213-Episode 213: Date Together




 A certain holiday.

 A holiday doesn't mean that we have a specific day off, like people who run a store.
 A few days of adventure...
 When everyone starts to show signs of fatigue, I'll take a day off.
 I've been doing that repeatedly.

 And today.
 The holidays have come and gone....

Lane, please come quickly. You have a limited amount of time.
Come on, let's go! It is.
We're all going out together and I'm glad we did.
Hmm... It's going to be a fun day.

 Sola and Luna.
 And Nina and Tina.
 Including me, the five of us were out on the town.

 Kanade and Tania are away from home.
 I don't know why, but when I asked him why, he replied, 'Because it's my turn'.
 Really, what are you talking about?

 We all agreed that we wanted to take a leisurely stroll around the city, so we decided to walk around at random.
 It's been a good amount of time since we set up our base here in Horizon...
 Looking back, I haven't had a chance to take a good look around.
 So I discovered a lot of things.

 For example, I found a place where I could get a good meal in a secluded area.
 For example, we found a store that sold useful accessories at a reasonable price.
 For example, we found a beautiful view.

 We saw a lot of things that we wouldn't normally be able to see.
 From now on, maybe we should take care of these walks, not just adventures.

'Ooh, it smells so good!
Hot dogs. Rain.

 Luna and Sora looked at me expectantly.
 They weren't the only ones looking at me, Nina and Tina were looking at me too.
 Nina's tail was bobbing in anticipation.
 Everyone else would have been wagging the same way if they had tails.

 I chuckled and took out a silver coin from my wallet.

'There's some food, so one for each of us, right?
Yay, nah!

 Luna took the money on behalf of the group and dashed to the stall.
 Everyone followed suit.

''How........relaxing.

 Walk around the city with everyone else and take a walk....
 We eat the same foods and spend time relaxing.

 I want this kind of time to last forever.
 That's what I thought.



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 I had a hot dog and....
 And while you're at it, eat a sweet donut...

 So we decided to head home as the sun was starting to set.
 We were on our way.

'Oh?'

 Luna looked up at the sky.
 When she looked up, she saw a gray, cloudy sky.
 Soon, a faint rain...

Whoa, whoa. It's raining! We have to hurry up and get home!
It's a long way home, okay?
Yeah, I'll be fine.

 Nina opens the subspace and puts her hand inside.
 She made a furtive gesture to search for something, then pulled out an umbrella.

'Ooh, nice one, Nina!
You're well aware that it might rain, aren't you?
Well ... sort of. My tail was creeping.

 Is it a wild guess?

Yes Rain.

 It seems that there is only one umbrella, so I, the tallest one, decided to carry it.

 First, I give Nina a piggyback ride.
 Tina landed on top of Nina's head.
 Sola and Luna hugged me from both sides.

 They were all compact, so they were able to fit into the range of the umbrella just fine.
 The rain wasn't too strong, so they wouldn't get wet.

''Though ... it's a bit cramped.

 It's like playing Lord of the Rings.

"My sister. Will you go a little further over there? You'll get me wet.
'That's the kind of Luna you need to get away from. Rain is going to have a hard time walking if you hug her so much.
Hmm, that's a deliberate decision. I'll tell you what. I've heard that all the men in the world like that.
'Luna there's nothing to be gained from that kind of thing by Sola and the others, it's just empty...'
It's Rain, is it? Do you feel nothing when you hug me like this?
'Well no comment.

 I don't think the two of them are still growing up, so I don't think there's much to worry about...
 Nevertheless, it was a delicate matter, so I decided to keep my mouth shut.

'Hmm...Rain?'
Yeah? What's going on?

 The Nina on her back was squirming.

'I'm ... heavy, aren't I?'
Not at all. It's rather light.
Yeah, well, that's good.

 Do you care about your weight?
 Nina isn't fat at all, and I don't think she's old enough to care about those things in the first place...
 What's the point of being a girl, I guess?

Hey, hey, Lane's husband. It's a little harem of people hugging you. Would you be happy?
No comment on that either.
Hee hee, you're happy about that, aren't you? You're embarrassed, aren't you? Sora, Luna and Nina are all tiny. Oh no! That's a crime!
Don't make fun of me.
It's our way of skincare.
'I'll ask you to do it in a more sane way, please.

 Tina seemed to be enjoying this situation a lot.
 It was easy to imagine her grinning face.

I'll give you a hug, too. You'll be glad you did.
I'd like to do the same thing...
'Sora can't lose, either. Gyuuuh.
It's the first annual Rain Cuddle Championship!

 There's a mysterious tournament going on that I don't understand, and...
 I had to be hugged by everyone on the way home.
 I was in a lot of trouble, but I'm glad to know that everyone has forgiven me that much.

 I'd love to go for a walk again.
 It was a relaxing holiday.