༺ Identity ༻
“Hmm…”
Serena, who entered through the main entrance, was staring coldly at Lulu.
“……”
Lulu, unfazed by Serena’s piercing gaze, stared right back. Their silent standoff persisted long after the entrance door had swung open.
“Hello…”
For some reason, amidst this suffocating atmosphere, it was Lulu who unexpectedly broke the silence, bowing her head.
“… Master’s fiancée.”
However, her voice was slightly more sharp than usual.
“It’s an honor to meet the fiancée of the master I serve.”
“Hah.”
Serena smirked while looking at her.
“…Are you only being polite to me out of loyalty to your master?”
“…..”
“You’re quite amusing, aren’t you?”
A moment later, Serena delicately masked her mouth with a fan and approached Lulu with light steps.
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“…Haah.”
Serena, after a brief pause, inclined her head once more and shot Lulu a searching look.
“It shouldn’t be this amusing.”
“Pardon?”
Serena whispered in a soft voice.
“Do you want to know what happened to the people I found amusing?”
She radiated an intimidating aura, capable of making most people’s knees tremble with fear.
“If you’d rather not know, I suggest you keep things mundane when you’re around me.”
“…..”
“Abstain from playing word games I can easily see through or provoke conflicts you can’t handle. Just remain unremarkable. Then, perhaps, I might be inclined to show some leniency.”
Whispering softly to the slightly startled Lulu, Serena made her point clear.
“I don’t know what you believe, but this epitomizes my mercy. I am the fiancée, and you are a subordinate. The hierarchy between us is crystal clear.”
“So, you better think carefully… whether you wish to be tamed or kicked out …”
“…Serena, what are you doing?”
“Hehe!”
But at that moment, Frey’s impatient voice sounded from behind her.
“…Hehe.”
She, who had deliberately avoided seeing Frey’s face, suddenly loosened her expression and began to laugh softly as she caught sight of him.
“It’s Frey… Hehehe…”
For some reason, she seemed very pleased and forgot all about her earlier sternness towards Lulu. Her attention was now entirely fixed on Frey, who stood behind her.
“Move aside.”
“Eek!”
At that, she pushed Lulu who was standing in front of her to the side and rushed towards Frey and spoke.
“Hug me….”
But just as Serena was about to embrace him, Frey took a step back with a cool expression.
“Why are you acting like this?”
And then, Frey looked at Serena with a straight face.
“Master.”
In the meantime, Lulu quietly approached Frey’s side.
“…Lick.”
Casting a timid glance at Serena, Lulu extended her tongue and gave Frey’s face an affectionate lick.
“Smooch…”
Usually, she licked Frey shortly and neatly to show her loyalty and obedience.
But for some reason, today, her tongue licked every nook and cranny of Frey’s face with an exceptionally long and sticky motion.
– Slurp, swish…
After a moment, she swallowed the lengthy trail of saliva from his face, closed her eyes tightly, and began to rub her cheek against Frey’s with an affectionate expression.
“Well, I’ll… go now.”
Then, after glancing at Serene for a moment, Lulu quickly went up to the second floor.
“”……….””
A brief silence ensued between the two.
“F, Frey…”
Finally breaking the silence, Serena opened her mouth timidly.
“I, I can lick well too.”
“……”
“I’m serious. 101 Ways To Satisfy A Man… no, no, I mean, anyway, I’ve studied extensively Seriously…”
After saying that, she timidly approached Frey. But…
“Ah, uhh…”
As she stood before him, she began to falter, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Her behavior was typical of a bookworm who had gained knowledge about love and affection solely through books, with no real-world experience.
“……”
However, Serena had felt threatened after witnessing Frey’s lingering touch on every intimate corner of Lulu’s body and the adept display of affection between the two.
“Eh, ebe…”
With her eyes tightly closed and a drooling tongue peeking out slightly, she reached out with her trembling hand to grasp Frey’s shoulder and carefully inclined her head.
“L, lick.”
Moments later, Serena’s tongue touched Frey’s cheek.
“…Ah.”
Surprised by the unexpectedly soft and velvety sensation instead of the salty or rough texture she had anticipated, Serena couldn’t help but make a sound.
“Lick, lick.”
And then, Serena, while keeping an eye on Frey, quietly licked his cheek.
“…It’s dirty.”
“Wh, Wha…”
Finding her adorable, Frey let her be for a while, but he then had to swallow in his regret and act indifferent, looking at her with disapproving eyes.
– Swipe, swipe.
With teary eyes, Serena rubbed her cheeks against Frey’s, mimicking Lulu’s earlier actions.
“I, I can do this too…”
“…..”
“I, I can become a dog. If you don’t like me as your fiancée, I can become your dog.”
“Sigh.”
“Wo… woof!”
Frey finally spoke after watching Serena intently.
“Lulu is enough as a pet.”
Upon hearing that, Serena stopped her actions and looked at him with her soft cheeks pressed against his.
“So, I’m still your fiancée, right?”
“Well…”
“I, I love you, Frey. I really, really like you.”
Out of the blue, she confessed, then buried her face in his chest.
“…But, what did you do with Professor Isolet?”
“What?”
Then, suddenly, she asked in a hushed voice.
“From every corner of your body… I smell something other than your pet.”
She remembered Frey’s scent down to the smallest detail without mistake.
The distinct smell of Isolet, her favorite perfume, and the scent of saliva coming from his knee were all unmistakably apparent.
“What?”
This was enough to upset her, even though she was one of the few heroines with a Goodness Stat of below zero.
“Why should you care about what I do?”
Seeing Serena’s coldness, Frey answered with a cold gaze after being flustered for a moment.
“Ughhh…”
He forcefully pushed away Serena, who had buried her face in his chest, causing her to stumble backward, arms flailing.
“Sigh.”
Frey almost chuckled at her reaction, then swiftly turned his head to sigh, while Serena lowered her head meekly.
“…Sigh.”
Miho, who had been observing the scene from the entrance, finally couldn’t contain herself and spoke up.
“Human, why does Human only cling to that man?”
“Huh?”
“When a gangster comes as a client, or a high-ranking noble, or even a big shot from the underworld, you don’t even bat an eye … Even when the Empress comes, you act gullible, so why do you only show your vulnerable side to that man?”
Although she was still clumsy with the language of the Empire and usually spoke in short sentences, she started speaking at length, her curiosity evident.
“Has he discovered your weakness? Or perhaps you’ve been mentally manipulated? If not, what’s the reason? I’m curious, tell me, human.”
Upon hearing that, Serena replied with a confident expression.
“Because I like him.”
“What did you just say?”
As Miho responded with a baffled expression, Serena sent a playful smile in Frey’s direction and repeated herself.
“I don’t know, just looking at him makes me so happy. I just like him. Like-like-like.”
Having said that, she took a brief moment to catch her breath.
“…Um, I’m going to use the bathroom.”
She spoke, her eyes locked onto Frey’s.
“The 67th method… seduce a man using scent… If I spray the pheromone perfume I ordered from the Magic Tower… First, I need to get rid of that old maiden’s smell…”
She dashed towards the bathroom.
“Growl…”
On the other hand, Miho let out a soft growl as she stared at Frey.
“Human.”
Suddenly, she pushed Frey against a wall and whispered menacingly.
“I remember everything you did to me. Every single thing.”
“……”
“I remember how you mistreated so many slaves. How you gripped my neck and threatened me. How you made me submit to your commands. I remember it all vividly.”
Yet, as Frey continued to look back calmly, Miho gritted her teeth.
– Srrk…
She grabbed him by his collar, pressing her sharp fangs to his throat, and whispered.
“I could easily tear your throat out with these fangs. Right now.”
“Hmm.”
“I’m not joking. When I transform, I can swallow you whole. Deliciously. Without leaving a trace.”
“Really?”
“Yes. If it weren’t for the constant surveillance and hat human who’s clever but lacks social skills, I would have devoured you in an instant.”
Of course, she’d been scolded by her father, the Chief, for freaking out at the sight of animal blood, let alone human meat, but Miho was doing her best to scare the hateful man in front of her.
“You wouldn’t want to be inside my stomach, would you? It’s cramped, damp, and pitch-black.”
“Hey…”
“So, if you don’t want to end up in my stomach…”
With that, Miho stroked her stomach and bit Frey’s neck with her teeth, drooling all over him while trying to drive home her point with her broken pronunciation.
“…Get down.”
“Gasp!”
Lulu’s cold voice from the second floor made Miho instantly drop to her knees, still holding onto Frey’s neck with her mouth.
“Spit, spit him out! Spit out what’s in your mouth!”
“…Ptew.”
At Lulu’s flustered command, Miho quickly spat out Frey.
“…Master, should I kill her?”
Lulu, who had quickly come downstairs, saw Frey’s neck, unharmed but covered in someone else’s saliva, asked the question with a cold tone.
“No.”
“Should I enslave her, then? Or perhaps, mold her to your liking……”
“Ee, eek…”
At that, Miho, who was actually quite timid, began to tremble.
“…You have five tails?”
Frey, who was looking at her, shook his head and muttered.
“Four would have been the maximum until the original ending, but…? What…”
“Shall I torture her? She dared to hurt my master, she needs to be taught the consequences of her actions. Shall I do it myself?”
Frey shook his head with a bitter smile upon hearing Lulu’s bold proposal.
“No, she’s useful. She might even extend my life. So…”
“What?”
“What?”
Seeing their reactions, Frey quickly altered his stance.
“…In any case, she belongs to Serena, so don’t touch her.”
“Master, what did you just say…!”
“What’s going on?”
Upon hearing the unbelievable statement, Lulu asked excitedly and behind Frey, who had a troubled expression on his face, Serena appeared, wearing a bottle of expensive perfume on her body.
“…We’ll talk later.”
With that, Frey stopped talking and made his way to the sofa.
“……”
“Heh, heh.”
Lulu began to stare at Miho with a strange look in her eyes.
“…..???”
Serena, who was filled with the anticipation to tease and mess with Frey, began to tilt her head with a sullen expression.
Before she knew it, the time was approaching 12 PM.
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“Hmmm, hmmm!”
“…….”
Serena, organizing the papers in her hands with an expectant expression, and Miho, who had a terrified look on her face, came into my view.
“…Grrr.”
After a brief moment of eye contact with me, Miho bared her teeth once again.
“…Ha?”
“Ugh…”
Lulu, who crouched beside me, rubbing her cheeks together, glared at Miho coldly, who promptly bared her teeth and lowered her head once more.
“Alright, I found it!”
Amidst this commotion, Serena, who smelled so alluring that it made me slightly dizzy, handed me a piece of paper.
“Is this…?”
Upon seeing that document, I felt as if my brain, which was soaked in the fragrance, suddenly awakened and my eyes widened in surprise.
– Sun God Confinement Plan
[Classified Level 1: Accessible only in the Grand Archbishop Conference]
“So… what is this?”
Serena’s question was answered in a low voice.
“The thing you asked for.”
He stared at her quietly, and Serena replied with the most serious expression he had ever seen in a long time.
“The identity of the Youngest Paladin.”
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