Holding Akari While Sleeping Was So Warm

"Ow, ow, ow..."

Mingyou held his forehead as he climbed off the ground. Luckily, eating Bonk Choy had made his body sturdy, or a hit like that would have knocked him unconscious for another whole day.

He crouched on the ground to recover for a moment, gently resting his hand on the scarf Akari had given him. He let out a small sigh of relief. "At least the scarf didn't get dirty..."

As he spoke, he looked to the side and saw a Ralts lying nearby, a huge bump on its head. It had already passed out and was unable to move.

"What happened?"

"Yoo, yoo~"

Wyrdeer suddenly spoke up, explaining that the Ralts had fallen from fifteen meters up and, by sheer bad luck, landed right on his face.

"...Then why didn't you warn me?!"

"Yoo, yoo~"

You looked so happy. I didn't want to interrupt.

"..."

Mingyou opened his mouth, then stopped. All he could do was look away. Seeing the snow grow heavier, he got up and went over to pick up the unconscious Ralts.

Ralts was tiny and soft, wonderfully pleasant to hold. Cradling it felt like holding a little throw pillow, making him reluctant to put it down.

As he took in those sensations, he stared at the Ralts in his arms and suddenly noticed something else. "Hmm? Isn't this the one from earlier... Did it use Teleport and end up above my head?"

"What's wrong?"

Akari's voice suddenly came from behind him. Mingyou turned and saw her coming out with Carmine, then pointed at the Ralts in his arms and answered helplessly, "Justice rained down from above and hit me."

"You didn't do something shady, did you?"

"Of course not... I haven't conned anyone lately. I run an honest business."

Mingyou shook his head