Chapter 63
Translator: Kohi
Editor: Asada
My head hurts . In fact it’s not just my head, my whole body feels heavy . This feeling of listlessness is all encompassing . It feels as though I’ve just been made to run a long distance marathon in school, or something like that anyway .
Gathering my strength, I at last let out a long groan . “Ugghhhh” .
I’m in my bed . The bed in the house that the three of us live in- Myself, Princess Rose, and Mist .
It’s morning huh… Why do I feel so tired?
Ton Ton Ton Ton .
With a Rap-tap rhythm comes the sound of a kitchen knife chopping away at something . Seeing as Arina can’t cook, it must be Mist .
As I sit up I hear Mist’s cheerful voice call in . “Oh, Yuu-kun! Are you awake?”
Rubbing my blurry eyes, and gathering oxygen, I let out a yawn “Ahhhh-hhaaaaaa . Morning” .
It’s a gloomy, dim day . It looks like it might even rain . Mist is stood in the kitchen in a frilly apron, hard at work cooking breakfast .
Giddily I think to myself, Cooking in that get-up, she kind of looks kind of like she could be my wife… Wait, just what in the hell am I thinking!
Suddenly something about Mist comes to my attention . “Ho, hold on a second! Mist!”
“Huh?”
Mist spins around with a clueless expression on her face, but the small smile playing at the corner of her lips is telling . “What’s wrong?” .
Just beneath the turning and twisting pretty frills of her apron, her soft skin is showing bare . That girl’s antics again…
In other words, besides her apron, she’s not wearing a thing .
Mist stood in the kitchen like that, very nearly stark naked but for her frilly apron, playing the part of a newly wedded wife .
“That outfit is NOT going to do” .
“Eh? Whyyy? Doesn’t Yuu-kun like this sort of thing?” .
She sticks her tongue out at me before turning back to the kitchen .
Honestly? Well, I love it, but I can hardly say that out loud, can I . Shoving the truth to the back of my throat, I retort, “No no no no no . To wake up to this first thing in the morning? It’s not wholesome… Or how should I put this, it’s too stimulating, to the point it’s almost like a drug to a guy… You know? Anyway, just get some clothes on!” .
“Whaat? But why isn’t this ok? You like it, don’t you?”
“Why? Well for a start, Arina is here too, isn’t she”, I reason .
Thwack .
Mist’s previously steady knife work in the kitchen, in an instant, gets out of hand and stops with a loud thwack .
Did a pumpkin or, maybe something hard perhaps, just break into countless pieces?
Long moments drag by .
“Mist?” I call out . Nothing but silence . Something isn’t right .
I try calling out to her again . “Are you okay? You haven’t cut your hand or something, have you?” .
No sound, no movement, just stillness permeating the house .
After a long interval Mist finally turns around to face me, with a big smile on her face .
“Yeeah ♪, I’m okaaay ♪” .
“Umm, ok…”
“Breakfast will be ready soon . I made this by hand just for Yuu-kun, so be sure to eat a lot, ok? ♪” .
Hmm, she seems normal enough . A little excited about our new life here perhaps, but normal enough . She doesn’t seem to have hurt herself either . What the hell was that all about just a second ago? .
…New life? Wait . How long has it been since we started living here? If I remember correctly, Princess Rose arranged our accomodation,provided us with furniture… And then? Time is flying by .
Wait . What was I doing yesterday?
“Hey, Arina . What did we do yester-” .
I look over at the bed next to mine . Or rather, I look at the spot where Arina’s bed should be .
Arina is nowhere to be seen .
I would have assumed that she just woke up early to go out somewhere, but the bed itself is gone too .
“Huh? What the… Mist!” .
From the back, I can see the gentle protrusion of her delicate shoulder blades, and on each side, the straps of the apron that delicately cling to her small frame . Seeming to mistake my concern for impatience for breakfast, Mist’s care-free reply comes straight back . “I know I knooow . It won’t be long now, so just hold on a little longer ok?” .
“No, what I mean is, Arina is gone!” .
When she doesn’t react, I continue . “It can’t be that she’s just gone out on some errand or something . I mean, her actual bed has vanished as well” .
Still Mist doesn’t react to the growing panic in my voice .
“I mean… Hey, what did we do yesterday? Since we started living here my memory has gotten patchy . Hey, Mist! What’s wrong with you, you okay?”
At last she spoke . “…Hey, Yuu-kun?” .
“Uh-huh?”, I press, with growing unease .
“You don’t have to worry about anything, a~~nymore! ♪” .
Uwa!? With a start I realise that Mist is suddenly sitting on my lap . Perhaps she was able to move so fast by turning into mist form, I don’t know, but more than that is the fact that she is now sitting on my lap, as butt naked as the day she was born .
She looks up at me and considers me for a moment, before saying by way of explanation, “Arina has returned to your world . Our life together begins today, Yuu-kun! ♪” . She smiles sweetly .
Arina, gone home!? She just left me here? Pfft .
“Do you honestly believe she would do something like that?” .
“Like what?” .
“It’s not like she would leave me here and go back to our world by herself, for no reason! If she left she would have said something, surely!” .
“She hates you now . But anyway, it’s just Arina, you don’t actually need her . You have me now” .
“It’s not about needing her or not . Look, I know you’re hiding something . You are, aren’t you!?” .
At that, Mist’s expression suddenly changes .
“Hey, Yuu-kun…” .
“…What!?” .
With the tip of her finger, Mist caresses my cheek, and then says, “Repeat after me, ok?” Arina isn’t here . There is only Mist” .
A long pause, then, “nor is Princess Rose here either . Only Mist . Horahora ♪, I said repeat after me, ok? Let’s do it again . Three, two, one~
“Arina isn’t here, Princess Rose isn’t here, there is only Mist . From today onwards, there is only Mist” .
That innocent smile… There’s something clearly not right with her . Maybe she’s being controlled by a bug again, or perhaps this is the doing of some new enemy? I have no clue, but no matter how you look at it this isn’t good .
“Look, Mist…” .
“Yes?” .
“I’ll ask you this once more . Where is Arina?” .
Mist purses her lips together and lowers her gaze” .
“Mist, I understand how you feel about me, I do . But this isn’t okay . If you’re not comfortable with the current situation between us all, we can talk about it and-” .
Suddenly Mist interjects . “We’ll start anew” .
“…What?” .
“Yuu-kun, this is our chance to start over, a fresh start” .
Saying this, Mist’s body begins to transform into a mist .
What the, this isn’t her usual mist! This is something more chemical… Like… It’s almost like some kind of… chemical weapon!?
This isn’t good .
I feel my senses slipping away .
“Goodnight~ Make sure you wake up again in time for breakfast, ok?” .
I feel her kiss my cheek .
“I love you, I really do . This time, surely, you’ll be a completely new Yuu-kun ♪” .
Just as I feel my consciousness fading completely, I think to myself . So that’s how it is… I’ve already lived through this situation countless times before…
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