STM 33

I stopped struggling in panic. It was him who was the odd one out. He, too, paused for a moment.

It must have only been 2-3 seconds, but his breathing was very loud and slow, echoing through my body.

Even time seemed to slow down, each moment vividly imprinted on me. A chill, like a shiver, enveloped my heart again.

Come to yours senses.

Only then, at the cry of reason, did I come to my senses and push him away. But almost simultaneously, he began to move again.

Those damned lips pressed down on me, sucking me as if they were going to devour me. His tongue moving inside my mouth felt sensual, as if the heat he exuded had melted my brain.

I felt ashamed of myself for reacting like this, so I turned my anger on the other person.

Damn it, stop shoving it.

I tried to bite his tongue, but he pulled his lips away like a ghost. No, I thought he did, but he came back again.

He did something even more annoying than having his tongue in my mouth. He bit my lower lip.

“Ah!”

I screamed and backed away frantically. He finally let me go, but I didn’t even have time to catch my breath. I licked my bitten lip and tasted blood.

Fuck, that bastard?

I quickly raised my head and glared at him. His gaze lingered on my lips, then lifted up.

“It’s delicious. Next time I’ll try eating some flesh.”

“Does the Grand Duke crave pig feed?”

I gritted my teeth and sneered, but he just smiled broadly. That made me even more angry..

That twisted smile.

But there was nothing more I could do. The surroundings turned into a haze, and in an instant, I was transported into a different place.

What is this? Why all of a sudden……

I looked around in surprise and realized I was behind the summer villa. It was then that I realized.

Ah, I’ve escaped the maze garden.

The only way to escape from there was with a kiss, damn it. And he used me to escape.

But Tairok wasn’t anywhere in sight. It seemed that when leaving, people got dropped at random spots.

But there was no sign of Tairok anywhere around. Perhaps he had landed randomly in a random location when he emerged.

I finally got out of the den of perverts, but I wasn’t grateful at all. Because the bastard was intentionally kissing me to mess with me. Plus, there was this hard, huge thing pressing down on my stomach…

Wait.

I was walking ahead, grumbling, and then I thought, “Huh?”

Surely that bastard wouldn’t get an erection… …. No, there’s no way. He treated me like pig food, so there’s no way he’d get an erection.

He must have put some kind of weapon in there. Because it can’t possibly be human-sized.

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“You met Tairok again?”

Doctor Kim raised her eyebrows and suddenly added something strange.

“……You two are fated.”

“Yes, we are. In the worst way possible.”

I immediately corrected her and leaned my head back on the sofa. I’d only been in the summer villa for about an hour, but it felt like ten years of hardship.

“Why on earth did Tairok come there?”

“I don’t know. He said he would repay my debt, but then he started touching his….”

“What?! His crotch?!”

“His thigh. His thigh.”

I tapped my leg and pointed out the exact area, then examined her seriously.

“Do you also have hearing problems?”

“So he came there only to see you?”

“No way. He happened to see me while he was here, and he probably wanted to catch me and beat me up while he was at it. That damned bastard.”

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and as soon as I clenched my fist, I heard a warning.

“He is the noble person who will save our world.”

Tch. I closed my eyes tightly again and heard Doctor Kim muttering to herself.

“Then why did he go there in the first place?”

“Something must have happened. There were a ton of people here today. Everyone’s flocking to someone else’s house like they’re at an amusement park, and all they’re doing is…”

I thought of the maze garden and grimaced.

“Are all the people here possessed by the devil of lust? Or are they just idle nobles, trapped in a hell of debauchery?”

“No, it’s the same for everyone, regardless of whether they’re noble or com moner.”

“…crazy.”

“So, you get used to it. You went out there today and did something weird?Rumors are already spreading.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

I protested because I felt wronged, but Doctor Kim’s gaze was filled with distrust.

“No, you were laughing and running around with guys in the summer villa, right? And then you were in the maze, interrupting everyone’s lovemaking.”

“”Laughing? I was so serious. I was desperately running away to avoid the pervert. And in the maze.”…”

I was so shocked that I stopped talking to catch my breath.

“No, how can you not say something when humans are naked and rolling around without shame? What kind of human behavior is that?”

“This is culture.”

“You think rolling around on the grass naked is culture?”

“Yes.”

“What about scrub typhus?!”

“The ticks here are harmless.”

…Lucky bastards. I had nothing more to say in response, but it felt wronged.

“No, but even so.”

“What’s the big deal, you want to get noticed by the traitor? Are you some kind of ethics supervisor?”

As I bit my lip and turned my gaze away, Doctor Kim’s eyebrows twitched.

“You actually were one?”

“……I was in charge of regulating the morale within the shelter.”

Only then did Doctor Kim understand why I always reacted like that.

“Ah~ So that’s why you acted like such an old fart.”

“I was raised strictly by my main guardian when I was young. No, that’s not the point. Why did the rumors about me got so twisted?”

“They are. But it won’t be noticeable. Rumor has it that you were bothering others because you couldn’t enjoy yourself and were in pain.”

It was even worse. But my distorted face froze like ice at Doctor Kim’s question.

“Oh, but how did you get out of the maze?”

“!”

“The only way out of there is through a lewd and dirty kiss with someone else.”

l averted my gaze without realizing it. But it only made things worse. Turning my face away exposed the wounds l’d been trying to hide.

“Huh? What happened to your lips? Don’t tell me…”

I flinched and bit my lip without realizing it and quickly shook my head.

“No, it’s not like that. I mean, this is…”

“You bit your own lip and drank the blood?”

“What? Ah, no…”

“Of course, that works too, but no one has ever come out that way.”

What? Was there such a way? No, then Solongo should have told me in advance! While I was blaming Solongo, Doctor Kim expressed her admiration.

“You’re really old-fashioned. Your family must have been quite conservative.”

“Yes, well, something like that…”

“No, wait. Then how did Tairok get out of that maze?”

My breath caught in my throat again. I hadn’t done anything wrong, but my mouth just wouldn’t open. Fortunately, this time, Doctor Kim found the answer on her own. She wasn’t a doctor for nothing.

“Well, yeah. That bastard… Tairok’s from Tubain, right? Of course he’s lewd. He probably grabbed someone and kissed them to get out. For him, a kiss doesn’t even count as a real greeting.”

“I guess so?”

“Yeah, I guess so. Why do you look pleased?”

“No, I just thought it was a good thing that that bastard turned out to be lewd.”

“What are you talking about?” Doctor Kim looked at me strangely, but when I shouted, she forgot all about it and smiled. I couldn’t help but feel so suffocated.

“Bring me a glass of dongchimi, please!”

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Whee~!

Swish!

A beam of light extended from the tip of the great sword, piercing through the monster and splitting the massive boulder behind it in two. As the monster fell with a single blow, a look of admiration and trust filled the eyes of those who had been struggling to fend it off.

As expected of the Grand Duke!

Tairok’s terrifying might was astounding every single time. It was incredible that a human could wield such power. Furthermore, his aura, contrary to popular belief, appeared like a flash of lightning. Because of this, some still believed he was under the protection of the divine beast.

But not everyone was impressed. Those who knew the hardships Tairok had overcome to rise to the top with his sword couldn’t bring themselves to cheer. Enya and Haas, who had been by Tairok’s side for a long time, were among them.

“Strange. Is the Grand Duke in a bad mood today? He seems particularly irritable.”

Haas, who was used to providing support from afar when his allies were in trouble, observed the situation from afar. As a result, he had a better view of Tairok than those directly involved in the battle.

“No, I see it the other way around.”

Enya, who had been fighting monsters alongside Tairok, shook her head firmly.