NOVEL WEB Chapter 66.1
Stage-Sub. Mashiro←Ouga→Karen
“…Ouga-kun really fell asleep already…”
“…I thought he might feel a little flustered, but… seeing him sleep so peacefully is kind of a shock…”
Karen-san pokes Ouga-kun’s cheek gently.
Is she so casual with him because they’re childhood friends?
I could never touch Ouga-kun like that.
I’m always trying hard to suppress my nervousness around him.
…Even now, if I stay too calm, my heart feels like it might burst.
Being next to someone I love so much, and sharing the same bed on top of that.
“…”
His serene sleeping face.
…Even though it’s a bit—no, quite—shocking that he fell asleep despite us being here, I’ll let it slide for now because of this adorable face.
Usually, Ouga-kun is cool, but this side of him is cute too, and I like it.
“But now I can understand why nothing happened with Reina-san.”
“Yeah. I’d like to enjoy his sleeping face more, but let’s get some rest ourselves.”
“Right!”
Tomorrow morning will come early. We have our student council duties.
I’ll just… scoot a little closer to Ouga-kun…
“Alright, goodnight.”
“Yeah, goodnight—kyaa!?”
Just as we were about to fall asleep, Karen-san suddenly let out a sweet cry.
“Karen-san? What’s wrong—hyah!?”
The reason became clear immediately.
My skin was touched…!?
Looking at my shoulder, I saw Ouga-kun’s hand there, though he was supposed to be asleep.
“Eh!? O-Ouga-kun!? What are you—”
Before I could finish, he pulled me into a tight embrace.
Karen-san was in the same situation, her face as red as her hair.
“O-Ouga! This kind of joke isn’t funny, you know!? Seriously!”
“T-That’s right… If you… tell me properly, I’d be ready anytime…”
“…”
But Ouga-kun didn’t respond to our voices.
All we heard was his steady, even breathing, just like before.
“He’s… asleep? He’s not awake?”
“Wait, so earlier… that was just his sleeping posture?”
Could that really be possible?
…Wait. Could this be what Reina-san meant by “being held”?
As I considered that, Ouga-kun’s bad sleeping posture escalated, and his arm moved lower, sliding down from my shoulder.
I felt a warm hand cup something soft and large.
“Ah! No…! O-Ouga…! Don’t touch there…!”
“K-Karen-san! We need to wake Ouga-kun up, somehow…!”
My chest was squeezed firmly, and I had to fight to suppress my voice.
H-He’s really asleep, right!?
“Mashiro… Karen…”
Even in his sleep, Ouga-kun mumbled our names.
Yet, his hands continued their unrelenting exploration.
N-No good… My strength is draining away…
The sensation spread throughout my body, leaving me unable to resist… ah…!
I couldn’t even think of waking him up, too preoccupied with holding off his hands.
W-Wait… If Ouga-kun is doing this unconsciously…
Does that mean this won’t stop until he wakes up…?
The horrifying thought made me pale.
“Ahn…!”
“Fwaa…!”
In the end, Karen-san and I fell asleep from exhaustion, still locked in battle with Ouga-kun.
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