Vera's beautiful blond hair hung loose and slightly tousled, some falling down her back, some drifting across her chest. It lent her usually valiant face an unexpected hint of allure.
Abner's gaze followed one lock of hair into the neckline of her silk nightgown, where pale skin and the cleft between her breasts came into view...
Abner had to admit that Princess Vera's figure, looks, bearing, and personality all fit the types he liked best. He found her intensely tempting.
Besides, she had said before the operation that she would do everything she could to help him Act as Owen. Even if he wanted to display "Lust," she would go along with it... And from the look of her now, she had no intention of backing out.
But Abner restrained his desire and went no further.
It wasn't that he had some moral objection... Honestly, if someone he knew well—Xio, Fors, Jane, Edwina, Fanny, or even Helene or Gwen—tempted him like this, he would never have passed the test...
But he had met Princess Vera only a few times. He knew next to nothing about her!
And the princess Xio had described as reserved and dignified was acting so forward with him... That only made him more wary.
In this mysterious world, a rash move could lead to a terrible end.
Both Rei, the Demoness of Affliction, and Katarina, the White Saintess, had fallen into traps through matters like this...
With so many cautionary examples, Abner dared not attempt such intimate contact before he understood Vera's motives and background and had forged a solid bond with her.
Not even with an avatar!
Vera looked at Abner and easily guessed what he was thinking. A faint smile touched her face. She hadn't actually intended for anything to happen between them tonight.