Chapter 38
Chapter 38
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 38
Chapter Title: Romance Fantasy (3)
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"How can there be such a good child... The people back then were truly mistaken."
"Sob sob... What a dutiful daughter!"
"That's why you have to judge with your own eyes. Come here, dear. How hard it must have been? Poor little thing."
The duchess, after chatting with Cecilia, quickly surrendered and hugged her while shedding tears.
Of course. My daughter is so obviously good and cute.
"Thank you, Lady Crozet..."
"Cecilia... Call me godmother from now on. I'll clear up all the misunderstandings for you. Just trust in me!"
"...Godmother."
"Yes!"
This was something else. Anyone seeing them would mistake them for parent and child.
Who would believe they'd just met today?
Watching the heartwarming pair lifted my spirits as well.
Truth be told, I'd been a bit anxious. What did I know about helping with a social debut?
I had no knowledge, no connections. The only person who might've helped was Elaine, but as a divorcee, she wouldn't have been much use.
Yet here I was, gaining the aid of someone at the pinnacle of the capital's high society. Talk about good fortune.
"But godmother... are you alright? You came looking for Father, so doesn't that mean something's wrong?"
The kind Cecilia, looking worried, hardened her expression as she asked the duchess.
The tactless knight cleared his throat awkwardly, and the duchess blushed, recalling that moment.
"...Don't worry. Your father took care of everything."
"That's a relief... Isn't my dad amazing?"
"Y-Yes... He was amazing... Very..."
No, ma'am, what's with that look?
The way she glanced slyly at me was downright suggestive.
Come to think of it, Sexual Stimulation had hit level 10 and gained an addiction effect...
She looked ready to secretly ask for more "treatment" behind the knight's back.
"Then, when we head to the capital, we'll be in touch."
"But do you have a place to stay? I heard you sold off all your assets in the capital."
"We have a little saved from here. We're thinking of renting a house about this size."
"Hmm... Why not stay at our house instead? I'm too uneasy leaving you two alone when the misunderstandings haven't fully cleared up."
I hadn't considered that... but she had a point.
Even if things had quieted down, it wasn't that long ago, and word of our return to the capital could draw threats.
"Is that alright? We wouldn't be imposing too much?"
"Oh, not at all. Truth be told, I've always wanted a cute daughter like this."
The duchess stroked Cecilia's hair and reassured her not to worry.
Cecilia truly was a fearsome child... She'd already maxed out favorability?
Thanks to her, life in the capital looked smoother than expected.
Late that night, after putting Deok-bae to bed, Cecilia toyed with his fingers and muttered to herself.
"So vulgar. Lusting after another man in the midst of an affair..."
"But there's no helping it. She's useful to me... and to Father."
She brought his fingers to her mouth, sucking on them noisily before pressing them to her pussy.
"Haah... Just until she's no longer useful..."
With that, she began masturbating using his fingers.
"Hee hee... I'll clean these defiled fingers for you, Father..."
Two weeks later, after receiving word from the duchess, we set off for the capital.
Opien Village had grown on me, but it was time to go.
A touch of regret, sure—but with no more virgins left to claim here, excitement for the capital outweighed it.
"Father... I'm scared..."
Oh dear. As the capital came into view from the carriage, Cecilia began trembling in fear.
That childhood incident must've left a trauma... I pulled my poor daughter into a tight hug.
Seeing her shiver in my arms was heartbreaking.
"Lia, don't worry. Daddy's right here."
"Father... Never leave my side."
"Of course."
I stroked her hair, and only then did she relax, her trembling stopping.
But even so, Cecilia wouldn't leave my embrace. Not that I had any intention of letting her go.
As we clung to each other, the carriage entered the capital and arrived at the Crozet estate.
"Wow... It's huge. Is this really where we'll be living?"
"Treat it like your own home and make yourselves comfortable. I've already informed everyone."
"Thank you so much, ma'am."
"Oh, don't thank me. That's not why I did this."
As we stepped down from the carriage, the duchess greeted us warmly.
She treated us like family. It wasn't just words—she truly saw Cecilia as a daughter.
With her setting the tone, the estate staff treated us like masters too.
Now this was nobility... Satisfied with my first taste of noble life since entering this 'Heroine NTR,' I drifted off to sleep comfortably.
With Cecilia, naturally.
The next day, the duchess and I discussed a few matters.
First, about Duke Liam, the estate's master.
He hadn't returned to the capital yet. Our stay was actually her unilateral decision.
She'd informed him without asking, and he'd accepted without protest—busy as he was.
Next, about sharing a room with Cecilia.
The duchess said it was time for Cecilia to graduate from sleeping with me, but I refused, citing her trauma.
I agreed it was time in principle, but with her anxiety flaring up upon returning to the capital, I couldn't leave her alone.
Then the duchess offered to sleep with Cecilia instead.
Lewd woman. That was her goal all along.
Cecilia, who liked the duchess, didn't object. We agreed to take turns putting her to bed.
Finally, about my doctor work.
She asked if I could treat patients outside the academy.
She planned to use my healing as one of her assets.
Having formed a symbiotic bond, I naturally agreed.
But we'd negotiate separate compensation. I wasn't a pushover—no freebies.
"Then that's all the urgent business. Leave the social debut to me. I'll make it the grandest in the capital for Cecilia."
"I'll trust in you, ma'am."
A few days later, I received my letter of recommendation, grabbed Cecilia's, and headed to the academy early in the morning with her.
Cecilia clung to me the whole way, showing no sign of letting go.
She must've been that anxious... It was bittersweet.
Upon arriving, memories of 'Deok-bae Asil' flashed like a montage. The academy hadn't changed a bit from his recollections.
Magic-built structures were built to last, huh...
It was vacation, so the academy was deserted. Not a single student in such a vast space.
Cecilia relaxed, her face brightening.
We arrived early, so we spent the time until our appointment wandering the grounds like it was a date.
"This is the infirmary. Where I'll be working from now on."
"Hee hee... I'll visit every day. This bed's mine now."
"No. If you come when you're not sick, I'll scold you."
"So mean... I'll tell godmother!"
As we joked around in the empty infirmary, the door slid open with a rattle.
What? Vacation time—who'd come by? I heard the previous nurse had quit. Leftover luggage maybe?
Curious, I headed to the entrance and found a woman standing there.
Pink curly hair cascading to her waist, like something out of a comic.
A tiny face with beautiful eyes.
A waist so slender it might snap, shoulders snow-white like first snow.
Stunned by her beauty, I stared—
She startled and looked back at me.
"...How are you even alive..."
She muttered something, but her voice was too soft to catch.
I never imagined running into her like this...
Flustered and speechless, I stood frozen as Cecilia stepped forward and greeted her.
"Hee hee, hello? I'm Cecilia Asil, starting at the academy next semester. Nice to meet you."
For some reason, her face paled as she stared at Cecilia—then fled on the spot.
I couldn't fathom why, but other thoughts crowded my mind.
"What a weird person. Didn't even return my greeting."
"...Yeah."
Because she was Luina Ober.
The protagonist of this 'Heroine NTR'.
As usual, Luina entered the infirmary to fetch medicine and encountered a man she'd never seen.
No—someone she was seeing for the first time, yet familiar from memory.
'No way... Deok-bae Asil is dead! Why is a suicide here?!'
Her head already ached, but seeing someone who shouldn't be alive made it feel like it would split open.
'This is so different from the original story. Is it all my fault? Wait... If Deok-bae Asil is alive, then that 'witch' is...?'
Before the shocked Luina appeared an adorably innocent-looking girl.
'...The witch!'
But she was anything but innocent. Luina knew that all too well.
Terror surged. Cold sweat dripped down her back, legs quaking. Breath ragged, pupils dilating. She had to move, to run—but her feet wouldn't budge.
The girl before her smiled.
Luina recoiled in horror.
'I-I'm gonna die! No! Why is the witch here... N-No, I don't want to die!'
The girl approached slowly and whispered.
"Nice to meet you, Luina Ober."
Goosebumps erupted across her skin. She couldn't breathe.
Her thoughts halted. Her mind filled with fear and dread.
She wanted to give up on life right there.
"Hee hee."
Then the girl smiled at her.
Somehow, that got her body moving again.
Without looking back, she bolted from the spot.
The girl watched her go until the end.