Chapter 49: Fed and Watered — So, What Next?
We climbed the stairs for quite a while. The higher we went, the fewer doors appeared along the corridors, and the wider the gaps between them grew. When we finally arrived at the fourth floor, our staircase ended there. Stands stood at both ends of a corridor even more luxurious than the ones on the second and third floors, and we headed for the left one.
According to the staff member guiding us, the higher the floor, the more expensive the rooms—and the fifth floor held only two suites of the very highest grade. For the guests' privacy, apparently, even the entrance staircases were split like this.
"Wait, but we've been sharing the same stairs all the way up to the fourth floor anyway."
I slapped a hand over Fresia's mood-breaking mouth.
"Did Lord Raking's letter of introduction really request a room of the highest grade?"
"Yes, it did. Lord Raking is a frequent guest of our finest rooms whenever his business brings him to the capital."
So that lord lives in a lavish castle, sure, but I never imagined he was rich to that degree. Well, I suppose it figures—he did say even Sontar Village alone boasted a huge economy.
"It seems you haven't read the contents of the letter. In it, Lord Raking promises to cover every expense incurred during your stay here. I'm sure he'll be delighted to learn it made such a wonderful surprise gift."
"Haha, I suppose so."
Even if I'd wanted to read it, I couldn't... I should've at least asked Valeri to read it to me.
While we chatted, we took the left staircase up to the fifth floor. Behind a square space that looked more like a lobby than a corridor stood a beautiful wooden door painted with a rose motif. When we reached it, the attendant opened the door and bowed his head.
"Welcome to the Rose Room of Repondremant. We shall serve you with the utmost devotion so that your stay at our inn may be a joyful one."
Once we stepped inside, the attendant pointed to a cord beside the door, telling us to pull it if we needed anything. It seemed to run all the way down to the first floor, ringing some kind of bell. In other words—room service.
The door closed without so much as a creak, and now, at last, it was time for us to truly settle in.
"This is really our room?" "It feels like a dream..." "So awesome!"
The room went far beyond simply a luxurious bedroom. On the high ceiling, a glass chandelier caught and refracted the candlelight rising from the table below it in dazzling patterns. Beyond the bed and tables, there were sofas, a wine set, a dartboard, a billiards table—a complete suite of furnishings for every kind of leisure.
"Come look at this!"
At Valeri's urgent call, I peeked into one room—and found a full bathhouse built inside.
"A bathroom like this in a medieval fantasy world?!"
Startled, I hurried over and twisted the bathtub's faucet.
...
After an awkward, expectant pause, water came gushing out at last. Drawn all the way up from the first floor, no doubt.
Still... still, a bathroom like this was the peak—no, the transcendent apex—of my entire week living in this other world!
"Ooh~ this is nice?" "Ahh, Lady Fresia!"
At the two voices I stepped out of the bathroom to find Fresia sprawled across the fancy sofa we'd just seen, sipping a glass of wine.
"Dinner hasn't even started yet, has it? You'll ruin your stomach like that."
Valeri fussed over her with a worried scold.
"It's fiiiine~ this is an aperitif, an aperitif~"
"Wait, doesn't drinking this just add to the bill?"
I reached for a wine glass out of needless worry.
"It was already stocked in the room, you see?"
"Even if it came from a private cellar, now that it's been brought to this room, these bottles can hardly be restocked elsewhere."
"Which means! While we're here, we're free to drink it aaaall up~"
Perhaps being a princess had made her carefree about spending money. Fresia picked up another glass, poured the wine, and handed it to Valeri.
"Mmm... still, it feels wrong to squander Lord Raking's money..."
I have a conscience, you know!
"You're thinking about it all wrong, Hero."
"Huh?"
"Why do you think Raking gave us this room? Because he knows that from now on, you—you we—are going to accomplish great things."
Still lying across the sofa, Fresia tilted her head back, raised her glass high, and grinned.
"So spend it all now, and pay him back later~ that's all there is to it~"
"I-is that how it works?"
It was obviously stretched logic, but I found myself drawn to that whole 'spending freely' idea.
"Pwah~ you're right, Hero~nim~"
Before I knew it, Valeri had drained her glass, her face flushed red.
"Oh? Already?"
"This stuff really is strong, huh."
Before I could even quiz Fresia about the bottle, Valeri latched onto me.
"Our Hero~nim is~ such a greaaat man, after all~ you deserve to enjoy yourself, yes sirrr~"
Ugh, whatever! Who knows when we'll ever get to stay in a room like this again!
Spend away—it's someone else's money! Enjoy it all—on someone else's coin!!
"All right! Then it's dinner time, dinner!"
"Yes! I'm starving!"
I dashed to the door and tugged the cord we'd been told about a few times. Before long, the same attendant from before appeared at our room with a bright smile.
"Um, we'd like to have dinner."
"Of course. We anticipated as much, and have prepared this."
With that, the attendant handed over a booklet. It was the menu.
"If you wish, we can bring your meal to this room, or you may dine in the restaurant on the first floor."
"Oh! We'll eat here, then."
"Very well. I shall wait outside your door. Please call for me once you've decided."
With the door closed behind him, we huddled together, standing as we pored over the menu. Unable to read a word of it, I simply stood in the middle holding the thing.
"So, what should we eat?"
"Tsk tsk. Hero, you've still got a long way to go~ it's not 'what should we eat,' it's 'what should we eat first'~"
"Ehehe~ sounds great~ I waaaant cheeeese, pleeease~"
"Hmm... then you two pick for me. Oh, and I want something fried."
And so Valeri and Fresia deliberated earnestly over the menu I was holding, and not long after we'd changed out of our travel clothes, the table at the center of the room was laden with food. There was a salad of fresh vegetables and cheese tossed in olive oil, thick-cut steaks, seasoned meat still on the bone, steamed seafood, fried dishes of every kind from onion to meat, and glistening fruits. In a way it resembled the banquet fare Lord Raking had once hosted for us—but the difference was that all of this abundance had been prepared for just the three of us.
"We hope you enjoy your meal."
The attendant left, and—
"Dig in!"
With my cry, our feast began. I snatched up a piece of fried food and took a huge bite. Plump seafood burst from within and flooded my mouth. Then came a sip of wine, a bite of salad. With this combo, I felt like I could keep eating forever.
"This is sooo good~ Hero, try this too!"
Saying so, Fresia cut off a piece of steak and held it out to me. When I tried to take the fork, she dodged away.
"That's not how it goes. Say 'aah'~"
"Mmm... a-ahh~"
After a moment's hesitation, I just went with the flow and opened my mouth, and Fresia slipped the steak in with a satisfied look. I chewed the steak while watching her smirk at me.
"Ahh! No fair! Hero~nim~ this wine pairs so well with steak~"
Saying that, Valeri scooted up beside me and presented the wine bottle. I raised my glass to receive it—but Valeri instead brought the bottle's mouth to her own lips and took a sip into her mouth.
"Valeri? Wh—whoa—!"
Valeri set the bottle down, took my face in both hands, pressed her lips firmly to mine, and fed the wine straight into my mouth from hers.
Mmph... mmmph! Again?! I'm being food-tortured by drunks again!!
And so ended a mealtime that was satisfying to the point of being bewildering. All of us stuffed, we sank into the sofas and chairs while the staff cleared away the dishes. They finished cleaning up in no time, told us to ring for anything else we might need, and left the room.
"Ahh... I'm stuffed..."
I'd overeaten more than usual and melted bonelessly into the sofa.
"Thiiiis~ thiiiis is what city life is all abouuut~"
Valeri hugged an empty wine bottle to her chest and gazed out toward the terrace, its door standing open.
No, no matter how you look at it, this is not the standard for city life. We're currently sitting at the very summit of city life!
Rustle, rustle.
At the sound, I glanced over to find Fresia taking off her clothes.
"Fresia?"
"What are you two doing?"
Now fully naked, Fresia bared her body shamelessly before us as she asked.
"Time to wash up, that's what!"
"Ehehe~?"
"All together!"
"All together?" "Wonderful, my lady~!"
Before I knew it, I found myself in the bathroom with the two of them. Beyond the single-person tub I'd tested earlier, there was a large space with fixed showerheads, and in one corner sat an enormous bathtub big enough to squeeze three people inside. Looking at it, I thought:
Can the floor even bear the weight of all that water? Cleaning this thing must be a nightmare...
Clack. Whooshhhh!
Soon, the sound of water gushing from the showers filled the room.
"Hero~nim~ come quick~"
Valeri stood there with a drunken, woozy expression, while Fresia beckoned me over. Both of them waited beneath the streams of water pouring down in several columns, the rivulets tracing down the curves of their bodies.
"Ngh...!"
I'd seen them naked plenty of times by now... but the stimulation was still far too much...!
Having pressed my body against both of theirs before, the sight hit me all the harder—because I knew. I knew just how firm Valeri's abs and thighs were, just how soft and huge Fresia's breasts were. I already knew the shape of their cocks—which part was thick, which part was rigid.
Shuffling awkwardly, I edged closer to them. Trying to hide my slowly swelling cock, I twisted my body and tossed out a conversational gambit.
"D-don't you think showering after drinking is dangerous?"
"It's fiiiine~ there are two of us here with you, sirrr~"
Valeri draped an arm loosely around me as she said it. Her springy, supple breasts pressed against my shoulder, pushing against my face.
"Now, now~ the water's warm, so let's enjoy washing up together, shall we~"
At Fresia's words, I glanced around the room.
"Now, where's something to wash with..."
As I searched around for a brush or a towel, Fresia pressed down lightly on my head with her hand.
"Right here."
"Huh?"
I looked up at Fresia with the startled eyes of a rabbit. She was smiling with narrow, crinkled eyes. I know exactly when that expression comes out.
"Right here. The tool for washing our bodies~"
"F-Fresia?"
"You promised, remember, Hero? That you'd do it for us later. Right, Valeri~?"
"That's right..."
"V-Valeri?"
Valeri released the arm wrapped around me and placed her hand on my shoulder. Then, with her free hand, she began stroking her own cock.
"Keep going... I've been waiting all day..."
Valeri spoke with her lips pursed, her eyes wide open. I know exactly when that expression comes out, too.
"Hero, crouch down for me."
Fresia's voice was soft, but her hand bore down firmly on my head. Unable to say a word, I dropped my gaze and lowered myself into a crouch. The two of them stood close in front of me, each fondling her long cock. When I tilted my head back to look up, I could see their smoldering eyes burning over the shadow of those massive shafts.
"Shall we get you nice and clean with your mouth, Hero?"
At Fresia's words as she licked her lips, Valeri placed her hand on my head as well.
"V-Valeri?"
"Hero... with your mouth, Hero..."
Valeri thrust her cock right up in front of my face.
"Please suck my cock yourself, Hero."
Here it comes...
The cock♡