I slowly opened my eyes to see the familiar ceiling of my bedroom.
I sighed. "Well, here's to a hopefully long partnership, Albion." I just stared upward, reminiscing about my dream.
My conversation with Albion wasn't the part I was so focused on. It had been the dream before my conversation with the Vanishing Dragon that was really bothering me.
W-Was I really about to marry Serafall? I didn't have feelings for her like that! If anyone, I would marry Ruruko, Iri, or maybe even Karlamine, but I have yet to build any real romantic chemistry with my adorable master. I cared deeply for her, but not to the point of love.
"Chu-!" A sudden adorable noise drew my attention to something.
Every man has imagined it at least once.
About how a cute girl snuck into your bed before you woke up.
A warm and soft sensation. A faint sweet fragrance.
The girl saying a little bit embarrassed, but with a smile—Morning.
That was a happiness only granted to a limited amount of people.
"….."
However, on this morning I was suddenly waking up from a feeling of suffocation, or at least put into a situation close to it. It wasn't because of my dream. The feeling of suffocation originated from something else.
The origin was—a little girl under the blanket in the bed I was laying in. The little girl had crawled up below the blanket, right into the T-shirt I was wearing.
Moreover, the little girl's adorable face was right in front of my eyes. In other words, the little girl's head shot out of the collar, where my head was already coming out.
"Good morning, Onii-chan."
"Jack…? Eh, wait a sec… Uwah!?"
Since we were stuck together face-to-face, not even the slightly movement was possible.
—No, physically it wasn't impossible. The wide T-shirt I wore instead of a pajamas was made of a good material and possessed great flexibility. But—even though it was made like that, would it endure this excess?
"W-What are you doing here, Jack!?"
My familiar/little sister looked at me with those sleepy eyes of hers. "We were cold, so we slept in Onii-chan's bed during the night."
I stared at her with half-lidded eyes. "No. I mean, why are you sleeping in my shirt?"
Jack still stared, deadpan. "We were cold, so we slept in Onii-chan's bed during the night. Onii-chan is the warmest, so we wanted to be as close as possible."
"Yeah, but—" Then I realized it. The intense warmth on my chest. It wasn't the type of warmth one could get solely while hugging. Even if we had been like this forever, there would be so much sweat between our bodies…then I realized the softness. There was a softness pressing against my chest. A type of softness that I knew I could never misplace. "Jack…are you naked under my shirt?"
"It was the most effective way to share Onii-chan's warmth." She did not even try to deny it!
My face lit up a bright shade of red.
"Eeeeeeeh?!" I sat up suddenly, causing Jack to sit up in my lap, our bare chests brushing up against one another.
"Ah!" Jack let out a small squeak, her cheeks turning the slightest color of pink despite her expression remaining passive. I felt what I suspected to be her nipples perk up slightly due to the sudden physical movement they felt.
While erotic, it made me feel icky inside. Jack was a child…I think. I dunno. She could be anywhere between 10 and 15. It's hard to tell. I wasn't a lolicon, so regardless, this felt very uncomfortable to me.
"OK then…can I ask which pervert gave you the suggestion to try something like that to warm yourself?" I asked, trying to maintain a calm tone despite the fact a naked loli was in my shirt, pressed against my chest.
Jack didn't say anything, but she looked down to her right. I looked in the same direction.
"Oooh… So-tan… of course I'll get you and Haru-tan ready… no… I don't mind massaging the… Zzzzzz…"
Sera-tan slept peacefully naked, a perverted and lewd expression on her face as she experienced what I suspected to be a threesome dream.
I stared blankly.
"Nope. Still not surprised." Of course it was my master who had some of the most perverted fantasies. Honestly, I think she would get along great with Issei. But still, to suggest something to a child like Jack, I mean…
Well, Jack IS an Evil Spirit so to speak. She's technically been dead for a long while, her spirit taking a corporeal form due to not being able to pass on, most likely due to some regret or sin that they cannot let go. Something that prevents her from being at peace.
That only made it even harder to imagine what age she could be. She could be anywhere between 10 and hundreds of years old since you're appearance doesn't really change after you die…Reincarnated Devils are excluded from this because we're brought back from the dead and continue LIVE living. Not fake-living like Jack does. T-That's not to say I don't consider Jack an important person! I'm glad she's "alive", but I mean I'm just saying—
"Wake up, Serafall!" I screamed, trying to escape my own mental flustering.
"Nyuuuuuu!" My master complained, tossing and turning in response to my loud voice. Her breasts swayed back and forth as she moved.
I sighed. She was so difficult in the morning… Who am I kidding? My master, while adorable, was ALWAYS difficult.
Then a teasing grin appeared on my face as I eyed her voluptuous breasts.
"Oh, Sera-tan! If you don't wake up soon, I might just do ecchi things to you!" I made suggestive gestures with my hands, still grinning. For the record: I had been joking.
That's why I had been surprised by her response:
"If it's with Haruto, then I wouldn't mind." Serafall opened her eyes slowly. She had a small smile, small compared to her usual perky and overly-cheerful smiles. There was a light blush on her face and she was staring at me lovingly.
I felt my blush deepen at the pure emotion she was showing. Was this a morning thing? I've never seen Serafall like THIS.
"We would also like to do ecchi things with Onii-chan." Jack chirped without shame.
"Jack! No! Bad! You're too young to think about such things!"
"Sera-nee said that if she got you to do ecchi things with her, I could join."
"Dammit, Serafall! Don't put such thoughts into Jack's head!"
"I just wanna share Haru-tan with my new adorable little sister! Teehee!"
"No 'Teehee!', Jack is a child! Yeah, she's very pretty and cute, but in prison, so am I! Be serious heeeeere!"
I sighed.
To think I had actually thought my master had matured…
But when I saw that adorable smile of hers, I couldn't help but forgive her. I love seeing my most adorable master's adorable smile—
"So fragile… I wonder how resilient this body is… how long would it take to snap… just one little squeeze—"
My spine chilled as I remembered the other day in the familiar forest. What WAS that?
Serafall showed no hesitation in trying to kill Jack before, but now she's acting like an older sister. Was it all an act or is Serafall just that forgiving? It was now that I realized that I may not know the slightest bit about Serafall. I couldn't even understand the complexity of her emotions or how they worked. Sona had said… that there was a side that Serafall could not be allowed to show. But what side is the real Serafall…?
"Is something wrong, Haru-tan?"
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Serafall's sudden question.
She was staring at me with the most adorable worried expression.
I found myself sighing before smiling to myself. "No… No matter how you look at it. This is the real one…"
"Hm? Onii-chan's saying something weird." Jack said.
"Nothing. Nothing." I said quickly. I turned to Serafall. "It's time to wake up, Serafall. I have to go train with Issei and Rias."
"Awwwwww!" Serafall whined. "But it's soooo earlyyy! Wouldn't you rather stay here… with me?" Sera-tan sat up, crossing her arms under her breasts, emphasizing their size and gloriousness.
I crossed my arms, turning my red face away. "No! This is serious!" I hung my head, beginning to feel down. "I've been noticing lately… Even though I have Divine Dividing and should be on par with Issei, I have yet to truly win when it really mattered. I failed to defeat Raynare when we first met, I lost against Freed, I lost against Raynare AGAIN, and I have yet to prove myself useful. All I really have ever done thus far is getting kidnapped. I haven't been able to do anything useful… I wanna train so I won't be useless again. I want to be able to have everyone depend on me when it really matters."
"Haru-tan…" Sera-tan stared at me with an empathetic look in her eyes. She pouted. "Looks like Haru-tan needs an extra, extra, EXTRA sweet hug!" Sera-tan wrapped her arms around my right arm and hugged it tightly between her bust. "Haru-tan needs to learn he's not useless. He's my Queen, my one and only."
"Onii-chan's not useless." Jack chimed in. She, too, wrapped her arms around my body while still inside my shirt. "Onii-chan saved us. He saved Jack. Onii-chan is the best Onii-chan."
I found myself smiling despite the fact the other two occupants of the bed were stark naked.
"Thanks… Jack, Serafall…" I said. "...can you both let me go now?"
""Never!""
They both said in disturbing unison.
I sighed. I really loved these two… but they were absolute children…