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Chapter 78 Part 5 – The fortune teller ‘Mother’ appears. The 「True History」 is starting to be revealed little by little. Our love story is beginning to move. Carrying various emotions, the curtain rises on the night of the dance ball.

…… Let’s calm down and think about why this happened.

When Bradd caught me in mid-air, he was still a young boy and I was a little girl. Now he and I are both adults. However spacious the luxury carriage is, the ceiling is not high enough for Bradd, who has grown taller, to leap without bumping his head. He had to curl himself up and sit on the carriage seat while carrying me in his arms. In order to soften the impact, he made use of the soft cushioning of the seat. Then, I grew taller and that’s how I ended up in my current position. Well, the investigation is over. It was force majeure. It’s still fortunate that I’m not on Bradd’s lap together with my young mother.

Even so, although I was flustered because of the fear I had toward the adult Bradd due to the previous 「108 times」 and the sudden appearance of ‘that girl’. I can’t believe that I was unaware of the predicament I was in. What a huge blunder.

But it’s okay. I’m someone that has even performed the duties of a queen. I can definitely get out of this situation in a cool manner.

‘…… Go for it!! Good luck!! Young me!!’

Inside my mind, ‘that girl’ clenched her fists and cheered me on.

Leave it to me, I’ll do my best!!

‘…… Now’s the chance!! Be brave and take one more step boldly!! Let’s show him a different me and appeal to the dense Bradd that I am a girl.’

If I had to put it into words, that’s what ‘she’ thought.

Hey!! Why are you cheering for that!? Somehow it felt like a junior fashion magazine’s special feature on ‘How to get a boyfriend with a summer outfit’ …… I had always pictured ‘that girl’ as a tragic heroine, but maybe ‘she’ is the type of girl who’s in love with the idea of love?

I got into a panic.

‘That girl’ is having a terrible misunderstanding!!

Idiot Bradd and I have a bickering relationship, not a romantic one. He is my sworn nemesis. Well, he does always help me out when I’m in a pinch, and sometimes he does look really cool, but ……

I-In the first place, I’m a 4 year old little girl!! And I’m not like the lust-brained Alisa. It’s still a bit early for romance.

「…… Monya, munya, gonyo ……」

Alisa replied with her sleep talk at the right timing.
I wonder why Alisa is the only one who didn’t become an adult. As usual, what a peculiar girl.

A-Anyway, if Bradd and I were to actually become lovers, Bradd would become a creature with all the attributes of a cross-dressing maid boy, a combat expert, and a pedophile.

Eh, but currently, both Bradd and I have the appearance of an adult, so I guess that wouldn’t matter? After all, I’m 28 years old on the inside. Wait a minute, that’s not okay at all. That would mean that I would become a shotacon that would lay my hand on the young Bradd. Eh, but in terms of physical age, Bradd is older than me …… Ugh, my head is spinning.

Suddenly, a scene from my memory popped out inside my mind. The stuffed bear toys wearing the costume of a bride and a groom, which Alisa brought that time when she arbitrarily took the liberty of preparing my bed in the previous 「108 times」. I blushed so much that even my ears turned red. Those two bears that were obscenely hugging each other …… We are now in a situation that is almost the same as those plush bears. Those bears that were stripped of their tuxedo and wedding dress ……

「W-w-w ……」

Losing my composure again, I hastily moved my butt from Bradd’s thigh and tried to stand up, but my legs got tangled up. An uncharacteristic blunder on my part. To make things worse, I was falling toward my back. My vision spun and I could see the ceiling of the carriage.

At this rate, I would hit the back of my head hard on the floor. A drowning man will clutch at a straw. My outstretched fingers touched something and I clung to it frantically. At the same time, my back arched and my body was pulled up. Something was pressed against my cheek. It was Bradd’s chest. My heart thumped. I was being hugged by him.

「…… What’s the matter? That was uncharacteristic of you. I understand. You must be perplexed because your arms and legs have suddenly grown.」

…… His gentle voice was transmitted through the skin. His voice was deeper and lower than when he was a young boy. But his tenderness remained the same.

Bradd leapt forward with lightning speed, wrapped his hands around my waist, and pulled me toward his chest. And what I frantically clung to with all my might was actually Bradd’s back.

「It must have scared you that your body feels different all of a sudden. It’s like you are being swept away. When I first used Blood Atonement, I felt like that too. Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it soon. I’ll support you too. Put your hands on my back. The more body contact you have, the better. Just hold still for a while.」

… I see. That’s why I had been feeling strangely flustered since earlier.

After convincing myself, I gently placed both of my palms on Bradd’s back. I have no other intentions. I was just obediently following the words of the body manipulation expert.

‘…… Eh? But I’m the official owner of the ruby, so it won’t have that effect on me ……’

Hey!? Don’t say that now!! I can’t pull back my hands now!! Also, if that’s the case, then what’s going on with the heart flutters!?

「Follow my breathing.」

I nodded at Bradd’s instruction.
While still keeping my hands behind his back, I closed my eyes to concentrate.

That’s enough. To hell with that. I open up my eyes again.

I can feel his breathing. It feels so strange, as if I’m dancing with a partner who has been with me for many years. His body looks slender, but it feels much sturdier than I expected. Just by pressing my face against his sturdy chest, I can feel the movements of his steel-like muscles as it moves up and down.

「…… He’s got a pretty broad chest ……」

I muttered without thinking. Then I suddenly felt embarrassed and pulled my face away from Bradd’s chest. Without having to look at Bradd, I already know that he has a puzzled look on his face. My cheeks are burning.

「…… Is that so? The style is good, but I don’t think that part has changed much from when you were a kid ……」

The burning temperature in my cheeks instantly cooled. Because all of the hot blood rushed to the top of my head.

As rude as it may be, Bradd’s eyes actually fell on my chest. Who the hell asked you to critique my chest?

…… Okay, let’s kill him.

As expected, Bradd is my mortal enemy.

The Melville blood running my veins screamed at me to not forgive anyone who violates the taboo of small breasts. An execution melody began to play inside my head. Take this, the improved ‘Little Girl Punch’, the certain kill technique ‘Young Lady Punch’. And die. However, my right hand straight punch unfortunately ended in a misfire.