“L-Let me… touch you?”
“…..Pardon?”
Unable to comprehend Lily’s sudden words, I found myself dumbly staring at her.
My head slowly processed the situation and eventually came to a conclusion.
“Wh-What?!”
Though I had sensed from her attitude that this was a difficult request, I never expected something like this…
“W-What do you mean by that?”
Upon hearing my question, Lily’s face turned red.
Surely… Surely she didn’t mean that, right?
As Lily hesitated to speak, she finally opened her mouth.
“…I want to take your measurements.”
“Measurements?”
Suddenly, why measurements?
I tilted my head in confusion, completely baffled.
“Ah… Don’t you remember when I gave you a tuxedo to fix a few days ago?”
“Ah… Yes, I remember.”
“To avoid making the same mistake as last time, I want to take accurate measurements this time.”
Ah, so that was the reason…
But why was Lily’s face so red?
“If it’s for that, I welcome it.”
The tuxedo I wore last time was extremely uncomfortable.
If Lily knows my size, such issues won’t happen again.
“So, what do you want me to do? Should I stand in a certain pose?”
I remembered when my school uniform measurements were taken, I stood upright with arms stretched out to the sides.
Is that what you need?
However, Lily shook her head.
“Uh… No. You just need to go to sleep.”
“Er… Just that?”
“Yes, while you’re asleep, I’ll take the measurements. When you wake up, it’ll be all done.”
“There’s no need to-”
“No, it must be done this way.”
At Lily’s unwavering tone, I could only nod.
“Alright, come here.”
Lying on the bed, Lily extended her arms towards me.
Though it was a bit early to sleep, her inviting arms were too tempting to refuse.
I crawled into her arms, settling onto the bed.
The warm and soft feeling quickly made me feel drowsy.
As I struggled to keep my heavy eyelids open, Lily leaned in to kiss me.
Peck.
“Good night, Arthur.”
“Mmm… Good night… Lily…”
Although it felt unusually quick for sleep to come, Lily’s embrace was too warm to fight off the drowsiness.
“Zzz…”
—
Lily gazed intently at the sleeping Arthur.
It hadn’t been long since he fell asleep, yet he was already deeply under.
“…Sorry, Arthur.”
In fact, the kiss Lily gave Arthur before he fell asleep contained a little ‘force.’
A force that ensured he would sleep deeply without waking up from any external stimulation that night.
It wasn’t magic or a curse, but Lily’s unique power.
“You’ll wake up refreshed.”
Lily gently removed Arthur from her embrace.
Having placed Arthur neatly onto the bed, Lily carefully climbed on top of him.
Then…
“Sniff… Hmm…”
She buried her face in his chest, savoring his scent.
‘I… I didn’t intend it to come to this…’
She had started with the pure intention to take measurements.
But gazing at the completely defenseless Arthur in deep sleep, mischievous thoughts rose uncontrollably.
Now, she could do anything to Arthur without him noticing.
Anything at all.
Lily snapped her fingers.
Arthur’s top disappeared as if it had turned into smoke.
Lily caressed the revealed bare skin of Arthur.
His skin, untouched by sunlight, was snow white.
She couldn’t help but trace her fingers over it.
Arthur’s thin frame triggered her protective instincts.
‘I’ll protect you forever…’
Lily snapped her fingers again.
This time, Arthur’s lower garments, except for the undergarments, vanished like smoke.
Lily stared blankly at his groin covered by the underwear.
The bulge there showed significant presence.
Trembling, Lily snapped her fingers again.
The underwear disappeared.
A startled fish popped out.
“Kyaa!”
Startled by the sudden movement, Lily quickly became mesmerized as she gazed at it.
It appeared more energetic than last time.
‘Rather than rice cake… not even an eggplant…’
“Glup…”
Swallowing her saliva, Lily shook her head multiple times.
To forcibly take action now would betray Arthur’s will.
She wanted to respect him.
Forcing herself to avert her gaze, Lily focused her mind.
Then strands of her hair rose from her back.
Each strand crept over Arthur’s body like small creatures.
From major areas like his torso, limbs, and face,
To smaller areas like fingers and toes,
Even each strand of his hair, his nails, not a single detail was missed.
Finally…
“Sniff…”
Ignoring her drooling mouth, Lily sent another strand of hair toward the last remaining area.
The strands of hair carefully wrapped around Arthur’s most precious area.
This caused it to twitch reflexively.
“Kyaa!”
Startled, Lily withdrew the strands, calming it down.
After checking thoroughly for any mishaps, Lily realized it was merely a reflex and sighed with relief.
Finally, all strands of her hair had adhered or wrapped around Arthur’s entire body.
Lily was flooded with sensory information, experiencing a sort of euphoria.
“Aah… Arthur…”
Every detail of Arthur’s body was directly imprinted into her mind.
Lily trembled with pleasure, indulging in the sensation.
Each piece of information felt like a treasure to her.
After receiving and processing this torrent of information for quite some time, the measurement was finally complete.
The strands of hair on Arthur’s body returned to their original place.
Exhausted from the intense mental activity, Lily panted with her eyes tightly shut.
Processing the fragmented data in her mind, she finally obtained the complete information.
Covered in sweat from her intense focus, Lily wiped the sweat from her forehead and gently stroked Arthur’s chest.
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t touch Arthur with her sweat-soaked body.
It would feel embarrassing and like she was sullying him.
But right now…
Lying down slowly, Lily pressed her body against Arthur’s.
She knew her sweat was soaking him, but it felt like she was marking him as her own, making her heart swell with joy.
Her legs dangling due to their height difference, this gap only stimulated her protective instincts further.
Holding Arthur tightly in her arms, Lily mumbled softly.
“…He’s mine.”
“My Arthur…”
“My Arthur alone…”
Lily recalled the freshmen welcoming party.
Those flirtatious girls crowding around Arthur.
The way those females spoke to Arthur in sugary tones made Lily feel murderous impulses.
She couldn’t say she liked Arthur first,
But could definitively say she liked him most.
She was undoubtedly the one who liked Arthur the most in this world.
She also believed she was the one who understood Arthur the best.
The current Lily could even count Arthur’s number of hairs.
His heart rate per minute, and how it quickened several times when looking at her, were answers she could immediately provide.
Arthur would surely like her most as well.
With a proposal already in place, there was no need for further proof.
Yet, those females…
“Grrr…”
A bone-chilling sound of grinding teeth escaped Lily’s lips.
Though she wanted to make those females regret ever being born immediately, the one who would dislike it the most would be none other than Arthur.
Thinking about if Arthur were to dislike her…
“Uh… I don’t want that…”
“Don’t hate me…”
Lily tightened her hold on Arthur.
Tears seemed to well up in her eyes.
Unless requested by Arthur, Lily would refrain from killing in the future.
It wasn’t due to the contract, but her own pledge.
But thinking of those females approaching Arthur made her flames of anger surge uncontrollably.
At first, Lily didn’t understand this feeling of jealously.
When seeing Arthur and Reeti together,
When they acted closely,
And other times when Arthur conversed with human females.
Lily felt a piercing pain in a corner of her heart, though she couldn’t identify what this feeling was.
Only recently did Lily realize this was what humans called ‘jealousy.’
The first time experiencing this emotion of jealousy felt like evidence of how deeply she cared for Arthur.
“…We’re back to the beginning.”
“Every moment with you feels new.”
This was the first time she had been so deeply immersed, and this jealousy was also a first.
She absentmindedly pressed against her lower abdomen.
The thought of exchanging firsts with each other, what a blissful concept…
But not now.
A little more patience was needed, just two years.
Compared to the years she had lived so far, it was merely an instant.
Finding solace in this thought, Lily slightly adjusted her position.
The measurement didn’t take long.
However, the reason she put Arthur to sleep early was for a different purpose.
Though she tasted ample mental pleasure, Lily’s body was already flushed with heat.
‘If I don’t relieve it…’
Though crossing the line outright now was impossible, Lily could only comfort herself.
“Whimper… mmm…”
Though she knew no one could hear, Lily instinctively covered her mouth.
Muffled moans filled the dark room, continuing until the morning light.
—
“Haam~”
Stretching while yawning, I blankly stared at the ceiling.
It felt like I slept deeply without any dreams last night.
Thanks to that, I felt fully refreshed.
As I stretched, I felt my consciousness awakening.
Turning to the side, Lily slept soundly.
I lay down beside her and pulled her close.
Then, I noticed something odd about her warmth and tilted my head in wonder.
“…Hmm? Was she usually this warm?”
Though warm as usual, something felt different today.
Perhaps her body was slightly heated?
Lifting my head, I noticed her face was a little flushed.
‘Didn’t she mention taking measurements last night?’
I definitely remember her saying that before we slept.
Yet, why is her body so heated?
Regardless, today was my turn to wake Lily, so I kissed her.
Normally it would take a while for Lily to respond to my kisses.
But today was different.
Not long after the kiss, her body began to tremble.
Soon she tightly held me, her body shivering.
With eyes still closed, Lily wore a melting expression, unfocused and lips parted.
“Er… Are you alright, Lily?”
For a moment, Lily silently stared at me then suddenly leaped out of bed with a push.
“…Huh?”
At her sudden movement, I dumbly watched as she spoke.
“I guess the heating magic was too strong. It’s a bit hot. I’ll go wash up and come back.”
With that, Lily headed straight for the restroom.
I stared blankly at the closed restroom door.
“But the heating magic is set to the lowest level…”
Her sleeping spot caught my attention.
Feeling it with my hand, it felt damp.
“Is it sweat?”
Though it seemed a bit sticky too..
Was she really that hot?
It shouldn’t have been to that extent…
It was strange.
Just then, Lily emerged from the restroom.
I questioned her, “…Did something happen last night?”
“Ah, no? Nothing happened at all.”
Clearly something did happen.
Lily’s face was unusually red.
She mentioned measurements, right?
What exactly…
Before I could delve deeper into thought,
Clap!
Lily’s clap interrupted me.
“Since we have sword practice today, we should eat a hearty meal, right?”
That’s right, today was Saturday.
After morning classes, I had to head to the training ground.
I quietly murmured to myself,
‘I hope the underclassman’s rear remains unscathed…’
