Ch.15552. Inside the Eternal Barrier (2)

The interior of the shrine began to transform.

Freezing mana was actively freezing the surroundings in real-time.

Like an igloo. Yuri created a solid barrier that completely isolated this place from the outside world.

But it wasn’t cold. Rather, the space where Yuri and I were was filled with warmth.

‘The Eternal Barrier…’

I had entered Yuri’s barrier many times before. But this Eternal Barrier was completely different from before.

It felt like entering an entirely new space.

A world just for Yuri and me.

Like that other dimension I entered with Seohwa. It feels as if we’re completely disconnected from the outside world, with time flowing differently.

And that feeling wasn’t just my imagination.

Soon, the surroundings changed. This place, which until moments ago was the shrine grounds, suddenly transformed into a pristine white snowfield where no one else existed.

‘Where is this…?’

Above, I could see a clear blue sky where the snow had stopped falling. All around us, everything was quietly covered in pure white snow.

But it didn’t feel like the two of us had teleported somewhere. I could tell.

‘Everywhere is filled with Yuri’s freezing mana.’

So this entire snowfield must be the Eternal Barrier that Yuri created.

Sure enough, Yuri, who was nestled in my arms, said:

“From now on, no one can disturb the two of us.”

Yuri looked at me and smiled sweetly.

“Because I made this Eternal Barrier for our wedding night.”

Yuri’s finger. Its tip touched my lips. Her slender, long finger gently traced my lips.

“Within this Eternal Barrier, I’m going to make you mine alone, Minsu.”

The look in Yuri’s eyes as she said this was seductive.

Both Yuri and I are still twenty-two. By age, we’re no different from college students in their prime.

But Yuri right now was exuding a mysterious atmosphere that a woman her age shouldn’t be able to display.

“Haa… Everything… I want all of you…”

And the finger that had been tracing my lips soon moved to my ear. Yuri played with my earlobe. The movement of her finger was incredibly sensual.

Then Yuri pressed her lips close to my ear.

“And here… you only listen… to my words, my voice. Understand?”

Yuri whispered. Her excited breath seeped into my ear.

“Huu… I… love you… Chu…”

Yuri’s soft lips suddenly bit my earlobe. She firmly nibbled on my ear.

No, she moved as if rubbing against it, then slightly extended the tip of her tongue, coating my earlobe with her saliva.

“Haa… Does it feel good?”

I unconsciously nodded at her words.

Yuri’s white hair was pulled up, revealing her pale neck beneath.

Unlike Yuri’s usually pale skin, now she seemed so excited that her neck was flushed bright red.

And with our faces so close together, it felt like Yuri’s scent was completely seeping into me.

‘Beautiful…’

I unconsciously thought about pressing my lips against that neck.

No, before I knew it, my lips were already touching her neck.

“Hnngh… L-like that… Huu… Do you… like my body too…?”

Yuri breathed more intensely into my ear.

I embraced her more tightly. Feeling Yuri’s softness through her kimono.

With my lips still pressed against her, I inhaled more of Yuri’s scent into me.

‘I really feel… enchanted…’

Until just a moment ago, I hadn’t been conscious of the fact that we were spending our wedding night together.

For Yuri, this would certainly be her first experience. Since I already had experience with women, I should have been more composed. But at this moment, I was clearly the more excited one.

‘Was Yuri… always this sensual…’

I had sincerely loved her since the Eins days.

So although Yuri might not know it, I always wanted to cherish her.

Of course, being a man, I had fantasized about the beautiful Yuri.

But I had always treated her preciously, like a delicate snow sculpture that would shatter if handled incorrectly.

‘Well… we’ve already shared a bed now…’

But even in those moments, I had no intention of crossing the final line with Yuri.

If I were to become intimate with Yuri, being human, I might develop an attachment to my life.

But now I had already decided to form a bond with her.

So the desire for Yuri that I had suppressed all this time overflowed like a broken dam as I watched her cling to me seductively.

Just as Yuri said she would have me, I too became eager to have her.

“Haa… Haa… I… like it too… Because it’s you, Minsu… Only you…”

As my lips moved from Yuri’s neck to her collarbone, her voice grew more heated.

Finally, unable to hold back any longer, I laid Yuri down on the ground.

***

Yuri lay on the snowy ground.

But she felt no cold or discomfort from it. This entire snowfield was an alternate space created by Yuri’s Eternal Barrier.

A space completely cut off from the outside, where even the flow of time was different.

A sanctuary solely for Yuri and Minsu.

That’s why the snow on the ground was as soft as a cotton blanket. No, it was their marriage bed.

If he were to untie the sash of her kimono now, there would be no issue for the two to consummate their wedding night.

‘It’s too bright around us… I’m embarrassed…’

Though she wanted to have Minsu quickly, Yuri was still a woman.

While it was night at the shrine grounds, this alternate space created by the Eternal Barrier was excessively bright with a blue sky visible.

Yuri manipulated her control over the freezing mana. She changed the surrounding time to that of dusk when the sunset was fading.

And above the lying Yuri, she saw the face of the man she loved.

‘He’s cute…’

She unconsciously raised her hand to caress his face. She barely managed to hold back a laugh that almost escaped.

‘So Minsu can make such an eager expression too.’

She remembered the light kiss on her earlobe from earlier.

Also, the sensation of Minsu’s lips touching her neck was so ecstatic and electrifying that it made her feet tingle.

‘Minsu… wants me this much.’

The Eternal Barrier was a space controlled by Yuri. So, just like earlier, she could clearly feel Minsu’s emotions.

Those emotions were a little, no, quite erotic.

She could feel exactly what Minsu wanted right now.

His desperate desire to embrace her right away seemed so adorable to her.

‘There’s no need to rush like this… I would allow everything to Minsu.’

However, she wanted to feel this emotion a bit more—the feeling of Minsu wanting her so much.

Because the truth she had been unconsciously avoiding was trying to pierce her heart again.

‘Minsu’s life…’

It was fading away.

If possible, she wanted to share her life with Minsu. No, for Minsu, Yuri would be willing to die.

That thought almost made her tear up again. But Yuri desperately maintained a smiling expression.

This was the moment they were becoming husband and wife. If Yuri showed her distress, those emotions would be transmitted to Minsu.

This was also Minsu’s wedding moment, and she didn’t want him to feel any unhappiness.

‘Yes. At least within this Eternal Barrier… I must make Minsu happy.’

And when they leave this place together.

She would do whatever it takes to defeat the Evil God. If she succeeds, she would have saved the world in Ayel’s name.

Somehow, she would confront that god of the Cross Society and demand that Minsu be saved. She would convey her will to Ayel.

‘If Minsu really dies, I will destroy both Ayel and this world.’

After all, a world without Minsu would lose its value as a world.

That’s how Minsu was Yuri Tarkovskaya’s entire world.

Yuri gently wrapped her arms around Minsu’s neck. And whispered in his ear.

“Let’s become one. Come to me.”

Minsu’s grip on her wrist tightened. He nodded.

Soon, Minsu began to undress himself first. Then he quickly removed Yuri’s kimono completely.

‘I’m embarrassed…’

Even though they already knew each other’s naked forms.

Still, what lay beyond was uncharted territory, making her feel both embarrassed and afraid.

But beyond all those emotions, at this moment, Yuri was the happiest woman in the world.

Their lips met.

“Mmm… Mmm…”

And Yuri interlaced her fingers with Minsu’s. At that very moment, Yuri squeezed his hand tightly.

Finally, the two became one.

***

I spent a deeply intimate time with Yuri.

It was Yuri’s first time, but she intensely desired me. I felt the same way.

So the two of us, lost in each other, continuously indulged in one another.

By the time the fire that had just been lit was extinguished, several hours had already passed. The two of us looked at each other and turned our heads away shyly.

Then we gathered and put on our discarded clothes.

‘Now I really need to control myself.’

In fact, an hour ago, we had already dressed again, but upon seeing Yuri, I got fired up again, so that couldn’t happen again.

Yuri, who had elegantly put her kimono back on, created a sofa made of snow.

The two of us sat there side by side, holding hands.

“My legs are trembling… hehe.”

Yuri said as she rested her face on my shoulder. I felt a bit flustered, but then Yuri snuggled into my arms and unconsciously made a nasal sound.

She seemed to be in a very good mood. I stroked her hair.

Then Yuri, who had been lightly moving her finger across my chest, looked at me and said:

“By the way… who was better? Me or Soso?”

I was extremely taken aback by her words.

That inner turmoil almost showed on my face, but I managed to maintain my composure and said to Yuri:

“What are you suddenly talking about?”

“I know. You’ve already spent the night with Soso.”

Yuri’s blue eyes looked at me.

Her gaze was so cold that it sent chills down my spine. But then, Yuri smiled brightly with a playful expression.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to answer. At least I know that you really wanted me just now.”

Yuri gently took my hand and placed it on her thigh. That thigh was trembling slightly.

“Wasn’t it too rough for our wedding night?”

“T-that…”

When Yuri spoke so teasingly, I was flustered again.

Seeing that I couldn’t meet her eyes, Yuri laughed out loud. Then she hugged me tightly.

“But I’m happy. Because it’s just you and me here. If you want, you can have me as much as you want.”

My heart raced again at those words. But I suppressed those feelings once more.

“By the way, this place…”

I looked around.

Yuri’s Eternal Barrier was still being maintained. When I briefly checked the time on my in-ear device, the numbers were moving very slowly.

As if reading my mind, Yuri said:

“The Eternal Barrier won’t collapse anytime soon. I’m not sure if it’s the power of the shrine or because I’ve awakened the power of the Snow Woman, but the time outside is probably flowing slower than here.”

Yuri seemed very pleased about this fact.

It meant that there was still more time for her and me to be alone together.

“…… So we’re still on our honeymoon! Don’t think about anything else!”

Yuri said to me in a pouty manner. When I lightly kissed her lips, she clung to me even more.

Then, with a somewhat sad expression, she said:

“It seems my Sage awakening isn’t complete yet. So at least until then… let’s stay together, just the two of us.”

At those words, I unconsciously looked at Yuri’s fingers.

As Yuri said, her Ancient Gear, Nivis, was still in its second form.

“When I absorb all the power of the Snow Woman existing in the shrine, Nivis will also awaken to its true form.”

I nodded at her words.

I am the Colorless Key, the one who must help Yuri’s Sage awakening. There was still work to be done here with Yuri.

But at that moment, Yuri wrapped her arms around my neck again.

Soon, our tongues intertwined. And so, the two of us shared our private time once more.