episode_0323

A pale sky-blue haired girl opened her eyes. She had regained her pure, beautiful soul, without a single blemish.

“Wh…Who are you…?”

It also meant she had forgotten me, all of us, and all our memories. Naturally. No matter how joyful the time was, those memories were merely impurities in Eve’s life.

A fact that couldn’t be denied, no matter how much she wanted to.

Even now, Eve, bewildered by her unfamiliar surroundings, tries to subtly distance herself from me. She looks around nervously at me and my surroundings, as if everything frightens her. She curls up, pulling the blanket tighter around herself.

Unconsciously, my hand reached out. I wanted to caress her soft, supple cheek. But the moment Eve squeezed her eyes shut, my hand froze.

I withdrew my hand and smiled gently.

“I’m sorry for startling you. My name is Narita Florine Naifrantz.”

“Naifrantz… Is that…?! Wow, Your Highness…?! ”

Eve’s eyes widened. She glanced nervously at me, looking flustered. A slight chuckle escaped me.

Taking that as an answer, Eve began bowing repeatedly.

“I-I’m so sorry…!! I didn’t even recognize Your Highness…”

“It’s alright. It’s understandable if you didn’t know. Everyone makes mistakes.”

“My name is Eve Esta… I apologize again…”

“…Yes.”

I was speechless at this sudden self-introduction. I couldn’t blame Eve. Although this is our third meeting, it’s all my fault.

The girl before me is not the Eve Narita knew. She was the unblemished, pure Eve Esta from the past memories.

There was only one way to confirm this.

“…Do you remember? What happened yesterday.”

“Um, that… Ugh-”

Eve suddenly clutched her head and frowned. She seemed to be struggling to recall her memories. Before I could move, Tier rushed forward and cast a pain-relieving spell.

“I definitely went on a pretty rough adventure… That’s right…! I received help at the temple—”

Eve looked up at Tier and smiled sweetly.

“You must be the priestess who helped me…!! Thank you so much.”

“No, I… that’s…”

I subtly gestured to Tier. Just go along with it, I signaled. She immediately put on a public-facing smile and replied.

Tier had indeed just treated Eve.

“It’s nothing. I merely did what a saint should do.”

“Sa-Saint…?! I’m sorry, I…”

“Oh, um, that’s not what I meant…”

The two of them began bowing to each other, apologizing and saying it was okay, and apologizing again, launching into an apology battle. What are you two doing?

I looked at Eve. I felt a sense of incongruity emanating from her, perfectly immersed in this situation.

“Eve, would you tell me a little more about your story? About your adventure yesterday… and your companions or family.”

The story that should have come first didn’t. The being who first gave Eve hope. The being who first accompanied her on an adventure. The one who initiated her change.

The driving force that allowed her to endure the bitter pain and loneliness for tens of thousands of years.

I listened silently to Eve’s story. Starting from her childhood living on a farm, she spoke with a slightly sad and lonely expression. She grew up, leaving behind those painful and lonely days.

Adam’s existence was not mentioned until the end of the story.

My fist clenched. I couldn’t stay still anymore. I stood up.

“…I’m sorry for asking so many questions so suddenly. I needed to know about you.”

“That’s alright—”

“Keeping a patient for too long would be rude… I’ll be going now.”

I turned my head away from the bed. I couldn’t bear to look at Eve anymore. I tried to leave the room, with her back turned to me.

Clang—

At that moment, Eve grabbed my hand.

“Wait, Your Highness…!”

“Don’t worry. I’ll help you return to normal once you recover… Oh, I didn’t get to tell you this. I’m sorry, but the world will be very different from what you know now.”

“That’s not it…”

A tingling sensation lingered on my hand. It felt like my strength was draining away. It was only natural. The moment Eve took my hand, all my strength left me at her soft touch.

Yuri smiled wryly, watching me. Her expression told me: Don’t run away.

I looked at Eve through blurry vision. She was looking at me, too. Her deep blue eyes sparkled like a lake.

I slowly became captivated by her gaze.

“I… haven’t thanked you yet.”

Eve looked at me. Or perhaps not at me. In her eyes, it wasn’t Narita, but Eve was reflected.

That’s the feeling I got.

“Thank you for saving me, Princess Narita.”

“You’re welcome. I merely…”

“Thank you for… talking to me.”

“…….”

I was speechless. What is Eve saying? I know the truth. I know, but I couldn’t easily accept it.

“Thank you for calling me by my name first. Thank you for telling me your name. Thank you for patiently showing me everything, even though I was so clumsy.”

Eve grasped my hand. The strength continued to drain from my body. I sank onto the chair as if collapsing.

“Thank you for hunting with me. Thank you for adventuring with me. Thank you for not giving up on me, even though I was difficult and troublesome.”

I tried to recall the reason. I racked my brain, but Eve didn’t give me time to think, continuing her speech.

“Thank you for sacrificing your life to save me. Through countless regressions, thank you for always being with me in my heart, so I wasn’t lonely.”

But I didn’t need to think. I felt it. The essence draining from my body was ether.

What was contained in that ether?

“Thank you for remembering me again. Thank you for treating me kindly, just like when we first met, even though I was clumsy. Thank you for fully accepting my final resolution.”

Again, I didn’t need to think. It was simply returning to its original place.

“But… this is my memory. Thank you for remembering my life, even the parts I myself forgot. But… you’re hurting so much because of it.”

“…That was my resolution, too.”

“You also ultimately hoped I wouldn’t die. We became the same.”

Eve slowly got up from the bed. The blanket slipped, revealing her naked body. Tier worried about her condition and tried to stop her but Eve did not stop.

And slowly approached me.

“Thank you for giving me the chance to repay this kindness…”

I also slowly approached her. My hand, reaching out to grasp Eve’s body trembled uncontrollably. However, Eve waited, smiling, arms wide open.

I embraced Eve slowly, tightly.

“You…you made me who I am today. Thank you, my creator.”

“…Eve.”

“Yes…Nari.”

Eve’s sweet breath tickled my cheek and ear. The warmth of Eve’s body through my clothes was so intense it melted me.

I embraced Eve’s head. Her pale sky-blue hair was as soft and fine as grains of sand slipping through my fingers.

“…Welcome home.”

“I’m…I’m home.”

Eve’s face, which I glanced down at, was on the verge of tears. I hugged her again, our hair becoming wet with each other’s warm tears.

* * *

Yuri rubbed her reddened eyes with the back of her hand, waiting. Then she noticed Eve’s body trembling slightly.

“Um…excuse me…”

“No. I’m not letting go again.”

“That’s not it…”

Narita, still hugging Eve, didn’t seem to notice, but Eve’s face was terribly red, as Yuri could see.

Finding the reason was easy. It seemed her rationality had returned after she poured out all her pent-up emotions. And she felt shame.

Eve’s shame has several sources. The immodest words she had spoken, her lack of romantic experience, but the biggest one was her nudity.

This might sound strange because there are five women in Narita’s bedroom. But that’s only on the surface.

Among the fresh-faced girls, a creature hiding beneath a girl’s mask. Yuri’s eyes would never miss the wolf, whose member is standing stiff, filled with lust.

As soon as Yuri exchanged a glance, Tier and Nyx nodded. They separated Eve and Narita, pushing Narita out of the room.

“What…what are you doing…?!”

“How would an older sister know a young girl’s heart?”

Tier and Nyx nodded. Including Yuri, the three of them were all women who had given their virginity to Narita. They knew the hearts of young girls better than anyone.

Narita, who had initially resisted fiercely, readily gave up when they worked together. Yuri slammed the bedroom door shut, leaving Narita with a dejected expression.

And countless thoughts began to flood her mind. Plans, conspiracies, and schemes slowly formed.

Lulu and Aspi joined them. The five women, sharing a common consciousness, exchanged glances.

They nodded simultaneously. Without a word, only through their eyes, a plan was formed. A sweet and loving Operation Love, designed to give the two the best night of their lives.

Eve, unaware of everything, blinked her eyes, looking at the five older women. Despite having lived for tens of thousands of years, Eve lacked not only sexual experience but also romantic experience.

She had no idea what was about to happen. She only had a vague feeling that something terrible awaited her.