“Achoo!”
“Hey hey. Caught a cold already, kid? Too soft?”
“No. I’ve become famous. Someone’s probably gossiping.”
“True. Your name resounds globally.”
“Soon, hearing your name alone will make villains worldwide shrink and bow.”
That’s [Demon Lord] not [Saint]……
After the lovely-and-embarrassing bath with Alice, I returned to the garden as promised.
Maintenance done; reattachment with Alice’s help completed.
No issues, so until Cerecia’s tea party ended, we three chatted idly.
“So, bath together — how was it, kid? Anything good?”
”…… Nothing you’re imagining.”
“Eh~, boring. You’re young; I figured you’d at least wash with boobs.”
“Such indecent thing — fool!”
“Alice!?”
“Ahaha! Easy to read!”
Red-faced Alice drew her sword; Yueli laughed.
Alice gets played by Yueli — Mashiro and others don’t tease Alice this way.
I don’t stop it. Watching shy Alice no-damage.
The instant-boiler Alice composed herself, cleared her throat, sheathed.
”…… Yueli-san. Restrain such remarks before Lord Ouga.”
“Eh~. Kid wants this too, right?”
Of course! I’d give a smiling thumbs up…… but Alice’s reaction?
Pretending to deliberate, I glanced — Alice looked expectant too.
Eh, waiting on me? Waiting for me to say “Alice, wash me with your boobs”?
If it’s granting my wish, Alice is okay with it.
“I-if Lord Ouga wishes…… I’m always prepared……”
But that’d label me as a pervert.
Alice accepts me as a pervert now? Then please. Not just Alice, all of them sandwiching. Beautiful-girl revolving sushi — boob revolving sushi.
“With one word, all wives would do it. Eh, kid, would me doing it make you happier too~?”
Boobs increase happiness exponentially. One — 2×. Two — 4×. Three — 8×.
By that math, I’m long since fortunate.
Being shown such fine boobs daily, I’m happy.
Reina’s thighs and grown-woman composure compensate; she contributes too.
”…… Well? How long do I hold this offering pose, kid?”
”…… I’m not even looking. Stop.”
“Onee-san is kind, so I’ll pretend. There, Alice. With this, kid is one-shot.”
“At least you have guts to say it in front of him.”
“Alice, here, like this——”
“Ah, what are you touching!?”
Yueli circled behind Alice, slipped hands beside, lifted from below.
Alice couldn’t shake her off; might injure Yueli.
Pressed together — by wrinkles in the clothes you see the size and depth of the cleavage (black hole). …… Truly worldwide-male-attractor gravity.
“See, full effect.”
”——! I’ll fetch fresh leaves!”
“Alice! Don’t break the manor walls!”
“Yes, careful!!”
Alice raced to the manor at dododo sound-effect speed.
She braked at walls and corners, deftly going to kitchen.
“Nice show. Want to raise my salary in thanks?”
“Sigh……”
“Ahaha. But I didn’t think you and Alice were so undeveloped. Maid and noble master usually act fast, right?”
“Say it to her face? ……Alice will be my wife, I can’t act lightly.”
“But Alice probably wants more aggressive moves. Not just her — all the wives.”
”…… Look like it?”
I sat back to listen.
Same-gender, close-age input is precious.
The women around me — they love me, so direct asking is impossible.
Yueli offers objective views; Alice is away, so one-on-one with Yueli.
…… Right! Let me ask!
“Yueli. Why think that?”
“Oh? Hit deep?”
“I love them. So I’d do anything for them.”
“But you can manage without asking me, right? Ducal heir.”
“Ah…… that……”
Yueli grew up in Enkalton.
Her father is its top.
She probably only knows current me, not noble-evaluation past me……
She’ll learn eventually. Don’t want her thinking badly; focus on I have no experience.
“Yueli, no bluster. ……I have no experience with women. None.”
“What!? Really!? I thought nobles rampaged with cute girls!?”
“What is your image of nobles?”
“Old man taught me!”
“Ah, of course……”
Pressing my temples; later I’ll have Morina correct.
“Back to topic. Tell me what you feel as a woman. Without that, I miss things.”
“Sure! I support! ……Back to first. They want more proactive moves, because I would.”
”…… Meaning?”
“Your love is felt — said in words. But I’d want more touching, more contact.”
“Not just words but body?”
“Yeah. You do well, but skin-to-skin contact lets you feel the heart connecting; that joy.”
Recalling the bath with Alice.
She’d wanted to wash me to the end.
Maybe she wanted contact……?
”…… That face — you noticed?”
”…… I’d misunderstood.”
“Then it’s progress.”
“Thanks. Talking helps.”
“My opinion useful — great. Come to Onee-san Yueli with troubles.”
She patted my head as if I were her little brother.
Easy to pat, she went oo~ left-right, then froze.
“Oh, too disrespectful?”
”…… In private, fine.”
“Then now’s okay. Your hair is silky~”
“Not specially cared for; the shampoo. You can use it too — you’ll be like me.”
“Really? Looking forward.”
…… What’s this never-before-felt distance. Like……
”…… You’re naturally older-sisterly, Yueli.”
“What’s that mean? I’m older than you.”
“I thought you were magical-implement-only.”
“If you weren’t my employer, I’d noogie you.”
This composure — age trait?
…… No. Yueli has a big-sister vibe.
Workshop upbringing probably; used to handling younger guys.
“You’re experienced. Quick advice.”
“No, zero.”
“How’d you give that confident advice?”
But she noticed what I missed, reliable.
”…… Hand off my head soon?”
“Mn, a bit more……”
“——What are you two doing!”
“Oh, here it is. Alice’s warning.”
“This isn’t the time to admire it?”
I removed Yueli’s hand, turned.
But the view differed from what I’d imagined.
I expected a fun-tea-party-finished Mashiro arriving; instead four exhausted figures.
Mashiro, Cerecia, Reina, Karen — linked arms, supporting each other. Legs wobbly…… weren’t they having tea?
”…… Various things happened.”
Reina answered wryly, noticing my puzzled look.
Her hair, normally tidy, was disheveled……no, not just her.
Mashiro’s hair came loose, Karen’s ponytail collapsed to match Cerecia’s long hair.
What they did, I don’t know — but clearly they bonded.
Otherwise they wouldn’t be this close, coming to the garden together.
“In any case…… we did it, Ouga-kun.”
Reina gave a satisfied thumbs up.
Not understanding what we did, I returned a thumbs up.