“Yaaawn…”
I was lying down, using the Commander’s arm and thigh as a pillow.
The road was tidy, but it had its bumps, and sitting in a seat while moving like that really hurt my back.
So, I spent my time completely flat until we got out of the car.
“Oh, by the way, lately Dolores and Midori have been contacting me a lot.”
“…What phone call?”
“Huh? Just asking when I would come… Why?”
“…It’s nothing.”
Well.
Since it’s the Commander.
It’s only natural that other people would contact him a lot.
I actually received a ton of emails and such.
Of course, it was my job to read them.
“I said it might take about a week to arrive…”
“Is that so?”
“Well, it took about that long to go to Zone 00, so it shouldn’t take much longer to go back.”
That was true.
We still had a long way to go.
After sleeping yesterday, we weren’t even at Zone 03 yet.
“Although… I feel like I could take my time a bit more.”
“…?”
“Is it just me?”
The Commander, saying that, gently touched my shoulder with his hand.
“That’s perverted.”
“If this is perverted, then what about what we did yesterday?”
“…That’s perverted.”
The Commander laughed at my response, but ever since our relationship started, he genuinely seemed perverted.
Every time we were alone, he wanted to hold me… and kept trying to stay close with me.
He even tried to keep his hand on my waist while pulling something out in the car.
In many ways, it was similar to how I imagined him when I first met the Commander.
Him surrounded by women, having a harem, getting money from them to live… something like that.
Of course, unlike my fantasies, the only one close to him was me.
He wasn’t a complete sleazebag like I imagined before; in fact, he was a good person.
“…”
“Lindera?”
“What is it?”
“Why are you suddenly hugging my waist?”
“…I just did.”
Just… umm… the Commander could easily walk around with women on either side.
Of course, he didn’t intend to do that, but what if he suddenly initiated a pregnancy attack or something?
Since he couldn’t drink… who knew?
So… I thought it would be fine if I just took both sides for myself.
To prevent other girls from coming in.
After all, he was a nice fool for most people.
It was right to keep my possession intact.
“…?”
“Isn’t it not unpleasant?”
The Commander looked puzzled and said that.
But I had my thoughts too.
Instead of other weird girls getting attached to the Commander, it was better for me to manage him properly.
“Yeah. That’s good.”
“Then just stay still. I’ll stay like this for a little longer.”
I said as I completely embraced the Commander.
In fact… most agents were smaller than me when compared to my chest, so it wasn’t a big concern.
I had definitely said that he liked it… because the Commander really liked chests.
So there we were, hugging, chatting, and drinking coffee… just continuing our journey.
“How should I put it… it seems like time is flying by more now than when we were on our way.”
“Really…?”
As we got out of the car, the Commander and I talked like that.
We arrived at a place we could stay for the night and finished the checkup.
“…Well, isn’t it good? Feeling like time is passing quickly while we laughed on the way.”
Everything was just pleasantly fine.
We hadn’t done anything too significant or worked hard, but it felt good.
I even thought it would’ve been okay if the time went a bit slower?
Once we got out of the car, we took a short walk.
After all, we had to find accommodation and eat dinner.
On top of that, we hadn’t chatted about anything else during our trip either.
“What about noodles?”
“Noodles are good.”
“Let’s look for a restaurant close to the accommodation.”
Yesterday, we honestly just… ate rather carelessly.
Having spent a long time in the car, we unknowingly munched on a lot of snacks and felt full.
But today, it didn’t feel right not to eat properly.
Well… for me, as long as I entered any regular restaurant, one dish would be enough to fill me, so it wasn’t a problem.
Sometimes, just one portion would even be too filling.
“…And after dinner… let’s hit up the convenience store.”
“The convenience store?”
“…Because of someone who keeps making me carry groceries without thinking.”
I suddenly thought about it, and it was truly important.
Even if they were in their early twenties… getting pregnant before mid-twenties would be dangerous.
It wasn’t just for career reasons… it felt like we’d look like a really irresponsible couple.
The safe days had passed… and now it was especially possible since those days had turned into potential days.
It wasn’t just a little bit when the Commander finished; even though we’d done it a few times, it would still be a considerable concern.
“We’ve been dating for about 3 days… Is getting pregnant that soon a bit too much?”
“…That’s true.”
“…And when you do it, maybe think about it a bit…”
“…That’s hard given how you kept pulling my legs from behind.”
“…That didn’t happen.”
Probably.
*
“…Are you going to do it?”
“Yeah.”
“…Isn’t it okay not to do this kind of thing?”
I had no choice but to ask the Commander seriously, but he told me to go with it anyhow.
This was… feeling a bit overwhelming and embarrassing.
Honestly, it wasn’t strange that I felt more embarrassed than when confessing to the Commander.
After all, this was my first time with something like this.
“Commander.”
“Lindera, you said you would do it.”
“That’s true, but…”
I couldn’t deny that truth.
I had genuinely told him I would do it.
Just…
“If we’re going to do a couple’s order… do we really have to?”
“There’s a shrimp tempura service, so no need for a reason not to.”
“I mean, is there really a need…?”
That was the thought I couldn’t help but have.
It wasn’t just any couple’s order… it was necessary to have some skinship to get the service, apparently.
I had no idea what peculiar tastes were involved, but the boss seemed oddly excited about it.
“I’d like to have 2 fresh ramens and the couple service.”
“Oh! The couple service? Do you know how to do it?”
“…?”
How to do it?
Out of nowhere, what kind of ‘how’ is that?
The way the overly cheerful staff spoke startled me out of my thoughts.
I had just… literally thought it was only going to be some light skinship.
Why the sudden mention of methods?
“Well, the lady just needs to stay still, and the gentleman just has to pick up the girlfriend!”
“…Huh?”
“The method doesn’t matter, just pick her up and take a picture with one of your phones!”
“…….??”
What on earth kind of verification method was that?
I was merely thinking about a light hug.
Now my head was starting to hurt before we even got started.
No.
It’s not like there weren’t any other customers in the restaurant.
In fact, there were people, and for some reason, the clerk was watching us with wide eyes.
“Lindera?”
“…Yes.”
“Let’s just do it.”
“…Are you serious?”
“Yeah.”
“……”
Ugh.
I seriously wanted to run away.
But I shouldn’t… right?
So… I stood still, and the Commander came up behind me.
No idea how he was going to lift me… I just hoped he wouldn’t drop me.
“Ha…”
“…But if you drop me… it’s going to hurt, right?”
“Y-Yeah?”
“No, just checking…”
“…Can we skip this?”
Honestly…
It was more frightening given what the Commander said right before we began.
He may have been stronger than me, but would he really be able to lift me?
I could only hope…
“How would you lift me!”
“Oh.”
“……..”
He immediately lifted me upon asking how.
I jumped a little in surprise, not even noticing how he was going to lift me.
And the way he picked me up was awkwardly embarrassing.
It was the typical pose I had only seen in cartoons.
The way of picking me up that’s usually called ‘the princess carry.’
“…Can we talk while doing this? Seriously.”
“Sorry.”
“………”
So I was now lifted off the ground.
A new worry popped into my mind.
Would he think I was heavy while lifting me?
His arms weren’t trembling, but I couldn’t help but worry.
Honestly, I didn’t want to be ridiculed for being heavy.
“How long do we have to do this?”
“Okay~ I’m going to take the picture now, okay?”
“….Ah.”
That’s right.
There was still the picture.
I suddenly panicked and had totally forgotten about that part.
But… seriously surprised.
I thought I would be hugged from behind while being held and that would be how it ended.
But now… the Commander’s arms were surprisingly strong against my back.
Considering I didn’t weigh 60 kilograms… he probably could lift something heavier than me easily.
“…Is this heavy?”
“No, I think I can hold you longer.”
“That’s…”
Is that a good thing…?
I couldn’t really tell.
Regardless of the Commander saying it wasn’t heavy, my desire to get out of this situation quickly was growing immensely.
So the employee snapped our picture? And went off to do their job.
Feeling embarrassed about doing something like this just to get shrimp tempura.
“…I’m not doing this again next time.”
“Lindera?”
“…Why do you ask?”
“Your face is super red.”
“…No, it’s not.”
“Were you embarrassed?”
“N-No… I wasn’t embarrassed.”
I answered the Commander from my spot.
I was embarrassed, my face was burning up… my heart was pounding, but I still said I wasn’t.
“Then can you send me the picture?”
“…Picture?”
“It’s not on my phone!”
Thinking about it, the picture was in my phone’s gallery.
So I opened the gallery for now, looking at the picture we took.
“…No way.”
Then I really thought I couldn’t possibly give that picture away.
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