Chapter 180 – Melissa’S Heart
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We went up to the second floor and gathered in the room where Noah had slept.
“Um, Noah.”
“Yeah, what is it, Elsie?”
“If you had something to say, couldn’t we have just done it downstairs instead of in a room?”
“Hehehe, I think that’s what’s so cute about Elsie.”
“Huh?”
“Well, we have to leave today anyway, so let’s get straight to the point.”
Noah grinned and asked Melissa,
“You did it with Rent, right?”
“Ugh…! Y-yes….”
“Huh?”
At Noah’s question, Melissa answered affirmatively, and Elsie tilted her head in confusion.
“N-Noah? What do you mean by that…”
“Really~ If I say it like this, you can figure it out now, Elsie.”
“B-but… no way… R-Rent?”
Elsie looked at me.
I quietly nodded.
“T-that’s… ugh!”
Elsie hung her head low.
It must be unbelievable that I had already slept with another woman less than a week after being with Ninya.
Sorry, Elsie….
“Hey, hey.”
Noah leaned close to Melissa and asked,
“Melissa, do you like Rent?”
“…….”
After a moment of silence, Melissa gripped her hair and said, her face flushed,
“I… I do.”
“Hehehe, yeah, yeah, I figured. You wouldn’t have done it otherwise~.”
“Ugh! I-I’m sorry….”
Melissa also hung her head low and apologized, just like Elsie.
“Really~ Noah, you shouldn’t tease her so much. The calm girl I saw yesterday is completely trembling.”
“Ehehe~ Sorry, sorry. Hey, Melissa.”
“Yes, yes!”
At Noah’s words, Melissa lifted her head sharply.
Noah reached out her hand towards Melissa.
“Let’s get along, fellow Rent lovers.”
“Huh?”
At Noah’s words, Melissa looked dazed.
“Well, it doesn’t matter at all if Melissa likes Rent. Rent is kind and cool, right? And the fact that you did it with Rent means… well, it means Rent liked Melissa too.
If Rent is happy, I don’t mind. Ninya, right?”
“I’m actually happy that there’s another comrade who likes Rent.”
“Huh?”
“What about you, Elsie?”
“W-well, I don’t even know what’s going on… ugh, but if Rent is happy, then I’m… ugh! I-it’s okay….”
“Okay! Then that’s one thing settled! But what did you think I was going to talk about, Elsie?”
“…I, I thought that since Noah said she had something to say, I thought we’d hear about Rent’s childhood from Melissa. That… I thought we’d hear about Rent from a different perspective than his parents….”
“Ooh, that’s a good idea! Let’s hear it later!”
As expected, everyone had no problem accepting Melissa.
Well, Elsie seems a bit flustered and sad, so I’ll have to take good care of her later.
“U-um….”
At that moment, Melissa raised her hand slightly and said,
“A-aren’t you angry? I-I heard it from Rent. That all three of you… with Rent….”
“Yeah, we’re dating~. We’re planning to get married in the future!”
Noah grinned and made a V sign with her fingers.
“B-but, aren’t you angry that I did it with Rent?”
“Not really? Well, maybe a little jealous? And Elsie will be a little sad. But it’s Rent~. In the end, we all have faith that he’ll take responsibility for us.”
“B-but even if you have faith, there are personal feelings….”
“I’m fine. Ninya’s fine too.”
“Yeah, I’m fine~.”
“Elsie… Rent, be good to her later.”
“Okay.”
“B-but….”
“Hey, Melissa. What do you want to do? You want to date Rent, right? You want to keep loving him, right?”
“Ugh… Yes.”
“Are you thinking of monopolizing or stealing Rent?”
Noah’s eyes sharpened slightly.
Melissa quickly shook her head from side to side, denying it.
“N-no! It’s not like that! Even before I came here, I thought that even if I became part of the harem, I’d be happy if Rent could love me….”
“Then you should be happy.”
“Ugh… Rent.”
“Yes, Melissa.”
“Am I weird? Huh? Actually, I came here fully prepared to be cursed at. Why is everyone so understanding? Did you find some kind of weakness?”
“We didn’t.”
“There’s nothing like that~. We’re just captivated by Rent~. More than that!”
Noah grabbed Melissa’s shoulders.
“Hey, Melissa. Why did you fall in love with Rent? Tell me! I’ll tell you why I fell in love with Rent too! Let’s talk about love, love stories!”
Clap! Ninya clapped her hands and smiled.
“Ah, that sounds good! Melissa also wants to love Rent, so we’re going to be family anyway, right?”
“F-family!?”
“Yeah! Melissa is going to marry Rent, right? Then you’ll be family with us, right?”
“M-marriage…! I, I just….”
“Hehehe, you don’t have to hold back just because you came later. From the start, Rent plans to take responsibility for anyone he loves, so it’s okay. Right, Rent?”
I answered confidently.
“Yes.”
I absolutely plan to take responsibility.
Noah grinned and said to me,
“Ah, then Rent, please leave for a bit. I want to talk about love with Melissa. Hehe, there might be things she’s too embarrassed to say if Rent is here.”
There are definitely things that only girls can talk about.
Besides, I wanted Melissa to talk calmly with everyone while I was gone and truly feel that it was okay.
“Okay.”
As I was about to leave the room, Melissa called out to me.
“Ah! W-wait, Rent! You said you’d talk with me!”
“That was about helping you accept that you’d become… my lover. Everyone said it’s okay, so now talk with the three of them.”
“No, but it’s better if Rent is here….”
“Eek!”
At that moment, Noah stuck close to Melissa’s back.
“Kyaa!”
A cute scream came from Melissa’s mouth.
“Hehehe, I won’t let you go until you tell me a sweet love story about Rent~.”
As if riding on Noah’s prank, Ninya smiled seductively.
“Hehe, shall we try the succubus interrogation method? You’ll feel so good you’ll want to talk right away.”
“Ooh, that’s good!”
“S-succubus?! Rent! Help me!”
Melissa’s face turned pale.
Hmm, aren’t Noah and Ninya teasing Melissa too much because they find her reaction funny?
Then Elsie raised her head and said to Noah and Ninya,
“Noah, Ninya, you shouldn’t tease Melissa too much.”
“Ehehe.”
“Hehe, sorry.”
Elsie moved in front of Melissa and held Melissa’s hands tightly.
“I’m sorry, Melissa. Did Noah and Ninya scare you too much?”
“Ah, no.”
“Noah and Ninya don’t object to Melissa becoming Rent’s… lover. I… I’m a little shaken, but I’ll accept it too. Melissa and I… we all love Rent the same.”
“Yes, yes….”
Elsie smiled kindly at Melissa and said,
“I… I want to know more about Melissa. We’re all in love with Rent… and Rent has accepted Melissa, so I want to get closer to Melissa. So… let’s talk.
Why Melissa likes Rent, how much she likes Rent… we’ll also tell you about our stories with Rent that we couldn’t tell the villagers at lunch. They say you get closer when you share stories about what you like, right?”
At Elsie’s words, Melissa looked at Elsie with eyes as if she were seeing something sacred.
“She’s a saint…”
“Huh?”
“Ah, no! Yes, yes! Let’s talk. It’s okay.”
It seems Melissa is willing to talk with everyone.
“And… if it’s okay, could you tell us about… how you did it with Rent today?”
However, at Elsie’s next words, Melissa tilted her head in confusion.
“Huh?”
“I-I know it’s embarrassing to say! But… if you’re dating Rent, that’s… the closest thing… I, I too! I’ll tell you about when I first did it with Rent!”
“Ah, no, you don’t have to go that far….”
“Oh, that’s good! Hehe, I never thought I’d hear such words from Elsie… it’s getting more interesting!”
“What? Are we having a dirty talk? Hehe, then I want to talk more. Actually, I’m new to Rent, so I haven’t been able to join in when other succubi talk about sex.
I’ve always wanted to talk about this kind of topic with other girls!”
“Really, Ninya?”
“Yeah. I don’t know about sucking dicks, but I don’t know about things like inserting it directly or how it feels during intense sex~.”
“D-dick?!”
“Hehehe, great! Then let’s be open about everything this time! It’ll be helpful for when we do it with Rent next time… or when we do it together, right?”
“Oh my, that’s a good idea!”
“W-wait a minute. That’s going too far… huh? Together?”
Melissa seems a bit swayed by the conversation, but I think she’ll get used to it as we talk. I left the room and closed the door, saying,
“Then I’ll go home for a bit. Come to my house when you’re done talking.”
“Okay, Rent!”
“Yes.”
“Ah, wait! Rent! Really wait!”
“Melissa, it’ll be okay. Everyone… including Melissa, are people I like.”
Melissa’s face turned as red as a tomato.
“…Hey! If you say things like that now… it’s embarrassing!”
“Hehehe, I like it? Sorry for teasing you earlier~. I just wanted to joke around because I wanted to get closer since we both like Rent.”
“Hehe, I’m sorry too. The succubus interrogation method was just a joke, so don’t be scared.”
“Ah, no. It’s okay.”
“Really? Then let’s start talking! Ah, if it’s hard to start, I’ll start first! The reason I fell in love with Rent is~.”
As Noah was about to start talking, I gently closed the door.
If I stayed in the girls’ conversation, it would be difficult for Melissa to talk.
I went down to the first floor, and Shima spoke to me.
“Ah, Rent… where’s Melissa?”
“She’s talking with the three of them on the second floor.”
“O-oh… can I join the conversation too? There’s something I want to talk to Ninya about….”
What Shima wants to talk about is probably about her romance with Dave… or rather, her conquest of him.
But right now, the three of them and Melissa are talking about love stories about me… or about dirty nights.
I couldn’t let Shima hear those kinds of stories.
“It’s better to do it later.”
“Really? But… isn’t Rent leaving around lunchtime?”
“Don’t worry. We don’t have to go back so quickly, so I’ll wait if Shima has something to talk about with Ninya.”
Shima was very relieved at my words.
“Really? Okay, I understand. Thank you. Rent… where are you going?”
“I can’t be in a conversation that’s just for girls, right? I’m going to be at home until the conversation is over.”
“I see… well, goodbye.”
“Yeah.”
And I left Shima’s inn and walked to my house.
On the way, I met Dave, and he indirectly asked where my companions were, or rather, where Ninya was. When I told him that the girls were talking at Shima’s inn, he looked dejected and went back to his house.
Dave is currently interested in mature women like Ninya, but I have a feeling that if Shima actively seduces him, he’ll fall for her.
Good luck, Shima.
And I arrived home and opened the door.
“Merinda… give me one more bite~ aah~.”
“Oh my, you… Phillip, really. It’s just meat soup, why do you want it so much?”
“Of course. The food that our Merinda scoops and feeds me is the most delicious in the world.”
“Phillip….”
“Merinda….”
Inside the house, my father and mother were creating their own sweet space.
“Um… I’m back.”
“Oh my goodness!”
My mother was startled by my voice and raised both hands.
“Ah, hot!”
The meat soup in the spoon was poured onto my father’s face.
“Oh my, son, you’re back? Ah! I’ll get you a towel right away!”
“Yeah, honey… Rent, are you back?”
“…Should I come back later?”
“No, you don’t have to.”
“Honey, put your face here.”
My mother wiped my father’s face with a wet towel.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m okay. You blew on it beforehand, so it wasn’t that hot.”
“Really, what are you saying in front of Rent!”
My mother slapped my father’s shoulder.
Slap!
“Ouch!”
My father was in pain, but his expression was beaming.
It seems they had a very happy time yesterday.
…The proof was that my mother’s face was very shiny.
