23. Toward Je-do (4)

The flight continued quite peacefully after breaking through the rain and ascending above the clouds.

In truth, Jane was flying at considerable speed.

Lily, being carried in Jane’s arms, couldn’t perceive it as she was too busy watching the passing clouds.

Moreover, even that speed was slightly reduced by Jane’s consideration for Lily.

After some time passed.

Lily unknowingly began to tighten her arms around Jane.

Eventually, she buried her face in her master’s neck.

“Mmm.”

“Lily, uncomfortable?”

An unfamiliar space, swaying and unstable.

Add to that the ample breasts pressing firmly against her stomach.

The inherently uncomfortable environment for prolonged holding was weighing heavily on Lily.

Jane wasn’t having an easy time either.

It wasn’t that her arms hurt from holding Lily.

A transcendent’s body was far too sturdy for that.

What made it difficult for Jane was Lily herself.

The soft cheeks brushing against her sensitive neck and the faint exhales.

The familiar scent tickling her nose.

“Haa.”

The refreshing forest aroma mixed with a nutty undertone subtly stimulated her carnal desires.

“This won’t do.”

Eventually, the high-speed Jane Express came to a temporary halt mid-air.

“Huh? I-I’m fine though…”

Thinking the flight stopped because of her, Lily desperately shook her head.

But Jane pressed her lips to Lily’s round forehead and spoke.

“I didn’t stop because of Lily. I just wanted to adjust how I’m holding you.”

“Should we take a break if you’re tired? Umm, is it still raining below?”

“Not tired at all.”

Jane shook her head and turned Lily around to embrace her from behind.

Feeling like she’d turned into a doll, Lily pouted her lips.

“How’s this, Lily? I’m fine with it.”

“…Seems okay.”

With Lily’s stomach securely wrapped, the top of her head now rested right under Jane’s nose.

At least Lily’s cheeks weren’t touching her anymore.

Her breath wasn’t tickling bare skin either.

Letting out a sigh of relief, Jane slowly resumed their flight.

“Uuuugh.”

But this position also had its drawbacks.

The most important thing – Lily’s comfort – wasn’t guaranteed.

“Still uncomfortable?”

Dangling and swaying turned out to be more exhausting than Lily expected.

Her master’s arms tightly squeezing her stomach didn’t help either.

Jane stopped their flight once again.

This time, she retrieved a secret weapon from the bag following behind them.

“Ah, no way.”

The K-swaddle.

Seeing the spacious blanket with ties, Lily frantically shook her head.

At 26 years old, she didn’t want to travel swaddled like a baby.

“Lily.”

Of course, the day Lily could overpower Jane would never come.

Jane successfully bundled Lily up tightly after carrying her piggyback.

A strange sense of satisfaction spread across her face as she smiled faintly.

“Is this maternal instinct?”

“Ugh. Not at all.”

Lily’s embarrassment no longer mattered.

Because they’d finally found a method comfortable for both.

***

After their little struggle, she thought the peaceful flight would continue uninterrupted.

But then a new variable emerged.

As time passed and Lily grew accustomed to flying, she began to feel bored.

“Mmm.”

“Lily, is something uncomfortable?”

“Not at all.”

“Tell me if you need a rattle.”

“Haaahhhhk!”

Even Lily, who had been moved to tears initially, gradually moved past that emotion as time passed.

Eventually, she became accustomed to the dreamlike scenery.

She considered sleeping, but sleepiness never came.

“Huh?”

Unable to bear the boredom, Lily began fidgeting on Jane’s back.

First, she reached out to touch Jane’s hair.

Jet-black strands slipped smoothly through her fingers.

“Heh.”

Playing with Jane’s silky hair, Lily giggled at the luxurious texture.

Her attention span scattered wildly, like a puppy just let out for a walk.

After poking at the collar framing Jane’s pale neck, her head swiveled at sunlight reflecting off clouds.

“Haa…”

There was no way Jane couldn’t feel all these movements while carrying Lily.

It wasn’t that the squirming bothered her.

In fact, she found it delightful, like carrying a mischievous puppy.

“What a relief.”

“Huh? Master, did you say something?”

“No, nothing at all.”

Jane felt relieved.

This delayed journey was due to her own selfishness.

Moreover, events in the kingdom had escalated, causing further delays.

Choosing flight over a carriage had also been her decision.

She’d been quite worried about Lily potentially suffering during the trip.

Fortunately, Lily didn’t seem to mind the delay much.

Though she appeared somewhat bored, she’d apparently found her own ways to enjoy herself.

This allowed Jane to set aside some of her heavy concerns.

“Need a pacifier?”

“Eep!”

Whether Jane composed herself or not, Lily’s mischief gradually escalated.

“Hoo… hoo…”

“Eeek.”

“Hehe.”

Jane shivered at the delicate breaths tickling her nape.

But hearing Lily’s giggling, she endured for now.

This turned out to be a poor decision.

Lily’s antics continued.

She gently touched the soft earlobe devoid of any ornaments.

“Mmm, Lily.”

“Yes? Jane? Did you call me?”

At the soft call, Lily immediately withdrew her hand.

But when nothing further came, a mischievous smile crept onto her lips.

Why was her master tolerating this?

Because they were flying right now?

Because she was on her back rather than facing her?

Whatever the reason, it worked in Lily’s favor.

She’d undoubtedly face fierce retribution once they landed.

But stopping now wouldn’t change that inevitability.

Might as well continue.

This was the perfect chance to return all the teasing Jane inflicted when bored.

“Great.”

“Doesn’t seem great, Lily.”

Jane’s quiet warning reached her.

But Lily, already riding the momentum, lightly dismissed it.

With a tightrope walker’s daring, she began subtly crossing Jane’s boundaries.

She gathered the silky hair to one side.

Then planted a loud kiss on the exposed pale nape.

-Smooch

“Ah!”

Lily flinched at Jane’s startled cry.

But seeing her master’s ears turning red, she grinned.

“Heh.”

The unusually intense reactions only fueled Lily’s excitement.

-Smooch smooch

“You should probably stop now, Lily.”

Lily intensified her offensive with repeated kisses.

Jane, finding this somewhat awkward, struggled to decide how to react.

This only encouraged the petite slave’s audacious kisses to wander further.

“Mmm.”

Lily nibbled with her lips at the ears now glowing red with heat.

Finally baring her teeth slightly, she

“Nom.”

even bit down.

“Lily.”

“Hmm?”

Jane’s voice dropped abruptly.

Lily’s eyes widened slightly as she sensed something had gone wrong.

Yet she didn’t stop licking the soft earlobe in her mouth.

“Haa…”

Jane exhaled wordlessly.

Then simply withdrew the flight magic maintaining their high speed.

“Huh?”

The mana supporting their bodies scattered instantly.

As the mystery defying gravity vanished, Jane and Lily began free-falling through the sky.

“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The two parted the clouds just as they had when ascending.

-Pitter patter

“KYAAAAAAAH!!”

Hail mixed in the clouds violently pounded their protective barrier.

With wind roaring loud enough to rupture eardrums, Lily’s arms around Jane tightened desperately.

“Jane! Master! Maaasteeeer! I’m sooorry!”

Lily’s powerful scream projected forward.

But the falling pair continued descending even after clearing the clouds.

Having left Albion’s borders, the weather wasn’t bad.

Though terror-stricken Lily noticed none of it.

Jane leisurely surveyed the snow-covered plains rapidly approaching.

She extended her palm toward the fast-approaching ground.

-Whoosh

Their descent gradually slowed.

Until they landed on the ground with perfect gentleness.

“Uuugh.”

The sudden environmental change left Lily dizzy.

But she soon recognized they were in an open plain.

“Uhh, M-Master?”

Jane, having unwrapped the swaddle, carefully set Lily down.

-Crunch

The sound of snow underfoot snapped Lily back to full alertness.

‘We’re on the ground. Doesn’t seem like we’ve arrived. Master’s expression?’

Trembling, Lily looked up at Jane.

Then tightly closed her eyes.

‘I’m screwed.’

Jane growled lowly.

“Maylily.”

“I-I’m sorry! Please forgive me!”

Lily immediately begged for forgiveness without hesitation.

After observing the shivering figure briefly, Jane spoke.

“I’m not angry at all.”

“B-but your eyes…”

Were spinning like a madwoman’s.

Lily gulped down the rest of that thought.

“Not angry.”

“Y-yes! Master isn’t angry at all!”

Jane tilted her head.

She couldn’t understand why Lily was so terrified.

“Don’t believe me?”

“I-I believe you…”

Jane leisurely admired the violently shaking yellow Jewel Eye.

It reminded her of a mouse that had lost all will to fight before a cat.

“You know what? Before we left, I held back so much worrying you might suffer.”

“H-held back what?”

“Every time we met, I wanted to pin you down, wanted to torment you until you couldn’t even cry – I resisted all that.”

As Jane continued, Lily’s expression grew increasingly bitter.

Understandably so.

While not every single time, Jane had mixed bodies with Lily daily.

Ever since their reconciliation, without fail, she tormented Lily to tears every single day.

And now she claimed to have been holding back?

“Huuu.”

Lily shuddered at Jane’s spine-chilling words.

But Jane’s eyes had already changed.

Licking her lips seductively with a protruding tongue, Jane declared:

“You provoked me first.”

“No, that’s-“

“The one who seduced first is at fault.”

“Ah, seriously.”

Jane took a step toward Lily.

Lily took a step back from Jane.

“Strip.”

“I-I’m sowwy?”

Excuse me?

Having rendered her verdict, Jane finalized the sentence.

“Strip. Everything. Down to your underwear.”