“You can look later, just swallow it quickly. It might really burst at this rate.”

“Ah, fine.”

Belita settled into position and grasped his c*ck, hesitantly rubbing it against her wet p*ssy. Unable to wait any longer, Rian grabbed her br*ast, intending to consume the remaining one. How long had he waited for this moment? The couple’s bodies were already filled with excitement for the pleasure to come.

Just as she positioned the tip at her entrance and was about to lower her body—

Knock knock!

“May I come in?”

“!”

“……”

The Empress’s cheerful voice was heard.

What an unexpected bolt from the blue.

“J-just a moment, please!”

Belita panicked at the Empress’s sudden appearance. Ignoring Rian’s face, which had turned blue with anger, she hurriedly got up and frantically adjusted her disheveled clothes. When she glanced at Rian, his stiff c*ck was still pointing skyward and twitching.

“Rian! What are you doing! Quick, the blanket, the blanket!”

“Haah…. I really don’t like that woman.”

“Rian!”

The man, who had been glaring intensely at the door where the Empress stood with a deeply furrowed brow, carelessly pulled up the blanket and let out a grand sigh.

“Grand Duchess?”

At the Empress’s voice calling again, Belita quickly tidied herself and caught her breath. When she glanced at Rian again, the shaft of his c*ck was still making a large mountain under the blanket. She quickly placed a pillow in front of him and, as if nothing had happened, smiled and answered gently.

“Please come in.”

The firmly closed door opened, and the Empress entered with grace, but her expression seemed strange. A gentle smile hung at the corners of her lips, but her eyes were scanning the surroundings as if suspicious of something.

Trying to calm her pounding heart in case the Empress had noticed something, Belita cautiously observed Rian. As expected, his face was contorted with displeasure, glaring fiercely at the Empress.

“Y-Your Majesty, it’s been a while.”

“I came running as soon as I heard the Grand Duchess had arrived.”

“Hmph, it seems the position of Empress doesn’t come with many duties.”

“Rian!”

Belita felt embarrassed by the man’s open hostility. With his whole body expressing dissatisfaction like that, anyone would notice. She lowered her flushed face and fidgeted, not knowing what to do.

The Empress opened her eyes wide at Rian’s grumbling and stared at him intently. Belita nervously looked back and forth between the two in the suddenly tense atmosphere. Just how informal was their relationship that they growled at each other whenever they made eye contact?

She couldn’t ask what kind of relationship they had at this point, which made the situation even more awkward. Then, from between lips that twitched subtly as if about to smile, a clear, melodious voice flowed out.

“Ah…. It seems I came at a bad time. Hoho, I’m sorry. Well, two weeks probably felt longer than six months. By the way, both of you should apply some medicine to your lips. They look quite bitten.”

At the Empress’s confident remark, Belita’s restless hands trembled. After clinging to each other and frantically biting and sucking, it was inevitable that it would show.

Far from apologetic, the Empress smiled as if she had witnessed something amusing, making Belita wish she could hide in a mouse hole.

“Your lack of tact hasn’t changed, I see.”

“Hmm, who would have thought someone who can’t even walk could do other things? I seem to have underestimated the Grand Duke.”

“I didn’t think you were innocent enough to believe a man only has two legs.”

“Rian!”

Only Belita turned pale at the conversation between the two who crossed the line whenever they met. Was this appropriate dialogue between an Empire’s Empress and a Grand Duke? Red-faced, Belita looked back and forth between them, gritting her teeth.

“You really haven’t changed your rude behavior, have you?”

“Hmph, look who’s talking. Do I still look like that snotty-nosed kid to you?”

“At least you were cute back then. Always following me around saying ‘Big sister…!'”

“Don’t make things up. That wasn’t me.”

“Ah…. It was the nice Rian, wasn’t it? Why did the ruffian wake up instead of that Rian?”

“Your Majesty!”

The Empress’s eyes widened in surprise at Belita’s loud voice. Then her eyes soon curved beautifully. This time, seeming to realize her mistake, she rolled her eyes awkwardly and let out an uncomfortable laugh.

“Ah, that was a joke. I went too far. For your information, I respect all of the Grand Duke’s personalities.”

“Hmph, as if.”

“Rian, stop it too.”

“Ahem.”

At Belita’s threat, both the Empire’s Empress and the Grand Duke closed their mouths tightly. As they looked away from each other awkwardly, Belita let out a deep sigh.

What in the world is going on here?

“Why is the atmosphere like this?”

“Ah, I pay my respects to Your Majesty.”

As the Emperor also barged in, Belita tried to compose herself and bowed her head.

“Grand Duchess, welcome. You must have had a difficult journey.”

“I’m sorry for coming so late.”

“No need for apologies. Everyone knows how difficult it is to leave the Grand Duchy at this time.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

The Emperor smiled warmly and looked at Rian.

“But you didn’t bring the child?”

“I left him with the wet nurse. He hasn’t ridden in a carriage before. So I’m planning to return to the Grand Duchy soon.”

“What!?”

Rian’s eyes widened at Belita’s words.

“You’re leaving?”

“Yes, I can’t leave the child alone for too long. And I can’t leave the Grand Duchy empty for long either.”

“You said the wet nurse is watching him. And you left the Grand Duchy to Bruno, didn’t you?”

“But he can’t sleep deeply without me. He’s used to sleeping only with me.”

“How far is it that you want to go in the middle of the night? The sun will set soon. Just use this opportunity to get him used to sleeping alone. And Bruno can manage the Grand Duchy just fine. There’s also the butler.”

“What?”

The Emperor and Empress’s eyes seemed to spin at Rian’s strange speech pattern. They too appeared to be trying to determine which personality Rian was now.

However, the pattern was completely different from when the two personalities alternated in answering, and Belita sighed deeply in frustration. The man who seemed like Crazy Rian yet also like Grand Duke Rian, who seemed both two personalities yet one, was making her dizzy.

Is he doing this on purpose? He’s not pretending to tease me again, is he?

“Ahem, let’s talk about that later. We found Lovia.”

“What?”

“What?”

“Ah, that’s what I came to tell you.”

The Emperor clicked his tongue as the Empress shrugged and smiled broadly.

“Where is she?”

“Your prediction was right. She seems to have been hiding at Count Thorne’s estate.”

“I knew it.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“What else? To return what I received.”

The three looked at him with worried faces at Rian’s chilling gaze. He wasn’t normal to begin with, but the awakened Rian seemed even less normal than the sum of his two personalities.

“Could you two give us some privacy? I have something to discuss with my wife.”

“Sigh…. Very well. But whatever you do, you must tell me.”

“I will.”

“Let’s go now, Empress.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As she turned to leave, the Empress winked at Belita. Not understanding what it meant, Belita just blinked with a blank expression. Once the Emperor and Empress left, she finally relaxed. Sitting heavily on the bed, Belita gathered her spinning thoughts. It felt like a storm had just swept through.

“Belita.”

“Yes?”

“Come here.”

“What?”

When she shot a glare at Rian for poking at her again, his expression was surprisingly serious, unlike before. Only then did she lower her raised eyebrows and look at him with a puzzled expression.

“I have something serious to discuss.”

“What is it?”

“I need to see your face when I say it.”

She looked at him suspiciously as he pulled her wrist, then turned to face him. He patted his thigh, gesturing for her to sit on it.

“Just tell me. If you’re being serious, that position is a bit……”

“I just want to look at your face directly while I talk.”

“……Then don’t try anything funny.”

When she threatened him, he chuckled and shrugged.

Though wary of him, Belita lifted her skirt and sat on his leg. Being in the same position as before made her innocent heart pound again. Rian’s lips were full of joy as he firmly held Belita’s hands, seeming pleased that she complied so easily. Despite his playful expression, he spoke in a serious, gentle voice.

“I’ll do whatever you want.”

“What…?”

Rian was momentarily distracted by the shape of her round mouth, stopping mid-sentence and falling into lewd thoughts. Then, her clear voice brought him back to his senses.

“Rian?”

“Huh?”

“Why did you stop talking?”

“Ah, well, what I mean is.”

Belita’s eyes narrowed as she felt something repeatedly poking her from below, not to mention his flustered expression.

‘Ha, this is truly maddening.’

She had no idea how much each of her actions drove him crazy. The last time he saw her, her swollen belly nearly killed him with desire, and now her even more sensual appearance was driving him mad.

Who was at fault here for her to glare like that?

Knowing that delicious milk remained in her other br*ast that he hadn’t finished consuming, his gaze kept drifting there. He licked his lips and glared at her plump br*ast. What he wanted to say had completely vanished, and he was desperate to finish what they had started earlier. He seriously considered doing it first and having a serious conversation afterward.