“Mom, what’s this?”
“It’s a book for when you’re bored.”
“…?”
I received the book even though I didn’t quite understand.
It had no title and felt oddly suspicious, but since it was a book from Mom, I figured it couldn’t be that weird.
Not particularly weird…
“….”
Anyway, it probably wasn’t anything serious.
“Well, I’ll take it for now.”
“Sophia, since you just arrived, you don’t have to come by for a while. If you have something to say, send a letter like last time.”
“I wasn’t planning on coming anyway. Just write me back quickly.”
We weren’t really the type to send letters often, but I did wish for a quick reply. After all, there was a time I received a response four months later!
That was really unacceptable.
“Come on, when there’s important news, you get straight to the point, right?”
“Ha….”
“Son-in-law, I hope to see you next time in good health.”
“Yes, I’ll do my best.”
The two men next to me exchanged light handshakes and greetings.
Surprisingly, Dad and Kyle seemed to get along well, which was a relief.
At first, I worried they might not hit it off, but just the opposite; they got along really well.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to invite you both to Eristirol next time….”
“Um….”
“I want to go if invited, but I think this one over here will probably block it.”
“….”
“Honey? If someone saw me, would they think I’m a weirdo?”
“….”
“Kyle, if you invite us, we’ll be grateful. But we also have our schedule, so… please bear with it for a while.”
“Yes.”
“Dad, hang in there?”
“…. Yeah….”
Anyway, it was time to return to Eristirol.
Honestly, it was long enough already.
I had stayed for about a week, maybe even longer than planned.
Traveling took a ridiculously long time.
Of course, I couldn’t spend too much time in Hyden.
Our Duke also had to return to being a Duke now.
“Take care, both of you, and see you next time.”
“Yeah, you take care too.”
“Sophie, be careful with your pregnancy!”
“Mom!!!”
It was a bit chaotic, but enjoyable.
After all, it had been a while since I met my parents and returned to my hometown.
“Phew… I really need to go now. You two head inside.”
“I’ll just watch you go from the front.”
“Okay.”
Kyle and I got into the carriage and told the coachman to set off.
“….”
When I opened the window and looked outside, my parents were still standing there.
Seeing that made me feel… a bit sentimental?
Interestingly, even though I hadn’t seen my parents for over ten years, they still felt like my parents.
Tears almost welled up in my eyes.
“Sophia, what’s the deal with this book?”
“Huh? I received it, but… I don’t know.”
For now, I just placed it on my lap and ignored it.
Mom hadn’t gone into much detail, so I didn’t pay it much mind.
What kind of book could it be?
It was a book she gave to her daughter after ten years… It must be something a bit sentimental, right?
Maybe my childhood diary or something?
“Should I take a look?”
“Yeah.”
I was curious, but from the cover, it gave off a very strange vibe.
It had weird red decorations, like something out of a fantasy gone wrong.
Whatever the content was, it definitely didn’t give the impression of a touching story.
“….”
“….”
Kyle and I turned the page, our mouths hanging open in silence.
《The Sexual Life of Succubi》
“What the hell?!”
All the sentimentality from before vanished in an instant.
Why on earth would the gift from my daughter after ten years be this? It was clearly insane!
I could understand succubi involvement but wasn’t the rest a bit overboard?
Sexual life, really…?
“What the heck!”
-SLAM!!!
I forcefully shut the book and was ready to toss it out the window.
No matter how much it was a gift from my parents, this was unacceptable.
Yeah, this was definitely not okay.
Regrettable as it was, this book was completely inappropriate.
It wasn’t fitting for Kyle, the good little boy from the new kingdom, at all!
“Huff…!”
“Sophia, wait a second.”
“What…?!”
Just as I was about to throw it, Kyle suddenly grabbed my wrist to stop me.
Why was he doing this?
Did Kyle, being a guy, want to see something… inappropriate like this?
Ugh, there were definitely strange books in the library of the church, but…
Honestly, it was all probably Kyle’s taste anyway….
“Gasp….”
“Sophia, it’s a book from your mother. Shouldn’t we keep it just in case?”
He said something but it didn’t register.
At that moment, Kyle was clearly having expectations about this being about succubi!
Yeah, it would be unusual for a guy not to be interested in such a tantalizing book, but still!
“Kyle, you can’t look at such explicit stuff!”
“…. Sophia. But it was a gift from your parents.”
“You! It really looks like you want to see it! Doesn’t it?!”
“…. Haha.”
No matter what, we’d known each other for over seven years.
I could read Kyle’s intentions just by looking at his face.
He was clearly dying to see that book.
His expression practically screamed, “I want to read that book!”
“I’m absolutely not letting you see it!”
“Sophia.”
“What?!”
“Sophia.”
“Just because you keep saying my name, I’m going to give it to you? Do I look that easy?!”
No way, I’m not giving it to you.
With a lovely partner like me around, there’s absolutely no reason for Kyle to want such a strange book!
There was no reason at all to want to indulge in that when he could chat nicely with me.
“I’m not thinking anything weird, I’m just slightly curious!”
“No way!”
“I’m telling you the truth!”
“You’ll just start having weird thoughts!”
“….”
Kyle hesitated to answer.
Right, he likely had nothing to counter with.
It was clear he’d be engaging in some weird act with this—
even if I hadn’t read the contents, it was obvious he’d go down that path!
This was practically an erotic manga!
Succubi starring in a book about their lewd life? That’s totally what it is!
Even without reading it, I was sure!
“Why would I do that when Sophia is here?”
“Y-you think that’ll work? I’m going to toss it out right now!”
“How can you throw it out when I’m holding your hands like this?”
“That’s….”
True.
My hands were already firmly held by Kyle as I’d been getting ready to throw it.
So, as Kyle said, I couldn’t do anything right now.
And with my hand so near the window, letting go would do no good either.
“….”
“Just give it to me.”
“No way…”
“I’m not asking for anything weird. You know I’m not that kind of person.”
“….”
Can’t argue with that.
Even if I were to give it back, we were in a carriage anyway.
Unless Kyle turned into a maniac, nothing weird would happen here.
“…. Then for just a minute…?”
“Yeah.”
I returned to my seat, and Kyle loosened his grip on my wrist.
If it were just a few days prior, I might’ve been in a state where I couldn’t even let go of my hand.
Slightly regrettable.
“….”
Wait, but is it really okay to read a book that’s likely filled with lewd content together?
“Sophia, why aren’t you opening it?”
“Huh? Oh, I will right now…!”
I flipped the page and came face to face with the title page.
The Sexual Life of Succubi, right from the title, it seemed weird and lewd.
However, I had seen the title once before, so I wasn’t too concerned.
After all, the important part was the content.
Gulpp… The sound of me swallowing my saliva quietly filled the carriage as I flipped to the next page.
Table of contents, the useless page briefly outlining the book’s content.
Having confirmed it was just the table of contents, I flipped to the next page without reading it.
“….”
“….”
Kyle and I turned the page in silence.
“….”
“….”
“No!!!”
I immediately shut the book, hugging it close.
This book absolutely could NOT be shown to Kyle!
It would surely have a negative effect on his emotions and education as a newly adult male!
“I’m absolutely not letting you see this.”
“Sophia, a book with lewd pictures doesn’t excite me like that…”
“Even so, NO!”
Passing the first page with lewd drawings would definitely be inappropriate for me as a tutor!
In reality, I hadn’t completed my duties yet, nor had I finished being his tutor, but still!
Absolutely not!
A book of that kind must NEVER be shown!
“How could you let me see such a dirty book?”
“…. I told you, I’m not excited by that kind of stuff.”
“Then why do you keep wanting to see it?”
It was obvious those lewd thoughts were swirling in his head!
At this point, it was definitely clear!
“So that’s why I’m trying to read it; that’s why!”
“….”
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