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The next day, when Noah awoke from his sleep, the familiar soft touch and body heat against him instantly chased away the last remnants of his drowsiness.
Opening his eyes, Noah felt the slight weight in front of him as he slowly lifted the covers.
The next moment, a cute elf girl appeared in Noah's field of vision.
"Phew... phew..."
The girl seemed to still be asleep. Her extremely faint breathing rose and fell in the quiet room, as though it had filled the air with a subtle fragrance.
Her silvery-white hair hung smoothly down her slender, fair back, covering the elf girl's entire back.
Naked except for a pair of black thigh-high socks, the elf girl was, as usual, hugging Noah around the neck and nestling in his arms, lying directly atop him as she slept sweetly.
Who else could it be but Est?
The familiar sight unconsciously softened Noah's expression.
Gently stroking Est's smooth silvery-white hair, Noah looked at the naked body of the elf girl in his arms. There was no lust in his heart, only warmth.
Under normal circumstances, whenever no one else was around Noah, he would find Est sleeping in his arms in this same state the following morning.
It was not as though Noah had never tried waking up in the middle of the night.
However, Est had never appeared in this state during the night.
Therefore, Noah concluded that Est probably woke up near dawn every day, transformed into her human form, lay in his arms, and continued sleeping.
Then, once daylight came, if Est woke up