Within her blurred vision, Elicity saw her lifted skirt and spread thighs. Of course, they were her own.

Pale with shock, Elicity hurriedly pressed her thighs together and tried to sit up.

However, naturally, Alex did not allow it.

He overlapped his body atop Elicity’s and began unbuttoning his shirt. The last button wouldn’t come undone easily, so he simply tore it off. The expensive silver button rolled helplessly across the floor and disappeared beneath the furniture.

Alex’s shirt was soon discarded onto the floor, and his moonlit skin gleamed smoothly. His well-toned chest rose and fell heavily, making his excitement unmistakable.

“…Elicity.”

Alex called her name in a voice that sounded like it might break. She was old enough to understand exactly where this situation was headed.

Yet, the lingering fear of her husband’s monstrous member remained. Elicity’s gaze involuntarily drifted downward.

And Alex, sharp as ever, caught on instantly. Even as he panted, he caressed his wife’s cheek.

“Don’t worry.”

“H-How can I not worry?”

Elicity’s voice was weak. But Alex’s reply carried an inexplicable confidence.

“This time. No, from now on, you never need to worry. I will never hurt you.”

“What?”

‘Impossible.’

Elicity rejected the idea.

There was no way she could take something so grotesquely large for such an extended period and not feel pain.

“Dear, no matter what…”

Elicity was about to protest, but as soon as her husband buried his face in her chest again, she instinctively tilted her head back.

“…!”

The sensation of his hair brushing against her bare skin was overwhelmingly stimulating.

Her pale skin flushed as red as a rose, and the sticky trail of saliva trickling down her chest made Elicity grasp his hair and plead.

“Dear… Dear, this is too long. And too… too indecent… This is hardly behavior befitting nobility… Ah, ah!!”

But Alex didn’t even pretend to listen to her.

His hands continued their movements, and Elicity could do nothing but follow. Her dress, still not fully removed, became a crumpled mess on the bed, drenched in sweat and saliva.

More than anything, she could distinctly feel the hot liquid seeping from between her legs, soaking her small undergarment.

Dear heavens, Elicity thought she was experiencing something utterly unimaginable for a noblewoman.

A dignified duke and duchess should never behave like this.

At all times, they must maintain grace, discipline, and engage in beautiful lovemaking.

They were supposed to set an example for their clear-eyed, innocent daughter who would grow up to be virtuous and pure.

“Dear.”

Please stop.

“Ah, dear…”

However, Elicity’s words never fully formed.

“–!”

Instead, a loud moan echoed throughout the bedroom.

***

“Ahem, ahem. Ahem.”

Someone kept clearing their throat. Elicity stirred her heavy, waterlogged body.

“Madam, it is nearly ten in the morning. You must truly get ready now.”

It was undoubtedly Olivia’s voice, but Elicity merely frowned slightly, unable to easily lift herself.

A sharp ache shot through her lower back every time she moved.

As she continued to slump in bed, she heard the sound of the door opening.

“Madam, please excuse me.”

Soon, a gentle hand touched her shoulder, and Elicity slowly opened her eyes.

“Oh dear, did I oversleep?”

“Yes, madam.”

“Goodness… Ever since I entered the duchy, this has never happened before.”

A duchess’s day is busy. By ten in the morning, she should already be in the study. As Elicity hurriedly tried to enter the dressing room, she suddenly sensed something strange.

Unlike her own bedroom, which was decorated entirely in deep red tones from the curtains to the furniture, the space before her was entirely navy blue.

Moreover, the bedroom walls were adorned with swords, silver armor, and other decorations that seemed more suited to a knight.

“This…is my husband’s bedroom…?”

Muttering to herself, Elicity turned her head and her gaze landed on the window.

And the moment she realized she was wearing her husband’s nightgown, the events of last night rushed through her mind.

Elicity collapsed onto the floor with a thud. Olivia, startled, hurried over to her.

“M-Madam!?”

“…”

“Madam, are you all right? Should I call a physician?”

The expression on Olivia’s face as she looked down at Elicity was nothing but genuine concern.

It was impossible to tell whether she was deliberately feigning ignorance about what had transpired in this room last night, or if she simply saw it as a natural occurrence between husband and wife.

What mattered was that Elicity, before her lifelong nanny and lady’s maid—who undoubtedly knew everything—felt so embarrassed she could die.

“N-No, it’s nothing.”

Elicity stood up, pretending to be composed, but her vision simply darkened.

‘…’

As soon as she closed her eyes, last night’s memories resurfaced in her mind.

Shockingly, Elicity had ‘fainted’ from sheer pleasure.

The sheer embarrassment of it all was almost unbearable, but what mortified her even more was the fact that the pleasure had been achieved entirely without penetration—solely through her husband’s lips.

Elicity found herself unable to walk, frozen in place.

Misinterpreting her stillness, the maid spoke up without hesitation.

“Madam, if you are looking for the master, he is at the training grounds. He had a sparring session scheduled with the knights today and left a message apologizing for not having breakfast with you.”

“W-Why would you assume I was looking for my husband!? I have no need for him anymore!!”

Elicity jumped in alarm. Olivia gave her a puzzled look.

Realizing she had overreacted, Elicity flushed again.

“What I mean is… I need to go to the study soon and prepare myself, and in that process, my husband is unnecessary. So let’s return to my room now.”

“Pardon? Ah, yes.”

“…Oh, Olivia.”

Elicity hesitated before asking.

“Last night… how many people were standing outside this door?”

Only then did Olivia, realizing what her mistress was worried about, curl her lips into a faint smile.

“Madam, I am a skilled personal maid. Who could have been there? You need not worry.”

Olivia never lies. Only then did Elicity sigh in relief and straighten her clothes.

“R-right. No one was there, and nothing happened.”

“Of course.”

“Then, let’s return to my bedroom now.”

Leaving behind Olivia, who nodded quietly, Elicity stiffly moved her steps.

***

Fortunately, just as Olivia had said, it seemed that no one truly knew what had happened last night in Alex’s bedroom. Or perhaps they were merely pretending not to know.

So, Elicity decided to simply remain shameless. After all, in this mansion, any servant who spoke recklessly would not live to see another day.

Elicity erased all lingering thoughts and devoted herself to preparing for the victory banquet.

After swiftly handling her backlog of duties, Elicity, along with Celon and Olivia, made a final inspection of the banquet hall before the event.

In her previous life, she had raised a queen as a duchess, so Celon and Olivia found themselves breathless trying to keep up with the suddenly perfected critiques of their mistress.

By the time they had spent the entire half-day at work—

“Mom!”

Bella, her hair beautifully braided into two pigtails, came running across the banquet hall.

Elicity smiled brightly and opened her arms wide.

“My dear Bella. Did you come because you missed—”

“What happened with you sharing a bed with Dad? I made a bet with my friend!”

“…!!”

She had worked so hard today to forget, yet thanks to her daughter, the memories of last night came rushing back.

Elicity pressed her lips together tightly like a clamshell. Unaware of her mother’s odd reaction, Isabella kept whining.

“I want to boast that my parents have the best relationship. Jason always teases me every time we meet, saying that my mom and dad are just a ‘display-window couple’!”

“It’s not ‘display-window’ but ‘show-window’… And Jason?”

For a moment, Elicity bristled. The parents of young master Jason, Count and Countess Helch, were prime examples of a show-window couple.

If only Jason knew what had happened to Elicity in her husband’s bedroom last night, he would never dare to say such things.

Elicity, holding Bella in her arms and chuckling, soon realized what she had just been thinking and turned red.

“…Mom?”

“Huh? Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Then what about the bed? Are you going to go back on your word? It’s been days since you said you’d move in.”

She couldn’t catch a break with this child. Elicity fanned her flushed cheeks with her hand and stood up.

“Alright, I’ll go to your father right now.”

After roughly finishing her work in the banquet hall, Elicity headed for Alex’s study.

However, thinking about last night, it was only natural that her steps grew slower as she approached her husband’s study.

Thus, walking as slowly as possible, she finally arrived at her destination, only for the knights standing guard at the door to turn their heads.

It seemed that no one found it odd anymore that Elicity was seeking out Alex, as the knights naturally lowered their weapons without question.

Yet Elicity still found it difficult to open her lips to announce her presence to her husband inside the study.

‘How on earth am I supposed to face him?’

As she hesitated with a troubled heart, the door to her husband’s study suddenly opened.