She felt the desire to stimulate him more, watching him writhe unable to endure the pleasure.

This time, she swallowed the pillar with protruding veins, covering her teeth with her lips.

“Ah, Hina…… Huuh. Hina……”

His desperate calling sounded good.

When she sucked his pillar hard enough to hollow her cheeks, his neck bent backward. The blue veins bulging from his temples to his forehead looked like they might burst.

She moved her head back and forth while rubbing the skin with her tongue.

A salty liquid leaked from the tip. She drew it to the tip of her tongue and spread it over the entire c*ck.

Unable to endure anymore, Lutz grabbed her small head and began thrusting his c*ck into her mouth himself.

“Hmph! Urgh……”

She gagged when he touched her uvula. She tried to hold it in, but tears flowed down her cheeks.

But he, already beyond reason, was busy looking up at the ceiling and thrusting cruelly.

Fearing her throat might be pierced, Hinael hurriedly tapped his thigh.

Only then did his lowered gaze see Hinael streaming with tears.

“Ah, sorry.”

When he pulled out his c*ck, saliva she couldn’t collect flowed down her mouth.

Both pity and extreme satisfaction clouded his dark eyes simultaneously.

It was a desire that was completely opposite to his apology.

She was about to wipe her tears after swallowing with her sore throat, when—

“Ah!”

Her body seemed to float in the air, and when she focused again, she was sitting on his thick thighs.

“You move. You can break my thing in half if you want, do whatever you want.”

He kneaded her exposed chest, then put her n*pple in his mouth and smiled thrillingly.

When she hesitated out of embarrassment, his hands gripping her pelvis tightened.

“If you rub like this and then pound hard, you’ll feel a strong sensation.”

He raised his eyebrows, suggesting she try it.

Could she really feel a more intense pleasure……

She moved her pelvis back and forth, surrendering to his heavy touch.

The more she rubbed against him while burying him in the narrow space, the louder the rough friction and wet sounds grew.

When her hardened cl*toris was thoroughly crushed, Hinael supported her weight with her feet and lifted her body.

Then she repeatedly sat down with a thud and lifted her lower body, bouncing again.

The feeling of his thick c*ck completely withdrawing and then filling her v*gina was tremblingly vivid.

“Whoo……”

“Hah! Ugh.”

When the repeated motion stabbed a tingling pleasure into her lower abdomen, Hinael instinctively began to ride the rhythm.

“Hahng, ah……”

“Whoo…… Ugh. Hina, a little faster.”

Lutz joined by thrusting his hips upward, diving into the tremors that rose with explosive force.

The two people’s body temperatures rose rapidly, causing hot breaths to flow from their mouths.

When their eyes met, they showered each other with kisses, and when one moaned, unable to control the stimulation, the other burst into cries of pleasure.

Her toes curled and a thrill pierced along her spine.

Completely joined and rapidly driving toward climax.

“Khk. Huh……”

He stopped moving while gripping her pelvis, then soon trembled intermittently.

He buried his rigid c*ck in her boiling flesh and ej*culated, then leaned on Hinael’s shoulder to stabilize himself.

* * *

Dim light tapped on her eyelids. Hinael recalled the previous night’s lovemaking with her eyes closed.

It was a night they spent without thinking of their status or dignity.

Coming outside the imperial palace gave her an indescribable sense of liberation. Feeling like she was freed from shackles, she responded more honestly than usual.

We were like beasts.

She screamed with pleasure until her voice grew hoarse, and flirted like a seductress to seduce him.

That wasn’t all. She let herself go completely in front of Lutz, offering herself like prey to a predator.

When told to rub his c*ck, she did exactly that, and when told to suck, she quietly surrendered her body.

Thinking about it made her laugh.

She chuckled and opened her eyes.

“What’s so funny?”

“When did you wake up?”

“From when your eyelids were twitching. Your eyeballs kept moving, showing you were thinking about something. Then you laughed for no reason.”

“I laughed because I felt liberated.”

“Have you been feeling very stifled all this time?”

His voice, which had been continuing the conversation comfortably, suddenly grew heavy.

Her answer could be misunderstood, so Hinael quickly burrowed into Lutz’s embrace.

After leaving a kiss on his rising and falling chest, she gently rested her cheek against it.

“I’ve told you before, but Your Majesty has given me more than I deserve.”

“Am I still light to you?”

Hinael nodded her head and pressed her lips against him again.

“Yes, you’re my light. So bright and warm it brings tears to my eyes.”

“Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease.”

Day gradually broke.

In contrast to their gentle confessions, the morning sunlight shining through the window was especially brilliant, reminding them of the reality that they needed to return to their places.

The two left the inn and mounted the horse together.

The moment their deviation ended, they returned to being Emperor and Empress.

The streets had fallen silent overnight, as if there had never been a festival.

When they reached the edge of the street, they noticed a poorly dressed child holding out both hands, begging.

When Hinael looked back, Lutz pulled the reins to slow down.

She asked with a mother’s heart while sitting on the horse.

“Child, where are your parents?”

“They died a few years ago. So I live with my younger sibling.”

“Oh my…… Your situation is pitiful.”

“If you lend me just a little help, I can buy oats. I’m begging you.”

Wearing a thin blanket as an outer garment in this cold weather, the child bowed so deeply that their forehead touched the ground. That sight was utterly pitiful.

Hinael inserted her fingers into her sleeve and pulled out a handkerchief. She readily handed the precious item made of soft silk to the child.

“If you sell this, you won’t go hungry for a while.”

Whether the child knew the value of the handkerchief or not, they seemed to have already calculated based on Hinael’s luxurious appearance.

Proving their life experience of pleasing passersby, the child shamelessly acted clever.

“Thank you, thank you so much! You’re truly an angel! I’ve never seen anyone so kind!”

Hinael looked at the child who was jumping with joy with pity and told Lutz they should depart now.

He whispered softly from behind,

“Our Empress came out empty-handed and had no money. But why didn’t you ask me for some?”

“I just…… wanted to handle it myself. With the mindset of fulfilling my duty as empress.”

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she shrugged her shoulders and acted playfully.

But this revealed Hinael’s current mindset heading back to the imperial palace. Lutz nuzzled his nose against her slender nape.

“If we come across someone in need on our way, I’ll help them this time—with the Emperor’s heart.”

She thought it wouldn’t happen, but it really did.

To be precise, Lutz forcibly helped someone who didn’t particularly seem to need assistance.

He stopped a woman running to an herb shop with a sick baby on her back and tore off a button attached to his coat, placing it in her hand. Though just a small button, it was very expensive since it was made of gold.

After telling the bewildered woman to use it for medicine costs, Lutz mounted his horse again and straightened his back.

“I responded to the Empress’s wishes. How was it?”  

“I was moved by how you care for the Empire’s people. But why did you tear off an innocent button instead of giving money?”  

“Because I wanted to follow the Empress’s example?”

His attitude toward the people could have seemed frivolous. But throughout their journey back to the palace, Lutz contemplated medical care and relief efforts, offering various opinions.

The Lutz she knew wouldn’t let this pass but would seriously discuss policies with his ministers.

They soon reached the street leading into the imperial palace. It was a place reminiscent of a desolate forest path.

Hinael’s blue eyes, scanning the coniferous trees rising on both sides of the street, grew distant.

If it was regret, you could call it regret. If it was determination, then determination.

“Our short journey has ended. We’ve returned to where we should be.”

“Do you feel regretful?”

“A little. It’s fine if Your Majesty takes me out for fresh air occasionally.”

Her disappointment was momentary, but the mission the two carried was long.

The weight on their shoulders was also heavy.

“Both rulers and people have their own lives, so I’ll try to live today diligently too.”

“I’ll also respond to the Empress’s wishes.”

Lutz embraced her waist and quietly murmured.

Hina, lonely and difficult times will often come upon us.

Perhaps they might be unbearable.

When that happens, will you find me without hesitation?

Just like you’ve done until now.

I’ll be your sanctuary until the day my life ends, so I hope you’ll enjoy peace by my side.

Lutz covered her firmly with his coat to prevent the cold wind from entering, then kissed her temple.

“But since we feel regretful, shall we go as slowly as possible?”

“Yes, I’ll follow Your Majesty’s wishes.”

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