Chapter 608: Rachel's Situation
Chapter 608: Rachel's Situation
It was quite some time later when Rachel finally woke up.
The time for breakfast had long passed; a maid had even come by earlier to call for her.
Unlike Vanessa, who always waited outside my door until I came out, this maid knocked once as if it were a mere formality and entered before I could even answer.
“Pardon the intru—oh, my.”
The calm-looking maid saw me lying in bed with Rachel, covered her mouth with her hand, and muttered quietly.
“My apologies.”
Then, she bowed a full ninety degrees and tried to leave the room.
Wait. Hold on. Isn't she getting the wrong idea?
“Wait a minute!”
“…Yes? Is something the matter?”
Letting her go like this was dangerous.
If that maid left now, she'd definitely explain the situation to her superior, Vanessa, and from there, it would reach the ears of my girls.
No. It's not like I'm whipped or anything, and the girls have already given their approval regarding Rachel, so maybe it wouldn't be a big deal.
Still, it's a bit awkward, isn't it? Especially for Vanessa, since she and I just started this kind of relationship. She was bound to be sensitive about it.
So, I stopped the poor maid and gave her a long, rambling explanation of the situation.
I told her I'd stopped by to go to the dining hall with Rachel, but she was still asleep. I was just sitting on the bed to watch her sleeping face when she snuggled up to me, and before I knew it, we ended up in this position.
…It wasn't a lie. At least, more than half of it was true. It was true that I was watching her face, and it was true that she snuggled up to me.
“Mmm… Hnngh… Guwon…”
And even as I was making my pathetic excuses, Rachel buried her nose in my chest and let out a sexy, breathy moan.
A sexy moan that didn't sound at all like someone who was asleep.
Ra-Racheeeel!
“…Um, why are you telling me all this…?”
Of course, the maid didn't look like she believed a word I said.
Damn it. I have no choice. It's time for my last resort!
“No, what I mean is, please explain this properly to Vanessa and the others. Tell them I'll bring Rachel along once she wakes up.”
As I said that, I slightly lifted the thin blanket covering Rachel and me.
Revealing our lower bodies.
And at that exact moment, Rachel's beautiful legs wrapped around my thigh.
“Hngh!”
And of course, the maid whipped her head away at the sight.
No! Hey! Wait! I get it! I get how this looks! Her skirt just had to be ridden up, and I totally understand that from this angle it could look like that! But it's not! It's really not!
“Ah, I understand. I will… explain it well.”
But before I had a chance to clear up the misunderstanding, the maid left the room without even making eye contact with me.
Why… Why must I face such trials…
That attitude. There's no way she was going to explain it "properly."
I could guarantee it. When I left this room later, the girls were going to give me so much grief.
Not that I cared. It's not like I'm whipped or anything.
Aargh! Damn it! Fine! What's done is done!
Whether the others chew me out later or not, I'll worry about that when it happens. Since things have come to this, I'm going to make damn sure I resolve Rachel's anger!
To do that, I first needed to wake her up.
I was going to wait for her to wake up on her own, but I couldn't stay like this forever. Besides, she had to go to work.
No, before I woke her, I had to wonder if she was even really asleep.
Was it possible she was just pretending to be asleep to mess with me?
The way she snuggled into my chest, the way she just wrapped her legs around me… for a coincidence, the timing was just too perfect.
Could this be her way of getting back at me for yesterday…? She's always enjoyed wrapping me around her finger.
Well, according to Sara, she even practiced it in secret.
In any case, the possibility that she was faking it was very real.
If that was the case, then what I needed to do now was… counter-attack!
Heheheh. I already knew she was surprisingly bad at improvising.
I'll startle her and watch her panic.
Well, considering what happened yesterday, I couldn't do anything too extreme.
Hmm. Right. Okay. Let's try this.
“Sss… Haaaa…”
“Ngh… Elder Sister Rachel…”
Just as Rachel, still burying her face in my chest, let out a sweet sigh, I deliberately let out a low groan and released the mana I was using to suppress my lower body.
Naturally, my Dick, which had been held in check by mana, swelled in an instant.
Even though it was confined by my pants, our bodies were pressed so closely together that it bulged as if prodding her lower abdomen, making its presence known.
“Mmm…”
At the same time, Rachel let out a seductive moan and shifted her body slightly, as if pressing her lower abdomen against me.
Seeing that, I was finally convinced.
She really was awake.
But despite that, it seemed she intended to keep pretending to be asleep.
Seeing her refuse to open her eyes, I felt a little competitive.
So that's how you want to play it? Fine, me too!
“Hnngh!”
I pushed her upper body slightly away from my chest and gave her large breasts a firm squeeze. This time, she showed a definite reaction.
But it's not over yet. You can't provoke me and expect me to stop here.
If you traced it back, this was all my fault for making her angry yesterday, but I didn't have the luxury of thinking about that right now.
To be honest, I'd been struggling to hold back for a while now.
With the arm she was using as a pillow, I grabbed the back of her head and launched into a passionate kiss.
“Sir Guwon. Lady Rachel. Pardon the intru—I-I'm sorry!”
And at that moment, along with a knock, someone entered the room.
That voice… Wait. Didn't you just leave?! Why are you back?!
Right. I hastily pulled away from Rachel's lips and turned my head to see the same maid who had just left standing there.
Moreover, her previously calm expression was gone, replaced by one of utter shock.
I mean, anyone would be flustered walking in on this. But when you left before, you had this look on your face like you'd already assumed we were in the middle of something! What's with the shock now?!
“I-I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!”
The maid bowed her head repeatedly, quickly picked up a handkerchief that had fallen on the floor, and left the room, still apologizing in her bowed posture.
So she dropped that on her way out. She was just pretending to be calm; she must have been completely flustered.
…Well, whatever. She seems to be really gone this time, so let's focus on Rachel again.
That was a bit of a mood killer, but the luscious feel of her breast still filled my palm, so my excitement hadn't cooled.
Aren't I moving on a little too naturally?
What's there to be flustered about? I'd already resigned myself to everything being exposed to the girls anyway.
Hmph. A man with nothing to lose has nothing to fear.
Now, then, back to kissing Rachel…
“Mmm… Huh…? Guwon…?”
Just as I leaned in to kiss her, Rachel's eyes finally fluttered open.
And the moment I saw her expression, I knew instinctively.
I'm screwed. She really just woke up.
Her brow furrowed slightly as her eyes, squinting, adjusted to the bright light. She should have fallen asleep angry at me, but there wasn't a trace of anger in her voice.
It was, by all accounts, the reaction of someone who had just woken up.
Almost instinctively, I slid the hand that had been gripping her breast around to embrace her back.
“You're awake? Good morning, Elder Sister.”
Then, with a perfectly casual smile, I greeted her.
She didn't notice, right? She doesn't seem to know, right? If she found out, I'd be truly finished.
No, to be honest, I felt a little wronged here. Did that mean all her reactions were done in her sleep? Moving like that, with that timing?
“G-Guwon?! Why-why are you here?!”
Fortunately, it seemed she hadn't noticed what I'd been doing just moments before.
Waking up to find me hugging her was probably a more pressing concern for her at the moment.
Just as I thought, Rachel was not good at handling unexpected situations.
She was so startled she almost fell off the bed. I held her tight to steady her and delivered the line I had prepared.
“Because your sleeping face was just too lovely.”
“…Huh? Um, Guwon? Isn't that a strange answer to the question of why you're here?”
“…I-I suppose so.”
She was still half-asleep and flustered, but she was lucid enough to make that much sense.
Moreover, during the brief silence that followed, her mind seemed to be clearing up.
Watching her dazed, sleepy expression gradually harden, I started to break out in a cold sweat.
“Were you trying to just gloss over this without a proper apology?”
“No, Elder Sister. Wait. Just wait and hear me out. You can be angry, but at least give me a chance to explain.”
If she got angry and left again, things would get really complicated.
With that in mind, I held her tightly so she couldn't escape and pleaded desperately.
“Ah, w-wait. Why is it… hard… I get it! I get it!”
Perhaps sensing my earnestness, Rachel blushed slightly and finally gave a nod.
“Phew. Thank goodness. Okay, first, about this current situation.”
“Are you… going to make your excuses just like this…?”
Having gotten my chance, I was about to start my explanation when Rachel muttered something in a voice so quiet I could barely hear it, even from this close.
“Hmm?”
“N-no. It's nothing. S-so?”
She wore a peculiar expression, as if she wanted to look angry but was finding it difficult, and urged me to continue.
“I originally came here to apologize properly. But you didn't answer no matter how many times I called, so I knew it was rude, but I opened the door and came in. And then, your sleeping face just—bam!—caught my eye. That goddess-like figure was like…”
“Enough with the flattery.”
“Flattery! I'm just stating the facts as they are…!”
“I get it, I get it. And then?”
“So, I thought I couldn't possibly disturb your deep sleep—something you probably haven't had in a while, thanks to me—so I decided to just watch your sleeping face until you woke up…”
“You-you were watching my sleeping face the whole time?! For how long?!”
Hearing my answer, Rachel's face turned bright red. As if afraid to hear the answer, she covered her long ears with her hands, folding them forward.
Since her ears were so long, the tips covered her eyes, making for an efficient way to block both sight and sound. She looked incredibly cute.
“It's fine. Like I said, it was like watching a goddess…”
“I told you, enough with the flattery! Just how long were you watching?!”
“W-well. The maid came to call you for breakfast in the middle of it, so… about thirty minutes?”
“Wh-what did you say?!”
The moment I answered, she reacted with far more shock than I'd expected, lunging at me as if to grab me by the collar.
“I-I said, about thirty minutes…”
“Not that! The part before that!”
“Huh? Before that? You mean… about the maid coming? I-it's fine! I explained everything properly so there wouldn't be any misunderstandings!”
In reality, it had ended in a massive misunderstanding, but telling her that would only complicate things further. I decided to just let it slide for now and clear things up with the maid later.
But once again, my answer wasn't the one she was looking for.
“No! Not that, the breakfast part!”
“Oh, are you hungry?”
“That's not it! Then what time is it right now?!”
“Huh? Um… nine o'clock?”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“Whoaaaaaah!”
At my answer, Rachel let out a shriek like a dolphin's cry.
Hearing that scream from point-blank range, I naturally clutched my ears and collapsed, only for her frantic voice to ring out once more.
“I'm laaaaaaaate!”
Ah… so that's what this was about. Right.