My body and Mamiya’s were naked as we sat her on the edge of the bed.
The bed was large and luxurious, with a canopy and posts at each of the four corners.
Mamiya gripped a post and slowly tried to stand.
Her legs were shaky—unsteady—like a newborn fawn’s.
Still, she managed to stand on her own. “Hal! I… I can stand!!”
Turning back while still holding onto the post, Mamiya grinned through tears.
It was worth all my effort in treating her.
“Whoa, be careful.”
“Ah, thank you.”
She stumbled, her legs giving out, so I quickly supported her.
Unintentionally, I ended up hugging her from behind, but her softness and warmth were irresistible.
“It seems your paralysis is cured, but you’ll still need rehabilitation to build muscle in your lower body to walk normally.”
“Y-yes. But I’m so happy!”
“Doesn’t this mean you can return to the Ranklaire Viscount family with your head held high?”
“That… unfortunately, is not possible. My father has already decided to disinherit me and has stripped me of my noble status… My only option is to find a way to survive at St. Freud Monastery.”
“I see. But there might be other paths, so don’t give up.”
“Yes.”
“By the way, you’re both dirty with sweat and love juice. Shall we take a bath? This place has a magic apparatus that boils water, so it’s easy to fill the bath.”
“Please do.”
Having used all my spiritual power for Mamiya’s treatment with an elixir, I was at my limit.
Normally, I could just use “Washing” magic, but it couldn’t be helped.
I went to the bathroom and prepared the bath.
“The bath is ready. Let’s go in together. Hold onto me, okay?”
“Thank you for everything.”
Mamiya and I headed to the bathroom, both still naked.
Naturally, still naked, I supported Mamiya, who kept stumbling, and enjoyed the feel of her bare skin.
“Now, I’ll wash your body, Mamiya.”
“I… I’ll do it myself…”
“Even though your body is healed, I think it would be difficult?”
“…Yes. Then… please.”
Even though we were both naked and connected by the “First Night Ritual,” Mamiya seemed embarrassed to have her skin washed in the bath.
I sat Mamiya on the bath chair and lathered soap onto a towel.
First, I washed her neck and slender back.
As I continued to her sides, she stirred, reacting to my touch.
Glancing at her face, I saw she was flushed with embarrassment and trying to endure it.
I moved to face Mamiya and washed her neck and chest.
Mamiya’s small breasts were highly sensitive, and as I enjoyed the slight undulations through the towel, her nipples, covered in soap, began to harden.
Peeking through the soap foam were her nipples and part of her pink areolae, looking quite alluring.
Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub.
“…Ngh… Ah… Ahh… Ngh… Haa… Ngh…”
It seemed I had gotten a little carried away, and Mamiya struggled to suppress her soft moans.
Next, I washed her abdomen and legs, and finally finished by washing her private parts and buttocks.
Her small buttocks seemed more shapely compared to before the treatment.
The gluteal cleft was also well-formed, and it was enjoyable to wash inside the slit.
I sincerely hoped that her rehabilitation would continue, leading to softer, more feminine buttocks.
Now, all that remained was to clean her female genitalia.
The green, curly pubic hair just below her mons Veneris was wet with water droplets.
And the tips of her labia majora peeked out from the gap between her unnaturally thin thighs.
In other words, Mamiya, sitting on the bath chair, had her legs tightly closed out of embarrassment.
I had spread her legs somewhat while washing her legs and buttocks, but as soon as I finished, she reacted like an innocent maiden.
“Mamiya, I’ll wash your remaining private parts. Can you spread your legs?”
“…I-I’m so embarrassed! I didn’t feel anything when Silaram washed me!!”
“Make up your mind and spread them! We’re already connected!”
“…Okay.”
When I urged her to spread her legs, Mamiya finally relented. With a blushing face and a cute nod, she hesitantly spread her legs, revealing her genitalia.
“Thank you, Mamiya. Now, let’s get you clean.”
Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub.
“…Ah… An♡ …N-no! I’m feeling it… Nooo!!”
“Alright, you’re clean! I wanted to peel back your clitoral hood and remove smegma, but I’ll refrain this time.”
“Hoo, th-thank goodness…”
As a finishing touch, I rinsed off the soap with water and washed her hair, leaving Mamiya’s body clean.
I quickly washed myself and poured water over me, then Mamiya’s waist, and stepped into the bathtub.
Then, I submerged her legs, crotch, abdomen, and chest in the warm water.
I held her close with my arm to ensure the recovering Mamiya wouldn’t drown.
“This is nice warm water.”
“Yes.”
After warming ourselves sufficiently in the bath, we returned to the bedroom and got dressed.
Mamiya’s clothes were lent to her by Mai, who had a similar build.
Her undergarments consisted of a pure white chemise and panties, and a bra for small breasts.
Mai might worry about her small breasts, but small breasts have their own value.
Her outer garment was a modest, clear blue one-piece dress with a clean atmosphere.
The dress, with pure white lace sewn onto the collar and cuffs, greatly enhanced the cuteness of Mamiya, a former viscount’s daughter.
Of course, it would have had a similar effect on its owner, Mai.
*Ting, ting*
To inform Silaram that Mamiya’s treatment was complete, I rang the bell placed on the side table.
“Did you call, Miss?”
After a short wait, Silaram, Mamiya’s attendant, appeared.
“Silaram, look! I… I’m standing!”
“M-Miss!!”
As if to greet Silaram, who had entered the bedroom, Mamiya stood up again, holding onto the canopy post of the bed.
Without missing a beat, Silaram, surprised but slightly unsteady, embraced Mamiya.
It was, in a way, a touching scene of mistress and servant embracing.
“Silaram, I managed to heal Mamiya. Could you perhaps fix her unkempt hair?”
“Yes! That’s my job♪”
Silaram stood Mamiya up, supported her, and led her to the powder room adjacent to the bedroom.
Mamiya being escorted away and Silaram’s tearful, smiling face created a world of their own, and I was completely out of it.
“Thank you for waiting, Hal.”
I sat on the edge of the bed in the bedroom waiting, and Mamiya, after finishing her preparations and supported by Silaram, reappeared.
“Now, let’s head to the conference room where my companions are waiting.”
“Miss, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
I led them to the conference room as if it were my own home, inviting Mamiya and Silaram.
In the conference room, the party members of “Princess Harem,” along with Miss Eringye, were waiting.
According to Miss Eringye, Provisional Count Hamilton was busy and confined to his office.
It was unfortunate, but having been united with Miss Eringye, I hoped he would accept it as part of the price.
The party members of “Princess Harem” were still wearing masks modeled after Valkyries.
Seats were left empty for me and Mamiya at the head of the table. To my left were Alicia and Eringye… On the opposite side were Lyushenne, Liliana, and Tirna…
Silaram’s seat was prepared by the wall.
Mamiya and Silaram seemed intimidated by the solemn atmosphere, their legs faltering.
Indeed, the sight of girls in masks, all except Eringye, lined up might have seemed strange.
“I… I’m scared…”
Mamiya, supported by Silaram, was recoiling from the pressure of the party members.
“It’s alright, Mamiya. They’re all my companions.”
I soothed the teary-eyed Mamiya and managed to get her seated.
“Lady Mamiya Yarai von Ranklaire, I am delighted that your old wound has healed. I am Alicia Mia von Rendol, Hal’s fiancée. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.”
Alicia broke the silence. She slowly removed her mask, revealing her face, and greeted us with the refined manners of a noblewoman.
A badge denoting her status as a Viscountess was subtly displayed on her chest.
“Your Excellency, Viscountess Rendol, your greeting is too generous for me, the “Discarded Daughter.” I am honored to make your acquaintance as well.”
While my elixir had healed her paralysis, Mamiya struggled to move her body, weakened by her long illness, and earnestly returned Alicia’s greeting.
Alicia’s address was an unexpected, high-ranking noble from the Espana Empire. The surprise on Mamiya’s and Silaram’s faces, sitting by the wall, was considerable.
“There’s no need to be so formal. Currently, I am participating in ‘Princess Harem’ as an observer, just an adventurer. Please call me Alicia.”
“B-but…”
Alicia’s casual demeanor was difficult for Mamiya to accept.
Indeed, even though Mamiya had been a viscount’s daughter, she held no title of her own, only noble status.
“We have asked you to come today for two reasons. The first is to heal your body, which Hal has sincerely attended to. The second is concerning your future at St. Freud Monastery.”
“M-my future?”
“We plan to entrust you to the Count Elgerblard family and have you focus on rehabilitation.”
At Alicia’s words, Eringye, who was listening beside her, nodded with a gentle smile.
“Lady Ranklaire, you have nothing to worry about. I will take responsibility for you.”
“Lady Alicia… both you and Hal… why do you care about me, a ‘Discarded Daughter’ stripped of my noble status?”
“It’s because I like you,” Lyushenne said.
“W-who might you be?”
Lyushenne was also wearing a mask modeled after a Valkyrie, but her abundant golden hair and an almost bothersome aura hinted at her extraordinary nature.
Indeed, she exuded a dignity befitting an Imperial Princess of the Wahl Empire.
“I am… Lyushenne Silveria Wahl. Please remember me.”
“The real ‘Ice-Flame Beauty’?”
Lyushenne also slowly removed her mask, revealing her face, which could captivate nations with its beauty.
Mamiya’s astonished mouth gaped open, while Silaram stared with a wary expression.
“I am real. Furthermore, I am acting at the request of my younger sister. It’s a matter of shared interests. My goal is to welcome you to the New Wahl Empire, which I will soon rule. We are suffering from a shortage of capable individuals, and I desire your intelligence.”
“Y-your younger sister!?”
“That would be ‘Bess-chan,’ Princess Elizabeth of the Espana Imperial Kingdom,” Liliana answered.
“A-and you are…?”
Mamiya was on the verge of fainting.
Surrounded by party members of noble birth, she felt like a “frog stared down by a snake.”
“I am Liliana Emilia Yangas. Please remember me.”
“…I… I…”
And then, Liliana, who had been considered one of the twin beauties of the Wahl Empire alongside Lyushenne, removed her mask.
At this point, Mamiya and Silaram had completely frozen.
“Are you okay…?”
Shera was the next to remove her mask and approach Mamiya.
Her cute, pure white fur-covered fox ears twitched, and her fluffy fox tail wagged vigorously.
“Oh, what a lovely fox-type beastkin beautiful girl!”
Mamiya stared at Shera, as if trying to escape reality.
It seemed she was unconsciously trying to evade the shock of her unexpected encounter with Lyushenne and Liliana.
“Don’t be fooled. That’s the same person who lifted the carriage earlier, Shera-nee-san.”
“Tch! …Ndesu.”
Swan Hilda explained Shera’s somewhat cunning actions, but she seemed unwilling to remove her mask.
Shera, her disguise exposed, clicked her tongue.
“We want you to grow into someone who can support the New Wahl Empire. What do you say?”
Elise then reiterated our request with a wry smile.
“M-me!? I am a person without rank or position, destined to rot away in a monastery…”
“I like your intelligence. Is this reason not enough?”
“Not at all. If someone like me is acceptable, I will serve you, Lady Lyushenne.”
“Deal. Eringye, please take care of her.”
“Yes, I will surely meet your expectations. And please also take care of my family’s affairs.”
“Yes, I haven’t forgotten Eringye’s family matters either.”
Thus, Mamiya, her physical flaws healed, was to be entrusted to the Count Elgerblard family along with Silaram.
Meanwhile, Doriga Doran, the mercenary hired by Viscount Ranklaire for this journey, returned with a letter of acknowledgment from Provisional Count Elgerblard.
The letter included a document confirming that Mamiya herself had consented to being entrusted to their care.
Lyushenne, having secured one capable individual, was in high spirits.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 45-7, “When Elder Sister Comes, Hal Will Not Be Far ①,” has been scheduled for posting at 0:00 on August 2nd.
