Season of Love
W...What? I woke up to a sensation like something heavy fell. But I can't move my body and felt really hot.
"Haa...haa..."
Awfully rough breathing can be heard. I took a look, and of all things, Firo was pressing on me in Filo Rial Queen form while she slept face up.
"Oi! Why are you on me! Rather don't break the rules we set!" (Naofumi)
"Master...want to eat" (Firo)
Firo spilled drool as she muttered. She's finally revealed her true colors, this bird! To want to eat your owner of all things, you've no doubt revealed your true nature by attacking me.
"Don't mess around! Move!" (Naofumi)
I change my shield to the combat-use Soul Eater Shield and hit Firo with all my strength. But there was no point to my attack, as Firo took no damage. I tried pushing using all my strength but, that Firo, how did she escape my pushing power unperturbed.
"Want to eat, want to eat..." (Firo)
"Nn...? Yes!" (Atla)
I'm guessing it's a situation where Atla is crawling out of bed after being awoken by my voice. She can't see but, she can probably understand with Firo on top of me.
"Wh, what is happening?" (Atla)
"Is, Is that so!?" (Atla)
But...Atla inclined her head in doubt as she spoke.
"There is no hostility though?" (Atla)
"No, but I believe that sort of thing is different?" (Atla)
"Master-" (Firo)
"Firo did? Why?" (Firo)
...She seems somehow different from earlier. For now I'll call the monster crest again and try penalizing Firo.
"Ouch-! Ow ow, stop it master-!" (Firo)
Firo began to struggle with a dotabata. The monster crest is functioning normally. Exactly what is going on?
"What's the matter-?" (Sadina)
Sadina was woken up by the disturbance and was getting up.
"Ah, this bird violated our arrangement and attacked me" (Naofumi)
"Firo doesn't know! Master stop it-! Ouch-" (Firo)
Okay, well something like this. I stop the monster crest's penalty.
"Uu...Firo doesn't remember..." (Firo)
"Yeah. Huh? Why is Firo in this form?" (Firo)
"Hey. What kind did you mean, saying you were attacked-?" (Sadina)
"Firo won't eat master-!" (Firo)
"Boo-!" (Firo)
Firo changed to human form and protested again. The facts tell the whole story.
"That's-...hasn't Firo-chan entered her season of love?" (Sadina)
"Eh-?" (Firo)
I was taken aback by Sadina's words, even Firo tilted her head.
"Mating season huh" (Naofumi)
Firo was quickly brought to Rat's place after that. Ah, Melty was called over for mediating just in case. Firo received a medical examination from Rat while Melty to soothed the struggling Firo. Oh yeah, after that Firo once again changed into her monster form, looked at me with the eyes of a bird of prey and muttered, "want to eat".
"Mating season huh-..." (Naofumi)
It's a troublesome thing, or rather estrus even though it's only been around half a year since Firo was born huh. Well, wild animals' breeding cycle should be short. Thinking back recently, she's been shivering and shaking, so that was a premonition huh.
"So, what should be done? Will it be cured if we put Firo into that test tube?" (Naofumi)
"Stop any behavior that could break the equipment!" (Rat)
Rat gave a tsukkomi while looking fed up.
"There's medicine to promote it, but medicine to curb it huh-...even if medicine with a calming effect is prescribed, with a variation of Firo Rial it'll just be water on a hot stone..." (Rat)
Rat muttered while rummaging through her medicine shelf. Let's try asking Melty the Firo Rial mania here.
"Melty, do you know anything?" (Naofumi)
"That will become me being attacked though" (Naofumi)
"Melty, you know there will be no followup even if you say such things to me right?" (Naofumi)
Is it okay like that? Your important Firo is becoming something dreadful.
"If she gets sexually excited, isn't it fine to pair her with another Firo Rial" (Rat)
"For now she's being calmed down with pain, but I don't know what will happen if she enters full-blown mating season" (Rat)
"You can do it?" (Naofumi)
"Ye-s?" (Firo)
I took Firo out of the laboratory with Gaelion on my back, pushed them both into another room and locked the door.
"Kukuku, let's have a go-between with a dragon and filo rial..." (Gaelion)
"Nngh!? Eei! Be obedient!" (Gaelion)
Wait a moment hey! Not with magic or anything, isn't he trying to have Firo let it out physically!?
"No-! Firo...wants to eat master...dragons...I'll devour" (Firo)
"I don't know" (Naofumi)
"Isn't that obvious!" (Naofumi)
//thanks
...Suddenly, Motoyasu's face comes to mind. That pervert seems like he'd happily do it with Firo. But, I'm not a pervert.
"Mel-chan. Master is so cruel" (Firo)
Firo is tattling to Melty. I don't know.
"Why do you hate Firo-chan so much!" (Melty)
"No-!" (Firo)
"Enough already-...isn't it ok if you just be her partner one time. It's nothing to fret over" (Rat)
"The count is also stubborn-...even though I have some interest in the veracity of the legends" (Rat)
"Well then, how does pleading with the firo rial's queen sound? She might lend us some insight" (Melty)