Ch.347Chapter 347 Epilogue – Prelude to Battle

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The happiness that overflowed from Lilianshiz’s body, too much for one person to contain, led her to share it in the simplest way possible—a kiss.

It was a deep kiss filled with affection for her precious Cal Ranos and the tiniest desire to have him all to herself.

Kiss, kiss, and more kisses.

It began as a light bird kiss, the simple touching of lips that lovers share.

They both already knew.

“…” / “…”

This act of savoring the sensation of the softest parts of their bodies meeting, eyes closed and without words, would only grow more intense as time passed.

Unlike usual days, today was extraordinarily special.

They had confessed their desire to be together forever, and after accepting that confession, the most primal yet beautiful act would follow.

And Lilianshiz was the one who initiated this special moment.

As if trying to soothe her disappointment at having been beaten to the confession she had wanted to make during this trip to her beloved Cal.

Throughout their kiss, Lilianshiz’s arms, which had been tightly wrapped around Cal’s upper body, loosened and gradually moved up as if to caress his face.

Cal, with his eyes closed, savoring the sensation of Shiz’s lips against his, didn’t open his eyes even when he felt her hands caressing his face.

This was a common occurrence.

When they spent time alone together and the mood deepened, they would kiss to confirm their affection for each other.

And when such kisses continued and heated the air around them, it was quite common for Lilianshiz’s hands to rise to caress his face.

The first time he experienced this, he had opened his eyes naturally, curious about why his precious person wanted to touch his face.

But that time had long since passed.

It was only natural that his closed eyes remained shut.

There were many benefits to keeping his eyes closed.

Despite her delicate and beautiful appearance, she had lived wielding a sword as her profession, just like him.

The slightly hard touch of the calluses embedded in every corner of her hands, caressing him as if touching the most precious treasure in the world, felt more vivid and poignant when his eyes were closed rather than open.

However, it took only an instant to realize that assuming everything would be the same as usual was a mistake.

It wasn’t his face. It was his nape.

The place where Shiz’s hands went, after leaving his embrace, was not where they usually went, but somewhere rather different.

A strange heat from Shiz’s touch enveloped Cal’s nape, even though the alcohol had worn off.

No, rather than enveloping, perhaps “clinging” would be more accurate.

As Shiz seemed to transfer her entire body weight onto him.

“…!!”

Though he didn’t make any sound, Cal momentarily experienced a slight twist in his breathing.

Even though it was sudden, it wasn’t the first time Shiz’s hands had touched his nape, so he thought it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Perhaps he was startled by the unexpected external stimulus because he had been focusing solely on confirming each other’s feelings with his eyes closed.

Though he calmed down quickly, he was about to consider how closing his eyes dramatically changed the sensation of external stimuli when Shiz’s bold advances continued, as if merely embracing his nape wasn’t enough.

It started with their lips. Even though they were just lightly touching, not colliding, they confirmed their overflowing love.

But a small desire to go a bit further grew in size, craving complete affection from Cal.

Gently, very carefully, Shiz’s lips parted.

Out came her tongue, as soft as any other part of her body hidden by lips and clothing.

She began a gentle knock to open Cal’s lips that were pressed against hers.

Cal, with his eyes still closed but wearing a faint smile, slightly opened his lips and extended his tongue in response to Shiz’s signal.

Eventually, their tongues intertwined as if they had originally been one organ, exchanging saliva and affection.

It was the beginning of a deep kiss.

Slurp- Slurp- Slurrp-

Perhaps it was the reassurance that no one would hear them since they were alone that made the two bolder.

Slurp-

Around the two exploring each other’s tongues, undeniably lewd wet sounds continued for a remarkably long time.

It wasn’t as if they hadn’t done this before.

As two people confirming their affection and nurturing their love.

When they spent time alone together and the mood deepened.

Even just making eye contact would lead to a kiss confirming their affection, and as time passed, their tongues would intertwine in a deep kiss that continued for so long it might seem somewhat obscene.

But compared to any deep kiss they had shared before.

The intensity of the kiss they were sharing now was so deep and overflowing with tenderness that just touching would convey how they felt about each other.

Normally, a deep kiss where tongues meet might be difficult to maintain for long due to breathing difficulties.

Whether it was thanks to the robust lung capacity from their bodies perfected through countless training sessions.

Or whether they had developed a certain knack for it through numerous such affectionate acts, it was hard to tell.

But the deep kiss that seemed to go on for a long time to anyone watching.

“Hoo…”

Came to an end as Shiz very carefully pulled away from Cal’s lips.

A flush across her entire face as if heated by fire.

An expression revealing completely defenseless charm, more disheveled and loosened—no, perhaps “melted” would be more appropriate—than when she was drunk.

“Haa… Haa…”

The sensual sound of her breath, unable to control her rapid breathing.

Even though they had only been kissing, the heat engulfing the two made it feel as if the room’s temperature had risen.

Usually, they would confirm their affection through kisses and then restrain themselves, not going any further.

They had both instinctively known, consciously or not, that if they fell too deeply into each other, they would postpone what needed to be done and couldn’t move forward, so they had been holding back.

But today, the two were a little different.

In Shiz’s eyes as she looked up at Cal, there was a sparkle that straddled the boundary between regret and desire, wanting to confirm their affection further.

And Cal, looking down carefully at Shiz, was filled with a desire to deepen his affection for her, which had only grown with each kiss.

“…” / “…”

Not a word came from the mouths of the two facing each other, but that didn’t matter anymore.

Their expressions and gazes, so melted they seemed to be flowing, were already communicating their intentions.

But as if to remind them that sometimes exchanging a few words is important, even if they could understand just by looking into each other’s eyes.

“When our kisses continued… my lower abdomen… the part just below my navel touched Cal’s… hard thing.”

At Shiz’s words, which hid her shyness as much as possible.

“…u…um.”

Cal’s eyes, which had been looking at her with tenderness, widened slightly as he gave a brief response, and soon his expression was suffused with embarrassment.

It would be a bit awkward. It was merely a physiological response that any healthy man might have in such a situation.

He might feel as if he had been caught masturbating.

He should have denied it or made some excuse to avoid the situation.

But intoxicated by the atmosphere and the situation, exploring and sharing the affection they had confirmed.

He didn’t want to deny the honest reaction of his body, which was why Cal’s expression still showed appropriate surprise and embarrassment.

But seeing Cal like this, Shiz smiled slightly and moved her body even closer to him.

Even though it was clear that Cal’s something that had touched her body earlier would meet the part below her navel again.

And as expected, when Lilianshiz completely eliminated the distance between them, the hard sensation felt on the part below her navel.

“…Hih!!”

An excited moan flowed from Lilianshiz’s lips without any attempt to hide it.

“…”

Silence. The room that had been filled with the sensual wet sounds of their intertwining tongues just moments ago.

“…” / “…”

Was now filled with the silence created by the two people whose breathing had stopped.

Cal, who couldn’t suppress his physiological response and had it exposed to Shiz, maintained a strange silence with an expression that was difficult to describe in words.

And Shiz, slightly surprised by the excited moan that had escaped her lips, had the most vivid blush on her face since entering this room.

Silence is meant to be broken, but in that moment when no one could guarantee how the silence would break.

Once again, it was Shiz who took the lead.

Perhaps her disappointment at allowing Cal to make the important confession first was that great.

Since the ring was placed on her finger, most of what happened in this room had been led by her setting the mood.

“Even now… it’s like that…”

Though there was a hint of embarrassment, she spoke calmly without a tremor, and her sparkling eyes fixed on Cal’s.

Looking at her, Cal’s mind was clearly struggling to find appropriate words to change the mood after being caught in an uncontrollable physiological response.

But as he tried to say something appropriate, in his ear.

“…I’m happy.”

The moment he heard Shiz’s somewhat breathless and excited voice, which he hadn’t expected.

Cal, Cal Ranos, instinctively knew that it was impossible to control the physiological response that had been growing as he looked at his precious person.

“…Uh!!”

And thanks to that uncontrolled physiological response, he heard another excited moan escape from Shiz’s lips.

Cal’s hands, which had been idle for a moment, approached as if to caress Shiz’s face and gently landed.

“Hauu…”

As soon as his touch reached her face, Lilianshiz let out a sweet moan, and Cal, who then embraced her somewhat forcefully.

“…Let’s go to the bed.”

He suggested going to a place to properly spend this long, long night.

And Shiz, with her face buried in his embrace, silently nodded to follow his will.

As soon as he received her consent, did he feel there was nothing to hold him back?

Cal used his arms to lift Shiz up.

“Wai… Cal…!!”

Despite Shiz’s words of surprise and embarrassment at the sudden feeling of being lifted, he carried her and moved towards where the bed was.

All that could be heard was Cal’s solid footsteps and the disheveled breathing of the two, indistinguishable as to whose it was.

And…

Thump-!! Thump-!! Thump-!!

The pounding heartbeats of the two, also indistinguishable as to whose they were.

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The action the two took as soon as they reached the bed, which was more than enough for both to sleep on, from the entrance of the room, was close to instinct.

“Undress me…”

Shiz, who had placed her body on the bed, turned her back, lowered her arms, and asked him to remove the evening dress she had worn when spending the evening with him.

“…”

Cal, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, silently nodded and approached Shiz sitting on the bed, carefully removing her dress with a touch that was both gentle and clumsy.

It wasn’t a difficult process.

As soon as he lowered the straps that hung over both shoulders, the evening dress that had accentuated her body tonight was instantly removed.

Rustle-

By the time he thought even the sound of fabric flowing off her body seemed sensual.

“This too… take it off for me.”

Still with her back turned, Shiz requested in a voice full of embarrassment that he also remove the underwear that remained after the evening dress was taken off.

He could somehow manage to control his breathing.

Gulp-

But he couldn’t control swallowing dryly. Cal silently nodded and removed the bra that had covered her chest with the same touch as when he had removed the evening dress.

This too wasn’t a difficult task.

And only after what seemed like an eternal moment did Cal finally see.

That the person he loved so much had become naked, with no clothing covering her upper body.

What remained… was only the panties covering her lower body?

Thinking this, Cal was about to move towards the one remaining piece of underwear covering her body before Shiz could request it.

“Th-that, I-I’ll take it off myself.”

Shiz, who made a voice smaller than an ant crawling, tried to block his touch with quick hand movements.

But to Cal, who already had an uncontrollable passion deep in his heart, Shiz’s words didn’t register.

His touch moved towards her lower body faster than Shiz’s attempt to block it.

“…Heut!”

The excited moan that Shiz let out, startled by Cal’s sudden touch, only fueled the flames of his instinct, gradually pushing away the reason that was precariously supporting him.

It wasn’t just the excited moan from Shiz’s lips that was pushing away his reason.

Wetness, the somewhat hot wetness he felt as soon as his touch reached the last piece of underwear covering Shiz’s lower body, along with her moan, was forcefully pushing away his reason.

But since his reason hadn’t completely flown away, he followed what the one remaining piece of reason told him to do and turned his head to look at Shiz.

The moment he saw her face, which he hadn’t properly faced since she turned her back as soon as she got on the bed, completely melted with sensuality and embarrassment.

“Um… Ca-Cal, so… u-umph.”

Shiz, who was trying to explain being caught in an embarrassing scene even as she was melting, couldn’t resist Cal’s lips and tongue that somewhat roughly blocked her mouth, and she accepted it.

In fact, she had no intention of resisting.

Regardless of the reason, she only felt grateful to Cal, who closed the distance without showing any sign of panic even after seeing her body that clearly showed signs of excitement.

And so another night began.

Unlike a little while ago when they confirmed their affection for each other and spent a tender time.

Now it was time to spend a night like beasts, somewhat fiercely desiring each other.