"I do." Shichen nodded seriously.
"?" Nana froze for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
Shichen didn't bother to explain. Once they entered the secret room and he closed the door, he tossed Nana onto the bed.
She bounced twice on the mattress, then hurriedly scooted toward the corner, staring at him nervously.
"W-What do you want? C-Calm down."
"I am very calm right now." Shichen climbed onto the bed.
"Don't lie! Don't be impulsive! Forcing someone is wrong— you're not that kind of person, right? You'd be letting Sis down if you did this."
She tried to talk him down. In a situation like this, she didn't need to think to know what he was planning to do.
Even if the body was Momo's, she really didn't want to experience that kind of thing like this.
"Let Lala down? Why would you say that?" Shichen looked at her, amused.
"Wh-Why else… aren't you about to…?"
"About to what?" Shichen sat on the bed, quietly watching her.
"Uh…" Nana blinked, suddenly feeling like she might have misunderstood something.
"Alright, I'm just messing with you. Don't get so worked up," Shichen said, explaining.
"M-Messing with me?"
"What else? How could I really do that kind of thing to you? Especially when it's Momo's body."
"R-Really?"
"Really. I just wanted to scare you a bit—for swapping bodies with Momo to trick me."
"So that's what this was about…" Nana finally let out a breath.
"Okay, calmed down now? Tell me, why are you swapping again? And acting so convincing on top of it?"
"T-That was just to fool you…" Nana remembered being kissed by Shichen just now and felt a wave of shame.
"Fool me? Just to squeeze that kind of information out of me?"
"It… it's all Momo's fault! She told me it was something really good! That she and Sis both love eating it! That I'd definitely like it in the future!"
"Heh~ And you actually believed Momo?" Shichen shook his head.
"I was a bit curious… what exactly she was talking about…"
"Still curious now?"
"Not anymore! That girl Momo! She totally tricked me!" Nana ground her teeth in anger.
She'd thought it was really something delicious, but it turned out to be that sort of thing!
And she even ate it!
Wait—she was using Momo's body right now. Didn't that mean she had also…? She refused to let her thoughts go any further!
"You two really get along, huh." Shichen chuckled and shook his head.
"We do not get along! She just likes messing with me!"
"Is that so? But that's not the kind of thing you mess around with."
"I'd rather not know anything about it!"
"Don't say that. Momo probably wanted us to ease up around each other."
"Ease up? Who wants that with you…"
"How about we have a proper talk?" Shichen cut her off, looking at her seriously.
"W-What would we even talk about…" Nana froze briefly under his gaze, then turned her head away in a tsundere huff.
"I think there's a lot we could talk about. After all, we already have that kind of relationship."
"Wh-What kind of relationship?"
"I've already seen everything, and we've almost kissed to death. What else could it be?"
"T-Those were accidents!" Nana protested, flustered.
"Then what was that just now? You weren't exactly resisting when I kissed you."
"I-I was just… acting as Momo! Yeah, that's it!"
"Really? You can't fool me," Shichen said with a smile as he reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"W-What are you doing?"
"You're too far away." He pulled her over.
"W-Wait—"
"I've already seen you, hugged you, and kissed you. What are you still afraid of?" Shichen settled her on his lap.
Even though it was Momo's body, it was still Nana. The combination felt strangely surreal.
"I already said it was an accident…"
"Nana." His tone suddenly grew serious.
"W-What…" Nana couldn't help looking back at him, meeting his eyes.
"Do you really hate me that much?"
"Who told you to already have Sis and still be such a womanizer?"
"Is that really the reason?"
"A-And you even went after Momo…"
"That's not really the reason either, is it?"
"That's exactly the reason!"
"Then why did you agree to swap with Momo? You knew what my relationship with her was like. You knew what might happen. So why did you still go through with it?" Shichen pressed.
"I…" Nana opened her mouth, but couldn't think of a rebuttal. Only now did she realize that problem herself.
"Let me answer for you: it's because you don't actually mind the idea of doing that kind of thing with me."
"No way!"
"Then how else do you explain it?"
"I-I just… Right! I'm already 'ruined' anyway, and I've already done that kind of thing with you, so it doesn't matter anymore!" Nana blurted.
"Is that so? Then we can just keep going now, and it should be fine, right?"
"T-This is different! It's totally different circumstances, how can it be— mmmph!"
Before she could finish, Shichen kissed her.
Her eyes flew wide as he pressed in close. Under his practiced lead, she slowly shut her eyes.
This guy—how is he this skilled!?
Shichen knew Nana wouldn't really resist. Smiling, he closed his eyes and gave her a perfect kiss.
Even though it was Momo's body and Momo's scent, the feeling was Nana.
It was strange, but in a way, it was special—and kind of addictive.
Did this count as double happiness?
After a long moment, Nana ran out of air, and Shichen finally let her go.
"Hah—hah—"
Nana's face was crimson as she slumped against his chest, gulping for breath.
Shichen held her, gently stroking her hair. Feeling her quiet, dependent weight in his arms, he thought: this little sister-in-law was finally half-tamed.
But—
"You jerk!" Nana suddenly thumped his chest.
"Nana?" Shichen looked down at her, confused.
"You're so skilled at this…"
"Well, you'll learn someday too."
"I don't want to! And what's with you, anyway? Why didn't you say anything back then?" Nana bit her lip and demanded.
"Say what?" Shichen blinked at her.
"When Momo and I first came back and swapped bodies—when you kissed me—why did you pretend nothing happened afterward? You even said you liked me and wanted to go out with me… was all of that a lie?"
"Of course not." Shichen shook his head and hugged her tighter.
"I've been thinking about that day this whole time."
"Eh?" Just as she was about to pull away, Nana froze.
"What do you mean?"
"What else could I mean? Kissing you, Nana—how could I forget that?"
"R-Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Then why… didn't you say anything?"
"Because I was afraid you'd be embarrassed. You seemed so resistant—what if I made you mad?"
"Really?"
"Really. You know, I even dreamed about kissing you."
"W-What…!"
"Your lips are really soft, you know. Even if I was kissing Momo at the time," he added.
"Stop! Don't say any more!" Nana clapped a hand over his mouth, mortified.
"Alright, I'll stop." Shichen smiled, looking at her with gentle amusement.
"Mmm…" Nana didn't dare look at him. Her heart fluttered with secret delight—so he had cared all along.
"Nana."
"What now…" She looked up, meeting Shichen's burning gaze.
"What are you planning?" she asked, voice trembling.
"I haven't had enough kisses yet."
"You… mmm~"
He kissed her again. This time Nana responded more actively, wrapping her arms around his neck.
The two of them toppled backward onto the bed, clinging to each other as their tongues tangled.
At one point, Nana's eyes suddenly flew open; she broke away, dazed, and stared at him.
"You… really do prefer bigger ones, don't you?"
"It's just instinct. Right now I'm holding this version of you, but if it were your original body, I'd feel the same," he said.
"I don't believe you…"
"It's true!"
"Hmph, you just say nice things to trick people."
"How could I trick you? Isn't Frieren smaller than you are?"
"T-That…"
"You can just swap back with Momo, you know."
"I'm not doing that!"
"Oh? So you like kissing me while using Momo's body, huh?"
"Hmph! At least that way you won't get to touch my own body."
"That won't really be up to you later."
"I won't let you get your way!"
"In that case, don't you want to take advantage of this while you can?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I mean, since it's Momo's body anyway… want to try that thing you were so curious about?"
"That… I'm not doing that! You pervert!" Nana finally realized what he meant and started hammering on his chest.
"Didn't you say it doesn't matter if it's Momo's body?"
"That doesn't mean you can do that! I'd still be the one doing it!"
"But it's not your body."
"Still no! Don't even think about it!"
"I see. Then how about using Momo's body to experience something else?"
"Something else? Like what?"
"You'll find out in a second." As he spoke, Shichen shifted lower along the bed, sliding down.
He was feeling a bit thirsty.
Nana dropped her gaze, watching him slowly slide down, the look in her eyes shifting from confusion to shock until she was left speechless.
There was… that kind of thing too!?
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