Kars woke up in the morning, only to find himself lying on Patchouli, biting her chest, with drool covering her entire chest area. He immediately sprang up in a panic, wiping his mouth and looking at the unpleasant situation before him.
He was already embarrassed about biting Patchouli's chest, but covering her with drool made him even more anxious. He didn't want to make Patchouli angry because of this. He quickly looked around the room for something to wipe it up, but after a moment of searching, he couldn't find anything suitable. His gaze fell on his own shirt. He quickly stripped off his top and began carefully wiping Patchouli's chest.
While wiping, Kars looked at Patchouli's chest. Although he had seen it many times recently, he still felt a little shy. When he wiped the slightly raised area, he heard a faint sound from Patchouli, which made Kars's face turn even redder, and he sped up his wiping.
Only after cleaning everything thoroughly, making sure nothing was left behind, did Kars relax a little. He then cautiously left the room.
Phew~ Why did I do something like that in my sleep again? But thankfully, Patchouli probably won't find out I soaked her entire chest in drool. And luckily, Patchouli hasn't been wearing a bra recently. Kars didn't understand why Patchouli suddenly liked sleeping only in her underwear. He could understand her not wearing one when they were practicing the massage, but why didn't she put one back on afterward? However, he was glad she hadn't worn one, or he definitely would have been discovered. If he wore a bra, his drool would have soaked the underwear, making it impossible to wipe clean. Even if Patchouli didn't mind, it would certainly cause an issue. Kars thought that if someone drooled all over him, he would find it quite disgusting.
Kars also felt frustrated about his sleeping habits lately. He seemed restless and always caused some kind of trouble, which was truly vexing.
"Sigh~ I just don't get it." Kars sighed, shaking his head. As he prepared to go sunbathe, he saw thick clouds covering the sky, making him even more frustrated. Now I can't even sunbathe. Does my luck have to be this bad?
"Huh? Kars, aren't you going to sunbathe?" Hong Meiling, who was out for her morning exercise, was a little surprised to see Kars, who usually sunbathed at this time, sitting alone in the garden. Kars pointed to the sky, and Hong Meiling understood.
"Oh, it's covered up."
"Yeah, so I can only sit here and wait." Kars answered, his mood depressed. Since Sakuya hadn't finished breakfast yet, he could only wait here.
"Don't feel so sad just because of one instance. You'll have many days like this in the future. If you feel this way every time, you'll be down all the time." Hong Meiling sat down next to Kars, comforting him as he looked dejected. "The sun will come out again soon. It's not a good attitude to be sad just because the clouds cover it for a moment. That's not a healthy way to think."
"It's not entirely because of the sun. I just feel like I have a lot of problems lately."
"Are you troubled by something? What is it? Tell me a little bit, and I'll see if I can help you find a solution." Kars hesitated for a moment, then explained his problem.
"It's just that I have a problem with my sleeping posture, and I tend to grab things and move around a lot when I sleep. I actually envy you, Meiling, who can sleep standing still without moving."
"I don't think that's something to envy." Hong Meiling felt slightly embarrassed when Kars said that. "But that doesn't seem like something to be troubled about, right? To me, it seems like a small problem."
"But I sleep with other people. Doing that can easily disturb them. My Little Auntie seemed bothered by it before, and Patchouli hasn't been, but the other issue is worse." I drooled all over her…
Hong Meiling still didn't see the severity in Kars's words. To her, it was normal for children to move around in their sleep, and it wasn't something to worry about; at most, it would just affect sleep quality. Kars's concern was likely due to his own good-boy nature.
"If you're really worried about it, you can sleep with me. I'm a very heavy sleeper, so you can do anything, and I won't be disturbed." And even if she were disturbed, she could just catch up on sleep during the day, though she did that every day anyway.
"I don't think so." Kars shook his head. He didn't want to cause Hong Meiling problems as well. Unlike his Little Auntie and Patchouli, she didn't sleep in late, so she wouldn't have time to deal with the situation.
"I said it's fine, so don't worry about it. And don't keep stressing over such small things." Hong Meiling assured Kars, telling him not to worry about small problems.
"You don't understand, that's why you're saying that. For example, if I drooled all over you, wouldn't you feel terrible when you woke up and saw it?"
"That's not serious either, is it? I do that sometimes, too." Hong Meiling scratched her head. She sometimes drooled when she dreamed of eating, so she had a very high tolerance for it.
"You do that too, Meiling?" Kars was quite surprised that Hong Meiling was the same.
"Yes, so don't worry about such a small matter. Maybe if we sleep together, I'll be the one drooling on you. Then you might be the one who doesn't want to sleep with me." Seeing Kars's reaction, Hong Meiling smiled, thinking it was nice to be able to cheer Kars up by sharing a small detail about herself.