Chapter 21 Reunion and the Night Hill ▲
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Martina…?”
I hear a woman’s voice.
When I look in the direction of the voice, 2 adventurer-like people, a man and a woman, push through the crowd.
”Roana! Isaac!”
Martina runs up and hugs Roana tightly.
”After the letter from Mister Rudolf, we also got a letter from the lord. It says to come and rest your body during the ‘Dragon God Festival.’ It seems like there’s something he wants to discuss with us directly… but I don’t know what a lord would want to talk about with beginner adventurers like us…”
Isaac gently pats Martina’s head with affection.
”I didn’t recognize you right away because you look so cute in that outfit… How are you? Are you having fun? Is your health okay?”
Roana strokes Martina’s cheek.
”I’m having so much fun! I’ve gotten used to the work, and Big Brother Hiroya, Big Sis Kazumi, and Big Sister Rena always play with me! Oh! And my injuries are all gone! Thanks to the hot springs!”
Martina opened her yukata and showed her chest to Roana and Isaac.
”Wait!”
Isaac quickly turned his face away.
”Wow… it was that deep after all…”
”The rumors about this hot spring… they were true.”
Isaac said this while glancing at her chest, sounding impressed.
But what I was really concerned about was Isaac and Roana.
Isaac had a big scar on his cheek, and Roana had a bandage on her left leg that looked painful.
Both of them were in pretty worn-out gear.
”Aren’t you two pushing yourselves a bit too hard?”
Martina seemed to notice too and looked at them with worry.
”It’s fine. We got to join a veteran party temporarily. It’s tough, but we’re gaining good experience.”
Isaac smiled weakly.
”I’ll show you around! You two should relax today. I’ll take you to the hot spring later.”
Rena said this while pulling Martina and Roana’s hands.
”Then let’s go!”
Martina grabbed Isaac’s hand.
”You two should take it easy together! Let’s meet at ‘Guardian Hill’ in an hour!”
Rena winked at me as she left.
”Okay! See you later!”
The 4 of them disappeared into the crowd.
* * *
”Now, shall we look around?”
”Yeah!”
Kazumi happily took my hand. It’s been a while since it was just the two of us.
”Oh! They have shaved ice! And over there is grilled corn!”
As we walked around the stalls, I felt a strange nostalgia seeing familiar things from my old world.
Among them, there was a stall with a huge crowd. It seemed like there were a lot of women and just a few men.
”Alright, alright. After the festival, come to the shop. I’ll take your orders then.”
An grandma’s tailor stall, huh? Maybe it’s about the yukata? It seems like there’s more interest than I expected.
I walk closer to the stall and call out to the grandma.
”Oh, welcome! Are you having fun?”
”Yes! There are so many delicious-looking things, I can’t decide!”
Kazumi replies to the grandma and then notices the items for sale.
”Oh… the same color as my yukata…”
”Is this it? I made it from leftover fabric when I made the yukata. Want to try it on as a ribbon?”
The light green, long piece of cloth looks like a ribbon.
”Is it okay?”
The grandma happily moves behind Kazumi and skillfully ties her hair with the ribbon.
”Here, how does it look? It really suits you!”
The grandma hands a small mirror to Kazumi.
”Wow!”
Kazumi happily admires the ribbon from different angles. Even though she’s in her thirties, she’s still a girl at heart.
”Grandma, I’ll take this.”
I open the pouch hanging from my chest. I’ve been working hard at home to prepare for the ‘Dragon God Festival,’ so I have some money saved up.
”Wait, you’re going to buy it for me, Hiroya?”
”Yeah. It looks really good on you… and, um… it’s cute.”
I bet my face is bright red right now. But it’s okay because Kazumi is even redder.
”A man who can provide is popular. That’ll be 4 small silver coins.”
Since 10 copper coins equal 1 small silver coin, that’s about 400 yen.
”I feel a bit bad about this…”
Kazumi says that while looking at other ribbons.
”Oh, they have colors for Rena and Martina too. I’ll take those as well!”
Kazumi pulls out her pouch from her obi.
”No, Kazumi. I’ll buy those for the two of them too. I got a lot of pocket money for working hard weeding the garden.”
”Well… But I was the one who said I would buy these two…”
”Just do it.”
”Then, Kazumie, you should give this to little Hiroya as a present.”
The grandma watched our exchange and took out a large white cloth.
”Ribbons don’t really suit boys, you know.”
She laughed and wrapped it around my neck.
”Ah… a scarf… Hiroya, you look cool!”
Kazumi took my hand and waved it around.
”Alright. It’s settled then. Little Hiroya gets 3 ribbons for… one silver coin, and I’ll throw in a bonus. Kazumi, you owe me 2 small silver coins for the scarf.”
Ten small silver coins equal one silver coin, so that’s about a thousand yen.
”Grandma, you’re really good at business, making me buy a scarf too.”
I put away the small silver coins and handed the grandma one silver coin with a smile.
”Thank you for buying 3 ribbons and one scarf.”
The grandma winked and put the sky blue and light pink ribbons into a paper bag and handed it to me.
”Here you go. Two small silver coins, please.”
Kazumi also handed over her payment.
”Thank you very much. Both of you look great with the ribbons and scarf.”
””Thank you, Grandma.””
We thanked the grandma and left the stall.
* * *
”Now, where to next? Do you want to eat something?”
”I want to eat after I meet up with Rena and Martina…”
We walked hand in hand, looking around at the stalls.
”…Hey, how about we go to ‘Guardian Hill’ early?”
”Yeah. Let’s wait for Rena and Martina. Once we meet up, I’ll treat everyone to something to eat.”
”Yay!”
Kazumi and I made our way through the crowd, heading for the hill.
* * *
”It’s been a while since the two of us came here.”
”Yeah… I think it’s the first time since my memories came back that we’ve been here.”
We were sitting on our usual bench, watching the village bustling with the festival.
”Um… hey.”
”?”
”Thanks for the ribbon.”
Kazumi looked up at me with her big eyes.
”I should thank you for the scarf too.”
”…”
”…”
Kazumi was so cute that our conversation stopped.
”…Hey Hiroya, do you remember? When we came here, I said something.”
”Yeah. You said, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll be by your side’.”
”Right. And ‘What I said that night was serious’.”
That was about the night when she said, “If I get divorced, let’s be together.”
”…I don’t know how Rena feels, but I’m honestly a little jealous of Martina, who has feelings for you…”
As she said this, Kazumi looked down at the string bracelet Martina gave her.
”No, that’s not──.”
”I know. But when I think about Martina’s feelings, I can’t help but feel that way.”
She gently stroked the bracelet on her wrist.
”But I…”
”I wanted to say something when you walked me home the other day…”
Oh, it was about when she kissed me on the cheek.
”…I wanted to say, ‘Please pay attention to me too’.”
Kazumi looked at me with teary eyes as she said this.
As we gazed at each other, she quietly closed her eyes.
(I had a chance like this before.)
Thinking that, I first checked our surroundings. Alright, it seems safe this time.
I gently wrapped my arm around her shoulders and leaned in closer. Then, I touched my lips to hers.
”Mm…”
Kazumi let out a small sigh.
Soon, her tongue gently entered my mouth.
”!”
”…I know. I know this is a kiss that kids like us shouldn’t be having.”
Kazumi, with tears in her eyes, parted her lips and whispered.
”… But… my body is that of a child, but my heart is that of a 29-year-old woman.”
Saying so, Kazumi now kisses my lips. Her tongue invades more boldly this time. She lightly touches my tongue… and after a moment’s hesitation, she begins to move, intertwining with it.
I do the same. Even though I’m 8 years old, my heart is that of a 23-year-old man. When I’m kissed with such passion…
I change my position a little, wrap my arms around Kazumi’s back tightly, and begin to greedily taste her tongue.
”Nchu… Kuchu…”
Kazumi’s arms tighten as she hugs me back.
My tongue invades Kazumi’s mouth, ravaging her upper jaw, the underside of her tongue, the inside of her cheeks, and every place.
Kazumi fiercely intertwines her tongue in response to my tongue’s movements.
”Fuh… Fuh… Nfuh…”
Kazumi’s breath, which escapes from her nose, becomes more intense.
Before I run out of breath, I gently part my lips. Our tongues, reluctant to part, intertwine only at the tips for a long time.
Eventually, the saliva forms a thread as the tongue tips separate.
”…Because my body is still immature… I don’t know if I can feel it…”
Saying so, Kazumi opens her bathrobe, revealing her breasts, which have barely begun to swell.
”Can I touch… it?”
Kazumi nods slightly at my words.
I gently touch her with my hand. It’s immature, but it’s still soft.
”Hiroya… Nku!”
When I lightly touch her small nipple, Kazumi lets out a suppressed voice.
”… Well… it’s ticklish…”
”I see.”
”But I know that this ticklishness becomes pleasure… I like it…”
Kazumi, her face flushed red, smiled up at me.
”Kazumi… can I kiss you again?”
”Mmm…”
While touching Kazumi’s small nipple with my thumb, I kiss her slightly open mouth, sucking it up.
Eventually, Kazumi’s hand slips under my bathrobe, and she gently rubs my thing, which is already engorged, over my underwear.
”… Fwah… It’s gwetting bwigger…”
Kissing me, Kazumi smiles and slips her hand inside my underwear.
”Ugh…”
I involuntarily part my lips at the sensation.
”It feels good, but I haven’t reached puberty yet, so I can’t come…”
Kazumi playfully laughs at my words.
”… I… wanted to become like this since my previous life… and finally, I can become one with you… but it’s not going as I want…”
Kazumi closes her eyes, seeking my lips.
I hug her tightly and kiss her fiercely once more… and then, light pecks continue, and we finally part.
”Yeah. I’m satisfied… let’s say that!”
Kazumi stands up and adjusts the neckline of her bathrobe.
Then she turns her eyes toward the village, and her expression hardens.
”… What… is that…”
I follow Kazumi’s gaze.
”───!”
The outskirts of the village are burning red. It’s in the direction of the barracks.
”Something happened! Let’s go down to the village!”
”Yeah!”
We hold hands and run down the hill.
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