Chapter 538: The Cardinal's Worry
Chapter 538: The Cardinal's Worry
After hearing Silvia's story and realizing the gravity of the situation, I rushed to Vanessa's room.
I left without saying anything to Silvia, but she seemed to understand what I was about to do and didn't follow me.
She must have known I was the one who had to resolve it, which is why she didn't bring it up in front of Sara.
In any case, my heading to Vanessa's room was the result of logical deduction.
Diana had ordered her to rest. That stubborn woman was surely just sitting in her room, doing nothing. I hadn't seen her all day, after all.
As it happened, Vanessa's room was near mine.
It was close enough that she'd once been affected by my Saint's Wave all on her own.
Seeing as the other maids' rooms were on the opposite side of the mansion, I suspected her room hadn't originally been near mine; she'd probably moved it here because of me.
Anyway, for that reason, I reached her room right after leaving my own.
“Vanessa!”
The situation was urgent.
I didn't even think to knock and immediately threw the door open.
Knowing Vanessa's personality, she might make a subtle jab at me for this, but I was prepared to take whatever scolding she had for me later.
With that in mind, I rushed into her room, but surprisingly, Vanessa said nothing to me.
No. In fact, I couldn't see Vanessa in the room at all.
It's funny for me to say this, given that I keep nothing in my own room, but her room didn't feel like a place where someone lived. It was just so... Vanessa.
In a room containing only the bare necessities, Vanessa was nowhere to be seen.
What the hell! No way! That Vanessa wasn't in her room, even after Diana told her to rest? And she hadn't shown her face all day?
Could it be... she couldn't hold back her unresolved lust and went somewhere to release it?
No. Of course, I have no reason or right to meddle in Vanessa's sex life.
The problem is that no matter how much sex she has, her lust won't be satisfied.
Damn it. Where the hell am I supposed to find her?
It's nothing to be proud of, but I have no idea where she'd wander off to besides this mansion.
She's the type who rarely ever leaves the house, so where would she even go... Wait. Right. My entire premise is wrong.
Why would I think Vanessa went outside? There's no way. I mean, this is Vanessa we're talking about.
She has to be somewhere in this mansion.
Maybe she seduced one of the maids who follows her and they're scissoring, or maybe she's masturbating alone somewhere no one knows...
As I thought that, a certain scene suddenly flashed in my mind.
Could it be... No. But it's happened once before.
If something happened once, it can certainly happen twice.
Besides, I don't have any other leads.
I left Vanessa's room and hurried on.
To that room. The one where I once soothed Vanessa's body with my touch, where I witnessed the maids scissoring, and where I was caught during my exhibitionist play with Diana right as I saw Vanessa masturbating.
Standing before the door, I took a deep breath.
It would be a relief if she were here, but for some reason, I couldn't stop my heart from pounding.
If Vanessa is masturbating in here again, it means this place holds a special significance for her.
And the reason she would consider this place special is...
To think I'm having these thoughts after performing the Apostle Appointment on Matilda and even having tea with Rachel.
I'm really something else.
Seriously, no matter how many times Sara slaps me for being a cheater, it wouldn't be enough.
I thought this self-deprecatingly and let out a small laugh, but the trembling in my heart didn't subside.
Jeez. What am I even doing right now?
More importantly, my priority right now is to find Vanessa and relieve her state of heat.
Shaking my head vigorously from side to side as if to clear my thoughts, I tried to open the door and go inside... It's locked.
I tried the doorknob, but the door wouldn't open.
But this was actually a good sign.
It was a sign that someone was definitely inside this empty room.
“I don't know who's in there, but open this door right now! If you don't open it by the time I count to five, I'm breaking it down! 5! 4!”
I shouted, pounding on the door.
And just before I could shout "zero" and actually break the door down, it finally opened.
“...What is the matter?”
And the person inside was, as expected, Vanessa.
Vanessa opened the door just a crack, her eyes barely visible through the gap as she spoke to me.
But just by looking at her bloodshot red eyes, I could tell how aroused she was.
Furthermore, her bare face, which I felt like I was seeing for the first time in a while, was flushed bright red.
...Don't tell me. Was this why she always wore makeup?
“Do I need a reason to enter a room in my own mansion? Anyway, I'm coming in... Hey. Aren't you going to open it?”
I tried to push the door open and enter, but Vanessa must have been holding it firmly from the inside. The doorknob just made a rough creaking sound, and the door wouldn't budge.
No. Let me be clear, it's not that I lost in a contest of strength. It's just that if I forced it open, the door would shatter.
“My apologies, but this room is currently... Hngh!”
Vanessa tried to make some excuse, but I acted faster.
I shoved my hand through the slightly open door, activated Saint's Touch, and grabbed whatever part of Vanessa's body I could reach.
For someone with a well-trained body like Vanessa, the sensation was surprisingly soft and squishy, filling my hand completely. But this was by no means my intention. It was just a coincidence that the height matched up perfectly.
In any case, with her breast touched by my Saint's Touch, Vanessa's strength momentarily gave out, and I used that opening to safely open the door and step inside.
The moment I entered the room, I understood why Vanessa had been so desperately trying to keep me out.
Clothes were strewn across the room, a clear trail of where she had stripped them off starting from the door.
The trail of garments led toward the bathtub; the outer clothes were tossed carelessly near the door, and it ended with a pair of panties thrown right in front of the tub.
In other words, Vanessa was completely naked.
Moreover, she must have been in the middle of masturbating, as the slick from her pussy was trickling down past her thighs all the way to her ankles.
Not only that, but a line of wet droplets stretched across the floor from the bathtub to where Vanessa was standing, giving me an idea of just how much fluid had been pouring from her.
Well, there wasn't much time.
Vanessa must have been in quite a hurry, so it couldn't be helped that she didn't clean up.
“...Hngh... Haah... Hh... W-what is it?”
As I was surveying the scene inside, Vanessa slapped away my hand, which was still on her breast, and forced a blank expression as she spat out the words.
She's really something, saying that even in this situation.
“Hey. Be honest with me. You're still under the effect of Felicia's scent, aren't you?”
“...”
“Are you an idiot? You should have been thinking about how to get rid of it, not stubbornly enduring it. Why didn't you tell me?”
“...But Lady Diana said that with you, Sir Guwon... Even though it was an unavoidable situation, I already broke her order once. I couldn't possibly break it again...”
In response to my question, Vanessa answered, her words trailing off uncharacteristically.
“You fool! It's good to follow orders, but you have to be flexible! Do you really think Diana would be displeased with us for this, especially when you're in this state? Does your master seem that narrow-minded to you?”
“...”
Hey. Don't go silent just because you're at a disadvantage.
“It's not like it'll go away on its own if you just endure it. What the hell are you doing? Well, whatever. For now, let's just get you out of this state of heat.”
“I-It's not quite heat... Hnghh...!”
The word "heat" must have bothered her, as she tried to argue, but the moment I wrapped my arms around her waist, she moaned as her juices dripped onto the floor.
Oops. Come to think of it, I still have Saint's Touch active. Well, doesn't matter. This is what I was about to do anyway.
“...Haah, haah, why are we going to the bathtub?”
As I held Vanessa by the waist and walked toward the bathtub, she complained to me once more.
“Hm? I thought you liked the bathtub?”
“...”
But when I pointed to the trail of her slick that drew a line on the floor all the way to the tub, Vanessa was once again rendered speechless.
Taking the now completely silent Vanessa, I laid her body down in the bathtub.
“Hngh... Haah... Haah...”
Looking down at Vanessa's face, I could see she was forcing a blank expression, but she was clearly near her limit.
Her eyes were glazed over and unfocused, and her face... no, her entire body was flushed bright red.
The skin I felt under my palm was so hot it felt like it was burning.
“I'm telling you now, I'm going to caress you and make you feel good. Just like last time. We won't go as far as sex, so don't worry. But if you really don't want this, tell me now. I'll take you to the palace by carriage and ask Felicia to take care of you. What'll it be?”
“Haah... Haah...”
“Hey. Answer me. Answer.”
“Hngh... Hh...”
Even though this was for Vanessa's sake, I couldn't force her into something she didn't want, so I gave her the choice. But Vanessa wouldn't answer at all.
“If you don't answer, I'll take it as a yes.”
In the end, it seemed I wouldn't get an answer no matter how long I waited, so I reached out for Vanessa's body.
One hand on her breast, the other on her pussy.
“Hnnngh!”
The moment my hand touched her there, Vanessa let out a high-pitched moan—a sound unimaginable from her usual self—and rubbed her thighs together.
It felt as if she were trying to trap my hand with her thighs and not let go, and to be honest, I started to get excited too.
No. To be precise, I'd been aroused since the moment I entered this room and saw Vanessa's body.
Her body is just incredible.
If I had to compare her to the others, would she be somewhere between Alicia and Sara?
She feels a little softer than Alicia, but a little more muscular than Sara.
Is this also a trait of the Dragonian race? To have a body like this when she's cooped up in the house all day.
“Hnngh!”
As I was lost in thought, I must have unconsciously squeezed the breast I was caressing.
Vanessa's well-shaped breast quivered as she let out a pitiful moan.
“Ah, sorry. Sorry.”
“Khh... Hh...”
As an apology, I tried to soothe the nipple I had pinched a little too hard by gently caressing it, but it seemed to have the opposite effect. Vanessa bit down hard on her lower lip, yet still let out a sweet moan.
Well, of course. I guess I'm getting a little carried away by my own arousal.
Calm down. Stay calm.
This has happened once before.
If I lose my reason in this situation, it will definitely cause problems later.
I deliberately took a deep breath, trying to regain my composure.
But that action seemed to play a part in stripping away what was left of Vanessa's reason.
After all, I was currently positioned over Vanessa, who was lying in the tub, looking down at her.
Taking a deep breath in that position naturally resulted in my breath tickling Vanessa's face.
“Hh... Haaah...!”
The next thing I knew, Vanessa's hands were wrapping around my neck, and suddenly, the world spun.
When I came to my senses, I was the one lying in the bathtub, and Vanessa was on top of me, looking down.
And what's more, she's even grown horns.
Did she get so aroused that she reverted to her original Dragonian form?
“Hey. Vanessa. Calm down. I'll make you feel good right now... Ugh!”
“Haaang! Haah! Hngh!”
I said that while caressing Vanessa's body with my hands, which were still enveloped in Saint's Touch.
But my persuasion was useless.
Vanessa let out moans of pleasure like an animal in heat and began to tear my clothes to shreds.