A person's first intimate encounter with someone else was always the kind of thing that left a lasting impression.
That was how Arton saw it too.
Although he felt that even an ordinary, straightforward encounter with Kaya would already be memorable enough, Arton also believed that if both sides pulled out every trick they had during their very first time together, the experience would undoubtedly leave an even deeper mark on each other's minds.
Of course, as much as Arton looked forward to that possibility, he respected Kaya greatly. If Kaya preferred to take things slowly and keep their first time simple, then Arton would gladly do the same.
Kaya stared somewhat blankly after Nami and Carina as they walked farther away. For a moment, she had no idea what she should say or what she ought to do.
There was no helping it. Ever since Arton had come over, her head had been in a feverish haze. After all, she had personally experienced the might of his weapon between her own legs.
Then, seeing Nami and Carina make such an uncharacteristic decision only left Kaya feeling even more lightheaded. Under circumstances like these, it was perfectly normal for her to feel dizzy.
Just then, Nami and Carina's voices snapped her back to reality.
"What are you still standing there for, Kaya? Hurry over here~!"
Standing at the entrance to the cabin, Nami smiled and waved her over.
"Huh? Me?"
Kaya pointed at herself, somewhat confused.
Wasn't this supposed to be Nami and Carina's time to entertain Captain? Could they actually be inviting her to join them?
But weren't Nami and Carina extremely competitive with each other?
Kaya believed that the fact that the two of them were willing to team up against Arton at all meant they had already mustered an enormous amount of courage. That alone was a huge step forward.
Under those circumstances, she found it hard to believe they would be willing to let someone else join them at the same time.
It wasn't that Kaya herself was unwilling to serve Arton together with Nami and Carina and make him happy. She simply thought the chances of those two agreeing to it were far too small.
"Of course I mean you." Carina smiled at her and beckoned. "We're going to use your medicinal bath room, so naturally we need you to come with us."
"Oh… so you just want to use the medicinal bath room."
Kaya covered her mouth, feeling a little disappointed.
Even so, she followed after Nami and Carina. As the ship's doctor, Kaya felt she had an obligation to take care of everyone's needs aboard the ship. Since they wanted to use the medicinal bath room, naturally she needed to go with them.
Still, if she could choose, Kaya would rather have shared the medicinal bath room with Nami, Carina, and Arton together—regardless of what might happen inside afterward.
When Nami and Carina saw Kaya approaching, both of them broke into broad smiles. They exchanged a glance, and their smiles widened even further.
Neither Nami nor Carina was foolish. They could naturally see the faint disappointment on Kaya's face.
Clearly, Kaya also had certain thoughts about Arton right now.
That was hardly surprising. Kaya had always treated Arton with extraordinary gentleness, so Nami and Carina had absolutely no trouble believing she had fallen for him long ago. And if that was the case, then they also had no trouble believing Kaya wanted to do something with Arton tonight.
Chapter 913: Tashigi's Doubts
"They all left."
Tashigi sighed, then looked toward Uta beside her. "Uta, aren't you going to follow them and take a look?"
"Mm… I really do want to go see what happens, but somehow it feels like following them right now would be a little inappropriate."
Uta rested one hand under her chin and sighed softly.
"Inappropriate?"
Tashigi was a little puzzled.
Given how openly all of them had already seen Arton before, surely following along merely to watch wouldn't exactly count as invading his privacy. So what was there to feel inappropriate about?
As far as Tashigi was concerned, she wanted to go take a look too. After all, this involved Arton, and she liked him very much. Naturally, she wanted to know more about anything related to him.
Besides, Arton's displays of stamina were extremely appealing to Tashigi. As long as she got to see what he was capable of, she could hardly contain her excitement—even when none of that stamina was being used on her.
Though, naturally, part of Tashigi wished Arton would use some of it on her right now.
Still, simply watching wasn't necessarily a bad thing. If she could learn something by observing Arton having an intimate encounter with Nami and Carina—or even Kaya—then she would truly come out ahead.
Of course, that was only Tashigi's speculation.
Even she could not be certain that Nami, Carina, and Kaya would actually end up doing anything with Arton. Nami and Carina certainly seemed extremely proactive right now, and in Tashigi's eyes, there was a very real chance that something would happen between them and Arton.
But again, that was only her guess. No one could say for sure whether Nami and Carina might lose their nerve at the critical moment and back out.
It wasn't that Tashigi doubted whether they were brave enough. Judging by their usual personalities, both women had plenty of nerve—an almost absurd amount of it, in fact.
And judging by everything Nami and Carina had done while kneeling in front of Arton earlier, their courage seemed even greater.
Whether they were bold enough to accompany Arton all the way to the very end, however, was something Tashigi could not guarantee.
Tashigi was a woman too, and there were certain things she understood fairly well.
When a woman loved a man, she might act extremely intimate with him and even decide that she was willing to give herself to him. At first, she might remain as brave as ever.
But when they truly reached the final step—when the man she loved pressed his spear against her body—could she really remain as calm as she had been at the beginning?
Even now, Tashigi still remembered how she had felt before Arton first thrust his long spear into her body.
Excitement, bewilderment, doubt… one emotion after another had raced through her.
At the time, Tashigi had been certain that she liked Arton. What she had not been certain about was whether giving up her virginity like that was truly the right choice.
More precisely, it wasn't that she doubted whether giving it up was right, but whether she should give it up at that particular moment.
Back then, Tashigi had wondered whether she was truly ready to become an adult—and whether she was truly ready to become a mother.
Since even she had experienced such thoughts, Tashigi felt Nami and Carina might very well react the same way.
And if even those two might hesitate, then in Tashigi's opinion, Kaya was even more likely to lose her nerve when the critical moment arrived.
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