Chapter 9
My skin burned as if it were on fire.
“Seikan?”
“Ha… three hours? I didn’t know it would work this fast.”
A chill ran through my veins.
There was no need to explain what he meant twice.
The succubus’s blood…
“Adelina.”
Seikan’s voice, ragged and breathless, called my name.
He didn’t try to hide his flushed face or labored breathing as he looked at me and smiled.
“I don’t think it will be three hours. Not anymore.”
Yes, I didn’t think so either.
As I watched Seikan clutch his chest, struggling to breathe, I slowly rose from my seat. This was driving me insane, but I couldn’t just leave him like this.
There weren’t many records of people losing their minds from the succubus’s blood without s*xual release, but they existed. Those who craved desperately but couldn’t fulfill their desires ultimately lost themselves. Seikan was a paladin, strong-willed, so it wouldn’t be that bad… would it? Damn it, what did I know?
I didn’t want to, but my eyes were drawn to a particular spot: Seikan’s lower half, where his well-tailored trousers strained against the undeniable presence of… that.
With every ragged breath, his broad chest heaved, and the front of his white trousers stretched taut.
What was I supposed to do in this situation?
“Ah!”
Suddenly, like a beam of light, someone came to mind.
The High Priest! I had to go to the High Priest. The barrier was made of holy power, so he could break it, and maybe he could do something about the succubus’s blood, too!
“I know what you’re thinking. Haah, ha.”
Seikan gave a wry smile as he watched me prepare to bolt.
“You can’t leave this barrier either.”
“…What?”
“You know, right? There are two ways to create a barrier using holy power. The one-sided method blocks outside intrusion. The two-sided method completely seals both the inside and the outside.”
It was in the basic theory books used by paladins and priests during their training at the temple. Even I, without holy power, had learned and understood it well.
Which meant…
“Th-then…”
“Of course, you can leave if you want. You can leave after my mind completely breaks. It won’t take that long, so just wait a little longer.”
His nonchalant words, with his life on the line, left me speechless.
He didn’t avoid my stunned gaze, but his complexion worsened by the second.
“Ugh, haah. Ugh.”
Listening to his increasingly rapid breaths, I clenched my fists.
That crazy b*stard. That damn lunatic. That insane… Every curse word imaginable threatened to erupt from my throat, but this wasn’t the time to waste on swearing.
I had to make a choice, and I had to make it now.
* * *
Seikan Perdian. The only son of Count Perdian and a knight with powerful holy energy. A man admired by women for his handsome appearance and outstanding martial skills. There were many adjectives that described him.
‘But right now, I’m just a madman to you, aren’t I?’
Even as the succubus’s blood coursed through him, clouding his mind, Seikan couldn’t help but laugh. Adelina’s rapidly changing expressions, her transparent thoughts, were too amusing.
“Hngh.”
But as another wave of heat surged through him, Seikan winced, drawing a sharp breath.
He wanted to throw the woman in front of him down, force her small body open, and take her right there. The woman he’d craved so desperately since his first wet dream was within reach. He even had the excuse of losing his mind to the succubus’s blood. He could just force Adelina…
‘No.’
Seikan clenched his fists so tightly his palms bled.
He was so close.
He knew Adelina well. Despite her seemingly rebellious nature, she was surprisingly conservative when it came to relationships. Even if it was unwanted, there was a world of difference between Seikan forcing himself on her and Adelina willingly opening herself to him.
The first time, absolutely, had to be of Adelina’s own volition.
After coming this far…
He swallowed the bitter taste of restraint. With every labored breath, the well-defined muscles that covered his body twitched.
“Ha… uh.”
Seikan’s breathing grew shallower as he kept his fists tightly clenched, trembling.
He’d stubbornly turned his head away, avoiding Adelina’s gaze since his breathing became ragged.
“Ha… haha.”
Adelina’s incredulous laughter assured him that victory was near.
Would she really let him die in this state?
‘No way.’
Reach out to me. Embrace me. Allow me to push myself inside your tight body.
“Hngh!”
As he desperately wished, he let out another ragged breath. At that moment, Adelina lunged forward and smacked the back of his head.
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