There were plenty of painful things in this world, but one of them had to be suddenly getting insomnia while holding a child as she slept—because as a responsible and caring father, you wouldn't even dare move at that point. There were only two creatures in the world that were hardest to soothe: bratty kids, and bratty kids' mothers. See? The bratty kid even came before her mother. And if that bratty kid didn't have a mother, then she was twice as hard to soothe.
That bout of insomnia tortured me all night...
Of course, if you asked whether there was anything more painful than suddenly getting insomnia while holding a child asleep, I'd tell you there was: finally falling asleep, only for the child in your arms to wake up—and be wide awake at that...
I only drifted off groggily when dawn was just beginning to break. It felt like only a few minutes had passed before the blankets started rustling, followed by Suigintou's loud cry beside my ear: "Idiot! Get up! Come downstairs and eat!"
I opened my eyes in a daze and found that it was already bright outside. The doll girl was sitting on my chest with her hair loose, her deep rose-red eyes sparkling with energy. She looked positively vibrant. "Hey, why do you look so listless?"
"I had insomnia last night." I yawned. I wasn't particularly tired mentally, but I'd grown accustomed to keeping a normal human schedule. Suddenly going a whole night without much sleep just felt strange. "Looks like you slept pretty well, though."
"Idiots get insomnia too?" Suigintou tilted sideways and hopped off the bed. Only then did I notice that she had changed into a new princess dress today. She'd probably bought it while we were out yesterday. Needless to