Lily couldn’t tear her eyes away from it as if under a spell.
Without realizing it, Lily had approached and slowly opened her mouth.
‘Hungry…’
The logs written in the Necronomicon indicated that her main diet wasn’t only life force.
Gurgle
Lily flinched at the sound coming from her own stomach and took a step back.
She then covered her mouth in surprise at her own actions.
‘What… What have I…’
Regaining her composure, Lily carefully lifted him out of the bathtub.
Being careful not to break him, she gently lifted him with the aid of magic.
After drying him off with a drying spell, Lily carried the fluffy Arthur over to the bed.
“Um… Tea…”
Lily, having laid him down on the bed, hesitated for a moment before covering him with the blanket.
She didn’t want to risk him waking up in the middle of her trying to put clothes on him.
She hesitated again…
And then slowly slipped under the blanket herself.
“…Fixing the floor… yeah, it’s for that.”
Lily carefully climbed on top of Arthur.
She didn’t forget to apply the Lightness Spell.
She then slowly pressed her lips onto his.
Chu… Chuup…
Though her movements were excruciatingly slow, it was about right if she didn’t want him to wake up.
As she always did while draining his life force, Lily stuck to him like glue…
“Huuuhk…!”
Certainly, actions that weren’t necessary for drawing life force were mixed in, but to Lily, none of it mattered.
“Haa… Love… Mmph… I love you… Arthur… Chuup…”
—
‘…Can’t breathe.’
Something was covering my mouth.
Something soft, warm, and a little moist.
A fragrant scent filled my nose, and sweet saliva tickled my tongue.
When my breath finally came back, I opened my eyes.
The sensation of not being able to breathe returned.
Is my mouth covered again?
No, my mouth was open.
Then why…
My heart was pounding as if it would burst,
From being incredibly happy,
Because the presence in front of me was so lovely,
That I couldn’t breathe.
Did she sense my feelings?
She kissed me and blew air into me slowly.
Once the oxygen was supplied, my brain finally started working properly.
“…Good morning, Lily.”
“Good morning, Arthur.”
I instinctively tried to pull Lily into my arms, but I noticed she wasn’t under the blanket.
‘Huh? She always sleeps with me, so why not this time?’
I tried to get up, but Lily pressed the blanket down, laying me back down.
“Lily?”
Looking at me with a puzzled expression, Lily whispered.
“Do you really want to show me that?”
“…Huh?”
“Pervert.”
Wait, what did she mean by that? …Eh?
Thinking about it, the irritation of the blanket felt more intricate.
It was as if I was naked under the blanket.
When I checked under the blanket, I froze.
“…?”
I slowly blinked my eyes.
And checked again.
“..???”
I rubbed my eyes and checked again.
“…?????”
…Huh?
What’s going on?
Why am I…?
Looking up, Lily’s smiling face greeted me.
“Remember yesterday?”
“?!?!???!??!”
What happened yesterday?
Did she see something?
What did I do yesterday…?
What if she saw?
What should I do?
Ah, Lily is beautiful.
Wait a second, could Lily have…?
Ah, that’s not it.
So, what did I do yesterday?
My brain seemed about to explode in overload.
“Are you okay, Arthur?”
Lily’s hand was placed on my forehead.
“You’re so red. Are you sick or something?”
…Whose fault is this anyway?!
But thanks to Lily’s touch, my head cleared up.
“…What happened yesterday? Why am I… ‘like this’?”
Then with a mischievous smile, Lily answered.
“Heheh, really don’t remember? It was such a hot memory…”
Hot?!”
“Stop teasing me already!”
“Hehehe… I know, I know. Your reactions are just too cute… I couldn’t help but tease you…”
Finally, Lily explained the situation.
I fell asleep while showering and she moved me to the bed, worried about me overheating.
…The hot shower water must have been involved.
“Why didn’t you just wake me up?”
“How could I wake someone who was sleeping that soundly?”
“But still…”
Plop
Lily briefly kissed me as if telling me to stop talking and got up.
“I’m going to the restroom. Get dressed.”
Lily moved slowly towards the restroom, her entire posture expressing that she was doing it on purpose, which was quite uncomfortable.
As soon as the restroom door closed, I quickly lifted the blanket and tried to get up—
CREAK
“Ah, Arthur.”
“?!?”
Caught in the act of trying to get up, I dove back into the bed and covered myself with the blanket.
“The clothes are clean. You can wear them as they are.”
“Alright, alright!”
“And…”
Lily’s narrowed gaze targeted the part of my body hidden under the blanket.
“Now that I’ve seen it all, do you really need to hide?”
“!!!”
I could feel my face heating up.
“Hu- hurry up and close the door!”
“Fuhehe~ Okay~”
As soon as the door closed, I stared at it for a moment in case she opened it again.
Then I hastily got up, picked up the neatly folded clothes on the floor, and dressed.
‘Of course she saw it!’
I scolded myself for falling asleep like that.
Looking at the mirror, a fool with a red face was shoving his arms into his shirt.
“Hyeeek… Lily saw my… ”
I was embarrassed enough to die.
Then I suddenly remembered something.
‘… Naked… Eventually, I will see Lily’s…’
THWACK!
I immediately slapped my cheeks.
“Ngn, what am I thinking about!”
Shaking off those thoughts, I quickly put on my clothes—
Guh…
“…”
…?
My pants stopped halfway up.
I looked down and saw why.
“Ah…”
This kind of reaction is unnecessary…
—
Breakfast was the same as last time: eel grilled with vinegar, loach soup, and a sweetened black raspberry drink with honey.
It had the usual delicious taste, but I couldn’t enjoy it because of my embarrassment. I was busy keeping my head down while eating.
As I was doing so, Lily asked me with a subtle tone.
“How is it?”
“…It’s delicious.”
“My food is always delicious. But…”
Lily paused and continued.
“…Do you feel any extra vigor or something like that?”
Vigor?
“Hmm… I don’t really feel anything special.”
“…Is that so?”
What was that…?
I felt an irritating gaze on my cheeks…
Trying to ignore the uneasy feeling, I was about to continue eating when the sound of silverware moving on my right side caught my attention.
I looked up, startled, towards Lily.
“Uh… Uh?”
Surprisingly, Lily was…
“Mmm…”
Eating!
Lily who always ate my life force and mainly just had desserts, was now eating a normal meal right next to me.
“Li-Lily..?”
“Yes? What is it?”
“Did you just eat the rice?”
“Yes, I did.”
As I blankly stared at her, Lily smiled and said.
“You eating by yourself felt awkward, so I decided to join you this time. I mentioned this before, right?”
…That’s right.
I completely forgot because of everything that’s been happening.
I watched Lily eat.
How she delicately lifted the spoon with her slender fingers.
Her glossy lips moving as she swallowed.
Her white cheeks moving as she chewed.
Even her throat’s subtle movement as she gulped.
‘…Her eating is a form of art.’
Why does every small action of hers appear so beautiful?
Our eyes met as Lily sensed my gaze.
She smiled sweetly at me.
I lost my mind momentarily from that smile and quickly buried my face in my bowl to continue eating.
If I looked at her any more, I wouldn’t be able to continue my meal.
After the confusing meal ended, I cleared my mouth with the sweetened black raspberry drink and noticed something unusual.
“Hmm… Was there a little less?”
Lily somehow always knew the exact amount of my meals.
Every meal was perfectly adjusted, never too much or too little.
But today, even after finishing my meal, I had a slight feeling of emptiness.
Seeing my face, Lily’s expression hardened.
“I’m sorry. I guess I couldn’t control the portion properly as I ate as well.”
How did she tell just from my expression…? She sure has keen intuition.
“It’s fine. Let’s just have lunch a bit earlier, no big deal.”
I said it lightly as if it didn’t bother me, but Lily seemed even more concerned.
“Wait a moment.”
She said and ran to the kitchen.
The sound of silverware clanking followed and Lily returned with something.
On the tray were long, round white pieces that resembled Lily’s skin.
“What is this?”
“Rice cakes. I made them for other purposes, but since the situation is like this, let’s just eat them. They’re pretty tasty as they are.”
Rice cakes were a dish from the East that I used to eat.
It seemed Lily had a particular knowledge about Eastern cuisine.
After cutting the rice cakes into pieces, Lily handed one to me and pushed a small bowl filled with a yellow liquid toward me.
“It’s honey. It tastes better if you dip the rice cake in it.”
I noticed a strange texture as I took the rice cake Lily handed me.
It was sticky but soft.
I decided to try eating it without dipping it first.
“…It’s not bad.”
The rice cake had a neutral, base-like flavor.
For the second one, I tried dipping it in honey as Lily suggested—
“…”
An audible gasp of wonder escaped from me.
“Is it tasty?”
“Yes. The flavor changed remarkably just by dipping it in honey.”
“The scent of honey can be a bit strong, care to try it with something else?”
Lily picked up a rice cake herself, dipped it in honey, and took a bite.
“Mmm~ So sweet.”
Like that, we silently ate the rice cakes for a while when…
“Hmm…”
Lily, holding a rice cake in her hand, showed a contemplative expression, as if deep in thought.
Looking intently at the rice cake, Lily turned her head toward me.
“Umm…”
Then this time, she stared intently at me.
“…Why are you doing that suddenly?”
A creepy sensation ran through me.
“No, it’s just…”
For a moment, Lily’s gaze dropped lower.
“…Smaller than the rice cake…”
“…?”
“About twice…no, thrice as large…”
Understanding her implication after a moment, and with my face turning incredibly red, I blurted out.
“W-What are you doing right now?!”
“Heheh, what am I doing?”
She smiled innocently and picked up her rice cake.
After dipping it generously in honey, Lily bit into it.
And…
“Chuup…”
“???”
Suddenly, she started sucking on the rice cake.
“Chuupruuup… Bwaa… Chuup…”
And she used her tongue!
“Li-Lily..?!”
At my call, Lily sucked the rice cake loudly and exhaled it.
It bounced and came out covered with saliva.
The rice cake that had become slightly wobbly.
“Why?”
“So what’s the matter? Isn’t it obvious I’m eating rice cakes?”
“Did you have to eat them like that?”
…Did she really have to eat it so explicitly?
Lily smiled, responding to my question.
“This way, the honey flavor spreads better, deeply soaking into it…”
With a deeper, teasing tone, Lily continued.
“Honey…”
Unable to bear the impact, I fell out of my chair and hastily bowed my head.
“I’m full! I’ll go brush my teeth… See you!”
And I rushed into the restroom.
—
Left alone unexpectedly, Lily silently stared at the rice cake she had sucked on.
“…Clearly this is smaller…”
She regretted not being able to confirm properly because it was too embarrassing.
“Hmm.”
Lily turned her head towards the restroom.
Even without using her senses, she could easily guess what was happening in the restroom at this moment.
“…Did I tease him too much?”
Too much teases can also be problematic.
The reactions were too cute, so she couldn’t help but tease him continuously.
This time though, it wasn’t just about teasing for the sake of teasing.
Lily stretched out her body on the dining table.
Before Arthur woke up, I had carefully observed his clothes while casting a cleaning spell early in the morning.
I noticed his inside pocket was swollen.
I lightly touched it and felt a hard rectangular object.
It was certainly that book…
Lily sighed deeply.
“Haa… When will you give it to me?”
