The Nymph Wants to be Plundered - Chapter 150

“…….”

‘It won’t speak to me, will it? Unlike Ruba, he just called it a deer, so I shouldn’t get my hopes up.’

However, that deer was definitely saying something clearly with its black, beautiful eyes. It was trying to convey something. At least it didn’t show any signs of being wary of the unfamiliar Evelyn.

The moment of gazing at each other was not boring at all and continued for a long time. Evelyn was tormented several times by the impulse to reach out her hand toward the deer across the pond, but she endured and waited. Then, the deer that had been staring blankly raised its body and came closer to them.

The spot the deer chose was at Cassis’s feet, but it was also very close to her.

“Ah…”

Plop, the deer folded its four legs and sat down on the grass, then stretched its head inward and became absorbed in licking its own body. It was a moment when some sense of reality settled into the entirely wistful scene. Was it perhaps itchy over there? As soon as the deer did that, she felt an itch herself and just moved her lips slightly, then asked with a slim hope.

“Would it want someone else’s hands to scratch it instead?”

“No, you can leave this fellow alone. Hmm, the day has gotten quite late. If we had arrived earlier, I would have tried taking a light nap, but unfortunately that won’t be possible.”

A nap?! Could this deer possibly be the one he had mentioned before that he slept using as a pillow? Immediately curious, she turned her gaze to look at the deer sitting on the grass. Its fairly sturdy body looked like it wouldn’t be much of a burden if it lay on its side and Cassis rested his head on it. Above all, she had a strong premonition that this deer and he were indeed close.

As she was looking at the beautiful and elegant deer again and again, at some point Cassis stood up.

“Shall we go now?”

“What about the deer? Since you know each other, is it okay to leave it here?”

Since she wasn’t such a hopeless fool that she couldn’t be saved, she didn’t say something stupid like suggesting they take it to the log cabin to sleep together. However, having met the deer like this, it felt regrettable to just leave it behind and go back, and she was curious about where it would go, so she asked. Night would soon deepen.

“Don’t you know, Evelyn? This deer is the master of the forest. As would all the surrounding trees be as well. You go over there first.”

Right, of course. Thinking that there was no need to worry about the deer, she stood up with an embarrassed expression. The moment she took one step ahead toward the path,

Thud.

The deer that had been burying its head dropped something lightly onto the grass. Cassis’s eyes narrowed as he immediately recognized what it was.

It was a tree branch heavily laden with glossy black elderberries.

“……”

The deer that had dropped the branch staggered to its feet, steadied its slender but sturdy legs, and disappeared somewhere into the forest, and he too turned around. It was time to return.

When they returned to the log cabin, the day had grown completely dark. Cassis went somewhere in the room connected to the living room, then came out carrying a basket that seemed to have been prepared in advance and called Evelyn, and their meal ended in leisurely time. He was gazing endlessly at the darkened window. The direction was probably toward the forest where they had met the deer.

‘What could he be thinking about? No, maybe he likes this leisurely present where he doesn’t need to think about anything.’

She didn’t want to needlessly disturb him as he enjoyed his idle time. Evelyn lifted her heels and headed toward the bedroom he had told her to rest in. Now that she had the opportunity, it was time to try what she hadn’t been able to attempt earlier.

Even the small sound of the door closing made her needlessly anxious. He wouldn’t have heard it, would he? Finally alone, she let out a shallow sigh and loosened up her body by turning her arms and head this way and that.

‘The deer… it was really amazing. Magnificent yet adorable too, and I actually really wanted to pet it.’

What would that moist feeling of that pink tongue licking her palm have been like? The deer would live by grazing on grass, but if she had prepared fresh carrots, would it have eaten them well like Ruba? She was left with the ridiculous regret of wondering why she hadn’t thought to bring carrots when leaving the castle, just in case of any amazing good fortune.

And.

“…I should try it on.”

In her urgency, she opened the bundle and laid out the miscellaneous items on the floor, then took out two well-folded slips from the very bottom. One was a plain and modest slip in a lemon color lighter than Cassis’s hair. Even so, if she bent her shoulders or waist even slightly, her entire upper chest would be exposed, making it embarrassingly revealing.

Since there was no mirror in this room, Evelyn tilted her head this way and that to examine her own body. It was nice to wear instead of pajamas and quite pretty, so she liked it. However…

“……”

The secret and embarrassing main point was starting now. She silently took off what she was wearing and pulled out the second slip that had been well-hidden at the very bottom of her luggage.

“Huu…!”

A quiet, sweet sigh escaped from her lips after she had put it all on.