episode_0019

dripping-

I knocked on the door of the Queen’s office to grant Mayhen’s request.

The content of the request was to resolve the Queen’s aversion to men. Ultimately, it was to have a child so that the bloodline would not be broken, but for now, that was too far away. Right now, it’s hard for the two of them to even have long conversations, so they set their goal as becoming close friends.

“Can I come in?”

“Okay. I’m ready. One hour from now. Come in.”

***

Of course, Mayhen’s request would be impossible if the Queen tried to avoid it. However, no matter what Mayhen did, the Queen made it clear that she would not leave this room for an hour.

It’s not a story that Hyunho necessarily needs to know, but the relationship between Mayhen and the Queen is a bit more special than that between a lord and a knight.

The reason is related to the Queen’s somewhat unusual upbringing. A child who was isolated as a child due to personal circumstances was able to grow up well thanks to her strong older sister, Mayhen, who was always by her side. She was a great supporter who could lean on the child in a difficult environment to keep him from collapsing.

Also, Mayhen, who always showed excellence in all fields, was a suitable object for a girl to admire. She could not refuse the favor that her respected older sister had asked of her. She planned to do her best for the next hour, as promised.

But how? I want to do my best to fulfill my sister’s request. But I’m scared of men, and I don’t like them. But it’s also strange not to cooperate with the warrior who asked me to save the empire. In a situation where there is only one person to produce descendants.

As always, it was Mayhen Unnie who helped me resolve the situation where I was struggling between such preferences and responsibilities.

‘Don’t think too hard about it. When you actually see her naked, she’s really cute, so you’ll figure out what to do by yourself.’

‘If you feel really scared, how about tying your hands and talking? ”

***

And that conversation is why Hyunho is now kneeling with his hands tied and his eyes covered.

The appearance of the Queen, dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Magic Corps, contrasted with the appearance of Hyunho, who was wearing only the dolphin pants he had brought from Kuzunoha’s house. He looked like a general who had captured a prisoner of war.

“Excuse me, Your Majesty…”

“Call me Lina.”

Lina cut off Hyunho’s words sharply.

Lina… It’s a pretty name, just like her face. Right now, I can’t even see her face. But since I found out her name, I guess I’ve achieved my goal of becoming friends with her? Although only five minutes had passed, Hyunho was already clearly looking like he wanted to escape.

“Lina. By any chance…”

“Shut up! Don’t talk too much. My stomach is churning.”

“…”

Crack- Even though he couldn’t see it, he could tell by the sound and the wind. A long, flexible object, perhaps a whip, struck the ground next to Hyunho. Hyunho was pondering how this situation had come to be.

Did Mayhen mean that the Queen was also trying to improve relations, so she shouldn’t worry? If something were to happen that would make Mayhen worry, she would have to run away no matter what.

“So, um.”

I heard the sound of pages being turned. As I looked, there was a book on the desk in my office with pages stuck here and there.

“From now on, answer positive with woof and negative with woof woof.”

Okay, first of all, it’s not a wholesome book.

“Over there…”

Crack- This time, the whip struck my thigh instead of the floor. Despite the loud sound of the impact, there was no significant impact. It was like trying to swat a mosquito that had landed on my leg with my hand.

I stayed still, because if I spoke, the whip would fly. The silence was short but felt long. Soon, a cautious, small voice from above broke the silence.

“Are you in a lot of pain, warrior? I swung it as gently as I could… If you need treatment, stand up now. I’ll have to come up with another method.”

That can’t be. It’s already awkward, and if it continues like this, the next time will be even harder. It’s a simple request, so I promised to do it right away, and there are questions I have to ask.

And I’m the one who feels sorry. This is a situation where I have to cooperate as much as possible. It’s only an hour at most, and I’ve been through more embarrassing things than this for a longer period of time, so I can do it.

Woof woof – I barked twice. It was a very… strange feeling. Humiliating, embarrassing. But it wasn’t that bad.

“Does that mean it’s okay to continue?”

“Wow!”

Once I gave up being human, the second time came easily. But this is more embarrassing than I thought.

The situation where he barks in response to someone’s words. He tries to act as if nothing happened, but he can feel his ears and other parts of his body getting hot.

I heard the sound of a book being turned again. I don’t know who wrote that book, but I hope there are some normal contents mixed in.

A moment of silence. Perhaps he was reading a book. I placed my hands on my thighs and waited for the order to be given.

“First of all, um. Remember the smell of luggage.”

A surprisingly normal command. It’s strange when you think of them as people to people, but it’s understandable when you think of them as people to dogs.

‘It’s just hard to understand treating people like dogs.’

People usually rely on sight to obtain information about their surroundings. In other words, if you cover your eyes, you lose most of the information you normally obtain. When such a situation approaches, the body activates other five senses. There is also a reason why Lina covered Hyunho’s eyes.

Lina approached Hyunho, who was kneeling, and carefully brought the back of her fist in front of his nose. Hyunho flinched for a moment and turned his face back as if he felt something approaching, but then returned to his original position.

Sniff, sniff

The smell that I could smell was quite pleasant. The faint smell of ink and paper, whether she was doing regular paperwork. The faint smell of soap and personal scent, whether she had washed herself before meeting. All of these things mixed together to create a single scent that gave off a soft feeling. I lowered my head and tried to quietly remember the smell.

“Do you remember?

I stayed like that for thirty seconds. When I heard the question, I barked, “Woof-woof-.” An expression of denial.

It is a pleasant smell, but can this be called a personal scent? Hands are probably not the best place to smell. They touch various things on a daily basis, and other scents are released. Of course, that is also part of body odor. However, you cannot remember that it changes depending on your actions on that day.

“Hmm? Do you need more time?”

Woof woof – But how should I convey this? It’s nearly impossible to convey it by barking, so expressing it with your body is the only possible way.

I approached cautiously, at a speed that would not surprise Lina. I rubbed my cheek against the hand in front of me and went down, smelling the inside of her wrist. The scent became even stronger.

The wrist is a pulse point, and although not as strong as inside closed clothes, it is one of the places where body odor is strong. Sometimes people spray perfume on their wrists and smell it, but this method is not the right way to evaluate the perfume itself. It is because it is covered in body odor.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh.”

I went closer, put my nose inside the sleeve, and sniffed. Then, a strange groan came from above, and my hand trembled, and I withdrew my hand. Did I get too close? I straightened my back and sat up straight again.

“Uh, I get what you mean. Jim is a good owner, so I can understand that much. In short, you mean the scent is faint and hard to remember? ”

“Wow.”

I did it. I felt a sense of pride that I couldn’t figure out where it came from.

“But it’s hard to breathe because of your breath. How can I not breathe?”

“…woof woof.”

Of course, you have to breathe to smell. I’ve gotten the hang of barking, and I can convey my feelings to some extent. The current ‘woof woof’ means ‘don’t talk nonsense’.

match-!

Aya. But this time, there was only a loud noise, and no impact. Rather, it felt like the whip had been whipped with less force than before. It would have been okay if it had been whipped a little harder.

The meaning of the whip that Lina swung this time was not only a warning, but also a way to hide her shame and calm her mind. To be honest, she also knew that the current situation was abnormal. However, she was not confident in using normal methods.

So the solution I thought of was to return to the wizard’s stance and approach it as if exploring the unknown. There were many kinds of books in the underground library. Even unwholesome books. There were various books, from famous books like [The Obscene Lizard Servant] and [The Old Maid Dragon Queen’s Search for a Groom] to unknown books.

The result of selecting and reading books based on the following conditions: less contact, a process of developing a relationship, and actions that can be imitated.

‘Make them remember the smell, and start with skin contact under the chin. Rewards and punishments should be consistent. When your dog gets too excited and makes a mistake, hold him still until he calms down and let him know what he did wrong.’

“You’re being rude, step back. Hmm…”

A rustling sound of pages being turned could be heard. What Lina was reading now was a book of lines that she had written down herself that she would say in the right situation. It was a book that had been written by extracting lines and situations from numerous books.

“Just because you have a mouth doesn’t mean you can speak freely. Even though I allow you to bark, that doesn’t mean you can bark freely.”

“But Jim is generous, so I’ll give you one more chance. Just remember who’s in charge.”

Lina pushed Hyunho against the wall, brought a chair, and sat down. Then she took off her combat boots. There were stockings there, slightly soaked with sweat, clinging to her feet. The place where the body odor was strong, but the one layer of skin was less burdensome was her feet.

‘It’s over stockings, so I think it’ll hold up.’

“Is this enough? Okay, feel free to do whatever you want.”

Lina stepped on Hyunho’s thigh, who was kneeling with one foot. She crossed her other leg and lifted it, then placed it under Hyunho’s chin. Hyunho hesitated and pulled his waist back, but there was a wall blocking his way. In the end, there was only one thing he could do in this position. It was compliance.

“…♡”

Hyunho quietly lowered his head, put his nose on the instep, and breathed.

Swoop- The damp, damp air entered my nose along with a peculiar smell. It was thick, but not unpleasant. That was just the right amount of emotion. And in the current situation, it was a stimulus to excite Hyunho.

Surprisingly, this situation brought a strange excitement to Lina as well. A sense of betrayal as she made the warrior she had summoned kneel, step on him, and smell him. An emotion she didn’t even know existed blossomed in her.

While Hyunho was busy trying to remember the scent, Lina was admiring Hyunho. If you dress him up well, he was a handsome boy who could be mistaken for a girl. He didn’t seem to have had his pubic hair changed yet, and his Adam’s apple was not visible. He only had lean muscles, and his body was so thin that it was hard to know how he could fight. However, he was a manly pillar that was soft yet firm, reaching his feet.

“Eek!”

The foot shot up with a bang and struck Hyunho in the face.

***

Hyunho is sitting across from Lina across the desk, applying medicine to her face.

“Mi, I’m sorry. I’ll practice more, so you can look forward to it next time.”

When I tried to become friendly, I meant that I wanted to become friendly with other people, not with the kind of relationship between a master and his dog.

“Wow!”

But what came out of my mouth was a bark of affirmation. It was, honestly, embarrassing, but it worked. It brought us closer together faster than any other method I could have imagined.

So I thought that continuing this kind of relationship might not be a bad thing. A slightly sexual approach might actually be the solution. Because after all, our goal is to have offspring.

“Ahem. You can stop barking now, warrior. ”

“Oh, yes.”

There was a very awkward atmosphere. What should I say? Oh, right. I had another reason for coming here.

“Do you know anything about the barrier? I have a question.”