Chapter 37: Junior Is Still Too Young

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Mu Wan lay limp and soft in Lisiluo’s arms.

Lisiluo could feel Mu Wan’s thighs trembling.

If this was also on purpose, it would be far too strange.

But I was only helping tidy her underwear.

I kept my movements as light as possible too. It should have been fine.

Could it be……

Even though I didn’t realize it, I actually used a lot more strength?

Did Mu Wan choose to lie so I wouldn’t blame myself?

Lisiluo carefully held Mu Wan, making sure she would not fall because of the carriage’s bumps.

Then she asked in a hesitant tone.

“But you look like you have no strength left…… Mumu, is it really not because my movements were too rough and made you uncomfortable?”

Hearing that, Mu Wan realized Lisiluo was still suspicious.

After all, it was hard to completely conceal the body’s instinctive reactions, so being doubted was normal.

Mu Wan thought for less than a second and already had a good idea.

She released the skirt hem from her mouth, pushed her upper body up, kept both hands on Lisiluo’s shoulders, and brought her face very close.

The maid skirt was caught between them and did not fall at once.

Mu Wan’s voice still carried a faint pant, but it had already recovered a few traces of her usual tone.

“Not at all. Young Lady was already very gentle. I’m completely fine.”

That much was the truth.

A simple touch really had not reached anything as exaggerated as pain.

Besides, Mu Wan’s attributes had also been strengthened by the interest from Lisiluo and Luo Ling, so she could endure this much.

“Actually, it only happens when someone close to you touches you, and only when your guard is down. That’s common sense in the adult world, you know.”

Lisiluo blinked.

Close? Guard down?

A few scenes flashed through her mind—

When Luo Ling was touched by Mu Wan, she had also gone soft all over, her breathing turning rapid.

Does that mean.

Being touched by someone close really is like this?

Lisiluo had always stayed curled up in her own little world, after all.

She did not know how to interact with people, and no one had ever told her about this kind of thing.

In novels she had seen plot points like “one touch of a little foot and the whole person went soft.”

So it was real… she had thought those were just exaggerated descriptions.

Lisiluo’s thoughts turned to herself.

If Mu Wan did those things to me, what would happen?

So she tried to picture that scene in her mind.

Mu Wan reaching out in the same way, wrapping her arms around my waist, and then—

—Then Lisiluo violently snuffed the scene out.

Her face burned in an instant.

Even the sunglasses could not hide the wavering in her eyes.

No, no.

Just imagining it a little is enough to make my brain explode.

Before meeting Mu Wan, Lisiluo’s boldest contact with another person had been eye contact, and even that had to go through a pair of glasses.

She had never imagined there would be a day when she would personally tidy someone else’s clothes, much less that the someone would be a senpai like Mu Wan.

Thinking of it that way.

The sensation of fabric edges brushing her fingertips still lingered on her hands, along with a familiar perfume scent……

Lisiluo shook her head hard and forced herself back to reality.

She asked Mu Wan in a small voice.

“So this kind of reaction is normal, and not because I did something wrong?”

“Of course it’s normal. If I hadn’t seen you worrying about me so much, I originally wasn’t even going to tell you.”

“Eh? Why?”

“Hmph. That’s why Young Lady is still too young.”

Mu Wan pouted, as if she were sulking.

Ehh?

What does that mean?

If you tell someone your real feelings, wouldn’t that avoid the situation just now where I misunderstood Mu Wan?

Why would she say “still too young”?

Perhaps seeing that Lisiluo could not figure it out no matter how hard she thought, Mu Wan sighed and “thoughtfully” explained for her.

“Think about it. If something like this became known to someone else, wouldn’t that mean you had already let down your guard with that person and trusted her completely?”

“And how dangerous that kind of behavior is, Young Lady will know once she becomes an adult.”

“Is it because… people with ulterior motives could turn around and use it against you?”

“That’s right.”

Mu Wan nodded, her expression carrying a kind of relief that said, “You finally understand.”

She held her index finger to her lips in a hush gesture and said in a low voice.

“In other words, this means I trust Young Lady a great deal. You’re not allowed to tell anyone else, okay~”

Lisiluo’s heart gave a sudden jump.

It was a very novel feeling.

Like discovering a side of Senpai that no one else knew, and this secret belonged only to her.

The once high-and-mighty, forceful senpai was now sitting astride her, showing a weakness Lisiluo had never seen before.

That face that usually always wore an arrogant smile was flushed now, and she even seemed a little shy.

Not to mention that from earlier on.

Mu Wan had been presenting herself as a maid the whole time, showing unprecedented dependence toward the person who had always depended on her.

These contrasts were so great that Lisiluo felt something in her heart being stirred.

What’s more.

Lisiluo even had the thought of continuing this kind of roleplay.

—If I keep playing the young lady.

—And Senpai keeps playing “Mumu.”

Wouldn’t that mean I could experience this kind of senpai every day……

“Hm? Where’s your answer? Why have you suddenly been staring at me this whole time?”

Mu Wan’s impatient urging yanked Lisiluo out of her thoughts in an instant.

Only then did Lisiluo realize.

For some reason she had been holding Mu Wan tighter and tighter, and had been staring blankly into her eyes.

So she hurriedly let go and nodded desperately at Mu Wan to promise her.

“Ah! Of course. I’ll keep it a secret!”

“Hmph~ That’s good.”

After being impatiently cut off by Mu Wan, Lisiluo began to feel that the thought just now had been really stupid.

No. What am I thinking.

Senpai just showed her vulnerable side, and I immediately turned around and started fantasizing about something like that.

Isn’t that no different from what the ancestor did in the story?

Snap out of it, Lisiluo!

You have a mission to get stronger. You’re not here to enjoy Senpai!

“Ahem.”

“Anyway, Young Lady, please continue the tidying from just now. This time don’t make such a fuss.”

— — — — — —

For the rest of the journey.

Lisiluo and Mu Wan held each other and finished the remaining tidying work.

Mu Wan also gradually adapted a little to her body’s new condition.

She chose to bury her face in Lisiluo’s shoulder.

That way she could avoid letting Lisiluo notice anything off, and she could also conceal any sounds quite well.

At the same time, Mu Wan privately felt fortunate in her heart.

Thankfully she had the foresight to choose Mana Replenishment Time during the trip to the Magic Stone Forest.

That way she could still rest a while longer in the carriage with the remaining time and recover some stamina.

Originally today’s plan had been to use a slightly teasing method to make Lisiluo shy, while also enjoying the sight of her junior at a complete loss.

But she had not expected that after the midpoint there would be no time at all, and she had barely been able to tease Lisiluo.

It had turned into her throwing herself into the other girl’s arms.

This script is completely wrong.

Mu Wan leaned against the seat and quietly felt for the Blessing inside her body.

She had already prepared herself for a total loss, but when she saw the actual situation, she froze.

The interest had risen by quite a lot.

And the increase was more obvious than any time before.

Does that mean… that out-of-character, helpless look of mine made Lisiluo’s heart stir even more?