After regaining her senses, Asha spent a rather busy time—listening to Veronica explain why she was in Jedo, having a touching reunion with Cecil, and so on.
Veronica felt a strange emotion upon seeing her regain her senses. She was also a bit disappointed, thinking Asha might not return to her Workshop.
But her sad imagination did not come true in the way she had imagined.
Though, seeing that the ears and tail remained, she had inwardly thought this might happen.
…But when it actually did, Veronica’s feelings became a bit unsettled. It felt as though it had happened because she had wished for it.
‘Even so, that can’t be it.’
Shaking her head inwardly, she placed her face on her own lap and stroked Asha’s head, who was pestering her to pet her.
In this behavior that the original Asha would never have done, Veronica felt a mix of confusion and faint joy.
Sensing that faint joy, she moved her hand with a bitter expression.
Amidst the confusion of guilt for feeling such emotions and wondering if she was this kind of person—
‘…It’s not like I made her this way, right?’
It wasn’t exactly wrong.
Rather, since she had gone to check on them and ended up taking care of Asha and Cecil, couldn’t she be considered the victim?
‘….’
Veronica forced herself to think that way and reached out her hand to Asha.
Then Asha, who had been staring blankly, placed her dainty hand on Veronica’s and stared at her intently, as if urging her to pet her more.
In those eyes craving affection and approval from her, the complex emotions she had felt moments ago scattered, and a chilling sensation swept over her.
Just what tune was she supposed to dance to…?
With a sigh, she stroked Asha’s head again, and Asha laughed breathlessly, rubbing her head against Veronica’s hand.
It felt as though she had regained her senses once and returned, but now seemed to act a bit more intimately.
“Well, I’m glad it’s you, at least…”
Though it was questionable whether Asha, not in her right mind, could be called Asha.
Then Veronica recalled the moment when Asha, having regained her senses, had placed her hand on hers.
‘…Seeing that.’
It seemed ambiguous to say it wasn’t Asha. Whether it was her subconscious or… whether she was hiding what she remembered. It seemed like they were influencing each other in some way.
Well, it was closer to a one-sided influence…
“Asha, sit.”
Having thought that far, she absentmindedly said it.
Then Asha, who had been rubbing her hair against Veronica’s fingers, perked up her ears and plopped down onto the cold floor in what’s commonly called a ‘ladylike sit.’
Veronica silently watched that sight, then poured some milk from the table into her palm.
And offering it to Asha sitting on the floor, she muttered.
“…Good girl.”
It was only natural to give a reward for obeying commands.
Asha, seeing the pure white milk in the offered hand, panted breathlessly, then placed her mouth on the hand and stuck out her tongue.
“Lap, lap…”
“Eugh…”
Veronica trembled at the soft sensation touching her fingers and repeated to herself.
…It’s just to become a bit more intimate, licking her palm.
She didn’t notice her face turning red.
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Veronica spent busy days.
While conducting research to restore Asha’s sanity, she consistently engaged in actions she claimed were to become more intimate.
Those actions were quite varied.
Starting from basic commands like sit or hand, they progressed to fairly complex behaviors.
Like kissing her cheek, or fetching things.
Eventually, she even planned to have her run errands outside.
…From what she’d seen, Asha with grown tail and ears didn’t seem to have low intelligence.
Restoring her to her original state would be best, but with no precedent, it was an uncertain task.
She couldn’t help but think that maybe, through this, she might regain her sanity.
She kept all possibilities open.
She forced herself to think that way.
Meanwhile, many things happened to her.
Like Asha’s teacher Ariel visiting… such things.
Ariel, who came to see Veronica, looked extremely haggard. She wasn’t someone with much flesh to begin with, but it seemed she had suffered greatly, as even the area under her eyes was darkly shadowed.
Sitting in a chair, she sighed upon seeing Asha with ears and a tail.
And then she smoked spirit grass thickly. Her already troubled face grew very dark.
Filling the room with spirit grass smoke, she made a complicated expression upon hearing Veronica’s story.
Then she spoke.
“Asha, will you come back home with me?”
Ariel asked, knowing Asha understood everything, but then scratched her cheek at Asha’s subsequent action.
Asha shook her head side to side, then clung tightly to Veronica.
Seeing this, Ariel looked at Veronica and let out a stifled laugh.
“…Seems you’ve grown quite close in the meantime.”
“Ahaha…”
Veronica laughed awkwardly, avoiding Ariel’s gaze.
It seemed her efforts had borne fruit.
Ariel, looking at her with a strange gaze, gave up on taking Asha and settled for taking Cecil instead.
“Ariel. Sh-should I not be here?”
“…I’ll make sure you can return soon, so come with me for a little while. For Asha’s sake.”
“Yes…”
Of course, that wasn’t easy either. It was only possible after persuading her by saying it was for Asha’s sake.
After seeing off Cecil and Ariel, Veronica and Asha were left alone.
Veronica looked at Asha, who remained with her, and felt a strange sentiment.
And not long after.
Asha, with ears and tail, went into heat. Since there had been no significant progress until then, Veronica found herself in a situation where she had to satisfy Asha’s desires.
Preparations were ready.
She had already collected plenty of Cecil’s essence, the raw material for ‘that medicine,’ for various purposes.
Veronica stroked Asha’s head, who was rubbing her face against Veronica’s thigh while wagging her tail.
“Huff, huff…”
Then saliva began to soak thickly onto her thigh.
It was because Asha’s tongue, as if searching for something, licked her thigh.
The soft tongue licking her lap gradually… gradually moved upward.
Along with sniffing sounds.
Veronica trembled from the ticklish breath on her thigh and spoke softly.
“Asha… wait.”
Then Asha’s greedy movement up her thigh stopped.
“Hehk… huff.”
Asha waited patiently at Veronica’s words. Saliva dripped from her tongue, and her tail fluttered wildly.
Veronica offered her finger to praise her.
With her other hand, she rummaged behind the table for ‘that medicine.’
Meanwhile, Asha, having obtained the finger as a reward, extended her tongue toward Veronica’s white, slender finger.
The hot tongue explored between her fingers as if savoring them.
At that repeated, peculiar flicking of the tongue, Veronica felt an illusion as if strength was gathering in a rod that hadn’t even grown yet.
“Good… wait a moment.”
Veronica spoke in a voice surprisingly gentle even to herself, gripped the medicine, and slowly moved her steps.
Each time, Asha flicked her tongue and slowly followed her.
Soon, the two arrived at the bedroom.
Upon reaching the bedroom, Veronica swallowed the medicine without hesitation.
Throb!
Then a rod stood erect from her lower half. Perhaps because she didn’t do it unless necessary?
Her rod was in a state of erection stiffer than ever before.
“Sniff, sniff…”
Then Asha, who had been licking her finger, began sniffing.
Soon, as if smelling the scent emanating from the rod, she twisted her body.
Then she climbed onto the bed and raised her hips high.
“…Pervert.”
Swallowing her saliva, Veronica approached Asha and spoke to her.
“Asha… turn over.”
Then Asha, who had raised her hips, lay on her back on the bed.
“Good…”
If she had to do it, she wanted to see her face while doing it.
Veronica reached her hand toward Asha’s lower abdomen as if giving a reward. Then she clearly felt a trembling sensation.
“Ahng…”
…Why is it always human-like moans?
Is engaging in relations the shortcut to regaining humanity?
Lost in thought, she gently stroked Asha’s lower abdomen.
“Huk, hehk…?”
Swish, swish.
Whenever Veronica’s fingers stroked her lower abdomen, Asha’s body shuddered. Asha, with a confused expression, spread her straightened legs and—
Trembling her toes, she reached climax.
“Aahng…!”
“Huh?”
Startled by that voice, Veronica realized Asha had climaxed.
…Then a somewhat gloomy emotion arrived.
“Going off on your own, you naughty girl…”
She said that and let out a stifled laugh. But Asha’s condition was a bit strange.
Seeming to have heard Veronica’s words, she, still in the aftermath of climax, raised her body and brought her face close to the stiffly erect rod.
Then, as if asking for it to be given to her, she pressed her lips against the rod and its tip, peck, peck.
“….”
Veronica’s desire exploded there.
She could no longer hold back.
After demanding Asha raise her hips to insert it deep inside—
She mindlessly rocked her hips until the two were exhausted and sprawled out.
The bedroom filled with lewd cries and a sticky scent.
Thus, their night ended.
Waking in the morning, Veronica blinked at a strange sensation.
Opening her bleary eyes, she saw a rod, which had grown who knows when, standing stiffly erect.
And she began to see clearly Asha fitting her own hole onto it.
“A-Asha?”
Flustered, she spoke, and a voice trembling with embarrassment was heard.
“…W-wait, I’ll, I’ll explain.”
“…Huh?”
Hearing the voice, Veronica stared blankly as her rod disappeared.
Author’s Note (Afterword)
Probably the next chapter will be the last of this if scenario.
By the way, it’s extremely hot... where I am, it’s reached 34 degrees.
Please take care of your health, everyone...!
Have a good evening.