It really was like that.
Surprisingly, the "New Sex Toy Review Collection" is currently being legally published in the Empire.
In numerous sex toy shops across the Empire, male and female owners and employees, or employees and owners together, review products.
For example, when reviewing a dildo, the female employee would write a review after using it directly, while the owner would write a review based on observing or directly moving the dildo and noting the female employee's reactions.
The descriptions in these reviews were quite explicit, giving them an erotic novel-like feel, and they were selling quite well in the Empire.
Like Michelin guides, many enthusiasts would travel from far away to buy products based solely on these reviews.
The shop closed earlier than usual.
'Hehehe. Closing early like this will reduce customers and sales.'
I entered the break room with such expectations.
Eve was standing there, holding a vibrator in her hand.
[Hiiing. What should I do? I've never done this before, you pervert boss.]
I scrubbed my hands thoroughly at the sink in one corner of the break room, like a doctor preparing for surgery.
Eve, who had been hesitating, finally spoke up.
"Um, boss?"
"Yes?"
"I think it might be okay to do this without taking off the uniform."
I nodded, wiping my hands dry.
"Okay. Whatever makes you comfortable."
[Good. I managed to deceive him for now.
But what about next time? What if we have to review something like a dildo? Ah, I don't know. Let's just get through today.]
I gestured towards the sofa with my chin.
"Shall we do it here?"
"Yes."
She leaned back against the sofa and raised her legs in an M-shape on the sofa.
The blue high-leg uniform clung tightly to her body.
The split between her thighs was barely visible.
[There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Eve.
It's better than getting caught and dying.
You need to look professional now.
You've read the instructions thoroughly.
Act naturally, as if you've done this many times!]
I sat down next to Eve.
"Shall we start?"
"Yes. I'll begin."
Eve turned on the vibrator.
Ziiing-
She pressed the vibrating part against her clit.
Her expression was quite composed.
[Hmm. Not bad. This is nice. Should I just do this for a while and then say it feels good?
No. It'll sound more credible if I mention some shortcomings or areas for improvement.
Maybe I should say the sensitivity isn't delicate enough? That sounds plausible.]
"Hmm."
I quietly gazed at the space between her thighs.
[Gaze Rape]
"Uhuut!"
Eve, who had been still, suddenly jerked her hips.
[W-what? Suddenly? I'm sure I set the vibration to the lowest...]
I nodded.
"Starting to feel it?"
"...Y-yes."
[You pervert boss. Don't stare like that... Hnngh.]
The crotch of her uniform was already getting wet.
"The vibration is too low. Shall we turn it up a bit?"
"Y-yes. Haaa. Haa."
Eve adjusted the product.
Ziiiing-
The vibrator, now vibrating more strongly, touched her clit.
[Gaze Rape]
[Gaze Rape]
"Nngh!"
She bit her lip to suppress a moan.
But she couldn't hide her body's reactions.
Eve's hips trembled, and clear fluid flowed from the crotch of her high-leg uniform.
'Wow. Look at how wet she's getting.'
The already soaked uniform clung to her body, clearly showing the shape of her pussy underneath.
"How is it? Can you write a review now?"
"Huh? ...Yes."
She nodded.
[Is it over? Good. It was embarrassing, but better than I thought-]
"Alright, shall we do the partner review now?"
"Huh?"
Before Eve could be surprised, I snatched the vibrator from her hand.
I put my hand behind her back, hugging her slender waist tightly, and started rubbing the vibrating vibrator all over her clit and pubic mound.
Ziiiing-
"Hnng. B-boss. Aahn."
Eve seemed quite flustered, but there was nothing she could do.
"That's right. That's right."
[Gaze Rape] x 10
"Nngh. Huaaahn."
[Oh no. It feels so good♥]
Thinking it was getting dangerous, Eve grabbed my arm to hurriedly stop the vibrator.
But it was already too late.
"Uugh! Ahaahn."
Eve started squirting clear pussy juice from under her thin clothes, her hips flapping up and down.
I turned off the vibrator.
"Hnng. Aaahn."
She rubbed her body against me in my arms, as if acting coy.
"Hmm. It's definitely good, being a new product. How about you, Eve?"
She spoke, breathing heavily.
"Haahn. The sensitivity... the sensitivity..."
"Yes?"
"It's not bad. Heck. Heck."
Eve's hips occasionally twitched, and she couldn't get up from the sofa for a long time.
***
Since Princess Evangeline came to our shop, I had been taking walks every evening in the square in front of the cathedral.
"Holy Maiden, please touch our child just once."
"Holy Maiden, please look here just once."
"Step back. You'll hurt the Holy Maiden."
Emilia was entering the cathedral, escorted by holy knights from the cathedral.
'Rose. You've become a Holy Maiden.'
I guess it was like that in the novel too, and there were political reasons for becoming a Holy Maiden.
I'm not sure exactly what miracle they attributed to her, but it made sense.
I looked around.
The reason I've been coming to the square for walks at this time for the past few days.
Now that Emilia has finally appeared in the square, there's a high chance he'll be here too.
But I've only seen the protagonist in the novel, never his actual face.
'Huh? Could that be him?'
My eyes caught a man staring intently at the Holy Maiden from over there.
A sickly-looking handsome man with red hair was clutching his hungry stomach.
The protagonist of this novel, Zeke, had just recently crossed over from the demon realm to the human world.
On the day he sees the Holy Maiden in the square, unable to bear his hunger, he goes to the cathedral to ask for food, and that's when he first meets Emilia.
'So far, the flow has been exactly the same.'
Emilia is no longer a blind Holy Maiden, so even if left alone, things would probably progress differently from the novel.
But just in case, I needed to take some measures.
I approached the red-haired man.
"Hey. Are you alright?"
"Huh?"
"What's your name?"
"..."
A cautious expression.
I gave my name first.
"My name is Ikan Castoloni. I run a small... ahem... a small toy shop down there. What's your name?"
"...Zeke."
"Zeke. That's a good name.
But have you not eaten for days? You look terrible."
"..."
"Here. Take this money and buy something to eat at that restaurant over there."
I took out enough money from my pocket to live on for about a week and gave it to him.
"What? Why are you..."
He asked, still looking wary.
"You just look like you're in a tough situation.
I see calluses on your hands, so it seems you're handy with a sword. After you've eaten, try going to the adventurer's guild over there. They might have work for you."
Originally, Zeke would go to the Imperial Swordsmanship School on Emilia's recommendation.
But starting at the adventurer's guild wouldn't be bad either.
I turned away, leaving him staring blankly at me.
He kept shouting behind my back.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!"
***
Late at night.
Emilia Rosebloom, wearing a white nightgown, was staring blankly at the moon in the cathedral's garden.
"Rose. I love you."*
"I love you too, Ikan."
The conversations they used to have every night on the beach, looking at the moon together.
Those times when they had nothing but were happy.
'Ikan.'
During the day, she even thought she saw a glimpse of him in the square.
When she turned her head again in disbelief, he was gone.
She must have seen wrong.
"Holy Maiden."
A young servant approached.
"Patricia. What is it?"
"Someone says they really want to receive confession from you, Holy Maiden.
They say they'll make a donation to the cathedral if you'll do it just this once..."
"At this hour?"
"Shall I send them away?"
Donation.
A donation?
"They say their name is Ikan Castoloni."
I run a small toy shop in the capital.
"Mr. Castoloni. It's nice to meet you."
My name is Emilia Rosebloom.
I heard from this person.
You want to make a donation to the main cathedral in the capital? Is that true?
She remembered their first conversation.
"No. Tell them I'll do it.
I'll change and be right there."
"Understood, Holy Maiden."
Patricia withdrew.
A moment later, when Emilia came to the confessional, Patricia, who had been waiting in front, bowed her head.
"Holy Maiden. That person is waiting inside."
"I see. Patricia, it's late, so you should go in and sleep."
"Yes, Holy Maiden."
Emilia entered the confessional.
Through the small wooden lattice, she could barely see the man's hand on the opposite side.
As Emilia sat down, the man made the sign of the goddess and spoke.
"May you be blessed under the glory of the goddess."
Holy Maiden Emilia Rosebloom spoke with a trembling voice.
"Con... Confess your sins."
"..."
The man on the other side was silent.
Rose felt like she already knew who he was just from the man's hands and voice.
She just needed time to accept the reality, and a little more certainty.
After a while, a voice came from the other side.
"I have sinned.
I promised to be with my loved one, but I left her alone."
The Holy Maiden's eyes were already red.
Rose was forcibly holding back her tears.
"Hnngh."
She finally let a tear drop.
Rose sniffled and asked.
"...More? Is there more?"
"I promised my loved one that I would surely come back to her.
But it took much longer than I thought."
"Hnngh. Hic."
"Holy Maiden. How can I be forgiven by her for this sin?"
Rose wiped her tears and answered the man's question.
"Go to her and tell her you love her... and kiss her."
The man on the other side didn't answer.
After a while.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door of Rose's confessional.
She slowly stood up.
Her nervous hand gently opened the door.
Creeak-
As the door opened, Ikan came in and hugged her tightly.
"Rose. I lo-"
"I know. Hurry."
The two of them showered each other with kisses, neither knowing who started first.