They Say an Age Gap Like This Doesn’t Even Need Matching - Chapter 105

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They say an age gap of nnn years doesn’t even warrant a compatibility check.
Chapter 105
As if determined to eavesdrop on us acting like proper newlyweds, the presence outside didn’t fade—it only drew closer.
In fact, it grew nearer still.
They pressed so firmly against the door that I could feel their breathing.
‘These shameless perverts…!’
I squeezed my eyes shut, then opened them.
‘There’s no choice.’
I pulled Elhart’s shoulder toward me, bringing my lips close to his ear.
“Let’s do this properly.”
I felt his body stiffen at my whisper.
He gazed at me with wavering eyes, then slowly nodded.
“Darling.”
He spoke in a low, soft voice.
“I can’t hold back. What should I do?”
“Actually, neither can I.”
I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
“Give me more.”
Our foreheads nearly touched.
“Something other than a massage.”
Perhaps because we’d practiced so much beforehand.
Now, in this moment of truth, my body burned with heat.
I watched Elhart’s Adam’s apple bob as he swallowed.
I realized he was no different from me.
With a flutter, he spread the blanket over us.
“Even if you cry for me to stop, I won’t spare you today. Be prepared.”
“Ah…!”
I threw my head back and let out a moan—loud enough for those outside to hear.
We deliberately moved our bodies with exaggerated motions.
The bed began to creak loudly. Excitement colored our voices.
“Mmm… ah, El…!”
Elhart’s breathing grew ragged in turn.
He kissed me urgently.
“Ngh…!”
Even as he did, his movements accelerated, and the bed now shrieked as if it might shatter.
I accepted his tongue, moving softly against it, while counting silently in my mind.
One.
Two.
Three.
Three.
That was when it happened.
“…Let’s go.”
A voice reached my ears, which had been straining intently toward the outside.
“We shouldn’t hear any more than this.”
“Tch.”
Disappointment was evident, but he still withdrew from the door.
“You’re running out of luck, aren’t you?”
“You’ve got a wife anyway.”
“Let’s go report and grab a drink.”
As the footsteps grew distant, the voices faded with them.
Only after confirming that all presence had completely vanished did we stop moving.
He slowly parted his lips, opened the eyes he’d been keeping closed, and gazed at me.
“….”
The heat that filled my body was also pooling in his eyes.
It was incredibly difficult to suppress the intense urge to kiss him again right then.
“They really are… remarkable.”
Elhart murmured lowly.
“Right. To push us this far.”
He, who had been gazing at my lips with longing, began to rise but stopped short.
“I need to wash up in the Bathroom… I’ll be back.”
My face burned hot at the words that tumbled out with a long sigh.
“Should I wash with you?”
After a moment of silence, he shook his head, his hand covering his eyes.
“No, if that happens, I won’t be leaving this Room tonight.”
“…Understood.”
I watched his retreating figure shuffle toward the Bathroom.
‘I should change clothes too, it seems.’
My clothes had become a mess from our convincing performance together.
As I slowly descended from the bed and changed into fresh clothes, the earlier moment kept surfacing in my mind unbidden.
‘Did I get excited just now?’
I was still lost in thoughts of Elhart kissing me, unable to finish dressing in my new clothes.
“Ser, I forgot my undergarments…and….”
My eyes met Elhart’s as he emerged from the Bathroom.
As if time had stopped, he stared at me without blinking, and I reflexively froze as well.
‘No, get a hold of yourself.’
Snapping back to my senses, I quickly finished dressing and turned to face him composedly.
“Do you have a towel?”
Then I calmly retrieved his clothes from my spatial pouch and handed them to him.
“…Yeah. Thanks.”
He took the clothes from me while staring at some point in empty space, then returned to the Bathroom.
I buried my face in the pillow and screamed silently.
This was all because of those bastards who came spying on us earlier.
‘I’ve memorized every single voice.’
No matter what, I would have my revenge someday.
***
Uncertain which location to prioritize, we headed first toward the Southern Forest.
Since we now knew something was being orchestrated there, we needed to verify it ourselves.
The moment we crossed the Castle Wall, Mercenaries standing guard at the entrance to the Southern Forest came into view.
‘So it’s tonight.’
In the end, choosing this location had been the right call.
We slipped past the Mercenaries and melted silently into the forest’s darkness.
None of them possessed the ability to detect us, but since we didn’t know the situation deeper within, we moved with utmost caution.
As we ventured inward, we spotted Mercenaries stationed sporadically throughout the woods.
It was when we finally reached what could be called the heart of the forest.
Twang.
The sound of a bolt cutting through the air echoed from far ahead.
Someone’s stifled scream as well.
“Haha, a direct hit!”
Behind the treacherous laughter of someone clapping came another voice.
“Just the ankle, though.”
“I know you aimed for it deliberately. Besides, for a slave to warm a bed, the ankles are the most expendable part.”
As we closed the distance, the voices became increasingly clear.
When the speakers finally came into view, I could see with my own eyes what was happening here.
People clad in nothing but undergarments were kneeling on the ground.
Mercenaries dragged forward a woman who had collapsed with a bolt embedded in her ankle.
“I truly envy you. When will Bardia finally be able to own slaves like the Empire does?”
“Well, it shouldn’t be long now.”
“Is that so? Has there been any good news from the Imperial Capital, perhaps?”
From the context, one of them appeared to be a Cradian Nobleman.
And the other one was…
‘That’s Marquis Ramon.’
The Cradian Nobleman gripped the woman’s jaw and turned her face this way and that to examine her, then nodded in approval.
At that, those waiting on the side lifted the woman and loaded her into a cargo wagon.
‘They’re knights.’
From the faint presence of Manarang they possessed, they were those who could wield auras.
“Do you know that the Crown Prince was not the blood of the late Emperor?”
“Of course. I heard it caused quite a commotion.”
“Indeed. But the Crown Princess… well, now that she has ascended to the throne, I should call her the Emperor. The Emperor has accepted that person as a state guest.”
“Really? Is that true?”
“The matter has progressed quite smoothly. After all, wasn’t that person instrumental in the conquest campaign?”
“Indeed, that is so.”
“The Crown Princess showed little interest in heir education, which was a grave concern. Yet now that someone who, though not of royal blood, capably fulfilled the Crown Prince’s duties has become the State Advisor, the situation should stabilize swiftly.”
Marquis Ramon nodded in agreement.
“The chaos will be contained quickly, then.”
“Quite so.”
“Then the resumption of the conquest campaign is merely a matter of time, is it not?”
The Imperial Nobleman lowered his voice considerably as he replied.
“The State Advisor intends to subjugate Bardia through means other than war. He has ordered the military to withdraw completely.”
Elhart and I exchanged glances simultaneously.
I was already aware that Kailyb had manipulated the Crown Princess into securing the position of State Advisor.
Kei continued to relay information from the Cradian side.
Everything the Imperial Nobleman was saying was true.
And now we could sufficiently deduce what method Kailyb intended to employ in subjugating Bardia.
‘I regret not eliminating him then.’
I should have found a way to kill him regardless.

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