Chapter 49

I think it was a good decision to move Teumesia away from the passage just in case Riorem doesn’t fall asleep.

If not, Riorem would have noticed that Teumesia is my ally.

I wonder how long the effect will last? I didn’t even ask how long the paralysis would last, I thought as I stood up.

Riorem’s gaze pierced my back.

More persistently than an injured and enraged beast.

I turned around to Riorem and smiled.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

I flipped the maid’s mob cap over my head.

As soon as I confirmed all my hair was hidden, I left the bedroom.

As expected, the mansion was in chaos.

The fire that started in the kitchen had risen to the second floor, and everyone was in a frenzy trying to put it out and move furniture around.

I used the stairs on the opposite side and went down to the first floor.

Eventually, I entered a room that seemed to be a study.

Teumesia was inside a small adjoining room.

“That’s it,” Teumesia said, pointing to the opposite wall when she saw me.

It was a huge fireplace connected to a chimney.

“There’s a groove carved below, right? Press it with a fire poker.”

“How ridiculous. For a secret passage, it’s annoying to have such a device.”

“It’s probably to prevent the lord from fleeing, I guess.”

We had a brief conversation as we each operated the device from our positions.

Click.

Soon, something clicked into place, and the wall right next to where Teumesia was standing opened outward.

Inside, there was a tunnel resembling a cave.

“Come this way. Someone needs to hold the door.”

I nodded and approached Teumesia.

Something seemed to leak from the pearl pin in my pocket, and my skirt began to get wet.

Fortunately, Teumesia didn’t seem to notice.

“As I said before, if you go through here, the village…”

I only half listened to her explanation and moved closer.

Pretending to hold the door, I pricked Teumesia’s hand with my needle.

At the same time, her words stopped abruptly.

Ah, maybe she wasn’t stopping by choice.

“Ah, ah… aaah.”

Teumesia snapped her lips, but her stiff tongue couldn’t form proper words.

With a plop, she collapsed instantly.

I caught her falling body and laid her gently on the floor.

Her gray eyes glared at me.

The effect must be stronger and faster than Riorem’s — she’s going to pass out like this.

I took off my outerwear and covered Teumesia like a blanket.

It would be cold if she slept here.

“I’m sorry for lying to you. But you’re the only one who can help me.”

Teumesia tried to lift her flickering eyelids with effort.

Of course, she couldn’t open them properly.

I whispered softly, as if singing a lullaby.

“Still, wouldn’t it be easier for you if Riorem treats me as a lover, rather than a slave or a prisoner? Of course, I’m not sure if he’s the kind of man to feel affection.”

Teumesia’s eyes widened at my words.

But that was all.

Her eyes slowly closed again.

I wrapped Teumesia’s body tightly with my coat and left the room.

I carefully restored the door and device so no one would notice.

Then I stepped back into the corridor.

Maybe the fire had grown bigger — the hallway was filled with thick smoke.

But it wouldn’t last long.

Teumesia would have let the fire burn only that much.

I walked up the stairs against the empty hallway to the second floor.

Back in front of the bedroom again,

I opened the door I had never opened with my own hand.

Riorem was lying inside in the exact same position as before.

The room was wrapped in a strange silence.

It felt like a space totally unrelated to the people chasing the uncontrolled fire, the thick black smoke, and the noisy murmurs.

I closed the door and locked it.

The blue eyes watching me trembled.

I said with a voice tinged with a smile,

“Why are you surprised? I told you I’d be back soon.”

I laid Riorem down straight.

He was still wearing his uniform since he came to the bedroom right after returning to the castle.

First, I removed his accessories, then climbed on top of him to strip off the uniform that clung to his sculpted body.

Tap, tap.

The sound of buttons being undone echoed quietly in the room.

Taking off someone else’s clothes wasn’t an easy task, but after a few tries, it had become manageable.

I guess that’s the result of practice.

I couldn’t help but smile.

Originally, even unbuttoning the clothes I wore was difficult.

It was natural, since I had never done even a single hairpin myself.

The man who taught me how to undress by myself was now staring only at my hands.

He unbuttoned all the buttons on my shirt.

His muscular torso was fully revealed. I slowly stroked his chest with my fingers.

His eyes grew wide as he looked at me.

Old memories naturally came to mind.

When I said it was okay to touch my feet during masturbation, he had exactly that kind of look in his eyes.

“What do you think I’m going to do to you now, Riorem?”

His stiff jaw did not move.

But just by looking into his eyes, I could tell he was desperately trying to move the root of his tongue somehow.

I felt something deep inside me stirring up.

I’m not quite sure what to call it.

Interest? Or should I call it sadism?

Either way, I smiled with a rather mischievous feeling.

“I still don’t know what you were thinking when you disobeyed my orders. I told you several times to come to the bedroom, didn’t I?”

“Actually, someone overheard that once. That man told me to forcefully take you. Wouldn’t that be simple?”

At those words, Riorem’s eyes widened.

It’s not surprising that the past me could have forcibly taken a slave.

There was only one reason for him to react so strongly.

“Oh dear. You recognized that was something Alpheios said right away.”

“Should I feel sorry? If I had forced you into the bedroom as he said, Alpheios might have tormented you less than now.”

“I’m not sorry at all. I wanted your body, but I also wanted your desire, completely.”

“So I endured and waited, but you ran away from the castle. That was really a lot.”

As I said this, I put my hand inside the waistband of Riorem’s pants.

The huge pillar throbbed roughly, almost vibrating.

I pulled down his pants and took out his member.

The thick flesh hung limp over his pants, thicker than my forearm.

“Oh, I didn’t think of this.”

Since his body was paralyzed, it was natural that his cavernous bodies weren’t tensed.

I had been so focused on restraining his limbs that I hadn’t considered this.

“Maybe Teumesia wasn’t the only one impatient.”

I was mentally pressured as well.

I grabbed the limp pillar with both hands. Slowly I stroked the forced flesh upward.

His stiff thighs trembled slightly.

Even in a paralyzed state, it seemed he could feel something touching him.

That was truly fortunate.

Caught up in a feeling that might be sadism or revenge, I continued.

“But it wasn’t a bad experience. Finding out how you were doing was quite enjoyable. Though I did swap out quite a few fiancés in the process… Who’s going to blame me for that?”

“The hard part started after you came here. Even though you came back to me, you didn’t do what I wanted.”

No matter how much I stroked the pillar, Riorem’s member didn’t become erect.

Still, perhaps due to friction, it seemed to have a bit more strength than before.

Of course, maybe I was mistaken because it was so large… At this point, isn’t this enough?

Thinking that, I placed my knees on either side of Riorem’s waist and lifted my body up.

I undid the buttons on the maid’s dress I was wearing as a disguise.

Fortunately, it wasn’t hard to take off.

Soon, I was completely naked.

Riorem’s gaze wandered over my bare skin.

I couldn’t help but smile.

With both hands, I raised Riorem’s member again.

Because it still didn’t have strength, I had to position the glans beneath me myself.

“Hoo.”

I took a deep breath.

“Can you see well?”