Chapter 208
Chapter 208
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Massages with Rozalin and the Rosaki Sisters
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After giving Rozalin her first massage, my daily routine changed a bit.
Before, we’d just chat in her room, but now we did a wider variety of things.
“Huuu....”
“Does it feel good?”
“Yeah, it feels amazing....”
When I had nothing else to do, I’d come to Rozalin’s room like this and slowly massage her body.
I’d never had much physical contact with her before, so I was reasonably satisfied.
Hugs or lightly holding hands were too ordinary.
They were just normal mother-daughter things, but massages felt a little different.
“Hnng....”
The sounds she made every time I slowly pressed into her waist.
To be honest, I rarely heard Rozalin make these noises.
“This spot seems really tense. Is it from sitting in a chair too long?”
“Hn....”
“I’ll loosen it up slowly.”
“Yeah... thank you.... Hn....”
Just pressing on the area called the erector spinae made her let out even more lascivious sounds.
That only made me want to press harder.
This kind of situation kept repeating.
To Rozalin, it probably just felt like a normal massage.
She probably thought her daughter was just being filial.
But not for me.
“Fuu....”
Rozalin always wore tight-fitting clothes, so it was a feast for the eyes right now too.
She had no fear of people, showing such a defenseless side.
Wearing clothes like this while constantly moaning seductively.
Part of me wanted to toy with her freely in this situation.
Just like I did with Lize or Ashley.
“Is there anywhere else that’s uncomfortable?”
But it wasn’t time for that yet.
I couldn’t be too bold now; I had to proceed slowly.
So Rozalin would start having strange thoughts about me.
I had to make her think about me the way I thought about her—strangely.
“Hmm.... Not sure.”
“Then I’ll move slowly downward for now.”
“Do as you like.”
The next spot I went for was her buttocks.
There were thighs and calves too, but this time I decided to start with a more blatant area.
Rozalin had already been defenseless, showing no displeasure during the process.
There wouldn’t be a problem touching her now.
I’d even mentioned touching lower beforehand.
“Hnng...?”
Soft buttocks.
She was my mother, but ultimately a woman’s body.
Her buttocks and other parts were soft and squishy by nature.
“I’ll loosen it up slowly.”
“Nn... Yeah....”
Even as I placed my hands on her buttocks, it didn’t feel strange to Rozalin.
After all, I was her daughter.
There wouldn’t be any huge backlash from touching her body like this.
It was different from some other person touching her versus her daughter.
In fact, she showed no sign of dislike as I placed my hands on her buttocks right now.
“Oh, by the way. New Year’s is coming up soon, right?”
“That’s right...?”
“I want to give you a new gift for the occasion. What would you like?”
“Hm?”
“I just want to give you something. You’ve been so busy lately, and I’m grateful. Consider it a thank you?”
I kneaded her buttocks while saying this.
Because of the conversation, she paid little attention to my hands gradually moving toward more intimate areas.
Well, I wasn’t touching anything directly dangerous, so it was fine.
“Hmm.... Anything from Camellia would be great... Hnng....”
“Really?”
“Of course...? Have I ever disliked a gift from you?”
“No, you haven’t.”
Ordinary conversation.
But even in that, I harbored lewd imaginings about Rozalin.
Her saying anything was fine made me unconsciously think of bad things, lewd and wicked acts targeting her.
“How’s this?”
“Hnng.... Feels good....”
“...Mm.”
To be honest, it felt more like Rozalin’s fault than mine.
Really.
*
Time with Rozalin was enjoyable, but I still had way too much to do.
Lately, my workload had decreased enough to spend time with the women often... but there was still plenty.
Business, succeeding as family head, and the Rose family matters remained.
I couldn’t just play around.
So, I decided to meet an old friend I’d known for a long time.
Precisely, friends.
I was meeting more than one today.
“This is the place, right?”
“The address matches this cafe.”
“It has a unique vibe. I didn’t know there was a cafe like this in the south.”
“Yeah.”
Lize and I arrived by carriage at a cafe.
It was more nature-oriented than a typical cafe overall.
The exterior was decorated with pretty flowers and trees, and the interior had grass and such for decoration.
“Hmm....”
We headed inside first.
They’d said they’d wait inside.
Sure enough, they were waiting as promised.
As I opened the door, the small bell rang, and I felt several gazes in the cafe turn toward me.
I was used to stares by now, so it didn’t feel odd, but among them, I spotted familiar faces.
“Camellia...!”
“Long time no see. How have you been?”
Red hair I’d known since childhood.
Not one, but two.
“Y-Yeah! I’ve been well...!”
“Lady Grace has been well too, I hope?”
“Well... yeah.”
“It feels like forever. It’s really been since academy graduation, hasn’t it?”
“You’ve been too busy the whole time...!”
“Hehe, true.”
It had really been ages since I last saw the Rosaki sisters.
I’d met Ivana and Ella before... but the Rosakis were truly a long time.
“So? Why’d you call us? You’ve just been sending letters until now—what gives?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay if I just wanted to see you?”
“Not really....”
“Pfft....”
Long time no see, but they were the same as ever.
Grace had matured a bit since the last time, of course.
But the Rosaki sisters were unchanged.
Karen still had that quiet vibe, and Grace was still cute.
“Shall we order drinks first and talk slowly?”
“Sure.”
It was nice seeing the Rosaki sisters after so long, but I had things to do.
Plus, it’d be rude to sit in a cafe without ordering anything, and my throat was dry from the trip.
So, we ordered first.
“So, why’d you call us? You said you’ve been busy.”
“I have been. Still am, actually... but I missed you and finally had time.”
I really did have a bit of time free, so that’s why I arranged this.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have called the Rosaki sisters all the way south.
“Take a look at this first?”
With that, I handed a few documents to the Rosaki sisters.
Nothing major, just some business papers.
But from their perspective, they were pretty decent.
“It’s nothing big, but I’m preparing something lately and wanted your help with it.”
“......”
“Help...?”
“Yeah, to be honest, I’m just from a viscount family, right? I need a little assistance from you, Karen, and Lady Grace.”
I knew bringing up business right after reuniting like this wasn’t great.
But I wasn’t a good person to begin with.
“...So, that’s why you wanted to meet?”
“For starters, yes.”
“...After years of no contact, this is what you reach out for?”
“Yeah.”
“......”
Well, I’d braced myself for Grace’s glare.
It was pretty bad, honestly.
Grace and Karen weren’t the type to lend money easily, and I’d brought it up too casually.
“Actually, my father’s in critical condition right now... so I’ll have to become family head soon.”
Of course, I wasn’t just going to talk business.
A little sob story was necessary.
Just hitting old friends with business and money talk was amateur hour.
The real trick was showing a bit of pity here.
“That’s why... it’s been tough and busy.”
“...Huh?”
“With me taking over all of Father’s businesses... it’s a lot....”
A slightly gloomy expression.
Just lowering my eyebrows a bit and looking down to act pitiful.
But with my looks, even this had a strong effect.
A beauty’s tears are a weapon, they say?
I believed it was true.
“Has it been that bad...? Why didn’t you mention it in your letters...?”
“I didn’t want to bring up depressing stuff when we were just keeping in touch.”
“That makes sense, but....”
Even Grace was starting to look apologetic toward me now.
Just a few words, and their gazes had changed from earlier.
At first, it was like “What’s this about?”, but now it mixed sympathy and guilt.
So easy.
“And I need a little help, plus we’ve always been close.”
Finally, convey trust, that I came to them specifically—and it was done.
People were simpler than they seemed.
In a situation with goodwill, set up a little scenario like this, and they fell for it easily.
“U-Um... how can we help? The papers only mention business....”
After hearing Karen, I adjusted my gloomy expression from moments ago and prepared my next words.
Well, I hadn’t brought up anything too burdensome for the Rosaki sisters anyway.
We could all have a fun time after wrapping up the talk.