Ch.101The Absolutely Unspeakable Secret

# Grand Duchy of Elhader – Bedroom in the Grand Duke’s Castle.

Rahilt’s eyes, which had been in deep sleep, slowly opened. What woke him from his sound slumber was a white finger gently tickling his brilliant golden hair.

Then, his beautiful eyes resembling aquamarine half-opened, taking in the white bed sheets and the pitch-black silhouette.

“Serin…”

She wore a light black dress that he never wanted to show to others, something he wished to monopolize. His wife approached with an uncomfortably close distance, looking quite provocative.

Soon, Serin’s lips carried a light question.

“What kind of dream were you having that you didn’t wake up even when I lay down beside you?”

“…It’s a secret.”

“What…?”

Rahilt gently averted his eyes.

It was truly a secret he was keeping after a long time. It was clearly evident that he was hiding something that made him feel guilty. Seeing this, Serin’s smiling eyes changed from curved to straight lines, carrying frost.

“What kind of woman was it?”

“Pardon?”

“What kind of woman were you fooling around with in your dream that you’re creating secrets between us?”

“…Well, that…”

Rahilt was always overwhelmingly vulnerable in front of the rampaging Serin.

Serin was a wolf. A wild wolf that could bite a dragon’s neck and still have enough strength to wrap around its body.

As Rahilt’s mind was becoming distant, a faint voice invaded his consciousness.

“Pfft! Relax your expression. Do I not know your personality? What woman? You probably just had an embarrassing silly dream. Our Rian, your face is a national treasure of the empire, so if you frown like that, the country will fall.”

“D-don’t tease me with such irreverent words, Serin.”

“Then I have no choice. Before the country falls, I should at least heal you, shouldn’t I? Come here, quickly.”

Wiggle, wiggle.

Serin repeatedly bent and straightened her fingers inward. Though it was just that, Rahilt narrowed the already close distance between them like a puppet controlled by strings.

“You know, Rian. Shall we play a game?”

“A game… you say?”

“Yes, and a very fair one at that.”

“Hmm…”

“…Is it something that requires so much contemplation?”

“Based on past experience, when Serin suggests something with that face, eight or nine times out of ten, it ends up putting me in difficult situations.”

“Oh, really. You’re my husband, but you know your wife too well?”

Serin felt anew that they were indeed a married couple. When they had just finished their wedding ceremony, she thought everything would always feel new during their time together, but the time they shared gradually transformed the new into the ordinary.

‘But there’s always one thing that stays new.’

Chomp!

Serin grabbed Rian’s face with both hands.

“Ah… always fresh. Always thrilling. They say married couples should fight occasionally, but how could anyone get angry looking at this?”

“Serin… please stop… being so cheesy…”

“What should I do? Thinking that I’ll get to enjoy Rian in his 30s, 40s, and 50s like a lifelong course meal makes me starving. So…”

Slurp, Serin licked her lips. Rahilt couldn’t understand what she found so appetizing.

“I want to show this off… but I also don’t want to… but it’s too precious to keep to myself. Hmm…”

“Does Serin like men’s faces that much…?”

“To be precise, I like Rian. Even if your face suddenly became ugly, you’d still be you. But as it happens, my beloved Rian comes with a face I can feast on for a lifetime as a bonus.”

“You’re truly embarrassingly flirtatious, Serin…”

“Oh my. It’s about time Rian got used to my sweet talk.”

Sometimes she imagined Rian responding with smooth comebacks. When she got lost in fantasies about how destructive that would be, she couldn’t help but laugh.

But there was one thing Serin didn’t know.

If it had been another woman, Rahilt might have responded smoothly at least once out of pride, but unfortunately, Serin’s energy was too overwhelming.

The small amount of smoothness inherent in Rahilt was completely suppressed by Serin’s energy.

‘Well, what does it matter? His reactions are so precious every day.’

Serin, completely unaware of her own issues. Yet there was no problem because Rahilt’s shy reactions only proved his innocent affection.

That’s why Serin knew very well.

The effective way to break down Rahilt’s walls.

“So, Rian?”

“Yes?”

“Will you… play the game?”

“L-later…”

“Oh, come on. Think again.”

Swoosh.

Serin slowly raised her body and soon dominated over Rahilt. Then she slowly lowered her upper body, putting her weight on him and pressing close.

Eventually, her chest, molding to Rahilt’s shape, was trying to break down the iron fortress.

“Rian…”

Serin whispered almost into his ear.

“Won’t you… play the game?”

“Ugh…”

At that moment, her lips descended to Rahilt’s earlobe.

Chu.

The thrilling kiss, its sound, melted into Rahilt’s eardrum, creating an exhilarating sensation.

Not stopping there, Serin deliberately blew a gentle breath and urged again.

“Rian… I want to play the game.”

“Kuk, Serin…”

“Yes? Rian~.”

After her endless teasing, Rahilt finally surrendered.

“I-I’ll do it! So please… get off me.”

“Why? Am I heavy?”

“Yes…”

“…What? Say that again.”

At once, Rahilt confessed sincerely to the serious-looking Serin.

“Serin also… knows inside, don’t you? That your chest is too plump compared to others… Serin doesn’t seem to care about that much.”

“No, that’s…”

I’m doing this on purpose, you know.

Apart from Rahilt being seriously conservative sexually, it was also true that he was weak to such temptations.

A kind of cheat key.

If you want to make an unreasonable request to Rahilt, first press your chest against him. This truth was realized not long after their honeymoon began.

‘I’m really glad the first chest Rian touched was mine…’

If such a person had touched someone else’s chest first, wouldn’t it have been deeply imprinted in his memory? In that sense, Rahilt’s conservative nature was a blessing.

Anyway…

Having finally achieved victory, Serin explained the content of the game.

“You see, Rian. I want to play a question-and-answer game.”

“Isn’t that just simple asking and answering?”

“That’s right. But the rule that you must tell only the truth to the other person is the loophole.”

“Even without a game, I don’t particularly lie to Serin…”

“Well, never mind that, let’s just start the game, shall we?”

“Hmm… Alright. I’ll let Serin go first.”

“Wow… how sexy.”

“W-what do you mean?!”

“Ahem, there’s something like that. Anyway… then I’ll ask a question?”

“Yes, I’m ready.”

What a game with unclear intentions.

That’s what Rahilt thought, but he froze at Serin’s incoming question.

“What dream did you have earlier? Rian?”

“Cough!”

“…Huh?”

At Rahilt’s violent cough, Serin’s eyebrows twitched.

His panic was excessive. It wasn’t a reaction that would come from a simple silly dream. This made Serin the one who became flustered.

“Tell me, Rian. Quickly.”

She spoke in short, staccato sentences. It was a tone filled with anxiety and impatience.

But the answer that flowed from Rahilt next was unexpected.

“I dreamed of Serin.”

“Huh? Me? It was a dream about me, and you kept that a secret?”

“…Wasn’t it one question, one answer?”

“Ugh, that’s right. Then it’s Rian’s turn to ask.”

“Then… did Serin come all the way here dressed like that?”

“Oh my, what’s this… what’s the intention behind that question? Perhaps jealousy?”

“…”

“Ahah, what? Really?”

“It’s not Serin’s turn to ask yet…”

“Ah, right. I should answer? The answer is… ding dong dang! You got it right!”

“Serin…?!”

“Ah, but don’t worry. Would the Grand Duchess show herself to others like this? I came properly dressed, so rest assured.”

“That’s… a relief.”

“Oh my… kuk. Kuhup…”

Seeing the relieved Rahilt, a mischievous thought crossed her mind. It was true that she was dressed like this under her outer clothes, so the truth remained the truth without adding details.

She wondered how he would react if she had omitted the existence of the outer clothes. Like having something forbidden right in front of him.

“Ahem. It’s my turn again? What kind of dream about me did you have?”

“That…”

Rahilt remained silent for a moment before opening his mouth.

“It was a dream about when Serin and I first met.”

“…Really? You’re not lying?”

“I can swear to Eshtiel on my honor…!”

“Oh, is that so? If it’s Eshtiel, then it’s believable…”

Yes… it’s believable…

But what’s the big deal about a dream of their first meeting?

The honest and sincere Rahilt had no need to keep it a secret.

Their meeting was certainly quite peculiar, but not embarrassing enough to hide.

‘What is it really…?’

Though suspicions remained, it was now Rahilt’s turn.

She waited for her husband’s question with an exciting feeling.

“……Serin.”

“Yes, Rian!”

Serin responded confidently, but she was stunned by the question that followed.

“May I kiss you?”

“…Pardon?”

“This is my question.”

“Uh, uh, so…”

Momentarily slowed by the unexpected windfall.

Serin puckered her lips so much that it might have looked ugly.

“I’d be delighted.”

“…Excuse me then.”

Smooch.

“Ahah.”

She giggled because she liked the soft and ticklish touch of his lips. She wanted to enjoy it more, but they were still in the middle of the game.

“Now, this time…”

Smooch.

“R-Rian?”

Smooch, smooch.

First the lips, then the cheeks, and after that, all the way to the nape of her neck. Rahilt’s lips persistently traced Serin’s sensitive areas.

“Ahaha! It tickles, Rian.”

“You said you’d be delighted…”

“Even so…”

“Clearly, it was a game of answering only with the truth.”

Smooch, smooch, smooch.

Under the shower of kisses that came without pause, Serin’s switch was gradually pressed.

Her husband was strangely proactive today.

If she missed this opportunity, who knows when she would see this beast-like side of him again.

“Oh really… what an impossible person…”

So, Serin pretended to give in and pulled Rahilt into her embrace.

“Come here, my dear.”

“…Yes, my wife.”

And so their hands overlapped, followed by their body heat mixing in disarray.

During that passionate time, Rahilt was secretly relieved.

‘That’s fortunate.’

Rahilt had indeed spoken only the truth.

He just hadn’t disclosed everything.

Serin still had no idea.

That the person who had kidnapped her during their first meeting was none other than Rahilt’s subordinate…