I Was Sent to an All-Female Frontline Unit to Get Rid of Some of the Trouble, but the Most Beautiful Girls Who Are Rumored to Hate Men Love Me So Much That I Have a Hard Time at Night - Chapter 60: The Night Before (3)

Chapter 60: The Night Before (3)

Elena’s tone and her light clothing, given it was bedtime, made my heart skip a beat.

Then, I quickly shook my head.

“N-No, it’s fine! Please come in!”

“Thank you, Finn!”

Elena spoke with a bright smile, and I let her into the room.

We sat together on the bed.

Moonlight streamed through the stylishly shaped window.

“Finn, I didn’t see you at dinner, but you were training with Sephia today, so you took a bath earlier, right?”

“Yes. I bathed with Norn.”

“What!? With Norn, just the two of you!?”

Elena spoke in shock and continued asking in a flustered manner.

“A-Are you okay? Did she do anything weird to you!?”

“I don’t think she did anything weird enough to call it weird.”

“So something did happen!? Well, Norn’s whole existence is like that, so I guess pointing out every little thing would be endless…”

Elena sighed, paused briefly, then looked up and spoke.

“I’m excited to go to the city with everyone tomorrow!”

“Yes! I’ve never spent time with everyone outside the frontline, so I’m really looking forward to it!”

“Yeah, yeah! Eating delicious food or walking around the city sounds fun, right?”

“It does.”

The Luvankrum Empire was vast, so I didn’t know which city we’d go to yet.

But no matter what kind of city it was, I was certain I’d have a great time with everyone.

“Oh! I don’t know if we’ll have time while we’re in the city, but just like Sephia’s teaching you swordsmanship, I want to teach you magic too!”

“What!? Really!?”

“Yeah! Like training to handle all four elemental magics at once!”

“That sounds very interesting!”

“Then I’ll teach you next time! I’ve never seen anyone else handle all four elements at once, but I think you could do it, Finn.”

“Thank you! I’ll do my very best!”

Not only did Sephia teach me swordsmanship and everyone trained with me in teamwork, but now Elena would teach me magic too.

I was truly a lucky person.

But I must never forget that this happiness didn’t come from mere luck.

It came from everyone’s kindness, and I felt deep gratitude for that.

Elena spoke with a bright expression.

“If you can master both sword and magic, I’m really excited to see what you’ll be like in the future!”

“Yes!”

I hoped I’d become strong enough to protect everyone.

With that wish in mind, I answered energetically.

Elena paused, her cheeks slightly flushed, and asked.

“Speaking of the future… Do you ever think about wanting to have a deep relationship with a girl in the future?”

“What!? A deep relationship…?”

“Y-Yeah… Like, a lover, or something…”

A lover… for me!?

Hearing those words, I quickly shook my head.

“I’m still so busy with myself that I can’t even imagine having a lover…”

“I mean in the future! In the future!”

“The future…”

Right now, everyone still protected me and taught me so much.

But if, in the future, I became strong enough to protect everyone and wasn’t so overwhelmed with myself?

“I’ve never thought about having someone like that before… It feels too far off for me now, and I don’t know yet, but… loving someone from the heart must be a very happy thing.”

I continued, looking into Elena’s eyes, and spoke.

“Meeting Elena and everyone in the frontline unit—people who are different from family, friends, or younger peers—has made me feel happier than ever before.”

“Finn…”

Even so, I didn’t know if there was a woman who’d want that kind of relationship with me…

“I see… If meeting us makes you feel even a little happier, I’m glad. Tomorrow’s the first day in the city, and it might be hectic, so we should sleep soon… Is it okay if we sleep together like this?”

“Of course!”

I nodded in response.

Elena and I lay on the bed, sharing the same blanket.

Then, Elena hugged me.

“!”

Her light clothing let me feel the sensation of her breasts clearly.

The glimpse of her cleavage was one thing, but—

“After what happened yesterday, are you thinking about breasts again?”

“S-Sorry.”

I wanted to say I wasn’t thinking about them.

Maybe I should have said that.

But I was too aware of them to say so, so I honestly apologized.

Elena shook her head with a gentle expression.

“No, it’d be weirder not to think about them after your face got caught in my breasts… Oh, I couldn’t ask yesterday because Norn showed up, but what did you think of my breasts?”

“Th-They… were very embarrassing, but not bad at all… Sorry, it was my first time, so I can’t put it into words well…”

“Hearing they weren’t bad is enough. Sorry for coming over suddenly and talking so long.”

“No! I was happy to talk with you today too, Elena!”

“Thank you, Finn… Good night.”

“Yes, good night!”

After replying, I slowly closed my eyes.

Having just talked about breasts, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I couldn’t sleep for a bit.

But perhaps because of the comfort of Elena hugging me, I fell asleep quickly.

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Finn, in Elena’s arms, closed his eyes and soon began breathing peacefully in sleep.

“Finn… You’re really cute.”

Elena murmured this while looking at his sleeping face.

She thought this when she first met Finn.

But spending time with him since then had strengthened another feeling in Elena.

That was—Finn being a member of the opposite sex.

The more time they spent together, the more she felt Finn’s physical and emotional masculinity.

That’s why she asked earlier if he wanted a lover in the future.

But as those feelings grew, her rational limits were nearing.

“Finn… Finn…”

She suppressed that desire by hugging Finn a bit tighter.

“I have to hold back until I buy that in the city… But, right, we’re going to the city tomorrow… So—”

She didn’t say the rest out loud.

Elena gazed at Finn with an ecstatic expression.

Holding him and her feelings, she fell asleep.

The next morning—the day the frontline unit would leave the frontline and head to the city finally arrived.