Chapter 15

"Master...?"

On the other side of Ruruka's back,

Yuel, who had returned from the toilet, was staring at me with a dazed expression.

Her eyes were vacant, and her mouth was slightly open.

She seemed unable to understand the scene in front of her.

This is bad.

Very bad.

Right now, my hands are thrust out, gripping Ruruka's ample bosom.

Ruruka herself has her shirt unbuttoned to the shoulders, exposing a large amount of skin.

...The circumstantial evidence is all there.

Since Yuel is standing behind Ruruka, she might not know if I'm actually touching her chest.

It could look like I'm just placing my hands there.

However, the direction of my extended arms, Ruruka's unbuttoned shirt, and the close distance between Ruruka and me...

It's natural for Yuel to imagine something inappropriate is happening.

Indeed, it was happening.

If asked what I was doing, I was massaging Ruruka's chest in exchange for the treatment fee.

...This can't be found out.

If I told Yuel this honestly, the cool master image I've built up would be completely ruined.

That would be bad.

Being looked at with sparkling eyes of admiration by Yuel is one of my precious joys.

I can't afford to fail here.

Think.

Think hard.

This is the turning point where I can either be a respectable master to Yuel or not.

It's a decisive battle.

—There's no choice but to bluff.

"It was a difficult treatment, wasn't it, Ruruka?"

I removed my hands from Ruruka's chest and sent her a look to play along.

Given Ruruka's perceptiveness, she might say something like, "The treatment was difficult, so I had to touch the skin directly and cast the magic carefully, thank you so much!"

I looked at Ruruka with such expectations.

In response, Ruruka looked at me with a serious expression.

After a few seconds of eye contact, it seemed she understood, and she smiled—

—then grabbed my right arm.

With one hand, she skillfully unbuttoned the rest of her shirt, fully exposing her cute undergarments.

Then, she began to push my hand, which she had grabbed, onto her chest over the undergarments, moving it firmly.

Ah, it's soft.

"Hmm... How does it feel?"

This is...

...Is this a continuation of the negotiation?

This situation is bad.

I can't bluff anymore.

Maybe Ruruka hasn't noticed Yuel.

...No, that's impossible.

While Ruruka can't see Yuel behind her, she must have heard Yuel's voice.

Even if she didn't hear it by chance, she should have noticed the change in my attitude.

But what can I do?

This situation is bad.

It's getting worse.

It's soft.

What should I do?

My arm is being moved.

Ruruka's chest is being deformed.

What should I do?

The skin feels like it's sucking.

The cute white undergarments with frills.

It's soft.

Through the soft silk-like fabric, there's an even softer mound of flesh.

I want to grab it.

The deformed mounds of flesh, bouncing and deforming.

"Hmm..."

When I touched the upper part of the mound, which was only partially covered by the undergarments, the soft, sticky sensation—

"Ahh... Hmm..."

The sensation...

...Before I knew it, I was already massaging Ruruka's chest with both hands over her undergarments.

Ruruka's face was flushed red, and her breathing was slightly irregular.

The exposed skin on her chest and abdomen was tinged with a light pink, making the scene quite sensual.

I was about to take her home—

"A, a, M, Master..."

—A faint, trembling voice reached my consciousness, which had been completely overtaken by instinct.

...Yes, Yuel's voice.

I felt the blood drain from my face.

My rationality, which had been completely overtaken by instinct, rapidly returned, and the alarm bells started ringing loudly: bad, bad, bad.

I shifted my gaze from Ruruka's chest to the other side—

—where I saw Yuel's face, filled with deep sadness, on the verge of tears.

"Y-You... T-took... Ugh, ugh..."

When Yuel's eyes met mine, she clenched her mouth tightly and looked at me with trembling, clenched fists.

Her eyes were filled with sadness, and they were brimming with tears.

And—

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