"Don't make me sound like such a bad person," Nolan said with slight dissatisfaction as he reached out and pinched Furina's cheek.
"Hey! Look at you!"
Furina slapped his hand away, wearing an expression that clearly said he had no right to claim he wasn't bad.
"Ahem, alright, I won't disturb you two anymore." Nolan stopped teasing Furina, worried she might get angry and leave. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to farm affection points.
For the next while, Clorinde read out the matters that needed attention recently to Furina, who had her eyes closed and was resting.
While they were engrossed in conversation, Nolan quietly slid his head down and rested it on Clorinde's lap.
Since Clorinde was more well-endowed than Furina, the sensation felt even softer.
"…."
Clorinde, who was currently reading documents aloud to Furina, blushed slightly and paused briefly. A strand or two of hair had slipped between her black pantyhose-covered legs and touched her skin directly.
It made her thigh feel slightly itchy. She rubbed her knees together instinctively, but the itch was on her thigh, so rubbing her knees didn't help.
At the moment, she was in the middle of work and couldn't stop, so she had no choice but to endure the faint itchiness until she finished.
Seeing that Clorinde didn't object, Nolan comfortably rested his head on her soft thighs and took a short nap.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Nolan felt a strange sensation on his cheek. When he opened his eyes, he saw Furina squatting in front of him, poking his cheek with her finger.
Seeing that he had woken up, Furina puffed out her cheeks and said,
"You annoying guy, get up already! Clorinde's legs are numb!"
A mischievous thought crossed Nolan's mind. He grabbed her puffed cheeks, making them deflate like a pufferfish. It was incredibly cute.
However, when she exhaled, a tiny bit of spit came out as well and landed on his face.
"Hahaha, serves you right! That's what you get for pinching me!" Furina, who had been slightly annoyed about having her cheeks pinched, burst out laughing when she saw Nolan's expression.
"You little…"
Nolan was helpless. He had intended to tease Furina, only to end up getting countered instead.
He turned and sat up, looking at Clorinde.
"Sorry, I fell asleep for a bit. Are your legs still numb?"
"It's fine. Rubbing them a bit will fix it." Clorinde shook her head, placing both hands on her thighs wrapped in black stockings and gently massaging them.
"Still, this happened because of me. To make up for my mistake, let me handle the leg massage."
Feeling guilty, Nolan reached out toward Clorinde's legs.
"N-No need…"
Clorinde tried to refuse, but Nolan's hands had already pressed onto her legs, skillfully kneading and massaging them.
Feeling the slightly tingling sensation, a faint blush appeared on her face.
"You really just like taking advantage of girls!" Furina stood up with her hands on her hips, looking at Nolan with a face full of disdain.
Suddenly, Nolan slipped his right hand under the back of Clorinde's knees and wrapped his arm around her legs. Amid the rare sound of embarrassment from her, he lifted her up and placed her across his own lap while continuing to defend himself.
"How could that be? I'm just doing my best to make up for my mistake."
As he spoke, he lightly tapped Clorinde's legs with his fists while she leaned back on the sofa, forced to support her upper body with her elbows.
"Hmph!" Furina pursed her lips, staring at Clorinde's legs while muttering unhappily under her breath, "Are they really that nice to touch…"
She subconsciously glanced down at her own legs, feeling that they weren't any worse than Clorinde's…
…Wait, what am I thinking about…
Furina's face turned red as she glared at Nolan.
"It's almost five o'clock! Didn't you say we were going to your place? Why are you still dawdling!"
"That's true. Then let's go."
Nolan held up Clorinde's calves, feeling the smooth sensation of stockings brushing against his fingertips. He gave them one last gentle squeeze before reluctantly letting go.
It was already almost five in the afternoon. Furina and Clorinde's affection toward him had increased by several dozen more points, bringing them even closer to max level.
Clorinde withdrew her legs, rubbed her calves again, smoothed out the barely visible wrinkles in her stockings, then stood up. She glanced at Nolan before looking away and speaking softly,
"That was very impolite for a girl. Please don't do that again."
She was referring to Nolan casually touching her legs.
"Ahem. I was just making sure to massage every part of the legs thoroughly. It helps blood circulation and relieves numbness faster."
Nolan coughed lightly, stood up, and opened a "door" leading back to the Wonderland, quickly changing the subject.
"Inside is my home. I'll show you some of its special features."
"What could possibly be special about it?" Furina waved her hand dismissively, brushing a strand of hair beside her cheek aside with her fingertips.
"You'll see soon enough. Come with me."
Nolan walked ahead, leading Furina and Clorinde through the doorway. It felt as if they had simply stepped through a door into another room, yet the environment changed silently.
It felt like being wrapped in a warm blanket during the cold winter, a natural sense of comfort enveloping both Furina and Clorinde.
Clorinde in particular felt the fatigue she had accumulated during training disappear entirely, leaving her feeling relaxed and refreshed.
"Well? Do you notice anything different?"
Nolan smiled as he saw their slightly stunned expressions.
"What's going on here?" Furina asked in surprise, while Clorinde also turned her gaze toward him.
"You know that Focalors exists as a soul. If she stays in the real world for too long, it causes gradual depletion. So why can she live here without worrying about that?"
"That's because this place constantly strengthens the soul. Your souls are also slowly being reinforced, which naturally makes you feel comfortable. And besides strengthening the soul, there are other powerful effects as well."
"That's also why Focalors prefers staying here most of the time, except when she goes out to see you."
After giving a brief explanation, Nolan finally revealed his real intention.
"If you like it here, you could live here as well. With 'Interstellar Travel,' going back and forth is convenient. If something urgent happens, Fontaine can contact you through the 'Akasha Terminal,' so nothing would be delayed."
"Hmph! W-Who said I want to live with you!"
Furina crossed her arms and turned aside with a red face. Then she changed the subject.
"Where is Focalors? Take us to see her."
"Alright, follow me."
Nolan sensed that Focalors was currently in the library chatting with the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Raiden Makoto.
The discussion was nothing more than matters such as how a nation should develop and what kinds of policies would be best to implement.
Nolan led the two of them toward the third floor. When passing the second floor, he introduced them to the hot springs and the beach. The hot springs in particular had excellent effects, and they could try them later.
Furina seemed quite interested. She hadn't expected there to be hot springs here. She had heard that hot springs were quite famous in Natlan, but she had never left Fontaine and had only heard about them without ever experiencing one herself.
She looked at Clorinde.
"Let's soak in the hot springs before we go back later."
Naturally, Clorinde had no objections to Furina's request.
Soon the group arrived on the third floor and saw Focalors in the library. When she saw Furina arrive, she was quite happy and immediately began chatting with her.
Nolan noticed that Clorinde was standing behind Furina as usual, looking somewhat bored, so he said to her,
"We'll be eating here later. How about coming with me to prepare dinner?"
At this time of day, Noelle and Xiangling would probably be returning soon as well. If he went to wash and cut the ingredients first, the timing would be perfect.
"But…"
Clorinde hesitated, after all she still had the duty of protecting Furina.
"It's fine, Clorinde. There won't be any danger here. You can go," Furina said to her.
"Understood, Lady Furina."
Clorinde nodded and followed Nolan downstairs to the kitchen, where they gathered enough ingredients and began washing them.
Not long after, Noelle returned. Nolan introduced the two of them. Noelle seemed a little shy, while Xiangling, who arrived shortly afterward, quickly began chatting with Clorinde.
After the ingredients were cleaned, Noelle and Xiangling said they could handle the rest of the work. Nolan and Clorinde then left the kitchen.
When they returned to the library, they found that Furina had almost finished chatting. Since dinner was not ready yet, Nolan suggested they go take a bath first.
Clorinde had been working earlier and might have worked up a bit of sweat, so it would be a good opportunity to wash up.
Thinking it made sense, Furina led Clorinde toward the hot spring bathhouse downstairs. However, when they took off their clothes and soaked into the hot spring, they suddenly discovered that Nolan emerged from the water.
"Why are you here!"
Furina covered her chest and shouted with a flushed face. Clorinde also curled up, hugging her knees to shield her chest, her face similarly reddened.
"Didn't you say we were bathing together?" Nolan asked with feigned confusion.
"We meant the two of us together, not with you!"
Furina retorted in embarrassment and anger.
At the moment, neither of them dared stand up for fear of being fully exposed. Nolan smiled.
"I see, so I misunderstood. But since I'm already here, let's just go with it. I even brought soap. As an apology, let me help you apply it."
As he spoke, he swam forward and squeezed in between them, wrapping his arms around their soft bodies before they could react. They could only let out shy cries.
Using spatial transfer, Nolan summoned two bars of soap from the changing room into his hands.
With the soap in his right hand, he slipped it along Clorinde's side and successfully reached her abdomen. Furina, who was sitting at the bottom of the pool with her knees bent, had her abdomen unobstructed, making it even easier.
He began moving the soap across their lower stomachs, spreading it over their skin. Feeling the sensation there, the two couldn't help letting out soft sounds.
Their bodies felt as if electrified, completely unable to exert any strength.
"P-please stop… don't apply it anymore…"
Unconsciously, Clorinde loosened her hold on her knees. Her full, snow-white thighs pressed together while her calves separated slightly.
Furina could no longer keep her shoulders hunched to shield her chest. She grabbed Nolan's arms, trying to stop his wandering hands.
But it clearly had little effect. After finishing with their abdomens, Nolan moved upward along their sides toward their underarms.
The soap lingered briefly there before sliding along the sides of their chests to the front. After covering every inch of skin, the soap slid downward again, traveling from their chests to the inner thighs.
"You can't do that there… please stop…"
The two of them clamped his hands between their thighs, breathing unevenly as they urged him to stop.
"That won't do. If you apply soap, you have to do it thoroughly. You can't quit halfway."
Even though his hands were trapped between their thighs, Nolan continued moving the soap along the soft skin there.
After a long while, bubbles rose from the water in front of Furina and Clorinde. Their bodies gradually relaxed, as though they had completely lost their strength.
Nolan kissed each of them on the lips in turn. Then he lifted Furina and placed her straddling Clorinde, the two of them holding each other with Furina's chin resting on Clorinde's shoulder.
From behind Clorinde, he embraced both of them in his arms. His hands hooked behind Clorinde's knees, spreading her legs slightly.
Water splashed softly against the pool walls as time slowly passed. Suddenly, two affection notifications appeared on his character panel:
[Furina Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You. Obtained 820 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.10 (Max).]
Furina's affection had already been close to max level. After continuously attracting her affection and then sharing such intimacy, her affection finally reached the maximum.
[Clorinde Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You. Obtained 820 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.9 (450/900).]
Clorinde was similar, though she still needed another 450 points to reach the maximum. With his ability to continuously attract girls' affection, that would require about 450 minutes, less than eight hours.
If he spent the night sleeping while holding both of them, it would probably be enough. By morning, Clorinde's affection for him would likely reach max level as well.
While Nolan's thoughts were wandering, a new notification appeared on the character panel. This time it was for an affection skill:
[Through sincere feelings and persistent effort, your destiny has become deeply intertwined with one that once had no intersection with your own. From now on, the girl's constellation of fate will shine together with yours. Ability obtained: The World Is a Stage.]
This was Furina's affection skill. Nolan opened the details to examine its effect.
[The World Is a Stage: Any person or object known to the user can be used as "material" to write a script. The user may freely write the script, and as long as the story is reasonable and contains no obvious logical flaws, the person or object acting as the "character" will be influenced by the script and carry out the written actions in a reasonable manner. The maximum level of interference is equal to the "sum of both parties' levels," and the closer the target's level is to the user's own, the harder it becomes to interfere.]
(End of Chapter)
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