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★★64. She is My Adorable Lover★★

Felix and Sylvia almost ran away from the castle. The two, having worked tirelessly with barely any personal time, embarked on a trip impulsively. Dropping a simple letter and their seal to the Duke, this journey felt truly like tasting honey.

Time at the travel destinations flew by so quickly that it was hard to believe a whole month had passed.

“Siri, that was delicious.”

Having become the Emperor and married, he consistently addressed her as ‘madam,’ but in their travels, he joyously called her by name. It reminded them of their time hunting magical beasts together, or perhaps it was something else, but she liked it and simply smiled in response.

“Ah, I’m full.”

The cuisine made from freshly caught fish was exceptional. Having filled their bellies, they pondered over what to have for dessert.

“I want chocolate.”

Felix craved for fruits dipped in warm, melted chocolate. Tasting chocolate for the first time felt like discovering a new world. He had it occasionally since then, but the desire to eat it remained strong.

“What fruit should we use?”

Whenever he expressed a desire, she was always eager to comply. Feeling her affection, Felix leaned his head on her shoulder and let out a slight laugh.

“Anything you want, anything at all.”

“Umm… Saying that makes it harder…”

After some thought, Sylvia chose bananas, strawberries, and grapes, the most neutral choices. She prepared skewers, dipping a strawberry in chocolate. The chocolate, flowing like a fountain in mid-air, coated the strawberry evenly.

“Mm, delicious.”

Eating the strawberry she offered, Felix looked at her as he leaned against the table. His dark eyes softened with affection, shimmering brightly.

“Is it good?”

“Yes.”

Sylvia also bit into a chocolate-coated strawberry, smiling broadly.

“Ah, I feel like I’m going to gain weight.”

Breathing in the cool air, Sylvia looked around. The place, filled with cherry blossoms, was not far from the sea. The emerald sea peeked through the cherry trees. Sitting closely at a round table, they enjoyed the view while busily moving their mouths.

Felix watched her shirt flutter in the wind. Each flutter revealed the magical sigils she had inscribed. Touching the sigils as if tracing them, she turned to him.

“Why?”

Seeing her nonchalant expression, Felix pouted. He always desired her, but Sylvia often wore a plain expression. No matter where or when, he yearned for her, dissatisfied with her unresponsive demeanor.

He wished she would blush with such small touches, showing the face she had the night before.

Felix poked at the fruit as if tormenting it, then dipped it in chocolate. Biting into it and turning his gaze to her, he noticed chocolate smudged on her lips.

“Siri, you’ve got some here.”

He leaned in quickly, stealing a lick of the chocolate from her lips.

“Ah, hey!”

Startled by the hot touch on her lips, Sylvia blushed and glared at him. Felix grinned mischievously, thinking how the chocolate with fruit was even tastier than just the fruit.

Acting on that thought, he applied chocolate to his lips first using wind magic. After ensuring the temperature wasn’t too hot, he licked his lips and then dropped chocolate onto her hand.

“Ah?”

Sylvia widened her eyes in surprise, looking at Felix. In this moment, she knew he was the only one who would do such a thing.

“This seems tastier.”

His tongue peeked out and retracted between his lips, leaving Sylvia parched. Holding her hand in his, Felix kept his gaze fixed on her while his tongue lavishly licked the chocolate and magical sigil smeared across her hand.

With a cat-like gentleness, Felix applied more chocolate to her hand, eagerly licking it off. The hot breath and the sensation of his tongue were incredibly ticklish and strangely arousing. Sylvia’s fingers twitched involuntarily as Felix began to magically undo her shirt.

“Here?”

Sylvia asked, her voice a mix of astonishment and anticipation. Although it was awkward, the eagerness in his approach made her want to indulge him—not just for him, but for herself too.

Through their frequent intimacies, she had grown fonder of him, realizing the emotional stability such relationships provided. The pleasure was undeniable too.

So, his request to engage here, in such an open place, didn’t seem perverted but rather endearing. Narrowing her eyes at him, she noticed Felix’s eyebrows gradually drooping. He made a pitiful face, pleading,

“Can’t we?”

Just those words.

Sylvia always found herself softening at that single phrase. Though she had no intention of refusing, she gave in as if she had no choice.

“Just this once.”

Living with a fox, she felt like becoming one herself. Realizing she was becoming just as sly, Sylvia slightly lifted the corners of her mouth.

With her consent, Felix’s face brightened instantly. He quickly undressed her with magic, casting a barrier around them. Though they hadn’t encountered anyone on their way here, it was a precaution. He had no intention of sharing the sight of her beautiful nakedness with anyone else.

Felix placed her on the table and draped her body with chocolate using magic. Starting from her cute lips, down her white neck, across her slightly raised pink nipples, and along her cleavage to pool at her mound, he steadied his trembling breath before starting with her lips.

He licked her lower lip, then her upper, and naturally parted them with his tongue, filling her mouth with chocolate before delving deep inside.

“Hmm…”

Felix, who gently stroked her hair as she let out a pleasant moan, tilted his head slightly downwards and delved deeper with his tongue. The place, already sweet with her saliva, turned even sweeter as if chocolate had met it, incomparable to dipping fruits.

Sylvia, who had been passive on their first night, became more active with each passing moment. She opened her mouth wider to take in his tongue and slid her hand inside his shirt to softly stroke his chest.

Pleased by the skinship, Felix roughly removed his shirt. His lips, parting from hers, trailed down her neck, tasting the chocolate. Where he passed, the chocolate disappeared, leaving red marks in its place.

He sucked hard on the nipples, erect with excitement and coated in chocolate.

“Ah!”

He massaged gently below her breasts with both hands, then took the other nipple into his mouth, rolling it with his tongue as if entangling tongues during a kiss. Moving his face between her breasts, he trailed saliva with his tongue, licking down the path of chocolate to its end at the mound, gazing intently at it with shining eyes.

He licked through the chocolate-clumped bush, spreading her legs.

“Hold these up.”

At his request, Sylvia slipped her hands beneath her knees. Although she could have done it with magic before, lately he had been asking her to do it directly, wanting to enjoy the sight of her blushing as she spread her legs herself.

It seemed he was becoming even more perverted.

She had only thought it for a moment, but he caught on incredibly quickly, grabbing her thighs and spreading them wider, saying, “Wider, open up more, Sylvia.”

His tone, as if coaxing a child, made Sylvia pout her lips.

“You seem like a pervert.”

She spoke out what she had only thought. Calling the emperor a pervert. Even though she was the empress, if anyone had been around, it would have been shocking, but to Felix, it seemed to be amusing.

“You’re just realizing that now?”

“What?”

“But I still haven’t done everything I want to do… If I do all that, does that make me a supreme pervert?”

Gazing up at her from between her legs with a dumbfounded expression, Sylvia looked down at him. His eyes, full of lecherous desire, yet pretending to be innocent, made her want to tease him.

“Is it my turn now?”

Felix, about to kiss her vulva, looked up with a questioning expression. Sylvia, embarrassed to the point of madness but pretending not to be, continued speaking.

“I want to try it too.”

“…”

Just as he was about to taste the sweet fluid mixed with chocolate, being stopped right before it, Felix showed a frustrated expression. Sylvia didn’t miss the moment he hesitated and quickly got down from the table, lifted him up, then turned him around to sit on the table.

“…What do you want to do?”

This was an unprecedented initiative from Sylvia, so Felix was disappointed but curious. Even just her being still was enough to excite him, but this was exciting in a different way.

Sylvia saw the scene of cherry blossoms fluttering behind him. The sight of snow-like cherry blossoms falling behind the beautiful man with lustrous black hair seemed unforgettable.

Noticing her gaze shift behind him, Felix turned his head, also opening his mouth slightly at the sight of the falling cherry blossoms, but that was all.

In the moment he turned his head, Sylvia quickly stripped him of his pants. She realized she was the only one naked. As his pants came off, his erect penis sprang forward then back up.

His erect penis was moist with pre-cum at the tip. Seeing the white pre-cum, Sylvia swallowed hard and summoned chocolate with magic. Watching the chocolate float towards them, Felix’s head gradually lowered.

Sylvia, recalling an erotic video she saw during her youth, understood why one might want to use their mouth on a man’s penis now. Felix’s penis was large but smooth and pale, with only the tip flushed red, looking tempting. Sprinkling dark chocolate on his white penis, the visual effect was astonishing. Sylvia found herself swallowing hard.

Felix, looking between the chocolate on his penis and Sylvia, widened his eyes, realizing what she intended to do. It was a form of pleasure he had never received before, not even mentioned in Aethernum’s teachings.

Sylvia knelt in the air, aligning her eyes with his penis. Holding the base with both hands, she gazed at it with sparkling eyes before licking the tip with her tongue.

“Eh.”

That small action made Felix unable to hold back. Just looking at her between his legs was unbearable, and when she touched the tip with her tongue, he couldn’t help but moan.

Encouraged by his moan, Sylvia, despite a brief moment of hesitation, felt satisfied seeing the pleasure on his face. She licked the chocolate running down the shaft, holding it firmly with both hands, moving slightly each time her tongue touched, causing the penis to twitch significantly.

After thoroughly licking the chocolate off the shaft, Sylvia looked up at him. Biting her lips and blushing, she found the sight of his flushed face appealing. It made her wonder if this was why he had teased her so vehemently. Remembering how more aggressively he would pleasure her when she expressed embarrassment, Sylvia slightly lifted the corners of her mouth.

The pre-cum mixed with chocolate flowed down, blending into a light brown. Staring at the glistening penis, Sylvia opened her mouth. Opening her red lips wide, she took in his tip. Struggling to take it all at once, Sylvia nibbled gradually, moving her lips to consume his penis.

Poking the urethra with her tongue and sucking with her lips, she stroked the shaft up and down with both hands.

“Sylvia, phew.”

His voice was dangerously low, strained as if he was holding back. Sylvia looked up at him with just her eyes upon hearing his voice roughened to the point of being perceptible. She expected him to be embarrassed as before, but the sight of his black eyes made her startle.

Feeling her lips tighten in surprise, Felix let out a rough breath. The soft tongue clinging to his glans made him feel like he could ejaculate right then. However, he was not in a very good mood. How did she know such techniques? If she had learned this technique, did she use tools, or did she actually practice on someone? His imagination swelled with speculation.

As Felix caressed her hair, he asked, “Who did you learn this from?”

His voice was like that of coaxing a child to hand over candy. Sylvia blinked rapidly at his question and then shook her head, unable to speak with his member filling her mouth, but even that movement was felt by Felix.

When she shook her head, her teeth slightly grazed the glans before letting go. The sensation of her firm teeth instinctively gave him chills but was thrilling. Felix bit his lip, holding the back of her head, and began to move his hips instinctively.

He found her seduction with techniques unknown to him both appealing and infuriating. He wanted to punish her a bit.

“Uh, mmm!”

Sylvia held the base of the penis more tightly as it penetrated deeper than what she had been handling. The fear of it hitting her throat made her back sweat. However, when the glans scraped her palate, the fear turned into tension. The sensation of slowly rubbing her palate and pressing down on her tongue turned the tension into anticipation.

“Hmm, hoo.”

The moan was muffled and distorted by his member. Felix, despite his initial anger, became immersed in the act. The physiological arousal of her face was very erotic.

“Phew, Sylvia.”

And it was visually stunning. Her sitting between his legs, filling her mouth with his member and shaking along with her was really something.

“You’re so erotic, you.”

In colloquial terms, he was extremely turned on. Felix continued to move his hips gently, probing every part of her mouth. Sylvia also helped by stroking his penis with her hands.

“Phew, haa.”

Felix closed his eyes, focusing solely on the sensation in his mouth. The small tongue moving along with the rough palate and the thrilling teeth. The texture, similar yet different from her flesh, made him feel the urge to ejaculate.

“Syl, via. Uh, it’s going to come out.”

He hurriedly tried to remove his member from her mouth, but Sylvia held it and did not let go. She opened her mouth wide and swiftly stroked his shaft.

“Uh!”

Felix couldn’t hold back and twitched his penis, ejaculating. Sylvia gasped for air, feeling the hot semen sprayed onto her tongue, lips, and face.

After releasing the last drop, Felix, surprised, reached out to her. However, she was quicker. Sylvia swallowed the semen in her mouth.

“Sylvia!”

Sylvia grimaced at the taste of the semen mixed with chocolate, a strange combination of sweetness and bitterness. She wondered how Felix, who always enjoyed her fluids, managed to do so.

“What are you doing drinking that?”

He wiped her face with his magic, but Sylvia said something else instead.

“How did you eat it every time, it tastes so weird?”

How did you eat it like it tasted so good every time?

At her genuine curiosity, Felix gave her a dirty look.

“Do you want to try it?”

As he spoke, she was in the air, and Felix came down from the table. He lowered her onto the table in a prone position. Sylvia stayed on her knees, supporting her upper body with her arms. She felt almost embarrassed just to look down at him.

“This is kind of…….”

Before she could say, “I’m embarrassed,” her pussy gaped wide open and the rest of the chocolate spilled out.

“Hmph!”

Sylvia shuddered violently at the still-warm temperature of the chocolate. As her body trembled, her firm ass jiggled like pudding before his eyes.

“Haah…….”

Felix let out a long breath at the sight before him. Her red flesh was completely covered in chocolate. The juices that oozed out of it dripped down the chocolate.

“Siri, lift your ass more.”

At his demand, Sylvia bent her upper body, shyly, and lifted her ass higher. Felix grasped her ass cheeks with both hands and squeezed them, positioning them just right for his mouth. With his thumbs, he spread her pussy lips wide open and began to lick it with his tongue.

“Hmph!”

The short flick of my tongue turned into a long lick as I pressed my lips together. He circled her clit with his tongue, then brought his lips together and sucked on her labia.

“Aaahhh, Fe, Feri.”

Sylvia’s back arched in pleasure, and she opened her mouth wide as her back arched. Moans poured out of her, accompanied by gasping breaths. She couldn’t stop herself.

“Cold, cold.”

Felix, who was sucking her lips wide open and sucking her whole, chuckled as he heard her moans tickle his ears. Sylvia’s thighs shuddered as his hot breath landed precisely on her vaginal opening.

The chocolate was already gone, and the only thing left to soak it was her juices. Felix drank in the sweetness of her juices, probing them with his tongue, sweeter than the chocolate.

“You ate well, Siri.”

Patting her ass in praise, Felix lifted her face. He wiped the juices and chocolate from the corners of her mouth with his hand, then reached between her legs. Staring blankly at her spread legs, Sylvia turned her head to look at him.

“I’ll eat you again.”

The way Felix spoke to her, licking his lips with his tongue, was very erotic, not unlike last night. Sylvia gasped as she felt his cock thrusting inside her.

“Whoa.”

Felix exhaled against the sticky inner walls and pushed his hips further in. His iliac crest stuck beneath her as she gaped open with a squeak of juices.

A slurping sound leaked out as he bit back on his shaft.

“Hmph.”

Gripping her pelvis firmly as she squirmed, Felix slammed his cock into her, just the glans straddling her vaginal opening. Puck, puck, and from then on, he moved in with force, his shaft pushing through the tight vaginal walls and bumping against the glans as it slid all the way in.

He knew well, from their many relationships, that that was her erogenous zone. It wasn’t just any erogenous zone, either, and rubbing it relentlessly elicited a steady stream of very audible moans from between Sylvia’s lips.

“Hoooo, you like that?”

With his hands full of her firm ass, Felix moved his hips quickly. He thrust upward, then downward, savoring every inch of her flesh.

“Huh, huh, Fe, Fe, Feri!”

“Huh, so tight. Suck on mine, just like you suck on the popsicles you used to make for me, Siri.”

Once she had made him a popsicle in the shape of a circle, and he had sucked it with his mouth as if it were ice cream, and now he was sucking it inside.

“How did it feel when you ate it in your mouth?”

“Hmm, mmm.”

Sylvia struggled to keep her mind off the deeper-than-usual penis, which seemed to flash white flames before her eyes. Her slender waist flexed with each thrust as he plunged in. He loved the way Sylvia squirmed beneath him.

Felix lowered his lips to lick her spine and wingbones.

“Hmph!”

Everywhere his tongue moved seemed to be an erogenous zone. Her toes curled as she felt the pleasure rising from below and falling on her back. Reaching back and grabbing his arm, Sylvia turned her head and pleaded.

“Go, I think I’m going to come…….”

The pleasure that had begun to eat away at her toes had now reached the crown of her head, ready to consume her entire body. Sylvia gripped his arm tightly, unable to control her bucking hips. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she clung to his arm, his cock so thick and hard that it felt like it would drive her insane just to feel it inside her, but she couldn’t take it anymore.

“Huh, me too, I think I’m coming.”

Felix breathed raggedly, grabbing both her arms and pulling her back. He took in the sight of her bowed body as he drove his cock all the way in, and when he pulled back, her juices dripped down with his cock.

Puck, puck, puck, puck, puck, at a rapid pace, he slammed into her like a maniac. He couldn’t resist the temptation of her inner flesh, thrusting in and out of her, until he was almost hitting her balls.

“Hngh!”

Sylvia’s back arched wildly, her head thrown back. As he watched her climax, Felix plunged his cock into her, feeling a dizzying sensation of pleasure. Her juices flooded out of her like a burst of water, and he followed with a powerful spurt of his own cum.

“Ugh!”

Her back trembled with the effort of holding back her ejaculation, and she moaned like an animal. Felix grabbed Sylvia under the chin, spun her around, and kissed her roughly. A long line of saliva ran from his lips down the tangled mass of flesh.

Cherry blossom petals rained down on them like snow, falling over the two of them, who could see nothing but each other. A gentle breeze cooled the heat, but they clung tightly together, staring only at each other.

Even in this scenic spot, or in the imperial palace, where work was the only thing on their minds, they would always look at each other. Perhaps they always will…….

★★

Quickly pulling out a magical communication device from the subspace, Felix kissed Sylvia’s skin as she breathed heavily in sleep within his embrace. Her face pressed against his firm chest, she turned away with a sign of annoyance.

Even that slight movement startled Felix, prompting him to open his eyes. He looked at Sylvia’s back and the back of her head, which he was holding with both hands as she slept soundly.

Blinking slowly, his gaze finally settled. Felix remained fascinated by her tattoo, mindlessly admiring it along with the minor scars. He gently stroked them with his hand, never finding them repulsive—only endearing because they were proof that she had saved him.

Rubbing his nose against her small head, Felix sighed languidly. Outside, the sound of waves crashing was loud, accompanied by birds chirping and insects buzzing.

Normally, she would have woken up earlier than this, but she remained deeply asleep, unmoving.

The reason was obvious.

Last night, he had held her tightly and refused to let go.

It was only after the coronation and two months later that Felix and Sylvia were able to have their wedding ceremony. When Count Lansmorris had been spreading his influence, the nobles who had been laying low started to plead with Felix upon hearing that Sylvia was a commoner and from the Corpora Empire.

It was quite annoying and very displeasing.

Though Duke Sabelisa tried to support him and offer help, the appearance of a noble lady who scorned Sylvia for being a commoner was the last straw for Felix. He seriously considered quitting everything and just traveling with Sylvia. Ironically, it was Sylvia who stopped him from making any rash decisions.

Reluctantly, he confided in Duke Sabelisa. He simply loved Sylvia, but he hated the idea that it seemed like he loved her only for that reason.

The fact that she was a dimensional traveler brought by the Black Dragon and that he had imprinted on her.

Duke Sabelisa had been stunned for a while after hearing this. After that conversation, Felix also told Sylvia the truth.

I love you with not a single lie. It’s not because of the imprint that I love you; I imprinted because I love you. Without you, I would die.

Sylvia’s expression upon first learning about the imprint was quite complex.

Felix had planned never to speak of the imprint in his life, but the thought of her being disparaged and suffering was more frightening. What Duke Sabelisa did afterward to handle the situation, Felix wasn’t sure, but the nobles gradually stopped their pleas.

Of course, Felix hadn’t been idle either, so they couldn’t just say anything carelessly.

“Mmm…”

As Sylvia murmured in her sleep, Felix took out the magical communication device from the subspace. It was made of black diamond, intricately engraved with a complex magic circle.

“Duke, how is the construction of the wall going?”

-Your Majesty! When exactly do you plan to return?

“Hmm… In a month or two?”

-Your Majesty!

“Well, thanks to the communication sphere that our Sylvia made, there’s no problem handling affairs, right?”

-Even so, disappearing suddenly to travel!

“I told you. I went to fetch our people.”

-It’s taking too long. You’ve been gone for over a month!

“Well, you’re royalty too, Duke. Acting as the emperor’s proxy shouldn’t pose any problems, right?”

-How could you trust me with the emperor’s seal and leave? What if I commit treason while you’re away!

As Duke Sabelisa, frustrated with handling all the work, mentioned treason, Felix actually welcomed the idea.

“I wish you would. Then I could just travel with Sylvia forever.”

-Your Majesty!

“Anyway, it sounds like there’s no trouble. Keep up the good work.”

Swiftly stashing the magical communication device into the subspace, Felix kissed Sylvia’s skin, gently caressing her.

“Sylvia, wake up.”

“Mm…”

Her response, unclear whether it was a part of her sleep-talking, made her turn over again. Naturally snuggling closer to him, Felix couldn’t help but smile.

It was truly fascinating.

The more he loved, the deeper he fell in love.

“Felix…”

“Are you awake?”

“Is it raining?”

“Rain?”

Fully awakened by the familiar sound of rain, Sylvia realized she had never seen rain here before.

“It sounds like rain, but…”

As Sylvia sat up, murmuring to herself, her long hair cascaded over Felix’s face and shoulders.

Her hair, now a familiar shade similar to his, felt intimate as she played with it. Sylvia covered herself with a blanket and swung open the door.

“Sylvia, even if there’s nobody around, you should still be careful.”

Grumbling, Felix, still naked, quickly approached and embraced her from behind.

“It’s not snowing? What is this?”

“This is rain, Felix.”

Sylvia stretched out her hand to catch the raindrops. Despite the sunny weather, rain drizzled down. She carefully surveyed the place she had created.

“It’s really beautiful. Did I really create this? Was it always like this, and we just didn’t know because of the demons?”

“This place didn’t exist. I’ve never seen such scenery. You definitely made it.”

Felix kissed the top of her head and looked forward. He had seen the sea before, but never an emerald sea sparkling like this. The black rocks were unfamiliar, and the marine life was all new to him.

“There are many foods to eat on a rainy day, but…”

After catching and releasing the delightful rain multiple times, Sylvia looked up at Felix.

“Still, I crave that today. Let’s use the anchovies and seaweed we found here to make something.”

“Those small fish were anchovies, right?”

“Yeah. It was a pleasant surprise.”

“Did you have them where you lived?”

“Yes. There are so many dishes you can make with them.”

“So, what will you make for us?”

“Just wait and see.”

After taking a quick wash and picking out clothes, Sylvia dressed. Felix, still undressed, sat on the bed watching her.

Once dressed, Sylvia approached and said,

“Show me your back for a sec.”

“Sure, look all you want.”

Felix had become quite playful in a sensual way recently. Sylvia playfully slapped his back and muttered,

“I’m really curious. Who taught you that? Did you take lessons or something?”

Now truly curious, Sylvia had doubted him even on their first night together. He was too skilled for it to be his first time, and although she was happy thinking they shared their first experience, she couldn’t help but fall into turmoil the next day, though she never asked.

Now, she wondered if it was alright to ask.

“Tell me honestly. It wasn’t your first time that night, was it?”

“Why do you ask?”

“I won’t be mad, just be honest.”

Sylvia scrutinized his back with a serious look. Felix, just hearing her voice, couldn’t help but chuckle.

“I succeeded then.”

“What do you mean?”

“Aethernum said so.”

“Said what?”

“If you hear ‘It wasn’t your first time, was it?’ then you’ve succeeded.”

Why he suddenly brought up the name of the ancient, or rather, the grand dragon, was beyond her. Sylvia gently traced the tattoo of the Black Dragon emblem she had etched on Felix’s back, frowning slightly.

“I still need to engrave more, but the color has taken well so far.”

“Sylvia, keep doing that for me in the future too.”

As Sylvia turned away with a sulk, Felix quickly grabbed her waist and sat her on his lap.

“Let go. I need to cook.”

“You can do it from here too.”

“Put some clothes on first.”

“Are you mad?”

“No!”

“Ah, you’re mad.”

“I said I’m not!”

“It’s my first time, really.”

“I don’t care!”

Frustrated, she pouted her lips, but Felix turned her body to face him and said,

“Aethernum says satisfying one’s partner is a natural duty. I’ve been trained in that since I was young.”

“Trained?”

Sylvia’s eyes widened at the story she was hearing for the first time. Felix rubbed his cheek against hers and whispered in her ear,

“I learned everything from Aethernum, from imperial studies to social etiquette. And among them, I took the art of pleasure more seriously than even imperial studies.”

“What?”

“Really. So I asked, ‘How can I tell if my partner is satisfied?’ And he answered…”

Pausing to chuckle softly, Felix whispered in a low voice,

“‘It’s not your first time, right?’ If you hear that, it means you’ve succeeded.”

At his words, Sylvia’s face turned beet red. Felix wrapped his hands around her face and gently kissed her lips before playfully biting her cheek.

“Ah, you’re so cute it’s annoying. I’m hungry. Sylvia, give me food.”

“You… you…”

Pretending not to notice, Felix grinned cheekily. Sylvia screamed inside her mind,

‘This sly fox! I’ve been tricked!’

He had changed so much that she could hardly remember how he used to be.

The old Felix acted as if any change would be disastrous, but no longer feared change. Change meant evolution, and without it, there’s no way to preserve the unchanging things. It wasn’t change he feared but the possibility of loss. If he could change without losing, perhaps that would be enough.

Blushing, Sylvia began cooking rapidly. She used wind magic to dry some anchovies, then boiled them with radish, green onions, and onions. She julienned zucchini and carrots, sautéed them, and made an omelet to slice into strips.

She seasoned the broth with pepper and salt and took out seasoned soy sauce. She boiled enough noodles and, leaving the cooking behind, Sylvia took out her secret weapon from the subspace and carefully placed it on a plate.

It was cabbage kimchi.

Sylvia had tried making anchovy fish sauce using creation magic she often used back when she was traveling in the west. She was surprised when it actually worked, but…

She fully realized that creation magic was not something humans could casually wield. Just making anchovy fish sauce had consumed half her magical power. Remembering how she got scolded by Felix when he noticed, she smiled.

The cabbage kimchi was that precious. Sylvia narrowed her eyes at Felix, but he just smiled widely as if he liked it.

She put the boiled noodles in a bowl, poured the broth over them, and topped them with the prepared garnishes. Then, she took out the last ingredient. She sprinkled finely crushed, lightly toasted seaweed on top.

“Let’s eat! It tastes better when it rains.”

“That sounds delicious.”

Sitting at the table, Sylvia picked up her chopsticks.

“Let’s eat well!”

“I will enjoy the meal!”

The sound of rain trickled in through the open door. A salty breeze swept in. Sylvia hummed a tune as she filled her mouth with noodles.

“Mmm! Delicious!”

Felix also marveled as he ate.

“Indeed, everything you make is tasty.”

With a simple but warm bowl of feast noodles in front of them, they smiled at each other. If they could continue to share meals and live happily together, nothing could be better.

“I’m so happy!”

Sylvia truly felt happy.

“Me too.”

Felix felt the same. Her happiness was his happiness.

She topped the noodles with kimchi and took a big bite. As Sylvia slurped the warm broth, she watched Felix enjoying his meal.

Thinking back to the original story’s ending, where he would have lost his sense of taste and avoided food, she momentarily doubted.

“I wonder. Even though I’ve reincarnated into this novel and changed the ending, can we truly live happily ever after? What if, like the butterfly effect, there are unforeseen consequences later? He only knows me as someone who has traveled between dimensions…”

The saying that too much happiness can lead to anxiety seemed to fit perfectly.

Sylvia stopped pondering the original plotline that had changed because of her. Worrying wouldn’t reverse what had already been altered, and she didn’t want to change it back.

“I’ll have another bowl.”

Sylvia smiled brightly at Felix, who quickly finished his bowl and held it out for more.

“I love you, Felix.”

As she filled his bowl with more noodles, Felix also smiled softly at her.

“I love you more. My adorable lover.”

★★

“Author, the revised manuscript is so interesting!”

“Is it okay?”

“Yes! But why did you suddenly decide to change the ending?”

Author Yu moved the phone to the other side and answered the editor’s question.

“It’s been a while since it was published. When I looked at it again, it just didn’t sit right with me. I wasn’t planning on releasing a revised edition, but…”

The editor cut off Author Yu’s words.

“It was quite popular, though. That’s why we suggested publishing a revised edition.”

“Thank you. I re-read it and… the protagonist was just too pitiful. I regretted why I ended it that way at the time, and as I started making small changes, the content completely changed. Are you sure it’s okay to publish it like this?”

“Yes, it’s fine. I love a solid happy ending, so I really like it.”

Author Yu was relieved by the editor’s cheerful voice.

“Then I’m glad.”

“Yes! Especially, I really liked the new female lead! Our Felix is going to have a smooth path ahead.”

“Right. Sylvia did a great job.”

The editor, after some light banter, asked.

“Author, could you write a sequel? I think it would be nice to add more about the two of them at the end. Like about their children or more sweet love stories!”

Author Yu nodded absentmindedly in response.

“Ah… I’ll try.”

“You must write it!”

“I’ll try…”

“Please, Author! I’ll contact you again later!”

With the editor’s lively voice gone, Author Yu scratched an eyebrow in bewilderment.

“A sequel… sequel, huh.”

-End-