The Night Without a Healer (3)

Though Ethan felt a slight feverishness in his head, the two managed to finish bathing without crossing any major lines or boundaries.

Returning to the bedroom with Lilith, Ethan now lightly predicted in his mind what she would do next.

‘We can’t go to the church, there’s no capable priest like Celista, and while I’ve loosened the wound with a muscle relaxation potion and immobilized it, that alone won’t be enough to heal it by tomorrow night.’

According to Lilith, the final day’s battle would be just as taxing as yesterday and today, so he would have to wield his sword again tomorrow.

Since Ethan usually wielded a sword in each hand, holding only one would disrupt his balance, reducing his strength to less than half.

‘The only saving grace is that Lilith can still use a bit of healing miracles.’

Ethan genuinely felt fortunate that Lilith had once been a saint.

The problem was that the remnants of her saintly authority were feeble compared to a full saint’s abilities, limiting the ways she could heal wounds.

And because Ethan knew what that healing method entailed, his heart couldn’t help but race the moment they entered the bedroom.

‘I’m not sure if we really need to strip completely and press our bodies together like this…’

But since it was Lilith saying it, Ethan trusted it must be true.

Even if it wasn’t strictly necessary, if Lilith wanted it that way, Ethan was always willing to comply-that was a thought he always carried in his mind.

Whether it was feeding him during meals despite his perfectly fine right arm or undressing him and washing his body with body wash in the bathroom, he let it all slide simply because it seemed like what Lilith wanted. In the end, in a relationship, the one who loves more inevitably makes more concessions.

“Young Master Ethan, your injury won’t heal with just a night’s rest, so I’ll use Healing Aura while you sleep to boost your recovery.”

“…So we’re doing this again tonight.”

“Yes. Right now, this is the only way to heal your arm, Young Master Ethan.”

Ethan agreed with Lilith’s final point.

During the previous Humanities Exploration class, they had Saint Celista, an undeniable healer, to rely on. But here, the only person resembling a healer he could depend on was Lilith, who could use Healing Aura.

Above all, he couldn’t afford to become a burden to Lilith during the Necromancy Exploration class instead of protecting her, so his arm had to recover by tomorrow night.

“Right, I guess there’s no choice. The other things we did today were one thing, but the Healing Aura definitely had an effect.”

“It almost sounds like you’re implying the other things we did today were just you humoring my whims, Young Master Ethan?”

“…That’s not it, Lilith.”

Dismissing his perceptive maid’s suspicion with a single remark, Ethan began undressing quietly-but even that short process wasn’t left to him by the lewd maid.

“I’ll undress you, Young Master Ethan.”

“…Yeah, I figured you’d say that.”

Now indifferent to it, Ethan waited quietly for Lilith’s hands to touch his body.

-Swoosh.

Unlike the academy uniform he wore during combat, his sleepwear consisted of only three layers, so it didn’t take long for him to be fully naked.

“……”

“……”

Just like in the bathroom, Ethan and Lilith’s faces flushed as soon as his clothes came off.

“I-If only Young Master Ethan is naked, you might feel embarrassed, so I’ll undress too.”

“…Sure, Lilith.”

Unlike him, whose movements were forcibly restricted, she could have turned off the lights first before undressing, but Ethan didn’t point that out.

After all, Ethan was a young man in his prime, and no matter how many times he saw his lover’s lewd figure, it always excited him.

-Rustle.

“……”

“……”

-Shuffle, slip…

In silence, Lilith slowly removed each layer of clothing while Ethan watched without a word.

Their slightly quickened breaths, the quiet gulps, and the loudest of all-their gazes rapidly scanning each other’s bodies before abruptly pulling away the moment they met.

To an outsider, they might have looked like a newlywed couple seeing each other naked for the first time. In reality, they had already done far lewder and more indecent things than that.

“I-I’ll turn off the lights.”

“Ah, yeah.”

“Young Master Ethan, please get into bed first. I’ll turn off the lights and join you.”

“…Okay.”

Feeling both lewd and embarrassed, Ethan quietly slipped into bed as Lilith instructed.

Shortly after, the magic lamp clicked off, leaving only the faint starlight from the window to illuminate the room.

-Swoosh.

Ethan clearly heard the sound of the covers lifting as someone entered the same space as him.

And soon after, he distinctly felt the sensation of that someone quietly embracing him from behind.

“Young Master Ethan.”

“…Yeah, Lilith.”

“If you lie like this with your back to me, we can’t achieve ‘maximum physical contact.'”

“…Got it.”

Ethan, who had deliberately faced the window out of shyness, turned toward Lilith. The moment their naked bodies faced each other under the covers,

Even in the dim starlight, Ethan was certain Lilith’s face was flushed.

And he knew his own face was just as red as hers.

“As you’ve experienced before, this is purely a ‘healing act,’ Young Master Ethan. So even if your… lower body reacts, I won’t perform my duties as a… ahem, sexual relief maid.”

“I know. And besides, my sexual relief was never your ‘duty’ in the first place.”

“…Cross your legs and intertwine them with mine, Young Master Ethan.”

Lilith always diverted the conversation when it turned unfavorable for her, so Ethan obediently followed her instructions without pressing further.

Lilith’s left leg draped over his right leg.

His left leg over hers, then her right leg over his.

With their legs intertwined, the two silently pulled their lower bodies closer, pressing against each other without exchanging a word.

-Squelch.

“Hngh…!”

“Hah, hngk…!”

Suppressing their rising lust as much as possible, the two pressed their lower bodies together.

With their left legs nestled against each other’s groins, they couldn’t help but physically feel the state of the other’s arousal.

“How long do you plan to keep growing, Young Master Ethan? Control your third leg better.”

“Lilith, did you not dry yourself properly after the bath earlier?”

“Making jokes like that to a girl is vulgar, Young Master Ethan.”

“…You started the jokes first, Lilith.”

Though Ethan was slightly exasperated by Lilith’s unreasonable protests, it didn’t put him in a bad mood.

He knew all too well that these absurd complaints were just her way of expressing affection out of embarrassment.

So, he drew even closer.

In a way that seemed lewd and indecent, yet never crossing the ‘line.’

Because the ‘rule’ they had set was that rewards would only come after achieving results.

-Squish.

“…!”

“Hah, hoo…”

Even as Lilith’s voluptuous upper body pressed against his, tempting him with its softness,

-Rub.

“Eek, hahk?!”

“S-sorry, Lilith. I moved a little by accident.”

“…N-no, it’s fine. I don’t mind at all, Young Master Ethan.”

Even if his left leg, nestled between Lilith’s thighs, accidentally moved and made her let out an indecent sound, or if his restrained arousal grew again, Ethan endured.

To suppress the rising lust in a non-lewd way, he cautiously asked Lilith,

“Hey, Lilith.”

“…Yes, Young Master Ethan.”

“Healing Aura’s effect increases with more physical contact, right?”

“That’s correct, Young Master Ethan.”

“Then…”

“However, no matter what, penetration is off-limits. That would turn it from a healing act into a lewd act…”

“…I was going to ask if ‘kissing’ also enhances the effect.”

“……”

“…Lilith?”

“…K-kissing, you mean. Y-yes, it does have an effect.”

Lilith calmly answered, deliberately omitting her earlier misunderstanding.

Finding her expression unbearably adorable, Ethan’s lips quietly moved toward hers.

“‘Kissing’ doesn’t count as a lewd act, right?”

“…No. I’ll allow ‘kissing.'”

-Smooch.

“Mmph, hnn…!”

“Hah, hngg…!”

Under the faint starlight in the bedroom, the lips of the two intertwined.

Focusing entirely on the ‘healing act,’ including the intimate contact inside their mouths, the two immersed themselves in the moment.