The Pumpkin Laughs at the Budding Heart of Subservience
“I’m Jack,” what am I even saying…?
Arisa-san murmured “Jack” as if deeply moved, while Aina-san was clutching her stomach and laughing hysterically… What am I supposed to do?
I want to escape from this place as soon as possible, but I’m pinned down on both sides, so it doesn’t seem like I can. Moreover, they’re both snuggling up to me, so their magnificent assets are pressed against my arms.
“…………”
Someone, please save me from this space that is both heaven and hell. As if my soul’s cry was heard, it was none other than Aina-san who changed the situation.
“Fufu, you’re troubled, aren’t you, “Hayato”-kun?”
“Of course… Eh?”
…Wait, what did Aina-san just say?
Through the pumpkin, I’m probably giving Aina-san a look that screams astonishment.
“…Hayato-kun?”
Arisa-san tilts her head, wondering what I’m talking about, but I couldn’t spare any attention to her. Aina-san, who is in front of me, staring through the pumpkin, wasn’t giving me a playful smile at all, but a gentle and loving look.
“Sorry? Actually, I noticed a while ago. It seems my sister didn’t notice, though.”
“Eh? Aina?”
“…………”
It seems to be true that you become calm when you’re too surprised, and I clearly understood what Aina-san’s words meant. She called me Hayato while I was wearing a pumpkin head and hiding my face, which means she knows my identity.
“…Somehow, it feels stupid to be doing this if that’s the case.”
If I’m already found out, there’s no helping it, I thought, and took off the pumpkin head.
“It’s Hayato-kun!”
“Ah, you are…”
Seeing me take off the pumpkin, Aina-san snuggled up to me even more strongly than before. Arisa-san is surprised to see my face, but… Aina-san, you’re sticking too close!
“Aina-san… Um, it’s a little embarrassing, so could you please move away?”
“Ehh~? But it’s a precious, emotional reunion~”
Hey, didn’t you say you knew my identity? But when did she realize who I was? As if answering my question, she told me everything from the beginning.
She apparently noticed when she witnessed Arisa-san being confessed to. Then, her casually contacting me was the complete deciding factor. So all the stories I made up were completely useless.
“Aina…”
“…I wanted to monopolize you for a little while, okay?”
“…You’re really a hopeless child.”
The two sisters are having an amicable exchange while sandwiching me… Um, Arisa-san’s grip on my hand is stronger than before. I let out a small sigh and turned to face Arisa-san again, bowing my head.
“…Um, sorry for keeping it a secret.”
I had my own reasons for keeping it a secret. Originally, meeting like this was also a coincidence in a way, and bad luck… Ah, but if Aina-san already noticed, does that mean I would have been found out soon anyway?
Arisa-san looked back at me after hearing my words. Because the lights illuminating the park are strong, I can see Arisa-san’s expression clearly.
“Lord Hayato…”
-sama…?
Arisa-san looked down for a moment, but immediately raised her face and opened her mouth.
“Once again, I’m Shinjo Arisa… I’m happy to meet you.”
“…Um…”
I’m confused by her gesture of narrowing her eyes and looking at something dazzling. I can’t look away from the gaze directed at me from Arisa-san, feeling something eerie. In the midst of such a strange sensation, Aina-san put her hand on my shoulder, bringing me back to my senses.
“…Nice to meet you, Shinjo-san. Aina-san is… okay, right?”
“That’s right. We became friends quickly, didn’t we?”
“…Aina?”
Arisa-san, who suddenly exuded a dark atmosphere, continued to say this.
“Could you call me Arisa too? I would definitely like you to call me by my first name, without any hesitation.”
“…………”
I’m happy to hear you say that, but like with Aina-san, I feel very honored. However, since I called Aina-san by her first name, would it be unfair to call Arisa-san by her last name? It’s quite a luxurious problem, but… Oh well, don’t worry about it. Show me what you can do, me.
“…Arisa-san.”
“…Please drop the honorifics. I hope you can call me like a thing… I’m sorry. I’d be happy if you could call me like a close friend.”
“…Um…”
That’s still in the friend zone… I tried to get through this situation somehow, but Arisa-san didn’t try to look away from me at all, and continued to stare at me with her blue, shining eyes.
After being stared at for a while, I sighed in my heart and nodded. As a substitute, I had a proposal from me.
“I understand. But can you act normal? Like how you talk to Aina-san?”
“That’s… I’m afraid to say.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
That’s what I’m saying. I had to say it twice because it was important.
Talking like Aina-san, which should be very easy, but Arisa-san struggled desperately and finally continued her words.
“I understand… I understand, Hayato-kun… Is this okay?”
“Yeah. Nice to meet you, Arisa.”
“…Fwaa.”
As if distorting her beautiful face, Arisa-san grinned. I took a little distance because I was scared of Arisa-san, who was mumbling something with her mouth moving. Then, of course, I bumped into Aina-san, who was standing behind me.
“It’s not fair that only my sister gets it. Call me by my first name too, Hayato-kun♪”
“…Aina?”
“…Umm… Yeah… It’s exciting♪”
Anyway, we decided to part ways soon after because it was late at night.
Because there was a robbery, the police are patrolling this area often for a while, and it’s safe to say it’s safe, but I escorted the two of them to their house. They told me they wanted me to come to their house again soon, but I’ll probably refuse with some excuse.
“Then, Hayato-kun!”
“See you at school tomorrow.”
I was seen off by two beautiful women, and this time I finally started on my way home.
It seems like I had a very intense time, but the pumpkin in the bag seemed to mock me.
If that’s what you call fate, then I’ll believe it.
Several days after being attacked by that robber, I finally reunited with him. He called himself Jack, but I also found out that he already knew Aina and was a classmate attending the same school.
“Domoto… Hayato-kun… Hayato-kun… Lord Hayato.”
When he took off the pumpkin head and showed me his face, I felt that throbbing from that time revive.
His slightly quirky hair and gentle eyes made him feel like a true young man. I wouldn’t say he’s muscular, but I could tell he was working out. Maybe he was playing some kind of sport. There were many things I thought, but I was fascinated by his existence at first sight. I want to talk to him more, I want to be stared at by you more, I want you to call my name more, I want to quickly become your possession.
“…Fufu.”
This was the first time I had ever felt such elation.
That person is mine… Imagining that makes the depths of my body tingle with excitement. I want to be by his side, I want to make him happy, I want to support his existence with everything I have… That’s all I could think about.
“Besides… He’s been watching us all along.”
Hayato-kun has been watching us all along.
I knew he lived nearby, and we would nod when our eyes met. I want to curse myself in the past for not getting to know him sooner. He’s been protecting us all along.
“That’s right… Hayato-kun has been protecting us all along. It was inevitable that he helped us at that time.”
That’s right, he’s been… Wait, then what was I doing?
He’s been protecting us all along, but what have I done for him?
That’s right… I haven’t done anything. Then, there’s only one path for me to take. To repay him for protecting us all along, I have no choice but to become a tool to support him. To watch over him by his side, to be only his existence, and to continue to exist by his side as his possession.
“…That’s wonderful♪”
To continue to live as only his, that was the meaning of my birth.
In a conversation with a friend, I said that I wanted to be subservient to him. That’s not wrong at all, I want to be his slave. That’s right… That’s what it was!!
“Fufu… Ahahahaha♪”
Wonderful. What a wonderful world.
Hayato-kun… Lord Hayato… This sweet sound runs through my body as pleasure. I am now, in this way, starting my life as the real me.
I, Shinjo Arisa, am Lord Hayato’s slave… It throbs, it throbs so much.
My master… Ah, but that might be a little embarrassing. But my heart was very full. I was very happy. That alone is undeniably true.
[Afterword]
Compared to my little sister, the impact might be less.