When I turned around, there was Sofia.
She was glaring at Lena with an expression that seemed to echo a gogogogogo sound in the background.
“Oh, so the Sword Saint is with you too. Ugh, how boring.”
“I asked, what are you doing?”
“I’m hitting on my Fate.”
“‘My’...?”
Sofia's temple twitched.
At the same time, an overwhelming aura of anger—or rather, bloodlust—radiated from her.
The pressure was immense.
Some bystanders nearby, caught in the crossfire, had collapsed to the ground in shock. Yet Lena stood unfazed, calm and composed, as if nothing was happening.
“Fate doesn’t belong to you. He’s mine.”
“When was that ever decided? Fate is mine!”
“No, he’s mine!”
“Mine!”
Um...
I’m not anyone’s, though.
I wanted to interject with that, but the sparks and pressure between the two of them were so intense, I couldn’t get a word in.
“Fate is mine!”
“Whoa!”
Sofia suddenly clung to my right arm.
Because she was in a swimsuit, I could feel a soft sensation... directly.
“No, he’s mine!”
“Eh!?”
Lena clung to my other arm.
She wasn’t quite as... prominent as Sofia, but there was still a soft, light feeling...
Wait, what am I even thinking!?
“Fate wants to be with me, right?!”
“You want to be with me, don’t you?!”
“Uh, um…”
The two of them leaned in closer, pressing from both sides.
No, seriously...
Stop clinging to me like this.
It’s just that... certain things are... touching me, and...
I’m really not sure what to do here.
“Uh, um... could you both calm down? Let’s just take a deep breath first…”
“There’s no way we can calm down!”
“Yeah, calming down is out of the question!”
Are they actually good friends?
The way they’re perfectly in sync makes me wonder.
“Let go of Fate!”
“Ouch, ouch, ouch!?”
Sofia yanked my arm forcefully.
“No, you let go!”
“Ahh, ow ow ow!?”
Lena yanked my other arm just as hard.
Ouch, ouch, ouch!?
They were pulling so hard from both sides, it felt like my body might actually tear in two.
“Uh… Sofia? Lena? If you don’t let go, my body…”
“He’s telling you to let go!”
“You’re the one who should let go!”
“Owww!!!??”
They pulled even harder, and my body screamed in pain.
At this rate, I wasn’t joking—I might actually split in two.
“Li… Licorice… Aisha…!”
I spotted the two of them watching from a little distance and sought their help.
“Dad is in a big trouble...”
“It’s fine, Aisha.”
“Huh?”
“That’s just one of those love-comedy type of situations that all the men in the world envy. It might look like trouble, but they’re actually enjoying it.”
“Is that so?”
“Yep. Look, Sofia and Lena are hugging him, right? Men enjoy being hugged like that.”
“...”
Because of Licorice's nonsense, Aisha's gaze became unbearably sharp!?
“I don’t want to get involved in that. Let’s go play over there.”
“Mm.”
“W-Wait...! This is really serious... Ouch!?”
“Fate is mine!!!”
“Fate is mine!!”
My scream, along with the voices of the two of them, echoed across the sandy beach, or so they say.
――――――――――
Night.
We returned to the inn and relaxed in the room, but...
“Ugh... It still hurts a little.”
“Sorry, Fate...”
Because of the commotion earlier, I ended up collapsing onto the bed.
It seems like there was some weird strain, and when I moved my body, it felt like muscle pain, sharp and sudden.
Sofia, the cause of it all, looked down, her shoulders slumped in a dejected manner.
Seeing her like that made me unable to say anything.
“No, I’m not bothered by it.”
“I’m really sorry...”
“I should’ve been clearer about my stance... I should’ve been stronger with Lena.”
It was the first time I’d ever been spoken to like that by a girl, so I ended up getting flustered...
But I should’ve rejected it clearly.
Since I didn’t, I think it’s only natural that Sofia got upset.
“But the one I like is Sofia, so... I just want you to remember that.”
“Fate... Yes. I also really love you, Fate.”
We exchanged smiles,
“Aisha, those two are a lovey-dovey couple.”
“Ohh.”
We both turned red.
“By the way...”
Licorice casually spoke up.
“Lena is from something called the Dawn Alliance, right? Why was she in this town? And shouldn’t we have captured her?”
“...Ah.”
We both realized we’d forgotten something really important, and Sofia and I both ended up holding our heads in frustration.
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