Chapter 319: Guwon’s Counterattack
Chapter 319: Guwon’s Counterattack
“S-Sir Guwon. In front of Felicia, that’s…”
After Felicia disappeared into the bathroom, Silvia, still trembling in my arms, spoke to me.
Hm? Ah, I see. So maybe the first thing Felicia stared at when she woke up wasn’t me, but Silvia in my arms.
I guess it can’t be helped. Silvia would probably hate it if I kept this up in front of Felicia. There’s a time and place for fooling around.
I released Silvia from my embrace.
The moment she was free, she gasped for breath and collapsed onto the bed.
It feels a little lonely without something in my arms.
“Vanessa.”
“Yes.”
“My arms are empty and I’m lonely. Vaness—mmph.”
Suddenly, Vanessa reached out and blocked my approaching face with her hand.
I was just planning to mess with her a bit since I was bored waiting for Felicia.
But being stopped by force like this sparked a strange sense of stubbornness in me.
“Nngggh! Nngggghhh!”
I pushed my face forward with all my might, but Vanessa’s arm didn’t budge an inch.
Left with no choice, I had to take a step back.
“Hoo. You possess some decent strength. Well, I wasn’t using my full power since it was just a joke.”
“Is that so.”
“You think I’m kidding, but it’s true. If I were serious, I could have reached you easily.”
“Is that so.”
“She doesn’t believe me. I’m telling you, it’s true! Real—mph!”
As I said that and tried to subtly approach her again, Vanessa once more blocked my face with her hand.
Hmph. Vanessa, my dear. Simply blocking me like this won’t solve anything.
Sure, you’re very tall for a woman. But I’m on the taller side for a man.
There’s no way I’d lose in a battle of reach, right?
With my face still blocked, I reached out for Vanessa.
I said I could reach her, not that I could overpower her.
My outstretched hand soon touched Vanessa’s soft… palm.
“Y-Your guard is quite solid.”
“Thank you.”
But with this, both of Vanessa’s hands were occupied. And I still have one more hand left!
I reached out with my remaining hand, but once again, it was blocked by Vanessa’s.
By the same hand that had just caught my other one.
Vanessa. No matter how strong you are, there’s no way you can beat the strength of both my hands with just one of yours…!
“Nnggggggh!”
Apparently, she could. No, seriously, why is a butler this strong? Isn’t this cheating?
But even in this unexpected situation, I didn’t lose my composure.
“Hmph. You’ve fallen right into my trap, Vanessa. You’re holding both of my hands now, aren’t you?”
“That is correct.”
“Take this! And tremble in pleasure! My ultimate skill! Final move! Saint’s Touch!”
“Ngh!”
Vanessa hastily let go of my hands.
Her other hand was still blocking my face, but this was enough!
I immediately shot out my freed hands.
Finally, I felt Vanessa’s soft, squishy breasts.
Now, if Vanessa gets flustered, I can close the distance…!
“I will tell Lady Diana.”
But Vanessa wasn’t flustered.
Still blocking my face, she spoke in a flat tone.
“…Hey. I was just messing around because I was bored waiting. Can’t you let it slide?”
“First, take your hands off, then we can talk.”
“Ah! My apologies. The texture was so good, I got carried away. You have truly magnificent breasts.”
“……”
I quickly backed away and apologized, but Vanessa remained silent, her expression unreadable.
All I wanted at first was to surprise her with a sudden hug and see her reaction. How did it come to this?
I had even failed to get close to her, leaving me with a strange sense of defeat and forcing me to walk on eggshells around her.
“Silvia.”
“Y-Yes?”
“You’re the only one who can heal me now.”
“Whaaa!”
“I’ll let you go when Felicia comes out, so let’s just stay like this for a bit.”
In the end, I decided to just hug Silvia and have some healing time.
How long did we wait?
Just as Silvia was reaching her limit and on the verge of dying from happiness, Felicia reappeared from the bathroom.
“Hah! Hah! Hah!”
The moment I let Silvia go, she scrambled to a corner of the room on trembling legs, panting heavily.
Hey. Where do you think you’re going? You’re supposed to protect me from Felicia’s demonic clutches.
Well, it doesn’t matter since Vanessa is here.
“Hmm… for Silvia to go that far…”
Felicia watched Silvia and seemed to fall into thought again.
“Hey. Silvia.”
“Y-Yes…?”
Perhaps feeling sorry for having restrained Felicia earlier, Silvia answered while slightly averting her gaze.
“It’s okay to speak casually now. I want to talk as a friend. By any chance, did you hate it when I was making a move on Guwon? Was it a ‘don’t touch my man’ kind of feeling?”
“M-M-My man, what an audacious thought! It’s not like that! It was just because Sir Guwon didn’t like it…!”
“So you didn’t feel any jealousy?”
“I’m not in a position to feel something like that in the first place.”
“I see. That’s a relief. Even I wouldn’t want to be hated by you, Silvia.”
“I don’t hate you.”
“Yeah. Thanks.”
I see. So Felicia suddenly stopped her seduction out of consideration for Silvia.
Seeing how much her friend liked me, it seems Felicia felt a little sorry.
Looking genuinely relieved, Felicia replied with the most radiant smile I had ever seen on her.
But that lasted only for a moment. She turned back to me with her usual bewitching smile.
“Then I guess I can seduce you now without holding back.”
“No, you can’t, you fool! What are you talking about?! Go put on some clothes!”
“Oh my? Why? Are you excited? If you’re excited, you can take it out on me…”
Felicia leaned her body against mine, subtly pressing her breasts against me as she stroked my Dick over my pants.
Once again, I was struck by a powerful urge to embrace her.
This is dangerous!
I hastily moved away from Felicia.
Damn it. That damn Charm of hers.
“You’ve got to be kidding me! Fine, go to the teleportation circle just like that! You pervert!”
“Hnngh! You’re so… so cruel…”
…Did she just moan?
Why?! I already turned off the Saint’s Holy Water!
What part of that was supposed to make her moan?!
“Haa… Fine. Let’s get going.”
As if she had no other choice, Felicia began to put on the clothes the maids had prepared.
Why is she so brazen about it!
I mean, she definitely has a body to be confident about, but isn’t she a little too brazen?
Even while getting dressed, Felicia continued her seduction, winking at me and giving me tantalizing glimpses of her body.
If this were anyone else, I would have shamelessly admired her figure, but with Felicia as the opponent, I couldn’t help but be on guard.
Well, I still kept my eyes glued to her and appreciated the view, though.
What can I say? It’s a man’s instinct.
“Let’s go, darling. This way.”
Once dressed, Felicia pouted slightly, as if disappointed that I hadn’t pounced on her, and led the way.
The teleportation circle was indeed under strict security; soldiers in full armor were controlling the area with an iron fist.
Inside the room we entered after passing through all that tight security was a pillar of light, just like the ones I’d seen in the dungeon.
“Please wait a moment.”
As we entered the room, Silvia began to operate a crystal sphere in front of the pillar of light.
“This is Silvia Barbet. I wish to speak with my mother.”
I’d noticed it when she was talking to the princess, but Silvia’s tone is really calm when she’s not talking to me.
It’s not a blunt feeling like Vanessa’s, but more of a dazed one.
No, wait a minute. Did she just say mother?
“Silvia?”
“Yes, Mother. I apologize for not contacting you more often.”
Gasp!
Seeing a beautiful woman who resembled Silvia appear in the crystal sphere, I quickly retreated to a corner of the room.
“Oh? Darling, what’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“I-It’s nothing!”
I said that, but I was panicking internally.
I mean, come on! How am I supposed to face Silvia’s parents?!
Silvia had told me that when she came to me, she had contacted her family and they had permitted the sex slave-like conditions.
In other words, her family’s impression of me must be the absolute worst.
Of course, I don’t actually treat Silvia like a sex slave, but I can’t say I’m treating her well either.
Her position right now is incredibly ambiguous.
Even though I accepted her as a clan member, I hold her whenever I feel like it.
And yet, I haven’t fully accepted her feelings.
Even though I’m perfectly aware of them.
I know I’m handling Silvia however I please, so I couldn’t possibly face her parents.
Perhaps because it had been a while, Silvia chatted with her mother about various things besides the equipment enhancement she’d called about.
All the while, I stayed hidden in a corner as far away from the crystal sphere as possible.
Our usual roles have been completely reversed.
“Silvia. Are you happy, being with him now?”
“Yes. Very.”
“I see. Then that’s all that matters. Take care.”
D-Damn it! My heart! It’s stinging!
Silvia! Why do you have to be so kind!
After that final exchange, the mother and daughter said their goodbyes and ended the communication magic.
“Alright, Sir Guwon. You can now place the items and materials for enhancement on the magic circle.”
“So I’m not going myself.”
“No. It’s not a direct portal to our territory anyway. Besides, the procedures are complicated since you have to be inspected each time. It’s much easier to just send the items.”
I see. The security really is that tight.
I took out a few spatial pouches I’d gotten from Diana, put the armor and materials inside, and placed them on the magic circle.
Silvia then operated something like a panel and activated the circle.
“Is that it?”
“Yes.”
“How do I get them back?”
“Our family will probably send them back once the enhancement is complete. Then you can come back here to pick them up…”
“Damn it. I have to come here again?”
“My, how rude. After I went to the trouble of letting you use it.”
“Ah, right. Sorry.”
“Hehe. If you’re sorry… you know what to do, darling?”
“I don’t know, you fool! Vanessa! Prepare the carriage! We’re leaving immediately!”
“Understood.”
The moment we were past the iron-clad security, I prepared to leave right away.
As Vanessa went to get the carriage, Felicia clung to me as if this was her chance.
“Really? You’re really going to leave just like this? Leaving behind the chance to embrace such a fine woman?”
“I have even better women waiting at home.”
“Why are you so resistant? Shouldn’t a man want to embrace more good women? Especially you, since you have the ability?”
“I’m a pure man who only embraces his own women.”
“Pfft. Liar.”
“What do you mean, liar! All this time, I’ve been so…!”
“Then what about Silvia?”
“…What?”
“Earlier, Silvia said she wasn’t in a position to feel jealous. And your attitude during the communication magic. You don’t treat Silvia as an equal to Lady Diana—in other words, you don’t treat her as your woman, do you?”
Felicia, who had been wearing a bewitching smile the whole time, suddenly turned serious and threw a sharp question at me.
“Th-That’s…”
“And yet you embrace Silvia, don’t you? How is that ‘only embracing your own women’?”
“No, but…”
“Then it should be fine for you to embrace me, too. I’m not asking you to make me your woman. I’m just suggesting we enjoy a moment of pleasure together. What’s the difference between me and Silvia?”
Felicia clung to my arm, her expression serious as she spoke.
Hey, why is she being so uncharacteristically serious all of a sudden?
As I stood there, unable to answer, Felicia’s usual bewitching smile returned.
“There’s no difference, right? So don’t think so hard about it. Just like with Silvia, you and I can…”
Of course. So she was just acting to mess with my head.
She’s a real vixen.
I steeled myself and prepared to tell her the crucial difference between her and Silvia.