I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince - Chapter 293 [First Love? (1)]

It took another hour after the duel with Harold before Ethan could get up from his position.

That meant a significant amount of momentary fatigue had accumulated in Ethan’s body. 

It was a natural result, considering he had been swinging his sword at a similar speed to a Sword Master for nearly two hours.

‘…Well, he was pretty cool, anyway.’

At the very least, Ethan had earned a passing grade in my heart just for not giving up, thinking that as a Sword Expert, he couldn’t face a Sword Master.

He was really cool for holding out until the end and finally winning a no-handicap match against a Sword Master. If I were an ordinary woman, I might have thrown myself at Ethan like some naive country girl right after the duel ended.

Of course, being someone who knew restraint, I didn’t thrust myself at him so vulgarly. I just sat quietly next to Ethan as he lay on the floor, waiting for his body to recover enough to get up.

“How does it feel to achieve your first victory against the master, Young Master Ethan?”

“…Well. To be honest, I’m not sure.”

“Pardon?”

“Strictly speaking, this wasn’t a complete victory. I barely won one match after intentionally wearing down Father’s stamina, but I didn’t really defeat Father’s swordsmanship.”

“I don’t think the details are that important, Young Master Ethan. Either way, the clear result is that you won one match against Master Harold, isn’t it?”

“…I suppose so.”

“Or perhaps you’re indirectly refusing because you’re not satisfied with the ‘reward’ I promised?”

“Ah, no! Th-there’s no way…”

Fortunately, it seemed he still remembered my promise to give him my ‘everything.’ After all, Ethan had crossed swords with Harold this far to fulfill that desire.

“Lilith, I clearly remember your words that you’d give me ‘everything’ if I won even one match against Father.”

“…Yes, I’m glad you remember so well.”

Hearing these words from Ethan’s mouth made it suddenly feel real. The moment when I would give my virginity to Ethan was not far off.

At this point, I couldn’t run away even if I wanted to, and I had no intention of running anyway. Having Ethan take my first time was something I wished for as well.

“…You said it clearly with your own mouth, Lilith. You wouldn’t regret giving me your ‘everything’ after I won my next match against Father.”

“That’s right, Young Master Ethan.”

“…I-I heard that the first time can be a bit difficult for women, but I won’t go easy on you even if you say it hurts.”

“…I’ve been prepared for that since the first time I saw your thing, so it doesn’t matter, Young Master Ethan.”

“………..Right.”

When I calmly said I understood, Ethan actually showed a somewhat apologetic expression.

Naturally, I had no intention of making Ethan feel indebted over something like this. Considering the effort Ethan had put in until now and what he had achieved, I would have to accept any request he made of me.

Although we couldn’t call Ethan a Sword Master since it was just a temporary victory, there weren’t many people who could defeat a Sword Master going all out even once as a Sword Expert, so he had reason to be proud.

“So, Young Master Ethan.”

“Yes?”

“When do you plan to properly take me?”

“……”

“You’ve earned the right to take me through today’s duel. This means you can demand your ‘reward’ for today’s duel from me whenever and wherever you want.”

“R-Right…”

“For your reference, I’m ready anytime. I wouldn’t mind even if you said you wanted to take me tonight. If you can’t wait until then, we could even do it right now in the main bath…”

“W-Wait, Lilith. I understand you’re excited, but could you calm down for a moment…?”

“I’m not particularly excited, young master. I was just thinking about when you would claim your reward…”

“…There’s no need to rush this, right?”

“Pardon?”

“Since it’s going to be my first time with Lilith, I think I need some mental preparation, too. …And if we did it right now, I think I might be a bit lacking in stamina.”

“……”

Well, that makes sense.

Ethan had just been going all out while crossing swords with Harold, so I could somewhat understand his excuse about being low on stamina.

Even the Sword Master who had been Ethan’s opponent was so drained of stamina that he needed Dittmeyer’s support, so how much more exhausted must the Sword Expert who had matched his strikes be?

We still had about two days left until the semester started anyway, and there wouldn’t be any problem as long as we did it before then.

He’d probably recover a decent amount of stamina after a good rest today.

Since he won a match today, they probably wouldn’t continue the duels tomorrow, so a fully recovered Ethan would have energy to spare.

At that point, he’d probably try to take me without me having to do anything.

‘Just endure for one day, just one day…’

In just one day, I could get rid of this troublesome virgin label and be free from a Saint’s obligations.

So, I planned to wait just one day for Ethan to take me the next day… but sadly, this plan would not be followed.

…I judged that it would be dangerous to quietly wait to be taken by Ethan as my and Ethan’s first experience could happen in a slightly different way.

On the evening of the day Ethan won one match against Harold in their duel…

After taking some rest and getting up, Ethan acted as if he had returned to his normal routine.

As if dueling his father Harold was just an ordinary thing. As if winning one match against a Sword Master wasn’t something he considered a major achievement.

I was actually a bit taken aback by how Ethan acted as if nothing had happened at all.

‘I hope he doesn’t forget that he actually beat Harold at this rate.’

It would feel somewhat unfair if he so easily forgot about the victory I had promised ‘my everything’ for.

Of course, given Ethan’s obsessive personality, it would be nonsensical to think he’d forget anything about me.

‘If I keep bringing it up, Ethan might start seeing me as some lewd maid.’

I decided to give my body to Ethan because he showed me he was willing to work hard for me, and because he kept his promise to win against Harold in a duel to claim me.

It wasn’t that I was particularly eager to be taken by Ethan or anything like that. 

Anyway, I had no choice but to wait somewhat calmly for the moment when Ethan would decide to take me.

After spending the day as usual, I quietly lay down in my room next to Ethan’s.

I, too, would need enough rest, considering I would be taken by Ethan tomorrow.

‘Finally. Tomorrow, huh.’

From tomorrow on, I wouldn’t be able to call myself a virgin anymore.

As a former unicorn from my previous life, I had mixed feelings about it. While it had been restrictive in many ways, one of my core identities would disappear.

‘Though it’s a bit scary to no longer be a virgin…’

As a former unicorn, ‘offering my virginity to the one man I’ve decided to love for life’ was a perfectly acceptable way to lose my virginity.

In fact, there couldn’t be a more beautiful way to lose it. After all, a virgin heroine’s true worth is completed by giving her one-time experience to the protagonist.

The value lies in maintaining one’s purity to give the most precious moment to the most precious person. While I didn’t care about others’ views on chastity, this was my principle.

With that moment just a day away, it was inevitable that my heart would flutter too much to easily fall asleep.

‘Tomorrow with Ethan…. Tomorrow with Ethan…. Tomorrow with Ethan….’

Calm down. Calm down, Lilith. It’s just a first time, nothing more.

It was just an act of love that any adult man and woman would experience. Getting nervous and excited about such a common and simple act would be unsophisticated.

I wasn’t some country girl experiencing first love, I was long past the age where I should be getting butterflies over something like this.

T/N

Tsundere Lilith could not be any more obvious.

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