"Is this my room?"
After rushing over on horseback, upon arrival, she was frantically busy formulating a subjugation plan and talking with people. On top of that, she also had to make preliminary preparations to cast a large-scale magic spell.
Erna needs to go to sleep early tonight.
Normally, she would have stayed up until dawn, but her body felt heavy and her mind weary. At times like this, getting a good night's sleep was the best thing to do. Erna, who was yawning as she opened the door, soon bumped into something.
“...?”
"Who put that dangerous thing in the way at the entrance of the room?" Just as Erna opened her eyes, thinking she should move it out of the way, she saw someone's chest completely blocking her view. It was a fairly broad and solid chest. Moreover, because the person was naked, the tightly defined muscles were clearly visible.
Erna momentarily lost her mind at the muscles that seemed no exaggeration to call perfect, before quickly recalling where she was. This was definitely her room. But who on earth...
The moment she lifted her head, Callion was staring at her with an expression of disbelief just like hers. Then, the two of them shouted at the same time.
“Why are you here?”
“Why are you here?”
The two who had uttered the same sound shouted again.
"This is my room."
“This is my room!”
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Callion hurriedly changed into lighter clothes and opened the door. Standing there were a noble couple, the owners of the mansion.
"It is an honor to host the two Grand Dukes at my mansion. Please let me know if you experience any inconvenience."
As the elderly man spoke, the old lady standing next to him laughed and continued.
"This is the room we have decorated with the utmost care. Although it may not be as beautiful or comfortable as the Grand Duke's castle, we hope you both rest well during your stay. And please take good care of the people of Haldis."
Erna could not bring herself to tell the elderly couple, who were sincerely welcoming them, that there seemed to be a problem with the room assignment. After talking with the couple for a moment, the two let out a long sigh once the door closed and they left.
"Therefore..."
"So, I see, they gave us a double bedroom because we're a married couple."
The two men, realizing how things had turned out, covered their foreheads with their hands. Within the Grand Duke's castle, it was common knowledge that the two did not get along. However, this was not well known outside the castle. Of course, the people working inside the castle would tell the truth, saying, "They don't get along well," but those outside the castle dismissed such rumors as a conspiracy by neighboring countries hoping for Hessengard to fall into chaos again.
Thanks to this, the fact that Erna and Callion have a bad relationship is not widely known.
If they had known something like this would happen, they should have gone around advertising it.
It was useless to regret it. Of course, they had no real intention of going around telling the world.
There is no other room.
On her way up, Erna saw knights and wizards unpacking and resting in every room. She noticed that several people were staying in a single room, to the point where it felt a bit cramped, but she couldn't exactly take their room just to avoid Callion.
Eventually, Erna gave up on the idea of going to another room. Judging by the fact that Callion remained still, it seemed he also had no intention of going elsewhere.
Erna pointed to the sofa in the middle of the room.
"You sleep over there. I need to sleep comfortably tonight."
Others might have offered to give up the bed and said they would sleep on the sofa or the floor, but the two were not that close. Erna waited for him to speak, expecting him to refuse.
"I get it."
“...?”
Contrary to Erna's expectations, Callion accepted her request very obediently.
'What the heck? Why is he like this?'
Erna looked at Callion with a suspicious expression, wondering if he had eaten something bad. Then she soon realized that he was a little different than usual.
Callion is the type to always get on people's nerves with his expressionless, obnoxious gaze. However, far from looking at Erna, he was merely standing there, desperately averting his eyes. Thinking he might have hit his head, Erna, too lazy to argue, dragged her tired body into the bathroom next door.
When she came out after washing off the dust from her body, Callion was indeed lying on the sofa. Although it was a large sofa, because he was so big, Callion's legs hung over the armrests, and his shoulders also stuck out. Seeing this, Erna clicked her tongue and spoke.
"If it were me, I'd just sleep on the floor."
"Wouldn't that be better than lying there uncomfortably? It might be a bit dirty, but it should be fine if I spread out a blanket."
"Of course, I have absolutely no intention of giving you my blanket."
Erna quickly climbed onto the bed and slowly burrowed under the covers to lie down. Her expression relaxed languidly at the touch of the soft blanket, which carried a scent different from that of the Grand Duke's castle. The moment she closed her eyes to fall asleep, she heard Callion's voice.
"...sorry."
At his words, Erna wondered why he was suddenly muttering strange things to himself. Then, a moment later, she jumped up and spoke.
“Surely you weren’t talking to me just now?”
“Is there anyone else in this room besides you?”
“Well, that’s true, but...”
Sorry? She had thought that was something he would never say to her. But why is he suddenly saying something like that? At that moment, Erna remembered a part of her body that had been throbbing all day.
She slightly lifted her loose top. Her full breasts were revealed, along with the handprints still remaining.
She clicked her tongue and looked at Callion, who had already sat up.
“What are you sorry for?”
"I apologize for groping your thighs, stomach, and chest without your consent."
“...”
It was good to know exactly what he had done wrong. However, hearing him speak so bluntly actually made her feel embarrassed. Erna glanced down again at her chest visible through her clothes.
"I had forgotten because I was so busy!"
As Callion spoke of what he had done, the events of last night came back to mind. And so did the memory of how helplessly she had been defeated by his actions. Once the memory surfaced, it revived the sensations from that time as well. Even though Callion was clearly far away, Erna felt a tingling pain in her chest and stomach again.
No, is this pain?
Just thinking about it makes her body tingle and her fingertips and toes tickle. She wants to curl her legs up, and a sharp sensation brushes through her lower abdomen. Just then, Callion, who had been hanging his head low, spoke again.
“If I had to make an excuse... I thought it was a dream. If I had known it was reality, that would absolutely never have happened.”
His voice was unusually forceful at the word "absolutely."
“Oh, really?”
Naturally, to Erna's ears, those words sounded like, "If I had known it was you, would I have done such a thing?"
“I really don’t know what you do in your daily life to behave like that in a dream. That’s amazing.”
“No, I!”
“Enough. There is no need to apologize anymore. It’s disgusting and annoying just thinking about it again. And...”
Erna pointed to the carpet on the floor between the bed and the sofa and said.
"If you cross over, you will die."
The next morning, Orpheus paced back and forth anxiously in front of the room the two shared. If this had been the Grand Duke's castle, she would have knocked on the door without hesitation, gone inside, and woken Erna. However, yesterday, not only Erna but also Callion had used this room.
When Orpheus first learned the truth, she grimly said she needed to quickly find another room and tried to go to the mansion's owner. It was Cedric who stopped him.
“Miss Orpheus, this is an opportunity.”
"An opportunity? An opportunity for two people who already don't get along to properly strangle each other?"
“Miss Orpheus, you are aware that the two of them have started paying attention to each other lately. I even asked the maids at the Grand Duke’s castle, and they said it seems they have started sharing the marital bedroom.”
Cedric continued to tell Orpheus the information he had found out. Since the maids of the Grand Duke's castle were so tight-lipped, even Cedric, Callion's subordinate, did not speak carelessly about the Grand Duke and his wife's private bedroom.
Of course, that didn't mean Cedric would give up there.
That stoic person is finally showing some motivation and moving, so I should help him out!
If Callion had known, he would have tried to chop off his head, telling him to stop doing useless things. However, Cedric wasn't caught, and ever since then, he had been anxiously wondering if an opportunity to do something might arise. Then, upon arriving here in Haldis, he realized it the moment he found a mansion to stay in and was assigned a room. Today is his chance to shine.
So, even though he could have assigned rooms to Erna and Callion separately, he deliberately left only one bedroom vacant. He also informed Orpheus that he had done this on purpose and asked for her cooperation. She had just accepted it, since Cedric had left so abruptly, practically announcing it, before she could even collect herself.
She forgot that she had to wake Lady Erna.
Erna has trouble waking up until she is woken up. Moreover, because she had a lot of work yesterday, Erna must have slept even more deeply.
Still, to prepare for casting a spell, you need to get up and hold a meeting. What should I do?
Just then, the sound of a door opening was heard. Orpheus, who had been pacing back and forth, stopped and watched the person coming out of the door.
“Grand Duke Callion?”
Callion was standing there, looking several times more tired than yesterday.
Yawn.
Erna stretched with all her might. The morning sky, which she rarely saw, stretched out beyond the wide-open window. As she got up and walked toward the window, the view of the beautiful lake below the hill came into sight at a glance.
It's pretty.
It was a landscape that would have been truly breathtakingly beautiful if it weren't for the monsters in that picturesque lake and city.
After rushing over on horseback, upon arrival, she was frantically busy formulating a subjugation plan and talking with people. On top of that, she also had to make preliminary preparations to cast a large-scale magic spell.
Erna needs to go to sleep early tonight.
Normally, she would have stayed up until dawn, but her body felt heavy and her mind weary. At times like this, getting a good night's sleep was the best thing to do. Erna, who was yawning as she opened the door, soon bumped into something.
“...?”
"Who put that dangerous thing in the way at the entrance of the room?" Just as Erna opened her eyes, thinking she should move it out of the way, she saw someone's chest completely blocking her view. It was a fairly broad and solid chest. Moreover, because the person was naked, the tightly defined muscles were clearly visible.
Erna momentarily lost her mind at the muscles that seemed no exaggeration to call perfect, before quickly recalling where she was. This was definitely her room. But who on earth...
The moment she lifted her head, Callion was staring at her with an expression of disbelief just like hers. Then, the two of them shouted at the same time.
“Why are you here?”
“Why are you here?”
The two who had uttered the same sound shouted again.
"This is my room."
“This is my room!”
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Callion hurriedly changed into lighter clothes and opened the door. Standing there were a noble couple, the owners of the mansion.
"It is an honor to host the two Grand Dukes at my mansion. Please let me know if you experience any inconvenience."
As the elderly man spoke, the old lady standing next to him laughed and continued.
"This is the room we have decorated with the utmost care. Although it may not be as beautiful or comfortable as the Grand Duke's castle, we hope you both rest well during your stay. And please take good care of the people of Haldis."
Erna could not bring herself to tell the elderly couple, who were sincerely welcoming them, that there seemed to be a problem with the room assignment. After talking with the couple for a moment, the two let out a long sigh once the door closed and they left.
"Therefore..."
"So, I see, they gave us a double bedroom because we're a married couple."
The two men, realizing how things had turned out, covered their foreheads with their hands. Within the Grand Duke's castle, it was common knowledge that the two did not get along. However, this was not well known outside the castle. Of course, the people working inside the castle would tell the truth, saying, "They don't get along well," but those outside the castle dismissed such rumors as a conspiracy by neighboring countries hoping for Hessengard to fall into chaos again.
Thanks to this, the fact that Erna and Callion have a bad relationship is not widely known.
If they had known something like this would happen, they should have gone around advertising it.
It was useless to regret it. Of course, they had no real intention of going around telling the world.
There is no other room.
On her way up, Erna saw knights and wizards unpacking and resting in every room. She noticed that several people were staying in a single room, to the point where it felt a bit cramped, but she couldn't exactly take their room just to avoid Callion.
Eventually, Erna gave up on the idea of going to another room. Judging by the fact that Callion remained still, it seemed he also had no intention of going elsewhere.
Erna pointed to the sofa in the middle of the room.
"You sleep over there. I need to sleep comfortably tonight."
Others might have offered to give up the bed and said they would sleep on the sofa or the floor, but the two were not that close. Erna waited for him to speak, expecting him to refuse.
"I get it."
“...?”
Contrary to Erna's expectations, Callion accepted her request very obediently.
'What the heck? Why is he like this?'
Erna looked at Callion with a suspicious expression, wondering if he had eaten something bad. Then she soon realized that he was a little different than usual.
Callion is the type to always get on people's nerves with his expressionless, obnoxious gaze. However, far from looking at Erna, he was merely standing there, desperately averting his eyes. Thinking he might have hit his head, Erna, too lazy to argue, dragged her tired body into the bathroom next door.
When she came out after washing off the dust from her body, Callion was indeed lying on the sofa. Although it was a large sofa, because he was so big, Callion's legs hung over the armrests, and his shoulders also stuck out. Seeing this, Erna clicked her tongue and spoke.
"If it were me, I'd just sleep on the floor."
"Wouldn't that be better than lying there uncomfortably? It might be a bit dirty, but it should be fine if I spread out a blanket."
"Of course, I have absolutely no intention of giving you my blanket."
Erna quickly climbed onto the bed and slowly burrowed under the covers to lie down. Her expression relaxed languidly at the touch of the soft blanket, which carried a scent different from that of the Grand Duke's castle. The moment she closed her eyes to fall asleep, she heard Callion's voice.
"...sorry."
At his words, Erna wondered why he was suddenly muttering strange things to himself. Then, a moment later, she jumped up and spoke.
“Surely you weren’t talking to me just now?”
“Is there anyone else in this room besides you?”
“Well, that’s true, but...”
Sorry? She had thought that was something he would never say to her. But why is he suddenly saying something like that? At that moment, Erna remembered a part of her body that had been throbbing all day.
She slightly lifted her loose top. Her full breasts were revealed, along with the handprints still remaining.
She clicked her tongue and looked at Callion, who had already sat up.
“What are you sorry for?”
"I apologize for groping your thighs, stomach, and chest without your consent."
“...”
It was good to know exactly what he had done wrong. However, hearing him speak so bluntly actually made her feel embarrassed. Erna glanced down again at her chest visible through her clothes.
"I had forgotten because I was so busy!"
As Callion spoke of what he had done, the events of last night came back to mind. And so did the memory of how helplessly she had been defeated by his actions. Once the memory surfaced, it revived the sensations from that time as well. Even though Callion was clearly far away, Erna felt a tingling pain in her chest and stomach again.
No, is this pain?
Just thinking about it makes her body tingle and her fingertips and toes tickle. She wants to curl her legs up, and a sharp sensation brushes through her lower abdomen. Just then, Callion, who had been hanging his head low, spoke again.
“If I had to make an excuse... I thought it was a dream. If I had known it was reality, that would absolutely never have happened.”
His voice was unusually forceful at the word "absolutely."
“Oh, really?”
Naturally, to Erna's ears, those words sounded like, "If I had known it was you, would I have done such a thing?"
“I really don’t know what you do in your daily life to behave like that in a dream. That’s amazing.”
“No, I!”
“Enough. There is no need to apologize anymore. It’s disgusting and annoying just thinking about it again. And...”
Erna pointed to the carpet on the floor between the bed and the sofa and said.
"If you cross over, you will die."
***
The next morning, Orpheus paced back and forth anxiously in front of the room the two shared. If this had been the Grand Duke's castle, she would have knocked on the door without hesitation, gone inside, and woken Erna. However, yesterday, not only Erna but also Callion had used this room.
When Orpheus first learned the truth, she grimly said she needed to quickly find another room and tried to go to the mansion's owner. It was Cedric who stopped him.
“Miss Orpheus, this is an opportunity.”
"An opportunity? An opportunity for two people who already don't get along to properly strangle each other?"
“Miss Orpheus, you are aware that the two of them have started paying attention to each other lately. I even asked the maids at the Grand Duke’s castle, and they said it seems they have started sharing the marital bedroom.”
Cedric continued to tell Orpheus the information he had found out. Since the maids of the Grand Duke's castle were so tight-lipped, even Cedric, Callion's subordinate, did not speak carelessly about the Grand Duke and his wife's private bedroom.
Of course, that didn't mean Cedric would give up there.
That stoic person is finally showing some motivation and moving, so I should help him out!
If Callion had known, he would have tried to chop off his head, telling him to stop doing useless things. However, Cedric wasn't caught, and ever since then, he had been anxiously wondering if an opportunity to do something might arise. Then, upon arriving here in Haldis, he realized it the moment he found a mansion to stay in and was assigned a room. Today is his chance to shine.
So, even though he could have assigned rooms to Erna and Callion separately, he deliberately left only one bedroom vacant. He also informed Orpheus that he had done this on purpose and asked for her cooperation. She had just accepted it, since Cedric had left so abruptly, practically announcing it, before she could even collect herself.
She forgot that she had to wake Lady Erna.
Erna has trouble waking up until she is woken up. Moreover, because she had a lot of work yesterday, Erna must have slept even more deeply.
Still, to prepare for casting a spell, you need to get up and hold a meeting. What should I do?
Just then, the sound of a door opening was heard. Orpheus, who had been pacing back and forth, stopped and watched the person coming out of the door.
“Grand Duke Callion?”
Callion was standing there, looking several times more tired than yesterday.
***
Yawn.
Erna stretched with all her might. The morning sky, which she rarely saw, stretched out beyond the wide-open window. As she got up and walked toward the window, the view of the beautiful lake below the hill came into sight at a glance.
It's pretty.
It was a landscape that would have been truly breathtakingly beautiful if it weren't for the monsters in that picturesque lake and city.
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