The next morning, I woke up feeling… a little… heavy.
As I tried to open my eyes, my chest and stomach felt somewhat weighed down.
I tried to see more clearly what was pressing on me.
"H-Hime!?" (Me)
Yep. I saw Hime sleeping on top of my chest.
I could only lay my head back on the pillow and think for a moment.
"Last night…" (Me)
The three of us (with Yuu) went to the guild, but since it was already late in the afternoon and starting to get dark…
Yuu suggested we look for an inn first.
"Yukito-sama, Hime-sama, let's just sleep first…" (Yuu, in a pleading tone)
Hime thought for a moment.
"Hmm… you're right, I'm hungry… Let's find an inn first, Yukito-san." (Hime)
It was already night, nothing much we could do, so might as well rest.
"Alright then." (Me)
Hime immediately perked up and ran a little past me.
"Yukito-san, Yuu-chan, I know a good place!" (Hime)
Me and Yuu-chan decided to follow her. Maybe she'd seen a nice inn before.
A short while later, we arrived at a pretty big building, and the atmosphere… was way too bright for my taste.
"Come on in!" (Hime)
I whispered to Yuu-chan.
"Yuu-chan, are you sure we'll be okay?" (Me)
"I'm not so sure… but we're already here…" (Yuu)
Upon entering, the inside was bustling, like a tavern. Or… was it actually a tavern?
"Oi, another sake!"
"Wait, wait!"
"More drinks!"
"Yuu-chan, this is…" (Me)
"Yeah, Yukito-sama…" (Yuu)
"This is definitely a tavern."
I grabbed Hime's hand and stopped her.
"Hime, what is this place?" (Me)
"This is an inn—second floor is for rooms, first floor is the tavern." (Hime)
"Oh, and this is one of the most popular taverns in the city!" (Hime)
Me and Yuu-chan followed Hime upstairs.
The second floor was an inn, as she said.
Hime went straight to the receptionist to book a room.
"I'm sorry, but there's only one room left…" (Receptionist)
Hime immediately looked at me as if asking for something.
"What is—" (Me)
Only one room… only one room… We're going to sleep in the same room!?!?
Well, in the end, we shared the room. Yuu, being a status screen, could appear and disappear at will.
That night…
I was already lying in bed, while Hime had just finished her dinner.
By the way, I'd eaten before she did.
She sat on the bed, right next to where I was lying.
She had her back turned to me—basically, she wasn't looking at me.
"What's wrong, Hime? Do you mind sharing a bed with me?" (Me)
Of course I'd ask that—just think about it: a girl sleeping in the same bed as a guy she just met?
If you ask me, she'd definitely feel awkward!
"N-not really… I don't mind, it's just…" (Hime)
What? Why is she hesitating?
"What?" (Me)
"This is my first time… sleeping with a boy my age…" (She said, her face slightly red)
I could even see her ears turning red too.
"M-me too… This is my first time…" (Me)
At that moment, my face was also flushed.
"Stop flirting next to me." (Yuu)
Yuu suddenly appeared, speaking with a slightly cold tone.
"Don't just show up like that!" (Me)
"W-we're not flirting!" (Hime)
"I just had to do a quick system maintenance—" (Yuu)
I had an idea.
"Yuu-chan, your status screen has a system shutdown feature, right?" (Me)
"Yes… it does. Why?" (Yuu)
Gotcha!
Yuu might be a talking status screen, but she has one weakness… her brain's a little slow!
I leaned closer to her screen.
"W-what is it, Yukito-sama?" (Yuu)
CLICK
I turned off her screen for 5 hours.
"Yukito-san, what did you do?" (Hime)
"I just turned Yuu-chan off. She'll wake up later. Don't worry." (Me)
I went back to my original sleeping position.
Suddenly, Hime broke the silence.
"Yukito-san… do you think Charlotte really doesn't hate me?" (Hime)
She gazed at the moon with a face that looked a bit sad and frustrated.
"If… if Charlotte really does hate me… would she forgive me?" (Hime)
...
"I don't know." (Me)
Hime was startled by my answer.
"Basically, humans have many feelings toward each other. Love, affection… or hate." (Me)
"If she truly hates you, there will be a moment where you'll make up again, for sure." (Me)
I sat up and looked at Hime. She looked back at me.
"But… I'm sure… Charlotte doesn't hate you." (Me)
"It's not like I'm being overconfident or anything… it's just instinct… yeah, instinct…" (Me)
Hime kept looking at me.
"S-sorry if my answer wasn't what you wanted—" (Me)
Hime shook her head, then looked back at the moon.
"For some reason, I feel a little better now." (Hime)
And she smiled.
I decided to just go to sleep.
But then… I felt the back of my shirt being tugged.
Turns out, Hime was also lying next to me—and for some reason, she was holding onto my shirt from behind.
A soft voice followed.
"Yukito-san… thank you… and… oyasumi." (Hime)
Okay, that was my night. Now, back to the present where Hime was still sleeping on top of me.
"Hime, Hime!" (Me)
But Hime kept sleeping peacefully.
I held her shoulders and shook her gently.
"Hime… it's morning—" (Me)
WHAT IS THIS!? It felt like two soft, squishy spheres were resting on my chest… this is…
"This is amazing—" (Me)
"Behold, the perverted virgin." (Yuu, in a cold tone)
"Oi, Hime, wake up. Yukito-sama might molest you." (Yuu)
"What the heck!?" (Me)
Hime woke up.
"Ohayou~… W-WHAT IS THIS!?" (Hime)
"W-well, aren't you the one sleeping on my chest—" (Me)
Hime immediately got up from me and left the bed.
"H-hey, where are you going?" (Me)
"Breakfast, BAKA!!" (Hime)
"Yuu-chan, did I do anything weird last night?" (Me)
"I don't remember. You turned me off for a while, remember? WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?" (Yuu)
"Ughhh…" (Me)
Meanwhile, outside the door—
Hime sat by the door with her face and ears red. (Narrator)
"Am I still safe…?" (Hime)