I Picked up a Corrupted Heroine (The Secret Boss), and When I Spoiled Her, She Became Uncontrollably Affectionate With Me - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: The Witch of the End Won’t Let Him Tease Her

“Mm…”

When I woke up, the first thing I saw was silver hair.

Oh, it’s just hair…

“—Hair!?”

And it’s silver… No way.

I sat up and right next to me was Sia, sleeping with a peaceful look on her face.

“…Eh…”

We’re in the same bed, sleeping side by side… Wait, no no no no! This can’t be real…?

I tried hard to remember what happened yesterday, but for some reason I have zero memory after we got to the inn.

It feels like there’s a big hole in my memory… That’s how completely it disappeared.

“I drank some wine and got a little drunk…? But even then…”

Something feels off. I feel like I’m forgetting something really important.

But… I can’t remember what it is at all.

“Mmm…”

Next to me came Sia’s cute little sleeping breaths.

This is bad. If Sia wakes up like this, it’s gonna be a total mess.

I hurried to get out of bed, but—

“—Asta…”

Suddenly an arm grabbed me from behind and pulled me right back onto the bed.

Sia had woken up at some point.

“S-Sia…!?”

“No… Don’t leave me and go somewhere…”

Sia hugged my arm tight.

At the same time I felt something soft against my arm, and my heart jumped.

“Uh… Um… Sia? Can you let go… please?”

“Mm… No. This is… payback for getting rejected yesterday…”

“Yesterday?”

What is she talking about?

No, more importantly, I need her to let go quick…! Her arm is pressing all kinds of things against me, and her nice girl smell is melting my brain.

If this keeps up I won’t be able to hold it together…!

“Alright then…”

I grabbed Sia’s arm and tried to pull it off by force.

But her arm didn’t budge at all.

What is this crazy strength…!? First Ria, now Sia… What’s up with girls lately…?

Sia saw my confused face and smiled sweetly.

“We did so much loving stuff together yesterday…! Why are you acting shy now?”

“!? L-Loving… Huh?”

N-No way… But since I don’t remember yesterday at all, I couldn’t say for sure it didn’t happen. If drunk me was that wasted… it might’ve been possible.

Wait… Is this bad?

Did I actually do it…?

“—Hehe, just kidding.”

Sia stuck her tongue out cutely.

“Phew… Thank god it was a lie… That scared the heck out of me…”

“Sorry, I just felt like getting a little revenge for yesterday…”

“Yesterday? Revenge?”

“Nah, don’t worry about it. Anyway…”

Sia gently put her hand on my chest.

“—Asta, why is your heart beating so fast?”

“!? N-No, it’s because you suddenly hugged my arm…”

“Hmm? So that means you’re conscious of me, right?”

Sia had a big grin on her face.

“D-Don’t tease me…”

“Hehe, can’t be helped. I’ll stop here for today.”

Sia finally let go of my arm.

Whew… I’m tired. Maybe Sia actually likes me?

That’s why she’s teasing me like this…

While I was thinking that, Sia leaned in and peeked at my face.

“—Just to be clear, don’t get any weird ideas, okay? Your reactions are funny so I just felt like teasing you a bit.”

“Uh… Y-Yeah, right.”

Good… Or wait, is it good?

So… does that mean Sia is one of those “little devil” types…?

“Come on, get changed quick so we can eat breakfast.”

“O-Oh! Yeah, we’ve got that meeting in the afternoon…”

“—After breakfast, want to do some sightseeing together? I still want to look around the city more.”

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

After that we had a quick meal at the restaurant attached to the inn, then headed to the main street.

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“So… is there any shop you want to check out, Sia?”

I asked while looking over the lively main street.

“I already went to the place I wanted yesterday… Do you have anywhere you want to go?”

“Not really…”

“Then let’s just walk around and stop wherever looks interesting.”

“Sounds good.”

We walked for a few minutes.

Then someone came into my view.

“…Is that the… protagonist…?”

Up ahead, the protagonist was talking to some guards.

Why is he talking to guards…?

I wondered about it as we walked past them.

“—So, do you have any information about where she is?”

I caught him saying that.

She? Where she is…?

What are they talking about…

“—Asta! Doesn’t that shop look good…!?”

Sia suddenly tugged my sleeve. She pointed at a shop selling delicious-looking crepes.

“Oh, a crepe stand…! Nice.”

“They’ve got all kinds of stuff. Some with fruit on top, some with honey… This city really has good supply lines.”

“What are you getting, Sia?”

“Hmm… Let’s see… Hmm…”

Sia compared the grape crepe and the apple-and-honey crepe for a while, thinking hard—

“—Decided! I’ll get the one with apple and honey.”

“Got it… Then I’ll…”

…Wait a second.

I just got a great idea.

She teased me a ton this morning. Now’s the perfect chance for payback…

“I’ll go with the grape one. I’ll order, so wait here a bit.”

“Thanks!”

I ordered the crepes with a little smirk, then brought the two back to Sia who was waiting on a nearby bench.

“Here, this one’s yours.”

“Thank you. Let’s eat right away.”

I nodded and started eating my grape crepe.

“Mmm…! The fresh sweetness of the grapes and the gentle sweetness of the crepe go perfectly together. It’s good.”

“This one’s super tasty too!”

Sia ate hers in big bites like a little animal, her face softening with every bite.

At one point she glanced at my grape crepe with a hungry look for just a second.

Got her…!

“Hey Sia, you interested in this one?”

“!? S-Sorry. That was kinda rude…”

“No no, it’s fine. But… if you want, want to try mine too?”

“…Eh?”

Sia froze like she’d been turned to stone, and her cheeks turned bright red in no time.

This is payback for this morning.

Even Sia would probably get embarrassed by an indirect kiss.

“Ahaha, just kid—”

“—C-Can I…?”

Her face went apple-red as she looked up at me with her head tilted.

“…Hm? Eh?”

Wait, what?

This isn’t the reaction I expected.

She was supposed to get all shy, then I’d say it was a joke and tease her…

—Why is she accepting it!?

“If it’s okay… could you feed it to me, Asta? This crepe might fall apart if I don’t hold it with both hands…”

“Eh, ah… Y-Yeah. Sure?”

My brain completely froze.

Because of that I ended up holding the crepe out to her without thinking.

“Thank you…!”

Sia took a bite of the crepe I was holding.

It felt like feeding a little animal, which strangely tickled my sense of control and made my heart skip a beat.

“Mmm~! So good!”

Sia had a happy, melted smile on her face.

“…W-Wait, this means…”

By the time I came back to my senses, it was already too late.

Wait, what?

I didn’t just do an indirect kiss with my guild coworker… I actually did the whole “ahhn” thing…

Huh? Heh?

“—Then next it’s my turn to feed you, okay?”

Sia held out her crepe with a smile that basically screamed “payback time.”