Hyperdimension Neptunia GB

Chapter 68 (Confounded Emotions)

Bel: "Well it did!"

...While the inheritors squabbled, Ngine and the Cracker had locked gazes their faces were so close they could smell the other's breath...

Ngine: "Y-your breath stinks..."

Cracker: "O-oh? Sorry..."

Ngine: "Uuu..."

Cracker: "We should get up..."

Ngine: "Why?"

Cracker: "What do you mean why? It's morning, we've got things to do remember."

Ngine: "No... Not really..."

Cracker: "Are you still half asleep...?"

Ngine: "Funyaaa~"

...The Cracker rubbed Ngine's cheeks...

Ngine: "Hey, stop that..."

Cracker: "You don't like it?"

Ngine: "It makes me feel weird... just like... last night..."

Cracker: "Oh... right...Last night..."

Ngine: "Uuu..."

...The two recollect what had transpired, their emotions meld together creating an uncertain air around them... Their eyes wonder for a bit but soon locked once again...

Ngine: "What are you looking at me for?"

Cracker: "N-nothing in particular... What about you? Why are you looking at me?"

Ngine: "N-no reason... Hey we should get up..."

Cracker: "I said that first."

Ngine: "Then get up already..."

Cracker: "You first..."

Ngine: "O-okay...Hmp..."

As Ngine tries to get up, her body wobbles for a bit, she almost falls back but the Cracker catches her...

Cracker: "You okay?"

Ngine: "Y-yeah..."

...The Cracker's arm supported her from behind their hands found each other and once again their eyes locked...

Cracker: "umm.. Sorry about last night... I don't know what came over me..."

Ngine: "Right, you were just carried away is all..."

Cracker: "Yeah... That's the word... just Carried away..."

...The two sat on the bed for a few seconds still looking deep at each other with faces flushed...

Feria: "Hmmmm~? You two seem awfully close~"

Cracker / Ngine: "!!!!!"

Bel: "We won't tell anyone! We promise!"

Ngine: "Nothing happened! Okay! So just leave it at that!"

Cracker: "Yeah... nothing happened..."

...Just then, he remember the moment their lips connected, the soft and warm sensation of her lips rose up to his mind making his face flush, and since he and Ngine were connected, what he thought of was also conveyed to Ngine...

Ngine: "...."

Feria: "Those faces say otherwise though... But oh well."

Bel: "Why are you even here Feria?"

Feria: "The door was open and I just saw you standing there like a statue, so I thought I'd say hi."

Cracker: "You should have woken us up."