Chapter 1704: Noontime Founding Festival with Shallow Vernal ⑪

Apart from the embarrassment of having Shiro-san saying “ahhn” toward me while I ate lunch, it was comfortable. Shiro-san could read my mind, so she literally offered what I wanted to eat when I wanted it, and her pace was exquisite, as if I was eating it myself.

[Thank you for the food. It was very tasty.]

[I’m glad then.]

The quantity of the lunch was just right. I thought it might be somewhat smaller in size, but since I also ate street food, this amount was just right, and I had a pleasant feeling of fullness.

It would have been great if I could have a light after-meal nap, but I guess we can’t do that. However, I suppose it should be fine to take a short break from eating.

[Shiro-san, will we return to the festival soon?]

[No, let’s take a short break.]

[Alright. I also wanted to have some after-meal rest, so that would be great.]

Especially since it doesn’t seem like Shiro-san has an immediate desire to return, I’ll take her up for her words and relax for a while.

At first, I felt somewhat out of place with my surroundings, but laying out a leisure sheet on the grass and looking out at the sea wasn’t so bad. The sea breeze is pleasant and the shimmering sea is quite beautiful.

[Kaito-san, it’s a disaster.]

[Eh? What happened?]

[My thighs are available.]

[…………Huh?]

There have been several exchanges similar to this in the past. This is a roundabout way for Shiro-san to make a request…… No, is it really roundabout though? In any case, it’s an exchange used when she conveys some kind of request.

And this time, the statement was that her thighs are available so……

[Eh? You mean, like a lap pillow?]

[My thighs just happen to be available right now. And Kaito-san seems to be in the mood for a little nap…… What a coincidence, my and Kaito-san’s interests are aligned. In that case, what do you think?]

[Even if you ask me that…… Well, umm, I’m grateful for that but…… if I lie down on Shiro-san’s lap pillow, I would really feel like sleeping.]

I have experienced Shiro-san’s lap pillow before, but it’s really soft and comfortable…… and if I lie down now with a full stomach, I’m sure I will fall asleep.

[I don’t mind. I’ll wake you up after a little while, so you can go to sleep.]

[……Errr, then since you’re offering, can I ask you for it?]

[Yes. Go ahead.]

No, her proposal actually is incredibly tempting. It’s true that I feel like taking a little nap, being pampered with a lap pillow from my lover is delightful. Right now, there are no onlookers, so there’s little embarrassment for me and it’s full of advantages from my perspective.

And so, deciding to accept Shiro-san’s offer of a lap pillow, I put my head on Shiro-san’s thighs…… and as I thought, they really are quite soft and smell good.

[I really feel like I’d fall asleep real soon.]

[I don’t mind. I’ll just be savoring Kaito-san’s sleeping face then.]

[That kinda feels a bit embarrassing……]

While wearing a wry smile at Shiro-san’s cheerful words, I tried to surrender to the rapidly overwhelming sleepiness. At that moment, although it was by chance and there was no particular reason…… almost unconsciously, one of my hands moved and held Shiro-san’s hand.

[Oya?]

[Ah, I’m sorry. I just kinda grabbed it unconsciously.]

[No, it was sudden, but this is rather good. 100 points. And so, let’s leave it as it is.]

[Ahaha, what’s with those points……]

Feeling the pleasant sensation of Shiro-san’s hand gently gripping mine, my consciousness slowly drifted into drowsiness. Shiro-san had mentioned something about a Pampering Mode but…… in one way or another, I have a feeling that I’ve been behaving like a spoiled child around Shiro-san quite a bit.

The fact that there’s no one else on this wharf is probably a significant factor in creating a situation where it’s easy for me to rely on Shiro-san.

[……Fumu. I see…… When we’re all alone, it’s easier for Kaito-san to be lovey-dovey…… Let’s adjust the afternoon schedule a little.]

Just before my consciousness sank, I felt like I heard such a murmur.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [My stomach hurts. I understand exactly how Lilia feels.]

? ? ? : [You say that as if it’s your first experience, but that setting of sweetness striking right at the stomach…… That’s not something that originally existed, isn’t it? Seriously, did you just spring it up lately?]

Serious-senpai : […………W- Well, putting aside the lovey-dovey part, I feel like an additional stomachache flag had just been quietly erected for the Gods.]

? ? ? : […………Are you perhaps evolving…… devolving day by day? This Senpai……]