24. Pesht (2)

-Clip-clop, clip-clop

Knights on horseback disappeared among the people.

The security was quite strict, more than simple public order maintenance would suggest.

What on earth could have happened?

“Looks like an accident happened nearby.”

“That’s a bit strange to say.”

They weren’t just deployed in a specific area.

Jane caressed my face, which was hidden in her coat, with one hand.

As she gently stroked my cheek, I unconsciously bit the finger that touched my lips.

“Lily.”

“Nyeh?”

“I’d prefer you tempt me at the inn. It’s hard to resist.”

“Eek.”

The moment we passed in front of a soldier standing in a rigid posture.

I could see his bored expression.

It didn’t seem like they were specifically looking for someone.

But their mere presence created a subtle sense of intimidation on the street.

“Intimidation?”

Just then, a customer in front of a stall asked the merchant.

“There are a lot of soldiers around, aren’t there? Did something happen?”

Both the customer who asked the question and I, whose curiosity had reached its peak, looked at the merchant’s mouth.

“Oh, don’t even get me started. Children keep disappearing. That’s why soldiers are standing guard day and night.”

“Children?”

“Yes. That’s why you hardly see any young beggars in the alleys.”

“Only beggars disappeared, and the soldiers moved for that?”

The customer, hearing the merchant’s reply, tilted his head.

At the natural question, the merchant smiled bitterly and lowered his voice.

“Of course not. According to rumors, even a noble’s child was kidnapped.”

“That guy who did it must be incredibly gutsy.”

“You can say that again.”

The conversation that followed was just ordinary haggling.

My curiosity somewhat satisfied, I tightened my arms around Jane.

My Master also wrapped her arms more tightly around my shoulder.

“Lily.”

“Yes, I won’t let go, I’ll stick close.”

Perhaps pleased with my answer, my Master gently patted my shoulder.

We walked the streets again.

Avoiding the bustling crowds, I listened to their conversations.

“Huh.”

Just then, I suddenly felt something strange.

It was a foreign country, one reached by crossing the sea, yet the language was surprisingly easy to understand.

The only awkward point was a slight difference in accent.

Jane resolved my question by stroking my head.

“The common language is understood almost everywhere on the continent.”

This is also the influence of the First Empire.

My jaw dropped at Jane’s explanation that followed.

And I shared my thoughts.

“I’m once again reminded of how amazing the Hero was.”

“Suddenly?”

“The Demon King was the one who overthrew that great empire and waged war against all of humanity, wasn’t he?”

“That’s right.”

“And it was the Hero who defeated that Demon King and re-established the human empire.”

“Hmm~.”

Hearing my explanation, Jane let out a peculiar hum.

And then she chuckled softly.

It seemed my Master’s most respected historical figure was the First Emperor.

And her mood, which had sunk in the collapsed ruins, seemed to have lightened a bit.

“Phew.”

I let out a small sigh of relief.

My footsteps on the street became a little lighter.

***

After passing through the crowded streets, we arrived at the inn.

“Hah.”

The moment I saw the exterior, I thought this place was a noble family’s mansion.

It was that splendid and magnificent.

“It’s the largest hotel in Pesht.”

Jane added that wealthy merchants and foreign nobles stayed there.

“Gasp.”

Upon entering, the even more intense luxury made my eyes hurt.

My eyes met a glittering chandelier, and I froze stiff on the spot.

“I should come visit often.”

Jane lightly tucked me, who had turned into a stone statue, under her arm.

As she strode in, a well-dressed employee approached her.

“Hello. I am Jack, the Manager of this hotel. Currently, we are only accepting guests with reservations, but if you have one, could you please tell me your name?”

“I don’t have a reservation.”

“Then, I apologize, but Guest-“

Before the Manager could finish speaking, Jane tossed a ring at him.

The Manager, who received the ring, checked the Symbol engraved on it, and his eyes widened.

“I-I apologize. I will guide you immediately. Please come this way.”

He didn’t instruct other waiting employees but personally guided us to the room.

And as he handed Jane the room key, he asked.

“Is there anything you might need-“

“Send the meal to the room. And fill the bathtub with water.”

Jane interrupted the Manager again.

But he, instead, smiled and bowed deeply.

“Welcome to our hotel.”

-Click

Of course, Jane, who had no interest in his greeting, immediately entered the room.

I even felt unnecessarily apologetic.

However, my attention immediately turned to the interior of the room.

“Oh.”

The room, prepared under the Manager’s special instructions, was something he could be proud of.

A bed wide enough for ten people to lie on with room to spare.

A porcelain bathtub wide enough for Jane and me to enter simultaneously with room to spare.

What caught my eye the most was the splendid night view.

The Duner River separating Buder and Peshut, visible at a glance.

“It’s wonderful.”

I unconsciously pressed close to the window and looked outside.

Then I suddenly felt embarrassed.

“Ugh.”

To think I scampered like a child and stuck myself to the window the moment I entered the room.

When I subtly turned around, as expected, Jane was giggling.

She leisurely entered and said.

“It’s okay. It was cute.”

“Ugh.”

Unable to overcome my embarrassment, I twisted my body.

My Master chuckled softly again, watching me.

And then she slowly took off the hood she was wearing.

At that moment, her straight hair, fluttering, looked like melted gold.

Though it was a very awkward color, since her face was pretty, any color suited her well.

I stared at my Master for a moment, lost in thought, and unconsciously opened my mouth.

“I like you.”

“Hmm?”

“Ah, that’s not what I meant. It suits you well. You’re beautiful.”

I’ll honestly admit it.

I fell for Jane once again.

Was blonde hair my type?

No, that’s not it….

Jane, who was tidying her disheveled hair.

She didn’t say anything for a moment, just looked down at me.

And then she subtly gathered her hair and tied it into a single ponytail.

“Gasp.”

“I always feel this, but Lily really likes necks.”

“Huh?”

“Here, look.”

Jane kindly turned her body.

And she lifted her tied-up ponytail upwards.

At that moment, her pure white nape and stray hairs were revealed.

“Ah.”

My cheeks flushed crimson.

What I reacted to just now wasn’t Jane’s hair, but her neck.

“Hehe.”

Jane’s eyes curved gently as she hugged me tightly.

And then she dove straight onto the bed.

“Hmph.”

Behind me, fluffy bedding, and in front, fluffy breasts.

Combined, it was fluffy fluffy fluffy.

Stuck in between, I almost died of happiness.

“It suits Lily well too.”

She stroked my hair, which was dyed the same gold color.

And then she kissed the top of my head, jjok jjok.

“It’s warm.”

“It was a bit cold outside, wasn’t it?”

I closed my eyes, feeling Jane’s body warmth.

My body, chilled by the brisk winter wind, gradually warmed up.

As my body relaxed languidly, sleep naturally….

“Sigh.”

I almost fell asleep.

Wiping away a little drool that had flowed, I wiggled.

The moment I barely managed to escape from between Jane’s breasts.

“Hee-eek!”

I was startled by the gaze looking at me.

“Lily.”

Jane’s gaze, looking at me, gradually sank into gloom.

The obvious lust that appeared in her eyes.

“Uh….”

“Shall we?”

Jane asked.

But I couldn’t answer.

The intense pleasure I felt on the way to Je-do was still vivid.

I spurted too much, and my lower abdomen was still sore.

To accurately diagnose my physical state, it was a kind of post-orgasm clarity.

“Oh, come to think of it, that ring you showed the Manager earlier.”

“…Mm.”

“I haven’t seen it before, did you have it originally?”

Ultimately, my choice was to change the subject.

Fortunately, my Master obediently answered my question, even though I was blatantly changing the subject.

“No. I received it.”

“From whom?”

“The King. Of Albion.”

“Ah.”

She took it again, huh.

I became curious about the King I had never seen before.

The person who always had things taken by Jane, and lived with a Queen who was difficult to deal with.

Hmm…, he’s a pushover, isn’t he?

-Knock knock

Just then, our conversation was cut short by someone knocking on the door.

Behind the Manager who knocked, people carefully entered.

Servants carrying water buckets and maids carrying trays.

It was what Jane had ordered earlier.

They didn’t say anything.

They just silently looked at the floor, filling the bathtub with water and setting out the food.

“Then, have a good time.”

-Click

The employees, having finished their tasks, left the room.

I checked Jane’s face.

A blank expression that others might mistake for anger.

But to me, it just looked like she was sulking.

Do I really need to cheer her up now?

If I do, I might get eaten….

I let out a small sigh.

Then I got up from the bed, took Jane’s hand, and approached the bathtub.

“Oh.”

The steaming bathwater, even without touching it, I could tell it was hot.

If I just soak my body like this, it would feel really good.

A stone came into my sight.

“What’s this?”

It was what the Manager had left behind earlier.

“It’s a Heating stone. It’s used to heat the water if it gets cold.”

Hearing Jane’s explanation, I suddenly, once again, felt how amazing Jane’s house was.

Even a luxury hotel was a world where servants had to individually prepare bathwater.

But at the Fairy’s Playground, hot water gushes out if you just turn the faucet.

Just then, my vision suddenly darkened.

I lifted the cloth covering my face to check.

“Huh?”

A large bra.

And one faintly emitting Jane’s scent.

“Huh?”

“There are no more interrupters now, Lily.”

“Uh-oh?”

Her pure white naked body was gradually revealed.

My heart thumped, kung kung.

I gulped, kkolkkak.

Jane asked.

Exactly as I had told her, half-jokingly, half-seriously.

“Meal? Bath? Or…, me. First?”

Post-orgasm clarity?

What’s that?