Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Volume 9 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 3===

"...Why are you in a swimsuit too, Lisa?"

After breakfast, wrapped in a towel, I headed to the hot spring for the third time. But waiting for me there, Lisa's attire surprised me.

She was wearing the black bikini I had seen before. Naturally, my eyes were drawn to the deep cleavage between her massive breasts.

"When leaving the dorm, Firill said it would be a good idea to bring swimwear. I never expected to use it this way."

Lisa tossed her long blonde hair and sighed lightly.

"Sure enough, Firill's involved again huh? But anyway, this swimsuit still looks so good on you."

Due to our "couples training" in the past, praise naturally flowed out from within me.

However, Lisa went red and glared at me unhappily.

"Excuse me—'still' would not count as praise when directed to a young woman. Here, you are supposed to say 'even more beautiful than before' even if you must lie."

Not good enough, Lisa shrugged.

"I-I see... But certainly, you're even more attractive than before."

"...Hmph, it's too late to say that now."

Despite saying that, Lisa's voice was trembling slightly.

"But I'm not lying. You're different from before, Lisa—Oh, no way... Did your bust grow?"

I spoke while looking at the voluptuous breasts that were spilling out slightly from the black swimsuit. Her face instantly went bright red.

"W-Where do you think you are looking at!? This isn't praise, it's just sexual harassment!"

Lisa covered her chest and suddenly yelled loudly.

"M-My bad."

"Goodness gracious... I must say something important next, you need to relax. Regardless, take a seat here first. With just your feet soaked in the water, this would be a foot bath, wouldn't it?"

Sitting on the hot spring's edge and submerging her feet, Lisa asked.

"That's right, but I've only done it once before."

It was on a family trip with Mitsuki and my parents. There was a foot bath at the inn where we were staying, but my memories were quite fuzzy. It probably had not been very interesting for my childhood self.

Keeping a meter's distance from Lisa, I sat down on the hot spring's edge.

"Is that so? I thought it would surely be quite commonplace in Japan."

Saying that, Lisa kicked her feet in the hot spring, causing water to splash and fly around.

"Well, it depends on the region, I guess. But—this is surprisingly comfortable."

While soaking in the hot spring with Mitsuki and Firill, my body soon heated up, but like this, we could talk in leisure.

"Yes, the hot spring is a bit hot and it is fairly stuffy in the surroundings... Very warm."

Lisa agreed with me and exhaled comfortably.

Our conversation paused temporarily at this point, leaving only water sounds in the cavern. Noticing that Lisa was in the process of organizing her words, I wait for her to speak and kept quiet.

Knowing what the other person thought just by reading the mood, this was attained through the efforts of trying to become more couple-like.

"—Mononobe Yuu?"

"Yes?"

She called my name and I responded calmly.

"Do... you regret the fact that you marked us?"

Looking at me, Lisa asked as a test.

"Regret huh? I am very sorry for imposing risks on all of you without asking. However... I would've done the same thing to bring back Iris even if I knew things would unfold into the present situation. So rather than regretting or not regretting, it's better to say that I feel that I don't have that right."

Lies could not deceive her. I answered seriously.

"Fufu—That's a response very much in your style. Very well, next question... Would you have done the same if the one in peril had been me rather than Iris-san?"

"Yes."

I was able to answer this question immediately. Even though I could not guarantee that I would be able to do the same thing, if that was the only way, I would have risked everything to do it.

"—Wonderful to hear that from you. In that case, my decision is made."

Lisa smiled with satisfaction and gradually decreased the distance between us.

"Are you sure...?"

Even without hearing a clear answer from her, I knew. Right now, Lisa had made her decision to make physical contact with me.

"Yes, regarding the matter of risk, a conclusion was already reached when I was conversing with Firill-san yesterday. You have heard about it, haven't you?"

Lisa nodded without hesitation.

"Since people are the ones who decide rules, just change them if they don't suit you—That?"

"Indeed, Firill-san and I are in consensus. When illegitimate rules bind us, just oppose them head on. Also..."

Lisa paused and smiled wryly.

"You are not the sole reason why our dragon marks have become colored."

"...What do you mean?"

Believing that all responsibility lay with me, I asked in doubt.

"It would still be plausible to think that Shion-san got caught in the wake next to Iris-san. However, it is somewhat odd that the dragon marks changed color for those of us who were not present at the scene, but none of the Ds at Midgard were affected at all."

"Well, I think it's because of distance..."

Japan and Midgard were quite far away. I believed this was the reason why I had not marked the other Ds, but Lisa disagreed.

"However, it is possible that there are small numbers of undiscovered Ds in Japan with its highest incidence of Ds. Were it simply a factor of distance, the dragon marks of these Ds would also change color and not go unnoticed in their surroundings."

"Now that you mention it... That's definitely possible."

Even if people could live while hiding their powers, concealing the glow of a dragon mark was very difficult. There would also be people who disclosed their identity out of fear for the anomaly.

"In that case, another necessary condition should exist in order for someone's dragon mark to change color. After much thought, I discovered another point of commonality."

"Point of commonality?"

I urged her to continue, but for some reason, Lisa blushed and coughed.

"Ahem—T-That is... to hold affectionate feelings... for you."

"What...?"

Totally not expecting something in that area, I cried out in confusion.

"Mitsuki-san, Iris-san, Firill-san and Kili-san are obvious... Ren-san also opened up to you during the trip to Japan. It is also apparent at a glance that Ariella-san is quite curious about you. As for me... towards you, umm... I-I hold no feelings of dislike."

Lisa spoke quite rapidly, glaring at me with her face red.

"Although it is merely a casual guess... I am certain that I accepted your color by my own volition. Hence... I am responsible too. And regarding the fact that you selected me—I feel sincere joy."

She was almost whispering towards the end, but her words reached my ears without fail.

This was undoubtedly a confession. I felt my heart race and my face burn up.

"Lisa..."

"Oh... I h-have said something bizarre. Regardless, I choose to have contact with you—And that's that! S-So... Although it is very embarrassing... Please do what you have to do."

Lisa was blushing to her ears. Standing up, she faced me with her back.

Then bending over her body that was trembling from nervousness, she lifted her well-shaped bottom towards me.

"Uh... W-What on earth are you doing...?"

Lisa's posture was very erotic, blanking out my mind.

"W-What am I doing... Isn't it obvious from sight? My dragon mark... is on my bottom."

Speaking of which, there was indeed a glow coming from under the black swimsuit. Lisa pushed the swimsuit aside slightly with her fingers, exposing the blue-glowing dragon mark to me.

"Uh..."

However, my gaze was more drawn to Lisa's bottom that had become less covered by fabric.

A hot flow surged from the depths of my body. To suppress it, I gulped.

"N-No, I know where you dragon mark is—What I want to know is why you're putting on that pose..."

"...Why? Isn't it necessary for your mouth to make contact with the dragon mark? That was what Mitsuki-san said you did."

With her bottom facing me, Lisa looked at me in surprise.

"W-Wait, that was just what Mitsuki insisted... Her wish, that's all. Kissing the dragon mark isn't required, you know? Direct contact with any part of the body is fine."
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"Huh?"

Lisa stared at me in astonishment.

She must have gotten the wrong idea after listening to Mitsuki.

Already thoroughly red, Lisa's face turned even redder. Facing me, her bottom began to shake.

I hesitated, unsure what to say. In any case, I tried to follow her suggestion first.

"Umm... If that's your plan, Lisa, I'll do it, even the bottom—"

However, these words seemed to be the last straw to break her. With her face burning red, Lisa yelled:

"E-Enough!"

Then she suddenly dove into the hot spring, submerging herself.

She was probably hiding herself out of embarrassment.

"......"

I scratched my cheek, staring at the bubbles rising from the hot water.

But after a very long time, Lisa still did not surface. I began to grow worried.

"H-Hey, Lisa!"

The rising bubbles stopped. I frantically reached out to search  the water where she had submerged.

The instant my fingers touched something soft, blue light glowed from within the cloudy hot spring water. Making use of this light, I pulled Lisa up.

"Pwah... Huff... Huff..."

Lisa was almost suffocating. She panted nonstop as soon as she surfaced, face fully red, tears seeping out from the corners of her eyes, but this was probably not solely due to holding her breath for too long.

"Ooh... To think I did something so shameless. I cannot bring myself to face you anymore."

Covering her face with both hands, she slumped her shoulders powerlessly.

"Everyone has misunderstandings some time. Don't be so depressed."

I tried to cheer her up but she shook her head with her face covered.

"Unacceptable! When I made contact with you, that most important moment ended in confusion... Terrible."

The blue light enveloping her had vanished. Compared to Mitsuki's case, the change was much more mild.

"What would you have preferred, Lisa?"

"...A special act sure enough, preferably a kiss. Oh, b-but not confined to the bottom!"

Still red, Lisa added a clarification. Thinking what a "boyfriend" would do at a time like this, I held her hand.

Even if responsibility rested with both sides, I was the one who changed her. Hence, I wanted to fulfill her wish at least.

"Then—Is this okay?"

Enduring feelings of embarrassment, I gently kissed the back of Lisa's hand.

"What... Y-You..."

Lisa looked rather shocked, staring at me with her mouth gaping open.

"I guess it's futile to make up for it after the fact."

Wondering if I did the wrong thing, I smiled wryly and released her hand. However, Lisa shook her head forcefully with a slightly dazed expression.

"N-No... I am extremely... happy. S-So you can do it after all."

Blushing, Lisa turned her face away in a huff.

"Thank goodness, did I finally earn some marks?"

Seeing Lisa slightly cheered up, I exhaled in relief.

"Make no mistake, that was definitely not full marks, got that!?"

Saying that, Lisa held the back of her hand where I had kissed, smiling happily.

I could not help but feel my heart racing at the sight of her face making such an expression. "I'll work on improving," I replied.