It was a clear impulse.

But the difference from before was that this time there was neither the influence of alcohol nor anything else, just a perfect sobriety. Yet it was clear that the state was far less whole than when drunk.

The nightgown that covered her slender body slid down, and warm streams of water wet her naked body. Clumps of dirt and blood mingled with the stream, and in various places on her white body, bruises and torn wounds were revealed.

As the water touched, a stinging pain was directly transmitted, and Gibnen lightly caught her body as she couldn’t endure the pain and began to collapse.

“I’ll help you.”

Riley could do nothing. Dressed, she stood with her back to the stream of water, merely staring intently up at Gibnen, who was looking down at her.

Bathing together, helping someone bathe, should be a distinctly embarrassing situation, but rather than feeling embarrassed, Riley thought she wanted to be closer to him.

Riley reached out and touched the hem of his shirt, soaked in water.

It must have been due to the fever. But the body did not follow the head and moved thoroughly emotionally.

Gibnen healed her wounds with magic. The bruises and wounds that covered her white body began to fade, and soon the pain stopped.

“Doesn’t it hurt now?”

“……Yes.”

Gibnen embraced a sagging Riley. The damp feeling of the wet shirt touched her bare skin entirely.

Then their lips met again.

Without even wiping the moisture, they proceeded straight to the bed from the bathroom, and as they made their way to the bed, the clothes Gibnen had been wearing fell one by one to the floor.

Suddenly engulfed by chill and embarrassment, her body shivered even before it had time to do so, and then the hot body pressed tightly against her.

‘It’s bigger than I thought…… heavier than I thought, and warmer than I thought.’

Unlike the drunken first night, this time his body was clearly etched in her mind.

What was surprising was the fact that his body was bigger than she thought, and solid with muscle. She was slightly startled by the manly body that contrasted starkly with his pure and beautiful face.

The large skeleton was overwhelming with the weight that pressed as much as the muscles were bulky.

Moreover, what was strange was,

“……There are a lot of scars?”

Gibnen’s body had many scars, although he was neither a mercenary nor a knight sweeping across the battlefield.

It was more surprising since magicians rarely do physically demanding or bodyusing work.

“Is it ugly?”

“No…….”

The scars, which could be ugly, were strangely not ugly at all. He was as pretty as his face, even the scars. It matched his robust skeleton. It gave a more wild and rough impression.

Riley unknowingly placed her hand on his chest. The hard feeling under her touch. The unfamiliar sensation given by the completely different structure of a man’s upper body… The thrill transmitted through her fingertips made her body heat up.

Gibnen’s hand ruffled Riley’s hair, and his lips touched the edge of her neck. Wherever his lips touched, a tingling thrill rose with a sensation of heat.

Riley kept trying hard to straighten her body, which kept curling up and cowering.

Then, as if that appearance was amusing, Gibnen smiled and stroked her cheek.

“Relax.”

“…….”

“Don’t be tense.”

Riley embraced his body with all her might.

She didn’t know anymore. All the complicated thoughts flew away completely. She thought people could tremble uncontrollably when they feel too good.

“But.”

He slowly parted his lips.

“You can’t use alcohol as an excuse this time.”

It seemed like he was asking if it was okay.

Riley retorted.

“……If you tell me to stop, will you stop?”

Then he laughed.

“No.”

His finger trailed down her neck.

Riley, clinging to Gibnen’s body, closed her eyes.

(This is a time separator.)

“Ah…….”

With a thirst as if her throat was torn, Riley’s eyes flashed open. A sensation of hundreds of weights pressing on her whole body. Not only that, but every joint in her bones ached.

‘What is it?’

She was taken aback by the feeling that was very different from the first day.

It was even hard to walk on two feet. Her body, heavy as a lump, even seemed to boil.
“What should I give?”

Gibnen approached with a question, neatly dressed.

“Water, wa… water….”

Gibnen called a hotel employee, asking for water, medicine, and porridge.

Riley, who had been listening to their conversation blankly, tilted her head.

“Medicine?”

“Don’t you have selfawareness about your body’s condition?”

“…….”

“You really have a knack for surprising people.”

“?”

“How surprised I was when you collapsed like a corpse in the middle of things. I seriously wondered if I had done something wrong. I never thought I would experience someone fainting on the bed during my life.”

He recalled the events of the previous night.

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“Hey.”

Gibnen was taken aback by Riley’s collapsed form. He shook her, but there was no movement.

“Sister.”

No response, however desperately he called.