Chapter 240
Chapter 240
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: First Kisses and a Shared Bed
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"Really... If you only want to do it with me, I don't mind."
"......."
Is this temptation?
I started to seriously think that.
No matter what, I couldn't possibly see this as just a pure reaction.
"Ella, you've never kissed anyone before, right?"
"Yeah...?"
"Then...."
Even so, I couldn't do anything too extreme on the first day we started dating.
I decided to keep it light today.
Ella, sitting next to me, gazed at me with cute eyes, and I gently cupped her chin.
"Hnng...."
"......."
We hadn't even done it yet.
I had only gently held her chin, but was it that embarrassing?
Her eyes squeezed shut tight, her lips pursed so firmly.
She really felt adorable.
Maybe because she was such a fresh Ella who had never dated or kissed.
"P-Please be gentle...?"
"......."
It was making me want to go all out.
She was so cute, it was hard to hold back my bad urges.
Part of me wanted to do whatever I pleased with this cute Ella right now....
"I got it."
...But it was her first time.
Starting off too intense might leave bad memories later.
"Mwah."
"Hnnght...."
I started with a simple peck on the cheek.
Rather than diving straight into tongues or lips, doing it step by step like this was definitely better.
And besides....
"Mwah."
"Hnya...."
"......."
Even such a simple cheek peck drew this adorable reaction?
It was so cute.
I wanted to see even more reactions.
Even without anything too rough, just this was enough to bring them out.
"It tickles...."
"Don't like it?"
"Not... that, but...."
"Mwah."
"Eek?!"
This time, her ear.
"Mwah."
"Eeek...."
Then her neck.
I slowly pecked Ella everywhere.
Everywhere except her lips, very carefully.
From her ear down her neck, then along her collarbone to her shoulder, arm, wrist, hand....
"Camelliaaa...."
"Feel good?"
"Yeees...."
That let me see an even cuter side of Ella.
I honestly hadn't expected her to like it this much from just pecks on her body.
"It felt amazing...."
Her eyes locked completely on mine.
Unlike with Ashley or Rozalin, it wasn't just her body being sensitive.
She just... really loved doing this with me?
She looked like she loved being pecked by me so much.
Honestly, that made....
"Mwah...."
"It tickled...."
Her even cuter.
Now she seemed... pretty used to it.
Way more accustomed than I'd expected to just these pecks....
"Ella, look up."
"Y-Yes?"
So I said that to Ella, still sitting in her chair.
No need to stop at just cheek pecks anymore.
"Mwah...."
"!?"
"Mwah, mwah...."
Holding her upturned face in both hands, I kept pressing my lips to hers.
It was real pecking—no tongues mixing, no tongue slipping in for naughty stuff.
But....
"Wa... nng...! Eek...!?"
"Mwah."
Our Ella loved even that.
If we went further to a real kiss, would she faint?
Not actually, of course.
"How was it?"
"My heart was pounding so much...."
"Fufu... It was?"
"...Yes."
"You like pecking with me that much?"
"Yeees...."
With the alcohol's effect and all this skinship, Ella's face was incredibly flushed.
Far redder than during our earlier talk.
If we went deeper here... how much would she love it?
"Then, want to try doing it to me this time, Ella?"
I stood from the chair and sat back down as I said that.
Usually I took the lead on kisses and skinship, but sometimes I liked receiving.
No reason to hate it when I was the one giving first, right?
"Me?"
"Yeah, you do it to me. Kiss, peck, whatever."
"Uh... H-How do I...?"
"I'll just sit still. Do whatever you want, Ella."
I said that and sat primly in the chair, looking at Ella still beside me.
She hesitated.
It wasn't that hard, but actually doing it was tough, huh?
She could just think of it simply.
After hesitating forever, she finally stood from her chair and looked down at me.
"Camellia...? Excuse me for a sec...?"
"Yeah, go ahead."
"I-I won't be too rude...."
Such a fresh reaction.
I was the one sitting still for her to act, yet this was kinda funny.
"I'll... try pecking?"
"Yes, please."
I pursed my lips forward.
The perfect pout for pecking, waiting for Ella just like that.
"Huu...."
She took a deep breath, steeling herself.
Just for a peck—what was so embarrassing?
Face full of shyness, Ella slowly lowered her head toward me.
And then...
"Mwah...?"
She lightly touched my lips, her eyes openly asking if this was right.
One short peck.
So light, adults would laugh if I called it a kiss.
"How was it...?"
Her shy question.
Everything she did was so innocent.
"Was it good?"
"Really...? It was okay?"
"Really. It was amazing. I loved your peck so much, Ella."
"Really.... Hehe...."
.......
She was getting so cute it was hard to hold back.
I wanted to grab her chin or neck and give a deep kiss until she pounded my shoulder or chest for air.
Hug her slender frame tight so she couldn't escape.
Strip off that pretty dress and see her bare white skin.
"I'm glad...."
"........"
Bad thoughts kept filling my head.
Of course, I had zero intention of acting on them.
Ella deserved to be treated more preciously, more delicately....
If I showed my rough, violent tastes right on the first day of dating, she'd definitely be scared.
Yeah.
I'd hold back on doing to Ella, Ashley, or Rozalin what I'd done before.
"You've always been such a cute person since we were kids, Ella."
"Why say that suddenly...?"
"Fufu, you really were cute. A little girl trying so hard to act noble—how cute was that? The other kids at that tea party probably thought so too."
"Back then... We didn't go anywhere but our territory much...."
"Yeah?"
"I mean it?!"
"Okay, I believe you. Because it's you saying it, Ella."
As I said that, I placed my hand over her cute one.
She let out another eek, making me laugh again.
Actually, Ella had brought up kissing, but what we'd done was all just pecks.
But... her face looked so happy now.
I'd take satisfaction in seeing this cute, new side of her today—one I don't usually get.
"Um... Can I ask for one more thing?"
"What?"
"W-Well... It feels greedy, and I've gotten so much today already, but just one last thing."
"No problem. If it's what you want, I can grant almost anything—as long as it's not suddenly asking me to pluck a star from the sky."
I didn't know what she wanted, but since it was Ella.
Maybe just one more peck?
I was fully willing to grant whatever she asked for, pecks or otherwise.
As long as it wasn't some huge demand, like I told her.
"Then... Can we sleep together tonight? In the same bed as you...?"
"...Of course."
My answer came a bit late without thinking.
I'd expected a peck, but this kind of request was totally out of left field.
Her shy yet pure face as she asked—it was so different from what I'd imagined.
"Really? Thank you!"
"Haha... If you want it, Ella. Of course I can."
...What was she thinking, asking to sleep together like that.
Her expression looked purely innocent, same as always.
But the request itself....
It had me thinking all sorts of things.
And so....
"It's been so long since we shared a bed like this. Back at the Academy after exams, or on trips—that's when we'd lie together."
"Others were there too then, right?"
"Yeah. I always wanted to lie right next to you.... But Lize, your maid, was there, and you were always so popular. Couldn't squeeze right beside you."
"Ah...."
"Well.... Thinking about it, you had that happy look sleeping with pretty girls then, and now too."
"Couldn't help it."
"...But now it's just me beside you. Just us alone right now, so it's fine."
Hearing Ella say that made me feel kinda sorry in all sorts of ways.
How did such a cute, kind, pure, pretty girl end up liking someone like me....
"Hehe...."
...I really felt super sorry.
Of course, I'd make it up by treating her way better from now on.