Ruri was a person who took everything seriously. So, even in moments when she could hardly control herself, she strove to learn and delve deeper, constantly absorbing experience and combining it with her own knowledge reserves to practice bit by bit.
Whether it was due to her good talent or Ryu being a teacher with skillful methods, in short, with the help of healing magic, she quickly passed the initial period of discomfort. She gradually mastered a certain rhythm, working hard to cooperate while opening up her body and mind, fully enjoying the pleasure of the moment.
Originally, Ryu was worried that she might be forcing herself too much for the sake of serving him. But later, he became convinced that Ruri was truly immersed in it. Those naturally enchanting movements and expressions were all spontaneously learned after entering a certain state.
Clearly, she was very sensitive and particularly prone to losing strength, yet she would quickly become excited again. She could enter the state at any time and always seemed very 'wet'.
—Perhaps she had accumulated too much 'pressure' usually?
This might be Ryu's fault...
While reflecting on his own mistakes, he carried out a penance of atonement. After persevering like Sisyphus, pushing to the peak and falling into the abyss, he finally obtained the Goddess's forgiveness. Sweet rain fell from the heavens to nourish the earth, the clouds rested, the rain ceased, and all sounds fell silent~
Probably because she had properly released her stress, Ruri's sleeping face revealed a satisfaction and gentleness never seen before, as if she had reconciled with the world.
[Destiny Coins +2]
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His face felt ticklish...
Eyelids lifting slightly, his blurred vision gradually overlapped. A pure and elegant face was right before his eyes. Ruri looked at him from above, the distance between them close enough to hear each other's breathing.
Their gazes met. After a pause of just a short second, the girl extended her hands naturally and gracefully, cupping Ryu's face, and pressed her slightly flushed lips against his.
Her expression was focused, occasionally frowning slightly, her breathing pausing in staccato bursts as if she were trying hard to explore something. It wasn't until about thirty seconds later that her brow relaxed. She pulled away slowly, drawing out a crystal-clear silken thread, and a smile different from her usual one appeared on her face, which was as lustrous as fine jade.
"Excuse me, Lord Ryu."
The maid wiped the water stain from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, looking slightly regretful: "It would have been nice if I could have slept a little longer~"
—This inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
Has a similar situation happened before?
Blinking, a strange feeling rose in Ryu's heart. He looked left and right and couldn't help but be surprised: "You woke up quite early."
"Early? It's the same as usual."
Ruri placed the breakfast on the table, standing quietly by the bed with her hands holding the tray protectively against her lower abdomen.
"There are no particularly important matters today, but yesterday the data testing for the power suit was not completed, so please complete it as soon as possible. Also, regarding the ALO promotional event, I think having idols alone is not enough. We can invite some stunt actors to wear power suits and perform high-difficulty maneuvers on site.
"In this way, not only can it heat up the atmosphere, but as the debut of the power suit, it will also attract the attention of numerous media outlets, right?
"That way, we can ride the momentum to carry out the warm-up promotion for the 'Semi-Dive' device..."
The maid spoke ceaselessly, leaving Ryu slightly dazed. If not for that passionate kiss lacking any sense of propriety just now, he would have almost thought that nothing happened last night, that it was just a fleeting dream.
"...Lord Ryu?"
"Hmm?"
"You seem absent-minded. Did you not rest well last night?" Ruri leaned down and touched Ryu's forehead.
Don't you know whether I rested well or not?
Ruri and Ryu exchanged a glance, then her gaze moved downward, her small mouth parting slightly: "Oh~ So that's it."
"Huh?"
"It's no wonder. It's hard to calm down if it's not handled properly, right?"
Taking off her white silk gloves, she lifted a corner of the thin quilt and reached her slender, fair hand inside. Ryu suddenly felt a cool touch, but it quickly became warm.
"Ah?!"
"Excuse me."
The maid groped and adjusted with a serious face, from the hand shape to the force applied, keeping her eyes fixed on Ryu's expression to judge if she was doing it right based on the subtle changes in his face.
These were all very precious data that had to be remembered well for future study and improvement.
"I was abrupt. I will pay attention to the temperature of my hands next time."
That's not the problem!
"Ru... Miss Ruri?" Ryu pursed his lips, frowning slightly. "What are you doing?"
"Why use honorifics?"
Ruri's movements gradually became proficient, tilting her head slightly: "I am serving Lord Ryu to wake up. Is there any problem?"
"Is... Mmph, is this how you 'serve'?" Ryu's expression changed, blinking unnaturally.
"Ah, apologies."
The movement of the maid's hand stopped, letting Ryu breathe a sigh of relief, but his heart also felt ticklish.
Before he could speak, the maid actually kicked off her shoes directly, flipped over, and straddled him.
"Nngh!"
"Indeed, trying to complete the work just like that is too perfunctory."
Exerting force with her legs and waist connected, her entire person slid down slowly against Ryu's body.
Her right hand reached out again, then tucked her falling black hair behind her ear. Her tender lips parted slightly, the hot breath she exhaled turning the sensitive skin fiery red.
"Ruri?!"
"Don't worry, I have already done my oral hygiene—Mmph~"
"!"
Subconsciously straightening his back, a numbing sensation transmitted from his spine, causing Ryu's expression to become unnatural.
"You, actually... you don't have to—"
"Mmph, hah... Lord Ryu."
Ruri raised her head, her eyes hazy but her expression cold, as if blaming him.
"Please do not hinder my work."
"Work?"
"That's right. Taking good care of the Master's body... isn't that a maid's work?"
"Hiss!"
"Hehe~"
The hot breath exhaled by the maid made Ryu ticklish.
"I will take responsibility as a maid and properly manage Ryu's health and schedule~"
No, there is definitely something wrong with your understanding!
But... this momentum, I really can't resist it!
——
Ruri conveyed her feelings to Ryu, but this did not change her daily routine. The maid was as capable as ever, organizing Ryu's life in perfect order from home to the company and then to school.
Even on the morning after that night, Ruri was actually able to wake up as usual, completely needing no alarm clock!
Although she had lingering attachment, she did not hesitate at all. She decisively left Ryu's embrace and refused his retention, putting on her clothes to sneak back to her own room. When she came out again, it was just like usual, bringing breakfast from the chef to serve Ryu getting out of bed.
—This made Ryu reflect for the first time in his life whether he was exploiting others too ruthlessly...
By the way, does Ruri have some kind of super (wet) power? Why does it feel like she's even more energetic?!
Perhaps it was a bit rude, but Ryu couldn't help but compare the maid with Lucy... and found that the performance of the cyborg was inferior to hers.
Because there was healing magic, there wasn't much damage on the physical level. It must be a difference on the mental level, right?
Regardless, the maid had one less knot in her heart, and Ryu happily obtained gold coins. The two also gained a hobby beneficial to body and mind in their spare time. It could be said that everyone was happy~
——
A small change occurred in the Kuse household, and in the Shirogane household, a small matter also happened.
Regarding the accident the day before, Shirogane Kei felt she bore a certain responsibility.
Although she was saved by Ryu-senpai, hearing that the big sister was injured made her feel doubly guilty, even though it was just an accident and she was also a victim.
Fortunately, someone contacted her very quickly, saying they were from the "[Back Street Girls]" agency. On one hand, it was to apologize to her for being startled in the accident, and on the other hand, it was to report safety, saying that Number Four didn't have any major issues and was discharged after doing some shoulder and neck therapy.
If anything, it was a blessing in disguise. Because of her performance in this incident, she was favored by the higher-ups of the parent company and participated in a certain international idol group project, having already gone overseas to develop.
Kei breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the news, simultaneously feeling happy for Big Sister Number Four, firmly believing that the other party would definitely stand out in the cruel idol competition!
Then... what was slightly difficult to mention was...
After that day, whenever she had free time, she would often daze out. She didn't do anything, just sat there letting her imagination run wild.
And this kind of imagination would often start with colorful ribbons flying all over the sky and end with a floating, pure white wedding dress.
She would get flushed and hot at the drop of a hat, making the two grown men at home think she was sick!
In a sense, she was indeed sick, but exactly what symptoms it was, and how it should be treated... this was not something one old and one young bachelor could figure out.
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