How to Survive as a Princess in a Reverse Harem Game - Chapter 71
The unexpected contact made my body stiffen, but at the same time, I felt a sense of anticipation.
Had he changed his mind after he promised to try harder when I was angry? The last time, he had acted like a block of wood, so I thought changing him would be a distant hope.
My heart raced. I held my breath, watching Isaac’s actions. However, his hand didn’t reach out for me, but rather toward the long silver hair that tickled my shoulder.
“Didn’t you dry your hair?”
At that moment, my tense shoulders, which had been tight with nervousness, relaxed.
‘Of course.’
Isaac wouldn’t initiate such intimate contact unless I gave him permission. What had I been expecting?
“You’re going to catch a cold.”
“I won’t catch a cold from this much.”
The words that followed made my shoulders drop even further. I was grateful for his concern, but it seemed that, as usual, I was the one who would have to make the first move toward Isaac.
It’s not easy for me to take the first step either…….
‘It can’t be helped. My life depends on this.’
After all, it’s the one who needs it more who clings to the other.
“Could you lower your head a bit?”
At my words, Isaac immediately bent forward. Even so, with his height, I had to stand on tiptoe just to wrap my arms around his neck.
With the distance now shortened, I kissed Isaac. Honestly, being intimate with him was great, but even just kissing like this wasn’t bad.
When our tongues tangled and saliva mixed, I felt a deeper emotional closeness.
Of course, if I checked his feelings, I’d probably confirm that it was all just my delusion, but still.
“Mm… Ha, mm…….”
Each time I touched Isaac, he flinched and shuddered, but slowly, he began to match my movements with his tongue as the kiss deepened.
His hands, which had been hesitating near my waist, finally seemed to make up their mind and firmly supported me. With that support, I was able to relax into the kiss, and eventually, I pulled away first.
I gestured toward the lamp, and Isaac immediately went to turn it off. At least he understood that much.
In the meantime, I climbed onto the bed, removed my gown, and lay down. I felt bad for making him wait, so I deliberately skipped putting on pajamas or underwear. I figured there was no need for them since I would have to take them off anyway.
Of course, the embarrassment was still mine to bear…….
At least there was some comfort in knowing that, with the lights off, it wouldn’t be so visible. Even though I’d exposed myself multiple times already, I still felt shy.
The bed shifted as Isaac came closer, and I felt his presence. He reached out cautiously, brushing his hand near my shoulder before halting.
“What’s wrong……?”
“Your clothes…….”
“Don’t worry about it. I didn’t wear anything on purpose.”
I whispered it flatly, but my heart was pounding faster than ever before. After all, even though I knew everything would eventually be taken off, I was still the kind of person who always made sure to wear pajamas and underwear—dressed properly down to the last detail.
This time, I hadn’t worn anything for Isaac’s sake, but it was still incredibly embarrassing.
Trying not to let the awkwardness show, I wrapped my arms around Isaac’s neck. But he, instead of relaxing, stiffened noticeably. The tension in his muscles under my arms was unmistakable.
“Isaac……?”
“N-No, it’s nothing.”
His breath was uncharacteristically rough. But I thought it was probably just in my head.
Ding!
[<System> ‘Isaac Harsen’ affection has slightly increased.]
Huh……?
It was an unexpected notification. His affection went up? Not down, but up? Really?
I couldn’t believe it from just the notification alone, so I forgot everything else and opened the affection window.
[<Character> Isaac Harsen
―Affection: 1 / 100 (Caution)]
‘It really went up.’
To think it’s 1 and not 0!
Although it was just barely recovering what had dropped, I was just grateful since I thought it would never go up.
More than that, he liked that I wasn’t wearing underwear?
‘I didn’t see him that way…’
I side-eyed Isaac. It’s not that I disliked it, but it felt strange.
I vaguely remember hearing before that people are attracted to types opposite to themselves.
Since Isaac strictly values principles, maybe he was attracted to something that deviated from principles.
Come to think of it, even though he seems to have a bad relationship with Reno, they get along well…… Is that really how it works?
