I’m Back in the Other World? Chapter 71

Chapter 71 – The Bonus Test Product, Afterwards

「Uu…, unyu…」

What is this, my head is fuzzy.

「Ara, it seems you are conscious wa.」

「Nn, nnn…」

I hear someone’s voice.

「Still half-asleep huh? How cute wa.」

It’s somewhat warm…

「……Sakura, it’s embarra.s.sing, but…」

「Isn’t it just fine? It’s proof that she lets down her guard towards His Highness Sedrim wa.」

「No, this posture is embarra.s.sing for me as well but… Besides, my legs have become a little numb.」

Who is it? The person talking above my head…

When I lifted up my heavy eyelids and vacantly looked overhead, my eyes met with a pair of blue pupils.

「……Huh? Prince…?」

At an excessively close range, was the Prince’s face.

「You’ve finally woken up huh. How are you feeling?」

Eh? Feeling…?

「Good morning. I feel…… somewhat refreshed.

「Then that’s good. By the way, if you’re feeling fine, then it is about time to get off, but…」

「Eh? Get off…?」

From what, I wonder?

I slowly lowered my head.

…

I raised my head once more.

…

「Eeeh!? How!? Why am I on the Prince’s lap!!?」

Right, I’m on top of the Prince’s lap, sitting in the so-called baby carrying posture.

「Hey, stop struggling! You will fall, okay!? Calm down for now!」

Eh? Eeeh!?

Why am I being hugged!?

Uwa, my face is hot! I’m sure that my face is bright red right now!

「Hey, firstly, calm down. Once you calm down, slowly get down.」

Eh? No, though I was certainly fl.u.s.tered and struggling! But even so, it wasn’t necessary to hug me, right!?

「Nya~.」

Look, Even Eru… Huh? Eru?

「Nya~.」

「Why Eru is here?」

Towards the cat which suddenly appeared, I hurriedly got off from the Prince’s lap.

「Ara ara, you got dumped wa.」

「Lost to a cat.」

「How pitiful.」

Something was said around me, but for the time being, securing Eru is the priority.

I caught Eru, who came trotting, then carried her.

「With this many leaves stuck on you, where did you come entering from?」

There was some sort of leaves attached to Eru’s fur. I guess they probably got stuck on her when she entered this garden.

When brushed them off, I immediately heard Princess Aria’s voice.

「Sakura-chan, that cat is?」

Before I knew it, Princess Aria had come to my side and was looking at Eru with sparkling eyes.

「I picked her up around one month ago. Since I somehow got attached to her, I raised her in my home. She’s called Eru. She’s very smart, you see.」

When I introduced Eru, Princess Aria bent forwards in excitement.

Somehow, it feels like her breathing has gone ragged.

「Eru-chan, right? Umm, may I touch…?」

「Nya~.」

While wryly smiling at this situation, I held out Eru towards Princess Aria.

「I think it’s fine, you know? It seems like Eru also says it’s fine. But I think it’s better to quickly put her down after holding her. Since she’s a little dirty and her fur has been falling off increasingly as well.1」

After saying that, Princess Aria timidly stretched out her hands.

「……So soft and fluffy wa… Aah, this is happiness…」

Huh? Princess Aria? Your appearance is crumbling, you know? The rare
beauty-san is being ruined, you know?2

「As expected, I cannot endure it wa!」

Just as I thought ‘Ah‘, Eru was stolen from my arms and was held in Princess Aria’s chest.

「Ni~!」

Was she fl.u.s.tered by the sudden event? Eru begins to noisily struggle.

「No! Eru, please endure it! I’ll add katsuobushi for dinner afterwards!!」

Did my voice reach her? Eru stopped struggling and became obedient. It would have been terrible if she struggled with her claws ne.

But was it because it was painful being buried in Princess Aria’s large chest? Her forelegs have yet to move.

……ku, it’s not like I’m envious…!

A short time later, was it because she was satisfied? Princess Aria released Eru.

Although she looks somewhat exhausted…

I received Eru and hugged her on my lap to heal.

「Thank you for your hard work. You endured well. However, since you are quite dirty, you will need a bath once we get home, you know?」

「Ni~…」

「That’s no good. If you don’t want a bath, then please make sure not to get dirty.」

「Ni~…」

Was she worn out from struggling? As Eru was balled up on my lap, I remembered the matter which I had forgotten because of Eru’s intrusion.

「……Umm, by the way, why was I on the Prince’s lap…?」

I’d like to just forget about it if possible, but I must confirm why that sort of situation happened.

However, for some reason, everybody has a strange smile towards my question that brings up my shame.

「Sakura, you got drunk on the last jelly. You fell asleep right after you ate the last piece of fruit.」

During the strange atmosphere, the Prince said while grimacing.

「Ah, is that so… Huh? But if it’s that and I was just sleeping, I don’t understand why I would be in that sort of situation, right?」

Un, even if I got drunk and slept, it doesn’t explain why I was on the Prince’s lap, right?

「Ufufu, oh you, Sedrim nii-sama, it’s because you didn’t say the essential part… I shall give you an explanation wa. Although Sakura-chan ate the last jelly and got drunk, you tried to eat the last piece of fruit and didn’t listen to Sedrim nii-sama when he said to stop wa. Therefore, Sedrim nii-sama picked up the fruit with his fingers, but… Ufu, Sakura-chan grabbed onto Sedrim nii-sama’s hand and ate it from his fingers. That was, a pa.s.sionate licking to the extent we were embarra.s.sed from looking… The Sedrim nii-sama at that time had a bright red face and was completely stiff… Aah, just thinking about it makes me laugh… Aah, my apologies. Immediately following that, Sakura-chan fell asleep, but…」

Eeh!? No matter how drunk I was, what was I doing, me!? From the Prince’s fingers, she said. Eeh!? Furthermore, licked…!

From my vague memory, when I was agonizing over the reality that Princess Aria announced, I was. .h.i.t with a final blow with a new fact.

「We tried carrying the sleeping Sakura-chan to the guest room, but Sakura-chan wouldn’t let go of Sedrim nii-sama’s arm… And so, we tried having Sedrim nii-sama carry you, but Sedrim nii-sama said he did not want to carry you to the guest room, when we were thinking of what we should do, Sakura-chan clung onto Sedrim nii-sama’s chest wa. Since he couldn’t carry you to the guest room either, Sedrim nii-sama helplessly placed you on his lap.」

What sort of thing! The period I was unconscious, what did I do!?

「S-So, may I ask how long was I sleeping for…?」

「A little over half a koku, was it around there? Ufufu, it was so cute wa~. Pressing your face against Sedrim nii-sama’s chest, and sometimes rubbing your cheeks like a spoilt child…」

Nooooooo!! Was I doing that sort of shameful play for over an hour!? I want to immediately wake myself up that was sleeping!3 No, more importantly, I want to return before I ate the jelly that caused this!!

「Why didn’t you carry me to the guest room!?」

Although I know I’m venting my anger, I yelled at the Prince. If I was carried to the guest room, at least my embarra.s.sing appearance would not have been seen for over an hour, but despite that…

「Sakura, have you forgotten? What happens when you lay in bed in your drunken state…」

Uu, when you say that…

「B-But if you laid me down and immediately left…!」

「So far, even I have tried to do that, but I get pulled onto the bed when I try to leave, right? Besides, this time’s alcohol volume is small na. So I thought you would wake up before long.」

Uuu, I can’t say anything to retort…

「So, I wonder why Sakura-chan would cling onto Sedrim nii-sama like that? You wouldn’t let go even when other people tried separating you, even rubbing your cheeks on his chest… Heey, I wonder why?」

「Eh? Ummm… It’s surely that you know, I’m very familiar with the Prince… Ah, hey! It’s most likely because the Prince’s chest is comfortable, you see.% There’s the difference in height too!」

「Heeh? Come to think of it, you also said that earlier ne. Have you also slept on Sedrim nii-sama’s chest several times until now, I wonder? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have known it would be comfortable, riight?」

Aah! I have a feeling I said something bad!

S-Someone, stop Princess Aria…… wait, everyone is grinning!?

Wait, somebody, please save me!!