Sleepless Night (1)

“T-this is… Could it be that abandoned church relic that’s been left untouched for decades…?”

“It’s the undead-type monster sealing magic stone containing Halif Queen, Professor Mamari.”

“I-I really… M-my eyes weren’t mistaken after all…!”

‘Hurry up and release me…! How dare you seal me in this place, what are you planning to do with me…!’

Even after being transported from the abandoned church to Professor Mamari’s villa, Halif Queen’s noisy mouth wouldn’t stay shut.

Sealed inside the magic stone, she looked no more dangerous than the soul of an ordinary nun.

Of course, that was just her appearance – in reality, she was a deranged slut of a monster who used her powers to deflower dozens of women while claiming to be a virgin herself.

Unlike other boss monsters, Halif Queen could be sufficiently sealed with just one magic stone, so my portion was filled by sealing an appropriately strong ghost-type monster together with Ethan.

Since Ethan and I were guaranteed to take first and second place in this Necromancy Research class anyway, it was only right to concede the top spot to him if there wasn’t much difference in our scores.

‘W-wait a minute! You can’t possibly be planning to submit something of this caliber as mere academy coursework after going through the trouble of sealing it?! A-are you out of your minds?!’

“S-such a powerful soul… I might finally be able to create the intellectual spirit golem I’ve only dreamed of until now… With a soul this strong, it could withstand the physical-magic conversion autonomous formula… This time, the soul golem that failed before… *giggles*… hehehe…”

‘Eeek?! W-what kind of dangerous person is this?! O-okay! I’ll play along with your lewd activities, just please don’t sell me off to this terrifying human!’

Professor Mamari laughed creepily while holding Halif Queen’s soul, who belatedly realized her situation and started begging me and Ethan instead, but her body had already been submitted as Necromancy Research class material.

I had no sympathy to spare for non-virgins, so how Professor Mamari would utilize Halif Queen from now on was none of my concern.

“Then we’ll take our leave, Professor Mamari.”

“G-good work, both of you… Y-you can use the villa until the day after tomorrow, so rest well and depart tomorrow morning or the morning after…”

“We appreciate your consideration, Professor Mamari.”

“U-um, by any chance… would either of you be interested in advanced necromancy studies under me…”

“I sincerely appreciate the offer, but as the only son of the Blackwood family, I must dedicate myself to swordsmanship…”

“I-I also wish to study more diverse subjects. I-it’s getting late, so we’ll excuse ourselves now.”

“O-oh… Rest well, both of you…”

I felt slightly bad seeing Professor Mamari’s undisguised disappointment, but I couldn’t possibly face a graduate student ending here.

“*giggles* A soul with mental strength strong enough to possess dozens of women’s bodies for decades… F-first I’ll test how much stimulation it can withstand by peeling off small pieces…”

‘Wait…! Don’t leave me with this gloomy woman…! I’ll be killed…! Torn apart piece by piece…!’

Whether Professor Mamari roasted or boiled Halif Queen was none of my concern.

The price for stealing dozens of virgins’ first experiences in soul form couldn’t possibly be paid lightly.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

The third night since we began staying at Professor Mamari’s villa.

Having completed all the final assignments for Necromancy Research, today was truly relaxing. There were no troublesome tasks like meetings about tomorrow’s boss monster subjugation or adjusting physical conditions to face them.

‘You’ve returned, Prince Ethan, Miss Lillith. Shall I prepare dinner or a bath first?’

“Dinner first, then bath afterwards.”

‘Shall I prepare the bath for both of you to use together again this time?’

“……”

“……”

‘That was an unnecessary question. I’ll return in 30 minutes then.’

Dina exited after roughly understanding our reactions.

Although we never did anything explicitly inappropriate in front of her, she seemed to have vaguely realized what Ethan and I had been up to during our stay at the villa.

Of course, since we never actually had penetrative sex, there was a big difference between what Dina imagined and what actually happened between us, but explaining that would only make me seem more perverted, so I dropped it.

“Tonight’s our last night at this villa.”

“That’s right, Young Master Ethan.”

“Good work on the necromancy research class. It must have been difficult for you, Lillith, but thank you for persevering until the end without giving up.”

“Young Master Ethan’s swordsmanship was truly splendid. Especially when defeating the Poison Blood Zombie – your swordsmanship was magnificent. It seems you’ve overcome your weakness against undead-type monsters now.”

“I have to protect Lillith. Last time I was the one being protected, and that bothered me a little.”

“Wasn’t I the one being protected at the end of last class? I think it’s enough that we can rely on each other, Young Master Ethan.”

“……”

“……”

An awkward silence fell between us in the suddenly embarrassing atmosphere.

Thinking back, my memories of staying at this villa seemed to consist only of strange incidents.

The first day, Ethan seemed depressed so I offered to let him touch my breasts, only for Dina to half-catch us in an embarrassing situation. In the bath that night, the memory was so mortifying I couldn’t say a word before falling asleep.

The second day, since Ethan was injured, I handled everything from meals to bathing for him, and at night we pressed our naked bodies together to maximize the healing aura’s effects.

‘It’s not like I signed up for Necromancy Research class intending to do lewd things during lessons…’

Of course, the first day was just me fulfilling my basic duties as a maid, and the second day was solely focused on treating and healing Ethan’s wounds – strictly speaking, they weren’t lewd acts, but they could certainly appear that way to an outsider.

Moreover, starting tomorrow there would be no more necromancy classes – just the schedule of riding the carriage back to the academy – so there was no need to dedicate the day to recovery.

‘No, no. What am I thinking?’

We originally agreed that “lewd acts” would only happen after Ethan won a match against Harold. It’s not like we lacked self-control to the point of breaking that rule now.

Besides, even if I were feeling frisky, there’s no guarantee Ethan would feel the same. Not that I’m feeling that way now – this is purely hypothetical.

‘What I saw this morning is making me more conscious of it.’

When I woke up this morning to find Ethan’s… thick fluid flowing down my left thigh, I nearly lost control of my reason.

Of course, sleeping naked while embracing each other would naturally provide unavoidable stimulation for a man.

‘Young Master Ethan, Miss Lillith, dinner is ready.’

“Ah, yes, alright.”

“Y-yes…”

Even though we hadn’t done anything, Ethan and I had become awkward with each other – we could easily guess what the other was thinking without saying it aloud.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

“I’ll turn off the lights now, Young Master Ethan.”

“…Alright, Lillith.”

-Click.

On the third night before bed, Ethan and I still couldn’t shake off some awkwardness between us.

Throughout dinner and even in the bath, we’d maintained this awkward silence until finally going to bed.

‘So we’re really going to sleep quietly without doing anything after all.’

To be honest, if Ethan had said even one suggestive word, I might have pretended to reluctantly give in.

Of course, with Dina in the same villa, we couldn’t make as much noise as last time, but sexual intercourse between a man and woman doesn’t necessarily have to be loud.

However, Ethan chose to endure and go to sleep quietly until the end, so I had no choice but to follow suit and lie down properly without any indecent thoughts.

As his personal maid, it would be somewhat shameful for me to break the rules I set myself and throw myself at him.

-Rustle.

“…Goodnight, Lillith.”

“…Goodnight, Young Master Ethan.”

A night where we fell asleep holding hands under the blankets, feeling only each other’s warmth beside us.

With the fatigue accumulated from the day and night’s activities, my eyelids grew heavy soon after lying down, allowing me to fall asleep relatively quickly and easily compared to the first two nights.

-Snore.

“……”

-Soft breathing.

“……”

…Several hours later.

-Rustle.

“……”

-Rustle, rustle.

“……?”

In the pitch-black night. Only moonlight illuminated the bedroom’s dim darkness.

-Rustle, rustle.

“…Huff, …huff.”

“……?”

In the middle of the night. What woke me from deep sleep was the rhythmic rustling of blankets and Ethan’s slightly hurried breathing in my ear.