I Trusted…!

I felt the rod vigorously pounding inside me, and I clenched my arms and legs tightly around Master’s neck and waist.

Although it was an unnecessary movement since Cecil was holding me from behind… it was an inexplicable, instinctive action.

Then Master also hugged me back. A sweet body scent rose from our tightly pressed bodies, and Master’s water-colored hair tickled my face.

As I let out a hot sigh that rose from deep within, Master’s body trembled, trembling.

‘….’

Once the vigorous ejaculation ended, I clearly felt the rod inside my body shrinking. At the same time, Master’s semen, sticky and clinging, dripped out of my body.

‘…How much had Master ejaculated?’

It was enough to feel the weight of it, clumped together as it fell.

As I lay in Master’s arms without a word… I wondered what kind of chaos this was. They called it sex education, but this was just….

‘Haa….’

And then to be asked to call their name.

…Wasn’t this a scene I’d only seen in romance novels?

Or perhaps… a slightly erotic manga.

As the pleasure that had consumed my mind receded, I felt my face grow a little hot, as if I had entered Sage Time.

‘…No, that’s not right.’

Since it was Master who asked me to call their name… the embarrassment shouldn’t be mine, but Master’s, shouldn’t it?

As my heated body cooled and my blurry senses returned, the vague heat I’d felt from behind revealed its presence.

…It must be Cecil’s ‘thing,’ which I knew well without needing to be told.

It was a heat that made me tense and gulp just from the presence pressing against my back, pressing, pressing. Feeling it with a clear mind, its presence became even more… conscious.

“…Master.”

As I carefully spoke, Master’s body flinched! and trembled.

Then they slowly raised their head and… looked at me with a face full of apology.

“…I, I’m sorry.”

“F-first… please put me down.”

Because I’m embarrassed… you see.

Master, who had nodded, put me down on the chair they had been sitting on, then silently gazed at the rippling tea water with a face full of confusion.

‘…Hmm.’

An atmosphere where it was difficult to say anything.

Meanwhile, Cecil said, ‘It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t keep my turn….’ and slipped into the dense bushes with a flushed face.

After a moment, a rustling sound was heard, and then Cecil appeared, holding a condom filled with semen.

Cecil, as if asking for praise, handed over the tightly tied, heavy condom and poked her head out.

It was truly a complex and subtle feeling, but since the action itself was appreciated, I gently stroked her sweat-soaked hair.

“Hehe….”

Only Cecil’s laughter echoed in the Greenhouse.

After that, Master remained completely silent, so I roughly cleaned up the various traces and returned to the mansion to wash myself.

This time, I truly melted my body slowly in hot water infused with aromatic oil, undisturbed by anyone.

Even as I submerged my mouth in the bathwater, making bubbles, and thought about it again….

I felt that Master’s actions just now were a little… strange.

When I was struggling with pleasure, I hadn’t thought much of it, but….

Could it be that even Master, whom I had secretly trusted… had such feelings for me?

I don’t know.

I had known Master for a long time, but this was the first time they had shown such a side….

It wasn’t that I felt betrayed or anything like that, but I was a little flustered.

Since it was a problem that wouldn’t be resolved by just making bubbles by myself… I warmed my body sufficiently and got out of the bathtub.

I habitually dried my hair and wiped my body.

Without much reluctance, I put on comfortable underwear… and got dressed.

Suddenly, looking in the mirror, I noticed the sense of incongruity.

In the mirror, I saw a girl looking back at me with bitter eyes.

When I reached out my hand, a squeak, and a cold sensation was felt. That coldness seemed to tell me that this was reality.

I dragged my soft finger across the hard glass, leaving a fingerprint, then turned my eyes to myself, who was looking back at me.

‘…I know it sounds ridiculous, but.’

At first, it was incredibly difficult to adapt to a form that didn’t resemble my old self in the slightest….

Aren’t humans creatures of adaptation?

Now, I don’t even feel a sense of incongruity when referring to ‘myself’ in this form.

Rather, my previous appearance itself had become blurry.

But… for me, this wasn’t such an unfamiliar sensation.

‘Because I’d experienced it once before.’

I remembered my previous life… so perhaps… that’s why it didn’t cause a big problem, I thought.

It’s a reflection now, but… hadn’t I already experienced the fever of such trial and error in my childhood in this life?

Perhaps that’s why I didn’t want to feel a sense of incongruity with this appearance.

Because I had resisted the incongruity… and experienced failure once.

“…Sigh.”

I looked at myself in the mirror, then sighed and returned to my room.

Analyzing it now wouldn’t change anything, would it?

I thought about reading a book, but then remembered Cecil’s carefully tied condom, so I first processed it into medicine.

…Since I was currently suspending my earnings, generating income was a welcome thing.

Meanwhile, it was soon time for dinner, and when I went down to the dining room, all the other companions were there, but Master was nowhere to be seen.

As I tilted my head, a question was thrown at me instead.

“Was something wrong?”

“…Hmm. Perhaps they drank too much tea at lunch.”

“…Really?”

Their eyes were clearly suspicious, but what could they do when I said so?

Of course, I subtly glanced at Cecil, who was sitting next to me, but Cecil only gave me a beaming smile and said nothing else.

Instead, her eyes were sparkling, as if she was looking forward to her turn, which would come someday. I responded to Cecil’s gaze with an awkward smile and speared the food in front of me with my fork.

I diligently munched and recalled tomorrow’s schedule.

‘…Tomorrow was Claudia, wasn’t it?’

Honestly, I wondered if this was right… but regardless, the meal was delicious today too.

After finishing the meal in a quiet atmosphere, I requested a simple sandwich from the Kitchen.

I had a rough idea why Master was acting that way… but starving wouldn’t be good for her, so I planned to bring her something.

…And after exerting so much energy during the day, there’s no way they’d be fine on an empty stomach.

Ahem….

I fanned my unnecessarily reddening face with my hand, then knocked on Master’s door with the plate of sandwiches.

After knocking a few times, Master’s slightly subdued voice was heard from inside.

“It’s me.”

“…What is it?”

“You didn’t come out for dinner. I brought you some sandwiches so you could eat something.”

A hesitant presence was felt from beyond the door, then it slowly opened. Through the slightly open crack, sweet-smelling smoke billowed out.

A familiar scent.

It was the scent of Spirit Grass.

It seemed they were quite troubled.

Through the hazy Spirit Grass smoke, Master’s figure became visible.

Still, it seemed they had washed, as their lustrous water-colored hair, pure white skin, and firm complexion….

“No, wait… why are you naked?”

“…Hmm.”

Master let out an awkward groan, then snatched the plate.

“It’s nothing… I just… want to think alone, so don’t worry. I’ll eat this well… so you may go back.”

“…Yes.”

The door closed with the Spirit Grass smoke.

…When did they develop a hobby of being completely naked?

Well… perhaps it’s a feeling of wanting to get a little closer to nature?

As I stood there blankly, Master’s well-defined figure that I had just seen kept coming to mind, so I shook my head vigorously.

I had always only seen their unkempt appearance, throwing potion bottles at my head, so the sight of them standing in the misty room, exuding a mysterious aura… seemed to have left a strong impression.

‘…I think I’ve become a little strange too.’

Is it because I’m not being rushed by work…?

In any case, it seemed difficult to talk to Master right now, so I quietly returned to my room.

Looking out the window, there was still no sign of the weather improving.

‘…As expected, the place I live is indeed better to live in.’

Seeing the fiercely roaring sea, I desperately wanted to go back.

I felt like I had enjoyed myself enough… so once the weather calmed down, it seemed like a good idea to return to my Workshop.

I also felt that I had left the Workshop empty for too long.

…First, I’d have to get through what was immediately coming.

Calming my somehow pounding heart, I pulled the blanket over me and fell asleep.

A floating, bobbing sensation.

No sooner had I thought I’d had a strange dream than.

At the sensation of someone shaking me, I opened my half-closed eyes. As I blinked my blurry eyes, I saw a black furball.

Correction, not a furball, but a head. Fluffy-looking ears twitched above lustrous black hair.

“…Dia.”

“Hello, Young lady? Did you sleep well?”

‘Young lady,’ my foot.

As I yawned widely and looked around… it seemed morning had broken. Though it was hard to tell due to the harsh weather.

“So… what’s going on this early in the morning….”

Then Claudia, in a slightly disappointed voice, nuzzled her lips against my forehead.

A warm, moist sensation was felt on my forehead.

“You promised to spend time with me today, didn’t you? You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

“…I remembered.”

“Then I’m happy.”

Claudia, who grinned, placed something on the table.

On the silver tray, warm-looking milk and scrambled eggs were visible. And it was a two-person portion.

“First, let’s have a cozy breakfast.”

“….”

As if to prove she was a diligent Mercenary, I sighed at her declaration to spend a leisurely morning, and then warm scrambled eggs entered my mouth.

As I munched with a dissatisfied expression, she offered me warm milk.

“…If you thought you could be forgiven with food, that’s a big mistake.”

At my warning, Claudia blinked and met my gaze, then chuckled and offered me a spoon with scrambled eggs on it.

“….”

Did she hear my words through her nostrils?

“Haa-um.”

…Since I shouldn’t leave food, I accepted and ate it first.

My face somehow grew hot at Claudia’s laughter, but I tried hard to ignore it.

Why is it so delicious, though?