“Kyu…?” Hamchi’s eyes shot wide open in surprise.

“Kyu? What are you talking about? Just get on,” Siegfried grumbled in response.

“O-Owner punk… Are you offering to give me a piggyback ride…?”

“Ah… just get on, will you? Crouching like this is tiring.”

“All right… Kyu…”

Hamchi got on Siegfried’s back after hearing the latter’s annoyed grumbling.

“Kyu… Owner punk… is Hamchi not heavy?” Hamchi asked with a slight blush.

“You’re fucking heavy,” Siegfried curtly replied.

“T-Then put me down. Hamchi can walk alone—”

“Shut up. Do you really think that you can walk when you’re in that state? Your back is a pincushion right now. It’s full of holes!”

“Kyuu…”

“It hurts a lot, right? Just hang in there. I’ll make you feel better in no time.”

“N-No…”

“And thank you. It’s all thanks to you that we won. The two of us would have died if it weren’t for you,” Siegfried said.

“T-That was nothing! Hamchi is strong! That was nothing for Hamchi!”

“Forget it. Just don’t do that ever again.”

“Kyu…?!”

“I’ll come back to life if I die, but that’s not the case for you. Just run away next time if you don’t think that you can hold on any longer. Do you understand?”

“H-How can I do that?! Hamchi will always protect owner punk no matter what!”

“Shut up, and just don’t die…” Siegfried said with a hint of anger in his voice.

“Kyu…?”

“What, do you expect...