Wake up in the morning to a soft sensation.
A sweet, calming scent.
When I moved my head away from the scent, my eyes met with Nimi, who was looking at me with a gentle smile.
That's right, I went to sleep after doing that yesterday...
In fact, I've been doing it every day since the night I held Nimi for the first time.
It's not Nimi, but rather I find myself wanting her.
"Good morning, Reid."
"Good morning, Nimi..."
Just as I was about to say Nimi-san, she tapped my mouth with her index finger.
I realized from his gesture that she meant it, so I laughed awkwardly and repeated my words.
"Good morning, Nimi. I guess I won't get used to it right away."
"But you're my lover, aren't you?"
"...That's true."
"Then let's stop calling me 'san'... I want Reid to call me that as well."
Nimi said, placing a kiss on my forehead and getting up.
The melon sways with the action.
No, when she's not wearing clothes, Nimi's breasts jiggle with every movement.
That arouses my sexual desire.
She sat on the edge of the bed and turned her face towards me, smiling.
That gentle, maternal smile made me get up and hug Nimi from behind.
She asked with a chuckle, as if she had read my actions.
"Do you want to take a shower together?"
"...Yeah"
It's embarrassing, like she's reading my mind, but I don't mind.
Then we moved to the shower room so we could both go in.
Adventurers start their mornings early, with most setting out between 6 and 7am.
By the way, the inn is a popular establishment.
One is that there is a shower, but it seems that in many other inns, the showers are not available on the second floor.
I renovated this place, and the floors and walls are coated with slime mucus.
The other is the toilet in the room.
While most rooms are shared, there is one in each room.
Although the royal capital has a sewer system, the reforms have not yet reached the commoner class.
No, it was difficult. Since there was no plumbing, I went to the blacksmith and improved it to be a water wash using water magic stones.
I applied to the kingdom for permission to connect it to the sewer system.
...No, it was really difficult.
The hard work paid off, as the toilets now had flushing capabilities and the smell was a world apart from other inns.
They are so popular that people even bet at bars on who will be the first to stay the night.
After seeing off the adventurers, I cleaned the inn while Nimi prepared food at the bar.
Cleaning of the inn finished around 10 o'clock, and as I went outside to help Nimi, I saw a familiar face.
"Erika and Felica... Roy and Lucy, what happened?"
"Good morning, Reid-san."
"Good morning Reid."
""good morning""
"Hmm, good morning."
Today is the school's one day off every eight days.
Behind the four people in casual clothes, a woman can be seen growing a watermelon that is bigger than Felica's.
...Felica, do you wear such a tight skirt even outside?
I tilted my head, wondering why I had come there, and Erika gave me an embarrassed laugh and explained.
She said he came all the way here to thank me.
The person in the back was Lucy's mother, Lucien.
She is an elegant woman with pink hair that is slightly longer than her shoulders and tied in a side ponytail.
Her body is plump and curvy, but not overweight.
Unlike Lucy, her expression is clear.
...She has an incredible married woman vibe. No, actually she's a widow.
Lucian trotted over, shaking her watermelon, and suddenly bowed her head.
It's so destructive, you can see it hanging through the clothes.
"I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you this time. Thank you very much."
"No, no, please look up. I was just doing what an instructor should do. Are you okay?"
"Yes, thanks to you, my daughter and I are unharmed."
"That's good."
Lucien looked up and saw Lucy with a happy look on her face, standing with Roy.
...If you look closely, you two are holding hands.
Roy and Lucy also bowed slightly, chatted briefly, and the three of them left.
Then she tilted his head again and called out to the remaining two.
"What happened to Erica and Felica?"
"No, rather..."
"Well, Reid...that's..."
Erica smiled in a troubled manner and glanced sideways at Felica.
Felica's cheeks were slightly flushed and she looked unusually reluctant to speak, moving her eyes from side to side.
Erika didn't urge Felica, but just waited quietly with a smile.
Following her example, I decided to quietly wait for Felica to speak.
As if she had made up her mind, Felica looked straight at me and spoke.
"Would you...make me your lover?"
The way the words fall to the end of the sentence made me think it was cute rather than dignified.
I'd like to see if there's a man who wouldn't fall for something said like that with a frown on his face.
"I'm welcome, you know?"
"...Nimi."
Nimi stood at the entrance to the bar, smiling.
Maybe she heard the conversation outside, or maybe she came to take a look because I was late.
He asked Felica in a gentle voice.
"I already have a girlfriend named Nimi, is that okay?"
She smiled happily at my words and nodded, then came over to me and took my hand.
Felica looked me in the eye and said it was fine for me to have a girlfriend, even if she was second.
I shook my head at her words and glanced at Nimi before telling him.
"I don't want to rank them, I want equality. Felica, please be my lover."
"...Of course."
Felica was so happy that she hugged me and pressed the watermelon against me.
No, if it makes your ears turn red, then stop.
Glancing at me from the side, Nimi smiled and nodded, seemingly troubled by what I said.
After a while, Felica left and approached Nimi to greet her.
"You're not thinking about the suspension bridge effect, are you?"
"...I don't think so."
"That's fine then."
Erica walks over and looks at Felica and Nimi as she speaks to me.
I replied with a wry smile at his words.
...I won't tell you what I'm thinking, but I have to make sure he can't escape.