episode_0052

Area 7, where we arrived before sunset, was no different from when we left.

But the feeling was quite different. This was the first time in a week that I felt glad to see the deserted streets again. Even the drugged women standing on the wall of the building, looking at us with empty eyes, were no different from day-old puppies compared to Orca.

Aser didn’t do anything today and didn’t look at the girls who were drunk and screaming loudly with a look of disgust. What if I don’t do some work? At least they didn’t touch No. 25 directly like the prostitutes in District 6 did.

Aser asked in a worried tone as he watched No. 25 walking next to him, wiping away his sweat.

“Aren’t you a little tired? Do you want to go straight to the estate?”

Number 25 nodded once.

It’s almost like that short action is over! With a cheerful sound, the scenery in front of me changed in an instant. The strong smell of cigarettes left on the street disappeared in an instant, and the smell of food that stimulated the appetite tickled the tip of my nose.

A market located inside the territory. The merchants did not even glance at the sudden appearance of Aser, as if they were now familiar with it. Rather, it seemed as if they were faithful to their duties and were trying to offer food to Aser, who had just appeared, or to invite him into the store somehow, saying that good goods had arrived.

After making the merchants leave by saying that he was tired today, Aser pointed to a store and spoke to No. 25.

“Oh, you liked that, right? Should I buy one and eat it together?”

What Aser was pointing at was the sandwich he bought when he first went out to his old estate. No. 25, who likes food, had no reason to refuse, but for some reason, he shook his head from side to side to express his refusal.

“Why? Do you have no appetite?”

“That’s not true, I don’t mind if you eat whatever you like.”

“What do I like?”

It was not my intention to criticize the food made through the labor of merchants, but Aser did not prefer to buy and eat the food listed on the street. If it weren’t for number 25, I wouldn’t have even paid attention to the store and headed straight for the castle.

However, it was impossible to immediately cut off the kindness shown by No. 25 out of consideration for Aser.

Aser thought for a moment, then gave an odd answer with his face becoming increasingly red.

“I like your lips the best.”

The noise that was filling the estate died down in an instant, and the attention of the surrounding merchants was instantly focused. I regretted saying it. I wonder if this is a trashy line that doesn’t even appear in a third-rate novel, but I couldn’t pick up the words that had already flowed out of my mouth. If I didn’t have eyes to see, I would have been tearing my head out and screaming in shame.

However, contrary to Aser’s feelings, those words brought about quite good results.

Number 25 raised his tiptoes and lightly kissed Aser, who was unable to come to his senses from shame, on the lips. A kiss that ended in an instant with a sound. Aser looked as if he was checking what was happening.

Number 25 looked away and opened his mouth in a trembling voice.

“Is it okay to do this?”

The merchants around looked at Aser with envious eyes. There were also people who actually said out loud that they were jealous.

Aser held No. 25’s shoulder and spoke firmly.

“Sorry, try one more time.”

“One more time… What?”

The kiss ended without any time to really feel it, and I couldn’t be satisfied with this fleeting pleasure. Aser asked to be kissed again even though people were watching.

This time, No. 25 hesitated due to Aser’s proactive appearance.

I felt like I had to do something like that, so I kissed Aser briefly, but when I came to my senses, there were too many people around. If you kiss Aser again while all the attention is focused like this, you will die of shame.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to do it with Aser.

“Next time, I want to do it at the castle… .”

Upon hearing those words, Aser’s sense of reason was cut cleanly as if it had been cut with a knife. So much so that I even forgot about the option of using magic to go to the castle right away.

Holding No. 25’s hand, we passed through the crowd and headed toward the castle.

Although I was hit by a cool breeze, my face gradually became hot and red.

My heart began to beat at an unprecedented rate, and my steps accelerated as if I was being chased by something.

Number 25, led by Aser’s hand and running, was breathing heavily.

I had no intention of giving No. 25 a hard time. If he had a hard time running at his own pace, all you had to do was hold him and run.

Aser hugged No. 25 next to him with both hands. Princess hug, this was the second time I was held in this position. There was no shame like the first time. Right now, No. 25 just wanted to get to the castle quickly and continue with Aser and Keith.

Number 25, who was running slowly next to her, was taken into Aser’s arms, and as she ran at her own speed, she arrived at the castle in the blink of an eye.

“You can take it down now.”

From here, I could walk directly. Aser carefully placed No. 25 on the ground and then opened the gate.

I don’t know how Charlotte found out that the two had arrived, but she had already come halfway across the yard to meet them.

A week is a time that can be said to be either long or short. For Charlotte, a week without No. 25 seemed like an eternity. A bright smile bloomed on Charlotte’s face when she saw No. 25’s face after a long time.

I wanted to talk to No. 25 right away, but it was rude to talk to No. 25 first while leaving Aser behind. Charlotte bowed politely to Aser and then opened up as if pouring out the words she had been holding back for so long.

“How was District 6, your first visit in a while? Have you ever met an orca? Oh, it’s not like there’s a strange person attached to No. 25, right?”

These were all difficult questions to answer. District 6, where I went for the first time in a while, was still the worst street full of solicitors, Orca, who I hated meeting so much, was met in the worst way, and a prostitute even talked to No. 25.

Lastly, while I was drunk and blacked out for a moment, I was unable to say that Orca had kidnapped No. 25.

If all of this is discovered, Charlotte’s nagging will probably last a whole month until scabs form on her ears. That had to be avoided.

Aser spoke appropriately to Charlotte. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to sit in a quiet place, drink a cup of tea, and unwind. However, what went beyond that was a huge desire to have a good time with No. 25.

“What, specifically? Nothing special happened. Right?”

The last ‘right?’ was addressed to number 25. Number 25 nodded in agreement and added, ‘Yes, that’s right.’

Charlotte’s smile also stopped there.

Number 25 is blushing right next to Aser. Aser is also blushing, panting and looking like he wants to end the conversation quickly. Charlotte’s instincts told her there was something between them.

Charlotte asked vaguely in a calm voice.

“Still, I’m glad that our relationship seems to be much better than before.”

Aser looked away from Charlotte’s eyes and answered awkwardly.

“Well, does it look like that?”

“Yes, it looks like something good happened in District 6?”

Of course it was a good thing. I had sex with someone I loved for the first time, and if that wasn’t a good thing, what was it? I wanted to brag about that day’s experience to Charlotte as if it were a sagas.

But the relationship was not something Aser had alone. I couldn’t tell that story to others without asking No. 25’s opinion. Instead of going into detail, Aser just skipped over it.

“What… Some good things happened. I’m sorry for saying this after seeing you for a while, but I have something to talk about with No. 25… Can we talk again later?”

Charlotte answered by forcing the corners of her mouth to raise stiffly.

“Of course.”

After finishing the short conversation, Aser seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and led No. 25’s hand up the stairs to the inside of the Demon Castle.

Charlotte watched the backs of the two leaving until they disappeared completely.

Looking at that figure, it was clear. It was something I expected, and in a way, it was natural. A woman and a man went on a trip alone for a week. Nothing happened because the woman didn’t touch the man she was with? That would be a serious problem.

Clearly, Aser and No. 25’s relationship is something to be celebrated. Didn’t they promise that before they left? However, as I clearly witnessed with my own eyes the reality of the two’s improved relationship, the resolve at that time was slowly disappearing, like snow melting in the warm heat of a spring day.

Aser was heading up the stairs to the third floor, leaving a message to the maid who greeted him every time she passed by telling her not to come to the third floor until dinner was over, and then went into his room with No. 25 and locked the door.

According to the rumor of a maid who later went up to the third floor to clean the hallway without hearing the story, every time she passed in front of Aser’s door, she heard the sound of a creaking bed, the moans of a man and a woman, and ‘No more, no more…’ .’ It is said that all they could hear was Aser’s voice begging for his life.