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His heart raced at the sight of her, leading him instinctively towards the beautifully decorated dinner location where Sylvia was lifting a large griddle into the air.

“Lord Duke.”

“Nice to see you.”

Meeting alone and feeling awkward, Sylvia simply smiled. Lucino gazed at her smile for a while before slowly beginning to speak.

“I have something I want to ask…”

“Yes? Oh, please ask.”

Looking into her clear eyes, Lucino asked something he had been curious about for a while.

“Did I, by any chance, make a mistake towards you?”

He remembered Sylvia disappearing after he showed her the kitchen he had prepared for her. Sylvia responded to Lucino’s question with a delayed answer.

“I’m sorry. The truth is, I wanted to refuse at that time. But… seeing you, Lord Duke, having prepared a kitchen for me, I just couldn’t bring myself to say it. Still, I should have conveyed my message clearly…”

Sylvia approached Lucino and bowed deeply.

“I’m sorry. It was entirely my fault for running away without saying anything. There was no mistake on your part, Lord Duke.”

Hearing her sincere answer seemed to relieve Lucino a bit.

“That’s a relief. I thought I had made a mistake towards you… In fact, I was quite anxious.”

“Ah… I’m sorry.”

“No, I didn’t bring this up to hear an apology. I was just curious.”

After looking at each other in silence for a moment, Sylvia suddenly spoke up.

“I kept thinking whether I should really keep this.”

Sylvia took off the amethyst ring she had been wearing on her right middle finger and placed it in her palm.

“I’ll return this and the bag with the jewels you gave me before.”

Lucino looked at the amethyst ring sparkling in the falling sunlight and then lifted his gaze.

“No. That was a gift from me to you. I would be glad if you would accept it.”

“You know that if I have this, I can use gem magic.”

“Even so, it was already a gift to you. If you return it, I think I’d be hurt.”

After watching Lucino, who looked at her with a kind gaze, for a moment in silence, Sylvia slowly responded.

“Alright… Thank you.”

“Thank me? I’m the one who’s grateful.”

As the dinner time approached, the sun began to set. Sylvia started to move her stopped hands, preparing to continue. That’s when Lucino spoke.

“The exchange between the Corpora Empire and the Kingdom of Capitis has been smoothly resolved. So, if you miss your home, you can always return to Carpasinus Castle. Your home is being taken care of by the Visconti Duke’s family.”

“Ah…”

Surprised by the unexpected remark, Sylvia looked at Lucino with wide eyes. Then, Felix quickly flew in and landed between them.

“Siri.”

Even though he only called her name, there was a chill in the air. Felix had hurriedly flown over upon spotting the two together from afar.

“Have you arrived?”

But seeing Sylvia smiling brightly at him, the anger boiling inside him vanished in an instant.

“Have you arrived?”

Lucino greeted Felix as if nothing was amiss. Seeing Felix shoot him a look full of displeasure, Lucino felt a bit of schadenfreude.

“Why are you here already?”

In response to Felix’s question, Lucino looked at Sylvia and smiled warmly.

“Meeting a dear friend, I lost track of time.”

Offering a different answer, Lucino then said to Sylvia.

“Let’s continue as friends from now on. We’re from the same hometown, so let’s always welcome each other warmly.”

Lucino’s suddenly friendly demeanor made Sylvia nod in confusion and reply.

“Ah, yes. From the same hometown… Yes, that’s right.”

Lucino’s playful attitude seemed to further infuriate Felix, whose expression turned menacing. Watching this, Lucino smirked inwardly.

‘I met her first, but you’re the one who snatched her away. I guess this much is forgivable.’

Even if he had belatedly realized his feelings, Lucino thought a little spite was acceptable.

“Sylvia!”

Naomi called out joyfully as she entered the garden, escorted by Carl. Naomi, looking twice as beautiful as usual, approached.

“Naomi.”

“The atmosphere here is different. I’m really looking forward to the benefactor’s skills.”

During his stay at the Capitis royal palace, Carl had marveled at Sylvia’s cooking every day. Now, anticipating the dinner she had specifically invited them to was inevitable.

As everyone gathered, Sylvia brought out her prepared items and greeted them warmly.

“Then, welcome to Sylvia’s Teppanyaki Shop, open for one day only. Please take your assigned seats.”

Sylvia had prepared teppanyaki cuisine as a combination of a welcome and farewell. Asparagus, eggplant, onions, carrots, zucchini, and pumpkin were sliced by the wind’s magic and fell onto the wide griddle floating in the air.

At the same time, magical lights turned on. The variously colored tulips filling the surroundings bloomed more splendidly under the light.

Felix absentmindedly watched Sylvia’s small gestures, movements, and smiles.

Magic swirled around her, appearing and disappearing in fluid motion. The atmosphere of sharing delicious food together with joyful laughter seemed to bring an indescribable happiness.

***

After Carl, Naomi, and Lucino returned to their rooms, Felix took Sylvia to the pavilion connected to the Dragon’s Lair.

“Hmm… Why haven’t you repaired this?”

Hearing Sylvia’s question, Felix slowly surveyed the pavilion.

“This place is no longer needed.”

After finishing his words, Felix channeled his magic into the ring, using earth magic to silently collapse the pavilion. The building was sucked into the ground like sand being pulled into a vortex.

Sylvia, holding Felix’s hand tightly, watched as the pavilion disappeared. Once the pavilion was completely gone and bare ground was exposed, Felix murmured softly.

“Pake in Requiescat.”

Sylvia immediately recognized the words as Dragon language.

“What does that mean?”

Responding to her question, Felix shifted his gaze from the ground and answered.

“Rest peacefully…”

Turning away from Felix to look at where the pavilion had stood, Sylvia closed her eyes and repeated,

“Pake in Requiescat…”

“Doleas ne ireparabile de.”

“What does that mean?”

Curious about his follow-up, Sylvia listened as Felix, holding her hand, took off into the air and replied.

“Do not mourn over the irreversible.”

Felix, who had been stuck in the past and unable to look forward, now decided to focus only on the future, of course, with Sylvia. Returning to their room, the two changed into pajamas. Sylvia quickly approached Felix, who had already washed up and was in the bedroom.

He wore a somewhat dazed expression, making her wonder.

“What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

It made sense for him to feel down after collapsing the Dragon’s Lair. Sitting next to Felix on the bed, Sylvia asked,

“Should I make some warm tea?”

Sylvia, naturally holding his hand, was intently watched by Felix, who tilted his head slightly.

“What conversation did you have with him?”

“Him?”

“The Duke of Visconti.”

“Oh. We didn’t really talk about anything special…”

Sylvia was puzzled by the sudden mention of Lucino. Felix nuzzled his cheek against her neck, murmuring,

“I hate seeing you with other men.”

“Huh?”

“I hate it when you smile at other men too.”

“…”

“I wish you could shrink down to the size of a fairy and fit into my pocket. Really! I think I’d be incredibly happy if you stayed in my jacket pocket and looked at me all the time.”

Sylvia internally screamed at Felix’s childishly pouting words.

‘What do I do! He’s too cute!’

But occasionally, his warm breath tickled her neck. His moist lips pressed gently against her neck, tempting her.

‘What’s this? Is he seducing me now? What should I do? How do I refuse?’

Confused and unable to decide, Sylvia sweated nervously.

“Why aren’t you answering? Are you going to keep meeting other men?”

Felix pressed his body against her, exploiting her vulnerabilities while subtly stroking her thigh with his large hand and showering her neck with kisses.

‘What do I do! What should I do! No, we’re in a relationship now. And we’ve decided to get married… It should be okay, right?’

Lost in her thoughts, Sylvia wasn’t listening to him at all.

Meanwhile, Felix grew frustrated by Sylvia’s lack of response, unknowingly tightening his grip on her with his fingers and arms. Although they were gradually laying down, Sylvia was too caught up in her thoughts to notice.

‘Why should I refuse? We love each other. Isn’t this level of physical affection natural?’

Finally reaching a conclusion, Sylvia turned her head sharply. She leaned towards Felix, who was now lying next to her on the bed. His increasingly dark eyes suddenly widened and then narrowed at her silence.

Holding hands tightly, Sylvia bit Felix’s lower lip once, and then his upper lip, before releasing them and said,

“Fairy tales are impossible. But I’ll always be somewhere you can reach me if you call, Feri.”

Felix’s second heart seemed to leap with joy at her affectionate and sweet response. He sighed with satisfaction and parted his lips. The sweet sensation seemed to take over his whole body. As they exchanged heated flesh, the two embraced each other more deeply.

Their bodies naturally entangled. The struggle to feel each other more intimately was quite sensual. Felix’s lips slid to her ear, finding her small and petite ear incredibly cute and erotically appealing.

But briefly appreciating it, he boldly stuck out his tongue and licked it wetly. A ‘huff’ sound came from below him, but it quickly evaporated into the soft touch on his tongue. Felix grazed the inside of her ear and lightly bit her earlobe while loosely stroking her arm.

The intimacy that had been growing since their first kiss easily shook Sylvia’s mind. The worry that her heart might jump out at his gentle touch was unfounded. When his hot tongue and breath touched places she hadn’t considered, her fingertips tingled, and her legs instinctively closed.

“Ha… Sylvia.”

Her body jolted slightly at the low, moist voice in her ear. Really, her ears were burning.

“Don’t call me from so close…”

As Sylvia covered her ears with her hands, Felix brought his lips down to the back of her hand. He gathered his lips and gently sucked on her flesh, then grazed it with his teeth.

This made her realize that even her hand could feel such sensations. A moan escaped her lips without a chance to stop it. He seemed to have been waiting for this, diving between her lips. He slowly caressed the inside of her mouth with his tongue while firmly holding her arms, then releasing them as if restraining something.

He slid his lips down again, biting her sweaty, tense neck. He sucked on it as if imbibing its juice, drawing deeply.

“Huh!”

Her toes curled instantly. Sylvia’s eyes widened at the pleasure running down her spine. Although they had shared similar touches before, the ticklish feeling wasn’t like the lightning-fast pleasure she felt now. Somehow, the area between her legs became itchy. Feeling her cross and uncross her legs, Felix opened his eyes to admire her face.

Her face, flushed and heated with her eyes tightly shut, reminded him of a peach. Seeing her, the jealousy that had twisted inside him seemed to settle a bit. He wanted to explore all of her immediately. The urge to rummage through her unknown flesh was overwhelming.

But he had made a promise to himself, and he had learned from Aethernum to cherish their first night. Felix agreed with that.

However, it was really hard to resist. It didn’t seem this difficult when he was forced to swallow poison…

The impulse that quickly invaded his mind overwhelmed him like a fierce wave. His hands, which had been lingering around her arms, moved beyond his control, grabbing her shirt. The popping buttons revealed her white skin.

“Fe, Feri?”

Sylvia, who had been enjoying the pleasure he provided, saw her suddenly exposed chest. Instead of the white shirt she wore today, the sight of her modern-style pink bra was too embarrassing to show him in the brightly lit room with magic lamps.

“It’s okay, Siri. Just a little, okay?”

His rough and hot breath poured over her face. Dominating her, he reassured her while effortlessly removing her pants as well. He began to rationalize to both himself and Sylvia.

“Normally, there’s an engagement ceremony before the wedding, but we’re skipping that. We should have a rehearsal engagement ceremony and practice before the wedding night, but we didn’t, did we?”

“…That’s true, isn’t it?”

Somehow, his reasoning seemed correct. Besides, they had just made a promise. Moreover, intense curiosity surged through her. Sylvia became curious about his naked body. She hadn’t avoided watching adult videos in her youth. She had never gone all the way, but she had been close with a boyfriend.

She had seen a man’s naked body before, but she desperately wanted to see his. The surprise and confusion were fleeting, and she reached out to grasp his shirt.

Just earlier, he looked so handsome. Then me too…

With her decision made, Sylvia, just like him, boldly pulled at his shirt. The silk shirt stretched taut in her hands before the buttons flew off. And his chest that was revealed…

“…Wow.”

She couldn’t help but let out an exclamation at the sight of his well-defined pectorals and abs. Felix felt a surge of energy in his body under her bright-eyed admiration. He wasn’t lacking in confidence, but he couldn’t help wanting to appear even better to her.

Each time he tensed, his pectorals and abs rippled. Sylvia, as if enchanted, ran her hands over his body. Wherever her touch landed, his body reacted as if stimulated, twitching on its own.

Felix found it hard to breathe properly. Feeling his mind grow hazy, he reached out and removed her pants completely. The prominent magic circles on her white skin were the first things he noticed. The various elemental magic circles intertwined with each other, resembling a piece of art. He exhaled a rough breath as he removed her underwear as well.

Her soft-looking breasts and pink nipples caught his eye first. His throat grew sticky with saliva at the sight. Without realizing it, he licked his lips and lowered his head as if enchanted. He took the shyly standing pink peak into his mouth. A thrill ran through him, reminiscent of the first time he tasted a cherry. Felix moaned softly as he sucked on the nipple.

“Hmm.”

Sylvia’s sweet moan made Felix’s lips and tongue busier. He moved his mouth diligently while his hands wandered. He gripped her hips tightly then released them, and gently cupped the underside of her breasts before letting go. Unlike his swiftly moving mouth, his hands seemed unsure of what to do next.

Sylvia carefully brushed his scattered black hair off her chest. The sight of him sucking greedily on her breasts like a child stirred a strange sense of maternal affection. She caressed his trapezius muscle, feeling the firm texture of his skin different from hers under her palms.

“Ha, Sylvia.”

With a sigh, his lips detached from her, leaving a thin trail of saliva that eventually broke. The sight was so erotically charged, Sylvia took a deep breath. Flames seemed to flicker in his dark eyes that stared directly at her. Desire filled his gaze as it slowly traveled down from her eyes.

He paused his gaze at one particular spot, then swallowed hard. He gently parted the area that was brimming with her sweet scent.

“Ah- Feri.”

Embarrassed, Sylvia clenched her eyes shut. Exposing a place she hadn’t properly seen herself felt even more embarrassing than she thought.

Felix spread her legs and slowly separated the mound with his thumb. The moist, glistening area was a shade of pink slightly deeper than her nipples. The contrast with the black pubic hair, which still retained hints of teal, felt incredibly erotic.

“Ha…”

He exhaled slowly. Although he was eager to penetrate the narrow, tender area right then, he wanted their first night to be more meaningful, perhaps after their wedding ceremony.

Their future was to be shared from one to ten, and so, he wanted to create meaningful days to celebrate annually. Suppressing the ravenous impulse and boiling desire within, he gently rubbed the prominent peak with his fingers.

“Huh!”

Sylvia’s hips jumped at his touch, as if electricity coursed through that very spot alone. How could such a place exist on a person’s body? Her face, openly displaying her excitement and astonishment, looked up at him, but his gaze remained fixed between her legs.

He was fully absorbed in the mysterious petals of a woman he was seeing for the first time. Staring intently at the slick moisture on his fingertips, he then brought it to his mouth. Seeing this, Sylvia gasped in surprise and grabbed his wrist.

“What, what are you doing?”

“……”

As if savoring a fine tea, he rolled her fluids around in his mouth and licked the liquid that had smeared on his lips with his tongue. Seeing this, Sylvia’s expression gradually filled with astonishment, while the taste left Felix’s expression dreamily slackened.

He rubbed her clitoris again. Like a stream of water emerging as one digs for a spring, her fluids oozed out with each touch.

“Huh.”

Felix focused all his attention there, moving his fingers. He spread his index and middle finger to caress the outer lips, while gently rubbing the clitoris with his thumb. With every movement, Sylvia’s body trembled involuntarily, releasing moans laden with pleasure. A blissful sensation akin to listening to a beautiful song enveloped him, while a damp, fervent emotion took over his mind.

I want to suck it.

I want to eat it.

I want to insert it!

Red lights seemed to flash before his eyes. Felix lifted his soaked hand to his lips, meeting her eyes directly as he extended his tongue. He deliberately licked his wrist upwards in a reverse motion.

“Wow!”

Sylvia felt as if her entire body was ablaze. Her cheeks burned, and her ears rang. A sharp pleasure, akin to pain, scraped through her. An unfamiliar pleasure clouded her vision. Gasping, she glared at him, then slowly lowered her gaze.

He looked back at her with a gaze so intense it could kill. His seemingly crazed black eyes leisurely scanned her body again, ultimately focusing on her thoroughly wet area.

Attempting to close her legs out of embarrassment was too late. He moved faster than her, spreading her tender thighs wide apart, lifting her hips in the process. As her lower body was pushed up, Sylvia naturally leaned back, gripping the bed sheets with both hands.

Without a word, only emitting hot breaths, Felix could no longer restrain himself and buried his head between her legs. First, he rubbed her clitoris with his nose, then extended his tongue, licking the entirety of her labia in a long stroke.

“Huh!”

He circled her labia majora and minora with his tongue, pressing down on the clitoris with it. A gush of fluids soaked his lips. He drank it as if a thirsty man had found water, his face full of ecstasy.

He pointed his tongue and pressed down on the clitoris as if encouraging more to come out.

“Ah, Fe, Feri…”

Sylvia struggled to remain coherent. The world seemed to spin around her. A small part of her body seemed to shake her entire being. Her spread legs trembled. The area he was holding burned.

“Ha, I feel like I’m going to die…”

Forcing his tongue away, Felix sighed and whispered. Then, with a magic spell, he removed the shirt and pants he still wore in one go. With a thud, his erect member was exposed.

Sylvia, momentarily stunned, gaped as her eyes widened. ‘What’s that?’ The fleeting question narrowed her eyes, but she soon closed her mouth and swallowed hard.

She had expected it given his stature, but the size was beyond her imagination. Shocked, Sylvia could only stare open-mouthed. The more she looked, the more his formidable part seemed to grow, creating an illusion of increasing size. Gazing at it as it approached her, Sylvia swallowed hard again.

Felix took deep, ragged breaths. The embarrassment of exposing his nakedness surged, but excitement overwhelmed it. However, today was not the day. With great reluctance, he recalled one of the sexual techniques Aethernum had taught him.

“Siri, can you turn around for a moment?”

“Huh?”

Just staring blankly, she was startled and averted her gaze. Then, after pondering furiously, she asked cautiously.

“Is it, today?”

Felix, who intuitively understood the nuance of her question about whether today was the day, hesitated for a moment before answering firmly.

“No. I’ll save it for our first night together. I just want to feel you more today.”

How. Can he speak so well?

Sylvia, slightly reassured by his response, lifted the corners of her mouth slightly. It wasn’t that she disliked it, but there was an undeniable suddenness to it. However, she too wanted to feel him more. She wanted to feel his solid and firm body with her entire being.

With a shy expression, Sylvia turned her back. Felix, who had not taken his eyes off everything from her expression to her posture, calmed his trembling heart and pressed close to her, assuming the position.

“Could you spread your legs a little?”

His tone was genuinely tender, yet his voice was incomparably rough. His muscles twitched with tension and excitement, and Sylvia might have been surprised had she seen his back.

When Sylvia spread her legs, he pressed his ilium close to her as if he had been waiting and pressed the erect glans between her legs.

“Huh?”

That wasn’t the end. Felix spread her mounds and began to coat her cunt with his juices.

“Ugh!”

The glans suddenly pierced the clitoris. Her love juices began to clump together with the precum flowing out, and the area between her legs was as wet as a wet valley.

Felix spread her mounds wider and inserted his penis, letting out a long breath. His breath fell on her back, filled with complex magic circles.

“Huungh.”

That alone revived Sylvia’s pleasure that had subsided for a while. Felix gripped the outside of her thighs with both hands and began to move his waist. Although he could do it instinctively without any instruction, Felix felt so awkward and nervous about it all that he didn’t know how to move on his own.

“Ahh, a, hmm, Feri…”

Thump, thump, his ilium smacked against her wet ass. Felix’ eyes widened as he watched her toned buttocks squish and spread against his body.

It was indescribably good. It was too good to just say it was good, so his movements gradually became faster. And then he thought about it. He thought how great it would be if he could find her hidden place and enter it.

“Huu…Siri.”

He grabbed her buttocks with both hands, squeezing them tightly, and then snuggled up against her back. He held her soft breasts in his hands and massaged them.

“Hngh!”

Felix bit her ear, which was exposed through her hair, in one bite and sucked. He let out a breath without hesitation as he prodded her ear canal with his tongue. It felt like someone had entered and tormented her brain. Her head went limp from her pleasure and she could no longer make rational decisions.

He lifted his hand that was touching her breasts and placed it between her small, moaning lips. Her soft tongue was caught in his hand. He strained his fingertips and scraped them down, then stuck out his little tongue. Saliva was running down his hand.

“Ah, this, this is strange. Huh, Feri!”

Sylvia, speaking in muffled tones, twisted her waist due to the intense pleasure rising from her toes. It seemed like she was struggling to break free, so Felix crossed his arms in front of her chest and held her tightly.

The strangeness was mutual. Thud, thud, thud, her body started shaking violently from the rapid thrusts.

“Ah!”

At the moment the soft yet firm and thick glans precisely hit her clitoris, she couldn’t hold back and climaxed. Curling her waist, she fell forward, gripping his arms. Felix supported her with magic and moved his waist even faster.

He urgently rose up as his thrusting became more frantic. His penis, which had been tormenting her thighs and clitoris, slipped out.

“Ugh, ah.”

Felix moaned as he wildly shook his large penis that he couldn’t properly grasp in his hand. Hot fluid was sprayed over her back. Despite her body being hotly flushed, Sylvia shivered from the burning sensation of his semen and twisted her body.

Trembling, he caught his breath and blankly stared at his semen, which left a faint trace on her back, filled with black magic circles.

“Ha, Feri…”

Her call barely brought him back to his senses, but a satisfied smile curved his lips at the thought he just had. Leaving his mark on his partner was more thrilling than he thought. He felt a sense of satisfaction.

Ignoring his own semen, he embraced Sylvia.

“I love you, Siri.”

Sylvia, relying on magic to relax her body, was also smiling. The satisfaction was deeper than she thought. Feeling closer to him, she responded in a languid voice.

“Me too.”

The two enjoyed the afterglow, embracing each other for a while.

★★

With all the guests gone, new nobles were entering the Capitis Palace. The nobles selected with the Duke of Sabelisa were the emerging forces to move together for the future of the Capitis Empire.

As the first step for the Capitis Empire, they prepared a banquet. Barbara, who was staying at the Duke of Sabelisa’s house, was temporarily called for the new palace people. She had been commuting to and from the palace, now the imperial palace, for weeks, passing on everything she knew.

Sylvia was getting ready in her new room with her maids.

“Your Majesty, the Queen.”

“It’s Your Majesty, the Empress now.”

“My apologies, Your Majesty, the Empress.”

The maid combing Sylvia’s hair made a nervous mistake.

“No, don’t worry about that. I’m not used to it yet either.”

Sylvia had barely escaped from using honorifics. Every time she used an honorific, the palace people were greatly affected. She still didn’t know it was Felix who had given that order.

Despite being completely preoccupied with an oil massage, nail care, and other preparations from the morning, Sylvia felt elated. It was the first time she would wear a dress.

A few weeks ago, Felix had sent a dressmaker to her. It was to tailor a dress for her.

However, Sylvia didn’t like any of the designs in the catalog brought by the dressmaker. So, she drew her own dress design and handed it to the craftsman. The craftsman went back with a passionate look in his eyes, saying it was a dress form he had never seen before.

Today, she would wear that dress.

With the cool and sweet scent of oil, Sylvia hummed a tune. After getting ready, she applauded upon seeing the dress brought by the maid.

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