PMZ 101 – ★Reversal.

I ended up bringing her to the servant room…

Still show no signs of waking up, I lay her down on the bed.

Normally, I won’t let her sleep with her work clothes on, but it doesn’t mean I can strip her off without permission either. The best I could do in this situation was to take off her wig and take off her shoes.

I combed her slightly messy blonde hair with my hand, pulled the covers over her, and went to the desk by the wall.

 –Let’s study.

I kicked the unpleasant thoughts out of my head, opened my textbook, prepared my notebook, and picked up a pen.

I had a feeling that I wouldn’t be able to concentrate, but contrary to my expectations, I was able to get into my studies surprisingly well. It’s because Alice didn’t make a single noise.

 –Is she alive?

I studied for several hours, while occasionally checking for her life sign.

I heard a movement behind me and turned around.

“Finally… You are awake.”

She should have slept until morning. she woke up still looking sleepy.

When I handed her a glass of water, she asked me what time it was, and was quite surprised when I told her it was eleven.

Of course, she would, she woke up in a strange room, and before she knew it, it was almost midnight.

I sat down next to her and told her about what had happened since I had picked her up. I also told her the most awkward part of the story, that we need to share a room tonight.

Alice said it was [the Grand Wife’s way of getting back at me]. Actually, I thought so, too. I saw her smile as she closed the door.

Alice went to the shower room without being particularly upset. I’ve always wondered why she’s so defenseless to me, and why she’s so unfazed by the idea of sharing a room at night.

From the way she looks at me, I think she’s going to say it’s okay if we share the same bed…

But I won’t, I can’t go there!

You don’t even have to think about what would happen if I did.

Fortunately, this is someone else’s house, the environment was perfect to restrain myself. I can make it through one night if I study. So I’m going to study all night tonight. I’m going to prep for every subject to the best of my ability.

At least that what I was planned to do.

“Is the assignment going to take much longer?”

Alice came out of the shower and smelled really good.

“I don’t know. It may take a while. It may not.”

I could have avoided the trouble if I had said it would still take some time, but instead, I gave her that half-hearted reply.

“What does that mean? That page is for next week’s class, isn’t it?”

She peeked over the top of my desk from behind.

“You don’t have to work so hard to prepare for it.”

“Alice, go to bed.”

“Go to bed, Alice.”

“Aren’t you going to sleep too?”

“You know, I can’t sleep in this situation.”

I turned and blurted out my true feelings. But somehow at this point, I felt like I had already lost.

Alice was still on the bed, her cute face glaring at me.

“So, you want to stay awake or sleep at the desk? You can’t seriously think of doing that, did you? Just come over here. I’m not going to do anything.”

What the heck, why are you the one who’s going to do something to me. Are you sure you want to do that? …Yeah, now you’ve said it, I won’t do it.

“I’m not planned to.”

“Then I’ll stay awake too. If I don’t say anything, I’ll fall asleep, so I’ll talk to you all night and interrupt your studies. Are you sure you want that?”

Alice is stubborn at times like this.

We stared at each other for a while, but in the end, I was the one who lost.

Since she had decided to set her mood on [come on baby] maybe my chance of winning against her was non-existent in the first place. I then rolled over next to her, feeling helpless.

“Hahh… I think I might die tonight.”

“What was that? Please put the covers on properly. I’ll turn off the light.”

“Okay.”

Alice extinguished the lamp with wind magic.

It became completely dark, and my new battle began.

If I can stay as still as a stone and greet the morning sun, it’s my win. But I can’t picture myself winning this. Even now, as I can feel her hand on my arm where I can touch it if I move a finger, I want to at least touch her hand.

Alice is no longer a stranger to me, and I can no longer keep this feeling in check.

I move my fingers a little and touch her hand a little. She stiffens for a moment but stays put and lets me touch her.

“…… Hey, Alice.”

“What is it?”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“Sure.”

She agreed, and I gently squeezed her hand.

To tell the truth, I had been thinking lightly about holding hands. I’ve always been able to touch each other, even with old men, and if I needed to, I would shake hands with them.

I thought it would be nice if I could distract myself from my desire to touch by holding hands and fall asleep. But it didn’t take me long to realize that it was a mistake.

She squeezed me back, and my heart jumped.

Even something as mundane as holding hands should not have been done in this intimate space.

Before I could regret it, a thin finger came into the gap between my slightly open palms and traced the skin as if to check its texture.

 –What do you want?

It reminded me of the time when we played with soap. No, that was mostly a joke, just a game. But this is… The feeling of wanting to touch her swells up along with a feeling of embarrassment and all my nerves were focused on my palm.

 –THIS IS BAD. It’s definitely not good.

Although I feel uncomfortable, I can’t resist this temptation.

I grabbed it back and stroked her palm with my fingertips in the same way I had been stroked. Our fingers easily intertwined and touched each other as we wanted.

We did this for a while and finally settled into a lover’s bond. Finally, I was able to sleep calmly – AS IF – there was no way I could sleep like this.

The heat that had been building up slowly had already pushed my patience to the limit, and I stretched my arms around Alice’s head. When I put my arms around her like I did the other day, she turned her body toward me.

My eyes were already accustomed to the darkness, and I could clearly see what kind of expression she had on her face. She looked a little nervous.

 –If she’s going to look like that, she shouldn’t boast her [Come On Baby] stance.

I felt my chest tighten, so I put my non-arm-pillow arm around her back, pulled her close, and squeezed her tightly.

It was warm. It smelled good. Soft. I can’t take it anymore.

“I told you that I didn’t want to do this because I knew this would happen.”

“You can stop if you want.”

“I can’t. it feels like the blood vessels in my head are breaking.”

I twist my leg between her knees.

She didn’t say no this time. I desperately tried to stop myself from going any further while sexually harassing her by stroking her inner thighs with my legs.

But my hand slipped into Alice’s nightgown on its own and touched her back. It felt smooth and absorbent in my palm. She arched her back tantalizingly and clung to me.

The response is so good that it makes my heart happy. There’s no way I can stop this on my own. I’ll have to get Alice to help me.

“Alice, I need you to do something for me.”

“What is it?”

“Cast dark spell on me, the one that put me to sleep.”

Once again, I was glad that I had held on to my policy of not kissing her on the mouth. If I had, I wouldn’t have even had time to say this. Even this action is already a luxury, I can’t afford to keep this any longer, there’s no way.

“What? Will it work?”

“I don’t know, but as long as I don’t resist, I think you’ll be able to do it. Do it!”

I was shocked when I suddenly realized that the hand I had put in her nightgown was now trying to remove it.

Goddammit. I’m sure my brain hadn’t given such an order.

She pulled her arm out of the nightgown, which had slipped down to her shoulders, and she did [Come On Baby] again.

“I don’t mind if you continue.”

“I told you not to say that!”

Who do you think I’m desperately trying so hard for?

I received her spell while holding my tears in.

“It’s not working at all! One more time!”

“It’s because you’re resisting! Why don’t you do it yourself?”

I’m not resisting. I didn’t. Maybe.

I sit up, cover Alice, and slide my lips down her neck. She wraps her arms around my neck and seems to be fully accepting me.

I’m flattered, but I still can’t. But I love you, I love you. This is painful. {also can be read as spicy, heartbreaking, bitter, etc}

“I don’t think it will work. If it’s Alice’s, she’ll be more willing to accept it…”

“Why did you go back in your words? I’m going to cast it one more time. Be sure to accept it.”

Despite what she says, Alice is sweet to me. She listens to most of my requests. That’s why I shouldn’t take advantage of her. I’ve been saying that, but now I’m taking advantage of it to the fullest extent, please forgive me for this one time.

I consciously created a state of defenselessness in both body and mind and accepted the dark magic of sleep that was released again.

This time, it worked. My level of consciousness suddenly drops, and my body begins to lose strength. I rolled over, moving my heavier limbs so I wouldn’t fall asleep on Alice.

“Thank you… Alice.”

Thanks to you, I was able to protect you from myself.

I stared at her in a daze, her nightgown in disarray.

 –You really are cute.

 You’re my goddess.

As she fixes her nightgown, she peeks at me with a slightly worried look on her face.

“Are you going to sleep?”

“I think? …but just to be safe, please cast it one more…”

When I asked her to do so, Alice placed her hands over my eyes and cast the sleep spell once more.

“Good night, Hayato.”

The way she said it, she sounds like a newlywed couple.

I chuckled and gave her a newlywed-like reply.

“Good night. I love you, Alisha.”

Come to think of it, I think this is the first time I’ve called her by her real name.

I wanted to see her reaction, but I couldn’t seem to open my eyelids.

I think it was not long before I opened my eyes and sat up. feeling strangely calm in the silent, dark room.

Looking at Alice sleeping next to me, I felt the urge to take this chance and make her mine.

The goddess is in the way. If I don’t take it in and make it a part of me – I’ll be stuck here forever. I need companionship. I can’t stand to be alone.

I put my hand gently on Alice’s neck. If I can hold her pulse for a while, the magic will eventually spill out of her body and return to the Goddess.

I’ll take all of it. Her magic power is enormous. It will be delicious. I want it.

I put all my strength into my hands. But there was a desperate resistance from the back of my mind, and I thought, “Oh, it’s not the time yet,” and relaxed my hand.

 –And I woke up.

What a nightmare…! Unbelievable!

Cold sweat trickled down my neck as I tried to catch my breath and calm my racing heart.

I suddenly became worried and looked at Alice sleeping next to me. She seemed fine, but she didn’t move at all, so I couldn’t get rid of my anxiety. Just as in my nightmare, I put my fingertips on her neck and checked her pulse.

I was relieved to feel a throbbing sensation, and I patted my chest.

Even if it’s a dream… that was…

I’m not sure what it is, but I wonder if people dream like that when their frustration exceeds their limits.

I don’t feel the lust any more thanks to that.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.

I was going to force myself to go back to sleep, but then I felt a distortion of magic power somewhere near and jumped up.

Magic power is abundant throughout the world, and it travels through all things, being influenced by various things that change its attributes.

It is said that when the flow of magic gets blocked or when there is a clash of strong attributes, the magic power is distorted and a monster is born, but in the city, especially in the aristocrat district, it should be completely controlled so that such a thing does not happen.

    –Then why?

I hurriedly put on my father’s jacket and slipped out the window to get a bird’s eye view of the city from the roof.

If there was anything unusual, I should be able to see it from here.

I’ve been observing the city for a while now, but it’s a quiet and peaceful night. It just looks the same as usual.

Is it my imagination or …?

No, there’s definitely something going on. I can feel the tingling sense of danger.

But I can’t even get the direction of the distortion.

How could this possible?

Curiously, I strolled out to the city, but in the end, I could not find anything unusual.