Chapter 20
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 20
Chapter Title: 4. Weekend Duty (3)
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After the awkward first greeting with Erzel, I quickly switched professions to fruit peeler.
She's Neria's master in title, but visually, she looks at most like Neria's older sister.
So when she started tossing questions at Neria like, "How was it experiencing a man for the first time?" just standing there next to them felt pretty burdensome.
On top of that, she seemed to be watching my reactions, making it incredibly hard for her to respond. No choice but to bail.
So I slipped away to the kitchen without getting in the way and started rummaging through the fruit basket I'd bought yesterday. That was just moments ago.
I pulled out a pear, peeled it neatly, and arranged it on a plate.
Not knowing what Erzel might like, I prettied up some oranges and kiwis too.
"Phew..."
Spending a golden weekend peeling fruit for someone else.
The act itself was a little—no, really just a little—annoying.
What can you do? If they drag you into work on your day off, of course you're gonna be pissed.
Especially since people hate working on Mondays, let alone weekends.
...Still, the view makes it a bit better.
Way preferable to getting called out by the potbellied section chief on a weekend for a hike, that's for sure. Ogling Neria and Erzel beats that any day.
Call it payment for the eye candy, and it barely makes sense.
But excuses aside, I just want to head out as soon as possible.
Wonder if I can break free from here in about an hour...
Hiding my urge to clock out the second I clocked in, I presented the fruit.
"I peeled some fruit for you, Erzel."
"Oh my, your skills are impressive."
"You're too kind..."
"But it sounds nice, doesn't it? And don't just stand there—come sit with us. Right next to me."
"...Excuse me."
Unlike her socially awkward apprentice, the master knows how to lay on the sweet talk.
...Maybe that's why I briefly got the impression she'd be skilled at nursing handjobs during mana recharges.
Neria, sulking across the table with her usual pout, was just as expected.
Unlike that tomboyish apprentice witch, Erzel smiled faintly as she took a slice of pear.
She bit leisurely into the edge, then covered her mouth and asked,
"Oh, right. Are you planning to do a mana recharge with Neria today too?"
"...Pardon?"
"Sex. Sex."
"......"
"It fits the sequence perfectly, doesn't it?"
...The opposite of easily embarrassed Neria.
She showed no shame at all.
With perfectly precise pronunciation.
"Yesterday was hand relief, right? So today it's sex. That's my take."
Hell yeah, I'd love to jump right in.
If you'd just let me, I'd go at it with Neria all day and teach her everything.
Unfortunately, the choice wasn't mine.
It was up to Neria, who wanted to just fake rehabilitation enough to pass. I was merely working on sparking her interest in sex.
...Though as a bonus, I could try locking in "We're definitely having sex today!" But that would reset all the rapport I'd built, and I'd be tossed back in the doghouse starting tomorrow.
No thanks on the dumb moves.
Unable to respond, my gaze naturally drifted to Neria across from Erzel.
"...Not yet."
Hm.
Yeah, wasn't expecting it anyway.
"Not yet—does that mean you're embarrassed?"
"W-Well, what choice do I have? I only saw a dick up close yesterday. How could I jump straight to sex...?"
"Oh dear. So what else does our Neria need?"
"Um..., uh..."
Paizuri, fellatio, sumata, etc.
After trying all the near-sex acts, then maybe she'd hesitantly spread her legs once interest kicked in.
Oh, and I'd probably be tied tight to the bed, unable to move.
Commanded to keep it standing straight. Bound so tight I couldn't twitch.
Then fifty percent chance she'd fumble trying to insert it herself and give up.
The other fifty? We wouldn't even get close to sex.
"...Once I'm more used to it."
"More used to it..., ...hmm."
While I quietly answered in my head, Neria grumbled her response belatedly.
Erzel took another bite of fruit with a smile.
As the crisp crunch echoed, she set down her silver fork and slowly turned to me.
"Dowon."
"Yes, Witch Lady."
"You said earlier you're doing your best with Neria, right?"
"Yes."
"I'm truly grateful, but our apprentice is quite shy and slow to warm up, so it must be tough for you..."
"No, it's my job. I'm fine."
"That's why I'm saying."
"......?"
Every word she'd dropped since earlier sounded like "Sorry our kid's such a hassle... Let me make it up to you with my body..." Thanks to Erzel's uniquely relaxed vibe.
Her soft voice slipped sweetly into my ear, fueling more rude thoughts.
"...Shall I help?"
"......"
How exactly did she plan to help?
That was hidden behind her enigmatic, leisurely smile.
"Master."
"Yes?"
"What do you mean all of a sudden...? Help with what?!"
"We were talking about mana recharges, weren't we? Of course I mean helping with that."
"No, that's not what I—!"
"Hmm...?"
She knew damn well that wasn't the question.
Look, she's faintly smiling at Neria jumping up and down across the table.
She's teasing on purpose because the reaction's hilarious.
But just as I was at Neria's mercy, Neria was powerless against her master Erzel.
All she could do was glare back and forth between me and Erzel.
Seizing the opening, Erzel addressed me again.
"So, how exactly did Neria do the hand relief yesterday?"
"...Ah, Neria worked my dick hard with her hand, and at the end, she caught the semen in a tissue."
"Eek. What a waste..."
"......"
"Anyway, so she's only gone as far as holding a dick... Hmm..."
"Yes, definitely still at that sta—"
"...Sex later, I'll handle it myself, so head out already. Master."
Neria cut in sharply, derailing the talk.
It struck me as a bit cheeky, but Erzel didn't bat an eye—just chuckled warmly.
"You must be soo~ embarrassed~..."
"...I'm not."
No, she straight-up started teasing.
"It's okay to be shy at first. Even your master was embarrassed for her first time."
"I said I'm not. It's not embarrassing. It's just sex, what's the big deal...? I'm just a little scared? That it might hurt?"
"Hmm? It feels amazing~. Though the first time might sting a bit."
"...Nam Dowon said the same thing. That it only hurts at first."
"Then why not hurry up and do it? ...You're embarrassed, aren't you?"
"I said no...! Mental preparation. Mental preparation...!"
I still vividly remembered what Neria wore for her first light orgasm the day before yesterday.
A thick puffer jacket totally out of sync with the weather, glaring right at me.
Erzel had seen way more of Neria's daily life and personality than I had, so she knew her inside out.
In other words, Neria being super shy.
Officially certified by her master, Erzel.
"But doing your first time with Dowon... I'm happy for you now, but as your master, I'm a little worried."
"...Unnecessary worry. You're just teasing me again, right?"
"If you feed a puppy gourmet food from the start, it'll never glance at cheap kibble, right?"
"Gourmet...? Cheap kibble? What are you...?"
"It means any other guy would taste like cheap kibble without Dowon."
"......"
...Plus, zero tolerance for dirty talk.
Combined with her shy nature.
Cheeks flushing.
Ears too.
Burning red.
All plain to see.
No official certification needed.
"But if you keep insisting on only sex with Dowon, it'll tire him out... Right?"
"...Ah, I..."
It was fun, but,
Her plight tugged at me a bit too.
So I decided to take her side, just this once.
"Anytime with Neria is fine by me. ...Probably even better for me."
"......"
...If I'd known she'd text me "perverted bastard dog" later.
I'd have joined Erzel in teasing her mercilessly.
In the end, today's schedule really wrapped up with just meeting Neria's master.
She struggled to wrap her "no sex" stance in "mental preparation" packaging, and Erzel seemed to buy it eventually.
After finishing the fruit, Erzel and I got booted from Neria's place like unwanted guests—her foot to our asses.
"Nam Dowon. You leave a bit later."
...Though thanks to the open-minded master's clingy vibe, my boot came a little delayed.
My punishment: cooling my heels in the doghouse for an hour.
To Erzel, even that probably looked like sweet couple stuff. Whatever.
I half-hoped for some naughty event, but Neria really just kicked me out.
No big expectations, so it was fine.
With her San points tanking from her master's sudden invasion, leaving her to rest the rest of the weekend made sense.
Alright, time for me to head home too.
Stretch out, watch some YouTube.
Just flop down and let my phone drop on my face—that relaxed.
Yawning hugely, trudging to the elevator,
"......Hm?"
A soaked patch at my feet looked like writing.
"......"
Fine drizzle still falling outside.
Apartment floor being spotty wet wasn't weird.
Plenty right in front of me.
But this one, unmistakably letters,
『I helped you! Fighting!』
And made of water, no less.
That was odd.
I pondered for a while what "help" from Erzel could've been.
"...Was it?"
Not sure, so I just tilted my head.