Gaining enlightenment and the desire that swept in simultaneously, Lissy was taken aback. It was her first time feeling this way, hence, Lissy didn’t know how to react.

Unintentionally, I pushed Kay’s head with both hands. To the point where Kay’s head was completely tilted backward.

Ah, I thought.

I didn’t mean to reject him like this.

Fortunately, Kay laid down beside Lissy without showing any signs of being offended. Extending one arm towards Lissy, Kay cast a fleeting glance at his arm as if asking what she was doing, then met her gaze.

Lissy didn’t know what Kay wanted. As she was staring blankly, Kay hit his own arm lightly and spoke.

“What are you doing, lie down.”

But Kay’s arm had taken Lissy’s spot, leaving no space for her to lie down.

Lissy, pondering where to lie down, went to a corner untouched by his arm and laid down there.

Kay, who had been watching Lissy, burst into laughter.

“Lissy, do you know you’re quite eccentric sometimes?”

Lissy didn’t know why he was laughing, hence, she sent him a puzzled look.

Kay then came closer to Lissy, slid his arm under her head and drew her into his embrace.

“You’re supposed to lie down like this, Lissy. Don’t you know about arm pillows, arm pillows?”

Of course, she did.

But she had no memories of experiencing such sweetness in a sober state.

Her face pressed against his chest, his scent strongly stimulated her olfactory senses.

The smell of forest, grass, and earth.

A refreshing fragrance reminiscent of a clear lake.

“You smell like earth, Kay.”

“Didn’t you know? I turn into a wolf before bed and roll on the ground.”

“Really? Then I would love to see it.”

“I’m joking, Lissy.”

He pressed his lips against Lissy’s forehead.

His arm, which was holding Lissy, was sturdy enough, but Lissy wanted to cling tighter to him. Even though she felt she might suffocate if she hugged him any tighter, she felt something was lacking.

“Let’s sleep, Lissy.”

“I can’t sleep.”

“In that case……”

He took a sleeve stone out of his pocket.

Lissy didn’t want to sleep yet. She wanted to stay in his embrace a little longer, to feel this sensation.

But before Lissy could say so, the sleeve stone grazed her carotid. Instantly, all the tension in her body relaxed, and she fell into a deep sleep.

After putting the sleeve stone back in his pocket, Kay stared quietly at Lissy, who had fallen asleep defenselessly in his arms.

Even as he held her, he kept feeling something was missing.

Would this thirst be quenched if he hugged her as tightly as he wanted?

‘No, Lissy might break.’

Her skin was soft and delicate, it seemed like it might squish like a pudding even if he held her a little tighter. Since it was his first time holding such a delicate being, he didn’t know how far he could go.

He wanted to hold her tighter than this, but if she broke, it would be a problem.

Was Lissy having a good dream? She was wearing a slight smile.

Just watching her sleep made him happy, so Kay looked down at her, oblivious to the passing of time.

The shadows would be waiting for Kay, but it wasn’t easy to get out of bed.

“Why isn’t the captain coming?”

“Isn’t he sleeping with his wife?”

“Ah, surely not. The captain, telling us not to sleep and wait, while he himself is sprawling asleep, he’s not such a rogue.”

The shadows’ conversation reached Kay’s bright ears.

‘I really have to get up.’

Kay carefully extracted his arm so as not to wake Lissy, and got out of bed. Yet, still feeling regretful, he stood by the bed and looked at Lissy for a moment before turning around.

“Ahem……”

A coquettish sound caught Kay’s ankle.

‘Ahem?’

Kay whipped his head around.

Lissy still had her eyes closed, but her smile was deeper than before.

“Aing, don’t do this.”

Lissy’s red and plump lips moved adorably.

A voice, full of aegyo, that she had never shown to Kay before.

“You can’t do this, heung.”

Gulp

Kay swallowed his saliva.

What kind of dream is she having that my wife is making such an affectionate sound?

‘Obviously, she must be dreaming about me.’

Kay was certain.

Dreams are the products of the unconscious.

He believed that he, Kevrant Green, was the only one who could make Lissy, who had hidden her affectionate side, fully expose it.

Someday Lissy will be just as sweet to Kay in reality.

‘I will make it so soon.’

Just as Kay was about to turn around with this resolve.

“Uhm, you’re too cute, Windy.”

+++

As the guardian of the sacred relics, Kevrant had a lot to do.

The former guardian, Wyvern Green Viscount, was not so active in finding and collecting the sacred relics.

“If we gather these dangerous items in one place, there will surely be trouble.”

Even if he found out the location of the relics, he left them alone unless they were significantly dangerous.

Kevrant had a similar policy, but he was active in finding the locations of the relics.