What have I’ve been doing since last night?

The memories of my rejection come flooding in my mind again which made me a little upset. I can’t shake it off my mind and I am brooding over to how to talk with him again. However, that said, I feel a little satisfaction within my heart as if I have let a flood flow out.

I guess from now on everything between us will be a bit awkward, if not, a little distant.

So, after my rejection, what have I’ve been doing?

I try to move my head a little.

BOING

I felt something soft and elastic covering my face. Since waking up a dozen of seconds earlier, my face feels a little hot and it is a little hard to breathe. I try to squirm around only to be tightly grasped by arms in my back.

I immediately open my eyes since the confusion got me a little nervous. What behold my sight is…

“Asagao!~ Are you awake now? That’s silly of me, of course, you are.”

“Alstroe?!”

My eyes met with Alstroe under the white sheet of the bed we are sleeping onto. Her smile is cheerful and her yellow eyes are gentle.

Last night, since I was crying endlessly, my body feels heavy and I desperately tried to search for comfort. The last thing I remember is that I am crying right in Alstroe’s chest for the whole night until I fell asleep.

“Are you okay now?”

“Yes…thank you, Alstroe.”

“I see. I’m happy!”

Our body touches each other and within the cover of the blanket, our scent collides and mixes. Her body temperature, her heat, her warmth are thoroughly transmitted to me and most of all, her breasts are pressing against me.

She didn’t even ask what’s wrong or anything. She immediately came rushing to my side as she saw me crying. No questions asked, she promptly hugged me and comforted me. She does not want to delve into my own problems yet until I say it myself, she will just be there to for the sole purpose of just being there.

“What time is it?”

“I don’t know. You can rest as long as you want though. Asagao has been working hard for a while now, right?”

“I don’t know…I want to do so much more. I have to…”

“I see. I’m here, we are family, right? We promised each other.”

“Yes. Thank you again.”

Without reservation, I snuggle closer to Alstroe. It gave me a sense of comfort. My heart still aches whenever a think of what happened yesterday night. However, whenever I am with Alstroe, everything else melts away. Not just now, but every time we are together.

“Ah…”

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“What’s wrong?”

“D-Don’t come closer…”

“Eh…why?”

“I haven’t brushed my teeth yet…I think my breath smells bad…”

“Ehehehe! It can’t be that. Here, get closer to me! If it does smell bad, I won’t mind it though.”

“Impossible! No, no, no! I really need to get up now and prepare myself!”

“Eh? Come now!~ We don’t get this much opportunity!~”

“Stop acting like a child now, Alstroe!”

“Ehehehe!~”

“Geez…fine.”

Alstroe persisted to stay like this a little longer and I give in easily. Pull the sheet down a little so our face would resurface from its cover.

What I saw is a simple bedroom with a window that easily reveals the sight of the ocean. There were corals, sea shells, and clams decoration all over. Simple drawers and cabinet are neatly arranged against the wall and a simple table top lay beside the bed.

“This is…your room?”

“Yes! It’s a little cramped than yours though. Are you uncomfortable?”

“No…it’s more…incredibly normal for someone like you.”

“Buuu…Asagao is being mean!”

“Eh? No! I mean…I like…how simple it is.”

The ceiling and walls are wood built that gives a really aesthetic feel. The open window brings fresh wind from the sea which is tinged with saltiness. The bed is abnormally large though but it is not out of place.

“This is…nice…”

“Asagao?”

I weakly muttered such thing. From here, you can gaze the town together with the sea. The lovely blue sky with clouds looming over entices my eyes that I stare at it for quite a time. The beautiful ocean reflects the color of the sky that it looks like a marble in my eyes.

In short, everything is breathtaking.

“How is it, Asagao? This town is really beautiful, right?”

“Yes…back when I was here, I never really put my mind…about how beautiful it is.”

“Something like this…I want to protect it. You love it too, right?”

“Yes…”

“That means…I have to protect things you love too. I will also protect you and be by your side. There are so many things which are more beautiful…when I appreciate it together with someone important to me.”

“I know…how that feels…”

I just smiled from Alstroe’s words. Her wish is so sincere and honest like a crystal. I don’t feel weary and I feel light like everything doesn’t matter.

“Come here.”

“Alstroe?!”

She pulls my body over to her and lay my head down in her lap as we watch the scenery from her window. This was the lap that I love sleeping in the most. To think that she remembers everything from what can make me feel really calm.

She started stroking my head gently with her soft and beautiful palm that you wouldn’t think she is someone who brutally fights enemies.

Sleeping three days straight to expel all of my stress won’t matter to this sensation brought by Alstroe. It’s a hundred times better.

“Alstroe…the sea…is like sparkly sky…”

“That’s a new way to look at it.”

“Hey…you are so strong but…why can’t you swim? You even live by the seashore.”

“What’s with the sudden question? It’s a little embarrassing to say about…”

“I can’t swim because back in my previous life…I didn’t have any opportunity to take my leisure time such as swimming.”

“I see…”

I look above to see Alstroe’s face with a smirk.

“Well…Big sis Cecille tried to teach me once…”

“Un…”

“However, when I paddle in the water…well…you can already imagine what will happen.”

“Ahahaha. That’s so silly of you.”

“What? It’s not my fault that strong waves started washing Big sis Cecille and me away!”

“She must really have a hard time.”

“Please don’t make fun of it…I can easily drown you know.”

“Ehehehehe!~”

“Geez…Asagao…now you’re teasing me!”

With a pouting face, Alstroe said so as I showed a little smirk at her impishly.

“Then, if everything is over…do you want to learn how to swim together?”

“With Asagao? I love to!”

“Then, I think I’ll ask Fonfon to let me live here.”

“Here…?”

“Well…I feel like it.”

“I see.”

At that moment, in one of the baskets between shelves, I saw something, a ball of yarn with complete sewing materials. Beneath the ball of yarn is unruly scarf, clothes and even socks that are badly made.

Alstroe notices where my gaze at and…

“Eeek!”

She shrieks but wasn’t able to move because I am in her lap. Her face…becomes so flustered that it becomes red. This a rare face Alstroe makes so it caught me off guard.

“What’s that?

“T-T-That’s…ummm…I’m…just trying…a new hobby…”

“Sewing?”

“Yes…it’s…weird for you too?”

“No, it is not. More like it’s cute of you to try something like that.”

“M-My face is red right now? Uwaah…”

“No need to worry. I love it when I know something more of you, Alstroe.”

“Geez…but I am not good at it…”

“Then why don’t I teach you how to when we get the time to do so? You will learn how to and we can spend time together, right?”

“Then, when that time comes, please take care of me.”

“This Alstroe is cute too.”

“Geez!”

This simple exchange, this simple talk, everything between the two of us, it’s not stifling at all, on the contrary, it’s a little addicting, sincere words from her gave me solace.

She holds true to the seven virtues that contradict the seven deadly sins. It’s the composition of her Ki.

Wrath, lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, pride, and envy…they nearly don’t exist in her.

Because of that, I feel the best beside her…

However, this moment needs to end. We need to act swiftly to preserve and save this beautiful world that we both love.

“I guess we need to go now, Alstroe.”

“Yeah…”

“Let do our best so we can still see more of this world. To see every beauty it can offer, right?”

“Asagao…you are right.”

I get up from her lap. We both look at each other and nodded.

Right now, we have insufficient time to dawdle around. Right now, we need to have a concrete plan for our upcoming battle that will determine that fate of this world.

Right now, this day, the plans of attack will be determined.