Chapter 1894 Baffling Situation

Chapter 1894 Baffling Situation

For the first few seconds, our vision was obscured by the darkness of the cabin. Although the sun has yet to fully set, with the curtain used on the windows having a darker hue, light struggled to get inside the room.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

It’s not a major problem though. As every cabin shares the same layout as the others, Setsuna-nee walked towards the nearby light switch to turn it on.

However, as soon as the lightbulb illuminates the room, Setsuna-nee suddenly freaked out.

“What the hell?!” Perhaps in reflex because of fear, she ran in my direction and bumped into me. She didn’t think much of that and perhaps out of fear, she immediately clung to me like I was her only lifeline.

My body reflexively moved to catch her trembling body while ignoring the softness that was being squished in front of her.

Yeah. There’s no window to act like a pervert here as Setsuna was genuinely freaking out. But at what?

As I wondered about that, my head immediately tried to process this situation. What did she see that made her like this?

After securing her in my embrace, I focused my gaze on the direction she came from or specifically, on the object that somehow spooked her.

At first, I couldn’t find anything unusual. Everything was in place. However, upon squinting my eyes and zooming in at one certain spot, a sudden burst of laughter escaped my mouth.

“Setsuna-nee... Correct me if I’m wrong. Did that shadow spook you? Did you think it’s some ghostly apparition?”

Addressing her like that in between my laughter, the trembling woman, who was about to bury herself further into me just to escape whatever spooked her, raised her head in bewilderment.

She’s probably thinking why I was laughing when I was supposed to be scared as well. Moreover, the reality of the situation that she jumped into my embrace had yet to sink into her head.

She could only process one thing at a time. And currently, her head was occupied by what made her like this.

Anyway, what kind of shadow did she see?

A horned one.

Yep. It looked like a devil’s silhouette from how it appeared but one proper look from where I was standing, I immediately located the source of it. To top it off, it actually looked like it had its eyes and mouth opened, making it look sinister.

There close to the middle of the room in front of the single seats and long couch that formed an L-shape, the pile of their bedsheet, pillows, and two different bags was casting that. And hilariously enough it was because the fluorescent light above the ceiling wasn’t located right in the middle but instead close to that balcony,

The angle of the light created a long shadow that ran on the ground and extended up to that wall which made it look like a horned figure that’s directly below the light switch.

Thinking about it, it’s quite reasonable for Setsuna-nee to freak out like that if that’s the first thing she saw as soon as the light turned on. Because it felt like it was about to pounce on her.

Mhm. It’s actually amazing that it formed that kind of image.

Setsuna-nee soon looked down again but she somehow put on a courageous look as she tried to look behind her to check.

Are we going to stay in this spot until Juri and Satsuki arrive? I don’t know. It’s up to this woman.

Should I take the initiative to move us? That’s probably not a good idea.

I may be wrong but there’s a possibility that the reason she closed in on me like this was to seek solace. My girls, especially Edel, always turn to my embrace for security and comfort. No matter what happens, it makes them calm down.

If that’s the case here then... I should just do what I always do. Providing her that security and comfort.

Upon deciding that, I wrapped my arms around Setsuna-nee again. Then, as I pulled her closer to give her the maximum comfort, I whispered to her...

“I’m sorry for laughing, Setsuna-nee. I understand that you’re genuinely spooked and it’s extremely embarrassing for you so... I promise I won’t bring it up, not even to Satsuki. Since it’s impossible to forget it completely, shall we consider it a secret between us?”

With how close we currently are, it’s impossible for her not to hear my voice. Also, I’ve already drawn a reaction from her right as soon as my arms crossed on her back.

Her head slightly moved from left to right. It’s not an answer but simply her attempt to shake off whatever unnecessary thoughts running in her head.

And when she was successful, she glanced back up to meet my gaze.

However, instead of replying to what I said, she addressed something else.

“This is why I said don’t misunderstand, Onoda-kun... Earlier, you helped me pinpoint what was wrong with me and why I wasn’t being myself around you... I wanted to work on it myself but it’s difficult if you’re going to act like this... I don’t know what I’m going to do anymore.”

She released another heavy sigh before dropping her head back on my chest. Then, her voice continued, albeit muffled as the warmth of her breath and body transferred to me.

“I blundered there. I put myself in an embarrassing situation myself and I had the gall to demand you to forget it. Ugh.”

“I take it back, Onoda-kun. You can tell anyone about how I freaked out from the shadow of our bags. I won’t demand you to stay silent anymore. You can laugh at me too if that’s going to satisfy you.”

How should I say this? This woman is like a ping pong ball, bouncing back and forth on the table. She can’t make up her mind whether to hit it harder in order to score or do a feint to force me into making an error...

And now, having her in my arms like this, I couldn’t help but also be affected by her baffling sway.

“Setsuna-nee, congrats. You put me on a stump. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything you said. Instead... I’ll just hold you like this until you get sick of it again.”

“Eh? What are you...?”

Not knowing how to react to that at all, the woman could only blurt that out before she became fully engulfed in my arms.

For the next few minutes, we didn’t move at all from that location and like I mentioned, I did nothing but hold her. On the other hand, it took Setsuna-nee a minute of confusion before she accepted this situation and even though she didn’t completely copy me, her arms slipped from under my arms as she held onto my shoulders.

I know. This won’t resolve anything at all but I’m already out of ideas. So, why not counter her baffling sway like this? Sooner or later, Juri and Satsuki will arrive. They can save us both from this awkward situation, right? Or maybe not.