Chapter 782: Enhancement Period
Chapter 782: Enhancement Period
“Ugh! Finally, I can rest!”
After another late night of hunting, I returned to the inn and immediately threw myself at Vanessa, hugging her and going limp.
And as for Vanessa…
“Kuh… I see.”
Surprisingly, she didn’t avoid my hug and let me hold her.
Well, it was less like she was hugging me and more like I was clinging to her.
Anyway, the important thing was that she didn’t push me away.
Although, the moment I hugged her, she did let out a short gasp and her body went rigid.
Then again, she’s here as my woman, and we’re not in some dangerous place where anything could happen anymore.
She doesn’t really have any more excuses.
“…What is it?”
“No. It’s nothing.”
Oops. Did I let a sly grin slip out without realizing it?
I mumbled an excuse to Vanessa, who was frowning slightly, then stood up properly and wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her toward me.
“So, shall we go wash up together? Come on, hurry up and toss those clothes off. They’re all wet and uncomfortable, right?”
For the record, Vanessa was currently wearing her butler uniform. Trousers and all.
On our way back to town, Vanessa had hidden her horns and tail again, and since she no longer needed to wear a skirt, she’d immediately changed back into trousers.
And the way she changed was to simply put the trousers on underneath her skirt, and only after they were fully on did she take the skirt off—a method completely devoid of any sex appeal.
No, I mean, since it was Vanessa changing, the simple act of putting on trousers somehow emphasized her beautiful legs, making it look subtly sexy. But still, the method itself was completely unsexy, right?
When I thought about how she must have changed into the skirt behind my back using the same method, I felt an incredible sense of injustice.
Well, no use talking about the past now.
That’s not what’s important right now.
“No.”
And just like that, Vanessa rejected my invitation flat out.
“W-Why…?”
You don’t have any more excuses in this situation, do you?!
To the question I barely managed to squeeze out in a trembling voice, Vanessa’s answer was simple.
“Because if we go in together, it’s obvious what you will do, Guwon-nim.”
“Well, even if we don’t go in together, I’m going to do the same thing when you come out anyway?”
My conscience wouldn’t let me deny it, so I just retorted like that.
D-Don’t tell me… you’re not going to say something like ‘no sex’ after coming all this way, are you?
Do you know how much I held back while staring at your legs all day!
No, of course, I was more focused on hunting than on looking at your legs.
I only glanced at them from time to time while we were moving. Really!
“That is all the more reason. You must be tired, so you should at least rest deeply and relieve your fatigue while you wash…”
“But the most perfect rest for me is being with you, Vanessa.”
“Ugh…”
When I cut her off and said that, Vanessa’s words, which had been flowing like a clear stream, finally stopped.
Just a little more pushing, and she’ll give in.
Her expression hadn’t changed much, but looking at Vanessa, who was clearly embarrassed by my words, I was certain.
“I won’t do anything tiring while we’re washing.”
“…Very well.”
In the end, after a brief silence, Vanessa slowly nodded her head.
“Nice!”
“Then let us go.”
Completely ignoring me striking a fighting pose beside her, Vanessa spoke with a cool expression and began to undress as if it were nothing.
But contrary to her expression, her movements felt somehow tense.
“…Are you not coming?”
“Of course I am.”
Always pretending to be so tough.
Vanessa, completely naked yet striving to maintain a nonchalant attitude as if she wasn’t embarrassed at all, handed me her neatly folded clothes.
Feeling a fresh wave of affection for her, I took the clothes, put them in my inventory, and undressed myself.
And so, I finally got to wash up with Vanessa, but just as I’d promised, we didn’t do anything tiring in the bathroom.
I simply washed myself normally while admiring Vanessa’s magnificent body with my eyes.
That Vanessa, she’s really good at washing people, too.
As expected of a butler. No, wait. I’m not sure if this falls within the scope of a butler’s duties.
There was none of that washing-me-with-her-body stuff like Sara did yesterday, but she did such a good, normal job that I ended up completely relaxing.
My offer to wash her body in return was also flatly rejected.
To be honest, I wasn’t confident I could keep my promise not to do anything tiring if I started washing her, so when she refused once, I didn’t press the issue and gave up cleanly.
Besides, once we were done washing, I’d be able to enjoy that magnificent body to my heart’s content.
And surprisingly, it was Vanessa who signaled the beginning.
“Guwon-nim. My change of clothes.”
After washing up and drying herself completely, Vanessa held out her hand to me with that request.
“Huh? No. You don’t really need them, do you?”
Because even if you put them on now, you’ll just be taking them off again right away.
Even though she must have known exactly what I meant, Vanessa didn’t lower her outstretched hand.
Tch. If this was how it was going to be, you shouldn’t have given me your clothes in the first place.
No, wait. Come to think of it, why did she give me her clothes anyway?
A moment ago, I just took them without thinking and put them in my inventory.
We’re not in the dungeon, so there was no real need, was there?
“…Fine.”
Having no choice, I took Vanessa’s butler uniform and underwear from my inventory and placed them in her hand.
But even then, Vanessa’s posture didn’t change.
“…This is not it.”
“Huh? What do you mean? Didn’t you ask for your clothes?”
“I did, but not these clothes.”
“What are you talking about? The only clothes of yours I have are these…”
And one other thing. Now that I think about it. Then… could it be?
When I looked at Vanessa, my eyes filled with anticipation, she averted her gaze slightly.
“…I simply did not wish to be the kind of woman who cannot grant her man even such a small wish.”
Kuhuk! Vanessa! I believed in you!
So earlier, you were just embarrassed that someone else might see!
No wonder you gave me your butler uniform earlier! It was all foreshadowing for this!
Before Vanessa could change her mind, I hurriedly took the micro-mini maid outfit from my inventory and placed it in her hand.
Only then did Vanessa finally lower the hand she had held out to me.
“…Then, please go out first and wait.”
And so I left the bathroom first and spent several minutes waiting, staring at the door and wondering when she would come out.
“I have kept you waiting.”
Finally, Vanessa appeared, dressed in the micro-mini maid outfit.
Kuhh. As expected, it looks great on her.
The surface area is so small that it’s not very noticeable, but if you look closely, it’s a maid outfit with a cute design.
And the one wearing it is a beauty with such a cold impression that it looks like she wouldn’t bleed a single drop even if you stabbed her.
Moreover, it’s not just her face; her body boasts a tall stature and long, slender limbs that wouldn’t lose to most men—a beauty who seems like she’d never have anything to do with the word ‘cute’ in her entire life.
But despite this mismatched combination, for some reason, Vanessa pulled off the maid outfit perfectly, without a hint of awkwardness.
“As expected, when someone whose main job is this wears it, it has a different flavor.”
No, I mean, it’s not like this is the first time I’ve seen her in this outfit today.
I said this with a silly grin on my face, but Vanessa’s reply was cold.
“With whom are you comparing me?”
“……”
Come to think of it, the other person who wore that… Sara. Based on her looks alone, she wasn’t the type to suit those kinds of clothes either, was she?
Sara also has an aloof, cold impression and a slender, model-like figure.
And yet, she pulled it off perfectly.
I guess it’s an immutable truth of the universe that pretty girls look good in anything… Ah, no. This isn’t the time for such thoughts.
Her sudden ambush made me unconsciously escape from reality.
“N-No. Um. Vanessa-ssi. You see…”
“It was a joke.”
I’m telling you, your jokes don’t sound like jokes!
…It really was a joke, right? You’re not mad, are you? I can believe you, right?
This time I really did misspeak, so I’m getting genuinely anxious.
“Then, if you will excuse me.”
Vanessa said that, approached me, and pushed my upper body back as I was sitting on the edge of the bed.
And quite roughly, at that.
…You’re not really mad, are you?
“Guwon-nim, please do not move and just stay still.”
I grew even more anxious, but regardless of my feelings, it seemed Vanessa was about to begin the act.
Vanessa lifted my legs, laying me flat on the bed, and knelt between them.
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“You must have been tired all day, so you do not need to move, Guwon-nim. I will do everything.”
I see. So that’s what she meant. It suits her outfit, too.
It seemed the reason Vanessa insisted on wearing the maid outfit wasn’t just because she felt bad for not showing me earlier.
In any case, having unilaterally declared that she would serve me all night, Vanessa slowly brought her hand to my Dick, which was subtly less than fully erect.
I mean, it had been at full attention when we were washing and when she came out of the bathroom in that outfit, but you could say it wilted a little when I was flustered by her surprise attack just now.
“So it seems this happens to you as well, Guwon-nim.”
“Are you serious?! What, you think I walk around with it hard every day?!”
Well, I guess it might have been hard most of the times you’ve seen it.
Usually, the only time a woman sees my ‘son’ is when we’re doing this, right? It’s only natural they’d only ever see it standing up.
No. In the first place, you…
“You’ve seen me like this before, haven’t you?! Don’t tell me you think I don’t remember every single thing we’ve done?! I remember everything we did together vividly!”
I’m sure there was a time before when I deliberately used my mana to make it go soft, wasn’t there?
“Ugh! …It was a joke.”
This time, it seemed to be an unexpected counterattack for Vanessa as well; she let out a small gasp and mumbled the excuse.
It’s too late to try and pass it off as a joke now.
Feeling a little mischievous, I deliberately circulated my mana to keep my Dick from getting hard.
Besides, just having her fondle it in this state had a unique charm that I didn’t usually get to experience.
“However, this is… problematic.”
Vanessa, who had been continuously fondling my limp member even as we talked, frowned slightly and muttered this when it showed no signs of getting hard no matter how much she touched it.
Honestly. I told you not to do that. You’re just like Diana in that respect.
“I said you do not need to move, Guwon-nim… Ah…”
Seeing her like that, I sat up and slowly reached out my hand. Vanessa frowned even more and tried to push me back down.
But as soon as my fingertips touched the space between her eyebrows and gently rubbed it, she seemed to realize why I had reached out.
“Don’t do that, you’ll get wrinkles on your pretty face.”
“…Ahem. Excuse me.”
After showing a momentarily blank expression at my action, Vanessa quickly composed herself with a cough, as if to cover it up.
Right. At least you’re less awkward about it than Diana with her ‘ahem-ahem’s.
“Ahh… Mmm.”
Averting her gaze from my smiling face, Vanessa lowered her eyes to my Dick and opened her mouth wide.
She took my still-limp member in her hand, pointed the tip upward, and slowly took it into her mouth.
“Mmm… Nngh… Un… Chworp.”
She may have done this once before, but it still seemed difficult for her to take a soft member into her mouth and suck it.
Well, Vanessa doesn’t have much experience with oral sex in the first place.
Vanessa’s brow furrowed slightly again, but then, as if remembering what I’d just done, she smoothed it out and returned to her expressionless face.
And with a perfectly blank face, she began to roll my Dick with her tongue, trying to make it stand at attention inside her mouth.