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The next day, Lucian was woken by an itchy sensation.
When he lazily opened his eyes, he realized it was Dango-chan curled up in the small corner of his chest, rubbing against his cheek.
As for why it was just the small corner? Because most of the space had been claimed by Silence Suzuka.
She was sprawled across him, sleeping soundly.
Seiun Sky and Special Week were hugging his arms from left and right, both still deep in sleep.
"Meowuu~" Dango-chan nudged her head against Lucian again, clearly hungry. "Meow~~"
"Mmm..." Lucian glanced around awkwardly—soft warmth surrounded him on three sides, making it impossible to move.
He also didn't really want to move.
"Dango-chan, are you hungry? Can you hold on a little longer? Let me sleep some more?"
"Meowuu~ Meow~"
Lucian couldn't understand her meows, but he knew the little one must be starving—otherwise she wouldn't be pawing at him like this.
"Fine, wait for me to get up." With both arms pinned, only his wrists had any freedom.
But that was just enough—he could reach Silence Suzuka's two soft cheeks. "Suzu-chan, wake up."
His signature carrot-pulling method.
"Lucian-kun..."
Silence Suzuka slowly lifted her head.
No one knew how she'd slept last night, but there was a clear red mark under her left cheek.
Feeling Lucian's palms like two hot branding irons covering her skin under the blanket, Silence Suzuka bit her lip and glared at him. "I just woke up. I need rest."
As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Lucian's neck and climbed higher, incidentally sweeping Dango-chan aside with her arm.
Dango-chan: "Meowuu!"
Even the gentlest cat has her limits when pushed.
(This was about Dango-chan, not Seiun Sky, and definitely not Meisho Doto.)
"Stop bullying her. The little one must be starving." Lucian carefully extracted his arms from Seiun Sky and Special Week's embraces.
Neither horse girl woke up—clearly last night had exhausted them completely.
"So Lucian-kun's hands can actually come out."
"I never said they couldn't. That was just a good morning grope." He pinched Silence Suzuka's cheek. "Alright, get up."
"Good morning grope? Then hasn't Lucian-kun forgotten something?"
Lucian leaned in and kissed her dry lips lightly, pulling away quickly. "Is this enough, Miss Suzu-chan?"
"Mm... There's one more thing I want to hear from you."
"I love you." Lucian answered preemptively.
"Not that." Silence Suzuka shook her head. "I know Lucian-kun loves me, and I love Lucian-kun very much too."
In this quiet morning clarity, both of them felt a strange lack of security. So they needed kisses, embraces, sweet words to moisten the dryness in their hearts.
"Then what is it?" Lucian asked, puzzled.
"Main wife... Can Lucian-kun tell Suzu-chan now—who is the real main wife?"
Lucian's finger gently parted Silence Suzuka's lips, tracing her pearly white teeth. "It's you, it's you. Happy now?"
"Hmph, it was always me—what's there to be happy about."
...
Lucian and Silence Suzuka carefully slipped out of bed first to freshen up, and Dango-chan finally got her food as wished.
Without Dango-chan's interference this time, the two lingered in the bathroom for a while, being extra affectionate.
But Silence Suzuka had learned her lesson—she didn't deliberately stoke Lucian's fire again. Everything had its limits; she didn't want to spend too long in the bathroom.
Her waist was already sore enough—no need to make her hands suffer the same fate.
After preparing breakfast, Lucian and Silence Suzuka ate simply together before going about their own things.
Silence Suzuka took a shower first, changed into her usual home clothes, and sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, leisurely reading a book.
This time it was a proper book.
Lucian, unusually free, leaned on the sofa watching TV.
Not long after, clear sounds came from the bedroom—Seiun Sky and Special Week had woken up.
Seiun Sky yawned, her messy hair looking like a bird's nest, zero image.
She grabbed her clothes to shower, but as she passed the living room, she automatically locked onto Lucian on the sofa and pecked him several times like a woodpecker.
"Go shower already." Lucian turned his head away.
That barrage of kisses left his lips glistening wet.
"Hehe, got it~ Trainer~"
After Seiun Sky entered the bathroom, Special Week finally emerged from the bedroom.
But unlike Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka, she didn't have sleepwear left here, so she was still in yesterday's outfit.
In this warm family morning atmosphere, she looked a bit out of place—like a visiting friend who had accidentally intruded on the hosts' sweet life.
"Spe-chan needs to shower too, right?" Lucian asked.
"Mm….. Otherwise my body smells... like Trainer Lucian's scent." Special Week tugged at her collar, standing at the bedroom door, unsure where to go.
"Spe-chan, next time we'll buy you a new set of sleepwear too. Just keep it here at Lucian-kun's place." Silence Suzuka looked up; the soft morning sunlight shone on her hair, giving it a brilliant golden glow.
"Keep it here?" Special Week was puzzled.
"Because Suzu-chan and Sky come over often….. and usually can't shower the same night, so we leave a set of sleepwear here." After explaining, Silence Suzuka didn't forget to glance at the culprit—Lucian.
Lucian spread his hands innocently. "No, I'm innocent here. I'm the victim, aren't I?"
"Hmph heh." Special Week covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh.
"Spe-chan, come sit over here. Sky will probably take a while."
"Mm!"
Special Week sat beside Lucian. He reached out and placed his hand on her thigh, palm up—an invitation to hold hands.
Special Week was more than willing; she immediately laced her fingers with his. "Suzu-chan, so all those times you didn't go back to the dorm, you were staying over at Trainer Lucian's?"
"Yeah, Suzu-chan has her own dorm but refuses to go back—insists on squeezing into one bed with me." Lucian "sternly condemned," accusing Silence Suzuka of her crimes. "I'm not lying, Spe-chan. You saw how Suzu-chan was last night too..."
Bang—Silence Suzuka snapped her book shut, clenching her fist. "Lucian-kun, please stop acting like the victim..."
Lucian: "Spe-chan, look at her."
Special Week couldn't help it and burst into laughter again.
But honestly, the vivid scenes from last night were still crystal clear in her mind—one recall, one shock.
She never imagined Suzu-chan and Sky could be... so... ferocious.
Even thinking it in her head, Special Week found it hard to voice the embarrassing words.
In short, they were incredibly intense, dealing a serious blow to her worldview... truly a shock.
This made her inevitably worry about Lucian's body—especially his pelvis. "Trainer Lucian, can you go to the hospital for a check-up? In the future... I'll be very gentle."
Lucian was stunned at first, then understood what Special Week meant. "Don't worry, Spe-chan. If anything feels off, I'll definitely get checked."
"Alright, I need to go buy ingredients first. You two rest a bit more, eat breakfast, and head back in the afternoon."
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