“So looking at it alone isn’t enough.”
“Yes.”
Lakrahan seemed lost in thought, then opened his mouth after stroking his chin.
“Have you ever heard of people with ice attributes?”
Though the words she had been waiting for were spoken, Bercheria pretended not to know.
Because she did not yet understand his intentions exactly.
“A long time ago, Bercheria and families with ice attributes maintained a close relationship with each other. They lived closely together out of necessity.”
By chance, those with ice attributes discovered that their mana could heal Bercheria.
They prayed to the goddess of weather for weather and aided in Bercheria’s recovery.
“Are you a descendant of the ice attribute?”
Lakrahan nodded curtly in response to Bercheria’s question.
“It might be because of that attribute that my strength has returned.”
It was a plausible reason.
Lakrahan was wearing a strange expression.
“Bercheria.”
“Yes.”
“Do you know how that recovery is made?”
“No.”
Lakrahan turned his head and aimlessly threw his gaze into the void.
“Contact.”
“……Yes?”
“As far as I know, that’s it. When physically close, mana flows best. In a dire situation, a kiss works best, I’ve heard.”
“Is that true?”
“Why would I lie?”
“Then do it.”
Bercheria grabbed Lakrahan’s lapel.
Just then, Lakrahan’s gaze, which had been on the tip of Bercheria’s nose, stiffened.
“Do you mean to do it right now?”
Bercheria blinked her eyes, then moved them.
“Yes.”
“Cough.”
Lakrahan suddenly coughed and moved as far away from Bercheria as possible.
“Are you alright?”
Thinking that he was coughing too violently, she tried to approach and examine him, but he raised his hand and stopped Bercheria.
“I’m fine. I was just caught off guard. Really, I’m fine.”
Lakrahan spoke in a voice cracked from coughing.
“What about the kiss?”
“Cough.”
Lakrahan’s cough erupted again.
He had vowed to do anything just a moment before.
But he was taken aback when Bercheria took the initiative.
“Hmm.”
Lakrahan cleared his throat.
“To make it clear. This is just a possibility. Although I was born in a family with ice attributes, I don’t know how to use or draw out mana.”
Bercheria nodded at Lakrahan’s firm voice.
“Even if it fails, it’s better than not trying.”
“…….”
When the country of Periatra first appeared in this land, what the emperor was most concerned about was creating portals.
At that time, the emperor believed that with portals alone, Periatra would become the most exalted empire on the continent.
Many materials were needed to create portals, but the most important thing was to gather wizards with different attributes.
Fire and ice, poison and holy, dark and light.
The emperor brought these people to his continent and bestowed upon them the most honorable titles and five lands.
Only one land did not need it.
Because there was a tribe of ice that had settled here long before Periatra.
The Edkins family.
The funny thing was what happened afterward.
The portal was successfully created, but the emperor, fearing their power, sealed their abilities with an unbelievable excuse so they could no longer use magic.
For centuries, even now, emperors have not stopped capturing magicians or witches and imprisoning them in underground dungeons.
“What will you do? Try it or not?”
Bercheria nodded with a resolved look at Lakrahan’s question.
“I’ll do it.”
“Hu.”
He grabbed her arm with a serious face.
As Bercheria brought her face close, Lakrahan quickly stretched out his palm in front of her face.
And then, he held her hand and slapped it onto his palm.
Confused, Bercheria heard Lakrahan say in a firm voice.
“First the hands. This is a secret touch, after all.”
“I am…….”
Before she could even fully grasp what he was saying, their palms were pressed together.
“Wait a minute!”
Bercheria, unknowingly putting strength into her fingertips and scratching his palm, caused Lakrahan’s eyes to narrow slightly.
“I am helping you right now, Bercheria. What’s important now is getting out of this tower. The beating of the heart is…….”
Lakrahan slightly raised his chin and looked down.
He, too, felt his heart beating as if it would burst.
Contact with a woman after so long made him feel like reason and instinct were moving separately.
“The beating of the heart.”
Lakrahan blurted out something, fearing that Bercheria might discover his state.
“You like me, that’s why.”
“……Yes?”
As soon as he spoke, he realized he had made a nonsensical mistake, but he was unable to take back the words he had already uttered.
Bercheria took a deep breath and opened her eyes wide.
“Me?”
“…….?”
“Why would I like……!”
“Is that important right now? Isn’t it important to regain strength?”
He was right.
“I understand. Let’s concentrate together.”
Bercheria closed her eyes, pressing her palms against Lakrahan’s.
Lakrahan inwardly cursed at himself.
What nonsense had he blurted out at this moment?
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
