When I Infiltrated the Enemy Nation as a Slave, the Yandere Beauties There Started a Civil War Over Me - Chapter 24: Full of Energy

Chapter 24: Full of Energy

“Wha… what?”

Cecifelia, staring at the part of me straining against my underwear as if ready to burst through, was no longer wearing that hollow expression, nor did she have the cold look from earlier. Instead, she seemed completely bewildered.

Still looking flustered, Cecifelia finally spoke, her voice tinged with embarrassment.

“Um… you’re, uh, full of energy.”

—Just kill me already!!

In my mind, I screamed from the sheer embarrassment. 

Not only am I bound on a bed by a woman from an enemy country, but now she’s commenting on the very obvious reaction I’m having… Why do I have to endure this!?

Desperately, I tried to suppress my body’s reaction, but after seeing Cecifelia’s chest up close, and with it still lingering in my peripheral vision, there was no way I could calm down.

“But… why? Don’t boys usually not get this excited right after, you know…? And yet, Luke’s is… I mean, does this mean you got this excited just from seeing me in my underwear…? But you just saw another woman’s body directly, and yet, with just my lingerie… you’re this…?”

Where had the cold, calculating Cecifelia from earlier disappeared to? Now, she looked flustered, even a bit embarrassed.

…At this point, I had no choice but to use this situation to my advantage. It’s humiliating, but if it means protecting my dignity… I have to push through. 

Following the phrase “desperate times call for desperate measures,” I managed to suppress my embarrassment and spoke.

“I think you can tell I haven’t done anything like that… at least from looking at… this.”

“But even if you didn’t, I can’t completely deny the possibility that you saw or touched a woman’s body at the brothel—”

“I’ve never even seen a woman in her underwear before, aside from when we went to the lingerie shop together, Cecifelia. And today, I didn’t visit a brothel at all. The fact that I’ve hardly ever seen a woman’s body, let alone one without clothes, should be obvious if you just… look at me.”

“……”

Cecifelia glanced at my, well, obvious reaction for a moment.

—Why on earth does Alex Sandrotheim, the prince of Sandrotheim, have to use this part of his body as proof in such a situation…!?

I felt humiliated, but I reminded myself that this was necessary to protect my dignity. After a brief pause, Cecifelia finally spoke.

“You’re right… I wasn’t thinking clearly. If you had really gone to a brothel, there’s no way you’d be carrying a discount voucher so openly… And as for the time, I accused you of not being desperate enough and assumed you were lying about the brothel too. But thinking back, it seems like you were actually pretty desperate to clear up that misunderstanding.”

“…! Miss Cecifelia…!”

Cecifelia, now calm, had started using her sharp intellect in the right way. Thank goodness, the misunderstanding has finally been cleared up.

If it hadn’t been, all of this humiliation would have been for nothing, but thankfully, that didn’t happen. Relieved, I said to Cecifelia,

“I’m very glad you understand now… So, would you mind taking off these handcuffs?”

Given the situation, I expected her to immediately agree and free me without hesitation—but.

“…”

Cecifelia didn’t respond.

…What’s going on?

Considering how things were going, I thought she’d release me right away. Confused, I looked at Cecifelia when suddenly—

“…Hah… Hah…”

Cecifelia’s cheeks were flushed, and her breathing had become heavy.

Her sudden blushing and labored breathing… is she sick? But it happened so suddenly…

As I wondered about this, Cecifelia spoke.

“I know, okay? It’s true you were late, but at least now I understand that my original fear—that you went to a brothel—was wrong. The discount voucher isn’t connected to you visiting a brothel either. So, I know I should hurry up and take off your handcuffs.”

For some reason, she started explaining her feelings to me.

…If she understands all that, I wish she’d just release me right away. Why isn’t she doing it?

As if to answer my question, Cecifelia continued.

“But… seeing you unable to move, and seeing how, well, excited you are right now… I’m not sure I can hold back anymore.”

“W-What…?”

Not sure she can hold back…?

“W-Wait, what do you mean!?”

“Because I’m a woman, Luke, and I think you’re handsome. I’m drawn to the unique, different aura you have compared to other men. And now… seeing how clearly I can see… you through your underwear like that…”

Seeing it like that… isn’t the issue here!

“You said before that you didn’t want to force anything on me as a slave, right? What happened to that?”

“Of course, I still feel the same way… I don’t want to force Luke into anything if I can help it—that’s why I’m trying so hard to hold back right now… But you’re right, if you didn’t actually go to a brothel, then I really do need to restrain myself.”

Alright, it seems like she’s calming dow—

“But maybe just touching a little over your underwear is okay? T-That’s fine, right?”

“What!? Of course it’s not fine!”

“But, Luke, you’re really… excited, aren’t you? If you got that way from looking at my body, then it’s kind of my responsibility, isn’t it? Yeah… since it’s because of me that you’re like that, I should take responsibility.”

With that, Cecifelia, still breathing heavily, reached her hand toward that part of me.

I had barely managed to hold onto my dignity, despite the embarrassment, and now she’s going to take it away with such an outrageous excuse!?

“W-Wait! Miss Cecifelia, please!”

Even though I tried to stop Cecifelia with words, her hand didn’t stop moving… She was just about to touch me when—there was a knock on the bedroom door, and a voice called out.

“Milady, dinner is ready. Please come to the dining hall when you are available.”

It was likely one of the servants. Hearing this, Cecifelia finally stopped reaching toward me.

“…Okay, I’ll be there soon.”

“Understood, excuse me.”

After replying, Cecifelia pulled her hand back and said,

“Well, dinner’s ready, so I guess rushing things tonight wouldn’t be ideal. We can save it for another time, when the mood is right.”

I have no intention of letting that mood happen ever, but since Cecifelia removed the handcuffs, I’ll take this as a victory for now.

“Even though the brothel thing was a misunderstanding, Luke, you did still show up late for our agreed time. So, you’ll make it up to me sometime soon, okay?”

“Understood.”

I had no choice but to accept her terms regarding that.

Afterward, Cecifelia and I headed to the dining hall together, had dinner, then each took a bath before returning to the bedroom, where we lay down in separate beds.

Today was a close call, but considering the outcome, things turned out okay. Starting tomorrow, I’ll finally be able to use the 100,000 gold I have to gather information in the city.

The information I need most right now is about the church that’s supposedly against the war with the Sandrotheim Kingdom, so I’ll focus on that starting tomorrow.

With that decision made, I didn’t dwell on anything else. My body was exhausted, so I allowed myself to fall asleep.

—At that time, I had no idea that even in that church, there would be women interested in my chastity.