Chapter 946: How to Spend the Year-End and New Year Holidays 15
Starting with Hilda, Cosmos, and Dianne, who seem to have little aversion to being naked, there’s the Ace Knight duo of Anzeros and Aurora; the former hero duo of Neia and Beatrice; the Gauntlet Knights group consisting of Tetes, Naris, Sharon, and Almeida; plus Laila, Maia, Emma and Leda; and finally, Nord-san, who has just joined them. With well over ten beautiful women, each displaying varying degrees of embarrassment but all uniformly baring their bodies, Princess Ran looks extremely uncomfortable. Is it because of her shame that she’s the only one still wearing underwear?
“I guess……s, should I take it off, too?”
“No, more importantly, what about Fiona?”
“……Should I bring Fiona along……too?”
“That’s not what I meant. I’m worried Fiona might try to stop us from participating in something like this”
“……It’s already the middle of the night, and she’s asleep”
“…………”
That’s right. Once she falls asleep, she doesn’t wake up. As I made a complicated face, not sure whether to feel relieved or just be exasperated that our supposed “stopper wasn’t really acting like one—
“W, Well……maybe it’s just harder to get intimate without someone as mature as Fiona?”
Ah, sure enough, she’s feeling self-conscious seeing the amazing figures all around her. Not to mention the dark elvesm even Laila, Leda, Sharon, and Neia have incredibly impressive busts……for a princess who’s still young and has a slender figure from just recovering from illness to stand alongside them and try to seduce people would be a pretty bold move. But wait a minute. I’m a guy who’s been hugging the nearly flat-chested Irina and Jeanne nonstop. Even among those present, Anzeros, Maia, and Emma can hardly be called voluptuous, and Aurora, Tetes, and Naris often express insecurities about their figures. But to me, they’re all equally important female slaves. Sure, big breasts have an irreplaceable charm. As a man, it’s hard to deny the instinct to want to be sandwiched between them or to drown in them. But we shouldn’t get fixated on that alone. Just as much as, if not more than, the maternal allure of large breasts, there’s an irresistible beauty in a young girl’s delicate, slender naked body that captivates a man’s heart. There’s no need to be ashamed. Just as masterpieces of the sword and spear aren’t the same, large breasts and small breasts simply offer different kinds of splendor. Still, pointing that out feels a bit tactless. A girl with small breasts who knows her own worth and carries herself with confidence is certainly appealing, but there’s also a certain charm, one that shouldn’t be dismissed too easily, in a beautiful girl whose sense of inferiority toward large breasts is growing. It might be one thing if, like Irina or Laurier, she were to say, there’s no hope left, but since there’s still potential, it would be inappropriate to tell Princess Ran, who’s blushing with embarrassment right now—to 「Just accept that you’re in the small-breasted category」. What on earth should I say to her? ……Just as I was pondering this with a serious expression, Naris flicked a candy at me and gave me a long-distance flick on the forehead.
“Ouch!”
“You were definitely just wondering how to say, 『I’m the type who can go for small-breasted girls』, in a clever way, weren’t you?”
“……That’s slightly off, but mostly right”
Being seen through by Naris feels both pleasing and frustrating. But Naris scratched her head vigorously and let out a sigh loud enough for everyone to hear.
“That’s not the point! The key is!!”
“……Oh”
Now that she mentions it. Insisting on the breadth of my preferences is secondary. Right. Should I bring the princess into this? Is it okay to bring her into this? I’ve managed to keep her a virgin up until now, should I just go ahead and make a move on her at a time like this, as if it were an afterthought? No, to be honest, logically speaking, I’ve already practically lost. Both publicly and in reality, I should make a move, but I just can’t quite bring myself to do it, and I don’t feel like I can fully convince Fiona either. That’s why I’m barely holding back, purely on an emotional level. Even so, is it really a good idea to bring her into this now? That’s the real issue we should be focusing on, as Naris pointed out. But.
“It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s the night of the Spirit Festival, after all”
Nord-san swept her hair back and said dismissively, her nipples, which had been hidden in her skimpy outfit until just a moment ago and had greatly aroused the men, swaying unashamedly.
“It’s the perfect time to lose your virginity, isn’t it? The spirits are watching over us, after all. So it’s just a matter of whether my little brother can get in the mood or not”
No, that’s not really the issue, I started to say, trying to make an excuse, but Dianne, Cosmos, and Hilda were all nodding in agreement.
“Well, it is known as the night for lovers, after all. In terms of good luck, it’s the best”
“Since Hilda and I can help out, there’s no way we’ll end up with that awkward, first-time-with-a-virgin kind of sex failure♪”
“It’s easier to just do it than to worry about it, you know☆”
Well, I’m not sure about skipping over all the steps and jumping straight to just doing it. But the people who looked just as hesitant as I did suddenly became advocates for it, all because 「It’s the Spirit Festival」. What should I do, I thought, glancing at Laila, who responded magnanimously.
“Ho, well, we can just think about it after we’ve done it, right? Since I’m supposed to die anyway, who’s going to mind if my master takes me? Right, Neia?”
“……W, Well, I guess……so?”
I wondered why she suddenly brought Neia into it, but when I thought about it, Neia had also decided to give up her virginity based on the logic that 「I’m not going to be with anyone else anyway, and I’m going to die soon」. Though 「I’m going to die soon」 and 「Without the Spirit Spring, I would’ve died before reaching adulthood」 seem similar, they actually feel like opposites. ……As for Naris, one of the few comrades watching this whole sequence with a bitter expression.
“……Shouldn’t we at least let the first time be a one-on-one situation?”
“Hmm? So, are you going to pass on tonight, Naris-chan?”
“I didn’t say anything like that! I mean, seriously, let’s all, the Princess and us, coordinate with each other again!”
“Neither the Princess nor any of us have any intention of doing that. We’re not putting this off at a time like this, right?”
“Ugugu”
The Spirit Festival. A day when lovers can openly celebrate. A day when even the spirits themselves bless it. That’s exactly why the female slaves are craving it, and that’s exactly why Princess Ran was aiming for it. If you can objectively say it’s the perfect timing, then if you steel yourself and take the plunge right then, the other person will have no choice but to respond. 「Charging headlong at a moment when there’s no escape」, it’s becoming Princess Ran’s signature tactic. ……I don’t know if she intended this from the start, or if she heard about the significance of the Spirit Festival during her tour of Talc and decided, 「If I’m going to make my move, it’s now」.
“……Umm……I’ll be honest”
Princess Ran lowered her gaze, her flushed cheeks peeking out from beneath her green hair.
“……It’s not so much resolve……as it is desire. Just like all of you……I want to share that……pleasure with you!”
……Ugh. That’s intense. There’s no way out. Not a duty, but a desire. Not service, but pleasure. She knows exactly what she’s doing and chooses her words carefully. She declares her resolve using words that make it hard for me to refuse. Seeing me flustered, she takes another step forward.
“……I don’t want to spend my life without knowing that!”
“Guu……”
“I want to have sex!”
Ugh. ……What could I possibly say to a princess who’s gone this far? I……gave in.