My Friend Doesn't Hesitate 20

 ACT 20     What About Thoroughly Being Affectionate?


「Well, I've accepted that I'm dog-like, but speaking of that, Akami feels like a kitten.」


After their conversation ended, a little time passed before Mashiro returned to viewing animal images on her smartphone, but the moment she did, she said that.

Akami's shoulders shook slightly in response,


「Shiro-chan, you're still talking about that?」

「If Akami gives me a facial massage like she did earlier, I'll stop talking about it.」

「Uuu... I mean, ma-massage... I think it went far beyond that category...」

「? Akami, your face is red? What's up?」

「No-nothing. Anyway, you said that I'm like a kitten, but... Shiro-chan sees me that way?」

「Yeah.」


Mashiro nodded while staring at Akami's entirety.

Shoulder length hair with curls. Childishness still remained in her tiny and slightly round face. If the choice were between drooping eyes or almond-shaped eyes, her dark brown eyes were closer to almond-shaped and wide.

Above all, her petite and slender physique made Mashiro want to hug her tightly...


「Sh-Shiro-chan, being looked at so much is embarrassing, while also making me sense something dangerous...」

「Eh, really?」

「For some reason, a strange chill ran down my spine.」

「There's no such thing. Here, kitty kitty kitty.」


As Akami slightly hugged her own body and directed a wary gaze at her, Mashiro turned the back of her hand to Akami and made an inviting gesture with her fingers.

　

「No, even if you invite me like that, I won't respond.」

「Mm. I wonder if there's a cat toy or something like that somewhere.」

「Even if there was, I wouldn't react.」

「Or maybe catnip?」

「...Shiro-chan, any more and I'll get an――」

「An opening!」

「gry...... nn......!?」


When Akami approached with a slightly angry face, Mashiro touched the chin of that small face with her hand.

Akami opened her eyes wide in surprise,


「............ Haah.」


And in the blink of an eye, she became docile.

Mashiro thought it was impossible, but immediately after, she tried petting her chin,


「Nn...ha...ann...guu...」


And while remaining docile, Akami showed a wide variety of reactions.


「Th-This is......!」


Cute.

Akami was always cute, but right now, Akami's enchanted expression made Mashiro's heart pound while filling her chest with satisfaction.

And that throbbing made the desire that had existed in Mashiro since some time ago well up.


「A-Akami...」


Without stopping the hand that was petting her chin, Mashiro hugged her small body tightly.

As always, it was incredibly soft.

Moreover, the healing energy she received from doing so was incomparable to the morning『replenishment』.


「Nn... uu...」


Even now, Akami was docile inside Mashiro's arms. This was also adorable.

Was this heat rapidly moving through Mashiro the heat from the imminent summer season, or was it something else?

It grew until she wasn't able to ponder that anymore; warm, hot, HOT, more, more, MORE――


「Hah!?」


When she was about to add to her nuzzling and hugging.

Akami suddenly opened her eyes wide as if she had noticed something,


「Nyaa――――――!」


And with a loud cry, she shook free from Mashiro's arms with all her strength.

...... That was her most cat-like gesture so far.

Setting that aside,


「Wha-what's wrong, Akami. So suddenly.」

「Shiro-chan, I said this earlier as well, but I feel like we mustn't go any further!?」

「? What are you saying?」

「Be-besides, everyone was watching...!」

「?」


Akami said with a bright red face, and Mashiro looked around with question marks floating around her head.

Just as she said, it certainly looked like their classmates were observing them from afar.

...... Rather than observing, it felt like the nuance was closer to watching over them.

Some of them had their hands pressed together like worshipers. She didn't understand why.


「Mm, weren't they watching with a feeling as if observing frolicing animals?」

「It wasn't at that level!」

「I-is that so?」

「Anyway! Things like that are prohibited for a while! Because my body won't last! Shiro-chan, understood!?」

「Wehー...」


Just like a short while ago, Mashiro received an attitude of firm refusal from Akami, who was like a cat with all its hair standing on end.

Mashiro was once again dejected.


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I unconsciously said『prohibited』, but.

If this becomes a daily thing, isn't it likely that the usual『replenishment』will shortly become unsatisfactory?

If that happens... ah, geez, anything more amazing than this is unthinkable...


I thought Shiro-chan was dog-like, but it seems she actually has the nature of a wolf...