"Amber~ Are you home?" Stelle entered the door and first called out to the inner room.
However, she received no response, and the lights inside were off. It seemed Amber was most likely not home.
Indeed, after Stelle helped Eula sit on the sofa, she found a note left by Amber on the table.
Amber said she was going to a distant place today and would be back early tomorrow morning.
Tonight, it was just Stelle and Eula.
"This… the situation is a bit grim." Stelle put away the note with a melancholic expression, then turned to look at the still-drunk Eula.
In this house, for one night, it was just her and Eula.
Although Eula was so drunk that nothing might happen, after experiencing the previous few times, she no longer dared to believe what she considered self-evident.
Her constitution was very dangerous, especially in a confined room.
Eula's current state was also very dangerous; a slight mishap could lead to intimate contact. If she couldn't control her rationality then, or if Eula indulged herself due to drunkenness…
But she couldn't just leave Eula alone. It was really a headache.
"Eula, do you want some water?" Stelle shook her head, temporarily pushing her thoughts aside, then squatted beside Eula and asked her.
"Mm? Water?" Eula squinted slightly, Stelle's figure a little blurry in her vision.
She instinctively reached out, wanting to touch Stelle's cheek.
However, her hand was quickly held by Stelle and then put back down.
"Forget it, I'll go pour you some first." Stelle sighed, then stood up to go to the kitchen.
However, Eula, at this moment, found strength from somewhere and forcefully pulled Stelle's arm, dragging her onto the sofa.
Stelle was unprepared and caught off guard.
"You-Eula, you…" Stelle was a little flustered. Eula had directly pulled her into her embrace. She could even feel Eula's softness and the sweet scent of wine mixed with her fragrance.
"Don't leave me," Eula whispered, holding Stelle tightly with both hands.
Stelle sat on Eula's lap and realized that Eula's mental state seemed a bit off at the moment.
Perhaps her uncle's matter today had still affected her.
"I won't leave you. I'm just going to get you a glass of water," Stelle said softly to Eula, then tried to remove Eula's hands wrapped around her lower abdomen.
Eula's little hands were not very well-behaved in this situation. Holding her was one thing, but they even wanted to move downwards…
"You, you really hate me too, hate me, a Sinner." Eula's voice seemed a little choked.
"I won't hate Eula," Stelle quickly said. "On the contrary, I like Eula very much, very, very much."
Even setting aside superficial factors like appearance and figure, Eula's resilience, courage, and her not being assimilated by the education and environment of the Lawrence family despite her origins were all aspects that Stelle greatly admired.
Especially after seeing how foolish Eula's uncle was, she increasingly felt that Eula was truly a rare gem.
"Then, don't leave…" Eula didn't let Stelle have her way; instead, she hugged her even tighter.
Stelle felt a wave of exhaustion. If she didn't leave now, something would definitely go wrong.
"You, can you let go of me first, please? I won't leave. Let's go back to the room first," Stelle could only persuade Eula gently.
"Go back to the room…" Eula murmured for a bit, then her hands gradually loosened.
She didn't know what Eula was thinking, but being able to let go was good enough, and Stelle didn't pay it much mind.
"Go back to the room to rest. It's very late now," Stelle finally stood up from Eula's embrace, then softly explained to Eula.
However, to avoid stimulating Eula, her movements were still very careful.
Fortunately, Eula seemed to have fallen back into a groggy state, allowing Stelle to help her walk upstairs.
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After putting Eula on the guest room bed, Stelle finally let out a sigh of relief.
She seemed to have only slept in this room for one night, and then with Amber… She hadn't been back since then.
Today, she could only let Eula sleep here for one night.
"Eula, be good and don't move." Stelle lifted one of Eula's legs.
Eula's long boots were a bit perplexing to Stelle; she didn't know how to take them off.
Especially those two straps, which lightly constricted Eula's somewhat fleshy thighs, leaving a mark.
What were these for… Besides being alluring, they didn't seem to have any practical purpose?
Stelle pondered for a long time until Eula stirred uncomfortably, and Stelle finally snapped back to reality.
After a while more, she finally found the zipper on Eula's long boots.
Carefully taking off her long boots and blue long socks, Stelle folded them and placed them aside.
Speaking of which, Mondstadters seem to have a soft spot for long boots.
Whether it was Amber or Jean, they all wore similar boots, just with different lengths.
Jean's only reached her calves, while Amber's seemed to just go over her knees.
Could this be some kind of fashion among the female knights of the Knights of Favonius?
But being covered like this, and their activity levels not being very low, yet there was no smell… It was incredible.
Their clothes couldn't have the same self-cleaning function as hers.
Was it a matter of the people's physique in this world?
Or was there some other reason…
"Mm~ What are you doing?" Eula mumbled, her legs also restlessly moving.
Because of this movement, a jade-like foot somehow ended up in Stelle's arms.
"Gulp…" Stelle froze for a moment, looked down at the cute, white-jade-like toes, and couldn't help but swallow.
But she quickly reacted, immediately got up, placed Eula's legs on the bed, and then retreated a few steps, somewhat flustered.
"So, so close…" Stelle thought, still shaken.
Something almost happened. She had forgotten that that place was also absolutely off-limits.
Stelle composed herself, then walked to the bedside and took out the blanket.
This was the last step. Once she covered Eula with the blanket, she would immediately leave this room.
Fortunately, this last step went very smoothly.
"Good night, Eula." Stelle completely relaxed. After saying goodbye to Eula, she was about to turn and leave.
However, at this moment, her wrist was once again grabbed by Eula.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't leave?" Eula's voice seemed a little clearer, but also not entirely sober.
Stelle was a little confused. She slowly turned around and looked at Eula, who had sat up again.
"Don't go, stay with me, okay…?"
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