Chapter 23
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: Comfort - 5
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"Oh? There's some aged liquor left here."
Sylvia suddenly stopped our conversation and started rummaging through the house, pulling out some booze.
"This liquor was made when Clia was born."
"You've kept it aged for a long time."
"Whenever a daughter is born in the family, we make one to use as part of her dowry when she gets married."
"I see."
It was like a savings account of sorts. Liquor was definitely a precious luxury in a rural village like this.
'Maybe I should make some too?'
I could make some pretty decent beer by brewing it with millet in an oak barrel made from blackwood.
As I was thinking about that, Sylvia started pouring the aged liquor.
An incredibly potent alcohol smell filled the house, nothing like you'd expect from regular liquor. Sylvia looked flustered and gave an awkward smile.
"Right. I ended up throwing it out because it was too aged."
"At this point, it's not liquor anymore—it's ethanol."
The proof was so high I couldn't even guess.
Sylvia nonchalantly poured it into a wooden cup and started chugging it down.
"Ugh—liquor really hits the spot."
"S-Sylvia?"
I was taken aback by her sudden antics, but she refilled her cup and held it out to me.
"Here, Sian. You try some too."
"Ugh..."
The sharp alcohol scent stinging my nose made me want to refuse, but considering how I'd wronged her and how tough things had been for her lately, I couldn't say no. She's my mother-in-law, after all. It'd be rude to turn down what she offered.
In the end, as her son-in-law, I took the liquor she'd poured and tossed it back.
"Whoa~ Sian, you downed it straight."
"It's more drinkable than I thought."
The proof was seriously high; I could feel my body heating up right away.
And now I knew why she'd tossed it when they moved. The taste wasn't as good as soju.
"Then I'll have another~"
"Sylvia, aren't you drinking a bit too fast?"
"Can't I?"
Whether she was already drunk or just wanted to get there, Sylvia kept knocking it back.
Of course, wanting to stay by her side and watch over her, I ended up drinking along with what she offered me.
Watching her like that over drinks, she was so beautiful it was hard to believe she was the mother of three siblings.
Her silver hair that I wanted to touch like treasure, her porcelain skin, and her clear blue eyes made even the bad-tasting liquor go down smooth.
Then Sylvia suddenly looked at me, her voice losing its playfulness.
"I told you earlier. My husband pulled some tricks."
"Yes."
"Curious how?"
"Well... it'd be a lie to say I'm not, but I didn't want to make you uncomfortable, Sylvia. So I won't ask."
"Sian, you're so honest."
"Because we're family."
She seemed pleased with my answer and flashed me a bright smile.
No, mother-in-law, smiling at your son-in-law like that makes things hard for him in all sorts of ways.
Her playfulness returning, Sylvia looked up at me and asked,
"I'm not that upset about it, so... could you ask?"
"Now I see who Clia takes after."
I could imagine Clia turning into a woman just like Sylvia once she grew up.
"Sigh... So, what kind of tricks did Father-in-law pull?"
"Nothing big. The village men banded together to keep me from going to other villages or cities."
"What?"
Her words shocked me.
Even in an era without human rights concepts, this was a bit much...
"Was that even possible?"
It didn't match the village vibe I'd seen so far at all.
"His father was the village chief back then, so yeah. Totally different from our current chief."
Even though it was her father-in-law, Sylvia spat out the insult. Looked like she didn't have good memories of him.
Well, if she didn't have fond ones of her husband, her father-in-law must've been worse...
"So I never got to choose what I wanted. After my father died and I had no relatives left, I was scared I'd get gang-raped by the village men. In the end, it all went according to his plan anyway."
"..."
There was nothing I could do in the face of Sylvia's grim recounting.
I wanted to offer clumsy comfort, but that'd just insult her.
"But sometimes I wonder if I'm acting just like him now."
"Why's that?"
"Because I decided Chloe's life on my own. I should've asked for her opinion more. And Clara too... Clara probably didn't want to do that acting either, but because of me..."
Sylvia kept drinking. Now fully drunk, she started rambling incoherently.
And maybe I was drunk too.
"That kinda bothers me."
"Huh?"
Of course, I understood her worries. As a mother, she wanted to give her kids more freedom to choose. But reality didn't care about her feelings, forcing her hand. Women's options in this era were extremely limited.
Still, maybe because of the booze, I ended up speaking more bluntly to her.
"You think Chloe's unhappy being married to me."
"I-I never said unhappy... I just wondered if I forced her."
"Same difference."
I snatched her cup and took a swig.
"Ah..."
"I don't think Chloe's been unhappy for a single moment."
"Ugh... Sorry if that upset you."
"And you too, Sylvia."
Her sadness wasn't something I could fully grasp or empathize with. But one thing I knew: she had no reason to blame herself.
"You've done your best in your own way, Sylvia, and this is the result. You should praise yourself for it instead of beating yourself up."
"But..."
Sylvia cautiously refilled her cup. But too drunk to control herself, she spilled some—right between my legs.
"S-Sorry."
"It's fine."
I grabbed a cloth to wipe it, sober as I was, but she snatched it and started wiping herself.
This position is a bit...
"You really think that, Sian?"
"Huh?"
"That my choices weren't wrong."
"Yes. I do."
"...Then make Chloe happy so I won't regret it."
"Yes. I'll make Chloe happy for you, no doubt. And you too, Sylvia, along the way."
She beamed at my answer. Then suddenly slipped her hand between my legs and openly groped me there.
"But why's it getting bigger here?"
"That's... just a physiological reaction."
Her sudden move flustered me, but seeing her fully drunk face, I got the hint.
Sylvia gets playful when she's drunk.
"U-Um, Sylvia?"
"You say you'll make Chloe happy, but here you are teasing her mom?"
"That's... I got nothing to say."
No matter how pent up I was, touching my mother-in-law crossed a major line.
"Hehe, getting hard for an old lady like me? Sian, you must like all women—you're such a perv."
"That's not it."
But I had one defense.
My lower half was going crazy because Sylvia was an incredibly attractive woman.
"Sylvia, you're a beautiful woman. So please, no more putting yourself down."
"Mmm? Oh, got it..."
Embarrassed by my words, she blushed and looked away. Just like Chloe's mom, even her cute side was a spitting image.
Seeing her like this drives me nuts every time.
"It can get even bigger here, huh."
"..."
Ah, so that's why she blushed.
"Sorry."
"N-No, it's okay. I started it too... Hey, Sian?"
"Yes."
"Chloe hasn't been able to help you lately, right? Must be tough."
What did that mean? Well, no point overthinking now.
"Want me to take care of it?"
"Yes..."
My lower half had already taken over my brain.
"Hehe, Sian really is honest."
Like caressing a child, Sylvia gently stroked my member.
A strange sense of taboo rushed blood downstairs, and she fanned the flames.
"I taught Chloe all sorts of ways to please a man."
"Chloe told you?"
"No, but an old lady like me knows just from the sounds."
According to her, the house had serious soundproofing issues.
If I get the chance, I should redo the whole room. Make it soundproof.
"You even do that in Chloe's mouth."
"That's..."
"I never even did that for my husband. Making my daughter try it first."
"S-Sorry."
"This old lady's a first-timer too, so forgive me if I'm bad."
"!!!"
At first I thought she was scolding me, but no. She was emphasizing it was her 'first' time.
"Slurp, slurp... Such an odd taste."
Sylvia was giving me her first blowjob ever.
Just knowing that made my cock throb like it would burst.
"Hehe, Sian's thing must feel real good. It's trembling."
"Yes. Feels good. Insanely good."
Satisfied with my response, she grinned and started licking every inch with her short tongue.
Her inexperienced tongue work felt awkward, proving it was no lie, but like a woman with experience, she knew exactly where to tease to drive a man wild and focused there. Now she was carefully taking me into her mouth.
Watching my mother-in-law suck my cock was mentally pleasurable enough to make me cum, but then she started tormenting the head with her lips and tongue like she was gargling.
I couldn't hold back and ended up ejaculating while she had my dick in her mouth. Startled by the sudden release, Sylvia gagged.
"Glrk?!"
But I kept cumming without stopping, splattering her face and body with my semen.
"Whoa... Sian, you cum so much."
"S-Sorry."
"Ahem, so this is what Sian's semen tastes like."
"Y-You didn't have to swallow."
"I was curious. Chloe seemed to enjoy it."
Guess my mother-in-law knew every detail of my nights with Chloe.
I'm gonna die of embarrassment.