Chapter 35

Senior Tototo continued to pour herself more drinks, making her already flushed face turn even redder.

“It’s good… alcohol is just so good… It lets you forget all the bad things…”

“Um, are you okay? Please don’t fall asleep on us right here.”

If Senior fell asleep now, neither Cerulia nor I would know how to find the employee dormitory where she lived, leaving us completely stranded.

“Don’t worry ’bout it…”

“Your speech is getting a bit slurred!”

“I’m still perfectly sane. In fact, I’m planning to keep drinking once I get home.”

“Are you… actually serious?”

“Serious as can be. Hey, Pops, check please!”

The bill for the three of us came to one silver coin and three copper coins. Senior generously insisted on paying for everything. Considering how much she had been drinking, I thought it was quite cheap, especially since both Cerulia and I had eaten until we were stuffed. I’d heard that restaurants near the Capital were expensive due to high rent, but apparently, that really is the case.

“Lady Tototo, your gait is remarkably steady,” Cerulia noted. She had initially tried to support her, but after deciding it was unnecessary, she returned to my side.

“You’re right. No staggering at all; she’s walking quite briskly.”

Leaving the tavern, Senior walked with a steady pace. After about twenty minutes, we arrived at a building with a triangular roof. It looked a bit larger than the place where I lived. There were vegetables being cultivated in the yard; I suppose that’s where she gets the ingredients for her lunch boxes.

“Alright, this is the dorm. It’s a building the company rents.”

“I’m glad we got here before you passed out.”

That had been my biggest concern. Now, all that was left was to go to sleep. However, in a sense, a major problem arose outside of business hours.

“Alright, we’re home!”

The moment Senior stepped inside, she took off her coat—and then immediately removed her underwear. To put it simply, she was stark naked.

“Whoa! What are you doing?!”

I probably should have looked away, but I gave in to temptation and watched a fair bit. She was the one who stripped, so it’s not like I committed a crime. I’d seen her moving around in outfits that were basically underwear, but seeing her fully, she really did have a toned, beautiful body. Even her breasts were perfectly shaped…

“What do you mean? Don’t you usually get naked once you’re home?” Senior asked with a blank expression. She wasn’t even teasing; she was being completely natural.

“W-well, sure, some people have that habit… but I’m here today too, you know…”

“I don’t really mind. Besides, hiding things halfway is what makes it lewd. If it’s all out in the open like this, it doesn’t feel indecent, right?”

Senior Tototo puffed out her chest proudly. I could almost understand the logic that it felt healthy rather than obscene.

“It’s true. There isn’t much of a provocative element when it’s this direct,”

Cerulia agreed, being a racial expert on the subject of erotica. Still, for me, it was quite a lot to take in…

Elves really do look incredibly young; their aging is so slow. Looking at her again, she appeared to be in her mid-twenties at most. Her skin was firm and radiant.

“Well, I’ll get the bath going. You two want to get in together?”

Cerulia and I took a bath in Senior’s house. There’s something strangely restless about bathing in someone else’s home.

“Master, what shall we do?” Cerulia asked, her body covered in bubbles from some fairly expensive soap.

This was, in other words… a question of whether we should do something “Succubus-like.”

“Doing that in someone else’s house feels weird, so let’s hold off today. Even if Senior is naked, that’s a separate matter.”

“I suppose so. I thought the fact that it’s someone else’s house might make it exciting, but we mustn’t incur the displeasure of your company senior. I shall obey you, Master.”

So that’s how a Succubus thinks.

Cerulia and I warmed ourselves in the tub. When I stepped out with a bath towel over my shoulder, Senior was in the room sipping more alcohol. She really does keep drinking even after getting home…

“Hehehe… drinking at home is the best…”

“Um, I know it’s a habit, but please be careful not to overdo it.”

“I’m safe even if I pass out here. Oh, I’m sleeping on the sofa today, so use the bed. It’s big, so you two can sleep together.”

“We are guests, after all; are you sure?”

“Falling asleep on the sofa when you’re completely wasted has its own charm.”

I realized it was useless to argue, so I decided to just go to sleep. The bed was fluffy and looked like it would provide a deep sleep.

Cerulia whispered, “Being in a different bedroom is making me feel restless. Isn’t it the same for you, Master?”

“I understand how you feel, Cerulia. I want to hold you too. But… we must endure. This is a battle with reason.”

“Okaaay. Even if it’s outside work hours, it is a business trip. I love my serious Master too.”

And so, I buried myself in the bed, trying to forget my heightened emotions. However, in the middle of the night, an emergency occurred. I heard the sound of the door opening, which woke me up.

“Phew… drank too much… I wonder if the alcohol will be out of my system by tomorrow…”

That voice definitely belonged to Senior. Without hesitation, she climbed into the bed. Because she was drunk, she’d forgotten she was supposed to sleep on the sofa!

“Oh? There are cushions in the bed. Well, whatever…”

With that, Senior hugged me. And yes, she was still completely naked. Expecting me to endure this was asking too much!

“Ah, this feels just right to hug…”

Senior tangled her legs with mine. Her chest was pressing against me; I had to force an end to this situation! I was going to lose my mind!

“Senior, wake up! You’re sleepwalking!”

When I shouted, Senior’s eyes snapped open.

“Ah… Sorry, Franz-kun. I forgot I was sleeping on the sofa…”

“Thank goodness. You’re sober now…”

However, Senior took another long, hard look at my face.

“Um… Franz-kun, leaving you hanging like this… that’s… pretty rough, right? You’re at the age where you’re most energetic…”

I swallowed hard.

“To be honest… yes.”

It would be weirder to have a beautiful senior hugging you naked and feel absolutely nothing.

“I don’t mind, you know? It’s my responsibility for hugging you while naked.”

“But… I just told Cerulia I wouldn’t do anything like that. Doing it only with you would be…”

If I did that, I couldn’t complain if Cerulia got angry later. My actions would contradict my words. Cerulia is a Succubus, so she’d probably be tolerant, but it was a matter of my own morality.

“I don’t mind at all, Master,” Cerulia said, sitting up.

“Wait, you were awake…?”

Judging by her beaming smile, there was no doubt. Of course she’d wake up when someone entered the room.

“However, I have one condition.” Cerulia held up a finger, her eyes looking strangely feverish. “The three of us. Please include me as well.”

I swallowed hard once more.

“You are a Succubus, after all. I’m game,” Senior said.

“W-well then… I’ll take you up on that kindness…”

After that, the three of us did “Succubus-like things.” It took so long that I began to worry if it would interfere with the next day’s work.

The next morning, Senior Tototo apologized. “Sorry. Not all Dark Elves are lecherous. I just got a bit carried away…”

“No, it’s totally fine. I had fun too…”

I learned for the first time in my life that doing it with three people really drains your stamina.

“Master, you look quite tired. I suppose business trips really do build up stress without one realizing it,” Cerulia said.

She was full of energy. I thought about telling her that wasn’t the reason, but I decided to stay quiet…

Despite everything, my first business trip ended on a generally good note.