“…”

“…”

Neither of them could speak easily. Rubellan hadn’t expected Rael to reach for his member first, while Rael was shocked at herself for feeling the impulse to touch Rubellan’s organ.

“Hmm…”

“Ah…”

Rael belatedly came to her senses and tried to withdraw her hand. However, Rubellan caught it before she could pull away.

“…”

The sticky sensation beneath his palm made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. Meanwhile, her hand was guided back to where it had been.

“Touch it. As much as you want.”

The way he offered his most intimate part made him seem quite magnanimous, like he was sacrificing himself. How convenient.

“Hmm?”

Rubellan moved closer to Rael, making it easier for her to handle his member. Should she be grateful for this?

Since things had come to this point, perhaps she could touch it just a little—after all, hadn’t Rubellan always taken liberties with her body, kneading and exploring as he pleased?

Rael’s hand carefully wrapped around the base of his organ.

“Ungh…”

Rubellan’s face contorted, though certainly not from displeasure. Rael stared at the member that filled and overflowed her hand, then ran her fingertip along a prominent vein that protruded like a wick.

“Hah.”

Rubellan’s head tilted back.

Such a vivid reaction to just one touch from her.

This was actually quite interesting.

Emboldened, Rael firmly gripped his member and stroked upward from base to tip. When she pulled all the way up, wringing it thoroughly, fluid inevitably beaded at the tip.

Was this what milking a cow felt like?

“Ugh…”

No, probably not. A cow couldn’t possibly be this erotic.

Rael stroked the large organ several more times. The sticky fluid that had transferred to her hand made it easier to grip and move.

However, since his size was too much for one hand to handle comfortably, her hand gradually began to ache. It required considerable grip strength.

When Rael tried to loosen her hold, Rubellan placed his hand over hers.

“Ah!”

“Ahh…”

Rael’s hand was trapped between Rubellan’s hand and his member. Rubellan swayed his hips gently as though he were having intercourse. The wet, slapping sounds of flesh against flesh filled the room loudly.

Rubellan slowly returned his head to its normal position and looked down. His gaze fell on his member and Rael’s hand, then moved to Rael’s concentrated face.

For a moment, he nearly cursed out loud. The sight of this woman holding his member with such focus was devastatingly beautiful. Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Rael’s eyes met his directly.

What entered her vision was Rubellan’s slightly flushed face and the beads of sweat forming on his skin. His eyes were hazily wet but emanated an intensely sweet energy.

Why was he looking at her with such an enraptured expression?

When his damp hair fell across his face, momentarily blocking his view, Rael finally lowered her gaze from his.

“…”

His member was still being rubbed against her hand with slick sounds, and Rael increasingly felt a hot sensation spreading from her core.

She couldn’t tell if it was fever from her cold or if she was catching Rubellan’s excitement. No, at least the tightening feeling in her lower abdomen was certainly not from the cold.

“Hnngh… Senior.”

“…”

Rubellan’s heated moan sent tingles all the way to her toes. Without realizing it, Rael slowly raised herself up. With her hand still attached to his hardness, she moved toward Rubellan slowly, very slowly.

Rubellan simply watched her approach. If this were his usual self, he would have immediately laid Rael down, pushed aside her clothes, and entered what he always praised as her perfect warmth—but today, he remained docile.

Unlike usual, Rael felt strangely excited at the thought that she held control of the situation. An unfamiliar urge was boiling beneath her skin.

Rael added her other hand, stimulating his member with both hands. His organ was burning hot, looking ready to burst at any moment.

“Mmh…”

Rael observed Rubellan intently. His quivering eyelashes were a magnificent sight. She suddenly acknowledged that while this man might be crazy, he was undeniably handsome. It felt like admiring a work of art.

“Hah… grip tighter. Haah…”

Judging by the tense muscles in his exposed neck, Rubellan seemed to be approaching his climax.

“Ah… Senior. Senior… Senior.”

How many times would he call her name? As his pleasure intensified, his voice calling her title became increasingly broken and scattered. Watching him blankly, she tightened her grip and moved faster, causing Rubellan’s gaze to return to her.

“Rael.”

Her image reflected in his desire-filled eyes, and then Rubellan cl*maxed with small tremors throughout his body.

“Ah!”

His fluid splashed all the way to Rael’s cheek.

“…”

Only then did she realize what she had just been doing.

She had gone mad. Completely mad. Why had she been stroking and examining Rubellan’s member with her own hands?

Rubellan’s hand touched Rael’s cheek. She thought he was trying to clean off the sticky substance clinging to her cheek and hair.

“What, what are you doing…”

Unfortunately, his hand was also covered in thick fluid. As a result, her cheek and hair became even messier where his hand touched. The pungent scent stung her nose.

“A magnificent sight,” Rubellan said, narrowing his eyes with a smile. He was repeating exactly what she had thought while watching his erotic display.

Her mind went blank.

* * *

“Why can’t you eat properly?”

Once again, Rael was suffering at the dining table.

Lately, Rael had no appetite. She thought it might be because she had recently recovered from a cold, but today she was actually feeling nauseated at the sight of food.

“I’ve prepared only your favorites… Is there something you dislike about the food?”

Chapir couldn’t hide his concern seeing Rael unable to eat his cooking. Of course, Rael was worried too, but Chapir was also concerned about his own neck if he failed to satisfy her palate.

“No… it’s not that… urp.”

Even as she tried to explain that wasn’t the issue, nausea rose up.

‘What’s happening? Have I really developed an eating disorder?’

Both Chapir and Rael herself found this situation strange. Despite her miserable circumstances, she had always endured with a strong mind, but now she worried that stress might be taking a toll on her without her realizing it.

“Strangely, the smell seems repulsive to me. My stomach feels bad… and I constantly feel like I’ve eaten something that disagrees with me…”

“Have you been unwell for a while?”

“It seems so.”

When Rael nodded, Chapir placed his hand on his chin with a contemplative “hmm.”

“What did you say? You’re feeling unwell?”

Suddenly, the dining room door burst open as Esh entered.

“Ah. I have no appetite.”

“You’ve been unwell for several weeks now. This doesn’t seem like something medicine can fix.”

“Then?”

For a moment, Rael’s eyes lit up. Since she was sick, perhaps they would take her beyond the Demon King’s Castle to a human village for medical treatment.

“We should kidnap a human doctor.”

“What?”

“Huh?”

Oh, goodness. Of course. What was she expecting? There was no normal person here. Rael couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.

“I’ve been concerned seeing Lady Rael becoming so thin lately. I already have a doctor in mind, so I’ll bring them here today.”

“You keep such people on standby?”

“Well, you never know what might happen with humans.”

The only human here was herself, so what human matters was Esh talking about?

‘Ah. Since I’m the one who’s sick, it is indeed a human matter.’

On second thought, Esh’s statement wasn’t wrong.

“Still, kidnapping seems a bit much.”

“We won’t harm a hair on their head and will send them back safely. What’s the problem?”

“Are you confident you won’t harm them?”

“Hmm…”

Esh scratched her chin and avoided eye contact.

“Well, as long as they don’t put up unnecessary resistance?”

Hopefully, that doctor would value their life enough to comply obediently.

Rael felt sympathy for the unknown doctor. Of course, she wasn’t really in a position to pity others.

* * *

“Mmph! Mmph!”

In the end, Esh didn’t keep her word.

“Did you mean you’d touch everything except their hair?”

The doctor Esh brought had eyes covered with cloth, a gag in their mouth, and hands tied behind their back. Their body was bruised and scraped all over, with hardly an uninjured spot.

“Hohoho. We had trouble communicating. I’m not very skilled with words.”

…She probably didn’t even try.

Esh kept smiling cheerfully, pretending nothing was wrong, but the kidnapped doctor didn’t appear to be in good shape.

“Shouldn’t we untie them?”

“Oh! Right.”

Esh poked the rope binding the doctor’s wrists with her nail, and it smoothly unraveled. How could her nails be sharper than knives?

“Human, I’m going to remove the gag and blindfold now…”

Esh’s menacing nail brushed aside the doctor’s sweat-soaked hair.

“If you happen to scream or say anything foolish, things will become very difficult for you, doctor.”

“Mmph…!”

“Hmm, I’m not sure if you understand.”

Esh frowned as she tapped the doctor’s cheek.

“Ahem. Doctor.”

“Mmph.”

“The people here aren’t ordinary humans… That is… ah… it’s better if you don’t know. Just listen to what they say and quietly provide your medical services. Then you can return home without any trouble.”

Rael spoke soothingly to the frightened-looking doctor. While their situations weren’t that different, she sincerely hoped that a fellow human wouldn’t lose their life due to a wrong choice.

“Do you understand?”

The doctor nodded at Rael’s gentle words. Seeing his compliance, Esh immediately removed the gag and blindfold.