Chapter 144: There is No Bad NTL in the World (2)[R-18]
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 144: There is No Bad NTL in the World (2)[R-18]
The bedroom was decorated with such opulence that one could tell at a glance it belonged to a high-ranking noble.
“...Haa.”
“Do you think it will not happen today either?”
The naked woman lying on the bed asked.
“Yeah... I’m sorry... I thought it would work today...”
“To think I lack the charm to seduce even the single man I love... I fear that perhaps your love for me has cooled.”
“No! It’s just that I...!!”
As Terras answered with a grave expression, Valentine Mapleflower smiled softly.
“Fufu... It was a joke, Terras. There is no need to rush so much. Are we not husband and wife? If it does not work today, there is tomorrow, and if not tomorrow, there is the day after.”
“Valentine...”
“In the first place, intercourse is not the only way to prove a couple’s love, is it? I can feel how much you love me. ...And though it is awkward to say this in front of my husband, you know that I am not the type to enjoy the act itself, do you not?”
“...I know. I know, but...”
“Ah, I see. Since I was the one who suggested sharing the bed today, you wanted to find the strength for my sake.”
“...Yeah.”
“Fufut... Your heart truly brings me joy, but the reason I wanted to share this bed with you was...”
As she began to answer, Valentine felt her face flush.
“Hmm... This... is more embarrassing to say than I thought.”
“...Valentine?”
“I have known this since we were young... but you truly are a dull man... Still, since you insist on hearing it from my own lips, I shall tell you.”
Valentine brushed back Terras’s hair and whispered into his ear.
“It is not that I like the act of sex; I like this moment, being touched by you, Terras. I mean that the moment I lie by your side, sharing our warmth and breath, is what makes me happy. Fufut... So, do not worry.”
Valentine lightly kissed Terras on the cheek.
“I am more than happy enough just monopolizing this moment. Of course I am. How could a woman not be happy when she can have such a wonderful man all to herself?”
“Valentine...”
“Fufut, no matter if it is you, whispering such sweet words of love is embarrassing. Now, I shall go wash up quickly, so wait for me.”
Valentine wrapped herself in a silk gown and entered the bathroom as if to hide her reddened face.
Shhhhh—
“Haa...”
Valentine let out a sigh as the heavy stream of water hit her.
“What could the problem be...?”
She had spoken nonchalantly to Terras, but the fact that he could not achieve an erection was a bigger problem than she let on.
It wasn't because of the sex itself.
When she told him earlier that she didn't enjoy intercourse, she wasn't just saying it to comfort him; she meant it.
Valentine had never once felt ‘a woman’s pleasure’ in her life, including through sex or masturbation.
There was no reason for someone like her to crave the act.
But...
‘...Mother’s pressure regarding the succession is getting worse.’
She had been buying time by asking for a little more patience, but she was reaching her limit.
Valentine’s mother.
She understood Elizabeth Mapleflower’s feelings.
Her mother was someone with a spirit more free than anyone else, a nature she had been forced to suppress due to her position as Emperor.
If her mother had even one other sister, she would never have ascended to the throne.
Valentine stroked her empty lower abdomen.
The Mapleflower succession begins with the birth of a daughter.
To put it the other way, if she could not give birth to a daughter, she could not succeed to the throne.
‘At this rate, Laplace will end up on the throne...’
It wasn't that she was particularly obsessed with the throne.
If Laplace wanted to ascend, Valentine was more than willing to step aside.
However, in all the years she had watched her, Laplace had never once coveted the throne.
‘But I cannot be so shameless as to ask her to take it.’
Though she wasn't obsessed with the position, Valentine had enjoyed more privileges than Laplace as the heir to the throne.
She had never felt guilty about it.
She had considered it a natural right as the successor.
To turn around now and say she wouldn't succeed the throne would be a deception of the people and her younger sister.
‘...Am I truly that lacking in charm?’
Beautiful breasts shaped like water droplets, skin as white as snow, and crimson eyes.
It was embarrassing to admit, but her reflection in the mirror was so attractive it was hard to find a single flaw.
Yet, to Valentine, it meant nothing as long as she could not satisfy the one man she loved.
‘Oh dear... I said I would come out quickly, but I got lost in thought.’
Click—
Thinking of Terras waiting for her, she quickly dried the water from her body and stepped out of the bathroom.
“...I am sorry. I am a bit lat—”
Creak— Creak—
Valentine was left speechless by the sight before her.
‘...Ter...ras?’
She might have a low sex drive, but she wasn't ignorant.
Therefore, she knew exactly what Terras was doing.
“Haa...! Haa.... Ugh!”
Terras was masturbating right now.
...The same Terras who couldn't even get an erection when he was with her.
Thud!
As Valentine recoiled in shock and made a sound, Terras finally realized the situation.
“...Va-Valentine?”
“...Terras...”
“No... No! It’s a misunderstanding! This... it’s not what it looks like!”
“...It... It is fine... You... must have... sexual desires too... Bu-but... I will ask just one thing.”
She didn't intend for it to happen, but Valentine’s voice was somehow trembling on the verge of tears.
“Am... Am I not enough? Can I not satisfy you?”
“No! I told you, it’s not like that...!”
“Then why!! ......Haa... Terras. For the sake of... our history together... please speak honestly... Is there no longer a place for me in your heart?”
“Valentine! It’s really not that! I only have eyes for you.”
“...Then tell me! Who on earth were you thinking of while pleasuring yourself, when you cannot even get an erection for me?”
Terras bit his lip at Valentine’s question, which was closer to a scream.
“Ha... Haha.... As I thought... it seems you cannot answer... I understand your heart well. I am sorry, but I do not think I can share a bed with you tonight... For the sake of tomorrow’s work...”
Grab!
As Valentine tried to leave the room, Terras grabbed her wrist and shouted.
“It’s you, Valentine! I was masturbating while thinking of you!”
“Let go... You are the one whose body does not react to mine. Please, do not disappoint me further with lies.”
“No! It’s not a lie, I mean it! Look! Look at what I was using!”
Snap!
What Terras proudly held out with both hands was the panties Valentine had taken off earlier.
“...Th-those are... my underwear, are they not?”
“Yes! I was masturbating while thinking of you!”
“Wa-wait a moment... This... is difficult to understand...”
If Terras had uttered another woman’s name, she would have felt betrayed by the man she loved, but she wouldn't have been this bewildered.
“Why? I would give you my body whenever you desired. ...So why? Weren't you worried about your erection in the first place?”
“...That’s.”
“I beg of you, tell me. I do not want to doubt you, but my heart is wavering too much for that.”
“...I can’t. I don’t want to say it. You’ll definitely despise me once you hear it.”
“You truly are a foolish man... Have we not spent all this time together, and yet you still do not know me? I love you. No matter what circumstances you have, I can accept them all!”
At Valentine’s sincere cry, Terras remained silent for a long time before uttering a single sentence.
“I... I have a fetish.”
“...A fetish?”
Since Terras’s erectile dysfunction began, Valentine had worked hard.
Not only did she feed him plenty of foods said to be good for men, but she also tried to seduce him by wearing outfits like saintess robes, cheerleader uniforms, and more...
But she had never once managed to draw out Terras’s climax.
“What kind of fetish?”
“....”
“Tell me. If you do not speak, I cannot know.”
“....Valentine.”
“Yes, I am listening.”
Squeeze—
Seeing Valentine tightly holding his hand, Terras opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.
“Valentine... I want to see you being held by another man.”
“...Wha...t?”
She had firmly resolved in her heart to accommodate whatever fetish Terras had, but this was beyond anything she had expected.
“I know!... I know too! How... disgusting my fetish is... That’s why I couldn’t tell you!”
“...Ter...ras...”
“I hate myself for being like this too! But the more I’m with you, the more I can only imagine you being defiled by a man who isn't me! ...That’s why, even though I wanted you so desperately, I couldn't hold you.”
“....”
Since she had never even considered having a relationship with a man other than Terras, his words were too shocking to process.
But...
“...You.”
“Yeah... Valentine... It’s loathsome, isn't it?... This is why... I never... wanted to reveal it.”
“...I will ask one last time... Do you truly, sincerely want to see me... being held by another man?”
“....”
Twitch— Twitch—
Terras didn't answer, but an answer wasn't necessary.
She could feel Terras’s member becoming erect just from the imagination.
“...You are excited...”
“I’m sorry...”
“There is no need to be sorry since I was the one who asked... However... I... also need... time...”
“...Time? What kind of time?”
“...Time to prepare myself.”
Terras spoke in a panic at Valentine’s statement.
“Prepare yourself? Su-surely not, right? It’s true I want to see you being held by another man, but.... just as much as that, I want you to remain my woman alone! If that weren't the case, there’d be no reason for me to have hidden it until now!”
“But I cannot make you erect, can I? Or... could you hold me right now?”
“...Th-that’s...”
Slump—
Just by imagining a relationship with Valentine, Terras’s erection vanished again, and he went limp.
“...Fufut... Your body is honest. But it is fine. I am happy just knowing that your heart has not left me.”
“My heart will never leave you.”
“I feel the same. But... it is also true that I am shocked.”
“...Valentine.”
Squeeze—
“So, for now, as a punishment, keep stroking my hair like this until I fall asleep.”
Valentine whispered softly as she was held in Terras’s arms.