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Chapter 4 - A Morning of Many to Come

Have you ever had that one friend who stayed at your house for a sleepover just to find out that you had the worst sleepover in the history of sleepovers because of their bad sleeping habits so you genuinely just wish the worst for them?

Yes? No? Maybe a bit too specific for you, Tezukumo-sensei?

Well, that was what Liohime Kitagami felt when he groggily woke up on a bright Tuesday morning.

With baggy eyelids, a large frown, and a drooling beast-girl lying on top of his body, he merely blinked and remained silent for a few seconds.

This is worse than I thought…

Last night, Shihon, the mysterious beast-girl who was under the self-proclaimed ownership of Liohime, was as restless as a restless person could ever be when it came to trying to sleep.

Shuffling around under the blankets? She did it. 

Rolling back and forth while trying to find a comfortable sleeping position? She did a lot of that.

Loud snoring? It was so bad that Liohime wished that he could knock himself out unconscious just to be unaware of the snores that came out of her mouth. 

The closeness? At one point, he felt like he was being squeezed to death with how tightly she was hugging him.

And of course, the beast drool. Yuck.

All of this happened continuously for what felt like hours.

He took a peek at his wet stained shirt and sighed. If this was a sign of what life was like being with her, he'd rather break into the Magical Beast Cornerstone Corporation branch in Polar Town just to return her.

"Shihon," Liohime whispered.

"Mmmm…" was the only reply, which was not truly a reply per se, but the continuation of the dark-skinned girl's slumber.

"Oi, Shihon," he repeated.

A loud snore mocked him in return, causing him to finally snap.

"Beast-Girl!"

"Ueeeagh!?"

She quickly sat up, barely aware of her surroundings as she rubbed her eyes and slowly opened them.

The first thing she saw was Liohime at her side, and naturally…

"MASTERRR!!!"

"-hk, wai-!!!"

She leapt straight at him, with her cleavage covered by her hard scales colliding directly with his face as the force of her body slammed into him and launched him straight off of the bed and onto the hard ground below.

"KUGH!!"

A sharp pain blitzed into Liohime's back and face, but the girl who was now on top of him once again did not seem to care.

"Hehe, good morning, Master!" she exclaimed with a beaming grin.

"U…Ugh….good…morning…" was the weak, pained reply.

Good grief…is this what they call true suffering? He pondered.

Suffering from success, maybe.

Suddenly, Shihon's eyes slowly darted back and forth and her pointy ears perked up, scanning the bedroom as she once again came to terms with her surroundings.

Then, her gaze returned to the young man below her with his unkempt hair and wrinkled clothes.

"E….E-E…." she sputtered.

Her face immediately turned red and she dashed into a corner of the room, covering her body with her own arms and keeping her wavering pupils fixated on Liohime's face.

Finally, she screamed out:

"E-Eeeehhh!!?"

"W-What it it, Shiho-"

"MASTER AND I….HAD SEX!?!?!?"

"Pardon?"

His brain decided to completely shut down at that moment, refusing to comprehend the statement that he had just heard, but Shihon continued to ramble.

"I-I was only hoping to accept your love when we got to know each other more…but I guess that I can agree with a fast and active relationship too. V-Very well then….in that case, we still have time to go for another round-"

"Wait, what the fuck are you even talking about!!?? What the hell made you come to that conclusion!!?"

The cogs in Liohime's brain turned and he finally responded, causing Shihon to scoot around and turn her back to face him in shame.

"Shit," she mumbled, "It really was just a dream, then."

"Please dream of anything BUT that!!!"

For a beast-girl who just met me, she sure loves me a whole lot…maybe a bit too much, he reckoned.

Random thought, but 'The 100 Beast Girls Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Wanna Fuck You' would be a cool story.

***

"Master."

"Please call me Liohime; even Lio is fine."

"Master."

"Haaa…what is it?"

Liohime glanced at Shihon with narrowed eyes and stopped moving the chopsticks that held ramen close to her smooth lips.

In the living room that was adjacent to the kitchen, he had made two bowls of ramen for both himself and his new acquaintance. However, when he tried to feed her, she gave him a confused look.

"Master, I can eat ramen by myself, you know…but I won't mind being fed if it's you."

"Wait a second, you know what ramen is?" he questioned. "Magical Beasts usually don't know anything related to humans when they hatch from their eggs, especially food…"

"Hehe, I guess I'm just built different! Watch!"

Without hesitation, she snatched the chopsticks with ramen out of his hand and held them perfectly as she took in a mouthful of its juicy and delicious taste.

Appalled, Liohime rested his chin on his left hand as he marveled at her ability to use man-made materials effectively.

Now that I think about it, he thought, I did find her using the shower as well when I met her for the first time.

The first ever half-human, half-beast. A beast-girl that displays human tendencies and can transform into a monstrous creature…

Just what…is she, really?

The more time he spent with her, the more questions arose.

His thoughts that began to dwell in his mind were broken by a slender hand that held wooden chopsticks full of ramen.

"Here, Master," spoke the playful voice of the girl in front of him, with her cheeks reddening slightly and her grin ever so bright.

"Say 'Aaaaah'."

"Hm? Oh….A-Aaah."

Opening wide and receiving his own lusciously crafted ramen in his mouth, Liohime gulped, exhaled through his nostrils and licked his lips.

"Tasty. Good job, me."

"U-Uh.."

"What's up?"

"Nothing…"

Shihon avoided his gaze, but Liohime already had a somewhat good grasp of her mind.

Is it because of the indirect kiss? She really does act like a teenager.

"Anyway," he spoke up, "Now that we're well into the breakfast phase of the day, let's talk about something that is pretty important.

Shihon blinked with silence, and then stared at him, while he continued:

"Let me inform you about why you are truly here, Shihon."

Thus began the discussion of Liohime's client, and the strange dilemma that followed.

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