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Chapter 33: Rosemary Sisters Launch a Fierce Attack

After various twists and turns, Rest was officially accepted into the Rosemary Marquis family as the son-in-law, thanks to Eilish recognizing him. Albert, the father and head of the family, reluctantly accepted Rest marrying the sisters, and their relationship was officially acknowledged within the household.

However, there was a problem—Rest himself was unaware that he had become the fiancé of the sisters. Rest thought he was taken into the mansion as an apprentice servant, having saved the sisters' lives, and nothing more. Although he felt uneasy about the sisters getting unusually close, he didn't think of it as an expression of affection.

Rather than being dull, it's likely due to the lack of experience in being loved.

In the previous life, without receiving love from parents, one studied desperately for their own life, worked part-time jobs, had friends but no romantic experiences.

In the current life, things are a bit better, but romantic experiences are still non-existent, with only a few friends from the commoner era, including the mother and an acquaintance priest.

The idea of being loved by strangers was not something that crossed one's mind at all.

That's why the Rosemary sisters launched a fierce attack.

Trying to make Rest see them as women, they chose an aggressive approach.

"Um…"

"W-What is it, Rest-kun?"

"What's happening... Isn't this situation a bit strange?"

Rest grimaced at the unimaginable situation he found himself in.

The three were in the Rosemary Marquis family's bathroom, which meant they were in the bath area. Rest had only wrapped a towel around his lower body to cover the essentials.

While the sisters weren't completely nude, they wore thin robes that resembled bathing suits. These damp robes clung to their bodies, outlining their curves seductively.

(That's odd... This is definitely strange, right!?)

Rest was internally in turmoil.

Viola and Primula were thanking him for saving their lives, and he understood that. However, this was going too far. While it would be fine if they were just helping him study, washing his back was clearly beyond the scope of gratitude.

"Is the pressure okay?"

"Hii...!"

Whispering these words, Primula pressed her body against him. Soft bulges were pushed against his back, changing shape with a squishing sound.

(What...!?")

What was this weight against his back? Although he had experienced having pressure applied to his hand during study sessions, this felt completely different. Naturally, now that Rest was naked, and Primula only wore a thin robe, the sensation was almost as direct as direct could be.

(...Could it be that she's also wearing underwear?)

"I'll wash you too!"

"…..!"

Now, a flustered Viola approached. While slightly smaller than Primula, her well-rounded chest pressed against him.

"Wait, both of you... Why are you doing this?"

"Why? Don't you get it yet?"

"Do you not understand our feelings?"

"Huh...?"

Viola and Primula asked with moist eyes.

"Even for someone who saved our lives, we wouldn't go this far for just anyone."

"We won't do this for anyone who's not special."

"Hey, Rest-kun. Do you really not understand our feelings...?"

"..."

With their bodies pressed against him and their warmth transmitting, Rest finally realized.

The proximity of the two bodies, the transmitted body heat—was he really unaware that young women of their age would be this bold? 

"Could it be...?"

Finally, or rather, at last, a puzzle piece clicked into place in Rest's mind.

(Are the two of them... No way?)

Even Rest, who had been oblivious, had figured it out.

Viola and Primula might have romantic feelings towards him.

(Why...? I haven't done anything to make them like me...)

He hadn't done anything significant. He had just slightly helped them in the forest. And yet... had that alone made them fall for him?

Even though my parents didn't love me in my previous life. In this life, he lost his mother early and was abused by his father, stepmother, and half-brother.

(Did they fall In love with me like that?)

“Rest-kun?”

“Rest-sama?”

“…thank you.”

Rest expressed his gratitude. He thanked them for harboring feelings for someone like him. However, the response he received from the sisters behind him was a slightly sulky tone.

"Isn't a thank you a bit off?"

"Yeah, the words we want to hear aren't those."

"Um..."

Even Rest, as oblivious as he was, could understand. What they sought wasn't gratitude but a response to their affection.

"Well... I'm sorry."

“"Eh!?"”

"Oh, no, it's not a rejection!"

Rest hastily tried to clarify as the sisters made a sad sound.

"I'm really happy about your feelings. Seriously, I'm over the moon! But... I don't know what words to say in response to your feelings."

Until now, Rest had been desperately striving to change his circumstances. To get back at his father, stepmother, and to make his brother speechless. In the midst of putting in effort to change the life that had been trampled and oppressed, he had no room to spare for matters of love.

"So... could you give me some time? Properly, when the right time comes, I'll give you an answer. Definitely."

"Fine, I'll wait. Because you're special!"

"Yeah, anyway, the conversation won't progress unless you pass the entrance exam."

The two consoled Rest, snuggled up to him, and accepted the rather pathetic response of postponing the answer.

"Thank you!"

Rest expressed his sincere gratitude. There was no reason for him to dislike the two. However, he wanted to have the confidence to respond to their feelings.

(I will become stronger. I'll ascend higher and higher...! Once I can protect the two firmly, that's when...!)

With a firm vow in his heart to respond to their feelings, Rest pondered how to divert his attention from the warmth transmitted through the two's skin.

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