Are You Not Wearing Anything Underneath?
“Eep…?!”
Melly jumped like a startled cat.
I had only whispered my true feelings into her ear, yet her dramatic reaction made her so adorable I wanted to nibble her right up.
I pulled my gaze away from Melly’s tiny ears—the ones I desperately wanted to chew on in that moment—and instead rubbed her earlobes, which had flushed bright red from the shock.
“Why are you so surprised, teacher?”
“Why? How could I not be surprised, Your Highness! Anyone would jump if you suddenly whispered something like that in their ear!”
“Hehe… Sorry about that.”
Ah, Melly’s flustered indignation was so cute that a silly little giggle slipped out of me.
But it was fine.
She was too busy calming her racing heart to notice.
“Princess, when you say you’re interested in me… what part of me exactly…?”
“I don’t know. This feeling is new to me too. I just… want to get closer to you, teacher. I want us to become really close.”
A lot closer, if I’m honest. But the sincerity is real.
I had met plenty of girls I thought were pretty and cute before.
Yet none of them had ever made me want to hold them, kiss them, and stay by their side forever like this.
And if we’re talking about going a little further physically… I wanted Melly to adore me.
I didn’t want her to hate me.
I simply wanted her to be happy because of me, and I wanted to remain at her side.
That was the only reason Regrita wasn’t using her strength to pin down the fragile Melly and claim her right then and there.
“Besides… don’t you feel the same way about me, teacher?”
I wasn’t claiming Melly liked me.
Still, the fact that she hadn’t run away from me was proof enough that she felt some affection, wasn’t it?
Countless women had already fled from me.
All I had asked was that they stay by my side and do nothing else.
They had avoided my gaze, spouted nothing but pleasant lies, and run away before three days were up—after taking every coin they could get, of course.
I never stopped them.
The ridiculous rumor that I enjoyed women had already spread across the entire demon world.
Unless they shared my preferences, it would be difficult to keep me as a friend.
Knowing that, I had let the girls who ran away go.
Though cunning girls who heard the rumor often took the money and fled, I was fine with it.
I had more money than I could ever spend anyway, and holding onto them wouldn’t earn me real affection.
Even if I did receive it, it would clearly be a masked affection—given only for the money while they secretly felt disgusted.
But Melly was different.
“U-um… Your Highness… I’m sorry, but I’d like us to remain strictly as teacher and student… Is that all right?”
Look at her even now.
She keeps glancing around nervously, yet she still says what she needs to say.
I could feel true sincerity from Melly.
The fact that she saw me as a student meant she was looking at me genuinely, unlike everyone else.
Thinking that Melly wouldn’t leave my side, Regrita smiled with deep satisfaction.
“Yes, me too. I want us to have a good teacher-student relationship. A very good one.”
Well, even if we start as teacher and student, in the end…
…Hehe.
For some reason, the princess had heavily emphasized the words very good.
O-oh no. This definitely wasn’t going to end as a simple teacher-student relationship.
It was only natural that my body was trembling.
I felt like I was sticking my head straight into a snake’s open jaws.
“Hmm? Why are you shaking so much, teacher?”
“I-it’s nothing!”
Our thighs were pressed tightly together, so my trembling naturally transferred to the princess.
I clenched my teeth to stop shaking and quickly changed the subject.
“Then you know you’ll need to follow my lessons properly if we want to have a good ‘teacher-student’ relationship, right?”
“Of course. To have a good teacher-student relationship.”
Aah, it was already hopeless.
The princess was definitely stressing the word good!
Seeing her bright, blooming smile made the small spark of hope inside me slowly die out.
The real problem was that the smiling princess was so beautiful I felt like I might fall for her without meaning to.
What man could possibly stay calm when a beauty like her said she liked him?
I might not be a man anymore, but until yesterday I had been—so the words still applied perfectly.
…No. This won’t do. I need to escape from here first.
“Princess, I should really get going now.”
I shot up from my seat.
The princess’s eyes drooped sadly as she rose with me.
“…You’re leaving already?”
“D-don’t make that face. I really don’t have anything else to do.”
I was sure I had only been teased the entire day.
Yet when the princess made that wounded-puppy expression, I felt like a criminal who had committed a terrible sin.
If the Demon King saw her face right now, he would be perfectly justified in separating my head from my body on the spot.
“I understand… Oh, right. I placed an order with the tailor, so the clothes have probably been delivered to your room by now.”
Oh? Now that was welcome news.
I wouldn’t have to wear that ridiculously cute bear pajama anymore!
“Thank you, princess!”
I naturally rose onto my tiptoes and planted a kiss on the princess’s cheek.
Having done it twenty-four times already today, the motion came easily.
My lips were sore, but I couldn’t express this gratitude without a kiss.
“…Is this a reward too?”
“Ah, yes! Buying clothes for me is definitely something worthy of praise!”
Besides, it was quite entertaining to watch the corners of the princess’s mouth slowly curl upward after receiving my kiss.
Yes, exactly this much. If our relationship stayed at this level of teacher and student, I could still raise her into a proper Demon King.
There had been a few variables today, but overall things were going according to plan, so my mood improved even further.
“So what kind of clothes are they?”
“Ah, you seemed to like them so much that I ordered a full set of animal pajamas!”
…What?
The soaring mood that had flown sky-high came crashing straight back down at the unbelievable news.
Ugh… It hurt even more because I had gotten my hopes up so high.
I wanted to smack the princess, who was puffing her chest out as if asking whether she had done well, but…
I couldn’t do that to someone so precious.
Exercising the bare minimum of self-control, I settled for roughly grabbing the princess’s hand.
“You’re joking, right, princess? If I only have pajamas, how am I supposed to walk around the castle…?”
“It’s fine. Are you worried the servants will look down on you? If you stay with me like today, that won’t happen, so it’s okay.”
That wasn’t the problem at all…?
Besides, did that mean I had to walk around with the princess every single day? That was even more dangerous….
“How could you…”
In the end, overwhelmed by shock, I flopped down onto the floor.
All of my clothes were animal pajamas… Pajamas were meant for sleeping…. And even then, I didn’t want to wear animal ones to bed….
“Are you so happy that your legs gave out, teacher?”
The princess squatted down to meet my eyes.
I creakily turned my head to look at her.
“…Give me back my kiss, princess.”
“Huh?”
“It wasn’t a good deed. It was a mistake, so give the reward back… the kiss I gave you.”
“All right.”
…Eh?
I had only said it out of frustration, but how exactly was she going to return—
Chu.
“I returned it.”
Ah… So that’s what she meant.
Without the slightest hesitation, the princess had pressed her lips to my cheek.
That wasn’t the kind of return I had in mind….
The princess stroked my limp head, which hung like a puppet with its strings cut.
“Hehe, I’m only joking, teacher. I ordered regular clothes too, so don’t worry. Though they’ll take a little longer to arrive.”
“…Really?”
Was it true? After already being tricked once, I couldn’t shake my suspicion so easily.
“Yes, really. So stop pouting your lips like that.”
“Euu… They’re swollen, okay? Swollen….”
The princess used her finger to push my protruding lips back in.
They only looked pouted because they were swollen… Ow, it stings.
“Oh dear, if that’s the case then I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine……”
I brushed off my backside and stood up.
I had to return to my room eventually anyway.
“Then I’ll be going, princess….”
The knowledge that a full set of animal pajamas awaited me in my room drained every ounce of strength from my body.
At least I’d sleep soundly tonight….
I bowed to the princess and reached for the doorknob when—
“I’ll come with you, teacher.”
The princess followed right behind me.
“…To my room?”
“Yes. I’ll pick out which one you should wear to bed to look the cutest.”
“I really don’t need help coordinating pajamas….”
“Aww, since they’re all cute anyway, shouldn’t you wear the cutest one possible?”
…Was that how it worked?
It was nonsense logic, but I had already resigned myself to my fate, so I simply let it slide.
“Then follow me, princess….”
“Yeees~”
A large bag sat in front of my room.
That must be the one containing the full set of animal pajamas the princess had mentioned.
…I really wanted to burn it all.
I had that thought, but the terrifying prospect of having to wear the bear pajamas until they were filthy made me quickly grab the bag and enter the room.
“Hmm… Your room is really neat, teacher.”
The princess followed me inside and offered a short impression.
“Well, I only moved in yesterday.”
As the princess said, my room was indeed very clean.
There was nothing but the bed and wardrobe… It was quite literally a spotless room.
Ah, of course the heavy money pouch I had received from the princess was safely tucked away in the corner.
“Shall we take a look?”
“Huu… Yes.”
I knew sighing in front of the princess was rude, but I simply couldn’t hold it back.
She seemed thrilled at the idea of playing dress-up with me, but I hated being the doll being dressed.
I let out a deep sigh and opened the bag.
Inside were piles of animal pajamas similar to the bear one I currently wore—perhaps made of even softer material. Enough that I could live exclusively in animal pajamas.
“…Then which one should I wear, princess?”
“Hmm… Just a moment.”
Since I didn’t want to wear any of them, I handed the decision over to her.
The princess stroked her chin, then said,
“Try everything from here to here. We’ll decide after you’ve worn them all.”
She had chosen the absolute worst option I had hoped she would avoid.
“Haah… Understood.”
But how could a mere tutor defy the princess’s wishes?
If she told me to wear them, I had to wear them.
“I’ll go change, so please wait here.”
“Yes~”
Leaving the visibly excited princess behind, I carried the pajamas she had chosen into the dressing room beside the wardrobe.
Let’s see… The first one she picked is… a puppy pajama.
After trying on puppy, raccoon, panda, cow, fox, and many other cute but unwearable pajamas, the final choice was the shark one.
Even I had to admit the shark pajama suited me far too well, which honestly made me angry.
“…Do you like it, princess?”
“Yeees… I like it so much I’m moved beyond words.”
It certainly looked that way….
Seeing how the princess was carefully fondling the tail attached to my backside, I didn’t need any further explanation to know she was deeply moved.
I was, of course, referring to the pajama tail.
I wasn’t wearing any strange toy.
“How can a pajama tail be this fluffy…? I think I need to give the tailor a raise.”
“Yes, yes. I’m glad you like it.”
Tsk.
Whoever you are, tailor, you should be thanking me.
Your salary went up because I became the princess’s personal dress-up doll.
“Hmm… The material is incredibly soft and nice too….”
“Yes… I like the material as well… but why do your hands keep moving upward?”
The princess’s slender fingers, which had been stroking my stomach, were gradually creeping higher.
“The top part might be made of a different material, you know?”
“Eep… No, it’s not, so please stop….”
Her hand continued its slow, steady ascent from my lower belly.
“…Hm?”
It stopped abruptly along with the princess’s questioning sound.
The strangely ticklish sensation made me unconsciously release the breath I had been holding.
“Pwah! Princess, you shouldn’t touch someone else’s body so freely. Understand?”
This much should be acceptable as etiquette a tutor could teach.
No, more than anything, I said it because I had a feeling it would cause serious trouble later if I didn’t warn her now.
Yet the princess gave no response.
“…? Princess?”
Was she ignoring me already?
I looked up at her with a puzzled expression.
Her pupils were shaking nonstop as if an earthquake had struck.
Why was she acting like this?
“Princess…?”
“…Teacher, I’m only asking just in case.”
After I called her a couple more times, the princess finally spoke.
“You mean you’re not wearing anything underneath?”
“…Eh?”
Not wearing anything underneath—what did that even—
Poke.
“Eek!”
The princess suddenly poked my chest, making me scream.
“W-what are you doing, princess!”
“…Where is your bra, teacher?”
“Huh? A bra?”
Um… Was I supposed to wear one of those?
Well, now that I had a woman’s body, was it only natural?
Hmm… But there was no way I would have any women’s underwear in the first place.
The pajamas were surprisingly thick, so it didn’t show from the outside….
The only underwear I had was the men’s pair.
It was a bit loose, but it was the spare set I had prepared beforehand.
“I’m not wearing anything on top, but… I am wearing something down below, princess.”
I told her the truth, but…
Poof.
“Huh…?”
Suddenly horns sprouted from the top of the princess’s head.
Demons normally hid their horns with magic during daily life.
Otherwise, everyday activities became far too inconvenient.
The same applied to me, who had possessed a demon’s body.
Hiding horns was simple magic that anyone could perform, so it wouldn’t dispel over trivial matters.
If the magic had broken, it meant the target was either dead or had lost their reason to the point they couldn’t maintain even basic spells….
Wait. Lost their reason?
I stared closely at the princess’s eyes.
Her focus was slightly unfocused, but her red eyes were still looking straight at me.
Um… There was no way the princess had suddenly died, so it must mean she had lost her reason.
…Why?
Whatever the cause, terrible assumptions instantly flashed through my mind.
Losing reason meant only instinct remained.
The princess had always radiated an aura of liking me.
So if only instinct remained and she faced me now…?
“…Wait a moment, princess.”
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
I stepped backward, trying to put distance between us.
Unfortunately, the princess immediately followed, closing the gap again.
I kept retreating until—
Thud.
My back hit the wall.
The truly unfortunate part was that the princess’s steps toward me didn’t stop.
“Princess. Princess! Snap out of it, princess!!”
She continued advancing.
No, why was she suddenly acting like this???