Chapter 290
Chapter 290
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Inviting the Lovers
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"Yawn..."
"Did you sleep well?"
"Mmm... I'm so tired."
Was it because we enjoyed ourselves so much last night?
My body felt utterly drained right from the morning.
Or was it even morning?
We'd definitely kept going until dawn.
"What time is it?"
"Now? It's almost lunchtime. We were even taking bets on when you'd wake up, Camellia."
"...Bets?"
"Hehe, you don't usually sleep in this late."
"...True."
I'd slept until nearly noon.
Yeah, we definitely overdid it last night.
I hadn't planned on going that long, but... I got more excited than usual, so it couldn't be helped.
"Did you sleep well, Mother? The bed was a bit... you know."
"Hehe, I was with you, Camellia. How could it have been uncomfortable?"
"Good to hear."
Honestly, we'd all... released quite a lot last night.
Of course, the bed was a total mess right now.
We'd cast a cleaning spell before bed, but that wasn't enough to make it spotless.
We needed a proper wash, and we all had to bathe to clean up properly.
"Sigh..."
"Hehe, that tired?"
"Yeah, really tired. Looks like we went way too hard last night."
"Everyone enjoyed it."
"What about Lize?"
"She went to prepare the bath before you woke up. Ashley said there were too many people here and fled to the sofa entirely."
"Probably because it's out of my reach. She always loved sleeping with you normally."
"Hehe, she's got a secretly cute side to her personality."
"Yeah."
Maybe it was because the first thing I did upon opening my eyes was talk with Rozalin.
It felt amazing.
Even if it had been Lize or Ashley instead, it would've been great, but anyway.
"Mother, I want to send out a letter today."
"A letter?"
"Yeah, to Ivana, the Rosaki sisters... and Ella."
"Suddenly?"
It was a pretty impulsive move.
We'd been tangled up in passion just last night, and now I was talking about contacting all four of them already.
But last night had shifted my thinking a bit.
"It was so good last night. Mixing our bodies, you and Lize caressing me together, me handling you both at once... all of it. But seeing us all getting along so well? That was the best part."
"Hmm?"
The lovers at the mansion had known me since I was little.
So it made sense that even in a situation like last night, we got along so easily... but still.
"Seeing the people I love getting along so well? It made me so happy."
"Hehe, so? You want to get the four of them together soon too?"
"Something like that. Of course, they're all in important positions in their families, so they can't stay with me constantly like you or Lize. But I want to see them more often, and sooner rather than later, all together."
"You're coming up with such thoughtful ideas for your lovers?"
"Hehe, of course."
I continued the conversation while enjoying the gentle strokes of Rozalin's hand through my hair.
The gist was that I wanted to gather all my lovers.
The Rose Earldom still had a lot to handle, and I didn't want to burden Alexandra too soon.
So I suggested we all meet at the villa closer to the center instead.
It was much better for anyone coming from the north, and I liked that villa anyway.
Before entering the academy—before going to Rose Territory—we'd gone there together: Rozalin first, then Lize, Ella, Karen, and Ashley.
That made it even more appealing.
"Yawn..."
"Want to sleep a bit more?"
"...Five more minutes. Then wake Ashley, and we'll all go bathe together—you, Lize, and me."
...I fell asleep again.
Everything was great, but 1 against 3 was tough.
I couldn't help thinking I'd need to bring more toys next time.
*
"Young Lady?"
"Yes, Lize."
"May I ask what all these letters here are for?"
"I'm sending them to my lovers."
"...Pardon?"
Back to my daily routine, relaxing in my room as usual.
I explained again when Lize came in and asked.
The contents were mostly the same as what I'd told Rozalin after waking up.
"We don't really have a territory to manage anyway—just the business, and I've left even that mostly to Alexandra lately. So I figured we could move things up a little."
"I see."
"Yeah. Seeing you get along so well with Mother last night, and taking care of Ashley? It was so heartwarming. It really convinced me."
"Because of me...?"
"Yeah. You get along so great with my other lovers. It made me think the others would too."
Being intimate together was nice.
But Lize was a big reason I'd come to this conclusion.
Rozalin and Ashley had become friends already, but Lize—younger and a maid—got along with them amazingly.
She chatted with them effortlessly, helped out perfectly during everything, and treated them so well. That sealed it for me.
I'd thought about gathering everyone sooner before...
But actually reaching out right now? That was thanks to Lize.
"...I didn't do anything special."
"No. You did so much."
"Mmm..."
"It's really because of you, so no need to feel burdened."
"...Thank you."
Lize had always been subtly low on self-esteem in needless ways.
She always went along with what I wanted.
She'd scold me for bad habits when I showed them, but... only in weird areas.
Well, that might be part of her charm.
"Yeah. Since this is how it turned out, any wishes, Lize? It's thanks to you, so I'll grant whatever it is."
"A wish?"
"Yeah, a wish."
That's why I brought it up.
Rewarding her for something she'd done would make her happy, right?
Plus, I wanted to let her have her way more, do what she wanted.
"A walk in the garden with you this evening would be enough."
"Hmm. Yeah, let's do that. A garden stroll... I'd do it even without it being a wish."
...Of course, our Lize had so few desires, it was too few.
If I were her, I'd say screw everyone else—let's have a date just us two.
A mere walk?
So modest, so very Lize.
If she'd just gone along with my idea like always, I might've scolded her a bit.
But she'd voiced her own wish... so I was satisfied.
"Young Lady, should we prepare to head to the villa right away then?"
"Ah, no need to rush. It'll take time to reach the north and east anyway. And before going up, I'll pick up Ella too."
"Ah."
The letters to Ivana and the Rosaki sisters were necessary.
But the most important part was bringing Ella.
Truth be told, Ella... well...
"...Ella's probably pretty mad at me."
"Pardon?"
"...Last time, we had one date, confessed, kissed... and that was it. Nothing more."
"...Is that the issue?"
It was when I'd locked Rozalin underground.
I wasn't in a great state mentally then.
I acted without thinking ahead, short-sighted as I was.
In that situation, I'd invited Ella over.
We confessed, kissed... no problem there.
But...
"I've slept with everyone except Ella."
"...Young Lady."
I'd really gone all the way with everyone but her.
Fingering through hymens, groping breasts, naughty stuff, spanking asses, choking until nearly passing out... somehow it all felt like what I'd done with Ivana.
Anyway.
"I held back with Ella out of consideration—just kissing. But with the others, things just... happened... haha..."
"...May I say something a bit rude? Quite a lot?"
"...Yeah."
I just let her say it.
Even I knew it was a shitty, idiotic thing.
Plus, Lize saw herself as a maid, but to me, she was just like any other lover.
I hated how she acted so subservient sometimes.
I actually wanted her to speak honestly like this.
"...On Ella's matter, Young Lady, you were... quite foolish."
"...Yeah, seems like it."
"...Sorry."
"No, even I think it was stupid."
I nodded, admitting the brutal facts from Lize.
It really was idiotic.
If it'd been Rozalin instead, she'd have scolded me hard—like when I'd broken Ashley's hymen or smacked her ass hard last night.
It deserved that much.
Ella really liked me a lot...
If she found out I'd advanced so far with everyone else? How would she react?
I was worried in every way.
"It'll be fine. Yeah, I'll call Ella first anyway... and head to the villa? She won't know what I've done with the others by then, right?"
"...Young Lady, I think it's best to just apologize to Ella directly."
"...Yeah."
...I knew Lize was right—that apologizing straight up was best.
I just couldn't get over how stupid I'd been. It was ridiculous.