Chapter 243: Are you trying to ruin me?
When I got back to Nifa Inn I went into the living space with Teine right away. Nimi, Pafa, and Hiero were around the table for breakfast. I gave a morning greeting and they smiled happily and greeted back. Hiero smiled and pulled the chair beside her so I thanked her, sat, and Pafa toddled over and set tea in front of me. I smiled at Pafa too, thanked her, lifted the cup, took a sip, and wet a throat that had gotten a little dry. I looked at Nimi with my eyes. She was talking happily with Teine. Hiero pulled my sleeve and asked with a smile,
"How was the camping training?"
"It went well. The students were honest, and they got along with the adventurers... come to think of it, Hiero, do you know Tears of the Plain?"
"I saw them with Grize a few times~. Pretty flowers, right?"
"Yeah. A student named Monica..."
I explained to Hiero, who had scooted her chair closer, that Monica could find Tears of the Plain with the naked eye. She made a surprised face then laughed in a troubled way. I reported the camping talk including Nimi and Pafa when a yawn suddenly came out. Maybe coming home let the tension out... sleepiness was hitting too. In the end I had not taken a nap because I was worried about the students, so it was not strange to get sleepy... Nimi saw my state and told me with a gentle smile that the bath was heated so I should get in. I thanked her, stood, and headed to the bath.
I washed my hair and body and soaked in the water. I almost let out an "Aah" without meaning to. Morning baths felt good. After I got in I would help at the inn... they probably would not let me, so I would take a nap. Nimi’s smiling face shaking her head floated up and I smiled wryly by myself. While I was thinking that the bath door opened. I turned my face and Teine came in with her body hidden by a cloth. I was surprised. Teine looked at my face even while looking embarrassed, smiled, and started washing her hair and body.
"Teine, you don’t have to worry that much. I’m fine."
"That’s not it. Um... this is because I wanted to get in with Raide-sama."
Teine with her wings hidden seemed to have finished washing. She appealed with her eyes for me to open my legs. Beauty that gained gloss from being wet, melon-like breasts, nipples asserting themselves, a slim build wet and alluring. That body was in front of me and on top of that her cheeks were red with embarrassment. Staring could not be helped. Please forgive me.
I immediately looked away and nodded. Teine laughed a little embarrassed, quietly sank into the water, and leaned her back against me. I wrapped both arms around Teine’s stomach and hugged her gently. An alluring "Nnn..." came and my lower half almost reacted. It would be tactless so I worked to hold it down. Teine let out a breath as if relieved and even leaned her head. She had just washed her hair but the spring breeze mixed with shampoo scent and smelled good.
"Raide-sama’s body is big and it reassures me."
"I’m reassured just by Teine being beside me too. Lately I’m being spoiled by everyone too much and I’m scared I’ll go bad..."
"Kusu. I might want to see a ruined Raide-sama too."
"It might be a more pathetic look than you expect, you know?"
"Fufufu. Even though you look at our pathetic looks."
I smiled at Teine’s words in a troubled way and tightened my hug with the meaning that I wanted her to let me off. Then Teine pressed the back of her head against my right shoulder and smiled happily looking sideways. If Nimi was a leisurely older-sister type, Teine was a reliable older-sister type. No mistake...
Because I was usually the one getting my cheek poked I pressed Teine’s left cheek with my left index finger. I thought she smiled like a mischievous child and narrowed her eyes, then she grabbed my left hand and stuffed my index finger in her mouth. The feel of my finger being licked all over. When I moved the finger her tongue wrapped around it, which put me in a spot. Teine let the finger out of her mouth, turned her face sideways, kissed my right cheek, and said with her cheeks still red,
"Raide-sama is unexpectedly a mischievous child."
"...Hearing that from Teine puts me in a spot."
"My. You want to say I’m more the mischievous child? Ahn... yaan... geez."
My freed left hand was placed on Teine’s chest that looked like it was floating in the water, so I put a little force in my fingers at the soft feel and sank them into her skin. Teine moaned in a quiet voice then ground her back against me. I smiled with a troubled face and apologized. I got "See, you are a mischievous child" and a kiss on the cheek. I thought Hiero was the only calculated-cute specialist, but there was one more... no. Was I just not noticing and there were still more?
I had Teine get out of the bath first and head to the living room. Why were lovers’ backs so alluring... I did not think anything of anyone besides the lovers, but if they were lovers I ended up following them with my eyes.
I smiled wryly by myself, shook my head, stood from the tub, wiped my body, and headed to the living room. I caught sight of Teine sitting on the sofa wiping her hair with a cloth. I started to speak and she turned her face this way and beckoned. I sat beside Teine wrapped in a light-blue opaque negligee. She started wiping my hair with the cloth. The truly older-sister action almost made me laugh.
"Are you really trying to ruin me?"
"Fufu. You noticed?"
"If you fuss over me this diligently anyone would notice."
"I’ll say this. The only one I do this kind of thing for is Raide-sama. Don’t forget, all right?"
"...Yeah. I got it."
Thinking I might as well get spoiled I asked Teine to sleep beside me. Teine blinked adorably then smiled happily and nodded. After drying my hair and taking water I went into my room. Teine coming behind looked around the room as if it was unusual. My room was no-shoes, and Teine took off her slippers outside as if she knew.
Should I seriously start laying silver wolf rugs through the living space too and make it no-shoes? While thinking that I looked sideways at Teine comfortably rubbing her bare feet on the rug. I got on the bed, lay on my back, and another yawn came out. I seemed more tired than I thought. Sleepiness hit so hard that whether my lower half settled or not did not even matter...
Teine floated, lay beside me, pressed my head to her chest, and hugged me as if cradling me. I turned on my side, wrapped one arm around Teine’s waist and pulled her close, pressed my face hard into her chest, and an alluring "Ahn..." came from above my head. Teine’s comfortable body heat, the feel of her skin, the calming heartbeat. If I breathed in there was spring breeze and soap scent and the sleepiness was promoted.
"This calms me..."
"Me too. I feel very at ease. ...Good night, Raide-sama."
"Night... Teine."
Having my hair stroked with gentle hands felt good. I closed my eyelids and fell into sleep little by little. I might already be ruined... I muttered in my heart and let go of consciousness.
[Hiero]
I was helping at the tavern when I remembered something to tell Raide. I excused myself to Nimi and came back to the living space. But it had gone quiet and Teine was gone too. I thought they had already gone to sleep and turned my face toward Raide’s bedroom. I quietly opened the door so I would not make sound and peeked in. Seeing the scene inside I almost laughed and immediately closed the door.
Where in the world was there a human wrapped in fairy wings, hugged, and slept beside!? Just thinking it was so funny I could not help it. I hurried out of the living space and ran into the tavern wanting to share the feeling with Nimi. I went into the kitchen, hugged Nimi from the side while she was sorting vegetables, and reported the scene I saw in the bedroom. "My, my," she laughed happily.
"Geez, geeez! Everyone is too cute! Too cuuute! Nimi thinks so too, right!?"
"Fufufu. Yes. I do. But Hiero-san is cute too. You must not forget that, all right?"
"Hauaaaah!! Nimi, if you spoil me I won’t stop, you know!?"
"Fufu. Please, please spoil yourself."
I raised a voiceless cry of joy and hugged her hard. Nimi wiped her hands then hugged me back. ...I had thought it for a while, but aren’t Nimi’s breasts too soft!? Combined with the maternal feeling they’re soft like marshmallows and I can’t take it!? And not losing their shape is a miracle, right? It’s weird, this, thiiis~~~! I rubbed my face against Nimi’s chest, slither slither. She did not make a single unpleasant face and hugged me so my head almost flew.
Yesterday I went to see Maya and the others too and everyone hugged me kindly the same way. No no. It’s really a miracle! Separate from Lady Riera, Raide’s state is a miracle!? I shouted while burying my face in Nimi’s chest and felt a wry-smile atmosphere above my head so I lifted my face. Nimi smiled at the me who lifted my face, whispered something by my ear, and I was happy.
For the record Pafa came into the kitchen from inn work, saw my state, got envious, and hugged me and Nimi together. Behind that the two helpers were laughing happily. I renewed my resolve that I would not let a fun, happy scene like this be lost.