Growburn Village – Doubt

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“You don’t seem to have any intention of getting up.”

I was looking at Carlson, who was lying exhausted next to me.

Carlson must have been very tired, as he hadn’t woken up from his dream even after I had showered.

Yesterday, he was beaming at the situation where I came to him with a request, and he was so eager, worried that he might not satisfy me.

When I first saw him, I thought he was a swaggering, delinquent type like Doran, judging by his appearance and way of speaking.

Appearances aren’t always accurate, but they do show something to a certain extent.

But contrary to expectations, he was neat and considerate.

Moreover, he was a mannerly guy who stubbornly insisted on using honorifics.

Thanks to him, I’ve learned that judging people by their appearance is wrong.

“Hmm….”

Looking at his peacefully sleeping face like this, he seems kind of cute?

It’s already been 10 years since I started living in this body.

As I’ve been acting out various situations to enjoy myself, I feel like my way of thinking has completely become that of a woman.

At this rate, will I end up falling deeply in love with someone spiritually, not just physically?

‘Ah, should I poke him just once?’

-Poke.

“…Ugh.”

When I impulsively poked Carlson’s cheek, he started to open his eyes.

‘Showing this side of me might be a bit much.’

I quickly pulled my body back to act.

Sticking too close to a sleeping person already looks too affectionate.

“Haaam….”

Carlson, who woke up and yawned, discovered me looking at him.

“Oh? You were already awake. Let’s see….”

He immediately reached out and caressed my waist.

“Hngh?!”

My body jumped at the sudden tingling sensation.

It was a physiological reaction to the cold fingers touching my side.

“Are you okay? You worked hard.”

“H-Hey, where are you touching!”

-Slap!

I pushed his hand away and hurriedly got out of bed.

Then, I hastily picked up the clothes scattered next to the bed and scolded him for no reason.

“Hurry up and get ready. Your friends will be waiting because you woke up late.”

“Haha, I’m sorry.”

“…Alright.”

I was about to put on my clothes, but I immediately ran into a problem.

Looking at the clothes, they were all covered in semen, making them impossible to wear again.

Even the clothes I had put away, not just the ones I wore, were stained, making me realize how much I had been fucked while changing positions and locations.

I need to clean them first.

-Swish.

I lightly waved my hand, making the clothes look brand new.

“Oh? Did you just use magic?”

Carlson looked surprised at the sudden disappearance of the stains on the clothes.

“Uh….”

I used magic without much thought because it was a hassle. It’s probably okay since he doesn’t seem like he’ll tell anyone else.

Probably?

“I can use it a little bit. …You know it’s a secret, right?”

“Haha, we have so many ‘secrets’ between us, don’t we?”

Carlson started grinning, as if reminded of what happened yesterday by my words.

“What happened yesterday was a mistake I made while drunk—”

“Of course. You asked me to fuck you by ‘mistake,’ right?”

Look at this guy?

Carlson is definitely enjoying teasing me.

Even though it was something I somewhat intended, it’s annoyingly skillful.

But it might actually be better since it makes the situation feel more vivid?

“Y-You….”

I pointed and trembled as if I was angry.

But even if I do that, I can’t do anything because what Carlson said is true.

“Oh dear, you should hurry and go to your friends before it gets too late, shouldn’t you?”

“…I’ll get you later.”

-Thump.

In the end, I left the room, leaving only a warning that wouldn’t work at all.

“Eugh!”

Standing in the hallway, I stretched lightly to loosen my body.

‘This is not bad.’

Enjoying this kind of concept doesn’t seem so bad.

It’s fun to see the other person’s reaction to my prickly attitude. Besides, I could feel that Carlson was smitten with me as soon as he saw me.

But the woman who put up such a strong front is actually sexually frustrated. Once a penis is shoved in her, she’s helpless.

In the end, with just one sex session, the image of me that Carlson had known until now disappeared like a sandcastle in front of a wave, and he can’t even say a word when teased, only trembling.

Carlson, who was with me, must be feeling great right now too.

The pleasure of taking another man’s woman is a bonus.

“Hmm?”

I could hear small chattering sounds from downstairs.

‘I should go quickly.’

Annie might nag me if I’m any later.

I moved my feet towards the stairs.

-Tap, tap, tap, tap.

As I quickly came down the stairs, I saw Annie and Jade having breakfast together on one side of the inn’s first floor.

“Annie, the breakfast isn’t bad, right? It feels similar to the Academy food.”

“The Academy… Is Academy life already a memory for us? It wasn’t a very good memory, though.”

Their luggage was placed next to them. They probably did that so they could leave right after eating.

Also, untouched food was prepared on the table for the people who hadn’t arrived yet.

They’re very thoughtful friends.

“Lena and Carlson are late. Are they still sleeping? It’s a bit much to eat everything first without them….”

“Sorry, did I make you wait?”

“Hick?!”

Annie was startled and shrugged her shoulders when I suddenly appeared next to her.

“Y-You came like a ghost when I mentioned you?

“I think I drank too much yesterday. That’s why I overslept.”

“Okay, so hurry up and sit down. Let’s eat together before it gets cold.”

Annie patted the seat next to her.

Meanwhile, Jade, who was next to her, seemed worried about me and said with concern.

“Lena, how much did you drink…? Drinking until you’re completely drunk is dangerous.”

“I’ll be careful next time. Thanks.”

It’s a good attitude to worry about a woman, but…

The dangerous thing has already happened?

If you were worried, you should have stayed at the drinking party until the end and taken good care of me.

I was going to endure until the Holy Kingdom, but I couldn’t in the end.

Ahem. It’s all Jade’s fault for taking away the opportunity to enjoy myself with a Monster.

I started picking up and eating the slightly cold and hardened bread in front of me.

At least the quality of the bread itself isn’t bad, so it’s edible.

‘I wonder if everyone will notice what happened with Carlson?’

It would be more thrilling and fun for me if I was nervous about getting caught.

-Creak, patter, patter.

While I was eating, I heard the sound of stepping on wood and looked towards the stairs.

Carlson, neatly dressed, was coming down from there.

Does this mean we’ll all have breakfast together?

‘Oh?’

Seeing Carlson’s face, an interesting idea came to mind.

I need to properly pay him back for teasing me earlier.

**

Slurp.

Annie, who was eating soup, stopped the spoon she was bringing to her mouth and watched Lena eat.

Her face, slowly dipping bread into the soup, looked exhausted. It even seemed like she had dark circles under her eyes.

‘Just how much did she drink yesterday?’

Annie briefly recalled what happened yesterday.

The taste of the beer that Annie drank with her friends for the first time last night was different from what she expected.

“Here. Cheers!”

Annie gulped down the beer in front of her in one go.

But she immediately regretted her actions.

“Ugh… Ugh…. Why do people drink this?”

When she saw others gulping it down, she thought it tasted heavenly….

In reality, it was a strange taste that was bitter and hard to explain.

“But isn’t it refreshing? Jade is enjoying it.”

“That’s true, but….”

Still, as long as she swallowed it, the coolness of the beer and the carbonation flowing down her throat made her feel refreshed inside.

In fact, the biggest problem was that the more she drank, the more dizzy her head became.

“Ugh…. Lena’s face is blurry….”

“This is bad… Did I make her drink too much for her first time?”

Lena grabbed Annie’s cheeks with both hands, telling her to come to her senses.

“Ugh… Don’t touch me….”

Annie waved her hands and tried to resist a little, but Lena instead made an expression that she was too cute and touched her face even more diligently.

“…I can’t take it anymore either.”

-Thump.

Suddenly, Jade, who was in front of them, slammed her head on the table.

She pretended not to be, but she was in no different state than Annie.

“Well, I guess we should stop here for today. It would be better to go and sleep.”

Lena saw that and stopped the drinking party and helped us to our rooms.

‘I thought she took me there and went to sleep….’

Lena must have continued drinking even after that.

-Creak, patter. patter.

As Annie was retracing her memories of yesterday, she heard the sound of stepping on wood.

When she looked towards the stairs, Carlson was coming down from there.

“I seem to have overslept because I had a lot of built-up fatigue. I’m sorry for making you wait.”

Carlson approached Lena and her group, apologized, and bowed.

“You don’t need to apologize. Lena here was late too.”

“T-That’s right.”

Lena scratched her cheek with her finger as if embarrassed by Annie’s remark.

“Haha, is that so?”

Carlson, who was laughing cheerfully, discovered the untouched food on the table and his face lit up.

“Oh? Did you prepare this for me?”

“I was sad that we couldn’t eat together yesterday. Let’s eat together.”

“Then, I’ll gratefully eat it.”

That’s how the four of them had a meal together for the first time.

“….”

While everyone was quietly eating, Annie felt a strange atmosphere flowing at the table.

‘What are those two doing?’

Lena had been constantly turning her head away from Carlson’s gaze since earlier.

Conversely, Carlson was grinning and looking at her as if he couldn’t hide his laughter.

Annie couldn’t get the food down her throat because of this strange atmosphere.

‘Is Jade feeling it too?’

She glanced at Jade, wondering if it was just her.

“Jade, eat a little slower.”

“Sorry, I’m hungry so it’s going down well.”

But Jade was endlessly putting food into her stomach, probably because she was hungry from her morning training.

In the end, Annie could only fret alone.

‘What is it? Did those two do something together last night?’

There’s no way they would be like this overnight if nothing happened.

Then, what could a man and a woman do together at an inn at night…

The image of the two of them making love naturally came to Annie’s mind.

Mr. Carlson gets on top of Lena, who is lying down, and shakes his hips.

In that situation, she is crying, pinned under Mr. Carlson’s firm body.

The two of them talk about love and kiss—

‘What am I thinking!’

Annie shook her head, surprised by the imagination that she had momentarily conjured up.

There’s no way Lena would do such a thing with Jade here.

There have been many cases where lewd imaginations keep popping up since the incident where she overheard the sounds in the dormitory.

“Annie? What’s wrong?”

Lena seemed surprised by her appearance of suddenly shaking her head like crazy.

“Ah, it’s nothing. I felt like something was stuck in my hair.”

Lena rummaged through her red hair with both hands at Annie’s hastily made excuse.

Of course, there was nothing like a foreign substance stuck in her hair.

“Hmm… I don’t think there’s anything there.”

“I-Is that so? Thanks….”

It’s wrong to suspect a precious friend based only on a feeling.

Annie hurriedly shook off the distracting thoughts in her head.

Carlson, who was watching the two of them, suddenly held out a piece of bread in front of him.

“Would you like some of mine?”

“Why would I eat what you were eating….”

When Lena pushed the bread away with her hand, disgusted, Carlson withdrew the arm he had extended.

“Haha! I understand.”

The really dizzying thing happened after that.

Jade had started eating early, so her plate was almost empty.

When Lena saw Jade’s empty plate,

“You’ve already eaten everything. Do you want to eat mine too?”

-Plunge, swoosh.

She dipped the bread she was eating into the soup and brought it to Jade’s mouth.

“Uh, uh?”

Jade, who was momentarily flustered, put it in her mouth as it was, as if she didn’t dislike it.

-Munch munch.

“It’s delicious. Thanks for taking care of me.”

“Tell me if you’re hungry. I’ll give you more.”

Jade and Lena created a friendly atmosphere.

-Thump!

“Oh, my! Mr. Carlson, what’s wrong?”

Annie stroked her startled heart at Carlson’s sudden action of slamming the table.

“…Ah, I was going to put down the fork, but I put too much force into it. I’ll be careful.”

Carlson said it was a mistake, but he was glancing at Jade and Lena with burning eyes.

Lena was looking at Carlson and smiling, contrary to earlier.

‘Everyone is really weird today. What is it?’

Of course, Annie couldn’t keep up with this dizzying situation.