After going through hell in Londinium and finally returning, I was naturally granted a honey-sweet vacation as well.
The new mansion prepared in the First District of the Imperial Capital was perfect. Thorough security, plush carpets, and above all, a comfortable space free from anyone’s interference.
I planned to spend several days lounging around in this magnificent house.
But it seemed a waste to have such a fine place all to myself.
Naturally enough, my subordinates began knocking on the door.
*
The first visitor was none other than Major Elise.
“Oh my….”
She let out an exclamation the moment she entered the reception room.
“The soundproofing is excellent. Judging by the structure of the building, it’s also designed so that people outside can’t see inside very well.”
Elise turned toward me with a satisfied smile.
“It’s as private as a VIP ward’s exclusive room. ……In fact, I can’t think of a better place for me to perform my duties.”
With that, Elise set her medical bag down on the table. Then she slipped off the thin shawl draped over her shoulders.
“Is the mansion a little… warm?”
“It is the season, after all.”
‘Status Analysis.’
[Name: Elise von Kleist]
[Condition: Lust disguised as anticipation and medical curiosity]
[Emotion: I’m worried about how hard the lieutenant colonel must have pushed himself in Londinium.]
“……What happened in Londinium was excessively harsh. Your mana circuits must have been strained, Lieutenant Colonel.”
Her expression grew quite serious.
“I’ll start by checking your vitals. Please take off your shirt, Lieutenant Colonel.”
I obediently undid the buttons of my shirt and exposed my chest.
She placed her stethoscope over my heart and checked my pulse and breathing.
Then came the palpation, as she pressed along my ribs and abdomen to assess my condition.
No matter how much of it was medical treatment, being persistently touched and kneaded by a young, beautiful woman in such a cozy space naturally caused the region below my waist to swell.
“…….”
After noticing the bulge in my trousers, Elise subtly raised her gaze to check my expression.
“Don’t do anything. I’ll take care of everything.”
Without hesitation, she undid my trouser buckle.
Slide. Slide.
Before long, Elise had thrown off even her uniform shirt. Clad only in her lingerie, she knelt between my legs.
And as though it were the most natural thing in the world—
─Mmph♡
She took my member between her crimson lips.
*
The next day, the second visitor was Major Seraphina von Reinhardt.
Upon entering the mansion, Seraphina carefully inspected the interior.
“……Even a single marble tile on the floor looks more expensive than our family’s monthly income.”
“It was all thanks to good fortune. It would have been impossible if you hadn’t guided me so well, Major Seraphina.”
At my flattery, she let out a small snort of laughter.
“Don’t give me that. You’re now unquestionably my superior—and one of the Empire’s rising magnates at that.”
‘Status Analysis.’
[Name: Seraphina von Reinhardt]
[Condition: Slightly intimidated, affection toward Max Jaeger]
As she spoke, she removed the officer’s dress jacket she had been wearing and neatly placed it on the sofa.
Beneath the uniform, her crisply ironed shirt and stockings wrapped tightly around her legs drew the eye.
“Come here, Sera.”
“Eek…! To call me that is….”
Though embarrassed, she promptly slipped into the embrace between my outstretched arms.
And so we spent a sweet, intimate time together in the new mansion.
“How does this taste?”
“Mmph, mmph. ……It’s delicious. I’ve never had anything like this before….”
We tried cooking in the kitchen, and shared premium whiskey in front of the fireplace.
We even climbed into the enormous marble bathtub together—one I had never seen the likes of before—and carefully washed each other in the warm water.
By the time evening arrived, her expression had softened completely. Perhaps all the fatigue she had accumulated in Londinium had melted away.
But the most important thing still remained.
“Shall we go to bed now?”
Both she and I knew what that meant.
“……Yes.”
Seraphina answered shyly and followed me into the bedroom.
It was a cozy room with a king-sized bed. Beneath the soft indirect lighting, Seraphina silently began undoing the buttons of her shirt one by one.
Slide.
Her white shirt fell to the floor, and the hooks of her bra came undone. Her usual proud demeanor nowhere to be found, she revealed her utterly naked body and demurely sat on the edge of the bed.
I approached her and placed my hands on her shoulders.
“You’re cold.”
[Name: Seraphina von Reinhardt]
[Condition: Mild symptoms of mana overload]
[Emotion: Ever since returning from Londinium, my bones have occasionally ached with cold.]
[Hidden Trait: Mana Overload]
“We pushed ourselves in the sewers of Londinium.”
I asked Seraphina while carefully examining the status window.
[Hidden Trait: Mana Overload — Unstable internal injury. Temporarily worsened condition.]
Seraphina’s [Mana Overload] had not yet been completely cured.
Back in the Ashen Forest, I had improved her [Mana Overload], which had been classified as a “chronic internal injury,” to the “unstable internal injury” level according to the status window.
However, operating her mana as violently as she had in Londinium could temporarily worsen Seraphina’s condition.
Seraphina answered while watching my expression.
“…I couldn’t hold back in that situation. If I hadn’t broken through, Lieutenant Colonel, you would have been in danger.”
“So you endured it until you ended up like this.”
“……I’m sorry.”
At her thoroughly cowed voice, I let out a short sigh. I had no intention of blaming her. It was true that I had survived safely thanks to her devotion.
But I had no intention whatsoever of neglecting her—the Jaeger Battle Group’s most important combat asset, as well as my woman.
“Lie face down on the bed.”
“Yes….”
Seraphina obediently lay face down on the bed. Her large breasts drooped under gravity, while the smooth curve of her back and waist gleamed in the moonlight.
I placed both hands on her back.
‘Touch of Harmonization.’
[Skill ‘Touch of Harmonization (Lv. 2)’ activated.]
[Stabilizes the target’s bioenergy and reconstructs its flow.]
“……It’s the Bio-Resonance Harmonization Method.”
“Yeah. It’s been a while since I did it properly.”
The energy beginning in my hands flowed into her body.
And then I saw it.
A vast lake. A gigantic fjord, spread out in brilliant blue where a massive glacier had melted.
‘It’s somewhat frozen.’
It was as if various parts of her mana circuits had frozen over; the area around the fjord was blanketed in pure white snow.
I delicately operated [Touch of Harmonization], clearing away the outer edges of the circuits being eroded by her [Mana Overload], one by one.
“Hoo… Ah, mm… It feels good… Max….”
Each time, Seraphina shifted her body as though she felt pleasure. Her stiff muscles melted, and before she knew it, heated moans escaped her lips.
“The chill in the outer circuits has been dealt with to some extent. But….”
My hand passed over her slender waist and slipped down between the cleft of her shapely buttocks.
“The knot pooled in the deepest part can’t be undone through external massage alone.”
“I know, Lieutenant Colonel.”
Without waiting to be told, Seraphina raised herself and turned her head to look at me. Her jewel-clear blue eyes held both shame and trust and affection for me.
“…Should I lie on my back, or… like this?”
I answered with a faint smile.
“Like this.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Seraphina raised her hips while remaining face down. Then she spread both legs herself, fully exposing her flushed, heated sex.
The silence of midnight enveloped the two of us.
Without hesitation, I entered her.
*
On the afternoon of the third day, the one who came to the mansion was Major Frederica von Kessel, commander of the Jaeger Battle Group’s subordinate armored battalion.
“……It’s quite nice. The mansion’s layout is very well designed. I also like that there’s plenty of room in the garage.”
Frederica looked around my home as though she were accustomed to appraising property.
“It’s every bit as good as the Kessel family’s summer villa. I was worried when I heard you had bought a house for the first time, but you have better taste than I expected, Lieutenant Colonel.”
She then placed a thick briefcase on the living-room table. While I had been away in Londinium, she had served as acting commander of the Jaeger Battle Group.
“I’ll begin with the unit status report.”
Frederica began her report with perfect military bearing.
“During your absence, I raised the battle group’s overall equipment maintenance rate to ninety-eight percent. The accounting of ammunition and supplies has also been organized perfectly, and the newly incorporated recruits have completed their first tactical training inspection.”
The report that followed was flawless and impeccably concise.
I skimmed through the documents and set them down on the table.
“Excellent. The battalion commander has managed the unit perfectly.”
“……Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel.”
“If it were up to me, I’d even promote you…. But promoting the woman who already holds the title of youngest armored battalion commander again would be a bit difficult.”
“…I understand.”
“But.”
I lowered my voice.
“……I’ve prepared a different gift for you instead.”
“……?”
*
Ninth District of the Imperial Capital. A certain research building located within the military-industrial complex.
The acrid smell of lubricant and the heavy clanging of metal filled the hangar.
“This place is….”
Frederica looked around.
“Isn’t this Han-Metal’s secret research facility? I believe access is restricted even without authorization.”
Just as she said, this was the heart of the Empire’s military-industrial sector. It was not a place where an ordinary field-grade officer could come and go as though it were her own home.
I gave her a casual reply.
“I’m in a cooperative relationship with them.”
“……?”
“Lieutenant Colonel. You’ve arrived.”
A neatly dressed man soon approached us. It was Lieutenant Aiden Hunt. No, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him Director Hunt here.
“Is it ready?”
“Of course. Everything has been prepared perfectly.”
Aiden gestured toward the enormous structure behind him. Something several meters tall was covered by a gigantic military-green tarp.
I lightly patted Frederica on the shoulder and stepped forward.
“Major Frederica.”
“Yes, Lieutenant Colonel.”
“A fine warhorse is necessary for an excellent armored officer—one worthy of her abilities.”
At my gesture, the mechanics acting on Aiden’s orders pulled on the ropes securing the enormous tarp.
Flap—! Rattle!
The heavy canvas slid down, and the steel beast concealed beneath revealed its majestic form beneath the lights.
“Ah….”
Frederica let out a breathless exclamation, utterly spellbound.