Welp, can’t say there’s no progression any more. Nest&h.e.l.lip;. so dense&h.e.l.lip; and so repet.i.tive >w
Cringing too much after translating, will go back and edit later.
1 more chapter to go, then I’ll go back to being lazy. Or maybe go and finish another teaser chapter. Either way, more procrastination.
It was a joke, teehee
Wh-what should I do no&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?
This is not the mood to just say ‘it was a joke, teehee’ after all this time.
No matter how I think, it’s become a worse state that before though&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;uu&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!”
Even now, she had her face pressed to my back and continued to cry.
I want to remove the sword and heal myself some time soon but&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I’m sorry&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I’m sorry&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!&h.e.l.lip;..It&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;It was my fault so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!”
I don’t understand what Aura was thinking and why she was apologising to me.
But I do know that if I didn’t tell her it was a joke soon, it would get seriously bad later.
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Alright, I should say it now!
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;uu&h.e.l.lip; Nestt&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!”
I was about to say it was a joke, but she called my name at that moment and in the end I wasn’t able to say it.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I’ve&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!! &h.e.l.lip;been so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; mean&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; until now&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!
Really. Is she talking about the day I brought Tré home?
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I’ll apologise so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.I&h.e.l.lip;. I was wrong.. so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;..come backkkk&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;. &h.e.l.lip;..!!”
Returning or whatever, I never went anywhere from the start though.
Ah, this is also really bad. It may be as bad as her possibly killing me later if I don’t tell her soon.
However, that I didn’t know when I should make my move was also a fact.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Even today&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; when I heard you would release us from slavery&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; I &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.be abandoned&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.”
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I never thought it’d be like that&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
I just thought it would be inconvenient to be a slave so I said such a thing&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
Huh, but thinking about it clearly, if it was Aura, I feel like she would be fine even without me though.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I just&h.e.l.lip;. wanted to&h.e.l.lip; stay by your side&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.!!”
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Why [Me], I wonder.
I really had no intention of doing anything, and only thought to do normal things.
To want to be with someone like me, I wanted to know why.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Even after this&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;together&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;wanted&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.Nesttt&h.e.l.lip;..!!”
Aura continued to nuzzle her head against my back.
I couldn’t even say that the sword stabbed in me was dangerous , and could only continue to play dead.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Don’t leave me&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; I’ll say anything&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;..even the things I never said until now&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; I’ll say them all so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!”
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;The things Aura was unable to say to me, I wonder what the heck they were.
I-it couldn’t possibly be that my nostril hairs were coming out, right&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;? Eh, it’s different, right!?”
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;. &h.e.l.lip;..you&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”
H-huh? This, something okay to hear just as I am? I-it’s not something bad, by any chance, right&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?
“???????I like you&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; Never&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; I was ever able to say it but&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; I&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; like&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; You!!”
????Aura.. likes.. me&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?
I was Aura’s master, and Aura was my slave. What reason would she have to like me&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
Or rather, this was the first time a girl told me they liked me??
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I like you&h.e.l.lip;.. &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;.I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you !!”
I-it’s the first time someone told me they like me??.
After that, as if calming down a little, I felt her weaken the strength with which she clung to my back.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;I said I like you so many times so&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; wake up already&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;!!”
So I had thought, but the power increased again.
But if I get up now, I will be scolded by Aura when I’m awake&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
However, even if I continue playing dead for longer, I might be unable to catch up to Weiss.
In addition, I also want to heal myself soon.
I should just resign myself to be scolded already.
Just when I made that decision, Aura extracts the sword stuck in my chest for some reason.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; &h.e.l.lip;If this is the end then&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;just once&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip; Let me indulge in this bit of selfishness, okay&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”
I didn’t know what Aura was thinking but she started to turn my body face up. By the way, my eyes were closed.
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;What was this final bit of selfishness???
“Nest&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;She called my name but there was no sign of anything happening in particular.
If I’m to get up then it should be now, huh&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;
And then, the moment I quietly opened my eyes??????
???????I was kissed by Aura.
It wasn’t on the cheek like with Asha-san, but the lips.
Aura had her eyes shut, and didn’t realise I was awake.
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;The kiss lasted tens of seconds and still continued without end even now.
I didn’t understand how or why it turned out like this, only felt confusion.
And then another tens of seconds.
At last, I saw a sign of the kiss ending.
&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;Aura opens her eyes.
Naturally, our gazes cross??
“Eh&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?”
Aura was froze up noticeably. Similar to me, she was making a face like she didn’t understand what was happening.
“M-morning?”
We couldn’t stay like this forever so I timidly call out.
“Eh&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;EH!?
Aura’s face flushed red and she separates from me.
“W-why!? I-I did say to wake up but&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;eh, wh-what does this mean!?”
It seems she didn’t know what she should do in regards to my being alive.
“Calm down, Aura. This was&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”
“Th-this was&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;?”
I decided to say the words I needed to now, to calm Aura down.
“??A joke, teehee.”