布都さんから、聞きましたし、「」さんの寝床は一つしかありませんでした」妖夢さんの声は心なしか、張り詰めている感を感じた。僕は予期しない妖夢さんの質問に少し狼狽しながらも、寝ているよと答えた。そして、無いとは思うけど尾、勘違いをされそうな話題なので、補足を入れようとすると、妖夢さんは机を強く叩き、「ふざけないで下さい」と俯き加減で呟いた。妖夢さんの突然の豹変に僕は驚き、布都ちゃんも唖然としている様子だった。「身寄りの無い子を家に連れ込んで、一緒に寝て、それで平然としている・・・。酷いです！見損ないました！」と妖夢さんは僕を睨んで怒鳴りつけた。妖夢さんは明らかに勘違いをしているのだけど、凄い剣幕で、僕は言葉が出なかった。「よ、妖夢殿、何を怒っているぞ？「」殿は我とただ寝ているだけで・・」「貴女は黙っていて下さい！」と布都ちゃんが制止に入るものの、妖夢さんは一喝する。「今すぐ、布都さんと別れて下さい。今すぐに！」と妖夢さんは刀を手に掛け、僕に向ける。「何をする。妖夢殿！」只ならぬ雰囲気を察したのか、布都ちゃんは声音を硬くした。「これは、私と「」さんのお話です。黙ってて下さい。私は「」さんの友人ですから、道を踏み外そうな友人を正すのは友人の役目です」と妖夢さんは吐き捨てた。「「」殿は我の恩人ぞ！。「」殿は刃を向けられる様な事はしていない」と、僕を庇う様に布都ちゃんは言った。「恩人だからなんですか、そもそも、私が先に「」さんと知り合えていたのに、貴女が「」を勝手に・・・」と妖夢さんは大声で言いかけた後で、はっと自分の口を押さえた。そして、抑えた後に「う、うううう・・・」とその場に膝をつき、苦ししそうに胸を押さえた。僕は呆然としたものの、妖夢さんが刀を落した事もあって、一安心し、むしろ、妖夢さんの態度の変わりが心配になり、妖夢さんに詰め寄った。俯いた妖夢さんの顔を見ると、妖夢さんは泣いていた。僕が妖夢さんに声をかけると、妖夢さんは、「・・・す・・、すい・・・、ません・・」と誤って、「・・・す、少し・・、感情が・・・ヒック、高ぶっ・・てしまい、まして・・・。ヒック。わ、解ってます・・・貴方が、そんな・・・人じゃない・・くらい・・ヒック・・」と声を絞る様に言った。「ご・・・ごめんなさい・・・。場を悪くして・・・、か、帰ります・・。」と妖夢さんはふらふらと立ち上がってわっふるわっふる

"I asked Futo about it... the fact that there's only one bed in your bedroom," Youmu confronted me brashly in a tense voice. Taken aback by her sudden question, I told her that we only slept together. I didn't think she had misunderstood it, but it was a touchy subject, so I decided to explain further. Before I could, however, Youmu slammed the table and uttered, "Please stop messing with me," her head cast down. I was surprised by Youmu's sudden change; Futo-chan also seemed dumbfounded. "Taking a girl who you don't know back home and sleeping with her... that's terrible! I misjudged you!" she yelled, directing a piercing gaze at me. She had definitely misunderstood what was going on, but she had such a menacing look that I couldn't find any words. "L-Lady Youmu, why are you so angry? My lord only sleeps with me..." "Please shut up!" Youmu bellowed, causing Futo-chan to fall silent.

"I want you to break up with Futo right now. Right this instant!" Youmu said, making her way toward me with a knife in her hand. "What are you doing, Lady Youmu!?" Futo-chan yelled, sensing the tension. "This is between me and him. Please keep quiet. I'm his friend, thus it's my duty to set him straight when he strays off the path," Youmu spat out. "My lord is my patron! He has done nothing that deserves being encroached upon with a blade!" Futo-chan said, trying to protect me. "Patron? So what? Even though I knew him first, you just came along and easily..." Youmu said loudly before catching herself. After holding herself back, she let out a long vocal whimper and dropped to her knees, clutching her chest as if in pain. I was still in shock, but was a bit relieved after seeing that Youmu had dropped the knife. More importantly, I was worried about Youmu's sudden change in attitude and asked her about it. Looking at her cast-down face, I saw that she was crying. As I tried to speak to her, she began apologizing: "I... I'm sorry... I just... got a little... hic emotionally worked up... I, I understand... hic you aren't that kind of person... hic" she cried, trying to maintain the composure of her voice. "I, I'm sorry... for ruining everything... I'll leave now..." she said, staggering as she got up... to be continued