H28.4.7 Revision.
H28.4.25 Re-revision.
Today’s schedule was Adventurer’s Day, so the six Party Members of ‘Princess Harem’—Elise, Mai, Swan Hilda, Lishenne, Kirika, and I, Hal Raymond—were gathering rare and expensive medicinal herbs in a dangerous forest region where magical beasts appear.
Elise, Lishenne, Kirika, and I were in charge of gathering herbs, while Mai and Swan Hilda kept watch around us.
“Hal-sama, isn’t this an expensive medicinal herb!!”
Kirika proudly presented a rare plant she had found.
“Kirika, it is indeed rare… but it’s poisonous,” I said nonchalantly after a glance at the plant Kirika had brought.
“Wha-what! How could I have been so careless…”
Upon hearing my explanation, Kirika, who had been full of confidence, became dejected.
“Hal-sama, I found a patch of Silver Star Grass!”
This time, Elise reported.
“As expected of Elise. With this much, it should fetch a few gold coins,” I said, patting Elise’s head and praising her.
“I’m not good at gathering requests,” Lishenne grumbled.
Then, from behind us where we were gathering, a “DOKAN” sound echoed, followed by the dying scream of a magical beast and black smoke billowing up. It seemed the magical beast that had been targeting us was defeated by Swan Hilda. Mai, on the other hand, disposes of things without making a sound, so we had no way of knowing.
At the Base Mansion, the headquarters of ‘Princess Harem’, our chef Tirna, housemaid Edele, and trainee Freya were staying behind. By the way, Freya seems to have been nicknamed ‘Downtown Princess’. I am counting on Freya to assist Elise…
Meanwhile, Alicia was at the Raymond Trading Company, teaching general knowledge to female Level 2 Slaves. Now that I think about it, I haven’t told Alicia about Freya.
When ‘Princess Harem’ was first established about seven months ago, it was just the three of us—Elise, Mai, and myself. Even a simple herb gathering mission was a constant source of tension, and we sometimes allowed dangerous magical beasts to approach us. However, now that the party has grown to these six members, plus three backstage staff, totaling nine people, we can venture into even somewhat dangerous areas without concern.
Even so, generally, when people imagine a Princess or Imperial Princess, they envision graceful socialites. But observing them, I see they possess not only that but also remarkable physical abilities and special skills. Of course, their beauty when dressed in formal wear is also something only I can appreciate now.
Alicia, who was originally a Viscount’s Daughter, usually acts more like a lady of the manor, but she sometimes looks at us with a gaze that suggests she wishes she could join our adventures. Alicia herself has no combat skills, but perhaps it would be good for her to register as an Adventurer.
I myself am juggling two roles as an apprentice Slave Trader and an Adventurer. There’s no one specifically pursuing me. However, since Elise and the others are princesses and imperial princesses of a fallen nation, they needed to hide their identities.
Ideally, it would be more efficient to focus on clearing specific dungeons. However, to avoid being recognized by the adventurers who frequent those areas, we change locations frequently for our adventures. In that sense, it might be convenient if Alicia participated as the liaison for ‘Princess Harem’.
The medicinal herbs we gathered were taken to the Adventurer Guild the same day to be exchanged for money, and now we were relaxing back at the mansion we use as the headquarters for ‘Princess Harem’.
I often return to Raymond Mansion to sleep, but today’s medicinal herb gathering involved dealing with three dangerous magical beasts, which tired me out, so I decided to sleep here tonight.
As I was sleeping in bed, someone snuck into the bed. I had locked the door, but… I turned my head and saw it was Mai. Mai was wearing cute floral pajamas, but she was pressed tightly against my body. My back felt the sensation of Mai’s modest breasts.
“Mai, what’s wrong?”
“Um… um… Mai… wants to be… one… with Hal-niichan!”
It seems she felt a sense of crisis because I sometimes grant night duty to Lishenne and Elise, and she came for a night visit. Moreover, her speech had regressed somewhat, reminiscent of the state immediately after healing.
“Mai, are you sure about this?”
“Mm.”
Mai nodded and kissed me clumsily. Mai was originally trained as a Killing Doll, equipped with bedroom tactics and assassination arts, but she was acting like an innocent maiden now. Well, her body has been restored by my high-level Healing Magic, so Mai’s body is effectively a virgin. The memory of mistakenly breaking Alicia’s hymen twice with my Healing Magic on our wedding night was a bitter one.
Mai’s kisses were light, pecking at my lips, but I wrapped my hands around her head, held her still, and inserted my tongue into her cute mouth. My tongue pried open Mai’s small lips and invaded her oral cavity.
“Ugh, un… Hal… niiichan… an…”
Mai was surprised for a moment, but as our tongues intertwined, sweet sighs and broken words escaped her. I then gently bit Mai’s earlobe and licked her neck.
“…Nn… hie?! …Ah…”
Then, my hands stroked Mai’s breasts over her pajamas.
“…Ah… Hal… nii… chan… Th-that part… no…!”
I made Mai spread her arms like she was surrendering and unbuttoned her pajamas. Unbuttoning one revealed her collarbone; unbuttoning two revealed the cleavage between her breasts. When I unbuttoned the third button and removed the pajama top, her upper body was completely naked. Her slightly developed breasts declared that Mai was a maiden of her age. Her skin, smooth like fresh snow, was fine-grained and firm, with no moles or freckles. It seemed not much time had passed since her secondary sexual characteristics had begun to develop, and the parts of a maiden and a young girl were fused together. It was, in other words, the kind of transparent, almost ethereal body found only in girls of this age.
“M-Mai, there’s nothing… wrong with you, right?!” she asked with teary eyes. Her past as a disposable assassin trained as a Killing Doll was likely causing her anxiety…
“Yes. Mai, you are very beautiful,” I replied, and Mai’s face seemed to overflow with joy. I put my arm around Mai’s shoulders and gently laid her down on the bed. Then, I reached out to Mai’s face and gently touched her lips, which had just exchanged a fervent kiss.
Mai flinched slightly but kept her eyes closed, letting me do as I pleased. My fingertips traced down her jawline, neck, collarbone, then the cleavage of her breasts, then her abdomen, and finally stopped at her side, where she had sustained a fatal wound when we first met. Mai’s side had been completely healed by my Healing Magic, leaving
