春眠暁を覚えず。
この日も朝からずっと、シルビアとナディアと三人で、ベッドの上でごろごろした。
魔法を使わなくてもベッドの上は温かくて快適で、すごく快適にごろごろできた。
「あっ......」
横でシルビアが声をだしたから、彼女の方を向く。
目が半開きで、目覚めたばかりみたいだ。
「夢......なの?」
なんだ夢を見てたのか。
シルビアはしばらくきょろきょろしてから、また目を閉じてそのまま寝た。
寝顔は気持ちよさそうだ。それを見てるだけでおれは幸せな気持ちになった。
「シルヴィ、なんの夢を見てたんだろ」
ナディアの方を見た。ナディアの方はごろごろしてるけど完全に起きてる。
「なんの夢なんだろうな」
「えへへ......ルシオ様ぁ......」
シルビアが寝言を言った。
「ルシオくんの夢を見てるらしいね」
「そうみたいだな」
「どんな夢なんだろ......二度寝する位だから、いい夢だよね」
その気持ちはわかる。
いい夢を見て、もう一回見たくて二度寝して、それでもっといい夢を見る。
それはおれにも経験がある事だ。
「どんな夢なのか、あとでシルヴィに聞いてみよっと」
「......なんだったら今のぞいてみるか?」
ナディアに提案した。
「のぞくって、どうやって?」
「魔法」
「できるの!?」
驚くナディア、ベッドの上からパッと起き上がった。
顔がワクワクしてる、やれるのなら是非やりたい、そんな顔だ。
おれも体を起こす。丁度そう言う魔法を魔導図書館で覚えてきたばかりだ。
「やるか?」
「うん!」
「ならおれの手を掴んでて」
「こう?」
「それでいい、いくぞ――『ドリームキャッチャー』」
呪文を唱えて、魔法の光が二人を包み込む。
目の前が真っ白になった、全身を浮遊感が包んだ。
しばらくして、ぼんやりとした背景のないところにやってきた。
「ここは――あっ、この感じ、夢だ」
ナディアはすぐに理解した。ふわふわとしてて、焦点があってなくて背景とかがないこの感じ。
「ここがシルヴィの夢の中?」
「ああ、そう言う魔法だ」
「さて、シルビアはどこかな」
ナディアにおだてられながら、シルビアの姿を探す。
ふわふわとした夢の世界の中、それはすぐに見つかった。
「あれ、シルヴィ?」
ナディアがわからないのも無理はなかった。
なぜならそこにいたのは大人版のシルビア。先日のパーティーでおれが魔法をかけて大人の姿にしたのとまったく同じシルビアだ。
彼女の横に一人の男がいる。
......メチャクチャキラキラしてて、イケメンの男だ。
「じゃああっちはだれ?」
「......誰だろうな」
おれはすっとぼけた、あまり言いたくなかった。
ナディアはしばらくじっとみつめて、ポン、と手を叩いた。
「わかった、あれルシオくんだ!」
「......」
おれは苦い顔をして頷いた。
そう、そこにいるのはおれだ。シルビアと同じように大人になったおれだ。
しかしそれはメチャクチャイケメンだった。おれが魔法をかけて大人にした自分よりも遙かにイケメンだ。
かなり美化されていて、あれがおれだ、っていうのが恥ずかしいくらい美化されてる。
そんな夢の中のおれとシルビアが向き合っていた。
「ルシオ様、あなたはどうしてルシオ様なの?」
「キミと出会うためさ」
うげえ......。
背中に悪寒が走った。夢ルシオの台詞で全身に鳥肌が立ってしまった。
こんな夢を見てるのかシルビアは。
いやいや......。
「甘い、甘すぎる!」
ナディアが大声をだして、大人の二人の間に割って入った。
「な、ナディアちゃん?」
「甘すぎるよシルヴィ。ルシオ様はこんなんじゃない」
どうやらシルビアの夢を――ある意味妄想を止めに入ったみたいだ。
軌道修正してくれるみたいだから、様子を見る事にした。
「じゃあ、どうなの?」
「うーん」
目を閉じて、額に人差し指をあてて考えるナディア。
「こんな感じ!」
ぱっと目をあけて言った後、夢のおれ――夢ルシオが姿を変えた。
それは一言で言えば......覇王だった。
精悍な顔つき、王冠つけてマントをなびかせ、自信に満ちた顔で遠くを見つめている。
その視線はやがて二人に注がれ。
「シルビア、ナディア。取りに行くぞ――世界を」
「はい! ルシオ様」
「ああんもうどうにでもしてルシオくん!」
うっとりしきった目のシルビア、自分を抱きしめるポーズで体をくねくねさせるナディア。
覇王ルシオのことを、二人とも気に入ったみたいだ。
「でも、これもちょっと違うかな」
「じゃあシルヴィが本当のルシオくんを見せてよ」
「うん、ちょっとまってて」
今度はシルビアが考える番になった。
しばらく考えた後、同じように夢のおれが姿を変える。
覇王ルシオと大体同じだった。
違うのは服装の色が白メインになってて、マントはあるけど、王冠はなく代わりに頭の上に輪っかが浮かんでいる。
おい......それってまさか。
「われはこの世の全てをすべし神なり」
やっぱり神かよ! つうか、やけに俗っぽい神だなおい!
「すごい......やっぱりルシオ様だわ」
「うん、ルシオくんじゃん......」
「えええええ?」
思わず声に出てしまった。あんなんでいいのか?
ぶっちゃけこの神より、最初のイケメンの方がよっぽど普通にいいと思うぞおれは。あれはあれでちょっとアレだけど!
「ねえシルヴィ、このルシオ様だと偉いのはぎりぎりで届くけど、かっこよさが足りないって気がするの」
「そっか......でも難しいよ、だってルシオ様はすごくてかっこいいんだから、わたしの想像力じゃ追いつかないよ」
「それ賛成。そうだ、二人で一緒に考えてみようよ。あたし達二人なら一番素敵なルシオくんを作り出せるよ」
盛り上がるシルビアとナディア。
おれは二人を置いて、夢から出た。
ベッドに戻ってきたおれは、顔が火を噴きそうな位恥ずかしかった。
覇王とか、神とか、しかもそれでもまだ足りないとか。
......なんか美化されすぎて、ちょっと恥ずかしい。
「ルシオ様......素敵」
「ルシオくん......素敵」
いつの間にかお手々をつないで寝ている二人の嫁。
顔はにやけてて、いかにも幸せそうだ。
本気でおれのことをそんな風に思ってるみたいで、おれはますます、恥ずかしくなったのだった。
In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn.
From the morning this day, Sylvia and Nadia, the three of us, were laying down on top of the bed.
On top of the bed was warm enough even if magic weren't used, so we were laying down very comfortably.
[Ah!......] 
I heard Sylvia's voice from the side, so I looked towards her.
Her eyes were half-opened, and it looks like she just woke up.
[Is it......a dream?] 
Oh, she was seeing a dream huh.
Sylvia looked around restlessly for awhile, but then closed her eyes again and went to sleep.
Her sleeping face looks very comfortable. Just by looking at her, I felt very happy.
[Sylvie, I wonder what dream she is seeing] 
I looked towards Nadia. In Nadia's case, she was laying around but she was completely awake.
[Yeah, I wonder what kind of dream it is] 
[Ehehe......Lucio-sama?......] 
Sylvia said in sleep talk.
[It looks like she's seeing a dream about Lucio-kun] 
[It seems like that] 
[I wonder what kind of dream is it......she even slept the second time for it, so it's a good dream right] 
I know that feeling.
Seeing a good dream, sleeping the second time to see it again, and see the good dream for a longer time.
That is also something that happened to me before.
[What kind of dream it is, let's ask Sylvie later] 
[......if you want, we can take a peek right now?] 
I suggested to Nadia.
[Take a peek huh, how?] 
[Magic] 
[You can do that?!] 
Nadia was surprised, raising her body on the top of the bed very quickly.
She was like "I'm so excited, if you can do it, let's do it", it was that kind of face.
I also raised my body. Just exact, I just remembered that kind of magic from the Grimoire Library.
[You want to do it?] 
[Un!] 
[Then, hold my hand] 
[Like this?] 
[That's okay, let's go--{Dream Catcher} ] 
I chanted the spell, and the light of the magic enveloped the two of us.
It became pure white before our eyes, and our whole body was enveloped by a floating feeling.
After a while, we came to a place that was vague and has no background.
[This is--Ah! This feeling, it's a dream] 
Nadia understood quickly. It felt very fluffy and cloudy, it felt like the sight wasn't focus and has no background.
[Is this inside Sylvia's dream?] 
[Yeah, it's that kind of magic] 
[Well now, I wonder where Sylvia is] 
While being praised by Nadia, I searched for Sylvia's appearance.
Inside the fluffy and cloudy dream world, I saw that immediately.
[A-re, Sylvie?] 
It was not Nadia's fault that she didn't know.
For the reason, the one who was there was the grown-up version of Sylvia. It completely looked like Sylvia's grown-up appearance that I casted on her during the party the other day.
Beside her, there was one man.
......a super dazzling, handsome man.
[Then, who is that?] 
[......who knows] 
I beat around the bush, I didn't really like to say it.
Nadia stared intently for a while, and *Pon* she hit her hand.
[I got it, that is Lucio-kun!] 
[......] 
I nodded with a bitter face.
Right, that who was right there, was me. It was me who grew up just like Sylvia.
But, that was super duper handsome. That was far, more handsome that the grown-up that I casted on myself.
It was quite beautified, it was so beautified that it was so embarrassing to say "That is me".
With "me" inside the dream, Sylvia faced each other.
[O Lucio-sama, why art thou Lucio-sama?] 
[It was because I was destined to meet you] 
Ughe.........
Chills ran from my back. Chills ran throughout my body because of the lines of Dream Lucio.
Sylvia was, seeing this kind of dream huh.
No, no......
[That's cheap, that's too cheap!] 
Nadia let out a loud voice, and got between the two grown-ups.
[N-Nadia-chan?] 
[That's too cheap, Sylvie. Lucio-kun isn't something like this] 
It looks like she came to stop Sylvia's dream--or delusions in a way.
It seemed like she was going to put it back on tracks, so I just looked on how it would go.
[Then, how is it?] 
[U?n] 
Closing her eyes, Nadia thought while placing her pointing finger in her head.
[Just like this!] 
After she opened her eyes in an instant and said that, the "me" inside the dream--Dream Lucio changed his appearance.
That is, saying it with a word...... it was an Overlord.
With a fearless face, wearing a fluttering mantle and a crown, looking afar with face full of confidence.
And finally, his sight poured into the two.
[Sylvia, Nadia. We're going to take it--we're going to take the world] 
[Yes! Lucio-sama] 
[A?n, you can do whatever you want Lucio-kun!!] 
Sylvia with her eyes mesmerized, Nadia who was hugging her own body and was wiggling.
The Overlord Lucio, it looks like they both liked it.
[But, this is also, somehow different] 
[Then, Sylvie should show the real Lucio-kun] 
[Un, wait a minute] 
This time, it was Sylvia's turn to think.
After she thought for a while, the "me" inside the dream changed just as earlier.
It was almost the same with Overlord Lucio.
The difference was the color of the clothes was mainly white, a mantle was worn, but instead of a crown, there was a ring floating in the top of its head.
Oi......don't tell me that is.
[I am, the God thou shalt own this world] 
It was really a god! I mean, that's too cheap for a god huh!
[Amazing......as I've thought, it was Lucio-sama] 
[Un, it's Lucio-kun......] 
[Ehhhhhhh?] 
I let out a voice instinctively. Is something like that okay?
Honestly, rather than that god, I'm starting to think that the first one, the handsome one looked normal compared to that. That was somehow, feels like "that" though!
[Ne? Sylvie, this Lucio-sama is good enough because he's majestic, but I think that he's not cool enough] 
[Is that so......but, it's hard you know, Lucio-sama is super cool, so my imagination can't catch up] 
[I agree with that. I know, let's think about it together. If it was the two of us, we can create the coolest Lucio-kun] 
Sylvia and Nadia was fired up.
I left the two, and came out from the dream.
When I came back to the bed, I was so embarrassed my face feels it'd burn into flames.
Something like an Overlord, or a God, but still, saying something like that wasn't enough yet.
......somehow, I was so much beautified, it's a bit embarrassing.
[Lucio-sama......so cool] 
[Lucio-kun......so cool] 
My two wives were holding their hands while sleeping when I noticed it.
Their faces were grinning, showing how happy they were.
It seemed like they were seriously thinking of me like that, so I got more and more embarrassed.
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