With a very awkward air due to the happenings in the bathroom, I go back to my assigned room and lie in bed.
　A lot has really happened today, especially the happenings in the bathroom, and I'm mentally exhausted, so I'm going to get a good night's sleep.
　After a night's sleep, Alice will be back to her usual form... I trust her there. So for now, I'll get a good night's rest.

　Absentmindedly, while thinking about this, I turned off the light in the room and closed my eyelids.






　........and two hours have passed.

　Why can't I sleep at all? Why is that?　The time is 1 a.m., and I would normally be asleep long ago, and my body should be feeling good and fatigued from walking all day, but for some reason, I don't feel like I can sleep at all.
　No, not why........I knew exactly why.

　Yes, even though I closed my eyes and tried to empty my mind, the scene from earlier, the image of the unclothed Alice was seared into my brain, and I couldn't calm down.
　Could it be that I........am I pent up?　

　Looking back, that kind of topic came up quite a bit during the course of our date, and I may have been in agony without even realizing it.
　When he had jokingly pulled Alice's hand at lunch and was about to head to the inn town.......Alice's resistance was weak. Maybe if I had pulled her forcefully over there........and Alice.......

　

　What am I thinking about!　No matter how little Alice resisted, no matter how little she resisted, forcing her to put her desires ahead of her own when she said she wasn't ready for it is the worst thing you could do, and that's disrespectful to Alice!
　Yes, that's the thing. You're just having a hard time sleeping because the date was fun and the dopamine and adrenaline and all that stuff is getting released!

　Be mindless. Be mindless.......yes, now empty your mind and go to sleep.

　

''........Kite, are you awake?''
Oh, Alice?　Oh, he's up, but....
Can I come in?
'What?　Oh, oh....

　Oh, my God!　Is he here?　Whoa, slow down, you don't mean that in a weird way. I just have some errands to run. Yes, there must be something urgent that needs to be done....

　With my hand on my chest, which is throbbing and thumping very loudly, I get out of bed, turn on the light and then unlock the door.

'....Good evening....
....

　Then he was speechless when he saw Alice's appearance.
　Alice was wearing a pale light blue loose-fitting nightgown, a shirt and trousers with polka dots and a slightly larger shirt. And on her head she was wearing a triangular hat, which was kind of a strikeout in many ways.

　Hey, Alice?　Don't you think you're taking this too seriously?　Seriously, hey, it's just too cute!
　The nightgown looks like Alice's wavy blonde hair, and a glimpse of her collarbone can be seen through the gap in her large shirt, which is unusually cute.

''........Kite?''
''....What?　Oh, no, I'm sorry. What's going on?

　I was completely transfixed. This guy, when he really takes off his mask, has long, loose blond hair and blue eyes............................he's a very legitimate and well-rounded figure.
　I don't think he's exaggerating when he often calls himself a beautiful girl.

　Whoa, change your mind. Alice is going to say something very important in the future. There's something very urgent going on here.

"...do you mind if I sleep with you?
"...what?　Sorry, what?

　Isn't it good to be a missionary?　What is the spell?　Unfortunately, I don't have much knowledge of magic, so I don't know what kind of magic it is....

I want to sleep with Kite, that's why I want to sleep with her.
....

　Apparently, it's not an unknown magic, but as I heard, it's just like the words I heard, asking me to sleep with you... thank goodness.
　No, wait!　What's wrong with that?　It's rather very bad......Sleeping on the same futon with Alice dressed in such a murderously cute outfit?　No, no, no, I can't, I have to say no to this, my reasoning........

.........well, I'm a little 'lonely'.......no.......?
No, that's fine. I was just about to go to bed myself.

　.........it was no good. No, this can't be helped. Because if he said it with such a lonely face, there was no way I could refuse.
　Guh, duh, it's okay. I should still be able to endure it yet.......................My reasoning is not dead yet.








　The room is dimly lit with only the faint moonlight that shines through the curtains. In a bed that was big enough for one person to sleep in, but a bit small enough for two, I was currently under the covers facing Alice.

I'm sorry. I'm selfish.
No, but what's going on, all of a sudden?
Oh no, well, I mean, today's date was really, really fun, and I just felt like I wanted to spoil it for you, Kite.
....

　Here's a jab from Alice, or rather a straight one - this bashful smile is of tremendous power, and my reason is being gutted.
　Desperately rousing my reasoning, which is about to enter the red zone from the first blow, I turn to Alice and smile.

''Ah, yes!　Kite, if I asked you to 'arm pillow' or something, wouldn't that be a no-no?
Yeah, I'm totally fine. Come on. Come on.
'Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me...

　But here's where a further chase hits me.
　While experiencing such a sensation, as if the threads of reason are being sawed away, I agree to Alice's request.
　

But I wanted to try this too........once.
Wasn't it ... all the things you've always wanted to do?
'Yes. Another thing that came true....I'm happy.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

　Come on, I think it's on purpose.　Are you purposely trying to break me down?　It's really bad already, but I can feel Alice's body heat on my arm, and my breath is hitting my face....

　And both Alice and I are silent, and we stare at each other in the dim darkness.
　I stared into Alice's beautiful eyes, as if I was about to be sucked in, and I felt as if the gazes we exchanged were getting hotter and hotter.


Uh-huh. I know it's very late, but...

...What?

　I hear a small voice and reflexively listen back. Alice blushed shyly, but she continued to speak while still looking at me.

...I want you to do it.
Alice.

　My head is numbingly hot. I can't take my eyes off of Alice.
　Is it because of this situation that I'm impossibly nervous, even though I've already kissed her twice?

　I place a slightly trembling hand on Alice's cheek and bring my face closer to hers, keeping my gaze straight into Alice's eyes.
　Alice doesn't close her eyes either, but tilts her face slightly to make it easier to kiss her, and after a few seconds.......our lips meet.

''Hmm........''

　Alice's lips, soft and somehow sweet. I could see my reflection in Alice's eyes so clearly.
　As I lay my lips on hers for a few seconds, my tongue lightly knocks on Alice's closed lips, as if guided by heat, without even being conscious of it.

''Hmmm!

　When Alice noticed this, her eyes widened and a shocked expression appeared on her face.
　When I realized my blunder and tried to move my face away, Alice's hand went to the back of my neck and pressed her lips harder than before, and at the same time, her mouth opened thinly to guide my tongue. The.



　My tongue enters Alice's mouth as if it were being sucked in, and I begin to move to taste the warm, sweet interior of her mouth.
　At first, Alice accepts my tongue without resistance, but after a little while, as if guided by my tongue, her tongue begins to move, and our tongues intertwine to make obscene sounds.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them. .....

　How long had they been doing that, exchanging saliva with each other?　After a long, really long kiss, I let go of my face and saw a silver thread between me and Alice's mouth.
　And Alice had a trongy expression on her face, as if she had let go, but after a little while, she recovered and turned bright red.

''........Ahhhh....''
Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry, it's just...

　I can't help but reflexively say the words of apology to Alice, who buries her bright red face in my chest, as embarrassment bubbles up in me.

'.........it's okay.......I was surprised......but it felt good........ sir.
Ugh....
Well, you see, it's... well, Mr. Kite.
Uh-huh.
Okay, that's enough for today you'll have to forgive me.
'Oh, oh, don't worry I'm not going to force Alice to do anything.

　I gently hold Alice in my arms and speak softly to her to reassure her. At this point, I don't forget to keep the lower half of my body slightly apart.
　Alice, held in my arms, looks up at me with moist eyes and murmurs in a small voice.

''I'm sorry I won't keep you waiting too long until the day I have the courage to do so...'' ...just for a moment.......wait for me.
'Yeah. Don't be in a hurry...
"...yes. Thank you.

　With those last words, Alice closes her eyes and after a bit, she begins to sleep peacefully as she leans back against me.
　Looking at that expression of trust in me, I was ... quietly preparing for an all-nighter.

　Dear Mom, Dad - this may be the first time my reasoning has come this close to its limit. No, I think I was even rather slightly disintegrated. But, well, Alice asked me to wait. She also had an expression on her face as if she wanted to say she believed in me. Then I'll just get over it. This - the battle against the warmth that chips away at reason.