Valter knew that Edit didn’t mind sharing breaths with him. However, after spending time together, she inevitably had to push him away for a few days, unable to think of anything else. Now, hearing Edit confess with her gaze averted, Valter couldn’t hide the satisfaction as the corners of his mouth curled upwards.

“Praising me in advance to use more force?”

“What’s that supposed to mean…”

Even the proficient Valter, if he intentionally used more force, Edit couldn’t imagine how she would fare.

“Adrian was worried that you forgot how to make a child.”

However, feeling the heat and rapid heartbeat from the tightly pressed body, it seemed she wasn’t merely pondering but rather contemplating such matters.

Ultimately, unable to resist, Valter lifted Edit onto the table. Since she actively agreed, there was no need to wait any longer.

Only now did Edit realize what Valter might have heard from someone else.

“Adrian suddenly said he wants a younger sibling…”

“…”

“The question was sudden, so I panicked. I thought your opinion might differ from mine, so instead of affirming, I hastily mumbled.”

A little one wanting a sibling. Valter’s actions, which had been sucking in tender skin, slowed down a bit. Why he abruptly brought up the topic of making a child remained unclear.

However, what bothered him as much as that fact was Edit’s response, saying she didn’t know her opinion.

“Don’t you know my opinion, Edit?”

“Adrian exhausted me by sharing magic, and I was having a hard time. I’ve never brought up the topic of having a second child.”

“…”

That was true. However, she maintained a cautious attitude because Edit, through inheriting Lexion’s magic, had suffered unexpected hardships due to becoming pregnant.

Compared to that, the pain Valter had to endure for Adrian’s sake seemed bearable.

He didn’t know that Edit had precisely the opposite opinion.

“It’s not like I don’t want it.”

Valter answered that way, bringing his face close. The moment their lips overlapped as she desired, a breathless feeling tightened in his chest.

“If the little one wants it, I’ll have to work hard to make it happen.”

Smiling slightly, he carefully explored her exposed skin.

If Edit had a second child.

If that happened, it would mean that every time they spent together, the little lady who used to ride horses and play in the meadows at the Roell Mansion had become completely, irreversibly his.

Just imagining it made him want to do his best.
Edit followed Valter’s lead. While responding to his breath-stealing kiss, she found herself completely lying on the table, gripping his firm arms.

However, she couldn’t help but be curious about the soft silk and lace that touched her bare skin.

“Valter, but what’s all this?”

“Our lady wanted to spend some exciting time.”

“…”

“I saw it in the reports. During the academy graduation party, people wear these to appeal to their chosen partners, as seen in the boxes.”

“There were five boxes.”

“I wasn’t sure which color would suit you. Trying each one on and deciding is the most accurate.”

Despite the abundance of dark motives, Valter shamelessly spoke without a change in his facial expression.

Considering that he had spent several days paying attention, knowing that Edit felt bored, she had to tolerate this to some extent.

“Moreover, it’s the event where my first love, who topped the list of men I want to sleep with, is attending. I thought you’d want to look the most provocative.”

When Edit brought up her first love, her face flushed. Since regaining her memory, it was one of Valter’s favorite expressions on her face.

“…How long are you going to tease me with that, Valter?”

They were married, and they already had a child born from their relationship, who was now five years old!

Edit glared with injustice, but to Valter, it just seemed cute.

Casually raising an eyebrow, he gently traced the white lace that had been draped over her waist.

Even if they were self-sufficient, it didn’t matter how the process went if he could freely gaze at an unconventional Edit.

“I should choose what looks best when soaked in sweat.”

As he contemplated what color would best suit her when her skin was flushed, his gaze became more dangerous.

Edit covered her eyes, where the eye area had darkened with a reddish hue.

While pretending to seriously consider, Valter’s eyes conveyed a completely different heat.

How did that affectionate and fresh young boy end up becoming such a cunning and lascivious man, ordering five boxes of strange underwear? Even in the midst of feeling unjust, her body heated up wherever his gaze landed. What would he do to tease her today?

“…My Isak didn’t say such things. Even when he awkwardly rode a horse, he used to smile, saying I was an innocent girl.”

Valter, hiding his face among various fabrics, swallowed dryly as he watched Edit mutter.

“Continuing to seduce seems to have been a good idea.”

“When did I…”

“I guess you still don’t know. Resisting temptation is seduction for you, Edit.”