[Part 5/5]
"I-I mean...if there is anything you're dissatisfied with, I'll improve it! R-Really! I may be an idiot, but...I'll do my best! So, so... About my brother!?"
"Hey, Mari! Stop it!!?"
Mari pleaded desperately. Magoroku, who had just entered the room, was astonished by her actions and forcefully pulled her away from me. I couldn't tell her to stop. I myself was completely surprised by Mari's behavior.
"Master, there's a guest...hey! What are you doing!? That's disrespectful to the master, you know!?"
"Uh...!? Y-Yes. I'm sorry..."
He entered through the sliding paper door, rushing to separate us. His big brother scolded her. Mari trembled in surprise, accepting it and apologize. I could only be astonished.
"I'm sorry as her big brother (Onii-sama). It's my sister's mistake..."
"No, it's fine. ...But more importantly, why did this happen?"
I couldn't help but ask due to her unusual agitation. I couldn't understand why this shy girl would act like that.
"Well, you see..."
"What is it?"
"Well... even before this, when you came back, Tomobe-sama, um, seemed to become scared again..."
She hesitated, stumbled over her words, but finally made up her mind. The blind girl answered.
"Mari...!!"
"Magoroku. It's fine. ...I see, you're scared."
Her feelings were valid. It was a natural reaction to have when a murderer was nearby. Especially for a blind, disabled, and powerless girl.
And even more so if it was a monster bound by the grudge of wearing someone else's skin.
"Master..."
"I have made you play for too long. Please take a rest."
It was a heartfelt request. It must have been difficult to continue playing alongside the monsters forever.
"Tomobe-sama..."
"Mari, please be a little quieter. I understand. Also..."
"Oh, sorry. A guest? Who could it be?"
"Oh, really? That's..."
Magoroku whispers in my ear, advising me to calm down my sister. I nod in response.
"Let her through. It's fine to be alone. Please go out with Mari."
"Yes, understood."
I dismiss Mari and ask Magoroku. I couldn't imagine that Magoroku alone could handle everything if something were to happen, but at least I was worried about leaving Mari alone.
And then, Magoroku and the others leave the room. In their place, she enters.
"Thank you for waiting, Princess Hina."
For now, I respectfully bow my head and show my gratitude. The dignified childhood friend princess smiles wryly.
"Is the Lord also here?"
Hina denies my concerns. It meant that she had some understanding of the situation I was in.
"No, it's not..."
Hina said with a puzzled expression, putting her hand to her mouth and pondering. Then, right after... she smiled mischievously.
She quickly entered the room and reached me in no time. She grabbed my wrist and pulled.
"Hey, wait...!?"
Without wasting any time, Hina forcibly made me lie down and rest my head on her lap. Then, she gently closed my eyelids without asking for permission.
With her delicate fingertips, she made a sign.
(You're going to read my memories?)
"Well, I guess I have no choice."
I muttered in exasperation. With my face buried in her thigh, she wrote on her firm yet soft flesh. In the darkness, she wrote the character 'yes'.
"I don't remember asking for this, and we've had similar things happen before, haven't we?"
We both chuckled as we recalled the past. She wrote 'Acceptance' in response to my 'apology.'
"...Those words are enough."
I suppressed the guilt in my heart and replied. It was in response to the words written with my fingertips, "I want to save you."
"Don't rush... I'm not in a hurry."
I make a reassuring call to Hina. A countermeasure against memory reading. Immediately, the word "lie" was engraved in my heart for a moment. I wrote back, "It's true."
"...I value my own life."
Once again, the word "lie" was written. I wrote back, "It's true." It was a fact. I understood how much my life stood on sacrifices. Once a life is lost, it can never be regained. And... perhaps opportunities don't come around twice.
That's why I don't intend to throw away this life meaninglessly...
"Setting that aside, I owe Onitsuki a debt. I must repay what is owed."
I wonder what expression Hina has as she listens to my words, pretending to be cheerful. If it were Aoi, she would probably burst into laughter at the absurdity of my speech. However, in Hina's case...
"..."
Hina remained silent. She didn't say anything in response to my words. I, too, kept my eyes closed and refrained from speaking further. No one opened their mouths.
A moment of silence, darkness, and stillness...
I wonder how much time has passed. Hina finally spoke, opening her mouth and gently placing both hands on my cheeks. She touched my cheeks and enveloped me as if caressing. I couldn't help but shiver at the cold sensation of her palm.
"...?"
I sensed a presence approaching. I felt a shadow through my closed eyelids. I sensed a presence approaching from the front.
My hair brushed against my face, and a refreshing scent passed through my nostrils. We were in close proximity. She was probably right beside me.
A low, soft whisper, warm yet chilling, filled the air with an indescribable sense of unease...
"Hina?"
My eyes widened involuntarily. Before me was the beauty of my childhood friend, just a hair's breadth away. Her deep, crimson eyes resembled rubies, staring intently at me.
It felt as if she could see through my very soul. Between us, the breaths of a man and a woman mingled without mercy.
"...Hi, na?"
"What's wrong, ■■?"
In response to the repeated call, she, in her bewitching youkai appearance, melted away, whispering the alluring '■■' with a voice that evokes both love and beastly desire...
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