As a Reward for Saving the World, I Was Reincarnated Into a World Where Girls Are Super Aggressive and Chastity Roles Are Reversed!! …Or So I Thought, Until It Turned Out to Be an Overbearing Yandere Harem of My Former Companions Who Loved Me Too Much - 15

Chapter 15: The Two Who Tempt and the New Intruder

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A few days had passed since the incident with Lady Isabella, the marquis’ daughter. I had finished my duties as lord and was soothing the fatigue of the day in the grand marble bathhouse attached to the castle. Sinking my body into the hot water, I let out a long sigh.

“Haah~ This is pure bliss, pure bliss. This is worlds apart from when I was a Hero…”

Back when I fought the Demon Lord, the best I could hope for was bathing in a river. Compared to that, look at me now—warm meals, a massive bath, and a life surrounded by beautiful girls… This was heaven itself. Just as I was basking in that happiness, it happened.

“E-excuse me, Kazuki-sama…”

With the sound of the door sliding open, and through the haze of steam, appeared Saintess Celestia, clad in nothing but a bathing robe. That thin fabric did nothing to conceal her voluptuous curves—if anything, it emphasized them. My eyes were glued to her against my will.

“Ce-Celestia!? Why are you here!?”

“Well… Kazuki-sama, you’ve seemed quite tired from your lordly duties lately, so…As a saintess, I thought I might wash your back and massage you to help you relax. Am I troubling you?”

Her face was flushed scarlet, yet she still managed a faintly nervous smile. I wanted to believe it was my imagination that she kept sneaking glances at my lower half.

“Trouble? I’d be glad to have your company! But… Is it really okay to let you do something like that?”

“Of course. It’s part of a saintess’s duty to heal the weariness of someone important to her—of you, Kazuki-sama.”

Uoooooh, seriously!? A beautiful girl going this far for me… This gender-role-reversed isekai was just too amazing. But one thought nagged at me.

“What’s wrong, Kazuki-sama?”

“Well… You said it’s part of your saintess duty, so…Do you do this kind of thing for other men too?”

“Goodness, of course not!! I would only ever do this for someone I respect and hold dear… for you (the one I love).”

“I see… so it’s only for me (a close friend), huh…”

Celestia puffed out her cheeks in protest. I might have upset her, but at the same time, I felt strangely relieved.

I see… Just like in my old world, where a girl might go traveling with male friends but never with random guys, intimate gestures like this must be something reserved only for those she’s close to.

It made me happy to know she felt at least some degree of affection for me.

“Sorry, sorry. Then… I’ll accept it.”

“Yes… It’s my first time, so if anything feels off, please don’t hesitate to tell me.”

With that, Celestia moved behind me and began washing my back with a soft sponge. Her motions were gentle, yet almost clinging, as if she was reluctant to let go.

“Mmm… Such a strong, broad back… If I were pinned down under this body, I would…♡” 

Was it my imagination, or did I just hear a sultry murmur? Furthermore, I felt like her touch wasn’t just meant for washing. Maybe it was an application of healing magic, but she kneaded my tired muscles with surprising precision. Yet each time her fingers traced my spine, each breathy sigh by my ear set my body aflame for a very different reason.

“It’s like my fatigue is melting away. I can feel your kindness, Celestia…”

“Mmm… ♡ Hearing that makes me happy. If there’s anywhere I didn’t massage enough, please say so…”

Her occasional, sensual sighs made my heart pound. I reminded myself that she was only doing this to protect me but a bit of my true feelings slipped out.

“Yeah… Thank you. Whoever marries Celestia will be a lucky man.”

“Wh-…”

Celestia gasped behind me, her hands freezing in place. Wondering what was wrong, I turned around—only to see her face redder than I had ever seen it.

“M-marriage… Just now… Was that a proposal…?”

“Eh? S-sorry, what was that?”

“…A man and woman at our age, alone like this, dressed this way… Don’t tell me, Kazuki-sama, you intend to… With me, here… kyuuuu…”

Her cheeks flushed as though she were boiling, muttering incoherently—and then she suddenly collapsed toward me, fainting outright.

“Celestia, are you okay!?”

“Ehehe… Kazuki-sama… It’s my first time, so…Please be gentle with me…”

“Celestia!? Celestiaaaaaa!!”

Holding the unconscious girl, who wore an entranced smile, I hurriedly carried her out of the bath.

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After entrusting Celestia’s care to the other maids, I returned to my room. Thinking calmly about it now… Just being able to take a bath with a beauty like her was amazing enough. 

“Celestia was so cute earlier… But she seemed like she wanted to say something. What was it, I wonder?”

My heart still pounding, I changed into the nightclothes prepared for me and flopped onto the bed. And in that instant, I felt something soft beneath the sheets.

“…!?”

Lifting the covers cautiously, I found her there: Shinon, wearing a silk negligee far skimpier than usual. Through the sheer fabric, her lingerie and moonlit pale skin stood out vividly, her defenseless figure stealing my breath.

“Master… You’re finally going to sleep.”

“Shi-Shinon!? Why are you in my bed!?”

“I warmed your bed so that you may sleep comfortably. This too is an important duty of a personal maid.”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi much!? Well, he warmed sandals, not beds!! Still, her face remained expressionless, her eyes moist and fevered as she invited me to lie down, pulling me close against her.

Celestia’s overwhelming “service” in the bath and now Shinon’s almost bridal intrusion into my bed. The double assault on my senses shredded my rationality, thread by thread.

N-no, this is bad…! At this rate, I’ll turn into a beast!

They trusted me, let down their guard around me only because I was such a rarity in this world as a man. I couldn’t betray that trust. After all, this was a gender-role-reversed world. If a woman liked me, she would confess herself. To them, I was nothing more than a trusted friend.

“Shinon… I know you don’t feel that way about me, but honestly, I’m at my limit too. I must ask you…Please leave my room tonight.”

I forced the words out to defuse the situation. But her reaction was nothing like I expected. Shinon first looked at my face, then at the very obvious state of my lower half, and widened her eyes. Blushing faintly, she whispered:

“If it’s… Kazuki-sama, then I don’t mind. Because you are…”

I never heard the rest of her words, because—

CRAAAASH!!

Suddenly, the window shattered into pieces.

“What the!?”

“Tch… So close. What a shame.”

…Did Shinon just click her tongue!? As both of us turned toward the sound, a figure landed gracefully in the broken window frame. Long, silver hair, pointed ears, and in her hand, a gleaming magical staff.

“I finally found you, you blockhead!!”

Not even winded, she stood tall and proud, pointing at me. At the sight of her refined face and familiar voice, I couldn’t help but shout:

“Silvia!? Why are you here!?”

She was none other than Silvia, the foul-mouthed genius elf mage who had been part of my Demon Lord-slaying party. But then her eyes shifted to the side—to Shinon in her revealing negligee, and to me, clearly flustered and, well… Aroused. Her face turned crimson with rage.

“You… What the hell are you doing while I was gone!?”

Analyzing the situation calmly: an alluring maid in racy sleepwear, me with a very obvious tenting problem… Yeah, it totally looked like we were about to start something. But somehow… I couldn’t shake the feeling that Silvia wasn’t embarrassed at seeing something lewd. She was more angry instead.

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