After dinner, I begin doing the dishes feeling more exhausted than usual. I suspect it could be the side effect of the Suppressors, (Scheisse... Is this the limiter recoil they warned me about? My body feels... heavy. Not to mention juggling my duties as both a host, a knight and tutor-bodyguard, never have I felt this level of exhaustion for doing so little.)
After finishing washing the last plate I rubbed the bridge of my nose, my eyelids feel like weighted curtains, my body feel like a ton of bricks ready to collapse at any time but I... I will endure for this feeling of exhaustion is all too familiar.
Ivanna who's sitting on the couch reading a book as the two were playing Jenga on the coffee table, as Lily is about to take a piece off the wooden block tower Ivanna interrupted her, "Psst." She garnered their attention and gestured towards Siegfried and without a word they understood what Ivanna wanted to convey and went to him, (This is awful. Absolutely detestable. Endure. As I've always had. As I've always been. There's no time to rest... when there is much... to do... to fulfill my duty. Until... my last breath.)
There I felt a hand touching my right shoulder, and a voice spoke, "S-Siegfried?" It was Ivanna's, I turned around and saw three faces all with expressions of concern, "G-Girls...? What is it?" I asked them, there Ivanna steeled herself, "You simply look awful, Siegfried. You seemed to be overworked." I grunted in response, but despite my neutral expression, the stress from three jobs is starting to get to me, and made obvious signs my face despite how I tried to hide them, "No." I denied. "You're seeing things, I'm just—" But before I knew it, Mina and Lily grabbed both of my arms as Ivanna took off my apron then they guided me towards the couch. "Nya, sit here!" demanded by Lily, and I felt the softness of the couch enveloping my exhausted body sinking beneath the cushions, "S-Siegfried! W-We need you to rest and relax for a bit!" asserted by Mina as I saw both her expression and the tone of her voice all filled with concern, without a hint of timidity or shyness like she usually does. "B-Because you're doing everything in this house for us... B-Because of that, we're starting to take the things you do for us for granted..." and Ivanna nodded affirmingly, "Indeed so, you cook for us, you clean for us, you do everything for us in this household. Would it kill you to ask us for help?" and I have no words to reply to her, for she hit the nail on the head with what she said, "I..." then out of nowhere a memory from my past briefly flashed on my mind and a girl's words echoed, "Everyone has their limits, Siegfried. Even you. So when things get tough, you can always lean on me, err- us, for help!"
The voice faded, and Lily agreed with Ivanna's sentiment, "Nya! That's right!" and abruptly did she climb over me, "Hup!" and the two were taken aback, especially Ivanna, "L-Lily!?" I felt the weight of her body on top of mine, her round and firm hips weighing down on my own, then she hovered her face close to mine, and clasped both of my cheeks and gently did she squished them, as her wavy pink hair covered my field of vision and saw only her beautiful face and playful expression, "Siegfried, Ivanna's right, nya'know if you want us to help don't be a scaredy-cat, just ask, we'll come running!" My eyes widened for I didn't expect this kind of response from the girls, if not for this Limiter imposed on me I could do so much more for weeks upon weeks, without stopping, without rest.
"Lily..." "Ivanna..." "Mina..." I've forgotten those words spoke to me by her, these girls reminded me of what she taught me, and for the first time in a while I never realized how I wanted to hear those words again and for the first time in a long time, and a feeling of unexplainable goodness and warmth washed over me and I smiled in genuine gladness, "Thank you." (That's right I wished to work and do everything by myself so that I don't burden others. Especially if I can do them all myself. Similar to back when I was an active Knight, I worked on special missions and conducted special operations by myself, so that if I ever made a mistake, I have no one else to blame but me. But if these girls are willing... then I'll let them do work even if they make plenty of mistakes...)
"Hehe! Siegfried, you want a massage? You've done so much for us nya, it's the least we could do for you." I don't have much of a choice here, I'm too exhausted to move an inch, so reluctantly I approved, "It'd be my pleasure." Lily then glanced at the two and nodded to signal them, "All righty, nya!" And Ivanna added, "Siegfried would you please remove your shirt?" I complied with her request; but during the process in my peripheral vision I noticed the girls were staring at me intently but paid no heed to it, after a brief moment the girls then grouped together and started whispering to one another, "Mina you do this..." "Ivanna, you'll take this." "While I'll take that..." and the trio nodded in agreement. (Wish I could hear what they're scheming...) I silently thought to myself, then Mina approached me, I tilted my head in wonder, "Hm?" "Uh... Um... S-Siegfried, excuse me..." Slowly did she inserted herself into my back on the couch, and suddenly a 6-foot, 9-inch-tall minotaur girl became my back support, as Mina pulled me closer to her body, I felt two giant orbs of incomparable softness and comfort resting on the side of my head, on top of my shoulders and my upper back, like natural neck-pillows, her large, round and firm thighs shielding my lower legs and I heard Mina muttered, "I'm so sorry about this..." a strange feeling washed over me. I haven't felt this since... since I did "that" with Mina for the first time though not as much now since we do it nearly daily now. Though she wouldn't look at me in the eyes when I ask her something.
Siegfried may not see it but Mina's face is burning red right now, (Moo...! I... I'm touching him! I'm actually touching his body!) (It's so toned... so hard.) "Comfy?" asked Lily, I wanted to reply but for some reason, I have a difficult time to look straight at her, my body is starting to burn up, "Things are about to get even better, nya!" and Ivanna clapped her hands, "Well then, shall we begin?" there Ivanna took to my right and Lily to my left with Mina directly behind me, I'm trapped and beginning to regret this.
Mina begins to rub my shoulders, Lily my left hand, and Ivanna my right hand, with immense pleasure and relaxation from all sides, I feel like I'm melting into a puddle as my stress and exhaustion are melting away, and let out a satisfied sigh, "Ahh..." and Ivanna who's now massaging my arm asked, "Does it feel good?" "Yes..." and I muttered, "I don't deserve this..." (Being surrounded and being tended to by three beautiful women... this feeling and treatment of pure bliss I don't deserve this with the likes of me...)
(Everyone... you have my gratitude...)