Although it's somewhat unkind, for men, aloof and holy women are the easiest to provoke a desire to conquer.
Pulling down a goddess-like woman from her pedestal and bringing her into the mortal world has to be said to be a kind of sense of accomplishment.
Aiden didn't have such a strong desire for conquest, but that didn't mean he hadn't thought about it. It's just that he had encountered many aloof women; a woman like Maki was still rare for him.
Moreover, the feeling Maki gave him, besides being a contradictory woman, was also that she seemed somewhat falsely proper.
Not only men can be falsely proper; women can be too.
Just like now, listening to the excuses Maki came up with, he felt like laughing.
However, just as he lowered his head in thought, Maki thought he was unwilling. After some thought, she felt it might be because of her younger sister, making him embarrassed.
"Aiden, no need to be embarrassed. I am Chizuru's older sister, and in the future... I'll be your older sister too. A brother-in-law massaging his sister's legs seems like no big deal."
These words made Aiden feel a bit itchy, and it also gave rise to a sense of immorality.
'What do you mean, massaging your sister's legs seems like no big deal? Is that a place a brother-in-law can just casually touch?'
Of course, he understood that massage was just an excuse, an opportunity for him to touch...
Sure enough, she's just a falsely proper woman.
'Then I won't be polite.'
Thinking this in his heart, Aiden said, "Since that's the case, then let this brother-in-law... give you a massage, sister."
'Brother-in-law...'
'Sister...'
Hearing Aiden say this, Maki's body trembled, and she also felt a sense of immorality.
Behind her younger sister's back, letting the designated brother-in-law have intimate contact with herself.
'Maki, you really are a shameless, bad woman!'
Although she accused herself like this in her heart, there was no emotional fluctuation on Maki's face. Probably only by looking directly into her eyes could one see the slight ripples within her calm gaze.
Afterwards, she lifted the leg with the rolled-up trouser leg and placed it on Aiden's leg. This action made her already casual posture even more casual.
She supported herself with her hands behind her back, preventing her body from lying down, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Aiden.
"Aiden... brother-in-law, I'll trouble you."
'Please don't call me that...'
'But... it's so exciting!'
Thinking this, Aiden's hands were already on Maki's calf. Perhaps due to years of practicing martial arts and dance, the muscles on her slender calf were a bit firm, but her skin was exceptionally smooth. Perhaps 'smooth as creamy gelatin' would be a better description.
"Sister, how's the pressure?" Aiden asked softly as he pressed, not daring to use too much force, nor daring to look at Maki's face, afraid of extinguishing the little thoughts in his heart.
"You can use a bit more force."
'I think you should say it's okay to use even more force...'
Aiden thought that Maki's words were too easy to misinterpret and misunderstand.
But he still increased the pressure. It's just... he didn't really know how to massage, so he was just pressing randomly all over her calf.
And because he hesitated to look up at Maki, he didn't know that the shrine maiden's face was already flushed red. She pursed her lips, clenched her teeth tightly, as if she felt the force he used was too strong and she was having a hard time enduring it.
But even so, the expression on her face still tended towards calmness, without much change.
After massaging like this for a while, Aiden felt it was about enough, because he felt the more he massaged, the more tense Maki's muscles became.
This was completely ineffective.
"Ma... should I massage the other leg?" Aiden asked without looking up.
"Call me sister-in-law."
A trace of shyness flashed in Maki's eyes, but then a hint of mischievousness followed, probably thinking this was fun?
Aiden was a bit puzzled. Clearly, he was the older one, but now Maki insisted he call her that... However, it was really exciting.
"Alright then, sister-in-law, should I massage the other leg?" Aiden continued asking, only changing the form of address.
"No need!" Maki said in a flat tone.
Aiden breathed a sigh of relief. Exciting or not, this feeling was a bit scary.
However, just as he was about to pull down Maki's trouser leg, the shrine maiden spoke again, "My feet are very tired too."
'Hey, Shrine Maiden, you're pushing your luck.'
Although he also wanted to try, Aiden deliberately pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "You just finished dancing; you might have sweated, right?"
He had heard that dance students' feet could be...
"They definitely don't smell!" Aiden's words made Maki a bit unhappy. Not to mention she hadn't sweated, even if she had, there would be no smell; her feet were fragrant.
"That's hard to say." Aiden said with a smile, still not looking up.
"So, do you dislike it, brother-in-law?"
Maki called out 'brother-in-law' in her clear, cold voice, making both their hearts flutter simultaneously.
"Of course, you just finished dancing." Aiden suppressed the impulse in his heart and continued teasing.
"Having danced doesn't mean there's a smell. If you don't believe me, take off my shoe and smell it." Maki became unhappy again.
"I won't smell it. I don't have the habit of smelling other people's feet." Aiden continued to shake his head and refuse.
But Maki said lightly, "But, if you dislike it so much, why did you touch my sister's foot that time? Is it because she didn't dance, so there's no smell?"
'Damn, you know about that too?'
"Did Chizuru tell you?" Aiden looked up nervously, only to see the amusement in Maki's eyes.
"You guess!"
"I won't guess!"
"Then why did you only touch Chizuru's foot..."
"Uh..."
'Can I say it was because your sister offered it up herself?'
Aiden didn't speak, just shrugged. Actually, if Maki's feet really had a smell, he would have smelled it by now. After all, Maki was wearing those little leather shoes that didn't completely cover her feet.
Seeing Aiden silent, Maki pouted. He was willing to touch her sister's feet but unwilling to touch hers; this made her a bit jealous.
So, she actively slid her heel against Aiden's leg, freeing her heel from the little leather shoe. Then she kicked forward, sending the little shoe flying off, and slightly lifted her foot.
"So, brother-in-law, did you smell anything?" Maki asked in a low voice, but she was a bit nervous inside. Even though she knew there couldn't be a smell, she was still worried.
"No."
Aiden answered honestly. He didn't smell any unpleasant odor; instead, he smelled a fragrance... perhaps a body scent.
It should be okay to say that, after all, the smell wasn't eye-watering.
However, even though it wasn't an eye-watering smell but rather a woman's body fragrance, Aiden couldn't bring himself to cup her foot and take a deep breath.
He could think about such intimate pleasures in his dreams, but actually doing it, he still felt some psychological pressure.
Although liking women's feet isn't exactly a strange fetish...
Aiden just held Maki's foot, and stared blankly.
'Thinking about it that way, this doesn't seem like such a big problem.'
'No...'
'Why am I thinking about this?'
Aiden suddenly snapped back to reality.
"Brother-in-law... Aiden, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing Aiden holding her foot in a daze, Maki asked, feigning composure.
"Is it... that my feet really have a smell?"
"No." Aiden shook his head, but once desire arises, it's hard to quiet it down again.
'No, I can't think wildly. I must resist.' Aiden thought to himself again.
Of course, Maki didn't know that Aiden was already experiencing a clash of choices in his heart. She said softly, "Since there's no smell, then massage my feet for me... just like last time when you massaged Chizuru's feet."