Chapter 9

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“Uu~n……”

I woke up lazily, illuminated by the morning sun shining through the window.

As I tried to get up, I realized I was being held tightly by Wolf, who was exposing his muscular upper body on the bed.

…Ah, right. I slept with Wolf yesterday. Literally, we just slept normally…!

“Goo~… snuffle snuffle…!”

“Mmm… You’re such a handful…”

Wolf pulled me close and started rubbing his nose against my chest and neck.

Honestly, it was quite embarrassing, but I couldn’t bring myself to wake him up. After all, he… really has no idea about anything…!

Yesterday, I went to his room to teach him some common sense after he casually said “I love you.”

When I tried to talk to him about it, his vocabulary was so limited that he couldn’t even tell if his feelings for me were “affection” or “passion.”

According to him, “I feel all warm and fuzzy when I’m with you!” When I pressed him on what “warm and fuzzy” meant, he strongly argued, “Warm and fuzzy is warm and fuzzy, right? What other words could describe warm and fuzzy!?”

Well… if he says so, then it must be “warm and fuzzy.” I got tired of the whole thing, so we settled on the third kind of love, “warm and fuzzy.”

At that moment, he looked strangely triumphant. I wonder why.

So, I just taught him not to use the phrase “I love you” so casually and tried to leave—,

“…You said let’s sleep together and dragged me into bed. I was worried about what would happen back then…”

“Goo~…!”

I stretched Wolf’s cheek, who was sleeping soundly.

…It’s a good thing he lacks knowledge. It seems this dog-eared prince genuinely believes that storks bring babies. He probably thinks “sleeping together” has only one meaning.

Hmm, what should I do? If it were general knowledge, I could happily teach him, but it’s too embarrassing to drill that kind of knowledge into him…!

“Mmm… Sophia… thanks for everything… I feel so warm and fuzzy…”

“…Well, what does ‘warm and fuzzy’ even mean…?”

Wolf, with his face buried in my chest, mumbled in his sleep with a completely relaxed expression. I couldn’t help but gently stroke his black hair.

In the end, I still don’t know what kind of love he has for me.

But at least, the fact that I’m liked by a boy who is older but acts younger made my heart warm.

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It’s been a little over a week since I started working with Wolf. We’ve been diving into the dungeon every day and slaying monsters like crazy!

“Hey, Miss Sophia, we made a killing today. Here’s the 100,000 gold for the materials.”

“Thank you!”

I received the money from the receptionist, Ray, and headed to the bar inside the adventurer’s guild with high spirits.

Wolf was already there, gulping down… not alcohol, but juice. The dog-eared prince has a child’s palate.

“Hey, Sophia, did you get the money?”

“Wolf, you’re drinking already! In situations like this, we should say ‘cheers’!”

“Hahaha, it’s all good! Let’s drink and eat to our heart’s content to celebrate today’s hard work!”

Saying that, Wolf ordered a large amount of food. He’s really getting carried away.

…But I can understand why he wants to celebrate. We’ve been on a real winning streak lately!

I sat down and handed him half of the reward.

“Here, Wolf, your share of 50,000 gold! We really made a lot today!”

“Yeah! Man, we’re amazing, aren’t we? I heard that people in this country can barely earn 300,000 gold even if they work hard for a month. We can earn that in a week!”

“Indeed, that’s impressive. …Sigh, things weren’t always this good…”

I muttered, recalling my past struggles.

In my previous life, I could barely earn 150,000 to 200,000 gold a month.

And even if I worked hard and saved a little, I’d lose it all if I got injured and couldn’t move. I’ve experienced that a few times, and it was really tough.

“Huh? What do you mean by ‘before’?”

“It’s nothing. More importantly, Wolf, be careful not to get seriously injured. I can heal minor wounds with my recovery potion, but I can’t do much for broken bones.”

“I know! I want to earn money quickly and be free, but I can’t risk dying from being reckless…”

Saying that, Wolf rubbed his back, which he had injured on our first day of adventuring.

Wow… I never thought the ‘Mad Dog Wolf’ from my past life would start making sensible statements!

I was so happy that I couldn’t help but reach out and pat his head.

“Good, good, good, that’s right, Wolf! Peace is the most important thing! Let’s aim for a stable life without pushing ourselves too hard!”

“Huh!? S-Stop it! Your touch makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!”

Wolf, blushing, tried to push my hand away.

Heh heh, I know you’re enjoying it even though you act like you don’t. Every time I pat you, you let out a “Haa…”! I’m rubbing, rubbing, rubbing~!

“Stop it!”

“Hahaha!”

I kept petting him until his face melted—then, at that moment,

“Hmph. I never thought you, who were once so uncontrollable, would be reduced to being toyed with by a young woman. You look quite pleased with yourself… for a mere slave of my father.”

A golden-haired knight with a mocking smile and a voice like a song appeared before us.

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