chapter_0161

The Imperial Family of the Empire had a unique custom. The Empress would hand over the key to the Emperor as a symbol of offering herself to him, and the Emperor would use the key to open the bedroom door, thus establishing their relationship.

This tradition originated from a long time ago when an Empress seduced the Emperor by handing him the key to her bedroom. It was just a gesture of seduction, but it had become a tradition.

It was also a setting created by the original Laura, the author who was now reincarnated. Although she had never used it properly because she improvised the story and ended up killing Laura prematurely, Laura was supposed to have a partner in the original story.

The candidates were, of course, either Priscilla or Rosalia, or both.

Of course, no one knew this except Laura. Not even the other reincarnators.

It was a tradition that was passed down only within the Imperial Family, so even Laura had only recently learned about it. There was no related episode in the main story, and the description was just a passing mention in a single line, so it was no surprise that no one else knew about it.

Mira, who had only read the prologue, was clueless as well.

So, after the next Emperor was decided, when Laura heard from the current Emperor about such a tradition, she was quite surprised. She had never expected it to actually exist.

The surprise was short-lived, as Laura was confident that no one but her knew about the tradition. She had acted on her own and included the key in the letter, claiming it was a kind of lock installed in the villa for the others.

‘What a pleasant surprise.’

Laura took the key with a sense of satisfaction. She wondered what Mira’s reaction would be if she figured out the meaning of the key and the act of opening the door with it.

Laura’s damp, gloomy personality remained unchanged, as she had chosen to write a yuri romance as her next work.

Of course, there might come a day when it would be useful. But that day would come after she returned to her original world, not now. At least, that was what Laura thought.

It was a tradition that could be quite useful for seducing someone, whether in this world or her original world.

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In the end, Laura’s meaningful smile remained a mystery, as Rosalia and Elysier only suspected that there was something behind it.

“Now that we’ve finished talking, let’s get started.”

“What?”

“On the other reason we gathered here.”

And so began a day not much different from the days we spent in the clubroom. Elysier aside, the other three stuck to me all day, and we talked about our original world, which only the reincarnators could do.

Rosalia demanded the same treatment as Priscilla, who was sticking to me alone, and Laura suggested that we all get naked together, which was a ridiculous compromise.

“Do we really have to sleep like this?”

“It’s inevitable, so accept it. It’s not a bad outcome for you, is it?”

“I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep anyway.”

“If you can’t sleep, then stay awake and indulge in our bodies. I don’t care what you do with my body.”

“……”

It was the same at night.

Priscilla, who was naturally wearing a shirt and underwear as she did during the semester, tried to lie down next to me, but was stopped. Rosalia threatened to sleep in her underwear as well, and Laura suggested that we all get naked together, which was a ridiculous compromise.

Already lying on top of me in a semi-transparent negligee, Elysier gave Laura and Rosalia a cold, indifferent look.

After much debate, Rosalia and Priscilla each took one arm, and Laura lay on top of me. It wasn’t heavy, but I couldn’t sleep like this.

“I knew it would be like this.”

My prediction was spot on. I had to endure the sensation of two different sizes of breasts pressed against me from both sides, as well as Laura rubbing various parts of my body.

While Priscilla and Rosalia were understandable, Laura seemed completely comfortable. She slept soundly, even snoring as she snuggled up to me.

“Can’t you sleep, Mira?”

And there was one more person who was still awake at dawn.

“How can you sleep with all of them like this?”

When I pointed to the three people clinging to me, Elysier chuckled.

“That’s true. Anyway, they’re just causing trouble. I can’t sleep either, so why don’t we go outside and watch the moon?”

“Okay.”

I couldn’t refuse Elysier, who had kept his distance from me while the other three clung to me. Using wind magic, I carefully lowered Laura from my body.

As I left the bed, Rosalia, who had been flailing her arms, hugged Laura instead. Laura, in turn, groped Rosalia’s chest.

“……?”

“……?”

They both frowned in their sleep, feeling the unusual sensation. Elysier, who was watching them, twitched hes lips. Fortunately, Priscilla was sleeping quietly, curled up next to me.

I followed Elysier, who had gotten up first, to the terrace. The negligee, which was already semi-transparent, became even more translucent under the moonlight.

“As I thought, the moonlight is best when it’s golden. No more red is needed.”

“Yeah?”

Elysier smiled fondly at the crescent moon in the sky. It was a relief to see anything other than the blood-red sky of the Demon World.

“……Do you remember when we first met, Mira?”

After a while of silence, Elysier cautiously brought up the topic.

“Of course I remember.”

The final boss had suddenly appeared in front of me and started spouting nonsense, so I had to do something.

“So, you remember when you punched me in the face?”

“……I won’t deny it.”

I had tried to resist, but it was clear that I couldn’t win.

“If you remember, then that’s good. Now I can ask you to do it again.”

“What?”

“Are you seriously asking me that?”

“……”

Of course, I knew what she was talking about.

I stared at Elysier, who was standing in front of me with her semi-transparent negligee, her body clearly visible through the thin fabric. Herchest, which was comparable to Rosalia’s, her perfectly sculpted lower body, and her intimate areas barely covered by a provocative black lingerie set.

All of this was barely concealed by a semi-transparent piece of cloth. It was more accurate to say that it wasn’t covered at all.

“Ever since I was trapped in this cursed world, it’s the first time I’ve felt raw pain. The only pain I’ve felt before is the pain of being impaled by the Holy Sword and burned alive. It’s been a long time since I felt such sweet sensations. After we parted, the stinging sensation didn’t go away, and I even resorted to self-harm.”

“……What did you do?”

“I slapped myself. But no matter how much I harmed myself, I couldn’t recreate the sensation of your punch. So, I’m asking you, Mira. Won’t you do to me what you did before?”

Elysier lifted the hem of her negligee slightly. The lingerie set underneath was extremely small, almost like a T-back, and it hugged her lower body, which was sculpted with fine muscles and had a slender, sexy line.

Her lower abdomen, slightly bulging due to the presence of her uterus, was also visible.

“I trust that you won’t refuse. Priscilla, Rosalia, and Laura have all satisfied their desires with you, but am I the only one who’s not allowed to be close to you?”

I tried to make an excuse, but gave up. It was true that Elysier had kept her distance while the other three clung to me.

Was this situation what she had been waiting for?

“Here and here.”

As I hesitated, Elysier took my right hand and placed it on her neck. Then, with her other hand, she placed my left hand on her lower abdomen and pressed down.

My palm felt the slightly indented lower abdomen, and the soft, fleshy sensation beneath it.

“……You won’t regret it, will you? It’s going to hurt.”

I steeled myself. If I refused now, it would only hurt her.

“Why would I regret it? I’m asking you to hurt me.”

At my question, Elysier smiled as if she had been waiting for it.

If she was asking me to do this, I couldn’t refuse. I placed my palm on Elysier’s neck, with my thumb on the left and the other four fingers on the right, and slowly applied pressure.

My fingers began to grip and dig into her neck.