Chapter 260

Chapter 263: The Thought Process of a Natural-Colored Fox (Please Subscribe!)

Time drifts to the day after the expedition’s return.

Sunlight seeps through the fine cracks of the white curtains into the room.

The morning hours have already passed.

Yet, Izay is still unusually asleep.

Just for today… I don’t want to get up and exercise so early…

I remember there were times like this before.

But that doesn’t matter now. Izay, lying on his soft bed, silently pulls the blanket tighter around himself. It’s so warm in here~

In this cold-hearted Orario, what’s warm isn’t just milk, but also the blankets.

(Come to think of it, I dreamed of something last night….?)

Miracles, bonds, and contracts.

I vaguely remember it has something to do with these three aspects.

But the specific content…

“I can’t remember…”

Lying on the bed, Izay looks at the ceiling and gives up thinking.

“Tha、that… Master Izay? Breakfast time is almost here… Have you woken up?”

After spacing out for a while, there’s a knock on the door.

Judging by the voice, it’s Haruhi.

“…Not yet, but soon!”

Haruhi’s voice brings Izay back to reality. He replies and immediately throws off the blanket to start dressing and washing up.

Outside the room, upon hearing Izay’s words, Haruhi’s thick tail sways gently, her expression seeming somewhat moved.

The young fox girl is wondering if she should go in and help Izay dress, doing whatever small tasks she can manage.

To be honest, she’s had this idea for a long time.

But every time she sneaks into Izay’s room early in the morning, there’s no one inside!

Getting up at four in the morning for morning exercises? Master Izay gets up even earlier than her every day QAQ~

It makes Haruhi unable to find any opportunity to help!

But isn’t this the perfect chance right here!?

Her eyes light up, and she pushes the door open with great sincerity.

What meets her eyes is the sight of Izay just getting dressed.

“!? ”

Suddenly hearing the door opening, Izay turns his head for no apparent reason, locking eyes with the girl entering the room.

At the same time, he doesn’t forget to pull up the pants he had just slipped on.

“What’s wrong, Haruhi?”

“I… I came to help you dress…!”

Upon seeing Izay, Haruhi’s cheeks turn red instantly, but she forces herself to speak despite her embarrassment.

“Hmm…”

This situation leaves Izay utterly baffled.

He glances at the shirt in his hand and the coat on the bed beside him.

Then, without giving Haruhi any time to react, within three seconds— he’s fully dressed.

“This… seems unnecessary.”

“Ugh…” Haruhi lets out a whine like a small animal.

She also realizes that she shouldn’t bring the customs from her hometown to Orario.

But she hasn’t given up yet.

“Then… may I assist you with your grooming?”

“No! No no no, give up on that idea, Haruhi. I’m not used to this kind of thing.”

Upon hearing this, Izay waves his hands frantically.

He’s not an invalid, and he’s very unaccustomed to having two people take five or even ten minutes to handle something he can finish in three minutes alone.

This isn’t studying new knowledge; such arrangements are awkward in daily life.

Anyway, Izay personally doesn’t like it.

Thus, under the somewhat resentful and disheartened gaze of the fox girl, Izay completes his grooming in less than three minutes.

Walking towards the large dining hall with Haruhi, Izay notices her drooping fox ears and lackluster spirit.

“Haruhi, are you still dwelling on what happened earlier? If so, I can apologize to you.”

“…No, Master Izay. I’m not troubled by that kind of thing, it’s just…”

“Just?”

It feels like uncovering a box hiding unease, and Haruhi’s emotions grow increasingly low.

“Master Izay… am I losing my appeal to you?”

“Huh?”

Blinking instantly, Izay’s face is full of question marks, completely confused.

“Why are you suddenly bringing this up?”

“But… you haven’t done ‘that’ with me for months, and you’ve even refused my offer to sleep with you. Is my technique too amateurish, unsatisfactory to you?”

“……”

Headache!

Really headache!

Haruhi, do you know what you’re saying?

This is not something to discuss in the mansion’s corridor!

Unaware of Izay’s gradually terrified expression, Haruhi continues speaking freely.

“If that’s the case, actually, you don’t need to worry! Over these few months, I’ve been secretly buying those books to study! To learn knowledge! If you let me serve… uhhhhh…!”

(The phrase “If you let me serve you, I promise to satisfy you”) remains unspoken.

Before Haruhi could drop another bombshell, Izay quickly covers her mouth.

How to say it?

There’s a “little” bit of awkwardness!

“Stop! Haruhi! Let’s stop this topic right here!!” Even Izay smiles nervously as he hurriedly stops the fox’s train of thought.

The natural-colored fox’s thought process is no joke.

If a member of the group had passed by just then, Izay could already imagine how tragic the story would have turned out.

After waiting a while, feeling that the fox has calmed down a bit, Izay drags her to a corner of the mansion.

“So… Haruhi, I understand your worries, but things aren’t as you think. There’s a reason behind this!”

“Reason?” Haruhi tilts her head, staring at Izay with emerald eyes, seemingly seeking answers.

“Sigh… If I tell you the truth, will you still want to know, even if it might disappoint you?”

“…Yes!”

Seeing Izay exhale deeply and ask seriously, Haruhi involuntarily feels a hint of fear.

There might indeed be some secrets she doesn’t know about.

But after hesitating for only a moment, Haruhi firmly nods.

Even if the result disappoints her, she wants to know why Master Izay refuses her offer to sleep together.

“Alright, I’ll put it bluntly… Do you remember when you faint from shyness just by looking at my collarbone?”

“…Eh!?”

The first sentence shocks Haruhi.

She knows she easily blushes when undressing Master Izay.

But fainting from shyness…

Huh??? (Sound of confusion.jpg)

…

After several minutes of explanation, Izay finally makes Haruhi realize that she’s still a novice driver.

This revelation strikes the fox girl who always thought she and Izay had experience.

“So… I’m not yet Master Izay’s person… am I?”

“This isn’t the case.”

As she lowers her head denying this fact, Izay places his hand on her head and strokes her fox ears.

“You’ve always been mine, reserved by me~ You can’t escape.”

“But I haven’t slept with Master Izay.”

“Don’t worry, haven’t we warmed the bed together? We’ve slept together anyway, plenty more chances in the future.”

Izay views problems from quite a sharp angle.

However, Haruhi seems unsatisfied with this answer.

“Then, why did you refuse my many requests to sleep together?”

“That… well…”

“This?”

“Haruhi, it’s because Twilight Manor’s soundproofing isn’t good enough. Do you understand what I mean?”

Spreading his hands helplessly, Izay’s expression becomes slightly delicate.

Was he unwilling to act?

It was impossible to act!

We couldn’t possibly have everyone in the Familial Group coming to listen all night, could we?

Just imagining that scene…

Unbelievable!