Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha - Volume 13 - Chapter 1.3

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Naruse Mio remains in her room.

Regardless of the time, she sits on her bed.

…What should I do…?

She doesn’t have to look in the mirror to know that her face is red.

She’s thought about getting a hold of herself and leaving her room multiple times since morning.

–But she can’t do it.

No matter how long has passed, she finds herself unable to leave this room.

What’s in her mind is simply ‘it shouldn’t be like this’.

—However, it doesn’t mean she regrets the reversal of the master-servant contract with Basara.

At the time the magic circle appeared on Basara’s hand, in her panic Mio had said “why should I be Basara’s subordinate” and other things like that.

However, with Mio needing Basara’s help, surely this way around is more natural. Being able to sense each other’s location is also a perk.

This isn’t useful only if she’s in danger, but also for battle strategies.

…Besides.

Basara says that he doesn’t mind doing this contract if that’s what she thinks is best.

They didn’t know about the curse at the time but surely being a subordinate isn’t a good feeling… Even so, Basara was willing to accept the contract that could disadvantage him.

That’s why —if it’s with Basara, Mio doesn’t mind being subordinate, and she’s able to accept this situation.

…But.

The problem is when the curse activates, and she ends up showing a side of herself she hasn’t even truly seen before to Basara.

When she thinks of that time, she feels so embarrassed she would tremble, and each time, it drives Mio mad.

—Even so, last night before she slept, she thought she could bear it.

Last night, when she was touched by Basara in her aroused state, she received so much pleasure that it should be called the truth of her submission rather than climaxes.

Afterwards, she took the cause of the problem, Maria, to her room, and punished her thoroughly.

Of course, it is her right as the victim of this situation.

Mio vented out all her anger and embarrassment as they continued on till dawn, and due to the pleasure from yesterday, her memories are hazy.

So, there’s nothing more they can do from here.

She thought of consulting with Basara on what to do during the next full moon.

Having decided on that, she felt lighter –and soon, she fell asleep.

However, she had let her guard down.

Perhaps it was because of the overwhelming pleasure and climaxes that Basara gave her, but she ended up having it —that is, a dream even lewder than what happened under the influence of the curse of the contract.

The truth is, what happened under the influence of the master-servant contract’s curse is vague to her, but in the dream, it became vivid… It’s to a point that she can’t forget it.

…Could it be that last night I…

In her dream –Basara gropes her breasts mercilessly and she climaxes many times.

With each of Basara’s movements on her breasts, her body and heart submit to Basara, and in the end, Mio truly vowed her submission to Basara.

“—”

Suddenly trembling feverishly, Mio wraps her hands around her body.

That was just a dream—she knows that much.

But when she woke up, Mio’s body was full of a shocking level of sweet fever… It blurred the line between dream and reality, and she felt that she couldn’t even leave her room when Maria came to wake her up.

…Because.

She’s so embarrassed, so much so that she can’t look at Basara’s face.

Perhaps because she felt it was her fault or because she prioritized Mio’s feelings, Maria brought food and drink to Mio’s room.

There’s a bathroom on the second floor, so she’s been able to avoid Basara.

And then, it comes to now.

–How shameful.

Last night they fought the current demon lord faction, risking their lives, yet here she is, so embarrassed she can’t even leave her room.

However, Mio isn’t just running away by shutting herself in her room.

“…Basara…”

She whispers, calling out the name of the boy she made the master-servant contract with.

At the same time,

“Mm…”

With a thump in her chest, Mio’s body starts to feel a sweet fever.

—Basara must be worried about her right now.

Thinking of that, she feels guilt in her embarrassment, and the curse of the master-servant contract starts activating.

Even so, it’s not to the extent of last night.

She’s tried it several times, and it seems to be suppressed after a few deep breaths.

On that,

“Eh… A, ah…?”

Mio lets out a troubled voice.

She takes a deep breath to calm the curse –but it doesn’t disappear.

…No way, could it be…?

The longer she stays in her room, the more worried Basara gets about her.

Is it possible that her guilt grows from that feeling?

As such, the master-servant contract curse is no longer to an extent where she can take a deep breath to shake it off.

She wanted to suppress this before seeing Basara, but it took her from the back. The sweet sensation wells up from inside of her.

…I have to do something… 

Mio flusters, trying to stand from her bed –but she can’t stand.

She’s already weak in her hips and thighs.

“—”

No good, Mio started to panic.

…If it’s like this…

She would need Basara to help her dispel the curse.

She wanted to avoid that much.

But —the growing sweet feeling isn’t something Mio can do anything about alone.

“Yaah… aaah… haah, mm… ah”

The fear of not being able to control her body and her failure to contain the sweetness within her makes her let out pained noises —and at that moment.

“—Mio, are you awake?”

Together with a knock on the door, she can hear Basara’s voice.

Hence,

“–I–I’m fine!”

At the sudden intrusion, Mio shouts out her reply.

With that,

“I-is that so… Hey, I talked to Maria earlier”

Basara on the other side of the door seems a bit hesitant because of her sudden loud voice.

“If you’re okay with it… Do you want to eat out for dinner tonight?”

“Y-yeah… That’s fine”

She hopes he didn’t hear her voice from earlier.

At her slightly anxious reply,

“I see… I’m glad. You can come down a little later.”

It feels like Basara who seems relieved leaves the door.

How can she sort this out without being found out?

Mio, who’s groping her breasts,

…Eh?

She’s surprised at the sudden occurrence, but it is perhaps because the guilt towards Basara subsided.

The fever seems to have disappeared even though just earlier, she couldn’t do anything about it,

“I’m glad… It’s fine in the end”

Mio thought back to last night.

According to Maria, even though it’s a master-servant contract, it doesn’t mean it’s an absolute vow to the master, and there are cases where going against the master won’t activate the curse for the subordinate.

And with a light curse, taking deep breaths can calm it down, and it can also disappear with a shock that makes the guilt fade from the mind.

Of course, if Mio, who’s the subordinate, is unreasonable towards Basara, it'll activate the curse in a powerful way, so she still has to be careful.

…But.

Maybe she can relax a little.

Perhaps she can gradually get used to it.

To the family relationship with Basara –as well as their master-slave relationship.

Basara prioritizes Mio’s feelings, after all.

“…Yeah”

With a slight smile, Mio pulls herself up from the bed.

Even though Basara said that she can come down a little later if she makes him wait, she might feel guilty again.

That’s why she takes a deep breath, finally leaving her room and walking towards the first floor.