Translator/Editor : Léabyss
It was a very strange season, it was cold and the breath that came out of my mouth was white and heavy. I didn’t realize when I was a slave, but there seems to be a lot of seasonal fluctuations in this world.
Meanwhile, I fell asleep and wrapped my arms around my legs. I didn’t mean to get sick, but I couldn’t keep up with climate change. I felt clumsy, hot … I think it’s just a common cold from the symptoms, but my partners were more than worried about me.
In the unlikely event that it was a highly infectious disease, I didn’t want them to get too close to me because of the babies … But they decided to ignore me. However, I asked them that if they were going to do this already, then they would not approach Hikaru or Richt either.
Now my children have been entrusted to Hector, who also sees them when we go to the guild.
I managed to persuade my parteners that my presence was completely necessary at work so I attended in the same way as always. Anyway, if it was just a cold, it was probably about time he started to get better.
Gale told me to ask some healer to examine me while I was around, but my body, which heats up and shudders from one moment to the next, makes everything more difficult than I expected.
I remember caring for someone … And then seeing the face of one of the patients I had in my original world . The patient approaching the operating room became light and then very blurry. His face disappeared and then everything started to seem quite strange to me. As if floating. I also remember that the patient I treated when I was in Japan was someone very unfortunate. Are you doing well without me? No, there are many better doctors than me in my old hospital and I am sure that he has safely finished his treatment.
At that moment, a cold thing touched my forehead.
“Young husband, are you okay?”
“Ah?”
“Oh, you don’t have to wake up. Please don’t push yourself too hard and drink this …”
When I opened my eyes, Sebastian was there. He gently supports my body so that I can sit up and then applies some hot water to my lips. What he gives me to drink seconds later is something very similar to a sports drink with a little herbal aroma. It is surely very good for a cold because my throat instantly starts to feel better. I keep drinking it while pouring it because I feel like my body desperately wants water.
“I’m sorry Sebastian … What was it …?”
“We’ll talk later. Please don’t try to force yourself and rest. I’ll still be around so if there’s anything you need, just give me a call. It’s okay?”
Spoiled by Sebastian’s words, I stop thinking a bit about the things that worry me and go back to sleep.
It’s so strange … Because I had never dreamed of anything related to my world or the patients I left behind. I tried to recall a bit of the scenery I had seen and, as my head turned between consciousness and unconsciousness, I could feel the signs of someone else.
“Sweetie?”
Is it Douglas? It should be working.
“Yes …” I answer with my eyes closed.
“Are you cold?”
At that moment I heard something else … But I couldn’t understand or know what it was. My fatigue gets even worse, with the shaking and the terrible pain in my head … I wrapped my body in a futon, scooted a little further inside and hugged myself tightly.
After a while, the sounds increased in the room. I felt that someone was looking me in the face and that they were holding me firmly … They were flexible muscles, fluffy fur and a kind of thick mane.
I dropped my body completely onto Douglas’s chest, and he then hugged me too. The fragrance of his skin and the body temperature of his coat make me feel very comfortable. Only if I hold it and stay with it, can I really feel at peace.
“Chika, how are you feeling?”
The next time I woke up, I discovered that the one in front of me was Gale. He seemed very worried, maybe even … A little sad. Wasn’t he sleeping on top of a lion? It was a dream?
“I’m sorry to wake you up. I wanted to go to bed, but you’re sweating so much and … Well, Sebastian has prepared something for you to eat.”
Certainly, I feel like my body is very sticky right now. I nodded and spread my arms so he could help me up.
The dulce de leche that Sebastian made for me had a moderate flavor and a light touch of butter and salt. My stomach felt better very soon.
“I have to go drop the plate. I’ll be back soon, but in the meantime … Can you go ahead and try to sleep?”
When he leaves the room, I immediately obey him and close my eyes again … The next thing I felt was the sensation of being hugged from behind.
The arm that touches me is thick, has short hair and feels quite hot… I involuntarily turned my body and dragged my head towards the center of his chest. My partner’s hair covers his entire torso and gives me a very relaxing scent. If I open my eyes a little and look up, then I find some beautiful emeralds in front of me.
“You just need to sleep like this today, okay? Sleep, and don’t worry about anything else.”
I said yes.
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Douglas’s POV
Chika seemed to be feeling really bad this morning. The worst thing about this whole thing is that Gale and I had to work in the guild. Meetings in the morning and then an important meeting in the afternoon.
I’m very worried about Chika and I can’t focus at all … I want to go home, see how he is and see Hikaru and Richt as well. I was not satisfied with building a two-family home, but I am thankful that my father and nephews can take care of them for me.
As usual, while Alex takes care of Richt, Theo treats Hikaru the same as if he were his greatest treasure. It is also true that Hikaru seems very comfortable next to him so … Maybe what Albert thought about this situation was what was inevitably going to happen … No! I refuse! I can not accept it! It’s a complete and absolute “Not at all”!
“Where is your grandfather?”
“Well … He was very worried about Chika-chan and went to the main house. Sebastian told me not to go near Chika if I was holding the babies, so I …”
“That idiot dad … I’m going to have to go stop him before he does something weird again.”
Richt detaches himself from Alex’s arm and stretches his little hand toward me.
“Mommy does it hurt? I want!”
I can’t let him meet him, because it’s a special request from Chika. Even though he’s a fast-growing beast, he’s still a baby and it’s perfectly normal for him to miss him. Richt surely president that Chika is in poor health. I took Richt into my arms. I also didn’t want to worry him more than he probably already was.
“It’s okay. Chika may look very small, but he is also quite strong. He will get better soon and hug you again, I promise you. Richt, can you wait here together with your brother like a good kid?”
“Yes, wait who!”
“It’s okay. Thank you very much for helping me with this.”
I kiss Richt’s forehead and leave him to Alex again.
“Richt, let’s play something else, shall we? Would you like to play with the ball for a while?”
“Ball! The green ball!”
I leave Richt, who is already completely excited to play with him, and head immediately to see Chika.
I thought it would be better to say hello to Sebastian, but I couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious .
When I opened the door to the room … I realized that my father was ready to turn into a beast! I grabbed that man’s arm and yelled:
“What are you doing? Are you crazy or what’s wrong?”
“Look carefully, brute. Chika-chan is shaking! It looks like it’s really cold so I’m thinking I can warm it up a bit with my skin!”
“Thanks, but that’s not your job.”
“But Douglas! Colds are cured that way. What will we do if it gets worse?”
“Okay, he’s going to be fine so you have to calm down a bit. Chika is an excellent doctor and has already explained to us what it is about and the medicine that we should offer him. Trust him a little more if you love him as much as you say.”
“But…!”
At that moment, I felt a strong foreboding running down my back. Something like a chill that inevitably froze my spine.
Oh yeah … The sign that someone is looking at me like they want to start gutting me.
“What are you two doing there?”
Unlike Sebastian who seems to always smile, the character in front of us is rather a serious and dangerous man. Sebastian right now … He’s really mad.
“You don’t have to get in the way of the young husband’s rest. Can you please leave this room?”
His words are polite, but they’re pretty scary. Neither I nor my father can say anything so we follow the instructions as if we were cats with their tails trampled on.
So, he leads us into the hall.
“Please sit down.”
“Eh?”
“Sit down.”
“Well, but the chair …”
“Stand up.”
“Eh?”
“Sitting and rights.”
“Yes Yes!”
My father and I can only sit the way Sebastian wants, looking down with folded hands.
“In the first place, you should be far from here. The young husband does not want his babies to be infected … But it seems that you do not care.”
“We were worried about Chika-chan …”
“It’s not just about you now. You should be like him and think about the good of their family.”
“Well, sorry …”
“I heard there is a lot of work in the guild. Why are you here?”
“Well…”
“But since things are like that, you must act in a useful way. It seems that the young husband complains a lot about the cold. Please go and warm it up. Do you understand how?”
“Huh? Is it okay for me to do it?”
“That is the role of a partner after all. I’ll take care of Hector.”
My father is grabbed by the neck and dragged completely down the hall toward the door.
“Douglas. Douglas! Please help!!!”
Father, I’m sorry … But I don’t want to die too.
I hurry back to Chika while silently praying for my father’s safety … It is true that Chika trembles terribly while holding his own body. He has an expression that tells me that he is about to start crying.
“Sweetie?”
“Yes…”
“Are you cold?”
When I turn into a beast, I quickly settled next to Chika and hug his trembling body. He desperately joins me, holds me, takes a deep breath and then … All his gestures and expressions further stimulate my enormous desire to take care of him.
To make it all mine
I think it’s stupid to think like that when you have your partner so weak in your arms, but I love him so much that I just want to mark him again so everyone knows he’s mine.
I want to take it somewhere, where no one can see it …
When I realized it, Gale was already waking me up.
“I’ll forgive you because Sebastian told me that Chika seemed to be suffering a lot … But I won’t let you take care of him more than this. You can consider yourself grounded, so go see Richt and Hikaru. Let’s go.”
Unsurprisingly, people react in a very violent way when you leave them with all the work for a day and run away home. I didn’t say anything, I gave the place to Gale and went back to my kids. Hikaru continues to sleep very comfortably in Theo’arms and Richte is lying on the floor as if he is quite tired from playing.
“What about my father?”
“He was confined to his room all this time.”
Well, at least he’s still breathing … Is he breathing right?
I made the children eat, picked up the toys, gave my nephews dinner, and went to my father’s room to check on his condition … The door was open so I could see what was lying on the bed while he was hugging something.
“Chika …”
This is how I found out what my father was holding.
It is a doll, but one with black hair, black eyes and a very deformed face … As if it had plush inside. The model has a certain familiarity.
“Hey Dad! What about that doll?”
“Hmm? This? Oh … It’s a Chika-chan doll that is now very popular in the “Circle of Human Lovers” sponsored by me.”
Damn, now I have a headache.
“What is a circle of human lovers?”
“There we talked about the greatness and beauty of the human race. It is a group of people with a sublime desire to share their passion for the human race with others. I was going to talk about your father, but now …”
“So how does that doll connect to that?”
“Now the most popular character in the country is Chika-chan! Chika-chan’s fan base has increased rapidly since the beginning of his job in the guild. And the member size in the lover’s group has increased day by day as well!”
“Oh that’s not true.”
“But Chika-chan belongs to my son and Gale! We only do it for fun.”
“What’s funny about that? Father…”
“It’s the special collectible Chika-chan doll! I love! You can decorate it! It’s okay to hug her! And look, you can put hats on it.”
“Father…”
“The trade guild is paying attention to this too! Now we are positively discussing marketing!”
My headache had reached its limit. When I picked up the “Chika-chan” doll from my father’s hands, I squeezed it tightly until the seams came off and the eyes popped out of place.
“No! What are you doing!? This is still made to order and it cost me too much to have it for me!”
“I don’t want my father to do business with my partner! Give me a list of those who have this doll or I will find them on my own and it will be much worse!”
I leave the room while holding a plush head and my father hugs the remains of the shattered “Chika-chan”. I regretted not adding more insults and threats. But I left the children with my two nephews and besides, I have the matter of Chika’s illness in my own house.
As a bonus, Chika, who knew about the existence of Chika-chan dolls, felt so bad about my father’s suffering that he made a yarn doll just for him. Dad was so overjoyed that the doll was revered as a legendary item among the members of the circle of human lovers.
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Gale’s POV
Doug’s didn’t coming back from lunch … So I’m absolutely convinced he’s already gone home. Unhappy. How can you leave me alone with the projects? Surely there shouldn’t be any problem in the afternoon meeting, but … Ah.
I’m also worried about Chika, but I can’t know what will happen if I leave.
I managed to finish my work with absolute professionalism and when I returned home, I discovered that Sebastian was already cooking for Chika and Richt. He told me about Doug’s behavior and the things Hector did … But I was afraid of the smile he put on when he said he had already punished him.
In Chika’s bedroom, Doug was fast asleep while hugging him like he was a teddy bear. Doubly unhappy. I woke him up, and as a punishment I sent him to see the children and his father.
Chika’s complexion looks better, but I’m still a little anxious. I wanted to leave him as he was and lie down next to him, but he was sweating so much that it seemed impossible to let it go. I cleaned his body with hot water and a cloth towel.
“I remember when we met …”
“Honey, how are you feeling? … Do you remember when I fed you soup?”
“Yes. Sorry to be a bother on that occasion …”
“Don’t say that, there was no problem … Besides the fact that I was struggling with Doug to get a turn in bed with you.”
He seems to remember a little of that moment, because he smiles.
I cleaned Chika’s entire body, his neck, his abdomen and put his pajama clothes on and then wrapped his with a cotton blanket. He had already fallen asleep again.
“I’m sorry to wake you up again … Sebastian has already prepared something for you to eat.”
Although he got better, his body can still hurt a lot. I don’t want him to try too hard. I receive the food from Sebastian and I hasten to accommodate him on the bed so that he can try it little by little. Although it seems to be a special dish for Chika’s stomach because it has rice, the smell of milk and butter makes me think that it is more of a soft dessert. I put a pillow on Chika’s back and then take the spoon.
“Chika, my love, open your mouth.”
“Gale, it’s okay … I can do it alone.”
“What’s wrong with feeding my partner when he’s feeling bad?”
Chika smiled and opened his mouth so I could continue with my idea. Then I put some cold caramel on the spoon and carefully brought it closer so as not to spill it. Chika chews hard and swallows the candy. The desire to kiss him increases uncontrollably after watching him do that over and over again.
And I came up with a little prank.
I approach Chika, who is chewing the dulce de leche that is spilling from his mouth and, as soon as he finishes swallowing, I close Chika’s mouth with mine … His insides are very hot and I am aware that it may be due to his fever, but it drives me terribly crazy . No matter how many times you try it, the delicious taste of his kisses is simply exceptional …
“That’s right … That’s how you made me drink the soup.”
“I’m sorry…”
“No, it was very good. Gale-san, if you like it … Can you feed me the same way again?”
I didn’t think I could hear those words from my partner’s shy mouth … It may be that he is only truly motivated by his illness.
“Oh, of course. I will feed you as much as you want.”
I was moved to feel his smile and hear his gasps. It’s a secret that I was forced to struggle with the reason to take it on the bed while Chika looked at me with wet eyes while eating.
I transform into Chika’s favorite beast and dive into bed with him. Of course, there is a purpose to warm it up as much as I can using my fur.
After a while, Chika turns around. He presses his body and his face against my chest, sighs deeply and hugs me too. He looks up and smiles at me again, so I smile at him too.
Doug arrived after a while.
“Oh, did you sleep already?”
“I just fed him.”
“Well, that was good. I think today’s Chika is strangely adorable.”
“That may be true. Thanks to that, I really enjoyed giving him rice.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s a secret.”
“Fuck you then.”
Doug also takes off his clothes, turns into a beast, enters the bed and hugs Chika.
“Doug…”
“Yes?”
“Sebastian says that Chika dreamed of his old world and his old job.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
“Gale, what if Chika could return to his original world? Do you think he would choose us? To you? To the kids? Or would it be better to wake up being a doctor who had a rather strange dream?”
“I…”
I can’t answer Doug’s sudden question.
“Forget it, it’s not worth thinking about ugly things right now. Truth?”
Doug closed his eyes, so I do too …
His question was something I had never thought of, although I knew it was a possibility. Chika was suddenly lost in this world, so it would be normal if there was also a way to go home. What will you do when you find it Chika? What will happen then? No matter what we’ve given him … Being raped for years is something I wish he could forget with all my might. No, it is stupid to think about it so much, because in the end it is Chika who chooses and we can only accept.
But…
Even so…
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