“Sharon, guide Bonis to her bedroom.”

“Of course, Your Majesty.”

“See you tomorrow, Bonis.”

I hugged Bonis and patted her back.

“Both of you, sleep well.”

Bonis bowed slightly to Lionel.

He nodded lightly and leaned against the door beside the reception room, putting his arms across his chest. He gestured to the four women to leave quickly, according to the emperor’s order.

They bowed deeply and quickly left the reception room one by one, following the emperor’s command.

Once the door to the reception room was closed, he unfolded his arms and extended them toward me.

I approached him eagerly, creating a dramatic situation, and like meeting someone after many years, I leaped into Lionel’s arms.

“But really, why were they like that?”

He asked, looking at me while gesturing to the reception room door.

“What do you mean?”

“They were laughing and chatting, but when I came in, why did everyone stop laughing?”

He asked with narrowed eyes and an expression of displeasure.

Without adding a smile, his expression was enough to give others a sense of awe, but he was completely unaware of this fact.
“Do you find me so easy that you keep smiling like this?”

Lionel asked, pinching my cheek slightly.

“Do you want to become a difficult man for me too?”

“No. A sexy man.”

“You’ve already achieved that.”

“Have I?”

Why does this man keep saying things like that, whether I ask or not?

His tone to confirm my words was pure, but his eyes, as always, became more sensuous as the sun set.

I’m not sure if it was his intention, but that’s how I felt.

“Always. Even your breathing is sexy, isn’t it?”

“If I could share that, it would be great.”

“…Does that sound like ‘You’re not sexy’?”

“Relax a bit, and when you fill in with sexiness, you’ll be perfect… Ah.”

When I lightly hit his arm, he pretended to be in more pain and spoke.

“I almost forgot. Our empress has a lot to let go of. You need to tone down the violence a bit.”

He laughed while holding my wrist and raising it.

“I’ll try my best. But I can’t accept the opinion that I’m not sexy. Please reconsider.”

I tilted my chin arrogantly and whispered discreetly into his ear while pushing my chest against him.

“Allow me.”

Lionel grabbed my chin, looking at me intently.

“What?”

“Smile.”

“…….”

“Hahaha!”

As soon as he asked me, he burst into laughter on his own.

“Don’t laugh.”

I raised both hands and covered his mouth.

“Sorry, I’ll try to endure it.”

He removed my hand covering his mouth and apologized.

“But, can I be excited? Surely, you won’t stop that with your hands?”

Lionel shook my hand, holding it.

“Then, please allow me too.”

“What?”

“To touch.”

“Where.”

“Anywhere?”

He slowly let go of my hand.

Both hands were free, but they stopped in the air as if they had lost their way.

“Touch wherever your heart desires.”

But you can’t, can you? Isn’t that right?

He looked at me with just such a look.

I started to explore his firm body with gentle touches.

“Hmm…”

His surprised blue eyes widened.

A sound that seemed difficult to endure leaked out.

I liked his precarious breath, his rough breathing as his patience neared its end.

He should know by now.

Not to underestimate me.

“Did my touch move too freely as my heart desired?”

I quietly asked, pressing my body against his.

With a face reddened by desire, he spoke with a strained voice.

“Did it arrive properly? Ah, but a bit slowly… Huh? Zelda, it’s late at night, so…”

At Lionel’s earnest request, I nodded my head while slowly removing my hand from his body.

Then he exhaled the breath he had been holding.

Rubbing his beautiful features with both hands as if possessed, he continuously caressed his lovely facial features.

“I didn’t mean to say completely remove it.”
After taking a moment to compose himself, he muttered as if disappointed.

“Your Majesty, this is the reception room.”

“Oh, that’s why it looks new.”

He pretended to be surprised, glancing around the reception room.

“Let’s go to the bedroom.”

I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the front of the reception room.

“Shall we run like last time?”

“The maids will be surprised.”

“Why? It’s not the first time. They’ll get used to it the second time.”

“Let’s just walk. It’s not far.”

“How about I carry you?”

Lionel showed me his back and asked.

“Why?”

“Just because. I’ve never carried you. Well, I’ve put you on my shoulder before.”

“I, I overate tonight.”

“It’s okay. I already know heavy even if you don’t eat much.”

!”

I was taken aback by his honesty that was hard to refute.

“Can’t you be moved by my sacrificial spirit to carry you even if you’re heavy? Don’t stare at irrelevant things like that.”

He made fish eyes by splitting my eyes in opposite directions with his two fingers.

“What are you doing? You’re making me ugly!”

“It’s cute, why.”

He laughed, wetting his head.

“Don’t worry, I’ll carry you. I’ll be very polite tonight.”

He stood in front of me, then knelt on one knee.

Seeing his wide back, my mind changed.

“Thank you. Excuse me.”

This time, I didn’t refuse and was lifted onto his back.

“Ugh, I thought you’d refuse.”

He groaned and couldn’t get up easily, making a moaning sound.

“…Stop joking and get up quickly.”

“I really overate tonight.”

Lionel, putting both hands on the marble floor, tried to get up but moaned again.

Actually, the moment he lifted me, I secretly picked up the head of a sculpture on the shelf.

Seeing him struggling, I put the head of the sculpture back on the shelf, laughing.

“What’s wrong, Zelda? Did you lift the head of our grandfather, the former emperor?”

“Oh, this abstract sculpture looked like your grandfather?!”

“Yeah, he’d be very surprised in the afterlife. His grandson-in-law raised and lowered his head recklessly.”

Lionel opened the reception room door, imitating his grandfather’s voice and forgave me instead.

Throughout the stairs, he played tricks as if he was going to drop me, arriving on the bedroom floor.

The passing maids all opened their mouths in surprise, then quickly bowed with a disappointed expression.

Unlike last time, I held my head high, shaking hands with the maids one by one.

“Have, have a good night!”

“Good night, everyone.”

Blunt Lionel didn’t respond to the maids’ greetings, so I replied one by one for him.

“I need to open the door, but I can’t let go of my hand that supports your butt.”

“Why?”

“Why?”

“Because I want to?”
“Ah, I was so tired that I couldn’t even feel that part.”

Lionel fixed me again and grumbled.

“Stian! Keep the door open.”

When the bedroom door in the distance came into view, he shouted to the waiting attendant.

Stian, without realizing it, exclaimed ‘Oh!’ several times and quickly opened the bedroom door.

“Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?”

Stian asked me with a bright smile as I was being carried on the Emperor’s back.

“I might feel unwell from carrying the Empress.”

Lionel responded to Stian instead of me and went into the bedroom, closing the door with his heel.

To openly reveal to others that I am heavy in this manner…

“Is it because of the weight of the dress?”

I protested, patting his shoulder.

“Really? Then I should start exercising with the dress in both hands from tomorrow.”

“……. ”

I was stunned by Lionel’s sharp remark.

“I’m sorry. It’s heavy…”

“It’s okay. I’ll make you exercise tonight.”

With me on his back, he collapsed onto the bed while saying this.