Arthur proceeded to teach Nephis how to skin the birds, plucking out their feathers and washing them properly. Then he taught her how to cook and measure the required ingredients needed so the food wouldn't turn out too salty or spicy.

Teaching her was particularly exciting, and watching her clumsy movements as she tried to learn everything he showed her, albeit with some awkwardness, brought a smile to his face.

They were soon done, and Arthur served the meal in more than five bowls, noting that the little fox was probably going to eat a lot.

"Little guy," Arthur cooed gently as he rubbed the head of the little fox who was sleeping.

The little fox groggily opened its eyes, then sniffed lightly.

Upon sensing a strange, soothing fragrance in the air, its eyes lit up as it immediately jumped from Arthur's shoulders, its tails swinging around.

Arthur chuckled as he watched the little guy pounce onto a bowl and begin devouring the meal.

With a wry smile, his attention turned to the remaining bowl.

"Here." He handed one to Nephis.

"Erm," Nephis' ears turned red as her face flushed slightly, and she turned toward Arthur with a shy smile at the corner of her lips.

"Can we eat together?"

Arthur froze and took a moment to collect himself before coughing and placing the bowl to the side.

"Yeah. That's not a problem at all."

With those words, he brought another bowl in front of them.

"Take. Use it to eat." Arthur handed a spoon to her and then dipped his spoon into the bowl of meat soup before eating.

Nephis watched his movements with wide, curious eyes, then followed along next.

She brought the soup to her mouth, inhaling its soothing fragrance, and felt the warm liquid trickle down her throat.

Her eyes were filled with brilliance immediately, and the food tasted better than anything she had ever eaten.

With a delighted expression, all the lady-like composure she had been maintaining in front of Arthur shattered as she dug in, eating repeatedly without a care in the world.

Arthur watched her eat with a dumbfounded expression.

'Surely, it's not that good, right?' he exclaimed in his heart, after all, he had just tasted the same meal.

Compared to the meals back on Earth, this one could only be called average at best.

Still, Arthur felt proud of himself seeing that Nephis and the little fox were enjoying his meal so much.

He turned to Titan, who was standing to the side and staring at them with his golden eyes flickering with intensity.

"Big guy. Are you sure you don't want to join us? Just take off your helmet!" Arthur advised with a smirk on his face.

Titan's golden eyes remained locked onto the meal scattered around, and for a breath of time, Arthur thought the golden knight was about to join them.

However, Titan merely shrugged, then turned around and no longer paid attention to the meal.

Arthur was short of words at this behaviour.

"Mas—master." Arthur's thoughts were drawn to Nephis as she called out to him.

He glanced at her and noticed she was reaching out to him with a spoon in her hand.

Her face was slightly flushed, and she seemed embarrassed to be doing such a thing.

Arthur also felt his body grow hot.

This would be the first time a lady would feed him in his two lives, well aside from his mother, of course.

Without hesitation, Arthur leaned in and ate the spoonful of soup from her spoon.

There was a strange scent of peach blossoms at the edges, and for a moment Arthur was dazed.

But he quickly composed himself and distanced himself from the meal.

Nephis smiled upon seeing Arthur eat and then offered him another spoonful.

Although Arthur was a little embarrassed to be getting fed, as it was his summon and a beautiful lady, he had no complaints.

Happily, the two ate in silence and began chatting idly to pass the time.

Strangely, as time passed, Nephis asked a question that left Arthur stumped for words.

"Your master... have you kissed before?"

"A kiss… hmm." Arthur felt speechless, and the image of Gabriella appeared in his mind.

"Where did you learn this from?" Arthur asked with a bewildered expression.

Nephis' lips parted softly.

"Your friends were talking about it the other night. Asking if we've kissed or done anything intimate."

"Oh…" Arthur replied, though his mind was screaming internally.

'Those two… why would they ask the pure and innocent Nephis such questions???' Arthur had been trying to maintain her pure and innocent state but didn't expect it to be ruined by Jason and Aella.

"We'll talk about kisses some other time, alright?" Arthur mouthed dismissively, not willing to continue.

He thought Nephis would drop it as well when she suddenly said:

"I… want to kiss you, young master." She paused, then added before Arthur could say anything, "I want to experience what a kiss feels like… with you."

Arthur stared at Nephis dumbfounded.

"That… a little absurd. I'm no different from your dad. How can you be asking your dad for a kiss?"

Arthur couldn't deny that Nephis was extremely attractive and tempting, but he had never thought of her along those lines.

Well… maybe he had a couple of times, including enjoying sleeping in her bosom.

But… wasn't that wrong?

Arthur's mind screamed at the absurdity of it all, but a part of him was already rising into action, altering his thoughts in a different direction.

'Maybe it isn't as bad as I make it seem…'

Subconsciously, Arthur's thoughts were leaning in that direction.

Nephis was stunned by Arthur's rebuke.

"I don't recall any memories from when I was a baby…"

"Not like that…" Arthur was bewildered by her line of thinking.

"So, you're not my father then."

"Well technically I am, but I'm also not." Arthur didn't even know how to explain it anymore.

Nephis glanced at Arthur with a speechless expression.

"You're not my father, but you want to make it seem like you are. You don't want to kiss me, right?"

Hearing the disappointment in her voice, Arthur was dumbfounded.

"It's not like that," he mumbled loud enough for Nephis to hear.

He didn't even know how to explain it.

Since they were close, Nephis leaned in a little closer, her face slightly flushed.

"There's no direct relationship between us, so why don't you want to kiss me?"

He and Nephis were suddenly so close, and although he couldn't see her eyes beneath the veil, he felt her staring at him.

His gaze moved down from the veil to her lips.

They were rosy, soft, and tender, and the faint smell of peach blossoms drifted from them.

Staring at her lips, Arthur felt his soul getting sucked in by their beauty.

'Fuck it!' Arthur exclaimed internally, the last resistance he held shattering like fragile glass.

Without hesitation he moved, and before Nephis could realize what was happening, Arthur's lips were on hers.

Her eyes underneath the mask widened before closing as a soft smile touched her lips.

She didn't know what to do, so she simply copied Arthur's movements.

Feeling his tongue entering, she parted her lips to give him room while mimicking him and moving her tongue into Arthur's mouth.

She felt a wave of burning heat wash through her body, and a feeling unlike anything she had ever felt surged through every fiber of her being.

This kiss… she never wanted it to end!

'Is this how good a kiss feels?' Nephis' emotions were filled with excitement as Arthur explored every part of her lips.

Arthur's hand began trailing movements down her body, moving from her curves down to her firm, soft breast.

They were as soft as he remembered from feeling them in his sleep over the past two days.

Arthur fondled it lightly, then brought his hand down toward her stomach.

It felt warm to his touch as his hand entered her cloth before moving up again toward her firm, warm breast.

Their kiss deepened as the exchange of mouth juices continued.

Nephis felt her legs weaken considerably, and a faint feeling of giving herself completely to Arthur, letting him explore as much as he wanted, appeared in her mind.

Just as the two of them were fully lost in the pleasure of the moment, someone clearing their throat interrupted them.

Immediately, both froze, and Nephis' heart began beating like a war drum.

It was akin to someone catching them doing something extremely wrong.

Instantly they separated and turned to see Aella, Jason, and Rodrick staring at them with speechless expressions.

Jason clicked his tongue in annoyance. "We thought something bad happened to you, meanwhile you're here having the time of your life…"

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