Click

I thought I heard the sound of a key turning in the front door.

Having spent a long time sleeping on the battlefield, I tended to wake up at any unusual noise.

This isn’t a particularly rare habit for those who’ve been in war.

It’s because an enemy attack under the cover of night is always a possibility.

Some people are so anxious that they can’t trust the watch and have to confirm the source of every sound themselves, eventually leading to insomnia.

In that regard, I’m fortunate. If there’s real danger, Kon would warn me, and if he doesn’t say anything, I can easily fall back asleep.

So, let’s go back to sleep.

But once my consciousness wakes up, it’s hard to turn it off.

Even if I close my eyes, I find myself in that drowsy state where I can’t tell if it’s reality or a shallow dream.

“Yuu-kun…you’re not…awake, right?”

From the bedroom, I heard Mina’s voice, who should be in Kure right now.

Ah…so this is a dream after all.

“I just came to see your sleeping face…and oh my gosh, cute!”

Mina, who had snuck in quietly and was speaking in a hushed tone, suddenly raised her voice.

“Huh? Why is Yuu-kun sleeping in such a cute outfit? This is bad for my heart.”

Ah, she’s surprised by my bear pajamas.

For my dream to reflect what I’m actually wearing, it’s a pretty realistic one.

“I thought I’d just look at your sleeping face and leave, but…”

After a moment of hesitation, Mina started patting my head.

“Hehe…feels good.”

Enjoying the smooth texture, Mina kept patting my head for a while.

“Ah…this is bad…maybe because I’ve been holding it in…if I keep touching him like this, I might end up attacking Yuu-kun.”

As she patted my head, Mina began to struggle with herself.

“It’s okay…this is just my body feeling a sense of crisis because I’m too tired, and my instincts are telling me to leave descendants…but I’m a cat, not a beast.”

Oh, she’s trying to regain her composure with some rational self-analysis.

Still, being an idol singer must be really tough.

“I’ve just been scheduled for a national tour, the most important time. A scandal now would be…”

Mina started listing rational reasons not to attack me.

But a national tour, already?

Well, with the military being the most powerful authority, no request is impossible.

But isn’t everyone getting a bit carried away?

“…Wait, why am I even doing this? I never dreamed of becoming an idol.”

Mina suddenly murmured, as if she had come to her senses.

“The whole reason I joined the military was to rescue Yuu-kun…but now that Yuu-kun is safe and back with me, my new goal was to make those in the military upper echelon pay for what they did back then…”

As Mina continued her dangerous monologue, she kept patting the bear on my hood.

“So why am I so busy, and why is my relationship with Yuu-kun restricted, while those pigs in the military upper echelon get fat?”

Her tone started to turn cold.

Yes.

This chilly feeling.

This isn’t a dream, I realized, fully awake.

“That’s right…if I’m going to quit being a singer, maybe I should just spend one night with Yuu-kun and…”

“Mm…mumble mumble…”

“Nyah!?”

Before Mina could lose her senses, I took the initiative.

Pretending to be half-asleep, I grabbed Mina’s hand that was patting my head and pulled her into the futon.

“Nya…nya…”

“Mmm…”

Since this was an impromptu move to stop Mina’s destructive behavior, I had no further plan.

Now that we’re both under the covers, what should I do with Mina?

I can’t see her in the dark bedroom, but I can feel the warmth of her soft body from my hand.

She’s probably flustered, surprised by my sudden pull into the futon.

But if I just leave things as they are, Mina won’t stay silent.

It’s easy to imagine that being held by someone of the opposite sex could break her last bit of restraint from earlier.

That’s why I need to act now.

“Mmm…Mina works so hard…good girl, good girl.”

Still pretending to be half-asleep, I patted Mina’s head and hugged her like a pillow.

“Fweh…”

The soft touch and her relaxed sigh told me that Mina’s body had loosened up.

“Thank you…Mina…”

Maintaining the half-asleep act, I expressed my gratitude with no clear context, while holding Mina’s head close.

“Hmph!”

With the sudden words of thanks and the physical restraint, Mina lost her will to resist.

And what will happen to Mina, who came home late at night exhausted from her job as a singer, now that she’s wrapped in my warm, fluffy pajamas under the covers?

The result is…

“Zzz, zzz…”

Successfully putting Mina to sleep, I fell asleep myself, relieved that my chastity and the newly born idol project were both safe.