PMEVBO 123

Originally, I had absolutely no intention of confessing. After all, I planned to leave this world as soon as I reached the ending.

And more than anything…

…Because I thought Iser would despise me.

But now I remember everything. The change in Iser’s attitude I had sensed since the Babet Plains following the kidnapping incident.

And.

‘I’m sorry. …For liking you.’

Even the confession Iser made to me before he died.

Everything.

He couldn’t have been without guilt for coming all the way to Hell to meet me. But he didn’t come here solely out of guilt. I could tell just by the attitude he took toward me after our reunion.

I sat up and took a deep breath.

“Actually, I’ve been using you all this time.”

“…….”

“Making you happy helps me achieve my goals.”

Now that I’d said it out loud, I realized there was no greater piece of trash than myself.

“…I’m sorry.”

Iser visited Chepony Castle and helped with the main quest. Judging by the [visit our site]circumstances at the castle, it was certain that he knew something about the quest. Perhaps he even already knew that he was the target.

“But it wasn’t a lie when I said I love you.”

I lowered my head and wrapped my other hand around Iser’s.

“Even if it’s not necessarily for a specific purpose… if there is a way to make you happy, I want to do it.”

“…….”

“Because I love you.”

I didn’t want him to interpret every word and action of mine as being for the quest. There is nothing sadder or more miserable than thinking that the person you feel affection for is with you for some other purpose.

So I confessed.

… Maybe saying I’m doing it for Iser’s sake is just an excuse.

How cowardly.

It was when I was fiddling with his hand and mocking myself.

Suddenly, Iser grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me down. It happened while I was off guard, so I was dragged down and ended up having a lip-to-lip collision.

I hesitated for a moment, but as his lips rubbed against mine impatiently, I opened my mouth.

Between our locked lips, Iser’s tongue dug in as if he wanted to pierce my throat. Yet, he hugged my neck even tighter, like he wanted to go deeper. The sensation of his fingertips burrowing into my collar and tracing my Adam’s apple made me feel as though his tongue had actually reached that far.

“Hng….”

A moan that escaped my lips was swallowed back into his mouth.

Iser released his grip and wrapped his arms around my lower back. I supported myself on my elbows [unauthorized copy]and pressed my body close to him. After a while, unlike the hurried thrusting he had made earlier, his tongue slowly withdrew.

“Haa…”

I was out of breath when Iser started pecking at my lips.

Just as my breathing returned to normal, he spoke in a hoarse voice.

“…I’m actually not sure if I really do like you.”

“What?”

…Wait, after we even kissed?

We didn’t just kiss! We did everything!

…If you act like this anywhere, you’ll get slapped, you punk.

Yet, Iser’s grip on my waist remained firm. His persistent gaze slowly traced my face. His deep blue eyes shone brightly even in the dim room.

“I just want to have you.”

His breath tickled my lips, still moist from the kiss just moments ago. My chin, the corners of my mouth, the tip of my nose, my cheeks…he kissed everywhere his lips touched.

“I covet everything that makes you who you are, and I envy it.”

“…….”

“Every time I give you the Power of Life, I wish I were that power instead of a human. If I could just give myself completely to you…… would this thirst disappear?”

Iser’s cool fingertips gently stroked my Adam’s apple.

“I don’t know what to do with stolen content my desire to touch you, and once we touch like this, I don’t want to be separated.”

“…….”

“I just wish we could stay stuck together.”

I was so distracted that I forgot to breathe and just stared at his face. The touch of his hand tucking my hair, which had fallen forward, behind my ear was soft.

“I know. I’m not normal. I know…but I still want you to see me as beautiful, even in this state.”

“…….”

“I’m filled with nothing but filthy and disgusting desires; is it really true that I like you?”

Iser asked with a listless smile. I knew he was seeking my permission. Permission to give the desires he had listed the same name as mine.

My throat was parched. I moistened my dry lips with my tongue and cupped his cheeks.

“No, I don’t think you like me.”

The look of resignation was evident on Iser’s face as he lowered his gaze. Unable to hold back any longer, I kissed the corner of his eye.

“You love me.”

When I lived as Lucariel, there was no one who liked me. When I lived as Kang Je-in, thankfully there were a few, but it never lasted long. The words I heard were almost always the same each time.

‘…I don’t know if you like me.’

I felt the same way.

No matter how sweet the expressions of affection were, they didn’t resonate with me.

I was a human being who didn’t know how to give or receive affection. I knew better than stolen content anyone that someone this messed up wasn’t a proper romantic partner. Nevertheless, I tried my best to pretend I didn’t know.

…After all, I was quite the lonely soul.

Iser’s confession wasn’t pretty. It was miserable, as if he were splitting his own heart open to reveal his insides. But after hearing that confession, I felt loved for the first time in my life.

He looked up at me with a surprised expression, just like when he was younger. Soon after, tears welled up in his eyes. The candlelight spread through his wet pupils, making them as beautiful as a lake where starlight had settled.

He whispered softly.

“…I love you.”

It was a shy smile, like a peony flower in the spring rain. A tear drop sat at the corner of his eye, and it trickled down his cheek.

That moment was etched in my mind as long and vivid as ever. I could feel my cheeks burning. Like a broken robot, I turned my head a beat late.

“Why are you avoiding my gaze?”

Iser asked as he hugged me tightly. It was a bit awkward to be so close to him right now. Because…

“Your heartbeat tickles me.”

…Because my heart is beating like crazy right now.

As I buried my face in my palms, he asked in a voice tinged with amusement.

“How did this happen?”

“…….”

“Because I said I love you?”

“…It’s not.”

No way. Actually, it was true. It was because of those words, ‘I love you,’ that things turned out this way. But it was a bit too embarrassing to confess the truth, so I just denied it first…

“Really?”

As expected, the lie didn’t work.

My shoulders trembled at the low voice piercing my eardrums. Then, he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and planted a kiss on the corner of my ear. My earlobes burned hot.

“Lucariel, I love you.”

My breathing, which had barely calmed down, quickened again. I clutched the innocent bed sheets. He smirked as he gently bit my earlobe.

“Are you going to answer with the sound of your heart?”

I tried to sit up immediately. But Iser didn’t seem to have any intention of letting me go. He hugged me even tighter, making it difficult to breathe.

“I love you to death.”

“…….”

“I wish there were no one who loved you more than me.”

He was like a child excited to learn a new word. Unable to endure his persistence any longer, I grabbed his shoulder and twisted my body once more. Fortunately, this time I was able to break free from his embrace.

My ear felt damp and ticklish. The sensation wouldn’t go away, so I rubbed it vigorously with my hand. With my other hand, I covered his mouth.

“…I get it, so please stop talking.”

Iser licked my palm with a playful smile. At that point, I was so dumbfounded that a hollow laugh escaped my lips. Iser smiled like he wasn’t the one who had been crying just moments ago.

“If you cry and then laugh, horns grow on your butt.”

I had said it hoping to see a disgusted reaction. To my disappointment, he bit my finger and grinned mischievously.

“You’re right.”

“What?”

It didn’t take long for me to understand what he meant. As I sat atop Iser without thinking, I could clearly feel his erect penis beneath my buttocks.

“But do horns grow on the front too, not just the butt?”

…This is driving me crazy.