Chapter 433: The Progenitor Private’s Life

Carrying someone all the way to the top of the castle was a bit much for me.

But while being held in my arms, Tyr subtly supported herself using her darkness. Thanks to that, I reached her quarters without much strain.

The door was firmly shut, but as I approached, it opened on its own.

Must be Tyr’s darkness at work.

Without hesitation, I carried her straight to her bed and tossed her down.

With a soft thud, Tyr bounced lightly and settled atop the bed.

Still holding her arms tightly to her chest, she looked up at me in silence.

“H-Hu, this is all so sudden…”

“Sudden? Tyr, you’ve been wanting this for a while, haven’t you? Don’t say otherwise. I’m very sensitive to human desires and believe me, I can tell the ‘difference.’”

Tyr had even wanted me to push things along a bit forcefully.

The fact that she didn’t resist and even subtly helped me made that clear.

Standing over her, I shrugged off my coat and loosened my hands.

“Now, Tyr. Let’s begin our ‘private life.’”

Tyr, visibly flustered, hesitated with trembling eyes before finally closing them tightly and whispering.

“B-Be gentle… it’s my first time…”

“It’s not.”

At that moment, Tyr’s expression turned cold.

She misunderstood.

I wasn’t talking about my first time, and bringing up past experiences at such a moment felt inappropriate.

That disappointment surged across her face.

But that’s not what I meant.

I quickly clarified.

“What I mean is, what I’m about to do is part of restoring your senses. You’ve done this before. It should feel familiar.”

Realizing her mistake, Tyr’s emotions quickly calmed.

Still, after brushing off her embarrassment, she asked softly.

“…My senses?”

“Yeah. So far, you’ve only regained sensation above your shoulders, right? Of course, it must feel incomplete. I figured I’d wait and let you enjoy things at your own pace… but if you want it, I’ll continue.”

Now stripped to a single light shirt, I pulled a card from my sleeve, the Seven of Spades, Lightning Spool.

Tyr glanced at the familiar symbol and seemed slightly let down.

“So this ‘private life’ was…”

“Restoring your senses is a very private matter, isn’t it?”

“…I suppose.”

Disappointment leaked from her tone, undeniable.

In the past, she would’ve kept such feelings buried, merely thinking this “wasn’t what I expected.”

But the added weight of expectation left her more visibly crestfallen than ever before.

Still, there was no doubt that this was something she wanted.

Sighing away her disappointment, Tyr sat on the bed with a pout.

“I thought it’d be something else… You are quite good at playing with people’s expectations.”

“Oh? What exactly were you expecting?”

“…Forget it! Just finish quickly.”

I sat beside the clearly displeased Tyr.

Pressing the card to my palm, I took her by the waist and pulled her into my lap.

Cradled from behind, she let herself be embraced.

In the past, she would’ve been shocked, but we’d done similar things many times while restoring her senses, so she’d grown accustomed.

“Hu?”

“Tyr, there’s something I should warn you about first. I didn’t really want to do this.”

Beneath her twisted-up hair, her pale nape was exposed.

Delicate enough to shatter at the touch, this frailty hadn’t changed, even after her heart began beating again.

As I gently brushed my fingers over that bloodless skin, I whispered.

“Tyr. I’m the King of Humans.”

“I know that.”

“No. You think you do, but just as a person doesn’t truly know themselves, humans don’t truly understand humanity. Not even I do. To say we know everything… It’s such a presumptuous, arrogant thing, isn’t it? There are so many kinds of humans. How could anyone possibly claim to understand them all?”

If humans truly understood humans, there’d be no need for Mind Reading.

We’d simply create and manipulate one another at will.

But my power, Mind Reading, the ability to read thoughts and memories, is the only one I have.

“That’s not very human, you’re lacking humanity, those statements presume what humans should be. I don’t like that. Even if you have no heartbeat, no sense of touch, and have lived for a thousand years, you’re still human. Even if you drink blood and have been branded a heretic by the Sanctum, you’re still human. An ordinary human.”

Wrapping my arms beneath hers in an almost wistful gesture, I said.

“That’s why I didn’t want to change you.”

“…Then why did you revive my heart and restore my senses?”

“Because you wished for it, and because you tried.”

Her snowy skin was like a pure white canvas, anything inscribed on it would stand out starkly.

Like leaving tracks in untouched snow, there was guilt in disturbing that… but still, I had to proceed.

“You bared your heart to another. You wanted change, and you succeeded, but because of the Homunculus Dilemma, you couldn’t act on your will. So I lent a hand.”

“To move as I desired?”

“Yes. As the King of Humans, I’m also your king. I can circumvent the Homunculus Dilemma because at that moment, I was your representative.”

I reached out and traced her collarbone with my fingers.

So pronounced under her thin skin, the hollow between them invited my touch.

As I pressed gently into it, Tyr’s body trembled faintly.

“It’s the same this time. I can return your senses to you—as yours, but I didn’t want to bring everything back.”

“W-Why not?”

“Because it would feel like I’m reshaping you on my own. As the King of Humans… I should be observing humanity, not molding it to my desire.”

It’s a complicated matter.

The Beast King, who represents all beasts, must be an observer.

But what happens if that observer begins to interfere with the beasts?

What if the King of Humans reshapes humanity entirely?

If I killed every human, then I wouldn’t even exist anymore.

Even now, the Progenitor Tyrkanzyaka is a godlike figure—a pillar of history.

Reviving her heart may bring monumental change.

That’s why I resisted the idea of changing someone… anyone.

“Human-ness. Humanity. Human nature. Strange words, aren’t they? If you lack ‘humanity,’ does that make you no longer human? If you’re not ‘human-like,’ does that make you a beast? Humans aren’t moving toward something. They just ‘exist’. They’re not trying to become anything.”

Tyr didn’t reply.

Partly because of my touch, partly because she didn’t know what to say.

After a long pause, she finally murmured.

“…So that is why you hate the Sanctum.”

“Exactly. They love defining what humanity should be. Anyway…”

Each time my fingers brushed her skin, color returned in brief flashes.

The lightning etched into her consciousness would flicker and vanish.

Perhaps because her skin was far from her head, even after engraving it so intensely, the sensation didn’t easily return.

I’d have to use more force.

“I’ll return it as close to your living self as I can.”

I poured lightning into her body.

Even though I wasn’t holding her that tightly, Tyr’s body shuddered.

“Ugh.”

｢Hu’s hands are… big. With just two, he’s covering me from my neck down to my chest…｣

I hadn’t even touched anything yet—but knowing I would, Tyr let out a quiet sigh and stared down at my hands.

As a soft moan echoed in the room, I slowly, deliberately lowered my hands.

“Ah…”

｢He’s going lower… If he keeps going, even further…｣

– Thump.

My hand caught on her clothing.

The old-fashioned dress exposed her collarbone but allowed no more.

It was not to be touched—nor even seen.

It was the sacred body of the Progenitor.

The black fabric fulfilled its duty of guarding her sanctity.

But I did not hesitate to go underneath it.

“…!”

Eight of Spades, Elixir.

Tyr’s clothes turned into cards and fell onto the floor.

Her upper body, always covered by the dark dress, was completely bare under the dim light.

Surprised, Tyr tried to grab the cards that were flowing down, but it was a futile attempt.They slipped through the gap in her hand like water.

Tyr, who was naked for a moment, tightly shut her eyes.

｢W-Wait. Isn’t this too early? Is this okay? Uh, what should I do?｣

In the dim light, Tyr’s skin was as white as a ray of light.

Beyond her slender shoulders, I could still see a glimpse of her chest despite it being covered by one arm.

I whispered as I grabbed Tyr’s wrist.

“Tense up.”

｢I’m already tense enough! How could I not be tense? Your hands are about to tease me…!｣

She gulped.

Both Tyr, and I.

As the barriers covering her disappeared one by one, Tyr closed her eyes as if giving up and answered.

“I… will.”

Finally, the noble and powerful vampire Tyrkanzyaka revealed everything in my arms.

I reached out cautiously, surely guiding my hand along the furrow in her chest.

｢He touched…!｣

Her plump, supple chest lay on my hand.

The feeling of her gently clinging to my palm felt good.

However, Tyr trembled at the unfamiliar gesture.

Tyr still had no sensations.

Her trembling shoulders and reactions were signs of psychological resistance.

She was only absorbed in the atmosphere and the act itself.

Tyr was not feeling it in the full sense.

…Not yet

“Eep.”

I held the lightning in my hand and gently stroked Tyr’s body.

Color bloomed in the area my hand touched, from below to above.

I had to admit, the sense of depravity of ruining a pure white piece of paper made me a little excited.

｢His touch is rough. It is different from before. Hu… Is he feeling it? Where Hu’s hand touches… Something. Something ticklish and strange is furrowing into my body…｣

Up until this point, it was the same as when I revived other senses.

It wouldn’t be like that in the future, though.

I took my hand off her body for a moment.

The lightning was rippling so much that it was visible.

Especially the thread flashing between my fingers.

I held the lightning stronger than ever before in both hands and grabbed Tyr’s body tightly.

“Huh?!”

And Tyr’s body fluttered.

Tyr blinked at the unfamiliar sensation.

The hand reflected in her eyes was touching a slightly sensitive part, but in any case, it wasn’t much different from before.

A pleasant touch that conveys sensation to the place where it touches.

But this time.

The type of sensation was different.

Unlike taste and smell, it wasn’t something to distinguish… It was a simple touch.

However, a one-dimensional sensation like shock shot out from a sensitive place and formed a complex sensation.

Tyr didn’t realize that the unfamiliar sensation was sexual and simply groaned.

“Ugh. This… hah… Is strange. Ugh. This.”

“It’s only the beginning.”

“The… beginning?”

“Yes. This place is far from the head… It needs a little stronger stimulation.”

I didn’t try to show it, but my breathing was also a little rough.

This body was also a human body.

There was no need to hold back.

The place where my desire was directed would soon change to Tyr’s pleasure.

I drew out the power of lightning even more and caressed the chest in my hand to find the point of sensation.

I felt a small, soft, mound that I hadn’t found, yet Tyr felt nothing and couldn’t even react.

It’s okay.

That’s why I am here.

I carefully touched the area around it, and before Tyr could react… I strongly crushed the tips with my fingers.

A moment later, Tyr opened her eyes wide and reacted.

“Hyaaahh?!”

Pleasure she had never felt before swept over Tyr like a tidal wave.

Her back bent as if it would break, and her slender body shook violently.

Although it was limited to the parts that still had sensation, everything was reacting on its own.

｢Wait, wait, wait. Something is— Wait.｣

Tyr felt fear at the sensation she had never felt before.

And the unknown was usually accompanied by fear.

Tyr gasped at the spark that shook her skull.

“Hu?! Wait. Stop. Something is strange…!”

“It’s normal.”

I whispered in her ear and pinched her chest again.

Tyr’s voice flowed out as a moan before she could finish her words.

I could feel the pitiful trembling at my fingertips.

“This is the most sensitive part, so I need to use the lightning a little harder.”

“Haugh, stop. This is, ang, noooo…!”

｢It’s strange. I don’t know. I do not know. But, I do not hate it… A little… more.｣

I tend to read the mind more than the words.

She says no, but if that’s what she really means…

– Swish.

I crushed it with all my might.

Lightning struck.

In my hand, and in Tyr’s head.

Her body, which had become extremely sensitive, accepted my lightning as it was.

Even for Tyr, was that too strong?

She bit her lips hard and curled her body, enduring the sensation somewhere between pain and pleasure.

“Ahhh…!”

“It’ll be a little strong. Hold on.”

“It hurts. Ugh…! Wait, this is…! Aah!”

Once more, I clenched it tightly, and Tyr stopped talking, rocking her head amidst the waves of sensation.

I held on tightly to confine her body which was shaking pitifully.

If Tyr had used a little strength here, it would have been easy to escape my embrace.

“Stop, stopppp…!”

｢A little, more…!｣

While shaking, she shook her head desperately and grabbed my hand as if to stop it.

“Haaah. Hu…! This is not…!”

｢… I want to feel more…!｣

However, Tyr didn’t stop me, and I didn’t hold back.

I persistently tormented her plump chest.

I buried my face in her neck, enjoying the soft texture.

When I lightly bit the scentless skin, her neck trembled.

“Hu, Huughh! This is, strange…!”

“If we think about it objectively, it’s normal to have senses.”

“That’s not what I meant, Huah! Ah, Ah. Ugh.”

Tyr shook her head repeatedly.

I pulled once, swept it up, and then squeezed it again.

I treated the bare skin of the Progenitor that no one had ever seen like a toy.

While doing so, I teased the fruit hanging at the end of her chest.

Before I knew it, Tyr’s tip had become like a ripe fruit.

Her senses had returned.

It was faster than I thought.

I didn’t need to touch it anymore.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and lifted her up, sitting her face to face with me.

Tyr, who had suddenly revealed everything to me, turned her head slightly in embarrassment.

But that didn’t hide anything.

Pure white skin, thin flesh, a body that looked like a sculpture but was soft, a face that was beautiful and now had regained its vitality, it was all laid bare for me to see.

I felt it when I was hugging her from behind, but seeing it from the front gave me a new feeling.

As I slowly admired Tyr’s naked body, a red fruit on the mountain stood out in front of me.

Feeling an impulse for a moment, I opened my mouth and took a bite of the fruit.

“…!!”

Tyr’s arms wrapped around my head.

In an instinctive action, I ended up burying my face in Tyr’s chest.

Without opening my mouth or moving my head, I inhaled Tyr’s faint scent.

Could I be intoxicated by a faint scent?

I crushed Tyr’s nipple with my teeth as if possessed.

Tyr, who was panting, threw her head back and convulsed in my embrace.

“Hyaaah!”

It seems that the lightning strike had a strong impact on her body.

Even things that weren’t supposed to come out came out.

I was inwardly shocked by the liquid flowing into my mouth, but I had no choice but to swallow it. It tasted unexpectedly sweet.

Ironic.

A vampire that sucks human blood.

A human who squeezes another’s body fluid out of her.

As I smiled and opened my mouth, the liquid that had been hanging out stretched out.

My body felt regretful as the sweetness faded away, but it was okay.

There was still one left.

I raised my head and looked at Tyr, who was leaning against me weakly.

“Tyr.”

“Hu….”

“If you become like this just with me playing with your chest… Is it okay if I do the rest?”

Her face, slightly flushed, was erotic.

Her face, soaked in shame, embarrassment, and happiness, was mixed together to create an emotion that was hard to gauge.

Tyr answered with a voice that trembled with longing.

“It was unfamiliar. It was embarrassing. It was painful. It hurt, and it was frightening. This sensation that shakes both body and mind will surely transform me into something else… into a being entirely different from what I have been until now.”

At first, Tyr was a walking phenomenon.

For her, who had already died once, the boundary between the world and herself was blurred.

I revived her heart, built walls in the space that was left, and made a room inside it.

But that wasn’t enough.

The room, which was completely sealed off on all sides, was no different from a coffin.

So I made a window there.

That’s why, when the light came and the wind blew, a window called sensation would shake the room.

Even though there was Tyr’s desire, it was I who ultimately created it.

I made this doll human and breathed life into it.

The greatest work I’ve ever made in my life stared at me with an incredibly loving smile.

“I’m scared, and I’m anxious….”

Tyr slowly lowered her head and covered my lips with hers.

It was a clumsy kiss, but it was all the more stimulating because of that.

Tyr, who had tasted me for quite some time, answered with a completely melted expression.

“Hu, if you do it, I will be happy.”

The night is short.

However, the night of the Duchy where the sun cannot be seen due to the fog is very long.

When this long night ends, the girl who lived for twelve centuries as a virgin will finally be reborn as a lady.

The night that held the private life of the Progenitor.