Johannes, who had been walking as if flying, suddenly came to a stop.
The thought that Iris had rushed over because of Laika made his mood sour once again.
He hadn’t confirmed it yet, but a man’s intuition was something else.
He looked down at the ground and walked on weakly.
Then, his mood would improve and sour again repeatedly.
He had a feeling that until the next weekend when he would go on a date with Iris, his heart would continue to swing between hot and cold.
***
“Whew, heavens above. Please allow me to become a righteous thief…”
Inside the elevator ascending to Laika’s house, Iris clasped her hands together and prayed earnestly.
After awakening as a Hero, she had gone from being an atheist to a theist.
Feeling the overwhelming power of the superpower that science couldn’t explain, she began to believe that gods could very well exist.
If there was a god, surely He should watch over Iris as she tried to steal back the Ancient Ring — as if pleading to be saved from the villain.
Moments later, with a ding, the elevator doors opened on the top floor.
Iris carefully pushed open the already ajar front door, then drew a breath when she saw Laika sitting in the center of the living room sofa.
He wore a form-fitting suit as if he had just come back from a shoot.
His pomaded hair, slicked back, matched perfectly with his handsome face in a way that sent shivers down her spine.
In front of him were a glass of whiskey and an ice bucket.
He took a straight shot of whiskey, then raised a hand and stared intently at Iris.
“Hey. It’s been a while.”
“Hello, Laika. It has been a while.”
Iris smiled awkwardly, then reached behind her to close the front door.
After changing into house slippers, she tiptoed toward him.
Feeling guilty made her walk cautiously without realizing it.
Laika, lounging carelessly with one arm draped over the back of the sofa, scoffed at her.
“What’s with that? Sneaking in like a thief?”
“Huh? No, I’m not a th-thief… Why would you say something like that?”
Iris felt a chill flash through her for a moment but waved it off calmly and sat down beside him.
Then, she placed the bag containing the fake ring behind her.
Laika probably wouldn’t check inside, but just in case, she hid it out of his reach.
Laika rubbed his temple with his fingers, then tilted his head slightly and stared at Iris.
“Not easy to catch you, huh? You must be really busy. Even quit being a Road Manager…”
“I told you, I’m busy preparing for employment.”
His long fingers gently brushed Iris’s bangs.
The finger slowly swept down her face and tucked a lock of her golden hair behind her ear.
Iris shivered slightly at the strange sensation.
Laika studied her face carefully, lowering his eyes and blinking his lashes slowly.
“I see. You trust me so little that you wouldn’t even give me your home address until the end.”
“If I really didn’t trust you, would I have come over again? I came because I do trust you.”
Iris’s eyes widened as she answered.
Though she acted nonchalant on the outside, sweat trickled down her back.
Last time, Laika caught her opening the display cabinet.
He had brushed it off casually then, but if she got caught stealing this time, she’d never recover.
She silently vowed to be as careful as possible.
Laika gave a slight nod.
“Yeah, that’s true. If you come to my house, you should be prepared to get eaten, right?”
“Ah.”
Laika whispered something naughty, then toppled her onto the sofa.
He wrapped his arms around her small frame.
The sunset light poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a large shadow across Iris’s face.
The heat radiating from below made her smile awkwardly.
Even though he was a villain about to betray her, the touch of his body felt oddly thrilling.
Her body, remembering the night they had shared, heated up, and her lower abdomen tingled.
Iris swallowed carefully, making sure no sound escaped.
Laika noticed instantly as her Adam’s apple bobbed and chuckled softly.
“Getting excited already without even doing anything. What will you do when the main event starts?”
“What am I… hnn!”
A cool hand slid inside her T-shirt.
Just his bare skin touching her sent a strange thrill through Iris.
She let out a small whimper, and Laika chuckled quietly before trailing his hand over her flat stomach.
Drawing circles around her navel as if warming it, his hand slithered up like a snake.
Then, without hesitation, he yanked up her underwear, grabbing the breast that escaped her bra.
His palm pressed firmly into the soft flesh, squeezing and then gently rubbing until Iris flinched.
She looked up at Laika with hazy eyes.
His mischievous expression was strangely captivating.
“Hey, take off some clothes…”
“Stay still. Taking off your clothes is the fun part.”
Laika whispered softly as he yanked up Iris’s T-shirt with both hands.
In an instant, he unhooked her bra.
Her fully exposed, round breasts jiggled slightly.
He climbed on top of her, removing his suit jacket and dress shirt one after another.
His abs, clearly defined like chocolate bars, appeared.
Iris’s face flushed as she stared blankly at his broad chest and strong arms.
No matter how many times she looked, his body was perfect.
Like an actor shooting a photo spread.
Laika then slipped off his pants and pounced back onto her.
He grabbed her breasts and took one erect nipple into his mouth.
The wet membrane surrounding the sensitive spot made a moan escape from Iris’s lips.
“Hnn, ah!”
“Haah, so sweet. Every night, I go crazy seeing these breasts floating in front of my eyes.”
Mumbling with her breast in his mouth, Laika buried his face deeply into her chest.
The nipple, sucked into his red lips, rolled around his wet tongue.
He bit the tender flesh lightly and repeated circling it with the tip of his tongue.
Iris’s lower body grew wetter.
“Uhn, hnn, ah.”
“Do you like it when I suck your breasts?”
Laika asked, making Iris cover her face in embarrassment.
He clearly knew the answer just by hearing her moans, but he asked mischievously anyway.
When Iris didn’t respond, Laika smirked slyly.
He flicked the nipple up and down with his red tongue, while his hand slid down.
His hand suddenly slipped under her skirt, tracing the center of her panties.
Confirming the dampness, Laika whispered in a low voice.
“Wow… you’re so turned on. I could just go right in.”
“Ah, hng. Laika… hnng.”
He pulled her panties down to her thighs and slipped a finger into the parted slit.
His thick finger rubbed her swollen clitoris rapidly, making her hips twitch weakly.
Laika moved his finger back and forth, stimulating the clitoris, then slid it inside her.
He spread the wet slickness inside onto the clitoris and kept stimulating it.
As his movements grew faster, Iris’s moans grew louder.
Before she could reach her peak, Laika pulled his hand away.
Iris let out a frustrated moan and stared at Laika with longing eyes.
Smiling broadly, he stripped off her panties completely and tossed them onto the floor.
Then he took off his briefs, revealing his fiercely erect member.
The surface of his aroused shaft was dark red.
He stroked the hardened flesh a few times, then spread Iris’s legs apart and sat between them.
Grabbing one leg and holding it open, he rubbed himself against her, breathing heavily.
“I’m going in.”
“Ah, wait…”
Laika hesitated for a moment, tilting his head.
Anxiousness showed on his face.
His swollen lower body was shouting to be let in already.
“Why? Because there’s no condom?”
“N-no. It’s not that… um.”
“Hm?”
“I’m on the pill, because of my cycle… so, um.”
Laika’s dazed expression soon brightened.
Looking into his sparkling eyes filled with delight, Iris lowered her gaze shyly.
She had just made up her mind.
She’d need to steal a little more of Laika’s skills and levels for her future Hero life to be easier.
No need to purposely turn back when there was such a tasty prize right here.
“Not too much… just a little. Just a tiny bit.”
Seeing Laika’s pure affection, completely unaware of being drained of skills and levels, stirred a slight pang of guilt in her.
To think he was so happy he could ejaculate inside without knowing the consequences.
Are all men like this?
No wonder skills like these were created.
Though Laika seemed to understand what she meant, Iris explained it more explicitly on purpose to excite him further.
“So… you can ejaculate inside freely.”
“Haah…”
Laika’s Adam’s apple bobbed roughly.
The already stiff member stood upright, threatening the ceiling.
He pressed his tip against her wet entrance and whispered with a face full of ecstasy.
“This is going to drive me crazy. Brace yourself for tonight.”