Hector’s pheromones, entering through her lower region, spread helplessly throughout her entire body.

She could smell Hector’s scent in the breath she exhaled.

And it was the same for Hector as well.

Charlie’s pheromones, spreading into his mouth, were sweet enough to make him dizzy.

It was truly a taste that could drive a person mad.

To the point where he regretted not doing this sooner.

“Ahng! Mmnh.”

As Hector’s tongue tip parted her narrow passage and entered, Charlie’s waist arched like a bow.

Her tilted head thrashed on the bed, and her raised legs trembled in the air.

The sheets she had unconsciously grasped crumpled helplessly in her small hands.

Her heart pounded at the lewd sounds, as if he were eating something delicious.

“N-no more, Hector. Ahh.”

Something unbearable welled up from deep inside her body.

Feeling like she might explode at any moment, Charlie called out to Hector desperately.

But Hector only increased his speed in response.

“No, don’t. Ahng!”

Please.

The thoughts of ‘Please stop’ and ‘Please don’t stop’ clashed sharply in her mind.

Meanwhile, the surging excitement raced towards its peak.

“Uu… Ahh!”

In that moment, her stiffly tensed muscles trembled and convulsed.

Charlie panted, unable to even let out a moan.

Her vision flashed white, and the sounds ringing in her ears faded into the distance.

There was no time to feel what was leaving or entering her body.

The same went for the breath and gaze touching between her spread legs.

It felt as if all the sensations in her body were not just breaking apart, but crumbling and scattering.

It seemed as if she could taste sweetness in the blood flowing through her veins.

“Hng……”

As if unsatisfied even after swallowing all the overflowing sweetness,

Hector licked up the remaining love juices on her womanhood with a regretful expression.

In response, the slender body sprawled on the white sheets twitched.

* * *

As expected, Charlie had fallen into a deep sleep.

After confirming that she was sleeping too deeply to wake up, Hector quietly left the tent.

Leon, who had been on night watch, rushed over in one step.

“Your Grace.”

The scent of Charlie’s pheromones wafting from Hector stung his nose.

Leon forced down the corners of his mouth that were trying to rise.

Who would believe this was the man who used to shudder at the thought of purification?

His worry about whether they might fight over the Wilkins family matter had been needless concern.

As if to prove it, Hector was emitting a brilliant radiance like he had gathered all the moonlight.

“I’ll follow you.”

It was still quite some time before dawn would break.

Leon knew well what it meant for Hector to come out of the tent alone at this hour.

“That’s fine.”

“But it’s dangerous to go alone…!”

For a moment, Leon felt Hector’s chilling gaze and bit his lip.

“I thought you might find the cleanup bothersome, so I wanted to help…”

Hector, who had been staring at Leon for a moment, turned his gaze away.

“Taking care of you would be more bothersome.”

“……”

Leon pouted at Hector’s words, which made him sound like a mere burden, even though he was a formidable Master himself.

Of course, compared to Hector, he was indeed at the level of baggage.

If it hadn’t been for Hector’s shield today, he would have struggled quite a bit dealing with the horde of wyverns.

Eventually, a black-tinged teleportation magic circle spread from Hector’s fingertips.

“I’ll be back soon.”

With those words, Hector vanished suddenly.

“……”

So gentle in front of Charlie, yet blowing cold wind at him. Hector hadn’t changed one bit from before.

“Of course he’ll be back soon.”

Leaving without even an armor, let alone weapons, and dressed in just a robe — anyone could see this was the appearance of someone who would return quickly.

“It looks like he’s going for a walk, not to hunt monsters.”

Leon muttered, scratching the back of his head.

On the other hand, his steps towards Hector’s tent to stand guard were infinitely light.

The expedition schedule to move to the center of the Kurun Mountains had been postponed.

It was inevitable because they had to treat the injured.

Cedric, as the commander-in-chief, proposed staying for three days, taking a humble stance rather than giving orders.

Although delaying the schedule wasn’t particularly pleasant, Hector accepted it.

The Wilkins family also agreed. There was no way Noel, who disliked troublesome things, would object.

And so, the expedition entered a brief period of rest.

ELEVEN.

The clear sky was infinitely peaceful, as if it had never been covered with monsters.

The sunlight that seeped into the tent tickled Charlie’s eyelids.

“Mmm……”

Her body, not yet wanting to wake up, tossed and turned on the bed.

Since they hadn’t made love, Charlie’s stamina was recovering faster than before.

Hector embraced Charlie and buried his face in the crook of her neck.

As her alluring scent tickled his nose, his lips, unable to resist the temptation, gently bit her delicate skin.

At the same time, a clear purifying energy spread into her.

Hector, who had gone alone to the monster habitat, was in a state of having used massive amounts of his ability.

As expected, what Kaisis had done was incredibly surprising.

Whether he had opened chaos or cast dimensional space magic, the number of monsters had increased exponentially.

The sight of them killing each other under mind control was truly chaos itself.

The wyvern attack was just the beginning, and the expedition’s numbers were woefully inadequate in comparison.

If it hadn’t been for Hector, the monsters that couldn’t be stopped would have eventually left their habitat, attacked villages, and caused innocent casualties.

It was an undeniably brutal and horrific act to have done in an attempt to harm Hector and Charlie.

But Hector didn’t completely resolve the situation. Doing so would have clearly aroused Cedric and Noel’s suspicion.

There was no need to hide it, but there was also no need to reveal it.

The moment it became public knowledge that Hector was a Grand Master, what would happen afterward was as clear as day.

And that was precisely what Kaisis was aiming for.

In any case, Hector was in a state needing purification.

But Charlie didn’t know this, because he had hidden it.

He didn’t want to worry her. Also, Hector didn’t want to have s*x with Charlie for the purpose of purification.

“Charlie.”

“……”

“You need to wake up.”

Hector urged, nibbling on Charlie’s nape.

His outstretched hand gently caressed her waist.

“I want to kiss you.”

This guy again?

Charlie, suddenly wide awake, furrowed her brow.

The embarrassment from the caresses disappeared quickly.

It was because of the shower of kisses that followed.

It wasn’t that she disliked kissing Hector, but this was too much even for her.

Although Charlie’s pheromones were full of irritation, Hector paid no heed and licked her skin.

The tip of his tongue, raised between humid breaths, tickled her skin.

Her heightened senses faithfully responded and began to heat up again.

“Kiss.”

Did he get possessed by a ghost that died from not kissing?

Charlie turned to look at Hector as if trying to shake him off.

“Why don’t you just live with your lips attached to mine?”

“That would be fine.”

“……”

Hector’s lips stretched into a mischievous smile. Soon, his gently folded eyes curved beautifully.

‘His face is truly a weapon.’

Was she this weak to faces? Or was she just weak to Hector?

Charlie, whose anger had subsided in an instant, let out a sigh tinged with self-mockery.

“It’s your fault.”

Hector embraced Charlie and kissed her forehead.

Then, passing over her eyes, his lips traveled down her cheek and met hers with a soft smack.

Not disliking it, Charlie quietly accepted Hector.

“It’s because you’re too lovable.”

“W-what did you say?”

Wondering if she had heard wrong, Charlie stared blankly at Hector.

The tip of his tongue, pushing in, intertwined hotly as if to say she hadn’t heard wrong.

* * *

After a whirlwind of kisses had passed, Charlie, who had left the tent, stretched her stiff body.

It felt like her tense muscles were loosening and her drowsy mind was becoming refreshed.

“You’ll catch a cold.”

No sooner had Charlie’s arms come down that Hector embraced her from behind, spreading out a blanket.

His massive frame enveloped Charlie with room to spare.

Suddenly finding herself in his embrace, Charlie looked up at Hector with narrowed eyes.

“There are people around.”

Her lowered voice was filled with reproach.

Worried she might feel cold, Hector said while carefully wrapping Charlie in the blanket.

“No one is looking.”

“They could see.”

“They can’t see.”

Can’t see?

How could they not see when they clearly had eyes?

“What do you……”

mean… Charlie looked around.

But truly, as Hector said, not a single person was looking at Charlie.

That’s right.

This wasn’t a matter of not looking, but of being unable to see.