"I'm a traveler from the future; my name is Eiji Seiya. I just happened to land not far from here. Sorry to disturb your sleep."
To be precise, Eiji's time machine landed in the forest outside Orario, but the location wasn't far from the Hera Familia's home.
He didn't hesitate to reveal that he came from the future. After all, his goal was to bring certain women back to the future with him.
Meteria, who is the mother of the protagonist Bell, was no exception—she was on his list of potential wives!
He deliberately chose to travel to this timeline to save her from her terminal illness and prevent her from falling in love with Bell's father.
[With a goal like that, you should at least dye your hair blonde, host.]
Miss System, I don't understand what you mean.
Your host is clearly acting like a hero.
He's going to shatter the "flag of death" for beautiful women like the protagonist of Re:Zero!
How could such a noble act be carried out by a blonde-haired villain?
Miss System was speechless.
[Our King, do your best!]
Leme supports her host; she's not like his other golden fingers.
"It's okay… more importantly, Eiji… you a traveler from the future? Is that true?" Meteria asked innocently.
Her reaction was a bit unusual.
But Eiji wasn't surprised; he knew Bell's innocent nature came from his mother. He casually walked over to a chair in the room and sat down before answering, "Yes, I came here to change the tragic fates of certain beautiful women; I'm going to save them and give them a warm home."
[Is it okay to state your goal so casually, host?]
"Miss System, your host is a veteran. This is part of my Operation Love."
[...]
All right, veteran.
Meteria looked at Eiji in awe, "Wow, you came back in time to do all that? That's amazing! You're like a hero, Eiji."
Eiji rubbed his nose, but there was no trace of embarrassment on his face.
"Ah, my name is Meteria; I'm a member of the Hera Familia."
Meteria just now remembered to introduce herself.
Eiji kept staring at her beautiful face, "I know—you're Meteria, and you also have a sister who looks just like you."
"You know about Alfia, too?"
"Yes, she's taking a bath with the other female members of your familia."
Hearing that Eiji even knew her sister was taking a bath, Meteria's expression turned strange.
By the way, it was nighttime. Unlike her, who liked to bathe early so she could go to bed early to take care of her frail body. Her sister and the other women in her familia did indeed like to bathe at this hour.
But how did Eiji know they were taking a bath unless…
"Eiji, you're not some perverted peeping tom from the Zeus Familia, are you? I've heard he also often sneaks into my familia's house to spy on women while they're bathing, and of course, he gets beaten up before he can do it. I've never met him, but is that—"
Eiji interrupted, saying, "No, that's not me. I knew your sister was taking a shower because my perception covers everyone in this house. The guy you're talking about is the weakest member of the Zeus Familia—he's a coward and a total pervert."
"He has red eyes and black hair. If you run into him, don't hesitate to chase him away or even scream 'Kyaaa! There's a pervert here! Sister, Eiji, help me!' Don't give him a chance to seduce you with his words—he's also notorious for deceiving women and doing lewd things to them."
Eiji was actually talking about Bell's father.
He certainly wasn't talking about himself.
In the original work, the man was actually about to sneak into Meteria's bedroom when he was chased by other members of the Hera Familia, because he'd been caught trying to peek at them while they were bathing.
However, Meteria didn't immediately chase him away and was curious about him, just as she had been with him. In the end, she fell in love with him.
This woman is too naive.
As her future husband, he had to advise her not to be easily deceived by any man other than him.
"Pfft!" Meteria couldn't help but laugh; she thought the way Eiji demonstrated how to shout was hilarious. "Eiji, you know a lot about other people. But I get it—I'll be careful around men with the kind of appearance you mentioned."
"Not only are you incredibly beautiful, but you're also a good woman, Meteria." Eiji casually uttered those sweet words.
"Eh… I'm not that good." Meteria's cheeks flushed red; she felt embarrassed that Eiji had suddenly complimented her.
But more than that, she felt comfortable with the way he looked at her and treated her.
He even teased her.
In a soft, slightly hoarse voice, Meteria added. "Compared to my sister, I'm very weak and sickly. As a member of the Hera Familia, I can only spend most of my time in my bedroom. My physical condition doesn't allow me to fight and battle the monsters in the dungeon."
She gave a wry smile.
The smell of medicine filling the room didn't help either, nor did the bowls of medicinal liquids on the table; people usually wore sad expressions when they saw Meteria because they knew she was seriously ill.
However, Eiji gave her a teasing look. "In my opinion, a beautiful woman who always stays at home is just fine. She won't make her husband worry because she's running off to the dungeon, often risking her life to fight monsters."
"W-What are you talking about, Eiji? I'm not even married yet!"
A blush returned to Meteria's pale cheeks.
She also stammered.
How cute, thought Eiji.
He walked over to the side of the bed and sat down next to Meteria; his approach seemed natural, as if he were her husband. "What if there was a handsome man who wanted to marry you?"
"That's impossible—what man would want to marry a sickly woman like me…"
Meteria said with a hint of self-deprecation in her voice. Still, she couldn't take her eyes off Eiji's face. From this close distance, she felt her own face grow hot and her heart begin to race.
"I'm sure there are plenty of men who'd want to marry a woman as beautiful as you, Meteria. I'm one of them."
"...!"
[Subarashii! Ahahaha! Our king, keep attacking! You're almost through her defenses. Or maybe, you've already done it?]
Leme laughed excitedly.
"You must be joking, Eiji. You should also stop teasing me—it's not good for my health." Meteria looked away; she was too embarrassed to keep staring at the man sitting next to her.
Right now, her face was almost as red as Rias's hair.
Rias: My hair again?
Eiji pretended to be sorry and said, "It's my fault; I shouldn't have rushed things. Besides, why are you so relaxed? Aren't you afraid of me? I'm a stranger, you know."
Meteria was stunned and looked back at him; he gave a faint smile. "Why should I be afraid? Usually, whenever someone enters this room, they always look sad. They bring me medicine, tell me to rest, and look at me as if I'm going to disappear tomorrow morning. But you..."
Eiji raised an eyebrow, "What about me?"
Below, his hand was almost touching Meteria's thin hand. The distance between them grew closer.
Meteria didn't notice this, "You're not looking at me with pity. Instead, you're talking to me casually and even teasing me. You're treating me like… a normal person. That's pleasant."
Eiji smiled broadly. "Of course you're normal! You're just a beautiful woman who happens to be sick. A miracle doctor like me can cure you. Why do you think I came here even though I could have gone somewhere else when I first arrived in this city?"
"You… Did you come for me?" Meteria widened her blue eyes; she was moved and said, confused, "But Eiji, you just said you were a traveler."
"Ahem! I have many professions. Meteria, you should be asking if I can really heal you."
Eiji pretended to cough.
Seeing his antics, Meteria stifled a laugh. However, she felt that Eiji wasn't lying about his intentions. Although she doubted whether he could really cure her—after all, many people had tried to treat her illness before and failed.
What she heard most often was that she didn't have much time left to live because of her illness.
In fact, she had long since given up on curing her illness and was only trying to prolong her life with medication.
"I don't mind if you want to try to cure me, Eiji."
Rather than saying she trusted Eiji's ability to cure her, she could only give him a chance to try.
Eiji felt that was only natural.
Meteria had long since given up on curing her illness. However, he was about to give her a surprise.
"Well then, excuse me."
He took her slender hand and squeezed it gently, without using much force.
Meteria's body tensed; she felt embarrassed by the sudden physical contact with a member of the opposite sex. Soon, she was confused because instead of using healing magic or something like that, Eiji actually started massaging her hand.
"Mmm… Eiji, what are you doing?"
Meteria couldn't help but moan and ask. His touch gave her such pleasure that she found herself enjoying it.
Eiji was using god-level massage skills while simultaneously employing his healing abilities. "I'm massaging you. My medical skills are different from those of ordinary doctors or healers. So please bear with it, even if it makes you feel embarrassed."
I have to hold back my embarrassment too!?
Meteria wanted to say something, but all that came out of her mouth was a moan. That was just the beginning; Eiji also started massaging her other hand, both of her legs, and even told her to lie down so he could work on her back.
"Mhm… Ahh... Eiji..."
"Your massage is really good, but... Ohh!"
"Are you sure this can cure my illness? Hnnng! Ahh... This is clearly just a massage."
Meteria said between moans, sweat dripping from her forehead and her innocent expression looking somewhat lewd.
Her blue eyes were glistening; she wasn't sad, but the pleasure she was feeling made her body feel strange.
She didn't even realize that the pain she'd often felt throughout her life had vanished.
At that moment, she was just wondering if Eiji would take responsibility for touching her so much!
Not just her back—he was even massaging her butt. Meteria was innocent, but she wasn't that stupid—Eiji might be taking advantage of her. Despite everything, she didn't hate him.
In fact, she found it pleasurable to be touched so much by him.
Her panties were getting wet.
[+2]
[+3]
[+2]
[+4]
[+2]
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For more than fifteen minutes, Meteria's positive level rose wildly.
Bell's father was able to make her fall in love with him just by talking to her in her bedroom.
Eiji was able to do the same, but he also made Meteria go crazy for him through their physical contact.
In no time, her level reached 84 points!
Eiji was happy, but he also tried to control himself so he wouldn't draw his sword. He had cured Meteria of her inherited illness. This condition had severely weakened her physically, to the point that she didn't even possess the fighting talent of her twin sister, Alfia.
Even after the illness had vanished from her body, Meteria was still so weak that she might not be able to withstand the pleasure of sex.
Eiji reluctantly remained patient, pretending to work hard to heal her. He made his forehead sweat and showed a hint of exhaustion on his face.
"It's over. Now, how do you feel, Meteria?" He sat back down beside the bed as he asked.
Materia stopped lying down and sat up; her face was no longer pale, but she was sweating and looked sexy. Realizing that her body had never felt better than it did now, and that she no longer felt the excruciating pain every time she moved too much, she widened her eyes in surprise.
"Eiji, I've never felt this good before! Has my illness really..."
Eiji nodded, "You're cured now. Try walking around the room if you don't believe me."
Meteria did as he said; she ran around the room and hopped about.
Only then did her eyes well up, and she gazed tenderly at Eiji, who seemed to have worked so hard to heal her. Then, she couldn't help but throw herself into his arms until they both fell onto the bed.
"Thank you, Eiji! I'm really healed and I'm sorry—I think I put you through a lot to do that. I don't know how I can ever repay you for your kindness… I'm truly grateful to you... This is the first time we've met, but you've already helped me so much. You're my hero, Eiji."
Meteria said that as she buried her face in Eiji's chest.
Eiji could feel something warm and wet against his chest; he knew Meteria was crying and talking about repaying his kindness—
He embraced the woman's delicate body before saying, "Didn't I already tell you what my goal was? Among the women I wanted to save in the past, you were one of them, Meteria."
"Why… Why was I able to be one of them?"
Meteria lifted her head to look at Eiji's face; she was overjoyed by what he'd said and felt a deep affection for him.
But she was also confused.
What answered her wasn't the words coming from Eiji's mouth, but his inner voice.
[Should I say that because Meteria is as beautiful as her sister, Alfia? Actually, I also traveled back in time to cure Alfia's illness. I did that to prevent both of them from dying.]
[And then, I'll give them a warm home.]
What exactly is a warm home?
Wait, what did she just hear!?
Meteria was stunned; she didn't see Eiji open his mouth and just stared at him.
But if what he said was true, she'd be even happier. Not only her, but Eiji also intended to cure Alfia's inherited illness.
That made her look at him with love in her eyes.
"It's because you're so beautiful, and in the future, I'll regret knowing that women like you and your sister won't live long because of your inherited conditions."
"You two deserve to live longer and marry a good man."
[That man is me, of course.]
"....." Meteria.
Now she realized that it was as if she could hear Eiji's inner thoughts.
Eiji didn't seem to realize it.
Her lips twitched as she held back a laugh. She also realized that this man had traveled back in time because he wanted her and her sister.
He really liked them.
She wasn't angry or disgusted; on the contrary, she felt that Eiji had worked hard to get here for her and her sister's sake.
That was enough to make her think he was worthy of being their husband. Still, Meteria thought Alfia wouldn't find it easy to think the way she did.
They were both members of the Hera Familia. The most absolute unwritten rule within this Familia is a strict prohibition against infidelity and betrayal.
In other words, they must not tolerate their partners having more than one woman and must remain faithful to one another.
This stems from their Goddess's hatred of infidelity. Every member of the Familia, of course, has no choice but to follow these rules.
But for Eiji's sake, Meteria is willing to break the rules set by her goddess. She doesn't mind sharing him with Alfia and the other women.
Knowing what Meteria was thinking, Eiji was satisfied and not worried at all. After all, he's never cheated and has always been faithful to his women.
[Um… I think there's something wrong with your way of thinking, host.]
'What's wrong? I'm a man with a harem. I'm not a man who cheats or is unfaithful. I've never left any of the women I've dated, and I'm responsible for all of them.'
Miss System fell silent.
Let's see how this man will convince Alfia and Hera.
"Eiji, I…" Before Meteria could finish her sentence, Eiji suddenly turned their positions around, "I like you too, Meteria. But your sister will be here soon; I can't meet her right now and have to wait for the right moment."
It's true she wanted to confess, but she didn't expect him to say that right away.
Meteria was happy but also panicked!
Come to think of it, how was she supposed to explain her recovery to Alfia?
"See you later." Eiji kissed her lips for a few seconds before his figure suddenly vanished.
Meteria was surprised—her first kiss had been stolen! The corners of her lips curled up higher, and her heart felt sweet.