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It was almost dawn when I woke up again after fainting during an act with Ethan.

As soon as I wake up, I feel a strong pressure that feels like it’s pressing down on my entire body.

Thanks to the familiar warmth I felt beyond my skin, I could easily guess that it was Ethan’s body pressing against mine.

‘Ethan, you couldn’t have fallen asleep with me in this state… ?’

Ethan seemed to have lost his energy at the same time I lost consciousness and fell asleep while holding me tightly.

With only the upper body on the bed, Ethan and I were still connected from the bottom down, so it took quite a bit of effort just to escape from there.

“Ugh, haaa… !!”

I feel like the muscles all over my body are throbbing, probably because of the side effects of being pressed against Ethan’s body for a long time.

Still, I managed to escape by crawling, and when I saw Ethan lying half naked on the bed, I burst out laughing.

‘He sleeps well like that.’

… Well, I guess I was just tired. It’s only been one day since I returned from my geology exploration class.

Considering the battles that continued all day and night, the uncomfortable sleep, and the long travel time it took to return from the dungeon city to the academy, it was natural for him to be exhausted.

Of course, I was just as tired, so the conditions were similar.

‘No, no. If I had to be honest, this was my penalty play, right? Unlike Ethan, I had a leash and a tail, and I lost a little more stamina by walking and crawling around on the floor of the inn.’

But when the act was over, Ethan and I both ran out of exhaustion at the same time? And was it me who woke up first?

In this case, it was essentially a victory for me. That’s a separate issue from the fact that I went a little further than Ethan.

After all, there was no way I could lose to Ethan if we had a proper one-on-one relationship in bed. In the first place, there is no expert like me when it comes to what men like.

“Cool, puh… . Puuu… .”

“… Ugh, fuck.”

… Well, what am I doing to be so satisfied with myself that I won alone? In the end, I’m the one who has to clean up regardless of whether I win or lose.

Since I couldn’t just leave Ethan sleeping in such a ridiculous state, I somehow put him on the bed with various parts of his body drooping down, and covered him with a blanket under his peacefully sleeping face.

I don’t want to hang around like that and catch a cold. Muscle pain is no joke when you wake up in the morning.

‘… Although I’m not in a position to worry about Ethan’s muscle pain in the first place.’

I already felt like my muscles were throbbing because I had been lying underneath Ethan for several hours while unconscious, and since I had walked around on all fours in the inn room several times, I could feel my muscles that I didn’t normally use tightening.

‘Muscle pain is something to think about later, I have to sort it out first.’

There were many things to do, but the first thing to do was clean. If you are in a daze and have an unplanned pregnancy, the setbacks will be severe later.

“Ugh, ugh. Great, clean… .”

And the next thing is to remove the accessories hanging here and there on my body.

There was no need to take off the headband right away since it was a headdress anyway, but the leash and tail were so uncomfortable that I wanted to take them off as soon as possible.

‘The leash, the leash key… . Ah, here it is.’

As expected, it was inside the bag.

If he hadn’t brought a key, he would have had to go back to the academy with this funny accessory around his neck, but fortunately, Ethan seemed to have brought all the parts of the cat maid set, so he put the key into the lock on the red leash around his neck. The restraints were released.

-Crash.

“Huuuu… .”

After the leash, which had been a bit frustrating the entire time I was wearing it, was released, I felt a little easier to breathe.

‘Then I should take a shower and sleep now… .’

Not only was my whole body soaked in sweat and bodily fluids, but I was also feeling a bit creepy, so I desperately wanted to soak in a bathtub filled with hot water.

When it comes to contraception or enemas, it can be done with ‘clean’ for convenience, but in Seshin, it was a world where you had to wash your body with water and soap. The worldview of all gay games is like that, right?

A bathtub that is instantly filled with hot water using acceleration and heating magic. Thinking that the money was good, I thoughtlessly stuck my butt into the bathtub filled with water.

-… … Bah!

“… … … … !!!!!”

As soon as my butt touched the floor, I had no choice but to writhe in the bathtub due to the stabbing pain inside my tailbone.

Oh, shit. He still had his tail… .

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

The morning after spending the night playing cat maid.

Ethan, who left a clear red mark on my neck as a result of last night’s play, repeatedly apologized to me as soon as he woke up.

“Thank you so much, Master Ethan. Thanks to this, I now have a reason to wear a muffler even in the middle of summer.”

“… Sorry, Lilith.”

“You don’t have to be sorry, Master Ethan. Rather, because it leaves a red mark so vividly, anyone who sees it will recognize it as a type of fashion. If you see it from a distance, you’ll probably think it’s a red choker.”

“… … .”

A red string mark that remains clearly visible no matter how many times you check the mirror.

When I saw the red marks that looked like someone had been strangled, a sigh came out of my mouth.

‘No matter how I look at this, it feels like it won’t go away for a week.’

The good news is that there are no classes this week except for magic swordsmanship.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I can live with these leash marks on me, so the problem was the same.

Right now, whenever I meet Mezlen, Agnes, or Lizzy, I’m going to ask them about this leash mark every now and then, but I don’t even know what to say in response to that.

I couldn’t just say that the marks were from leash play with Ethan. No matter what, I still have pride.

“Sorry, Lilith. Should I go to the commercial district to buy a necklace or something? So that I can cover it up even a little.”

“… It’s okay, Master Ethan. When we return to the dormitory, there will be a maid uniform, so we will wear only the choker tie on top of the uniform until the marks disappear.”

“… Yes, there is a way.”

I always carried a maid uniform with me just in case, but I was glad I had something to use it for.

When Mezlen or Agnes suddenly ask why I’m wearing something strange around my neck, I have no choice but to just ignore it with the excuse, ‘Because I’m a maid.’

Since it was a game that would leave a lasting impression in many ways even after it ended, it seemed like I probably wouldn’t be able to play it often, so I cautioned them one last time about this.

“Leash play will be restricted while staying in the academy dormitory. So, if you plan on putting a leash around my neck again, I ask that you only do so at Blackwood Manor, Master Ethan.”

“… huh? Are you doing it next time, Lilith?”

“Have you never specifically said you don’t like it?”

I’m saying this out of fear of misunderstanding, but it’s definitely not a game I enjoy playing.

I’m just trying to hang out with Ethan because he seems to like him. huh.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

“Miss Lilith, your impression is a little different today than usual… ?”

“… Is that so?”

I met Princess Mezlen for the first time in a long time after returning from geology class.

For no reason, I tried my best to ignore her observant gaze and answered as calmly as possible.

“Oh, I see now that there is a ribbon on the neck that I haven’t seen before… ?”

“Ah, yes. Actually, recently I was thinking about reminding myself of how I behave as a maid… .”

“Miss Lilith doesn’t have a very good sense of fashion… ? Academy uniform and collar tie, I’ve never seen a combination that doesn’t go well… .”

“… … .”

“Next time we meet, I’ll probably have to give you some clothes… . If word spreads that I’m dating someone with a fashion sense like Miss Lilith, I might not be able to hold my head up in the academy… .”

“… Ah yes. Thank you for your consideration, Princess Mezlen.”

… This bitch thinks everything that comes out of her mouth is just talk. I really want to hit you hard.

I put a choker on my neck to cover up the scars on my neck, but my sophistication would be questioned if we were together.

Although Princess Mezlen was the princess of Mezlen who spouted out ridiculous insults whenever she took a breath, the only answers I could give were ‘Thank you’, ‘Yes, I see’, and ‘I understand’. If I say harsh words against the royal family, my situation will only get worse.

‘No matter how much I think about it, I think I became friends with Mezlen for no reason.’

I tried my best to approach it naturally, hoping to create a happy ending, but no matter how much I thought about it, there was no one I could tie it to. If only she had been fiancéd with Ethan, everything would have worked out just fine.

Once they start falling in love, Mezlen generously gives them his liver and gallbladder, and Ethan needs a woman who will accept his somewhat sadistic and sinister nature.

The more I thought about it, the more I thought it was a really good combination, but it was a shame that it didn’t work out.

‘… It’s a shame, right?’

Of course, thanks to that, I was able to maintain a temporary romantic relationship with Ethan even after school started, so it wasn’t all bad.

“Has anything special happened in the past week, princess?”

“Ah, there was something special… ! I was already going to tell you… !”

“Did something special happen, Princess Mezlen?”

He would exaggerate a seemingly insignificant good deed as if it were a great achievement, or he would forcefully explain why he was better than Seraphine.

With that in mind, I was prepared to listen to the talkative princess’s narcissistic talk again today, but what I heard from her mouth was something I couldn’t ignore.

“I think I’m in love… !”

“Keu, keung, keek… !”

What, what is it?

Have you done anything to him yet?