H28.3.31 Revised.
H28.4.21 Re-revised.
By the time my confession was over, the six maidens, including Alicia, were engaged in lively conversation.
“Alicia, you’re in almost the same situation as us, aren’t you?” Elise said, speaking to Alicia with an older sister’s demeanor.
“But, you’re the only one with a proper household registration,” Ly murmured enviously.
“Since you’re not being pursued by assassins or a bounty hunter, it will be convenient for gathering external information,” Elise stated, having apparently investigated Alicia’s background, she leaned forward.
“Would you perhaps like a room here in our guest rooms?”
“Um, Hal, what should we do?”
“For now, since there are vacant rooms, why not keep one?”
“Understood. I’ll borrow a room then.”
“By the way, Alicia, we have a large communal bath here, would you like to join us?” Elise casually suggested bathing together.
Up until now, whenever a new slave joined me, they would “quality check” the newcomer’s body. However, they probably decided that was not possible with Alicia and opted for the next best thing.
The guest rooms in this mansion were equipped for entertaining nobles, so each room had a small bathroom. However, in the area I use, a large communal bath capable of accommodating all guests was also built.
And they preferred to relax and bathe in the communal bath rather than their individual bathrooms.
Troublingly, they often pleaded with me to join them.
“Let’s do that! Alicia!”
“Let’s do it.”
“In that case, I will.”
When Alicia agreed to their invitations, Elise smiled maliciously, her plan having succeeded.
After that, the large bath was filled with water, and it was quickly heated by Elise’s fire magic.
Having a bathroom in a mansion was originally a luxury. Moreover, this mansion’s bathroom was located on the second floor, where drawing water was difficult.
This base mansion was originally owned by a certain count, and it was made possible by the installation of expensive magical tools at the count’s insistence.
Of course, there were magical tools to heat the water, but Elise using magic was faster.
Currently, the women were undressing. This time, I was reluctantly persuaded to join them and was in the process of undressing in a separate room, but I could occasionally hear voices from the women.
“Alicia, are you also the type who looks slimmer than you are?”
“Ugh… this breast should be ripped off…”
“As expected of someone Hal favors. You have a beautiful body.”
“Kyaa…! D-don’t touch my chest…!”
I could hear noisy voices and conversations that couldn’t be heard by men, and it seemed like they were having a lively time.
“Accustomed nakedness is important.”
Now, everyone had gathered in the communal bath. Elise said, and our towels were confiscated, so everyone was completely naked.
I had been expecting the “steam” to help, but it wasn’t as effective as I thought, and we could see each other’s naked bodies clearly.
And, to my dismay, they seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed inspecting Alicia’s body in the dressing room and were now engrossed in “quality checking” me, which was very embarrassing.
“Hal, you have more muscles than I thought.”
Elise, pretending to look at something else, was secretly observing my erect penis.
“Hal, can you tell that the maidens here can be divided into two types?” Ly asked as I was about to rinse off and get into the bath.
“Hmm… I don’t really know.” I answered honestly.
“All the maidens here are in love with Hal.” Ly’s eyes were burning and moist.
“But if you look more closely, they are divided into those who harbor a faint love and those who are lusting after Hal’s naked body.”
“How can you tell?” I asked Ly.
“Look closely at their breasts…” Ly hesitated slightly.
“Everyone is flushed from the heat of the bath and their shyness, but my and Elise’s nipples are erect because we are thinking of being embraced by Hal.” Ly’s long-hidden feelings were finally revealed directly.
“…I have sexual desires… too, you know!” Ly then added.
“My debut in high society was at the age of six. Since then, various types of gentlemen have approached me, but at the time, I only thought of them as noisy moths.” Ly explained to me with a serious gaze.
“However, since being resurrected by Hal, my heart has always yearned for Hal.” Ly’s eyes were moist.
“Ly, you’re the same… I’m the same, and on nights when I’m lonely sleeping alone, I’ve learned to masturbate to calm the aching in my body…” Elise also confessed her feelings and came closer.
“Hal, the party name ‘Princess Harem’ isn’t just for show. We dream of being embraced by Hal.” Ly flirtatiously approached me.
“Initially, the ‘Slave Contract’ bound by Hal was, frankly, humiliating.” A dangerous glint flashed in Ly’s eyes for a moment.
“Then, I realized this ‘Slave Contract’ was proof of my connection with Hal…” Gradually, the sharpness disappeared from Ly’s eyes.
“Now, it feels like a ‘Wedding License’ with Hal.” Her expression softened, and Ly’s eyes became those of a dreaming maiden.
“Hmm, I’m not quite at that stage yet… perhaps it’s a side effect of ‘Resurrection Magic’.” Kirika analyzed coolly.
It seemed that Ly and Elise’s jealousy and possessiveness, which had been suppressed until now, had been ignited by Alicia’s appearance.
“Hal, could you gently touch Alicia’s breasts?” Then, Elise, who was shy in the corner of the bathroom, brought Alicia before me and said something outrageous.
Alicia kept her head down, but she didn’t seem to be refusing, just embarrassed. When I gently touched her, Alicia’s nipples also became erect.
“As expected, Alicia is the same as us.” Elise seemed satisfied with Alicia’s reaction.
“Can you tell that my lower body is wet?” Then, Ly approached and, placing her right hand on her sensitive area, asked me, showing me the viscous fluid on her thumb and index finger.
“I can accept Hal right now.” Ly implored me with passionate words and a gaze.
“I’m happy you like me, but I didn’t realize Ly and Elise were so lewd… perhaps some punishment is in order?” This atmosphere was dangerous. While I wouldn’t mind giving each of them careful attention, I had no intention of engaging in a wild frenzy here. I pretended to chant the punishment spell of the “Slave Contract Magic.”
” “Forgive us, Master.” ” Ly and Elise, turning pale, apologized. They had cooled down, so I forgone them with a sigh.
“I like you all too, but I don’t like to mate like beasts.” Deciding I had escaped a chastity crisis for today, I asserted myself.
“Then, if it’s a serious topic, will you continue to join us?” Elise then asked, her demeanor now solemn.
“Understood.” I relented under Elise’s earnest gaze.
“Then Hal, here’s a question: what do you consider our biggest weakness?” Elise, now in the bathtub, asked.
“We’re young and lack experience. We’re being chased by assassins…” I listed off what came to mind.
“We consider our lack of ‘girl power’ to be the problem,” Ly, who was listening next to Elise, provided the correct answer.
“Especially, it’s humiliating that despite having so many maidens, our cooking skills can’t compare to Hal’s,” Kirika suddenly interjected.
“So, we discussed it, and would you mind finding Tirna, Ly’s former head maid, who was said to be a skilled cook?” Swan Hilda continued the explanation. The gist of it was that they wanted me to find Tirnan Lian von Tuser, a former count’s daughter who was captured along with Ly during the fall of the imperial palace and was a professional in cooking, cleaning, and laundry. It was said that Tirna’s family had been in poverty since she was little, and to supplement their income, she hid her status and worked various part-time jobs among the town girls. On the other hand, Alicia, who was similarly in decline, had been a perfectly normal young lady until her mother died three years ago, so she could do one thing or another, but not to a degree that she could teach others.
For my part, I felt that the main members of the “Princess Harem” adventurer party were mostly assembled, and it was time to consider backup personnel. Financially, for the first three months after establishing “Princess Harem,” expenses for food and supplies exceeded rewards. Elise and I had been worried about the constantly decreasing fund, but as the party members’ ranks increased, the situation improved, and we were now enjoying a stable adventurer life, exceeding the initial amount. Since their information generally needed to be kept secret, it was difficult to hire people from outside, so entrusting them with personnel they recommended made sense.
After promising to consider searching for Tirna, I was released from the “First Bath Meeting” for the day.
Today’s purpose was for Alicia to meet the members of “Princess Harem,” so Alicia and I headed straight back to Raymond Mansion.
《 Note 》
The next installment is a consolidated posting of episode 6, which was previously posted in parts.
There are no changes to the content, so if you have already read the split postings, please disregard this.
