Allen’s face gradually turned red and stiffened. He regretted asking. There’s a saying that ignorance is bliss. He had shot himself in the foot. Edner’s words echoed in his ears.

‘Think. If a woman other than Dame Lea had sprayed it, would you have given in to your instincts then?’

“Damn it……”

Now that he had received this unnecessary confirmation from Tom, he couldn’t blame the perfume anymore.

Tom, unaware of his troubled mind, spoke excitedly.

“I’m glad I gave it to you! You hadn’t been looking well lately. And after that unfortunate incident during yesterday’s duel, I was worried.”

「Ha! I believed the commander would succeed in winning back the vice commander’s heart!」

“……Tom, focus on guarding the northern border.”

“Yes! Understood.”

Tom answered vigorously.

* * *

“A suspected rebel broke into the training ground?”

The Vicetop faction knights who heard the news belatedly wore ambiguous expressions. In the year they had been Northern knights, no one had dared to attack the training facility. But suddenly someone came alone, fought with the commander and vice commander, broke only a stone pillar, and left. Something seemed off.

“That can’t be right……”

“But nothing else explains it. They said the commander and vice commander dealt with it intensely.”

“Intensely…?”

With just a little thought, the story made no sense, but since neither the vice commander nor the commander said anything more about it, the Vicetop faction knights eventually accepted it. They couldn’t tell whether that rebel had died, survived, or been imprisoned, but the vice commander they knew wasn’t someone who did things halfheartedly. The same would be true for the commander.

“Well, they must have handled it properly.”

The knights, who enjoyed physical activity but disliked using their brains, made rough guesses. If Allen had been there, he would have found them pathetic yet fortunate at the same time.

Then the next day.

The knights examined the plaza more thoroughly than usual. The training ground had been attacked before, but who knew when rebels might invade headquarters.

However, no matter how much they patrolled the North, not a single suspicious person was in sight.

“We haven’t seen even a strand of hair from anyone resembling rebels.”

“Did you learn anything from the guy you caught the night before last?”

“……”

“Commander? I should get up and go soon……”

“No! The guy hasn’t gotten up yet… damn it.”

Allen cursed and wiped his face with his hand. The knights reporting the situation in the office blinked and looked at each other. They didn’t understand the commander’s words.

“What? What hasn’t gotten up?”

“I misspoke.”

Allen shook his head vigorously, trying to scatter the scenes entering his mind. He gritted his teeth. Lea, unaware of his efforts, stared blankly while imagining the previous night’s events.

‘I can’t believe she’s fantasizing just a day later.’

While other knights were seriously discussing rebels, the vice commander was doing lewd daydreaming. He couldn’t help feeling annoyed from top to bottom. Allen sighed, placing both hands on his forehead.

Looking down, the front of his pants was already bulging.

‘Hasn’t gotten up my as$… bullshit.’

The outline was very distinct. He had made a foolish statement because he was nervous. Allen cleared his throat.

“Um, any other unusual matters?”

“None, sir.”

“Then you may go. Keep a close eye on the Border Forest.”

“Yes!”

The knights rose from their seats. Lea, who had been sitting quietly, was about to follow them out.

“Where are you going? Vice Commander, we still have things to discuss.”

“What? Me?”

“Yes, you. Sit back down.”

Lea obediently sat in the chair. The knights saw Allen’s serious face and communicated with their eyes.

「Wasn’t the issue with the vice commander having an affair with a woman resolved?」

「Tom definitely said the commander and vice commander had a passionate reconciliation…」

Allen irritably tapped the desk.

“Get out now.”

“Ah, yes!”

The knights hurriedly left. Alone with Lea, Allen narrowed his eyes. Lea was still swimming in her mental world.

He had only revealed his ability recently, yet Lea acted like he didn’t matter, imagining being taken against a pillar while holding onto it.

“Vice Commander.”

“Yes.”

“Can’t you see me?”

“I can see you clearly.”

“Then have you forgotten what I said just yesterday?”

“What do you… Oh!”

Only then did Lea straighten her back. She scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

“Fantasizing is my daily routine. So without realizing……”

“You forgot your superior’s words because you were fantasizing?”

“No, I remembered well. I just momentarily forgot that I shouldn’t fantasize in front of the commander.”

“That’s the same thing.”

Allen gave a hollow laugh.

He had fought with himself throughout morning training because of her “daily routine.” Just now, he had spoken nonsense in front of the knights.

Yet she continued fantasizing, pretending nothing was wrong. It was incredibly vexing.

‘While I’m seriously debating whether to make a contract or not….’

Allen tried to suppress his boiling emotions but then thought, ‘Why should I be the one holding back?’ Despite all his concern, Lea didn’t appreciate his efforts. She provoked him unexpectedly, almost like she wanted to be pounced on. Surely she wasn’t testing him.

Allen stared intently at the scene in Lea’s mind. Though obscene and embarrassing, it was what he had done the day before. Only the location had changed from the training ground to the office. The situation was the same. He narrowed his eyes.

“Vice Commander, you said you remembered yesterday’s promise?”

“Yes.”

“Then you should keep it, right?”

“Yes, yes? Uh… that’s right.”

“It’s not just ‘that’s right.'”

Allen made a mischievous expression.

“Lock the door, come here, and take off your clothes.”

“What?”

Lea’s eyes widened. Allen emphasized once more.

“Come closer and take off your clothes.”

“This is the office!”

“I said I’d do what you fantasize.”

Allen crossed his legs and loosened his cravat. Then he took off his thick outer garment and placed it with the cravat on the desk. Lea’s mouth closed. Allen nodded, his eyes flashing fiercely.

“If you don’t come, I’ll go to you.”

Lea unconsciously stood up and locked the door first. The click sound was stimulating.

Allen watched expressionlessly as Lea undressed. Despite his blank face, his red ears and cheeks couldn’t hide his excitement. He stubbornly kept his mouth shut and sat motionless.

“Um, do I have to take everything off?”

Lea rolled her eyes and lowered her pants. Now only her underwear remained.

“I’m cold.”

Lea shivered slightly. Though she was a native Northerner who could withstand cold well, this was still the North in midwinter. Even indoors, it was cold without clothes. The chilly air brushed against her body.

“Hmm……”

Lea made a seductive sound and rubbed her legs together. Allen couldn’t help but swallow. Watching his subordinate shiver from cold like a pervert, he fanned his hot neck before speaking.

“Stop undressing and come closer.”

“I’m not mentally prepared yet.”

“Your mind has already gone all the way.”

“The mind and heart are different things.”

“Enough. Come here, I’ll warm you up.”

Allen bent over and hid his expression, shocked by his own words. What had just come out of his mouth was something Edner would say.

‘What kind of act is this?’

His reason whispered, bringing belated embarrassment, but Allen had just realized he was a man whose head and body operated separately. His manhood asserted its presence forcefully, ready to tear through his pants. His body was heated enough to transfer warmth to Lea and have plenty left over.

“Commander, you’re quite slick.”

Lea smirked. Though she didn’t laugh out loud, her chest heaved. Allen stood up abruptly with an annoyed face and strode toward Lea. She stopped smiling at the changed atmosphere and stepped back. Allen grabbed both her arms to prevent her from escaping and rested his forehead on her shoulder. Lea flinched. Allen’s forehead was hot, enough to drive away the North’s cold.

“Do you have a cold? What fever……”

A cold? It was an uncharacteristically naive remark from Lea. Allen shook his head, thinking he’d prefer it to be a cold. The cause of his heat being s*xual arousal was quite embarrassing to admit anywhere.

“Your body is cold, vice commander.”

Allen held Lea’s forearm with his heated hand. He felt the coolness. Understandably so. Because of him, Lea had undressed and was fully exposed to the cold air. He wondered if this was too harsh a punishment for provoking him, but he didn’t apologize. The air would soon get warmer anyway. s*x generated more heat than one might expect.

Allen massaged Lea’s forearm and slowly moved his hand upward. Soon his index finger caught the underwear strap. Without hesitation, he pulled the strap down to her elbow. The plump br*asts that had been covered by thin underwear popped out. Allen took in the sight of her rising and falling chest. They were truly tempting. Especially the prominent peaks on the flesh mounds, standing er*ect and seducing him without even being touched.

‘Is she excited just from fantasizing?’

It was a plausible guess.