Chapter 617: When She Finished Doing Her Work (2/2)

Fate-san basically skips work and comes to play with me. After about an hour or three, Chronois-san would notice that Fate-san had escaped and would come bring her back, which is the standard flow of Fate-san's visits.

[……I've finished my work for the day after all.]

[Errr, how should I say this…… That's unusual.]

[……I mean…… I hate it.]

[Unnn?]

[I don't want to have my alone time with Kai-chan disturbed……]

Seriously, she's saying these abnormally cute lines sometimes. Hearing her quietly mutter such things makes me helplessly happy though.

[……I still hate doing work. I think they're something akin to torture.]

[That's very much like Fate-san.]

[Unnn. But if it's for Kai-chan's sake…… if it means I get to spend more time of happiness together with Kai-chan, I don't mind working.]

Perhaps embarrassed by what she was saying, Fate-san covered her face with her hands, as if she was trying to hide it. Ahh, geez, seriously……

[Fate-san, I'm sorry.]

[Ehh?]

[Please allow me…… to hug you for a bit.]

[Uhyaaahh!? K- Kai-chan!?]

Looking at Fate-san who was so unfairly cute, I couldn't resist pulling the laid down Fate-san up, and hugging her petite body as hard as I could.

Well, I seriously don't know if I should say that she's too cute or too loveable but…… Anyway, I can't stop the overflowing affection I'm feeling right now.

When I hugged Fate-san, her body flinched for a moment, but she didn't resist and settled into my arms.

We passed our time in silence like that for a while…… before Fate-san slowly put down the hand that was covering her face. And then, with a face as red as an apple and moist eyes, she spoke in a small, trembling voice.

[……Hey, Kai-chan.]

[Yes.]

[We've never done this before…… so I'd like to…… try out…… k- kissing.]

[……Gladly.]

[Ahh…… Kai-chan…… I love you.]

It was a really quiet whisper, but it firmly reached my ears…… and drawn to each other, slowly and gently…… our lips met.

Dear Mom, Dad————– With the change in my relationship with Fate-san, both big and small changes have occurred. Among those changes, the one I can clearly feel…… is the strong affection Fate-san has for me…… for the times when Fate-san visits me———– was when she finished doing her work.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [………………………….]

? ? ? : [She just fainted while standing……]

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