Chapter 185
Somehow, those words made my heart tingle. After hesitating for a moment, I carefully reached out and touched his ear. Just as it appeared, Reno’s ear was pointed.
It didn’t prick or hurt, but it felt distinctly different from a soft, smoothly curved earlobe. It was a bit firm, too—almost as if a scab had formed over it…….
Looking closely, the tip of his pointed ear was slightly white and red, as if new skin had grown over it.
It was such a subtle difference that I hadn’t noticed it before. But now that I was aware of it, I couldn’t understand how I had overlooked it until now.
“The color’s different—is it always like this?”
“Ah, that. It’s from cutting them often as a child.”
“Cutting them……?”
Reno said it casually, but I couldn’t let it slide so easily.
Wait, calm down. Maybe ‘cutting’ means something else here?
“If not for these ears, no one would’ve known I was a Medietas. So I kept cutting them…… but they always grew back.”
“…….”
“A foolish thing to do as a child. Even if I made them look the same, everyone already knew what I was. It was pointless.”
His answer shattered my expectations. Faced with such raw honesty, I stroked his ear lightly before murmuring:
“That must’ve hurt.”
“It didn’t hurt as much as you’d think.”
“I’m not just talking about the physical pain……. I mean how you must’ve felt. It couldn’t have been easy.”
I knew his habit of downplaying his struggles with a smile wasn’t because he was truly fine. Seeing this vulnerable side of him always left my chest aching.
‘I want to comfort him.’
But no words came to mind. My lack of eloquence frustrated me in moments like these. As I absentmindedly kept touching his ear, Reno exhaled deeply.
Haa— With that breath, muscles I hadn’t even noticed were tensed relaxed visibly.
“Your Highness.”
“Hmm?”
“Forgive me, but could you stop touching them?”
“Ah, sorry. Did I touch too much?”
The sudden shift made me look at his face. Uncharacteristically, his brow was furrowed—an expression of someone enduring something. I quickly pulled my hand away.
“Did it bother you?”
“No. It’s not that…….”
Despite his denial, Reno still seemed uncomfortable. Should I promise not to do it again? As I hesitated, Reno grimaced further and sighed.
“It’s just… becoming hard to resist.”
Ah. So it wasn’t unpleasant after all.
“Sorry. I won’t do it again.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
Liar.
You’re still making that face…….
“You can be honest. You don’t have to hold back.”
“Really? I don’t have to hold back?”
Before I could add “If you dislike it, I’ll stop,” Reno abruptly asked. In my dazed state, I nodded without thinking. The next moment, he cupped my face and kissed me.
“Mmph—!”
What—?
Though startled by the sudden kiss, I parted my lips instinctively. Despite his limited experience, he explored my mouth with surprising skill—his tongue licking my lips before venturing deeper, tracing every contour from teeth to palate.
The kiss felt desperate, almost hungry. While responding, I remained confused. Even after the intense kiss ended and Reno began pulling down my dress, I couldn’t grasp the situation.
Already loosened, the dress slid off easily under his hands.
Only when I was left in just my undergarments did I begin to understand.
‘I don’t think I can hold back any longer…….’
It wasn’t that he disliked the ear-touching—it had aroused him.
Finally noticing Reno’s unusually flushed face, I saw his lime-colored eyes had darkened slightly. His typically playful expression was gone, replaced by a focused intensity that made my stomach drop.
When his hands moved to my undergarments, I tensed. But after a prolonged moment, his fingers only hovered uncertainly.
There must be a reason, I thought, watching quietly until I sensed Reno’s hesitation.
“Aren’t you going to remove them?”
“Forgive me, but…… how does this come off?”
“……?”
“I didn’t expect you’d be wearing something like this. I’ve never seen this type before…”
Reno’s flustered explanation made me realize why he’d hesitated so much. I barely suppressed a laugh.
“I’ll…… I’ll do it.”
While the dress’s intricate lacing had been impossible alone, my undergarments were simpler. Finding the ribbon at my chest, I untied it, letting the garment loosen and fall away. Since I was at it, I removed the lower undergarment too.
Reno’s gaze lingered on my exposed chest as I undressed. When his stare remained fixed, I grew self-conscious and considered covering myself.
“……Pretty.”
“Huh?”
“You’re pretty, Your Highness.”
As he spoke, Reno carefully cupped my b****t. The sensation of being squeezed in his large hand was slightly painful yet pleasurable.
“Hah~~!”
“Does it hurt?”
“A little gentler would be nice.”
I felt his grip loosen immediately. His subsequent touches were careful—warm but rough hands, similar yet distinct from Isaac’s.
My perked n****e rubbed against his palm before being caught between his fingers.
“Nngh……!”
He didn’t know how to remove undergarments, but he knows this? Is it instinct?
Though not overly intense, the pleasure gradually built. Panting lightly, I looked up at Reno just as he kissed me again.
All the while, his hands remained busy—kneading my b*****s, stroking my waist……. The tender attentiveness made my inner thighs ache with need.
As my body leaned back, I eventually lay fully on the floor. The fabric beneath me—likely my discarded dress—brushed against my back.
I thought I’d just tossed it aside carelessly. When did he spread it out like this……?
But my wonderings were cut short as Reno’s lips returned. Meeting his slightly glazed yet unmistakably excited lime-colored eyes, I saw raw desire directed solely at me.
“Mmph… n~ngh……!”
His tongue had no particular taste, just warmth as it carefully entwined with mine, sapping my strength.
Ignoring the splashing water sounds, I reached up to wrap my arms around Reno’s neck. Thump-thump—I couldn’t tell whose heartbeat was pounding so wildly.
When his mouth withdrew, it trailed down to lick my collarbone before descending further.
“Ah…! Hah……!”
His warm tongue traced paths over my chilled, damp skin. Each place his breath or tongue touched heated instantly before cooling again. The rapid temperature shifts left my nerves hypersensitive.
Leaving these marks, his lips finally reached my b*****s. After enveloping one with his hand, his mouth closed gently over the other.
“Ha~ah……!”
Treating the tender flesh with utmost care, he licked softly before sucking lightly. As his caress continued, I struggled to suppress the moans threatening to escape.
The heat pooling between my thighs became unbearable. I wish he’d stop teasing up here and move lower already…….
But saying so was too embarrassing, so I just fidgeted restlessly.
Finally, Reno gripped my thighs and spread them. His hand brushed against my most intimate area.
After lightly stroking my folds, he looked up at me with a smirk.
“It’s not bathwater.”
Instantly, my face burned. Did he really have to say that…… with that smile……?
I wanted to protest, but before I could even part my lips, Reno found my c**t and rubbed it deliberately.
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