Kapitel 1891: Comfort

“It’s not cheating. I’m simply comforting you. You looked like you needed a hug after venting all that out. Say, isn’t this more effective than mere words?” I shamelessly replied to her protest, pulling her even closer by the second.

Soon, she became fully enclosed within my embrace. Although she was protesting like she wanted to escape, she never resisted my pull. As the back of her head firmly settled on my left shoulder, she raised her head, giving me the view of her current expression.

With her narrowed eyes and slanted eyebrows, the girl was puffing her cheeks as she kept fuming through her nose. Not gonna lie, she’s like a small animal that was upset about being picked up by her owner but obedient enough not to struggle.

“... It is effective. But that’s not the point here, Onoda-kun!” She eventually replied, blowing out more indignant noise. “Ugh. Why does this feel comfortable?”