Chapter 772: Felicia's True Feelings?
Chapter 772: Felicia's True Feelings?
“Then I’ll be back tomorrow.”
When I relayed Felicia’s message to Silvia, she immediately nodded.
“Okay. Be careful Felicia doesn’t pounce on you.”
“Aack…! Y-You don’t have to worry about that!”
I know. The only reason Felicia acted that way before was because her succubus nature made her unable to control her lust. In fact, the whole reason I came here was to prevent that from happening.
I just wanted to see your cute expression one more time before I left.
“Uuht…”
As I stroked Silvia’s head, she seemed to realize why I’d suddenly teased her. She trembled but quietly looked up at me.
Then, biting her lip with a look of determination, she threw her arms wide and pulled me into a tight embrace.
“Hyaaaah…”
Come on, Silvia. I’m incredibly happy that you wanted to make me remember your warmth just because we’ll be apart for less than a day, but what am I supposed to do if you’re the one who melts first?
Besides, she couldn’t hold on for long. After just a few seconds, Silvia released the hug and scurried back to the wall behind her.
“Huh? Is it over already?!”
“Uu… P-Please, spare me!”
Anyone watching would think I was about to eat you alive. You’re just too cute.
I stroked her head one last time before parting ways with her.
“You seem to have finished a little earlier than usual today.”
During the carriage ride back, Vanessa, sitting in the driver’s seat, spoke to me first, which was rare.
She’s the type to usually ignore me if I talk to her, saying I’m a distraction.
Was this her own way of showing concern, seeing as there was no one else in the carriage to talk to me?
If so, the topic she chose was a bit strange.
“Yeah… I guess so.”
Because I ended up using my Saint skills, Felicia was lost in a state of constant orgasm from beginning to end. Naturally, things finished faster than usual.
Truthfully, the reason Felicia’s lust becomes uncontrollable is due to her succubus nature, and my semen is what’s needed to alleviate it. So, what’s more important is how much I came, not how much she felt.
But in the end, because I kept thrusting into her pussy, which had become even more sensitive from her climaxing, I was able to cum a lot in a short amount of time. So, it all amounts to the same thing.
That aside, Felicia…
“Is there a problem?”
She noticed my subtle reaction, even while keeping her eyes fixed straight ahead. Impressive.
A little while ago, she caught me off guard and I got swept up in her words, which is why I ended up leaving like that. But thinking about it again calmly, it was a little suspicious. In many ways.
Especially Felicia’s kiss, which flustered me so much.
Felicia said a kiss meant nothing to her and that she only did it to get back at me for my rude remark, but was that really true?
If it really meant nothing, isn’t it strange that she’d never kissed me before?
No, I can let that slide. But then why did she make a point of telling me it was her first kiss?
And most importantly, if she really did it just to get back at me, wouldn't it have been more effective to give me a blowjob first and then kiss me?
Not only would I have a new secret to hide from my girls, but I would have also been forced to taste my own semen, which would have been far more unpleasant.
There’s no way the quick-witted and mischievous Felicia wouldn’t have thought of that.
So, the fact that she gave me such a gentle kiss instead… could it be that she didn't want the memory of her first kiss to be the worst possible kind?
And the fact that she chose me to be her first kiss partner must mean…
Of course, considering her actions afterward, it could all just be my misunderstanding.
No. But Felicia noticed that I was thinking along those lines.
What if she deliberately acted that way to confuse me and erase those thoughts from my head?
No. But there’s no way Felicia, who lives to be the center of her own universe, would actually fall for someone…
Besides, if she really did fall for someone, wouldn’t her personality drive her to use any means necessary to make them hers?
No. But if it’s the first time she’s ever truly liked someone, and that someone is a person in a complicated relationship like me, then even Felicia might…
Dammit. The more I think about it, the further I get from a conclusion.
I even felt like asking her straight up, “Hey, do you like me?” but judging from her reaction earlier, she’d probably just deny it.
That’s true whether she actually likes me or not.
Maybe I should have tried the Apostle Appointment.
No. The Apostle Appointment doesn’t work just because someone likes me.
Felicia would have her own conditions, too.
…Well, Felicia’s condition would probably be something like teaching her what the emotion of love is.
No. Even if that were true, and even if Felicia really did like me, the Apostle Appointment wouldn’t work.
Because of my own feelings.
Sure, in terms of looks alone, she’s so beautiful that even I’d admit she’s on the same level as my girls. But if you asked me if I had romantic feelings for Felicia, the answer would be a firm no.
Our first meeting was just way too awful for that.
When I tell my girls that nothing will ever happen between Felicia and me, I don’t just mean that there’s no way she’d ever like me.
So, doesn’t that mean I don’t need to know how she feels?
…Well, yeah. If Felicia confesses her feelings, I’ll turn her down. If she doesn’t, things will stay as they are.
From my perspective, there’s really no need for me to know how she feels.
No. But still, it’s human curiosity… a person’s heart isn’t something you can just neatly categorize with words, is it?
Dammit. My head is just getting more and more jumbled.
Maybe I should have tried to sound Silvia out earlier.
Unlike Felicia, Silvia is completely defenseless around me, so it would be easy to probe for information. And if Felicia really does like me, Silvia would probably know.
I don’t just think that because they’re best friends; it makes sense in a lot of ways.
Like that time Silvia went in first to check on Felicia’s condition.
…Come to think of it, just a moment ago, Silvia nodded immediately when I relayed Felicia’s message.
It was as if she knew from the start that Felicia would have business with her.
Wait, haven’t I been thinking this whole time as if it’s a foregone conclusion that Felicia actually likes me?
Of course Silvia would have business with her. She’s in the Royal Guard and was originally assigned as Felicia’s personal escort.
I don’t know anything for sure yet.
No. Logically speaking, it’s far more likely that this is all just a pointless misunderstanding on my part.
“Is something the matter?”
“Huh? No. Not really.”
My mind was a tangled mess, but of course, I had no intention of sharing any of it with Vanessa.
Even if Felicia really did like me, she didn’t seem to have any plans to confess right now. As long as I kept quiet, nothing would happen.
Spouting off uncertain speculations to Vanessa now would only make things more complicated.
“You seemed to be lost in thought.”
“Ah, yeah. I was just wondering how I should take the fact that you’re talking to me like this. But if you’re willing to talk to me, does that mean I can think of you as my woman for now…?”
“I am a butler.”
Hey. Don’t you think that’s a little too blunt?
“At least let me finish my sentence.”
“…”
I tried to joke around a bit more, but Vanessa offered no further reply.
“Vanessa-ssi?”
“…”
No answer, even when I said her name. Just a butler, it seems.
“Alright, alright. I’m sorry for teasing you. Please, just talk to me. If you’re this quiet, I’ll die of boredom on the way back.”
“Please don’t be so dramatic.”
“Dramatic? Have you ever seen me stay quiet for even a moment?”
“…”
“Hmph.”
“That is not something to be proud of.”
Despite saying that, Vanessa ended up talking with me for the rest of the ride.
Our Vanessa has really softened up, hasn’t she? I wonder if this is also an effect of the Apostle Appointment.
“Huh? Where’s Elder Sister Rachel?”
Even though things with Felicia had ended sooner than usual, we had left for the palace later than usual, so by the time I returned to the mansion, it was nearly dinnertime.
After a quick shower in my room, I headed to the dining room, where everyone was already gathered. Everyone, that is, except for Elder Sister Rachel.
“Hm? Weren’t you with her?”
Matilda tilted her head as she answered my question.
Just as I thought. They were being considerate, trying to give Elder Sister Rachel and me some time together.
Wait a minute. Then why on earth is Elder Sister Rachel…?
“No. She said she wanted to be alone.”
“Hmm? All of a sudden?”
“Yeah. Right after she finished talking with you all.”
It seemed she hadn’t shown any strange signs when they were all talking, as everyone tilted their heads with puzzled expressions.
Everyone except for one person. Sara.
“…Then isn’t it obvious?”
“Huh? What’s obvious?”
“Rachel seems bad at improvising. So she’s probably by herself, diligently preparing for the first night…”
“Wait just a minute.”
Before Sara could finish, I quickly raised a hand to stop her.
It wasn’t that Sara’s logic was flawed.
In fact, Sara was the one who told me that Elder Sister Rachel had been practicing in secret.
So it wouldn’t be strange at all for the sharp-witted Sara to know that Elder Sister Rachel was bad at improvising.
And since Elder Sister Rachel had delighted me yesterday with a performance that clearly showed she’d been practicing hard, it wasn’t strange to think she’d want to prepare in advance for our first night.
But that wasn’t what I was trying to point out.
“What do you mean, ‘first night’?”
“Idiot,” Sara replied, pouting slightly. “Did you think we’d only let you two be alone until dinner? Since we went to all the trouble of moving, of course we’d give you the whole night.”
In other words, while Elder Sister Rachel was diligently preparing for our first night together, I was out having sex with Felicia?
No wonder Vanessa and Silvia’s attitudes were so strange when I said I was going to the palace!
You guys knew I was supposed to spend the night with Elder Sister Rachel and you let me go?! You should have told me!
I whipped my head around to look at Vanessa, but she just wore an expression that seemed to say, ‘That is precisely why I confirmed it with you.’
She did confirm it! She even specifically mentioned Elder Sister Rachel!
Still, you could have explained the situation more clearly and tried to stop me!
No, I guess you wouldn’t have known that Elder Sister Rachel was alone to prepare for tonight!
As I stood there, speechless, Leia approached me, gently brought her nose to my chest, and took a sniff.
Then, she uttered a single word.
“…Oh my.”
As expected of my angel. You’ve perfectly summarized the situation in one word.
Yep. That’s right. I’ve become a piece of trash.
“Sorry. Am I a little late?”
And at that perfect timing, the star of the evening made her entrance.
“Noonim! I missed you!”
“Wha—?! Kyaa! G-Guwon?!”
Gah! She dropped the formal tone, even with my sudden outburst! Just how much has she been practicing?!
“Ah, sorry. I was just so happy to see you.”
“Hah… Hehe. Are you acting like this just because we haven’t seen each other for a few hours?”
My words made her blush slightly with embarrassment, but she quickly composed herself and, with all the composure of an older sister, tapped the tip of my nose with her finger.
It was so perfectly her that Diana actually flinched, as if sensing a threat to her own position.
Hey, Diana. If it were Leia, maybe, but you have absolutely no need to feel threatened… Ahem! Ahem!
Any other time, I might have said that out loud to tease Diana, but now was not the time.
“By the way, I don’t see Silvia.”
Because Elder Sister Rachel had just launched a second attack.
“Huh?! Ah, Silvia?! Silvia went to the palace! She had some business to take care of!”
“Oh my, I wonder who she went with?”
“Sara?!”
I’m sorry for all the times I’ve teased you, so please, just spare me today