“If we leave it alone, the wound will soon reopen. As I said earlier, my normal healing doesn’t seem to work on the Commander.”

“So you’re saying you want to repeat what you did in the forest?”

Nox asked in a trembling voice, unable to believe what he was hearing. Evelyn nodded earnestly while maintaining an apologetic expression.

“Since your body has already experienced it once, wouldn’t it be easier to accept it the second time?”

“How can you even say that…!”

Seeing Nox’s outburst, Evelyn reached into the pocket of her shawl with practiced readiness, pulling out a glass vial the length of a pinky finger.

“I prepared this, knowing you might react this way.”

“Actually, I’m in quite a difficult position too. The Grand Cardinal personally requested me to treat the Commander. But even I have enough conscience to hesitate doing that to someone who’s unconscious.”

“By treatment, you don’t mean…?”

“If we leave it alone, the wound will soon reopen. As I said earlier, my normal healing doesn’t seem to work on the Commander.”

“So you’re saying you want to repeat what you did in the forest?”

Nox asked in a trembling voice, unable to believe what he was hearing. Evelyn nodded earnestly while maintaining an apologetic expression.

“Since your body has already experienced it once, wouldn’t it be easier to accept it the second time?”

“How can you even say that…!”

Seeing Nox’s outburst, Evelyn reached into the pocket of her shawl as if she had expected this reaction, pulling out a glass vial the length of a pinky finger.

“I prepared this, knowing you might react this way.”

“And what is that?”

“Since you’ve sworn eternal devotion to god Helios, I thought you might be strongly averse to my treatment method. This is a drug that will remove that aversion. Don’t worry, it has absolutely no side effects. Ah, and while you were unconscious, I used my magic to bathe you once a day, so don’t worry about that either.”

Just who was this woman? Not only could her magic manifest through bodily fluids, but she could even bathe people.

Nox’s suspicions deepened, unaware that Evelyn had gained the ‘Magic Shower’ skill and ‘Bodily Fluid Treatment’ skill as rewards for completing two main quests in succession.

“That’s not reassuring at all. Are you really human like me? I’ve never heard of anyone using magic in such a way.”

“I suppose I’m a bit of a special case. If you’re uncomfortable with the drug, would you prefer to do it while fully conscious? I’m fine either way. Actually, the more excited the Commander gets, the better the healing effect-“

“Enough! I’ll seek treatment from another healer.”

Feeling dizzy from what he was hearing, Nox quickly suggested an alternative. True, healers were so rare they were practically endangered across the continent, but with his wounds already half-healed and the Grand Cardinal’s connections, it wasn’t impossible.

Just then, the pain in his thigh suddenly intensified, protesting his decision. Seeing Nox in such agony that he couldn’t even let out a groan, Evelyn’s expression became grave.

“Since I’ve already been rude once, I’ll be rude once more. There’s no time to find another healer, and if we leave you like this, Commander, you might be in real danger.”

In truth, the real reason Evelyn visited Nox’s bedroom at this late hour was because of the system. Four days ago, she had arrived at the Grand Temple with the Holy Knights and was currently staying in the guest room, receiving VIP treatment.

The Margrave had nearly fainted upon discovering that a maid working in his castle turned out to be a precious healer, rare across the entire continent. He even sent her a letter asking her to forget about all the minor incidents that had occurred at the castle. Though she wasn’t sure what she was supposed to forget, Evelyn hadn’t replied to the Margrave’s letter.

More precisely, she couldn’t reply. The moment she picked up her fountain pen to write a response, the third main quest suddenly appeared before her eyes.

[Third Main Quest 〈Spend the First Night with Nox〉 has arrived.]

The Knight Commander, Nox Leias, who had been unconscious and at death’s door for several days, has awakened. Go to Nox’s bedroom right now and heal him. If successful, you will receive a new advanced skill and perfume that amplifies charm. However, if you fail to heal Nox within 24 hours, Knight Commander Nox will die.

Thanks to her official recognition and announcement at the Grand Temple this morning, she had completed the second main quest. The reward was a new advanced skill, which happened to be named [Bodily Fluid]. It was an absolutely insane skill that allowed wounds to heal when male protagonists came into contact with her bodily fluids.

Since this quest came with a 24-hour time limit, she had no choice but to leave the bedroom with simple nursing supplies. If she happened to meet anyone on the way, she planned to make the excuse that she was going to nurse him because she was so worried about Nox. She didn’t forget to pack a single-use special potion in case Nox’s affection was in the negative due to the incident in the forest.

Nox, who had no way of knowing her circumstances, frowned while openly displaying his wariness.

“What do you mean something terrible will happen?”

“There’s no time to explain in detail. Could you lower your head for a moment?”

“I refuse… Wait. Why are you drinking that yourself!”

Before he could stop her, Evelyn downed the glass vial containing liquid that matched the color of her eyes in one gulp. Though Nox hurriedly reached out toward Evelyn in surprise, he was too late.

“Ugh…!”

Instead, his body, with his wrist caught, tilted sharply toward her. Nox’s unsuspecting body was pulled along as Evelyn led. As their lips locked together, her soft tongue slipped between his teeth, and simultaneously, liquid reminiscent of Evelyn’s scent poured in like a flood.

“…!”

Though Nox, belatedly coming to his senses, tried to push away Evelyn’s shoulders and immediately spit out the unknown liquid. But Evelyn urgently grabbed one of his arms and pulled him close, biting his lower lip, causing him to swallow it all.

The slick liquid slid down his throat. Before he could even get angry about what this was all about, an unfamiliar heat began spreading throughout his body like wildfire. A terrible thirst arose. The kind of thirst that felt like he would die right now if not satisfied immediately.

Nox’s blue eyes glistened with the heat that overwhelmed him, making him forget even the intense pain in his thigh. His lips twisted upon discovering Evelyn watching him tensely from close by.

“You started this first.”

“…!”

Evelyn’s eyelids twitched at the husky, low voice that seemed to scrape against her eardrums. Perhaps because she had also swallowed a small amount while giving Nox the potion, her entire private area tingled just from hearing his voice.

Then, a hand calloused from years of wielding a sword somewhat hastily threaded through Evelyn’s hair. At the same time, a hot, moist flesh intruded between their tightly pressed lips. Each time their tongues intertwined, wet sounds broke the bedroom’s silence.

“…Haa.”

“Mmn…”

Evelyn’s private areas quickly became wet from Nox’s persistent tongue exploring her mouth and their heated breaths mingling between them.

“Do you know your bodily fluids have a unique taste?”

“What, hah, what kind of taste?”

“It’s similar to the drug you gave me, but sweeter.”

Still with their lips pressed together, Nox suddenly lifted Evelyn’s body. Not even noticing that the pain in his thigh had completely disappeared at some point, he placed her on the bed with somewhat rough movements.

This wasn’t enough. Whatever she had given him, the more he tasted Evelyn, rather than quenching his thirst, an even more intense heat clawed at his insides.