Warm sunlight streamed in through the window, falling onto the pristine white blanket, making the two people embracing each other beneath it feel even warmer.
After a moment, Vita sat up from Nolan's body, bending her knees. She pulled down the close-fitting short-sleeved shirt that had been pushed up over her abdomen while sleeping. Through the thin fabric, the soft, graceful curve of her navel could still be faintly seen.
She rubbed the corner of her eyes and let out a yawn. After fumbling around under the blanket for a while, she found her black lace panties. Leaning back slightly, she stretched out her legs.
Her right foot pressed against Nolan's chest, while her left foot lifted slightly to hook the panties onto it. Then she switched, stepping on him with her left foot as she guided her right leg into them.
Pinching the waistband hanging at her ankle, the soft fabric brushed against her fair skin as it slid up to her thighs. Vita bent her knees again and straddled Nolan, the panties pulled wide apart by her thighs.
Her knees pressed into the bedsheet as her hips lifted away from Nolan's abdomen. She continued pulling the panties upward until they fully wrapped around her hips.
Using her thumb to adjust the waistband from the inside, she finally sat back down, directly onto the face of Nolan, who had been watching her the entire time.
Her soft curves, covered only by the black lace fabric, pressed against his nose and mouth, leaving only his eyes visible.
Vita revealed a mischievous expression and said with a soft laugh,
"When we were doing that earlier, you didn't go easy on such a delicate girl at all. Not gentlemanly in the slightest. This is your punishment~"
The air in his nose was completely replaced by the faint fragrance of her body. Instinctively, he tried to open his mouth, but it was blocked by the softness of her skin and the lace fabric.
With no other choice, Nolan could only endure this "suffering" in silence, while at the same time giving Vita a bit of a "massage" as an apology.
"Ah!" Vita suddenly let out a soft cry, tightening her legs to clamp his head between them. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said in annoyance,
"You'd better not dirty my underwear."
Though she said that, she made no move to get up. Instead, she gathered the scattered clothes, pants, and stockings from the bed.
Pressing her lips together, Vita slowly put on her clothes and tidied her hair before finally getting up from Nolan.
She tossed the remaining pair of black semi-transparent pantyhose onto his face, then sat sideways on the edge of the bed, looking at him with a faint smile.
"Oh my, come help me put them on. I know you enjoy doing this kind of thing."
"Don't talk nonsense. I just don't want to see you all getting so tired. You could also take it as my way of expressing my feelings," Nolan coughed lightly and denied it.
At the same time, he picked up the stockings and stood in front of her, lifting her foot to rest on his knee while gently kneading it.
"Hm~ is that so? I'll just take it that way then." Watching Nolan play with her calf, Vita's smile deepened, clearly unconvinced by his explanation.
Nolan dragged things out for quite a while before finally helping Vita put on her stockings and clothes.
As he stood up, Vita, who had been sitting at the edge of the bed, suddenly pounced on him and wrapped her arms around his neck. Pressing her cheek close to his ear, her warm breath made it feel pleasantly heated.
While hanging onto Nolan, she slipped her stocking-clad feet into her shoes and said with a smile,
"Want to go do something interesting today?"
"What kind of interesting thing?" Nolan wrapped an arm around her waist, waiting until she had finished putting on her shoes before setting her down, a hint of curiosity on his face.
Vita was the type who couldn't sit still, much like Sparkle. Both were born troublemakers who always had to find some fun to entertain themselves, otherwise they'd feel restless.
Just like last time, she had successfully played a trick on her good "little sister" Sparkle, even turning it into a playful binding game in front of Nolan.
Though it had its own kind of charm, and Sparkle had enjoyed it quite a bit, a grudge was still a grudge. Afterward, Sparkle remembered it for a long time, always wanting to get her revenge on Vita.
To return everything Vita had done to her, and then some.
Nolan was quite looking forward to it as well, hoping that Sparkle could succeed. Unfortunately, up to now, Vita hadn't given her any opportunity. That girl Sparkle seemed a bit lacking in that regard.
"Hm? What kind of bad thoughts are you having now?" Vita knocked him on the head with a hand chop. She didn't even need to think to know what he was up to.
"Nothing like that. I was just thinking about what you meant by something interesting," Nolan offered a weak defense.
"Hm… then how about going back to that beach from the 'Swimsuit Contest' a few days ago to watch the stars? Just the two of us." Vita smiled softly at him.
"That's fine with me."
Of course, Nolan wouldn't ruin the mood by saying that the beach on the second floor could show any starry sky one wanted.
"Then let's go. Destination, Amphoreus. The night sky over that beach is incredibly beautiful. If we go now, the timing should be perfect."
Vita grabbed Nolan and headed out just like that.
Watching their departing figures, a certain twin-tailed girl in the Wonderland Space curled her lips slightly, as if she had been waiting for just such an opportunity.
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Amphoreus, a world even the former Aeon of Trailblaze had never reached. It was the next stop of the Astral Express after Penacony.
As expected, this world also faced its own difficulties, but with the help of Nolan and the crew of the Astral Express, those problems were resolved with ease.
Afterward, as usual, Nolan maxed out the affection levels of the girls in Amphoreus who possessed golden potential, helped develop the world, and explored it along the way.
Eventually, he discovered a stretch of sea with particularly beautiful scenery. At Vita and Elysia's suggestion, and organized by the local figure Aglaea of Amphoreus, everyone held a group activity there for the girls, the so-called "Swimsuit Contest," a competition to see who looked best in swimwear.
The winner was Vita, earning several days of exclusive time alone with Nolan, with the other girls agreeing not to disturb them.
It seemed Vita quite liked the place where she had won the Swimsuit Contest, as she had now returned here once again.
Soon, due to the time difference, night fell over Amphoreus, and a dazzling starry sky descended.
In this deserted, uninhabited place, the two admired the night scenery for a while, then couldn't help but embrace each other again. Standing behind Vita, Nolan slightly tore open her black pantyhose.
After quite some time, at a critical moment, the long-hidden Sparkle suddenly appeared. Seeing Vita's surprised expression, she couldn't help but laugh smugly.
"Ah, dear Vita, you can't possibly stop now, can you? I've finally caught my chance. This time, let me show you what it feels like to be tied up, hahaha!"
Wow. Nolan looked at Sparkle. She had indeed picked the perfect moment. Normally, Vita handled Sparkle with ease, but at such a crucial point, it was precisely when girls were most relaxed and least able to resist.
Of course, Nolan had long noticed that Sparkle had followed them. Recently, she seemed to have been specifically training her concealment abilities, improving them to the point where even Vita couldn't detect her.
And since he had promised both of them not to take sides when they schemed against each other, he hadn't warned Vita. It seemed this time, Vita was really going to let Sparkle get her revenge.
"Sparkle, do you really have to interrupt me at a time like this?" Vita panted heavily, gritting her teeth as she glared at her in annoyance.
"Haha, that expression is just delightful to watch."
Even though she might face double the retaliation from Vita afterward, that was a trivial matter. There was no way Sparkle would miss this opportunity. Holding the rope she had prepared in advance, she walked over.
One could already imagine that after today, Sparkle might end up being tied up every single day. Nolan found himself rather looking forward to it.
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