CH 164

――How did it come to this?

Was it because the returned lord ride on a dragon while completely naked causing panic among the residents of Aldora?

No. Certainly, everyone was surprised at first, and when dog shadows began to rise up around us, I panicked. Because right next to me,

"Oh! My blood is boiling..." Teresa onee-sama was about to unleash her 【Demon Roar】.

――At that moment, everyone had already been clothed by Schwarz's magic.―― However, even though I think I made eye contact with Grandpa, he didn't undo the spell...then...

"Hoho, it's just a joke."

I wonder what would have happened now if he hadn't deactivated it. What kind of a follower would shorten his lord's life with a joke?

And in the end, once everyone saw that it was me riding on top of the dragon, they all accepted it.

Why?! Even if I'm revered as a guardian deity, it's completely unrealistic that people would have such faith in me to the extent of believing that I have the ability to tame a dragon, right?! 

By the way, when I returned home, there were many beautiful ladies in provocative leotards, my groin was taken by surprise, ――but even that wasn't the said problem.

Was it because someone saw me and start crying uncontrollably, causing a commotion? That's not it either. Liz-chan clung to me for a while, but in the end, she calmed down, so no problem at all. I'll apologize (thoroughly) to her later when we're alone together.――Gufufu.

If that's not it, then what about the old dog and the demon on the verge of battle?

Hahaha! If that were the case, I wouldn't be home at all.――I would escape with all my might.

――So, what's the problem...?

"Oh, there you are, Charlotte. Sorry for worrying you..."――Huh?

*step* *step* *step* *step*

――She runs away?!

"Huf," When I caught her wrist, she made a cute sound.

――Cute.

I want to kiss her and hold her just like this.

"Funyaaaah..." Huh? She's making cat noise?

"Why are you running away? Didn't you want to see me? I was expecting to be thoroughly squeezed as soon as I came back...In fact, I was looking forward to it."

*Shiver!*

She jumped a little.

"What's wrong? Your face is so red. Do you have a fever?"

I gently pressed my forehead against Charlotte's.

"Ah, ah... haaahhh..."

Something's wrong with Charlotte.

――Why?

"She's been like this for a while now."

Oh! The maid suddenly appeared out of nowhere!  You're really stepping up your game, Katherine. But to be honest, it's always been like this because my "chicken sense" only reacts to threats.

The maid had a cold yet captivating beauty, with her reddish hair neatly tied up and her brown eyes fixed on the lord, who was capturing his beloved wife.

"Yes, I don't know why, but it turned out like this."

Darn it, even Ephemera suddenly appeared... These Assassins. Why do people in my house always want to make my life shorter?

There she was, a woman with white hair dressed as a man. It was Ephemera-chan, the former leader of the Swift family's "Shadow". Although she had been given permission to stay in the mansion for a while, she usually vanished without a word and hid in my shadow. Katherine, who was pretending to be a maid, stood calmly behind... These Assassins! ――by the way, Liz-chan and Emily also clung to me.

...Phew, being popular is tough. Honestly, it felt like a new kind of weight training! And so, when I finally calm them down and found Charlotte-chan...things led to the current situation, and I was pretty sure these two Assassins didn't follow me back then...

"Uaa, fuaahhh..." I caught Charlotte-chan, who seemed like she might try to escape and held her in my arms. ――"Fuaaaa..." Um, her voice is getting me excited. Not only is she irresistibly voluptuous, but she's also incredibly cute.

"Stop, stop~..."

――Even though she's supposed to be my wife, I feel like I'm playing with another girl.

So, I asked the two Assassins.

"So, why is she like this?"

"I don't know." "No idea." "Just a while ago, she was like "Fufufu, it seems Desmond-sama will be returning soon. He seemed to have become quite close with Onee-sama... Then I will make sure to him spend plenty of time with me. And also make onee-sama apologizes. It seems like she's returning, so..." She was like a cat that heard the footsteps of its owner returning home."

――Un, cute. "Nyaah..." I held a struggling cat in my arms, trying to hold onto it tighter.

Anyway, Katherine, you're really good at imitating Charlotte!

And then,

"But――" Katherine tilted her head, "suddenly she went "Fua!?", and gradually, her face started to blush."

Gradually, her face started to blush?  What does that mean? It's true that in my mind, I was playing the Word game with Charlotte. But now that our communication is disconnected, there's no way it could have reached her...

"Fu, Fu, Funyaaaaaaa!!"

"Hey, wait, what's wrong, Charlotte, why are you struggling like that?"

"Hey, Charlotte-chan? Could it be that, by any chance, our bound recovered?"

"..."

――Ah, it seems like it has recovered.――Since when? I had intended to fully embrace Charlotte-chan when I returned home and connect with her physically to recover it... Or at least, that was my plan.  And this reaction suggests that I asked that embarrassing question, one that even I would find embarrassing.

On Schwarz's back, as we neared Aldora, I requested Onee-sama to move from my lap and asked Schwarz to tidy up everyone's attire. ―― I'm so happy that I can meet Charlotte-chan after a long time, and while I was thinking about her, I somehow started playing that game. Since our communication is not connected, I let my mind wonders and blurted out things like "Charlotte-chan's favorite part~,  Charlotte-chan's cute ○○○!" without fail, I added "cute" at every word.

――So, she heard all of that?

....I want to die.

I've said many, many times before that I love her, and it was clear even with my inner voice that there held no lies. But this was the first time I really put it into words.

――Um, even though the feelings are being conveyed, it doesn't convey specifically what or how I like it. But thoughts can be conveyed through words.

And it got conveyed.

"Pshuuu~..." Charlotte-chan's brain short-circuited.

It's better than being scolded, sad, or going berserk, but if she keeps blushing like this...I think I feel my face getting hot too...

"...Please explode."

*startled*!

We both jumped at the maid's muttering.

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Charlotte and I were led to the "action" room by a maid who started saying unsettling things like, "Should I try punching the wall next time?" It was the first time in a while that we were taken there. It wasn't my bedroom or Charlotte-chan's bedroom.

It was a room where the virginity of the many maidens was broken, the room uses for the first night right.

Honestly, it looked exactly like a love hotel. I want to shake hands with my past me who could recreate the feel without fully regaining my memories.

Such a room existed in our mansion.

And now, I bring my embarrassed wife into that room...

I-I'm getting really nervous!! I'm sweating more than during social events!

Charlotte-chan, with her youthful beauty that defies her age,  blushed and cast her gaze downward in silence. We were sitting together on the bed. Despite her appearance, she emitted the mature allure of a married woman, whom I couldn't resist embracing. Her shoulders are hunched, even so, I really want to bury my nose in that smooth and fragrant nape.

"Desmond-sama, I heard everything..."

"...right."

I replied curtly, having suppressed my emotions to the limit. Charlotte-chan's face turned so red that you could almost hear the steaming sound.

――Huh? But Normally, it'd be like...

"It's fine, please smell it. Nyaaan... ❤"

It seems that although we had been engaging in naughty acts and with naughty words and deeds, she's always going with the flow. However, throughout the game, the message I conveyed is not fully erotic. Thought that I think it wouldn't get sent to her.

As for me, since it was admittedly my true feelings—, it's a little embarrassing, but it's not a problem. 

But if she acts like this,

――I am getting embarrassed, too.

My heart beats faster and I break into a sweat like a virgin. Yet, I can hear the breath of my beloved wife beside me and smell her sweet scent... Sniff, mm, She's wet. Mmm, it's a good smell. I want to bury my head in her skirt and sniff it directly.

"D-don't..."

Charlotte-chan covered her white face with her smooth hands and shook her head.

Mmm, she's cute, so cute. With such a sight...

I push Charlotte down.