Chapter 206
Chapter 206
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Late-Night Pillow
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One day in November, after finishing work, I returned to the mansion.
It was later than usual today, so the mansion was already quiet with Rozalin having gone to bed early.
"Lize, you can go rest in your room. As for washing up... I'll do it tomorrow. Too tired."
"Understood. Please rest well."
"Yeah."
Since it was so late, I sent Lize off to her room... and slowly headed up to the second floor.
My room was on the second floor, and there wasn't anything for me to do wandering around the first floor anyway.
"Yawn..."
Compared to before, my workload had lightened a bit.
But I was still busy, and the fact remained that there was plenty left to do.
I had a feeling I'd be spending my time like this at least until December.
In short, I was tired today as well.
"Teacher?"
"Oh."
On my way to my room, I ran into Ashley in the hallway.
And not in her usual shirt, but wearing a nightgown like something she'd sleep in!
Ashley usually didn't come out of her room unless she was asleep, and the timing was always ambiguous, so even I was startled for a moment.
"You're just getting home now...?"
"Yeah? I've been so busy lately."
"Well... true."
She must have just woken up.
Of course, we lived in the same mansion, but lately, we hadn't crossed paths much.
I was out during the day, while Ashley tended to move around during the day or late at night, so it was unavoidable.
That said, Ashley had helped Rozalin when her tasks increased compared to before, and just having a highly capable mage in the mansion was a huge boon.
Ashley's tendency to sleep a lot wasn't much of an issue anymore.
"Uh... heading to bed?"
"That was the plan. I was going to rest a bit in my room and then sleep."
"You do seem really busy."
"No helping it. You know that, right, Teacher?"
"Well... yeah."
Ashley lived in the mansion, so she naturally knew why I'd been so swamped.
Originally, I planned to go to my room, rest, and sleep, just like I told her.
But I happened to run into her, and I hadn't spent much time with Ashley lately.
"...Why'd you follow me all the way to my room...?"
"Just bored?"
"......"
I ended up following her right into the room as she was heading back to hers.
The reason? I just felt like it.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. Just... it's been a while."
"True, I haven't come in here much lately. I've been too busy to spend time with you like this."
"Yeah."
And since she'd just woken up, I didn't want to miss the chance for some time with a clear-headed Ashley.
So I just came in.
"By the way, Teacher, you always wore just shirts, but now you're wearing a gown like this?"
"It's... something Madam gave me as a gift...?"
"Hmm... Mother gave you a gift too? News to me."
"We're friends? We're the same age, and we got close while you were at the academy. So she just gave it to me."
"Hmm..."
Well, that made sense.
They were around the same age, and Rozalin must have been pretty bored in the mansion.
Spending time with Ashley while I was away was only natural.
It had been going on since my first year at the academy.
So I didn't think much of it, but that didn't mean I liked it.
After all, I'd liked Rozalin for a long time already.
Not as family, but in a sexual way.
"That could be."
But that didn't mean I was going to kick Ashley out of the mansion for being close to Rozalin, or stop her from spending time with her.
Ashley's looks were just too stunning.
"The clothes Madam gave you really suit you."
"You think so?"
"Yeah, they suit you well."
If Ashley hadn't been my type, I might have sent her packing from the mansion long ago.
The only reason I'd kept someone who slept so much around for years was her appearance.
"Someone as pretty as you wearing something like this—how could it not suit you?"
"You think...?"
Saying that, I sat on the bed first, ahead of Ashley.
She hadn't even come close to the bed yet.
"And sleeping in shirts or other clothes wrinkles them a lot."
I lay comfortably on the bed.
My clothes clung tightly to my body as I did.
"See, just lying here wrinkles them."
"...Yeah."
"So, it's better to wear proper sleepwear at night."
I'd known it for a while, but Ashley was, well...
Rather sensitive to sexual things for her age.
No, more precisely, she was a bit weak to a woman's sexual allure.
"Yawn... I always think this, but your bed feels so comfy, Teacher. Nice scent, all soft and fluffy..."
Saying that, I slowly shifted my body.
Positioning it so my figure showed even better—not just my chest or hips, but my waist and thighs too.
Every time I moved, Ashley sneaked glances at my body.
But I noticed all of them.
I'd known for a long time from our talks and interactions that she had this side to her, so it wasn't hard.
"Right?"
"Y-, yeah..."
See?
She's sneaking peeks at my waist right now.
"Pfft..."
Did Ashley have tastes like that too?
Having been a guy in my past life, I naturally liked women, but Ashley being into this was a bit surprising.
I could say it wasn't her taste, but that didn't fit her current behavior.
"Teacher."
"Yeah...?"
"Wanna lie down together?"
"......"
"Answer me quick."
Once I'd sized things up, I looked at her a bit coldly and said that.
"...Yeah."
She nodded obediently and climbed into bed.
It felt different from with Lize.
Unlike Lize, who initially acted like she was refusing, Ashley just meekly agreed right away.
"Teacher."
"......"
"You have to answer."
"Yeah..."
She slipped into my arms on the bed and answered me.
She wasn't sleepy, but Ashley's reaction right now was awfully cute.
"How's it feel being held in your student's arms like this?"
"...Feels good."
"Good answer."
"......"
Ashley was older than me and my magic teacher.
But right now, she was meekly nestled in my arms, just answering.
"So cute."
"Eek..."
I lightly stroked her neck and said that.
She really was cute.
Ashley was already on the petite side, but now she was even smaller than me compared to before, making it feel even more so.
"I'd love to just keep you lying next to me every night and use you like a pillow."
"Treating your teacher like that..."
"Why not?"
"Never mind..."
Lize had been my exclusive pillow before, but maybe it was time to switch to Ashley?
Ashley slept a lot anyway, she was much smaller than Lize, and her body was all soft and squishy.
It seemed better than having Lize, who had maid duties, do it every time.
"Your chest and stomach are so soft like this. How about making a life change and becoming the mansion's pillow instead of just my teacher?"
I didn't touch her chest directly, just trailed my fingers around her chest area as I said it.
Ashley actually had bigger breasts than Lize or Rozalin.
About the same as my grown ones, a bit smaller than Karen's, but still big.
"You don't seem to hate it, Teacher."
"......"
"You have to answer."
"Y-, yeah?"
"How about it? Living as my pillow. You hate it?"
I hugged her a bit tighter as I said that.
I held back with Lize or girls my age, but with Ashley, I didn't feel the need to hold back here.
She was older than me, and I'd known for a while that she was into this to some extent.
Like when I'd sneaked into her room and tickled her wildly, or licked her ear—it was obvious.
That's why I was being much firmer with Ashley than with Lize.
"...No."
"Good answer."
I smiled and stroked her head for that response.
She answered well, after all.
"I'm really happy you're answering so well, Teacher. Honestly, if you'd said something else... I might've felt pretty bad."
"Yeah..."
"Because you said it was okay yourself."
"Yeah..."
She'd said it was fine, good even, on her own.
It was basically saying she didn't mind if I hugged her tight or touched her body however I wanted.
Practically nodding along to me sexually harassing her.
"You're such a pervert."
"...Yeah."
"You're really pervy, Teacher."
"Eek..."
As I whispered in her ear while holding her like this, a sudden thought crossed my mind.
I really, really liked Rozalin.
But personally, aside from Rozalin, there were other women... starting with Lize, and now Ashley here in my arms, plus various friends.
Every single one had stunning looks, each unique in their own way.
"Hmm..."
Hmm...
Too hard to pick just one.
I'd already set my sights on my stepmother, so becoming a bit more of a scumbag didn't seem like a big deal, right?
Well, permission was essential with Ashley or Lize, of course...
"Hmm..."
"Why...?"
"Nothing."
A bunch of thoughts just flooded my mind all at once.
Really.