Chapter 405 - Nao’s Outburst
"Hehehehe. I have to thank Nao for that," Lawrend replied and wrapped his arms around Nao\'s shoulder.
"It\'s nothing, Master," Nao replied with a slightly pained face.
Lawrend turned his head to her and realized what she was thinking.
"Don\'t worry. You get half of the money. Even though I gave you your talent, even though I helped you make those potions, and even though I provided the initial money to buy the materials for the potions, you still deserve half of it for your efforts," Lawrend said to her with a warm smile on his face.
"Master, that\'s not how you say it," Aezel said with a frown on her face.
"Eh?"
"Master… I\'m sorry I\'m not good enough…" Nao said despondently.
"Wait–! Why are you crying?" Lawrend panicked.
"You sound like a scumbag, Master," Aezel said with a disapproving look on her face.
"Ah!"
Only then did Lawrend realize what he had done.
"No, no, no, no! It\'s not like that, Nao. We wouldn\'t have done it if you didn\'t know how to brew the potions in the first place. I\'m sure you also know how to brew other potions, right?" Lawrend asked.
Nao nodded her head as tears slowly started to slip out of her eyelids. She was hurt deep down. Lawrend dealt a low blow to her when he said those words.
"Mm…"
Nao nodded her head slowly.
"Okay. What do you want? I will do anything to make you stop feeling down," Lawrend said.
"You can take all the money…" Nao muttered.
"...What?"
Lawrend looked at her, shocked.
"It will be my payment for you increasing my talent."
"I…"
"Master, your talent intimidates me…" Nao said as she cried.
They stared into each other\'s eyes, and Lawrend felt pain in his heart.
"Why are you saying that?" Lawrend asked bitterly.
"I realized that I\'m nothing without you. I owe everything I currently have to you. If the money is not enough, I will work for longer and eventually pay it off!" Nao replied with a voice filled with emotion.
Lawrend embraced her.
"No! That\'s not why I helped you! I want you to feel at home with me! I don\'t want to alienate you from the others."
"But Master… I\'m just a butler, right? You don\'t even want me!" Nao exclaimed as she cried a river on Lawrend\'s back.
"I will prove it to you that I want you," Lawrend said to her, and he looked at her straight in the eyes.
He pulled her shoulders and kissed her on the lips. Nao widened her eyes in surprise before slowly closing her eyes.
A few seconds later, Lawrend released.
"How is that? Did that prove it to you?" Lawrend asked with furrowed eyebrows.
"Why didn\'t you do it with me before?" Nao asked with a straight face.
"Well… I don\'t want to take advantage of your state back then. You may be horny, but it wasn\'t because you were attracted to me," Lawrend replied.
"Master, why are you so kind?" Nao asked and wrapped her arms around his neck.
\'Because I\'m from another world,\' Lawrend thought to himself.
Back in his world, women were treated very well, and he himself acted like a gentleman back then. It was an instinct to make sure that he does everything right when it comes to women.
"Because I don\'t want to hurt you," Lawrend replied.
"Is it really that?" Nao asked before diving in and kissed his lips.
This time, it was Lawrend that was surprised. He widened his eyes before kissing her back and kissing her passionately.
"..."
Meanwhile, Aezel could only watch from the side in the carriage. She can\'t help but feel awkward and aroused at the same time.
A few seconds later, Lawrend pushed Nao away.
"Let\'s do this later, Nao. We\'re still in the carriage," Lawrend said.
"Mm. I want to feel that again, Master," Nao replied.
"Pleasure?" Lawrend guessed.
"Mm. Give it to me later," Nao replied with a red face.
She was shy, and she didn\'t even understand herself anymore. Her outburst earlier was something she was also surprised about. She knew that Lawrend didn\'t mean anything bad when he said his words earlier.
…
After they returned to the inn, Lawrend carried Nao in a princess carry. Of course, that only made her redder and even more embarrassed.
Since Lawrend already knew the trick to this inn, he randomly chose a room and opened the door. He carried Nao in and threw her to the bed.
Nao huddled on the bed and looked at him nervously.
Although she said that she wanted it earlier, she became nervous now that they were really going to do it.
"Undress yourself," Lawrend said.
Nao nodded her head and slowly removed her butler uniform.
She peeled back the sleeves on her shoulders and revealed to him her flawless skin that had never seen the day. She then removed her top and exposed her breasts wrapped in a white clothe.
Lawrend watched as she removed the clothe and released her C-cup breasts. Her nipples were even light pink in color.
"You look stunning. You shouldn\'t have crossdressed," Lawrend said as he admired her body.
"You\'re a pervert, Master," Nao said and covered her nipples with her hands.
"You only noticed it now?" Lawrend asked and pretended to act surprised.
"No. I realized a few days after I joined you that you were having sex with your maids," Nao replied.
"Then you shouldn\'t be surprised that I like to see your body," Lawrend replied.
"But it\'s making me embarrassed… It was as if I\'m a prey in the clutch of a predator," Nao replied.
"Oh? Of course. I will eat you up," Lawrend replied with a smirk on his face.
"!!"
Those words made Nao red as she realized what his words insinuated.
"If you don\'t undress, I will be forced to do it myself," Lawrend said.