NOVEL NEXT Chapter 345: [Baby Bottles Are Way Harder To Suck From Than I Thought]
“I-I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna! A baby bottle? That’s way too embarrassing!”
“Hey, Ogu. You shoved a pacifier into my mouth, and now you’re saying that?”
I tightly wrapped my arms around Angu Ogu, who was trying to pull away. If we were on a video call, maybe she could’ve hidden her embarrassment, but unfortunately for her, I was right next to her.
“Ogu, you’re not getting away.”
“Nnngh!? I’m happy you're holding me… but not happy!?”
“Iroha, could you bring a bottle of milk for Ogu?”
“On it!”
“Iroha, no need to prepare that!”
“Here you go~!”
“So fast!? You’re always so slow, but why are you quick only at times like this!?”Since she went through all the trouble, I decided to warm the milk in the microwave until it was body temperature.
To make it even more realistic, I pressed the bottle into Angu Ogu’s hands.
“Here you go, Ogu!”
“Ogu, it’s feeding time~!”
“Ogu-san, you look so good with that!”
Before I knew it, Angu Ogu was holding a bottle even on the stream screen. Was Ah-nee already predicting this would happen?
“Fine, I’ll drink it, okay? I’ll drink… ah… slurp, slurp.”
Angu Ogu sucked on the bottle… and tilted her head.
Then, furrowing her brow, she desperately puckered her lips.
“Hmm…? Mmm!?”
Apparently, the milk wasn’t coming out as easily as she’d expected.
After sucking multiple times, she finally managed to swallow with a loud “gulp.”
The way she was struggling made her look like a baby eagerly sucking at a breast… and it was kind of cute. I started feeling like I wanted to help her drink…
Wait, what am I even thinking!?
What’s this feeling… could this be maternal instinct?
“How was it, Ogu-chan? Did Mama’s milk taste good~?”
“… Phew! Hey, Ah-nee, this thing’s way too hard to drink from! My cheeks are cramping up!”
≫Ogu says Ah-nee’s milk is hard to drink?
≫Oh, right. It’s because Ah-nee’s flat-chested…
≫This isn’t Ogu’s fault, it’s clearly Ah-nee’s!
“Ogu, your bottle-sucking skills are worse than a baby’s! Minus one baby point, Ah-nee!”
“Hey! That was totally biased! And stop making up weird point systems!”
“Oh, geez. Ogu, let me try. I’ll help you drink.”
“Wait, what!? What are you planning, Iroha!?”
“Oh? Is Iroha-chan the mommy now?”
“Come here, sit on my lap.”
“Whoa!?”
I snatched the bottle from Angu Ogu’s hand and pulled her close to me.
Just like soothing a baby, I cradled her head and laid her across my lap…
“There, there. Sip, sip… it’s yummy, isn’t it?”
“Eep! Slurp, slurp… gulp, gulp.”
≫This is angelic.
≫We’ve discovered a new concept: Saint Iroha.
≫A little girl feeding another little girl milk…
“Mmm… Phew! Iroha, I can’t drink anymore…”
Angu Ogu spat out the bottle’s nipple from her mouth.
A drop of milk hung from her chin, ready to fall.
“Whoops.”
I wiped the milk from her chin with my finger to prevent her clothes from getting dirty.
Then, without thinking, I licked the milk from my finger.
“Mmm, sweet.”
“W-WHAA!? W-What are you doing!?”
“Huh? What’s wrong? I just licked the milk that dripped from your mouth.”
Angu Ogu’s face turned beet red.
She always calls herself a “grown-up lady,” so I guess being treated like a baby is her weak spot.
But I take care of her meals all the time, so this didn’t feel all that different to me.
“Well done, you drank so well~. Good girl, my sweet baby.”
I said this while patting her head.
She looked surprised, her mouth opening and closing in shock.
“How was it? The taste of my milk?”
“O-Okay, what’s gotten into you!?”
Angu Ogu finally snapped out of her daze and shouted.
Huh? Did I do something weird? I thought I was acting like a normal mom.
≫Iroha-chan’s milk…!?
≫That sounded so suggestive, lol.
≫Did anyone else feel like this was less baby and more romantic?
“I-Iroha-sama! I want to be your baby too!”
“Hmm~, but it’s hard to give milk online… oh, I know.”
I came up with another motherly activity we could do, even in this situation.
To make it happen, I turned to Ah-nee and softly whispered in a gentle tone.
“Mone-chan, how about we study together, just you and Mommy?”
≫Education Mom mode activated, lol.
≫If Iroha-chan were my mom, I’d definitely grow up smart.
≫At least you’d be able to speak foreign languages, which fits Ah-nee perfectly!
“Uh, no thanks. I’m not really into that kind of thing. I’d rather do something more fun…”
“—Heyyy! Moneeeet!”
“Eep!?”
Ah-nee, startled by the sudden yelling, let out a cute scream.
I quickly followed up with more words.
“Why are you saying that!? Don’t you understand!? I’m doing all of this for you! It’s for your future, don’t you see!?”
“Wahhh!”
“Wait, is this… a toxic mom move!?”