The Demon's Child

p4
>Saki!

>Koromo-chan.

>Thank you again for your invitation today.
>Don't worry about it.

>...However.
>?

p5
>Koromo is the older one, so Koromo-"chan" is wrong.
>Eh? Is that so?
>Erm, then,
>is Koromo-san alright?

>!
>Yeah, that's fine.

>Well then, Koromo...san.
>What should we play today?
>Ma-...!

p6
>Hm?
>Mahjong?

>N-
>No.
>Hmm. It's not that?

>B-
>Book.
>Book?

>Saki's voice
>Koromo wants you
>to read Koromo a book, Saki...
>makes me sleepy.
>Sure, alright.

p7
>Do you like books, Koromo...san?
>I enjoy reading them often too.
>Is that so...

>Yeah.
>We'll read them together, right?

>To-
>gether.

>...Yeah.
>Together.

p8
>...It's
>this one.

>Wah.
>This is a lovely picture book.
>The art is sublime, right?
>This is Koromo's favorite book.

>Hmm.
>A tale about a prince and a princess huh?
>What pretty colors...

p9
>Ah, hey. Why don't we read to each other?
>Read to each other?

>Yeah.
>We'll take turn reading the prince and princess' lines.

>It brings back memories.
>I did this a lot with Onee-chan when I was younger.

>Uh.

>O-Okay, let's do it!
>Koromo will be the prince!
>Ehehe
>Okay, got it. I'll be the princess then.
>...Hmm. I know I'm the one who suggested it, but I'm getting kinda embarrassed.

p10
>...
>...

>"Ooh."
>"What a beautiful princess".

"Her fingers, her voice, her eyes."
>"I can't help"

>"but be drawn to her very existence."

p11
>Her very
>existence...

>Koromo...-san?

>Ah,
>what is it?
>It's your line, Koromo-san.
>From here.

>R-Right.
>Erm...

p12
>...And so
>the princess said,
>"Prince, would you take me along with you?"

>...
>Prince?
>Koromo-chan?

p13
>Hah.
>Are you sleepy?
>Should we stop?

>L-
>Let's keep going til the end!
>Koromo is the prince, after all!

>Fufu.
>Understood, Prince.

>Also, it's Koromo-SAN.
>Ah.

>"Prince"
>"I want"

p14
>"to help you".

>...
>Koromo-chan?

p15
>Did you fall asleep...?

>I'll save you,
>okay?

p16
>Miyanaga Saki.
>Your existence
>has saved Koromo.

>Thank you
>for saving that girl.

p17
>Was I able to help her?

>I'd be happy
>if I did.

>Saki!

p18
>...And so,
>the prince and the princess lived happily ever after.
>The end.

p19
>...Good night,

>sweet prince.

p20
>Rough of Koromo-chan in casual clothes. I got ahead of myself and added frills to make the cloth perfect, which was a huge pain but also really satisfying. The front part is completely wide open, but you can't really tell when it's in black and white...

p22
>...Nya.

>...Ah~ Koromo
>fell asleep, huh...

>Ah.

p23
>...Hey,
>Saki.

>Koromo
>dreams about you all the time.

p24
>They make Koromo feel ticklish
>but also strangely pleasant.

>What do you think
>this feeling is?

>...
>Do you know, Saki?

p25
>The prince
>awakens the princess with a kiss, right?

p27
>It's cold...
>Ah, I've got some gloves. How about you use them, Haramura-san and Koromo-san?

>What about you, Miyanaga-san?
>Yeah. You're cold too, aren't you, Saki?
>Ehehe. I don't need any.

>See?
>If I do this, I don't feel cold.

>I-I guess so.
>Indeed...
>Hmm, not too shabby, Saki.
>Uuh.
>Ueno-san. Your hand...
>>Unexpected BuCap handholding