## Chapter 207 – Area 5 (5)
Even with Clara absent, they didn’t stop working. There was definitely a sense of responsibility for their assigned tasks, but more than that, they didn’t want to let Clara down. That feeling had taken root deep within them without them even realizing it.
Anyone who saw her always approaching with kindness, never asking for anything in return, couldn’t help but feel affection for her, regardless of age or gender. Even a Demon Lord of equal standing couldn’t avoid it.
Having become quite accustomed to the work, they were now at the level where they could stand next to each other, constantly working with their hands while making eye contact and conversing.
Aser, engrossed in her work, hadn’t noticed the sweat on Ryu’s face. She stared at him for a moment, then took out a handkerchief from her pocket and gently wiped his face, saying, “Aren’t you tired? Don’t overdo it, take a break.”
Ryu smiled brightly, but then his expression turned worried as he replied, “I’m fine. I’m more worried about you, Aser.”
The position of Demon Lord. Though she didn’t show it often, she was secretly quite lazy. She used to have her servants handle all the trivial tasks, but now she was doing farm work in comfortable clothes, with even dirt on her cheeks. No one would believe it if they told others.
Of course, it wasn’t like there were no complaints at all. Moving her hands in the vast field without knowing how much work was left was naturally tiring. Charlotte was the first to voice her dissatisfaction with the current situation. She frowned at the blazing sunlight and stood up, saying in a disgruntled voice, “When is this going to end?”
Heart, who was working near Charlotte, heard her words and jumped up. “Ah! If you’re tired, everyone can take a break! I’ll do it all!”
“No, then I’ll feel like a bad person.”
Heart pushed Charlotte, Aser, and Ryu towards the exit, saying, “Didn’t the Demon Lord and Charlotte come here for a vacation in the first place? I’m fine working alone anyway! Clara will understand, so don’t worry about me and go have fun!”
It wasn’t a sarcastic or judgmental tone, but a sincere voice wishing them to relax. It would be rude not to leave after hearing those words. Unlike Charlotte, Aser and Ryu hesitated, then slowly moved their feet and left the field.
They each returned to their rooms to pack a few simple belongings, and as they walked in the direction Heart had indicated, a cool breeze with a hint of salt began to blow. Aser’s blonde hair fluttered in the wind, and the scent Ryu loved tickled his nose along with the smell of soil.
In an illusion that time was flowing slowly, Ryu blankly stared at their backs. Reaching the middle of a slightly steep uphill path, he heard the sound of waves crashing. The sound made Ryu forget his fatigue, and he moved his heavy feet to the top of the hill.
And he saw it.
The sea, shining blue under the sunlight.
A sense of embrace, as if it held the entire world in its arms.
Ryu, instantly captivated by the majesty of the sea he was seeing for the first time, stared blankly at the scene. If there had been anyone else around, he would have burst into tears, it resonated so deeply with his heart.
*I want to see it closer,* he thought, and Ryu’s pace quickened.
He passed Aser and Charlotte, reaching the beach faster than anyone else, his eyes shining as he looked around. The sandy beach shimmering before his eyes, the warmth transmitted through the soles of his feet.
Beyond the sandy beach was the clear blue sea, and behind it was a lush green forest, perfect for resting. The small sandy beach, serving solely as a resort rather than a territory for work, was a secret place that Clara and Heart occasionally visited to take a breather.
In other words, no one would know what happened on this beach, and no one could interfere.
As Ryu exclaimed in admiration and ran around on the sand, Charlotte and Aser exchanged glances and hid behind a tree for a moment. Ryu, looking at the sea, watching the sand in his hand flow between his fingers, or feeling the texture of the sand digging into the soles of his feet, finally realized something was strange.
“Aser?”
Looking around, Aser and Charlotte were nowhere to be seen. If it had been the old Ryu, he might have imagined they had abandoned him. But the sincerity they had shared and the time that had passed had strengthened their relationship. *They must have had something to do and left for a moment,* Ryu thought, not making a big deal out of it, and sat down on the sand, once again immersed in the afterglow of the sea.
As the waves occasionally crashed against his ankles and receded back beyond the horizon, he was lost in thought when he finally felt a presence.
“Did you wait long?”
At the familiar voice of Aser, Ryu jumped up and looked towards the sound, and after that, he couldn’t do anything, as if he had been hit by a hammer. Aser, unaware of Ryu’s feelings, nonchalantly looked at the sea and said, “How is it? Glad we came?”
Ryu, not even noticing that her voice was trembling slightly, stared blankly at Aser without moving.
Who would have known? The outfit she had hidden beneath her simple coat. She had decided to boldly reveal her strengths, a figure that could more than seduce a man. Of course, only in front of Ryu.
Aser, feeling stuffy from the fatigue and work, tied her hair back, revealing her cool nape, but her face was flushed red with embarrassment. Not only that, but she was wearing something similar to lingerie with a flashy tiger pattern. Even if no one was around, wearing such clothes outside? Ryu would later realize that the outfit was called a swimsuit, but not right now.
As Ryu, his face flushed, tried to look away, Aser grabbed his cheeks and turned his head back towards her.
“Don’t look away.”
Ryu barely managed to answer, “Y-yes,” in a trembling voice. Aser, staring intently into his eyes, asked in an uncertain voice, “What are your… impressions?”
“Y-you’re so beautiful.”
The fact that Aser’s face was even redder than before was definitely not just due to the sun.
“I-it’s my first time wearing something like this… It’s more embarrassing than I thought. But I’m glad you like it.”
Aser’s awkward smile and her inability to make eye contact were particularly endearing. Seeing Charlotte behind Aser giving a thumbs up, he immediately knew who had recommended these clothes.
“Now that the Demon Lord’s turn is over, is it my turn?”
Charlotte, who had also tied her hair back, approached Ryu and grinned, casually dropping the white coat she had been wearing. And everyone there was speechless.
Aser was shocked by Charlotte’s appearance, who was barely covering her vital parts with thin straps.
In Aser’s case, it was at least at a level where you could recognize it as clothing. But Charlotte had gone beyond the realm of clothing. It couldn’t be called clothing, nor could it serve the role of clothing. It was an outfit designed solely to reveal her sex appeal, with a level of exposure higher than anything else. She wouldn’t be able to say anything even if someone called her a pervert right away.
“Y-you… what the hell are you wearing?”
Charlotte tilted her head in confusion and looked at her outfit again, asking, “Is it strange?”
“I didn’t say you could wear something like that alone!”
Charlotte pushed her hair back, grinned, and approached Ryu, who was fidgeting anxiously, linking arms with him and saying, “Ryu seems to like it, though?”
She leaned closer to Ryu’s ear and whispered in a sultry voice, slightly tugging on the seemingly precarious swimsuit strap with her hand, “Want to say it yourself? If you want, you can pull this strap yourself, you know?”
He felt like he was about to lose his mind. The glimpse of her pink nipples was driving him crazy. If it weren’t for the fact that they were outside, he would have probably been rolling around with her right then and there.
What was barely keeping Ryu’s sanity intact was the sound of the waves crashing, still ringing in his ears. Charlotte, not planning to do anything right now either, moved away from Ryu and gave a playful smile.
“I’m not planning to do anything right now either. I just liked seeing your reaction. And seeing that reaction, I think I chose this outfit well.”
After finishing her words, Charlotte snapped her fingers, and a parasol to block the strong sunlight and a mat to protect their skin from the heated sand appeared. Charlotte grabbed Aser’s hand, forcibly laid her down on the mat, and untied her swimsuit straps, then lay down next to her.
Before the flustered Aser could react, Charlotte opened her mouth in a theatrical tone, staring intently at Ryu, “The sunlight is too strong, and my skin might get burned. I’m tired from working, I wonder if someone would give me a massage…?”
Then Aser, realizing Charlotte’s intentions, pursed her lips and turned her back, waiting for Ryu’s touch with an excited expression. Ryu, as if he had been waiting for this, approached Charlotte and received oil from her, applying it generously to his hands.
It was a massage they occasionally did in the room, but doing it while watching the sea felt different. Every time Ryu’s touch reached them, Aser and Charlotte made pleasant sounds, and in response, Ryu’s lower body gradually began to react.
But not now. Ryu barely regained his sanity and somehow changed the subject.
“Um… I’m late in saying this, but you both look so beautiful with your hair tied up.”
Charlotte smiled and replied, “Really? I tied it up because it was stuffy, but I’m glad. Oh, I did the Demon Lord’s hair too.”
After that short conversation, Ryu focused on the massage again. He traced the erect spinal muscles with his fingers, and when he massaged her shoulders, which were stiff from her large breasts, and surreptitiously massaged her breasts, a moan mixed with pleasure and pain escaped.
Sticky saliva flowed from her parted lips. If it came to this, the next step was obvious. Charlotte, now lying face up, slightly parted her legs.
“Don’t you want to apply it a little lower…?”
Aser’s reaction was no different. Her flushed face and rapid breathing showed what she wanted.
It wasn’t like no one ever came to the private property, but it was hard to suppress the desire that had ignited right now. The three of them began to fall into carnal desire in a situation filled with a strange tension that Heart or Clara might return.
