A Story of How I Went to Commit Suicide, but Ended Up at a Mysterious House and Got Pampered by a Motherly Beauty - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

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In the end, I ended up staying at the mayoi-ga. Initially, I declined. I was thinking of leaving the mayoi-ga, intending to commit suicide once I had made up my mind, but Nanaho-sama firmly refused to let me go.

Moreover, she said, “If you want to escape from a harsh and cold society, there’s no need to commit suicide. Just stay here,” and I was convinced that she was right. It wasn’t that I was eager to die. I was just tired of continuing to live in that society…

Besides, living in the mayoi-ga, a place that rarely appeared before people, meant that socially, I was missing. Living here was essentially the same as being dead, wasn’t it? That thought suddenly crossed my mind and combined with Nanaho-sama’s insistent urging to stay, I decided to accept her hospitality at the mayoi-ga.

Now, having started life at the mayoi-ga, it was only natural that I had to help with various tasks.

『If you don’t work, you don’t eat.』

Moreover, since I was being allowed to live in the house, I was determined to do anything in the house. To begin with, it was hard to imagine the people of the mayoi-ga going to town to shop, so I pictured a self-sufficient life deep in the mountains, like those occasionally featured on TV. I thought there would be many tough tasks, but I was ready to take them on myself…

“What are you doing? There’s no need for that. I, Nanaho, will do it. So, you just take it easy.”

“Eh…?”

That was how it was. Nanaho-sama wouldn’t let me do any work at all. If I tried to sweep, she took the broom away. If I tried to hang the laundry, she took it away. If I tried to bring it in, she got to it first. Even though I wasn’t skilled at it, if I tried to cook, Nanaho-sama would do it instead.

…Nanaho-sama’s cooking was surprisingly delicious.

“How is it? Does it suit your taste?”

“It was insanely delicious.”

“With how much you went back for seconds, that’s no surprise. A foolish question, forgive me.”

Nanaho-sama chuckled with a “kufufu.” For the first time in a long while… In a truly a long while, I ate until my stomach was full. And it was so delicious, unlike anything I’d ever tasted, that I felt like I was in paradise. Eating until my stomach was bloated was truly embarrassing and shameful…

While making clinking sounds, Nanaho-sama started clearing the dishes.

N-no! I really haven’t done anything. I’m just a burden… No, a freeloader!

Feeling my heart crushed by guilt, I hurriedly stood to at least wash the dishes…

“Hey now. Moving suddenly after eating so much will give you a stomachache. Lie down. You won’t turn into a cow or pig.”

Once again, Nanaho-sama stopped me.

Guh… This person won’t let me do anything…!

“U-um, please let me do at least that much. I haven’t helped with anything yet, and I can handle something like that!”

“It’s fine.”

It’s not fine for me!?

Nanaho-sama came to my side, crouched lightly, and placed her hand on my cheek. Her cool, pleasant touch felt good and a sweet, wonderful fragrance wafted from her. It was as if I was wrapped in the finest towel, giving me a sense of comfort and security.

“You’ve worked hard until now. From now on, you can rely on me, Nanaho. Think of me as your mother. You can make up for not having a mother to rely on from now on.”

Nanaho-sama, with a faint smile, was so beautiful that I thought my heart might stop beating. Not to mention, she was exuding an overwhelming warmth that made me, despite my age, want to cling to her and be spoiled.

This is bad… This is really bad… I’m going to become a lazy person. To become a slothful man who just takes while Nanaho-sama does everything…

I owed her a huge debt for accepting me. Because she was there and invited me to the mayoi-ga, I didn’t have to commit suicide. So, I had to repay Nanaho-sama somehow. That was my duty.

“Nanaho-sama! I…”

With that resolve, I tried to appeal to her to share some work with me…

“Come here. I’ll clean your ears.”

Nanaho-sama, with a faint smile, sat in seiza and patted her thighs. In her hand was a thin wooden stick… It was an earpick. With a “kufufu” laugh, Nanaho-sama drew me in like a moth to a flame.

Guh… I can’t escape…!

Truth be told, I had experienced Nanaho-sama’s ear cleaning a few times. That was why I couldn’t escape.

Once you know that pleasure, you can’t resist it.

I understood how drug addicts must be feeling. Despite knowing that substance was bad for their body and could land them in prison, they still relapse repeatedly. People truly couldn’t resist a pleasure they had experienced once.  Even as I tried to resist, Nanaho-sama looked up at me with genuine amusement as I approached.

She probably saw through everything. My desperate struggle to resist, and… The fact that I could never escape.

“Good, good. You made it this far. Well done.”

“Gufu…!”

Before I knew it, my head was resting on Nanaho-sama’s thighs.

I mean, getting praised just for coming closer as told.. Isn’t that insanely indulgent?

My body lay down, but I resisted by not facing her directly. Nanaho-sama found even that defiance cute and gently stroked my head.

Ahhh… Her motherly aura is driving me crazy…

And the feeling of this lap pillow was sublime. Even through her kimono, her lap was warm, soft… Yet firm, securely holding my head. And her sweet fragrance filled my nostrils, my mind.  It was as if just smelling it made me sleepy. Her scent was like a sedative, so reassuring that my eyelids started to droop.

N-no… I have to stay strong…

“Your mother will clean it nicely. It might tickle a bit, but bear with it.”

Saying that, Nanaho-sama began gently massaging my ears. Like a massage. Her cool, slender, long fingers gently soothed my ears and their surroundings.

…Even this felt good. It was ticklish, sure, but having my ears touched felt this good? After a while, perhaps due to improved blood flow, my ears felt slightly warm and soft. Seeing that, Nanaho-sama smoothly picked up the bamboo earpick and peered into my ear.

“Hohoho. As expected, it might accumulate quite a bit.”

“S-sorry…”

“What are you saying? I’m happy to clean your ears. Leave it to me.”

Nanaho-sama said gleefully, then covered my eyes with her hand, prompting me to close them. In the cool darkness, I naturally shut my eyes. And then, a thin stick slid into my ear. Scraping gently, scooping up earwax a bit deeper… Carefully, gently cleaning my ear, I…

“Haaaaaa…”

I let out a pathetic sound. My whole body was completely relaxed. I was about to turn into a limp puddle from the sheer pleasure. It was as if my body could melt into something as soft as an octopus. This was unbelievably good…!

I knew ear cleaning felt good, but Nanaho-sama’s was exceptionally skilled. She scraped exactly when and where I wanted with precision. I desperately held back from drooling. To drool on Nanaho-sama’s lap pillow would be a capital offense.

The ear picking continued for a while…

“Fu… ♡”

“Guoo…”

A warm breath brushed my ear. A shiver ran down my spine, and I let out an embarrassing sound.

“It’s clean now. What’s wrong? Sleepy? Kufufu, then sleep as is. I’ll lend you my lap.”

Her gentle hand stroked my head. She was like a mother gently putting a child to sleep. I couldn’t resist and let my consciousness sink.

♡♡♡

“Um… Can I really do something to help? If this continues, I’ll really become useless…”

At my plea, Nanaho-sama blinked in surprise.

“…It’s fine to become useless. I’ll take care of you.”

“No! I want to repay your kindness…”

As expected, her motherly aura was overwhelming. Someone who had properly received a mother’s love might resist, but for me, who never knew it, the effect was too strong to resist.

“Kufufu, you’re a good kid. Here, I’ll pat you.”

Nanaho-sama, delighted by my words, broke into a smile and patted my head again.

Ahhh… I’m feeling sleepy again…

“Hmm… Let’s see. Something you can do, something I can entrust to you…”

Nanaho-sama thought while stroking my head. After pondering with her hand on her chin for a while…

“Ah, that’s it.”

“What is it!? I’ll do anything!”

She clapped her hands as if struck by an idea. I jumped at it. This was my chance to graduate from being a useless freeloader! Eagerly awaiting her words, I was stunned by what came next.

“Hm, then I’ll leave it to you. Please handle my sexual relief.”

“…Eh?”

Se-sexual…Relief…?

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