Strange Dream

(Sun Yao)

It was late at night.

Having mastered teleportation magic, I was finally able to return to my bedroom to spend the night, something I hadn't done in a long time.

This room, filled with magical girls, especially Miluno's elements, is my idyllic haven where I can sleep more peacefully than Yezi's bedroom.

This is how it should be.

It should have been...

But right now I can't sleep at all. Even though my eyelids are drooping and the sheep I'm counting have turned into magical girls, I still can't fall asleep.

Why?

Is it because I haven't slept here in so long that the pillow feels unfamiliar?

Today was a long and exhausting day, both physically and mentally. Just thinking about how Yezi will drag me out for a morning run of over ten kilometers tomorrow...

If you don't sleep now, the consequences will be severe!

Close your eyes!

You need to go to sleep, Ceruno!

Why can't I sleep?!

The anxiety of insomnia made me roll around on the bed, clutching my head and screaming.

Of course, it was properly wrapped in bubble wrap before getting into bed, so it was very soundproof and wouldn't disturb other people's sleep, nor would it disturb others.

I turned on the light and sat up. Everywhere I looked were photos and posters of Miss Miluno. While pleasing to the eye, the longing I once felt was gone...

It's not that I no longer yearn for Miluno.

Now that my idol has become a friend I can reach, I no longer need these photos to express my restless emotions.

Besides, she even told me herself that she liked me.

Hehehe, just thinking about Miluno's confession to me makes me blush and cover my face, even though I'm all alone in the room.

"Let's put these photos away first thing tomorrow morning."

Thinking this, I turned off the light again, hugged the Sirius plushie, and peacefully closed my eyes...

Despite a sweet feeling welling up inside me, I still couldn't fall asleep.

"Whoa!! Why?!"

Is it because of excitement?

It's like drinking an espresso – a mix of fatigue and exhilaration.

There was no other way but to resort to this drastic measure.

He summoned his wand, opened a short-distance teleportation portal, put on a sound-absorbing Bubble Membrane around himself, and then quietly stepped Past, clutching his pillow.

At the other end of the passageway is Yezi's bedroom.

It was pitch black, Yezi was clearly asleep.

I've been sleeping here for almost a month, and maybe I've gotten used to the air in this room, because I can't sleep when I go back.

After all, that was "Sun Yao's" bedroom in the Past;

Instead of the bedroom of "the current Seluno".

But...

Why do Yezi wrap themselves up in a blanket?

It's so strange to cover your head entirely with a blanket. Even though the room has air conditioning, it'll still be stuffy sleeping like that, won't it?

"... never mind."

I muttered to myself.

If you touch the Yezi now, you'll most likely wake him up.

Even Yezi would get angry if she were woken up in the middle of the night.

I laid out an air mattress next to the bed to use as a bed, and after lying down, I put an oval-shaped protective cover on top of the air mattress.

This is necessary.

Not only does it prevent my movements from waking Yezi, but it also helps prevent my sleepwalking symptoms—I'm somewhat self-aware of this.

Goodnight, Yezi.

Even though the Yezi won't hear it, saying it like that adds a sense of ritual.

I put down my pillow and lay down, hugging an airbag-shaped pillow.

Beside the Yezi, my weary heart finally found true peace.

Why is that?

With this question in mind, I drifted into a deep dream.

⚠️Warning: Perspective Switching⚠️

(Bai Ziye)

After living together for a month, Ceruno finally went back to her own room to sleep.

I was finally back in my own bed after a long time, no longer having to sleep on the air mattress she created. This should have been a happy thing, but...

That idiot has pickled my bed and blankets!

Her scent lingered on the sheets and blankets. I don't want to use such a perverse term, but that's the truth.

Should it be called hormones?

The most intuitive feeling is that it smells good.

A unique fragrance.

It smells so good!

Biologically speaking, this is a pheromone that targets the opposite sex. As a normal teenage high school boy, I obviously have little resistance to this scent. Even knowing it came from my former best friend, and even though I've been smelling it for a long time this past month, I still shamefully... slept with Kira Yoshikage in the dead of night.

No, at this rate, forget about sleeping, we'll probably just burst out laughing at that idiot!

That won't do, absolutely not.

Once you've done that, there's no going back.

I sat up.

Lock the door from the inside.

Draw the curtains.

A flash of Crystal light, and I transformed into Miluno.

She attempted to use the rationality boost from her magical girl form to subside her rising desires and force herself into a state of sagehood.

I also checked the injury on my right foot. The wound has mostly healed, but there are still some scars. Based on my previous back injury, the scars will disappear quickly as well.

I don't know if it's because that magical girl's potion was so effective, or because my own recovery ability is so strong.

I lay down peacefully, closed my eyes, and even surrounded by the scent of Ceruno, my heart remained completely calm...

No...

Why is it still so turbulent?

Where's De San? Help De San!

Am I still considered a member of the opposite sex?

What's with this smell?

Although I felt a stirring of romantic feelings, I managed to maintain my composure, pulled the blanket over myself, and prepared to sleep...

Buzz--

I woke up with a start.

Wormhole invasion?

Wrong.

I turned around and saw a pink Teleportation Halo beside the bed. A pair of white feet fell from it, pattering and tentatively stepping on something in the air... and then the person landed on the ground.

Oh no!

I quickly covered my head with the blanket, but I didn't dare to transform back immediately. Although the light during the transformation was brief, its brightness would definitely shine through the thin flannel blanket.

It couldn't be worse than this, really.

This was the first time we'd come so close to being exposed. Even though we'd locked the door, Ceruno just flew over through a teleportation wormhole.

That's outrageous! Don't I have any privacy at all?

I need to have a serious talk with her tomorrow, but for now, I can only pray she doesn't come and pull off my blanket...

"... never mind."

Just as my heart was pounding so hard I could barely contain it, she seemed to give up and summoned an air mattress to my bedside.

He lay down and remained still.

"..."

I lifted a small gap from the edge of the blanket.

I fell asleep at lightning speed, with a layer of bubbles covering my body to prevent me from rolling onto the bed during the night.

Call--

I breathed a sigh of relief.

I wrapped myself in a blanket and sneaked out of the bedroom.

I'm finally able to turn back, but I still can't sleep well back home, so I've decided to make do with the living room sofa for the night...

"Um?"

However, sitting on the windowsill of the living room balcony was a beautiful girl I had never seen before.

Her almost golden hair reflected a stunning light under the moonlight...

Her blonde hair was much purer than Sirius's and Miss Jila's.

"... Who are you?"

Is she a magical girl?

Or a witch?

She glanced at me, smiled slightly, and then rolled over.

He actually jumped out of the window! My apartment is on the seventeenth floor!

When I ran to the window and looked out, the golden magical girl had vanished.

But.

A few glittering pieces of gold were left behind where she had sat.