When I went outside, I felt a little chilly.

"Sorry, you were asleep, weren't you?

I shake my neck to Mira, who says sorry. [M]

"Yeah, I'm fine"

"Can you sleep well without me?

Mira says, laughing like a prank.

If this is the dorm's own room, she sneaks into the futon every night.

That's just not true on this journey.

"... haha, I don't know. But maybe I can feel safer in my room in the dorm."

"Hehe, you are. I miss you. I miss Mr. Lemme at night."

The look on her face, tilting her neck slightly at me, was so beautiful.

I was speechless. [M]

When she looks at it and smiles, she changes the subject. Let's get down to business, shall we say?

"I have a hole spot that the locals taught me, why don't you go?

"Ugh, yeah."

Line up the two of you, walk out.

After a little while I calmed down, I asked her.

"Holes, do starry skies look beautiful or something?

"Yeah, well, they combine those elements,"

...? That explanation, isn't that where the main attraction is?

We leave the village and continue down the mountain path.

"Wouldn't you get lost?

"If you follow her, you'll be fine."

If you stare, a blood-sucking bat is flying a little farther overhead.

"But let's do this because we shouldn't fall off."

That's what I said, Mr. Mira's been tangling his arms.

Nearby, I feel her smell and heat.

I'm just getting used to these things too...... maybe I'll dress up, but I'm still thrilled right now.

"... hehe"

"Hey, what?

"Mr. Leme is cute," he said. You've had a much fresher reaction ever since we met. "

"... I wish I could do something about it myself"

"No, I'm glad. Because it's always been the same, and you're thrilled with me."

Mr. Mira today is somewhat colorful.

"But I'm the same. I've been thrilled with you ever since you helped me talk to you that night."

The moonlighting red eyes looked much more beautiful and radiant than jewels of the same color.

As much as I get anxious that she might hear my heart beat, it gets louder.

"We'll be there soon. Look, there it is."

A little off the mountain path, going through the woods for a while, the view opened.

"... hot springs?

"Yes, they say it's secret water that only the locals know."

"Heh... that's a nice vibe. - Um, but... Oh, could... are you coming in?

Because, of course, it's an open-air bath, and there's no partition or anything.

There's no way nature can separate a man from a woman...

I guess it's just secret water and people's hands are barely in it.

"Let's go in."

Actually, Mira had a handbag and was a little concerned.

....

"No......?

...... ugh.

I usually give in to that word, but it's not that easy to pull off here.

"Ugh, I don't think that's a good idea."

"I'm bringing a swimsuit to see if this could happen. Will this still not work......?

I was wondering if this would happen...??

No, there may be a loose-flowing river in my area that my kids are using as a playground, and I'm telling her the story, so I might have prepared to go when I had time.

"Of course, we have Mr. Lemme's share"

Of course????

... Uh, should I change - turn my back or meditate on my eyes?

The towel - I'm sure I have this with me, too.

Hot springs just got in - so what?

That... here's why I have to say I don't like it.

"Don't like...?

"... I don't like it"

Yes, I don't hate it. I don't hate it but I don't feel good, I was just looking for a reason to say no.

If it crushes, we'll have to deal with it for real.

That's it, strip.

Getting naked in the woods feels pretty weird. Hang clothes on nearby rocks. I put on my swimsuit as I slumped into the air stroking my skin.

Bath first and speak to Mr. Mira.

I meditated on my eyes.

Hot springs are a little hot, but comfortable. Haz. I'm nervous and not sure.

"Don't look, do you?

"Yeah."

"That said, you can look at it a little bit, right?

"... I'll be patient"

"Hehe."

Poop, shrug, what a thrill with one rubbing sound.

Maybe a lot longer than I did, and I heard Mira say, "I changed."

Slowly, open your eyes and look at your voice.

Mira wore a black swimsuit with a decorative cloth on her waist.

Naturally, except for the hidden areas in the bathing suit, its white skin is exposed at all costs.

"Isn't it weird somewhere?

I shake my neck in a hurry because she said that when I dyed my cheeks.

"I think you look great in"

"Thank you. Reme praised me, so I was rewarded for the hard work I had troubled and chosen."

She had long hair tied so her hair wouldn't dip in the water.

With a glossy voice, she enters the hot spring.

Mr. Mira approaches slowly. One of the resulting swings in the water surface is slightly distracting.

"It feels good"

"Right. And you can be open."

"Yes."

And the moon is beautiful.

"... vampirely, moonlight is not supposed to be strong"

"Really?

"We are good at night, so the light of the moon is sufficient if it is slight. If it's too bright, let's have a good view of the surroundings on the side of the prey, too? You don't like hunting."

"... I see"

What a difficult story to react to.

Of course, modern vampires don't attack people to suck blood or anything, but it's true that there were times like that.

Unexpectedly, my gaze turns to her mouth.

She must have deliberately, made a peek at her fangs and laughed.

"You see a hunter after you, don't you?

"Even if it's not the moon and night, if [Queen of Vampires] cares about it, you can't turn it against me."

"If Mr. Lemé really fought it, even the legendary true ancestors wouldn't be able to suck blood."

I managed to get back enough room to slap a light mouth.

Distance of shoulders touching each other.

In the water, Mira layered her own on my hand.

"Mr. Leme."

"Yeah."

"In a few more days, you'll arrive in Mr. Lemé's hometown."

That's what we're gonna do.

"The original dungeon appeared near the village or something"

"From what I've heard, some of the woods have turned into dungeons."

"I'm glad the villagers are safe."

"... yeah, really"

"... we're going to create a base near the village."

"Yeah."

"Mr. Lemé will face your parents once, won't he?

"I'm going to. I don't have much time, but it seems to me that the investigation starts the next day at the scheduled time of arrival. We'll have time to talk that night."

To Mira's voice, tension begins to seep.

"... well, I may greet you too... the..."

"Yeah, yeah. Um, didn't you even before we left this story?

"Oh, yeah. On second thought, I was worried a lot about which position to greet you and if it wasn't an inconvenience in the first place......!

... Sure, that's what bothered me, too.

"Mr. Ex and Mr. Margrette are acquaintances of the adventurous age. And... human (normal).... I... as Leme's 'what', I asked if I should say hello..."

"My parents don't care about subhumans or anything like that."

I say, but I knew that's not what she wanted to tell you.

Even I'm thinking about it.

But I didn't come up with a good idea.

For a while, silence lasted.

I don't know if I can tell you properly, but I have to tell you.

I open my mouth.

"Mr. Mira."

"Yes......"

"Once upon a time, I didn't suspect that I would be [a brave man]. It was found that [Title (Job)] was a mistake. I still couldn't give up."

"... Yes"

"Even when I taught my teacher and other adventurer aspirants were attending a training institution (school), my teacher and I were both training"

Even training institutions (schools) are a serious place to learn. But men and women of all ages are gathered together, and if we spend a few years together, there are many things. Some lovers can, and even without that, moments of awareness of the opposite sex will be visiting.

I don't mean evil, but I lived a life where there was no room for those things.

Even after I reunited with Phoenix, I was desperate.

"I don't have a special talent, so I thought I'd have to pour it all out. Do you mean to direct all of your consciousness to the adventurer's operation? It could be a workout, keeping track of your buddies, research..."

"Yes, I understand."

The Master told me that I wanted to be a brave man.

It will be a long and dangerous battle, he said.

It's not something the public is going to say, like impossible or futile or pointless.

That's why I was going to come to it with all my soul.

"Because I don't think that's an excuse for poor cooking or... scarce romantic experience. But, well, that's the way it is."

Even if you're busy, there are people who can do well.

I'm just saying I'm not.

"Yes."

Mira is listening to me seriously.

"Honestly, I didn't pin it at first. Not that I don't react (,), but that's why I feel it's different to classify it as love right away..."

"... sounds like Mr. Lemme"

Mr. Mira smiles powerlessly.

It took courage to speak of it.

"I... I, Mira, am important."

....

Chip, and the water moved. Because Mira's shoulder moved.

"So, Kash is important too."

――

The joy that came to her face disappears.

"The Demon King, Mr. Fulcus, Mr. Citrie, Mr. Agarez and everyone else at Demon King's Castle are very important. He's the best of us."

"... Yes"

"... Phoenix, Mr. Aerial, Rayce. The people who recognize me are very difficult for me. Of course, my family, my master."

"... yeah"

I can see Mira trying to get her hands off the overlay.

I'll grab it from myself this time.

She looked surprised.

"When I thought about it, I realized something strange."

"Weird, you mean?

"For example, thanks to the Demon King and Mira, they joined the Demon King's army, but even the same benefactor said it was a great deal of respect and gratitude to the Demon King."

....

"Kash and Mira are both very happy to support me, though. Unlike Kash's support, which makes his chest warm, Mira's support is like a sweet paralysis, or something."

....

"I don't know what to say about this. There must be a kind of" important "too. I'm holding Mira. What is it? I think we'll find out soon enough. Maybe you already know."

I have eyes for Mira. Is it an illusion that your eyes look moist?

"Yes......"

"But I don't think 'how to introduce you to your parents' is an opportunity to get chased and decide. That's why, Mira. I'm going to introduce my parents to a very important friend this time...

Mira nodded with a smile.

"Yes, it's an honor."

The glowing smile quickly turns into something luscious though.

"- But, Mr. Leme,"

"Yeah."

Her face approached me softly.

Her lips were on the verge of touching each other, and it was uneven, and her mouth was put to my ear.

"Don't make me wait too long. Me, it's time to endure."

After a hot exhale, her fangs touched her neck muscle. I guess on purpose.

My spine trembles. Because my body remembered the pleasure of sucking blood.

She smiles beautifully when she sees me like that.

When she sat back on the side in a good mood, she put her head over my shoulder.

Such contact makes me thrilled again with ease.

"Beautiful night on the moon, not bad"

Her whining like that melted into the night air, trying to mix in the hot smoke.