“Haah, haaang.”

Under the dim moonlight, the lewd sounds of a man and woman intertwined filled the night air thickly.

The added pheromones made it almost suffocating.

Charlie sat with a dull look in her cloudy eyes.

“Ugh, haang, haaaang, huuuh.”

The woman’s forced moans made Hector frown.

Surely, Tanner had left the warnings to Charlie.

Yet, instead of holding back, the woman’s deliberate moaning only heightened his displeasure.

“Haaang, hng, hng.”

After the effect of Charlie’s guidance disappeared, Hector no longer looked at Charlie during the purification ritual. He only focused on sensing her pheromones.

“Haaah, hng, huuuh.”

As time passed, the woman’s coquettish moans grew rougher, almost like roars.

Her pheromones also lost their vigor and withered.

“Haaah, huuuh, huuuh.”

Hector’s hand, losing strength, lifted the woman’s limp leg.

Her spread g*nitals swallowed his c*ck to the hilt once more.

He knew she was about to reach her climax.

However, Hector needed to absorb as much purification as possible.

“Haaang! Haaah, huuuuh…….”

Finally, as the woman reached org*sm, her pheromones burst forth. Her p*ssy gushed with fluids.

In contrast, Hector didn’t feel any urge to ej*culate or even a bit of pleasure.

Instead, the rising disgust twisted his insides.

Whether it was because Charlie’s guidance was gone or his mysophobia had worsened, recently, his aversion to the purification ritual had been extreme.

Naturally, the amount of purification achieved in the short five minutes was minimal.

“Phew…….”

Just as Hector was about to get up,

[No, actually, it’s just that. There was something huge in the water……. I didn’t see it all…….]

A memory from the past flashed through Hector’s mind.

That day, Charlie’s pheromones had felt so pleasant that his back tingled.

If she could observe the ritual in a bright place, perhaps the lost purification energy would return?

It wasn’t certain, but Charlie was said to be very sensitive to visual stimuli.

Hector extremely disliked bright things. Seeing a woman’s body or watching himself have s*x was all disgusting to him.

However, if Charlie’s purification was added as before, he could finish the ritual in just a few sessions.

With a light gesture, Hector ignited the dry firewood.

The red light mixed with the white moonlight that seeped into the room.

Hector’s figure emerged from the darkness.

As expected, Charlie’s pheromones reacted. But it wasn’t enough to satisfy him, so Hector ran his hand through his hair and frowned.

“Hmm…….”

Then, his outstretched fingertips moved once more.

“……!”

The chandelier hanging from the high ceiling and all the candles in the room lit up.

The space, which seemed to be over thirty pyeong, brightened instantly like broad daylight.

Charlie’s eyes widened as she faced Hector’s n*ked body head-on. Needless to say, her pheromones reacted strongly.

The sweet yet pure pheromones overpowered the strong rose scent.

Facing Charlie, Hector felt his suffocating chest burst open.

“Charlie.”

Her long eyelashes fluttered in response.

“Didn’t I warn you to tell them to keep quiet?”

The woman sprawled on the bed seemed too dazed to grasp the situation.

Charlie’s warning was essentially Hector’s warning.

Ignoring it was akin to ignoring Hector himself.

And that had been irritating Hector since earlier.

“So, you have to take responsibility, right?”

Hector lifted the limp woman.

But as he was about to resume the act, he suddenly stopped.

Charlie’s pheromones had turned cold and emitted a filthy feeling.

“……?”

Hector glanced at Charlie.

She was making a disgusted expression.

“…….”

All the lights went out, and the room was enveloped in pitch-black darkness.

Hector distanced himself from the woman.

He then wiped himself briefly with the towel Tanner had prepared and adjusted his robe.

Jingle—

Ringing the bell, Hector approached Charlie.

“……?”

Before Charlie could even finish wondering why, Hector embraced her, burying his face in her slender neck and taking a deep breath.

“It’s suffocating.”

Being held by a man who had just had s*x with another woman was far from pleasant.

However, Charlie couldn’t push away Hector, who was breathing heavily like he was in pain.

For Hector, who had mysophobia, having to engage in s*x was an indescribable torment.

Moreover, wasn’t the pheromone so strong that even she felt suffocated?

Why did that woman do what she was told not to do?

‘Oh, I knew this would happen.’

Charlie’s stiff pheromones softened.

“Wash my hair.”

Soon, the two of them disappeared with the teleportation magic circle.

“…….”

Leon, who entered the room instead of Tanner, stared blankly at the empty chair left behind.

* * *

Rustle- rustle-

A peaceful afternoon. The usual sounds filled the office.

Hector’s purification ritual was postponed for the time being. Though Charlie was a reason, it was mainly due to Richard’s message.

[It seems the Emperor is moving again.]

Recalling this, Hector’s pen stopped.

An individual suspected to be the Emperor’s spy was discovered in the Duchy. And it was within the unit that was to support the subjugation expedition.

[When the spy was about to confess, their body lit up and exploded as if detonated.]

It was clearly the work of Kaisis.

A spell that controls the mind and causes death upon revealing forbidden information.

This was only possible for a Grand Master.

Moreover, the recent movements of the Imperial Army were also unusual.

‘What on earth are they planning?’

Hector was reaching for his throbbing temple when he heard,

“Snore- snore-”

“……?”

The rhythmic sound of breathing tickled his ears.

Hector slowly lifted his head.

His gaze, which had been on the documents, shifted to Charlie across from him.

“Snore- snore-”

Charlie was asleep, leaning on a velvet sofa that was larger than her body.

She was holding a model ship in her hand.

Perhaps due to Charlie’s soothing pheromones, the throbbing pain gradually disappeared. The numerous thoughts that had been clouding his mind were forgotten.

Only the sight of Charlie penetrating his retinas and her gentle breathing existed.

Hector felt a sense of tranquility as he fixed his gaze on Charlie.

[No, from the first meeting, she looked down on me.]

Last night, as Charlie washed Hector’s hair, she had complained like this.

Her furrowed brows and crooked mouth clearly showed her anger.

Yet, the pheromones she emitted were filled with joy.

Hector couldn’t understand it at all. To be precise, he couldn’t guess the reason for her joy.

Given the circumstances, there was plenty of reason to be angry. However, there was no reason to be happy.

He hadn’t interrogated or punished the woman.

He wondered if washing his hair was enjoyable, but it wasn’t for him.

[Why do you always ask me to wash your hair when you have perfectly fine hands?]

Hector’s inability to understand Charlie wasn’t limited to this.

Charlie had been overjoyed to receive a dress for free. Yet, she refused the gemstone necklace sent from the Duchy.

[I’m fine. I don’t have any occasion to wear it.]

It was the same free gift. Moreover, in terms of value, it couldn’t be compared to that dress.

Also, from what Hector observed, Charlie wasn’t picky. She was rather easygoing.

But she particularly disliked eating carrots.

[I hate carrots.]

The other day, she even hid them under other food, seemingly to avoid being told to eat them.

And another day, she scratched her left ear with her right hand.

Even though she had a left hand, she went through the trouble.

Remembering that moment, a smile curved on Hector’s lips.

He shrugged his shoulders, trying to suppress the laughter that was about to escape.

‘There are so many things I can’t understand.’

Using his power, Hector moved the block from Charlie’s hand to the table. Then, he closed the curtains in the office.

As the pouring sunlight was blocked, Charlie’s facial muscles relaxed.

Hector sank deeply into his chair.

Whether it was due to the rhythmic breathing or the lazily felt pheromones, his eyelids felt heavy as if weights were attached to them.

“Snore- snore-”

“…….”

The eyes he closed didn’t open for a long time.

* * *