Tap tap.
“Hmm…”
When Roxanna regained consciousness, she heard a sound like a bonfire crackling.
For a moment, her hazy vision remained blank, but then the memory of what had happened flashed back to her, causing her to jolt up from her seat as if having a seizure.
“Huh!?”
“Did you wake up, Roxanna?”
It was a familiar voice. When she turned her head, she saw someone sitting next to the gently flickering bonfire flames, looking at her.
“Major Enok Revendale…”
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
“What happened?”
“The aircraft crashed into the lake.”
That’s right. The last thing Roxanna remembered was her field of vision instantly being covered in blue water.
“I crashed before I could even activate the emergency escape system… I was already wrapped in blue magic, so I was unharmed. But…”
Roxanna couldn’t continue speaking.
This was a major accident. Not only did an accident occur, but this time it almost cost the life of Major Revendale too.
“Are you feeling alright? Are you having trouble breathing, or is your heart hurting?”
However, Enok looked at her with a worried gaze instead.
“Heart…?”
“You have heart disease, don’t you? After being rescued from the water, you showed symptoms of hypothermia, so I… well, I did that.”
What did he do?
Only then did Roxanna feel a sense of emptiness. She also realized that Enok had undressed his upper body for some reason.
“?!—”
“There was no other way. Please understand. If you want me to, of course I will take off my clothes, but… it would be a bit much for me to ask you to take off your pants too.”
Currently, Roxanna was wearing only underwear and a large shirt belonging to someone else.
The cool air brushed past Roxanna’s buttocks.
“Kk…!!”
She instinctively pressed her mouth shut and curled her body to suppress a scream that was about to escape.
Enok, who was the subject of this situation, scratched his cheek awkwardly and tried to speak.
“I tried not to look… but it was unavoidable. I’m sorry.”
A familiar scent wafted from the large shirt. It seemed Enok had taken off his own shirt to give to her.
“I had to take off your wet clothes. Or rather, saying it like this sounds a bit strange, but raising body temperature is the best way…! Nothing inappropriate happened, and I didn’t intend to do anything, so please don’t worry!”
Major Enok Revendale waved his hands frantically, trying to reassure Roxanna with a string of words.
Seeing him act as usual, Roxanna raised her head slightly and said:
“It’s okay.”
“What?”
“My body, it’s fine. My heart is fine too.”
“That’s good to hear… However, it might take some time for the clothes to dry. If you’re uncomfortable, I can stay outside.”
Roxanna turned her head slightly. It was a small cabin-like shelter, probably a hut near the lake.
Through the slightly open window, the sunset was already visible. Given how cold it was at night, there was a high chance of catching a cold if she were to remain undressed.
“You can stay here.”
She answered in a barely audible voice.
“Major, are you feeling alright?”
“I’m perfectly fine.”
Enok said while flexing his biceps. He had been exercising recently, and his firm muscles bulged visibly.
Not only that, but knowing that he had been training intensively with Captain Claude and Lieutenant Erwin recently, his perfectly toned body was clearly revealed under the dim lighting.
Heat.
Roxanna felt heat rising from her toes.
Her heart didn’t seem to be strained, yet her heart began pounding wildly.
“We need to thoroughly investigate the responsibility of Lieutenant Erich. Even after surviving the Quernen War, we never expected this.”
“Probably… it’s a maintenance issue. It should work normally even in clouds.”
“Indeed, it seems the initial production models are unstable.”
Thump thump thump.
The heartbeat grew louder. In the perfect silence, Roxanna’s heart beat even more fiercely.
“Haa…”
She involuntarily let out a deep breath. Her voice, slightly heated, startled her.
“Roxanna?”
“No, no! Don’t come closer!”
She hastily stepped backward. Her pink hair swept across the makeshift blanket on the floor.
“Just wait a moment. You seem to be in a very bad state…”
“Don’t, don’t worry! Don’t come here!”
It was hot.
Along with the embarrassment of showing her bare skin, the fact that she was still wearing only a shirt and underwear made her mind race.
And this scent.
The strong scent of Enok Revendale’s skin embedded in the shirt enveloped her mind.
At twenty-one years old, she was still a virgin.
Naturally, Roxanna had interest in ‘those things.’
Especially since she had lived her whole life as a heart disease patient, she harbored fantasies about typical romantic relationships that others had.
Sometimes, when she remembered those lewd dreams that made her face turn red, the object of her desire was always the man in front of her.
What should she do? What should she do?
Had she washed her body today? Her underwear… probably just standard issue. More importantly, this was her first time…
All sorts of wild imaginations clouded her mind.
The fact that they crashed after testing the first batch of combat aircraft produced by the Rhinehardt Empire no longer mattered.
Roxanna was completely focused on the present moment.
Then, her body swayed.
“Roxanna!?”
With her entire body losing strength, Roxanna collapsed onto the floor.
Her heart hurt.
Though she wasn’t wearing much and it wasn’t particularly hot, cold sweat poured down her body.
Quickly rushing over, Enok Revendale easily confirmed Roxanna’s condition.
Heart disease, specifically the typical symptom of power depletion. Indeed, she wasn’t as fine as she claimed.
Enok quickly grabbed Roxanna’s body. Despite sweating, her body felt like a furnace.
‘The combat aircraft’s mana engine must have been severely strained even though it maintained balance…!’
Without hesitation, Enok opened Roxanna’s shirt.
Her pale skin and the soft underwear covering it were clearly visible, but now was not the time to care about such details.
He had already seen her n*ked long ago.
Placing his palm on her chest, he felt the throbbing vibration through her skin.
“Not good.”
Enok gritted his teeth.
He didn’t honestly know how much output the Manfred combat aircraft had, but compared to a flying ship like Diabolus, it undoubtedly demanded a higher amount of mana. Plus, with him riding behind, there was a high chance he hadn’t consciously controlled his mana.
“There’s no other way.”
In the end, the method Enok chose was to embrace Roxanna in his arms.
“Ha… ha…, uh, uh…”
Roxanna moaned.
Mana replenishment was most efficient when the core was close. Therefore, directly placing their cores together would be far more effective.
Enok tried to ignore the squishy sensation he felt through his skin and concentrated his mind.
He lifted Roxanna’s arm and placed it over his shoulder. As her neck wrapped around him, a drop of sweat rolled down and landed on her chest.
‘Focus, d*mn it…!’
That dizzying sensation, something poking him from within his pants, but Enok somehow managed to open his mana core.
Blue mana slowly flowed out and entered Roxanna’s heart.
Checking, he saw her bl**d vessels faintly compressed.
Mana was flowing.
“Huu, ha…”
“Ugh, haa…”
Their heavy breathing mingled.
Although it was a natural response due to the use of mana, he couldn’t understand why it felt so sensual.
Enok clenched his teeth and focused his gaze on the growth rings of the log forming the hut.
He even hummed the national anthem in his mind.
How long had it been?
“En… Major Enok…”
Her eyelids fluttered open, revealing emerald green eyes.
“Roxanna! Thank goodness. How much mana have you recovered?”
With her face flushed, Roxanna’s eyes met Enok’s squarely.
“Roxanna…?!”
“Sorry, but I couldn’t help it.”
Then, she kissed Enok. His warm breath brushed against his neck.
The moment Enok’s rationality finally snapped.
