And then, that night, Hadel developed a fever.

Since it was Prince Sae’s party, who particularly despised Hadel’s flames, Hadel had to suffer in silence, unable to express his pain. If they found out he had a fever, they would surely use it as an excuse to criticize his control over his flames.

“Kyu.”

In the end, I was the only one who could be by Hadel’s side. I climbed onto his warm forehead like a wet cloth and let out deep sighs.

‘I wish he wasn’t sick.’

Usually, when I made contact like this, Hadel’s condition would improve, but today, his fever didn’t subside easily.

‘He must be angry.’

Hadel, being serious and not one to show his emotions easily, was just being quiet. How could he not be upset?

‘Really, that guy!’

Thinking of Prince Sae, who had ignored me, I puffed up my cheeks.

‘It’s all his fault Hadel is lying here sick. And he hasn’t long recovered from a mana surge.’

May he trip and fall backward, breaking his nose!

I earnestly wished this ridiculous curse while puffing up my cheeks. Meanwhile, Hadel’s body grew hotter and hotter. I looked down at him with concern.

“Kyu kyu.”

“…….”

Even as I cried out noisily, Hadel’s eyes remained tightly shut. He seemed to be asleep.

‘It’s a relief if he can sleep, but…’

But he might have lost consciousness due to the high fever. His temperature seemed dangerously high.

‘What should I do? Should I bring a cold wet cloth?’

But I would be better than a wet cloth. Water can’t extinguish the heat generated by a heart’s flame. I lay on Hadel’s forehead on purpose, thinking that absorbing his mana would help lower the fever.

But it seemed that lying on his forehead wasn’t enough. I raised my head and looked at Hadel’s beautiful lips.

‘Would it be okay if I took some mana?’

I already knew a way to absorb much more mana than just by contact.

It’s just that the method is rather embarrassing!

‘But this isn’t the time to be picky, is it?’

Hadel is suffering from the fever. If it doesn’t subside by tomorrow, it will be difficult to hide the fact that he’s feverish. In the worst case, he might have to face criticism from Prince Sae in this condition.

‘I can’t stand to see him become a laughingstock to that detestable guy again.’

The scornful gaze that looked down on me earlier came to mind. Anger gave me courage. I moved closer to Hadel’s lips.

‘This is a rescue mission, Hadel! Please understand!’

side.

I closed my eyes and pressed my lips against Hadel’s.

‘Ah, so embarrassing.’

I felt like a thief stealing a kiss, my hands curling up. But separately, a lava-like heat surged into my body through my lips, stirring me up.

“Ugh.”

My body trembled lightly with the familiar sensation of fiery mana. Although it was a known feeling, it felt strangely pleasant, as if filling an empty vessel to the brim with mana.

I parted my lips and closed my eyes, suppressing a sense of bitterness. When I opened my eyes again, luscious pink hair fluttered before my eyes.

I had returned to human form.

‘Ah, I might get addicted to this.’

The warmth filling my body, the sense of fullness.

Now it could only be filled by the man before me.

‘Ugh, I feel incredibly guilty.’

Especially since only I knew about this feeling.

“So don’t be sick.”

I pouted my lips lightly, glancing at Hadel. He was still suffering from the fever.

‘Yeah, this isn’t enough, is it?’

Can’t be helped.
I brushed my long hair, cascading like a waterfall, behind my ears. Then, I slowly closed my eyes.

side.

side.

I didn’t have the courage to engage in a deep kiss, where our breaths would intertwine, so I just pressed my lips against his. Again and again, several times.

A sweet fragrance tickled my nose. It was fresh and exhilarating, like the scent wafting from newly bloomed yellow spring flowers.

Hadel, who had been groaning in his feverish state, seemed to regain consciousness as if lured by the fragrance.

‘This scent… I know it.’

I had only encountered it once, but it was unforgettable. In a situation where mana was about to surge uncontrollably, the raging flames had calmed down. It was like a magical miracle.

‘I thought it was my imagination.’

But then I felt the scent again. I didn’t know whose it was, but I felt a desperate need not to lose it.

However, I was so weak that I couldn’t even flicker a finger, let alone open my eyes.

‘I need to wake up.’

And I need to grab hold of whoever it is.

Just then, as if reading his earnestness, something soft touched his lips with a gentle peck.

It was a light but thrilling kiss.

After one kiss, she pressed her lips against his again and again.

It was strange. I was kissing him without his permission, but far from being displeased, my body itched to be closer to her.

‘Who are you?’

Hadel exerted all his strength to open his eyes, but he could hardly open them fully. Only a blurry afterimage formed in his narrow slits.

All he could see was a face as white as snow, eyes as clear as the sky after the rain, and dark pink hair falling like flower petals.