His large hand was still gently holding Florencia down. Looking at her round eyes gazing up at him from her prone position, Ludwig smiled as if slightly troubled.

“That’s right, oral medicine…… is what I’m going to give you.”

“I don’t mind bitter medicine, Father. I’ll take it gratefully.”

“Hmm, it’s not bitter. However……”

He playfully tapped Florencia’s slightly parted lips.

“It’s not medicine to be taken with the upper mouth.”

“What? Then, how……”

Florencia trailed off with an inexplicable sense of foreboding. He took out a fairly large, elongated capsule from the medicine box and showed it to her.

“It’s a suppository, inserted from behind. Of course, since this is also a sacred object, ordinary people cannot touch it.”

Ludwig was still smiling kindly.

As she soon understood his meaning, Florencia’s eyes widened, and her entire face turned bright red.

“A, a suppository like what babies get when they have a fever……”

“That’s right. Of course, it’s not just for young children. Especially for severe wounds like these, it must be inserted to prevent infection. Now, I’ll insert it for you.”

“W-wait! Father! I think the topical medicine alone will be fine.”

When Florencia hastily pulled up her dress to cover herself, Ludwig’s expression instantly turned severe and cold.

“After graduation, you said you would become a saintess, so isn’t your body no longer your own but God’s possession? To carelessly treat your wounded body improperly—I wonder if you truly have the heart to become a saintess.”

“……No, Father. That’s not at all……”

“Then obediently accept the treatment. Lie down again.”

“Yes……”

Florencia lay down before him again, looking like a dejected rabbit. She appeared to have limp rabbit ears folded over her small head.

Ludwig pretended to be angry, but he had to struggle to hold back his laughter because she looked so adorable.

“Laura, it will be tiring to keep your head up, so rest your face comfortably here.”

When she obediently followed his instructions, he returned to his kind demeanor. He brought two cushions from the long chair and placed one under Florencia’s cheek.

“……To properly insert the medicine, I need a clear view of the back area, so I’ll do this.”

He placed the other cushion under Florencia’s stomach. With only her snow-white b*ttocks protruding upward while lying essentially n*ked, she looked even more provocative.

When Ludwig gripped her soft butt cheeks with his hands and spread them apart, Florencia felt like crying. He carefully examined the small, tightly closed hole between her b*ttocks. The clean, light pink area looked firmly shut, as if it would not allow any intrusion. When he extended his finger to lightly touch the center, her b*ttocks twitched and cutely contracted.

“Laura looks lovely even like this. This part is so clean and pretty that I want to kiss it. If you’d like, I could bring a mirror to show you?”

“……Father, such words…… Please don’t tease me……”

The girl’s reddened face was filled with undisguisable shame. Her slightly reddened eyes were moist with tears. Thoroughly enjoying this sight, Ludwig picked up the small bottle beside him again.

“If I insert the large suppository directly into such a tight hole, it might tear, so let’s loosen this area a bit.”

He tilted the bottle of oil to thoroughly wet his hand. Then he began to massage Florencia’s exposed anus intensively while spreading it open. After caressing it meticulously as if unfolding each wrinkle, his long fingers suddenly entered inside when he felt the surrounding muscles had relaxed enough.

“……Ah!”

A small moan escaped from Florencia, who had been completely frozen from the shock of not only showing her embarrassing parts to another person for the first time but also having them touched in various ways.

“Laura, does it hurt?”

Ludwig kindly asked while still keeping about two knuckles of his finger inserted inside her.

“It’s fine…… Father, I was just a little surprised……”

“Don’t be tense and relax comfortably. I’m going to insert the medicine now.”

Despite saying that, he didn’t immediately remove his finger but continued to widen her by moving it back and forth. When her anus relaxed a bit more, he increased to two fingers.

“Hnngh……”

Simultaneously, another gasp that held her breath escaped Florencia’s lips.

After a while, when he withdrew his fingers, the small hole was well-lubricated with the slippery oil and slightly opened. Admiring how it cutely pulsed, he finally took out the elongated pill.

The suppository, which he rubbed against her an*al entrance to coat it slightly with oil, was pushed all the way inside with a single thrust of Ludwig’s hand.

“Hmm, it went in well.”

A languid, satisfied voice came from behind her.

“Aah……”

During that moment that felt like an eternity, Florencia was groaning with shame and fear. But even after pushing in the medicine, Ludwig showed no intention of removing his hand. She gathered her courage and asked in a trembling voice:

“Um…… Father? Could you please remove your finger…… from inside now?”

“Not yet. To prevent the medicine from being pushed back out, we need to stay like this until it completely dissolves and is absorbed.”

Ludwig spoke leisurely while keeping his long finger deeply inserted in her anus. He even curled and moved his finger, rubbing the tender inner walls to help the medicine dissolve better. Each time he stirred and pressed firmly against some spot deep inside, Florencia would tear up and cover her face with her hands, or swallow small moans while bracing herself against the marble floor.

“Then…… how long will this……”

“Hmm, since the medicine is quite large, for it to dissolve completely…… it will take at least 15 minutes.”

“So…… until then, in this position…… sob.”

The tears she had been holding back all day finally flowed, and Florencia burst into tears while still lying down. It was too much—showing herself in an almost n*ked state, then being made to lie with her b*ttocks thrust out before Ludwig, having a suppository inserted, and now having his finger deeply embedded in her anus—the embarrassing position was unbearably distressing.

The sobbing that echoed through the quiet Temple sounded more pleasing to Ludwig’s ears than any hymn. He had comforted the crying Florencia countless times since she was a very young girl, but in truth, he might not have realized how much he enjoyed seeing her cry.

As if soothing the girl who was sobbing audibly from overwhelming shame, Ludwig gently patted her b*ttocks with his free hand.

* * *

“Laura, are you awake?”

“……Father Ludwig?”

When she opened her eyes, Ludwig’s sculptured face was smiling before her. Florencia looked around in a slight daze.

“Father, where is this……”

“My room. You kept crying and then fell asleep, so I brought you here.”

Ludwig shrugged, adding that “the guest room in the Temple hasn’t been cleaned.”

“Ah……”

This was her first time in his room. Now that she noticed, the fluffy bedding and pillow covering her body carried Ludwig’s scent. It was the refreshing lime mojito and citrus fragrance she always associated with him.

At that moment, recalling what she had thought was just a dream, Florencia’s face turned red again. She hurriedly lowered her head to examine herself. Fortunately, the medicine seemed to have completely dissolved and been absorbed, as there was no foreign sensation in her b*ttocks. Her dress was properly worn as well—perhaps he had redressed her.

“I’m sorry, Father! For using your bed……”

As she hastily tried to get out of bed, Ludwig stopped her with a light laugh.

“No, how could I leave the peacefully sleeping Laura in a cold place? Especially when you’re not feeling well.”

He sat down beside the bed, picking up a tray that had been placed on a small table.

“You said you hadn’t eaten dinner, right? Eat before you go.”

The tray held warm stew, flatbread, and round meat dumplings. Ludwig picked up a small dumpling and put it into Florencia’s mouth. Unaccustomed to such service from anyone, she startled and waved her hands.

“No, Father! I can eat by myself.”

“Eat.”

When he spoke with this kind yet firm voice, there was a certain power that couldn’t be defied. As Florencia reluctantly accepted it into her mouth, Ludwig’s eyes met hers, and he smiled again, his eyes crinkling beautifully.

“When you’re sick, it’s customary to be fed by others.”

He continued to slowly feed Florencia all the food on the tray. Whenever their eyes met, he would smile kindly at her again. As he gently wiped the corners of her mouth with his sleeve, Florencia suddenly felt a ticklish sensation somewhere deep in her chest.

“You eat well…… just like before.”

As she was chewing a piece of bread, the meaning behind “just like before” dawned on her, and heat rose to her cheeks again.

He was cutting the bread on the tray into bite-sized pieces with his smooth, well-formed long fingers. Even the ordinary action of cutting flat bread looked elegant when he did it. Florencia stared at this sight before suddenly realizing where those fingers had been earlier, and she didn’t know where to fix her gaze.

Noticing her wavering eyes, Ludwig playfully smiled and lowered his head to meet her gaze.

“Earlier, you squeezed your b*ttocks so tightly that I thought my finger might be cut off.”

“I’m sorry……”

“The medicine seems to have been well absorbed. Are you feeling any pain or discomfort? Should I check once more?”

“N-no! Father! The pain is completely gone now and I’m really fine.”

“That’s good then. But earlier…… why did you cry so much? You startled me.”

Though I found it quite pleasant to hear.

“Did you hate me treating you that much?”

His slightly teasing smile was full of mischief.

“It’s just, I’m sorry. Your hand, Father, was too… embarrassing……”

She couldn’t properly finish her sentence. The way she retreated deeper into the bed looking for a place to hide was simply adorable. Seeing she couldn’t eat anymore, Ludwig collected the tray and placed it back on the table.

“Laura, if you cry that much over this, what will you do later?”

“……”

“When something bigger goes in…… how much cuter will your voice be.”

What? When Florencia looked up with an expression of complete incomprehension, he immediately stroked her head as usual and whispered kindly. It’s nothing.