25.Little Nurse

Editing/Standardisation: Medicine Melancholy
Original Translation: Medicine Melancholy

I desperately tried to back away from “it”, but in such a small room, I could only do so much, and soon, my back was against the wall. The only way out was behind my pursuer, who was quickly closing in.

My fate was sealed.

As I was unable to back down any longer, I could only shake my head in vain while my pursuer… Nii-sama came up to me with “it” in his hand.

“Come on, this outfit is not even that revealing, you know.”

“But it’s still too embarrassing for me to wear it!”

With tearful eyes, I glared at “it” held up in Nii-sama’s hands as if it were a terrible object.

“I see… if ‘this one’ is no good, how about that-”

“What’s with the unnaturally short skirt?!”

How could I possibly wear such an outrageous thing?! If I bent down a little while wearing it, my panties would be fully visible!

Now that I think about it…

“Why do you have an inventory full of these things?!”

On the verge of crying, I asked him that question. Yes, these two outfits were nowhere near the last of them. Since a few minutes ago, a large number of clothes had come out of his magic bag and were already piled up on my bed in a heap… Some of them seemed to be so lewd that I definitely did not want to look at them, let alone wear!

“Hahaha, why shouldn’t I?”

Saul-niisama said with a fresh-looking smile as if it were a matter of course.

“In fact, I still have another magic bag dedicated to you, Iris!”

Idiot. Absurdly idiotic. Nii-sama was a gargantuan idiot.

Where should I even begin. Back in the game, the supply of magic bags, which could easily increase inventory capacity, was extremely low compared to demand since they were only dropped from raid bosses. There were very few of them coming to the market and they were very expensive. Even Reiji-san and I, who had no-lifed the game, could only afford one of them!

“So, just give in and wear it. You still remember what you said right?”

I hate to say it but, Nii-sama was starting to get unreasonable. It seemed I had no choice but to play my trump card.

“I hate it when people talk to me in that way!”

“…Guh?!”

The effect was instantaneous. “I hate it”. The moment I said those words, Nii-sama collapsed to his knees with a face like the end of the world. Mmm, what a good feeling.

“… Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that, but…”

He quickly raised his head and tried to run away, but hope wasn’t gone from his face yet.

“I’m sure Reiji will love it if you take care of him in that way.”

My face scrunched up at his words.

Reiji

I passed out on the way back to my room from exhaustion. When I came to, I couldn’t even get up.

A feeling of intense emptiness overtook the entire body, and every muscle was tormented with heat and pain. Overwork and sore muscles. To be honest, I had never felt anything like this in my life.

At first, I thought about asking Iris to heal me, but I thought I should let nature heal itself, so I gently refused her anxious offer, and as I was sleeping peacefully, the noise coming from Iris’ room, which had been making a heavy thumping sound, suddenly stopped.

After it got quiet, I finally calmed down and closed my eyes for a few moments.

“Reiji, we’re coming in.”

A discreet call and knock on the door woke me up, and when I looked toward the door, I saw that it was just about to open softly and two people were coming in.

Saul, who looked very smug, and Iris, who was by his side, hiding her face embarrassedly…

“Oh god it’s that kind of nurse…!”

I couldn’t help but shout. Yes, the problem was what Iris was wearing. The navy blue one-piece dress with a slight frill peeking out from the hem, a clean white apron, and a pure white headpiece, which looked just like the costume of the Menth*latum mascot character often seen in pharmacies, were completely different from what I first thought of when I heard from Saul that Iris would be nursing me in a nurse’s uniform in modern Japan.

“Ahahahaha, does it look good on her?”

Saul proudly presented his “work” to me.

I took a good look at Iris again.

I see, for someone with the physique of an elementary schooler… or should I say middle schooler (she’s cute either way), a nurse uniform like that would fit the young but innocent and dainty Iris well.

Iris herself was still looking down to hide her face, her hands crossed at the base of her legs, fidgeting, but occasionally she looked up at me with a slightly tearful look, as if waiting for my reaction, waiting for my words…

Darn it, stay with me, my reason!

“… I’m sorry for Iris, but Saul, you did a good job. She’s really cute.”

Just as I finished my sentence, Iris looked up with a pout… then a smile blossomed on her face. For a moment it was so cute that I almost fell unconscious, but my reason managed to pull through.

As I expected, her expression was much more girlish than she used to be. If it had been the original Yanagi, he would have said something like “W-What are you talking about, dummy”. This reaction was just like a young girl who was pleased to be praised as cute. I realized that the person before me was genuinely a girl now, not someone trying to act girlish.

Yanagi’s performance from before was perfect and didn’t give the impression of the original gender, but I could only look at that with a slight filter because after all, it was a performance, unlike the Iris of now. The facial expressions, detailed gestures, emotional flow, and such were truly natural.

“Well then, I’m off to discuss our future plans with Milly. Iris, take care of Reiji for me, okay?”

“Yes, please leave it to me!”

“Hey, wait-”

And just like that, Saul left the room, leaving a slightly enthusiastic Iris behind with me.

… Are you serious? Just me and her, alone?

“Oh, by the way, no matter how cute it might be, if you do anything to make her cry… I’ll make you regret it, you hear?”

“Not happening, dumbass!”

I opened the door again and yell back at Saul, who declared something disturbing. Iris was alone, tilting her head, unable to understand what was being said.

Iris scooped up a lock of hair from around her ear, took a spoonful and scooped up the thick white porridge in the steaming bowl, and cooled it down with a serious look on her face and a mouthful of huffing and puffing. The white nape of the neck, which was usually hidden by the hair, was exposed up close and personal, and the softly sweet smell and unexpected scent make me feel a little nervous…

Stay calm, me.

“Okay, say ‘ahh’.”

“Y-Yeah…”

Man, I felt super embarrassed. A young, but extremely beautiful girl, about 13 years old at the time of creation, was blowing porridge on my pillow and feeding it to me by hand. I’m sure that every man in the world would curse me for this very enviable situation, but I couldn’t help but be a bit too shy and blunt.

The porridge, which had cooled sufficiently, flowed into the mouth and was slowly tasted on my tongue… where the gentle sweetness of the milk spread over it.

“… It’s delicious.”

“Really?!”

Iris clutched the spoon and flashed a radiant smile. Her joy was mixed with doubt.

“… Did you cook this?”

“Yes. I had Mrs. Miranda teach me from the side… I hope you enjoy it.”

Oh, she did say she was learning how to cook. The well-blown and cooled porridge was placed in front of my eyes again, and I took a spoonful into my mouth. It’s a strange thing that it tasted much better now that I knew she was the one who cooked it.

“Wow, it tastes really good. You did well.”

“Hehe, thanks.”

The way she beamed happily despite her embarrassment warmed my heart.

…

……

Hold on.

Uoooooh?! What have I gotten myself into?! I felt like I could die from embarrassment alone!

While inwardly writhing in agony, I sipped the porridge as it was fed to me.

“… I don’t know if it’s appropriate for me to say this but…”

In the midst of all this, Iris opened her mouth to say something other than “ahh”.

“… taking care of you like this, I feel really happy. Until now, I’ve always been on the receiving end.”

“I-I see…”

I looked away, unable to look directly at her, who seemed to be happy from the bottom of her heart.

As Iris and I were alone together, she gave it her all to take care of me. Sometimes, she would notice my gaze while I was watching her, smiled back in return, and moved on to her work again… Though, I had to stop her from wiping my front as well when she was wiping my back, I couldn’t take any more shame today.

Somehow, time passed peacefully, and before I knew it, it was noon.

“… Reiji-san.”

Iris’ expression suddenly turned gloomy, and she called out to me anxiously.

“About the ‘Sword of Destruction Arsley…”

“I know you’re gonna ask.”

Frankly speaking, I didn’t expect it to be such a burdensome weapon. Since there’s no concept of level in this world… was I able to wield it with my own ability alone? It was obvious that this was not enough at all. After all, that was almost the highest level equipment in the original game, and I didn’t expect to be able to use it to its fullest when I came here with a lowered level due to reincarnation.

“… Still, it’s fortuitous that I found I could somehow use it if you pushed myself enough, this could become a trump card in case of emergency.”

“Please, don’t use it!”

The sudden angry voice startled me, and I stopped speaking. Iris was staring at me with tears in her eyes.

“You became like this just from using it for a bit… What if the side effects become worse…”

“… My bad, you have a point there. I’m going to seal it off… I’m sorry, okay?”

To her eyes full of worry for me, I could only say that.

But if you were in danger again, I would definitely pull it out without hesitation.

I silently thought so to myself, without saying it out loud.