Extra Episode — Rokuko Is a Dakimakura

When I woke up, I saw Rokuko staring straight at me. The hell? Is her hobby watching people sleep? As I rubbed my sleepy eyes and grumbled to myself, Rokuko suddenly said something.

“By the way, Keima. I guess you’re actually going to use that dog-eared girl as a dakimakura now, aren’t you?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah. I guess I am. I thought other people were bad dakimakuras at first, but after an extended trial period, it turns out they’re actually pretty good.” Trial and error is pretty important. Never give up after one go. Keep at it and things might just work out! Yep. Words to live by.

“...Hmm.” Rokuko gave me a meaningful look and thought for a minute before opening her mouth again.

“Hey, Keima. I want to try that out too. Is that okay?”

“Huh?” I guess she wants me to lend her Niku. I don’t have any problem with that. Sleeping without Niku for a day won’t kill me or anything, and I could just sleep with a normal pillow in her place.

“Sure, sure. Just for today, though.”

“Oh, really? You’re really okay with it?”

“Yeah.” She really makes a point to get my clear permission. Do I really look like I’m someone who can’t sleep without someone else in their bed?

“Okay, Niku. You need to sleep on your own today. Thanks!” ...Wait, what?

And so, that night... Rokuko was right in front of me. In the same futon as me. To make sure everyone completely understands the situation, let me make it clear that I’m not saying we were sleeping in the same room. I’m saying we were in the same futon, under the same covers, and as an aside, Rokuko was in her bustier form.

“...C-Come on, why aren’t you hugging me? You need to squeeze your dakimakura.”

“Wait, hold up. How’d things end up like this?” To be honest, I should have said something earlier. Rokuko had slid into my futon before I knew what was going on, and then she slid my arms around her back, making me hug her awkwardly from behind.

I smelled something good. It was a sweet, soft scent quite different from Niku’s.

“...Didn’t you hear me when I said I wanted to try being a dakimakura too?”

“Honestly, I thought you meant you wanted to try using Niku as a dakimakura.”

“What, am I not a good enough dakimakura for you?”

“...You are, but I mean...” Well, her hair tickled me less than Niku’s due to it being so long, at least. That didn’t make things any less embarrassing, though. I usually never got this close to Rokuko.

“You and I are partners in body and soul in the first place. Doesn’t it just make sense for us to sleep together like this?”

“Uh... Maybe?”

Either way, Rokuko felt a lot different from Niku. Not only because she was bigger, but because she had a sort of fluffy softness that Niku’s puppy-esque body lacked. Wait... Hold on, hold on. Don’t turn around to look at me, Rokuko. I’ll be too embarrassed to sleep if you’re staring at me like that. Come on, your face is so close... holy crap, it’s so close! Your breath is literally hitting me! Sensing my slight panic, Rokuko hmph’d in satisfaction. Nooo! Your breath tickles so much!

“H-Hmph. Your face is bright red, Keima. Why’s that, I wonder? Are you that happy to have me as your dakimakura?”

“C-C’mon, your face is way more red.” Indeed. After Rokuko turned around, I realized that her cheeks were bright red.

“Wha?! Th-That’s not true!” Rokuko immediately turned back around. Woah now, cool it with the sudden movements. Don’t blame me if my hands end up touching you in weird ways. It’s not my fault my fingers are pushing into your soft body. This is all on you.

“Wh-What? I’ll have you know I can sleep facing whichever direction I want.” Like, at least use your small form for this. You’re causing some, uh, problems here. Know what I mean? At this rate I’m gonna have to leave the futon. Come on.

“...Hey, Keima? My hips are feeling kind of cold. Would you mind pushing yours against mine to warm me up?”

“I DECLINE!”

“Eh?! W-Well, you don’t have to if you don’t want to.” If I pushed my crotch against her hips right now, some serious crap would go down. I mean, I’m a guy. I can’t help what’s going on down there right now.

“Hmmm... W-Well, okay.” Rokuko pushed her back against my chest a little. Calm down, me. This is Rokuko we’re dealing with. Huh? Actually, wait. Why would that be a problem? I mean, Rokuko does have some pretty feet... Wait, no. No no no. Sleep is a time of holiness. I mustn’t allow my heart to be swayed like this. I closed my eyes and focused my mind on anything but Rokuko. As I did so, I felt sleepiness slowly come to me.

“...Alright, time for me to sleep.”

“Eh? Hold on...!”

I shut my eyes even tighter. At first I thought I’d never be able to sleep like this, but that turned out not to be the case. I fell asleep pretty fast, all things considered.

# Rokuko’s Perspective

Keima’s face is right in front of mine. I was really surprised when he took my offer to be his dakimakura seriously. At first I really did plan on just using Niku, but after he said okay, I decided to push my luck and try being his dakimakura myself. And then he really did fall asleep while hugging me from behind, as if I were his pillow. Though, he’s pulling his hips away from mine for some reason.

...I was reaaally looking forward to this, though.

“...Are you actually sleeping?” I poke his cheeks.

“Bleeeh.”

“Ah!” He lets out a groan, which surprises me. But that’s all he did.

“...I guess he is asleep.” It looks like Keima really did go to sleep for real. His peaceful breathing makes me feel conflicted, like I’m relieved and a little sad at the same time.

“Well, okay. This isn’t nearly as big of a deal as I though it would... be... Okay, it actually is.” I’m really surprised Keima could sleep in this situation. Geez... At least get so nervous that you can’t sleep. Or start breathing so heavily it’s obvious what’s going on in your head. I’m your partner, but I’m the only one feeling that way. This isn’t fair.

I turn my back to Keima, making sure to not wake him up. If I keep staring at him like that, my Core’s just going to explode. Geez.

...After calming down a little, I put my hand on Keima’s and wrap my fingers around his. Nmm... This is making me smile for some reason. Aaah... Geez, what the heck am I doing?

In the end, I didn’t sleep at all. I stayed awake and just faked being asleep after Keima started to wake up. Seriously... What the heck am I doing...?