Chapter 65
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Missing Each Other (1)
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『Gob's Perspective』
I came to my senses lying in bed with Kasha.
I remembered ejaculating into her mouth, but nothing after that, so I must have fallen asleep right away.
No matter how sleepy I was, falling asleep in the middle of sex... Was it because I was tired from the walk?
Anyway, I needed to get out of here.
"Mmgh..."
As I tried to get out of bed, Kasha mumbled in her sleep.
At the same time, a faint vibration transmitted through my dick.
What the...? Turns out, Kasha had my dick in her mouth.
Does this girl do this even while sleeping?
【Goblin-Exclusive Mouth Pussy】 +50 SP
The quest completed while I was asleep.
Thanks to that, I gained a total of 80 SP. Where should I invest it this time?
...
I slipped out of Kasha's room.
I headed to my room on the second floor. Once there, I planned to wash up first.
But as I climbed the stairs, something unexpected happened.
"Hm? Gob?"
I ran straight into Sera.
Of all timings, she had just opened her door.
Damn. Busted. My whole body was covered in Kasha's scent right now.
Since we'd gone at it so wildly, the smell had to be soaked in deep.
If she got any closer like this, she'd notice for sure. Should I turn back now?
"Why'd you stop suddenly? Weren't you coming this way?"
Sera started walking toward me.
Turning around abruptly here would look too suspicious. Anyone would think I was running away.
And thinking about it, it didn't matter if she found out. To spark jealousy, it was better if she did.
It might backfire, but I'd already committed to this approach, so no choice.
Decision made. Go straight at it.
I took heavy steps toward Sera.
"Coming back from the lab with Lucy?"
-Shake, shake.
"Then... Hm?"
Sera tilted her head, twitching her nose a few times.
Cold sweat dripped down my spine. Did she smell it?
"You smell like Kasha... Were you with her?"
Sure enough, caught red-handed.
I hesitated, mumbling without a proper response.
I scratched my cheek, pretending nothing was wrong.
"What's with you? Acting like you've got something to hide."
Sera tilted her head slightly.
Her snow-white hair swayed, carrying a peach scent. It somehow calmed my heart.
Well, whatever. I hadn't done anything wrong. Time to own it.
I picked up the pen and notepad hanging around my neck.
[I was in Kasha's room with her.]
"In Kasha's room, just the two of you?"
Sera's eyes widened round. Pretty unexpected, huh?
"What were you doing? Did you fight? No, probably not... Did Kasha bully you? Is that why you're hiding it?"
Sera looked at me with worried eyes.
Kasha bullying me? Not at all. If anything, I'd disciplined her on the way out.
[No. We just talked and left.]
"Talked? What about?"
[Just chit-chat. Nothing special.]
I kept repeating "just." I wanted to downplay it as no big deal.
The goal was to stir jealousy by seeming friendly, but not overdo it.
If I got too close to Kasha, Sera might pull away from me.
"You met her alone and just talked...? You're not lying?"
Sera kept probing, still suspicious.
[Really, we just talked.]
"Close enough to chat alone like that?"
-Nod.
"From your reaction last time, I thought you two wouldn't get along. Surprising."
Last time... Did she mean the first night we slept together in her room?
She'd tried to push me toward Kasha openly back then, which had irked me.
If she hadn't said that, I wouldn't have approached Kasha first.
[I didn't even want to look at her before, but you said it'd be good if we got along. So I tried.]
"...Ah, I see."
Sera's response came a beat late. Why?
I studied her expression.
She didn't seem displeased, but not happy either.
She thought it was weird? Didn't expect one comment to fix things?
I change for Sera's words alone. That's how important she is to me.
Would she understand? Or just think it's odd and move on...?
[Am I doing well?]
I scribbled on the notepad.
I wanted to know her true feelings for sure.
If Sera told me now not to hang with Kasha, I wouldn't.
Even if her personality kept her from saying it outright, any hint of dislike and I'd stop.
All I wanted was a feather-light truth. That was enough.
But...
"Yes. You're doing great. I'm glad you two are getting along."
Sera said that, even giving a faint smile like she truly meant it.
A stinging pain shot through my solar plexus. My breath caught.
Strength drained from my body; I felt like I'd collapse any second.
I froze in place, unable to react.
Just staying upright was my limit.
"Well, I'll be going. I was headed to bathe. Oh, have you ever bathed before?"
-Shake, shake.
I shook my head weakly.
"It's a culture Jill brought from the other world. At first, everyone was like 'what's this?', but now I'm hooked too. Hehe."
Sera laughed like it was funny, and my lips twitched awkwardly upward.
Am I smiling properly? Does it look forced?
"I even asked for a bathhouse here. Thought it'd help calm the mind."
Sera kept talking, so apparently, I looked okay on the outside.
"Want to come next time? No gender separation, but we can mark the entrance."
-Nod.
I had zero interest, but my head nodded on autopilot.
"Follow the first-floor hallway to the right; there's a door with a 'Bathhouse' plaque. That's it."
-Nod.
"Okay, I'll go. Rest well."
Sera brushed past me and descended the stairs.
Her white hair fluttered, spreading peach scent everywhere.
We parted after that casual, mundane conversation, like nothing was wrong.
I don't get it. The Sera I know is in there, but we're so distant now.
The Sera from the cabin feels like a completely different person.
She used to call herself "big sis" and speak casually; now it's all polite speech. Me too.
She seemed to like me back then; now, no feelings at all. She even tries to set me up with Kasha.
Does she not like me anymore? Was I just imagining it back at the cabin?
Is there really no hope? I clenched my fist.
The tickling peach scent felt mocking today.
『Sera's Perspective』
Thud.
Sera closed the book she was reading.
'Bedtime already. Maybe bathe before sleep.'
She left her room for a warm bath before bed.
"Hm? Gob?"
She spotted Gob climbing the stairs right outside.
Gob froze upon seeing her, like he'd been caught off guard.
"Why'd you stop suddenly? Weren't you coming this way?"
Sera approached him.
Gob's skin glistened with sweat; wonder what he'd been up to.
"Coming back from the lab with Lucy?"
-Shake, shake.
"Then... Hm?"
She was about to ask where he'd been, but her nose caught a strange scent.
Sweet and tangy cherry fragrance. Unmistakably Kasha's unique body odor.
"You smell like Kasha... Were you with her?"
Gob's eyes widened, gaze darting side to side.
He couldn't meet her eyes straight, scratching his cheek with a finger.
"What's with you? Acting like you've got something to hide."
Gob hesitated, then grabbed his pen and notepad decisively.
[I was in Kasha's room with her.]
"What were you doing? Did you fight?"
Sera probed repeatedly, worried Kasha had caused trouble again.
[Really, we just talked and left.]
True or not, Gob insisted it was nothing.
"Close enough to chat alone like that?"
-Nod.
Her mood felt off. Probably because it was such an unexpected outcome.
"From your reaction last time, I thought you two wouldn't get along. Surprising."
[I didn't even want to look at her before, but you said it'd be good if we got along. So I tried.]
"...Ah, I see."
Come to think of it, yeah. Kasha clearly had feelings, so she'd nudged them together.
His reaction wasn't great, so she'd thought it'd fail, but they'd gotten close.
For some reason, her throat felt heavy and sore.
'Why am I like this? Why this weird feeling...'
She'd wanted Kasha and Gob to hit it off.
That's why she'd pushed, and why they'd grown close.
It was what she'd hoped for, so why the odd feeling? Sera couldn't understand.
[Am I doing well?]
Gob wrote it out, pleading with earnest eyes for an answer.
Sera knew what answer he wanted—and what it was.
Her stomach churned for a moment. After brief hesitation, she spoke.
"Yes. You're doing great. I'm glad you two are getting along."
She forced a smile, saying what needed to be said.
Her lips, skilled in deception, quickly formed a faint smile.
"..."
Disappointment was clear on Gob's face. She could see it plainly.
"Well, I'll be going. I was headed to bathe."
She wanted to leave right then, escape and settle her floating heart.
"Oh, have you ever bathed before? It's a culture Jill brought from the other world..."
She kept it casual, forcing mundane chatter to avoid awkwardness.
Thankfully, Gob played along with a smile. Awkward as hell, though.
"Okay, I'll go. Rest well."
With that, Sera passed him by.
She left the dazed Gob and headed to the bathhouse.
Descending the stairs, her gaze was drawn to Kasha's room like a magnet.
'Did they really just talk?'
She couldn't believe Kasha's personality allowed for just sitting and chatting with Gob.
Thinking of how Kasha usually treated him, the image of them calmly conversing was unimaginable.
'Maybe she bullied him, so I'll check on the way.'
The bathhouse was along the same path as Kasha's room anyway.
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