"Purrrr…"
Watching Little Miko, who was letting drowsiness take over her, the old uncle felt like something was off again.
Oh. The old uncle had once again become the one providing a lap pillow.
But there was still a difference.
Because right now the old uncle was sitting on the tatami.
And in that kind of sitting posture with his legs spread apart.
As for Little Miko, it probably couldn't even be called a lap pillow anymore. Her action should be described as pressing her chin onto the old uncle's thigh.
Then the entire fox was lying face-down.
The only thing that would occasionally move was that fluffy fox tail spread out across the floor.
It should be said that she looked quite comfortable right now.
The only somewhat regrettable point was probably that, due to drowsiness, the light novels he had prepared were likely unnecessary?
It didn't matter.
Next, he analyzed what he should do…
It was a bit troublesome. If Little Miko were in her fox form, he could just go straight for it. The troublesome part was that Little Miko was currently in her child form…
Forget it. It didn't matter.
It was better not to overthink things.
Yae Miko was clearly planning to properly relax herself.
Although he highly suspected that turning into a child was obviously aimed at him.
But…
The wind carried the scent that the little fox had been missing.
Miko…
She was probably also reminiscing about those ordinary times five hundred years ago, when all her friends were still around and she was still small, right?
The old uncle gently smiled.
Since Lady Yae Guuji liked her current child form, then he would treat her with the attitude one would have toward a child.
The old uncle reached out and gently placed his hand on Little Miko's head.
Little Miko's tail clearly stiffened for a moment when the old uncle's hand landed on her head, but then it continued swaying again.
Good. Connection established.
Then the target was undoubtedly the fox ears that Little Miko had presented right in front of him.
But the movements definitely couldn't be too fast. They had to be natural enough that even the little fox herself wouldn't notice how her ears were being rua'd…
Little Yae Miko was currently somewhat slacking off.
When her ears were being pinched, she simply moved them indifferently and didn't have much of a reaction.
But this was already good enough.
A child's perception was actually sharper than an adult's.
He only needed to find the right spot…
Gently rubbing the slightly resilient base beneath the soft fox ears…
He could feel that Little Miko, who had already been slacking off, became even more slacked off.
The entire little fox went completely limp…
As the warmth from her ears gradually relaxed her brain…
The child form she had been maintaining with youkai energy began to loosen slightly.
Hmm?
Pink-furred little fox?
The old uncle, watching Little Miko suddenly turn into a pink-furred little fox lying on his thigh, fell into thought.
Five hundred years had passed. There was no way Miko hadn't grown at all, right?
It didn't matter. Although a small fox's perception was sharper than a big fox's, and the quality of service required would also be higher.
However, because fox cubs had less experience, gathering information would actually be easier for them.
The old uncle brushed his hands and the pink-furred little fox's fur with wind element.
Hiss…
This fox gave him the feeling…
Rua'ing a fox was actually like giving a massage.
Sometimes a massage was like kneading open the body's unhealthy, blocked meridians and promoting circulation.
If the body was already very healthy, then a massage would unexpectedly feel comfortable.
And Little Miko…
Was a completely healthy, very well-maintained little fox.
Only her shoulders were slightly stiff…
It seemed Mizuki had been taking good care of her.