The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 27

Chapter 27: Good Night, Miran

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Ding dong!

“Umm… I’m Arisugawa…”

“Oh my~ Welcome~♪”

In the evening, I came to Miran’s house and pressed the intercom. It seemed Miran had already returned home, but the one who came to greet me was Miran’s mother. Her slippers making soft patters sound as she hurried to the door. Although she didn’t have strong snake traits like Miran, but she still possessed some snake traits. Her vertically slit pupils created a striking contrast against her soft, gentle demeanor. Not to mention, she also looked much younger than her actual age. 

“Miran is in her room~♪ But since Haru-chan has come to visit, I’m sure she will feel better soon!~♪”

“She must be tired from the checkup, huh? I hope I can be of some help to her, even if just a little.”

“Ufufufu~♪ Thank you for your help, Haru-chan~♪”

Given her strong snake traits, Miran had to undergo a whole day of checkups since she was little. Each checkup would leave her physically and mentally drained. It had become some sort of a routine for me to visit her and pamper her after her checkups.

…Yes. That routine still went on even though we had become high school students. To be honest, this routine had become a thorn in my mind. I had to fight my own rationality whenever I came to pamper Miran. 

“By the way, when do you plan on marrying Miran?”

“Huh?! Wha—?! No, I mean—”

“Ufufufu~ Haru-chan, I’d be thrilled to welcome you into our family as Miran’s husband~”

“No, I mean, I… We’re still in high school though!”

“In that case, maybe after you graduate?”

“I—I—I will go to Miran’s room!”

Cutting my conversation with Auntie short, I quickly made a beeline for Miran’s room. 

I’m going to meet Miran now, so please stop giving me weird thoughts!

“Oh my~ Even though Miran is more than eager to marry you too…”

Miran’s mother murmured softly while watching Haruku going up the stairs in a hurry.

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I gently knocked on the door to Miran’s room a few times and then…

“Haru, it’s you, right? Come in…”

Miran said softly, but since my hearing was as sharp as a squirrel’s, I didn’t miss her voice. 

“Pardon the intrusion…”

I slowly opened the door and stepped inside. I found Miran lying down with her eyes closed on the bed. She was covered up to her neck with a blanket, most likely to warm herself. 

“I’m sorry, Haru… For welcoming you while looking like this…”

“It’s fine though. It’s nothing unusual.”

During checkups, she had to undergo blood tests, CT scans and even tests for her [it organs and venom glands. Furthermore, she was only allowed to eat what was approved by the doctors because other food might interfere with the tests. Though she had accepted the checkups as “something necessary,” Miran had come to despise hospitals in general thanks to this experience. 

“I bought some cake, do you want some?”

“Really? I’ll eat it later…”

Miran slightly opened her eyes at the word “cake.” I had bought a cake for takeout from the sweets shop I had visited earlier with Sumeragi-senpai. However, seeing Miran still hadn’t gotten up from the bed, it was clear to see that Miran was still feeling completely exhausted. 

“Are you feeling okay?”

“No… I’m really tired… Haru, I think I want you to do the usual…”

“Hm…”

I hummed as a response to Miran’s request. Then, I slowly lifted the blanket, but…

“—?!?!”

Much to my surprise, Miran was only in her camisole. Her light purple camisole was loose and sheer. I could see the shape of her boobs thanks to that. This caused me to flinch out of instinct. Trying to regain my senses, I started thinking to myself. 

I… To such a beautiful girl…

“…It’s cold…”

“So-Sorry…!”

Pushing the bubbling forbidden desire away, I wrapped my arms around Miran’s back and lifted her up to my lap. Her waist was so slim… She had mentioned before that she was gaining weight, but she definitely hadn’t gained any weight. She was still so slender. Once I confirmed Miran had a firm grip on me, I sat down and leaned my body against the bed. I took the scattered blanket and covered both of our bodies with the blanket. We were holding each other from the front. Miran’s head was positioned just beneath my chin.

This position was the one that made her feel the most comfortable since we were little. 

“So warm~♪”

As a testament for that, Miran nuzzled her cheek against me, seemingly content. For now, I should remain in this position until she was satisfied. 

“Haru, will you listen to me…?”

“Yeah.”

Resting her head on my chest with her eyes closed, Miran opened her mouth again. 

“You know, today, they said they were going to check my fangs… They opened my mouth wide and collected some of the poison… It hurt a bit…”

“Are you okay now?”

“Yeah…. After that, they praised me a bit.”

“What did they say?”

“They said my teeth are nice…”

“I see. It’s thanks to you brushing your teeth properly everyday. Good job, Miran.”

“Hehe~♪”

I gently stroked Miran’s head, running my fingers through her silky golden hair. It seemed this gesture felt pleasant to her, since her face broke into a happy smile. I felt like I was handling an elementary school student, but it was quite rare to see the ‘tsun’ side of Miran disappear. When Miran was completely drained like this, she tended to regress to a more childlike state of mind. 

“After that, I had a CT scan done…”

“I see.”

“I’m good with small spaces, but… I started feeling lonely.”

“Lonely?”

“Yeah… I was lonely because you weren’t around…”

“…”

Wha-What is this?! Miran is being super adorable right now!!!

Since it seemed Miran was still half-delirious, I couldn’t know for sure if this was her true feelings or not, but this was something I wouldn’t usually hear from the usual Miran. Well, she would forget about this once she returned to normal though.

“Also, the smell of the disinfectant was too strong…”

“Ah, yeah. I totally get you.”

“Right? That was the hardest part of the tests…”

While listening to Miran’s complaints, I kept stroking her head and back gently. Gradually, her voice became quieter and by the time I realized it, she had already fallen asleep while breathing softly in my arms. I couldn’t help but feel a certain way seeing her so vulnerable like this, but… I couldn’t betray Miran’s trust, especially when she had entrusted her whole body to me. 

“Good night, Miran.”

Just like this, I decided to hold her small body and wait for her to wake up.

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T/N: Okay this is so sweet I think I’m getting cavities from it (≡´𓎟`≡)