A Meaningless Proposal!
Three days had passed since returning from the dungeon. On the day we got back, I worried that Lizbet might have caught me having Klea take care of my sexual needs too, but fortunately, her reaction hadn't changed much. If anything, we'd been enjoying our nightly lover role-play even more intimately than before... If she'd found out, it wouldn't have been like this. It must have just been my imagination.
Feeling a bit relieved by Lizbet's response, I'd spent those three days leisurely—nights with Lizbet, then visits to Klea for relief. Today was Lizbet's birthday, so heading out for anything felt awkward anyway... And above all, we'd gotten great news from the Guild Management Office about her and Als.
In their internal evaluation, the two had finally shed their beginner status. Sure, there were still shaky aspects, and it was just the two of them in the guild, but being rated as proper mid-level adventurers meant broader dungeon and quest assignments from the office, plus little perks and benefits.
Seeing them jump for joy made me feel good too. Als, beaming like that, said the next dungeon or quest would ramp up in difficulty, so he'd think it over for a few days and suggested we take a break in the meantime.
But during that break, today... Als apologized to me, saying he had something to discuss with Lizbet and that they'd have dinner just the two of them. His genuinely sorry expression suggested he hadn't caught on to anything... Was he planning some confession or event today? I played it cool, told them to have a good time, then headed to Lianna's shop. I bought a super sexy babydoll outfit in Lizbet's size as a birthday gift.
Her measurements were no issue—I knew her body inside out. But Lianna gave me this flushed look, her eyes asking who it was for, so I brushed it off by satisfying her fully.
And now evening... It was about time for Lizbet and Als to return. No way they'd spend the night out, right? How would Lizbet act, so utterly hooked on me...? I was playing it cool, but damn, I was tense.
About thirty more minutes of waiting, pacing the room in tense anticipation. Even I, who figured it was fine if my target bitch came back from fucking her lover... Lizbet was my first conquest here, pure and untouched by any other male besides me. Letting some other guy touch her at this point? It pissed me off.
Should I have tailed them anyway? As I paced with those thoughts, a knock echoed in the quiet room.
Yes! I rushed over and flung open the door. There stood Lizbet, face flushed, gazing at me. But on the ring finger of her left hand—the one she'd knocked with... a ring I'd never seen before.
"You're back? Just dinner, huh?"
"...Yeah."
I spotted the ring and froze inside but kept my cool, grabbing the outfit I'd bought today and heading into her room.
"Als said he had something to tell you... What was it?"
"......"
When I asked, Lizbet blushed, hesitated, then started explaining.
"...Als proposed. Said since we're past beginner adventurers, let's save up for a year or two and get married..."
Somehow, that ring on her finger seemed to gleam brighter. That bastard Als... Proposing right away like this. I'd sensed something off, but had I gotten too complacent thinking he was a eunuch? They were young, so I'd been too relaxed. Should've considered marriage ages here might differ from Earth.
...Huh? But on the day she got proposed to—no less on her birthday, a special day—she just had dinner and came back? A couple in their prime?
"He... suggested I stay over tonight, but I said I wasn't feeling well and just left..."
As if answering my unspoken question, Lizbet continued. For real? And she just bailed? Lizbet was way more into me than I'd thought. Turning down the first night together after her lover's proposal...
I was a bit thrown, but satisfaction washed over me, a grin creeping onto my face. Skipping her first night with her lover to come to me? Perfect.
"Coming to me after that... Guess I gotta satisfy you properly tonight, huh?"
"...B-before that... I have a question..."
"Yeah? What?"
A question? Suddenly what?
"...Wh-what's your relationship with Miss Klea?"
Instantly, that door-closing sound from the day we returned from the dungeon flashed in my mind. Tension rippled through me, cold sweat prickling. She'd figured it out, huh? So it was Lizbet closing the door? She'd overheard from my room's entrance and fled?
And holding off on asking until the day Als proposed... I had to answer carefully. It felt like one of those irreversible choice points had appeared right in front of me.
"...Liz. First off, I told you my sex drive is insane, right?"
"Huh? Y-yeah..."
Doubt flickered on her face—like why bring that up now?
"I didn't realize until I met you and survival wasn't top priority anymore... But once things stabilized and I started using this thing for real, it's throbbing multiple times a day."
She blushed faintly, glancing at my crotch.
"Thanks to you, I manage okay... But sometimes it heats up too much in between."
This wasn't a lie. Even in this body of mine, my libido had started overriding control at times. Compared to my Earth self, it felt like constant Viagra—always ready to burst. Without Lizbet, I'd have blown all my cash at a brothel. Or worse, grabbed some random woman and raped her to vent.
"With the once-a-day limit, I hated burdening you more... Promised no brothels... Handjobs don't cut it..."
"......"
I watched her expression, fumbling onward. She seemed embarrassed but not upset...
"It kept building up, and I didn't know what to do. Too sorry to ask you, so I went to Klea."
"...So... you're not dating her or anything?"
Dating? Klea was still too coerced for that. And to call it "dating" with my targets... I'd need their full submission oath first.
"No dating. She's a nun, right? Felt sorry for me, showed some mercy. Not full sex or anything."
"R-right. Nothing special with Miss Klea, then."
Special? It kinda was... But not yet. Coerced mercy, sure.
"...Then, um..."
Lizbet's face burned red as she bowed her head.
"If we drop the once-a-day limit... and, uh, I handle all your needs... that'd be okay, right?"
...What? Did she just—? Yeah, I'd been planning to push that limit soon. Lizbet was basically my bitch at night now; with the right trigger, she'd cave. But the trigger being her finding out about another woman?
Her lust outpaced my expectations. I'd thought we'd just muddle through... Was my common sense still off from Essentia’s norms? I'd figured she was ripe for aggressive moves, but this threw me.
...Okay, fine—her offer was exactly what I wanted.
"...Liz. For real?"
She nodded slightly, head still down, voice trembling with shame.
"I... knew your drive was huge... So... if I take care of all of it..."
She peeked up at me.
"You won't... need other women, right?"
Her adorable jealousy, beyond my wildest dreams—I inwardly applauded, stunned.