It Seems Like I Fell into a Reverse Harem Game V1 C3.1

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Volume 1 Chapter 3.1

I stopped in my tracks.

The maid opened the door that was blocking my way. Beyond that, she opened one more door.

The four women and one man who had been dragged through the curtain were waiting for me there.

“…….”

To be exact, there were four people. That was because one had fainted and was lying on the floor. The door closed behind me.

“I apologize. Should I wake them?”

“That is fine. Let them be.”

My mouth tasted a little bitter. I too had to acknowledge that I had used the fear and terror that the ‘princess’ had left me as an inheritance, in order to make this happen.

I wasn’t a particularly wise, or particularly just person. I just knew that I was in a position where I had to try.

“….. Do you acknowledge your wrongdoings?”

“Yes.”

Maybe it was because they had been given time to think, but it seemed like they had more or less accepted the position they were in. They were resigned, but they were calm.

“I will not kill you.”

“Pardon?”

I looked down at their confused, pale faces and continued to speak.

“However, I am not saying that I will simply let you go. It’s only right that you pay for your crimes.”

“With what…..”

“Be my eyes and ears. Bring me everything, rumors about me and talk that doesn’t reach my ears.”

It seemed that they hadn’t understood.

“Officially, you will be dismissed, so leave the palace tonight and await my instructions. You must not be seen by anyone you worked with here. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“From now on, you will work in another palace. If you hide anything from me, or if I discover that you lied to me then I will kill you.”

“…..”

“Your lives belong to me now. Do not forget that. The only path left to you now is to swear your loyalty to me.”

To be honest, I had purposefully selected people who came from a poor background or had no relatives and put them in the front line so there would be no chance of my plan being discovered later on. But they would probably never know.

It would probably be good to dismiss the guards who had been involved in this plot as well. I wouldn’t be able to completely stop them from saying something, but it would still be best.

“Allow me to escort you.”

Suddenly, my eyes went to the maid who had always been serving me right by my side. As I walked out into the hallway, I turned around and asked,

“What’s your name?”

“It is Hess.”

I filed the name away in one corner of my mind.

***

“I think she’s amazing.”

Right then, the nearby maids dropped what they were carrying with a loud clatter. It was a rare emotional response in this icy palace.

“W- What did you say?”

One of the maids glanced at the pieces of the broken plate scattered on the carpet before she asking with a dumbfounded expression.

“I said I think she’s amazing!”

When there was no response, she spoke again.

“I think that Her Highness is a much more amazing person than I thought!”

“You don’t have to say it again… Ah, I can’t breathe.”

“Me too.”

“You want me to perform CPR on you?”

“My heart’s pounding….”

Daisy didn’t even seem to notice the shock that the other maids had received and continued to smile brightly.

“Daisy, why don’t we rethink that?”

 “Yeah! Wh-wh-wh-wh-wh-who are you calling a- a- am-“

“Her Highness!”

“You could have at least pretended to hesitate!”

“Did you eat something weird?”

“Including what happened today… I just get this feeling. That she’s going to be the next emperor!”

Daisy’s eyes sparkled.

“That’s because you’ve only been here for a couple of days. I’m begging you to wake up! If you keep this up, you’ll die! We’re going to have to hold your funeral!”

“I don’t know, okay! There’s no doubt that I’ve been blessed to be able to work for someone like her….!”

The maids experienced heart-wrenching agony while attempting to persuade Daisy, but they failed.

Despite being hush-hush, news of the so-called “Hall of Death” incident from that day spread through the royal palace like wildfire. The reason was that it had been handled surprisingly cleanly and sophisticatedly considering the princess’s usual temper. 

No one knew of the missing five’s whereabouts. It was more terrifying because normally the princess would arrange a cruel and public execution for anyone who crossed her followed by display of the severed head.

It was possible that they were experiencing something worse than death. The maids shivered.

The rest of the people who had been trapped in the hall were released at dawn the next day. There were no orders regarding what should be done with them. They were simply put back to work, which they did absently like people who had experienced a nervous breakdown.

There were diverse aftereffects among those affected, from suddenly bursting into tears to being overly guarded to continuously mumbling something under their breath while their hands shook. One thing was clear. They would never lay their hands on anyone again.

“A blessing?”

At that moment, someone spoke in an incredulous voice from behind. It was Yuriel.

“Can you say that after seeing what happened?”

Yuriel was one of the few guilty parties who seemed unaffected by the “Hall of Death”. Daisy didn’t back down and pressed onward.

“Isn’t that what happens when you do something wrong?”

“How would you know since you’ve never experienced it yourself? Don’t think that Her Highness’s wrath will never be directed at you.”

“But that’s not true? Her Highness forgave my misconduct when it was an accident. I’m going to work really hard for Her Highness, so there won’t be any punishments, you see?”

“Ha!”

“Wait, Daisy…. She forgave you for what….?”

A maid who looked on the verge of a nervous breakdown despite not having been in the “Hall of Death” asked of Daisy. She was clutching her chest.

“I stepped on it!”

“What?”

“Her Highness’s dress! And Her Highness went all whoa!”

“Cough!”

The person next to the maid was ready to catch her as she fell backwards. Daisy opened her eyes wide.

“Are you okay? What’s wrong? Are you sick?”

“You just shush for now.”

“Huh? Why? What did I do?”

Daisy protested, pouting her lips.

***

“……”

Sunlight poked in from between the curtains. Having just woken up, I had found myself a nice view.

To think that a beauty like this was sleeping with his head resting on my arm, the rest of his body snuggled deep in the covers. I was worried that my eyes would get accustomed to being so blessed. How it was possible to not get tired of seeing the same thing, I didn’t know.

Truly, the most entertaining thing in the world was a beauty’s face.

The conclusion I’d reached was such truth that I couldn’t help but laugh.

Because of that, his brows twitched then furrowed crookedly. I supposed that it was about time for both Nadricka and I to get up.

I lifted my finger and poked a white cheek. The squishiness of it was adorable.

Nadricka opened his eyes.

“Ah, are you awake?”

At the sight of my face looking down on him, chin resting on my hand, Nadricka blinked a few more times. As I lifted the corners of my mouth and smiled slightly, Nadricka sleepily returned my smile.

When had it started. Sharing a bed with him so naturally.

It had just kind of happened while I was desperately trying to adjust to life here, but since it wasn’t entirely a bad thing, I had decided to enjoy it. Plus, it was lonely sleeping alone in a strange place.

I had been able to sleep more deeply because of the warmth I felt in my sleep.

“Good morning, Your Highness.”

“Yeah, you too.”

Thinking about it, he was incredibly smooth. Seeing as how I had ended up so accustomed to sharing a bed with him at night despite being so on guard with everyone else during the day.

The beauty slept so soundly with that innocent-looking, serene face. And that was why it was even more suspicious.

He could have casually brushed up against me at any time, but nothing at all had happened. It was like he could read my mind because he never stepped over that line.

Nadricka lifted my messy locks, and kissed them, closing his eyes.

“…… Doesn’t it smell?”

“Pardon?”

“Just, since it’s hair and all.”

Nadricka’s face was saying that he had no idea what I was talking about. I shrugged my shoulders and laughed.

I had asked because it was just hair, and yet he was touching it like it was some kind of fragrant flower. I couldn’t just come out and ask him if he liked this woman that much.

I looked away quickly from Nadricka who was still blinking up at me.

It was one of those mornings where I didn’t want to get up from bed.

“Should I tell them to bring breakfast, or would you like to bathe first?”

“Hmm. But it’s a hassle.”

I mumbled with my face buried in my pillow.

Really, it was such a hassle. I didn’t want to do anything today. It felt like my batteries were completely dry. Seeing as I still felt this way despite a good night’s sleep it was probably accumulated fatigue.

Wouldn’t taking a day be fine.

“Then…. Should I assist you?”

“Assist me?”

I recalled his table manners from when he was desperately copying me. I had been using a random fork, not knowing the etiquette of this place, but the sight of him frantically copying me without realizing.

“How would you like to bathe first?”

A bath? I guessed he hadn’t been talking about breakfast.

But, a bath? He wants to assist me with a bath?”

While I was hesitating to reply, Nadricka sat up.

“Then I’ll prepare it for you right now. Stay here, please.”

Prepare?

As I stared at him dumbly, he got up from the bed and rolled up his pants to his knees. And then he began to unbutton the top buttons of his shirt.

“Nadricka.”

“Yes.”

“When you say you’ll prepare a bath….”

His white torso was revealed as his shirt dropped to the floor. He approached me and gently sat me up.

Like a baby, I was half enveloped in his embrace. It seemed he knew what he was doing because it wasn’t at all uncomfortable.

“Yes, I will assist with your bathing.”

For some reason, I knew it.

“I can do it well.”

It appeared he hadn’t forgotten my distrustful expression from before because he soothed me, his words filled with certainty.

“I’ll do it well for you.”

As I thought, it was strange. If he had said this to me the first time we’d fallen asleep together in the same bed, I would have rejected him. But it was only today, after I had gotten used to him, that he was suggesting it.

Various thoughts flitted through my brain, but soon after Nadricka picked me up and I laid my head on his shoulder tiredly and closed my eyes. I was too comfortable around him.

Then again, wasn’t it human nature to fall for the seduction of someone as pretty as this?

The bathroom was filled with hot steam.

All this time, I had been washing myself after dismissing even the maids. As a result, I had struggled with where to use what. But coming here with some man, it felt new and completely different.

He set me down on the floor.

Then, looking into my eyes, he undid the tie around my waist with fluid movements.

The tightly fixed robe came apart and revealed the slip inside. He moved behind me and after removing my robe, dropped my slip down to the floor.

As our eyes meet, Nadricka smiled sweetly.

“…… It’s a little unfair.”

As I lifted one foot, Nadricka seized the fallen slip and as I lifted the other foot, he picked it up while he asked,

“What is?”

“I’m the only one not wearing anything.”

Maybe he noticed that I was speaking out of slight embarrassment, but Nadricka gave me a small smile.

“Please make yourself comfortable.”

His expression said that he knew how bewitching his face was. As well as how to use that to his favor.

“I feel weird when I’m with you.”

“That is wonderful to hear.”

“Why?”

For the first time, he merely smiled without speaking.

“Why do you keep smiling?”

“….. Do you not like it when I smile?”

“No…. It’s nothing like that.”

We stopped talking momentarily.

I followed him to the ready bath and lowered myself in. I couldn’t hold back a whimper at the perfect temperature.

The water up to my chin, I calmly watched Nadricka’s experienced movements.

“Did I often have you help when I bathed in the past?”

“I did not always do it for you, but Your Highness did have assistance every day.”

Nadricka replied softly, his eyes lowered.

I could guess what that meant. I decided to not mention it any more.

Even if only for the sake of the sly concubine who wanted to monopolize the princess’s love while her memory was gone.

“Please bring your head here. I will wash your hair for you.”

His hands began to gently and throroughly massage my hair. I closed  my eyes and let out a pleasured moan before shutting my mouth. The sound just now was a little strange.

“……”

Whether he had heard it or not, Nadricka continued to enthusiastically wash my hair. I cleared my throat in embarrassment. 

“Your Highness.”

When I opened my eyes at the sound, I was inwardly surprised to see Nadricka right in front of me.

“We have to wash your body now.”

“Please put your hands on my shoulders.”

I put one hand on each of his shoulders and stood. It was only possible because he had lowered his torso a little. 

Just like that, Nadricka began to gently rub my body with a soapy towel in one hand. First my arms, my underarms, hips, belly, and then back up from there…

I curled my toes. 

Nadricka’s breath kept grazing my chest. Almost as if he was doing it on purpose, his hands moved slowly and swept over the same spots again and again.

I breathed out deeply through my nose, my mouth closed. My shoulders shivered a little. He probably felt it through my hands on his shoulders.

I was beginning to feel annoyed at him for pretending like he didn’t notice.

Then, he straightened, put his hands on my back and pulled me to him. His left leg slid swiftly between my legs. The towel stroked my back gingerly and came up to the back of my neck before moving down to my butt.

As I instinctively took a step forward to avoid the towel, my body brushed against his. Of course he was still clothed, but it was immediately obvious to me that he was excited. 

Before, he had been completely dejected but today it seemed he was at peak energy.

I had ended up having improper thoughts. I didn’t know if he knew my lips were twitching in amusement right next to his ear, but he began to pour lukewarm water over me. I grabbed his wrist.

“Your Highness?”

Even his deliberately ignorant voice was delightful.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. Once our lips had touched, his own parted as if he had been waiting for this. Our tongues tangled together and I gripped his hair between my fingers.

At first Nadricka pulled me in tight by the waist, but noticing me bouncing on my toes, he bent his knees and lowered his face. 

I felt a small laugh escape him on my lips. I swallowed even that breath and planted small kisses on his mouth, cheeks, and chin.

“Ah!”

And here I’d thought I was completely taking the lead. My legs had almost buckled in the moment. Nadricka’s hand moved purposefully.

Nadricka successively kissed my nose and forehead. And then pressed his lips back to mine. I was now completely leaning my whole weight against him. 

As my shoulders jolted, he patted me with the hand wrapped around me as if to reassure me. I urged him on impatiently.

“Let’s take it slow.”

“With whose permission?”

He let out a laugh on top of my head. But his hands remained cautious.

As I lifted his chin to kiss him, Nadricka turned his head and avoided me. My face red from the heat, my patience low, I frustratedly pulled on his hair. He laughed as he kissed my cheek and my ear, and my neck. 

No more of that, I want to kiss.

While I pounded his back to try and make him understand, he lowered his face.

I whimpered and rested my chin on his head.Feeling my whole body heat up was uncomfortable. Though there was more pleasure than discomfort. 

A wet sound lodged itself in my ears. Because we were in the bathroom, the sound collapsed in on itself and rang out. If someone heard, they would think he was sucking on something delicious.

I wondered if it actually tasted good? But I decided not to ruin the mood just to satisfy my security. 

“Your Highness.”

“…….”

“Your Highness.”

I opened my eyes with difficulty and responded,

“What?”

“Do you think you can stand on your own for just a moment?”

He lifted his head and whispered into my ear. As I nodded my head, he carefully helped stand me up from where I was leaning against him. After he had made sure that I was standing upright on my own two feet, Nadricka wasted no time kneeling in front of me.

He then took my hands and made me hold the sides of his head. I instinctively clutched his neck as if to pull him in close.

“What are you…”

I felt him breathe out onto my skin. My shoulders trembling, I stopped what I was about to say, and tightened my grip on his head.

As I teetered, he used both hands to clasp my thigh and calf and hold me up. I repeatedly threw my head back before lowering it when I felt myself run out of breath.

He was extremely, extremely skilled and experienced. There was no reprieve from the waves of pleasure. 

All of a sudden, it was like my vision was flickering white.

Of course, that was just a figure of speech. It also meant that it felt that good. For a second, my breath caught before it came out in a rush. 

Maybe it was because it was immediately after I had released all the tension in my body, but my whole body was exhausted. I felt my overheated body cooling down.

“Your Highness?”

As I opened my eyes, I saw Nadricka’s surprised face looking up at me. I also saw my hands which were tangled up in his now messy hair.

“Oh, sorry about that. I was out of it.”

“No, that’s not what I was talking about…..”

Nadricka reached out a hand and brushed my cheek from where I was half folded over. It seemed that I had been feeling it so much that a few tears had squeezed out. He carefully caressed under my eyes.

I copied him and rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand. And then I did my best to tidy up the disheveled hair on the back of his head. Nadricka gave me a slight smile.

I returned it with my tired face.

“We need to finish washing you up, right?”

Nadricka planted a soft kiss below my belly button and stood up. 

“But I don’t think I can stand.”

At my words, Nadricka didn’t delay in lifting me up and setting me down on the long bath bench prepared in the corner.

“…….”

It was like he had prepared it beforehand knowing this would happen. I looked him over weakly but soon settled back and received his ministrations with a satisfied expression.

But was it alright to be the only one enjoying myself?

I momentarily felt some moral responsibility, but it was startling how quickly my drowsiness overtook me. It was beyond my control. 

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