Ankoku Kishi Monogatari (WN)

◆Shirone's Dream

I entered Kuroki's room without even bothering to knock on the door.

「Eh? Still fast asleep?」

I pondered as I entered his room.

And just as I had expected, he was still sleeping.

It was already eight in the morning.

Even if today was a holiday, wasn't he sleeping a bit too much?

Not to mention that he rarely overslept like this.

In fact, Kuroki had an extremely regulated lifestyle.

That's why he often woke up in the morning even during the holidays.

And yet, that diligent person had actually overslept today.

I was curious about what made him oversleep, but let's wake him up first.

I approached his bed.

Maybe because it was summer, Kuroki only wore a shirt and trunks.

His thin blanket was flipped up, exposing his toned and well defined muscles.

It seems he’s been training again.

He still couldn't accept his defeat against Reiji-kun.

Well, I felt the same way after all.

「Even though I used to be stronger in the past…」

No matter what I did, I had always been better than Kuroki.

I remember the old days when I used to make Kuroki cry after beating him in the sword, sprinting, tree climbing, and other things.

But if I had a match against the current Kuroki, I would lose for sure.

That's why I always felt bitter about it.

I felt lonely now that the old, crybaby Kuroki had gone.

「Good grief, you left me in a flash…」

Some part of me couldn't accept Kuroki's growth.

The Kuroki I knew had always been the small, crybaby Kuroki.

Then I looked at Kuroki's lower-half.

Kuroki's big thingy peeked out from his trunk since the trunk wasn't big enough.

Especially this one place, it didn't have to grow at all. When it grew too big, it wasn't cute at all.

I pondered about this matter.

Well, time to wake him up.

「KUROKI, WAKE UP!!!」

I shook Kuroki's shoulder to wake him up.

And yet, he didn't show any sign of waking up.

He promised to accompany me to go shopping.

We were going to buy the swimsuit that I was going to use at Reiji-kun's villa.

Chiyuki-san and Kyouka-san, the two beauties would come too.

That's why I wanted to buy a swimsuit that wouldn't embarrass me.

「KUROKI, WAKE UP ALREADY! YOU PROMISED TO HELP ME BUY A SWIMSUIT, I'LL EVEN WEAR IT IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU WAKE UP NOW!」

The moment I said so, Kuroki's lower-half twitched.

And then, his eyes suddenly opened wide.

「MORNING, SHIRONE! I heard you saying that you're going to wear the swimsuit you buy today in front of me, is that true?」

It was almost like a reflex.

Yup, it was still the same old Kuroki.

That part of him was still the same as before.

「LIKE HELL I'M GOING TO DO THAT! GOOD GRIEF! NOW WAKE UP!」

I heaved a sigh.

Good grief, originally, I wanted to show him my figure when wearing a swimsuit, but I changed my mind after seeing Kuroki get overly excited.

Kuroki then got down from the bed.

He will wake up once he wakes up right?

Eh? Wake up?

There, my line of sight caught something.

I got this feeling as if it was Kuroki who should wake up, not me.

I heard voices calling me out from afar.

This voice was Chiyuki-san's voice.

The others were Reiji-kun, Sahoko-san, Rino-chan, Nao-chan, Kyouka-san, and Kaya-san, all of them calling out my name.

Aaah, that's right…

I had to wake up.

My consciousness gradually cleared up.

The first thing I saw when I woke up was a white ceiling.

It wasn't my room in Japan.

It was my room in another world.

Chiyuki-san, who sat beside me, was looking at me with a worried face.

「SHIRONE-SAN! THANK GOODNESS YOU WOKE UP!」

Said Chiyuki as she looked at me with moist eyes.

「Is something wrong, Chiyuki-san?」

Chiyuki-san made a dumbfounded face the moment she heard that question.

「How could you ask if something is wrong… Shirone-san?! You were poisoned by the Scorpion God and have been in a comatose state until now! Everyone has been worrying about you!」

Those remarks left another shock in me.

Come to think of it, I don't remember what happened after we left the sweet castle.

「Yeah, Shirone. We’ve been worrying about you non-stop since you did not get cured even after we used water magic on you. Well, at least you've woken up now.」

Reiji-kun said with a relieved look on his face.

The others made the same kind of face.

It seems I've made everyone worry about me.

「There was a specific antidote we had to get. Reiji-sama and Chiyuki-sama had to go through quite a dangerous adventure in Gypseal to get that antidote.」

Added Kaya-san.

It seems I was really indebted to those two this time around.

「I see. Thank you Reiji-kun, Chiyuki-san.」

Reiji-kun seemed to be troubled by something when I thanked them.

Rino-chan on the other hand was grinning ear to ear.

「Fufufu, you know, Shirone-san. The one who obtained the antidote is actually none other than your childhood friend.」

Said Rino-chan happily.

I tilted in puzzlement upon hearing such a remark.

「Childhood friend? You mean, Kuroki?」

Wait a minute, what did she mean?

Did that mean that Chiyuki-san and Reiji-kun weren't the ones who got the antidote?

「Shirone-san, the truth is…」

Nao-chan then explained the detailed situation.

I have no idea where he heard about me being poisoned, but Kuroki seemed to have made his own move to get the antidote.

In the end, he fought the Scorpion God who poisoned me, pulled his tail, and tore it off.

「I see. So Kuroki did it for me…」

The very fact that Kuroki tried to save me warmed my heart.

「That's a relief right, Shirone-san?」

Asked Sahoko-san—whose huge stomach was prominent—with teary eyes.

Sahoko-san was truly happy for me.

Well, I feel happy indeed.

「Thank you, Sahoko-san.」

Kuroki did his best to save me.

Yeah, Kuroki was kind after all.

Too bad that Kuroki wasn't here.

「Look, Kaya. I'm right about Kuroki-san being a gentleman. He's not a beast like how you described him. He's definitely someone I want to recruit to this place.」

Kyouka-san nodded in agreement with me.

I had no idea what she meant by "Beast" but I agreed with her about welcoming Kuroki to our group.

「Milady, he dis save Shirone-sama. BUT, that person is definitely a dangerous beast inside. I'm against this.」

Said Kaya-san as she emphasized her opposition.

This was quite a rare thing.

I wonder what happened during my sleep?

「Kaya-san. I have to agree that Kuroki is a bit pervy, but he's definitely not a dangerous person. You think so too right, Chiyuki-san?」

I asked so while looking at Chiyuki-san.

Kuroki did his best to save me after all. And Chiyuki-san, who saw him first hand, would definitely agree with me.

And yet, I saw Chiyuki-san sweating like a waterfall instead.

「Eeer, yeah, that beast might be dangerous…. Especially with that WMD…」

Chiyuki-san agreed with Kaya-san with an extremely troubled look on her face.

Everyone was really surprised upon hearing that.

I mean, her remark felt like a bolt out of the blue.

She was the one who agreed to accept Kuroki before, after all.

And yet, why did she change her vote now?

「What's the matter, Chiyuki-san? You had agreed to let Kuroki join our group before, right? Why are you changing your opinion now? And what do you mean by WMD?」

I stood up and asked Chiyuki-san.

And yet, Chiyuki-san replied to my answer with an awkward face instead.

「It's nothing… If I have to say… The stimulus will definitely be over the top for me if he comes to our group…」

「What do you mean?! Tell me Chiyuki-san! What happened to you?!」

I asked her as both of my hands pressed on her shoulders.

And yet, Chiyuki-san kept avoiding my gaze without replying to my question.

===

◆Goddess of Knowledge and Book; Totona

「Welcome, my dear daughters.」

Faeria, our mother was smiling at us.

Both Rena and I were sitting in front of our mother in the Heavenly Palace.

There were various sweets and tea lined up in front of us.

The desserts were sweet since they were made with a lot of cherries.

It matched very well with the rose tea that gave out a really nice fragrance.

「Did something happen that made you call both of us today, Faeria-sama?」

Asked Rena elegantly as she smiled at mother.

Sure enough, I wonder what made her call out to us today?

I mean, my mother's familiar just suddenly came to call me when I was spending my time in the library like usual.

They just told me that my mother was calling for me.

Since it would be troublesome if I ignored her call, I came to meet her, albeit unwillingly.

And just when I had arrived at the Heavenly Palace, I met with Rena who had also just arrived.

And I was really surprised by that unexpected meeting.

I had never expected that Rena would be called along with me.

「Totona, Rena, I received news from Fana that Thors has woken up. It's thanks to you two that he woke up. The reason I called you today is to express my gratitude to you two.」

Said my mother with a smile on her face.

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