Chapter 121 - Growth

(Ah btw, there's a small NSFW scene in this chap)

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"Then...what do you think we should do?"

Asking this question to her, Ethan was more curious to know what she really wanted from him right now, as, he could understand that, she wasn't ready, yet...

His question, made her immediately look away, as, she placed her hands on her face, but, she still didn't run away.

This, brought him to understand that she really wanted to 'clarify' things, now, and for the time being.

'I see, Lefiya is already growing..'

Thinking so, Ethan gently wrapped his hands around her as she flinched from the sudden contact, but, she just remained in her position while he could clearly see her ears were really red right now.

Even though, he wanted to add many things, he decided to say them at a later date as, what he had in front of him, right now, wasn't a situation where words where needed.

While Ethan was busy thinking this, Lefiya was completely still, and this was because, even though she had been embraced by Ethan several times in the course of the little time she had known him, now his closeness released a new sensation, and, the first thing she noticed, was the fact that she could smell something similar to a strawbelly...

As these thoughts surfaced in her mind, she tried to focus on it as, even though she was overly conscious of his closeness, she could still understand that they were in the middle of the hallway, where anyone else could see them...

"..B-By the way..C-Can we move somewhere else..?"

Hearing this, Ethan immediately nodded as, even though the situation she was in made her unaware that the surrounding space was visible only for them, he still didn't want to explain why he could make a part of space become invisible..

"..Yes, but, let's not take too much time for ourselves now. I said to Ais that she wouldn't have waited for long.."

Even though, normally, this would just make her nod in affirmation, Lefiya wanted the required time to talk about it as she decided, for the 'first time', to point this out.

"...I know, that you have to go to Ais, but..we still have to..c-c-clarify..our.."

Gulping, Lefiya felt the words stuck in her throat while Ethan's smile widened...

"..Honestly, I expected you to run away from the start..The fact you want to be honest with yourself make me happy. You had the force to stay, even if I could see you were really close to die of embarrassment..I'm so proud of you.."

Saying so, Ethan brought a hand on her head, but, instead of patting her, he made his hand pass down her hair as he could feel the difference from Light's hair, but, it didn't matter at all for him.

This because, the way she blushed, and the way she tried to cover her face, could instantly make him focus on that, and, in no time, that 'difference' dissipated, as, he continued doing so while Lefiya was questioning herself about his words.

Furrowing her brows, she understood that he was trying to make jokes as she furrowed her brows. Tightening her hand in a fist, she weakly punched his c.h.e.s.t as she replied

"..Stop teasing me..I was serious!!"

This reaction, brought Ethan to chuckle as he immediately added

"..It's oppressing to always be serious, you know. And, the fact I compare you to a tomato in my head make me wanting to tease you..I could almost see steam coming out of your head"

Seeing that she wasn't replying anymore, he decided to add

"..By the way, we should move to your room to finish our conversation, but, we can't go like that, right?"

Understanding that he didn't want to tease her anymore, Lefiya stopped to punch him as, even though she was still very embarrassed, she didn't say anything about that as he released her.

Feeling the difference already, Lefiya looked down as, Ethan, understood it was better to remove the Illusion he placed on their surrounding before the former would understand something was wrong.

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After this, the two headed towards Lefiya's room as, she forgot about something important.

'Right..Elfy-san should still be here..!'

Before Ethan was able to open the door, he was immediately stopped by Lefiya.

"W-Wait..Ethan, my roommate is.."

Hearing her, he understood what she wanted to say as he added

"..I see, but, what about our talking then..? We have no other place to talk.."

With a nod, Lefiya knew this as well, and, that, brought her ears down as she really felt she wouldn't have anymore the same courage she had today.

Thinking about this as well, Ethan knew he had no choice but to reveal to her that he could use a [Sound and Image Illusion] to get around this problem, but, before he was able to say so, he felt Lefiya's lips on his cheek.

This, surprised him as he quickly understood that she was on her toes as he wrapped his arms around her back.

Shaking her head to make him understand it was fine, she added

"...I..that's all I-I can do.."

Her words, made him tighten the grip as he immediately replied

"A month ago, you wouldn't have been able to do so.. you are already growing..and understanding how to handle your embarrassment better.."

Saying so, he was about to add something more, but, he heard a female's voice from Lefiya's room.

"Lefiya..? Is that you?"

This, brought him to immediately release her as he kissed her cheek as well. Even though this shocked her for a moment, she couldn't say anything to him as she saw he wasn't there anymore..

Opening the door, Elfy saw Lefiya next to their door, with a hand on her cheek as her mouth was open. This, brought her to tilt her head in confusion as she asked

"...Lefiya..? Are you alright?"

Being asked this question, Lefiya snapped out of her thoughts as she immediately replied

"Y-Yes! I'm fine.."

Saying so, she entered her own room while Elfy was doubtful about what happened to make her face so red..

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Using his [Instantaneous Movements], Ethan went away from her as, even though they didn't finish their talk, it was obvious that she felt the same feelings for him, even if she didn't express them with words.

With these thoughts in mind, Ethan decided to go all the way around the Manor, just to not pass to Lefiya's room as, in the heat of the moment, he went in the opposite direction from the one he had to go..

'I still have to improve a lot..'

Sighing, Ethan headed towards his own room as he decided to talk to Riveria after his date with Hestia and Lili..

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"Ais..I'm back"

His words, made her open her eyes as she looked at him for a moment before she added

"...I see"

Feeling that her expressionless trait was in full rampage, he knew that, the fact he 'preferred' to talk with Lefiya first, rather than her, somehow made her close in herself.

After a few seconds, Ethan went next to her as he saw that she made space for him to enter the bed as well. This, brought a smile on his face as he entered the bed before adding

"..Before I will start talking about what I had to tell you, there's something more important..Lefiya said she will try to be honest, from now on, but, from that..the situation escalated..and, I think we are way closer than before.."

Saying so, he expected her to be somehow disappointed, or to not care about his words, but, instead of doing so, she brought her hands on his face as she replied

"..I am..your girlfriend, and I will..remain in this position..she is..the first lover"

Her words, shocked him as, even though her words were indeed true, he didn't expect that she would draw such a consistent line between herself and Lefiya..

"Yes, that's true, but..don't you think it's.."

Immediately shaking her head, Ais replied

"You can have..as many girls... as you want..by your side, but, my place is the one that matters more.."

Saying so, she pressed her hand against her c.h.e.s.t while Ethan just nodded.

"That was my intention from the start..if you want, we can talk with Lefiya about this.."

At his words, she replied with a nod as she added

"She knows already...and she..is fine about it.."

Thinking about it for a moment, Ethan understood it was indeed the case as, she didn't mention, even once, the fact that Ais was his girlfriend.

While busy with these thoughts, Ais brought her hands on his own as, she could still feel the butterflies that were present in her c.h.e.s.t from the very first moments that her and Ethan were together. Lightly biting his lips, she knew he had to tell her something, but, the fact he was so close to her, and that they were all alone in the room, made her immediately approach his lips.

This, brought him to snap out of his thoughts as he could understand where the situation would surely go if he let her do whatever she wanted, and, he was determined to stop her.

Even though he had this intention, Ais approached his lips as she started to kiss him. This action, made him sigh in his mind as he remembered that, the last time he tried to have a serious conversation in this way, he ended up having to explain it again..

'..To be honest, I missed this as well, even though the last time we did it wasn't that far in time..'

This thought, made him decide to tell her about 'everything else' later as he made Ais release his hands, just to bring them under her shirt.

Even though he still had some problems in removing her bra, the time he needed to do so was quickly shortening as, with the amount of practice he had available, made him understand more or less how to do it quickly.

After doing so, Ethan could feel his member already standing as, the smell emitted from his body, was even more pronounced now, but, Ais didn't care about it as, while he started removing her shirt, she did the same for him as the two, after a while, where already n.a.k.e.d..

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(Alternate Titles: "First Lover Obtained: Lefiya Viridis", "I missed their interaction!! Both Ais and Lefiya's!","Ais be like: Yes, yes, Lefiya can do whatever she wants, but I'm the girlfriend here...")