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Christmas Special

 

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Translator: Nat

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A Certain Peaceful Day.

「Eeeh, so there was such a legend.」

On a winter afternoon, when I didn’t have much planned, I went to Rafen’s market to kill some time with the girls.

「Yes. Today is uhm……I forgot the name, but it’s a day where legends say a holy being grants your wish.」

Celia speaks eagerly about a story she heard somewhere.
Of course, neither of us believe it completely, although it is an interesting rumor.

「However, lately to me, it feels like no matter where I go, it has become a day for couples.」

「Isn’t that wonderful?」

I’d much prefer the day to be this way rather than one about wishes.
To go along with the legend, I say all of us have an orgy tonight.

「Excuse me……you people over there……」

I turn at the call of a scratchy voice and see an old woman wrapped in a black robe.

「What, how rude!」

I stop Celia before she can scold the elderly lady.
Her old eyes are cloudy white and do not appear capable of sight.
She wouldn’t be able to recognize me as the feudal lord. Besides, I’m not someone who likes tormenting old folk.

「How may I help you?」

Casually answering, the old lady responds by taking out a shiny red and green stone from her pocket.

「An emerald!? A ruby!?」

Nonna leans forward, her interest piqued at the gem-like quality. She really does like jewels, huh?

Unfortunately for her, the wrinkly old woman shakes her head slowly.

「It is not a jewel. This is called a “Santa stone”. If you put this by your pillow when you sleep today……it has the mysterious power to grant――」

「Oh, so it’s garbage then.」

Nonna loses interest just as fast as she gained it and goes to look at furs.

「Hey, where are you going!?」
「Time wasting is unforgivable!」

Carla and Celia chase after Nonna.

「I sense a mysterious aura from you. Please accept this.」

「Then I might as well buy it. The price is……hm?」

I take the stone, and when I lower my gaze for a split second, the old woman vanishes without a trace.

「Huh?」

I scan my surroundings and she is nowhere to be found. There’s no way a blind old woman can outrun me. Wait, even the carpet she was sitting on is gone.

「Woah, you’re in the way, I mean, feudal lord-sama!? M-my apologies!」

A street vendor selling skewers soon fills the vacated space and prepares to open shop.

「Mu……hmm.」

Tilting my head in confusion, I quickly stuff the stone that is certainly in my hand in my pocket and follow Nonna.

「Are you stupid? Are you stupid?」
「Yes. She is.」
「Shut up!」

Carla and Celia are yelling at Nonna in a restaurant.
She apparently got deceived by a suspicious merchant and was about to buy a rat fur coat with gold coins.
Well, that’s nothing new.

「About that old woman just now……nu.」

When I plop myself onto a chair, I hear something crack.
Crap. That’s where I stored the stone.

「It broke.」

I remove the Santa stone from my pocket and place the powdered remains on the desk.

「Aww, it’s dust.」
「It was shady anyways. I’m more concerned about Aegir-sama’s butt.」
「Looking at it like this, it’s kind of pretty.」

As Nonna says, the stone fragments seem to sparkle brighter, almost like light is spilling out from within the stone.

「Why don’t we try putting it by our beds. Since it broke, there’s enough for everybody.」

I smile as I hand a piece to each of the girls.

――That Night.

「I can’t hold it! Aaaaah!!」

Celia stops swinging her hips on top of me and arches her back.
She twitches a few times and then, with an exhausted sigh, collapses on my chest.

「Did it feel good?」
「It was amazing……my hips were moving like they didn’t belong to me……you’re fantastic, Aegir-sama.」

I stretch as I softly stroke Celia, who repeatedly kisses my neck and chest.
Every time I fuck Celia is a good time. Now, it’s time to sleep.

「Too bad about the orgy I was thinking of, Nonna and Carla both fell asleep after getting drunk. Why did they drink the Dwarf’s strong liquor?」

It’s strong enough to even make me unsteady on my feet from just one cup.
I don’t blame them for getting sleepy after consuming that for their post-meal alcohol.

「I mixed it into the wine bottle……I mean, I wonder why.」

「Whatever. Celia, you must also be tired from all that cumming. Let’s sleep together.」

I say to Celia while blowing out the lamp, who happily snuggles against my chest and closes her eyes.

「Yes, let’s sleep. Aegir-sama’s chest……」

It doesn’t take long for me to hear Celia’s cute snoring.
Slowly, as I stroke her hair and butt, my consciousness also fades.

My body feels like it’s floating on clouds.
Although I’m enveloped in darkness, I can see far in the distance.
Even though I can’t move, I get the sensation that I can go wherever I want.

（What is this?）

My voice doesn’t come out when I try to speak.
Instead, it feels like thoughts are ringing in my mind.

（Aegir-sama! Aegir-sama!）

Celia’s voice……no, it’s like she’s communicating with me directly into my head.

（Is that Celia?）

（This feels strange.）

Celia seems to be in a similar state to me and drifts next to me.
To be precise, a formless white blob moves close by, but I can somehow tell it’s Celia.

（Is this the dream world?）

（I suppose. I’ve never had this kind of dream before though.）

Celia suddenly comes to a realization.

（Is it perhaps because of that weird stone!?）

（Oh, that?）

I faintly recall leaving a piece by my bed.
And since Celia and I both slept in the same bed, it makes sense that we’re in here together.

（That stone is supposed to grant wishes, right? It’s not like I have a desire to float around though.）

Celia seems to go into thought, and the moment she does, the world around us becomes bright.

「Aegir, it went over there.」

「Leave it to me.」

A scene in the forest during springtime appears below us.
Running through the forest is Carla with a bow in hand……

（Look, it’s Aegir-sama.）

There is also someone who looks like me wearing leather armor and holding a crude spear.

（I see, so this is Carla’s dream.）

Reasons aside, that is what my gut instincts tell me.

In Carla’s dream, she seems to be hunting with me.
What we’re chasing is a fairly large deer.

「There!」

Carla fires an arrow right into the thigh of the deer.
As the animal’s speed drops, the me in her dream catches up and pierces its heart with the spear.

「You got it.」

After giving each other high-fives, the two of us in the dream draw close and stare at one another.

「It went well this time too.」
「Yes, we didn’t fail because of Aegir.」

Carla and I press our lips together.
In this dream, it seems Carla and I are married too.

（Mmrgghgr!）

Celia’s blob turns red and flies around angrily.

「Aegir, I’ve gotten in a naughty mood.」

「What a coincidence. Me too.」

Carla and I swiftly remove our pants.
She then puts her hands on a nearby tree as I embrace her and become one with her from behind.

「Ooh, so intense!」
「You haven’t seen anything yet. Take that, and that!」

The tree creaks rhythmically as we indulge in each other’s bodies.

「Get on all fours and stick your ass out.」
「Aaah! Aegir, you’re too rough!」

I push Carla down, holding her head against the ground as I pound her.
Carla moans with her face pressed into the dirt.

（I wouldn’t be that rough……not that I can do anything about it in Carla’s dream. Still, it’s nice that she desires me even in her dreams.）

（Mggrr!）

Celia turns even brighter red.

Then the scenery suddenly changes.
This time it’s a city, one that isn’t as large as Rafen, but more like a small rural town.

「We got decent money.」

「The price was good for a large bear pelt.」

Carla and I walk closely side-by-side, occasionally kissing each other.

Come to think of it, Carla told me that when she was a hunter, she sold the meat and skins she got from hunting in town and also bought arrowheads, knick-knacks, and preserved foods. I wonder if somewhere in her heart she wants to live a free and easy life as a hunter, just the two of us.

And then the me in the dream grabs Carla’s hand in order to pull her somewhere.

「Hey.」

（Am I trying to take her to an inn?）

（As expected of Aegir-sama. You act the same even in a dream.）

Celia is starting to turn pale.
Even as an amorphous blob, I can tell she’s staring intently at me.

「Eeh, I want to do something else.」

The me in the dream was rejected by Carla.
How unthinkably pathetic for me.

At the same time, the scenery changes again. This is a really busy dream.

（Is this a back alley? Looks empty.）

（Where are they――ah, there.）

「Aegir, watch closely.」
「Sure.」

Carla, with her bottom half exposed, closes her eyes.
Then I hear a strong stream of water……

（She’s peeing outdoors! Idiot! What a pervert!）

（Public exposure has really turned into a fetish for her.）

「Watch me! Don’t look away!」

「Yeah.」

Carla happily leans back.
That’s when the window of a neighboring house opens and an old woman pokes her head out.

「Hey, what are you doing!? You perverted girl!!」

「Kuh! I was thinking of taking a dump too……Aegir, let’s retreat!」

「Yeah.」

The me in the dream carries Carla and runs off.
Seriously, what is she doing?

（This doesn’t just happen in dreams. A maid and a guard also witnessed her doing this in real life.）

Celia comments in disgust, her blob turning a light blue color.

Is being discovered in the dream because of a secret desire of wanting to be seen by others?
How did she turn out like this?

Once again, the setting changes.

This time, it is the inside of a small cabin.
Although the walls and floor are neat and tidy, there are a few holes in the shabby house.
A small fire is crackling modestly in the tiny fireplace.

All you can see outside the window are trees, meaning this is somewhere within a forest or the woods.
The season is winter, as the ground is covered by a sheet of snow.

「Mom, it’s cold.」「Make the fire bigger.」

Two girls in their early teens complain.

「We are running low on firewood. Why don’t you bundle up with the furs, that way you won’t be as cold.」

Answering while stirring a pot of soup over the fireplace is Carla. She looks older than she is in real life.
She’s probably in her late thirties or early forties.

「The fur stinks.」「And there are ticks.」

「Gosh, be quiet. You can’t live in a forest if you act like this.」

（Are they……family?）

（It seems so.）

Looking closer, the oldest child resembles Carla’s daughter in real life, Ekaterina.

「Hehe, you got scolded.」

The boy, aged seven or eight, mocks the girl, however still gets hit in the head by Carla’s fist.

「Oowww!」

「No time for idle chatter, close up the hole in the wall or everyone will catch a cold!」

The boy clutches his head in pain as he walks outside with a plank in hand.

「Urg……I’m probably going to be the only one who catches a cold.」

「Don’t be so pathetic, you’re a boy! Also, feed Nonna too. You’re the one who picked up the wild fox!」

（It’s lively. And it looks like Nonna-san has become a pet.）

（This is just like Carla indeed. I guess it’s to be expected from her dream. ……at least her appearance means that Carla somewhat cares for her.）

「Kyahaha!」「Ahaha!」

After the commotion settles, a five year old child and a three year old child run around the narrow cabin, who are then later caught by the oldest child, thrown on the bed, spurring louder laughter.

Then the door opens.

「I’m back.」

「We are back.」

（Ah, it’s an older Aegir-sama.）

Walking into the cabin is myself and a boy around fifteen years old.
I am carrying a bundle of sticks on my back and also holding a wild rabbit.

「「「Papa!!」」」
「Bro, switch with me and go hammer in the plank!」

The me in the dream lifts up the pouncing children while transporting and adding the firewood to the fireplace, then sticks the captured rabbit next to the soup.
Meanwhile, the child who appears to be the eldest, flicks the pouting boy in the forehead with a finger.
What an absolutely turbulent house.

「Welcome home, Aegir.」

Carla stops cooking and comes to my side.
We exchange a passionate kiss in front of the kids.

「Aegir, I’m very happy.」
「Me too.」

「「「Waa……」」」

（They look happy.）

（Yeah.）

Having such a large family would be tight in such a crude cabin.
It would be cold if there isn’t enough firewood, and meals can’t be considered luxurious.
Nevertheless, Carla seems to be smiling genuinely in the dream.

（I guess she doesn’t need fortune or prestige.）

Not knowing what to do, I go to squeeze Celia’s cheeks, but I don’t have hands in this dream and she doesn’t have cheeks.

「Why don’t we make another child once we’re done eating. The rest of you, go to bed quickly.」

「Oh my, Aegir.」

「I want a little brother next.」
「Papa, mama, are you going to be kissy-kissy again?」
「You tell us to sleep, but mom’s voice is so loud that we end up waking up anyways.」
「The two of them howl like animals at the end, am I right?」

So this is Carla’s ideal life.
Money and status is irrelevant, she simply wants to live a free life where she can hunt when she wants and live in a busy home surrounded by kids……

（Geez, even in her dream Carla-san is――uwah!!）

With a boom, everything suddenly goes black.
And before I could say anything, this time I’m enveloped in a multi-colored flash of light.
It’s completely different from all the transitions thus far.

（The scenery changed again.）

（Yeah. I guess we moved to another dream.）

Not only is the landscape different, the world itself seems to have changed.
It’s just a feeling, but I’m sure this is another person’s dream.

「Master, master, you forgot your tie.」

（It’s Rita’s dream.）

Rita, wearing her usual maid attire, scampers after a certain person.

「Oops, thanks.」

That person is me.

「Gosh, you can’t do anything without me.」

Rita criticizes me with a gentle smile on her face.

（You look a little strange.）

（Yeah, now that you mention it.）

The me in this dream appears to be in his forties.
His face is decorated with a healthy beard.

（I guess this is Rita’s ideal version of me.）

（I think this version isn’t bad either. That aside, what we should be focusing on is Rita-san. She is clearly younger.）

Rita looks like she is around twenty years old.
All women wish to be young, so that can’t be helped. As for me, I like the Rita in her thirties.

Unlike Carla’s dream, Rita’s dream seems to be repeating the same sequence over and over.

「Master, you have a dinner party later today.」

「Did you forget you had a guest waiting!? I’ll buy you some time, so please get changed!」

「Ara ara, you spilled the soup……stay still while I wipe it up.」

「Oh my, you wet the bed!? Not to worry, a maid will keep quiet and do the laundry.」

She is serving as my maid and following up on my clumsy mistakes.

（This is too much, don’t you think? Wetting the bed at such an age, it makes me want to kill that person who looks like me.）

（Well, this is Rita-san’s dream. Besides, this version of Aegir-sama is also handsome……ahem.）

Celia glows green.

I’m not merely absentminded in the dream though, in important talks and other crucial situations, I actually close the deal properly.

So Rita’s ideal version of me is one where I normally act slovenly but is dependable and dignified when it matters.

（The me in real life is normally able to handle things quite well……I’m afraid I might not match her ideals.）

Hey Celia. Why are you glowing blue?

The monotonic dream continues and I am about to feel bored.

「Rita.」
「Ah!?」

That’s when the me in the dream drags Rita into a vacant room.
He then slips a hand skillfully into her skirt and pulls down her underwear.

「Please wait! It is still midday! And I’m in the middle of cleaning with the other maids……aau!」

Rita resists futilely as her ass presses against me.

Suddenly, a maid holding a duster comes running along.

「Eh, I’m supposed to be in charge of this room, is someone here?」

The maid enters the room we are in.
However, Rita and I managed to hide, while still connected at the hip, in the closet before being discovered.

（Something is happening.）

We keep making love in secret from the maid until Rita finally climaxes.

（This must be her fetish.）

In addition, during the dinner party with guests, I smile mischievously at Rita and point under the table.

Rita refuses twice, but when I urge her a third time with a wink, Rita sighs and drops a fork on the floor.

「Pardon me.」

Rita crawls under the tablecloth with natural gracefulness.
Nobody suspects anything out of the ordinary.

「You really……what are you going to do if someone finds out?」

「Fufufu, I like how you still go through with this despite being worried.」

Rita positions herself in between my legs, opens the front of my pants with her mouth and begins to fellate me.

The me in the dream keeps up conversations with others above the table while one hand holds Rita’s head under the table.
Rita sucks my dick with a troubled yet delighted expression.

「Whoops.」

Coincidentally, one of the guests drop a knife on the floor and is about to flip up the table cloth.
Rita freezes and her face turns pale.

「I’ll get a servant to retrieve it later. Here’s another knife.」

The me in the dream speaks up, letting Rita breathe a sigh of relief and allowing her to resume her oral service.

Seeing that, I can’t help smiling.

（Fufufu, to replay this kind of situation in her dream, Rita surprisingly likes this, huh? Even though she gets mad and turns red.）

（You actually did this!? No wonder it smelled fishy!）

Celia turns red and also slightly pink.

With that said, we still have to act carefully.
Rita seems to be fond of hiding from the other maids and the guests, but the fact that she wasn’t discovered in the dream means that she doesn’t want to be discovered in real life.

Furthermore, all the guests in her dream are faceless, unlike the maids.
As the head maid, knowing she cares about the other maids makes me happy.

Then the world goes black.
It seems the scene is changing.

「Master……how is it?」

「……oh……today is……pretty……good.」

（Everyone grew old fast.）

Rita is middle-aged.
And I……am old enough to have a full head of white hair.

Rita transfers water from a pitcher to her mouth, then to mine, but some leaks and overflows to the pillow.
I seem to be debilitated and don’t have long to live.

「I have……been much of……a burden to you……」

「What are you saying, I’m not going to stop now.」

Rita says with a tearful smile.

「Could you……pat my head?」

「I wouldn’t do something as insolent……no, please pardon me.」

Rita kindly strokes my head.

A smile forms on my wrinkly face.

「It was fun, Rita……I’m glad I met you……」

「Same for me……having you as my master……made me……the happiest.」

Rita embraces me, continuing to pat my head.
And soon my body loses strength.

「Thank you. Urk……very much.」

（I died.）

（I don’t like this even if it’s a dream. I’m not going to look.）

Celia turns black, and I get the feeling that she’s covering her eyes and ears.

Rita’s ideal is to live a peaceful life while serving me and then care for me on my final days……I see.

（In terms of age, Rita-san would go first. I’d be last……no, I don’t want that. I will go together with Aegir-sama!）

Another boom rings out.
It’s the signal of the dream’s owner changing.

（How long will this go on?）

（Who knows.）

The scene unfolds.
The world this time is quite unique.

（It’s pretty simple……）

（And the colors are all primary. My eyes hurt.）

The grass and flowers are depicted as if an infant drew them, and the coloring of them is plainly one single color.
Not to mention, the birds don’t flap their wings, they simply move across the sky.

（This person must not think in a complicated way and is probably a big idiot.）

（I can guess whose dream this is.）

Honestly, I have a good idea too.

「Wahahaha!!」

（Here she comes!）

Irijina appears right as Celia speaks.
I knew it, it had to be her.

Monsters pop up at the same time she arrives.

『Three goblins have appeared.』
『A black beast has appeared.』
『An orc has appeared.』

（What’s with the narration?）

（This is Irijina’s dream. You lose if you start questioning things.）

「Wahahaha! So you showed up, monsters, I’ll skewer you!」

Irijina swings her spear, doing just as she said to one goblin, then lowers her hips and sweeps her spear horizontally to knock away the remaining two.

Charging forward in the opening is the black beast, but it is met by a kick to the face, allowing Irijina time to thrust with her spear as it is staggering.

「You’re next!」

She receives the orc’s club with the shaft of her spear, purposely getting blown back and parrying the brunt of the attack.

As soon as her feet touch the ground, she unleashes a powerful three-thrust combo to the orc’s chest, stomach and groin.
The orc’s giant body falters.

「This will finish you!」

She distances herself to build up speed and launches forward with a strike to the orc’s throat, piercing all the way through the back of its head.
With a slight time lag, the orc falls with a thud.

『Enemy soldier A has appeared.』
『Enemy soldier B has appeared.』
『Evil bandit has appeared.』

More enemies emerge without delay.

「Wahahaha! I’m not going to lose!」

Irijina defeats enemy after enemy, and when they are defeated, they disappear with a puff of white smoke, and leave behind a piece of meat or alcohol.

（So the enemies turn into food when they are defeated? I don’t know what to say.）

（Irijina-san……she just cares about fighting and food……?）

Another line is read out by the narrator.

『Aegir has appeared.』

（What?）

（Uwah.）

It seems I have appeared in the form of an enemy.
On top of being fully equipped, the face is covered in shadows, making me seem more intimidating.

「Mu! A strong foe. I won’t lose!!」

Irijina attacks.

She closes the distance with thrusts that are like flashes of light, but the me in the dream easily deflects them with a sword.
Even Irijina’s front kick is blocked by my gauntlet.

「Kuh, tough!」

Irijina distances herself, wanting to repeat the move she executed on the orc, but I close the gap at a speed faster than her.

「Why you-!」

Irijina desperately tries to intercept, but her spear gets flung out of her hands and a sword is pointed at her neck.

（Aegir-sama is strong, even in a dream!）

（That’s fine and all, but I can’t tell which direction this dream is going.）

Is this dream going to lead to Irijina being killed?

That’s when I drop my sword and grab Irijina.
Her armor is pulled off and her clothes are torn.

「S-stop.」

（……）

What face should I make in this situation?

（She’s butt naked. ……ah, there’s the insertion.）

「Spare me. Don’t violate me.」

She might be secretly desiring to be violated by me.
I’ll ask her when I wake up from this.

While the me in the dream is fucking Irijina, the world suddenly shakes violently.

（Woah, what’s going on?）

The scenery warps and disappears little by little.
Are we being transported to another dream?

（This is a hypothesis, but I believe Irijina-san fell off the bed. She tosses around like crazy in her sleep.）

Oh yeah, I’ve been kicked off the bed before when Irijina and I slept together.

The content of the dream changes due to Irijina falling off the bed, and it looks like this time she’s having a merry time in front of a large table.

（Booze and food again?）

Celia sighs at the sight of a feast.
Upon closer inspection, everyone at the table is a familiar face.

「Am ahm~ I’m done~」

The Celia in the dream lays on the table, red in the face.

「You drank too much! Ah, don’t use your hands!」

Myla scolds Irijina.

「Ohohoho! Expensive liquor is the best liquor. Ohohohoh!」

Nonna is drinking a gold-colored liquid. Is that what Irijina thinks of her? Nonna will probably argue with her if she sees this.

Mel and Maria are also there drinking quietly, and Carla is laughing while teasing Kroll by rolling up her skirt. Catherine and Leah, and others who don’t normally interact with Irijina also seem to be having fun.

（Aaah, I’m drunk, I’m drunk!）

I hear Casie’s voice, but she can’t be seen anywhere.

（Irijina-san can’t see Casie.）

Poor Casie.

Anyways, so this is what Irijina’s ideal life looks like.

There is no detailed setup, it’s just a world where she can laugh, drink, eat, and be merry with everyone.

『Mm……it’s cold.』

The narrator’s voice changes.

（It’s winter. If you fall out of bed, you’ll be woken up due to the cold.）

If Irijina wakes up, then it’s farewell to this dream.
I feel somewhat reluctant to leave. It’s such a cheerful and innocent dream.
Celia, as if feeling the same way, emits a soft glow.

『Urg.』

As she groans, I hear a loud fart.

（Way to ruin the moment!!）

Simultaneously, the world turns black.

From then on, we only saw nonsensical dreams.

Christoph’s dream was one where he vanquished all enemies with a single swing of his sword.
But because he lacked actual experience, the scene played out like a cheap street performance.
After the fight, he bathed in everyone’s praises while surrounded by women, and the dream ended when he received a kiss from all of them.

Kroll’s dream was one where he shared a bed with Alma, Lola and Mira and was licked all over.
I had no problem up to that part, however Melissa and Celia also appeared in the dream.

（Damn him, I knew he was in love with Celia, but to think he was aiming for Melissa too……）

（What a disloyal person. He should be taught a lesson! If you’ll allow it, I’ll be the one to cut it off.）

Celia shines a vibrant red color.

But the seemingly troubled Kroll hugs the two girls.

「Mama……sis.」

Celia instantly changes into a brown color.

（Ugh, disgusting! Yuck, gross! Revolting!!）

I can tell she’s scratching the hives emerging all over her body.

The pièce de résistance was Andrei’s dream.

「Uncle.」
「Fue……what are you doing?」
「It tickles when you touch me down there.」

（He’s the worst.）

Celia’s cold voice echoes.

His dream is common among guys, one where he has a harem. The issue is that his partners are nothing but infants.

「Good……this is extremely good. I wanted to do this.」

（This guy really needs to be disciplined.）

（Agreed.）

Me and Celia approach him on either side as Andrei is enjoying himself, and whisper.

（Forties, fifties, elderly.）

（Wrinkles, white hair, pubic hair, body odor.）

Our whispers turn the naked little girls into naked old women.

「Fuo foh foh, uncle Andrei.」
「You want to do naughty things? Urg, my back has been aching lately.」
「Kaaah! I hate it when phlegm gets caught in my throat.」

「W-what the!? M-my girls, my angels, where did they go!!?」

Andrei raises his arms like he is seeking help as he is cornered by the old women, but eventually loses strength and drowns among the wrinkled bodies.

The world darkens and it seems his dream has turned into a nightmare.

（Goodbye, Andrei.）

（Perverts should perish.）

I prepare myself for the next dream as the scenery transitions from black to my mansion.

（Hm?）

（Eh?）

At a quick glance, the world doesn’t seem any different than the mansion in real life.
Maids are running around busily, the gardener is pruning trees, and Sebastian is polishing tableware like usual.

（Ah, it’s me.）

「Aegir-sama, where are you? Uuu……at the brothels again? I’ll ambush him at the entrance.」

Celia is walking around, searching for me.

「Ara ara, Miu is crying after falling down. Ruu, go comfort her.」

「Yes, mom~」

Mel and her children are peacefully basking in the sun.

「Eei! Yah! Toh!」

「……Irijina-san. You’re in the way of me doing the laundry, can’t you do this in the parade grounds? I’ll give you some meat.」

Rita, who is holding a laundry basket, complains as Irijina swings her spear in the courtyard.

（When did I wake up from the dream?）

That’s what I thought, but Celia is still a blob floating next to me, meaning I haven’t woken up yet.
So whose dream is this?

「Stupid Carla!」
「Idiot Nonna!」

Nonna and Carla appear, quarreling with each other.
That is also normal.

However, this is where I start feeling something off-putting.

「You still want to defy me!?」

Nonna puffs out her chest, causing Carla to falter and become teary-eyed.

「Kuh……I can’t do anything against those humongous breasts. I’ll get you for this, just you wait!」

「I win.」

（Aah……）

Celia also realizes what’s wrong and sighs.

「Fuu, looks like I won against Carla again. Now then, let’s go shopping. How much is remaining in this month’s allowance?」

Nonna asks her maid.

「Madam, isn’t the allowance exclusive to you unlimited starting this month? It means you are free to shop as you please.」

「That’s right. The allowance system was abolished after Aegir-sama was given the high-ranking title of Special Grand Marquess and Chief Minister.」

（It sounds like something a child came up with.）

（Cute, isn’t it?）

This is without a doubt Nonna’s dream.
And thus, she departed into the city of Rafen accompanied by her maids.

「Ah, oh milady of peerless beauty! Good morning.」

「The gracious Madam is passing through!」

「How beautiful. My eyes are blinded by her dazzling appearance. And I can’t forget about those perfectly-shaped breasts.」

（It seems like a dream that embodies vanity and greed.）

（It’s not a bad thing to be simple-minded.）

Nonna throws her chest out proudly as she purchases one luxury item after another.
I thought the dream would continue on and have a happy ending.

（Eh, the sky suddenly……）

However, the clear blue sky was instantly covered with black clouds.
The voices of praise also faded and the bustling in the city dimmed to nothing.

「M-madam, bad news! War has broke out! The capital is already a sea of flames――!」

「The master has sent word to evacuate――!? Throw the jewels away, and get in the carriage quickly!!」

「T-this is terrible……」

Nonna stands dumbfoundedly.
Then a light flashes brightly.

「Why don’t we eat something tasty today?」
「Good idea~ Let’s go.」

（Eh?）

In an instant, the scene returns to the mansion where the dream began, and Nonna and Mel are about to go out to eat.
Time must have rewound. Well, this is a dream, so anything is possible.

Nonna and Mel leave the mansion with a smile.
However, shortly after, the sky becomes cloudy again.

「It’s an emergency! Report has come in saying the master, Hardlett-dono, has died in battle!!」

「T-that can’t be……Aegir-sama……」

Nonna sinks to the floor. And then light flashes once again.

「Carla-sama has passed away. It was due to an epidemic――」

Another light flashes.

「An intruder set fire to the mansion! Mel-sama could not escape in time……」

Another light flashes.

（……）

Celia and I could not utter a word.

Light flashes once more, and this time, Nonna and I are making love together on a bed.

「Aaaah!!」

Nonna screams and then collapses on the bed.
I similarly let out a groan as I unload my seed and lay next to her.

「Hey Nonna, I have something I want to say to you.」

「Haa……haa……what is it?」

I wrap my arm around Nonna.

「The truth is, I――――」

Nonna trembles, and another light flashes.

Afterward, the world is engulfed in darkness.

（Nonna woke up?）

（That sensation……she must have woken up from a nightmare.）

I don’t get it.

（I can understand Andrei’s nightmare happening because it was triggered, but why would a pleasant dream suddenly turn into a nightmare?）

Celia ponders briefly and then prefaces her response by saying it’s only a supposition.

（Nonna-san is undoubtedly feeling happy right now. That’s why the mansion and the city are recreated in the dream without much difference to real life.）

（That’s good.）

（However, Nonna-san knows. She knows that the happiness can crumble in an instant and everything will turn into a nightmare……I believe she’s afraid of that.）

I see, the rewinding of time back to the beginning must be her wanting things to continue forever and for nothing to change.

（What should I do?）

The mood has gotten heavy.
I unconsciously embrace Celia and pet her. I don’t have hands though.

（Prrr prr.）

Celia allows herself to be stroked. She doesn’t have a chin though.

The awkward moment lasts for a while longer before light returns to the world.

The stage is set in the mansion, however, if Nonna is going to have a nightmare, it might be better to wake her up.

Something is different this time. The mansion is strangely gaudy.
The paintings on the wall are only of naked men, and all the flowers in the vases are roses.

That’s when Kroll and I make an appearance.

「Kroll. Prepare yourself. I won’t tolerate resistance.」

「Aegir-sama, I have a lover! Please have mercy……we’re both men!」

（Uwah.）

（Hey.）

I pin down Kroll from behind.

「It’s only the beginning that you won’t want it. All the men who have taken me in end up crying in pleasure. Now, stick out your ass.」

「Please stop! I’m normal and I like girls……st-……stop……aaaaaaaaaah!」

The setting changes to the battlefield.

This time, I am pushing down Gido with a burning tent in the background.

（Hey, who is it? Who is having this sickening dream?）

（T-this is……）

「Chief. I-, my body……」

「Fufufu, leave it to me. As long as you’ve pledged your loyalty to me, I’ll take care of your heart and body.」

I hear the sound of armor grating against armor.

「Aaaaaah!! Chief! I swear it! I pledge my allegiance to you for my whole life!!」

「That’s what I like to hear! Now, your body belongs to me!! Uoooh!」

The scene shifts again.
Mack and I face off against each other holding swords.
We’re naked.

（Where is the person who is dreaming this? I’m going to drag them out.）

（Aegir-sama, w-why don’t we watch a bit longer?）

Celia is glowing pink for some reason.

The moment Mack and I cross swords, I hear a snap.

「「Urk……」」

I hold my head as I lift my body up.
Celia, who is on top of me, also rubs her eyes and sleepily gets up.

「A dream……?」
「It was a dream?」

Celia and I exchange looks.

「Do you remember what happened?」
「Yes, I wanted to watch till the end of the fight――no, forget what I said!」

It seems that Celia and I had the same dream after all.

「I’ve had weird dreams before, I wonder, did we actually peer into other people’s dreams?」

I overhear someone talking in the corridor.

「Madam, is everything alright?」

「Yes, I just had a nightmare. ……my head hurts. I can’t believe I got drunk from a single glass of wine.」

「Irijina-san, you’re so loud. This is on top of you falling out of bed! Put yourself in my shoes and think about how I feel when I’m woken up by your fart!」

「Sorry, sorry! I was having a good dream! Wahahahaha!!」

「The dream I had felt so real……I better write my script before I forget. Boys’ love is a wonderful thing.」

Wow, we really saw everyone’s dreams.

I lift up Celia as she rubs her eyes to prevent me from seeing the crust.

「Maybe the Santa stone really has the power to grant wishes.」

「Perhaps the reason it remained only in the dream world is because it broke into pieces.」

There is to way to verify that claim now.

「Otherwise, it’s hard to explain how Celia and I entered the dreams of others.」

Celia gazes downward, hesitating to speak.
Hm? Go ahead and say what you want.

「……maybe Aegir-sama wished to know about the dreams of the other girls. And I happened to share the dream because I slept with you.」

「Haha, if so, that’d be a very feminine and uncool wish.」

I laugh despite feeling uneasy deep in my heart somewhere.

My goal is to become king and the path towards that goal is narrow.
Surely, that path differs from the thoughts and feelings of other girls.

「No matter. Let’s go for one more round and then sleep.」

「I will accompany you. The stone……I’ll remove it.」

Celia and I lay with each other once more.

「……why are you dripping wet down here before I touch you. Is it because of that last dream?」

「It’s nothing. Really, it’s nothing.」

That Night.

「I tried to let my beard grow out, what do you think?」

I show Rita the short tuft of hair on my chin.

「It’s lovely, I think it makes you look more dignified!」

Just like in the dream, Rita turns red.
However――

「I don’t like it, I don’t like it! Shave it off, it’s dirty!」

「Uwah, you look like a bandit.」

「I also don’t like the scratchy feeling……」

Nonna, Carla, and Mel greatly oppose the growing of a beard, and it ended up being shaved by Mel while I’m sleeping.

I embrace Nonna who is satisfied now that my beard is gone.

「I don’t know what will happen in this world, but there’s no need to worry so much. I won’t make you unhappy.」

「What? What are you talking about?」

「It’s nothing.」

I can only mention this much for now.

「Um, Celia-sama……?」

「Don’t come near me.」

「But Sebastian-sama sent me on an errand.」

「Shut up. You’re gross. If you call me sis, I’ll kill you.」

「What did I do……」

Celia’s treatment of Kroll became even more harsh.

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