from now?)

(From now?)

(Yeah, from now.)

(From now…)

A bridle and bit. Thin twin-tails.

A light conversation that seemed like a dream.

He thought he was connected to her.

That he was talking to her.

That’s why he waited for a response.

She had a stubborn heart, but now it was a bit more obedient.

He kept waiting for the answer.

「Ah…」

Suddenly, a voice emerged.

The twintails fell from his hand, and spread out in a cascade.

The twintails not connected, the bridle unbound.

The few strands of hair left in his fingers, he let go.

Beautiful black hair covering her body.

Youran, with her back turned.

He gulped strongly and waited for what was next.