Chapter 855: The 5.5th Floor
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 855: The 5.5th Floor
“Ahem, ahem! I, for one, always had faith in you.”
“At least wet your lips before you lie.”
How long has it been since she was genuinely angry enough to even show me magic?
Of course, I understand her reaction, especially since she misunderstood that I had assaulted a woman, of all things.
The fact that she didn’t immediately blast me with magic just goes to show how incredibly patient Diana is.
“N-no, it’s not that I didn’t trust you! It’s just that I never imagined Vanessa would play such a prank!”
“In other words, you trusted Vanessa more than me! That’s so unfair! Is this all we are to each other?!”
“B-but I just apologized a moment ago, didn’t I?!”
Honestly, I’d probably have trusted Vanessa more than myself too, but Diana seemed genuinely sorry.
If it had just ended with her usual light taps, Diana would have probably retorted that my usual behavior was the problem, but she was genuinely angry enough to use magic this time.
I figured it didn’t matter since she didn’t actually blast me with magic, but Diana seemed to think differently.
Hmph. So, you just need to keep giving me those light taps from now on.
“A-anyway! It truly is a relief I entrusted Vanessa to you. You are indeed my husband. To think that a child who was once so endlessly serious and reserved can now even crack jokes like that…”
“It’s no use trying to subtly gloss over it by wrapping it up like a heartwarming story.”
“O-owww… that hurts…”
Diana tried to change the atmosphere by suddenly bringing up a serious topic, but I thwarted her attempt by resting my chin on her head and spinning it around.
Diana didn’t seem to expect that to work anyway, as she just clutched her head with her hands and flailed her legs without much resistance.
As you might guess from me resting my chin on her head, Diana was currently sitting on my lap.
There wasn’t any particular reason, but seeing me doing that with Vanessa right before her eyes must have been quite a shock.
So, by holding her like this, I was providing her with some much-needed emotional support.
Oh, and for the record, Vanessa practically fled the room the moment the misunderstanding was cleared up.
She’s usually expressionless, so she didn’t show it outwardly, but Vanessa must have been embarrassed that Diana saw her like that.
Especially after she suddenly said those things earlier, putting me in an awkward spot.
She wouldn’t be avoiding Diana now, would she, just like she used to avoid me because she was too embarrassed to look at my face?
No, that’s probably not it.
“Diana, is Guwon there?”
As Diana and I were fooling around like that, Sara’s voice came from outside, accompanied by a knock.
She’s already back from the Royal Palace? Well, she only went to explain that I’d fainted, and Silvia didn’t go with her, so there was no reason for it to take long.
Honestly, I had hoped to fool around with Diana like this and subtly create a certain atmosphere to try something, but oh well. It’s not like today’s the only chance.
“Diana. See that? That’s called knocking. It’s essential common courtesy for people to live together without friction.”
“…You, talking about courtesy… Ughhh… Don’t move…”
“Yeah, I’m here. Come in.”
What, you little…! What do you mean, me talking about courtesy?! What are you trying to say?!
I once again spun Diana’s head around my chin to subdue her, then let Sara in.
“…What in the world did you do now?”
What’s she suddenly talking about, right after coming back from the Royal Palace? What did I do?
Did Princess Felicia say something weird again?
“What do you mean?”
“When I asked Vanessa where you were, she told me you were here and strongly urged me to knock before entering. Her demeanor seemed a bit different than usual too. When I said I’d come back later if you were ‘doing something’ with Diana, she said that wasn’t it. What is going on? What did you get yourself into this time?”
Vanessa, you…
“…Nothing, really. M-more importantly! How did things go at the Royal Palace?”
“Hmph… I was reminded once again how much I dislike that woman.”
Sara gave me a suspicious look for my blatantly evasive answer, but she let it go, as if she didn’t intend to interfere too much with what happened between Vanessa and me.
It’s easy to misunderstand, given Sara’s particularly strong jealousy, but since we’re in a situation where multiple women share me, she tries not to interfere too much with my relationships with others.
Which was a relief for me.
Anyway, putting that aside. Sara, what did you just say?
“What? Did something happen?”
“Not really. It was business as usual. At first, she was annoyingly gloomy, which didn’t suit her, but once I explained the situation, she quickly reverted to her old self, making annoying small talk. Oh, speaking of which, I’m sorry. I only intended to tell her that you’d woken up, but somehow I ended up explaining the whole situation.”
“No, that’s fine, but how did that happen?”
It’s not just anyone, but a princess. And not just any princess, but the first in line to the throne, who might even become queen someday.
If she heard the situation, she couldn’t possibly be unaware of its importance.
And even though she seems frivolous because of her image, she’s actually quite secretive.
She’ll keep her mouth shut, I’m sure.
“She was so annoyingly gloomy from the moment I arrived that I just… blurted it out. Even after she knew the situation and went back to normal, it was still annoying. I was such an idiot to forget that. I really shouldn’t have said anything.”
Sara grumbled like that, but I found her expression endearing.
How should I put it? I think I’m starting to understand why Princess Felicia wants to be friends with our Sara.
“Haha. Idiot. Idiot.”
“Hey, wanna die?”
While joking around with Sara, I also tried to process what she had told me.
Honestly, just hearing about it like this, I have no idea what Princess Felicia is thinking.
She’s the kind of person whose thoughts are hard to decipher even when you’re talking to her face-to-face.
But there’s something strangely unsettling about it, I guess.
It felt similar to how I felt the last time I saw Princess Felicia’s face.
Even after I rejected her, she seemed perfectly fine in the end.
“More importantly, I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier.”
“Hm?”
“Why has Diana been so quiet this whole time?”
Come to think of it.
Following Sara’s observation, I looked down at Diana, who was squirming, her face bright red.
“Oh, uh. It’s nothing. You don’t need to worry about it.”
She must have remembered ‘what happened’ when Sara asked earlier.
And probably, no. This isn’t something to think about in front of Sara.
It would be dangerous if I accidentally got an erection.
“Vanessa urging me to knock, and all… Was I interrupting something after all?”
“Haha. What are you talking about? Actually, your presence makes it even more exciting—”
“W-what are you saying right now?! What are you saying?! That makes it sound like we were secretly doing something strange!”
As I teased her slightly, Diana, who had been quietly squirming on my lap, sprang up as if startled, practically bouncing off me.
Then she turned around and started delivering her full-power patting punches to my head.
Yes, Diana. That’s it. That’s your true identity.
“……”
Of course, Diana wasn’t the only one who reacted to my teasing.
Sara, too, glared at me, her eyes glinting sharply.
I’ve thought this before, but aren’t these two perverts incredibly compatible in their kinks?
One likes to be seen, and the other likes to watch.
Well, I don’t actually feel like trying anything using that, though.
Didn’t I try it once before, you ask?
That time, it wasn’t intentional; things just got complicated and ended up that way.
If I were to deliberately exploit their kinks and do something like that, I don’t even want to imagine what would happen afterward.
Nor did I want to force them into arousal against their will.
I’m not some sex-starved pervert… No, well, I am that, but at least I’m not so useless that I’d prioritize my lust over the feelings of the women I care about.
As I always say, I’m a warm-hearted romantic when it comes to my women.
“Diana. It seems like everything’s already out in the open, so isn’t there no need to force yourself to hide it?”
Well, I’m still going to keep teasing her, though.
“Nooo! Sara! No! Th-this… this man just came from having sex with Vanessa, so he has no energy for that!”
No! Diana! Even if I was teasing you about exhibitionism, how could you suddenly say something like that?! Did you think I’d be flustered? Hmph. Diana. You still have a long way to go.
“Why wouldn’t I have the energy?! I can totally do it, even after having sex with Vanessa! Are you looking down on me?! Here! Look! Look!”
As I deliberately pitched a tent and stood up, thrusting it towards Diana, she cried out in a panic, about to deliver a patting punch to my ‘thing,’ but stopped just before contact.
She must have realized that it wouldn’t damage me anyway, and she’d just end up touching my ‘thing’ in front of Sara.
Tch. To still have that kind of judgment even in such a state of panic.
“This is a man’s pride! I absolutely cannot forgive that last remark, not even from you, Diana!”
“Hey. Guwon.”
“As you can see, it was all just a joke. Haha.”
Under Sara’s gaze, which was even more intense than before, I quickly changed my stance.
If I teased her any more, something serious would actually happen.
“Ah, s-shouldn’t Leia and Matilda be back by now? I should go check on them. I’m so curious how the Pope is doing.”
“…Don’t you usually avoid even looking at that child’s face through communication magic because you’re scared?”
“Sh-shut up!”
Don’t calmly retort when you’re panting just from that much patting! Go and master the ultimate technique of patting in that time!
And don’t call the Pope ‘that child’! I mean, you’re waaaay older than her, age-wise!
The other Mage Association leaders and the Guild Master, they all look reasonably young, so it’s less jarring, but the Pope actually looks like a real grandmother, so the dissonance is no joke!
Anyway, after all that commotion, I finally managed to put out all the urgent fires I had to deal with upon my return.
If you think about it, I was just at home and didn’t do much, but it felt like a strangely eventful and long day.
Too much for someone who had just climbed out of the Dungeon, that hellish place.
But still, the long day was finally over, and all that was left was to enjoy some Silvia therapy.
Everyone had agreed to take turns spending the night with me, and this would be my first time sleeping with Silvia.
Silvia must be quite excited too.
She needed so much mental preparation that she didn’t even come to the dining room for dinner.
Honestly, even for me, after just returning from that hellish Dungeon and having such a long day, expending energy at night felt a bit tiring. More than just stamina, it was like my mind was begging for sleep.
But still, with our cute Silvia looking forward to it so much, how could I not push through?
Besides, I’d get plenty of Silvia therapy while doing it, which would heal my mind.
And once we got started, I’d get fired up and forget all about being tired. Alright! I can do this!
Steeling myself before bed like never before, I opened the door to the room where Silvia was waiting.
And there she was.
“You’re asleep?!”
Silvia, sprawled out on the bed.
She didn’t even stir, even after I’d entered and shouted.
“Hyaah… I… can’t… do it…”
Muttering such sleep talk, Silvia was practically dying in her sleep, dreaming of who knows what.