«What is this...» Damn it.
When did it start snowing this heavily?
The snow is almost up to my waist, isn't it?
Nearly a meter of snow...and it piled up so much in such a short time?
«...It's gotten this bad. Although I had a feeling this would happen...»
«What the hell. Does Ladia usually snow this heavily? »
«It's dark now, and there's a blizzard, so no one will come out to clear it, right...»
«Indeed. » Oh my god. To get back to the Demon King's castle, we have to cross this snowfield, right?
It'll take at least an hour to walk there…
«…Do you think we can get back? »
«It's not impossible… but we'd have to transform into monsters and run like crazy to catch up, wouldn't we? »
«Doing something so dangerous in the castle… Sigh. I guess we can't. Let's spend the night here. »
«Wow, really?! »
«With this blizzard raging, we can't just turn away visitors to the lord's castle. But adventurers should be shoveling snow tomorrow morning… Ah, wait! Don't pounce! "That's so thoughtful! After being hit by Ceres's chilling aura during the duel, I was so cold I didn't want to go out!
Thank you, Ceres!
But… if I don't go back tonight, won't Lisbeth and Claire worry?
That's a little concerning… even just being able to contact them would be helpful. Eisencia can solve so many things with magic, but their communication methods are terribly bad.
Seriously.
When I make a lot of money in the future, I'll definitely get one of those ridiculously expensive communication devices.
Anyway, I'm quite looking forward to it. I feel like something interesting will happen if I stay overnight.
So, Lisbeth and Claire will be back first thing tomorrow morning." Please forgive me for staying out tonight.
...
«Thank you, Lord. I'm already incredibly grateful for your hospitality, and you've even prepared such a wonderful dinner…»
«Haha. Shimo-kun has helped me a lot; this is nothing. Don't feel too bad.»
«...» Even dinner was prepared like this; this uncle is so kind to me.
He's even offering Celestia for me… I'm so grateful. Hehe…
However, it would be even better if it were just Cecilia and Celestia, not the Lord.
Of course, it's not the right time now, and Cecilia is out searching for monsters, so there's nothing I can do.
Ah, isn't this a bit too much? Oh well. Anyway, I'm a hero, so it doesn't matter.
"By the way, with such heavy snow, is Miss Cecilia alright?" "The magical tools should all be ready, and each unit has been assigned a mage, so there shouldn't be any problem. Of course, camping outdoors will be a bit tough, but Cecilia actually prefers it... Besides, we'll be back tomorrow anyway."
"I see. Looks like she hasn't gone too far." » Ugh.
Prefers camping in the wild?
Cecilia's taste is really... not right.
With magical tools, it should be quite comfortable, right?
Yeah, it is.
Although I haven't used them, perhaps because they're adventurers, Eisencia's sleeping bag and other equipment look to be of quite good quality.
Much better than the army, much better than the army.
"Wow. Everything tastes good, but this one is especially delicious! What ingredients were used?" »
«...Hehe. It's made with the meat of a monster called Crispy Pig, marinated and steamed with several herbs. »
«Возможно, что это будет не так, как надо, потому что это не так.
Oh, what? So this is Celestia's recipe? Just my taste. Very satisfied.
Perhaps because I praised her recipe, the usually silent Celestia opened up... Not bad.
Should I have her teach me the recipe later, so that Holzhof can launch it? No. Celestia will naturally know when she becomes my female.
"Lady Celestia's cooking is quite impressive. I really envy you, Lord."
"Hahaha. You think so too?"
"Honestly, what are you all saying..."
And so, dinner continued with the unsuspecting Lord and his wife.
...
"Well then, I have some official business to attend to, so I'll head back to my office."
"Oh dear. It's so late… You must be tired."
"Haha. It's only natural for a lord. My dear Celestia. Please take Shimo-kun to the guest room…"
"...Yes. Understood."
"I might be late tonight, so please rest in your room. Well then…"
"Ah…"
Even though it was late at night, the Lord still went to his office to handle the backlog of official business.
Celestia watched his departing figure, hesitant to speak, her outstretched hand falling limply to her side, head bowed in silence.
"...Was the food to your liking?"
After a brief silence, Celestia asked me for my opinion on the meal, as if searching for a topic of conversation.
"Fantastic. Especially Celestia's cooking, it's absolutely delicious!"
I offered Celestia sincere praise, pulling her closer and gently stroking her hips.
"Wait, wait. What if someone sees us..."
"Pfft. What does it matter?" A nobleman. Since it was a lord's mansion, there were naturally many servants, but the corridors were deserted at night.
They'd probably all gone home, or perhaps they were in their rooms... So, a little intimacy like this is alright, isn't it?
"Ah, um... no, don't do that. No..."
"Oh dear. Don't say that. Didn't you say you'd take me to the guest room? Let me show you around the house along the way. My house isn't finished being renovated yet, I'd like to get some feedback."
"Ah... you, really..."
"Hehe. Come on. Let's go." I put my arm around Celestia's waist, occasionally kneading her hips, and strolled like lovers along the lord's city corridors.
In the corridor, softly lit by magical artifacts, the sound of their footsteps and their increasingly rapid breathing created a subtle atmosphere.
The quiet background music, punctuated by Ceres's intermittent moans, seemed to add fuel to the fire in my heart.
"This, this is... Albert's study... mainly work-related books..."
"Oh. Each person has their own study? Well, it doesn't matter, the castle is so big."
"This is Cecilia's music room... I had her receive music education when she was little, but she didn't seem interested and quickly... ah, um..."
"Pfft. That naughty girl actually studied music. She probably never used it much, right? What a pity."
"This is, ah...
♡A room for resting, um... so you can relax and have a cup of tea, they've prepared that..."
"There's even a private lounge? Ha... that's nice. As expected of nobles." The vast lord's city. Even the lord's family's residence was equipped with numerous rooms of various kinds.
As I strolled through those areas, I pleasuredly caressed Ceres's wanton body.
Because we were immediately called to dinner after the duel, Ceres and I had only changed clothes and washed our faces briefly.
As a result, Ceres's scent was intoxicatingly sweet with each touch.
Was it because she knew resistance was futile? Or did she have other plans? Ceres, a married woman, trembled under my caresses. There was no resistance.
Although her expression and trembling seemed to say she could only helplessly endure, Ceres's body, leaning against me, showed no sign of wanting to leave.
Now, just one more touch, and she would be irrevocably lost… Indeed, my birthday party was the turning point… right? "...Oh. Where is this? The door is more ornate than anywhere else." "...This, this is…" As we strolled along the lovingly decorated corridor, Ceres's body began to tremble violently when she stood before the door, more ornate than those in the other rooms.
Ceres seemed afraid to speak, her words choked in her throat.
Hmm… what's going on? I have this feeling that 'this is the only place that won't do'?
"What's wrong? Is it a secret room? I'm so curious."
"Ah, well… here, you know…"
"What? You're keeping me in suspense. Just tell me already."
I lowered my head and grasped Ceres's breast, rubbing it against her nipple through her clothes as if to urge her to answer.
In this magnificent noble mansion, there's a door more ornate than the others?
We've come this far down the corridor, and this room in this place looks like some kind of important room, right?
And her evasiveness only makes me more curious.
Come on.
Tell me.
Ceres.
"Um, umm…
♡Th-that…this is…that…bedroom…"
"Huh? Bedroom?"
"It's…our husband and wife's…bedroom…ah…
♡…"
The husband and wife's bedroom…wait, not an ordinary bedroom, but the husband and wife's bedroom…could it be… "…It's the room where the husband and wife make love, right?" "…" Faced with my blunt question, Ceres silently nodded.
At that moment, my mind was struck dumb, and my whole body began to tremble.
"Pfft…I see…the husband and wife's bedroom…"
What is this? This feeling. What is going on?
"They actually have a separate husband and wife bedroom. It seems they don't always sleep together?"
"Um…
♡Then, when we're busy, we each go to our own rooms…ah
♡Here, that…meaning…
"Hehe…it's a special room for making babies." "…N-that's right…"
"Wow. The sleeping area and the lovemaking area are separate. How thoughtful! Hehe…"
My body started to heat up.
A room of utmost privacy and seclusion, belonging only to the lord and Ceres.
Even within the lord's family quarters, this innermost room, located at the far end, is probably off-limits even to servants.
Aside from cleaning, it's a place only the lord and Ceres are permitted to enter.
So… "…Ceres. How does it feel?" "…Wh-what…you mean…"
"How about we try making a child together in this room?" "…!!! You…you really are…!" He wanted to defile her.
He wanted to use my union with Ceres to cover this space that should belong only to the couple.
No, Ceres is already my female. My woman. No different from my wife.
Then, naturally, the couple's bedroom should be shared with me.
"What do you take me and Albert for!? Even so, this is too much…!"
"You lost your duel to me today, didn't you? We always end up merging afterward, you can't get away with it this time. Just enjoy it here."
"W-You promised to substitute it with attending your birthday party! Have you forgotten!?"
"Hey. This will do. Let's settle this today, don't drag it out. Didn't you say you might not be able to attend the party?"
"No, this is the only thing I absolutely…!"
No. It's decided.
You must merge with me in this room today.
"Come on, Ceres. Think about it. Albert is working right now, isn't he?"
"No! Even so, this room…!"
"Everyone has their own bedroom, and I told them to go to sleep first, so no one should come to this room."
"Albert's room is at the very back; you have to go through here to get there! Besides, if he comes looking for me…!"
"Oh dear, he works very late; he'll definitely go straight to his own room, right? This room should be soundproof. There shouldn't be a problem."
"There is a problem! More importantly, you're occupying our private space as a couple…!"
"Ceres."
I grabbed Ceres's shoulders with a stern face. She, who had been resisting, suddenly stiffened, and an uneasy look appeared on her face.
I moved behind Ceres, gently stroking her trembling body, and whispered wildly seductive words in her ear.
"After the duel, didn't Ceres' body get hot too?" "...Ah, no. I'm just tired..."
"It wasn't just a casual encounter; it was the price of the duel, wasn't it? Even though my party seems stressful, one-on-one mating shouldn't be so burdensome..."
"Please...please...I'll come find you later, umm...
♡So..."
"My Сock, can you feel it standing up? It's so excited it needs to release immediately."
"...um...then, at least in my room..."
"Sigh. He said he'd come. But if it's this room, he probably won't come..."
"Ha, but...even so, here..." Ceres' voice grew weaker with each whisper, and her trembling intensified.
Ceres. I already knew why you couldn't resist Ellie.
Don't resist. You've been tempting me all along.
"Celes. Isn't that a bit much?"
"W-What's too much…? What are you talking about now…"
"You seduced me, yet you rejected me like this."
"W-How could that be… I didn't… um
♡… I didn't seduce you…"
"Pfft… Then why did you deliberately not shower, leaving behind such a sweet scent?"
"That, that's because… so I wouldn't be late for dinner with Albert…"
"Oh dear, it's just a family dinner, can't you even wait that long? Besides, this sweet scent, it's like it's deliberately sticking to me like this?" "…No, no. It's because you… forced me to…"
"Heh…Celes. Don't be hypocritical. Think about it." "…Think about what…"
She turned her head, staring at me with an urging gaze.
That expression. An expression I'm very familiar with.
The truth I don't want to reveal, the cry of my flesh that I haven't even noticed myself.
A plea to myself… to confirm the face of the female I killed.
"If we go out to mate from this room, wouldn't we be completely infatuated? Don't you think so?" "..." The female, her true feelings exposed, turned her head away again to hide her expression.
But the large, writhing movements of her neck as she swallowed revealed the expectant message from the female.
This was Ceres' silent agreement.
"Hehehe... Come on. Let's go inside."
"Ah, wait, wait a minute...!" The bedroom prepared for the lord and lord in the city of Ladia.
In this intimate space filled with their love, the moment of the beast's invasion arrived.