“So what’s with this combination?”
Before going to sleep, the talk turned to who would sleep in which room. According to the order decided yesterday, Kent and Marie were supposed to sleep in Kent’s room, and Caro and Catherine in Caro’s room. However, since Rachel was an additional person tonight, someone would have to sleep on the sofa bed in the living room. That’s when Rachel made her remark.
“We decided on the sleeping arrangements last night, so it’s only natural that Rachel, who arrived later, would sleep on the sofa bed to keep things smooth. Or perhaps, Rachel, did you want to sleep with Kent?” Caro replied.
“N-no, that’s not it. I don’t understand why Older Brother and Marie are sleeping together. You’re a man too, Brother, and I don’t think nothing would happen if a beautiful woman like Marie slept with you?” Rachel’s remark seemed to be out of concern for Marie. Kent was at a loss for how to respond, though it was already too late for that.
“Rachel. You’re worried about me. Thank you. But it’s all right. Kent is kind.”
“Really? If Marie says so, I’ll believe you, but if anything happens, just call me, and I’ll come right away.” With that, Rachel agreed to sleep on the sofa bed.
Each person went to their own bed, and Kent also went to his bed in his room. Of course, Marie was already there with him.
“I wore the underwear Kent gave me today, and it fits me so well that I even forgot I was wearing it.” Marie said, taking off her jersey and showing Kent her underwear.
“Kent, you can touch me, you know?” With that, Marie took Kent’s hand and placed it on her chest.
“How does it feel?”
“It’s very soft.” Kent confirmed the feel of Marie’s breasts, which had both size and elasticity, and then started to remove his own clothes.
“Kent, let’s have a lot tonight. Mwah.” Kent and Marie’s long night began.
In the adjacent living room, Rachel was lying on the sofa bed.
“This texture feels nostalgic. It’s just like the one I have at home.” She murmured, feeling the texture of the sofa with her hand.
“Somehow, it sounds like there’s noise coming from Brother’s room…” The house in this world had good soundproofing, so sounds from the next room weren’t very audible. She couldn’t make out the content of the conversation. However, Rachel was bothered by not only the content but also the creaking sounds. She picked up a nearby cup, held it to her ear against Kent’s room, and tried to hear what was happening inside. Upon hearing the content, Rachel’s face involuntarily blushed.
“Could Brother and Marie be doing it?” She blurted out, but she couldn’t take her ear away from the cup and listened intently to the sounds coming from inside.
“Rachel, what are you doing?”
“Hya!” Rachel jumped up, startled by the voice from behind.
“C-Caro. What’s wrong?”
“I just wanted to get some water, and then I saw Rachel doing something strange. So I decided to speak to you. Are you curious about what’s happening inside?” Caro asked directly.
“It would be a lie to say I’m not curious, but when you find out about other people doing such things…”
“Rachel, do you feel that way too?”
“I’m a little excited, but I don’t really know.” Rachel said, looking troubled.
“Then, would you like to try it with me?” With that, Caro approached Rachel, held down her hands, pushed her against the wall, and brought her face close. They stared at each other in that pose for a while. Against Caro’s serious expression, Rachel’s face turned bright red, perhaps from embarrassment.
“It was a joke. Were you surprised?” Caro’s playful expression returned as she released Rachel and created some distance.
“Don’t scare me like that! I was really getting excited.” Rachel said, feigning composure, though her heart was still racing.
“If you’re still feeling restless, I’ll go prepare some drinks. What would you like?”
“If that’s the case, I’ll go with you. Knowing Brother, he probably has all sorts of things stocked up. He probably won’t get angry if we take something without asking,” Rachel said confidently.
“As expected, there are all sorts of things stocked up.” Caro was surprised to see Rachel rummaging through various items, acting as if she knew exactly where everything was. She wasn’t searching; it was as if she knew the exact storage locations.
“Rachel, do you know where everything is?”
“I don’t know, but I figured it would be in a place Brother might put it? Uwah, I found pickled kelp tea! I’ll have this.” Rachel took out a can of unopened pickled kelp tea from a shelf.
“Caro, would you like some? It calms you down if you drink it before bed.” Rachel offered Caro the pickled kelp tea.
“I’m curious about what it tastes like, so I’ll have some.”
“Sure. I’ll prepare it, so please wait a moment.” Overcome by the temptation of a new flavor, Caro agreed to try it. Rachel, with practiced hands, boiled water and prepared the pickled kelp tea.
“Here you go. Be careful, it’s hot.”
“Thank you.” Caro accepted the cup of pickled kelp tea, being careful not to burn herself, and took a sip.
“It’s a little sour, but it’s a calming taste,” Caro said with a contented smile. Seeing Caro’s expression, Rachel’s heart skipped a beat. She managed to calm herself down and said to Caro,
“Right? There are other kinds too, so let’s have some again when we have time.”
“Yes. I’ll look forward to it,” Caro replied with a smile. Seeing her face, Rachel’s heart fluttered again.
The next morning, Kent woke up. He felt a cold sensation on his arm. Marie, who had slept with him, was sleeping with her head on his arm. Drool from Marie’s mouth was wetting Kent’s arm.
“So that’s the cold sensation!” Marie’s sleeping posture was terrible. Kent had noticed this since they started living together. She was now scratching her own backside with her hand. Kent’s eyes were open because Marie was clinging to him, but he couldn’t move. If he moved, he would wake Marie. (In reality, Marie wouldn’t wake up from something like this.)
After watching Marie for a while, he sensed someone approaching. He assumed it was Catherine coming to wake them up as usual, but the person who entered was someone else.
“Brother, Marie. You should probably wake up soon.” Rachel, who entered as she said this, froze upon seeing the two of them.
“Brother, you really had a good time last night, didn’t you? You have Caro as your girlfriend, and yet you’re doing this under the same roof. Isn’t that terrible?” As usual, the two of them were naked. Moreover, since summer was approaching, they weren’t covered by blankets, so they were completely exposed.
“No, this is, uh…” Kent was at a loss for words. Just then, a lifeguard appeared from behind.
“Rachel, it’s okay. I know about this too, and we’ve even done it with three people.” Caro spoke to Rachel from behind her.
“Caro, are you okay with that?”
“He cherishes me, and a man with several women is quite commanding, I think.” Caro replied as if this were normal. In this country, it was true that men who took multiple women as legitimate wives were either aristocrats with considerable power or wealthy commoners. With Kent’s abilities, it would be relatively easy to become wealthy. Rachel thought this, but it felt incongruous with the common sense of her previous world, though it might be unavoidable.
“Brother. Please be responsible and make Caro and Marie happy.”
“I know. I’ll pay my taxes properly, gain privileges, and work hard so no one can complain.”
“Good luck, Brother. …By the way, Marie isn’t waking up even though we’re talking this loudly.” Despite the serious conversation, Kent and Marie were holding each other naked.
“Marie, let’s wake up now.” With that, Caro started to wake Marie up. Caro knew that Marie was a formidable opponent. At first, she spoke gently, but it didn’t work.
“Marie is not waking up easily.” Rachel watched Caro’s actions with observational eyes.
“Marie, wake up! *Munch*.” With that, Caro began to gently bite Marie’s ear.
“Ah, not there. It feels so good. Hah!” Marie seemed to have woken up. She noticed Rachel and Caro were there and returned to her usual self.
“Good morning, Caro, Rachel. Did you sleep well last night?” Although her words sounded like a gentle mother, she was lying naked next to Kent, creating a sense of dissonance.
“You’ve been found out. Well then, without any hesitation… Good morning, Kent. Mwah.” Marie blew Kent a good morning kiss. Hurriedly, Marie gathered her scattered clothes and began to put them on.
“Speaking of which, Marie, are you wearing underwear too?” Rachel, who had been observing, said.
“Kent gave it to me. It suppresses chest movement and it’s quite good. Catherine is also wearing the same thing,” Marie replied.
“That’s nice. I have to change clothes starting tomorrow, and I’m dreading it… I want one too.” Rachel said.
“Why are you dreading changing clothes?” Kent asked, puzzled.
“When you wear summer clothes, you take off your jacket, right? Then you’re just left with your shirt. I don’t have anything to wear underneath that.”
“I don’t quite understand,” their conversation hit a snag.
“Well, what you can wear underneath is limited to white. So, if you wear something underneath, it has to be a thin fabric one or something like the underwear you’re wearing now. But thin white fabric is expensive, and if you have low income, you can’t buy or make it. In that case… I think you’d prefer that kind, Kent, but your chest will show through… For me, it’s not too noticeable, but for someone like Rachel, it would show quite a lot.” Caro said, looking at her own chest and then Rachel’s. Caro’s chest was of a regretful size, but Rachel’s was normal.
“That’s right. The edges start to chafe and it hurts… Male students’ gazes were also quite a bother… that was quite a while ago, though.” Marie said, reminiscing about her school days after finishing changing. Marie’s chest size was on the larger side. Josette would probably be around the same size.
“I wonder if Josette is similar?” Kent, who had also finished changing, let out a surprised remark.
“Lady Josette is an aristocrat, and moreover, she’s the daughter of a high-ranking duke, so she has things she can wear underneath,” Caro said.
“I see…” Kent looked disappointed.
“So, Brother. Please.”
“I can’t help it. I’ll place an order, so I’ll need to take your measurements, okay?”
“In that case, can I ask you to measure me too?” Caro handed Kent underwear that was not white. Since he knew the size, he quickly operated his terminal and handed over several changes of underwear, including replacements.
“Brother, you’re going to measure me?” Rachel said with a slightly displeased expression.
“If you don’t want me to measure you directly, I can have Caro do it? But you’ll have to accept that I need to know your size,” Kent replied.
“Understood.”
“Okay, Caro, please.”
“Understood. Rachel, over here.” With that, Rachel and Caro went to Caro’s room.
“Speaking of which, where is Catherine?” Remembering Catherine, who hadn’t shown her face, Kent looked around the room. Catherine was in the kitchen, making breakfast.
“Good morning, Brother. It was noisy until just now, was something going on?”
“Good morning, Catherine. Well, a lot has happened. Thank you for making breakfast.”
“It’ll be ready soon,” she said, plating the finished food and arranging it on the table.
“Let’s eat.”
After finishing the measurements, the two returned, and with Marie joining them, everyone was present, so they decided to have breakfast.
“Brother, can I eat this? It looks seriously dangerous…” Rachel whispered to Kent, unheard by anyone else.
“It might look odd, but it’s quite delicious? Try it, just in case you’re being fooled.” Kent said to Rachel.
“…Munch. Huh? It’s delicious.” Rachel, who had put the apparently dangerous-looking food in her mouth, said in surprise.
After breakfast, Caro gave Rachel’s measurement data to Kent, who took out his terminal, entered the necessary information, and searched. He showed Rachel the displayed results for her to choose, and then handed over the ordered items. Although he refused at first, he eventually accepted the payment because Rachel insisted.
