Chapter 318: If You Could Show with Actions…

Hiero hid her chest with both hands, accurately the areola and nipples, puffed her cheeks, and moved to the position Karinal was until just now.

Despite being shy she pressed her body close to my right arm, and the look of trying to warm my body said to be cold is smile-inducing.

I brought my mouth close to the side hair of Hiero facing forward, mu~, and sinking both her hands into her chest, kissed, and said thanks "Thank you." She glanced at me with a side eye, nodded, and pressed closer still as if leaning her weight.

Karinal looks more settled than before, but muttering small "Wh-wh-what should I..." I end up about to laugh.

I am said dull in various ways, but not boorish enough to pretend not to know such obvious and active actions.

The valley of the melon-sized chest visible over the shoulder is charming, and the nipples self-asserting from tension are beautiful.

While looking at the drops of hot water flowing to the valley of the chest I put just a little strength in both arms around the stomach and hugged again, tight.

"Karinal’s body temperature is warm. Higher than Hiero."

"E~to. A... thank you."

"From now if the body cools may I ask?"

"Eh? ...That is... that. Yes. I also want to do for Raide-sama so..."

The end of the words became small as if disappearing, but firmly heard by me right behind, I smiled gently, and touched my left cheek to Karinal’s wet side hair.

In my heart I already had the resolve to lower my head to Lord Elvin and Lord Rod, and I also ended up thinking I do not want to let her go.

The hair always made into a ponytail and gathered is undone because bath, and from the glossy bright green hair to the shoulders a gentle warm scent comes.

"...Raide-sama. That... before my words I want you to hear Relia-sama and Tia-sama’s words."

"Understood. Then after that will you let me hear Karinal’s feelings? Even saying that I have already become not wanting to let Karinal go though."

"Not yet... I will not put into words. But glad... very glad."

Karinal pressed her hair herself on the left cheek touching the side hair. The body that had been shaking, puru puru, until just now had the tension taken off.

...Aa. When I thought I had smelled it was yuzu scent.

The gentle scent of warmed yuzu comes from Karinal. I end up thinking I want to smell more but hold back, gu.

Even though Karinal is trying to consider Relia and Tia’s feelings I cannot ignore that feeling.

So it is like saying the two will be made to hear feelings later, but putting that out of the mouth is exactly boorish.

I had heard in the previous life that yuzu scent has a relaxation effect, but it was true.

Actually I who noticed the yuzu scent calmed my heart, and the tension is coming off like Karinal.

Karinal touched both my arms around the abdomen with both hands, and let out a small breath as if relieved.

In that time Hiero said nothing, just quietly leaned her head on my right shoulder and closed her eyes.

Looking at Hiero’s calm and happy expression with a side eye I kissed with a touch as thanks on the hair of the really caring and gentle her.

To Hiero smiling, nfu~, at the edge of her mouth still with eyes closed I parted only my right hand from Karinal’s abdomen and drew her shoulder close.

Even about myself, how many times should I think I am a fortunate one.

Remembering hard things, and the them who lean because the body is cold.

Even thanking the feeling overflows and cannot help it enough not enough.

If hard memories... I have to tell Relia and Tia once more.

Not to mind the scars, this scar is pride that I could protect the two, I will firmly tell.

Deciding that in my heart I continued having body temperature shared by the two for a while more.

After a while I had Hiero and Karinal leave the bath first, then I also left the bath.

Warmed the body by Hiero and Karinal, and should have long bathed but I was not dizzy.

Really the body seems cold but also after bath, in actual feeling the body is poka poka.

While wiping hair with a cloth from the changing room and going out to the corridor waiting Melaine started guiding to the third floor.

Following behind Melaine I suddenly remembered and talked to her back.

"Aa~. Melaine?"

"Yes."

"Saying thanks to the maids is fine? Not others-mannered. As family."

"..."

At the place I went up to the third floor I smiled in a troubled way, rubbed the back of my neck with my right hand, and spoke.

Then Melaine suddenly stopped, with a slow motion turned her body toward me, and tilted her head.

Melaine only has thin expression, but if firmly observing most expressions have come to be understood by me too.

Of course not all, but now Melaine is waiting for my words I understood.

"Not that I do not understand the maids’ duties. I think wonderful. And because I am grateful to the maids I want to tell in words. So saying thanks is fine?"

"...I know Husband does not have a peerage, and is not used to handling maids. And I will not force to fix our handling so please act as you like. Only for our sake if you do not call names without honorifics we will be troubled. Especially from Husband."

"Indeed... I understood what Melaine wants to say. That is. Seen from around appearance is bad. This seems my consideration was lacking. Sorry. Caused trouble."

When I tried to lower my head Melaine quietly and quickly approached, sui, looked up at me at a closeness I thought the chest would hit, and quietly set her left hand on my forehead and stopped the movement of the head.

...Un. Looking like making a troubled face is not imagination.

I smiled with a troubled face and nodded at Melaine’s silent appeal. She moved the left hand that had been on my forehead to the left cheek.

Stroked once with a gentle touch. I tilted my head at her rare action and stared.

"I think conveying thanks is a wonderful thought. If further shown with actions we will be happier."

"...?"

"...If you could show thanks with actions we will rejoice."

At first I did not understand what Melaine wanted to say, made a wondering face, tilted my head, and continued staring. She approached her body more and said.

I understood the meaning of the said words, held back about to burst out, and gently stroked Melaine’s head with my right hand.

But Melaine’s expression looked a little dissatisfied. No way? I thought, and at the same time prepared to be scolded put my left hand around her waist and drew close.

Then really just a little Melaine seemed to make a smile at the edge of her mouth. Hit was good and I was relieved inside.

...Even through the maid clothes it is understood soft chest, but does she not mind that?

Finished stroking Melaine’s head and parted bodies. She stepped one back, bowed, then spoke.

"The 8 including me serving Erika-sama are seeking ’that’."

"...Aah. Understood. Then from next I will show thanks with actions."

At my words Melaine smiled beautifully enough anyone could understand. Too beautiful I was captivated.

But immediately returned to the usual expressionless, turned around, and Melaine started walking to the big room.

Thinking I wanted to look more and regrettable I noticed the change in Melaine’s back figure and smiled.

She looks as usual, but whether glad or shy I do not know but her ears were red.

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The newly thought order of chest sizes is listed below.

Other expressions may be used, but please use this as a quick chart.

[Small hill → mikan → apple → grapefruit → pear → melon → watermelon → extra-large watermelon → super extra-large watermelon]

[Characters]

*Raide

Height 180. 29 years old. Short brown hair.

Face is sharp.

Muscular build. Muscular matched to height, so the impression of bulky is small.

The protagonist of this story.

Works as the academy’s combat instructor.

Has old war scars all over his body. The old scars are fully healed and have no aftereffects, but the scars did not disappear.

He himself has no intention of erasing them.

Has the skills Feint - Extreme and Ka - Restricted (makes the power of mutual feelings stronger and felt).

Basically fights with high-mastery body arts, but it is not that he cannot use weapons.

By becoming able to see Sharle and the others he is treated as good as family by the royal family.

This is told only to the royal family, and is an unspoken understanding not told to nobles or commoners.

*Hiero Fii

Real name Hiero Rieralia Fii

Cador Bell close-guard

Height 159. Age unknown. Bright silver-white hair.

Hair waved fluffy and grown to the shoulders.

Face a little slim. Lively personality. Bright atmosphere. Silver eyes.

Body a little slim. Chest bears grapefruit.

The existence that was in Pafa’s body. She really meant only to peek and enjoy.

But she could not leave Raide’s look, and decided to materialize with the power of the Black Bracelet.

The very first Pope, a close-guard, and a non-human who built Holy Country Kyle together.

Even the first Pope passed from this world without knowing Hiero’s real name.

She decided to protect Raide and the lovers through, stay beside them while alive, and have the resolve to stay with him.

By becoming lovers with Raide, rather than waiting to be sought, she wants to be sought.

Because she noticed that feeling of hers, she is analyzing their existence together with Pafa.

Sweet-talked melted and unaware many times, currently Raide’s lover.