After changing and relocating to the mansion's luxuriously decorated dining room, which was fitted with a long, rectangular table that could comfortably accommodate ten people, Jason, Korrina, and Lillie found themselves starting dinner without Lusamine. They were informed that she would join them when possible, but she had an important business matter to attend to first.
"I'm really sorry about this..." sighed Lillie, looking both exasperated and apologetic as she explained, "Many years ago, my mother used to run the Foundation alongside my father. Ever since his disappearance, she's been busy managing everything almost entirely by herself..."
"I imagine it's her way of coping with your father's disappearance..." muttered Jason, eyeing the nearly crimson contents of his wine glass with a somber expression. The legal drinking age in Alola was evidently eleven years old, so when he had been offered the opportunity to try a sparkling Cherri Berry wine, he accepted.
"The two of them were very close..." affirmed Lillie, nodding. Then, with a melancholic expression, she confided, "Truthfully, I wasn't as close to my father as my brother and mother were. But as days, weeks, and months have turned to years, I find myself missing both him and my mother more and more..."
"What about your brother—was his name Gladion? What's he been up to...?" questioned Korrina, attempting to lighten the mood by changing topics.
Forcing a smile that couldn't fully conceal her loneliness, Lillie revealed, "He set out on his journey as a Pokémon Trainer a little more than a year ago. He's contacted me a few times since, but he never leaves a way for me to contact him in return..."
'Sounds like a self-centered jerk...' thought Jason, adopting a slight frown as he imagined Lillie spending most of her time alone.
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Following the doors marking the dining room's entrance bursting open, Lusamine appeared, looking and sounding like she had run over at a full sprint as she exclaimed, "I've arrived...!" before hastily appending, "Sorry for my lateness. There was a minor incident that required my immediate attention. Have you been enjoying the food?"
"It's been delicious. Thank you for inviting us over," responded Korrina, presenting a practiced smile as she followed Lusamine's path from the entrance to her seat at the head of the table.
"Excellent! I had our Chefs prepare a bit of everything, but if there's a dish you find preferable to others, we can make more," said Lusamine, directing her words and her naturally piercing gaze at Jason. Before he could offer a response, she then shifted her attention to Lillie, causing her daughter's cheeks to flush as she asked, "How did the bath go? Were you and Jason able to deepen your Bond Level? And what about his reaction? Were you able to excite him properly...?"
"Mother, please...you're embarrassing me..." responded Lillie, her cheeks flushing tomato-red as she gripped the hem of her skirt and avoided her mother's glistening, intrigued-filled gaze.
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" questioned Lusamine, leaving Lillie no time to respond as she shifted her gaze to Jason and asked, "My daughter is very beautiful, is she not? I can't imagine that you didn't have a reaction to seeing her naked."
"To answer your previous question, we were able to increase our Bond Level plentily..." responded Jason, his expression and tone flat as he did his best not to grimace. He was fairly certain that Lusamine's overbearing nature was the result of her busy schedule, so instead of beating around the bush, he got to the point, revealing, "We've also agreed that we would travel together once we became Trainers, so you can rest assured..."
"I expect you to take excellent care of her~" hummed Lusamine, beaming radiantly and taking a moment to sit back and sample the tea a middle-aged Butler had prepared for her before once again meeting Jason's gaze and questioning, "On that subject, will the three of you be having sex this evening? If so, I would ask that you consider permitting me to accompany you. I have both a personal and vested interest in the procedure and want to ensure you're not mistreating my daughter."
Witnessing Lillie direct a curious, almost hopeful look his way, Jason felt more taken aback than he had ever felt. In truth, he had anticipated that Lusamine would attempt to proposition him ever since their encounter at Ellaine's. She very clearly had an interest in the relief promised by sex, but her casually asking to join him and her daughter...Jason felt like he was on the verge of a stroke...
Noticing Jason's unbridled stupefaction, Lusamine tilted her head slightly and asked, "Did I perhaps ask something I shouldn't have? I'm aware that people from your world generally only have sex with women they're in a committed relationship with, but this isn't your world, Jason. I am merely asking to confirm my daughter's safety. Afterward, I will no longer bother you."
"Mother...can't you see that you're pushing him too hard...?" asked Lillie, her pale green eyes containing an uncharacteristic degree of resolution as she asserted, "We can't force him to do things he's uncomfortable with to sate our curiosity. We need to respect his boundaries and let him open up to us at his own pace."
"Yes, I understand that..." responded Lusamine, crossing her arms under her modest, almost non-existent breasts as she countered, "But you know how busy I am, Lillie. And no amount of reports can replace experiencing something for yourself..."
Directing her gaze to Jason, Lusamine flatly appended, "Even if it is just for a single evening, I would ask that you treat me as one of your lovers. That way, I can rest assured that my daughter is being well cared for as you live and travel together..."
Though he was tempted to point out that he and Lillie didn't have that kind of relationship, Jason couldn't deny that it was highly probable that they would, eventually. Lillie was simply too curious and caring, and with Korrina and Ellaine being unbothered by the prospect, it wouldn't be long before he felt guilty for needlessly excluding her.
Seeing Jason turn his head to stare at her, Korrina presented a smile and grabbed his hand supportively. She wasn't sure what he expected of her in such a situation, so all she could do was support whatever decision he made.
'Once again, I'm the only one erecting barriers...' noted Jason, forcing a reciprocal smile before returning his attention to Lusamine, her expectant, pale green eyes and smile giving him goosebumps. Lillie's expression was comparably concerned, but he could tell she wasn't particularly opposed to the idea...
"Fine..." answered Jason, his brows creasing to their limits as he added, "But this will be the last time I allow myself to be pressured like this. If you want to have sex in the future, you can find someone else to satisfy your curiosity..."
"But of course~" hummed Lusamine, beaming triumphantly. Then, rising to her feet, she spiritedly appended, "I will clear my schedule and contact Professor Burnet. She was supposed to have joined us for dinner, but she got caught up in a small matter."
Without waiting for a response, Lusamine grabbed a croquette with her long-nailed, slender fingers and promptly departed with purpose-filled steps.
Waiting until her mother had left the room, Lillie met Jason's gaze and apologetically expressed, "I'm sorry about my Mother...as you've seen, she tends to live life at her own pace..."
"More importantly...are you okay with this...?" asked Jason, feeling his throat tighten slightly as he clarified, "Sex isn't something you should have out of curiosity...it's meant to be more significant...an experience shared between two people who love and cherish one another..."
"Then, do you think you could learn to love and cherish me...?" asked Lillie, catching Jason off guard and leaving him at a loss as she hung her head, pressed the tips of her fingers together, and confessed, "Because I think I could learn to feel that way about you..."
'Did I miss something...?' Jason asked himself, his thoughts swimming about with such intensity he felt lightheaded. He knew he and Lillie were hitting it off decently, but her words suggested she had begun to develop feelings for him.
"As friendly and considerate as you are, I wouldn't be surprised if Jason has already developed a soft spot for you," chimed Korrina, inadvertantly contributing to Jason's befuddlement by giggling—ostensibly unbothered by the prospect that he was about to sleep with two additional women. If anything, she seemed to be looking forward to it as she asked, "If the two of you are finished eating, should we return to our rooms and change into something more comfortable? We also need to put Ren to bed."
"Rena...!"
Hearing her name mentioned alongside being forced to go to bed, Ren cried out in protest. She still had a lot of energy to burn, and since she had yet to settle things with the Stufful and Elekid, she wanted to return to the Conservation Area and do so as soon as possible.
"It's important to rest after a battle, even if it was a short one..." stated Jason, rising to his feet and approaching the short table where Ren and Audino were seated. Her brows creased in frustration at his words, but as he drew closer, she immediately raised her arms, clearly expecting to be picked up.
Hefting Ren up like a young but very heavy child, Jason did his best to support her with his left arm alone as he promised, "When we return to the beach tomorrow, we'll increase the intensity of our training two-fold. Sound good?"
"Ren~!" responded Ren, inadvertantly pricking Jason's collar with the claws of her left paw while giving the left side of his face a lick with her long, warm, and wet tongue. Then, with a somewhat unfocused look, he joined Korrina and Lillie near the room's entrance, trailed by Audino. His brain was still attempting to process what he had agreed to. And as he considered himself to be a man of his word, it was too late for him to back out from cold feet...
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[Many Hours Later]
'So much for my principles...' thought Jason, staring absentmindedly at the ceiling of Lusamine's darkened room with a naked Lillie snuggled up to him on his right side and Korrina lying to his left with her hand resting on his chest. Ellaine and Lusamine had left once things had concluded, so it was just the three of them in the latter's massive, excessively white, and exceedingly cold room.
While he didn't exactly regret his decision, Jason couldn't help feeling as though he had crossed a line he shouldn't have. It hadn't even been a full week since he lost his virginity, yet there he was, ensconced between two women, one of whom he had barely known for half a day.
'I just need to accept that sex has no significant meaning in this world...' concluded Jason, closing his eyes despite knowing he was nowhere near sleep. He wanted to value the act of sexual intercourse, but if he were the only one assigning it value, he would stress himself to no end. That didn't signify that he should go around sleeping with whoever he pleased, but if an attractive woman showed interest in him, he had little reason to refuse them. At the very least, the common sense and principles he brought with him from his previous world didn't apply to his present situation...
With his warring thoughts slowly giving way to unconsciousness, Jason found himself in a dream where every prominent heroine of the Pokémon world sought to get a piece of him. He resisted near the start, but by the dream's conclusion, he found himself pinned by a dark-skinned woman as many others held down his arms and legs, leaving him unable to resist as they satisfied their insatiable curiosities at his expense...
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