“So this is what it feels like to have your energy drained.”

Her face looked haggard. Even her trudging footsteps lacked strength.

“Rael, why do you look so worn out?”

Vivien draped her arm over Rael’s shoulder, adding to her fatigue.

“I’m exhausted.”

“Having trouble adjusting to the new semester? Or are you doing something fun behind my back?”

Something fun behind Vivien’s back… Someone came to mind, making Rael’s face flush.

“Oh my, there really is something, isn’t there?”

Vivien slapped Rael’s arm in surprise. The repeated smacks of Vivien’s palm were quite stinging.

“There’s nothing. I just haven’t been sleeping well.”

That wasn’t a lie. Her troubled mind truly made it difficult to sleep. Why had she become such a lewd person? Was she someone who could mix bodies with just anyone, not only someone she loved?

“I’m always interested in your troubles. We’re friends.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Don’t hesitate to talk to me about it.”

“Sure.”

She wouldn’t consult anyone about this matter even if her mouth were torn apart.

“Hello, Alex.”

Vivien greeted someone passing by, and the man briefly returned the greeting before walking on.

“Who’s that?”

“Oh, my ex-boyfriend. Oh, Beltue, how have you been?”

Vivien, who had been answering Rael, greeted another man.

“And who’s that?”

“Hmm… my ex-ex-ex-ex-boyfriend? Or wait, maybe the order is reversed. I can’t quite remember.”

“…”

Vivien had quite an impressive history with men. Looking at her, Rael wondered if perhaps her own deviation wasn’t so significant after all.

‘No, what am I thinking? It might be okay for others, but not for him.’

Why did he feel so familiar after just some tongue and finger play? Her suspicion toward him was gradually fading.

‘This is dangerous.’

“Oh, Rael. We’re here. See you at the cafeteria after class.”

“Ah, right.”

Rael waved to Vivien and entered the classroom. Rubellan was naturally present in the Magical Pharmaceutics class.

Fortunately, she could now face Rubellan without blushing.

Rubellan was chatting with other classmates. So he maintains this gentle image in front of others. Appropriate kindness to everyone, suitable smiles, and a slight distance. That’s what she felt from Rubellan.

Why had that slight distance completely collapsed only with her?

Rael fell into deep contemplation. It was time to seriously consider why she became aroused whenever entangled with Rubellan.

She had thought it was because she had made the potion incorrectly. But that alone couldn’t explain the rest. What had happened at the temple and in the infirmary?

Her gaze drifted to Rubellan’s face as he continued making trivial conversation. Her eyes lingered on his unusually moist, red lips.

‘Lips… could it be the kiss?’

Was this an absurd guess? But thinking about it, she realized that her excitement intensified and heat rose whenever she mixed tongues with him during their intimate acts.

Perhaps… maybe…

“What’s wrong, senior?”

Noticing her stare, Rubellan called out to her with a smile.

“Ah, nothing.”

She hurriedly opened her book and turned away, but suspicion still filled her mind. Could it really be because of the kiss?

The elegant curve of Rubellan’s lips wouldn’t leave her thoughts.

Yes. This needed to be verified.

* * *

Once doubt took hold, it wasn’t easily dismissed. Rael persistently observed Rubellan’s lips whenever they met. She had thought about it so much that she was going crazy with curiosity.

And that crazy impulse finally burst forth in a ridiculous manner.

Thump.

Rubellan was at a loss for how to interpret the current situation. Without him even reaching out, Rael suddenly approached and pushed him against the wall—an aggressive action so unlike her that even he was somewhat taken aback.

“Um… senior, if you had this kind of preference…”

You should have told me earlier.

“I need to confirm something.”

Rael’s eyes looked particularly determined.

“What is it?”

Rubellan’s hands wrapped around Rael’s waist. He wasn’t foolish enough to push away prey that had willingly approached.

“Promise me you won’t do anything reckless even if I become strange.”

“Ah.”

That was a rather difficult request.

Rubellan’s face clouded with reluctance. His senior seemed truly unaware of his lower body’s situation, which would be difficult to control even if she didn’t become strange.

“What do you want?”

“Just kiss me once.”

“Just a kiss?”

His large hand slipped between Rael’s clothes, subtly stroking her sensitive side.

“I have no ulterior motives. I just want to check one thing and go.”

The corner of Rubellan’s mouth twisted upward.

Yeah, right.

“Alright. I won’t do anything if you don’t want me to.”

Hearing his definite answer, Rael gulped. Still pinned against the wall, Rubellan patiently waited for her next move.

“What are you doing? You know how to kiss, don’t you?”

“I’m doing it! I am!”

Rael, trying to calm her anxiously pounding heart, pulled Rubellan’s shirt collar and pressed her lips against his.

Rubellan surrendered his lips to her actions. He quite enjoyed the shallow kiss where she lightly sucked on his lower lip.

Rael initiated a kiss herself for the first time in her life. When she carefully pushed her tongue in, his lips opened willingly, and his soft tongue welcomed hers.

“Mmm…”

Concentrating on the awkward act, she let out a moan. Then Rubellan’s hand, which had been holding her waist, moved to support her head. The kiss was gradually transforming into an intimate exchange of breath.

“Ngh.”

Rael flinched when he gently bit her tongue. Simultaneously, his other hand moved from her waist to her br*ast. Rael intended to remind Rubellan of his promise not to do anything.

“Ahngh…”

At least until his touch began to feel too wonderful.

“Hah…”

As his fingers stimulated her n*pple, Rael’s body pressed against Rubellan even though he hadn’t pulled her closer. Something hard pressed firmly against her navel. It wasn’t difficult to guess what it was.

“Ru, Rubellan…”

The wet sounds of their intertwining tongues were loud. The hand cupping her br*ast felt incredibly satisfying.

It was happening again. Sure enough! After kissing him, her body was abnormally heating up.

“You…”

Rael recognized the danger signal in her mind—if she didn’t stop now, she wouldn’t be able to stop at all. She quickly broke the kiss and firmly grabbed Rubellan’s arm that was kneading her br*ast.

“You, what are you?”

At Rael’s question, Rubellan swallowed.

“That’s a difficult question.”

“Why is it that when I kiss you…”

“What happens?”

Rubellan’s fingertip flicked Rael’s n*pple.

“Ah, don’t do that.”

“Tell me. What happens when you kiss me?”

“…My body becomes strange.”

“How?”

Should she reveal everything truthfully? What if telling the truth made things dangerous? But she couldn’t bear keeping it to herself any longer—she was too curious. Rubellan might know the answer. After a moment of deliberation, Rael carefully opened her mouth.

“…I get hot.”

“Have you tried it with others?”

“What?”

“Kissing.”

“Ah…”

Unfortunately, she had no such experience.

“Isn’t that normal? Kissing, getting hot, having s*x.”

Surely one’s reason wouldn’t fly away and pleasure wouldn’t dominate the mind to this extent. Even though she was inexperienced in matters between men and women, she couldn’t be that ignorant.

While she was confused, Rubellan’s hand moved downward. His hand slipped between her thighs and lightly brushed her center.

“Ahngh.”

Rael’s head immediately buried itself in his chest.

“Maybe it’s because you lack experience. How about going all the way once?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Look. Just the other day you were shedding tears from mere kisses, but now you’re so energetic. Who knows? Once you know greater pleasure, kisses might not even make you blink.”

It was absurd nonsense, but strangely captivating.

“You can’t go around living with a body that drips from just kisses.”

Could it be that she would get aroused like this with someone other than Rubellan?

That would be too horrifying.

When Rael shook her head, Rubellan picked her up and moved her to a nearby bed. Her head was so dizzy that she couldn’t tell if her body was being moved or floating on water.

The bed rippled under the weight of the two, and Rael’s platinum blonde hair scattered across the white sheets.

“Ha… Rubellan.”

Passion dripped from Rael’s eyes. Rubellan’s bodily fluids were already circulating through her, heightening her s*xual sensitivity.

Rael thought she must be crazy. Beyond wanting to verify her suspicions, hadn’t she anticipated this situation even a little? She had to admit it.

Perhaps she had wanted to completely devour the fragment of pleasure she had tasted.

Mages have that kind of blood flowing through them—the desire to unravel the unknown with their own hands. Unfortunately, Rael had properly inherited that mage’s mentality.

“Haah…”

Rubellan, holding nothing back, tore off Rael’s clothes and licked her skin. Each place his tongue passed left a pleasantly cool sensation.

Rubellan spread Rael’s thighs and brought his mouth to their center.

This small human was sweet not only in blood but in other bodily fluids too. His mouth licked her entire v*lva and sucked strongly. Before her juices could flow out, Rubellan sucked and swallowed every drop from her hole, treating it as something precious.

“Senior, the truth is I have no patience.”

“Ngh… huh?”

Rubellan licked his lips and undid his pants. The pants that dropped with a thud were quickly thrown far away.

With blurry focus, Rael looked down. She saw the man’s organ positioned at the center of her body. Unlike his fair, delicate face, the ferocious thing stood rigidly with a dark red hue. Its surface had bulging veins, and a thick, hard core was prominently situated. The tip of the organ was wet with viscous fluid.

How could such a thing be attached to a human body?

Even in her pleasure-intoxicated state, Rael’s body tensed momentarily. She couldn’t rationally understand where something so large was supposed to go.

“I think I’ll torment you a lot for all the restraint I’ve shown.”

“What? Aah…”

The hard object rubbed firmly against Rael’s split crevice. Though it emanated an ominous aura that suggested it might pierce through her at any moment, it somewhat calmly wandered up and down her entrance.

“Today you have nowhere to run.”

“Ha…uh.”

“My poor senior, what should I do with you?”