Chapter- 31

"Sigh, sniff... I love you, Mamoru."

　"~~!"

　Rie-san whispered in my ear. Oh my! Why did you say that!? It made me so happy. I had finally recovered from my stiffness!

　"Wake up?"

　"Hey!"

　No matter how hard I tried to pull away from Rie, she just held on to me even tighter. The soft sensations only got stronger. I couldn't help but feel her inside her pink floral pajamas.

　...I can't do this anymore. Having decided this, I picked up Rie-san without waking her up. Then I went to tell her mother that I couldn't do what she asked me to do.

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　"I'm sorry, mom. The mission failed."

　"Oh my. Then leave it to me."

　"please"

　After taking lots of pictures of Rie hugging me, her mom put her mouth close to Rie's ear...

　"Wake up!"

　"yes!"

　Just one word. A single word. Just that and Rie-san was wide awake. As expected of her.

　"...Wait, Mamoru-kun's already here? And why are you in the living room?!"

　"Hehe, I wonder why. Oh, I have this photo."

　"...Squeezing~"

　"Hey, Rie-san?!"

　Rie-san collapsed as she said that. I rushed over to her and found her eyes rolling back.

　"Oh my. I think she'll wake up in a little while."

　"…Is that the problem?"

　"That's the problem. There's no point in getting anxious about it."

　"...That's certainly true."

　…Is this because her mom showed her something on her smartphone? Maybe it was the picture from earlier? If it made you so embarrassed…I'm so happy.

　I feel a certain feeling growing stronger inside me. That is, I want to see more cute reactions! And my little revenge for whispering "I love you" in my ear. ... "Whispered" and "little" aren't puns, right?

　"...Well, I guess that can't be helped."

　I said this as if to make an excuse, and sat down next to Rie-san. Then, I sat upright and placed Rie-san's head on my knees. This was the completion of the so-called lap pillow!

　"...Hehe, cute."

　I unconsciously stroked Rie's silky smooth hair. Her untangled strands were sticking out in places, and I was happy to see her in such a vulnerable state.

　As I was gently smoothing Rie's hair out, I heard a clicking sound that sounded just like the one I had heard a moment ago. I looked over and saw her mom holding her smartphone. Feeling a bit mischievous, I gave the phone a peace sign. Naturally, that was also captured in a photo.