CHAPTER SEVEN.
Conclusion

The next day.

As if the storm that had raged the previous day was all gone, the day cleared up nicely. The land, which had been drenched from last night’s heavy rain, was completely dried up when the sun reached its peak.

Since the ground had hardened, the carriage that returned after escaping from the rain came immediately to pick me up.

I started getting dressed one by one when I noticed the carriage entering the villa’s garden. I put on my chemise dress and then wore a corset on top…

Mishael, who had gone to the kitchen to fetch water for me, was surprised when he saw it and hurriedly came in.

“Miss, you’re already leaving?”

“Hmm? I have to go. It was originally a one-day schedule. Can you tighten the corset for me?”

“Ah, Miss…”

Mishael placed a glass of sparkling water with the scent of fennel and mint on the furniture and then came up from behind to fiddle with the laces of my corset. But it seemed that the situation didn’t sit well with him, since he hesitated without making any particular movements with his hands.

“But… since the Marquis knew that you were staying with me, and Hans also mentioned it at the mansion… Wouldn’t it be okay for you to stay another day?”

“I can’t just ask Hans to wait forever, can I? Huh?”

“Miss…”

Come on, I waved my hand in a fuss. Mishael dropped the laces of the tight corset and wrapped his arms around my waist. The tip of Mishael’s sharp nose buried deeply in my neck.

“In the end, you’re going to… leave me like this…”

“Uh, huh?”

“You’re leaving me like this…”

“No, Mishael, that’s not—”

“Last night, you promised that you would take responsibility for me.”

“Uh, hmm, I did say that.”

“And, there won’t be anything as delicious as mine… You said you would only have me for the rest of your life…”

‘Ha, Miss… Urgh, what do you… think….’

‘Hmm, hngg! Wha–what…?’

‘I’ve… tamed your little, cute p*ssy, Miss. Me, and not anyone else…. You won’t think of anything else now, can you?’

‘Yeah, probably… huh! I won’t…’

‘You say that, but… that there won’t be anything as tempting as mine.’

‘Yeah, ah! Like that…’

‘So, for the rest of my life, could you… indulge me, please?’

When I tried to recall an incident while sober, my face flushed and I stumbled. Last night, in the midst of a love affair that I couldn’t remember how many times it had occurred, I answered on the spur of the moment at his persistent questioning.

“Uh, yeah, that… that’s right.”

I was somewhat prepared for that. According to Mishael, it only happened when he thought of me… He claimed that his illness had worsened, and according to my father’s interpretation, he insisted that he had done something wrong to me.

Preventing a bucket from filling up inside while not leaking outside is also morally correct.

As for me, I don’t particularly… have any intention of letting others take this away from me either.

Gulp. He seemed to understand the sound of my swallowing as an expression of acceptance.

“Well then, Miss…”

When Mishael’s words trailed off, his lips landed on my neck and sucked it deeply. The corset had been thrown far away in no time, and his large hands were cupping my br*asts through the thin hem of my chemise. His hands had gotten used to the shape of my br*asts overnight, and he easily pinched my n*pples between his fingers and teased it lightly.

“Waiting is also Hans’ job anyway…. Right?”

“Yeah, that’s……”

“If I go to the Holy Kingdom, I won’t be able to see you for a long time.”

As Mishael continued to put pressure on my back, the two of us fell onto the bed, entangled together.

“Miss, actually…”

There’s a stable here… Mishael’s mischievous confession burst out freely from his mouth as he nibbled on my spine.

…Well, I knew it would turn out this way. When Mishael came behind me, his already hard, er*ect c*ck was poking into my waist.

Ugh.

I have to take responsibility for this, what can I do?

In the end, I ended up making Hans wait for me.

***

It was around dusk that we returned home. The sight of Mishael, acting as if he wanted to stay with me for a few more days in his villa weakened my heart, but I couldn’t stay there any longer.

‘Miss, are you really going to leave me like this?’

‘No, Mishael, it’s not that I won’t take responsibility for you.’

‘Then what…?’

So, I made a decisive choice and brought Mishael with me back to the mansion!

Mishael looked so pitiful and was sobbing, so I couldn’t leave him alone. He hadn’t been to the mansion since he left for the Holy Kingdom, but since he had spent nearly 10 years here, it shouldn’t be too awkward.

“Lily, are you okay…!”

And with that, the carriage carrying us stopped in front of the entrance to the mansion.

My father, restless at my delayed return and had been pacing in front of the entrance, rushed in as soon as the carriage door opened.

He must have known that I was with Mishael.

Why is he pretending to worry about the possibility of me being kidnapped until the end?

Well, if Mishael hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that my father had given him advice.

“No, this, this…!”

“It’s been a long time, my lord.”

Father was surprised when he found Mishael, who had gotten off the carriage with me, as if he didn’t know he was coming.

I looked at my father with cold eyes.

“Father, really….”

“Li, Lily.”

“Why are you acting like that?”

“Well, that… that’s what it is.”

I looked at my father with narrowed eyes and my mind’s eye.

But my father could not meet my eyes and kept glancing behind me. It was not simply because he failed the test in my mind’s eye, but it was as if he was looking at someone else’s gaze….

‘It’s just Mishael behind me.’

His facial expression even changed reflexively, as if he had received an order. It can’t be because of Mishael… can my father see ghosts?

“You, yes… so, that guy… No, last night with Mishael…….”

“Thanks to you, Father. I had a good time with Mishael, the partner you arranged for me.”

I gave my father a half-smile. Even if you act like you don’t know, I’ve already heard everything.

‘To be precise, it wasn’t a good time, it was a hot time…’

A smile flickered on my face, and my father wiped his face and barely retorted.

“W-well, that’s good.”

“Really?”

“Yeah… yeah.”

The look of embarrassment on my father’s face, as if he’d been caught lying to me, now looked somewhat uneasy.

“Well, even though the nobility in Lycius society is lenient about the private life of the heirs…. Isn’t it a bit too much to spend the night outside?”

Right. My father is naturally concerned about me, so he probably wasn’t comfortable. Especially since Mishael even revealed his condition to my father… It wouldn’t be difficult for my father to roughly guess what happened yesterday, even if I used the word ‘quality time.’

Hmph, well, no matter what you imagine, it won’t be close to what we actually did.

‘But still, since my father has already recognized Mishael as his son-in-law, it shouldn’t matter.’

Without any particular suspicion, I took my father’s arm and walked through the front door. To ease my father’s uneasy heart, I spoke in a lively tone, pretending to be carefree.

“Argh, if there hadn’t been thunder and lightning yesterday, I would have come home right away.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

“You already know, Father, I can’t sleep well on stormy nights. So I just covered myself with a blanket and was shivering.”

“Hmm, I see.”

But strangely enough, my father’s reaction was lukewarm. It was as if he didn’t care much about me staying out all night… It seemed like he was trying to be a ‘cool’ father.

Well, whatever. I easily changed the subject.

“I had no idea that you thought so fondly of Mishael, Father.”

“Uh, yeah, well… That’s right…”

“Father said you were also looking for a natural encounter with a suitable match… Were you talking about Mishael?”

“That’s right….”

But oddly enough, Father’s reaction was beyond my expectations. I guess he must have been shy because he and Mishael had been awkward for so long, so I decided to think nothing of it.

‘Whatever. What can I do.’

Father must have thought that it would be fine if Mishael and I progressed to a deeper relationship, which is why he arranged a meeting like yesterday.

Of course, we hadn’t really discussed anything like marriage or the sort with Mishael.

Because…

***

A few days later, the building of the Black Wings in the back alleys of the castle.

As always when visiting this place, I entered the reception room which served as a kind of meeting room, flipping the hood of my robe up to my nose.

“It’s been a while, Marcus.”

“It’s been a while, my lady.”

The one who greeted me was Marcus, the master of the Black Wings who always takes my commissions. With his hair neatly shaved on the sides and the rest of his hair tied at the top of his head, he truly matched the expression ‘formidable’. He grew a black beard of the same color as his hair, and his thick arms were covered in complex tattoos.

‘He may not be the strongest in the world, but he’s definitely the strongest in this back alley… Just how strong is this master to beat Marcus and take control of this guild?’

So, Marcus was the master of this place when I first made a deal with the Black Wings when I was younger. But five years ago, the current master suddenly appeared and took over the guild, while Marcus became the deputy master responsible for the actual work.

Occasionally, when I hear talks about the master, I feel a sense of horror, as if he is a rather terrifying person…

I tilted my head and comfortably plopped down on the sofa in front of the reception desk.

“Here are the documents you requested.”

“Yeah, okay.”

Marcus placed a thick envelope on the reception desk. Inside were the results of the mission I had secretly commissioned without Mishael knowing as I returned from Tridon.