"...I suggest you ask Hikari about this."
"Hikkari is perfectly fine, right?"
"No, it's best to have more people. I'm a little worried..."
I roughly understand: "Are you worried about dangers in these deep mountains? It's alright, I've been checking and maintaining the defensive array covering this hot spring hut. Apart from those Pegasus horses, no hostile wild animals will enter here. Ah, of course, unless a legendary dragon appears, because the fighting power of unknown creatures is unpredictable."
"No, that's not it! Of course I know you've been working to improve security here. I made this suggestion for other reasons!"
She closed her eyes and steeled herself: "It's because I had a nightmare this morning!"
"puff."
"What are you laughing at! I knew it..."
It's hard not to laugh.
She's not a child. Suddenly she says she had a nightmare and wants to sleep with someone she knows, and then hesitates for a long time without giving a reason.
I never imagined that this seemingly young girl, who doesn't look much younger than me, could have such an adorable side.
Even Hikari turned around, covering her mouth and nose tightly, her shoulders trembling slightly, making Annie's gaze at us even more resentful.
"But that dream was really scary."
In the end, she couldn't bring herself to walk away. Instead, she whispered, "I felt like I was in a dark, gloomy forest. No matter which way I went, I couldn't find anyone. I called out, but there was no response. I walked and walked, past broken city walls and shattered ruins, but I never encountered another living being."
"The nearby plants and buildings were emitting black smoke that I didn't want to get close to, as if the whole world had just died and the concept of time had vanished... In the end, I was the only one left wandering on that dead land."
I gradually stopped laughing.
The scene Anne described was indeed terrifying.
It was a scene like the end of the world, everything was silent, and only one person was wandering alone in the same place... If this was indeed the scene she dreamed of this morning, then even if she acted even more extreme than before, it wouldn't be a big deal.
I should perhaps be thankful that she is not a sorcerer, much less a sorcerer specializing in divination.
If that's the case, I might have to start preparing early and find myself a beautiful and safe place to bury myself in when disaster strikes.
No matter how you try to tip the scales of prophecy in hopes of deviating from the foreseeable outcome, it will only bring about a greater backlash in the end—this is a motto that those guys have always adhered to.
That's why those who always adopt a pessimistic approach to problems are particularly disliked.
However, their abilities and research results are also invaluable assets that cannot be separated, ultimately falling into a somewhat contradictory situation.
However, even though that's what I thought, I still couldn't easily agree to Annie's request.
I offered a revised suggestion: "How about this, Annie, you sleep with Hikari and Miyuki? Then Ayan and I will sleep next to you. That way, if there's any problem, or if you need to find someone, we can find them faster. What do you think?"
“…Can’t we really be together?” Annie asked hesitantly, a few tears suddenly welling up in her eyes. “It feels like everyone will disappear one by one if we’re out of sight.”
"...Weren't you fine yesterday when you had your own room?"
I said with a sigh, "Besides, it's already a bit of a stretch for three people to sleep in this room. Ai An and I are both boys, you should know that, right? It's too much of a challenge for us to sleep with the three of you girls."
“Hikkali actually thinks it’s fine… uh, okay, I’ll listen to Mr. Yumi.”
Hikari, who had been listening for a long time, seemed completely clueless about the key issue. I glared at her fiercely before she reluctantly retracted her dangerous statement, looking somewhat dejected.
Needless to say, if Miyuki, that icy female swordsman whose heart is only for swords, gets involved, this side will be defeated.
She certainly wouldn't think there's anything wrong with everyone sleeping together as companions.
I have a bit of a headache.
But anyway, I forced this proposal through... well, it was never actually used.
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