Chapter 35: The First Wife
(Lemon)
(End Lemon)
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A Week Later
Feeling the morning sunlight hit my eyes, I frowned slightly as I slowly regained awareness.
Despite waking up, I made no effort to move from my position on the bed.
And why would I?
I could feel the now-familiar feminine form of my lovely Astra sleeping against my shoulder, one arm draped across my chest and one leg thrown over mine possessively.
As expected, Astra had turned out to be very clingy.
And somewhat possessive.
Every morning since our first night together, I would wake up to find her attached to me like a limpet. Not to mention the glares she would send to any other girl that dared talk to me too long when we were out having fun.
Not that I minded, of course.
A full week had passed since our first date.
During that time, we had continued visiting places around the world that we had never seen before and even explored locations that were only possible because of our abilities.
For example, the bottom of the ocean.
Which was creepy as hell, if I was being honest. Too many weird looking creatures lived there and you somehow got the feeling you weren’t alone due to how freaking pitch black it was in such depths.
We had also visited outer space, including the Moon and several nearby planets, since neither of us needed to breathe and the vacuum of space posed no danger.
With nobody around to tell us otherwise, we made sure to collect as many interesting materials as possible from every celestial body we visited.
At Astra's insistence, we even gathered several meteorites.
While many of the planets themselves were somewhat boring due to being either barren worlds or gas giants, it was still an incredible experience seeing them with my own eyes.
Every evening would then end with us returning to our hotel before spending the rest of the night memorizing each other’s bodies.
With Astra's stamina being comparable to my own, I knew for a fact that if she hadn't insisted on continuing our dates each day, we probably would have spent the entire week glued together at the hip without ever leaving the room.
Neither of us even needed food, after all.
My lovely Astra had also turned out to be surprisingly passionate and very kinky. In the week we had been having sex, we had already done every position in the Kama Sutra and probably invented some. She was very meticulous about it too, probably due to her nature as a Manas.
In her own words, she wanted to be the first person to experience everything with me before other women inevitably entered my life in the future.
The thought still made me smile.
Feeling movement beside me, I turned my head and immediately noticed Astra beginning to wake up as the covers rolled down her shoulders revealing her naked torse and the swell of her breasts.
Her nose twitched slightly.
Her eyebrows furrowed for a moment.
Then her eyes slowly opened.
“Morning, sleepyhead~” I teased before leaning down and giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
A pleasant hum escaped her as she immediately returned it.
“Mmmn... morning, Caius-sama~” Astra murmured with a sleepy smile while snuggling further against my chest.
“Someone seems to enjoy sleeping,” I observed with amusement before kissing her forehead.
“It does feel nice~” she admitted without even attempting to argue.
That alone made me shake my head fondly.
“Hmhmhm. Should I be worried about my cute Astra becoming lazy now that she's discovered the joys of sleep?” I asked while lightly poking her beneath her ribs.
Astra immediately squirmed.
Apparently, her human body was extremely ticklish.
“Hmph. Of course not, Caius-sama,” Astra replied while puffing out her cheeks into a cute pout.
“In fact, I would have you know that I've been working on—”
She suddenly froze.
The confidence instantly vanished from her face as she looked away.
“...Ahem. Forget I said anything.”
Raising an eyebrow, I gave her a skeptical look.
Under my gaze, Astra squirmed even more.
After several seconds, I finally shook my head with a fond smile.
“Fine. I'll let you keep your secrets,” I said calmly.
“Knowing you, it's either something that will make me stronger or something equally positive.”
Astra visibly relaxed.
Which more or less confirmed my suspicion.
“Anyway,” I continued, “we should probably get up and have breakfast before heading back.”
I smiled down at her.
“I imagine everyone is starting to wonder where I've disappeared to.”
“Besides, it would be a good opportunity to properly introduce you to the others if you'd like.”
At my suggestion, Astra let a small frown form on her pretty lips before looking up at me somewhat nervously.
“I suppose I don’t mind introducing myself to the others,” Astra admitted. “If for no other reason than to remind those girls that I’m your first wife and that they should know their place.”
She emphasized the word first while tightening her hold on me possessively and narrowing her eyes slightly.
“Haah, still jealous even after everything we’ve done this past week, huh?” I teased gently, shaking my head fondly.
Astra immediately huffed.
“Hmph. You’re imagining things, Caius-sama,” she declared stubbornly. “Besides, while I don’t mind using a physical body every now and then, I still prefer having my full consciousness inside your soul where it belongs.”
She glanced down at herself briefly.
“This body was mainly for your eyes only and no one else’s.”
“Fair enough,” I agreed with a nod. “I can’t exactly force you to do something you’re uncomfortable with.”
Astra immediately brightened.
Leaning forward, she gave me a quick kiss on the lips before sitting up fully.
As she moved, the sheets slipped down to her lap causing her heavenly breasts to jiggle for a moment drawing my gaze before her body glowed softly and a simple outfit consisting of a shirt and shorts materialized over her skin, depriving me of the magnificent view.
She then stretched lazily, a habit she had clearly picked up from me, before hopping off the bed.
Turning around, she placed her hands on her hips and flashed me a happy smile.
“Now then, please leave breakfast to me, Caius-sama~” she declared proudly. “In the meantime, you can go wash up.”
With that, she skipped out of the room and headed toward the kitchen.
Notably, while wearing one of my shirts.
Something she had recently developed a habit of doing.
“Hmhmhm,” I chuckled to myself as I watched her leave.
“Only a week and she’s already starting to act like the proper young woman she looks like.”
Knowing Astra, she had probably devoted an absurd amount of processing power to researching relationships, dating, and married life.
The result was someone who already possessed all the qualities of a perfect housewife.
Smiling to myself, I got out of bed and headed for the shower.
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A While Later
After a delicious breakfast courtesy of Astra, we finally left our hotel for good and teleported back home, with Astra hugging one of my arms to her chest possessively the entire way.
Giving her one last look and silently asking if she was ready, I continued forward after seeing her nod.
Together, we stepped inside.
Like most times I returned home, it only took a few seconds for everyone to notice my presence before I heard the rapid sound of approaching footsteps.
Unlike every other time, however, things played out a little differently.
As the girls came into view with excited smiles on their faces and greetings already on the tips of their tongues, they all came to a screeching halt the moment they noticed Astra glued to my side.
With her arm wrapped around mine and her head resting lightly on my shoulder, she looked for all the world like a woman proudly accompanying her husband.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Taking the initiative before anyone else could speak, I raised a hand and smiled at everyone while doing my best to ignore the jealous looks Nelliel, Riruka, Tier, and Lilynette were directing toward Astra.
“Hey, everyone. I’m back.”
My smile widened slightly.
“And I’d like you all to meet someone.”
Meanwhile, despite my relaxed appearance, my thoughts were anything but calm.
‘Hopefully, everything goes smoothly.’