Chapter 6 - Do You Have Feelings For Me?

Many hours later, when the moon was rising, I arrived back in my room where Aria was sitting on the bed, anxious.

As soon as she saw me, a sense of relief seemed to wash over her as she approached me and hugged me tightly.

"I thought you would have gotten in trouble like usual. What happened? Tell me everything. A-Are you really going to marry the King's daughter?"

[Aria's Loyalty has increased massively: 78 -> 87.]

My eyes widened as I saw this. I wasn't too sure why it had such a steep increase, but I wouldn't go against it. This was amazing. The chances of Aria betraying me were getting lower and lower by the second. I had definitely made the right choice in bringing her with me to the Royal Kingdom.

She would be my ally there.

With a deep breath, I started to explain the situation to Aria, who quietly nodded before her eyes widened toward the end. "We're leaving tomorrow with the King and his daughter?!"

"I-I have to get ready!"

But as she started to panic, I thought calmly, 'Aria. Hypnosis.'

Instantly, she stopped moving erratically and screaming. She became doll-like just like usual, which made me smile as she seemed even more docile than before. Maybe it was because of the Loyalty increase.

"Have you found any information about the person who tried to poison me?"

"Everything points to your brother, Alex. His maid has been acting strangely lately, and it's known that he hates you."

I nodded. That was also what I thought. However, without proof, it was useless.

"Mhm… alright, good enough."

Aria smiled slightly on her own. "Is there something else that you want me to do, Master?"

"Actually, I have a question. Is there a way for you to remember what happens when you're like… this?"

Aria nodded instantly. "Yes, you just have to tell me to remember, and the memories will be transferred to my counterpart."

"Can I choose which memories will be transferred over?"

I smirked at this new information. This would make things much easier.

As I continued to stare at her acting like a doll dressed as a maid, the thoughts in my mind were getting harder and harder to resist.

"Are you troubled, Master? Is there something I can do to help you?"

Maybe it was because of the Loyalty increase, but Aria was now acting more like a human than before, asking questions of her own.

Before I even uttered a response, I felt her arms wrap around my neck as she hugged me tightly out of nowhere.

"You're troubled. Remember, Master, you can always count on me."

'Fuck… I didn't want you to get so close. This is getting even harder.'

I could feel her large breasts pressing against my body, and her scent reached my nose.

I knew that with one sentence, I could ask her anything, and that's why it was so hard to resist. I could make her do anything I wanted when she was like this.

'Should I?' I thought to myself with a slight frown as I vividly remembered the time when I had asked her to get on her knees.

"Do you like me?" I suddenly asked Aria as she continued to hug me.

"I do, Master."

I shook my head. "No… that's not what I meant. Do you really, really like me?"

She nodded. "Yes. I do."

However, I still felt like she hadn't understood.

"Do you like me romantically?"

Then, as I pulled away from the hug, I noticed a tinge of red on Aria's cheeks.

"I do, Master. I think you are very attractive, and sometimes it makes my job as a maid very hard because naughty thoughts sometimes find their way to the back of my mind."

I smirked. I was glad that it wasn't one-sided.

"Can you make her remember that last part?"

She nodded right away. Without much thought, I removed the Hypnosis skill, and the look in Aria's eyes changed at once.

She frowned and held her forehead for a short moment before her eyes widened with a huge blush on her face.

"T-This… I-I…" She tried to say something as she panicked. I could see it on her face. She had no idea why she had said those things, but she knew that she had said them. "I-I'm sorry, I'm not sure what came over me."

I just smiled at her, ignoring her response.

"Actually, since it's our last night inside the Vale estate, would you mind spending the night with me?"

Her eyes widened even more this time around as she tried to calm herself down.

"Y-You want me to spend the night in the same room as you, young master?"

I smiled; her reaction was cute. "Yes, spend the night in the same bed. Do you want to?"

"I-I… What if…"

I walked closer to her and pressed my index finger against her mouth, silencing her as she loudly gulped while staring into my eyes.

"Don't overthink it, just say yes."

I could see that her breathing was getting irregular, her ample chest rising and falling rapidly as her head slowly moved up and down quietly.

"O-Okay then…"

[Aria's Loyalty has increased once again. 87 -> 90.]

[Congratulations! Someone you know has reached a Loyalty of 90 towards you. Because of this achievement, you have developed a new skill.]

[Intimate Authority] (Rare Passive)

Effect: Characters with Loyalty ≥ 90 become susceptible to physical and emotional suggestions, especially in intimate or private settings. Commands involving affection, touch, or obedience during moments of closeness are far more likely to be accepted without resistance.

That skill really didn't help me control myself as Aria entered my bed in her tight maid uniform, her ass almost wanting to come out.

At first, we were both on opposite sides of the bed, but as the night began to progress, the two of us began to get closer to one another until our bodies were only inches apart, facing one another as I could feel her hot breath brushing against my face.