"Chirp!"
The moment Aruru woke up and saw Haimo in the hall, she sprang into the air and landed securely in his arms. Her two long ears stood straight up, and the little horn on her head rubbed against his chin now and then. A cloying little sound came from her throat as her large, ruby-red eyes gazed at him expectantly.
She was clearly asking for affection.
As a Xenos who could not speak, Aruru seemed quite direct in expressing her feelings. But Hestia, sitting beside them, froze on the spot. Her eyes widened, their corners twitching madly as she glared at Aruru rolling and rubbing herself all over Haimo's lap.
Wait.
Now even a rabbit was competing with her for him!
"You! You! You Perverted Rabbit! Get out of Haimo's arms right now!"
All Hestia's sleepiness vanished. She gritted her teeth, looking ready to tear Aruru out of Haimo's arms.
"Chirp!" However-
Faced with the virgin goddess's fury, Aruru only rubbed her fluffy little head against Haimo even more affectionately, utterly unaffected.
"Aaaaaah! Haimo, look at her! She's provoking me! She's deliberately provoking me!"
Hestia flew into a rage, but there was nothing she could do about Aruru in Haimo's arms.
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Lili of the Soma Familia tried stealing wine. Watching the girl and rabbit compete beside him, Haimo shook his head helplessly.
"So in the end, you can't even handle a rabbit?"
At his words, Hestia's already puffed cheeks swelled even rounder. Sparks practically flew from her blue eyes.
"Impossible! How could a goddess like me fail to handle one fluffy Perverted Rabbit?"
"Come on! A duel! I'll squash you into mochi today, you Perverted Rabbit!"
With that, Hestia shot to her feet, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to climb over her chair to fight Aruru to