Chapter 268
Chapter 268
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Teasing Grace
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"Camellia, want to try this...? It's super sweet, seems pretty good."
"Oh my, should I? It's something you were eating, sis. Is it okay if I have some?"
"Of course... Really, it's fine. In fact, I was hoping you'd try it...?"
Karen's cheeks flushed a little as she said that, and she looked absolutely adorable.
Personally, I'd seen this side of her plenty of times before, but right now, it felt even more special somehow.
Blushing and avoiding eye contact were things she'd done for ages.
But that cute smile she was giving now? That was new.
"...Hm."
"What's up? Grace."
"Nah. It's nothing...."
"Pfft, really?"
Oh, by the way, Grace was in the room with us, watching as Karen and I sat together snacking.
It wasn't like we'd snuck out in the middle of the night or anything. We were just spending a normal morning.
Being with her sisters was only natural.
"Want to try some too, Grace?"
"Me...? No, I'm good."
"Pfft, it wouldn't hurt to try. Right, sis?"
"Huh? Of course.... If Camellia wants to give you some...."
"Pfft...."
She was like a cute little pet.
I knew it wasn't right to call a person that, but... she really was adorable.
And subtly flaunting our relationship right in front of Grace? That was pretty fun too.
Not that I was being direct about it, of course?
Just Grace's stares and reactions alone were honestly entertaining me to no end.
"Sis, open up."
"H-Huh?"
"I want to feed you. I stole what you were eating, right? So I want to make it up to you like this. Come on, quick."
"Ahh?"
Karen slowly opened her mouth just like I asked.
Smiling at the sight, I picked up a nice bite with the dessert fork and gently slid it into her mouth.
It was nothing special.
Really, just that.
"Hah...?"
Grace watched the whole thing in stunned silence.
Karen and I just locked eyes, that's all.
"Super tasty, right?"
"Y-Yeah...."
"You're all the way down south for once, sis. I want to spoil you with all your favorites as much as I can. We've still got a little time before you head back, right?"
"Thanks.... Hehe...."
"........."
I wondered what our Grace—who adored her big sis so much—was thinking.
Jealousy?
Shock?
Whatever it was, I could tell a whirlwind of thoughts was swirling in her head.
Honestly, seeing her like that gave me a thrill.
"Sis, got anything you want to do while you're down south?"
"I'm just happy... being here like this with you, Camellia...?"
"Pfuhuhu...."
I was pretty obvious about it myself.
But in this situation, Karen was being way more blatant.
Anyone could see she was acting like a girl blissfully in love, chatting with me while wearing that lovestruck expression.
Grace had to have noticed.
Though how she'd act on it? No clue.
.
.
.
"...Hey."
"Pfuhuhu.... What is it? Grace."
Grace moved faster than I'd expected.
I'd been strolling down the hall alone toward another room when she stopped me dead in my tracks. That said it all.
"...What did you do?"
"What do you mean? No idea what you're talking about."
I grinned and played dumb.
Because it was fun, that's why?
No other reason.
Unless she straight-up asked point-blank, no way was I spilling the truth first.
Not my style.
"...Come with me."
"Oh my."
After glaring daggers at me, Grace grabbed my wrist and started marching down the hall.
No servants around, so no need to worry about prying eyes.
We walked slowly until she pulled me into a suitable empty room.
Being like this...
"Feels just like our academy days, doesn't it?"
"Huh?"
"Back then, you grabbed my wrist like this and dragged me into an empty classroom. First year, right?"
"Th-That time...."
"The situation, what you're doing, your reaction... It's all super similar."
I think that time, she was tired from her period or something?
Memory's fuzzy, but yeah, something like that happened.
She'd grabbed my wrist and hauled me into an empty room to grill me, just like this.
"So, what's this about? Why'd you grab my wrist so hard and drag me here?"
"...What did you do with sis?"
"Karen sis?"
"...Yeah."
"What do you think we did?"
Just grinning and tossing questions back at her was amusing.
What was going through Grace's head?
What did I do with Karen? What kind of relationship did we have? What did I whisper to her?
She couldn't know for sure.
Karen wasn't the type to blab about it anyway.
"...Did you kiss sis too?"
"Did we kiss?"
"...You kissed me, so why not her?"
"Pfuh...."
Fair point.
I'd already spilled everything in front of Grace.
That I liked girls. That I liked pretty ones.
With all that out there, it was easy to guess.
But it wasn't just kissing.
"What if we did more than kiss?"
"...Hah?"
"Way more than kiss...."
"Hng...?"
I gently took Grace's hand as she stood there frozen, then traced my fingers over the back of it.
That smooth, soft skin unique to women.
I'd always thought so, but a woman's touch really was delicious no matter how many times.
"Stuff that's lewd and sticky. The kind only people whose hearts are truly connected can do. What if?"
"......."
"While you were off clueless somewhere, what if Karen sis and I snuck off alone—to a place you couldn't see—and did all that? What then?"
"For real...?"
"What do you think? Pfuhuhu...."
It really was fun.
Grace was bold usually, but when cornered like this, she got surprisingly shy.
Made her even cuter.
Impossible not to laugh in a situation like this.
"If we did, what would you do, Grace?"
"I...."
"You kissed me, whispered naughty things... but then went and did lewd stuff with Karen sis. What then?"
"......"
"What do you think? Answer me."
"I just... wanted to ask...."
"Quickly."
"......."
"Oh, for reference. No matter what we did, I never did anything Karen sis didn't like. She consented fully, no signs of discomfort at all?"
Even as I added that, I kept playing with her hand.
She wasn't pulling away at all, which only made me grin more—and ramped up my expectations.
"You said you have a lot of girls anyway...."
"Yep."
"But sis was okay with it?"
"Yeah, I told her everything upfront. Nothing sadder than lies between people, right?"
That part was true, at least.
Sure, I'd lied plenty in life, but lying to people close? Not great.
I'd always felt guilty pretending nothing was up around Rozalin.
"......."
"What do you think?"
"Sis... has her own life.... I can't tell her what to do...."
"So?"
"No big thoughts... Just, you kissed me too, so suddenly with sis... it surprised me a bit...?"
Way... way better reaction than I'd expected.
Honestly, I hadn't thought Grace would be this chill.
I'd figured she'd freak out, yell about what I did to her sis.
Why's she... handling this so well?
What's up.
"Hng...."
Maybe I could snag both sisters at once, way faster than planned?
Who knows.
But my hopes kept rising.
I'd pegged Grace as stricter, with high walls on this stuff.
Apparently... way more open-minded?
"...So you don't mind me doing that with Karen sis?"
"It's not my place to say...."
"Hng...."
Got it.
That's how it is.
Yeah.
Alright.
Decision made.
"Grace, want to come to my room tonight?"
"H-Hah?!"
"Don't freak out that much. Just think about it. Visit my room tonight, just once. No need to prepare anything."
I threw that out there for starters.
No details, just 'come to my room.'
No word on what we'd do, or what I'd pull with her and Karen.
Just that vague line.
From her reactions so far, I figured she'd show up for sure tonight.
If not... I'd think of another way to reel her in too.
"You'll definitely like it. For sure."
"......."
Even as I kept pressing, Grace wasn't refusing outright.
No verbal no, no other pushback.