Chapter 836: Auden
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 836: Auden
“Silvia? Are you alright? It seems you’re starting to struggle…”
And, as expected, I suppose?
Just as we were wrapped in each other’s arms, lost in the afterglow of climax, that voice came from outside the door, accompanied by a knock.
Did they wait just long enough for me to finish once?
That’s an eerily precise calculation of time.
“Haaah… haah… ungh…”
As for Silvia, whose name had been called, she gasped for breath for a moment, staring at me with vacant eyes, then slowly pushed herself up.
“Eh, ehehe…”
Then, she suddenly started to giggle bashfully.
However, perhaps her facial muscles had relaxed from the extreme pleasure, as the corners of her mouth didn’t turn up at all; it was a smile where only her eyes barely narrowed.
Well, even just that smile was incredibly cute.
But Silvia herself seemed unsatisfied with such a smile, bringing a trembling hand to her face and forcibly pulling up the corners of her mouth with her index finger.
Then, she looked down at me, giggled bashfully once more, and turned her head towards the door.
“Hoo… hoo… I-I’m not done yet! I can still do it!”
“Huh? S-Silvia?!”
Silvia, who had activated a magic recording orb to make the sound from inside audible outside the door, blurted out something completely unexpected, then immediately turned the orb off again.
Of course, I wasn’t the only one who hadn’t expected Silvia to suddenly act like that.
Sara, Leia, and Matilda’s flustered voices could be heard from outside the door, but Silvia, despite a slightly anxious expression, deliberately averted her gaze from the door.
Then she looked down at me again, sending a gaze that seemed to ask, ‘D-Did I do well?’
Only after seeing that look did I realize why Silvia was suddenly acting this way.
Silvia was still thinking about it.
About how I’d said earlier that I wished she’d show a happier expression.
In other words, when she felt good, I wanted her to show it.
So, Silvia was essentially saying: Being with Guwon like this felt so good, I just couldn’t help myself.
“You did well.”
“Hngh… eh, ehe…”
When I, having perfectly understood Silvia’s intention, stroked her fluffy hair and praised her, Silvia trembled with excessive pleasure, bit her lower lip slightly, and then tried to giggle bashfully again.
Silvia. Why are you so damn cute?
“Hyaang?!”
Driven by that overwhelming cuteness, I immediately grabbed her hips from above and thrust my waist vigorously again.
And so, Silvia and I ended up abandoning the others outside the door and once again explored each other’s bodies.
“M-My turn… it’s over now…”
Ultimately, it was an hour later that Silvia finally opened the door.
She had taken enough time to rest until the afterglow of her last climax completely faded before leaving, but there was no way our Silvia could have fully cooled down in such a short time.
I couldn’t open my eyes, pretending to be unconscious, but just from her voice, I could almost see Silvia leaning against the door, her legs trembling.
“Y-You worked hard…”
And the sight of our girls, speechless at her appearance.
It seemed they had all waited patiently outside the door for an hour, not going anywhere, just for us to finish.
I’ve done something regrettable here.
But I couldn’t help it, could I? That wasn’t really my fault just now. It was all Silvia’s fault for being too cute.
“Then, may I take a quick look?”
And this, too, was as expected, I suppose?
From the door, not only our girls’ voices but also Alicia’s voice could be heard.
“…Of course.”
From the conversation, it seemed Alicia had wanted to see my face before she left, even if she had to go.
Our girls, unable to simply turn away someone who had come all this way to visit, must have told her she could see me if she waited until the healing sex was over.
However, Sara’s voice, as she replied, sounded quite wary of Alicia.
The Arachne Clan wouldn’t be able to go down to the Turtle Cave until I woke up. Did she think Alicia was here to check on that?
Honestly, I’d think that of anyone else, but not Alicia.
No. Actually, Sara probably knows too.
Sara is quick-witted. There’s no way she wouldn’t have figured out Alicia’s personality, whether she liked it or not, after meeting her so often.
But if so, why is she so wary?
As if she had to act that way herself… Ah, is that it?
If she didn’t act like that, her heart might soften.
Anyway, she looks so cold and aloof on the outside, but she’s surprisingly soft-hearted.
Still, there’s no need to worry…
“…Sniffle.”
As I lay there with my eyes closed, thinking such thoughts, I suddenly heard a sniffle from beside me.
…Huh? H-Hold on. Is someone crying right now?
It goes without saying, but our girls have no reason to cry at all.
They know I’ve fully recovered, after all.
That naturally means the one crying right now is Alicia… Seriously? That tomboyish girl is crying?
No. You were at the mansion yesterday and saw my face then, too.
And you weren’t that kind of character.
Why are you crying? Seriously, don’t. It just makes me feel guilty.
“Sniffle… Heh… Ahem… He’s still not waking up, is he?”
Alicia, who had been sniffling for a moment, seemed to try to take my hand, as I felt the slight touch of her fingertips on the back of my hand.
But that was all. Whether she was conscious of our girls’ gazes or for some other reason, Alicia ultimately didn’t take my hand, instead clearing her choked voice and asking our girls a question.
“Ah, well…”
“…Yes.”
And hearing that un-Alicia-like voice, Leia tried to answer with a sympathetic tone.
But Sara cut Leia off mid-sentence and stated it bluntly.
Sara. I desperately understand how you feel right now.
She really would soften up if she didn’t act like that.
In fact, our angelic Leia seems to have already softened.
“…I’m sorry. Because of me…”
Noooo! I just used you to get hurt on purpose!
Why are you making me feel so guilty?!
Did she think I got hurt trying to save her?!
Ugh. I really can’t just get up.
No. Should I actually get up? If I persuade Alicia well enough, she might even lie to the Arachne Clan for me.
“It’s not because of you. That idiot just recklessly stepped in and got hurt on his own.”
“…Thank you for caring.”
Normally, Alicia was tactless and acted as she pleased even in front of our girls, but today, perhaps due to guilt, she was unusually subdued.
And this was without Diana, who usually acted as her restraint, being present.
“Do you think I’d say something like this because I care about you? Don’t worry about that; if I truly thought it was your fault, I would have attacked you on the spot.”
Sara. It’s obvious. It’s so obvious you care a lot.
Even with that rare cold expression and cold voice, it’s meaningless if it’s so obvious.
No. I mean, I can’t see her expression since my eyes are closed.
“…Thank you. Well, I’ve seen his face, so I’ll be going now. Um… when he wakes up, may I come to see his face again?”
“…Of course.”
“Thank you. Then… sniffle.”
“Ah… e-excuse me…!”
Alicia, who had snifled one last time and was about to leave the room, was stopped by Leia’s voice.
Surely, our angelic Leia isn’t getting too soft-hearted and about to confess the truth…?
“…Hm?”
“I was angry last time… I apologize again.”
I was slightly worried that all our efforts so far might go to waste, but thankfully, that wasn’t it.
Now that I think about it, our angelic Leia did get angry at Alicia, which was rare, when I got hurt.
From what I heard, she had already apologized once, but seeing Alicia like this, it seemed she couldn’t bear not to apologize again.
“…No. It’s true that I was wrong to grab and shake a patient. Don’t worry about it. I’ll be going now. Sniffle.”
Alicia, hearing our angelic Leia’s apology, said so as if it were obvious, then snifled and left the room.
She’s the type to let bygones be bygones.
That’s why it’s even stranger to see her dragging this on, blaming herself for my injury.
“…Has she been like that since yesterday?”
Only after Alicia’s footsteps completely faded from hearing did I open my eyes and sit up in bed.
“No. She’s been like that ever since you got hurt.”
To my question, Matilda, who hadn’t said a single word while Alicia was present, shook her head and replied.
She probably kept her mouth shut because she might have gone into “pink mode” right in front of Alicia if she’d opened it.
Normally, Matilda would subtly go into “pink mode” without caring about others’ gazes, but doing so in front of an Alicia like that would indeed be too much.
Anyway, “ever since I got hurt,” she says.
That means she’s been like that for at least two days.
I had a slight feeling before, when she couldn’t even properly confess to me and just drank heavily, but isn’t she surprisingly weak-minded despite her boisterous nature?
No. Considering how she treated me normally after being rejected, she’s not that weak-minded… or is it possible she’s weak but was pushing herself?
Ugh. Damn it. I shouldn’t have thought about it. Now I just feel even more guilty.
“Anyway, for now, we just have to hope Diana comes back quickly with information. That way, I can show her I’m perfectly fine. And Silvia.”
Perhaps sensing my internal struggle with guilt, Sara said that, trying to change the atmosphere.
“N-N-Heh?!”
“It’s a bit rich to say this after asking you to do it, but… weren’t you a little too immersed in the act?”
“Ah, ahaha…”
Silvia said that, then looked around.
They had been rolling around for at least an hour, and her partner was the highly sensitive Silvia.
Silvia, who would climax just from me whispering “I love you” in her ear.
Naturally, the room was heavily marked with the aftermath of their activity.
From the lingering scent in the air to the thoroughly soaked sheets, and more.
“Ah, ow… W-Well…”
As all eyes turned to her, Silvia, mortified, covered her face and squatted down on the floor.
But Silvia wasn’t the only one embarrassed by the situation.
Sara’s face was slightly flushed, perhaps starting to feel self-conscious after what she’d said, and as for Leia, who was laughing awkwardly, faint purple light was even leaking from the corners of her eyes.
B-Both of you, calm down.
I never thought I’d say this to Sara or Leia, but take a lesson from Matilda, who’s sitting there so calmly.
“You.”
“Hm?”
“So, Silvia’s turn for healing sex is over, which means it’s my turn now?”
“No, it’s not! And besides, ‘healing sex’ is just an excuse; there’s no need for it!”
What are you doing, subtly trying to undress with such a calm expression?!
You just tried something similar earlier and got scolded by Leia!
No. More importantly, was that your “pink mode”?!
Is it that thing where your mind becomes calm when your emotions reach their peak?!
Don’t pull a fast one on me! It’s confusing!
I was about to praise you, thinking you were in rare Cardinal mode for once!
“Guwon.”
“Vanessa! Not you too?! Do you want to have sex that badly?! Fine! Alright. Then let’s all…”
And when Vanessa even spoke up from beside me, I finally decided to give up on restraining myself alone.
Yeah. Do you think I’m doing this because I don’t want to have sex?
Fine. Bring it on, all of you. Let’s just do it all together. Do you think I care about some cleric’s taboo or whatever?
Since things have come to this, I might as well finally have the harem play I’ve always dreamed of…
“…What are you suddenly talking about?”
But Vanessa, with her cold voice and gaze, cooled me down, who had just heated up.
…Yes. My apologies. Vanessa is always so composed.
Couldn’t you get into the mood a little?
“No. Nothing. So, what is it?”
“Lady Diana has returned.”
To my question, as I straightened the clothes I was about to throw off, Vanessa calmly announced Diana’s return.
Finally. That was quite fast… No. The time I spent rolling around with Silvia was surprisingly long, so maybe it wasn’t fast after all.