Yuto didn't know that he had just met Charlotte, who was out foraging at night, nor did he know that she had gone directly to Palais Mermonia to wait for him to appear.
For Yuto, his thoughts were now entirely focused on Furina.
After all, this adorable little blue cake was already a bit silly from drinking too much, and Yuto was genuinely afraid she would have some adverse reaction.
Thankfully, Yuto's worries never materialized until they returned home.
Looking at Furina, whose small face was still flushed, Yuto sighed softly, then murmured,
"This is good... I was here today, but if I hadn't been, how dangerous would things have become..."
"I absolutely can't let Furina touch alcohol again, not even a single cup."
Yuto silently noted this in his heart, then gently placed the tipsy Furina on the bed.
As if sensing a change in her surroundings, Furina's previously somewhat ambiguous smile instantly turned into a frown.
*Slap—*
The young girl reached out and grabbed Yuto, who was about to go wash up before returning to sleep, then forced herself to lift her head and said, a little aggrieved,
"Is Yuto not wanting Fufu anymore...? Why are you leaving...?"
Hearing this, Yuto was momentarily stunned, seemingly pondering why Furina would suddenly act this way.
But when he saw her slightly unfocused eyes, which had already gathered a hint of mist, he gave up thinking.
If she didn't want him to wash up, then he wouldn't; his little blue cake didn't want him to leave her for a moment, so he wouldn't.
As Yuto thought this, he helped Furina take off her shoes, then slowly climbed onto the bed and tightly embraced the somewhat restless little cake.
"Yuto isn't not wanting Fufu; he just wants Fufu to sleep more comfortably, so don't worry too much, okay?"
As if hearing Yuto's comfort, or perhaps feeling that familiar body warmth return to her side, Furina's expression gradually returned to its previous state.
She gently moved her small head, rubbed against Yuto's face, then found a relatively comfortable spot and slowly closed her eyes.
"Hmm... it's still comfortable here..."
Furina mumbled softly, then, under the dual catalytic of alcohol and the incredibly solid sense of security Yuto gave her, she fell into a deep sleep.
Feeling the gradually steady breathing and heartbeat of the girl in his arms, Yuto gently shook his head, then slowly closed his eyes and also drifted into dreamland.
After all... there's no better sleeping pill than having your beloved by your side.
"I wonder if Fufu will remember everything she did tonight when she wakes up tomorrow morning..."
This was Yuto's last thought before his consciousness completely plunged into darkness.
...
Perhaps because she hadn't drunk much alcohol at all, Furina didn't sleep until noon the next day like some drunkards.
On the contrary, she woke up very early, even earlier than Yuto, who was accustomed to waking up at a fixed time.
She slowly opened her somewhat hazy eyes; at this moment, she only felt her mind was a bit muddled, as if she couldn't remember what had happened last night at all.
"Hmm... is it because I drank alcohol...?"
Furina frowned slightly; she felt as if she had done many things last night, but she couldn't remember any of them now.
This sense of memory blur made her very uncomfortable, as if a large part of her brain had been forcibly extracted by something.
"Huh? Why is Fufu awake so early today? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Just as Furina tentatively tried to recall what had happened last night, Yuto's gentle voice, tinged with a hint of worry, sounded in her ear.
The young girl slightly raised her head, and the first thing that came into view was Yuto's sea-blue eyes, filled with concern, as if he was very worried about her physical condition.
Furina gently shook her head, then instinctively leaned her small head against Yuto's chest, as if wanting to use this method to alleviate the discomfort of her memory loss.
"I'm not uncomfortable anywhere... I just feel like I've forgotten so many things... What happened last night? Why can't I remember anything...?"
Hearing Furina's words, Yuto's heart didn't stir at all; he even felt a little like laughing.
Just as he had expected, the adorable little blue cake had blacked out last night after only two glasses of low-alcohol wine.
And after blacking out, all the actions she took were things she had always subconsciously wanted to do, and everything she said was what she had always subconsciously wanted to say—
—it was just that perhaps due to her personal character, she had never said them.
Thinking of this, a sly smile, like that of an old fox, appeared on Yuto's face, as if he was plotting some "mischief."
Perhaps due to the hangover, Furina's little head seemed to have just started up, and only now did she realize to whom she should pose this question.
The young girl slightly raised her head, looked at Yuto, who was smiling at her, and gently asked,
"Yuto... what did I do last night? How did I get back?"
Hearing this, Yuto looked at the little cake in his arms with a half-smile, then chuckled as he spilled all the beans about what Furina had done last night.
And Furina's face grew redder the more she listened, and upon hearing herself say, "I want to be carried on your back"... she buried her small head in Yuto's arms as if giving up on herself.
"That's pretty much it, so... my cute Fufu, can you repeat that again? You know, *that*."
Yuto teased, looking at the little blue cake in his arms, and asked softly.
"...What?"
After a long silence, Furina finally responded in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Upon hearing Furina's response, Yuto slightly pursed his lips, cleared his throat, then leaned close to the girl's ear and softly said,
"It's... I really like—"
Before Yuto could even finish, the little cake in his arms let out a protesting sound.
"Waaah! Don't say it anymore, don't say it anymore! It's so embarrassing!"
Furina said, while lightly punching Yuto's chest with her small pink fists, to express her... dissatisfaction?
Seeing this, Yuto chuckled softly, then continued to speak into her ear,
"But... it's okay if you don't say it, since you already said it last night~"
"But... your Assistant Administrator truly loves you, you know~"
Hearing these embarrassing words, Furina's already intensifying protests instantly stopped, and she then buried her small head even deeper into Yuto's embrace.
Yuto, meanwhile, looked at the girl in his arms, whose ears were red, and smiled faintly, then tightened his arms around her.
"We'll stay like this forever, forever..."
Hearing this, Furina, who had been somewhat restless due to shyness, instantly quieted down, and after a long silence, she also reached out and hugged Yuto.
Her small head remained buried in Yuto's arms, but her actions already showed her acceptance of those words.
After a long while, Furina finally spoke softly,
"I love you... my dear Assistant Officer..."
"I love you too, my dear Archon."
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