Ch.126The Story of Three Women (1)

Issac had just left for the lodging to get his medicine. As soon as he departed, Rina called out to Marie who was sitting across from her.

“Marie.”

“Hmm?”

Marie looked up, pausing as she was slowly cutting her steak. Her skin, white as rice cake, had turned slightly pink from what Issac had said earlier.

Her snow-white hair made her blush even more noticeable, but that wasn’t important to Rina. What mattered to her was the identity of the “medicine” Issac had mentioned.

“Do you know what medicine Issac takes?”

“Why do you ask?”

“I thought you might know. I’ve never seen Issac take medicine before.”

Rina had spent less time with Issac compared to Marie or Cecilly. She had been busy organizing the exhibition and focusing on her studies to maintain good grades at the academy.

Now that the exam period was over, she had more free time, but learning that Issac took medicine was news to her. She planned to help him, partly to make up for her past mistakes.

“It’s not some chronic illness, is it?”

“No, nothing like that. It’s just… yes, it really is preventative medicine.”

“Preventative medicine?”

What could he possibly be preventing? And why was Marie’s face getting even redder?

Rina had received sex education at the imperial palace with Marie, but she had merely attended the classes. She knew nothing about the intimate atmosphere between men and women or any related slang.

This was why Rina was confused, and why Marie found it difficult to explain. Who could openly say that he went to get contraceptives for sex?

“Is it expensive? If it’s expensive, I could…”

“No, it’s not that expensive. It’s something you can get on the market, so there’s no need to help.”

“Is it like a nutritional supplement?”

“Well…”

As Marie was contemplating how to explain it to Rina, Cecilly, who had been quietly observing, smiled and spoke up.

“So from now on, Marie will be getting beaten by Issac’s club?”

“Club?”

What was that supposed to mean? Rina looked at Cecilly with an expression that suggested she’d heard something bizarre. Her face demanded an explanation.

However, Cecilly merely maintained her characteristically seductive expression, keeping her gaze fixed on Marie. Her mischievous side had been activated.

“What do you mean by getting beaten with a club? Surely Issac doesn’t hit Marie?”

“H-hitting is absolutely not it. It’s just… a game, a game. A game between Issac and me.”

“A game that requires medicine, and you get beaten by Issac’s club? What does that even mean? I don’t understand at all…”

Rina stopped mid-sentence. Something clicked in her mind as she saw Marie’s face, red as the sunset.

As mentioned before, while Marie instinctively understood whether someone was being sincere or lying, Rina had exceptional observational skills. Having good observation skills also meant having decent deductive abilities.

Marie’s embarrassment, Cecilly’s playful comment about being beaten by Issac’s club, the medicine needed for “prevention.”

And finally, a game played by two people—a man and a woman.

When all these pieces came together, a single concept floated into Rina’s mind.

“… …”

As that act came to mind, Rina’s face instantly heated up. Interestingly, she froze in place while her face gradually turned red.

In normal circumstances, she would have quickly regained her composure, but since this was deeply related to the private lives of men and women, even Rina couldn’t help but stammer.

Even as an imperial princess, she was still a virgin with no experience with men. In the past, she had met with some men for potential political marriages, but that was all.

Once everything fell into place, Rina swallowed hard and asked Marie in a slightly trembling voice. Marie was resting her chin on her hand, her face completely flushed.

“…Marie?”

“…What?”

“Don’t tell me… you and Issac…”

“We did. What you’re thinking.”

“Since when?”

She had witnessed countless honey-sweet dates between them. But she never imagined they had gone all the way.

Marie, seemingly parched, took a sip of tea while still resting her chin on her hand, then glanced at Cecilly rather than Rina. Cecilly had unnecessarily created this awkward atmosphere.

Regardless, Cecilly was currently observing the situation with interest, her characteristic mischievous expression an added bonus.

Marie, suppressing her desire to scratch that bewitching face, quietly spoke.

“…After the exhibition ended.”

“So from then until now…”

“Almost every day. We couldn’t during exam period because we were busy. Now we’re going to do it again.”

“Oh my…”

Rina covered her mouth, not knowing how to react. Seeing Rina’s “mask” completely removed and her flustered reaction was refreshingly new.

Marie also gave her a surprised look, but resolving this atmosphere was the priority now. Otherwise, this awkwardness would persist even after Issac returned. She started by reproaching Cecilly.

“Cecilly. Did you really have to say that? And what’s with the ‘club’?”

“It is a club, isn’t it? Something this big would be a club, what else would it be?”

Cecilly questioned while spreading her hands to a certain distance. It was a very direct expression, typical of her.

And Rina, seeing the length of the “club” Cecilly indicated, could only be shocked beyond belief. It far exceeded what she had learned at the imperial palace.

But Marie went one step further.

“It’s even bigger now.”

“What? Is that true?”

“Yes. I think it grew as he got taller.”

At this testimony that it had grown longer with his height, it was now Cecilly’s turn to be surprised. Since becoming Issac’s woman, she had been receiving “advice” from Marie from time to time.

Because of this, she had learned what Issac liked and what activities he enjoyed, but she still hadn’t experienced the real thing.

The reason was partly because Marie was still monopolizing Issac, and more importantly, her “evil cycle” was approaching.

To resolve the evil cycle, as explained before, one must either restrain desire through meditation or completely satisfy it.

Recently, thanks to the invention of medicine, fewer demons suffered from the evil cycle, but Cecilly was waiting for her evil cycle to come.

If the evil cycle came, pleasure would precede pain. Marie said she enjoyed her first night thanks to Issac, but compatibility varies from person to person.

“Um… Cecilly?”

“Yes?”

“Don’t tell me you too…”

Rina asked Cecilly in a cautious voice. She was covering her face with both hands, perhaps trying to cool her burning cheeks.

Her dog-like cute appearance combined with her embarrassment over the lewd conversation exuded the charm of a virgin. Her dignity and charisma as an imperial princess had completely vanished.

Perhaps finding Rina’s uncharacteristically naive reaction refreshing, Cecilly stared at her intently before smiling and answering in a bewitching tone.

“Well~ Did I? Didn’t I? What do you think, Rina?”

“Y-you’re going to do it too? W-with Issac?”

“Yes. I think it’ll happen soon.”

“B-but Marie is here. Is it okay to talk like that?”

Rina pointed at Marie with her finger, stuttering uncharacteristically in her shock.

In contrast, Cecilly remained composed. She seemed to remember something she had forgotten and delivered a shocking fact to Rina.

“I forgot to tell you. I’m also dating Issac.”

“W-what? T-then…”

“Yes, it’s what you’re thinking. Polygamy. As you can see, I’m a demon, and Issac is a Xenon. I think that explains it.”

“… …”

It was an explanation she had to accept. Moreover, Cecilly was the princess of Helium, so she could be of great political help to Issac.

But Rina’s mind was in chaos due to the obscene conversation. She opened and closed her mouth like a fish before slowly turning her head towards Marie.

Eventually, meeting Marie’s stern gaze, Rina spoke in a cautious tone.

“…Is that true?”

“Yes. For your information, I’m the legal wife. Even Cecilly acknowledges this, right?”

“Actually, if you’re not married, I think the position of legal wife is vacant.”

“Oh come on… This won’t do. You, get away from Issac.”

“I don’t want to~”

Even as Marie and Cecilly playfully bickered, Rina still couldn’t compose herself. No matter how hard she tried to calm down, all sorts of images swirled in her mind.

‘Marie and Cecilly doing such things with Issac… No, it seems Cecilly hasn’t done it yet… Ugh…’

She could feel her head overheating in real-time. And she remembered the width of the gap Cecilly had shown with her hands earlier.

While Marie and Cecilly were squabbling about who was the legal wife, Rina quietly looked down at herself. Though she definitely wasn’t dating Issac, she was at an age where she had a lot of interest in sex.

She then glanced at the two and made a subtle comparison. What she was comparing doesn’t need explanation. And…

‘It g-goes past the navel? Is that really possible?’

She couldn’t help but be shocked again. Marie was impressive for accepting it all, and Rina newly appreciated the mysteries of the human body.

Rina swallowed hard and looked up at Marie. She had a triumphant expression, as if she had won the legal wife battle against Cecilly.

“Um… Marie?”

“Yes?”

“Does it really… all fit in? Doesn’t it hurt?”

Marie blinked as she faced Rina who had asked the question. Her face was burning red, and her blue eyes were filled with curiosity.

The Rina she knew had completely disappeared, replaced by a girl interested in sex. Not an imperial princess, but a cute and adorable girl fitting her age.

How cute must she have looked? Marie stared at her for a moment before raising the corners of her mouth.

Somehow feeling like she had found Rina’s weakness, she felt good and thought she could use this against her in the future.

“Rina.”

“Y-yes?”

“Should I explain everything that happened on our first night, or just answer your question? You choose.”

“Ugh…”

When Marie asked in a seductive voice, Rina’s face became so hot it seemed steam might rise from it. Yet, her gaze remained fixed on Marie, suggesting she wanted to hear the answer.

It seemed she wanted both, so Marie recalled her first night with Issac after the exhibition. Just thinking about it made her heart race and nervous, but it was now a past memory.

Currently, she was just a woman who had awakened to sex, no less than a succubus. They would indulge until they reached their limits, taking turns leading.

“Then I’ll explain how Issac and I spent the night. It started with Issac’s slip of the tongue.”

“Slip of the tongue?”

“Yes. Issac invited me to his bedroom, saying he had something to talk about. He even ordered coffee.”

“T-that…”

“Right. Issac probably really wanted to talk to me, but I had other ideas. Plus, Cecilly had said unnecessary things to me, and I was in a hurry.”

“Unnecessary things?”

When Cecilly was mentioned, Rina’s gaze shifted to the side. Cecilly, now the center of attention, shrugged her shoulders and answered nonchalantly.

“I just said if she didn’t do it first, I would snatch him away. Who knew they would do it that very day?”

“Ugh…”

Rina groaned, apparently weak to such conversations.

Her reason was screaming to stop, but her heart was tempting her to listen more.

Unlike the sex education she received at the imperial palace, her friend’s actual experience provided Rina with a new stimulus.

“Issac caressed my entire body. Like handling a fragile craft. You know how big and beautiful Issac’s hands are, right? Imagine those hands caressing my bare skin.”

“A-and then?”

“And then…”

The more Marie’s first night story continued, the more excited Rina became. Occasionally letting out heated breaths, it was clear she was completely immersed.

When they reached what could be called the highlight…

“…gulp.”

She even swallowed, never losing her concentration. Marie continued, using explicit expressions unbecoming of someone from a duke’s family.

Unlike Rina, Cecilly seemed unfazed, having heard it several times before, but she listened attentively as it was deeply related to Issac.

“U-until dawn? Isn’t that tiring?”

“When I woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. I don’t know how I managed back then. Now I’m exhausted after just 30 minutes.”

“I-Issac is surprisingly strong…”

“I heard he even received knight training when he was young. No wonder he’s strong.”

“Gulp. T-then what? Was there anything unusual in the morning?”

“There was. The situation was…”

It was a series of surprises. In Rina’s mind, the image of Issac as a fragile person was transforming into that of a “man.”

Recently, Marie’s face had brightened and seemed strangely prettier—was it all because of her nights with Issac? Rina felt a strange emotion about their splendid first night.

“That’s the end of our first night. After that, we did it whenever we had time, so there’s not much more to tell.”

“Then can you share your review?”

“… …”

Review or not, Rina was in a state where she couldn’t process any more information. The more she imagined in her head, the more she felt a tingling sensation below.

If just hearing about it made her feel this way, she couldn’t gauge what it would be like to actually experience it. Though she wasn’t dating Issac, he had already become a standard in her mind.

Recently, Issac was the only man she had been meeting, and in the past, Jackson had clung to her but drifted away after the group project. There was Leort, but he was her brother, so he was a separate case.

Knock- Knock- Knock-

“I’m back. I’m coming in.”

While Rina was hesitating, Issac returned with his medicine. Rina quickly raised her head, which had been slightly lowered.

As Issac opened the door, her gaze went to a specific area—the part Marie had particularly emphasized earlier.

However, Issac, completely unaware of this, spoke with a calm face.

“Finished eating? Shall we pay?”

“Yes. Let’s do that. Are we going right away?”

“Do you want to?”

“It’s been building up for days. I can’t relieve it alone.”

If she hadn’t heard Marie’s story, she wouldn’t have understood their conversation. But now she did.

As soon as she heard their conversation, Rina could predict what they were about to do.

The academy had an inn for guests, but it wasn’t exclusively for guests. There were also soundproof rooms for nobles.

So Issac and Marie would be there…

“…gulp.”

Rina swallowed the saliva that had pooled in her mouth once more. Just imagining it made her heart race and tense.

Though she knew she shouldn’t, after hearing the story, she had the urge to secretly watch.

Perhaps it would help with her own first night in the distant future. After all, as the imperial princess of the Empire of Minerva, marriage to a man was an inevitable course.

Of course, that was what reason said, but instinct was merely drawn by sexual curiosity. At 17, she was just at the age to awaken to sex.

Would she maintain her dignity as an imperial princess, or would she move according to her desires as an individual?

It was a moment when Rina was plunged into a once-in-a-lifetime dilemma, not for official matters but for personal ones.

“Hmm?”

And Cecilly, observing her from the side, let out a strange nasal sound.