CH 127

「No, it’s okay…」

「Yeah. I agree with Aya」

「Ah… Well, I knew that was coming」

We declined Alkidasze-san’s offer.

「Okay, then! I’ll do it… !!」

「If it’s Luna-san───」

「Rejected, of course」

「「Ehh!?」」

「… Aya. Did you forget? About Iris…」

「… Ha… ! T-That’s right… !」

Of course I hadn’t forgotten, but yes. I can’t let Iris out if Luna-san is around. Of course I hadn’t forgotten!

「Hmm? What’s wrong, you two?」

「… We’ll go ahead…」

「… Un」

Suzu led the way and started walking, and I followed quietly. Luna-san and Alkidasze-san were arguing, and I wondered if it was really a good thing that we were able to leave the room without being discovered.

After wandering around the house for a while, we came to a place that looked like a back door. When we opened the door there, we found a cave that was much larger than the one we had first entered, extending all the way to the end.

「It’s deep…」

「Yes…」

The walls of the cave are sparsely covered with an unfamiliar glowing plant that looks like a luminous moss. They come in a variety of colors and have a very mysterious glo───

───Popon!!

「Gegyaa!!」

「Gajaa!!」

「Uwa, that was startling…」

「Oh yeah, I forgot… There’s a mushroom-shaped monster growing out of the ground here, so be careful, okay?」

「Un. Got it!」

───Supapan… !!

As I said that, I cut down the mushroom-shaped monster that was approaching.

「「Ge~e… ?」」

The upper half of its body… I can’ t tell where the upper half of its body starts because it has two heads, but when I cut it, white powder sprayed.

「Cough cough… !! U~e…」

「Aya! Are you okay!?」

I had just cut it down and was very close to it, and I inhaled the powder from two of its head with great effect. This is… It’s poison… My HP is being drained to such an extent that I can easily see it.

「Here! Drink this!」

「Cough… ! O-Okay… Cough cough… !」

───Gulp gulp… !

「Puha… This is delicious…」

「No… the way you drink it… E… te…」

「What?」

「What? That anti-poison potion was a bit expensive」

「Really?」

「Un. For Aya’s sake!」

「! Thanks, Suzu!」

「! … You’re gonna have to get used to it, because when we get married…」

「Marriage? What’s wrong, Suzu? Huh! No way! Suzu, are you getting married!?」

「Huh? No, no! I’m not!!」

「Eh? Is that so… ?」

「Un」

Why am I happy that Suzu isn’t getting married now… ? Could it be… Jealousy… ? Was I jealous of the man who would marry Suzu in the future? I… I’m… Jealous over Suzu… ?

「Aya? Are you okay?」

「E~a!? O-Okay?」

「No, I’m asking…」

「Y-Yeah! I’m okay!」

Haa… I have to carry this feeling with me from now on… Suzu also says that she likes me, but that’s just friendship…

What should I do… ?

My face turns red as I think about what would happen if I married Suzu in the future.

Let’s forget about it for now…

Ayane has finally realized her feelings. What will happen to her now… ?