Chapter 71

"Ah..."

The moment of waking up in the morning was always so comfortable. Although there was no real distinction between day and night inside the villa, by the time in the outside world, it was indeed morning when Levi woke up.

"It's only five o'clock..."

Just returning from his dream to reality, Levi was still a bit confused. He glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table, wondering why he had woken up so early. Could it be that he had slept for less than an hour? He left Kaguya's room around four, which he remembered clearly, but he had forgotten that he had fallen asleep inside the villa.

The cottage in the woods was just a name; in reality, the living room alone was spacious enough to make countless office workers envious. The sofa in the living room was also large enough that most people, even if they could afford it, wouldn't have the space to place it. It was more than enough for an adult male to sleep on, and it was extremely comfortable. Levi often used the sofa as a temporary bed when he got off work early, too lazy to go upstairs to change clothes, and was often subjected to inhumane attacks like a lolicon pounce or a flying kick from the landlord.

At four in the morning, Eirin was already sound asleep and couldn't possibly jump out of bed to attack Levi. So why didn't he choose the convenient sofa and instead waste energy running to the villa? The reason was time.

Even with a ten-minute leeway, that amount of time wasn't enough for the sleepy Levi to indulge in. The pain of being woken up just after falling asleep was, in his view, even worse than staying up all night. Rather than lying on the sofa for three hours and then dragging his tired body to school, it was better to skip the first class and catch up on sleep at school.

Fortunately, there was Eirin's villa.

Inside the villa was a special space created by Eirin using some unknown method. In addition to being small, time flowed abnormally slowly in this space. One day in the villa was equivalent to one hour in the real world, making it an excellent place for laziness and relaxation.

Of course, this was only relative to non-human beings like Levi and Eirin. A teenage beauty like Rin Tohsaka wouldn't want to age quickly in the villa, even if it provided ample time for training.

The clock Levi had just seen showed the time in the real world. Converted, he had enjoyed over ten hours of deep sleep, which was why his mind was still a bit foggy, and he had just noticed the unusual situation around him.

The blanket had been thrown to the other side when he got up, and the thick down comforter bulged due to the folds, but the thickness looked very unnatural. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be moving slightly up and down, as if it had a life of its own.

Someone!

The killer's instinct finally returned to Levi. Sensing the anomaly, he didn't rashly lift the blanket but instead leaped up, landing softly on the carpet and quickly retreating a few steps. When his right hand reached into the inner pocket of his coat to touch the gun, the unknown creature on the bed finally stirred.

"Mmm~"

It sounded like a drowsy voice just waking up, similar to the one Levi had just made, but the tone and melody were much more beautiful, evoking the image of a golden-haired princess from a fairy tale. In fact, it was indeed so; except for the different color of the hair peeking out from under the blanket, Levi recognized the pink, fluffy-haired Galaxy Princess.

"Momo!?"

The down comforter slowly slid to the ground, revealing first a cute pink head, then the entire figure of the girl in her pajamas. The reality was so shocking that he couldn't help but call out the girl's name.

"Mmm... Good morning, Mr. Levi~"

Probably as drowsy as Levi had been earlier, the girl seemed not to notice the surprise in the man's voice when he called her name, greeting him as if she were a maid waking up to greet her master. It's worth noting that the Galaxy Princess's personal maid would, of course, not be male...

"You, you, you..."

Asking "Why are you in my bed?" seemed too deep, and asking "How did you get in here?" didn't seem to be the main point. Levi stammered for a while, unsure of what to say.

The girl, however, wasn't thinking about Levi's thoughts. She only had the habit of getting out of bed after waking up.

So Momo propped herself up with her right hand, trying to lift her still half-asleep body. This action, however, caused a new shock to Levi, who hadn't yet decided how to respond.

Eirin Aizel, the vampire progenitor with over six hundred years of life, hadn't lost the genes of a little girl. Despite her childlike appearance, she, like other girls, enjoyed soft, comfortable, and fluffy objects. Therefore, most first-time guests to the cottage were startled by the stuffed animals that seemed to fill the entire living room. Assuming the guests knew Eirin's true identity, otherwise, based on her appearance alone, her compatibility with stuffed animals was over eighty percent.

With this preference, Eirin naturally implemented it in other aspects. However, if the bed were made fluffy, not only would cleaning be difficult, but having fluff in the nose while lying down would affect sleep. But in terms of softness, she chose the mattress that best met her standards, without considering issues like spinal health.

This led to another problem that Momo was now experiencing. The mattress was too soft, and when she tried to prop herself up, her weight shifted, and she immediately sank in. Getting out of bed took several times more effort than usual. As her body struggled, the pajamas, designed for comfort and intentionally loose, had an unexpected issue.

The collar, which was open to avoid constraining the neck, slid down to her right shoulder as her hand sank into the mattress. Before Levi could react, the girl's exquisitely sculpted collarbone was revealed to him.

There was no time to think about anything else. Levi was about to speak, but the next moment silenced him.

"Ah~!"

Probably unwilling to be held back by a mere mattress, the most noble princess of the galaxy exerted more strength and finally managed to prop up her still soft upper body. However, this action caused the pajama collar, which was already hanging on the edge of her collarbone, to slide down further.

"Clothes! Clothes!"

After shouting the simplest words, Levi quickly turned his head, and in that instant, he seemed to see a color similar to the girl's pink short hair. This morning was too stimulating.

"Y... Yuffie?"

The girl, still confused, looked around the room, her auditory system malfunctioning, and asked hesitantly.

"Mr. Levi, Miss Yuffie isn't here?"

"I mean your clothes, your pajamas!"

"Eh?"

The drowsy girl still didn't fully understand what Levi meant, but this time she reacted. At least hearing the word "pajamas" made her look down at herself.

"Ah, no~"

Realizing that the right collar of her pajamas was only supported by the rise and fall of her chest, Momo quickly pulled it up. Levi finally managed to turn his head back, no longer having to maintain an awkward posture that defied ergonomics.

Fortunately, it was Momo. Levi watched the girl as she lowered her head to adjust her pajamas. Imagining if this scene had been with someone else, like Eirin, the lack of sufficient support would have revealed the girl's most private parts to Levi. Although Eirin's body held no secrets for him, this was just an example. Fortunately, Momo was well-developed, and with Yuffie, it might have been a bit dangerous.

"How did you end up here?"

Reining in his thoughts that were taking an inappropriate turn, Levi leaned back and sat on the windowsill. He trusted his instincts; this princess of the galaxy had no ill intentions. He lowered his hand from his gun, easing his guard against the sudden situation.

"Huh, isn't this my room?"

The short-haired girl realized she was in a place even more unfamiliar than the guest room she had just moved into.

"Is this Mr. Levi's room? Hmm... I must have been sleepwalking? Hehe."

Tilting her head and sticking out her tongue, Momo provided the only reasonable explanation for the current situation.