"Would you like me to apply more force?"

"That's enough... Ah!"

"Sorry. This area is quite stiff, so I'll apply a bit more pressure."

"Really! You should wait for an answer first! Ah..."

The girl sat on a chair without a backrest, receiving a massage from the man. She had never entrusted her body to a stranger before, but because he was her trustworthy attendant, she allowed it.

Surprisingly, the man's claim to know how to massage really wasn’t an exaggeration. As he touched her body, a pleasant sensation spread throughout her.

"Ah... quite... hmm... you’re very good at this!"

"I’m glad I could please you, miss."

It wasn’t the girl’s first time receiving a massage, but those experiences hadn’t been pleasant because her skin was sensitive, usually bringing pain rather than pleasure.

However, the man’s massage felt different.

'Ah... Is it because his strength is greater? Or is it because Mr. Butler is simply better at massaging than they were?'

"Ah!"

The man’s movements started at the shoulders and slowly worked forward and back, eventually reaching her collarbones and shoulder blades, enjoying her body.

The girl didn’t realize that this wasn’t just a massage but rather caressing, and that her pleasure was stimulated not by loosened muscles but by the ‘Sensory Stimulation’ skill the man possessed.

Unaware, she could barely contain the moans escaping her mouth as the pleasure overwhelmed her.

But…

"Ah!"

The sensation was too intense to hide.

"Gasp! This, this is ah..."

Unable to hold back, the girl let out a cry. It was a sound she had never let anyone hear before, and she became embarrassed.

Her face turned red, and tears formed in her eyes. As a lady of the Shin family, she shouldn’t have shown such a disheveled appearance, but once again, she couldn’t control herself.

Disappointed in herself, she wanted to stop the massage, but the man did not cease his actions despite witnessing her degradation.

"Ah... Stop! Ah... Please stop! Uh...!"

"Miss?"

"Please... stop now!"

Fortunately, the man’s hands halted.

However, her body was already hot from being aroused. Unbeknownst to her, even her nipples were erect, and her panties were wet.

Exhausted, she leaned back against the man, breathing heavily. Then she noticed his scent for the first time, which was strangely not unpleasant.

"Uh... I see Mr. Butler is good at massaging! But is this really a massage that can make me attractive?"

"Indeed. You might not see it, but right now, you are very cute and charming. Surely, if that man saw you now, he would fall for you at first sight."

"C-Cute… How many times must I tell you?! I am a cold and rational person!"

The girl tried to suppress a smile and pretended to be angry at the man as she leaned away from him.

Seeing this, the man began to stroke her head.

"Hmmm..."

'Could it be that he’s as good at stroking hair as he is at massaging?'

She felt that his hand was more comforting than when her father would do it.

Having calmed down, she quietly enjoyed the man’s touch, and he gently reached for her ear.

"Ah!"

Despite the simple touch, she couldn’t help but make a sound.

"Eh... stop it... Ah!"

This time, he didn’t stop. His hand softly caressed her earlobe, playing gently as if with a precious doll.

"Stop it! Ah... why won’t you listen!"

Her protests were in vain. The continued and slowly slipped a finger into her supple earlobe.

"Ah!"

This time, the pleasure was incomparable to anything before. She writhed, and fear gripped her as she felt she might lose control of her body. Reaching out, she grabbed his arm, which reassured her somewhat.

The man, seeing her reaction, brought his mouth close to her ear and said.

"Don't hold back." His breath was dizzying and exhilarating.

"...Yes?"

It was the first time she heard his voice so low, and the first time he spoke informally to her.

But she had no leisure to care about such details. The murmuring at her ear made it hard to keep her mind clear.

"Don’t hold back and surrender to your feelings. It feels good, doesn’t it? Don't deny yourself."

"That’s not... ah... true! I am of the Shin family... Uh..."

"It's okay. You don’t have to push yourself."

"I am... Ahh..."

"Didn’t I say? This massage is meant to make you more attractive. Let go of those ill-fitting pretenses. Be honest with yourself. You don’t have to pretend to be aloof, you are charming enough."

Overwhelmed by the sensations he provoked, she couldn't understand his words, nor could she think of anything else.

Nonetheless, she understood his next words.

"So, if you feel good, just say it feels good."

"I feel good ♡!! Heh...♡♡ Yes, it's nice, nice ♡♡!!"

And just like that, for the first time in her life, she reached a climax.

====

'It seems I really hit the jackpot with the character gacha.'

Starting off glued to the heroine’s side, with very high favorability, high status, many subordinates, and trusted enough within the family to act freely without anyone minding.

Literally an essential SS-tier character in one pull!

This also made investigating the protagonist and another heroine as simple as issuing a command.

-Swish

I opened a file and pulled out papers containing information about the protagonist and another heroine.

[Kim Siu. Son of a local snack bar owner. Enrolled as a scholarship student based on his grades. Poor attitude in class, but consistently ranks high. Hobbies and special skills include cooking. Winner of the school cooking contest.]

'What... Siu again? Well, Siu does sound like a protagonist’s name.'

[Lee Yuna. Only daughter of the famous B bakery chain’s president. Grades are average. Winner of the school cooking contest. Note: Miss Yena was runner-up.]

'Hmm? She must have been on the same team as the protagonist. Plus, since our Miss Yena was beaten... This Yuna must be the main heroine?'

Meeting her would confirm it, but since there was no other woman beside the protagonist now, Yuna must be the main heroine.

'Ah... the main heroine.'

Thinking back, I might have built this up all wrong.

As much as it was a harem light novel, it was rare for the protagonist to end up with everyone. Usually, many girls would be rejected until he ended up with the main heroine.

Or it ended with, "So, who will you choose?!" without a clear decision.

The problem was that sub-heroines rarely ended up with someone.

And I was already on the path of Netori for a sub-heroine...

'This isn't Netori, it’s just giving her away!'

Sub-heroines usually help confirm the protagonist’s feelings for the main heroine.

When they confess, the protagonist suddenly remembers the main heroine, realizes he’s been in love with her all along, and runs to her, leaving the sub-heroine behind.

Then the sub-heroine cries but smiles and sends him off.

"See! Everything is perfectly fine!"

Damn, what kind of fine was that?

To truly succeed in netorare, I’d need to seduce the main heroine, which wasn’t easy.

Given that she was already smitten with the protagonist, it was hard to win her over, and even if I did, if the protagonist hadn’t realized his feelings yet, he would just congratulate her, and it would all be over.

Of course, I could push Yena to confess, but I had already crossed too many lines.

Using "making you attractive" as an excuse, I had touched her breasts enough times that her already high favorability skyrocketed considerably.

After discovering her ears were a weak spot, I even used one hand on her breast and the other on her earlobe while whispering sweet things, making her melt away.

She looked so cute that I ended up doing it every day until now…

'Now, she approaches me first, asking to be touched.'

"Mr. Butler! I look forward to your service today!"

"I’m sorry, miss. I don’t have the leisure to give you a massage today. I’m sure I told you yesterday."

"No, no! Lying... Hmph! I am a cold and rational person, so I understand! Cold. And. Rational!"

"Ah... where did the honest miss go?"

"I don’t know! Make me honest again!"

"Well... I suppose I have no choice. Change into something comfortable and wait; I’ll be there shortly."

"Hehe...♥"

She hasn't mentioned the protagonist recently; even if I urged her to confess now, she wouldn’t.

So then...

'Why not just call it a draw?'

Was there really a need to achieve true netorare? How could anyone always succeed and not fail?

From my perspective, it was too late. Given how things were, wouldn’t it be better just to enjoy the time with Yena? Even if she was a sub-heroine, a heroine was still a heroine, so I should make this round at least a C grade.

Besides, a C grade allowed for a retake, so I could redo it...

'Yeah, let’s just enjoy this time!'

Or so I thought.

"Hello, Mr. Butler. I've heard a lot about you from Yena. Could I possibly receive that 'massage' as well?"

Her chest was really big.

'Wait, this isn’t right. Why are you here, Main Heroine Yuna?'