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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: Herta — Open Your Mouth, It’s Feeding Time

As soon as Noah Metron helped Herta sit up gently from her pillow, he brought the medicine up to her lips.

"Take your pills first. Otherwise, you won't sleep well."

"Mm."

Herta nodded adorably. But then… she only slightly opened her mouth.

And stopped.

She just sat there, eyes staring at him like she expected something.

As if she wanted **him** to feed her.

Noah twitched slightly.

"...Really?"

But he still did it.

One tablet at a time, he gently brought them to her mouth and she accepted each one with a calm face.

Then—

Maybe because her little head was foggy from the cold, or maybe she mistook his finger for the next pill...

She suddenly **sucked his index finger into her mouth**.

"...!"

Noah's eyes widened.

Her warm, slightly damp lips wrapped around the tip of his finger. Soft tongue pressing lightly.

And she didn't even seem to notice what she was doing.

Her pretty violet eyes looked dazed. Cheeks pink. Breathing slow.

She was clearly out of it.

But to Noah—it was sensory overload.

He shivered.

'What the hell?! There's no way this kind of dere behavior is listed in her character file!'

'Is this your doing, Aha?!'

He felt the warmth around his fingertip—wet, ticklish, strangely comforting—and it made his thoughts spiral.

No matter how thick-skinned he was, **this** got through.

He cleared his throat, panicked.

"Cough… Herta? Could you… maybe let go?"

"Mm?"

She tilted her head like a confused kitten.

Then slowly, lazily, opened her mouth and released his finger with a tiny *pop*.

A thin thread of saliva followed.

Noah blinked at it.

'...Okay, yep. She's definitely not acting normal today.'

'Did she get drunk somehow?'

Still stunned, he picked up the glass of warm water and brought it to her lips.

She obediently drank.

After finishing the water and medicine, she snuggled back down under the covers with a tired hum.

Noah stood to leave.

But just as he was about to walk away—

"Ah~"

He turned back.

Herta had sat up again, holding a big spoonful of piping hot cosmic fried rice.

She made the noise again, eyes shining.

"Ahh~ Mouth open. Eat."

She was feeding *him* now?

He stared.

Then smiled helplessly.

He leaned forward and accepted the bite.

Warm rice filled his mouth—fluffy, perfectly seasoned.

She looked so happy watching him chew, nodding like a proud little chef.

Then, as if her job was done, she dug into her own portion with full focus.

Clearly starved.

Noah sat beside her, watching in silence.

His heart was strangely calm.

And then she peeked out from the blanket.

"I'm going to sleep now. You too… rest early."

Her little violet eyes sparkled in the dark, peeking through the crack in the doorway.

Noah stared at them longer than he should have.

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But just before he turned away, he heard her whisper behind the door:

"Noah…"

"I want you to be the only one who ever sees me like this."

"I want… you to always look only at me."

Then the door closed.

And he was left with the warmth lingering in his chest.

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