Chapter 183: This Night, Griseo Grew Up a Lot (16/22)
Five days' worth of reserves were squeezed dry all at once, resulting in Xander Masato being listless and utterly exhausted the next morning, his steps even somewhat unsteady when he walked.
Regret. He was filled with nothing but regret right now. If only he had been able to resist Sis Elysia's temptations yesterday afternoon, how could he have ended up like this?
Noticing his condition, Kaguya's eyes instantly filled with heartache. She pulled him to a chair and stood behind him, massaging the acupoints on his head.
"You two need to be more moderate at night."
Looking at Bronya and Seele standing before her like two elementary schoolers who had done something wrong, Kaguya frowned and spoke with a tone of reproach.
"We'd saved up for five days... who knew it would be like this..."
Bronya muttered under her breath, her eyes darting away.
"Hmm?"
"I'm sorry, it was my fault."
Last night, she had indeed, slightly, slightly overdone it, trying out some of those new tricks she had been curious about before.
Seele was much more direct. She stood there, blushing, her head bowed as she honestly admitted her mistake. Last night, after she satisfied Veliona, she had come out again and polished off the very last little bit. She could be considered one of the primary culprits responsible for Big Brother's current state.
"No, this is actually my problem..."
"Husband, don't you speak!"
"..."
This scene made Xander Masato freeze for a moment. Since when did Bronya and Seele become so obedient to Kaguya?
Normally, Kaguya was the least confrontational, treating everyone in the household with immense gentleness. Who would have thought that now she would adopt the demeanor of the head wife, pressing even Bronya to lower her head in submission? Even he had subconsciously obeyed the command and shut his mouth just now.
He couldn't understand it, so he could only remain silent.
"Husband, stay in my room tonight to rest."
Her voice returning to its gentle tone sounded by his ear. Though Bronya and Seele were unwilling, seeing the weary expression on Xander Masato's face, they could only nod helplessly.
"Seele... Seele should go make breakfast now!"
"I-I'll go help too."
Seele and Bronya ran off one after the other. Kaguya let out a helpless sigh, then leaned down and gently wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. Sniffing that intoxicating scent of his, a smile curled at the corner of her lips, unnoticed by anyone.
"Griseo, why didn't you come out for dinner last night? And... didn't sleep well?"
During breakfast, looking at Griseo sitting in her seat, her hair disheveled and her little head nodding off, Xander Masato asked curiously.
"Did you stay up late painting again?"
Seele also asked in a worried, quiet voice.
Clatter— The chopsticks in her hand fell onto the table. Griseo jolted awake, raised her head and met Xander Masato's gaze, her face instantly flushing red: "I-It's nothing! I-I just ate a bit too many snacks last night and painted all night! Don't worry, Mr. Knight!"
After speaking, Griseo turned her head and secretly glanced at Elysia, who was pestering Mei, then quickly lowered her head again, her face red as she fell silent.
Yesterday afternoon, curious, she had wanted to go to Mr. Knight's room to take one of his articles of clothing. But as soon as she opened the door, she saw through the crack a scene that would shock little Griseo for the rest of her life.
Mr. Knight and Elysia were hugging and wrestling on the bed. Elysia was even crying; that kind of expression was something she had never seen before. And Mr. Knight's appearance was also very frightening, his robust body crashing into Elysia like that...
Woo...
She had seen these things in the study materials Sagiri had given her and knew it was a form of communication between adults that represented deep affection.
Clearly, she shouldn't have looked, but her legs felt nailed to the floor, rendering her unable to move. Her eyes wide open, she stared through the door crack, trying to imprint every single scene into her memory.
It wasn't until her legs went weak and a strange heat spread throughout her body that she carefully closed the door, blocking out those heart-pounding sounds.
After that, she hurriedly ran back to her room and immediately locked the door. She didn't dare come out even for dinner, and so it was until deep into the night. Griseo tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. With her mind in turmoil, she finally chose to call her best friend.
"Griseo, why are you calling so late? I'm so sleepy~"
Rubbing her drowsy eyes, Sagiri asked groggily.
"I-It's nothing... Um, Sagiri, I... I have a friend..."
Her voice was stammering, her sentences disjointed. But upon hearing this, Sagiri's eyes immediately snapped wide open with alertness.
"Griseo, did something happen to you?"
Not even in the mood to care that Sagiri hadn't used her pen name, Griseo curled up her body, bit her lip, and cried out, "It's a friend of mine, a friend! Not me!"
Griseo hurriedly denied it. Sagiri also敷衍ly responded, "Mhmm, mhmm, it's your friend, Griseo. And then?"
"Then... then I... No, she saw this afternoon..."
Choosing her words carefully, Griseo softly recounted what she had seen in the afternoon, phrasing it as if it had happened to someone else.
"Their appearance made me... my friend very scared, but my friend still couldn't help watching..."
"And then?"
Mrs. Izumi's voice, suppressed with excitement, chimed in. She was sleeping with Sagiri tonight, and now, getting to hear the boss's gossip, she instantly became wide awake and energized.
"Don't interrupt!"
Lifting her hand, she lightly hit her mother. Feeling the softness that instantly bounced back, Sagiri grew even angrier. She turned her head away, refusing to let her mother listen.
But how could Mrs. Izumi be willing to miss out? She directly hugged Sagiri from behind, their little faces pressed tightly together.
Sagiri gave her mother a displeased look but didn't say anything more. The quiet room was left with only the somewhat rapid breathing of the mother and daughter.
"Then... then my friend felt really strange all over, her body felt hot, her head was all muddled, and she tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep..."
Slowly describing her current feelings, Griseo asked in a small, blushing voice, "S-So... my friend wants to ask if there's any way to solve it..."
Hearing this, Sagiri immediately looked at her own mother with a pleading expression.
As an eromanga artist, Sagiri naturally knew very well, and had even secretly tried it a few times herself. But with her paper-thin pride, she simply couldn't bring herself to say it out loud.
Noticing her daughter's gaze, Mrs. Izumi coughed and asked, trying her best to sound serious, "Griseo, you—no, your friend—how old is she now?"
"Sixteen... i-is there a problem with that?"
She's already sixteen? Looking at her physique, you'd never guess. Is she just a late bloomer?
But, that certainly explains it.
Pondering this, Mrs. Izumi began to carefully instruct her in certain bits of knowledge that only girls should know.
For example, how to clean, how to pay attention to hygiene, how to take care of and protect your body, and so on and so forth.
In short, this night, Griseo grew up a lot.
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