The inevitable period of clarity that cos after the act.
With the cool-headedness I had barely regained, I took the ti to reflect on why things had unfolded as they did.
So, the trigger for all this was… yes, definitely because of the demon who had cast an aphrodisiac spell on .
Although its exact identity was unknown, it approached for so reason, and after draining my vitality, it tried to make sothing akin to its sex slave.
And the words I heard while resisting during that process were still vividly coming to mind even as I had regained my calm…
‘So this is the one who even left the Lord worried… Well, even if the imperial family is taking notice, it just shows the limits of being human are only this much.’
The words I barely heard while resisting the aphrodisiac told that the demon knew soone I was acquainted with.
And that person was likely rilyn.
After all, the demon had disguised itself as rilyn, who had found and brought to the inn, and it was also rilyn who had tried to cure the aphrodisiac that the demon had cast on .
Additionally, the ability to interfere with soone’s mind through playing music, and traveling the world alone in the body of a frail woman before eting …
All these clues led to one speculation at this mont.
Perhaps the speculation that rilyn might not be human, but a demon.
And further, that the Lord ntioned by the demon might be the greatest calamity in this world.
“Ugh, aaaaah…!!”
Amid such absurd thoughts erging in my mind, a scream ca from behind.
It was from rilyn, who had barely regained consciousness and scread after changing her clothes.
“Th-this doesn’t make sense. Even if I were under Yasmo’s magic, for to act like that…!”
“…Um, rilyn.”
“Th-this is to be expected, right?”
rilyn imdiately responded to my call and turned her head towards .
It seed she felt sha with the arrival of her period of clarity as well; her face was flushed, and her eyes were teary, as if she were about to cry.
“Wow, is it natural to feel like this from the start? You must have felt the sa when with Airi, right?”
An expression I never thought I’d see from her, who always smiled cunningly while hiding her inner self.
This showed that the current situation was not what she intended, but facing her now, I inexplicably felt a twinge of guilt.
Not as much as when under the influence of lust, but sohow, I wanted to tease her a bit.
“No, it wasn’t that intense…”
“Wh-what?”
“Yes, Airi was relatively quiet. So, I didn’t expect rilyn to react so intensely… Ow, ow! That hurts, rilyn!”
rilyn, with her cheeks puffed, swung her fist at my body.
It wasn’t to the extent that she couldn’t resist, but from her trembling hands, I could tell she was greatly shocked by what was said.
“I-idiot! Idiot!! How dare you, Hyo-sung?!”
“W-wait a minute! Stop! I’m sorry! I won’t do it again…!”
“There’s nothing I can do about it!!”
rilyn, stopping even the violence ant to hide her embarrassnt, finally lowered her hand.
Afterwards, she buried her teary eyes near my knee and whispered in a strained voice,
“I never thought it would be so hard to restrain myself… Above all, I had never experienced satisfaction before eting you, Hyo-sung.”
“…rilyn.”
“Just holding hands or eating together was enough for , but if I had known that connecting bodies with soone I like could be this blissful…”
Bliss, huh?
Did she really feel such happiness in our relationship?
“I’m happy now, but if I were to experience this twice… I might not survive.”
Was this sincere feeling the reason behind her always cunning behavior, even to the extent of betraying her lord with her life on the line?
Perhaps even against an entity that might be the greatest calamity in this world, she dared to rebel with her life at stake?
“…Ahaha.”
Upon reaching that thought, I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.
Even though it was still a baseless conjecture, I thought, ‘What does her identity matter now?’
After all, I was too weak to judge soone else’s morality, and thus I should first consider whether I could handle the consequences of my actions.
“Then, should we be more cautious next ti?”
“Wh-what?”
“If rilyn feels uneasy, perhaps it’s better if we refrain from now on.”
Yes, it was a world where nothing could be done alone.
To survive in this world where people died like trash, I needed people who could share the burden of things I couldn’t handle on my own.
“But still, I’d like to try again if there’s a chance.”
So, I wanted to love those who love , without exception…
Hoping such a desire would reach her, rilyn shyly bowed her red face.
“…You sly person.”
A faint, shy whisper.
That, too, must be a straightforward expression of her feelings towards .
We entered the inn in the morning, before noon.
But when we set off for ho, what greeted us were the dark streets lit by streetlights.
‘Yasmo’s magic was strong, but to think we did it all day long on our first ti…’
This late realization brought a resurgence of embarrassnt.
It was ironic for a demon, who used madness as a symbol, to feel bewildered by madness when it was not the one in control.
For desire ultimately bred resentnt when not led actively.
Bowing to others was just a part of achieving a goal, and if there was a demon that went against its nature, it would truly be considered insane.
‘…It feels like I’m going mad.’
Wasn’t it profoundly ironic for a demon that symbolized madness to find madness itself foreign?
“What have you two been doing until this hour, and why are the two of you, who left separately, coming back together?”
Airi Haven.
The emotion clearly contained in her gaze could only be called anger.
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