I was like a child crying, crying, crying in the warm, huge arms of Kami-sama….
Huh!?
I was on the bed when I came to my senses.
‘….Er…?’
I blinked, and a ceiling that was different from the one in my dorm came into view.
The rays of the morning sun spilled through the window, brightening up the room.
“…?”
Still dumbfounded, I moved my gaze from the ceiling, and swept my eyes through the entire room.
The familiar walls and shelves greeted me.
I was still in Kami-sama’s room, apparently.
The bed Lidianna sent gently engulfed me.
‘….Bed? Why am I here? I was crying on the floor…’
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The last thing I recalled was the floor in Kami-sama’s room.
The chilliness of the cold surface, the plump softness of Kami-sama’s body…
His gentle voice as he comforted me while I bawled my eyes out… and… Kami-sama’s arm that felt different from usual…
I couldn’t remember anything else from that point onward.
By the time I came to, it was already morning, so just how did I move to the bed?
Such thoughts swirled in my head as I tried to rise —
‘Hm?’
My hand hit something the moment I tried to get up.
It didn’t feel like bedsheets or people. It was a little bit harder, yet soft at the same time.
And, how to put this… Quite big.
A long, lean figure wrapped in sheets was lying beside me.
It was slightly warm; the sheets were rhythmically moving up and down as if… as if someone…is breathing……as if a human……
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“…………………”
………………Er.
‘Human?’
No, wait, no way.
Why would I sleep on Kami-sama’s bed, in his room, with someone else?
There’s no way that would happen. Maybe I’m just having an illusion because of the way the sheets were rolled.
I’m positively, absolutely, sure that it wouldn’t happen but —
……
Glance.
My curiosity got the better of me, so I took a peek, and as a result I almost shrieked the instant I saw [That] — it was a really close call.
Actually, it’s a miracle that I didn’t make a sound.
‘….W-’
The object my fingertips brushed against — the one lying on the bed — was… no other than a man entangled in the sheets.
Pale gold locks spilled on the sheets, casting a shadow on the closed eyelids.
He looked like he was sleeping. The side profile of his peacefully slumbering face was white, almost translucent — and so perfectly sculptured it gave me the chills.
‘Gorgeous’ wasn’t enough to describe him.
His face looked as if he had gathered all the beauty the world had to offer and put it on him, and yet that beauty was also terrifying at the same time.
Terrifying but so exquisitely beguiling to the point that one wouldn’t be able to tear her eyes off him — and yet here I was averting my gaze.
His stunning visage was dreadful in itself, but something far more dreadful bothered me.
‘…W-Wha…..’
My eyes were drawn from his face down to…..
I gazed at the body half-hidden in the sheets, and I gulped.
The supple body of a man peeked out from the slightly upturned spaces under the thin sheets.
It was lean, but not weak at all — I could see how muscular he is — his bare skin was so smooth — my eyes were getting as round as saucers by the second.
Even his body was drop-dead, seductively gorgeous — I shouldn’t have the time to think about this.
That’s because… why… just why!?
‘Why the heck is a naked man sleeping beside me!!!??’
I was inwardly screaming my heart out, and I hurriedly moved away from the man in a fluster.
Like an insect crawling, I stuck myself on the wall, then shook my head as vigorously as I could, unable to accept nor make heads or tails of this situation.
‘How on earth did this happen!? Ah, no, who is that guy!? But I don’t remember anything!!???’
No way, did I get so desperate after being dumped by Eric that I —!?
No, no, calm down, I don’t think I’m so unbridled to that point.
B-But there’s no mistake that a guy, a naked guy, is on the bed with me!!
‘Ahhhhh!!! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Kami-sama!!!’
No, wait, why am I apologizing to Kami-sama!?
I-It’s not like we have that kind of relationship — no, no, don’t get sidetracked!
My mind was raging chaos by now as I desperately shook my head, plastering myself on the wall while gripping the hem of my dress tightly.
But wait, just who on earth is this guy?
That’s more important! — wait!
‘I’m gripping the hem of my dress!! I’m still wearing clothes!!’
I felt so muddled and unable to recover while shaking my head, so it didn’t occur to me to look at my body — which I did right away after realizing.
It was the familiar cheap dress, the same one I was wearing yesterday.
It looked quite disheveled because of sleeping in it, but other than that, it still seemed intact, with nothing strange.
Even my body felt the same as usual — no pain, no fatigue, like what you usually hear from rumors.
‘T-Thank goodness…’
I sighed, feeling relieved that my body was safe at the very least.
My emotions calmed down a bit, and I slowly slid down the wall, falling in a heap.
It was then —
The bed suddenly creaked.
‘Eh.’
I looked up in shock. The sheets were being lifted.
The man that was supposedly asleep on the bed was now slowly sitting up.
“… Ah.”
A sleepy voice, somewhat dazed, resounded.
He was sleeping face down, and was now slowly raising his body up, before giving a tiny shake of his head.
The golden hair glittering in the light slowly swayed.
And along with that movement, the sheets covering his body slipped sensually down his shoulder.
He didn’t even mind that in the slightest, and with a nonchalant expression, he raised his head.
“So you’re awake.”
He gazed at me while saying that.
His golden eyes that were far more dazzling than the noon day sun sparkled, my figure reflected on them.
“Good morning, Eleanor-san….. I am glad that you are feeling better now.”
His calm, gentle voice was familiar.
I already heard it a million times before.
I stared at his awe-inspiring, chilling gorgeousness.
“….”
…No, no way.
T-This can’t be.
It’s impossible. Impossible, I thought, and yet —
A languid smile that could make anyone go weak in the knees bloomed on his face that was far more beautiful and cold than any other deity I’ve ever seen.
“…………..”
I took a deep breath, before letting out a tiny sigh.
Then, strengthening my resolve, I timidly called out to him.
“…………….Kami-sama?”
“Yes.”
He chuckled at my question.
Just like always, as if it’s the most natural thing in the world — he happily smiled at me with crinkled eyes.
“What is it, Eleanor-san?”
The room was faintly illuminated from the sunlight.
Kami-sama’s dazzling visage stuck out like a sore thumb in the middle of this room — and took my breath away.
My mouth pursed, and I closed my eyes as if trying to escape reality. A moment of silence descended, and then —
I can’t help it, I really can’t — I shrieked at the top of my lungs.
“ — eeeeEEHHHHHHHHH!!!????”
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