Limited Extra Time - Chapter 81

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‘Now that I think about it, he was quite violent back then…’

The sharp killing intent had diminished considerably.

At the time, I thought I was facing a ravenous beast driven mad by starvation.

“He hasn’t caused any trouble, has he?”

“He’s been more docile than expected.”

“Um, would it be alright if I took Herta with me?”

“….”

Millaiyen crossed his arms.

Carina Leopold, seated beside him, sparkled with hopeful eyes. At the sound of her breathing so close beside him, he slowly closed and opened his eyes.

It was quite strange to hear someone’s breathing so intimately.

I had never imagined someone would sit on the same bed, yet it felt neither uncomfortable nor repulsive—something I had never experienced even in childhood.

“That Magical Beast is certainly proving helpful—

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isn’t it.”

According to Periel Kalos, the Magical Beast that had supposedly escaped Carina Leopold’s control remained inexplicably present.

Neither Carina Leopold nor Periel Kalos seemed to understand why.

“I’ll be helpful too.”

“Your help is unnecessary. I would simply prefer that you remain still.”

He worried she might collapse while wandering about somewhere.

The intervals between her seizures seemed shorter than she’d anticipated. It was deeply troubling.

“…Still.”

“I’ll give that matter some thought.”

Millaiyen ultimately deferred without committing to a definitive answer, postponing the decision for another time—though that time would inevitably arrive at the conclusion of this very meeting.

‘…This is maddening.’

It wasn’t that I disliked her.

I didn’t even consider her an impediment. The problem lay in her fragile constitution.

Her frequent seizures and pallid complexion made Carina Leopold appear perilously close to collapse at any moment.

“Your consideration alone is more than enough.”

Carina Leopold smiled radiantly.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Millaiyen’s breath caught as his heart hammered rapidly within his chest. He couldn’t fathom what this emotion was, what this sensation meant.

He raised a hand and pressed it firmly against his own chest.

His heart felt heavy, and a ringing tinnitus echoed in his ears. Millaiyen’s gaze, blinking with deliberate slowness, turned toward Carina Leopold, who smiled as though she’d received his silent permission.

His eyes traced from the crescent-shaped curve of her eye corners, descending slowly along the delicate line of her nose and the ethereal contour of her jawline.

When his gaze finally reached her lips—pale with faint pigmentation—it stopped abruptly.

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His crimson eyes were consumed by desire in an instant.

I wanted to claim those lips as they were. To bite them gently, to delve inside, to suck them until they flushed a deep crimson.

Her face would flush with heat from the breathlessness, her breathing becoming ragged and desperate.

Millaiyen Pestellio froze mid-thought, his mind suddenly blank. He had no idea what he was thinking anymore.

“…Sigh.”

He pressed his forehead with his hand.

At the soft exhale, Carina Leopold turned her head. Millaiyen’s expression had grown distinctly displeased.

Carina’s heart suddenly plummeted.

“Ah, but, I….”

Carina swallowed her anxiety.

She parted her lips, forcing herself to smile as though nothing were amiss.

Millaiyen’s gaze fixed upon her lips, slightly parted, where a scarlet tongue moved.

“If you dislike it, that’s fine too. If you truly dislike it….”

Carina’s eyes darted nervously.

“If you really, truly dislike it… please tell me.”

She did not wish to incur his displeasure. Yet unable to entirely abandon her desire to go, Carina made a somewhat cowardly choice

and added words he could scarcely refuse.

“I told you. The issue is not whether you wish to go.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yes. So do not worry.”

Millaiyen withdrew his hand and gently stroked Carina’s hair.

His gaze reluctantly tore from her lips. When he lifted his eyes, he saw her jade-green eyes fixed upon him with unmistakable clarity.

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“…Carina.”

“Yes?”

Millaiyen, who had called her name in a hushed tone, tilted his head slightly. He slowly drew closer until he stood directly before her.

Carina stiffened as Millaiyen approached near enough that their breaths mingled.

Frozen rigid, unable to move further, she clenched her fists as she watched him stop at a distance where their noses nearly touched.

Tightly, Carina shut her eyes.

“….”

Seeing her expression—as though seized by fear—Millaiyen closed his mouth.

It was he who had spoken of breaking the engagement. He had despised the inconvenience. He had firmly believed that once the betrothal shattered, he would find far greater peace.

‘What a foolish thing I’ve done. What an idiot.’

Millaiyen cursed himself inwardly. With his thumb, he gently brushed across her lips before

slowly biting down. The prey before his eyes stirred his patience into something far more primal.

“There was dust. I apologize for drawing so close.”

“Ah…! Oh, no. No, it’s fine.”

Carina hastily shook her head.

There was nothing for him to apologize for. She was the foolish one for misunderstanding. Her face flushed crimson with embarrassment.

‘What was I even expecting?’

She hurriedly raised her hands and rubbed her flushed face vigorously.

As Millaiyen watched her expression darken, his own grew shadowed as well.

“If your body is well, then get some rest soon.”

“Ah… already?”

She hadn’t done anything yet, and already she felt it was too soon to part.

Of course, evening had already fallen, and they hadn’t even eaten dinner, nor had they finished their

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conversation. Carina Leopold’s hand moved stealthily, grasping Millaiyen Pestellio’s hand. He flinched.

His shoulders trembled visibly at the sudden warmth of her touch.

…

…

Carina Leopold’s cheeks flushed crimson as she bowed her head deeply. Fortunately, instead of rejecting her outstretched hand, Millaiyen Pestellio interlaced his fingers firmly with hers. Her eyes widened.

Carina Leopold.

Yes?

This is your doing—you provoked me.

His grip tightened considerably on her previously loose hand. The moment she lifted her head in surprise at being held so firmly, something soft touched her lips. Her eyes widened.

Watching her bewildered gaze dart about, Millaiyen Pestellio slowly traced her lower lip with his tongue, as if seeking permission. Carina Leopold closed her eyes tightly and gradually parted her lips. Something warm, moist, and soft pressed eagerly between her lips, advancing swiftly. Her face burned crimson. She couldn’t tell if this was a dream or merely her own fantasy.

Carina Leopold gripped Millaiyen Pestellio’s hand with renewed force. He gently nibbled her lower lip without causing pain, slowly exploring the inside of her mouth. Her mouth was remarkably small—small enough that he could consume it entirely with a single bite, crush it completely. He was terrified of breaking her. Afraid something might go wrong, his kiss was extraordinarily careful. As he explored every corner of her mouth, he proceeded slowly, deliberately

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When he lightly touched the roof of her mouth, Carina Leopold’s body trembled, flinching repeatedly. Frozen by the unfamiliar sensation, unable to move in any direction, her rigidity was plainly visible.

Millaiyen Pestellio’s eyes opened slightly, his gaze softening into a smile. Looking at her, his lips naturally curved upward, his eyes crinkling with warmth.

Millaiyen Pestellio opened his eyes slightly and curved them into a smile with his eyes. Looking at her, his lips naturally curved upward and his eyes crinkled.

Had Millaiyen ever felt such an emotion in his entire life? The question flickered through his mind before he dismissed it just as quickly.

There was no need to dwell on it deeply. He was experiencing it vividly enough in this very moment.

Millaiyen deliberately brushed the roof of Carina Leopold’s mouth with his tongue.

When he touched it lightly, her body flinched and trembled once, but as he dragged slowly, she began to quiver uncontrollably.

Her face flushed crimson, her eyes glistening with unshed tears—it was almost tempting to tease her further.

But he knew all too well how fragile her body was. He had no desire to cause her pain.

Not when she trembled so terribly at the slightest discomfort, silent tears streaming down her cheeks.

His exploring tongue found itself lost within her mouth, touching the soft, yielding flesh that awaited him.

When he licked her tongue, Carina Leopold’s body convulsed and her eyes flew wide open.

Millaiyen closed his eyes as if unaware, matching her reaction. Carina Leopold found herself frozen, unable to move either way, paralyzed by uncertainty.

Millaiyen gently enveloped her tongue with his own and drew it in with a subtle suction.

“Mmph—!”

A faint moan escaped from her lips despite herself.

Watching Carina Leopold’s face grow increasingly pale, Millaiyen slowly pulled her tongue deeper toward himself.

As her tongue was stretched to the point of tingling at its root—

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a single tear, born of pure reflex rather than pain, dropped from Carina Leopold’s eye.

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A single physiological tear suddenly dropped from Carina Leopold’s eyes.

It wasn’t painful, but it was tight.

My first kiss was overwhelmingly strange and mortifying.

A tangle of conflicting emotions flowed down my cheek in a single tear.

Watching my flushed face, Millaiyen slowly withdrew his tongue and gently pulled back.

Only then did I begin to catch my breath, my face burning crimson.

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