Chapter 1110 - お姉さんですから
────And so.
After entrusting the unreasonable task to my dear exclusive Mako smith-dono.
"What are you doing there?"
"Hmm... fire resistance characteristic transfer..."
"Whoa. It's still a world too early for me."
I had rolled into the atelier of my dear exclusive lapidary-dono (Nia-chan), who is a very close neighbor in terms of current location, with a single telepathy (appointment).
She must have been working hard on the accumulated requests since we parted after returning home yesterday. Her voice is alive for now, so it's thought she hasn't pulled an all-nighter, but the color of fatigue can be seen on the back of the craftsman who is currently doing something with a mysterious fabric and a mysterious red shell using a ritual.
Now...
"It might be unnecessary meddling, but make sure to take proper breaks, okay?"
"I'm taking them... I know..."
"How much is piled up?"
"A looot..."
"Does that much really pile up in just over three days?"
"It's not just these three days... I've been letting it pile up for a while..."
"Oh, that's right. I'm really sorry for dragging the rearguard to the front line."
"Hmm..."
............Now.
"Ah... well, s-sorry. I'm completely in the way, aren't I? I should have thought about that before I called out to you... or rather, before I let you... I should have been more considerate. Well, do your best without overdoing it────"
Since I was nearby, I wanted to see her face and dropped by, but I'm a complete hindrance to her work. Since I have no intention of distracting her, I should be satisfied with seeing that she seems 'still (・・) okay' for now and retreat.
Thinking so, when I turned around to leave the atelier.
"────Oh?"
Whether she reached a stopping point or made one. Nia-chan, who had carefully put the item into her inventory, stood up with a tired face,
"Oh?"
And just like that, she walked toward me as I was heading for the door of the room,
"Oh?"
Instead of something graceful like pinching my sleeve, she grabbed the back of my clothes (Elgran) firmly,
"O-oh..."
I was dragged along, and finally.
"...Whoa."
I was tossed into the usual luxurious single-person sofa.
────Ah, correction. Not finally. The final blow was...
"O-eh, wait a────Veffu."
Without hesitation, restraint, or ritual, my exclusive smith made me into an additional cushion, her modest and slight mass bomb. The sofa, which received the weight of two people, groaned loudly,
"........................Eh, is this okay?"
"What's that? Cushions don't talk."
A situation that I hadn't even wished for, one that only made me happy, began.
............Just kidding.
"...Hey."
"Cushions don't talk."
"Is the next event at the usual place?"
"............It is. No training this time."
"Slowly and leisurely?"
"Depending on how you look at it? I have to make a conquest reproduction video for public use with Ri-na, so I'm not free, but since I'll barely move, it's 'slowly and leisurely' in a way."
"Hmm."
Ah, I know (・・・・・・・・・).
"............If I'm not in the way."
"I can't put in unnecessary voices and such, so no talking either. But if you're okay with that, then by all means."
"...Then."
As I thought, it was the right choice to come see her face.
"...I'll be there."
"Hmm, as much as you like."
Well, of course.
────Unlike Sora and Ashe, Nia was the only one who, unnaturally, hadn't shown any signs of being particularly worried about me since my discharge.
But I'm not such an idiot as to lament that she wasn't worried.
During my hospitalization and my house arrest by my best friend. How much emotion this girl had spent on me. I'm not such a thorough fool as to doubt that.
"Thanks. For yesterday and such, for even being considerate of Sora."
"........................Not really. I'm an older sister, after all..."
And so, that's how it was.
Probably the maid outfit commotion that she said (・・・・・・・・・) Nia started was also the same kind of thing. Including her own self-destruction, she was over-eager, but I suspect she was trying to distract herself by doing something unusual. And as a result, life extension (・・) had been achieved.
In short, she put (・・) herself (・・) second (・・).
Since she went and did (・・) that (・・) for me.
"Nia."
"Whaaat... ────"
"I seriously love that about you, but again, don't overdo it."
"He, nyu..."
Turning our eyes away from the countless piled-up tasks for a moment.
While also skillfully dealing with the guilt that always unavoidably accompanies me... for this lovable indigo girl who is admirable, clumsy, good at spoiling, and good at being spoiled.
For a moment, if it's just going all out to spoil her with gratitude────
"W-what, hey...! ────Cushion! You're a cushion, right!? What are you doing making me into a body pillow... Hii, wait, your face! It's too close...!"
"As always, it's infinitely endearing how you become like this in a second when you're on the receiving end, you..."
"Endear...!!!!"
────It should be forgiven... well,
Even if it's not forgiven, I have no intention of restraining myself.
Every single one of them is endearing.