He Did It, He Really Did

A brief, floating period of time after having an audience with the Emperor.

Originally, they could have just wandered around outside, but unfortunately, a small incident happened yesterday, making it difficult. Kyle pondered how to entertain Sylvia.

No matter how much the Imperial Palace offers novelty wherever you go, it’s only enjoyable as long as there’s novelty. Revisiting the places they spent all day yesterday was difficult in many ways.

So, after much deliberation, Kyle came to a decision.

“Wow…! A fire and water bird, how incredibly beautiful.”

“I’m glad you seem to like it.”

He used magic to put on a small, private performance just for Sylvia.

Sparrows made of flames springing from his hands and sparrows made of water playfully darted around, colliding with each other and disappearing in a puff of steam. Sylvia, watching this, clapped her hands with delight.

There were many other amazing things as well.

Especially when Kyle suddenly offered to give her a foot bath, filling a small bucket with water and casting electric magic on it. She initially thought, ‘Is he trying to kill me by telling me to put my feet in there?’

But it turned out he had weakened the electric power to a slightly tingling level, creating a foot bath that massaged her feet and body.

“Haa… It’s so refreshing. This feels so good, Kyle.”

“I sometimes do it when I’m tired, and I find it very satisfying. The current circulates the blood throughout your body, so your fatigue will disappear quickly.”

Watching her take slow, pleasurable breaths with relaxed facial muscles, Kyle felt a sense of pride.

It’s not like he gained this power just to give massages, but anyway, being able to see Sylvia smile was a net gain.

Perhaps using magic in this way, rather than for killing people, is more realistic and beneficial.

As he philosophically pondered the existential value of magic, a sound that shouldn’t be heard began to reach his ears, causing him to wear a contented smile.

“Eung… Hiss. Ah…!”

“……”

Sylvia seemed quite satisfied, so he slightly increased the intensity of the electricity. As a result, a moan that felt somewhat obscene escaped her lips.

Furthermore, her face was slightly flushed from the warmth of the hot water transmitted through her feet, and she was squirming from the ticklishness, making the scene even more strangely suggestive.

‘I feel like I’m doing something indecent.’

He certainly didn’t lift a finger, just added a little electricity to warm water, but how did it come to this?

“Ooh…! Haa! Kyle, that’s good. A little harder…”

‘I’m going crazy.’

Moreover, this greenhouse flower of a young lady didn’t even realize it, freely uttering words that could be dangerous if someone else heard them, stimulating Kyle’s reason.

Eventually, unable to endure it any longer, Kyle let out a short sigh and removed the electricity from the water.

“Eeh…? K, Kyle. Why…?”

Sylvia’s expression, which had been melting away, instantly returned to normal, and she asked Kyle, who had taken away her pleasure, with a plaintive look.

Kyle replied firmly.

“It’s not good to do it for too long.”

“B, but that’s too much. Stopping when I was just starting to feel good…!”

“……”

This woman, seriously.

It was to the point where Kyle felt his head spinning, wondering if she was deliberately insisting on such word choices.

“J, just a little more. Please? You can even be a little rougher this time…!”

“Sylvia, please…!”

In the end, Kyle decided to seal away this electric massage from that day forward.

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After spending some time chatting and joking around, the two left the annex upon hearing the news that a slightly welcome guest had arrived.

Passing through the entrance, they saw a blonde man in the distance, waving his hand with a friendly smile.

It was none other than Vermillian, who they had parted ways with yesterday, returning.

“Duke Drake, you’ve returned.”

“You’re back sooner than I expected.”

“Yes, the schedule finished earlier than expected.”

Unlike Sylvia, who was happy at the thought that the helper who would push her and Kyle together had returned, Kyle narrowed his eyes and wore a meaningful expression as soon as he heard Vermillian’s words.

If he recalled the mission he had entrusted to Vermillian, the words ‘finished early’ would contain a lot of meaning.

However, he made an effort not to show it and continued the conversation calmly.

“I thought you’d at least pick up a girl or two with your personality, but this is unexpected.”

“What do you take me for?”

Vermillian frowned and retorted, taken aback by the sudden, unwarranted accusation.

He knew better than anyone what he had been doing and where he had been, since it was the mission he had entrusted to him. Seeing him shrug his shoulders nonchalantly made him wonder what was going on.

“Hmm… A guy who’s perfect for stabbing women in the back?”

“Puhehe, I somewhat agree.”

“Even Princess Eleanor…”

Vermillian couldn’t help but feel wronged when even Sylvia nodded and laughed as if acknowledging it.

However, the two didn’t mean it maliciously, and it was merely a metaphorical way of saying it, as Vermillian’s face was quite handsome.

In fact, even Sylvia thought that Vermillian was quite handsome, although not as much as Kyle.

Rather, while Kyle had a slightly cold impression, Vermillian had a typical noble look and always wore a smile, so she expected that women would never leave him alone.

“More importantly, did you eat before coming? We were just about to head out, how about the three of us go out for a meal and come back?”

“……!”

In fact, Kyle felt somewhat sorry for entrusting him with a troublesome mission, so he suggested that Vermillian, who had returned at a convenient time, join them for a meal.

At that moment, Sylvia’s eyes widened.

‘I thought it would just be the two of us.’

Of course, it wasn’t that she was uncomfortable with Vermillian being there, but she had been cooped up in the Imperial Palace all day, so she was looking forward to going on a date with just the two of them, and she couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

However, she tried her best not to show it and forced a smile as she spoke to Vermillian.

“Yes, Duke Drake. If you don’t mind, would you like to join us for a meal?”

Vermillian, looking down at her, had a bitter smile on his face.

Anyone could see that she wanted to go with Kyle alone, but she was still able to say such things.

“I just ate, so I’m fine. Besides, I don’t want to disturb your time alone.”

“Anyway, you’re full of crap.”

‘As expected of Duke Drake!’

So, Vermillian politely declined, planning to just eat something in the Imperial Palace.

Kyle took his last words as a joke, but Vermillian spoke them from the bottom of his heart.

Sylvia, watching this, clenched her fists and praised Vermillian inwardly.

“Speaking of which, did you have an audience with His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Yes, I went to see him this morning. He asked about those guys in detail. He also said some nice things to Sylvia.”

“That’s right. He was a very benevolent person.”

“…I see.”

Leaving aside Sylvia, who was nodding her head, Vermillian’s eyes narrowed as he listened to Kyle’s story.

He wanted to convey this information to Kyle as soon as possible, but it seemed difficult to do so right now, so he had no choice but to postpone it until later.

“So, the two of you have been in the Imperial Palace all day? Weren’t you bored?”

So, he casually started a conversation, intending to just have a light chat and then excuse himself.

He was actually curious.

Seeing that they were just about to head out, it seemed they had been in the Imperial Palace since morning. No matter how many things there were to see in the Imperial Palace, it must have been quite boring, including the time they spent yesterday.

He wondered if they had been playing together, so he asked, and Sylvia nodded repeatedly and answered instead.

“Yes, actually, Kyle played with me a lot in the room. It was really fun.”

“Oh, played with you. In what way?”

“He used magic to put on a small performance…”

“Hmm, that’s good.”

Even though Vermillian always craved greater power and higher realms, he had no doubt that this was the more correct way to use magic, so he nodded his head.

He was somewhat proud, thinking that he knew women’s hearts quite well.

“And he taught me something that felt really good.”

“…Excuse me?”

“S, Sylvia?”

Suddenly, Sylvia’s cheeks flushed red, and she twisted her body as she spoke, stopping the two men in their tracks.

Sylvia, unaware of this, continued to speak very nonchalantly.

“It was my first time experiencing something like that. I was a little scared at first, but Kyle was considerate and started gently at first. As I did that, I gradually got used to it…”

“Wow.”

“……”

Vermillian, hearing this, let out a pure exclamation and looked at Kyle with an expression that seemed to say, ‘That bastard, he finally did it.’

Kyle noticed his gaze and shook his head violently as if to say, ‘No, you crazy bastard.’

“But Kyle is also very annoying, suddenly stopping at the moment when I’m about to feel the best, you know? I wasn’t even satisfied yet… Ugh!?”

“S, Sylvia. Let’s go eat first. See you later, Vermillian.”

“Yes? Ah, yes…”

Sylvia was about to cross the line even further, so Kyle, unable to watch any longer, blocked her mouth with a rough hand, quickly cleaned up the situation, and chose to flee.

Vermillian, watching the backs of the two people disappearing into the distance, muttered to himself in a low voice.

“…He did it, he really did.”

If Kyle had heard this mutter, he would have clutched his neck and collapsed.