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Chapter 88

Small and Big Pair ◆

Translated by AmaLynne

After Demiurge and others left the forest house.

「Mumumu~…」

「My my.」

Inside the inn-like house built in the elven forest, two figures were sitting on the sofa set up in the living room (former lobby) just after opening the door.

Phoenix, a young girl with eye-catching features of red hair and rainbow-colored fringe, wrinkles between her eyebrows and snarls, while Dragon God, a tall woman with long, almost black, blue hair and a glamorous body, smiles calmly.

「They left me behind again…」

「It can’t be helped. We can’t just show ourselves in front of humans so easily.」

「But Behemoth was taken away.」

「That… I’m sure mother has something in mind. Since the night before last, she’s been acting a little strange.」

「Mumumu~…」

「No~w, don’t be so glum.」

「But! I haven’t been allowed to accompany Demiurge-sama even once!」

Having said that, Dragon God still hasn’t been outside the forest with Demiurge. But she doesn’t talk about it. She just smiles and looks at her little partner as if she is troubled.

「Even I would like to be of service to that one…」

「Oh dear.」

Fufufu…and the Dragon God smile.

Phoenix and Dragon God are the only ones in the house.

Titan is strolling in the forest in search of a fruit containing the spirit of wine called『Ricca’s Fruit』. Yggdrasil is sleeping by the sapling of the World Tree to recover the mana squeezed out of her by Demiurge the other day. It is said that being near the sapling allows her to rapidly recharge mana into her spirit body.

This is why the two of them were alone together, which is not usually seen.

Phoenix was left behind by Demiurge and was frustrated with tears in her eyes as her cheeks puffed up. It was exactly the reaction of a young girl.

Dragon God is shaking her body in front of the little girl, looking somewhat excited. Then, she quietly moves to stand next to Phoenix, and with a smile on her face, she,

「Eiii…」

「Wa?! Wait, Dragon God?!」

「Fufu…good girl.」

「Wa-Wait! Stop it!」

Dragon God cradles her in her ample bosom, and then puts Phoenix’s hand on her head and pats her down. Phoenix’s small body fits nicely into Dragon God’s large chest and body, and all that can be seen from the side are her rampant little arms and rainbow-colored frowns.

Although they were born at the same time, the size difference between the two girls is such that one could almost say that they are mother and daughter.

「Mugyu~~…fufu…Phoenix is so small and cute!」

「H-Hey, Dragon God! Stop, it……tits! I……can’t……」

「Ah, my goodness. I’m sorry.」

Dragon God releases Phoenix’s head from her chest, which was pressed against it. She looks up and inhales a chest full of breath,「Puhaa.」

「Hah, hah…what, out of nowhere?」

「I’m sorry. I can’t help but think that you’re so cute when you get puffy…」

「Don’t pat me while apologizing! I’m not a child!」

「Well, we are certainly the same, if only in age. We are.」

However, looking at their outward appearances alone, no matter how one looks at them, Dragon God looks older than them. Moreover, when imitating a person, for some reason, their mentality is pulled by their appearance, so that Dragon God looks like a calm and mature woman, while Phoenix looks like a child who cannot control her emotions, and so on.

「Excuse me for a moment~」

「Wa!」

Dragon God stood up with Phoenix in her arms and sat down on the sofa. She lightly placed the small body on her thighs, which were aligned as they were, and leaned Phoenix against her. Just then, the back of Phoenix’s head was firmly placed in the cleavage of Dragon God’s chest, and she was softly hugged from behind.

「W-What is it now?! I mean, I feel kind of embarrassed in this pose!」

「Ufufufu…Phoenix’s body is soft…and it’s warm…」

*Gyuu*, Dragon God puts her arms around Phoenix’s body. Then the girl’s body was buried deeper into her ample chest, and even the sound of her heartbeat could be picked up in the back of her head.

After living with her, Phoenix has learned that Dragon God is very eager to take care of anyone who is around her. Even when she doesn’t, she is very much bothered by them. Despite her ladylike appearance, she is surprisingly close to her friends, and her skinship is quite intense. And yet, before she knew it, she was caught up in her pace and made excessive contact.

However, it is unusual for Dragon God, who usually talks in advance, to suddenly touch without saying anything.

And the skinship is denser and pressured than usual…

「Hey…what’s really?」

Phoenix lifted her head and met eyes with Dragon God, who looked down at her with a smile on her face.

She tilted her head slightly, somewhat puzzled, and let out a giggle that was as soft as her body,「Fufu…」

「I’m sorry…but―――you’re not the only one who misses being with mother, Phoenix…」

To her surprise, it seemed that Dragon God was also slightly dissatisfied with being left to stay at home by the Demiurge.

Phoenix couldn’t help but open her eyes and stare up at her compatriot and sister-sibling, who appeared to be only a little older than she was.

「Normally, I’d let Behemoth distract me from this loneliness…but today she’s gone off with mother and the others…so I don’t have anyone to keep me company…」

Titan gets grumpy when she is bothered, and Yggdrasil is sometimes thoroughly spoiled, but on the other hand, Dragon God can be a handful and is not a straightforward person.

The only other person that Dragon God should go to is the phoenix, and she will be the only one who can help her.

「Even if you don’t like it, you go along with me in some way, so…I’ve spoiled you.」

When Dragon God says such a thing with an evil smile, Phoenix loses the energy to get angry and relaxes her body.

Then, she feels the softness of Dragon God’s chest and the slightly cool body temperature on her skin more than ever.

Phoenix, whose body temperature is naturally high, squinted at the pleasant temperature of her skin.

「…Just for today…good grief…」

「Yes…thank you, Phoenix.」

The cuddling by Dragon God resumes again.

It would be more productive to use this time to collect Anima Crystals, but there are almost no demons to hunt outside the forest, so it is quite inefficient to spend time searching for them and reap little profit.

For this reason, even Demiurge has told them,「Rest yourselves today.」That is, the word from the Lord that they are free to do as they please.

Hence, there is no problem in spending such a leisurely time.

「Fuaa~~…」

「My? Phoenix, are you getting sleepy?」

「Uh-huh…just a little bit…」

「It’s fine. You can use me as a pillow if you want… I’ll wake you up if anything happens.」

「……un.」

Phoenix’s eyes are one step away from being closed. Unexpectedly, the cuddling attack from Dragon God was so powerful that her eyelids became so heavy that it seemed as if gravity magic had been used, and they slowly dropped downward.

「Fufu…good night.」

「Nn………suu~…..suu~……」

Finally, Phoenix closed her eyelids completely and began to breathe in her sleep. The expression on Dragon God’s face relaxes at once at the sight of her innocent sleeping face.

「Hah~……she’s so cute.」

Dragon God’s cheeks are flushed as if she is being tickled by maternal instincts. She is using her chest as a pillow, and her silky red hair is ticklish to the touch.

Phoenix reminded earlier that it was just for this one time, but she felt like taking care of her again.

Not only that.

「Ah……someday, mother…」

As Phoenix sleeps peacefully, Dragon God imagines Demiurge, her master, and creator. Imagining the moment when her beloved mother reveals her sleeping face unprotected in her chest, Dragon God is aware that her heart beats faster.

「Fufufu…」

With a smile of a holy mother that had a hint of mysteriousness in it, the Dragon God continued to stroke Phoenix’s hair as long as she could with compassion―――