Chapter 85: Sleep
Knowing full well it was a trap, then why I didn't refuse?!
While reproaching himself inwardly, Eikou's body stiffened as he lay down on Medea Lily's lap.
"..."
He carefully lay down, clearly feeling the full, soft suppleness of the young girl's thighs, along with the smooth, flowing sensation of the fabric. Perhaps because of the sweltering weather, the fair and delicate skin of miss witch had warmed slightly, glowing with an alluring blush. A faint floral fragrance also drifted from her body, elegant and elusive.
Resting his head on the lap of such a beautiful young girl, it became even harder for Eikou to fall asleep.
And Medea Lily seemed to notice his unease. She raised her slender hand and gently stroked him in reassurance, softly caressing his hair.
"Lie in my arms and have a good sleep… be good…"
Medea whispered softly, as if coaxing a child to sleep.
M-Mommy?!
She was clearly a young girl, even younger than him, yet she was using a tone meant for soothing children to lull him to sleep?
Eikou's face instantly flushed red as shame and comfort surged through his heart at the same time.
Was this Medea girl doing it on purpose or unintentionally? Why did she always like to do things that made it impossible for him to refuse?! Not only did she clearly know he was the type who wasn't good at refusing others' kindness, she also knew he had absolutely no resistance to gentleness with motherly traits!
A very bad premonition rose in his heart.
Could it be… that Medea Lily had even specifically looked through the records of other Singularities? Not only learning about the encounters between other versions of herself and him, but even grasping his preferences completely?
That would be seriously troublesome…
In theory, when a Servant is summoned by the Holy Grail, they would not retain memories of other Holy Grail Wars. However, within Chaldea Academy, there was no lack of Servants who would proactively check the records of other Holy Grail Wars. Even if they could not feel the emotions of that time, at the very least they could know whom they had met before and what had happened.
Abusing Disaster With Women was really just throwing a boomerang back into his own face… He had thought that the romantic debts incurred within Singularities would not be pursued, but who would have thought that in the end he would still have to swallow the consequences himself!
If that was really the case, then the current situation would become extremely complicated!
At this moment, Medea Lily very easily used magecraft to create an ear-cleaning cotton swab. Her eyes curved into two adorable crescent moons as she smiled.
"Lord Eikou, let me help you clean your ears~"
"No need, this is too embarrassing…"
Eikou hurriedly shook his head.
Medea maintained her smile. "Let's begin. Be good now, turn your head toward me."
So she wasn't listening to him at all? Not even giving him a chance to refuse! She clearly looked softer and more innocent than her grown-up version, yet on the inside she was even more extreme?
"Sorry to trouble you…"
Under the sweet yet invisible coercion of the Greek Witch, Eikou could only obediently follow the movement of her hand and turn his head to the side.
But in the very next second, he regretted it, because today the other party was wearing a skirt. When Eikou turned his head, what struck his eyes was that faintly visible patch of skin, the young girl's skin glowing with an alluring blush from the heat, instantly stimulating his nerves.
"..."
Eikou hurriedly closed his eyes. The successive temptations made his heart pound wildly.
Don't look over there, don't look over there…
Come to think of it, why did Medea Lily feel even more proactive than Medea Milf?
[Ah, is this really that hard to understand?]
[Medea Lily is one of the few Servants who possesses both the married woman factor and the younger trait at the same time. This has triggered your special attack against younger Servants.]
"So it's that amazing… married woman plus younger, that's a dual special attack, right?"
No wonder he felt that Medea Lily was even more "easygoing" than other married woman Servants.
[...]
[The concentration of married woman around you is steadily increasing. Disaster With Women has begun to manifest clearly.]
[Please proceed with a Disaster With Women check.]
Eikou's heart tightened. What was coming had finally come.
[PS: In theory, your Disaster With Women EX would definitely activate, but due to excessive staying up late, the skill has been downgraded to rank B.]
"Oh…"
He softly let out a breath of relief.
No wonder these past few days the feeling of Disaster With Women had not been as severe as usual. So it turned out the skill had been downgraded.
If it was now, there was still hope to avoid disaster.
A die fell.
[...Check - great success.]
[...]
[Ehe baka~☆]
Ehe te nadayo!!!
Damn it, are you guys fucking with me? It still ended up being great success?!
That special explanation just now was completely useless. Even after being downgraded by two ranks, it still triggered as usual! Giving me hope only to ruthlessly crush it—damn it, I would rather it had just activated by default!
[It seems the relationship between you and Medea will not stop at this level. You may unlock even more "deep" ways to play...]
"What the hell does 'deeper' even mean? I've repeated this complaint point so many times I'm sick of it. Anyway, I can't escape no matter what, right?"
Was it going to happen again, those developments where he somehow got entangled with women? Starting to run into romantic luck for no reason at all?!
Thinking this, Eikou directly shut his eyes tightly and gave up on the spot.
But doing so turned out to be a very correct choice instead. Not seeing anything and not reacting at all, simply focusing on enjoying the gentle sensation of the soft cotton swab slipping into his ear, his inner state quickly calmed down.
"..."
His heartbeat, which had been irregular from tension, gradually returned to a steady rhythm.
Leaning against the embrace of the beautiful young girl and enjoying her gentle ear-cleaning service felt like being wrapped in a worry-free, tender place. Unexpectedly, it made him feel very at ease.
After passing through this heart-pounding period, drowsiness immediately began to overtake Eikou.
[You were just thinking whether, if you fell asleep, Medea would take the opportunity to "eat" you.]
[After all, the risk from Disaster With Women great success should have already begun to take effect, and there were certainly many more troubles waiting for you ahead.]
[But the actual situation is that you had not slept for three consecutive days. Once you lay down, you fell straight asleep, completely lacking the spare strength to stay on guard.]
"Lord Eikou..."
"..."
Eikou did not respond. Instead, he sank deeply into sleep on her lap, letting out soft, weary snores.
"Ha ha, he fell asleep so fast."
Seeing him quickly fall sound asleep on her lap, Medea Lily revealed a sweet smile.
"He really looks cute when he's sleeping. He's just like a child..."
As if some switch had been flipped, Medea Lily became a little excited and lightly poked his cheek.
Eikou only hazily patted her hand, muttering in his sleep:
"Don't rush... Morgan, at least change to somewhere with no one around first..."
"..."
Medea maintained her smile.
She used a bit of strength to pinch Eikou's cheek.
Eikou frowned slightly from the pinch, turned over, but still did not wake up.
Medea curiously glanced at the Command Spell on the back of his hand, then suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Say, Lord Eikou..."
She gently lowered her head, looked at his sleeping face, leaned close to his ear, and softly asked:
"Compared to how I am now, do you like me better when I've grown up?"
[...]
[As you sink deeply into sleep, Disaster With Women begins to take effect.]
[While you are fast asleep, Medea Lily whispers by your ear. The two of you seem to have forgotten that this place is an island teeming with Monsters...]
[After you have slept for a while, a disturbance wakes you up.]
"Kyaaaa!"
Medea Lily's panicked scream instantly pulled Eikou out of his dream.
"What's wrong?"
Eikou blinked his still-drowsy eyes, hurriedly springing to his feet as he looked around in confusion.
"Could it be we're under attack?!"
He only saw Medea's face flushed bright red as she stammered:
"T-there… there's a Wing Insect that crawled into my clothes!"
"??"
"Lord Eikou, could you think of a way to help me catch it and get it out..."
I knew it. If it was great success, there was no way nothing would happen.
My good buddy Caenis, could you hurry back already? I really don't feel safe at all right now! We came to this island to be hunters, so why does it feel like I'm the prey instead?!
"Please think of a way to help me, Lord Eikou..."
Medea's face was red as she twisted her body restlessly from side to side.
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