Around one hour later, the noises coming from the bathroom finally calmed down.
After all the sex, Louise, Claire, and I returned to the water once more. The water was a bit dirty due to the games we played inside, so I used a bit of magic to replace it.
Currently, I was seated inside the bath with Louise and Claire seated at both sides of me.
But contrary to my refreshed look, Louise and Claire were still a bit red. Moreover, their chests were moving up and down slowly, reminding us of the strenuous exercise we just had.
"… Claus, you are a beast." Louise said with a sigh.
"I know."
"… I'm not complimenting you." Louise was speechless. Shaking her head in resignation, she leaned her body on mine and grabbed my hand lovingly.
On the other side, Claire curled up close to me like a little kitten searching the warmth of its master.
"… Brother-in-law, when are we going to do this again?"
"Whenever you want. Right, you should stop calling me brother-in-law. You are my woman now as well after all."
Claire put a finger on her chin before shaking her head.
"… I think I'll continue calling you brother-in-law. It feels a bit exciting when I call you like that."
I chuckled amusedly, and Louise rolled her eyes.
"You, little devil. Are you finally happy now that you gave yourself to this big bad wolf?"
Claire tilted her head in thought before smiling. "I like it more than I thought."
"You…" Louise was exasperated. She then looked at me and feigned an angry look. "… As for you, don't think I'll forget about this so easily!"
I grinned and kissed her lips softly.
"Yeah, I will not forget about this either."
Louise was speechless.
"Brother-in-law. I want a kiss too!"
"As you wish, little beauty."
"Hehe… As expected, my brother-in-law is the best."
Louise watched her little sister's playful look and did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
Shaking her head, she stood up and went for a towel.
"You two, hurry up. We have already spent a lot of time in the bath."
I nodded and left the bath as well. As for Claire, she extended her arms and asked me to carry her because she was too tired.
I smiled and carried her in princess carry, at the same time using this opportunity to kiss her lips and tease her body once more.
To be honest, if not that there was not much time left before my meeting with the empress, I would have started a new round of attacks right now.
Sigh, why is life so hard?
Just like that, the three of us left the bath. In the way, the three of us meet Daisy who smiled to us meaningfully, making Louise and Claire blush.
But she was not the only person we met.
Just after we met Daisy, someone else coincidentally appeared in front of us.
When they saw her, Louise and Claire froze.
At the same time, the woman froze as well.
She moved her gaze stiffly between Louise, Claire, and me, before finally saying something.
"Y-You three, c-could it be…"
Louise flushed completely red and Claire lowered her head in embarrassment. They could not believe their mother had caught them like this.
Only I was still standing calmly. In fact, I found this situation slightly amusing.
"M-Mom…" Claire called out in a low voice.
Mia looked at her two daughters and then at me before sighing in resignation.
"… Claus, take care of my daughters, okay?"
"Of course, mother-in-law." I replied without hesitation.
"Good." Mia forced herself to smile. "Also, I don't know about Louise, but be careful with Claire. Don't let her get pregnant. She is still too young for that."
""Mom!""
"Okay, okay. Geez, these youngsters of today. Goddess, how can you be so daring? To think you three did it at the same time… And inside the bath as well…" Mia then looked at us and blushed. "I-I guess I better leave." She then scurried away panicked.
Louise and Claire were so embarrassed that they wanted to die. In the end, Claire kissed my cheek hurriedly and looked at me in embarrassment.
"… B-Brother-in-law, d-don't forget about me later!"
Then, she ran away as well.
In the end, only Louise stayed behind.
"Are you not going to leave as well?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
Louise blushed and glared at me angrily.
"This is your fault!"
I laughed happily and kissed Louise's lips to cheer her up.
After several kisses, Louise had once more turned into a meek girlfriend.
"… Right, Claus, you see… Do you need help with anything?"
"Hmm? Why are you asking?"
"… Well… I know you have been working hard for your goals and all of that, plus you promised me to help with my father's situation as well… So, I thought that I want to help you… I want to share a bit of your burden as your girlfriend… Can't I?"
I smiled softly and caressed her cheek.
"Of course you can. That will make me very happy. Mmm… But anything you can help me with… I guess there is something."
"What is it?" Louise asked hurriedly.
"Do you think you can help Dina? She is a bit overwhelmed with everything she has to do."
Louise was startled. But then, she fell deep in thought.
"…. You are thinking of making Dina the emperor, right?"
I nodded.
Louise fell silent for a brief instant before taking a deep breath.
"I understand. Don't worry, I'll help her."
"Great," I said with a smile.
Louise has a lot of experience socializing with nobles, and she was kind of Earl Riea's right hand for a long time; thus, I'm sure she will be of great help to Dina.
In fact, I had already thought of getting someone to share Dina's burden. Initially, I was thinking of asking Daisy to help her, but Louise is a much better option.
I think I'll send Daisy too, though. After all, Daisy is my personal servant. Perhaps Louise can be a good adviser, but Daisy will do a better job as an assistant.
Plus, it will be just for a brief time. After all, the time for Dina becomes the new emperor is quickly approaching.
It's already very close.
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