The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapter 73. Sweet Moments While in the Forest bag. 2

"I don't mind taking you away to see it. That place isn't that far away."

Aragaki gave her smile to the girl.

With great pleasure, Reda of course said that he wanted to go there with the ruler he loved.

"I wish I could go with Nushi-sama."

Reda's blushing happy face made Aragaki's heart pound.

"He really...happy going with me?"

Reda does not know and realizes this, but the little fox who sees the face of the master knows that Aragaki is blushing.

"Aragaki-sama blushed? Huwaaa~Ryuunosuke is so happy!"

Aragaki only showed a thin smile on her lips, inversely proportional to her heart which was like a flower field in spring.

Reda realized that she might be acting too much, so she was downcast in shame.

"I'm sorry, Nushi-sama."

Aragaki just smiled.

Along the way inside the forest, Ryuunosuke who was carrying a wicker basket was busy looking at the flying butterflies.

The ruler only kept silent with occasional glances at the girl beside him.

"What should I say on one like this?" figured

It is like thinking the same thing.

"I didn't know it felt so happy and confused to be near Nushi-sama."

"Can I talk to Nushi-sama first?"

As Reda thought with her daydream, she almost stumbled across a rocky path.

"Eh?!"

Panicked face subsides with eyes closed so scared. He thinks he fell.

But as his eyes opened, something warm and so gentle hugged him.

"Are you okay?"

"..." - ".Reda looked up

Between his face and Aragaki's handsome face was only limited by a gentle breath and with a close embrace, Aragaki hugged Reda who was about to fall.

The little fox was like a spectator looking at an adult scene.

"Kyuuu~" a cute voice sounded from him. He looks flushed with a tail and swaying ears.

"Aragaki-sama hugged Reda-sama! Aragaki-sama hugs Reda-sama! This is real, Ryuunosuke is looking at it."

From behind the trees around where they were, Nagi and Ginko blushed.

The two youko seemed to be seeing something impossible happen a second time.

Their ears and tails move quickly.

"First when the girl fainted and now Aragaki-sama who was hugging her as she approached fell down?! It's a miracle from the sky!" nagi said in her heart

Ginko is also seen thinking the same thing, "Nushi-sama seems to have opened his heart to Reda-sama! I'm happy."

Hakuren and Kuroto who were looking from the sky could only look at each other with blushing red faces.

Aragaki still hugged Reda and held her hand while asking, "Are you okay?"

Bluuush

Reda reached his limit. He's blushing completely now.

Her heart beat was so fast and the beautiful girl could not take her eyes off the face of the man she loved so much.

"I'm.not strong. My feet feel so weak. It feels like I can faint being looked at with the beautiful face of Nushi-sama."

Aragaki herself seemed reluctant to let go.

"The "body scent was attached to Ryuunosuke's body at that time. How close and thick this scent is."

"His face is red.She seems embarrassed now. But, it suits him. For some reason, if you look at it up close, the face is very pretty."

"She's so sweet and beautiful to take a closer look."

Aragaki did not want to yield to his heart. That feeling made him drift. But eventually the mind returned to the real world.

Reda's gentle shaking voice made Aragaki's ears become very sensitive to her.

"Nu–Nushi-san..."

"Ehh.a... "

"Roads in the forest are getting more and more uneven and rocky. Better watch out."

"Ma–forgive me." that red face so made Reda even more embarrassed.

"Helped by Nushi-sama, am I in heaven?"

Aragaki gently let go of her embrace and replaced it with the grasp of her hand.

"Nushi-sama?!" He was very shocked and in disbelief

"Please hold my hand. This will help you not fall. So, don't worry."

A sweet and gentle smile swept away the sweet innocent girl's mind. He could only nod and obey the ruler.

A little funny, the little fox that was near the master was actually ignored by him.

"Kyaaa~" the cute voice made the two realize the sweet fox's presence again.

Casually, the ruler asked his beloved little fox.

"Ryuunosuke, what's wrong?"

"Ryuunosuke was looking at a sweet moment like a sugar sprinkled mochi. Ehehe~"

"Ryu–Ryuunosuke's..." Reda was so embarrassed being teased by her little fox. He tried to be calm but difficult.

Aragaki smiled and asked her little fox, "Ryuunosuke wants to be held by me as well?"

"Ryuunosuke can walk on his own. Reda-sama should always be held together because it is easy to stumble over rocks. Isn't that right, Reda-sama?"

Reda could only stare at the shy little fox who teased her.

"Ryuunosuke.can hold my hand as well."

From a distance, Nagi was already stirring by herself.

"Don't try to ruin things, bad boy! Look out if you do, I'll pinch your cheek until it's red!"

"Morning, don't be so loud! Nushi-sama will hear you later!" whispered Ginko who was panicking

It seemed that Ryuunosuke also did not want to disturb the sweet moment of sugar-snowed mochi in front of him.

"Ryuunosuke will walk ahead by himself. Aragaki-sama must hold Reda-sama's hand so that it won't be far away."

After which, the little fox ran by himself while humming merrily once.

Aragaki was really clasping tightly onto the girl's hand.

"Let's walk" he said with a smile

Reda could only nod because she could no longer say anything.

Along the way, Reda continued to look at the hand held by the ruler.

Aragaki glanced at him and asked, "Why? Are you uncomfortable being held like this?"

"Bu–not! That's..."

"Why?"

"Ta–hand held Nushi-sama. I. apologize for making Nushi-sama's hands dirty because of the sweat on my palms."

Instantly Reda's metah facial expression in shame changed to a worried and fearful facial expression.

"Do I really deserve to hold Nushi-sama's delicate hand?"

"Rude hand full of scratches that are not beautiful mine.it will only make Nushi-sama's hands dirty."

Bad thoughts re-emerge in his mind. It was natural because all this time, so bitter was the rejection he received.

The sudden change still left him shaken and in disbelief even though it was real.

But that's not a problem now.

"No problem. Your hands won't dirty anything."

"Eh?"

"This hand I hold at my own will. It won't ruin anything."

"My hands hold it to keep you from getting away from me."

A sentence that Reda had never thought of even Aragaki herself seemed to be saying it was out of her control.

Spontaneous yet powerful for the meaning of love, Aragaki unknowingly confesses her feelings for the beautiful country girl.

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