7th Time Loop Volume 6: A Story About When It's Sweeter to Sleep Together
This is a canon short story written by Touko Amekawa as a Bookwalker bonus for Volume 6 of 7th Time Loop!
Based on how they have been adding bonuses sometimes, it might be added when Volume 6 gets translated by Seven Seas someday, but for now, I've translated it in English!
PLEASE DON'T REPOST OR RE-UPLOAD THIS TRANSLATION ANYWHERE.
Contains spoilers for Volume 6.
Bonus Side Story for 7th Time Loop Volume 6
A Story About When It's Sweeter to Sleep Together
Around a day has passed since the fire onboard the ship, and it was now bedtime. After taking a bath and helping with disinfecting Arnold's bedroom, Rishe planned to sleep with him again today. Arnold had this blank look on his face and seemingly planned to say something, but in the end he just went with Rishe's wishes.
Once again, Rishe would become his body pillow.
(Although...)
"What's the matter...?"
Sitting on the middle of the bed, Rishe's face showed a mysterious expression.
Arnold, who also sat on the middle of the bed, sensed her being troubled and asked her that question.
Raising her face, Rishe stared intently at Arnold, who just finished taking a bath just like Rishe.
Arnold, who usually wore tight collars to hide his scars, apparently wore comfortable clothes for bedtime. His neck, chest and collarbone could be seen from his shirt. Hugging one of the many pillows around them, Rishe then tugged on Arnold's sleeve and asked.
"Your Highness, you always use soaps with less scents, right?"
"It's less of a nuisance, you see."
Arnold made it clear he hated excessive fragrances.
Rishe raised the back of her hand to the tip of her nose and sniffed.
"Hmm."
"Rishe."
He stopped asking further questions and instead called her name, while Rishe timidly replied.
"Actually, um. Master Joel pointed it out to me this morning."
"Pointed what out?"
"..."
She looked so embarrassed, she looked down while continuing.
"He told me I have the same scent as yours, Prince Arnold..."
"..."
Arnold could probably guess how red Rishe's face was with embarrassment right now.
Thinking about it made her more embarrassed, so Rishe tried to excuse herself while clutching her nightgown hem.
"So, tonight, after my bath, I reduced the amount of lotion I put on my body, but the scent still overpowered yours, so..."
"..."
"So before I sleep here with you, I'll just wipe myself. I'll remove that scent away as much as possible, so feel free to sleep first, Your Highness... BWAAAAAAAAAH?!"
Rishe screamed as Arnold's arms reached out to her. He placed a large hand on her back, bringing her closer. Arnold then nuzzled Rishe's nape closely.
"Mmm..."
His black hair tickled Rishe's skin.
Arnold went still in that position while muttering to himself.
"...You smell sweet."
"I-is that so? I apologize, I can wipe off that scent away..."
"But."
Arnold finally pulled away, speaking composedly as if nothing happened.
"I think of it as nothing but your scent."
Before she could ponder the meaning of his words, Rishe's eyes went spinning.
"It's not uncomfortable. You don't need to do anything unnecessary like wiping anything, go to bed soon."
"B-but."
"Here. I'll snuff out the lamp soon."
Being prompted like that, Rishe hurried under the covers.
Arnold didn't seem to mind and didn't say anything as Rishe laid down next to him.
(The meaning of those words... there shouldn't be any deeper meaning on those words...)
Her body now turning warmer wasn't due to her just finishing her bath moments ago. Realizing this, Rishe turned her back away from Arnold.
(As the body temperature rises, the sweet scent on the skin from the lotion turns stronger...!)
"....?"
Of course, tonight, she planned to still be a body pillow to him, but things needed to cool down a bit.
When she asked him to not snuff out the lamp yet, Arnold respected her wish and put off from snuffing it out for some moments.
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It’s over now😭. I don’t know what I’m supposed to look forward to at the end of the week now that both Frieren and 7th Timeloop are over.
BUT! We aren’t here to mourn right now, let’s talk about the last episode!!!!
I’m so proud of them! They’ve come so far in these last 3 weeks (both our time and their time) and you can tell! We went from this:
To THIS:
Full circle baby! However, the part I want to focus on the most is the importance of these pivotal moments!
From the beginning we see that Arnold feels somewhat bad about “forcing” Rishe to be engaged to him. We don’t fully see how much he loathes himself because of it until their conversation both after the kidnapping incident and the balcony scene.
And each time we see Rishe reach out and basically judo flip his self-deprivation in the other direction.
This is so important because not only is it building the foundation of their relationship, but it’s setting the precedence in Arnold’s mind that there are other ways to live than planning for one’s own future death. It’s the first time anyone has EVER told him these things without ulterior motives, and he doesn’t know how to react. For all we know, these are the first times he’s ever been at a loss for anything.
Moving on to the freaking PROPOSAL (pt. 2). THIS SCENE IS SO MONUMENTALLY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH PARTIES! And let me explain because the psychological breakdown is all I can think about!!!!
Arnold still holds onto the guilt of brining her to his country. He can’t stand forcing her to do anything when he’s already “forced” her to marry him. But Rishe refuses that BS and thus leads us to the most important part of their relationship in this season. She lets him touch her without gloves.
Remember, the main reason she didn’t want him touching her was because she would get PTSD flashbacks of him killing her. At the beginning she held very grudging respect for him, but still resented him for the past lives he lead. Her letting him touch her freely from this point on shows just how much she’s grown to trust and rely upon him.
This man has been waiting for this moment for a long time, and he is very gentle and respectful the entire time. He understands just how important it is to her but it’s also just as important to him. That tenuous divide that was constantly between them has finally been shattered!
But of course we can’t miss this! In every shot when we first see the ring Arnold’s eyes are vividly there, begging us to contrast them. We see how much she admires the ring, while admiring his eyes even more at the same time.
I would absolutely love and adore a season 2, but even if we don’t get one I’m satisfied with everything we got. These two have come so far in their relationship and the new and still blooming trust, respect, and affection and I’m just so proud of them. The team did such an incredible job putting all of this together and you can feel the passion and love that was put into every little detail. I don’t know what I’m going to look forward to next every Sunday, but hopefully we’ll all find something!
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“Prince…Arnold…” Rishe barely managed to squeeze her voice from her throat. Her heart was clanging like an alarm bell. And how couldn’t it be? She was trapped in the circle of Arnold’s arms. “Erm, I…”
For some reason, he wasn’t letting her go.
Flustered, she stammered, “I-I’m sorry if I surprised you, but, um…” She clutched at the prince’s jacket. As much as she wanted to look him in the eyes when she spoke, she didn’t think she could raise her head right now. “You had to know I could make a jump like that.”
“I guess you’re right. I have seen you jump from a balcony to the ground before.”
“Then why did you…?”
Arnold was silent for a time. Then, sounding embarrassed, he said, “My body acted on its own. I couldn’t help it.” (✿)
7TH TIME LOOP (2024)
#11. the determination of a snow flower・雪花の決意
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7th Time Loop Short Story Bonus: A Story About Christmas, On a Present Setting
This is a bonus short story written by Touko Amekawa with even a postcard for 7th Time Loop Volume 6! It's set on a modern alternate universe, with Rishe and Arnold as college students.
Disclaimer: This translation is made by me for fandom purposes only. This unofficial translation is not affiliated with the official 7th Time Loop franchise. All rights reserved for 7th Time Loop to its respective committees, committee members, staff, author and rights holders.
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*Author’s note: Both of them are college students in Japan who are working together in this present setting!
Rishe wanted to show Arnold the joy and beauty in this world. That was why she always gave her all with events and festivities. That afternoon, as she changed into the costume she prepared earlier and went to the living room, Arnold, who sat on the sofa, furrowed his brows slightly, then spoke.
“What’s… with that outfit…?”
“It’s Santa Claus, Arnold-senpai!” She was wearing a one-piece dress with a mini-skirt made from red velour fabric and lined with cute white pompoms, the design showing off her décolletage. “This looks a bit embarrassing, but it seems to be the most popular design from the store. I need to keep up on researching current trends to help with choosing my future career path!”
As Arnold fell silent, Rishe became a little bit uneasy.
“Senpai, perhaps, are you unfamiliar with Christmas…?”
“It’s the day for which you kept looking in advance at catalogues and have been making reservations for various foodstuffs, right? Also, it’s that day that you will declare you will refuse to accept any expensive gift I would give you.”
“Your perception of things is too biased!”
“I know you’re the type to take events very seriously, and I’m aware how you devote yourself into helping me. However…”
Arnold sighed and gently patted the space next to him on the sofa. She realized he was beckoning her to seat there so she did, and she was then wrapped with a fluffy blanket.
“!”
“But it’s more important to me you don’t freeze while doing so.”
That voice close to her ears was very gentle, yet it tickled. Rishe gripped the edge of the blanket tightly, trying to hide her face.
(…Even though it’s already so hot here…)
Unable to speak in that manner, for the time being Rishe went quiet, not knowing what she should do about that heat.
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