I go after Snow and the high elves, and see they’re sitting on branches looking at the vast forest.
“…Ooh, this is a great sight.”
There was the first time I saw the starry sky on this island, and when Suzaku carried me and I saw the island from above, but this feels different. It’s overflowing with nature.
“Sweet!”
“Hnn…”
“Hn?”
Snow sounds happy, and Tiltue sour.
I don’t know what they’re up to behind me.
I climb up behind them, and see they’re licking nectar off branches.
“Is that Yggdrasil nectar?”
“Ah, daddy!”
Snow raises her head, and I see her lips are sticky with golden nectar.
She cares more about that sweet nectar than the scenery.
Come to think of it, I didn’t have it before. I asked Snow, but I remember her face of despair led me to stop.
“Snow…”
“…!?”
She hides it with both hands, probably guessing what I’m about to ask.
“Darling… You can have mine.”
“Really? You didn’t have any.”
“She told me to eat with her, but for me, it’s just tasteless and strange…”
She gives me the branch, and I give it a lick…
“…!? This is so sweet!”
It reminds me of hard candy in my old world, so I raise my voice without thinking.
“Uwah, it feels so nostalgic…”
I was curious because Snow didn’t let me have any last time, but now I get why she wanted it all to herself.
It’s one thing if it’s a kid I’m fond of, but this is a taste you really don’t want to relinquish.
“I-is it really?”
“Yes! It’s really sweet? Wait, didn’t you say it was tasteless?”
“Yes… Can I have a bit?”
I give her the branch, and she gives it a small lick.
“It really doesn’t taste of anything… Am I weird…”
“Maybe only people related to Yggdrasil can feel it?”
The high elves who climbed with us are also enjoying it.
I’m sure the reason why an ancient dragon like Tiltue can’t taste lies somewhere in that direction…
“But then isn’t it weird that you think it’s sweet?”
Tiltue looks a little sad, because she’s being left out.
Come to think of it, I never told her about my body.
“Hum, listen, Tiltue.”
“Hn?”
I tell her what I heard from Wil about myself. How my body is like an avatar of this island, and that’s why it’s strong and doesn’t get sick.
And also that I was in some trouble when Nidhogg bit me.
I’m worrying her, but I feel like if Reina knows, she should too.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, Wil helped me.”
“I see… She…”
I don’t know exactly what she did, but I’m still healthy thanks to her.
“But my body is part Yggdrasil, so that’s why I can taste it.”
“Yes… That makes sense.”
I pat Tiltue’s head as she looks concerned, and she rests her head on my chest like she wants more.
It’s a little embarrassing doing this in front of everyone, but people like Brynhildr and Edinburgh pretend they don’t see it.
And they give Snow Yggdrasil nectar so she doesn’t face this way.
…Might as well spoil myself some more.
I sit down, and hug Tiltue from behind.
“D-darling?”
“Hn? What?”
“W-well… It tickles…”
She’s always hugging me, but looks embarrassed when I do it.
She has a tail, so it’s hard to cling to her perfectly, but she slides off to the side. I guess she wants me close to her too.
She’s so cute, that it makes me want to tease her.
“Should I stop?”
“N-no…”
I touch her cheek with one hand, and her leg with the other, and she flinches.
I can hear her quietly going ‘awawawawa’, and since it sounds cute, my hand doesn’t stop.
Come to think of it, can I touch her tail?
It’s between us, but if this was a romantic comedy manga or something, touching it would be really lewd…
“Tiltue, can I touch your tail?”
“Y-yes… We are already together. But…”
Before she can finish, I touch it, since I have her permission.
It’s cool and glossy. And when I poke it, it feels softer than it looks.
Nidhogg’s was so hard that I grabbed it as hard as I could, but hers feels more like skin.
I feel like I could get addicted to touching it.
“Hya!? Hn… Wai, m-maybe not when people are around…”
“Ah…”
I start touching it in different ways, and it feels like Tiltue’s face is melting.
She really is embarrassed, and she’s shaking like she’s holding back tears.
“Sorry!”
“I-it’s okay… I want to fool around with you too… But preferably when no one’s around…”
Yes, no matter how considerate the people around us are, we shouldn’t do this here.
“Ah! Daddy and Tiltue are hugging! Snow too!”
Snow notices us, and dashes this way.
She’s coming to tackle, so I pull Tiltue away a little, and brace.
Normally I would hold on and resist the impact, but it carries a lot more power than I thought, so I’m blown back.
“Eh?”
“Ah…”
I raise a surprised voice, and Tiltue a confused one.
We’re on Yggdrasil, so if someone is blown away from a branch, there’s no footing.
Snow is still in my arms.
“Wai!?”
I quickly use magic to fly, but if I couldn’t do it, we’d crash into the ground.
“Hahahahaha!”
Snow laughs, having fun because it was different than usual.
I hold her up under her arms, and look straight at her.
“Snow, are you stronger than before?”
“Hn? Really?”
It doesn’t look like she’s aware.
Anyway, I slowly carry her back to the branch, and Brynhildr and the others rush towards us.
“A-are you all right!?”
“We’re not hurt, but I was surprised because she’s stronger.”
“T-that is most likely because of the Yggdrasil nectar.”
Yes, I’m pretty sure last time, she also had trouble controlling her power.
I don’t know the logic behind it, but I guess this is more than a snack for great spirits.
“Is it dangerous for her to have too much?”
“I don’t think so, but I think she might get a little worked up.”
Apparently Miss Miriel and Miss Phi were drunk on it before. And then Mister Dine ordered people not to feed them too much.
From what I hear, it’s like alcohol.
And just thinking about those two getting even more worked up… It’s scary.
“Hahahahaha! Daddy again!”
“It’s dangerous.”
She does seem more excited than usual.
We have to be careful about how much she has.
Would that have the same effect on me? As I wonder that, I remember what I was just doing with Tiltue.
I wouldn’t normally fool around in front of other people like that.
It’s the nectar, I think as Edinburgh approaches me.
“You’re always like that with Reina.”
“…Was I thinking out loud?”
“No, but I know what was going through your head.”
She says as she picks up Snow.
Do we really fool around like that?
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