After finishing the magic swordsmanship class with Ethan and the student council duties, it was time to return home.

The day had passed, and night had fallen, but my thoughts were still a mess.

‘Reward for the perfect victory… perfect victory reward….’

I was deep in thought, trying to figure out the appropriate level of the reward I should give Ethan for his perfect victory.

So far, I had allowed him to do quite a lot.

He had been allowed to touch my bare chest, I had let him suck on it, and even did some uniform play.

But I had no idea what more I could possibly offer.

‘…At this point, haven’t I already given him everything possible with my chest?’

If I only gave him what I had allowed so far, Ethan would definitely be disappointed.

But if I moved beyond my chest to other parts, then... no, there’s no way.

‘No, no, no, that’s definitely not happening.’

No matter what, that part is off-limits. It’s still too early.

At least until I no longer needed the power of the saintess, I had to maintain my purity.

...It’s almost laughable to talk about purity when I let a man suck on my chest once or twice a month. But in this world, Lillis’s holy power would remain as long as she didn’t engage in intercourse.

So, moving further down was off the table for now, and I had to think of some other way to reward Ethan.

Among the things we hadn’t done yet that could be considered progressing further, there was only handjobs or titjobs…

‘A handjob might be okay, but a titjob…’

Even though it was Ethan, the thought of putting a man’s thing between my breasts felt oddly unpleasant.

It’s basically like massaging his penis with my breasts. How is that different from a blowjob?

As a guy, I found that situation arousing, but now that I’m the one who has to do it, it’s a play that disgusts me. ...Of course, I’m not going to do it anyway.

...Besides, I don’t even know the size of Ethan’s thing.

What if I offered a titjob, only to find out that it’s too small to fit between my breasts? That would make things awkward.

The CG in the game was all censored, so I don’t know Ethan’s actual size. Plus, I skipped most of the scenes where Lillis was assaulted because they felt off.

There was that time I joined him in the bath to scrub his back, but I didn’t pay much attention to his lower half then.

Staring at his groin while pretending to scrub his back would have made Ethan think I was some kind of crazy pervert.

‘The safest option is probably just to do it with my hand.’

...But the problem is how to naturally get Ethan to take off his pants.

It felt weird to start by saying, “Here’s your victory reward,” and then tell him to take off his pants right away.

And it wouldn’t be natural to strip off his pants and underwear in the middle of touching my chest.

Besides, by that point, I’d probably be too distracted to undress him myself, and Ethan would be too focused on my chest to undress himself...

‘Ugh, why am I even worrying about this?’

Come to think of it, the victory reward wasn’t something I had promised to give in the first place.

Ethan had just randomly demanded it, and strictly speaking, I wasn’t obligated to give him a reward for his perfect victory.

The only promise I made was to allow him to touch my chest if he won the duel with Harold.

I never agreed to give extra rewards for a “perfect victory” or “overwhelming win.”

Ethan was the one who changed the rules, so I didn’t have to follow them...

‘…No, let’s not be petty. If I said I’d give him something, I should stick to it.’

Even if I’m only half a man now, going back on my word is embarrassing, no matter who you are.

And besides, I owe Ethan my life twice over.

Thinking of it as repaying that debt made it easier to accept.

So, back to the main question: how do I get Ethan to take off his pants naturally tonight?

There has to be a natural way...

“Lillis.”

“Yes, Master Ethan.”

“…Um, do you want to wash up first, or should I go first?”

“It’s fine. I won’t take long to prepare, so please proceed as usual, Master Ethan.”

“…Alright.”

With his face slightly flushed, likely from thinking about what might happen tonight, Ethan headed into the dressing room.

I managed to push him into the bathroom, keeping my own worries hidden.

As I continued pondering how to get Ethan to naturally take off his pants, I heard the sound of water as he started washing himself.

-Shhh!

“……”

-Shhhh, shhh!

…Wait?

Why do I have to wait until the act to get him to undress?

If he’s already naked when we start, he’ll probably accept it naturally.

For example, I could just join him in the bathroom now, pretend to help wash him, and then smoothly transition into giving him a handjob.

Plus, if we did it in the bathroom, cleanup would be much easier than doing it outside.

Considering my hands might get dirty, I should take off my gloves, and since he’ll probably touch my chest, I should also avoid getting my maid outfit wet…

‘…Maybe I should just get naked and join him?’

Meanwhile, in the dormitory bathroom.

While Lillis was struggling with what reward to give Ethan, her master was also lost in similar thoughts.

‘Come to think of it, maybe I shouldn’t have said anything.’

Caught up in the joy of his first perfect victory against his father, Ethan had impulsively mentioned the idea of a “perfect victory reward” to Lillis.

But the more he thought about it, the more he realized he might have made things awkward.

Seeing Lillis deep in thought at the dining table about what to give him as a reward only reinforced that feeling.

‘If I had known it would be this awkward, I should’ve just led things naturally.’

Ethan’s desire wasn’t even that big.

He just wanted to take things a little further than usual, maybe adding a kiss to the usual chest touching.

The two kisses they had shared so far weren’t quite enough to call them real kisses.

The first was more of a life-saving gesture.

The second was just a brief peck when they weren’t paying attention. It was closer to a lip touch than a kiss.

His small wish was to have a real, romantic kiss where their lips stayed together a bit longer.

In hindsight, it would have been better to go for a kiss in a natural, quiet moment rather than asking for a “perfect victory reward.”

‘They say girls are more attracted to men who take the lead.’

Lillis was a girl, after all, so she probably wouldn’t be much different.

In that sense, asking Lillis for a reward might have been a mistake or made him seem weak for leaving the lead to her.

“Huu…”

-Shhh!

As he poured the hot water heated by Lillis’s spirit over his head, trying to calm his troubled thoughts, a familiar knock echoed from outside the bathroom.

-Knock, knock, knock.

“…Lillis?”

Isabelle had discreetly retreated to her room, so the only person who could be knocking was Lillis.

And just as he expected, the familiar voice from beyond the door confirmed it.

“M-Master Ethan….”

“…What is it? If it’s my clothes, you can just leave them outside like usual…”

“I-I’ve come to give you your reward for the perfect victory against your father.”

“…R-Right now?”

“Yes, right now.”

“……”

“M-May I come in, Master Ethan?”

“Hold on… Just a moment.”

He had no idea what kind of reward she had prepared that required her to come into the bathroom, but meeting Lillis while completely naked was too embarrassing.

He quickly wrapped a towel around his waist before answering.

“…You can come in now.”

“…Yes. I’m coming in.”

Maybe she was planning to scrub his back like last time.

It wasn’t the reward he had hoped for, but it wasn’t bad either.

After all, just knowing that Lillis was thinking of doing something for him was enough to make him happy.

So he waited without much thought, expecting Lillis to enter dressed in her usual maid outfit.

But the Lillis who stepped through the door was far more dangerously dressed than he could have imagined.

-Creak.

“…E-Excuse me.”

“…Huh?”

Ethan had expected her to be in her maid or academy uniform, so when he saw what she was wearing, he was utterly taken aback.

The first thing he noticed was her pale white thighs.

Then, the towel barely covering her hips and waist.

Even her chest, which he had seen many times before, was barely hidden by a single towel, making her look even more provocative.

Aside from the towel, the only thing she wore was the headdress on her head. All Ethan could do was let out a quiet exclamation in response.

“…Please don’t stare too much, Master Ethan.”

“Ah, uh, o-okay…! S-Sorry…!”

Ethan had no reason to apologize. Any man in his position would have found it hard to look away.

Lillis's nearly naked body was too much of a shock for Ethan, who had only seen her chest before.

Startled by his own reaction, Ethan quickly turned his gaze away, unable to handle the intensity of the situation. Behind him, Lillis cautiously approached and quietly knelt down.

“…I-I’ll start by scrubbing your back, Master Ethan.”

“Uh, s-sure…”

“P-Please… don’t turn around. I’m not… ready for that yet.”

“Right… I won’t… I promise I won’t turn around…”

Ethan struggled to suppress his desire to look back at her and instead focused on keeping his gaze straight ahead.

Behind him, Lillis began scrubbing his back with a bath towel.

The quiet sound of the towel rubbing against his back filled the silence between them.

“……”

“……”

Neither spoke, the only sound in the room was the soft rustle of the towel and the faint, nervous breathing of both Lillis and Ethan.