[Side Story] In The Bedroom

“I’m angry!”

Rurin was angry. She was huffing on the bed.

“I don’t even know what’s going on!”

So I got angry too. Because it wasn’t fair.

Rurin quickly turned her head. Fine. Is this how it’s going to be?

“Rurin.”

“What is it?”

Even though she was angry, she still answered. I drew a line on the bed with magic while Rurin was watching.

“We’re not childish elementary school students, but we’re both angry, so let’s make a bet! Don’t cross this line.”

“What do you mean, ‘elementary school student’?”

She couldn’t resist her curiosity despite being angry and quickly turned her head, glancing at me.

“Huh? Well, something like that. Anyway, don’t cross it. If you get off the bed, you lose. The one who loses has to apologize! And if you cross the line tonight, that part belongs to the other person. The one who has more of their side wins! What if you lose? Obviously, you have to apologize.”

“Hmm, fine! I won’t cross it!”

Rurin shouted “Call!” and quickly turned her head again.

Thus began the absurd battle.

And about an hour passed.

I just lay down and started reading a book. Rurin, who had been fidgeting by herself, seemed to get bored of turning her back, so she subtly turned her body.

“Huh?”

“Eh?”

“Why?”

“I’m just looking. The line hasn’t been crossed.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

This wasn’t going to end this way.

I had to make her cross the line. I quickly summoned a jewel from the warehouse and placed it on the line.

The jewel sparkled on the boundary line.

Rurin, who had already turned her back and was watching my actions, squinted and spoke.

“What are you doing?”

“Huh? Setting up a bait.”

“Is that bait?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m not that stupid!”

Rurin shouted.

Did I underestimate Rurin too much?

The jewel bait didn’t work. Rurin didn’t even glance at it. Alright, then I’ll use food bait.

Rurin had fallen for food bait many times before and lost the bet. It’s cheap, but there’s nothing I can do. It’s the world of competition.

I summoned a plate first.

Since I couldn’t go to the restaurant, I used summoning for this part.

And salami ham!

I summoned German salami with melted cheese. This is ham, but it’s not smoked, it’s made by drying at low temperatures. I sliced it thin and placed it on bread.

Just eating it like this isn’t great.

If you grill it, the already salty taste becomes even saltier, so eating it just on bread is fine, but there’s something that should go with it.

It’s beer!

I summoned a cold beer in front of the salami on the bread. I don’t usually eat in the bedroom, but I’ll do anything to win.

Anyway, cold beer is the truth.

Look at this foam.

This beer in a round glass. The droplets on the beer glass.

It looks cold just by looking at it, and it’s even cooler when you drink it.

Beer that looks cold just by looking at it.

This coldness is important.

“Ahhh!”

I took a sip of beer and bit into the bread with the salami. Mmm, the taste of this salty ham!

And when you drink beer, it perfectly balances the taste.

At the same time, I disrupted Rurin’s balance.

Rurin sat down right in front of the line and started drooling.

When her eyes met mine, she got even angrier and yelled.

“You! That’s so unfair!”

“Then apologize and come over here.”

“That’s never going to happen!”

She seemed to give up and quickly turned her face away. Was she holding back? Then it’s time for part two.

I placed the beer and salami bread on the tray and returned to the pillow to lie down, opening a book.

I subtly turned my body.

With this simple method.

It reminded me of when Rurin and I first met, back at the old lair, when this simple tactic worked perfectly.

“You, eat this. It’s a barrier!”

“What?”

But Rurin had learned from experience.

She used sealing magic on me to make me immobile, then cautiously approached the beer. Well, she probably did.

I could easily picture it.

Our bed is made of science.

It doesn’t shake under this kind of impact. It’s something I bought from the modern world.

I quickly dispelled the barrier and stood up.

The plate that was already on the boundary line moved toward Rurin.

“Ahhh! So refreshing!”

Then, she began to smile happily while drinking the beer.

“Hey.”

“What? You sneaky one.”

“You crossed the line.”

“I didn’t cross it! Do you have proof? You didn’t see it!”

She said that proudly and took another gulp of beer. She only drank a few sips to use it as bait, and the golden beer still swirled in the glass.

Right. There’s no proof.

No proof. Tch.

It was so delicious that now I craved more beer. Whatever.

I summoned some beer for myself.

And I started drinking next to Rurin.

“Tastes good, huh?”

“Yeah!”

“Ah, I shouldn’t be eating this late… Let’s work out tomorrow.”

“Heheh, dragons don’t need to do that. Dragons constantly burn calories.”

“What’s that nonsense?!”

How is that fair?

So, does that mean you can eat whatever you want without caring about your body?

I kind of knew it, but I’m angry to learn this new fact. Ugh.

I’m human except for my heart, so I have to exercise to burn calories, but this damn dragon!

“Well, whatever. It’s good, so let’s eat for now. Want more?”

Rurin nodded.

Seeing the empty glass, Rurin nodded. She came over, handed me her glass, and I refilled it with the beer from mine.

I can just summon more anyway.

“Hehe.”

Rurin got foam on her lips. So, I reflexively wiped it off for her.

“Hehe.”

Then she smiled again. The anger she had earlier seemed to have vanished.

Hehehe.

A bet is a bet.

I made her cross the line with a very natural action.

“Rurin. You’ve crossed it all.”

“Eeeek?!”

At my remark, Rurin looked down at her body in shock. The line I drew was now behind her legs.

Only her toes were touching the line.

“Well, I’ll give you your toes back.”

I said kindly.

“You… You lured me!”

Of course, Rurin exploded with a face full of frustration.

Well, honestly, it wasn’t intentional. I just refilled the glass because it was empty.

Watching Rurin eat happily is a pleasant thing and a reward for me.

So I unknowingly offered more beer.

That was it, but Rurin unintentionally crossed the line.

In fact, it was that natural action that made her forget the situation and fall for it.

“Hehe, I didn’t know either. Crossing the line was a mistake.”

“Eeeek!”

Rurin narrowed her eyes and glared at me, then exploded with rage, grabbing my leg and dragging me past the line into her territory.

“Hey! What are you doing?!”

“You crossed it too!”

“And you dragged me!”

“I don’t care. I crossed the line, so I brought you with me. The rules are still valid!”

“Oh really? Well, I crossed with just my leg, so I’m still winning…what now?”

“I’m cutting it. This is mine now!”

Rurin started drawing a line on my leg that had crossed.

“What do you mean, cut it?”

“Hehe, this leg is mine now. You said it yourself, if it crosses, it’s mine.”

“No, that means the more that crosses, the more you lose…”

If we assume this is like drawing a line on a desk, the ownership would change if an eraser or something crosses the line, and you can cut and take what’s crossed.

But I clearly said the person who crosses the most loses, didn’t I? I never said anything about cutting.

“Then, everything except your toes is mine, right?”

“I’ve always been yours!”

Rurin proudly said this as if she was making sense.

Is that so?

It’s always the logic Rurin uses. I’m hers, and she’s mine.

“Alright, this isn’t working. Then I’ll cut this leg off too!”

I couldn’t lose, so I retaliated. I pulled Rurin’s leg toward me.

“Ugh, then I’ll cut off this arm!”

“Huh? Then this too.”

“Aaah!”

As a result, we both tried to bring our limbs over the line, and ended up tangled in the middle.

Rurin was holding my calf tightly.

I, in that state, was holding Rurin’s leg. It was like an avant-garde performance, not.

“That tickles!”

“Then let go of my leg!”

“Let go of mine!”

“Ughhhh!”

“Don’t blow air on my feet!”

Yeah, it was chaos. Total chaos.

“Rurin.”

Finally, we managed to break free and sat on the line like it was a ceasefire line.

“Your shirt’s up. Belly button. That belly button is mine.”

“Huh?”

I quickly overwhelmed Rurin’s belly button and slipped my finger into it.

“Ahhahahaha! Wh-what are you doing? Th-that’s ticklish. Something’s off down there!”

“Oh, is your belly button sensitive?”

As I moved my finger in her belly button, Rurin began twisting her body.

“Ahhahahaha! Stop! You idiot!”

“Not possible. I found an unexpected weakness.”

“Ughhhh! Hahahahaha! Ughhh!”

She tried to hold back her moans, but couldn’t and laughed, her moans and laughter repeating.

Right now, our position was that I was hugging Rurin’s back while tickling her belly button, and from Rurin’s perspective, she was being hugged from behind by me while laughing uncontrollably.

“No! No! Ahhhahahaha!”

Rurin spun out of the belly button hell and suddenly pulled up my pajama top.

Then, she suddenly stuck her finger into my belly button. Since I have a deep belly button, Rurin’s finger slipped right in.

When Rurin’s finger went into my belly button, it felt strange.

“Retaliation! How’s that?”

“Hmm…what should I say?”

“What should I say? I’m feeling weird, but why are you fine?”

“Really?”

“Ugh?”

Rurin desperately started tickling my belly button, but I kept a poker face.

It wasn’t exactly ticklish, but more like Rurin’s finger touching my belly button gave me a strange sensation.

I grabbed Rurin’s finger that had been in my belly button. Then, I held her wrist, lifted it up, and stared at her.

“Rurin.”

“Huh?”

“The bet is over. This is all your fault.”

“What’s my fault? Mmph?”

A strange feeling. Because of it, Rurin looked so cute.

I kissed Rurin on the lips right then. A rather intense kiss. At the same time, I gently attacked her belly button with my finger.

“Ugh, uh?”

Rurin, while kissing, twisted her body and fell backward, and I climbed on top of her.

“Wh-what are you doing?”

“Rurin. It’s your fault. You made me feel weird by touching my belly button.”

“I think your weirdness is nice. So, it’s fine that it’s my fault. Where’s your belly button?”

Then, she reached for my belly button again. Her touch brought a tingling sensation.

Then, she glanced at me.

We stared at each other like that.

With our hands on each other’s bellies.

“This is embarrassing.”

Rurin said that, then removed her hand from my belly button and wrapped her arms around my back, pulling me toward her. My face was getting closer and closer to hers.

“Dear.”

“Hmm?”

“That kiss is mine.”

“Then your kiss is mine too.”

“Your love is mine too!”

“My love is yours, too.”

“Really? Well, since you’re cute, here!”

Rurin initiated the kiss first. It wasn’t a headbutt. It was very natural.

Recently, Rurin had been giving real kisses, not headbutts.

It’s one of the things that changed after we got married.

Of course, she still gets embarrassed easily, and her ears are red right now. Despite acting bold, being shy is one of Rurin’s charms.

And there’s one more thing that’s changed since we got married.

It’s a secret, though. A secret!