2. Night Education (Part 2)

When Eirin was young, her father passed away in a carriage accident, and Stefan took responsibility for her entire life. If he were to find out, Eirin would be in big trouble. No, even worse, Stefan would undoubtedly blame himself. He would feel guilty for not taking care of her properly, leading his sister to such a path.

Fortunately, judging by Stefan’s calm demeanor during dinner after Alexander found out, it seemed Alexander had kept her secret.

As if it were no big deal, Alexander shrugged.

“I promised, didn’t I?”

“Still, thank you.”

“One thank you is enough.”

At his words, Eirin chuckled softly. His modest words eased some of her tension. As her breath returned to normal, she pulled out the memo paper she had hidden in her embrace. Seeing it, Alexander’s eyes widened.

“What’s that?”

“I… um…”

Since he offered to share, she didn’t want to miss this opportunity. Not knowing much about men herself, and unable to learn from novels, she planned to ask him about the curious male psyche.

“A list of questions.”

She laughed awkwardly while gripping the paper.

“You said you’d tell me, right?”

If she didn’t have this chance, she wouldn’t know what to do. Now that she had gathered the courage to come, she wanted to ask about all sorts of things. At her words, Alexander recrossed his legs and leaned his body forward.

“Right, I did say that.”

“May I ask?”

He tapped the armrest of the chair and then presented his palm, indicating permission.

“Um… okay then.”

Swallowing nervously, she fidgeted with the paper in her hand. Under Alexander’s gaze, asking about the intricacies of nightly relationships wasn’t easy. She quickly scanned the questions written on the paper. They were all rather inappropriate for a lady to ask.

[Methods to excite a woman]

[Moments when a man becomes ar*used]

[How does it feel to be inside a woman?]

What kind of questions are these?

It was a notebook where she had jotted down questions she had been curious about while writing her novels. She hadn’t remembered each one individually, as they had accumulated over a long period. She didn’t expect there to be so many risqué questions.

Unless she had truly lost her mind, she couldn’t ask Alexander these questions directly.

Let’s start with the easiest, the most normal one.

“Oh, then, Alexander… When do men find women attractive?”

“Huh?”

Perhaps the question was too vague, as Alexander asked for clarification.

“I mean, well… when looking for a wife, what aspects do you look at, besides family background and such? Not the conditions, but the woman’s charm that makes you want to marry her…”

She couldn’t bring herself to directly say, ‘When do you feel like having s*x with a woman’. Seeing her difficulty in asking the question, Alexander rose from his seat. He took a step towards her. Worried that the potentially embarrassing question list would be revealed to him, Eirin quickly gripped the paper with her hand.

“You mean, what kind of woman a man is s*xually attracted to?”

At his accurate interpretation, Eirin’s gaze fell. Her nodding face flushed red.

“Normally, a man gets drawn to a beautiful person.”

“I see.”

A beautiful person, huh? 

Suddenly, the most famous beauty in society, Sofia, came to mind. With her almost silvery-white hair and blue eyes, even Eirin, who disliked her, would sometimes be captivated when Sofia batted her long eyelashes.

Come to think of it, at last month’s ball, Sofia and Alexander had danced first, and many people had talked about it. They said they made a good match. 

Was he attracted to such a woman…?

“But…”

As he took another step closer, he let out a shallow sigh and Eirin swallowed dryly.

“When a man sees a different side to a woman he thought he knew…”

“For example?”

“For example…”

He stood in front of her. Alexander’s gaze flickered in the lamplight, brushing against her eyes.

“If the innocent-looking sister of a friend actually has sharp nails hidden in those soft fingertips.”

“…”

“Or when you see the hidden desires within innocent eyes.”

Eirin swallowed a dry lump in her throat. The corner of Alexander’s lip was twisted.

“You’re teasing me.”

“No, I’m more serious than ever.”

But his eyes sparkled as if enjoying it.

“I knew you were mischievous, but I didn’t know you were this mischievous.”

I was excited that he would answer, but to tease me like this.

Eirin bit her lip nervously, restraining her heart, which felt like it would burst out fast and rough.

“Eirin, I’m very different from what you think.”

She couldn’t help but agree with his words.

Unlike the restrained man of the day, Alexander was completely different at night. He was like a wild beast. The sense of a threatening male made tension coil throughout her body. Behind the instinctive whispers to run away, the languid smile on his lips made Eirin shake her head.

No, this isn’t a personal matter. There are many people waiting for my novel. Focus. Ignore the trembling of your body. 

Eirin raised her chin confidently and opened her mouth.

“I’ll ask the next question.”

She didn’t intend to play along with his joke. She hurriedly lowered her gaze to the paper clenched in her hand.

“When kissing a woman’s lips, what are the actual sensations…?”

What’s this? Just reading what’s written, why did I happen to choose such a strange question out of all of them? 

Eirin chewed her lip nervously. She had hoped Alexander would overlook her question, but as expected, his keen ears didn’t miss it.

“You mean, what’s it like to kiss a woman?”

Oh, forget it.

“Yes. What’s the feeling when kissing a woman?”

At her bold question, a slight crease appeared on Alexander’s brow.

“It varies depending on which woman you’re with.”

“So, what’s the feeling when kissing the kind of attractive woman you mentioned earlier?”

At her follow-up question, Alexander, who had returned to his seat without her realizing, sat down and crossed his legs again. Like Eirin in her nightgown, Alexander was also in his sleepwear. Through the thin silk fabric, his thick thigh muscles were clearly visible. No matter how he crossed his legs, his firm, muscular thighs looked far more solid compared to her soft, plump ones.

Would they feel as stiff to the touch?

Struggling with such desires, Eirin was met with Alexander’s languid smile.

“When lips touch, it’s like every nerve melts away as if on fire. I want my hot tongue on your——.”

Seeming to have made a mistake, he corrected himself with a slight chuckle.

“When I entwine my tongue with a woman’s mouth, I can feel every tremor of her soft, sensitive flesh.”

Eirin’s lips parted halfway. Just listening to his explanation made her feel as if she were experiencing it firsthand.

“When the tongue touches the soft mucous membranes inside her mouth, it feels like claiming her completely. Her arms wrapped around my neck, and her soft br*asts naturally melted into my embrace. When her plush bosom presses against my chest, it becomes increasingly difficult to restrain my desires.”

“You…”

Eirin struggled to string her words together.

“That’s too… lewd. It’s more than just a kiss…”

The kind of kiss she had in mind was a bit more reserved – sharing lips, a mutual connection.

But the kiss the man before her had described was completely different. It was as intense and suggestive as s*x itself. The description was so vivid that even just listening to it made her ears itch.

“It’s almost…”

“Like s*x?”

Eirin straightened her back at the direct statement.

“Yeah. Kissing has a more provocative aspect than s*x. Because it needs to fulfill not only the physical desires of the body but also the emotional yearnings.”

“I never even imagined something like that.”

She had never thought that a kiss could be more lewd than physical intimacy. It was something she had never known until Alexander told her.

“I’m glad I heard it from you.”

If she had continued writing the novel as is, she would have unknowingly described it in a purely mechanical way. She had only thought of kissing as just a preliminary step toward the main act. While it’s common for writers to depict things they’ve never experienced, listening to first-hand accounts is certainly helpful.

At her words, Alexander added one more piece of advice.

“Should I give you a tip about men this time?”

“Huh? Okay.”

She nodded her head. There were countless questions she still wanted to ask, but what he was about to tell her came first. He reached out and pulled her body closer. 

Thud, her body lightly collided with his firm chest.

“Hmm?”

Just from the slight touch, a gasp escaped Eirin’s lips.