“Hey. Wake up already! She’s gonna be here soon!”

Hearing a voice nearby, I let out a loud groan and opened my eyes to find Nia looking down at me.

“Hm? What?”

Sitting up I looked around the room as I collected my thoughts.

My room, despite being massive, didn’t have much going for it.

There was a desk that I never really used, my dresser where I stored my clothes, a mirror that I primarily looked into in order to make sure I was fine with what I was wearing, my bed which was big enough to fit at least three or four people, and a door that lead to a bathroom that had both a massive tub as well as a shower.

Other than that, the only thing that really stood out about this room was the giant windows that brought in the morning light.

Stretching my arms, I got up and turned to Nia who was still sitting on my bed.

“So why’d you wake me up so early? It’s summer vacation. I should be able to get as much sleep as I want right now.”

That’s right.

With my first year at the High School of Magic and Swordsmanship finally done, I had three months to spend my time however I saw fit. And there was nothing that would stop me from enjoying it. So why was Nia forcing me to get up so early?

“What do you mean? You told me to wake you up this morning.”

“I did?”

“Yeah. Because your girlfriend will be arriving in not too long.”

“...Oh yeah. I guess I did ask you to do that.”

I’d almost forgotten that was today. Not because I wasn’t excited to see my girlfriend, but because I’d been so busy with making sure things looked neat and tidy lately for when she got here that I tried pushing the time of her arrival to the back of my mind. Had I made that my primary focus during the clean-up, I’d be too nervous to get any work done. Though, I guess Sirin was the one who did most of the work.

Letting out a yawn, I walked over to the dresser and looked through my clothes.

“Hey, Sirin.”

“Yes, Master?”

Appearing in her cube form next to me, Sirin waited for my orders.

“Are you able to pinpoint when Xara will be here?”

“Of course.”

“Good. Then give me an estimate once I’m done changing.”

“Understood.”

Digging through my clothes, I pondered what I should wear today.

I was so used to wearing my school uniform or adventuring outfit, that casual clothes weren’t exactly something I thought about very often.

Picking something I thought looked fine enough, I walked off to the bathroom and got changed while Nia relaxed on my bed.

Once I was done changing, I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror.

I was wearing a simple black t-shirt along with some light grey jeans which were then finished off with some black shoes that I’d purchased recently.

It wasn’t anything swanky, but it would have to do.

Quickly brushing my teeth, I walked out of the bathroom and headed over to Sirin who was waiting for me in the spot I’d left her.

“Well?”

“According to my data, she should be here in approximately forty minutes.”

“That should be manageable. Make some food for when she arrives. I don’t know if she’s had breakfast or not so it’s better safe than sorry.”

“Understood, Master.”

Sirin disappeared after that and I turned to Nia who was frowning for some reason.

“What’s up?”

“You didn’t even thank me for waking you up. And I’m gonna have to spend all that time in the grimoire while you two are having fun.”

“Aren’t you in the grimoire pretty much all the time though?”

“Yeah! And it gets boring when all I can do is watch! I like moving around in my physical form sometimes!”

“I…see. Well, you’ll just have to bear with it for now. Sorry.”

“Hmph!”

Without saying another word, Nia returned to the grimoire and I let out an awkward chuckle. This girl could be quite childish sometimes. Which is weird considering she’s technically older than both the current me and old me combined. But maybe spirit time works differently than human time. Who knows?

Moving past that for now, I left my room and prepared for Xara’s arrival.

“Axel! Hey!”

Waving at me as she landed on the ground, the wings on Xara’s back vanished into thin air as she smiled at me. It reminded me that she was indeed a succubus since I don’t know any other species with such oddly shaped wings.

Well anyway, I waved back to her only for her to hug me tightly. Nearly crushing my back.

“I missed you so much!”

“W-We were only apart for a few days.”

“Yeah! But that’s still a long time!”

A few days is a long time? Weird. I don’t feel like it’s been that long at all. It makes me wonder what’s going on in Xara’s head.

Finally releasing me from her grip, Xara’s bright smile caused me to grin in response.

“Well, it’s good to see you again Xara. Want me to show you to my mansion?”

“Of course!”

Enjoying her enthusiasm, I guided her toward said mansion.

Funny enough, Xara was actually supposed to have been here on the island already. She even mentioned she had told her parents she was gonna stay with her boyfriend this summer. However, it seems family problems came up and Xara's parents demanded she come back and help out.

I don’t know what exactly went down, but it was resolved pretty quickly and now Xara was back and it was time to get this summer started.

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“Say, mind if I carry your bags?” I asked her while we walked.

She hadn’t brought too much it seemed since all I could see was one bag she had in her left hand.

“Sure. Though it is a bit on the heavier side.”

She moved to give to me and I took the handle.

Even with this frail body I had been given, I figured I could still handle a simple bag…at least that’s what I thought.

“Uwah!”

The bag immediately plopped to the ground. It felt like I was trying to lift an anvil. Even so, I kept trying to pick it up.

“Um…Should I carry it after all?”

“Nope! I got this! Haaah!”

I wanted to impress my girlfriend, but in the end, I couldn’t lift up the bag.

With no other choice, I cast some wind magic and made the bag float next to me while I slumped my shoulders.

“Sorry it’s so heavy. I would’ve organized it a bit better, but if I’d stuck around any longer, I’m positive my Mom would mess around with it.”

“Your mom?”

Xara nodded.

“Yeah. As crazy as it sounds, she kept demanding I bring an item she recommended no matter what. Though, I kept refusing no matter what she said.”

“Really? What was it?”

“An aphrodisiac.”

I immediately lost my focus on the wind spell and the bag clamored to the ground.

“An aphrodisiac!?”

What kind of mom has her daughter bring that to her boyfriend's place!?

Xara rubbed her eyes.

“I know. It’s weird. But that’s just what my family's like. A bunch of weirdo’s in heat.”

“Huh? But I thought Succubi were satisfied with aura smells or something these days?”

“Most are. But my parents…they’re that one exception.”

“I…see.”

Well, that makes visiting Xara’s parents seem a lot more dangerous. I had actually wanted to meet them before, but now I was having second thoughts.

Catching onto what I was thinking, Xara tried collecting herself.

“D-Don’t get me wrong! They aren’t bad people or anything. They just tend to be a bit more…open about their interests.”

“So basically they’re sexually active a lot?”

“That’s…a bit harsh. Though, I can’t deny it.”

Xara scratched the back of her head.

“Even so, I’d appreciate you visiting my parents at least once. I’d like them to meet you if at all possible.”

After everything I’ve heard, I really wanted to say no. However, I didn’t want to disappoint Xara. So with a sigh, I shrugged my shoulders.

“I’ll think about it. But no promises, okay?”

That seemed like a favorable response since Xara smiled and nodded her head.

“Alright!”

She smiled at me with the sun shining brightly behind her. Giving her an almost heavenly vibe. Like you were looking at an angel sent from the sky above. Though I didn’t want to admit that out loud.

We continued walking until we arrived at the entrance to my mansion.

“Wow. It’s as big as I remember!” stated Xara as she looked the mansion up and down.

“I mean, I was told it was pretty average size for a mansion. Is it really that big?”

I wasn’t denying it was massive, but Sirin stated that based on her understanding of the infrastructure of this world, this was far from the biggest mansion that existed. Honestly, I didn’t even want it this big. This was just the smallest Sirin was willing to go.

“I mean, it’s a bit smaller than my own house, but it’s still fairly large compared to the mansion of a common nobleman.”

“Oh…is that so?”

So it was a bit bigger than average. Not sure how I should respond to that.

Well anyway, the two of us went inside where Xara took off her shoes and looked around.

“Wow. It’s so clean.”

She was right. Sirin did an excellent job making this place spick and span for Xara’s arrival and I was eternally grateful for her service.

Heading through the halls, we were suddenly stopped by one of Sirin’s robots.

“Excuse me Miss Femashito. Would you perhaps be interested in some breakfast?”

Acting on the orders I gave her earlier, Sirin had finished making some food in case Xara hadn’t eaten already.

“Oh no. I couldn’t possibly impose on you like th-”

Guuurrgle

Hearing her stomach grumbling loudly, Xara could feel her cheeks warm up from the embarrassment.

“Actually, some breakfast would be nice.”

“Perfect. Then follow me please.”

Xara nodded and followed the robot. Meanwhile, I rested one hand on my hip as I thought about what to do for today’s activities.

Since Xara was planning to stay here pretty much the entire time we were on vacation, there was no rush on what we needed to do.

Honestly, we might have a little too much time on our hands. How were we supposed to enjoy each other’s company without getting tired of it all? Was that even possible?

Pondering this, I entered the cafeteria where Xara was chowing down on a plate of omurice and toast.

Turning to Sirin’s robot, I gestured for it to make another plate for me to which it responded with a nod before moving off. Leaving me and Xara alone.

Sitting down next to Xara, she immediately noticed me but decided to keep chewing through her toast.

“Hey therph Aphel!”

Her mouth still had some food inside it and the crumbs fell onto her clothes.

I hadn’t really acknowledged what she was wearing up to this point, but I couldn’t deny she looked really cute.

She had a long-sleeved white and purple sweater vest covered by a fluffy black coat and a black skirt that fell down to her knees. The only thing that really stood out besides the obvious tail and horns was the choice of shoes which were a dark purple that, while not a bad choice, felt a bit off when looking at the rest of her outfit. But nonetheless, she still looked amazing.

Drinking some water that Sirin’s robot had brought over, Xara took a sip as I was given my food which I started eating through slowly.

Taking a second to talk with me, Xara stopped eating and turned toward my direction.

“Say Axel, what do you think we should do today? We got plenty of time, so what do you wanna do first?”

So she was thinking the same thing I was earlier.

Swallowing my food, I turned to her.

“To be honest, I don’t know. I was actually hoping I’d come up with something while we ate, but I’m drawing a blank.”

“Is that so? Well, that’s too bad. However…”

Suddenly reaching her hand out toward me, Xara picked off a piece of rice next to my mouth and put it in her own.

“Just simply spending time together isn’t so bad, is it?”

Feeling heat rush to my cheeks, I turned my head away.

“I-I guess.”

Then again, I was concerned we’d get sick of each other if we just stood around and hung out. So I at least wanted to do something.

Awkwardly continuing to eat my food, Xara smiled and did the same. Happily enjoying the remainder of her omurice.

Once I was done, I took a sip of the water that came with my food and tried to brainstorm something we could do today.

But no matter what I came up with, all of it was stuff I wanted to save for later. So I really was dealing with a rather awkward situation. Even so, I wouldn’t let that impede me. So, without much else to do, I turned to Xara.

“Well, how about we explore the mansion a bit? I haven’t really checked out the whole thing myself so it should be an interesting experience for the both of us.”

Thinking over my suggestion, Xara nodded.

“Yeah! Thaph a vondurful idea!”

With her mouth still full of food, she agreed with a grin. Though her puffed-out cheeks from the food inside her mouth made her look more hilarious than cute. She looked like a chipmunk preparing for the winter.

Chuckling to myself, I started getting up when I noticed something.

“Oh. You got some rice on your cheek.”

Looking at her face, I noticed she had a piece of rice stuck to it that was practically in the same spot the rice stuck to my face had been.

Sensing this as an opportunity, Xara faced me.

“Pick it off for me.”

She probably wanted me to repeat what she had done to me earlier. Well, she was in for quite a surprise.

“Alright then,” is all I said as I sat back down next to her. And then, before she had time to react, I kissed her where the rice had been.

Getting up before she could process what I’d done, I swallowed the rice and walked away. Leaving Xara beet red as she pressed her hand to her cheek.

“W-Well played,” was all I could hear her mutter as I left the cafeteria.