After he had teached Mariane a new aspect of the carnal pleasure, or just life in general with the fact of 'sharing' a man, and having enjoyed a good time with both girls, Arthur had one hell of a difficult morning.
It wasn't his first time waking up with two girls inside the same bed, but it was his first time where the two of them loved him deeply enough to even go to such lenght as to do something they wouldn't even think about usually.
So of course, he had to take care about them, but with only a single set of lips, and one arm for each girl, the quest itself turned out to be of the highest rating where even a kingdom level adventurer wouldn't be able to satisfy it.
Luckily for him though, the affinity of the both of them reached the highest, and they showed enough understanding towards him as they waited patiently for his attention.
' Well, to be honest, even if it's difficult, I'll do it again if I can. '
The amount of love he received was always equal or higher than the one he showed, so of course, it would motivate him to do it again as he felt blessed to have them by his side.
His mind healed, and his body relieved, he ended up really spending the whole morning inside the bed with the two of them, as one had overexerted her body, and the other was still sore from being forcefully opened by his fingers.
And although she could've probably healed herself to feel better, he didn't question her motivations as he was completely okay with her choice anyways.
It was just that, when hunger raised itself inside his completely normal human body, they had to stop everything for him to fill such a basic need.
" ... Good morning, sir. "
Luce, the innkeeper, was staring at him in resentment, embarrassment and sadness as he got down from the stairs way later than usual, clearly thinking of something uncomfortable for him to hear.
" Mhm, good morning. "
Trying to ignore her feelings, he was accompanied by the two women he screwed the last night and were surely heard by the people inside the inn, but as long as they didn't watch the scene directly, he wouldn't really care about them.
Yet, quickly, he realized something.
The one managing the inn, although she looked at him first, was now staring at Stella, as if making useless assumptions.
" ... Just so you know, she's still a virgin. "
" .. How unfunny. "
Her response was the same as when he did a joke, and it was normal that she was doubting his words, but he decided to not explain further as any misunderstanding of hers would be useless to him.
" Anyways, can I ask for today's meal ? "
" .... Of course, I'll be back in a moment, sir. "
Leaving a small amount of time between her answers, it was obvious that she had a lot going on her mind, especially after last night's activity.
' Maybe it was my mistake to even do something with her.. '
The heart of a woman was complicated, and to keep a good relationship with Mariane, he decided to not interact further with Luce, but since she had a taste of his masculinity, it was too late to keep it somewhat platonic on both ends, and she was probably thinking that Stella might be the cause for him not accepting her or about something else.
And eventually, a few minutes later, as she came back with a plate for him to eat something, she didn't even ask about how come the two girls didn't eat anything inside the inn, but she did ask him something, trying to clear the doubts inside of her head.
" .. Sir, before you go, can I ask you one thing ? "
" .... Just go ahead already. "
" Is the reason you don't consider me yours.. Because you didn't take my virginity ? "
Such a useless doubt was raised on her parts, and while he didn't know where did that come from, surely, she must have been comparing herself to the priest next to him since a moment, and maybe that was the only point that she saw where she was losing to her.
Though he was a bit annoyed by that, he didn't show it openly, but instead, decided that it would be better to clear such a misunderstanding.
" .. I don't really care about such a fact, sure, it feels good to be the first one, but that's not whole point to 'be' mine, but didn't I already tell you about it ? That you wouldn't get how I 'own' those two ? "
" Then what is it.. ? Did they sell themselves to you as slaves ? Even I can do such a thing... ! "
Raising her voice at the end, it obviously showed how she wanted to go against his will, or maybe it was her pride as a woman acting up from not being accepted even after such a night, but since she couldn't understand, he had to be more tactless towards her.
" It has nothing to do with being a slave or not, though it might be considered like something similar to it from your point, but the reason the girls are mines and you aren't, is mostly due to my special ability, which I can't tell you much about. "
Cutting it short, he didn't wish to explain about it and how he wouldn't be able to transform her into a card even if he wanted to, especially as the girls he had been summoning until now didn't even come from this world but possibly another one.
' Well, technically, I could still be in a far distant future.. '
With no way to prove his theories, he was left in a thick fog where he didn't know most of the truth, but keeping a sigh from coming out, he came back to reality as Luce finally replied.
" .... So no matter what I do, your choice won't change ? Even if I brand myself as a slave for you.. ? "
Unable to take his refusal, the innkeeper showed a sliver of hope through such an underhanded mean, as if she would really do it, but before that, Arthur wished to know one thing, something that had been bothering him from the moment he took his responsabilities.
" Hold your horses for a moment, how about you tell me first why you are willing to go so far ? If you can't even answer that, then don't think anymore about addressing that topic with me in the future. "
With how much she insisted on it, there was no way he wouldn't get curious, especially as her obsession surely got worse from the last day where they aborded the topic.
" ... "
The woman, biting on her bottom lip, showed hesitation on her face before she made up her mind and spoke what had been weighing on her heart for the last days.
" .. You can call me ridiculous if you want... But I think I fell for you.. "
Hearing what she had to say, his first question was ' How ? '.
After all, they didn't have many interactions with each other, being introduced, a few greetings every mornings, or the times where he would come and pick up his food.
There also was the few 'unfunny' jokes he landed, and finally, the time when they did it, and where she showed the greatest change in her behavior after, but how could having an intercourse change a person that much ?
Ignoring the stretched thought of her finding an interest in him, for it to transform into love as they shared a single night together, he knew that if she really developed feelings for him, then there was a missing piece in that puzzle, one it didn't take him long to figure out.
' ... Fuck, is it because of the system ? '
Thinking about it, it wasn't really the game system itself, but a gift that the creator of the game made for him, the ability to reach max affinity with his cards, allowing him to go straight to the good part, but what if it held another power as well ?
' .. Does that means that every girls I'll do it with other than the cards will fell in love with me ? '
Such a scary thought, he obviously wanted to try it out just to see if he was right about it, but he didn't feel like spending a night with a random girl just like that either.
" .. Since that night with you... I can't help but think about you everytime I get the chance to, and my heart.. It just hurts to know that my feelings can't reach you.... "
The woman's voice, tainted in deep emotions, called him back to reality as she slowly confirmed his doubts, to which he just wanted to rub his forehead as he felt the headache coming from a mile away.
" That's why.. Will you accept me if I become your slave... ? "