Chapter 240 - *Father's Day Special Side Story: Philia's Gift
Before I knew it, the sun had set, and the long Father's Day was drawing to a close.
A lot happened, but somehow or other, I didn't cross the line with anyone.
I have to say, I am truly a mass of reason and common sense, a gentleman of a man.
I expect I'll get heckled from all sides, but please, let me praise myself once in a while.
With my exhausted body, I headed to the bathroom and quickly washed my entire body. If I took too long relaxing, Angelica and the others would come for a mixed bath, so I had to finish up fast.
Once I finished rinsing the foam from my hair, I hurriedly soaked in the bathtub.
A moment of bliss. I think I'll get out after counting to ten... just as I lifted my head,
"Ah—"
A woman's voice came from beyond the door.
A hollow sound, devoid of any sense of intelligence.
...It was Philia.
"Ah... Ah..."
"Philia? Which state are you in right now?"
"Philia is coming in too!"
There was absolutely no malice in her voice.
...I don't think she's just pretending to be dazed.
Lately, Philia has been swinging back and forth between a regression mode and a normal mode, creating a situation like she has a dual personality.
The troublesome thing is that even when she's in her sane state, she sometimes acts out the regression, making it difficult to tell.
"Fine, whatever. Come here, I'll wash your body for you."
"Yeah!"
"I'm gonna wash with Papa—!" while saying that, Philia swung the door wide open.
Since this is a bathroom, she was naturally naked on the other side as well.
...Since she looks like a beautiful woman in her late twenties, it's extremely difficult to know where to look.
However, I can't stay embarrassed forever.
I climbed out of the tub and caught Philia in my arms with both hands.
Now then, the heavy labor starts from here.
Since Philia hates sponges and exfoliating towels, I have no choice but to rub her skin with my palms...
"...I feel like my whole body smells like a woman."
After I finished washing Philia, I changed my clothes, brushed my teeth, and went to bed early.
Because I was jerked around by women all day, my mental fatigue is severe. Also, because I had that washing session with Philia at the very end, I'm feeling restless.
"..."
This is bad.
Who was on sleeping duty tonight?
If I'm approached in my current mental state, there's a possibility I might accidentally slip up.
Thinking it might be better to just fall asleep quickly, I closed my eyes, but then a clicking sound rang out.
It seemed someone had turned on the bedroom light.
"..."
Since it was the sound of the switch near the entrance being pressed, the person should still be standing at a distance.
...And yet, I could tell from this distance because she smells so good.
A sweet, poignant, modern girl's scent.
The scent of a high school girl.
Because the shampoo and conditioner in our house are from the brand Ayako-chan bought, all the residents emit a high school girl scent. So, in reality, my hair also carries the scent of a high school girl.
Wait, wouldn't that make people suspect me of some kind of crime? Just as I realized this terrible fact, footsteps approached steadily.
"...Hero-dono."
A calm alto voice. A tone that conveys certain intelligence.
There's no mistake. It's a sane Philia.
"Playing dead is useless. You are awake, aren't you?"
"..."
"Just how many times do you think I've slept outdoors with you? I know exactly what your breathing sounds like when you are truly asleep, Hero-dono."
Philia's voice kept getting closer.
At this rate, isn't she right under my nose?
The moment I softly opened my eyes, a silver band flashed across my vision.
The moment I realized it was hair, I felt an impact on my abdomen.
"...What are you trying to do?"
It seems Philia dove onto the bed with force and is now straddling me.
Because she is peering into my face in that state, her dangling silver hair tickles the tip of my nose.
"If you do this, Ange and the others will make a fuss. If Erin finds us, won't it end in a magical shootout at worst?"
"It is no problem; I have had them sleep. You know that I can also use Sleep magic, don't you?"
Is she planning revenge or something? Has the grudge of having her body burned resurfaced now?
The moment I put strength into my right hand, Philia's face was pressed against mine.
A wet chu sound echoed, and a moment later, I realized I had been kissed.
"Philia?"
"...I will not let anyone interfere."
Blue eyes are staring straight at me. The reason they look dark is likely because shadows are falling over her eyes.
Since Philia has deep features, light has a hard time hitting below her brows. It is a typical Western facial structure.
...Thanks to that, it feels somehow like I'm watching a love scene in a Hollywood movie, and a sense of reality doesn't well up.
"Uh, should I interpret this... as you attempting a night raid?"
"What other interpretation could there be?"
Even while saying such things, Philia is raining kisses upon my face with chu-chu sounds.
Eventually, silver threads began to stretch between us, but she seemed to act as if she didn't care.
"I heard. Today is a holiday in this world, a day to give gifts to one's father. ...Hero-dono, you have been treating me as a father during the times when I have lost my mind. Therefore, I can say you have the right to receive a Father's Day gift."
"...How does that lead to a night raid?"
"It is obvious, is it not? This is my gift. —I thought I would give you my purity."
The face of Philia as she smiled while saying that felt terribly bewitching.
The older woman I once loved.
The way she attempts to seduce is, through and through, lewd.
Provocative. My head feels light, as if I might lose control.
I was on the verge of completely losing my sanity due to the persistently repeated kisses.
Gentle kisses, like a small bird pecking at food.
This is bad, at this rate I'll drown in Philia...
As I grit my teeth and endure, Philia pressed her lips to my cheek once more.
Once that was done, she kissed my forehead.
After that, a gentle kiss on the tip of my nose.
Kisses. Kisses. Kisses.
Moreover, they were healthy kisses that never used tongues, merely pressing lips together.
"...?"
"Look, Hero-dono... have you not come to want to surrender yourself to lust...?"
"No, hey. Don't you have anything else to do besides kissing?"
"...Ha."
"And what's with those childish kisses? You aren't using your tongue at all; this is more like a 'peck' than a kiss."
"...Wh..."
Philia's face turned pale, and her whole body was trembling violently.
Come to think of it, a certain fact occurred to me.
Right now, she is trying to present her purity to me.
She is a virgin.
An elderly virgin with a real age of forty-five is working hard to seduce a man.
...And on top of that, in a medieval European-style world, she has received education as a priestess...
"If I kiss you to set the mood, the man who feels the urge will handle the rest, won't he?! Is that not how the affairs between men and women work!?"
There was no way this woman possessed any techniques for bewitching men.
"...Don't tell me, did you think you could lose your virginity just by repeating those cute kisses?"
"? I had heard that if the man becomes motivated, everything else will follow."
"That's true, but I'm old too. This won't get excited from such trivial stimulation."
"Then what should I do... is it time for an aphrodisiac?"
"It's not like you're Ayako-chan."
"Study a little, will you," I muttered, pulling my smartphone from under the pillow.
I tapped the screen and accessed a foreign porn site.
Once I confirmed the video had started playing, I spun the LCD screen toward Philia.
"Look, this is how you do it."
"...What on earth is happening here?"
"They're [censored] [censored] with [censored]."
"Eh."
"You use your whole body to build excitement. At your age, you should normally be able to do at least that much."
"...Unclean! I believe this is an act contrary to faith!"
"What kind of woman says that while attempting a night raid on a man! Learn this, all of it!"
Philia was looking at the screen with eyes that looked like she was about to cry.
"...Was Lady Elsa doing such things too?"
"She was even more intense than that."
"Uuu..."
"Even I..." she muttered, clenching her fists, but her gaze was already starting to wander.
"Isn't it time to make effective use of that unnecessarily voluptuous body? Come on, try it! Just like in this video!"
"I can't! This is unexpected!"
"Fine, so [censored] is impossible! Then how about [censored]?!"
"I can't do it!"
"So you can do that, then?! Don't you have any skills other than kissing!?"
"...Holding hands... maybe?"
"Are you a maiden?! No, are you actually a maiden... how tiresome..."
"Uuu..."
"Man, she's such a pain," I thought, pushing Philia away.
"Good grief. At this rate, you're more entertaining when you're regressed and going 'ah— ah—'. There's at least a gap moe in that version."
"...Where are you going?"
"Because of you, I'm half-aroused, so I'm going to go squeeze Ange's breasts."
"Wait! I'll do anything... I'll do anything! Just please don't get all clingy with other women while I'm sane!"
"You don't even know how to please a man, yet you're showing possessiveness like a pro?"
"...Is that not allowed...?"
"I'm going to go squeeze Ayako-chan's ass for a bit."
"Wait! I'll study! I'll learn how to please gentlemen!"
"How?"
"That is..." Philia stammered, and soon began to sob uncontrollably.
If it were a teenage girl, it might be one thing, but watching a middle-aged virgin cry her eyes out is hard to watch.
"Fine, fine. Then, let's do this. I'll give you some hands-on guidance."
"...Does that mean you will hold me while leading me gently?"
"No. Your experience with the opposite sex is too far gone, so I'll teach you what they call male psychology from scratch."
"Meaning?"
"This country has a culture that's perfect for someone like you."
I took a notebook from the back of the desk and gently handed it to Philia.
"Let's start an Exchange Diary."
Since then, Philia and I have continued our correspondence through writing.
Well, when I received sweet messages like 'Exchanging letters with the person I love makes my heart race,' I almost held my head in my hands.
It seems Philia's view of romance possesses an unbalanced maturity, where a bewitchingness corresponding to her actual age and a purity on par with an elementary schooler coexist.
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