Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
Somebody was petting my head. The sensation brought my consciousness to the surface from a deep sleep.
In my slumber, I felt comfortable and nestled closer to the hand, and then I sensed someone laughing from close by.
“……?”
Andrea? Or was it the twins?
For a while, I sluggishly opened my eyelids while rubbing my eyes, and I was in a daze.
The light of the sun shone through, and the golden colour was glittering.
I particularly liked this color.
Narrow eyes framed by eyelashes that cast long shadows.
My hand tried to touch that glittering light, but someone caught my hand and intertwined our fingers.
Then, my fingertips were kissed, and finally I recalled what happened last night.
“Morning. Looks like you slept well.”
“……”
Ah, aaaaaa……
I turned away from Jill who was smiling sweetly, and dove under the covers, wriggling like a worm.
Once I was completely covered, including even my head, I replied, ”Good morning” in a tiny voice, but Jill tightly hugged me with the covers and all.
*
By the time I was fully awake, the clock was already almost pointing towards noon. Jill came bearing lunch while I looked on from my seat lying down on the sofa.
Just once, I tried to head to the dining room myself.
But as soon as I got off the bed, my hips gave in and I had to sit down helplessly.
Thinking back to what this meant. Recalling the wild night before, I started wanting to throw a tantrum.
Red-faced and angry, I was carried to the sofa by a happily smiling Jill.
“……What are the children up to?”
“They’ve also just woken up. At this hour the servants should be around, so they’ll probably come here once they’ve had lunch.”
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“Come in.”
Slowly, the door opened.
From the slight opened gap, three heads peeked in, stacked up in three rows. Two lion-eared heads, one human head.
“Can we come in, Father?”
“Yes, of course.”
Happily, Andrea flung the door open.
Then the three of them came to the sofa while carrying a basket.
“Did you have this made?”
“Un, we wanted to eat with you, so they got us this!”
“Father, we want to eat our sandwiches here.”
The basket contained all sorts of sandwiches and some cookies that smelled like black tea.
The servants must have put their thoughts into it. I would have to return the favor later.
While I was thinking about this, Guy got permission from Jill and clambered up onto his lap, then started munching on his sandwich.
Andrea looked at him enviously, having a hard time being honest and fidgeted about restlessly.
His puffed out cheeks were so cute that I couldn’t help but smile.
“Andrea. Come, Jill’s on a work-out plan right now. So can you help out and sit on his other knee?”
“Hmph, I don’t really want to….”
“This is just to help. If it’s okay with Andrea, let’s help with the training? How about it?”
“Th—then, fine. Just a little bit.”
Andrea nodded and went over to Jill without any composure.
Jill, who had been listening to the conversation, gave me a curious look and let him sit down on his lap.
Hmph. This way both of them were on him. Serves him right if his legs fell asleep. “This is payback for last night,” I mouthed the words to him.
Even though I asked him to stop so many times……
My eyes met Jill’s.
But I looked away in a huff, turning to Cyril who was sitting next to me and ate lunch with him.
After that, we played in the ocean until teatime.
Then I went to the city and picked out souvenirs for the Moorwright residence’s workers as well as sweets to give to my coworkers, and time flew by without my notice.
All the time, my body felt a bit feverish. The listlessness felt like anaemia, like my strength had slipped away, but I didn’t mind it.
When we walked on the streets, because the hand that held mine secretly was tickling me, I think I had a strange face on at that time.
“We’re back~!”
When we returned to the mansion with Jill’s teleportation magic, Cyril greeted the servants who welcomed us with a loud voice.
However, there was something strange about the servants today.
While they were working, they were restless while pushing down their emotions.
Then,
“Welcome home, my Lords. We have been awaiting your return.”
I started at the Belus’s words as he bowed his head courteously.
Not Lord Jill, but ‘Lords’. My face heated up when I realised that our relationship was obvious.
I wanted to crawl underground and hide, but I was surprised to find that the servants came up one by one to say things like, “I’m glad!”, “Congratulations!” and, “We must have a feast tonight to celebrate!”.
Because I never thought that everyone would be so warm and accepting.
*
“…..It was unexpected.”
“Really?”
Definitely.
That I was Jill’s parasitic male lover, or a swindling whore.
I thought they would think the same as the rumours spreading around town.
Returning to my room, I said that while unwinding, and Jill’s brows furrowed in displeasure.
“Although it’s a rumor in the city, we have to do something about it one way or another.”
“I haven’t even been in town lately, so I don’t know if we really need to……. Are you that angry about it?”
“……Of course I would be.”
Jill squinted his eyes.
I’d better not put my feet further in my mouth. Yep.
I felt a little awkward and tried to leave the room to get some tea. But Jill stopped me.
“I’ll go, so you just take a rest.”
“…….Nn. Thanks.”
He stroked my cheek as we passed each other.
I could feel my heartbeat jumping and the heat gathering in my face.
Hmph, what was with this perverted man.
His attitude was too sweet for me. But then again, he was usually like that too.
Then, the one who had changed was me, I guess?
It was the first time I realised that even such a little action could change its meaning just by acknowledging it.
—Aaah! I really do like Jill, huh.
It was when I acknowledged the emotions in my chest, to reflect on them.
The heaviness which was making me lose strength that I had been feeling for some time, suddenly grew worse and my vision swayed.
When I realized that I was falling backwards, my back became burning hot and I felt intense pain.
Jill called out my name with a pale face. I wanted to tell him that I was fine, but my body didn’t listen to me at all and I fell unconscious.
Translator:
This is the final chapter of this arc. Next arc coming next week.
Thanks for the chapter😉❤
Thank you for the chapter!!! Let’s hope it’s just consequences of the night before catching up with him, after all Jill was intense. This arc ended rather dramatically, with a cliffhanger. I’ll hold on!
I’m so glad everyone at the mansion just accepted them being together naturally!
I hope Lilius is OK!
Thanks for the chapter <3
thanks for the chapter ♡
He was actually a half-blah blah and after making love with Jill it awakened(jk but might be true idk, cause I feel like he will be pregnant in the future)
+1, my thoughts. It could also be that god thing. Like the descendents thing, the one that when they are pure hearted they get this or that. Yk what I mean? Like the one man that pleaded with the gods and the god made a deal, blah blah something about being pure hearted, and then the god cried, that thing.
Yeah yeah I got what you mean, yeah it might be so cause ain’t no way for him to be a normie lol