Unlimited Fafnir:Volume 9 Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - Future Contract

Part 1

My body was hurting all over. The taste of blood was hanging in my mouth.

The pungent odor of gasoline rushed at my nose.

"Ugh..."

I groaned and opened my eyes but could not see anything. Everything had plunged into darkness. I could not even make out the outline of my own arm.

Until just now, I had been riding a car.

At the time, I was chatting with Mitsuki next to me, about the camping we were doing next.

But suddenly, the surroundings turned dark and the world became upside down. I heard Mitsuki's scream—

"Mitsuki!"

I instantly called to her beside me. But no one answered.

"Uncle, Auntie!"

I called ot Mitsuki's parents at the driver's and front passenger's seats, but there was no reply.

"Mitsuki, are you there!?"

I searched my surroundings by touch. I felt the seats and the sensation of broken glass on my fingertips.

"—"

My fingertip was cut, probably by the broken glass.

But I mustered my courage again and reached out.

This time, my fingertips touched something soft and warm. This was human skin—someone's arm.

Because it was quite slender, I was convinced it was Mitsuki's arm.

"Mitsuki! Are you okay!?"

I tried to move in the darkness to confirm her condition. Along the way, I heard an annoying creaking. I knew that we were currently tilting.

The car was in an unstable position right now. Sensing the danger, I stopped.

But while waiting for the noise to subside, my consciousness and senses were getting more and more hazy.

I had just touched Mitsuki earlier but now I did not know where she was. Due to stopping my movements, my own existence started to feel ambiguous.

Swallowed—by darkness. Everything was repainted black, disappearing.

Realizing these fears, I reached out again even at the risk of disrupting the car's balance.

However, my hand missed her because my posture had changed.

"Mitsuki!!"

Calling her name, not caring even if my fingers got cut, I continued to search my surroundings with my hands.

I needed light. Just a little bit... A weak light to illuminate Mitsuki's position.

—Throb.

My left hand pulsated. Beginning from inside the skin, my hand felt hot like it was being scorched by fire.

The instant I cried out in pain, a flash of light filled the world—

"—Time to wake up, Yuu."

Feeling a sudden chill along my spine, I was jolted back to reality from my dream.

"!!"

A flash of silver approached me in the darkness. I instantly raised my right arm. Transmuting a steel knife from dark matter instantly, I blocked the attack.

Clang, a sharp metallic impact sounded through the darkness.

"Good morning. Nothing less expected from my mate."

Smiling with satisfaction while maintaining the posture of her downward swinging knife, it was Kili in pajamas.

On top of me, she was gazing down at me.

Why was Kili here...?

While resisting Kili's weapon, I tried hard to assess the situation.

This was Charlotte's cottage in Midgard's underground. I was sleeping in this room with Iris, Mitsuki, Jeanne and Shion.

With only a night light, the room's interior was dim. I could hear the breathing sounds of the girls in their sleep.

"Yuu, don't move yet, okay? We still need to make physical contact."

Kili smiled seductively and stopped me from moving.

I took a closer look and saw that Kili had taken a posture over me while avoiding physical contact. The dragon mark on her right hand was still glowing with blue light.

"What are you planning... to do?"

"This is the easiest way to wake you up."

Kili withdrew the blade without any remorse at all.

"What would you do if I didn't react?"

"In that case, you'd wake from the pain? Wounds can be healed using biogenic transmutation, so there's no problem."

"...There's already a problem when it hurts."

I sighed with undisguised exasperation in response to Kili cheerfully speaking of the absurd.

"Really? Pain can sometimes turn into pleasure. When you stabbed me here in the past—I felt extremely thrilled, you know?"

Holding her abdomen, Kili waxed nostalgically.

"...That pain made me understand. The dragon who should become my mate is you."

Saying that, Kili slowly drew near my face.

"H-Hey, don't tell me you're going to, right here—"

I instantly looked at Iris and the others who were sleeping on the side.

"Don't worry... No one will get up. Before sneaking into the room, I transmuted a gas and released it into the room to make them sleep more soundly. That was also why a little stimulation was necessary to wake you up."

Kili smiled while describing her prank.

"Behave yourself... Didn't you girls decide the order using rock-paper-scissors?"

"Yes—But I couldn't wait any longer."

With our noses about to touch, Kili looked at me passionately.

"You might not be allowed out of Midgard ever again if you touch me, you know?"

Kili looked like she had decided to become my mate. However, I was worried whether she truly understood the risks involved.

"Given my position, my freedom of movement will be restricted no matter which I choose. If I want to leave, I'll just resort to force. I'm not obliged to follow rules set by other people."

Smiling fearlessly, Kili replied very much in her style, but I could not approve.

"Doing whatever you like..."

"You won't allow it? Then you'd better discipline me properly and never take your eyes off me. Use that power to make me utterly yours."

Seeing me fuming, she grinned happily and began to close the final distance.

Clearly capable of blocking the acute attack of her blade earlier, I did not react at all to her slowly approaching lips.

The reason was most likely because she was showing no killing intent. Conveyed through her gaze up close were strong feelings of desire for me. That was probably something one would call affection or love.

The light erupting from Kili's dragon mark enveloped her then dissipated as tiny particles.

"Mm..."

Pressing her lips forcefully against me, Kili looked up when the light vanished.

"Oh my—That's all? It's less interesting than I expected."

Feeling slightly disappointed, Kili checked her own body. Compared to Mitsuki's transformation, her reaction was much milder... This was probably a difference in constitution.

"Okay, get off now."

Although unsettled by the sensation lingering on my lips, I still feigned calmness and spoke. I felt strongly against showing weakness in front of Kili.

However, Kili did not change her posture on top of me. This time, she simply pushed herself down as though trying to cover my entire body.

Making contact with her supple and warm body, I felt my heart racing rapidly.

"Seriously, what are you talking about? Here comes the main event as promised."

"M-Main event?"

Unable to understand, I repeated her words in a question. Kili revealed a gorgeous smile.

"After becoming mates, there's only one thing left to do. Let's make a baby—Yuu."

"Uh... W-Wait!"

"I'm not going to wait."

Ignoring me, Kili switched to a straddling posture and began to unbutton her pajamas.

"H-Hey!"

Her exposed skin was almost halting my ability to think. But instantly recalling Iris and the other girls sleeping on the side, I reached out to stop Kili.

"Fufu, you're surprisingly aggressive."

However, Kili immediately grabbed my hand and pressed it against her chest.

Sinking into Kili's soft breast, the intense sensation transmitted through my hand was blanking out my mind.

"Mmm—Go ahead... You can do whatever you wish."

Exhaling hot breath, Kili stared at me with moistened eyes.

My thoughts, already blanked out, were swallowed by the impulse of basic instinct.

"Let's do it, Yuu, to safeguard our future."

Kili drew her face near again.

It was a kiss with a different meaning than before. Rather than contact for becoming mates, this was an act for exchanging love.

"Wait—"

"I'm sorry but I can't allow you two to continue."

The instant before Kili could kiss with her lips and ignore me, a sharp voice sounded in the room.

"What..."

Kili turned around in surprise. I gasped and looked in the same direction, only to see Ariella standing at the doorway.

"I could overlook the violation of sequence, but anything beyond that won't be allowed. Ren might cry."

Smiling wryly, Ariella glared sharply at Kili.

"When did you... No, forget that. Don't disturb us at the critical part."

Recovering from her surprise, Kili glared back reproachfully at Ariella.

"I said I won't allow anything more, didn't I? If you must continue no matter what, I will stop you by force."

Ariella spoke casually and naturally readied her stance. In my mind, I marveled in surprise at Ariella's intense killing intent.

Although I knew she was trained in combat skills, I never expected this level of—

Giving off "that type of aura," simply by standing there, Ariella was exerting pressure that would cause others to get goosebumps.

"...Looks like you're serious. But do you think you can defeat me?"

Kili seemed to notice Ariella was no ordinary person, but she still answered forcefully in full confidence.

"Indeed, but even if I lost, Tia will wake up in the ensuing commotion. If that happens, it's not your win either."

"..."

Ariella's response brought a frown to Kili's face. Once Tia with her ability to interfere with dark matter was involved, Kili's prided "Muspelheim" and biogenic transmutation would be sealed. She must have realized it.

"...Fine. That's it for today. I'll hold back for now."

Deciding that prolonging the dispute would be pointless, Kili shrugged and stood up.

"But I intend to do it properly with you later—Prepare yourself, Yuu."

Leaving these words behind, Kili leisurely left the room with the front of her pajamas still unfastened.

"That was close, Mononobe-kun."

After making sure Kili had left, Ariella smiled wryly at me.

"Y-Yeah... Thanks a lot, but when did you—"

"It was just now. Noticing Kili was missing, I wondered if she might be... So I came to have a look. Just as I said earlier, I don't care if she's simply violating the sequence... B-But she looked like she was going to go further... Unless I stopped her."

Explaining with a blush, Ariella coughed lightly and stared at me.

"But if you wish, Mononobe-kun, I'll keep quiet, okay? With Mitsuki and the others on the side, I hope you won't give in to momentary impulse."

"...What an embarrassment."

I sat on my blankets formally in seiza and hunched my shoulders. Ariella sighed with exasperation.

"You have to be more careful. You are Ren's 'Onii-chan' after all."

It sounded like scolding but there was pleading in her voice.

Ariella stared at me seriously for a while then continued hesitantly.

"I believe Ren will surely choose to have contact with you. I hope... You can become Ren's true family. Unlike Miyazawa Kenya, the most awful father—Okay?"

Saying that, Ariella left the room without hearing my reply.

"Ariella...?"

She had always cared for Ren but something felt off in the way she phrased things as though excluding herself.

However, unable to chase Ariella for answers because she had gone back to her room where there were other girls, I could only frown on my own in the darkness of my room.

Part 2

Early next morning. Since we were underground, there was no concrete feeling of morning's arrival. The time displayed on my terminal was 6am.

I got up earlier than everyone else and waited for Firill at the hot spring outside.

"Hoo..."

Soaking myself in the warm water, my eyelids naturally felt heavier and I yawned.

Totally sleep deprived. Due to Kili making me especially awake last night, it took me a long time to fall asleep again.

"Thanks for waiting, Mononobe-kun."

While I was spacing out, I heard Firill's voice from behind.

"Oh, Firill? Good morning."

I made myself sober while turning around, but then I froze.

Approaching me was Firill, dressed in an extremely skimpy white swimsuit. It was far more revealing than being wrapped in a bath towel. With every step she took, her massive bosom would wobble.

"What..."

I suddenly stood up in the hot spring due to excessive surprise. Firill stopped by the water's edge, facing me.

"What's the matter? Does this... look good?"

In my current state, I would be almost fully exposing myself to Firill if I turned around. My chest went without saying, but with only a small cloth over my crotch, it was equivalent to being fully nude.

"I-It looks great on you—But why a swimsuit..."

It was the truth that Firill was very attractive in a swimsuit but why was she wearing one?

"I was expecting something like this as a possibility."

Firill puffed her chest out proudly and made a victory sign towards me with her hand.

"What kind of situation did you imagine...?"

Unsure where to look, I sighed, but seeing the glowing blue dragon mark on her left shoulder, I was reminded of our original purpose.

Although she was very cheerful, I would expect her, being a princess from the Principality of Erlia, to be quite troubled by the risks of transformation.

"Well... Let's talk first. Your position is the most complicated, Firill. No need to hurry, just think carefully first—"

"Mononobe-kun. Stand there with your arms spread out."

However, Firill interrupted my suggestion and made a request.

"...Spread my arms? Like this?"

I had no idea what was the purpose but I spread my arms as told.

"Yes, that's right, then... Don't move, okay?"

Firill continued to give instructions then back away slightly. It was almost like she was preparing a running start.

"H-Hey, don't tell me—"

I yelled frantically but Firill simply ran straight for me.

"Here I come... Mononobe-kun."

With her massive bosom bouncing while she ran, Firill took a giant leap into the hot spring.

"Tyah—"

Firill dove fiercely, straight into me with my outstretched arms.

"Wait—"

Flying over, although her body was stopped by me, the impact was not absorbed completely. With a massive splash, I fell backwards into the hot spring.

Held in my arms, her supple body was heating up. Within the cloudy hot spring water, I could glimpse faint blue light.

"...Bwah!!"

Holding Firill, I finally managed to stick my head out of the water, but her transformation was already complete. The blue glow of her dragon mark had vanished.

"Fufu... Mononobe-kun, with this, you've now become my prince."

Hugging me with her arms around the back of my neck, Firill smiled with a blush. My heart was racing from the intimate physical contact with her body, but more than that, I felt anxious and troubled.

"F-Firill—Why did you do that...? Before making me your prince, it's possible you can no longer be a princess, you know?"

"You mean... the matter of risks? About not being able to leave Midgard?"

Hugging me tightly, Firill tilted her head slightly.

"—That's right."

I felt uneasy that I had deprived Firill of her wish and position, but Firill nodded cheerfully.

"Indeed, according to the current rules... That might happen. However, if that really were to pass, I have no intention of giving up on being a princess either. Because without my position as royalty, I can't get legally married to all of you."

"Huh...?"

What on earth was she talking about? I was rendered speechless.

"Oh? Didn't I mention before? The Principality of Erlia allows same-sex marriage. And polygamy is permitted for royalty alone."

"No, that I remember but..."

Despite noticing that my issue was not with that, Firill still continued seriously.

"It's already decided that you'll become my prince, Mononobe-kun. But you've marked others too, haven't you? Hence, all of you will get married to me... thus becoming Mononobe-kun's family, a perfect solution."

"What an ingenious idea" was what Firill's tone of voice seemed to imply, but at this moment, she smiled slightly mischievously and added a whisper.

"Well... I will actually be the only one married to Mononobe-kun, but that counts as a perk, right?"

"No, it's not like you can settle things just by calling it a perk..."

I concurred ambiguously due to my doubts, but having noticed that the prior assumption was weird in the first place, I asked Firill in return.

"How should I say this? Although you won't give up on being a princess, what about reality? Are you going break out by force?"

Recalling what Kili had said, I was worried that Firill's outlook might be too naive.

However, Firill sighed at my questions in exasperation.

"Mononobe-kun... Could you think more carefully? I can't be a princess anymore if I did something like that."

"Of course I know that—then what are you going to do...?"

Noticing that Firill was not saying things on whim, I asked about her methods.

"Rules are something thought up by people. Just change them if they don't suit you. That was apparently what my grandfather did."

"What—"

Hearing an unexpected answer, I gasped and focused my mind.

Firill's grandfather, Albert Crest, was a person who had fought strongly for the human rights of Ds, changing Midgard's situation greatly.

I had treated rules as absolute, but from Firill's perspective, knowing her grandfather's great accomplishments well, rules and the world were not impossible to change.

"...I never thought of that solution."

"Mononobe-kun, you must broaden your horizons. You're already my prince."

Firill advised me gently then brought her lips gently against my cheek.

A natural movement almost no hesitation. It took me a number of seconds before I realized I had been kissed.

"H-Hey..."

"Fufu, Mononobe-kun... Your face is so red."

Firill giggled happily, relaxed her body and leaned against me.

"Ariella warned me, so that's all for today. However.. Before the others wake up, let's get lovey-dovey in a wholesome way. How about that, my prince?"

"I think this is already unwholesome..."

A giant bust pressed directly against me, combined with a girl's sweet fragrance coming from her pale skin...

My mind was getting dizzy, driven by an impulse to embrace her.

"Don't worry, Mononobe-kun. As long as you do nothing at all... It counts as wholesome. Pure and lawful interaction between genders."

Firill whispered to me in delight, stroking my chest with her fingers.

"For the sake of my creative works... Let me carefully research a man's body in great detail. Don't worry."

Her fingers slid from my chest towards my abdomen, then went farther down. I felt my spine gradually going numb.

"Uh—"

It would be bad if this continued. I grabbed Firill's hand and pinned her down to seal her movements.

"Eh... Mononobe... -kun?"

She looked up at me in dumbfounded surprise.

"Firill, you can't go further if you really want to keep things wholesome. Men are not creatures with as much self-control as you might think, Firill."

I stared into Firill's eyes and told her. Slightly flustered, she dodged eye contact.

"B-But... If you want to be unwholesome, Mononobe-kun... I don't mind—"

"Even though you're saying that, do you realize you're shaking?"

I could feel minor trembling from the slender arm I was holding.

"This is... trembling with excitement."

Firill argued with a blush. Seeing her trying to act tough like this, I sighed.

"It's fine even if you don't force yourself. I feel—that just now's kiss was probably your limit, right?"

Having kissed me on the cheek, she seemed a bit subtly high-strung. Her bold behavior was perhaps to hide her embarrassment.

"...Mononobe-kun, you're so bad."

Firill's face went bright red and she looked down. I was evidently right.

"You're the one person I don't want to hear that from."

Sighing deeply again, I released Firill. Liberated, Firill went limp and sat down in the hot spring. Then she adjusted her swimsuit strap that had moved a little out of place.

"Then... I won't be bad anymore. Let's enjoy a dip in the hot spring normally."

"—Got it."

I sat down next to Firill. Under the water, she held my hand.

"Is this within limits?"

"Well... Barely, I guess."

"Then barely will do."

Relaxing a bit, Firill smiled.

"Looks like it's very difficult... for a man to act like a gentleman."

"Yes, so that's why you need to be more careful, Firill."

I urged her to be careful again but Firill smiled profoundly.

"Yes... You're right, but—the way you acted just now, Mononobe-kun, that wasn't so unpleasant either, you know? A forceful prince who's a little scary... I might be okay with that too."

Rather than putting on a brave face, Firill's tone of voice sounded like she truly believed it from the bottom of her heart.

"—You really don't learn your lessons."

I remarked with a wry smile. Had I made Firill awaken a new side to her? My heart filled with trepidation.

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