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Chapter 47 - Episode 47

"…na…sama, …Lady Rena. And Hayate-sama, please wake up."

I woke up to the sound of knocking on the door.

"Huh, where am I?"

"We will be landing shortly."

A voice called out from the other side of the napping room door. It was the voice of the maid who had boarded the plane with us.

I was in the napping room with Rena, I think.

I glanced beside me and saw Rena, breathing softly in her sleep.

I remembered up to the part where we came into this napping room together. My heart pounding, I lay down on the bed, and we talked about all sorts of things while lightly hugging.

After a while, Rena yawned sleepily, and when I told her, ‘You can sleep,’ she refused, saying, ‘I’m too embarrassed for you to see my sleeping face, so I won’t sleep.’

So I said I would sleep first and closed my eyes…

Wait, did I actually fall asleep then?

I only meant to pretend to be asleep for a little while. I, who had completed training to stay awake as part of my ninja practice, fell asleep before Rena?

I don’t even know when I lost consciousness myself. I wasn’t that fatigued.

Which means the suspicion that Rena’s performance as a hug pillow is too high has just emerged.

Ever since I started my ninja training, I’ve basically always been a light sleeper. I would sometimes use short, thirty-second bursts of deep sleep to regulate my body, but it had been a really long time since I’d had such a deep and long sleep.

Before I went to rescue Rena, even when the beautiful masseuses at the Shinonome Group’s luxury massage parlor worked on me, my fatigue recovered so quickly that I only lost consciousness for ten seconds at most. My body has become unable to completely relax in places where people other than my family are present.

And yet, thanks to Rena, I was able to sleep soundly. My body feels great.

Sleep really is important, isn’t it.

"Hayate-sama, are you awake?"

"Ah, yes. I’m awake."

"Oh, good. It’s almost time to prepare for landing, so could you please take your seats? Also, is the young lady still asleep?"

Rena is still sleeping.

She didn’t wake up even though I was talking loudly enough for the maid on the other side of the door to hear.

"She’s still asleep. I’ll carry her to her seat."

"Very well. Thank you."

The maid’s presence receded. She probably couldn’t open the door out of concern that we might have been doing something sexual.

I wouldn’t lay a hand on her yet, of course.

Though just sleeping together in a napping room might be considered out of line by others.

"Rena, I’m going to carry you to your seat."

There was no reply. Rena still didn’t wake up even when I lifted her into my arms.

She’s a sleeping princess. Her sleeping face really is cute.

Now, should I put her in the seat for two next to each other, or the wider single seat? Hmm.

"For now, just in case something happens, you’ll be over here."

I placed Rena in the seat she had been sitting in during takeoff.

I want to believe we won’t be surrounded by American special forces the moment we land at the airport. Shinonome-san negotiated with the Executive Office of the President, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

But just in case, I’ll have Rena stay as close to me as possible. No matter what happens, I will absolutely protect you, Rena.