“I may not be the most romantic person you can meet, but I’m the nicest guy you can greet.” A line I always hear from a friend of mine who always flirt with girls. Maybe that’s the reason why he’s still single.

***

After the demonstration of skill and power, the students were very impressed with us. Most of the admiration was directed to Sora. However, some of the Ladies were starting to approach me for some reason. I didn’t know what happened why, not until I heard one of the ladies whispered “this man is the new second owner of [Roldenrauf Firm]” and “so he’s a very wealthy man” behind the crowd. It’s quite vexing because they’re only after my money. But it’s not like I’d accept them either way so, no thanks.

At the end of the day, Sora kept on bragging how I was so easy to fool. I mean, I’m not very skilled at fighting. Moreover, who would think that he’ll use three fakes until he comes out?

Just now, I arrived at the mansion. It’s already dark before I knew it and I almost see my breath because the weather’s getting cold lately. The winter’s approaching quick. I think I’ll need to buy some coats for the girls, the maids, and the butlers. Come to think of it, does Petal need coat?

I walk up the door and before I could open it out of habit, Jane pulled it from the inside and welcomed me with a cheerful smile. She’s wearing a brown scarf around her neck that has a dog patch on the end of it. It’s cute.

“Welcome back, sir.”

I pulled off my coat and gave it to Helen who was spacing out beside her. She’s quite an air-head.

“Oh, sorry. Welcome back master!”

After they bowed together, Jane gave me a letter she’s holding. She also gave me the box on her other hand.

“What’s this?”

“A messenger just came here an hour ago. It’s from the viceroy, Duke Dalseriev.”

While we’re walking in the hall, I read the contents of the letter. As I expected, my application for [Trader Rights] has been approved. And on the other hand, the box Jane gave to me has a very special content. It’s a badge symbolizing Peaceful Trading.

According to the letter, it’s the proof of a [Beyond Borders Trader]. If I wear it whenever I pass a territory with high security, it’ll make things easier for me to go through it.

“Also, sir,a dozen of crates were just delivered a while ago. Should we unload and put it into the storage?”

“What are the contents of the crates?”

“They call it [Zarga Marble]. They said that it must be delivered to you.”

[Zarga Marble], it’s a fantasy mineral Chevalier Roldenrauf told me about, it’s a kind of mineral that creates glassworks, windows, and glass chairs. It’s a very expensive item. But Chevalier found a cheap supplier that mines it from a nearby mountain so we immediate contacted them and made a deal with them. Each crate weighs about a pound and costs 9 gold coins. But either way—

“It’s a wrong delivery. I’ll write a complain later and have one of the boys send it to the post office. And also, tell Al to deliver the carriage it to the firm.”

“Yes sir.”

Jane slowly touched her scarf and looked at me while fidgeting. It’s probably my imagination that her cheeks are slightly reddish.

“Uhm… sir, what do you think about the scarf you told me to buy?”

Oh… she wants affirm if I like it. I wonder if the others have the same color.

“It looks cute on you.”

--and I want to see the others too.

Jane’s eyes grew and her reddish cheeks turned bright red.

I didn’t raise a flag did I? Good grief, I must be careful with my words next time.

After bowing, the two girls went away and I entered my office. To my surprise, another pile of paper works suddenly appeared. I’m pretty sure I’ve finished my work already so this may be a fresh batch. I think hiring a secretary might be a good idea.

*So we skip the boring part*

It took me four hours before I finished signing some papers and contracts, and another hour to finish making letter of refusal since almost half of the piled papers are marriage proposal. It made me think who and what kind of people are spreading information about me.

I got so tired that I fell asleep on my table. But since I hit my forehead hard enough to wake me up slightly, I went to bed with a sleepy head.

So, I really don’t remember much about what happened next. All I know is that I went to my room and dove into the bed. That aside, I don’t remember having warm soft pillows beside my bed.

I slowly opened my eyes to see what these warm and soft things are.

And by the most cliché development of every story that has a sexual content; I am now, on the bed, with two girls having embraced by me, who’s half naked, and they’re also embracing my body while wearing only thin pieces of clothes. I can see their underwear because of the thin cloth of their clothes.

“I don’t remember cuddling with them.”

Well, that aside, I’m not going to wake them up. Even if the two of them are currently sleeping, they’re also absorbing mana from me. I can tell not just from the drained feeling, but also from the colors of their hair.

Matt’s hair is glowing in emerald and each strand of her hair does it with different levels of brightness and changes in different intervals. Her hair gives off a gentle air when I look at it.

On the other side, Cherry’s hair is gently glowing in gold and yellow. It’s like her hair is a star in the sky, twinkling.

Matt’s glow is the sign of her absorption has reached full capacity, while Cherry’s glow is a sign that her magic synchronization with mine is also at max. This happens when she’s near me for an hour.

Though it might be wrong when I say this but, because of them, the dark room looks like a disco bar. Don’t blame me! I don’t know how to describe this bizarre scenery.

“Uh… Key…”

“Oh, sorry, did I wake you up?”

Matt suddenly woke up from my left. It seems she noticed that I also woke up.

“Sorry for suddenly barging into your room and slept on the same bed.”

“It’s ok, but why? I thought you’re going to sleep in the library again.”

Matt pulled her pillow lowed and fixed her position while lying down. She looked at me and smiled wryly.

“I felt a little lonely, so I came here to comfort myself. But I didn’t expect Cherry to come here first though. Did you make some kind of plan with her?”

-So Cherry came here first huh? Quite unexpected…

But what’s more unexpected is Matt’s sentimental mood. This is the first time I’ve seen her making a sentimental face.

“It might be weird for me to ask but, why are you feeling lonely?”

Matt looked like she expected that answer. So she pushed her head deeper into the soft pillow and hid her face.

“It very terrible of you sir Chardelier, to ask a maiden’s secret.”

“Oops, sorry…”

--Really.

“But since you’re already my fiancée, and we’ve already had sex—”

Is there really a need to bring that up?

“—so I guess you already have the right to know.”

Before she started talking, Matt pulled my left arm and entwined her hands and legs around it. Read the mood boner!

“I miss my family.”

“Your family. Now that you said it, I miss mine too.”

After saying some dumb lines, Matt giggled, shaking the bed. If it was only the two of us, the shaking will mean different.

“Yes, I miss my family. Though, no matter how I miss them, I can never be together with them anymore.”

“Matt…”

Matt’s story is very long so I’ll be summarizing the important parts.

When Matt turned 8, she was already conscious of everything around her. She was loved by her parents including her grandfather. Everything was going perfect, until one day on her 10th birthday, a tragic event happened.

Her father was killed in front of her by a demon that escaped from the demon realm. Next, her mother met a more tragic fate. She was raped many times and then got beheaded by the demon that raped her. Matt thought she was going to have the same fate as her mother. However, the demon found a special use for her.

The demons used her as a catalyst for a [Forbidden Magic] ritual. The reason for that is her Virginity. The demons needed a pure sacrifice in order to use the [Forbidden Magic] ritual.

While the demons were halfway done in conjuring the spell, a [Hero], suddenly arrived together with her grandfather. She was saved after that, but the magic inside her did not disappear and became a curse, a curse that will drain life from anyone.

She was fully aware of that too. And it became a huge burden since then.

“So what was the real reason why you chose me as your partner?”

Matt averted her gaze from mine. I can sense some guilt from her, but I’m not that heartless to point it out. She has her reasons too.

“I thought that, if I became a partner with you, Grandfather’s burden will disappear.”

So that’s the reason huh.

“So you think you’re a burden. Why did you think that?”

“It’s because grandfather had to make some actions to the degree that it became dangerous for him, for example; my supply of mana to consume. Unlike today, my grandfather had to trick some powerful students and magicians just so that I can steal from them. It was very hard to do it without having our intentions getting revealed each time.”

“I’m really sorry to hear that.”

I gave a wry smile to Matt, and since I can’t caress her head with either hand to comfort her, I gently kissed her forehead as a substitute.

“Don’t worry. Even if you don’t exactly love me, I’m willing to help you as your fiancée.”

Matt’s eyes grew in surprise. Her grip on my arm and her sandwiching of my hand with her legs suddenly tightened. She really didn’t expect that one coming huh.

Then, for some reason, her cheeks slowly turn pink, then red.

“Can I be honest with you?”

Because of her question, I inadvertently gave her a dumbstruck expression.

“At first, I didn’t really like you even for a tiny bit at all.”

--Well, that’s cool *stabbing sound*.

“But after a few days of conversing with you, I can now actually see that you’re a very good type of guy.”

--Thanks for the compliment, but I wouldn’t really call it ‘days of conversing’ though. You stayed in the library most of the time.

Then Matt lifted one hand and put it on my cheek. To my surprise, she gave out a lovely smile that I’ve never seen before. To put it bluntly, she looks like a maiden in love.

“And now, you just made me really fall for you.”

After citing those words, she pushed herself towards me and touched my lips with hers.

It’s not a hot kiss like the ones she did before, it’s a gentle kiss where all her feelings where transmitted to me.

When she parted her lips from mine, she shyly lets go off my arm and turn to the other side of the bed. I can tell that she really was serious with her words and that kiss because I can see her ear shining bright red. Woaw, that’s cute.

“This is the first time someone actually said that they fell for me.”

The moment I said that, her reddening ears brightens more.

“Please don’t say that again, I honestly don’t know how to control this feeling. I don’t even know what to think anymore so please stop poking my back.”

--oops, I instinctively want to tease her embarrassing moments. I mean, who wouldn’t? It’s not like you can see someone every day with an ‘Oh my’ expression getting suddenly embarrassed.

“Matt…”

“Please don’t say anything yet. If you say something now, I’m afraid I might not be able to sleep again tonight.”

--Okay, I hear you.

I accepted her request. So I stay lying down on the bed unmoved (not like I can move either way) and stay in silence.

For some reason, my right side has been shaking for some time now.

When I turned my gaze towards that side, there, Cherry is looking at me with angry eyes and reddening cheeks. Is she jealous?

“I heard everything.”

So she read the mood and decided to stay silent huh.

“Then you must know the reason for what just happened, right?”

“I know, but it’s unfair. Matt’s the only one you treat nicely.”

That’s because you’re a crazy girl sometimes you know. I retorted in my mind.

“Did I? Sorry about that treatment.”

“Hah! Just now, you just said that sarcastically did you?”

“I wonder what you’re talking about.”

--She’s sharp.

She pinched my side and pouted. Her pouting face is cute actually.

“Oh, Cherry. I thought you were just going to stay pretending to sleep. Well, I guess you can’t if your rival is now ahead of you.”

To my surprise, Matt suddenly raised her body from the bed and (probably) accidentally sat on my hand. Although it’s slightly painful, I’m not insensitive to get in between a fight between two women. Not because her butt feels good.

“Matilda.”

“Jealous? I’m sorry. I’m going to take back what I said about not minding to be Key’s first wife because now, it looks like I’m going to be the one who’ll take the throne.”

Cherry got angry and then raised her body and also (there’s a slight probability that they intended to) accidentally sit on my other hand. He butt feels good—ahem, it slightly hurts too.

“You think I’ll yield that easily? There’s still 13 months left before the wedding. There’ll be many things that could possibly happen. And just a friendly reminder, I’m not someone who backs down from a challenge.”

Am I imagining it or there’s visible electricity that’s clashing between Cherry and Matt’s gazes? Girls are really scary at times.

“And just so you know, I won’t lose.”

Cherry suddenly slapped and grabbed both of my cheeks then made me look her way. And then, with face slightly red, she pushed her face towards me and locked lips with mine.

Her lips feel good and her skill with her tongue is superb. Just where on did she learn this?

After almost 15 seconds, she lets go of me. For some reason, she’s looking at me with a feverish face. Also, her rough breathing is starting to sound very erotic.

On the other hand, my consciousness is becoming weird. Shit! It’s the aphrodisiac effect! I forgot about it.

Suddenly, the hands that they sat on became strong. I suddenly lifted them up making them jump a little in surprise, but instead of pulling back my hands to the safe area, I don’t know, but my hand suddenly grabbed both of their butts.

I don’t know if I did that too hard but the both of them moaned when I did. Was it really the butt I grabbed?

Matt looked at me and smiled mischievously.

“So now you’re finally enticed huh.”

“It’s not my fault!”

*We’re skipping the hot, wet, and sexy part* (Author’s Note: Want me to write it?)

“I can’t get up.”

Although tired, I can’t help but wake up because the light of morning entered the room, and also because of the weight of the two girls that’s using my body as a pillow. Both of them are wearing blissful expressions on their sleep while cutely snoring. By the way, all of us are stark naked and only has a blanket to cover our bodies.

About last night, a lot of things happen. You can say that I finally break both Earl Goldenbloom’s rule and Cherry’s virginity. Though last night’s event was entirely Cherry’s fault, I’m not going to blame her since I’m the one who got the most service.

“That was the first time I experienced threesome. That was quite something.”

Okay, okay, I need to stop bragging about it.

Petal suddenly entered my room. However, she’s wearing a tired expression that I’ve never seen before.

“Petal, are you alright?”

“I’m okay young ma-master.”

Did she just stutter?

“You look tired, is there something you need to tell me?”

I tapped the girls gently and moved them to the side. I then sat straight and looked at Petal’s direction.

“I wanted to tell you about this a few days earlier young master, but you were busy and I didn’t want to disturb you so I did not say it. Although last night I wanted to tell you, I heard such sounds from your room so I didn’t barge in.”

--We we’re audible?! So embarrassing!

“Well, leave that aside for now. What’s this thing you were trying to tell me?”

The more I look at her, the more I can see that she’s really tired.

“For the last few days, the barrier around the villa was attacked. I have confidence that it can withstand at least 5 advanced level spells, but it was continuously attacked so it drained my mana day by day. Now, I think I will not be able to maintain the barrier after seven hours since my mana is running dry. It may be imprudent of me but, may I take mana from young master?”

Just where did they attack? And how did they even attack without getting detected? Wait, that’s not the problem for now. I need to help Petal right away. After all, she waited outside the door while listening to the girls’ moans the whole night.