“Whew… Huh… Ugh….”
“….”
It was the library.
A place filled with an overwhelming amount of books, with a table and chairs, quite suitable for work.
Unlike other places, it was particularly quiet and had a more stable atmosphere.
“Huh… K-Kyle…? Are we done yet?”
“Uh, yeah…. That should be enough.”
Upon hearing Kyle’s words, I grabbed my pen properly again and started processing the documents.
The feelings from just moments ago still lingered in my body, but I had wanted to be here with Kyle, to work together like this.
Plus… Just looking at Kyle’s expression made it clear that he was enjoying it, so it felt even better.
“….”
Of course, the strange sounds that had just escaped my mouth were incredibly embarrassing.
I never imagined I would make such sounds.
I mean, I’m not a pervert… I can’t believe such a sound came from a mere touch on my chest. Kyle hadn’t even touched it inappropriately.
It was just like… holding a fruit lightly, not intentionally grabbing something weird or doing something strange.
“Huh….” The problem was that I reacted strangely to it.
Because of that, Kyle quickly stopped touching, likely because I made some bizarre noises….
After all, it was just a simple touch, and yet I reacted so loudly.
Inside the library, there weren’t many sounds to hear now.
Just the scratching of the pen and someone’s slightly panting breath.
“…. Ahem!”
I decided to hold my breath as much as possible.
It would look really weird for me to keep panting even though no one was touching me….
But one thing was certain: It felt definitely good to be spending time with Kyle today, unlike yesterday.
I was just processing regular documents in a regular way, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.
“Kyle, I finished all this.”
“Oh, thank you.”
“What for?”
One thing was for sure, it was a relief to have the chance to help Kyle with his work while letting my breasts be available.
After all, there were an overwhelming number of documents piled up on the table at the moment.
If I hadn’t helped, Kyle’s workday today would definitely have been longer.
Then I would just be lying on the bed in the room, waiting for Kyle and eventually falling asleep.
“Kyle, when do you want to have lunch?”
“I’m fine for now. What about Sophia?”
“I’m okay too. How about in an hour?”
“Sounds good.”
I continued processing the documents while casually chatting with Kyle sitting next to me.
It had been a while since I returned, so… a ton of work piled up.
*
“Heh….”
“That’s surprising….”
“Wh-What is?”
I was sitting in a room with friends, engaging in what people call girl talk…
It had been a long time since I had traveled back and forth to my hometown.
It truly felt like ages.
To be precise, everything related to the Eristirol family felt long absent, but sitting here with friends felt even longer.
“Wait, you mean to tell me that succubi are real?!”
“Oh.”
That story, huh.
It was something I couldn’t help being shocked about.
Moreover… Louise was one of the people who hadn’t seen me for quite some time.
So suddenly talking about succubi and mentioning there were officially recognized documents at the royal palace… it’s natural for them to be surprised.
“I nearly fainted when I first heard it.”
“I thought it was just a low intelligence myth… turns out they were just born… lewd?”
“Hey.”
“Just kidding. But, saying they were born lewd isn’t entirely wrong, is it?”
“….”
I couldn’t really argue against that.
After all, the succubus race… um….
Sorry, mom, but it’s a bit… whorish…
“Haha!”
“This girl gave up….”
“Exactly… What can we do? We can’t suddenly change bodies, and besides, it’s not like there’s a problem with it, right?”
Honestly, the shock wasn’t that big.
I was already immensely shocked just from suddenly being born a girl, so finding out I was mixed race… was nothing.
It was like discovering there was a Brit in my family tree when I thought I was just Asian.
I had lived my life just going with the flow, so accepting it was easy.
“Well, just because I’m a succubus doesn’t mean I’m suddenly getting caught in church; I mean, the royal family officially recognized it, right? There’s no danger!”
“Right… I guess that’s how it is….”
“Sophia, can you do things like, grow wings, make a tail, grow horns… you know, stuff like that?”
“Umm… I don’t think so.”
“Eh….”
“Except, I can enter dreams.”
“…. Huh?”
“Oh… that thing?”
“Yeah, the one mentioned last time. It’s supposed to be entering Kyle’s consciousness or something like that?”
I didn’t know the specifics, but that was the gist.
Not sure what it was, but apparently, I could enter it.
“That’s amazing. There’s magical value in that.”
“Anyway, I’m not gonna help you with that, right?”
“Hmm….”
“But instead…. Next time I’ll give you a book. Read that and figure it out.”
“Okay. Nice.”
That was a fortunate development.
If I hadn’t talked about succubi, I would have definitely been bombarding Kyle with questions about him.
I was entirely certain of that.
In that sense, it was better to keep asking about the succubi.
“Well, there are lewd pictures and stuff, but… you’re just going to look at it alone, right?”
“Seems like it.”
“So, I’ll lend it to you next time. Just don’t do any weird stuff with it.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything weird with you.”
Anyway… it was honestly fun chatting with friends after a long time.
It was a completely different vibe compared to spending time with Kyle.
“Ah, it’s about time. I have to go now.”
As we chatted, I realized time had flown by.
The time I was supposed to meet Kyle was now, usually by now, I’d be working… but not today.
Kyle had gone out with the Duke and Adela, for some reason.
I didn’t know what they were doing, but it must have been important since it was a schedule just for the Eristirol family.
“Hey… boyfriend?”
“Oh, I’m heading out? See you tomorrow!”
I said that as I left the room.
Even though it had been a long time since I saw my friends, Kyle was more important.
Kyle mentioned he thought he’d be done around dinner, and we agreed to eat together once he finished.
*
“Kyle~!”
I spotted Kyle waiting for me by the castle gate.
There was no one around, just Kyle standing there, without a carriage to be seen.
“Where’s the carriage?”
“I just wanted to walk for a bit. Is that okay?”
“Of course, it’s fine.”
After all, it wouldn’t take long to go down.
Moreover, these days, the weather had slightly warmed up compared to before. Anyway, Kyle and I slowly made our way down, holding hands.
While going down, we casually chatted about ordinary daily things.
There hasn’t been anything particularly special lately, so such normal conversations were enough.
“So, I was talking with Louise and Elin….”
“Yeah.”
Although the weather had gotten less cold than before, it was already after sunset.
Naturally, the temperature dropped, making Kyle’s warm hand feel even better.
I wanted to hug him tightly if possible, but… we’re outside for now.
I decided to hold it in a little longer.
“So, Kyle, what did you do today?”
“Um… I’ll tell you in a bit. We’ll be arriving at the restaurant soon.”
“? Alright. It’s nothing weird, right?”
“Yeah.”
As long as it’s not something weird, it’s fine.
Maybe the story is just long, or he might want to wait until we sit down.
It would be awkward if we suddenly arrived at the place while in the middle of a topic, right?
Anyway, following Kyle’s words, before long, we arrived at the restaurant.
It was a place I had been a few times before for dates.
Especially, the wine was delicious, so it left an impression on me.
I remembered it was good but couldn’t quite recall which wine.
“So, what happened?”
All the food was brought out, and a glass of wine was perfectly ready on the table.
All that was left was to enjoy our time while eating.
Since we entered a private room, there would be no interruptions from others. I asked Kyle.
“What did you do with the Duke and Miss?”
“First things first… The most important thing is that my father said he wouldn’t interject on the marriage discussion.”
“Huh?”
“And next, Adela said she needs some proper education now….”
“Marriage, huh?”
I couldn’t help but interrupt Kyle’s speech, feeling apologetic.
Since I noticed they only spoke among the Eristirol family, I expected it would be a serious discussion about something important.
Yet marriage???
“What in the world made that come up? I really don’t get it.”
Honestly.
And the Duke isn’t going to intervene at all?
It’s hard to believe he’d just let a duke and a commoner marry without saying anything.
For real.
“Um… We just exchanged pleasantries, and someone asked how Sophia was doing, and then I just said we’re doing well.”
“And then?”
“Then I talked about visiting Sophia’s hometown and said her parents seemed to be good people…?”
“….”
So, this was bound to lead to a marriage conversation…
Given the situation where partners were being discussed, it was natural for the Duke to bring up marriage since he’d just met her parents.
“…. But seriously, he’s not intervening at all?”
“Yeah, he knew I liked Sophia from the start, after all.”
“Haha….”
One thing was for sure… When the two of us met the Duke next time… I certainly must not misspeak.
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