Chapter 765: Rachel's Move
Chapter 765: Rachel's Move
Elder Sister Rachel’s move was over and done in a single day, everything proceeding without a hitch.
First, the matter of her leaving the dormitory was so simple she was able to move out immediately without any special procedures. Was this the power of being the Guild Master’s daughter?
No, that probably had nothing to do with it.
Come to think of it, while the process of getting a room might be complicated, there was no reason for the process of leaving one to be difficult.
Preparing a room for Rachel in our mansion was also no problem at all.
There were still plenty of empty rooms in the mansion, and my girls, who had come to understand my relationship with Elder Sister Rachel a long time ago, weren't about to object to her moving in now.
Well, I did get a bit of a scolding.
“The mansion is about to get even livelier,” I said, my voice filled with a considerable sense of pride.
To which Diana replied.
“Hm. Indeed. But you.”
“Yes?”
“You don’t need to make any more effort to fill the mansion’s empty rooms, you hear?”
That’s what she said.
…Was it a scolding? To be honest, Diana’s smiling face was a little scary.
To top it off, Vanessa, glaring at me from behind her with incredibly cold eyes, was also terrifying.
In any case, with the moving out and moving in handled so smoothly, there was only one thing left to do.
Moving Elder Sister Rachel’s luggage here.
For that reason, I was currently placing her belongings in what would become her new room.
This is what I hate about having an infinite inventory.
I always have to play the role of the convenient pack mule.
No, of course I don’t mind helping Elder Sister Rachel move.
In fact, I’m happy to. We’re going to be living together from now on, so it’s only natural.
And I was well aware that with my inventory, I was the right man for the job.
So what was I complaining about? It’s obvious.
The fact that I’m the only one here right now.
That’s right. I was currently in what would be Rachel’s room, unpacking the luggage from my inventory all by myself.
The actual person moving in was busy chatting with my girls.
Apparently, it was a girls-only conversation.
It’s not like they were strangers, but I suppose a talk was necessary now that they were going to live together.
And, naturally, there was no way I could join in on a girls-only conversation.
I did try, though.
I tried to slyly slip into the group with a fluid, natural motion, but they somehow knew and kicked me out.
Damn it. Still, making me organize the luggage all alone?
They could have at least sent someone to help.
Originally, Vanessa was scheduled to help me as the butler.
When I was kicked out of the room where the girls were gathered, Vanessa had tried to follow me.
But the girls who had kicked me out held Vanessa back for the exact opposite reason.
“You should participate in this conversation with the awareness that you are one of Guwon’s women,” Diana had said, leaving Vanessa speechless.
No, she did manage one word. Blushing, she’d let out a, “Urk…!”
Come on, Vanessa. “Urk” isn’t the right response here. Not “Urk.” I mean, you looked charmingly embarrassed, but still.
You’re usually so good at saying things like, “Right now, I am not Sir Guwon’s woman, but his butler.” Why can’t you stand up to Diana?
Wasn’t that the perfect time to stand firm in your role as a butler?
…Well, the way she ordered the maids not to approach me while she was gone was the very picture of a butler.
That girl… is she still wary that I might make a move on the maids?
For all those reasons, I was now setting down the luggage, lonely and all by myself.
And even though I was working slowly while lost in these other thoughts, even that task was nearly finished.
I was literally just setting the luggage down, not organizing it.
Arranging and placing the unpacked items was Elder Sister Rachel’s job, not mine.
In that sense, once I had taken everything out, I was suddenly left with nothing to do.
Seeing as Elder Sister Rachel hadn’t returned yet, the girls’ talk probably wasn’t over.
Actually, it wasn’t that I had absolutely nothing to do with my free time.
No, in fact, I was in quite a hurry.
But if I did that particular task right now, it would surely end badly. In more ways than one.
After all, that task was having sex with Felicia.
I wonder if she’s okay. One way or another, I ended up going to the dungeon twice, and I spent more time there than usual again.
I feel like I say this every time since I agreed to have regular sex with Felicia.
In any case, on the monumental day that Elder Sister Rachel and I finally solidified our relationship and she moved in, I couldn’t just run off to have sex with another woman.
Especially not with a woman who wasn’t even mine. No matter the reason.
So, the only thing for me to do… was probably to organize the luggage scattered on the floor, right?
Of course, it would be best for Elder Sister Rachel to arrange it where she wants, and if not her, it would be better to have Vanessa or the maids, who are in charge of cleaning the rooms, do it.
Well, I have nothing else to do. If she needs to move things later, she can do it herself. For now, I’ll just tidy up a bit.
That resolution of mine didn’t even last five minutes after I started organizing.
No, this isn’t my fault. It couldn’t be helped. Because…
“Whoa. What is this? This is so lewd. Elder Sister Rachel, you have underwear like this! Ugh. Sister. I knew it ever since you tempted me with your absolute territory. Alright. I’ll have her wear this one first next time we… no, wait a minute. This one too… it’s too good to save for later. Damn it. What am I supposed to ask her to wear first…? Alright. There’s only one thing to do. A tournament where only the sexiest lingerie survives.”
“What are you doing?”
“Hold on. I’m contemplating a very important matter right now.”
It couldn’t be helped, because her underwear was full of such lewd things.
It seemed that the lewder they were, the more they looked like they’d never been worn, but the important thing was that she owned them.
I’d suspected it from the way she wore her guide uniform, but she must instinctively know how to stir a man’s heart.
There’s no other way she could have made such a perfect selection.
If she weren’t so shy and could just act naturally when dating, she’d probably be able to melt any man instinctively, even without any dating experience.
Well, I mean, I’ve already melted. Heh heh.
Anyway, back to the underwear. Which of these should I ask her to wear first?
I’d narrowed it down to the final two through a tournament-style competition, but the final decision wasn’t easy.
As the two survivors of a fierce competition among many candidates, both were truly magnificent.
“An important matter?”
“Of course. So, in your opinion… which one is better…?”
Maybe it’s best to get someone else’s opinion in times like these.
With that thought, I finally tore my eyes away from the lingerie and turned my head, and at that moment, I realized.
Wait a minute. Is there someone else in the room with me?
“How about the one that opens up in the middle?”
And there she was, our iron-blooded butler.
She was even diligently answering my question.
It goes without saying, but just to be clear, the Vanessa who answered was looking down at me with eyes full of utter contempt.
“Wh-what’s wrong with it! Do you have any idea how much effort I put in so I can enjoy fresh, new sex with you all every day!”
I decided to come on strong.
“……”
“In a long-term marital relationship, the most important thing is the sex life! This is a statistically proven fact! Couples who consistently maintain a sex life have better relationships! As my future wife, Vanessa, you should also cooperate…!”
“Kuh! That’s enough, please stop!”
The moment I said that, Vanessa, who had been staring at me with contempt, instantly flushed bright red with embarrassment and reached out to cover my mouth.
In that instant, I was certain. Heh. I won.
How do you like that? This is my ability to say embarrassing things without batting an eye, honed even further by my time with Leia and Rachel!
What I went through from yesterday to today was on a whole other level!
Of course, I had no intention of stopping just because my mouth was covered.
“Why? Did I say something wrong? In the first place, you need to be aware that you’re going to be my wife…”
“If you say another word, I will tell everyone what you were doing with Miss Rachel’s underwear.”
“Wh-what? Just for comparing two pieces of sexy lingerie…?”
“……”
In response to my retort, Vanessa said nothing and simply gestured to the floor with her eyes.
And there, on a large piece of paper with a tournament bracket drawn on it, was a neat arrangement of carefully selected lingerie.
Wh-when did I even do this?!
“…If I stop saying embarrassing things, you won’t tell, right?”
“……”
“Darling.”
“Kuh!”
“From now on, you should call me darling too…”
“I won’t say a word!”
Heh. I won. And I’m glad Vanessa didn’t actually call me darling.
I mean, when I thought of what cheesy couples call each other, “darling” was the first thing that came to mind, but after saying it, I thought of Felicia.
So far, she’s the only one who calls me that.
If Vanessa had really started calling me darling, I would have thought of Felicia every time she said it, and it would have felt incredibly awkward for a while.
“So, what are you doing here? Weren’t you in the middle of a girls’ talk?”
Seeing as she didn’t come with Elder Sister Rachel, it seemed their conversation wasn’t over yet.
“The important parts of the conversation are finished, so I came out first to attend to my duties.”
…Huh? Wait a minute. Was the conversation so intense that you had to distinguish between important and unimportant parts?
I thought they were just talking about what time to have breakfast and dinner.
Then again, if that was all they were talking about, there would have been no reason to kick me out.
“…I-I see. Well then, shall we organize this together?”
I was curious about what they had talked about, but I instinctively knew that it was never a good thing for a man to pry into a women’s-only conversation.
And I knew that a cool guy is one who doesn’t ask and just plays it cool.
“No. I will handle the luggage. You do not need to help, Sir Guwon.”
Vanessa’s gaze fell once more on the underwear scattered on the floor, and she spoke in a cold voice.
Hey, now. I get that you don’t trust me after witnessing a scene like this, but still.
“But I brought some furniture too, and for the heavy lifting…”
As if to show me up, Vanessa lifted a piece of furniture right in front of me. With one hand.
Right, this was that kind of world.
And this girl, in particular…
Name: Vanessa Dianus
Race: Dragonian 267
Job: Butler 218 / Martial Artist 76 / Mage 167
Level: 218
HP: 45900/45900
Essence: 42500/42500
Strength: 437
Durability: 358
Agility: 374
Stamina: 500
Intelligence: 406
Spirit: 415
Charm: 408
Bonus Stats: 11
Status: Normal
…is ridiculously strong.
And speaking of which, her stats are just absurd, aren’t they?
Why are the stats of someone who just stays cooped up at home so high? Is this the power of a Dragonian or something?
According to Diana, dragons were originally the strongest creatures in this world.
But still, this is too high. Her Stamina is even maxed out.
Her total stats are almost on par with mine.
And on top of that, her level and job level were the same.
The only people I’ve seen like that so far are me and Diana.
My Saint level rises with my character level, and Diana’s is because of her reincarnation, but what’s your excuse? Does this mean your job level is the same purely from working so much?
Just how much work do you do?
Vanessa’s status window had so many things that made me want to question it.
Oh, and for the record, my Strength is slightly higher.
And what about before this recent expedition where I focused solely on my job level growth?
Haha. Of course mine was higher then, too.
I mean, what, you think I would have deliberately avoided looking at Vanessa’s status window until my strength surpassed hers?