"Oi, stop teasing her."

    WHAP.

    Saying that, I smacked Kuroyuki''s head with a light chop.

    "…Ngh……"

    Which, she pouted— sulking.

    …I wonder who''s the kid here. Perhaps she''s the one who needs me to look after her for 24 hours.

    "Splendid job for dealing with that woman, master." Asha praised me.

    For some reason, it made me a little annoyed when I heard Asha calling Kuroyuki ''that woman'' instead of her name.

    "Asha, you knew her name… don''t you? I will get mad if you call her ''woman'' again, am I clear~?"

    "…Y-Yes…" Asha replied to me with a weak voice, seeming apologetic.

    "… Don''t you think you should give her a punishment…?" Kuroyuki teased.

    "…M-Master…!? Please don''t…!"

    WHAP.

    "…Ngh…!?"

    "Like I said, stop teasing my cute Snow Leopard," I told Kuroyuki, after hitting her head once again with a chop.

    "…Stop hitting me." Kuroyuki retorted while pouting.

    "Only if you behave."

    It''s Restia.

    She''s been listening…?

    When did Asha deliver the phone to her…? She''s been talking to us all this time.

    ...Nevermind. I need to cheer up my jealousy-filled cute little sister.

    "N-No, my cute little sis… I''m just lightening up the mood between them."

    "Lighten?" Asha murmured. "…Kuroyuki Shiroha is bullying me all the time."

    "I know. I heard everything clearly." Restia replied.

    "…Hehe, it was fun," Kuroyuki replied.

    "………………"

    "Restia… is something wrong…?" I asked. "You seemed… anxious."

    "N-No, it''s just… Ruby''s cat punch cracked my jaw a little." She said.

    "R-Ruby didn''t mean to…!" Ruby quickly replied.

    "Eh… Ruby you broke through her multi-layered defensive magic barrier…?" I inadvertently murmured. "Restia, I thought your magic barrier was stronger than last time."

    "... It''s a new record," Restia replied.

    "…You are getting strong at an alarming rate, Ruby."

    "Ruby… also don''t understand why," Ruby replied.

    "…How truly exciting." Kuroyuki interrupted. "…I can''t wait for that day to fight both of you."

    "I thought we made a deal, Kuroyuki Shiroha," Restia said to her.

    "…I had no choice," Restia told me.

    "Hold it, Kuroyuki— didn''t you got what you wanted!? Why are you telling me that Restia got the upper hand instead…!?"

    "…Because she''s the only one I get to fight…" Kuroyuki pouted.

    "Y-Y-You—" I stuttered while trying to get my words out. "Restia alone is not enough!? Just how greedy are you…!?"

    "…Your magical beasts— Ruby, Dómr. Forsjá, Fortuna, Felix, Asha, Pearl, Fylgja, S?llifer… I want them all…!"

    While calling out their names one by one, Kuroyuki grins. It''s a grin that sincerely came from one''s heart.

    "She''s crazy, big brother! She''s definitely crazy…!" Restia said to me.

    Even though…

    Even though I knew Kuroyuki had this twisted side of hers aside from her ice-cold beauty…

    Give me back my black hair, ice-cold beauty goddess…!

    "…What are you doing…?" Kuroyuki murmured.

    When I realized, my palms were sticking onto Kuroyuki''s cheeks.

    "Just trying to figure out where is the ice-cold Kuroyuki Shiroha that I once knew…" I replied, while gently rubbing her face in circles, over and over.

    "…Mmgh… I was… Nngh… always like this."

    Somehow, Kuroyuki Shiroha doesn''t seem to hate it.

    "You know… you might win if it''s just either Restia, Ruby, Dómr. Forsjá, Fortuna, Felix, Asha, Pearl, Fylgja or S?llifer alone... but all of them at the same time…? Impossible for you to win." I told her.

    "…Mngh… So… I ?ssumed… Mnn… you agreed to let me… Mmgh… have a spar with them."

    "No one agreed," Restia replied. "…And big brother, stop rubbing her face. If you want to rub, my ?h?st and bu?? are always free for you."

    "Ruby''s too…!"

    "…Mmn… Nngh… Mngh…"

    However, Kuroyuki did not show a single ounce of concern.

    Seeming to enjoy the sensation on her cheeks, Kuroyuki leans her body forward for more with her hands supporting herself— just like a cat that likes to be rubbed on the chin.

    …How could I resist?

    "You know I would never do that out of my own free will, right…?" I replied, while still massaging her cheeks.

    Come to think of it… there''s no reason for Kuroyuki to be aware of me like yesterday.

    After all, she knew I couldn''t beat her.

    Plus, Nightmare proved himself to be worthy enough for Kuroyuki to trust him. Because when Nightmare took off her shirt to check for her injuries yesterday, revealing her brassiere— yet he was unfazed by the sight of Kuroyuki''s b?r? skin and beauty.

    Even if Kuroyuki is now wearing a slightly see-through black lace nightgown, with the upper half of her D-cup ?h?st exposed… I—

    Gulp.

    —had this irresistible urge of wanting to grope her.

    "…Oww…!"

    "…Mnn……?"

    With Restia''s sudden scream, I quickly retreated my hands from Kuroyuki''s cheeks and took my phone.

    "What''s wrong, Restia…? Did your jaw hurt…?" I asked.

    "No… that''s not it— it''s just that, I had a headache…… BIG BROTHER…?"

    … Restia''s intuition is scary.

    POOF.

    While thinking of that, Kuroyuki suddenly leans forward with her head bumped to my right ?h?st.

    "Kuroyuki…?"

    I called her, but she did not respond.

    "What''s wrong…?" Restia asked.

    "Something happened to Kuroyuki— Eh?"

    Then, Kuroyuki''s hands no longer supported her— thus, her entire upper body fell downward.

    Because it was so sudden and I had a phone in my right hand, I had to grab Kuroyuki on the back of her nightgown with my left hand to stop her head from slamming onto my knee.

    "……………………"

    What''s going on with Kuroyuki…?

    After switching off the loudspeaker, I hold my phone by sandwiching it between my head and shoulder, lifting Kuroyuki''s head.

    So cute… eh, she fell asleep!?

    "Kuroyuki fell asleep," I whispered to Restia.

    "…So suddenly…?" Restia inadvertently replied. "... Don''t you dare do anything funny."

    As soon as Restia warned me, something unexpected happened.

    ZIPPPPP…

    Kuroyuki''s nightgown… is ripping on her left side.

    Before the tear got even worse, I quickly retreated my knee, and thus—

    "(Crap)…!"

    —her nightgown tore off on the right, and she smacked onto my bed.

    Even though I immediately prepared myself for any signs of attacks… yet, Kuroyuki showed no sign of waking up at all.

    Just how much of a sleepy head is she…? It''s probably going to take a bomb to wake her up.

    "…Mnn……"

    Surprisingly, Kuroyuki turns to face up afterwards, still in her sleep.

    However, because her nightgown is ripped on its upper half, so during that turn…

    "……!!!"

    …her D-cup ?h?st is completely exposed.