Chapter 155: River
{TL: By Creed}
The purpose of the journey had shifted, and we were fully enjoying sightseeing...
But there was nothing we could do until the beastman researcher returned.
Also, with everything that had happened, we hadn’t had time to relax together as a group…
So, I decided to shift my mindset and enjoy Blue Island.
And then, night came.
We ate dinner, took a bath...
And Aisha started nodding off, looking sleepy.
It was about time to go to bed, but...
“...W-what should we do?”
“...W-what shall we do?”
There was only one bed.
It was big enough for all of us to sleep together, but...
That would mean sleeping next to Sofia.
Would that really be okay?
Sofia and I felt the same way about each other...
But we weren’t married yet.
Sleeping in the same bed under such circumstances would be incredibly improper and shameless, wouldn’t it?
“Uh… I’ll sleep on the sofa.”
“What?”
“I just don’t think it’s right for us to sleep together.”
“T-that’s... but I can’t let you do that all by yourself…”
What was this?
Sofia seemed to look a bit... disappointed?
Could it be that she actually wanted to sleep together?
No, no way.
Sofia, of all people, couldn’t possibly be thinking about something so indecent.
“Sofia, you’re surprisingly reserved, huh?”
“W-what are you saying!?”
“Fufu. Fate might not realize it, but you can’t fool someone like me, Licorice.”
“Grr… I’ll cut you!”
“Wait, don’t lose it just because you’re embarrassed!”
What were they even doing?
Anyway,
As I moved to the sofa…
“...Daddy.”
Aisha tugged at the edge of my clothes, stopping me.
“What is it?”
“Let’s sleep… together?”
“Well, yeah, it’s late, and we should go to bed.”
“No… with Daddy too.”
“Uh…”
Aisha wanted everyone to sleep together.
I was in a bind.
I wanted to grant Aisha’s wish, but sleeping in the same bed as Sofia...
“Seriously, Fate and Sofia, you’re overthinking this. With me and Aisha here, there’s no way anything ‘aha~n’ could happen.”
“That comparison is a bit…”
“We’re just sleeping together. Nothing to worry about. Now, hurry up and get to bed.”
“Wait…”
Licorice smacked me lightly and pushed me toward the bed.
At the same time, Sofia was pulled by Aisha toward the bed as well.
“...”
“...”
Sofia and I lay on the bed, staring at each other…
“...W-well, I guess we should go to sleep.”
“...Y-yes, I suppose so.”
We decided to sleep together.
Lying down in order: me, Aisha, and Sofia...
Then we turned off the lights and settled in.
By the way, Licorice had curled up on Aisha’s chest.
“...”
“...”
I couldn’t sleep because of the tension.
When I glanced over, Sofia also seemed to still be awake.
“I-I can’t sleep...”
“Just lying here like this makes me, um, overthink things...”
“Y-yeah.”
“...”
“...”
The conversation didn’t last.
The tension was unbearable.
Could I even fall asleep like this...?
“Hmm...”
Already half-asleep, Aisha seemed to drift off completely.
She let out soft, peaceful breaths...
And then, with her small hands, she grabbed hold of both me and Sofia.
“Daddy... Mommy... together.”
Such a gentle voice.
Hearing that, I felt a bit silly for being so tense.
Just like Licorice said, it’s not like anything was going to happen...
We were just sleeping together as a family.
There was no reason to be nervous about that.
“Sofia.”
“Yes?”
“Goodnight.”
“Ah... Goodnight.”
I gently closed my eyes.
Tonight, I felt like I could have a wonderful dream.
TL Note: Make that two......
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