Chapter 16: End of Childhood (1)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 16: End of Childhood (1)
The first night with Helena, which I had waited over a decade for, finally came to an end only after the bed was completely soaked.
A month has passed since then.
As always, I am currently "sparring" with Helena.
Hidden in the shadows of the vast Rheinstein Castle, I have her skirt hiked up as I thrust my hips into her upturned ass.
—Squelch, squelch...
"Ahn!"
"If you make that much noise, everyone will hear us."
"Ah, but...!"
"Or do you want to show them? Huh? Do you want to show everyone else what you look like right now?"
"Th-that's...! No...! I... I belong only to the Young Master...!"
"Haha, how precious. I should give you a reward!"
—Slap!
"Ngh...! Haa, haa...!"
Every time I slap her buttocks like this, Helena lets out a feverish moan and tightens around me.
Thanks to that, red handprints remain on Helena’s luscious, snow-white ass every single day.
Handprints left by me, and no one else.
This is the proof that Helena is my woman!
—Smack! Smack!
"Aaaahn! Haa, ngh...!"
"Hahaha, you lewd little masochist. Do you like being hit that much?"
"Yes, y-yes...! Please hit me more, Helena is a filthy woman...! I'm a depraved teacher who loves being spanked by her disciple!"
I wonder if she's being a bit too loud, but it doesn't matter.
My brother, who has become my absolute ally, cleared everyone out from the area beforehand.
Thanks to Helena, who wets her crotch the moment she sees me, and my wonderful brother, I’ve been enjoying the outdoor sex I always dreamed of.
"I'm coming...!"
"Ah... P-please, shoot it inside my mouth...!"
After shoving it deep into the back of Helena's throat, I let loose.
Helena swallowed every single drop of my semen without letting a bit go to waste.
"Whew, haa... You didn't spill a drop. Good job, Helena."
"Ah, Young Master..."
As I gently stroked her hair and cheek, Helena’s face completely melted with affection.
During sex, Helena trembles whenever she's insulted, and after sex, she shudders at a gentle touch.
She is a perfect masochist who laughs and cries at my every word and gesture.
I’d already finished one round, but... since I couldn't just ignore Helena's breasts, I naturally slid my hand inside her clothes.
"Haa..."
"These are breasts I want to touch for the rest of my life, Teacher."
"Ahng... Young Master..."
"Haha, why? Do you prefer it when I call you Helena instead of Teacher?"
"It... it's not that... haa... actually, when I hear you call me 'Teacher'... ngh... I feel so embarrassed..."
"Which is exactly why you seem to like it more. You're just a lewd female in heat for the disciple you've watched over since he was a child, aren't you, Teacher?"
I lightly pinched Helena's nipples, which had grown firm again.
"Ngh...! Haa...!"
"Don't be late tonight. Come to the villa we used before. Ah, wait, I guess it's my house now."
When I said I wanted to live outside the castle to celebrate becoming an adult, I was surprisingly given permission quite readily.
In truth, it's because my brother is acting exactly as our parents want, so the only use they have left for me is a political marriage.
Regardless, thanks to that, I am fulfilling my dream of bedding Helena every single night.
"Yes... Young Master... ah..."
"Then I'll head out first. You come out after you've tidied yourself up, Teacher."
"Yes, yes... haa, haa..."
"Oh, by the way. You look great with your hair down. The earrings suit you perfectly, too. You're beautiful, Teacher. More than ever."
"Ah... you noticed...!"
With a face completely overcome with emotion, Helena wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me.
Promising ourselves to each other for tonight, we frantically drank each other's saliva and greedily intertwined our tongues.
'Now... it's about time to settle things with my parents. Doing it in secret like this has its thrills... but it's starting to get frustrating.'
*
It wasn't even lunchtime yet.
I headed straight to my brother's office to hear the results of the task I’d asked of him and to discuss a few other things.
—Knock, knock.
"It's me, Brother."
"Come in."
Fitting for the office of the next Lord, various documents were piled high on my brother's desk.
Even as I entered, Luan didn't take his eyes off the paperwork.
Seeing such an exemplary sight, I offered him my sincere praise.
"Oh, Young Master. I cannot hold back my tears seeing you work day and night for the sake of the territory and its people."
"Cut the bullshit and sit down."
"Hahaha."
As soon as I sat in the opposite chair, my brother looked up at me.
No matter how many times I see him, he’s a handsome, cheerful man with blond hair and blue eyes—a total protagonist type.
Well... it's not like I'm lacking in the looks department either.
Anyway, my brother pushed aside the documents he had been reviewing and spoke.
"It seems the task you asked for is mostly done. The Bayern Marquisate dropped the marriage proposal using the excuse that their daughter is ill, and other noble families are quietly backing off for various reasons as well."
"Ha~ Finally, I'm free. Thanks, Brother."
The task I asked of my brother was simple.
It was to subtly, very subtly, spread a rumor.
A rumor that His Majesty the Emperor was personally keeping an eye on the Konstanz family's marriage prospects.
Because of that... my brother looked at me with a slightly nervous expression.
"This really won't be a problem, right?"
"Yeah. To put it bluntly, it's not like we're making up His Majesty's intentions. We just spread a rumor that he's watching. That's all."
"...I suppose. The Imperial family is always keeping an eye on the movements of noble houses anyway."
"It would be a dereliction of duty if they didn't. And honestly, do you think Father or other nobles would actually dare to ask the Emperor directly?"
"Well... there's no way. Doing that would be the same as admitting they have other motives."
Mm, as expected. Luan isn't an idiot.
This is what an ideal brotherly relationship looks like—one where we understand each other perfectly.
Now that a breakthrough was becoming visible, I shifted the conversation slightly.
"But things moved faster than I expected. I thought it would take at least two or three months."
"There were a lot of people who wanted to help, just as you predicted. Father is an exemplary Margrave, but it seems he doesn't have much in the way of personal popularity."
"When people do well, they should be rewarded, but he just treats it as expected. And he's too harsh on even the smallest mistakes. Don't be like that, Brother."
"Of course not."
My brother is steadily increasing his influence and control over the territory.
No, to be more precise, it's increasing on its own.
Father is the setting sun who will one day hand over the territory to my brother and retire to the back rooms.
My brother is the rising sun who will inevitably become the next Margrave.
The number of people who secretly visit him behind Father's back every day to get on his good side is countless.
"Anyway, since my marriage is ruined one way or another, what about you? Aren't you getting married?"
"Hmm... I don't know. Like you, isn't it still a bit early for me to get married?"
"That's true, but... tell me the truth. You're having quite a bit of fun lately, aren't you?"
"Hahaha, yeah. It's a Lord's duty to enjoy the sincerity and devotion provided by those who serve him. Thanks to that, every night is a blast~"
"So that's why you brought three women into your room last night, Young Master? How could you be so debauched and lewd..."
"That's not the kind of advice I want to hear from a younger brother who defiled the swordsmanship instructor who's watched over him since childhood."
My brother and I chuckled for a while.
A noble's life isn't always fun, but there are certainly pleasures that only nobles can enjoy.
The biggest thing my brother and I have in common is that we don't deny those privileges or reject them as immoral.
After all, neither he nor I ever lay a hand on someone who says no.
As we were snickering, my brother asked me seriously.
"But do you really hate the idea of marriage that much? I mean, I plan on doing it eventually."
"Yeah. I'm just not the type of person who can be satisfied with only one woman."
"Hey, Helena is a huge beauty. Even if she's from a collateral line, her background is good. If you said you'd marry Helena, I don't think our parents would really stop you."
"I'm sorry, but my mind won't change. Though of course, Helena will be my woman for the rest of my life."
"Haha, man..."
At a glance, Luan looked like he was completely fed up with me.
However, there was an immense curiosity flickering in his eyes.
"...So, how exactly did you seduce Helena?"
"Hahaha, you curious?"
"I mean... wouldn't any man be curious? Honestly, Helena is beautiful, but isn't she incredibly stiff and strict? You remember, right? That guy who tried to make a move on her and literally had his wrist lopped off."
"Ah~ I remember. There was a guy like that."
Stiff and strict Helena... Was there ever such a person? Hahaha.
Well, I'm not the kind of pathetic guy who blabs about his woman to other men.
"I'll teach you later. How to make a woman happy."
"...Really?"
"Geez, have you lived a life of nothing but betrayal? Why can't you trust me, Young Master?"
"Hoho, who would trust a disciple who pounced on his teacher? Without proof, I cannot believe your words."
Hmm... showing is definitely more effective than a hundred words.
But I can't exactly show him right here, so this is a bit awkward...
"Ha~ man... what to do...? This technique is really effective... but I can't exactly use it on you, Brother..."
"Don't you dare touch my body. I'll kill you. For real."
"Hah, I don't want to touch guys with things dangling between their legs either, you know?"
"This fellow is being incredibly rude to the future Lord!"
"Oh my~ please spare my life, milord~"
It was a ridiculous little skit, but my brother and I shared another round of laughs.
Perhaps because of that... or for some other reason...
I found myself asking him seriously.
"But, Brother."
"Ugh, you're being serious, it's giving me goosebumps."
"Why are you truly helping me?"
"What, you're actually curious about that? It's a very obvious reason."
"Tell me."
My brother looked at me in silence for a moment.
I wondered if he was looking at me, or at his own reflection in my eyes... just as that thought crossed my mind, he finally spoke.
"Because you're my brother."
"...Is that all?"
"Well... to expand on that, I want you to live however you want. Honestly, neither you nor I grew up receiving a single warm word or look from our parents. We were just tools with the label of 'children.'"
"That's true... but I didn't really expect anything. I gave up on that from the start, actually."
"Right. We lived under parents like that, doing as we were told, living as we were destined. I can see the end of that path for myself... but unfortunately, you can't."
"...I can't deny that. I'm in a situation where I'm about to be sold off to another family."
"That's why I'm helping you. Because I'm your older brother. Because you're my younger brother. That's why I want you to live to your heart's content. There's no other reason. And none is needed."
Because you and I are brothers.
There is no other reason.
It was an incredibly ordinary thing for family members to say... but it was also a privilege reserved only for ordinary families.
To those words, I replied with total sincerity.
"Thanks, Brother."
"I'm thankful to you too. I wouldn't be who I am today without you. So..."
"So?"
"Teach me how to seduce women later."
"Oh, for real."
Smirking at each other, we both stood up at the same time.
It was time for what might be our last lunch with our parents in this castle.
Hoping that would be the case, I followed behind my brother.
'I only called him "Brother" with my mouth; I never once thought of him as an older brother... haha.'
At the very least, I should make sure I don't do anything to put him in a difficult spot.
As that thought occurred to me, my brother's shoulders as he walked ahead looked broader than ever before.