episode_0138

I was taken aback.

Suddenly, a large hand appeared in front of me, trying to cover my nose and mouth. For a moment, I thought of being kidnapped, but the hand swelled up and burst.

Turning around, I saw two men with a bewildered look, clearly villains, who seemed to be unaware of the situation.

Underneath me, apart from a small circle around me, the man who tried to kidnap me was covered in blood. Fragments of a man scattered all around.

Instead of the cute purring sound from my shoulder, there was the roar of Kuro, like a fierce beast.

Slightly wrinkling my face at the grotesque sight, Kuro, surprised, rubbed his head against my cheek.

“Kuro, can’t you be as neat as Lily from now on?”

– Silence.

Kuro’s pointed ears drooped down. It seems like what I said is impossible.

Too bad.

Lily used to summon a black rain infused with her mana, melting enemies on a wide scale, but I vomited when I saw it last time.

Since then, when I’m around, she cleanly kills. Well, it’s more like they disappear cleanly.

According to Lily, she throws them somewhere in the vast universe. It’s a form of spatial teleportation, but saying they just died seems more appropriate since being alive in the universe is impossible and coming here is also impossible.

Anyway, now that I know Kuro can’t do it, I need to be more careful. This incident probably happened because this place is rarely populated.

Come to think of it, in such a secluded place, even if I covered myself with a cloak, it’s understandable to be mistaken for a woman. But I should have been more careful.

In the past, I would have struggled with something like this, but, thanks to the goddess, I’ve become quite numb to such incidents. In the past, I would have vomited, been mentally unstable, but now I just furrow my brows.

The trembling legs of the two men.

I adjusted my cloak. It still works well, the cloak of perception disruption. Right now, no one knows who I am. So, there’s no reason to kill them, so I walked, stroking Kuro, who was growling, with my hand.

The men didn’t do anything despite walking on the hard ground and stepping on the blood-like mud. Of course, that’s how it should be, or they’ll be gone in an instant by Kuro.

After trying different foods and seeing various things, my legs started to ache.

I’m not in good shape because I don’t exercise much other than walking.

Shally insisted on sleeping at the hotel she mentioned, so I headed there.

“Oh…”

A building that was on a different level compared to other buildings. I admired the building’s exterior, which seemed to be ahead in terms of technology.

It’s almost like a modern building, not much different from modern buildings.

The people walking on the surrounding streets were all different from the ones I saw earlier.

Clean sidewalks, clean streets, and all the expensive-looking shops and people. Is it okay for me to wear this suspicious cloak alone? Still, since the perception disruption is in place, I didn’t attract anyone’s attention.

As I entered the hotel, a large hall greeted me first.

From the chandelier to the interior, it was a perfect hotel. The price was beyond my estimation.

I went to the desk.

“Welcome. Did you make a reservation?”

“I made a reservation under Shally.”

“Are you Kuro? Can you wait for a moment?”

“Sure…!”

Fortunately, Shally made a reservation under Kuro’s name, not mine. If it were under my name, I might get caught by Lily and Helena soon.

Of course, Kuro might get caught too, but it’s better than getting caught later with Amelia’s name.

Still, I shouldn’t worry too much. Just three days, I’ll play for just three days and then return to the World Tree.

“Here is your room key card. If you go over there to the transfer device, you will be moved to your room.”

“Thank you.”

A black card that looked like the key card I had seen in reality. If I go in with this card, will I be transferred to the reserved room? Does all the information about the room come on this card?

Magic is truly amazing.

As soon as I stepped onto the transfer device, my surroundings blinked once and I was moved to the front of the room.

Opening the door with the card and stepping inside, I couldn’t help but marvel.

‘Oh…’

A spacious hotel that looked better than most 1-star hotels. Just the thought of staying here made my heart flutter.

Of course, Lily’s room and the room of the World Tree sister in the Estelle family were nice too, but this had a different feeling.

I was about to take Kuro to the bathroom to shower first.

“Eek!?”

Kuro was startled.

“Kuro? What’s wrong?”

Kuro looked at me as if he was confused.

‘Why is he acting like this? I don’t think he’s ever been this flustered before.’

Seeing him trying to get away from me, I grabbed Kuro firmly.

Of course, I couldn’t match Kuro’s strength, but since he always let me win, Kuro was caught by me.

“Come to think of it, does Kuro bathe?”

– Hm.

Come to think of it, Kuro is in charge of managing the forest, so I always meet him when I go for a walk.

There is a stream where he can bathe, but do animals bathe because they want to? No, Kuro is different from other animals. He has almost human-like intelligence.

So, does he shower? Or not?

“Sniff.”

“Eek!”

Now that I smell him, he doesn’t seem to have any odor. Maybe he’s not just an animal?

But it feels good to shower anyway.

“Let’s shower together.”

“?!”

I took the resisting Kuro to the bathroom, washed him thoroughly, and then leisurely stayed in the warm water with him before coming out.

After having dinner with various snacks bought on the street, I felt too lonely to sleep.

I always slept with Lily or Helena, so lying alone on a big bed made me feel lonely.

Come to think of it, since I came to this world, I rarely slept alone without Lily. I looked at Kuro, who was staring at me from above the pillow. Come to think of it, Kuro has both a rabbit form and a human form.

He always stays in rabbit form when he’s with me, so I forgot. Would Kuro be okay without Lily and Helena?

Kuro is probably not as angry as Lily and Helena. He always protects the forest for me.

“Kuro.”

“Eek?”

Kuro’s ears were still drooping. Did he hate showering that much…? I felt a little sorry. But for now, my side felt empty.

“Transform into human form.”

“?!”

Kuro took a step back. Grabbing him, I said again.

“Transform!”

After a moment of no response, Kuro’s body glowed slightly and transformed into a human-like form.

“Wow. You’re cute…!”

When he’s in human form, his whole body is covered in black mana in a combat stance, so I didn’t know what it felt like, but Kuro without black mana was 100 times cuter.

Black hair, black eyes, black rabbit ears, and black skin that matched him! Plus, he looked slightly embarrassed.

It was the best…

Feeling the overwhelming softness when I touched Kuro’s ears, I hugged him and fell asleep on the bed.

Completely different from the softness of Lily and Helena, I quickly fell asleep.

==

Kuro was contemplating what to do with Amelia, who was hugging him and sleeping.

Of course, he was feeling very, very, very good.

Always wanting to protect Amelia by her side and enjoying Amelia’s touch.

But that was as far as it went.

With Lily, Helena, and the World Tree who had taken care of her, she was keeping her boundaries.

So, the current situation was one of Kuro’s long-awaited wishes.

However, the problem was that Lily, Helena, and the World Tree were unaware of the current situation.

Since Amelia was the priority, Kuro had no choice but to follow Amelia’s words, but the world is vast.

No matter how strong Kuro is now, if a stronger opponent than Kuro appears, she won’t be able to protect Amelia.

Moreover, among the forest animals, seeing Amelia’s naked body was almost taboo.

Seeing Amelia’s goddess-like naked body implies not protecting Amelia, and Kuro had seen Amelia’s naked body today and even received a bath.

Kuro was now experiencing the greatest happiness and the greatest worry of her life.

What would happen if Lily and the World Tree knew this fact…

She had to think about how to tell Lily and the World Tree, but Amelia’s embrace was so warm and cozy that she melted into it.

Her soft hands gently stroked her ears without discomfort, her face was pressed against Amelia’s large chest, and Amelia’s smooth legs were wrapped around her waist.

In the end, Kuro decided to push her worries aside and enjoy Amelia’s embrace, which she would never have again.

==

Shali’s sweat dripped profusely in front of Lily and Helena.

She knew it would come. She knew how much Lily and Helena loved Amelia.

But she never imagined it would come so soon.

Still, through Amelia’s embrace, she had made a promise, so as terrifying as it was, the moment she tried to tell Lily and Helena that she hadn’t met Amelia.

“Sniff. You hugged Amelia, didn’t you?”

As Lily approached Shali and sniffed, she chuckled and raised her head.

Shali could only tremble in fear.