blueteamnovel Chapter 379
Chapter 379
Wanting to help ease Ethan’s gloomy mood, I made a suggestion for some physical contact, hoping it might cheer him up a little.
Considering how many times he’d touched my chest before, I didn’t think this would be such a big deal. But apparently, Ethan had a different perspective.
“L-Lilith, don’t tease me...”
“I wasn’t teasing, Lord Ethan. I was being sincere. Don’t men usually feel better when they touch a woman’s chest when they’re down?”
“W-What kind of idea is that...?”
“Isn’t it true?”
“Well... if you put it that way, it’s not exactly wrong...”
Ethan cautiously acknowledged it, as if remembering the past times he’d touched my chest.
“I only suggested it because you seemed down, Lord Ethan. As your personal maid, it’s my duty to help you feel better. I assure you, there’s no ulterior motive.”
“I appreciate the thought, but it’s okay. We agreed that such things were only for when I earned points against my father.”
“Given everything we’ve done up to now, I don’t think something like touching my chest really counts as anything indecent anymore.”
“...No, touching your chest is definitely indecent. What are you talking about, Lilith?”
“Really?”
“Well, yeah?”
...Was it?
I mean, objectively speaking, touching someone’s chest is generally considered indecent. Even by my standards as a unicorn, letting a man who isn’t my romantic partner touch my chest would normally be unacceptable. But after all the intimate contact Ethan and I had shared, it didn’t seem like such a big deal anymore. It’s not like I was offering to let him touch anywhere lower, or do anything beyond that—it was just my chest.
Maybe it was Ethan who was being a bit overly sensitive about this, not me.
“So, Lord Ethan, are you saying you don’t want to touch my chest?”
“Well... If you put it like that, of course I want to. But I’m just saying you don’t need to go out of your way to cheer me up like this.”
“......”
“And besides, technically, we’re still in the middle of the necromancy class. Even though the villa’s manager said she wouldn’t interfere, we still shouldn’t break the rules about improper relationships during class hours.”
...Using the class as an excuse, huh?
Ethan made such a valid point that I had no way to argue against it. No matter how much I didn’t think it was indecent, if the professor deemed it improper, it would still count as breaking the rules.
If I wanted to get Ethan to go along with this, I needed a different approach. It wasn’t about me wanting to be touched; I really just wanted to help him feel better. After all, touching my chest at this point didn’t do that much for me anymore.
“...It’s therapy.”
“Huh?”
“It’s not improper physical contact. It’s therapy.”
“...Lilith?”
“Physical injuries aren’t the only kind of wounds, Lord Ethan. I was once gifted with the powers of a saint, and I believe that emotional wounds are a kind of injury as well.”
“Lilith, this isn’t exactly an emotional wound...”@@@@
“If you didn’t believe emotional wounds were injuries, Lord Ethan, you wouldn’t have gone out of your way to protect me during the necromancy class today. My fear of undead monsters is a matter of the heart, not the body. Yet you did your best to keep me safe throughout the class, didn’t you? Doesn’t that mean you see my fear as a kind of injury?”
“...I guess that’s one way to put it.”
“So, by that logic, the guilt you feel over my fear of the undead is also a kind of injury, one of the heart. And since that injury came from the events of today’s class, it’s essentially an injury you sustained during class. As your personal maid and a former saint, it’s my duty to heal that wound in the most efficient way possible.”
“......”
Ethan fell silent, seemingly unable to come up with a rebuttal.
“...Nothing.”
“Then why are you making those lewd sounds, like you’re really enjoying it?”
“...I’m not.”
“Come on, admit it. This was your plan all along, wasn’t it? You said you wanted to make me feel better, but really, you just wanted me to touch your chest, didn’t you?”
“...That’s not true.”
I genuinely wanted to help Ethan feel better. Based on my past experience as a man, I knew this was one of the easiest ways to improve his mood.
I wasn’t trying to satisfy any personal desires. Sure, I was benefiting slightly from this, but my primary goal was pure—helping Ethan.
Rub, rub.
“Hnn... Nngh...!”
Press!
“Hnnnngh, hyaaah...!”
Ethan’s hands grew more varied in their motions as time went on. He deliberately pressed on areas left uncovered by my undergarments, or jabbed at the most sensitive spots with his fingers.
I could feel his subtle malice, his intention to make me react even more intensely. But I couldn’t let him win. I had to prove that I wasn’t enjoying this.
Squeeze!
“Hnnnnngh?! H-Haah, hyaaaah...!!!”
As Ethan’s grip tightened, my body instinctively stiffened in response. I couldn’t stay seated on the bed anymore, and I ended up half-lying down, with Ethan’s body looming over mine, his hand still firmly on my chest.
Thump.
“......”
“......”
We lay there, bodies pressed together, his hand still on my chest, and my breath slightly ragged. The tension between us was palpable, as if something could happen at any moment.
Ethan’s face drew closer to mine, and I didn’t avoid it. I closed my eyes slightly, feeling the warmth of his breath nearing—
Knock, knock, knock.
‘Lord Ethan, Miss Lilith, the bath is ready.’
“......!”
“......!”
The villa manager’s voice snapped both of us out of the moment. Ethan and I hurriedly sat up from the bed, our breathing still heavy.
“Haa... Haa... Haa...”
“Huuh... Huuh...”
Ethan looked at me with flushed cheeks, his breath coming in short gasps. I was in a similar state, trying to catch my breath as our eyes met.
After a brief, silent exchange of nods, we made our way toward the door. We couldn’t keep the manager waiting any longer.
...Not without making it seem like something had happened.
Screech.
‘Lord Ethan, Miss Lilith, the bath is ready. You may use it now.’
“Ahem... The bath is ready? Thank you for your efforts.”
“Y-Yes... We’ll be right there. Where should we go?”
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