Reijou Wa Mattari Wo Goshomou Vol 1 Chapter 7.8

“Oi!” As Chise-san voiced out .

“It’s cheating! Why’s it always Ryuse!! Even though I was holding back too! Frolic with me too!!” (Chise)

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“Eeh?!”

And here I was thinking how calm he is today, but it seems he was holding himself back . Speaking of which, Sensan did warn me of how intensely Chise-san wants to frolic . And seeing how I was frolicking with Ryuse-san, it seems he had hit his limit .

“C-Chise-san, please calm down . ”

The next moment, he transformed into a blue wolf, and quickly chased after me . Eventually, I am cornered to the wall by the big blue wolf . It was so intense, it made me understand why the townspeople would be afraid . I could almost feel my legs shaking .

“Stop that, Chise . ” Sensan tried to restrain him, but Chise-san growled . His glare showed his determination to target me .

“Why’s it fine with Ryuse but not me?! Hah!?” Although his tone and stance was rough, the action Chise-san took was unexpected .

His blue-furred right hand lightly attached itself on my cheek . The sensation of being batted by the large, soft and plump paw pad filled my heart with agony .

Paw pad! Plumpy!

I wonder if Chise-san is holding back on how he is frolicking?

At that moment —

“Gawr!!” A low-toned roar reverberated .

The gla.s.s windowpanes trembled, and it felt like the whole building shook as well .

I let out a small screech and my body stiffened . Chise-san quivered from the roar and moved away from me . Covering both his wolf ears with his paws, his tail hung limp .

A sudden roar . It was emitted by the pure jet black lion, s.h.i.+ze-san .

“You guys, go home first and take some rest,” said s.h.i.+ze-san who was folding his arms .

“… . Alright,” Sensan nodded, gripping the neck of the blue wolf who was on the verge of tears from being scolded, and dragged him away .

“Eee?! But I, I still wanna frolic!”

“No, we’re going home” (Sena)

As Sensan gripped Ryuse-san’s neck and dragged him away as well .

It is amazing to see how he is able to drag away two people who are far taller than him . And it seems like he is accustomed to doing it .

“Thanks for the food, Tenchou,” Sensan was making an eye signal which held a hidden meaning . He was looking somewhat pleased, at which I could only tilt my head .

After Sena exited the shop with the other two, I finally realized the meaning of his eye signal .

-I’ll help to set you two up to be alone .

Or so Sensan said before . And right now, I am alone with the Lion-san .

Although I would love to have a touch of his mane, my courage to ask for his permission flew away with the roar s.h.i.+ze-san just let out moments ago .

… . The white mofumofu is plenty enough for today .

“Tenchou . ”

“Y-yes . ” Surpised, I replied in shock to the low-toned voice .

“Two fondant chocolat and a coffee . ”

“R-right . Coming right away . ”

I made a bow and headed to the kitchen to heat up two slices of fondant chocolat . Then garnished it with some berry sauce and decorated it with a raspberry .

“Thank you for waiting . ”

Placing the two plates of fondant chocolat and the coffee on the table, and leave but-

s.h.i.+ze-san’s right hand pointed to the seat opposite of him .

Is he telling me to seat opposite of him, I wonder?

Hesitant, I then sat on the sofa where Sensan was sitting just moments ago .

Sitting opposite of him brings a different kind of pressure along with it . His mane is as splendid as ever, as are his amber eyes which hold light even in the midst of the darkness . An overpowering pressure .

As I tried to look at him through my fear, s.h.i.+ze-san then offered one of the cakes to me .

I wonder if he meant for me to have it? Is that why he ordered two?

s.h.i.+ze-san was silent as he ever was . He had yet to place his hands on the cake or the coffee . I was unable to start off a conversation . Time simply pa.s.sed, filled with silence .

A few moments later, s.h.i.+ze-san finally placed his hand on the coffee . It seems the coffee which was puffing with steam moments ago had cooled down .

As s.h.i.+ze-san took a sip of the coffee, he nodded .

At that moment, I was finally brought to realization . Every time s.h.i.+ze-san ordered a cup of coffee, he would not immediately drink it, and just folded his arms .

I wonder, is it due to him having a cat tongue?

My face barely held back from softening . To think that the pure jet black lion who let out a roar moments ago has a cat tongue . Fufu, that is so cute .

My nervousness flew away, and I decided to enjoy the dessert with this big cat-san .

Putting my hands together, ‘itadakimasu*’ and I started to indulge in the cake .

Cutting the cake through with my fork, the thick chocolate sauce from within the cake dripped out . The moment I brought a mouthful of it into my mouth, the thick chocolate taste burst in my mouth .

As I took a sneak peek on him, s.h.i.+ze-san glomped down a big mouthful of the cake .

I wonder if it would be wise to start off a conversation, or would it be best to enjoy the cake in silence?

Nevertheless, It makes me happy to see him feeling so relaxed . It makes the fondant chocolat taste so much better, and it also makes me want to have a cup of latte .

“I will be going to brew a cup of latte . Would s.h.i.+ze-san like another serving of fondant chocolat?”

The big lion made a big nod . And since his hand is holding out his cup, it looks like he would like to have another cup of coffee as well .

Returning back to the kitchen, I then start to prepare another serving of fondant chocolat with the beverages .

s.h.i.+ze-san has a cat tongue . Hence, I casted a spell of powdered snow for a moment on the coffee that I had brewed . Powdered snow, glimmering like grains of light, quickly melted away .

This should do . Taking the tray in my hands, I went back to the table seat .

“Thank you for waiting . The coffee has been cooled down a little, so I believe you can drink it right away . ”

“……”

Taking a seat opposite of s.h.i.+ze-san, I then took a sip of the latte . s.h.i.+ze-san looked at the cup for some time, and finally drank from it .

Since no other customers are coming, I could relax .

If possible, I would like to know more about s.h.i.+ze-san, but I wonder if it’s all rright to ask him about it . Although I did hear a little from Sensan, it may be rude to ask him about his past when we are not even close yet .

While thinking of such-

*fwoosh*

s.h.i.+ze-san’s right paw was on the table . It seems that he held it out to imply that it’s fine to touch it .

That puffy jet black paw .

I reach over to touch it in a daze, and my finger is buried underneath the fur .

Fuwawa!

Even s.h.i.+ze-san’s fur has a silky smooth texture . Feeling moved to be so able to touch it, I once again lifted up my face to ascertain that it’s alright to do so .

s.h.i.+ze-san was silently eating the cake . While still holding out his right paw, he nodded .

Ah, don’t tell me… Does s.h.i.+ze-san want to frolic as well?

But if so, I’m sure Sensan had warned him beforehand to hold back while I get used to it .

And so that’s why he stopped Chise-san, who went too far and troubled me, and is doing this to allow me to get used to it gradually .

To frolic- a special custom which the Demis have and to which I am not used yet, but that is proof of how they want to get closer to me .

Yes, if that’s so, then I would welcome it with open arms… but being too extreme would be troubling .

I then once again touched s.h.i.+ze-san’s big jet black paw . I started by sliding my finger in between his fingers . It was soft and fluffy .

Ascertaining the position of the base of his thumb and pointing finger, I continue sliding my finger in . I see, so this is how the claws are .

After fluffing the finger, the palm was next . A silky paw pad could be seen amidst the jet black fur .

I moved to touch of the middle paw pad . It felt squishy . My mouth softened due being deeply moved .

That moment, I came back to my senses .

… . I was too obsessed .

Taking a look at s.h.i.+ze-san, he was eating the fondant chocolat like before .

I believe he did not see the silly face I made, but I can’t let my guard down either . To avoid being too obsessed (from touching), let’s try to start off a conversation .

s.h.i.+ze-san, who picked up Sensan and the rest thirteen years ago . s.h.i.+ze-san seems to be the oldest among all of them, but I wonder how old is he .

“…Uhm, s.h.i.+ze-san . ”

Upon calling out his name, the pair of amber eyes looked at me .