I Was Caught up in a Hero Summoning, but That World Is at Peace (WN)

Chapter 2487 - Movie Watching with Kaori ㉓

It wasn’t so much a “weight” as it was the sensation of someone gently leaning against me, accompanied by the faint, steady sound of regular breathing. To be honest, it took me a moment to fully grasp the situation.

No, once my thoughts started moving, I understood immediately what was going on. It was just that the unexpected turn of events made my mind go blank for an instant, and that description fits better.

Putting it into words was simple enough. Kaori-san was leaning against me and sleeping, that was all there was to it. The reason was also easy to guess.

She had said earlier that she might fall asleep as soon as she got into bed, so she was probably already tired. Then we drank cocoa and chatted for a bit, and once she relaxed and let her guard down, the drowsiness must have hit her all at once and she drifted off.

In a way, it meant she trusted me enough to feel safe sleeping beside me, and if I were to say how I felt about that, it did make me happy…… but still, what should I do now?

Waking her when she was sleeping so comfortably felt cruel, but leaving things as they were was also a problem. If she stayed in this position and kept sleeping, she might end up straining her neck.

What to do……? There was a chance she’d wake up soon, so should I just wait like this? Or should I lay Kaori-san down properly?

She was only leaning on me lightly, so I could probably support her with my hands and separate our bodies, and I thought I could lay her down without waking her.

But if she ended up sleeping for a while, it would probably be better to carry her to the bed rather than letting her sleep on the sofa.

Carrying her all the way to the guest room would be tough, but I could at least manage putting her on my own bed. Unn. Let’s put her on the bed for now. I can sleep on the sofa, or even use another room’s bed if needed.

Having made up my mind, I first gently laid Kaori-san down on the sofa, then cleared the comforter off the bed to make space to lie her down. After that, I lifted the softly sleeping Kaori-san in a princess carry.

……Part of it was thanks to using Body Strengthening Magic, but I was able to lift her smoothly, feeling surprisingly light in my arms. Still…… mm, she smells really nice, and the softness I can feel through my hands is making my heart race.

Maybe it was because she was in sleepwear, but the fabric was thinner than I’d expected, and I could feel her body heat coming through…… perhaps it was a bit hasty to carry her in a princess carry.

Doing this to a woman in her nightwear when we’re not even lovers might have been reckless, but I’d already picked her up, so it was too late to turn back now.

For the time being, I tried to empty my mind as much as possible and carried her over to the bed without letting myself dwell on it.

There’s one more important point here: where on the bed to lay her down. Obviously, it’s best to place her near the center so she won’t roll off while turning in her sleep…… but because the bed is unnecessarily large, it’s impossible to reach the middle while standing at the edge, so I climb onto the bed on my knees and carefully, as gently as I can, lay Kaori-san down near the center.

Her peaceful sleeping face is adorable, and now that she’s lying on her back, the slight rise and fall of her chest almost draws my gaze toward it…… but I grit my teeth and hold myself back, then reach out mechanically for the comforter.

As gently as possible, I pull the blanket over Kaori-san.

[……Mmm.]

[ ! ? ]

Did I wake her up? ……No, it was probably just her turning in her sleep…… alright, cover her properly with the blanket……

I panicked, thinking she might have woken up when Kaori-san turned over, but since there didn’t seem to be any real problem, I went ahead and properly covered her with the blanket…… and then, right after that, the incident happened.

[……Huh?]

To explain the situation, in order to tuck the blanket around her properly on such a large bed, I had to take a position where I was straddling over Kaori-san’s body.

And at that moment, even if only briefly, my body ended up very close to hers. Then Kaori-san, who had turned onto her side while sleeping, suddenly hugged my waist, which happened to be right next to her.

Yes, she wrapped both arms around me tightly, just like hugging a body pillow……

And as a result, what kind of scene did this create……? It was me, straddling over the sleeping Kaori-san, completely unable to move.

W- What do I do now!? This is really bad…… She’s got my waist locked down tight, so I can’t move carelessly. That said, staying in this position isn’t good either.

It’s bad for my peace of mind, sure, but more than that, it’s simply exhausting to remain frozen in this posture.

Breaking free…… i- is that even possible? Changing my body’s orientation…… maybe if I do it very carefully? Using the held waist as a pivot and somehow turning my body…… no, but if I change direction like that…… won’t I end up lying down right beside Kaori-san? N- No, but since it’s hard to keep supporting my body with my arms like this, I don’t really have any other choice……

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Fwah!? Sleeping together in that position…… y- you’re being loved…… by the God of Romcom…… d- d*mn it, my body’s swelling again…… guaaah!?]

Makina : [……Making sure my child doesn’t wake up, but also making sure their bodies don’t separate…… no, at the moment my beloved child shifts into a lying-down position, adjusting causality so that the place being hugged changes from the waist to the chest……]

Serious-senpai : [You b*staaard! What the hell are you doing!!! Just because it’s a romcom event between your children, you’re manipulating fate from the outside with illegal interference……]

Makina : [Calling it fate manipulation, y- you’re exaggerating it a bit too much. It’s just lightly giving a push to one of the perfectly plausible futures that could normally happen…… I’ve already confirmed that they both have a certain level of affection for each other…… so…… errr…… I just want to see the precious sight of my children sleeping side by side in harmony!]

Serious-senpai : [Can you not double down on itttt!?]