Ch.189Chapter 189

Pitter-patter. I moved my feet quickly. After having a battle of nerves on the sofa, I fled to the bedroom and jumped quickly onto the bed. Maybe it was because my body was small and light, but I felt like my jumping ability had improved too.

Plop. The mattress supported my body. Just as I rolled over slightly, Ouro quickly followed after me.

“Stop right there.”

“Eek!”

Ouro also leaped onto the bed. Unlike before, the bed shook violently.

I avoided Ouro’s hands by rolling away and fell off the opposite side of the bed. Then I got back on my feet and dashed out of the bedroom.

Sofa, bed. Not a single space provided proper protection. The kitchen would limit my movement too much, so there was only one place left to go.

The closet directly across from the bedroom.

I went in and locked the door. With the click of the lock, I leaned against the firmly closed door and let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew… Eek?!”

When Ouro knocked on the door, the vibration startled me as it traveled through my body. I clutched my startled chest and turned my head, but all I could see was the door.

Ouro rattled the doorknob from the other side.

“Ourr. Why are you running away?”

“W-well. It’s because you were saying weird things!”

“I was saying weird things? Everyone knows animals do that for reproduction.”

“How do you know that when you don’t know much else…?”

I broke out in a cold sweat.

“Do you think I’m stupid? Do you, Ourr?”

“No, no. I’m just surprised. I guess all those years of living weren’t for nothing…”

“You are treating me like I’m stupid.”

Ouro seemed angry and shook the doorknob even more violently than before. Startled, I flinched and grabbed the doorknob.

Being near the door made me more anxious, but somehow I felt like it would really open if I didn’t hold the knob tightly with both hands. It was fine since the rattling on the other side didn’t affect this side, but there was nothing I could do about the worry the sound itself created.

I don’t know why the Professor had to be busy and leave right now. Of all times…!

“Ourr, open the door.”

“No.”

“Ourr.”

“No.”

“……”

We exchanged meaningless words a few times. Just as I was wondering when Ouro would get tired, suddenly the doorknob I was holding turned. I was startled because it moved on its own without me turning it.

The lock had been undone while I was momentarily distracted. With my strength relaxed, I was pushed back, and by the time I tried to push back against the door, my balance was already disrupted, causing me to fall on my backside.

Ouro pushed past me and entered, her red eyes gleaming.

“Ourr is so cute. Did you think I couldn’t get in if you hid in a place like this?”

“…H-how?”

Watching Ouro open and close her hand, I immediately realized how she had unlocked the door. She had clearly used magic to open it without needing to find a key.

Otherwise, there’s no way the lock would have been undone so helplessly.

“I guess Ourr doesn’t have a sense for it since you rarely use magic. Do you want me to teach you how to use magic?”

“…That would be nice. Are you going to teach me now?”

“No, now I want you to teach me about mating.”

“M-mating…”

There’s something strange about her word choice. It’s certainly explicit, probably because she learned the language in the wild.

No, all the terms for this act are explicit! But if I try too hard to use euphemisms, it sounds awkward. I know it’s supposed to be a sacred act, but all the words for it sound vulgar.

First, I need to escape this crisis. I needed something to divert her curiosity.

“Ah! Do you want to check the magic the Professor used to turn me human?”

“No. Not interested.”

“Oh, I see… Oh right! We could order delicious food with my phone, how about that?”

“I’m full.”

“Ah, that’s right. You are…”

With each failed attempt to divert her attention, Ouro took one step closer. Now she was right in front of me. With so few interests, it’s really hard to guess what would distract her.

If I get it wrong one more time, I’ll be trapped in her embrace again. Even if the Professor returns, I probably won’t be free until Ouro is satisfied…

I spread my arms to keep Ouro at a distance while carefully considering how to use my last chance.

“Ah…! The others said they wanted to have a birthday party with you…”

“You’re lying.”

Ouro grabbed both my arms and spread them slightly. Just that was enough to close the distance instantly. Kneeling down, Ouro’s face came so close that our eyes met at point-blank range.

Two pairs of eyes faced each other.

“Ourr is really bad at lying.”

“…So are you.”

“I just don’t lie.”

Ouro’s speech has improved quite a bit after living here for a year or two. I hadn’t hoped for her to develop to the point of arguing with me.

It would have been much better if I could win and make Ouro sulk.

Somehow, for the first time, I’m not happy about Ouro’s development.

“Ourr.”

“Aaaack.”

Ouro’s arms wrapped around me. I tried to resist with a strange noise, but I lost in pure strength.

Since there was no way to beat Ouro in magic either, I ended up with the hug punishment. Even bank accounts only get locked after five wrong password attempts, but here I was with my movement restricted after just three failures, which didn’t feel good at all.

What made it especially hopeless was that since Ouro was my opponent, she didn’t even need to use the bathroom, meaning I would literally be stuck like this all day.

“Like this… like this?”

Ouro moved her arms around my waist and then slightly lifted my hips. As my bottom, which had been resting on Ouro’s legs, suddenly lifted, my body lurched forward.

“Whoa?! W-what are you doing?”

I barely managed to stop myself from face-planting with my arms, but it was difficult to return to my original position.

It was because Ouro had changed our posture while holding me.

“Right. It was like this.”

“L-let go…”

I realized she was trying to find that position from earlier.

Every time I grumbled and tried to crawl forward, Ouro grabbed my pelvis and pulled me back.

I realized firsthand how much strength difference just two or three years of physical age can make. It probably wouldn’t matter much after becoming adults, but during the growth period, the difference is huge.

This is why younger students don’t dare mess with older grades.

But why am I…

I should at least be more mature than Ouro. Then I could overpower her even when she does things like this, but my inability to do so is my greatest regret.

If I had known I would become younger in the process of becoming human, I would have started as an adult emitting an aura. Even though I know it’s too late to change anything now.

It feels strange when she keeps making thumping sounds and patting my bottom even though there’s nothing there. It makes me feel like we’re doing something obscene, making my face turn red.

Even though we’re not undressed, I feel naked.

Why does the act of making babies feel so embarrassing? Unable to lift my face, I could only bow my head and go along with Ouro’s actions.

After being pulled around a few times, I just waited for Ouro to lose interest. And soon enough, Ouro’s body stopped moving.

“Hmm… Do I have a baby now?”

“No, that’s impossible…”

After bumping into my body in that awkward position, that’s what she asks.

She knows about mating but doesn’t know exactly how it’s done, so this is what happens.

“But we mated.”

“J-just because you mated doesn’t mean you’ll have a baby. And, well, originally it’s only possible between a man and a woman.”

“A man?”

“That’s right! No matter how much we do this, nothing will happen between you and me.”

Ouro’s hands lost their strength. She must have felt disappointed.

Seeing my chance, I slipped away and quickly turned my body to prevent Ouro from grabbing my bottom again. I scurried away and leaned against the closet, staring at Ouro.

I need to read her reaction and steer the conversation in a direction that would make Ouro lose interest. I’m smart.

“…So Ourr and I are women?”

“Yes, yes.”

I nodded vigorously in affirmation.

“Then is the Professor a man?”

“Huh?”

“You just said it. A man and a woman are needed. Only a man and woman together can make a baby. If Ourr is a woman, then is the Professor a man?”

“No, the Professor is also a woman… so…”

I’m cornered.

I could lie and say the Professor is a man to make Ouro give up, but if Ouro gets the wrong information, that would cause other problems, so I had no choice but to tell the truth.

My voice weakened and my mouth closed, unable to continue.

“Then what?”

Ouro mercilessly demanded an answer.

She was pressing me for an explanation of how this body was created.

“Well, you see.”

“Then show me with the Professor.”

“What?”

“If it doesn’t work with me and Ourr, would it work with me and the Professor? Or only with the Professor and Ourr? I want to see it too. Even just to watch.”

“No, what are you saying…”

I’m too dumbfounded to speak.

When I said it wouldn’t work, now she wants to see it. I understand she wants to experience it, but why is she so fixated on this particular thing?

Flustered, I tried to think of another solution but eventually hung my head.

“I-I’ll just explain how it’s done… Don’t go saying these things to the Professor! Understand?”

“If you show me.”

“Oh, really.”

This girl’s stubbornness is unbreakable.